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VOLUME 34 / NUMBER 2 For the community of the University of Illinois at Chicago uicnews.uic.edu 2 ANDY BAKER DOESN’T HAVE TO GIVE UP HIS DAY JOB

3 FALCONS FLY AWAY, BUT EXPECT THEM BACK NEXT YEAR JAZZ 11 STAGE FOURTEEN (COUNT THEM!) TIPS FOR UIC musicians’ time COLLEGE LIFE at Chicago festival 12 more on page 2 UIC BASEBALL GOES TO BAT FOR LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPS

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send profile ideas to Gary Wisby, [email protected] PROFILE ANDY ton, Count Basie, Miles Davis, John Col- trane, Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Mingus. BAKER He became a musician at age 11. “My UIC’s top jazz man dad plays the trombone, and I also stud- ied the piano. My grandmother was a By Gary Wisby — [email protected] pianist and piano teacher.” Baker, who keeps a keyboard in his office, added, “You’ve got to make friends with the piano to be a jazz artist, figure Andy Baker is UIC’s jazz man numero things out.” uno. He grew up in London and earned a Baker, a trombonist, is director of jazz bachelor’s degree in classical perfor- studies and the 17-member UIC Jazz mance at the Guildhall School of Music Ensemble, which played the Chicago Jazz there. After coming to the U.S. in 2001, Festival Sunday. he earned a master’s in jazz composition The group performed to a full house in at DePaul University. the Young Lions tent, giving a polished He joined UIC in 2012; other teach- rendition of the eight-movement “Sweet ing gigs include Elmhurst College and Time Suite” by composer Kenny Wheeler. Northwestern University. Shaun Johnson, a May 2014 grad, soloed Baker lives in Oak Park with his wife, on flugelhorn with vocalist Cheryl Wil- Krissy, a speech and language pathologist son. at a senior nursing facility on the West “This was a tremendous opportunity Side. They have two children, Charlie, 9, for the band and a great learning experi- and Alida, 3. ence,” Baker said after the performance. He has music to thank for bringing “It seemed like it went over very well in- him and his wife together. They met in deed.” Andy Baker, director of jazz studies, directs the UIC Jazz Ensemble at the 1999 when he was touring with an En- The piece appears on the group’s sec- Chicago Jazz Festival Sunday. — Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin glish band, the Ray Gelato Giants. ond CD, titled “Walkin’ About,” available for sale in the UIC Bookstore. This summer Baker led a two-week Setting up a band and keeping it jazz camp on campus. going is “a time and money pit,” he said. “It’s the offshoot of what used to be the “When I told my wife I was putting to- Chicago Jazz Philharmonic/UIC Jazz gether a big band, it was the one time she Academy, which was here for five sum- ever rolled her eyes at me.” mers,” Baker said. Baker has been a sideman for Frank The main change is that the new pro- Sinatra Jr., Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin gram is for high school kids, while the and Van Morrison. old one also included elementary school He played in the pit for the musical students. “Motown,” which ran at the Oriental The- “It’s as if they’re spending a couple of ater eight times a week from April 22 to weeks in college as jazz majors,” he said. Aug. 10. “There’s about 20, with groups of five or And he can be heard with the Bakerz- six for small-group performances.” Million Sextet, which he formed with As a performer, Baker was lead trom- pianist Steve Million. bone in the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, “We used to live four blocks apart, and which dissolved in 2012 owing to fund- we kept running into each other,” Baker ing problems. He played in the Rob Par- said. “We decided we should play togeth- ton Big Band, which came to an end er, then we formed the sextet.” That was when Parton moved to Ohio. in 2005. “Both were really fine bands, and those UIC faculty member and sax player two bands ceasing to exist left a hole in Jim Gailloreto is also a band member. the creative landscape,” Baker said. The group released “Mood Point” in So, with saxophonist Ken Partyka, he 2012, and this fall will release “Live at formed the New Standard Jazz Orchestra, Andy’s,” recorded at the jazz club and which played its first gig in early June. restaurant at 11 E. Hubbard St. The band, which Baker said is “great and Besides directing the student jazz going to continue to be great,” performs group, Baker teaches jazz history. monthly at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago. “I start by talking about the conditions “It takes a lot of time to get 16 of the in place for jazz to come into being in the best guys in the city together,” he said. late part of the 19th century,” he said. “It’s intentional that it not be called the “The blues and ragtime and other condi- Andy Baker Big Band because I wanted tions around New Orleans enabled jazz to headline all the great soloists, compos- to be born there.” ers and arrangers. Baker says cornetist Buddy Bolden is “It’s not about me, although we per- generally recognized as the first jazz mu- form some of my tunes. All the music in sician. Other jazz greats he talks about the band is written by people in the band.” include Louis Armstrong, Duke Elling- SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 I UIC NEWS I uicnews.uic.edu 3

