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UMass Boston Addresses Budget Cut Challenges

By Joe Peters and Ed Hayward A combination of budget cuts location. The economic downturn's stitutions in the country to reduce somewhat by the trustees' decision Many see the move to delay bus that touched all corners of the uni clamp on state revenues has student charges. The new increases to raise student fees, which are ex rerouting as a sign that the admin versity and a vote by the University brought about a 30 percent reduc correspond directly to cuts in fund pected to result in about $5.5 mil istration listened to the campus of Massachusetts Board of Trust tion in state support to UMass Bos ing recommended by the governor's lion for the Boston campus. In ad community when it asked for feed ees to raise student fees brought a ton during the last three years. office and the legislature. dition to those new revenues, the back about cuts offered in June by turbulent budget season to a close Cuts could have been much On the Boston campus, fees will campus expects to save about $1.5 the CURE Committee. The 20- this summer. more severe had it not been for be used to maintain academic ex million from the early retirement person group, which represented A process of examining univer three significant dlevelopments: cellence and add approximately $1 program. broad areas of the campus and was sity revenues and expenditures dur economies stemming from changes million to need-based financial aid Another $400,000 in savings composed largely of administrators, ing the spring and summer resulted in the Campus Center opening for UMass Boston students, said were derived from a delay in rout department heads, and faculty in reductions from academic and schedule, the early retirement pack Chancellor Jo Ann Gora. ing additional shuttle buses to the council representatives, did not sug administrative areas, as well as cam age that will allow the campus to "There is never a good time to Campus Center, the university's fu gest the delay in its first report. pus-wide savings proposals such as reduce personnel, and an increase raise student fees," the chancellor ture "front door." The route will "Chancellor Gora called for an a one-week furlough for all employ in student fees. said. "But these fees will help us shift to the new building in Septem open process, and I think that's ees, which will require further ne Part of the response to the preserve services and academic of ber 2004. what everyone got," said Mark gotiation, and an early retirement roughly $80 million cut in state ferings that students rely upon. In Recommended spending cuts Preble, interim director of human program that is expected to cut $1.5 support to the five-campus system addition, we have added $1 million and new revenue measures were resources, who moderated the fo million in salaries. was the Board of Trustees' vote on in need-based aid and graduate as debated at a campus-wide town rum. Preble said the feedback from About $7.5 million was August 6 to increase student fees sistantships with the intention of meeting called for by Chancellor the town meeting greatly helped the trimmed from the campus budget by $750, effective with the spring being able to meet 90 percent of the Gora in July. Many employees sug group recognize certain priorities. to overcome a cut in state funds, 2004 term. From 1995 through financial aid need for eligible stu gested finding savings in the opera "I think it showed the empha the result of reductions by the leg 2001, the University of Massachu dents." tion of the new center, which is sis the campus places on certain islature to the UMass system's al- setts had been one of few higher in- The budget woes were tempered slated to open spring 2004. areas and services," he said. (Cont. on page 3) Community Activities Bloom on Campus Throughout the Summer By Anne-Marie Kent Some university campuses lie deavors, the campus has been alive ton as a great place to take sum dormant during summer months with activity this summer. mer courses: the list of offerings is not UMass Boston! With a popu "We had an outstanding sum large and varied, the quality of in lar summer school program, arts mer, with enrollments exceeding struction is excellent, the fees are events-including a special June our expectations," said Dirk reasonable, and our location by the showing of alumni Charles Merrill's Messelaar, dean of Continuing, Harbor is a point in our favor, es watercolors-plus athletics activi Corporate, and Distance Educa pecially at this time of year." ties and community outreach en- tion. "Students see UMass Bos- The waterfront truly is a mag net. Each day, a steady stream of men, women, and children have walked, jogged, biked, and rollerbladed their way along the Harborwalk. And when July tem peratures soared, the indoor gyms and swimming pool became more Excited new sailors from the South Boston Boys and Girls popular with students, employees, life jackets and journeyed onto Dorchester Bay as part of the Courageous Sailing