UM, Chinese to Exchange Faculty

CANES MEET THE WOLVERINES DOGS! DOGS! DOGS! TOO MANY TICKETS Hurricanes look to better their record to 3-0 Lowe Art Museum holds canine exhibit UM students p^tfyousands in parking fines SPORTS, p. 10 Volume 61 Number 4 (Ettir Miami l!f urriran? Friday, September 7, 1984 UM, Chinese To Exchange Faculty By LISA GIBBS Possibilities inciude joint research programs with UM and the arriv and universities. Hurricane \e\ts Editor al of small groups of faculty members each year. Eventually, engineer "They were impressed with our intensive English program," said ing students may be allowed to study at the Beijing Institute. Butler Over a year ago, Qi Eeiqiu came to the University of Miami from "I'm very enthusiastic about the possibility of having Chinese stu At a press conference, the delegation discussed their itinerary and the Beijing Institute of Technology in the People's Republic of China. As dents and faculty coming over here and sending UM faculty and students the differences between the Beijing Institute and the universities in the a visiting scholar to the College of Engineering, Feiqiu established the over there," said Vice President for Student Affairs William Butler. United States. first contact between the two universities. "Our people can learn from them — not only technology . |but also| "Each university has its own distinct features." said Ding Jing, pro This past week, a delegation from Beijing (Peking) visited UM and the culture of China " fessor and provost at the Beijing Institute. "In China, one university is signed an agreement detailing future plans for a faculty exchange pro Beijing Institute of Technology is a polytechnic institution of ap about the same as any other. gram plied sciences and engineering, similar to MIT or California Institute of "Regulations are formulated by the government." added Ma Zhi- The Chinese delegation, composed of seven university officials from Technology. qing. also a provost at Beijing "There is more flexibility In this iountrv .he Beijing Institute who are interested in the exchange program, has The university, which has an undergraduate enrollment of approxi — that's good, of course." been traveling to universities in the United States since Aug. 23. mately ft.OOO and a graduate enrollment of 200. is comprised of 10 aca "Everything is well-arranged, efficient, professional." said Ding, UM is their third stop, following Massachusetts Institute of Tech demic departments involved with different areas of engineering and re who served as translator for the delegation nology, and Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Their next stop will search. At the Beijing Institute, faculty members are provided with living be California, where they will visit Stanford University and University Butler and Dr. Samuel Lee, associate dean for the UM College of quarters and board at cheap rates of California at Los Angeles, among others. The delegation will complete Engineering, visited the Beijing campus last May while doing a series of their tour and return to China on Sept. 20. lectures on higher education in the United States. Professors are paid very little, according to Ding, because they face No definite plans have been made for the exchange program, al According to Butler. BIT is considered one of the top 14 universities a much lower cost of living than professors at United States' universi though the agreement has been signed, according to Lee. "It depends on in China, out of 805 colleges, universities and institutes of technology. A ties. faculty interest," he said. The delegation met with faculty members yes total of 1 V2 million students are enrolled in Chinese universities, com Fewer than 10 percent of the professors and 20 percent of the stu terday. pared to approximately 12 million American students in 3,400 colleges dents at the Beijing Institute are women, said Ding. $75,000 grant UM library awarded to to hold nursing school open house By CATHERINE WATERS By MARIA STANONIS Hurricane Staff Writer Hlerrie one Stuff Will, I The Otto G. Richter Library will The University of Miami School be conducting its first open house of Nursing recently was awarded based on the theme. "What's in it a $75,000 grant to fund a program for you?" on Sept. 10-11. 