Administrators pledge more communication after UIC Senate ‘no confidence’ vote

By Sonya Booth — [email protected]

After several hours of discussion Thursday, the UIC Senate voted 44-9 in favor of a resolution of no confidence in the leadership of Chancellor Paula Allen- Meares. After the vote, Allen-Meares and University of Illinois President Robert Easter affirmed their com- mitment to shared governance and pledged greater communication with faculty. “Although I am disappointed by the senate resolu- tion, I have full confidence in the UIC faculty and It’s dinner time as Nitz and Mouse, the most recent peregrine falcons to raise a family on a 28th-floor ledge respect the concerns its members may express,” Al- of University Hall, feed their three fledglings in mid-June. —Photo: S.K. Vemmer len-Meares said in an official email Friday. “During the completion of my term as chancellor, I will remain committed to the principles of shared governance and to communicating with and consult- ing the appropriate representatives of the campus Young peregrines take flight, community.” In a separate official email Friday, Easter said, “In light of concerns that have been raised, I will be per- but look for parents next year sonally engaged with the UIC Senate, along with my traditional consultation with the University Senates By Sharon Parmet — [email protected] Conference, and will ask for the opportunity to meet regularly with the campus senate’s executive commit- tee.” It’s nearly the end of summer and the three UIC per- Where this year’s three young birds will go over the The special senate meeting was called in response egrine chicks, now fully-feathered juvenile falcons, have winter is anybody’s guess. Falcons don’t start breeding to recent changes in top campus administration that fledged. The nest on the 28th-floor ledge of University until they are about 2 years old. To breed, they must estab- faculty said were made without their input. Hall stands empty. lish their own territories. They may settle in areas of Chi- “Shared governance requires both appropriate con- The city has plenty of food for the falcons to eat over cago that don’t have resident breeding pairs, or they may sultation before important decisions are made and the winter, but without a family to raise, peregrine par- disperse to areas outside the city. Falcons born on Univer- prompt and informative communication regarding ents Nitz and Mouse have the freedom to go where they sity Hall have been spotted as far away as New York and those decisions,” the resolution read. want. They may stick around in Chicago or travel far Ecuador and as close as Montrose Harbor. “These actions have caused serious damage to the from the city. But nesting site fidelity is strong — the Until next spring, keep an eye out for peregrines in the campus community’s trust in the administration’s pair will most likely reunite next spring to raise their city and on campus. Watch high ledges and balcony rail- commitment to shared governance.” third brood on University Hall. ings for the silhouette of a falcon perched, watching the Faculty expressed concerns about leadership Rosie, who nested on the building from 1999 to 2013, skies for prey. changes made while searches are under way for both until Nitz and Mouse pushed her out and took over the chancellor and university president. Allen-Meares’ nesting site, was last seen in May on UIC’s east campus. contract ends Jan. 15. She raised 32 chicks on University Hall over the years. UIC’s peregrine falcon saga Last month, separate official emails announced Now in her golden years at an estimated 17 years old, youtube.com/uicmedia that Lon Kaufman, vice chancellor for academic af- she is near the end of the typical lifespan for falcons in fairs and provost, and Bette Bottoms, vice provost for the wild. undergraduate affairs, had stepped down from their positions. A later email announced Kaufman’s new position as university assistant vice president for cor- porate and community relations in health affairs. The lack of information surrounding these chang- es led to rumors and a demoralizing effect on campus, said Catherine Vincent, chair of the senate executive committee, at the meeting. Allen-Meares told the group that decisions re- garding Kaufman and Bottoms were made in consul- tation with Easter and university trustees. She said the delay in notifying the campus was “due to the confidential nature of personnel discussions.” Some speakers at the meeting said a vote of no confidence might have a negative effect on percep- tions of UIC by donors, lawmakers and candidates for chancellor. Others disagreed, saying shared gover- nance was an important issue and students benefit when faculty members take action. “The idea that we should protect our reputation by shutting up is fundamentally not wise,” said Hannah Higgins, professor of art history. Mouse watches over the first two chicks in mid-May. Peregrine falcons were an endangered species when they were released from atop University Hall in 1986. Now they’re thriving. — Photo: S.K. Vemmer 4 uicnews.uic.edu I UIC NEWS I SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Send information about campus news to Sonya Booth, [email protected] CAMPUS NEWS Students fired up for free Spark in the Park show

