Networking This edition of Chronicle contains a four-page pullout section of Networking, the publication by Cornell Chronicle and for employees. Volume 15, Number 37 Thursday, May 17, 1984 20,000 Expected to Pack Schoellkopf For Commencement Ceremony May 27 A crowd of more than 20,000 is expected Force, 19 Navy, 13 Army, 2 Marine Corps. conducted by Marice Stith. to fill Schoellkopf Stadium to celebrate the " Commencement has been held at Special parking and bus service have graduation of about 4,500 Cornell students Schoellkopf every year since 1975, and been arranged for those with impaired at the 116th annual Commencement at 2 spectators are encouraged to have clothing mobility at an area immediately behind the p.m. Sunday, May 27. and equipment available to meet all pos- Crescent at Schoellkopf. Vans will make University President Frank Rhodes will sible requirements of Ithaca weather in shuttle trips to the stadium for these be the Commencement speaker. Since 1889, late May. people, who may sit anywhere in the Cornell's Commencement address has been The outdoor Commencement will be can- stadium. However, graduates who wish to given by the university president, with just celed only if unusually foul weather occurs. make arrangements for family members to five exceptions. If the outdoor ceremony is canceled, an- use this service should contact the Com- Two events will precede Commence- nouncements will be made over local radio mencement Committee at 256-5454, ext. ment. The day begins with the ROTC stations beginning at 10 a.m. May 27. 2715, as soon as possible. commissioning ceremony at 8 a.m. in In the event of severe weather, indoor Leaders of the Class of 1984 have urged Statler Auditorium. Lt. Gen. Robert Elton, ceremonies will be held at three sites, with their classmates to conduct themselves Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Rhodes speaking at each one in succession. with decorum. Drinking during the ceremo- is the scheduled speaker. The schedule for indoor ceremonies is: ny is strongly discouraged, as is other At 10 a.m. in Bailey Hall, Dr. Edmund D. —1:45 p.m., Lynah Rink, degrees con- behavior such as the throwing of hard- Pellegrino, director of the Joseph and Rose ferred in Architecture, Art and Planning, edged caps, which could cause serious Kennedy Institute of Ethics and the John Engineering, Human Ecology, Industrial injury. Carroll Professor of Medicine and Medical and Labor Relations, Graduate School No honorary degrees will be given at Humanities at Georgetown University, will Master's . Commencement. The only time Cornell has give the Baccalaureate service address, awarded such degrees was in 1886 when "Beyond Ethics." This service honors re- —2:10 p.m., Barton Hall, degrees con- they went to Andrew Dickson White, tiring faculty and staff as well as gradu- ferred in Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell's first president, and to David Starr ating students. It was revived three years Arts and Sciences, Hotel Administration. Jordan, an alumnus who became the first ago and is an interreligious service spon- —2:45 p.m., Bailey Hall, degrees con- president of Stanford University. sored by the Cornell United Religious Work ferred in the Graduate School of Man- After the ceremony, receptions will be and the Dean Sage Sermon Fund. agement, Graduate School Doctors, Veter- held by many colleges, schools and depart- inary Medicine. Rhodes will participate in both the Bac- ments. The Cornell Information and Refer- The seating for spectators at all indoor ral Center, at 256-6200, has information on calaureate service and the commissioning sites is limited to three per degree can- ceremony. the specific times and places of these didate. receptions. Approximately 4,500 bachelor's and ad- Music for the ceremonies will be pro- The Bursar's Office will be open from 10 vanced degrees will be conferred at Com- vided by the Cornell Glee Club and Chorus, a.m. to 2 p.m. during the day of Commence- mencement. During the ROTC ceremony, under the direction of Thomas Sokol, and by ment to serve graduating students and their 67 commissions will be awarded: 33 Air the Cornell University Wind Ensemble, families. Kiplinger Flans Convocation Talk May 26 Austin H. Kiplinger '39, chairman-elect joined the staff of the Kiplinger Washington standing and ad hoc committees. He now of the Board of Trustees, will give the 1984 Letter, became a reporter for the San serves as chairman of Cornell's Per- Convocation Address at 2 p.m. Saturday, Francisco Chronicle and a business colum- forming Arts Advisory Committee. May 26, in Statler Auditorium. His address nist for the Chicago Journal of Commerce. In addition to Kiplinger's address, the is entitled, "To The Class of 1984: A Few For six years he was a commentator on the Class Address will be given by Sharon Thoughts About Your Future." ABC and NBC networks, specializing in Lindan and Jo-Anne Restivo. Lindan is the Kiplinger is the editor-in-chief of Chang- political and economic news. senior class president; Restivo has been ing Times magazine and the weekly Kipl- During more than 20 years of service to Magnolias stretch heavenward inger Washington Letter. He has spent the Cornell board, he has served on several Continued on Page 3 along with the McGraw Tower this more than 40 years reporting business and national affairs, and is noted for main- week, as blue sky made some in- taining a non-partisan policy in his report- 'Beyond Ethics' Topic termittent appearances along with ing. For Baccalaureate the clouds. Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D., director of 27, in Bailey Hall. Pellegrino will speak He became a working journalist after the Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of on "Beyond Ethics." graduation from Cornell in 1939. He later Ethics and the John Carroll Professor of The Baccalaureate Service is an inter- Medicine and Medical Humanities at religious celebration honoring Cornell Georgetown University, will give the Bac- graduates and their families as well as calaureate Address at 10 a.m. Sunday, May retiring faculty and employees of the uni- Basic Research Effort Lagging, versity. It is traditionally given on Com- mencement day. Participants in this years service include Cornell President Frank Rhodes Tells House Committee Rhodes and members of the Cornell United Speaking on behalf of the nations re- he called "the erosion in our own research Religious Work staff. search universities, President Frank base." Pellegrino received his M.D. from New Rhodes told the House Committee on Sci- "Our R & D expenditure as a percentage York University in 1944 and is the recipient ence and Technology May 8 that "we now of our Gross National Product is less than of 28 honorary doctoral degrees. He is the face serious problems in the nation's basic that of most other nations," he said. "We former President and Chairman of the research effort." Board of the Yale-New Haven Medical have, for example, trailed West Germany Center and Professor of Medicine at Yale. The Administration's present budget pro- for 10 years and the U.S.S.R. for the last 15 He also served as President of the Catholic posals will fail to support current research years in this expenditure." University of America and was Professor oi in key areas, he said. In particular, Rhodes recognized the need "to protect and sustain university Philosophy and Biology there until 1982. He The United States, Rhodes said, is still biomedical research and advanced training is listed in Who's Who in America, Ameri- the world's strongest nation in research can Men of Science, and the World's Who's programs." Who in Science, among others. and development. However, he said, "there "The budget request for the National is evidence that the gap between us and our Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Music for the one-hour service will be foreign competitors is narrowing." Abuse and Mental Health Administration provided by the Cornell University Glee The Cornell president stressed that this once again is below levels needed to sustain Club and Chorus under the direction of research gap is narrowing both because of even the present research activity," Professor of Music Thomas A. Sokol, and other countries' increased investments in Rhodes testified. by the brass section of the Cornell Univer- science and technology and because of what sity Wind Ensemble, directed by Associate Continued on Page 3 DR. EDMUND D. PELLEGRINO Professor of Music Marice Stith. 2 Cornell Chronicle William McMinn Appointed New Dean of Architecture William G. McMinn, dean of the first fifth and final year at a center in Jackson, School of Architecture at Mississippi State Miss., to draw on the resources of the University, will be recommended to the major city in the state. Board of Trustees to be dean of the College The fifth year, as a transition to the of Architecture, Art and Planning here. profession, has developed a close rela- Cornell President Frank Rhodes will tionship between the architects in Missis- make the recommendation to the board sippi and students and faculty at the univer- when it meets here May 26. McMinn's sity, according to architects and educators. appointment would be effective Aug. 1. The success of the program played a Jason Seley was dean of the college for major role in the School of Architecture three years before his death in June 1983. receiving its initial accreditation for the Ian Stewart, associate professor in city and maximum period allowed by the National regional planning and associate dean of the Architectural Accrediting Board. college, served as acting dean during In 1977, McMinn was elected by the 21 Seley's illness and since his death. An 11- schools of architecture in the Southeast to member committee began a search for represent them on the National Board of Seley's successor last fall. the Association of Collegiate Schools of "Dean McMinn has provided dynamic, Architecture. He serves as imaginative direction in developing a new secretary/treasurer of the National School of Architecture at Mississippi Architectural Accrediting Board. State," Rhodes said. "His dedication to In 1979, McMinn was appointed by the architectural education is clear to all who State Department as educational consul- know him and we look forward to his tant to the University of Jordan in Amman leadership of the strong and able faculty to assist in the development in a new and students he will find at Cornell." department of architecture. In 1981, he was In 1973, Mississippi State decided to appointed by the U.S. University Con- establish its first School of Architecture sortium to advise the development of the Clark Award winners in the Temple of Zeus at Goldwin Smith Hall are (from left) and McMinn was selected as its first dean, University of Petroleum and Minerals in Harry Shaw, Paul Sherman, Yervant Terzian. A fourth winner, John Najemy, was beginning in 1974. Saudia Arabia. away from campus at the time of the photograph. He headed the departments of architec- That same year, the American Academy ture at Louisiana State University (1971-74) in Rome appointed McMinn as a fellow of and Auburn University (1965-68), as well as the academy in recognition of his ac- serving as director of design with a North complishments in architectural education 4 Win Clark Teaching Awards Carolina architectural firm for three years and design. Four professors in the College of Arts Shaw has been a member of the Cornell before becoming dean at Mississippi State. A native of Abilene, Texas, McMinn and Sciences are winners of the 1984 Clark faculty since 1978. Seznec says Shaw "does He has also served on the faculties of attended Rice University, where he earned Distinguished Teaching Awards. not conceive of teaching as chiefly the Clemson University and Texas Technolog- a bachelor of arts degree in 1952 and a The four are: John Najemy, associate imparting of facts. He tries to get students ical University. bachelor of architecture in 1953. He re- professor of history; Harry Shaw, assistant to think for themselves and to open them- At Mississippi State, McMinn instituted a ceived the master of architecture degree professor of English; Paul Sherman, assis- selves in new and imaginative ways to a program to utilize the campus for the first from the University of Texas in 1954. tant professor of neurobiology and behav- subject. Students come away from his four years of work in architecture, with a ior, and Yervant Terzian, professor of classes feeling deeply grateful for the astronomy. education in intellectual independence." Each will receive $3,000 from an endow- Sherman came to Cornell in 1980. He is ment established 18 years ago by John M. "able to think of meaningful experiments Clark, a member of the Class of 1929, and for students to do on the spur of the moment Women's Studies Elects 13 Emily B. Clark, Class of 1930, to honor and when conditions are not right for the Three faculty, six students and three Student members are Holly Bittker, arts reward faculty who have demonstrated scheduled experiment," Seznec said. "He staff members at Cornell and an area and sciences; Jule Anne Durkin, nutri devotion to teaching, especially at the encourages critical evaluation of research resident will take seats on the Women's tion and physiology; Susan Laird, educa- undergraduate level. methods and he and his students do much to Studies Program executive board next fall tion; Elizabeth Gutrecht, arts and sci- Lecturers and teaching assistants in Arts dispel the myth that understanding behav- as a result of elections held this spring. ences; Deborah Levine, arts and sciences and Sciences also receive Clark awards ior is easy work." Elected to faculty board posts are and Marty Totin, human ecology. annually. The 1984 winners will be an- Terzian joined the Cornell faculty in 1967. Josephine A.V. Allen, assistant professor of The Women's Studies Program in the nounced in the near future. "Because he is in the forefront of current Human Services Studies; John L. Ford, College of Arts and Sciences aims to en- Najemy joined the Cornell faculty in research, his lectures have both freshness associate professor, Human Services Stud- courage the development of teaching and 1975. Arts and Sciences Dean Alain Seznec and depth," Seznec said. "His enthusiasm ies: and PhyJlis Moen, assistant professor scholarship about women and sex roles for calls him "a superb seminar teacher, re- and boundless energy excite students about of Human Development and Family Stud- both women and men. Policy is set by the spected for his vigorous, tough-minded, the complex material he presents and ies Executive Board which is composed of precise, and demanding teaching style. He arouse genuine interest in the subject. He New staff members are Karen Allen, members of the Cornell and Ithaca com- sets high standards for his students...in his generously gives of his time and expertise user support coordinator, Computer Ser- munities who have an interest in women's intolerance of sloppy thinking and his close in speaking engagements with Cornell vices: Rachel Dickinson, grant and con- issues. supervision of students' writing and speak- alumni clubs." tract coordinator. Sponsored Programs, ing." and Natalie Kazmierski, coordinator of women's services—Office of Equal Op- portunity Also. Anne J. Russ, professor of sociology and director. Secondary Educa- New Fulbright Grants to Support tion Program at Wells College, has been named a community representative. Collaborative Research Abroad The United States Information Agency perience. 