Program, held at UMass Boston from August 11 and more than 365 community through 22. The group was one of five community organizations invited members. by the university to participate in the program. (Photo by Harry Brett) For those preferring spectator sports, the Bay State Games com- to campus. These Olympics-style the Reebok Pro Summer League petitions, which ran July 10 competitions involved some 10,000 featured 10 NBA teams, including LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers drew large crowds when he made his professional NBA debut at the Clark Athletic Center during through July 13, attracted more participants from across the Com- the Boston Celtics, the New York the Reebok Pro Summer League. (Photo by Harry Brett) than 6,500 athletes and spectators monwealth. The following week, Knicks, and the Philadelphia 76ers. (Cont. on page 5)

University Communications Non-Profit UMass Boston Organization I N T HIS ISS U E 100 Morrissey Boulevard PAID Boston, MA 02125-3393 Boston, MA Page 2 Page 3 Permit No. 52094 UMass trustees approve Vice chancellor puts new graduate school and student affairs at top of (P(S degree. agenda. Trustees Approve the John W. McCormack Gra~duate School of Policy Studies By Ed Hayward The University of Massachu give professionals the theoretical setts Board of Trustees has ap and practical tools they need to proved the creation of the John serve in leadership positions W. McCormack Graduate School within government and academia, of Policy Studies, which will sig as well as within the non-profit nificantly deepen UMass Boston's and private sectors. commitment to policy analysis "UMass Boston is a serious and public service devoted to Bos player in the most competitive in ton and the Commonwealth. tellectual, academic, and research The new school will expand market in the world," said on the urban mission of the uni DiNatale, director of the UMass versity and the McCormack Insti Poll. "The McCormack School tute of Public Affairs, which is will allow the business, non widely recognized as Greater profit and public policy sectors Boston's premier policy center. to more easily tap the expertise Trustees approved the program of all faculty and researchers at on August 6. UMass Boston." "For the last 20 years, the The university's Ph.D. in Ger McCormack Institute has been Members of the executive planning committee for the new McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies ontology is one of six such pro helping this university carry out (from I to r) : James Ward, Edmund Beard, interim director, Frank Caro, Mary Stevenson, and Jeffrey grams in the nation and the only Burr. (Photo by Harry Brett) its urban mission with astute re program in the Northeast. search, respected analysis, and na Policy. It will also serve as the new the need for policy study and pub years, in addition to state appro "Joining the new McCormack tionally recognized public ser home for the university's Geron lic service focused on Boston and priations for faculty and opera Graduate School of Policy Stud vice," Chancellor JoAnn M. Gora tology Master of Science and the Commonwealth. Elevating this tions. ies will strengthen the Gerontol said. "The new graduate school Ph.D. programs, the Gerontology work to graduate school status The McCormack Graduate ogy Department and its graduate will elevate the profile of these Institute, the Ph.D. Program in makes sense for our faculty and School will build upon the programs and define it as the pre projects and advance the work of Public Policy and Master of Sci students, as well as the university institute's local focus on contem eminent venue in the nation for the institute, the master's degree ence in Public Affairs. and the city we serve." porary policy issues, including research and training in aging and in Public Affairs and Public Policy "When we started the The school will continue to be education, economic develop gerontological policy," said Jeffrey Ph.D. programs, and our Geron McCormack Institute in 1983, funded, in part, by a $6.2 million ment, labor markets, health, Burr, chairman of the Gerontol tology team." Boston was not on any policy endowment awarded by Congress housing, family, criminal justice, ogy Department. "This is particu The school will include the ex analyst'S map," said Edmund to conduct policy research vital to and the environment. larly important because of aging isting institute's Centers for Social Beard, the founding director of the the city and the state. The units The school will serve as a cen Baby Boomers and critical issues Policy, Women in Politics and institute, who will serve as interim that will form the new school re ter of excellence with regional, as long-term care, health services, Public Policy, Democracy and De dean of the new school. "The in ceived external funding of nearly national, and international visibil income security and productive velopment, and State and Local stitute immediately lresponded to $9.2 million during the last five ity. The school's programs will aging."