By Francisca Corona — [email protected]

Spark in the Park — UIC’s exclusive Cole, a North Carolina native, earned music festival — has sparked excitement his first Grammy nomination in 2012 around campus with this year’s headlin- after the release of his debut album, er and special guest, rappers J. Cole and “Cole World: The Sideline Story.” His Bas. second LP, “Born Sinner,” rose to No. 1 Spark in the Park, a free event for all on the Billboard 200 Rap charts in just UIC students and employees with a three weeks. He was nominated for a valid i-card only, moves to the UIC Pa- second Grammy this year for Best Rap vilion this year, with doors opening at Collaboration for his song “Power Trip,” 6:30 p.m. The show is scheduled to run featuring Miguel. from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., with Bas Bas, a New York rapper who released opening for Grammy Award-nominat- “Last Winter” in April, has collaborated ed Cole. with Cole on songs like “New York “He’s one of the most sought-after Times” and “Hell’s Kitchen.” He was the rap lyricists and has great respect in that first artist signed to Cole’s label, Dream- field,” said senior Saleha Amreen. “I ville/Interscope Records. think a lot more people will go this year “I know they’ve worked together,” said because he’s amazing.” junior Julia Garcia, “and I know that this The show usually takes place at Har- show is going to be great because of that.” Students enjoy the show at the 2013 Spark in the Park. This year’s exclusive rison Field but with the Circle Inter- Follow Spark in the Park and Cam- event takes place Thursday at the UIC Pavilion. — Photo: Joshua Clark change construction, it moves indoors pus Programs on Facebook, Twitter and this year. Instagram (@uiccampusprgrms) for a “After the opener and headliner were chance to win giveaways. announced, I didn’t even care about the Students attending Spark in the Park Spark in the Park 2013! relocation,” said sophomore Jonny can document their experience as part of Rodriguez. “I was too excited about see- the UIC Experience Program. For more youtube.com/uicmedia ing Cole live.” information, visit uicexperience.uic.edu

SYMPOSIUM HONORS SCHOLAR cuss the legacy and influence of D’Emilio’s celebrates her Sept. 6 birthday two days $5,000 are available for tenured or ten- The career of John D’Emilio, pioneer- work, as well as current and future issues in early Thursday with Miss Major Grif- ure-track faculty with at least a half-time ing gay history scholar and professor the fields of LGBT history, sexuality histo- fin-Gracy, executive director of the appointment in the College of Liberal emeritus of gender and women’s studies ry and queer studies. Transgender GenderVariant Intersex Arts and Sciences. Applications are due and history, will be honored with a two- The symposium is free and open to the Justice Project. Feb. 16. day symposium Sept. 11 and 12 on cam- public, but seating is limited and registra- She is a veteran of the 1969 Stonewall The Mellon Humanities Without Walls pus. tion is required at johndemiliosymposium.uic. Riots and the 1971 Attica State Prison consortium offers funding for cross-institu- D’Emilio, who retired from UIC in edu or by calling 312-413-8381. Riots, events considered pivotal to the gay tional teams of faculty and graduate stu- May, has been involved for more than four rights and prisoners’ rights movements. dents working on topics related to “The GRANTS ENCOURAGE DISCUSSION decades in the rise of gay and lesbian is- She will speak on “The Ebb and Flow Global Midwest.” Deadline is Oct. 30. sues central to American social and politi- Applications are due Sept. 19 for Civic of Resistance,” beginning at 7 p.m. For more information on these cal debate. Engagement Discourse Fund Grants, The event is free but advance registra- and other Institute for the Humanities Founding director of the Policy Insti- which support events to encourage public tion is encouraged. Visit hullhousemuseum. programs, visit huminst.uic.edu tute at the National Gay and Lesbian Task discussion on policy issues or the implica- org for more information. URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS Force, he was inducted into the Chicago tions of university research. HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 2005. Eligible events include forums, town The 2014 Urban Forum will spotlight His 1997 book Intimate Matters was hall meetings and small workshops open to The Institute for the Humanities offers “The Return of the Neighborhood as an cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in its the public or for a specific audience. several awards for interdisciplinary re- Urban Strategy.” landmark 2003 Lawrence v. Texas decision All UIC faculty and staff of research search and scholarship. The event, Sept. 18 at the UIC Forum, striking down state anti-sodomy laws, re- institutes or centers are eligible for the Faculty fellowships, available to full- brings academics, planners and community garded by constitutional scholars as the awards, a maximum of $4,000 each. Events time tenured or tenure-track faculty in hu- leaders together to discuss the complexities first step to establishing full civil rights for must be held by May 31, 2015. manities and related disciplines, release the of metropolitan regions. gays. The grants are sponsored by the Insti- fellows from other duties to pursue their This year’s co-chairs are Chancellor Estelle Freedman, Stanford University tute for Policy and Civic Engagement. For scholarship. Applications are due Nov. 3. Paula Allen-Meares, Cook County Board professor and co-author of Intimate Mat- more information, visit ipce.uic.edu or call Two dissertation fellowships will be President Toni Preckwinkle and Susana ters, will give the keynote speech Sept. 11 312-355-0095. awarded for 2015-16 to advanced human- Vasquez, executive director of LISC/ on “Sexual Violence and Citizenship: ities graduate students. Deadline is Chicago. Rape Reform in American History.” HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE! Jan. 26, 2015. For more information, visit Three panel sessions Sept. 12 will dis- Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Faculty Research Awards of $1,000 to uicurbanforum.org or call 312-413-2194. SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 I UIC NEWS I uicnews.uic.edu 5