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The university is committed to the maintenance of affirmative cants in the creative and performing arts ually, but selected as a group. If any one action programs which will assure the continuaton of such equality of opportunity. need not have a degree, but must have four member of the team is judged insufficient- years of relevant training and/or ex- Continued on Page 6 3 Thursday, May 17, 1984 New Award Honors Students and Teachers Cornell's outstanding seniors, and the well as the Cornell faculty who made who nominated them. Wechkin and Sarah E. Youngquist. college and secondary school teachers who significant contributions to their educa- Cornell University's 1984 Presidential Additional winners include: from the inspired their achievement, will be honored tion, will be honored by President Frank Scholars are: from the College of Agricul- College of Engineering, Hans David Hallen, at a Presidential Scholars Convocation on Rhodes at a convocation luncheon. All ture and Life Sciences, Barbara M. Luke M. Scrivanich, Sarah J. Skinner, Wednesday, May 23, the first ever held at scholars rank in the top five percent of Balocki, Teresa L. Birnbaum, Mary P. Edward T. Lu, Elizabeth A. McKone, and Cornell. their school or college. Bronner, Christine S. Carfi, William M. Lori J. Rosenkopf; from the School of Hotel "We wish to celebrate the community Also to be honored will be the high school Collins, Janet C. Flier, Bonnie J. Gram- Administration, David J. Makarsky, An- that is Cornell by recognizing the contribu- educators, as chosen by the Presidential bow, Siobhan C. Percey, Barbara B. drew J. May; from the College of Human tions of the individual teachers to the Scholars, who most influenced their secon- Pierson, Cynthia A. Underwood; from the Ecology, Stacy E. Bush, Crystal E. Collins- excellence that our first Presidential Schol- dary education. The secondary school College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Camargo, Jacqueline S. Weinstock; and ars represent," said Larry I. Palmer, vice teachers, coaches, guidance counselors and William S. Connor, and Daniel J. Kaplan; from the School of Industrial and Labor provost for undergraduate education. principals will be sent symbols of the from the College of Arts and Sciences, • Relations, Mark Daniels, and Janice H. Chosen by deans for exhibiting "qualities University's admiration, including a Randy J. Berholtz, Alyssa R. Bernstein, Ziegler. of intellectual curiousity and energetic certificate. They also will receive the Amy R. Brooks, Matthew R. Caleb, Saul S. leadership" and outstanding scholastic convocation program, which includes the Gitlin, Nicholas G. Kambouris, Naomi N. achievement, the Presidential Scholars, as statements of tribute made by the scholars Levy, James H. Schuster, Robin E. Lowi: Primaries Lead to Irresponsible Foreign Policy The emergence of state primaries as the seem always ready to rally behind the ocratic party conventions nominated presi- of selecting presidential candidates basic means for selecting presidential can- President, dealing with an international dential candidates. Now they merely rub- through primaries appears to be a demo- didates in the United States has led to the crisis, in a display of national solidarity, " ber stamp a selection preordained by the cratizing process, in the end it does the irresponsible manipulation of American Lowi says. months of primary elections, Lowi in- opposite. It creates a powerful president foreign policy by incumbent presidents, American foreign policy, he says, has dicated. "The primaries are an ongoing who is free to manipulate a hodge-podge of says Theodore J. Lowi, the John L. Senior become a tool of domestic politics rather media event that have nothing to do with interest groups," Lowi claims. Professor of American Institutions here. than an expression of political convictions the old-time party give and take that Lowi traces the growth of the primary Lowi, one of the top-ranked political by either the Republican or Democratic produced a nominee, a coalition of party system to a number of factors including the scientists according to the American Politi- parties, or bi-partisan understanding. ideas and direct experience with the development of a strong federal govern- cal Science Association, made this com- "Nixon's China trip is just the most domestic and foreign issues of the day," ment from the 1930s on. Party politics ment at a recent public seminar on the recent case of the president's need for a Lowi says. began to crumble in face of big govern- Cornell campus. He stressed that when an foreign policy fix," Lowi says. According to Lowi, this reflects the ment. Major interest groups contributed to American president wants to gather sup- But what do presidential primaries have demise of the American two-party system. party decay because they could now serve port he creates or exploits a foreign crisis. to do with foreign policy? Everything, A president no longer gathers his support their particular needs merely by appealing "And he doesn't even have to be a according to Lowi, who says the growing from his party but must go directly to the directly to the federal government rather success at it," says Lowi. "Witness strength of the primaries has resulted in people. "Foreign policy," Lowi says, "is than through party affiliation. Kennedy's Bay of Pigs, Cartel's Iranian the election of personalities, stars standing simply one type of currency in these mass Lowi says the primaries are the worst hostage rescue attempt or more recently in isolation from traditional party support. transactions." possible way of selecting presidential can- Reagan's Marines in Lebanon. Americans Until the 1950s, the Republican and Dem- "While this and the open election system didates. The answer to the problem lies in stronger parties, but thai will not happen as long as there are only two, Lowi says. He has long argued that a strong third party Lab Workers Begin Toxic Substance Training would force the traditional parties to de- velop separate identities and effective With nearly all Cornell's service and icity data, use of reference materials and toxicology and occupational health. bases of power. maintenance personnel trained in ac- use of protective equipment. After training sessions for laboratory cordance with the state toxic substances A discussion session follows on special workers in May and June, sessions will be K i|> linger • scheduled for office workers. right-to-know law, training sessions are Cornell procedures for dealing with safety- Continued from Page 1 starting for laboratory personnel, accord- related problems and procedures. Refer- ing to the Office of Environmental Health ence notebooks with data sheets on specific elected alumni class president for the Assistant Director Judith Crawford. chemicals are provided, as are printed coming year. The two-hour training sessions begin handouts on proper glove selection, Also scheduled for Convocation ceremo- with a slide-tape program developed at carcinogens and incompatible chemicals. nies is the presentation of the Senior Class Cornell, "Toxicology for Laboratory Work- The program concludes with a film on Gift. The Class of 1984s legacy will be a ers." Topics covered include routes of laboratory safety, which demonstrates the contribution to the proposed performing entry of toxic substances, acute and need for safety awareness and the im- arts center and the creation ot a scholar- chronic toxicity, metabolism and clearance portance of safe work habits in labora- ship within the Cornell Tradition. The of chemicals, dose-response relationships tories. scholarship will be for use by future mem- and adverse reproductive effects of toxic Conducting the training programs for bers of the senior class; recipients will substances. laboratory workers are Office of Environ- become honorary members of the class of Training sessions' participants are also mental Health Training Coordinator Robin 1984. informed of individual susceptibility to Goodloe, toxicologist Jeanne Appling and Another feature of the Convocation will chemicals, symptoms of toxic effects, Judith Crawford, whose combined ex- be a slide presentation highlighting the last methods of obtaining and interpreting tox- pertise covers areas of biology, chemistry, four years in the lives of members of the Class of '84, beginning with freshman orien- tation activities to events of senior week. Rhodes Testifies on Behalf of Research Universities Continued from Page 1 experts see it ever rising to more than 8 to Department of Defense (DOD) proposals where we have great scientific com- 10 percent." "are at risk at the moment in the House petence, we have identified more than $100 In contrast, he said, budget requests for Addressing the House Committee as the version of the DOD authorization bill for million in facilities needs." military-related research increased. "The representative of the 50 major research fiscal year 1985." In closing, Rhodes noted that, "Research present Administration proposes small, universities in the Association of American But he praised the Committee for its is the foundation of our nation's progress, highly targeted increases in university re- Universities. Rhodes also spoke on behalf support of increases in National Science our economic strength, our industrial prod- search and development, most notably in of the American Council on Education, the Foundation graduate fellowships after uctivity, our cultural vitality, our peoples the areas perceived to be of closest signifi- National Association of State Universities what he called "almost a decade of neg- health, our international leadership, our cance to the national defense. " and Land-Grant Colleges, the Association lect. " national security - all these and more Overall, Rhodes said the research uni- of Graduate Schools and the Council of Another area of critical need, Rhodes depend upon it. With a strong research base versities needed additional federal support Graduate Schools in the United States. said, was in upgrading research equipment - governmental, industrial, academic - we in four key areas: graduate education, aid Speaking on the research universities' which, he said, was seriously out-of-date in shall prosper. Without it - we shall decline. to young researchers, financing the cost of four key areas of need, Rhodes first cited many laboratories. He cited a just-pub- To neglect the research enterprise is to new laboratory equipment and of new graduate education. lished National Science Foundation survey mortgage our nation's future. To underfund research facilities. "The number of federally funded gradu- of university research instrumentation in it is to impoverish our people and to Rhodes ruled out industry support as a ate fellowships in the physical sciences and the computer, physical sciences and engi- abdicate our international leadership to solution although he called it "one of the engineering has declined from 51,000 in 1968 neering fields. It found only 16 percent of others." most significant developments of recent to 1,500 today," he said. the equipment was state-of-the-art. He added that. "Only a shared long-term years. " Yet, he said that significance "can Rhodes told the Congressional Commit- Rhodes referred to his own experience at reinvestment plan and funding strategy be easily overstated." tee that "critical national needs served by Cornell as an example of the universities' will provide the breadth and concentration "The magnitude of industrial support is graduate education are going unmet." need for more support for new research of resources, consistent with the missions now about 3 percent of total university And, he said, even the military-related facilities. At Cornell, he said, "In areas of the agencies, necessary to address the research expenditures," he said. "Few needs." 4 Cornell Chronicle