The English Coll~ege of Public and Community Service Debuts Department <:ommunity Media and Technology Degree Presents By Ed Hayward Distinguished The UMass Board of Trustees City of Boston alone." The new major will dovetail Fred Johnson, founder of the approved a new UMass Boston With advances in digital video, with an existing VISTA grant to Media Working Group in Cincin Lecture: bachelor's degree program in Com as well as media software and place volunteers in community nati, was the first full-time fac munity Media and Technology hardware, the community "com technology centers across the ulty member hired for the new (CMT) in the College of Public and puter centers" of old have become country, Garofalo said. That pro major. Other instructors include Poetry Reading, Community Service at its August multimedia production hubs offer gram is entering its fourth year and UMass Boston Professors Mark by 6 meeting. ing new opportunities in print, funding is approaching $2.25 mil Schlesinger and Pepi Leistyna, Adrienne Rich The program's faculty, led by electronic, and visual media to the lion. In addition, researchers with Netrice Gaskins of Boston Neigh Reebee Garofalo, designed a de neighborhoods they serve. the new program are finalists for borhood Network Multimedia gree program that will focus on Garofalo said the degree is the a Technology Opportunity Grant Center, and Peter Miller, director September 24 media analysis, technological pro only one of its kind in the country, from the U.S. Department of Com of the VISTA grant. 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ficiency, social vision" and commu as other media programs focus on merce, Garofalo said. Completion of the CMT degree nity service. For the past year, the either major media corporations or The program will attempt to will require 120 credits, of which University Club college has offered a certificate pro the content being produced. bridge the "digital divide" by pro 81 credits are in the general edu th Healey Library, 5 Fl. gram in the subject. "No one is looking at commu viding the knowledge and tools for cation and electives component of "What we were struck by was nity-based programs," said communities traditionally denied the curriculum. As with other ma how extensive the community Garofalo. "This sector is now large access to high technology. In par jors in the CPCS curriculum, stu Sponsored by the English media and technology movement enough that somebody ought to be ticular, graduates can take their dents would have the option of Department, Creative Writ has become," said Garofalo. paying attention to it with an edu skills to non-profits and commu combining a CMT Major with a ing Program, Women's "The Benton Foundation esti cational program. The movement nity-based agencies to build orga related concentration in an area Studies Program, and The Watermark. Contact: 6-6700. mates there are 1,8010 community is also large enough that people nizations and communities in an such as management, organizing, technology centers in the US. need to start thinking about na effort to promote "digital equity," or training and development, There are more than 1 00 in the tional standards." Garofalo said. Garofalo said.

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2 • The University Reporter Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Puts Service on Top of Agenda By Leigh DuPuy There's a new voice in the of ergy that will help stimulate cul ences of students. He believes a fice of student affairs-J. Keith tural change," he says. constant evaluation by students Motley's booming laugh can be "There are so many communi and external reviews are essential heard down the halls of the Quinn ties here at the school-mini-com to the department's success. Administration Building and his munities that are sectioned off. The The vice chancellor recognizes excitement about being at UMass campus center will help pull these the importance of tradition and Boston is just as conspicuous. groups together," says Motley. He maintaining UMass Boston's "There are things about this believes its anticipated co-curricu commitment to accessibility. He university, its students, and the vi lar atmosphere can be realized now. advocates both building on this sion of its chancellor that resonate "We need to greet people. We history and enhancing it. "Noth with me in ways I haven't felt in a need to engage students when ing good comes without chal long time," Motley says. "There they come in-we should know lenges," he notes. "I want this are wonderful things happening what our student's names and get school to be the students' first inside and outside of the class them involved. If nothing else, choice, and for our students to room here." we should inform them," he says. celebrate the degree they get Motley began his post as vice Motley's plans include creating here." chancellor of students affairs on a student advisory board to find Both pride and levity are essen August 1, following an impres out what makes their experience tial ingredients for success, argues sive career at Northeastern Uni J. Keith Motley, vice chancellor for students affairs. (Photo by Harry at the university a positive one. "It Motley. He says, "This should be versity. His tenure stretched from Brett) will be a chance to talk together a fun place to be-we should feel his early days as a top basketball more than two decades as a higher dent services," he says. and collaborate." He says, "I be good about being here. " player and student leader to his education administrator," says One way to begin, notes Mot lieve if we engage and involve stu Dr. Motley received a B.S. in rise from an admissions counse Chancellor Gora. ley, is to take inspiration from the dents in the process, we will reap education with a focus on speech lor to several appointments as as And with this wealth of knowl new Campus Center, set to open the benefits of professional devel pathology and audiology and a sistant dean of minority affairs, edge, Motley wants to get down to April 2004. "The campus cen opment." M.Ed. in higher education ad associate dean and director of the the business of building a complete ter is one of the best I've ever seen Motley also plans to examine ministration from Northeastern African American Institute, and living and learning; experience for - the size, quality, and potential. the role student affairs plays in re University, and a Ph.D. in edu