Flames as they take on Mich- Weeks of Welcome igan State University. All UIC sports events are free for By Ayah Chehade — [email protected] students with a valid i-card. MUD BOWL As a new semester begins, there’s a lot ON-CAMPUS JOB FAIR Sunday, noon to 1:30 p.m. going on at UIC. Campus groups and stu- Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. Outdoor Field Complex dent organizations are hosting a variety of Illinois Room, Student Center East Take part in this unique events for UIC’s Weeks of Welcome On-campus jobs are great: close to your UIC event before the Out- through Sept. 27 to let students know classes, flexible and fun! See what on- door Field Complex is turned what UIC has to offer. campus jobs are available with UIC depart- into turf. Play mud volleyball, “Involvement is a really great way to en- ments that recruit student employees. mud ultimate Frisbee, mud gage and feel connected on campus,” said SPARK IN THE PARK Rhonda Laylo, program coordinator in rugby — or just watch. Free Campus Programs. Thursday, 7:30 to 10 p.m., UIC Pavilion food and giveaways for par- Free concert for the UIC community, ticipants and spectators. Here’s what’s coming up on campus in featuring J. Cole with special guest Bas. “The Mud Bowl is a unique the next week: opportunity to have fun with Members of Chi Sigma Omega showcase Greek life You must have a valid UIC i-card to attend. during Meet the Greeks Aug. 28 in the Quad, part of INVOLVEMENT FAIR your friends and get muddy,” Want some free food? Check out the Weeks of Welcome.— Photo: Joseph Horejs said Nate Scott, associate di- Today, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., UIC quad NewmanFest, a pre-party for the music festi- val, from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. on the Newman rector of Campus Recreation. Connect with more than 200 diverse “We normally preserve the grass so we organizations and student service depart- Center lawn. REIMAGINING MASCULINITY CAN/WLRC BLOCK PARTY AND BBQ have a nice field for our students.” KICK-OFF ments at UIC. Find whatever piques your The day after the Mud Bowl, UIC will interest and get involved. Friday, noon to 4 p.m. begin an artificial turf project, a “really Sept. 9, noon to 1:30 p.m. “Involvement Fair is a great opportunity Roosevelt Road Building parking lot major improvement for campus life,” Latino Cultural Center to engage with the largest amount of stu- Check out the new location for the Scott said. “Artificial turf will ensure that Join the initiative to bring men together dent organizations on campus,” Laylo said. Women’s Leadership and Resource Center practice on the fields will not have to be to discuss masculinity and identity, build “Students can connect one-on-one.” and the Campus Advocacy Network. canceled due to rain in the future.” community and make positive social HONORS COLLEGE STUDENT The new space, 286 Roosevelt Road Building, INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL change. ORGANIZATION OPEN HOUSE features a comfortable lounge, work stations, FALL RECRUITMENT iFIT INFO SESSION gender-neutral bathrooms, a lactation relax- Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 8–13, 302 Student Center East Sept. 9, 10 to 11 a.m. 109 Burnham Hall ation room, library, kitchen and more. The event features free food and raffle prizes. Interested in joining a fraternity? This 3050 Student Services Building Are you an honors student or interested Feeling lost? Join UIC’s iFit to create MEN’S SOCCER recruitment includes presentations and in becoming one? Meet new members, get social activities to give you a look at UIC connections between your strengths and your foot in the door and learn what the Friday, 7 p.m., Flames Field Greek values: service, scholarship and interests and UIC programs of study. college is all about. Support your team and cheer on the brotherhood. Visit go.uic.edu/ifitfor more information. 6 uicnews.uic.edu I UIC NEWS I SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 Fellows collect artifacts, stories for multidisciplinary projects By Christy Levy — [email protected]