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•Position: Coordinator of Engineering Place- 'Position: Data Analyst Position: Financial Aid Counselor Administrative/Professional ment Department Clinicai Sciences - Medicine Department: Financial Aid Department: Career Center Description: Develop and maintain a tinancial Description: The financial aid counselor is Description: Coordinate the placement ac- accounting system; provide appropriate and responsible for advising and counseling students •Position: Associate Director, Cornell Fund tivities of the Engineering Placement Office timely reports; prepare financial analyses and Department: University Development concerning financial aid This responsibility in- including administering on-campus recruiting projections tor long-range planning. Provide cludes providing information on application pro- Description: Individual to work with the Di- program, providing career/placement advising support lor on-going research through develop- rector of the Cornell Fund in the planning and cedures, financial aid policies and programs and to students, conducting job hunting/placement ment and maintenance of computer-based data alternative means ot financing higher education. implementation of the University's annual cam- workshops and interacting with faculty, college management system paign for alumni support. Responsible lor the Requirements: Bachelor's degree or administrators and employer representatives Requirements: Bachelors degree or equivalent required Masters degree preferred ongoing operational aspects of the adminis- The position reports directly to the Director of equivalent. Accounting experience essential. tration of the Cornell Fund and is primarily Some previous experience in financial aid. ad- the University Career Center. Grants contracts administration and research ministration or student services is desirable. concerned with the solicitation of middle and Requirements: Requires a minimum of a experience preferred. lower range donors and reunion campaigns. Ability to communicate well with various pub- Bachelor of Science degree; prefer Master's Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 lics ; ability to work well with large staff and Requirements: Bachelors degree or degree. Experience in career planning and place- Job Number: PT204 detailed information Send cover letter and re- equivalent. Extensive successful fund raising ment or college relations. Familiarity with engi- sume to Staffing Services by May 18. 1984. experience in alumni campaigning (3-5 years): neering curriculum helpful. Send cover letter and management skills and refined organizational •Position: Hungry Bear Deli Manager Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 resume to Staffing Services by June 6.1984. Department: Unions and Activities Job Number: PC191 skills; ability to motivate people and work Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 Description: Coordinate night-time diner ser- creatively with volunteers. Job Number: PC203 Minimum Starting Salary: $15,500 vice. Supervise and train student employees Position: Systems Programmer 1 Job Number: P2012 Responsible for the development ot budget. Department: Center lor Hadiophvsics and •Position. Research Support Specialist II inventory purchase, daily maintenance of the Space Research ( CRSR i Department: Agricultural Engineering area, pricing items lor resale and preparation ol Description: Maintain VAX 750 computer la- •Position: Director of Operations Description: Assist in research projects for monthly reports. Monday-Saturday. 9:00 p.m.- cility; develop software: diagnose hardware Department: Statlerlnn the Cornell Local Roads Program. Design in- 3:30a m.. ten months per year. problems with assistance ot the remote Description: Reporting to the General Man- strumentation and data acquisition systems; Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent diagnostic facility; provide consulting services ager with functional responsibility for restaurant develop computer programs for data evaluation, Experience in use of cash register, slicer. ovens, to users. and beverage operations, front office and guest perform calculations; plot data and summarize coffeemaker; basic food preparation and skills in Requirements: Bachelor's degree or services for the Statler Inn. results. Prepare written and oral reports for dealing with customers equivalent. Considerable programming ex- Requirements: Some formal training in the technical/non-technical audiences as well as Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 perience using FORTRAN and PL 1 Experience hospitality field. Bachelor's degree preferred. At internal staff. Some travel. Until December 1. Job Number: PT2011 in computer operations essential. least live years varied and related experience in 1984. hotel management with proven supervisory abili- Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 Requirements. Bachelor's degree or Position: Senior Telecommunications Engi- Job Number: PT185 ty. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and equivalent in computer science or related field. communication skills necessary. neer Minimum 3-4 years of computer programming Department: Telecommunications Position: Senior Computer Stall Specialist Minimum Starting Salary: $15,500 work at progressively increasing level of respon- Job Number: P2O6 Description: Technical Project Leader lor the Department: Computer Services (APS) sibility; knowledge of FORTRAN language; installation of the University's new telecomm Description: Plan, supervise and coordinate knowledge of data base management techniques. system Assist in automating all tele- the development, implementation and main- •Position: Head Squash Coach Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 communications and administrative functions on tenance of an ongoing major administrative Department: Physical Education & Athletics Job Number: PT2010 campus. Will be responsible for recruitment, system. Interface new systems and programs Description: Oversee the operation of the training and supervision of maintenance and with existing systems and programs. Investigate intercollegiate squash program, including •Position: Announcer/Sports Director technical staff. and evaluate outside software systems to inte- coaching, recruiting and administration of the Department: WHCU Radio Requirements: Bachelor's degree or grate or replace current production systems. program. Individual may instruct in physical Description: Gather, write and read sports, equivalent, preferably in electrical engineering Prepare estimates of programming time and education program. Individual may have other sports play-byplay of football, hockey, lacrosse, or computer science Thorough knowledge ol administrative assignments as determined by computer production costs for given proposals. basketball. During off season, will be combina- data communications, office automation and Requirements: Master's degree or equivalent Athletic Director. Full-time, regular, September tion announcer/engineer. large PBX system 5 - 7 years work experience in 1 through April 30 (8 months). Considerable systems design and computer ex- Requirements: Restricted Radiotelephone telephony with project management experience perience essential. Knowledge of interactive Requirements: Bachelor's degree in physical FCC Operator Permit. Two years play-by-play desirable. Submit cover letter and resume with education or equivalent. Previous squash administrative systems, data base management. radio experience. Good voice and production salary history by May 25. 1984. to Staffing IBM operating systems and two major program- coaching experience, preferably at the in- skills. Must have car. Services. tercollegiate level. ming languages required. Previous supervisory- Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 Minimum Starting Salary: $20,000 experience of programmers in a development Minimum Starting Salary: $15,500 Job Number: PT202 Job Number: P194 group desirable. Job Number: PT207 Minimum Starting Salary: $15,500 'Position: Research Support Specialist I Position: Custodial Supervisor Job Number: PT171 •Position: Manager. Rooms Division Department: Horticultural Sciences. Geneva. Department: Buildings and Grounds Care Department: Statlerlnn NY Description: Oversee the custodial care of Position: Manager. Laboratory Services & Description: Responsible for the supervision Description: Responsible for seed preparation, approximately 16 endowed campus buildings of the Front Office, Gift Shop, Guest Room Safety planting, pollinating and harvesting vegetable covering approximately 980.000 square feet. Su- Department: Chemistry Reservations and Night Audit at the Statler Inn crops in field and greenhouse; assessment of pervise, train and develop up to six Head Oversee and coordinate Guest Room Services Description: Supervise the provision of genetic characters in plants; prepare and apply Custodians and approximately 40 Custodians. chemicals, supplies, equipment, instrumentation and Linen Room. inoculum for disease resistance testing; assess Represent department as needed and maintain Requirements: Bachelor's degree or and other lab support services for courses en- disease and insect infestation. satisfactory relations with building users. rolling 3.000 students. Design and test, with the equivalent. Requires at least three years work Requirements: Bachelor's degree or Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent. experience in a hotel front office and night audit faculty, experiments used in the introductory equivalent in plant science; Master's degree Four to six years in a custodial supervisory laboratory courses. Implement and manage a area Must be service-oriented with demon- preferred. Experience with plant production and position. Previous experience in a union environ- strated supervisory ability. Previous work ex- safety program addressing safety issues affect- ability to work with farm equipment desirable. ment helpful. Strong interpersonal and com- ing faculty, staff and students. perience with computers necessary. Working Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 munications (written and oral) skills knowledge of Cornell helpful. Requirements: Bachelor's degree or Job Number: PT201 Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 equivalent in chemistry or biochemistry de- Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 Job Number: PS192 Job Number: P205 5 Thursday, May 17, 1984 suable. Research and development experience in Requirements: H.S education or equivalent switchboard and interest in personnel field. Knowledge of word processing helpful I Micom a chemistry laboratory Some previous super- Some college education preferred Medium typ- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and com- system. Knowledge ol endowed accounting pro- visory and or chemical safety experience. ing Some oil ice experience Good organizational munication skills. Ability to work in a complex, cedures helpful At least two years Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 skills. Strong interpersonal and communication active environment. At least 1-2 years office secretarial clerical experience. Job Number PT1B1 skills. Shorthand experience preferred. experience. Minimum Starting Salary: $10,595 Minimum Starting Salary : $10,593 Minimum Starting Salary: $9,040 Job Number: C1914 Position: Research Support Specialist Job Number: C2014 Job Number: C2013 Department Clinical Sciences Position: Secretary. GR18 Description. Participate in a research pro- •Position: Secretary. GR18 Position: Administrative Aide. GR21 Department: Chemical Engineering gram to improve methods of diagnosis and Department: Chemistry Department Division of Nutritional Sciences Description: Provide secretarial support tor vaccination against bovine brucellosis. Will Description: Provide secretarial support to Description: Provide .'!-5 faculty. Duties include typing and composing search literature, participate in experimental two professors. Duties include typing technical administrative secretarial support for a large correspondence: filing: answering telephone; design, conduct experimental work, evaluate manuscripts, proposals and correspondence; fil- research group, prepare manuscripts lor publi- maintaining calendars; arranging travel Other data lor planning future experiments and pre- ing: travel arrangements. cation and grant proposals; reconcile research duties as assigned. pare articles lor publication. Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent. budgets; maintain literature file; inventory and Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent Requirements Bachelor's degree in Business or secretarial school preferred. Heavy purchase laboratory supplies. Business or secretarial school preferred. At leasi biochemistry or related lield: Master's pre- typing. Technical typing. Office experience. Requirements Associate's degree or two years secretarial experience. Word process- ferred. Laboratory experience acquired in an Strong communication and organizational skills. equivalent. Medium typing Some secretarial ing, computer skills desirable. Good in- independent research program is required Knowledge of word processor I Micom > pre- experience prelerred. Knowledge of scientific terpersonal skills. Ability to work under pres- Knowledge of current techniques in biochemistry I erred. research technical terminology essential. Ex- sure. is essential Minimum Starting Salary: $10,000 cellent interpersonal and communication i writ- Minimum Starting Salary: $10,000 Minimum Starting Salary: $12,500 Job Number: C201 ten and oral i skills. Word processing experience Job Number: C192 Job Number: PT142 helpful; knowledge of or desire to learn com- •Position: Secretary.GR18 puter programming. Position: Word Processor Operator. GR18 Department: Agricultural Economics Minimum Starting Salary: $12,469 Department: Agricultural Economics Clerical Description: Provide secretarial, adminis- Job Number: C1913 Description: Word processing operator to trative and research support lor two professors work in a small group environment. General All applicants interested in positions requiring This position has a broad set of responsibilities Position: Administrative Aide. GR20 secretarial duties include maintaining files; co- typing must take an official University test. supporting the professors' programs in teaching. Department: Geological Sciences ordination of mailings; arranging travel; tran- Tests are given Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:00 research and extension. Duties include typing Description: Administrative Assistant to the scribing dictation; providing back-up for other a.m., Room 337, Statler Hall. Please contact manuscripts, editing and using a word processor Chairman and Administrative Manager. Input support people. Employment contingent upon Staffing Services for an appointnent. Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent. confidential material to Micom word processor; continued funding Business or secretarial school preferred. Heavy coordinate production of proposals; assist with Requirements: H.S education or equivalent 'Position Administrative Aide. GR20 typing. Ability to type and edit manuscripts, other reports and projects. Business or secretarial school or at least two Department Cornell Computer Services knowledge ol WordPerfect iword processing Requirements: Associate's degree in years experience as a secretary preferred. Description Reports to Director ot Opera- software i and its use on an IBM-PC or simitar secretarial administration or equivalent ex- Heavy typing. Strong interpersonal and com- tions. Provide Administrative Aide support, use equipment. Office experience. perience Heavy typing. Knowledge ol Cornell's munication skills to work in a team environment computer terminal (mail system, etc i: till in for Minimum Starling Salary : $10,500 sponsored programs, payroll and student finance Good secretarial and typing skills required. large Tape Librarian: liaison between Langmun Job Number: ('203 systems. Good organizational skills. Thoroughness and attention to detail essential. and campus units; answer telephones; typing Minimum Starting Salary: $11,180 Minimum Starting Salary: $10,500 Other clerical duties as assigned. •Position: Secretary. GR18 Job Number: C1910 Job Number: C197 Requirements: Associate's degree or Department: Division of Nutritional Sciences equivalent. Medium typing Knowledges! com- Description: Secretary lor two faculty mem- Position: Secretary. GR20 Position: Accounts Assistant. GH17 puter terminal, computer interactive use. Ability bers Operate word processor; take dictation: Department: Public Affairs Regional Offices - Department. Statler Inn to handle multiple tasks at one time and to prepare vouchers and purchase orders; verily Midwest Regional Office. Chicago. IL Description: Assist the payroll clerk in prepar- operate office equipment. accounts and keep records: arrange travel; type Description: Type correspondence, forms, ing payroll submissions for all non-academic Minimum Starting Salary: $1M8() correspondence, manuscripts, grant proposals, vouchers and other materials; keep records, Statler Hall employees. Provide secretarial sup- Job Number: ('208 reports and class material; answer telephone: provide file maintenance and receptionist duties; port to the payroll office. Duties include typing: tile. telephone and personal contact with filing; answering telephone: processing appoint- •Position: Administrative Aide. GR19 Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent alumni volunteers; handle meetings and travel ment forms; time cards. Other duties as as- Department: Division ot Nutritional Sciences Business or secretarial school prelerred Heavy arrangements for Director of Midwest Regional signed. 35 hours per week. Description: Use word processor to prepare typing Word processor experience (IBM I. Abiii- Office. Will handle special projects as needed Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent technical reports and manuscripts lor publica- ty to take shorthand Familiarity with Cornell Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent. Medium typing. Previous office experience re- tion: organize and document information records procedures Office experience. Medium typing. At least two to three years quired ; some accounting bookkeeping ex- and tiles: maintain office supplies; responsible Minimum Starting Salary: $10,500 secretarial experience Strong interpersonal and perience desired. lor taking and distributing minutes ol Directors Job Number: ("202 communication (written and oral) skills. Ability Minimum Starting Salary: $9,492 meetings; type correspondence from rough to work independently. Good public relations Job Number: C199 drafts. •Position: Circulation Secretary. GR18 skills. Requirements: Associate's degree or Department: Philosophy Minimum Starting Salary: $11,180 Position: Interlibrary Services Assistant. equivalent in secretarial science. Medium typ- Description: Maintain circulation records for Job Number: C196 GR16 ing. At least two years secretarial experience. 3.200 subscribers of The Philosophical Review. Department: Interlibrary Services Word processor (Wang i experience helpful. Specific duties include recording checks and Position: Secretary. GR20 Description: Identify articles within publica- Strong organizational skills. organizing them for deposit: recording new Department: Public Affairs Regional Offices - tions to be photocopied for Interlibrary loan; Minimum Starting Salary: $11,125 expiration dates, new subscribers and subscriber West Coast Regional Office. Solatia Beach. CA review completed photocopy; prepare invoices; Job Number: C2012 address changes; corresponding with sub- Description: Type correspondence, forms, take telephone photocopy orders: compile scribers and agents regarding queries, problems vouchers and other materials; keep records, statistics: file search. Position: Secretary. GR19 with subscriptions and other general circulation provide file maintenance and receptionist duties; Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent; Department: Ecology and Systematics problems relating to a quarterly scholarly jour- handle meetings and travel arrangements for some college course work desirable. Light typ- Description: Provide secretarial support lor nal. Director and Assistant Director of West Coast ing. Work experience in a library or office several department faculty and the graduate Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent Office: telephone and personal contact with desirable. Ability to work under pressure while field representative Duties include typing cor- Associate's degree preferred. Medium typing. alumni and volunteers. maintaining accuracy. Ability to work with respondence, manuscripts, statistical charts: Familiarity with publishing process: Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent. foreign languages. answering telephones: drafting correspondence: publication circulation experience. Strong or- Medium typing. Some Minimum Starting Salary: $9,040 maintaining graduate student files; performing ganizational skills and good secretarial skills secretarial administrative experience. Strong Job Number: C198 other supporting functions necessary. Familiarity with philosophical terms interpersonal and communication (written and Requirements: Associate's degree or and logic symbols helpful. Word processing skills oral) skills. Ability to work independently. Good equivalent in secretarial science preferred. for IBM Displaywriter desired, but will train. public relations skills. General Service Heavy typing Extensive secretarial experience. Minimum Starting Salary: $10,000 Minimum Starting Salary: $11,180 Word processing (Xerox 8601 experience highly Job Number: C207 Job Number: C1912 desirable. Strong organizational, communication •Position: Custodian, SO16 and interpersonal skills. Ability to work inde- •Position: Secretary. GR18 Position: Secretary. GR19 Department: Buildings & Grounds Care - pendently and under pressure. Department: Human Development & Family Department: Lab of Atomic and Solid State Endowed Minimum Starting Salary: $10,595 Studies Physics (LASSP) Description: Provide maintenance and Job Number: C206 Description: Provide secretarial support for Description: Provide secretarial support for custodial care of buildings and grounds in im- graduate and undergraduate program adminis- 4-5 faculty members and their research groups. mediate vicinity of assigned area. Monday - •Position: Administrative Aide. GR19 trators and one-two faculty. Serves as recep- Duties include assisting professors in prepara- Thursday. 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Fridays 6:00 Department: Operations Research & In- tionist for HDFS department main office. Duties tion of grant proposals: typing and preparing a.m. - 1:30p.m. dustrial Engineering include answering telephone; typing: filing Oth- articles for publication; maintaining professors' Requirements: Ability to use a variety of Description: Provide administrative clerical er clerical duties as assigned. calendars: making travel arrangements. heavy power operated equipment, climb an 8' support to the Schools undergraduate and gradu- Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent. Requirements: Associate's degree in secretar- ladder and lift 50 lbs. ate programs. Typing; filing: answering tele- Medium typing. Excellent interpersonal skills. ial science or equivalent. Heavy typing. Good Minimum Starting Salary: $4.30 hour phone. Other duties as assigned. Strong typing skills. Ability to work under pres- technical typing and communication skills essen- Job Number: S202 Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent. sure. tial. Knowledge of Cornell and Ithaca com- Business or secretarial school preferred. Medi- Minimum Starting Salary: $10,500 munities helpful. Strong organizational skills. •Position: Custodian, SO16 um typing. At least 1-2 years previous secretarial Job Number: C2011 Ability to work independently. Experience with Department: Residence Life - Endowed experience. Willingness to learn computer. Good Micom word processor helpful. Description: Provide general maintenance and interpersonal skills. 'Position: Office Assistant Receptionist. Minimum Starting Salary: $10,595 custodial care of buildings and grounds in im- Minimum Starting Salary: $10,595 GR16 Job Number: C194 mediate vicinity of assigned area. Monday - Job Number: C209 Department: University Personnel Services Friday. 7:30a.m. -4:00 p.m. Description: Provide receptionist and clerical Position: Office Assistant. GR19 Requirements: Ability to use a variety of 'Position: Office Assistant. GR19 support to Staffing Services. Duties include Department: Geological Sciences heavy power operated equipment, climb an 8 Department: Office of Sponsored Programs routing a large number of daily phone calls; Description: Provide assistance to department ladder and lift 50 lbs. Description: Provide administrative and secr- greeting visitors: handling inquiries (in person office. Duties include purchasing, accounting and Minimum Starting Salary: $4.30 hour etarial support for two Assistant Directors in and on telephone): sorting mail, assisting in the payroll procedures; typing: answering tele- Job Number: S201 lhe Office of Sponsored Programs. Duties in- maintenehce of the applicant file system; dis- phone: filing: other duties as assigned. 8:00 a.m. c'ude typing: updating office records: handling tributing department materials. Other duties as 5:00p.m. Monday-Thursday. 8:00a.m. -4:00 Continued on Page 7 and controlling a great deal of detail; main- assigned. p.m. Fridays. lining files: assisting in general areas of grant Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent. Requirements: H.S. education or equivalent. and contract administration. Light typing. Experience working with a Medium typing. Good secretarial, clerical skills. 6 Cornell Chronicle