dean of student services. "Dr. students at UMass Boston. "We It has the framework to galvanize tention and to use research in re cational administration from Motley brings to UMass Boston need to focus on high-quality stu- the campus and provide the en- sponding to the needs and prefer- Boston College. Urban Harbors Institute Explores Possible Renewable (Cure Report cont.) But budget cuts do not come easy, Energy Facilitit!s for Boston Harbor Islands and some proposals still require ne By Jack Wiggin gotiations with campus labor unions, The Urban Harbors Institute and evaluating alternative financial noted Preble. (UHI) is spearheading a project to and operational models. Tom Goodkind, who spoke on evaluate the feasibility of establish Throughout the process the behalf of four unions at the July bud ing renewable energy facilities on team has been working closely get forum, admits to having mixed the Boston Harbor Islands. The with the Boston Harbor Islands feelings about the budget process. goals of the project are to site and Partnership and Advisory Council, "As for the CURE committee it initiate development of a mix of the numerous federal, state, and self, they clearly worked very hard, solar, wind, wave, and tidal power municipal agencies with an inter did the best they could, and came up facilities at sites on or around Bos est or jurisdiction in the harbor, with some decent proposals," said ton Harbor's Long Island, Moon and meeting with representatives Goodkind. However, he believes the Island, Spectacle Island, and Th of the surrounding communities process could have been more open ompson Island. for their input. Community out to debate, such as the key principles The project is supported by a reach and education is perhaps the that the CURE Committee were $150,000 grant from the Renew Members of the Renewable Energy Facilities project team include (from most important aspect of the asked to work under. "It appeared able Energy Trust Fund, managed r to I): Jack Wiggin, project director and assistant director of Urban project, as people are very inter that certain areas might have been by the Massachusetts Technology Harbors Institute, Bill Green of Island Alliance, Tony Ellis of the ested in how the project fits into 'off-limits,' which did not inspire Renewable Energy Resource Lab at UMass Amherst, and Dave Ditts Collaborative which was estab the landscape and the park, and the widespread confidence in their delib of Timeless Technologies. (Photo by Harry Brett) lished in 1998 to stimulate the environmental benefits of renew erations," he said. · supply of and demand for green electric grid. This connection now port the park; and contribute to able energy for the Boston area. Goodkind says the most signifi power. The project team is led brings electricity Ito the islands, the supply of green power and a Alternative development sce cant negotiation probably will be by UHI's Jack Wiggin and in and could allow power generated greater reliance on renewable en narios with data and visualizations around the proposed furlough. Of cludes Kathy Abbott and Bill on the islands to be fed to the grid ergy in Massachusetts. are now being prepared for con ficials estimate the move could save Green from the Island Alliance; and produce revenue for the park. There are a myriad of consid sideration by the partnership and $1 million. However, it would require Sally Wright, Jim Manwell, and Long and Moon Islands, like sev erations to be studied in the pro by the public at community meet employees to give up a week of per Tony Ellis of the University of eral other islands in the park area, cess of designing and siting renew ings over the next couple of sonal or vacation time so that the Massachusetts Amherst's Renew are host to important community able energy facilities in an urban months. At this stage the assess campus could close between Christ able Energy Research Lab; and services, and Thompson Island is environment such as Boston Har ment suggests that there are good mas and New Year's. David Dilts of Timeless Tech the site of a schoOiI and environ bor. Over the past year the project prospects for photovoltaics (solar "These decisions have been made nologies. Faculty and graduate mental education center. Renew team has been analyzing the physi panels) at several sites and for a only after a thorough discussion and students from the Environmen able energy on Spectacle Island cal environment and the existing small number of wind turbines on analysis of the ideas and opinions of tal, Coastal, and Ocean Sciences would continue the theme of en and planned uses of the islands; as the islands. The potential to em fered both on campus and off cam Department are also contributing vironmental restoration begun sessing the solar, wind, and ocean ploy ocean energy technologies in pus," said the chancellor in a letter their expertise in ocean energy. with the successful transforma energy potentials; evaluating re the harbor, however, seems limited to the campus. "While none of these The team has focused their tion of a former city landfill to an newable energy technologies (wind owing to low wave heights and the discussions were easy and may im analysis on four islands, which are island park. turbines, photovoltaic systems, lack of strong currents. Given the pact the services we offer on campus, part of the Boston Harbor Islands With this proliect, the team and wave and tidal devices); re project's publicly oriented goals we have tried to protect all of our National Park Area and ideal sites seeks to advance 1the sustainable searching environmental issues and thorough research and out degree programs and preserve course for renewable facilities. Boston development policies of the na such as potential impacts on natu reach effort, those involved are op availability. " is the third-windiest city in the na tional park and the island owners; ral and historic resources, risks to timistic that renewable energy will More information about the re tion and the four islands are all create an opportunity to educate birds, and aesthetics; investigating be the next chapter in the environ port is available at www.wnb.edul grid-tied islands, connected by the public on renewable energy; compatibility with airport opera mental success story of Boston news/2003news/generaCnews/ electric cable with the regional provide a source of revenue to sup- tions and grid interconnectivity; Harbor. 08budget.html.