To study the early trade patterns of Asian porcelain, their dissertation and make great progress toward finishing Rory Dennison had to travel abroad to collect samples their degree,” said Laura Junker, associate dean of the more than 1,000 years old. Graduate College and associate professor of anthropology. Dennison visited sites in China and the Philippines to “This award has impacted a significant number of de- dig up 360 samples — all with help from the Chancellor’s partments and a lot of students.” Graduate Research Fellowship program. About 25 percent of students who received fellowships “The funding was a huge help and the primary source of were later awarded major external fellowships or grants, funding to go overseas,” said Dennison, a doctoral student such as Fulbright fellowships or funding from the Nation- in anthropology. al Science Foundation or National Institutes of Health, Dennison received the fellowship in 2012 and 2013 for Junker said, “considerably higher than the general rate.” his research on trade and exchange mechanisms in Asia Fellowship recipients must have a multidisciplinary as- from the 10th through the 15th centuries. He’s using pect to their research, which helps their job prospects once chemical analysis to determine the originating kiln site of they’ve completed their degree, Junker said. Marines de la Peña celebrates the first plum from the porcelain samples he collected. “It benefits graduate students in terms of making the her plantings on a Mexican biological reserve. “There was Chinese trade reaching Africa 600 years ago,” really strong connections with scholars in different disci- he said. “A lot of people don’t realize how integrated the plines across campus,” Junker said. “Employers are looking world has been for a long time. for doctoral and graduate students who can develop proj- former psychiatric patients, mental “We’re seeing the forerunners to the modern global ects across disciplines.” health advocates and others involved in world.” UIC grad Anne Parsons thinks the fellowship helped mental health and correctional reform. The fellowship program provides up to $8,000 in fund- land her current job, assistant professor of history at the “There’s a lot of value right now in ing over two years to graduate and professional students University of North Carolina at Greensboro. history in doing multidisciplinary working on multidisciplinary projects. More than 150 stu- Parsons received the fellowship in 2010 and 2011 for work,” she said. “My work connects to dents have received funding in the program’s first five years, research on the politics of mental health and incarceration disability studies and speaks to political including 42 students in the last academic year. from 1945 to 1985. She traveled to Pennsylvania to review science, sociology. I think it really “The fellowship allows students to move forward with archives and work on an oral history project, interviewing strengthened my work — and that is valued on the job market.” Marines de la Peña, a doctoral stu- Anne Parsons dent in biological sciences, is strength- ening conservation efforts on a biological reserve in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico. She’s introduc- ing new plants there and collaborating with mathemati- cians to measure the dispersal of the plants, as well as conduct a census of birds and bats in the rainforest. “The area has been highly fragmented by cattle ranchers,” said de la Peña. “These are stepping stones with the plant- ings, which can attract animals that bring seeds and con- nect the landscape.” She used the fellowship for several trips to the rainfor- est. She will seek a postdoctoral position in Mexico after she finishes her studies at UIC in October. “The fellowship was really helpful to get through the first years,” she said. “We have plans to continue the proj- ect much longer.” Letters of intent for this year’s fellowship program Grad student Rory Dennison and anthropology faculty member Laura Junker visit a Chinese kiln site. are due Sept. 15; applications are due Oct. 6. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/1pcG1XN SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 I UIC NEWS I uicnews.uic.edu 7 8 uicnews.uic.edu I UIC NEWS I SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Send information about campus events to Christy Levy, [email protected] CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 3 INVOLVEMENT FAIR Connect with student organizations and student service departments to find ways to get involved on campus.