I I * I f S 1 ? i •> s Calendar c 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 16 16 '7 18 19 All items for publication in the Calendar Barrie. Shown with "The Freshman." Co-spon- Saturday 20 21 2? n 24 25 ?6 section, except for Seminar notices, must sored by Senior Class Activities Committee. May 26 Inlet Flood Control Channel. Men's 27 2i< ?S 30 ?< Monday Heavy weght Crew-Pennsylvania. be submitted (typewritten, doublespaced) May 21, 8 & 10:30 p.m. "Uris Hall Auditorium. by mail or in person to Fran Apgar, "Animal House" (1978), directed by John Land- Central Reservations, 532 Willard Straight io. with John Belushi and Tim Matheson. Co- Hall at least 10 days prior to publication. sponsored by Senior Class. Seminar notices should be sent to Barbara Tuesday Graduate Bulletin Jordan-Smith, News Bureau, 110 Day May 22, 8 & 10:30 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium "The Graduate" (19671, directed by Mike Nich- Hall, by noon Friday prior to publication. The next regular meeting of the Graduate charge for students who do not want to take ols, with Dustin Hoffman, Katherine Ross, and courses or to earn residence credit and who were Items should include the name and Faculty will be held at 4:00 pm on Friday, May Anne Bancroft Co-sponsored by Senior Class. 25, in the General Committee room of Sage registered full-time for at least one semester of . telephone number of a person who can be Wednesday Graduate Center. The purpose of the meeting is the 1983-84 academic year. The fee for students called if there are questions, and also the May 23, 8 p.m. 'Uris Hall Auditorium. "The to approve the provisional degree list from May. who were not registered for at least one subheading of the Calendar in which it Paper Chase" (1973), directed by James Bridges, Summer Graduate Registration (SGR) forms semester the past academic year is $5 per week. should appear (lectures, colloquia, etc.). with Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman and will be available beginning May 21, at the Students who plan to receive residence credit for Timothy Bottoms. Shown with: "Big Business." ALL DEADLINES WILL BE STRICTLY Graduate School Information Desk. SGR must be summer study are required to pay a prorated Co-sponsored by Senior Class. completed by graduate students who: want to use portion of the 1984-85 Graduate School tuition ENFORCED. Thursday campus facilities (thelibraries, clinic, etc.) charge. Registration must be in person at the •—Admission charged. May 24, 8 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. "Scenes during the summer; are off campus but require Graduate School office. Student ID is required From a Marriage" (1974), directed by'lngmar proof of registration; want to receive residence for validation of the SGR form. Those who wish Bergman, with Liv Ullman. credit for summer study; are receiving student to register for course work must do so through Announcements Friday aid during the summer; or require proof of the Summer Session Office. May 25, 8 & 10:30 p.m. "UrisHall Auditorium. rpnUtrif inn fnr outside agencies. There is no Relationships: Accepting One Another • Last Tango in Paris" (1972), directed by Transformation Workshops and CRESP are Bernardo Bertolucci, with Marlon Brando and presenting a special one day Relationship Work- Maria Schneider. Co-sponsored by Senior Class. shop with Let Davidson, Ph.D. Open to individ- Saturday uals and couples, this workshop affirms your May 26, 8 & 10:15 p.m. "Uris Hall Auditorium. natural ability to create satisfying relationships, "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), directed by Warren Barton Blotter with emphasis on acceptance, appreciation, and Beatty and Buck Henry, with Warren Beatty and Some $15,000 worth of computers and related locked with a chain to a rack next to Statler Hall forgiveness of oneself and others. It will meet James Mason. Co-sponsored by Senior Class. equipment was reported stolen from the third and $750 in video equipment taken from Mann Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. For information Sunday and fourth floors of Upson Hall sometime Friday Library. and registration call 272-4131. Pre-registration is May 27, 8 p.m. "Uris Hall Auditorium. "Blonde and Saturday, according to the morning reports There were six incidents of criminal mischief preferred. Venus'' (1932), directed by Josef van Sternberg. of the Department of Public Safety for May 7 and property damage involving $1,600 in losses. Housing Issues Group with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Grant. through May 13. These included a shattered $645 glass basketball Throughout the year, the Housing Issues Group The items include four printers, three key- backboard in Teagle Hall, $400 in damage to the sponsors speakers and activities relating to boards and two Apple Macintosh computers. lawn and shrubbery at Lynah Rink and $350 in housing and community development. To be Music Other thefts reported on campus included a broken windows and street lights at Mary Donlon included on the 1984-85 mailing list, send name wallet and watch with cash and valuables set at Hall. and address (campus if possible) and phone Bound for Glory) S18R tnkon from Teagle Hall, a $210 bicycle number to: Housing Issues Group, Sue Kenney. For the remainder of May and for the month of Warren Hall 132. Suggestions for future speakers June, Bound lor Glory will consist of folk music are welcome. records played from the studios. Live shows will Grads for Grads resume in July. Undercover Grad Picnic, free, open to all Saturday Cornell Grads. Picnic will be held Friday, May May 26,2:30 p.m. Bailey Auditorium. Senior 18,12 noon-6 p.m. at Stewart Park Pavilion. Week Concert: Cornell Wind Ensemble con- ducted by Marice Stith. Awards Dance The annual picnic of the Cornell Folkdancers May 26, 8:15 p.m. 'Bailey Auditorium. Senior will be held in the Large Pavilion of Stewart Week Concert: Cornell University Glee Club and Park, Sunday, May 20, from 3-9 p.m. Everyone is Cornell Chorus conducted by Byron Adams. invited. For information call 256-7149 or 257-3156. Corson-Bishop Poetry Religious Services The Corson-Bishop Poetry Prizes com- The Goethe prize of $250 has been won mittee has awarded first prize ($400) to this year by Susanne Rohr, graduate stu- Friday Lila Hanft, a graduate student in English. dent, for her essay on Irmtraud Morgner's Goldwin Smith History of Art Gallery May 18, 6 p.m. Anabel Taylor Founders Room. Oliver Mayer, Arts '86, won second prize ' 'Leben und Abenteuer der Trobadora "Graphic Images." A retrospective of the Shabbat Services. ($250). Eileen Craig, Arts '84, received Beatriz." works of Peter Kahn. Gallery is open 9 a.m.-4:30 Saturday May 19,10 a.m. Anabel Taylor Founders honorable mention. Honorable mention went to Rachel p.m. Monday through Friday, through June 5. Tigner. senior in the Arts College and Sponsored by the Department of the History of Room. Shabbat Services. Arts at Cornell. Sunday Virginia Chase, graduate student in Com- Herbert F. Johnson Museum May 20 No Sage Chapel Interreligious Service. Short Story parative Literature. "Constructivism and the Geometric Tradition: Korean Church Four graduate students in the Depart- Selections from the McCory Corporation Collec- Anabel Taylor Chapel. Every Sunday, 3 p.m ment of English in the College of Arts and tion." An exhibition tracing the development of Billingual worship service. Sciences have won prizes in this year's Sugarmun Poelry one of the most important stylistic trends in 20th Sunday Arthur Lynn Andrews Prize Competition in The Dorothy Sugarman Poetry Prize for century art. Exhibit runs through June 17. "The May 27,10 a.m. Bailey Hall. Baccalaureate short story writing. undergraduates has been awarded to Watercolors of David Milne: A Survey Exhibi- Service. Edmund C. Pellegrino, Director, Joseph Margaret Crupi, '84. The prize carries a and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics, and John The first prize of $200 was awarded to tion," through June 17. "Peter Kahn: A Retro- cash award of $150. Crupi is a graduating spective Exhibition." This retrospective, in hon- Carroll Professor of Medicine and Medical Hu- Deborah J. Durnam of Brooktondale for or of his retirement from Cornell, includes work manities, Georgetown University, Washington, "His Eye to the View Finder" and "I Know English major from Watertown, Mass. She from 1947-1983 in various media: painting, print- D.C. Some Things." Susan C. Weinberg of Ar- plans to enter graduate school in 1985 after making, drawing, calligraphy, graphic design, lington, Va., won the $100 second prize for working for a year in Boston. and book illustration. Although this is his first Seminars "Waiting." exhibition at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Tying for third prize in the competition Art, it is his fourth exhibition at Cornell. Exhibi- Biochemistry: "Substrate Attenuation, were Diane M. Eggert of Ithaca and tion will end June 3. The Herbert F. Johnson Endproduct Attenuation and Catabolite Repres- Jonathan L. Hall of Rochester. Eggert's Museum is open to the public Tuesday through sion of the ilv Operons of E. coli K12," Wesley Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. with free admission. story is titled "Les Filles de Canada, " and Hatfield, U.C. Irvine, 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, Hall's is "In a Green Eye." 204 Stocking. Biochemistry: "Regulation of Nitrogen As- The prizes were endowed in 1965 by the Films simulation in Bacteria; The Complex glnALG late Harriet Cousens Andrews, and are Operon," Boris Magasanik, MIT, 4 p.m. Fri- given annually for the best short story or Thursday day, May 25, 204 Stocking. stories submitted by a Cornell under- May 17, 8 p.m. 'Uris Hall Auditorium. "Casino Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture: graduate or graduate student. Royale ' (1967), directed by John Huston, with "The Use of Slurry Produced by Methanogenic Peter Sellers and David Niven. Fermentation of Cow Manure as a Peat Sub- Friday stitute," Michael Raviv, 12:15 p.m. Thursday, May 18, 7:15 p.m. "Uris Hall Auditorium. May 17, MacDaniels Lecture Room, 37 Plant "Daniel" (1983), directed by Sidney Lumet. with Science Building. Fulbright Timothy Hutton, Amanda Plummer and Mandy Immunology: "Identification of Class II Major Patinkin. Histocompatability Antigens of the Horse," Anne Continued from Page 2 Grant will provide equal monthly iixed-suifl May 18,10 p.m. "Uris Hall Auditorium. "Pix- L. Crump, 12:15 p.m. Friday, May 18, G-3 ly qualified by the review committee, the payments to each member of the team, ote" (1981). Directed by Hector Babenco, with Veterinary Research Tower. entire team will not be recommended. based on the cost of living in the host Fernando Ramos Da Silva. Physiology: "Intestinal Calcium Transport. Grants will normally be for 6-10 months country and the grant tenure. There are no Saturday Effects of Vitamin D on the Basolater Membrane additional funds for research expenses. May 19, 7:15 p.m. 'Uris Hall Auditorium. Calcium Pump," John Chandler, 4:30 p.m. Tues- and it is expected that all members of the "Pixote." team carry out their research in the same Applications and further information for day, May 22, G-3 Veterinary Research Tower. students currently enrolled in Cornell Uni- May 19,10 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. country abroad during the same academic 1 "Daniel." year; although all members of the team do versity may be obtained from the Fulbrigh Sunday not necessarily have to be in the host Program Advisor, Linda Kao, who is lo- May 20, 8 p.m. 'Uris Hall Auditorium. "Break- country concurrently conducting research. cated in 100 Sage Graduate Center. The ing Away,' (1979), directed by Peter Yates with The Fulbright Collaborative Research deadline for filing application on this cam- Dennis Christopher, Dan Stern and Barbara pus is Friday, September 28, 1984. 7 Thursday, May 17, 1984 Job Opportunities Continued from Page 5 information for distribution to staff. Full-time, experimental records and aid in collection of research center; assist in investigating funding regular until 9/30/84, continuation contingent data: maintain accounting records on grant possibilities, grant writing and upon funds after 10/1/84. expenditures and aid in preparing budgets for proposal/program/project development; provide Technical Requirements: Bachelor's degree or grant renewal. Until 9/31/84, possible continua- direction and/or participate in survey design equivalent in entomology desirable; pesticide tion contingent upon renewal of grant. data collection/analysis, questionnaire writing; certification in research and demonstration cate Requirements: Bachelor's degree or product development and delivery. Part-time, Applications for Technical positions should gory. Familiarity with microcomputers and equivalent in biological sciences or related area. regular. Monday -Friday. include the following information: communications software for data entry, for- Some experience in cell/tissue culture preferred. Requirements: Master's degree or equivalent - Scientific/technical courses completed matting and recall via mainframe; some ex- Familiarity with phase contrast microscope. (Ph.D. preferred) in social sciences. Three years - Lab techniques and/or equipment (knowledge perience in literature searching; knowledge of Attention to detail necessary. experience in research planning and analysis, of) pesticide usage, classification; ability to work Minimum Starting Salary: $11,125 preferably in an academic environment; ex- - Special skills (e.g. knowledge of computer independently Job Number: T193 perience in mainframe computing in social sci- language) Minimum Starting Salary: $11,125 ences; statistical analysis, data base man- Job Number: T208 Position: Technician, GR19 agement systems, survey design/analysis, data •Position: Electronic Technician, GR24 Department: Division of Nutritional Sciences collection methods. Excellent communication Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engi- Description: Assist P.I. with research of nutri- skills; knowledge of marketing neering •Position: Research Aide, GR18 strategies/product delivery. Department: Entomology tional biochemistry of dietary lipids, carotenoids Description: Responsible for setting up and Minimum Starting Salary: $15,500/annual maintaining teaching laboratories. Build, test Description: Assist in laboratory and field and micronutnents and carcinogenesis. Perform research efforts on fly parasitoids; care and chemical and biochemical analysis. Provide rou- equivalent and repair electronic equipment, mechanical Job Number: PT209 equipment and hardware. Maintain laboratories, rearing of insect stock colonies; laboratory tine care of lab animals (feed, weigh, assist with maintenance and assistance in experimental surgical procedures). equipment and files. Order parts and supplies. •Position: Electronics Technician, GR21 General repair and maintenance of research design; set-up and data collection. Full-time, Requirements: Bachelor's degree or regular until 12/31/84. continuation contingent equivalent in natural sciences with strong back- Department: Theoretical and Applied Mechan- facilities, primarily involving electrical work. ground in chemistry or biochemistry, familiarity ics Requirements: Associate's degree or upon renewal of grant funds. Requirements: Associate's degree or with biochemical techniques. Lab experience in Description: Duties involve the operation of equivalent in electronics. Experience with analytical chemistry. Histology experience pre- standard electronics equipment: oscilloscopes, electro-mechanical equipment such as analog equivalent in biology with courses in entomology Some experience maintaining laboratory insect ferred but not required. Ability to work with lab signal generators, power supplies, small com- and digital circuit analysis, power supplies, animals. Physical exam required. puters. Design and construct new equipment. oscilloscopes, pressure transducers, colonies; on-farm experience working around large animals such as cattle: familiarity with Minimum Starting Salary: $11,125 Assist in preparation of experiments; collect and thermocouples, blowers and pumps. Good or- organize data. Perform routine laboratory ganizational skills. laboratory apparatus. Job Number: T195 Minimum Starting Salary: $10,500 duties. Part-time, regular, 20 hours per week. Minimum Starting Salary: $14,075 •Requirements: Associate's degree or Job Number: T201 Job Number: T207 Position: Research Assistant Department: Boyce Thompson Institute, equivalent in electronics. Considerable ex- perience in analog and digital circuits. Some •Position: Technician, GR22 Position: Laboratory Equipment Technician, Please Contact Department Directly - See Below GR24 (Repost) Description: Responsible for the daily opera- knowledge of computer programming. Department: Pharmacology tion of a newly established monoclonal Minimum Starting Salary: $ll,875/annual Description: Conduct experiments relating to Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- equivalent neering (hybridoma) antibody laboratory. Antibodies research on acetylcholine receptors. Duties in- will be produced, primarily in mice, to a variety Job Number: T202 clude preparing solutions, animal handling (elec- Description: Advise, instruct and assist tech- nicians, students and staff in proper use of of fungal antigens as well as to plant viruses. The tric Rays and Eels), maintaining clonal cell line, employee will be expected to maintain the •Position: Secretary, GR19 performing radioligand binding studies and cal- machine shop facilities (e.g. safety, selection of appropriate machine methods and materials, set animal colony, perform immunization pro- Department: Law School culating data including statistical analysis, cedures, culture cells and, in general, perform Description: Provide secretarial and adminis- graphical representation and use of computer. up and design changes); assist in teaching manufacturing-related labs; build or modify lab those operations necessary for the production, trative support to the International Law Journal. Requirements: Bachelors degree or screening and storage of antibody-producing Type manuscripts using editorial coding; main- equivalent in biochemistry, neurobiology or a equipment such as amplifiers, as well as digital and analog recording equipment; maintain shop hybridomas. tain up to date address list of Journal sub- similar subject. Some laboratory experience: scribers; receive and deposit monies from sub- familiarity with centrifuges, beta and gamna facilities; some machining for the Technical Requirements: Bachelor's/Master's degree in Services Facility. biology or relevant field. Candidates with ex- scriptions ; responsible for accounting and office counters, spectrophotometer, tissue culture and management of Journal. Part-time, 20 electrophoresis equipment. Requirements: Associate's degree or perience and/or training in animal tissue culture equivalent in mechanical technology. Training in and immunology will be preferred, although hours/week to be arranged. Minimum Starting Salary: $13,141 onthe-job training can be arranged. Previous Requirements: Associate's degree or Job Number: T206 engineering, manufacturing and/or computers preferred. Several years experience in a ma- experience in a monoclonal antibody laboratory equivalent. Heavy typing. Experience working m chine shop using small tool room lathes and/or would be helpful. The employee must be im- the field of academic journalism. Knowledge of •Position: Technician, GR21 Bridgeport milling machine. Knowledge of basic aginative, neat, keep careful records and be IBM-PC or willingness to learn. Department: Plant Pathology electronics; interest and ability to use computer interested in this type of work. Minimum Starting Salary: $10,595/annual Description: Operation of plant pathology lab- software, computer-operated machine tools and Salary: $11,500-$12,800 - depending on ex- equivalent oratory including maintenance of stock cultures, other modern manufacturing equipment. Good perience and qualifications Job Number: C205 innoculation of bean plants to select for disease oral communication skills. Contact: Dr. H.C. Hoch, Department of Plant «•' resistance in order to make controlled hybridiza- Pathology, NYS Agricultural Experiment Sta- tions to pyramid genes for resistance and/or to Minimum Starting Salary: $14,075 •Position: Administrative Aide, GR19 Job Number: T113 tion, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456, Department: Theoretical & Applied Mechan- combine resistance with desired horticultural Telephone (315) 787-2332. characteristics; record keeping, plant and seed ics production. Description: Responsible for administrative Position: Technician, GR21 Position: Technician, GR22 duties associated with a large research group Requirements: Bachelor's degree or Department: Anatony Department: Pharmacology involving research projects. Preparing reports; equivalent with course work in microbiology, Description: Perform routine histological, plant pathology, plant breeding, horticulture and Description: Carry out physiological, typing correspondence; maintaining project's neuro-and immunohistochemistry procedures; biochemical and pharmacological studies on the research account; assisting with budget prepara- related subjects. Experience in growth cham- prepare and maintain routine lab materials and bers and greenhouse. control of insulin release. Preparation of solu- tion; arranging travel; organizing special meet- sterile solutions; perform routine darkroom pro- tions, perifusion of tissues, enzyme assays, ings. 12:30 p.m. -4:30 p.m. daily from 6/1-7/31/84, Minimum Starting Salary: $12,469 cedures; maintain lab inventory; some bio- analysis of cell constituents, radioimmunoassay, thereafter 24-32 hours per week. Job Number: T203 graphic research. calculation of data, and the use of a variety of Requirements: Associate's degree or Requirements: Bachelor's degree or scientific equipment. Some animal handling equivalent. Heavy typing. Shorthand, technical •Position: Technician. GR20 equivalent in biology or a related field. Ex- (rats and mice). typing, word processing experience. Ability to Department; Genetics and Development perience in histological methods and in neu- Requirements: Bachelor's degree or work independently. Previous office experience. Description: Primary functions include main- rohistochemical methods desired. equivalent in biochemistry, biology or neu- Minimum Starting Salary: $10,595/annual tenance of Drosophila stocks and populations, Minimum Starting Salary: $12,469 robiology preferred. Some laboratory experience equivalent preparation of nucleic acids, gel electrophoresis, Job Number: T191 preferable. Job Number: C2010 Blot transfers, radioactive labelling, hybridiza- Minimum Starting Salary: $13,141 tion. Some routine lab maintenance such as Position: Technician, GR20 Job Number: T182 Position: Secretary/Research Aide, GR20 ordering and monitoring isotope use. Department: Genetics and Development Department: Chemistry Requirements: Bachelor's degree or Description: Carry out biochemical and genet- Position: CHESS Operator, GR24 Description: Provide support to a Professor of equivalent in biological sciences or in chemistry. ic analyses of Drosophila development. Main- Organic Chemistry. Collect, compile and syn- Prior technical lab experience essential. Department: CHESS (Applied and Engineer- tenance and genetic manipulation of Drosophila ing Physics) thesize data from literature research; organize Minimum Starting Salary: $11,180 stocks. Performance of standard molecular Professor's research data files; prepare man- Job Number: T204 Description: Provide technical assistance to biological techniques including preparation, users of the six x-ray radiation beam lines at the uscripts and grant applications; manage cor- hybridization and electrophoretic analyses of Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source respondence; make travel arrangements; main- •Position: Technician. GR20 nucleic acids. Operation of general equipment, (CHESS). Responsible for the development and tain files; handle appointment calendar. Part- Department: Veterinary Pathology ordering of supplies and keeping records. maintenance of x-ray instruments (both hard- time, Monday - Friday, 20 hours/week. Description: Perform histological sectioning Requirements: Bachelor's degree or ware and software). Supervise the enforcement Requirements: Associate's degree or and microradiography; photography: record equivalent, preferably in biological sciences or of various safety codes. May assist in experimen- equivalent. College course work in chemistry keeping and filing of tissues. Full-time until chemistry. Background in molecular biology, tal programs. Some evening and weekend hours. (organic) or biology. Medium typing. Library 1/31/85. biochemistry or genetics desirable. Previous Requirements: Bachelor's degree or research, scientific writing/editing, technical Requirements: Associate's degree in biology laboratory experience and demonstrated ability equivalent in technical field such as engineering drawing experience required; secretarial ex- or related field. Experience in histopathologic to work independently desirable. or physics. Good mechanical and laboratory perience required; word processing experience techniques and in darkroom work highly de- Minimum Starling Salary: $11,180 skills. Familiarity with vacuum equipment. useful. Reading knowledge of French and/or sirable. Job Number: T192 Minimum Starting Salary: $14,075 German useful. Minimum Starting Salary: $11,739 Job Number: T162 Minimum Starting Salary: $11,180/annual Job Number: T205 Position: Technician, GR19 equivalent Department: Entomology Job Number: C1911 •Position: Research Aide, GR19 Description: Prepare in vitro systems en- Department: Entomology phasizing the use of cell cultures for studies of Part-time Position: Laboratory Attendant, SO15 (Two Description: Assist in the development and arthropod-transmitted filarial parasites. Main- Positions) coordination of an on-line computerized pesticide tain and initiate cell cultures from animal •Position: Research/Marketing Analyst Department: Vet Microbiology information network for college staff and county tissues; transfer lines on a routine basis; photo- Department: CISER Description: Decontaminate, wash, sort, ster- agents. Gather, review and summarize pesticide graph parasites, freeze cell culture stocks; pre- Description: Develop interdisciplinary re- ilize and distribute laboratory glassware and data; input and format data on mainframe pare various media including cell culture media search projects; market and supervise prod- materials. Monday-Friday, 20-25 hours/week computer via microcomputer. Maintain com- using sterile technique; prepare and sterilize uction of data products; assist with estab- puter programs and peripheral files. Prepare glassware and implements; maintain accurate lishment, maintenance/management of survey Requirements: Ability to follow directions, set Continued on Page 8 8 Cornell Chronicle Brief Reports a week or more to rekindle their intellec- reception afterward in the Myron Taylor graduate work or conducting research in Senior Week Activities tual spirits. courtyard. that country for six months or more during Offer a Wide Variety Again this year, area residents are en- President Frank Rhodes will greet the the academic year 1984-85. couraged to join adults from around the group which will then be addressed by E.F. Creative and performing artists are not The class of '84 will be celebrating, with nation as they study with outstanding mem- Roberts, the Edwin H. Woodruff Professor required to have a bachelor's degree, but mixed emotions, the end of their under- bers of the Cornell faculty. of Law at the Law School. Peter W. Martin, they must have four years of professional graduate life at Cornell with a number of The 25 different courses offered this dean of the Law School, will preside. study or equivalent experience. Social work activities during the week of May 20. summer cover a great number of different There are 193 students in the Class of applicants must have at least two years of A faculty/senior cocktail party is sched- subjects and include: seminars, on the 1984, which includes candidates for the J.D. professional experience after the Master of uled for 3-6 p.m. Sunday, May 20, on Wee- American dream, Japan, and sexual identi- and LL.M. degrees. They will be graduated Social Work degree; candidates in medi- Stinky Glen Lawn (in case of rain, in the ty; workshops in art collecting, nature at the University Commencement May 27. cine must have an M.D. at the time of Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall). photography and bonsai horticulture; and application. Also that day there will be a senior variety field-study courses in botany, geology, and Application forms and further informa- show from 8 to 12 p.m. in Barnes Hall ornithology. Several courses will be offered tion for students currently enrolled in Auditorium. as introductions to CAU study-tours Exercise Class Cornell University may be obtained from Another highlight of the week is a Hawai- planned for 1985. the Fulbright Program Adviser, Linda Kao, ian luau at Chi Psi beginning at 4 p.m. on Tuition is $250 per week. The five one- Has Openings 100 Sage Graduate Center. The deadline for Tuesday, May 22. The senior picnic is week sessions begin July 1. Enrollment is Faculty and staff who are interested in filing applications is Friday, September 28. scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, limited, and early registration is advised. joining an aerobics and exercise class to be 1984. at Robert Treman State Park. A number of Complete details about CAU summer given noon to 1 p.m. daily should call wineries tours are scheduled for 8 a.m.-5 courses and registration procedures are instructor Nancy Cool at 6-4023 to register. p.m. Monday, May 21. Tickets for the tours, available from the CAU office, 626 Classes will be conducted on Schoellkopf Merritt to Compete at $7 each, are on sale in front of the Thurston Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14850, Field or in the general vicinity of the Campus Store. 607-256-6260. For a free brochure call or playing fields. In NCAA Tennis For further information about these and write the CAU office. Dave Merritt, captain of the tennis team, other activities scheduled for Senior Week, will compete in the NCAA national cham- call Ethan at 277-3440. pionships starting today at the University Law Class of '85 of Georgia in Athens. Study Abroad Applications He is one of only 64 singles players Adult University Open Plans Convocation Are Being Accepted invited to the single-elimination tourney. To Area Residents The final convocation of the Law School's A junior in hotel administration, Merritt Class of 1984 will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in The United States Information Agency finished the regular season with a 15-3 This summer, during July and August, Bailey Hall. and Institute of International Education record at the number one singles spot. He some 1,500 alumni and friends, their Some 1,000 parents and friends are ex- have announced the official opening of the had a 5-2 mark in the Eastern In- spouses and families, will be on campus for pected to attend the ceremony and the 1985-86 competition for grants for graduate tercollegiate Tennis Association, while also study or research abroad in academic seeing action at Cornell's top doubles posi- fields and for professional training in the tion. Merritt went 13-5 in singles competi- creative and performing arts. Approx- tion last season and compiled a 16-3 mark imately 700 awards to over 50 countries will as a freshman. He is a sure bet to receive Job Opportunities be available for the 1985-86 academic year. All-League accolades again this spring; he The purpose of these grants is to increase was a first team All-EITA pick last year, Continued from Page 7 Burmese mutual understanding between the people while being the only freshman to receive of the United States and other countries schedules according to needs. Ability to perform Cambodian All-East honors in 1982. He has an overall physical labor and lift up to 50 lbs. Good manual Chinese through the exchange of persons, knowl- 44-11 singles record during his three years dexterity required. Some unpleasant working English (Intensive English Program and English edge, and skills. The grants are provided at Cornell. conditions involved associated with laboratory as a Second Language) under the terms of the Mutual Educational conditions. French and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 Minimum Starting Salary: $4.45/hour German (Fulbright-Hays Act) and by foreign gov- Job Number: S191 Hindi ernments, universities, corporations, and Indonesian Corrections Italian private donors. Summer hours for the Traffic Bureau Japanese Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., not 9 a.m. to Temporary Spanish time of application, who will generally hold 4 p.m. as reported in last week's Chronicle Vietnamese a bachelor's degree or its equivalent before Also continuous parking permits will In addition to regular, part-time opportunities, Letters and Dossiers, describing past teaching the beginning date of the grant and, in most "now" include U, Ul, U2, K, O, 02 and 03 Temporary (less than six months) positions, both experience, level of competence and educational cases, will be proficient in the language of categories. Last week's Chronicle said full-and part-time, are available. Although many background should be addressed to: the host country. Except for certain specif- "not" instead of "now." openings are clerical, there are often positions Jay H. Jasanoff ic awards, candidates may not hold the offered in other areas. As Temporary openings Dept. of Modern Languages & Linguistics do not always appear in this listing, please Morrill Hall Ph.D. at the time of application. Can- contact Staffing Services for more information. Cornel) University didates for 1985-86 are ineligible for a grant Ithaca, NY 14853 to a country if they have been doing Position: Temporary Research Aide, T-3 Department: Agricultural Economics Description: Perform research in applied eco- nomics: secretarial support including super- vision of 1 or 2 clerical employees. Full-time until September 28.1984. Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in economics. Some ex- perience in programming (e.g., FORTRAN) and clerical work. Light typing. Attention to detail. Job Number. PT193