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University Plaza Takes Center Stage 6tl1lnnual for Convocation Celebrations Boston Folk FestiVal By Leigh DuPuy A campus alive with the re main convocation address, "En sity," the event gives students turn of students will celebrate vironmental Sciences, Public an opportunity to learn about them throughout UMass Policy, and Human Well-Being," dozens of campus depart Boston's convocation activi given by Washington policy ex ments and programs. Those ties held on September 17. pert Gregory Wetst:one, on the students who turn in a com Events ranging from a debate University Plaza at 10:30 a.m. pleted and stamped "pass on environmental public Director of advocacy for the port" are eligible to win policy, a barbecue and tour of Natural Resources Defense prizes, including a semester Friday, Saturday, and Sunday student offerings, and a festi Council, Wetstone IlS a passion parking pass, campus book val of music offer something ate opponent of the Bush store gift certificate, and a September 19 - 21, 2003 for everyone in the university Administration's environmental tuition-free semester. More than 30 acts, including: Emmylou Harris, Koko Taylor community. policy. A roundtable discussion The day's events will cul & Her Blues Machine, Tom Rush, Greg Brown, Richard The day will open with the wi1l continue the debate on such minate in the Fest-of-Us cel Shindell, Mercy Brothers with Barrence Whitfield, Michael 2003 Convocation breakfast for critical issues as global warming, ebration, in which UMass Dinallo, Catie Curtis, Joel Mabus, Tony Trischka Band, Kevin faculty and staff to be held in air pollution, forest policy, wild Boston bands and top local So, Texas Song Theatre with Eric Taylor, Denice Franke and the Ryan Lounge at 8:30 a.m. life laws, and public health. musicians rock the plaza. The Steve Fromholz, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Paul Brady, "The breakfast is a good way to To follow, the- university award-Winning local rock Carol Noonan, Kate Campbell, Danu, Les Sampou, Tom gather with friends and col plaza wi1l become lrhe stage for band Bleu, the Phoenix/ Prasada-Rao, Scott Alarik, Hot Soup, Amy Carol Webb, T.J. leagues and talk about the forth a wide range of student offerings, WFNX Best Local Male Vo Wheeler, Richard Berman, Anni Clark, Daisy Nell & Cap't coming academic year," says including a fre~: barbecue calist for 2003, will headline Stan, Don White, Fiesta Del Norte, Drumming-for-you with Chancellor Gora, "and to rec worked by universIty staff vol the event and hip-hop artist Bob Bloom, Swing and Contra Dancing with Margaret ognize the significant progress unteers and a chan¢e to tour the Baba will serve as emcee. Musmon, Chantey boat cruises with Lynn Noel & friends. we made last year in realizing "Passport to Disco rery" exhibit For more information see our institutional goals." along the plaza. Modeled in the calendar listings and signage The university community spirit of last year's successful around campus, or visit For more information and tickets, visit is then invited to attend the "Hidden Jewels 0 ' the Univer- www.umb.edulfestofus. www.bostonfolkfestival.org or call 7-6911.