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EXHIBITS SEPTEMBER 5–OCTOBER 18 THROUGH MAY “Universal Declaration of Infantile Anxiety 2015 Situations Reflected in the Creative Impulse” “Unfinished Business: The Right to Play” My Barbarian: artists Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon, Alexandro Segade. Sociopolitical aspects of play. Opening reception: Sept. 5, 5–8 p.m. Hours: Tues–Fri 10 a.m.–4p.m. Live staging Bertolt Brecht’s play “The Mother,” Sun noon–4 p.m. Performances: Sept. 19, 7–9 p.m. / Sept. 20, 3–5 p.m. Hull-House Museum Hours: Tues-Fri 10 a.m.–6 p.m. / Sun noon–6 p.m. hullhousemuseum.org Gallery 400 / ADH / gallery400.uic.edu

LECTURES SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER 11 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 18 “Commercial “Global Environmental Jus- “The Gendered Intimacies “The Return of the Neighborhood as an Revitalization” tice: Footprints, Fairness of Global Health” Urban Strategy” and the Future of the Planet” Real Time Chicago Lecture Julie Livingston, professor of UIC Urban Forum. Co-chairs Chancellor Paula Series, sponsored by UIC Paul Brandt-Rauf, dean of the history, Rutgers University, 2013 Allen-Meares, Cook County Board President Toni Great Cities Institute School of Public Health. Jewels MacArthur Fellow. Institute for Preckwinkle, Susana Vasquez of Local Initiatives of UIC Lecture Series. Noon–1:30 p.m. the Humanities working group. Support Corp. of Chicago. Lunch provided. 4th floor, CUPPA 4–5:30 p.m. / 4th floor, CUPPA 3 p.m. / lower level, SH Registration required. greatcities.uic.edu greatcities.uic.edu [email protected] UIC community free with i-card; $25 for others 8:45 a.m.–4:45 p.m. / UIC Forum / uicurbanforum.org SPECIAL EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 4 SEPTEMBER 4 SEPTEMBER 5 SEPTEMBER 7 “HC Student “Spark in the Park” “CAN/WRLC Block “Mud Bowl” Organization Party” Open House” UIC’s annual private concert Play mud volleyball, for students, faculty and staff, BBQ with the Campus ultimate frisbee or rugby. Meet Honors College featuring rapper J. Cole as Advocacy Network and Last installment of the students and learn headliner with special guest Women’s Leadership UIC tradition before the about their organiza- Bas. Valid i-card is required Resource Center. Tour Outdoor Field Complex tions and services. for entry. Sponsored by CAN’s new space on is covered by turf. Campus Programs in collab- 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. the west side of campus. oration with the UIC Pavil- Sponsored by Campus 109 BH Noon–4 p.m. ion and UIC Radio. Recreation. uic.edu/honors Roosevelt Road Build- Doors, 6:30 p.m. ing parking lot Noon–1:30 p.m. show, 7:30–10 p.m. Outdoor Field Complex UIC Pavilion

FOR MORE UIC EVENTS, VISIT EVENTS.UIC.EDU SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 I UIC NEWS I uicnews.uic.edu 9 PEOPLE MEREDITH LACKEY Grad student honored for filmmaking talent

By Anne Brooks Ranallo — [email protected]

Meredith Lackey, a filmmaker and graduate student who is “as much eth- nographer, anthropologist and theorist as she is artist” was honored for her work by the Princess Grace Founda- tion-USA. “She is a smart filmmaker,” said Jen- nifer Reeder, associate professor of moving image. Lackey, who is completing a master of fine arts degree, received a film hon- oraria from the foundation. She describes her films as exploring “global networks — elements like con- temporary finance, data centers and fiber optic cables.” Meredith Lackey’s recent film, “I’m fascinated by contemporary ex- “Shwebonta,” will screen at the New perience and feel a strong desire to York Film Festival next month. parse that,” she said. Her recent film “Shwebonta” will be screened at the New York Film Festival South America to Africa. in October. It portrays Burma’s (Myan- Lackey received a UIC University Fel- mar) transition from isolation and mili- lowship during the first year of her MFA tary rule to global trade. The film was program and a UIC Chancellor’s Award named for a street in Yangon “where for “Shwebonta.” sign board builders construct advertise- The New York-based Princess Grace ments for the city by hand,” she said. Foundation-USA supports emerging art- For her thesis, Lackey is making a ists in film, theater and dance through film that traces the path of a proposed annual awards, honoraria, scholarships transatlantic fiber optic cable from and fellowships.