10 am in oncology nursing. The program to 3 p.m. at Brockway Hall is only the third of its kind in the nation. All students, faculty and stall are welcome to the open house. The University of Miami, Flori which will feature library tours. da State University, and the Uni door prizes, exhibits and refresh versity of Florida were asked by ments at no charge the American Cancer Society to The open house was set up to apply for the $75,000 grant. welcome new students lu I.Ms li Initially, the three schools were brary and to inform all students competing against each other. But about the new organization of the one of the state universities with facility, due to recent renovation! drew from the contest, said clini Linda C.olran, a library adminis cal oncology specialist Beverly trator, said. "We just want to Nielson. show that we are here to help " There will be various displays Nielson was selected by Dean featuring a wide variety of gov Evelyn Barritt and the American ernment publications Including Cancer Society to look at the surveys and censuses, as well as strengths and weaknesses of the exhibits with photographs of the program and to see what needs library itself in different stages of changing on the graduate and construction. undergraduate levels in oncology There will also be a display on nursing. the costs of replacing damaged, After reviewing each universi stolen and defaced books and the ty's request, the American Cancer effect that these costs have on the Society chose the University of student body Another exhibit will Miami School of Nursing. The include information on Computer state division of the American Assisted Research (COMPAS) and Cancer Society, Tampa, Florida, will show students how to utilize will award the grant over a three- this service for their studies year period. Twenty-minute tours will be provided by the staff; librarians Neilson is a graduate and for will be available at all times to as mer coordinator of oncology edu sist the students. cation at Adelphi University. With Information on how to do re seven years of oncology experi search papers will be distributed. ence, she Is now lecturing to the Everyone is encouraged to at undergraduate and graduate nurs Miami HumruneAMRT/N APPLKB/U'M ing students to assess the present tend I'M sludents should bring knowledge related to oncolgy Faculty members from the Beijing Institue of Technology in Peking, China met with UM administrators their II) even though il is an open house nursing. to discuss a faculty-student exchange program. ____ — Philosophy department Religion scholar ranks among top ten from Tel Aviv By HOLLY L. SCHLAKMAN and religion. the student body who are exposed Hurru ane Staff U'nl.r "Philosophy assists students in to them." lectures at UM developing critical faculties," Dr. Harvey Siegal, the newest According to a survey conduct added Pospesel. "It helps them to member of the philosophy depart ed approximately two years ago. reason, to determine what follows ment, is scheduled to launch the the doctoral program of the de from what." series with a lecture on the philos By MARSHA COLBERT partment of philosophy at the Uni The department's faculty is ac ophy of science. Hurricane staff Wrttat versity of Miami ranks among the tive, with an enormous amount of "I would like to attract a great scholarly productivity. Part of this er number of graduate students to Dr Anson Rainey of Tel Aviv University, who spoke before a full top ten in the country, tied with auditorium on Tuesday night, introduced a discipline of social science the Massachusetts Institute of activity results in textbooks and our program," remarked Pospesel. research papers, according to Pos "We have already taken the first called Historical Geography or Total Archeology Technology and the University of In his hour-long lecture, and accompanying slide show entitled California al Berkeley for honors. pesel, but great emphasis is placed steps to more widely disseminat on interaction with other philoso ing information about the program "Bringing the Bible Down to Earth: The Disciplines eef Historical Geogra "Ours is a department which I Pospesel phy," Rainey shared with his audience the "practical side of religion." can comfortably call one of the phy scholars. nationally." Traditionally, a number of phi Another goal of Pospesel's is to Kainey was an undergraduate at UCLA and received his masters de best in the entire southeast." said gree and doctorate at Brandeis University. He has been with Tel Aviv Howard Pospesel. newly appoint losophers from universities across attract more faculty of consistent in logic. the country are brought to UM to ly high caliber. "This is mostly a Students will be able to practice University for 20 years and is considered an expert In am K nt Near East ed chairman of the philosophy de cultures and Semitic language partment. lecture in their particular area of fiscal problem, because the inter their logic exercises and "have a expertise as part of the philosophy est has certainly been expressed." computer be their private tutor." During his lecture, sponsored by the University of Miami Religion "We hope to teach students to department, Rainey refuted the widely held view that the only notable think in a systematic

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