UMass Boston Team to Walk for GCOE Professor Brings Technology the Komen Race for the Cure into Traditional Classrooms What better way to spend a who serves on the board of di- morning having fun and making a rectors of the Susan G. Komen By Sara Baron difference than to volunteer for the Foundation Boston affiliate. "Up Gonzalo Bacigalupe of the Komen Race for the Cure in Bos to 75 percent of the net income Graduate College of Education ton on Sunday, September 7? from the Boston race stays in the believes that teaching with tech UMass Boston's Barbara Graceffa, community to fund local breast nology is not as much learning assistant director for the Ph.D. health education and breast can the technologies as expanding Program in Public Policy, and Bea cer screening and treatment teaching methods. In his two con Fitness Center Director Chris projects." traditional classes, Bacigalupe Fitzgerald invite all from the uni Graceffa has volunteered for uses a laptop and projector for versity community to join the the race since its inception. Breast content delivery, student presen UMass Boston walking team. All cancer has affected members of tations, and group work. proceeds from the race, held at her family and two friends at PowerPoint presentations are Daly Field in Brighton, help fund UMass Boston. She says, "This downloaded from a Prometheus vital breast cancer and local initia event celebrates survivorship and course website that includes syl tives. honors those who have lost their labi, documents, and assign "The Susan G. Komen Breast battle with the disease." ments. Students work in groups Cancer Foundation Race for the Interested in joining the team? to develop ideas and then take Cure raises significant funds and Please contact Chris Fitzgerald at turns entering their thoughts awareness for the fight against 7-7688 for more information into a Power Point presentation. Graduate College of Education's Gonzalo Bacigalupe blends technology breast cancer," explains Graceffa, about participating. After the laptop is traded among throughout his traditional and online classes. (Photo by Harry Brett) the groups, Bacigalupe may add more thoughts, and at the end ity of writing, flow of ideas, and tion for incorporating technol Photography Exhibit" Alcohol: Fun and of class, comment on the com contributions of students. ogy is having assignments that Games?" Debuts at Healey Library pilation of student ideas and put "There is a much higher level of emphasize information gather the PowerPoint on the idea sharing and collaborative ing online. A list of excellent Promestheus site for future ref- work beyond the physical class links will help point students to erence. time," he says. the best resources in the field. Bacigalupe also incorporates Bacigalupe encourages fac Bacigalupe cautions that it is video streams and threaded dis ulty who are thinking about in difficult to learn everything cussions into his traditional corpora ting technology into about incorporating technology courses. He assigns video clips their classes to start with what into teaching all at once. He ad posted on the course website so they know. Faculty unfamiliar vises faculty to start with what students can come to class pre with Prometheus or PowerPoint they know, talk to peers, and pared for discussion. He finds can start with e-mail lists to pro work with students. He advises that threaded discussions on the mote student communication faculty who are thinking about readings elicit more student outside class and by asking stu transitioning from traditional commentary than traditional e dents if they would like to e-mail classes to online classes to be mails and class discussions. papers or instant message dur proficient in word processing, UMass Boston alumnus Albert Brodksy has created a compelling Using comments and questions ing office hours. Faculty can Power Point, e-mail, and web collection of black-and-white photographs that examine alcohol use from the threaded discussions save on printing costs and help searching. Faculty interested in and abuse, displayed in an exhibit at the Walter Grossman Memorial to begin class sessions, he finds students who miss class by put learning more are encouraged to Galll!ry, 8th floor of the library, from September 1 through 30. An opening reception with the artist will be held at the gallery on September these technological interven ting handouts online in a visit the ITC website at 7 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Free and open to public. Contact: 7-5660. tions have increased the qual- Prometheus site. Another op- www.itc.umb.edu.

4 • The University Reporter New Managing Director Ready to HH S Grant Helps Bring Lead Nantucket Field Station the Best to Nursing By Jim Mortenson For those of us unaware of the By Anne-Marie Kent beauty and opportunities avail When College of Nursing and value of small communities of able at the environmental field Health Sciences (CNHS) profes learning; and saw a dire short station on the island of Nan sor Linda Dumas studied nurs age of nurses from groups tra tucket, Sarah Oktay plans to sail ing, she was part of a ten-mem ditionally underrepresented in us out of the fog and into the shim ber cohort who took classes to the nursing profession. mering potential for research, gether, formed study groups, and Although CNHS already teaching, and learning that is the forged friendships. She believes has a significant minority popu Nantucket Field Station (NFS). small learning communities lation-currently 30 percent of September 1 marks the start of make sense-and