Academic

Please contact department directly. •Position: Arabic Language Teaching Position Department: Near Eastern Studies Job Number A201 Artist Peter Kahn's Works on Exhibit in Two Places Here •Position. Research Associate III Can you imagine artist Peter Kahn using Herbert V. Johnson Museum of Art; the urges "WARREN for District Attorney." Department: Materials Science and Engineer- his hands to do nothing more than "carry a other in the History of Art Gallery in Over the last 30 years, Kahn has ex- ing six-pack of Michelob, open a can of salted Goldwin Smith Hall. Both continue through hibited widely, including several national Job Number: A202 nuts, and tune the television?" June 3. print exhibitions and three one-man shows That's the first picture Peter paints when The Johnson exhibition includes works of in New York City. He was represented in Position: Extension Associate II he's asked what he'll be doing when he Kahn's since 1947 and features painting, "Painting U.S.A. 1954" and "New Print- Department: Integrated Pest Management, begins his retirement this summer after 27 printmaking, drawing and calligraphy. The makers in the U.S.A.," a traveling exhibi- NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, College of years at Cornell. Then the professor of fine Goldwin Smith exhibition, the first in the tion in Holland. He is represented in numei Agriculture and Life Sciences arts smiles and adds, "I've been invited to new History of Art Gallery on the ground ous collections throughout the United Job Number: A191 lecture in Hong Kong; maybe I'll do that level, features posters by Kahn from the States. Kahn taught his last Cornell class May 3' The Department of Modern Languages and instead." last 20 years. Linguistics is establishing a preliminary file of Cornellians and Ithacans who've admired Among the posters are several for Cor- and while the beer and the nuts and the tv candidates at the Teaching Associate or Lecturer Kahn's work for four decades have two nell Theatre productions, the Ithaca Bicen- and Hong Kong all appeal to him, he says: level who are qualified to teach the following opportunities to view retrospective exhibi- tennial poster, and one, featuring a huge "I'll still be around here plenty." tions honoring him. One show is in the eagle carrying the scales of justice, that Networking A Cornell Newsletter Published by Employees for Employees

Grace Stamm Dedicated Service Award Winner for the Month of May

By GEORGE GYRISCO things home. A sweater with a hole in it, a jacket day or sc the wish is granted At Christmas time. The Dedicated Service Award winner for May missing a button, will show up the next day Grace finds time to bake cookies, cakes, breads, is Grace Stamm mended! One merely has to make a silent wish etc and throws a cookie party for the whole Grace works in Caldwell Hall Though her job d e for a key rack or a door stop) and within a building! I don't mean to say a few dozen title is "Custodian, ' she is much more than that cookies- -she actually has to have her husband to us. She is a 'nend. mother, nurse and above all drive the loot in in a pickup truck! Grace makes a top-notch custodian Grace does a remarkable working in Caldwell Hall a unique experience of |ob of keeping this old building a fit place in caring and unselfish dedication to her fellow which to work She is constantly on the run, workers even when not feeling well Recently a faculty Our department is slated to move into a new member was accused of tracking up the floor building and Grace was told that she would be His response was that "if Grace didn't keep the It Takes staying in Caldwell As none of us wanted to building so clean, no one would notice Aside lose our right arm we got up a petition to have from her impeccable job of keeping an entire Grace move with us The petition was approved building clean by herself, Grace has an uncanny and Grace will be going with us along with habit of knowing just the right personal atten- the squirrels, birds and chipmunks that enjoy the tion needed for each of us This attention does People fare provided for them outside Grace s base- not take away from her job she actually takes ment window GRACE STAMM 'My Baby's Graduating'

By A Cornell Employee, Mother ol an 84 Cornell Graduate How many mothers through the decades have uttered this phrase. My baby s gradu ating"? Some say it with a mixture of sorrow, joy. pride and. perhaps, even relief Sorrow because soon your youngest child will be truly on his/her own and leaving home (i e , you), joy for the life and love you've both shared these Contributed by University Personnel Services enrolled in the group life insurance plan past 21 years or so, and pride in his/her What expenses are covered under my health Forms will also be available for those wishing accomplishments, no matter how large or small insurance? What benefits will I be eligible for to enroll in one of the new options under the The relief felt is probably one of he s finally when I retire? When should applications for Tax-Deferred Annuity program. Information will made it and -I- won t have to wony-anymoie CCTS be filed? How do I file a health insurance be available concerning the services of the Although you think all youi wonies about youi claim? At what age can I retire? What does Cornell Credit Union, Gannett Health Services, young graduate may be coming to an end. don t VADD insurance cover? When are my children automobile insurance through William Mercer. count on it eligible for tuition aid? What is the difference Inc., the Employee Assistance program, employ- Our children are so much a part of us and are between a mutual fund and an insurance fund? ee development opportunities and direct de- so loved, we never seem to be able to stop canng What are the advantages in participating in a posit. and woirying Yet. let them go to be their own TDA program? " Benefair will be held from June 4 through person, we must Just as we their parents, Graduation Day 1983 June 7, in two locations and will run from 1 1 30 make our way through life making mistakes, and University faculty and staff with questions like these, or simply an interest in their benefits as am. to 4:30 p.m. each day On June 4 and 5, (we hope) learning from them, so must they. be quite a nice young man. and ! know in my Cornell employees, are invited to attend a the Benefair will be held at 401 Warren Hall; on They don t really leave, however, they become heart he'll make it, though it may not always be Benefair sponsored by University Personnel June 6 and 7, it will be held at One World Room an even mote important pan ol life in a way easy His years at Cornell and RIT have helped Services in cooperation with the Statutory in Anabel Taylor Hall. that s niore satisfying, most of the time Oh, one him to grow in many ways. I'm sure I can't wait Finance and Business Office At Benefair. June Release time is available, subject to super- still wonders why they do some of the things to see him in his cap and gown (if he 4-7, you will have an opportunity to review your visory approval Please arrange with your super- they do, but their lives can t be lived for them remembered to order them) with that nice grin visor to attend at a time that does not interfere 1 benefit coverages with employee benefits repre- They are adults now The best one can do is let of his lighting up his face. I hope it s a sunny and sentatives from both offices, make changes in with departmental operation them know the door is always open for them at warm day' benefits, and enroll in benefits plans. Represent- All employees are encouraged U come to the home Cornell graduations held outdoors are atives from the various insurance companies fair and meet benefits staff personnel and share marvelous experiences, even if you don't have When my son was young, around 8 or 9. he who underwrite the university's benefits plans questions, concerns and ideas regarding the someone special getting a degree An excite- would go to spend the night in his will also be available to talk with you. university's benefits programs. Refreshments grandfather's tent at the family farm across the ment builds and a feeling of anticipation mingles will be available. University and insurance company represent- road He always started out with much bravado, with the breeze and the sunshine as the music atives will be stationed at booths and available but by about midnight or 1 a m . "vould come from the band, the hum of the crowd, and the to answer specific questions about each of the bursting in the front door at a tun I always left words of praise float across the stadium The university's benefits programs and discuss your the door unlocked in case he felt the need to shouts and cheers that echo through the field as benefits options. Gannett Health Center will Plans Underway come home, and I always heard him come in. as each class is called add to the thrill one provide blood pressure screening for employees I had his brother and sisters before him. experiences at this special time in our young and will distribute information regarding good For Employee Day people's lives An ending and a beginning all On May 27, 1984, when his class is gradu- health care practices The 10th Annual Barbecue Football Employ rolled into one. time seems to stop if only for a ated in Schoellkopf Stadium, I know there will ee Day will be Saturday, September 29 1984 brief moment Instead of formal presentations. Benefair will be the usual tears in my eyes and a lump in my be an opportunity to browse from booth to when the Big Red will take on Colgate Kickoff For all our graduates, here and elsewhere, throat Imy kids have nicknamed me mushball") booth At Benefair. you can pick up pamphlets. time will be 1 30 p m with the Chicken and especially for my son, I pray for a healthy, but I also know I wont be alone This will be my booklets and other informational materials that Barbecue after the game from 4 00 6 00 p m rewarding future and, above all. love, under- second son to graduate fron Cornell and that s a you may need. Information regarding the July 1 Any suggestions or comments for making this standing and peace. Congratulations, and I love thrill in itself My three daughters went to school changes being made in Tax-Deferred Annuities year's Employee Day an even greater success you, son. elsewhere in the state, but this same thrill and and life insurance options, as well as informa- should be submitted to Linda English 61 Brown emotion were with them also Cant be helped — tion on health insurance cost containment, will Road/Research Park (via campus mail) what do you expect from a mushball! be available Enrollment forms will be provided Watch for future issues of Networking for Yes, my baby's graduating He's turned out to for those employees who have not yet re- more information and updates1