APPOINTMENTS Urban Planning and Public Affairs, was elected to the board of directors of Chica- jered b. carr was named head of go Access Network Television. the department of public administration in the College of Urban Planning and kevin brennan, clinical assistant Public Affairs. Before joining UIC, he professor of biomedical visualization in taught for three years at the University of the College of Applied Health Sciences, Missouri-Kansas City, where he directed was appointed co-editor of the Journal of the L.P. Cookingham Institute for Urban Biomedical Communication. Affairs. Carr previously directed the master’s susan magasi, assistant professor of program in public administration at occupational therapy in the College of Wayne State University and taught pub- Applied Health Sciences, was named U.S. lic administration and environmental representative to the International Advi- studies at the College of Charleston. sory Group of the World Federation of He was a policy analyst for the Flori- Occupational Therapists. da legislature and a research analyst for the Center for International Public Management. EXHIBITIONS Carr is co-editor of the Urban Affairs Review. He earned bachelor’s and mas- alexander eisenschmidt and ter’s degrees from Florida Atlantic Uni- jonathan mekinda, assistant profes- versity and a Ph.D. from Florida State sors of architecture in the College of Ar- University. chitecture, Design and the Arts, put together “Chicagoisms,” an exhibition in sid bhattacharyya , associate pro- the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of fessor of information and decision sci- Chicago. Like their accompanying book, ences in the College of Business Chicagoisms: The City as Catalyst for Archi- Administration, joined the editorial tectural Speculation, it includes essays by board of Decision Support System. architects around the world on the impact of the Auditorium Building, Marina City, teresa cordova , director of the Circle Interchange, Aqua Tower and other Great Cities Institute in the College of structures. 10 uicnews.uic.edu I UIC NEWS I SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 DEATHS department. He retired in 2012. Robert Munman, professor emeritus of Peter Hales “Having served on several university and art history, remembered “his unfailing per- School of Art and Art History college committees with Peter, I found him ception and his unfailing friendship.” to be a brilliant scholar with wide-ranging “Peter was a mensch, and he will not be The School of Art and Art History will interests,” said Elliott Dudnik, professor forgotten,” Munman said. hold a memorial this semester for Peter emeritus of architecture. Hales received a Silver Circle Award Hales, 63, professor emeritus of art history, “He was charming and witty and I will for Teaching Excellence in 2003. who was killed Aug. 26 when the bicycle remember him most for the many times he “I think of learning as a grand adven- he was riding was struck by a car near his ture and I try to recognize that same en- hometown of Stone Ridge, New York. thusiasm in my subject and in the “We will honor Peter’s verbal felicity, his students,” he told a UIC News reporter. wit and his passion for ideas and music,” “As a teacher, my primary motivation is said school director Lisa Lee. my love of the material I teach and my Hales combined his talents in photogra- belief that the messages carried in works Dennis F. Weber phy with studies of contemporary cultural of art and culture are powerful and liberat- College of Dentistry history. His most recent book, Outside the ing.” Gates of Eden, published in April by He added, “Today I might teach con- Dennis F. Weber, 81, professor of oral University of Chicago Press, was a history temporary painting, and tomorrow be biology in the College of Dentistry for 33 of American culture from the Cold War looking at site plans for nuclear waste fa- years, died March 4. to today. cilities. How did I get to be so lucky?” Weber, who earned a master’s in histol- His other six books included Silver entertained us with his stories.” While at UIC he was director of the ogy from the college in 1963, was a faculty Cities: The Photography of American Urban- Dudnik said Hales was a “fanatical cy- American Studies Institute, which brings member from 1974 until he retired in 1994, ization, 1839-1915, and Atomic Spaces: clist,” bicycling to UIC from his home in international scholars and teachers to the then continued to teach at the college until Living on the Manhattan Project. Evanston and later, the North Side. He had university each summer for intensive 2007. Hales was a UIC faculty member for 32 recently returned from photographing free- graduate-level training in American cul- His research concerned the structure of years, including four years as chair of his ways in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. ture and life. mineralized tissues, focusing on enamel He earned a bachelor’s degree with and dentin. He received four Golden honors in English and writing from Apple Awards for teaching. Haverford College, a master’s in photog- “We have lost a great man who won’t POLICE raphy and American studies and a Ph.D. be forgotten,” said Alaa Al-Aswany, one of in American civilization, both from the Weber’s former students who earned a UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555 Visit the UIC Police crime map University of Texas at Austin. master’s in dentistry in 1985. Nonemergency: 312-996-2830 uiccrimemaps.org/map TDD: 312-413-9323 and the Chicago Police CLEAR Map gis.chicagopolice.org AUGUST 25–31 CRIMES REPORTED TO UIC POLICE Theft: 7 Reckless driving: 1 Criminal damage: 1 Assault: 1 Criminal trespass to vehicle: 1 Battery: 1 Narcotics: 2 ARRESTS BY UIC POLICE Aug. 25: A woman was arrested at 8:15 A man was arrested for marijuana posses- p.m. at the UIC Police Station for a theft sion at 11:54 p.m. at 700 S. Halsted St. that occurred Aug. 15. Aug. 30: A man was arrested for reckless Aug. 26: A man was arrested at 8:49 a.m. driving at 2:05 a.m. at 745 W. 18th St. at the UIC Police Station for a battery that A woman was arrested for assault at 9:10 occurred June 19. p.m. at 1740 W. Taylor St.