current re its students, up from 22.3 per Oktay's tenure as the station's search confirms her claim. cent in 1997-and a require managing director. "I'm happy and Now, with the help of a new ment that all students study excited," Oktay says. "I'm look $729,000 three-year Department community health nursing, ing forward to raising UMass of Health and Human Services Dumas says that there is more Boston's research and education grant and the assistance of col to be done. She points to the profile both on Nantucket and, in Sarah Oktay, former research associate for the Environmental, leagues Deborah Mahony, Jane growing minority populations time, well beyond Massachusetts." Coastal, and Ocean Sciences Department, will start her appointment Cloutterbuck, Victoria Palmer in Massachusetts and disturb Oktay is well-suited to the task on September 1 as managing director of the Nantucket Field Station. Erbs, Lin Zhan, Joel Grossman, ing imparities in health between (Photo by Harry Brett) of advancing the Field Station's and others, Dumas hopes to cre whites and other racial and eth mission of education, research, and believes that science truly succeeds in town are available for faculty, ate a special community of learn nic groups as indicators. community service in cooperation when it is demystified and made students, and other NFS users. The ers for CNHS. The HHS grant will fund "a with faculty and students of meaningful beyond the scientific multidisciplinary nature of the pro The program, called "Bring culture of community, " one that UMass Boston, the people of Nan community. grams supported by the NFS is re ing the Best to Nursing" (BBN), includes faculty support, tucket, and other educational and "I'm dedicated to the belief that flected in the topics of current re is designed especially for CNHS mentoring, help with ESL issues, research organizations both on and science is for all people, not just the search and courses taught on site, students of color, those represent peer support, laptops, and off Nantucket. In 2000, she earned scientists," she says. "So I will work including ecology, geology, ing linguistic minorities, and online tutoring and discussion a Ph.D. in chemical oceanography very hard to communicate through Africana studies, anthropology, those from economically or edu groups. Stipends are available from Texas A&M University, and the media as well as the Internet art, economic botany, ornithology, cationally disadvantaged back for those who qualify, as well has also earned undergraduate de how environmental science works health sciences, conservation biol grounds. Dumas cites research as other financial aid benefits for grees in marine science and chemis- and how that translates into, for ex ogy, and others. from Historically Black Colleges all who meet the criteria. A try. ample, effective conservation pro Oktay will increase the station's and Universities (HBCU) sup BBN-related Kids into Nursing Since early 2000, Oktay has grams that benefit us all." research activities and its course porting the idea of small learn program in Dorchester middle worked as a research associate in "I'm also going to meet often and outreach offerings. "I plan to ing communities, particularly for schools encourages young stu the Department of Environmental, with Nantucket's elected, school, return to UMass Boston one day a students of color. dents to develop interests in Coastal, and Ocean Sciences town, and conservation officials to week to meet with faculty inter "We want to maximize stu- nursing. BBN students will (ECOS) res2onsiblejor managing listen to their ideas about how the ested in discussing.. their ideas on ", dent potential and improve ac'" mentor diy.erse, urban+middle two laboratories, mentoring gradu field station can playa greater and increasing the field station's re cess to the healthcare system by school students as they learn ate students, assisting faculty in field even more positive role in all aspects search and academic opportuni diverse populations of color," more about nursing. research, chairing the NSF Research of the Nantucket community," she ties," she says. Dumas says. "We hope to gradu Says Dumas, "Students will subcommittee, and much more. In says. "I am mindful that any expan ate intelligent nurses who mirror have to apply to be in the pro addition, Oktay served as an ad Thanks to two philanthropists, sion or modification of the station's the populations they will serve in gram. They will be a select junct faculty member of ECOS, as the NFS was established about activities will require funds. While urban communities - that's what group--but not a segregated well as the system-wide Graduate thirty years ago. Four buildings pro we will not deviate from our mis hospitals desperately want and group." She expects to enroll 20 School of Marine Sciences and vide a residence space, classroom, sion to provide learning experi what communities need." students in the first yeat; 25 in Technology. laboratory, workshop, and office on ences that contribute to high-qual She first developed the idea the second year, and 35 the fol While her credentials and expe a 107-acre site on Nantucket Har ity public education, every effort with colleague Margaret Matteis, lowing year. Her future plans rience are important elements of bor some five miles from Nantucket will be made to make our activi who, like Dumas, had experience include writing more grants to success in a university setting, she Center. In addition, five condo units ties self-supporting." in urban nursing; understood the fund program expansion.