Volume 5, Number 6 Thursday, May 17, 1984 Networking Thursday, May 17, 1984

CORNELL GROUP LIFE INSURANCE COSTS Here are some typical cost examples for employees who are calculating Cornell Group Life Insurance payments

EXAMPLE AMOUNT OF COST ($) INSURANCE PER PAY PERIOD Employee #1: Age 25 / Salary $10,000 Basic Coverage $ 5,000 $ 0 Supplemmental Coverage (1X Salary) 10,000 23 Total Employee Coverage $ 15.000 $ 23 No Dependent Coverage 0 0 23 Total Cost Employee 02: Age 40 / Salary $20,000 Basic Coverage $ 10.000 $ 0 Supplemental Coverage (3X Salary) 60.000 3 32 Total Employee Coverage $ 70.000 $ 3 32 Dependent Coverage $ 2 63 Spouse 20.000 Child 4.000 $ 5.95 Total Cost Employee #3: Age 55 / Salary $30,000 Basic Coverage $ 15.000 $ 0 Supplemental Coverage (5X Salary) 1 50.000 3322 Total Employee Coverage $ 165 000 $ 33.22 Dependent Coverage 7 40 Spouse 20.000 There is a way to barbecue safely and with delicious results, as these employees did with the Child 4.000 chicken at a previous Employee Day. $ 40 62 Total Cost For further assistance contact Bonnie Clark at 256-3936 Please remember: the Life Safety Lines deadline for submitting your enrollment card is June 8. 1984 Enjoy Barbecues—Safely! One of the great pleasures of summer is Make sure that all connections are tight with Buy or Rent? eating and cooking out-of-doors The many the propei wrench Fittings on flammable gas outdoor grills or "barbecues" sold each year cylinders have lefthanded threads and require attend . to the popularity of this activity They effort in u counterclockwise direction to tighten Consumer Information Offered can be fun to cook on. but can be dangerous To make sure that connections are tight, apply a By ANNA M0RATZ Last year in the United States, many injuries soapy solution to detect leaks If any bubbles are Those trying to make the choice between were reported as a result of cooking with produced the connections must be tightened continuing to rent or buying a home, coopera- barbecues or outdoor cooking devices and fuel further tive apartment or condominium, may be in- They are not foolproof and should be handled Make sure that grease is not allowed to drip terested in the program "Buy or Rent?- A with care. on the hose or cylinders Never allow children to play near gas fired Customized Housing Costs and Benefits Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) barbecues Analysis" developed for the Cornell Cooperative Liquefied petroleum gas. when used to fire a Never store any LPG cylinder, attached to the Extension Service by Professor Michael John- home barbecue, is under pressure in a steel barbecue or spares, inside any structure, includ son To cover expenses, a fee will be charged for cylinder The content of an LPG cylinder, ing porches and balconies the individualized computer printout which par- vaporized and in a confined area, has the Store cylinders, including those attached to ticipants receive. This analysis will project the explosive force of several sticks of dynamite It barbecues, outdoors ill a shaded, cool area away costs of the home purchase situation, compute is wise to be aware of the dangeis involved and from direct sunlight. the potential benefits of the investment, and the precautions necessary to avoid accidents convert these costs and benefits into numbers Charcoal No LPG burner should be ignited without the that can be compared with the costs of renting Charcoal may sound less dangerous than LP following precautions: To arrive at the data needed for this custom- gas. but must be used with the following ized printout, participants would complete a Read the manufacturer's instructions and be precautions questionnaire, which can be obtained by calling sure you thoroughly understand them Never use charcoal barbecues in an enclosed Mrs Bradley at 256-2261 or writing to Buy or Do not transport LPG cylinders in the trunk of space Combustion of charcoal emits carbon Rent, Consumer Economics and Housing, New a passenger vehicle A filled cylinder must be monoxide gas which can cause injury or death York State College of Human Ecology, Cornell transported in an upright position on the floor of even in small quantities. University, Ithaca, New York A more detailed a vehicle with all windows open Never leave a Once a fire was started, never add starter free brochure is also available from that office cylinder in a parked vehicle Continued on Page 8 of Networking Financial information which participants re- veal in the questionnaire is treated as confiden- their customized analysis, which will assist them tial The questionnaire is held for three weeks in their housing decisions Operation Campus Watch from the day received and then is destroyed No Some of the recent media coverage of "Buy financial information is kept on file or stored in or Rent" appeared in Changing Times, Family By GEORGE L SUTFIN police and the telephone company. the computer Within four weeks after the Circle, McCall's and Consumer's Digest as well A harassing phone call is not just a prank, it's Never talk to persons who don't identify questionnaire is received, participants receive as on national TV and radio a crime In New York State, a harassing themselves If you are unsure the caller is telephone call is labeled aggravated harass- legitimate, get a call back number. If the callers ment, a class "A" misdemeanor. The law states are legitimate, they will not mind your calling that a person is guilty of aggravated harassment them back to verify their identity when he/she communicates by telephone, tele- Don't let the caller know that he/she has On the graph, mail or any other form of written succeeded in upsetting you Never let the caller communication with intent to harass, annoy, know you are alone or that you are going to be Employee Assembly threaten or alarm another person The law away from home further states that a conversation does not have Remember: You always have the option to to ensue. hang up 1984 1985 Officers communications Committee All suspicious calls should be reported to the Chair—Lynn Coffey-Edelman Mary DellaValle, Chair police If they occur on campus, notify the Vice Chair—Mary DellaValle Perry Huested Department of Public Safety at 256-1111 Off Staffing Services and Parliamentarian—Marlene Reitz Appointments to University Assembly campus, notify your local police department If Employee Relations Move Secretary—vacant Ann Argetsinger you receive a harassing phone call, hang up as Staffing Services has moved to 160 Day Hall Each officer was elected by acclamation. Lynn Coffe/-Edelman soon as you determine it's not a legitimate call and Employee Relations has moved to 130 Day EA Members Appointed to Committees: Mary DellaValle If the calls persist, keep a log which should Hall Internal Operations Committee (3 members) Bill Genter include date, time, what—if anything—was These office moves within University Per- Mick Ellis Maria Vogtman said, what you can determine about the caller sonnel Services are intended to relieve conges- 2 vacancies Ad hoc committees will be established/re- (male/female, age, race, etc.) and background tion in the central reception area and through Personnel Policy Committee: established at a future meeting The Assembly noises, if any. This log could establish a pattern the switchboard, and to make it possible for the Ann Argetsinger requests that at least one Employee Assembly to help identify the source or the reason for the department to provide more personalized ser- Ben Gavitt representative serve on each ad hoc committee calls and will be a valuable resource for the vice to employees Networking Thursday, May 17, 1984 Networking Photo Contest Winners

Grand Prize, Animal/Wildlife (Color) "Chipmunk"

William Albern, Manager, Energy Management,

Department of Facilities and Engineering

William Alberns "Chipmunk" and Rebecca The |udges this year were Daniel Schreher, Reiss "Rocking Chair" were Grand prize win- Manager, Photo & Calculator Department, Cam- ners in Networking's second annual photo pus Store. Howard Lyon, Photo Specialist. Plant contest for 1984 Senior Vice President William Pathology, and Fred Keib. Manager. Photo- Herbster presented each of them with a $7 5 gift graphic Services. Day Hall After narrowing the certificate from the Cornell Campus Store at a field of photographers in each category, the reception at noon on May 16. 1984 ludges rated each photograph on various points. Receiving certificates for first prize were A perfect score from each judge would be 25 Chuck Jordan. Eugenia Bamaba. Edward points or 75 points total The highest overall Dougtierty. Tom Baitol. Jean Cole, Richard score went to William Alberns Chipmunk" for VanEmnk. Carol Ayer. G R Livesay, Helen color, with 64 points out of a possible 75 We Wheeler, P Daggy. Denise McGinms. Kathleen appreciate the effort and interest given by these McCracken. Signd Peterson, Jesse Nodora and three |udges Tom Clausen We hope all of you will come to see the Those receiving honorable mention marvelous exhibit of employee talent in June . certificates were Janice Pack for her "Red- you'll read more about the exhibit later on Footed Booby in the Ann.-als Wildlife catego Congratulations to all who entered If you are ry, William Martin for Give Me Your Tired interested in serving on the Photo Contest in Creative Techniques; Jennifer Stein for Committee next year, please send your name "Greenhouse Imagery" in Still Life, Ed Spragg and address to Mary Jamison, Room 1 10, Olin for his Wind River Mountains in Places, Harry Library (6 4247) Orton for "Silhouettes in Fire;" William Albern for "Libe Slope" in Cornell; Janice Pack for her "Frozen Dawn" in Seasons, and Ted Sobel for his "By the Sea "

Grand Prize, Places (Black and White) "Rocking Chair" Rebecca Reisse, Teaching Assistant Genetics Department Networking Thursday, May 17, 1984

1st Place, Sunrises/Sunsets (Color) ''Early Morning Solitude" Helen Wheeler, Assistant Judicial Administrator/Judicial Administrator's Office

1st Place, Still Life (Color) "Florida Beauty" Jean Cole, Accounts Assistant/Vet Administration

1st Place, Humanity (Color) "Mi abuelo y yo' Jesse Nodora, Student Employee

1st Place, Seasons (Color) unfitted 1st Place, Cornell (Color) unfitted Kathleen McCracken, Technician/Agronomy Department P. Daggy, Graduate Assistant/Wing Hall Networking Thursday, May 17, 1984

1st Place, Creative Techniques (Color) "Web" Edward Dougherty, Research Support Specialist Ill/Vet College

1st Place, Animals/Wildlife (Color) "Indigo Bunting' Chuck Jordan, Assistant Foreman/AC & R Shop

?sf P/ace, Places (Color) unfitted Carol Ayer, Office Assistant /Purchasing Department

1st Place, Seasons (Black and White) "Herald of Spring" 1st Place, Humanity (Black and White) "Reverie on the Bowery" Sigrid Peterson, Senior Clerk/Music Department Tom Clausen, Library Assistant /Mann Library Networking Thursday, May 17, 1984

1st Place, Places (Black and White) unfitted G. Roger Livesay, Professor of Mathematics

1st Place, Still Life (Black and White) unfitted Richard VanEmrik, Auditor /Statutory Finance and Business Office

1st Place, Creative Techniques (Black and White) "Microravine II" Tom Bartol, Research Technician NB&B