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“Jackie Robinson West values its relationship with UIC and Curtis Granderson,” says team director Bill Haley. — Photo: Jackie Robinson West

“We’re reaching out to about 40 different organiza- tions and 17,000 youth players in Illinois.” Haley — a friend of Dee’s — was on hand for the groundbreaking of the stadium in October 2013 and its official opening in April. “This is a combination of a first-class facility and a way to bring young people to a university campus. I think Jackie Robinson West, the Little League team that captured the U.S. title, played this summer at Curtis that’s a home run,” Haley said at the groundbreaking cer- Granderson Stadium, home of the Flames and city youth sports groups. — Photo: Jackie Robinson West emony. Dee credits Jackie Robinson West’s leadership for the team’s success — Haley and his father, William, have By now, the whole city — even the country — is be- been a great program for a long time, make it to and win directed the league since the 1970s. hind Jackie Robinson West, the South Side Little League the national championships is unbelievable,” Dee said. “It “There’s been consistent, strong leadership for a long team that captured the U.S. championship title and bat- was exciting for me to watch, just like it was for so many time and I think that stability has a large part to play, and tled for the world crown. people in the city, especially because I know them.” they had a collection of really talented kids,” Dee said. But the team has no bigger fans than UIC Athletics, Granderson, an outfielder for the New York Mets who Granderson showed his own support for the team on Flames baseball and Curtis Granderson, UIC grad and donated $5 million for the stadium, has pledged his sup- social media, sharing photos of Mets players watching Major League player. port for creating partnerships with youth baseball organi- the team compete in the World Series and offering his The team of 11- and 12-year-old baseball talents zations through his Grand Kids Foundation. congratulations. He wore the team’s yellow jersey before played four times this sum- “One of the primary rea- the Mets-Dodgers game Aug. 23. mer at Granderson Stadium, “I was very impressed with sons we’re reaching out to Granderson hopes the team spurs discussions about new home to the UIC youth programs is to help black youth and baseball. Flames and Chicago youth the way the kids handled foster the quality of youth “The cool thing is the way people talk about it,” sports organizations. baseball in urban environ- Granderson said in an Aug. 14 New York Times article. “Jackie Robinson West ments and increase the num- “Like, ‘Wow, there is an all-black team out there; I didn’t values its relationship with themselves and served ber of African-American know there was an all-black team playing.’ UIC and Curtis Granderson participants,” Dee said. “The fact that people don’t realize that there is a black a great deal,” said Bill Haley, as great representatives of More youth baseball teams team means that people are under the assumption that director of the team. “The are expected to play at black kids aren’t playing baseball. Hopefully this could be partnership gives our kids the city of Chicago.” Granderson Stadium next something that sheds light both in the African-Ameri- the opportunity to play on a summer, Dee said. can community and the non-African-American commu- first-class facility in a univer- — Mike Dee, UIC head baseball coach “We had quite a few games nity.” sity environment. this summer but we held the So could we see Jackie Robinson West players wear- “In addition, Curtis is a unique role model who we number down so we could use it as a dress rehearsal, so to ing Flames uniforms in a few years? want our kids to emulate.” speak,” he said. “We were very happy with what we were “There are certainly some very good players,” Dee said. Watching the team crowned national champs was a able to schedule out there and in 2015, we will be able to “I was very impressed with the way the kids handled thrill for UIC head baseball coach Mike Dee. significantly increase the number of teams and athletes on themselves and served as great representatives of the city “To see a team like Jackie Robinson West, which has our campus. of Chicago.”