1st Place, Animals/Wildlife (Black and White) "The Team of Three . . . What's Our Next Move Boys?" 1st Place, Cornell (Black and White) "Canine Ophthalmology" Eugenia M. Barnaba, Manager, Agronomy Department Denise McGinnis, Animal Health Technician /Vet College Networking Thursday, May 17, 1984 Finding Out About Employee Benefits Provided Through the Statutory Finance and Business Office adjusted rates and benefits levels With over 1 1 years as a Cornell employee. Pat brings 6 1 2 Contributed by The Statutory Colleges years of benefits experience to her contacts with I mdnce and Business Office employees Pat has an excellent reputation foi helping individuals resolve problem claims When n comes to talking about benefits these What about an update on current rates and many people are asking important ques benefit levels? Currently. Pat is distributing a 'ions about what coverage various health insur new health insurance booklet published by New ance plans offer, how to file a health 01 dental York State claim and how to decide which retirement Working with Pat are April Roberts and Gayle option is best foi them and then families English April Roberts, who joined the Benefits Benefits as part of a compensation package. staff in July 1983. also works directly with are more important today than ever before individual employees, providing information on Often [here are many options to choose from. health insurance and helping to file claims and the subtle differences between various Call Gayle English at 6-3084 if you need approximately 350 every month April and benefit packages can appeal confusing to em information on a payroll deduction for Gayle English are responsible for pieparing a hi ployees statutory health or dental insurance. weekly health report and a monthly dental When the individual concerns of Cornell's report for New York State These reports, Staff and faculty members need to be ad according to New Yoik State law. must account dressed Cornell employee benefits specialists for every employee in every health and dental answer individual questions regarding insurance Call Pat Osburn (sitting) or April program as well as every dollar options, provide assistance in filing health and Roberts at 6-3084 tor information on Gayle. who has worked in benefits for two dental claims, and give extra personal attention statutory dental, statewide and GHI years, also reviews every payroll appointment to those employees making lifetime decisions health insurance. form to ensure that individuals are eligible for regarding retirement Cornell actually has two health and denial insurance If the person is benefit offices which work closely together eligible. Gayle then checks to ensure that the Previous issues of Networking have focused on propel enrollment form is on file Every week, the Employee Benefits section of Univeisity she examines the payioll to ensure that propel Personnel Services located in Day Hall This deductions are being withheld article will focus on the Statutory Employee Gwen Harper the receptionist for the Bene j Benefits Section which is pan of the Statutory fits section for the past year and one-half, also 'Colleges Finance and Business Office located in has the knowledge to answer many employee Mann Library Subsequent articles in Network- questions She provides the much needed ing will focus on other sections of the Statutory secretarial support, and is responsible for all Colleges Finance and Business Office short-term travel allowances for statutory em In administering health and dental insurance ployees If Gwen cannot answer your question and retirement programs, staff members of the directly, you can be assured that she can direct Statutory Employee Benefits Section meet with Call Phyllis Allen (right) or Sylvia Johnson at you to someone who can If you need to set up an appointment with a Imployees determine eligibility, process the 6-4455 for information on state-funded Benefit programs can be confusing but our particular person in the Statutory Employee proper enrollment forms, process claims and TIAA/CREF, NYS Employees' Retirement Sys- specialists are willing to help employees sort Benefits Section, or just have a general tem, Civil Service Retirement, and Tax-De- Solve problems as they may afise These through the various issues, John Hartnett question, call Gwen Harper at 6-44S5. ferred Annuity /SRA. services are provided in the strictest confidence states The staff members of the Statutory Each member of the staff also has the Employee Benefits Section urge employees to expertise to explain the complex regulations of a employee s letirement process as easy as Supplemental Retirement Annuities (SRA) attend periodic seminars in health and retire- program as well as the ability to obtain answers possible Sylvia also helps to process Statutory Work- ment benefits and to read the notices and Irom Cornell administrators or state officials This is just one example of the staff really ers Compensation claims under New York State booklets that are distributed on a regular basis when policies seen unclear reaching out and canng about people We don't law which mandates coverage and the level of If you are a statutory employee with ques- Keeping Up With State Changes always have time to do everything we would like benefits provided During 6 years of experience tions regarding the retirement programs or Occasionally, changes at the State level to but Phyllis and our staff always succeed in in benefits, an important focus of Sylvia's job dental or health insurance, you can contact the require quick action on the part of the Benefits giving any process a personalized touch, he has been assisting individuals retirement and appropriate member of the Benefits staff Ques staff When the Legislature provided early said John encourages employees who have workers condensation issues In addition to her tions are welcome and handled confidentially retirement incentive programs for members of questions regarding any of the retirement pro- responsibilities for benefits. Sylvia also manages Individual appointments are encouraged ' the New York State Employees Retirement grams to contact either Phyllis Allen or Sylvia the long-term travel advances for the Statutory Phyllis Allen and Pat Osburn are also avail- System. (NYSERS), last March, official notice of Johnson for confidential handling of their con- Colleges able to groups or departments who wish to learn the incentive program arrived on March 30. cerns Health Insurance more about the benefits offered Health, dental 1983 The notice stated that eligible employees Phyllis, a Cornell employee for 1 7 years, is the With costs of health insurance sky rocketing. and retirement benefits are an important part of could retire early, on or before May 31, 1983 supervisor of the Statutory Employee Benefits New York State plays a maior role in mandating an employee s compensation and every employ- According to State law. participating employees Section where she has worked for 1 1 112 years the i ates and levels of benefits for the Statewide ee should be fully aware of types and levels of had to have an application on file in Albany 30 She and Sylvia are primarily responsible for and Group Health Incorporated (GHI) plans The coverage for which he or she is enrolled Phyllis days prior to the effective date of retirement State funded TIAA-CREF. New York State Em- state negotiates contracts every two years Allen says it all comes down to one message. This left scarcely one month to distribute ployees Retirement System. Civil Service Re- When these changes occur. Pat Osburn is The Statutory Employee Benefits Section is information about the program, to counsel tirement System and Tax Deferred Annuity responsible for informing employees of the here to serve you individuals considering early retirement, and to coordinate and process all the paperwork During that month, under the supervision of Phyllis Allen. 183 employees retired and had Why State Benefits? their forms processed through the Statutory Employee Benefits Section John Hartnett, As- Why is there a separate office handling by New York State legislation The statutory Cooperative Extension and the Statutory Em- sociate Director of the Statutory College Fi- benefits for statutory employees? The impact of employee Benefits Section serves as a liaison ployee Benefits Section nance and Business Office, relates that, during federal land grant legislation on Cornell con- between the State of New York and statutory that period, Phyllis and the Benefits staff tinues today Although Cornell University is a college employees It also advises employees on The Statutory Employee Benefits Section devoted a remarkable number of hours to private educational institution, its designation as how state and university sponsored benefit serves all statutory college employees. Coopera- counseling people who were considering early the Land Grant Institution in New York State programs fit together tive Extension employees in each of New Yorks fifty-seven counties and the city of New York, fetirement Staff members visited Cornell em- has, over the years, been accompanied by A/though an employee may work for the and all off campus statutory program personnel ployees in the hospital so that those employees significant state financial support for Cornell's statutory colleges, he or she is a Cornell In addition to current employees, all Cornell Would have enough time to make the decision statutory units the College of Agriculture and employee, and therefore is eligible for many retirees and their families, as well as many They spent two days and nights at the Geneva Life Sciences which includes the New York Cornell University benefits including group life former employees not yet retired, can obtain campus, meeting with individuals and answer- State Agricultural Experiment Station at Gene- insurance, accidental death and dismember- information and help from the staff 'ng their questions va; the College of Human Ecology; the School ment insurance, and long-term disability insur The staff really demonstrated the person- of Industrial and Labor Relations; and the ance, all administered by the Employee Benefits Personnel officers and department represent alized service that we believe in," said John College of Veterinary Medicine. The Statutory section of University Personnel Services atives from each statutory college also maintain hartnett College Finance and Business Office is respon- Statutory health and dental insurance, as well regular contact with this office. For statutory The staff recognized that retirement is a sible for the administration of this public as state retirement plans for statutory employ- employees, the Statutory Employee Benefit '''etime decision and believed that every individ- support. ees are administered by the Statutory Employee Section at B-22 Mann Library is the best place ual had the right to fully understand the Statutory college employee membership in Benefits Section, from its Mann Library offices to start if you have questions about any of your surrounding issues A conscientious effort was State health and retirement plans is authorized Federal retirement plans are co-administered by employee benefits 'nade by each staff member to make each Networking Thursday, May 17, 1984 Employee Calendar CRC Pancake Breakfast Events of Particular Interest to Cornell Employees Sunday, May 20; Picnic June 16 Benefair. 1 1 30 a m - 4 30 p m . Anabel Taylor Saturday. May 19 • Sunday, May 20. CRC You too can weai a happy smile and a CRC roast beef, chicken or lobster (extid charye for Hall. One World Room deep sea fishing trip to Wildwood. New Jersey membership button! lobster) Bring a dish to pass, table service is Thursday, June 7 Lecture. Dr Frank D Drake (Deadline May 4) provided There will be hot sausage hamburyers The Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, Sunday, May 20 Cornell Recreation Club Pancake and beverages all day! Price and reservations 7:30 p m Masonic Temple Breakfast. 7:30-11 00 am. the Big Bed Barn members free1 (oi S5 00 per person foi lobster) Friday. June 8 Enrollment caid due date for Monday, May 21 Networking deadline (for Non-members $7 50 pei person (or $12 50 per Cornell Group Life Insurance May 31 issue). person for lobster) Reservation deadline is June Saturday, June 16. Cornell Recreation Club Tuesday, May 22 Student Assembly Meet- 12 Tickets will not be available dt eithei event, Picnic. 1 1 00 am - 6:00 pm. Upper Alumni ing. 5:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall but tickets to both events can be obtained at the Field (Rain - Barton Hall) Sunday, May 27 Rhododendron Day. the CRC office (165 Day Hall 6 7b6b) Monday. June 18 - Tuesday. June 29 CRC Plantations. 11:00 am • 3 00 p m You can |Oin the CRC now and attend the Tennis Clinics. 5:00 and 6:00 pm. Kite Hill Wednesday, May 30 Blood Pressure Screen- picnic fiee1 Your membership is renewable each Courts ing Clinic. 10:00 am -12 00 pm Under- year on your anniversaiy dale Membership is Wednesday, June 27. Blood Pressure Screen- graduate Admissions. Thurston Ave open to any Cornell Univeisily giaduate student ing Clinic. 12:00 - 4:30 p.m., Room 202 Uris Saturday, June 2 Cornell Recreation Club. 01 employee including faculty members and Hall Vernon Downs Party Night 4 00 p.m.. B-Lot relirees Call the CRC office lor iiet.nls Monday, June 4 - Tuesday, June 5 Benefair. Submit listings for Employee Calendar to 11:30 a.m. - 4 30 pm 401 Warren Hall Jean Novacco, University Personnel Services. Wednesday, June 6 - Thursday, June 7 130 Day Hall. 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CRC will sponsoi us first pancake feet to any structure cycle, 1980 Honda CB 125S led. mint condi Professor of Astronomy will give a public breakfast It will be held at the Biy Red Barn Follow these "Life Safety Tips to enjoy ton 700 miles, 99 mpg, $750 Call Ted at 6-2276 lecture at 7 30pm on Thursday June 7. 1984 between 7 30 and 1 1 00 a m Pancakes, outdoor eating in health, happiness and good (evenings 539-7920) Dr Drake is considered the father of the search sausage and eggs (to order) will be served Carry weather (we hope!) "Life Safety Lines" is Moving Sale Brown plaid couch. $10, kitch for extraterrestrial life The title of his talk will out service is available The price is S2 75 and presented by Cornell University Life Safety en table, 1 leaf. 4 chairs. $20. mason |ars. be. "The Search for Extraterrestrial Life Con- $1 7 5 for children The event is open to the Services in cooperation with Networking Ques- $2 50 dozen, bed, full size, headboard. $20 tinues" Cornell Community The third annual picnic is tions and comments for "Life Safety Lines' Call Annemane 6 5480 days 277 27 17 eve The program will De held m the Masonic should be addressed to: Life Safety Lines. " c/o scheduled tor June 16 The menu will include Temple. Ithaca. New York Corner of Cayuga nings Life Safety Officer Ernie Thurston. Cornell Life Wanted White cast iron bathtub in good and Seneca Streets across from the Clinton Safety Services. Toboggan Lodge, Cornell Uni- Endowed Health Care condition with left handed drain Call Teny House The public is invited versity Claims Are Delayed Vattar at 2 57 7000 Due to an unexpected temporary shutdown of Wanted to Buy Used cai that yets yood gas a major claims processing facility of the Aetna mileage, preferably hatchback in yood condi Around Cornell Life Insurance Co . endowed health care claims lion 533 4804 payments are requiring more than the normal Please submit all Classified and Rideshanng 10 business days to be processed Ads to Linda English, NAIC. Ind Res Park. 61 What's Blossoming at the Plantations? Extra claims processing personnel have been Brown Road, (via campus mail). I he deadline tor assigned to Cornells account to eliminate the the May 31 issue of Networking is May 21 One of the most colorful gardens at Cornell drons and their culture. Plantations is offenny a backlog of claims Plantations reaches its peak at the end of May workshop on Saturday. May 26. 10 00 a m to Aetna executives say they expect that claims The Clement Gray Bowers Rhododendron Col noon Interested gardeners will receive informa- will return to their normal turnaround time by the . Advisory Board tion on rhododendron history, propagation and lection on Comstock Knoll glistens, shimmers, end of May Mary Jamison Nancy Hutter maintenance A slide lecture will be followed by and occasionally shouts with color in the Donna Updike John Bender dappled shade of the pines Sunday May 27. an interpretive walk through the collection Networking Deadlines George Peter Mary Ellen Jones while known to some as Graduation Day 84, Advanced registration (limited to 20) is required May 21 (for May 31 issue) Ron Parks Anna Moratz has been designated Rhododendron Day and the charge is $10 00 June 4 (for June 14 issue) Linda English Dominic Versage Guided tours through the collection will begin Come visit Cornell Plantations over June 18 (for June 28 issue) Margaret Seacord Jane Kellogg that day at 1 1 00 am and continue into the Rhododendron Weekend! All gardens are open Articles may be submitted to Mary Jamison. Stacey Coil afternoon, until the last tour leaves the head- and free to the public from sunnse to sunset Rm 110 Olin Library, Donna Updike. Rm quarters at 2 00 p m Staff members will be on More information is available by phoning 3M11 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall: Linda UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL LIAISON hand to answer questions and there will be a 256-3020 or from the Garden Gift Shop at One English, NAIC. Research Park, 61 Brown Road Jean Novacco display to show the range of distribution and the Plantations Road, near the Beeue Lake en- Articles must be typewritten and double spaced wide variety of forms in the genus trance The hours are 8 00-4 00 Monday PRODUCTION when submitted or be subject to refusal Thank through Friday and 11:00-4:00 on weekends Theresa Rapacki For a more detailed introduction to rhododen- you!!!