(Summering at UMass Boston cont.) Dorchester Kids Learn About Horticulture "More than 40,000 attended mer program for college-bound stu- at UMass Boston's Greenhouse and 10 of the 14 sessions were sold dents with special needs here at the out, making this the most success campus. ful Summer League to date," re While some young people ported Charlie Titus, athletics di reached for new academic skills, rector, who added that 14,000 free others-a hundred or so, aged tickets were distributed to commu eight to 18-developed nautical nity and youth groups. ones. Participants in the Coura The youths who cheered their geous Sailors program at UMass favorite NBA teams were not the Boston learned how to sail in only community kids on campus. Dorchester Bay. These sailors Thirty-five local middle-schoolers came from organizations including and 63 high-schoolers took part in the Dorchester YMCA, the South the Urban Scholars seven-week Boston Boys and Girls Club, the summer program. "The theme this Colonel Marr Boys and Girls Club, summer was 'Government and Me: the South Boston Neighborhood How do we affect the economy?'" House, and Freedom House. said director Joan Becker, who For people of all ages interested noted that the Kennedy Library col in seeing Boston Harbor sights, free laborated to offer the high schoolers lunchtime cruises left each Tuesday electives in civil rights and "muse- at noon from the Fox Point Land- ums in motion." Additionally, re- ing. These cruises continue through On June 19, Jim Allen, manager of the UMass Boston greenhouse, led a tour for children from the Elm Hill/Blue Hill Housing Developments in Dorchester through the verdant greenhouse located on ported Becker, 30 middle school September, offering a taste of sum the fourth floor of the Science Center, full of tropical plants, cockatiels, and frogs. The tour was part students participated in the Project mertime to anyone who wants Au of a field trip for the landscaping design/gardening apprenticeship program, led by Jennifer Ashkar, REACH six-week academic sum- gust to linger just a bit longer. for residents ages ten to fourteen. (Photo by Harry Brett)

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PRESENTATIONS, Francis G. Caro, director of the On July 18, Nelson P. Lande of the Professor Jennifer Radden of the Elizabeth Fay, associate professor of CONFERENCES, AND Gerontology Institute, spoke at the Philosophy Department presented Philosophy Department spoke at the English, published the article LECTURES "Long-Term Care Research: A the paper "Trotsky's Brilliant Flame annual meeting of the Association "Archaic Contamination: Hegel and Lifeline for Service Delivery" and Broken Reed" at a conference of for the Advancement of Philosophy the History of Dead Matter" in the In June, Elsa Auerbach, professor of conference, held on June 18 at the the North American Society for and Psychiatry and presented a May issue of PMLA. English, was a rapporteur and Barbara Jordan Conference Center Social Philosophy, held at Northeast jointly authored paper, "Chemical presenter at the Institute on in Washington, DC. Caro ern University. Sanity and Criminal Justice." Three articles by Professor Arthur Research in Practice in Adult authored the conference booklet Goldsmith of the College of Literacy, held in St. John's New Long-Term Care: Informed by Chantal Lefebvre of the Urban In August, Professor Lorna Rivera Management have been reprinted: foundland. Research. Harbors Institute gave a presentation in the College of Public and "Donors, Dictators, and Democrats to Cohasset, Hingham, and Hull Community Service delivered the in Africa" and "Risk, Rule, and Professor Luis Aponte-Pares of the Fran~oise Carre, research director residents on available open space paper "Multiple Identities and Reason in Africa" were published in Community Planning and Latino of the Center for Social Policy, and public access around the Weir Shifting Boundaries: Insider Taking Sides: Clashing Views on the Studies Departments received a presented her study "Employment River area of critical environmental Research in Marginalized Commu Controversial African Issues, and library travel grant from the Center Brokering for Disadvantaged Job concern. nities" at the 53,d Annual Meeting "Restarting and Sustaining Growth for Latin American Studies at the Seekers" at a conference on of the Society for the Study of Social and Development in Africa" was University of Florida, Gainesville, workforce development. The Cheryl Nixon, assista~t professor of Problems. published in African Economic for his research on travel writing on study, sponsored by the Ford English, presented a paper on Development. Cuba and Puerto Rico in the early Foundation, will be released in the guardians and wards in Fanny White Men Challenging Racism: 35 20th century. fall of 2003. Burney's Cecilia at an International Personal Stories, a book co In June, Gerontology Institute Society of Eighteenth-Century authored by Emmett Schaefer, researchers Alison Gottlieb and On July 29, Paul Atwood of the Professor John Conlon of the Studies meeting in Los Angeles. In adjunct assistant professor in the Nina Silverstein published the Joiner Center and the American Performing Arts Department has July, she read her paper "Seeking Sociology Department, was report "Growing Pains and Studies Department testified before been invited to present - Child Welfare or Suffering? Chan published by Duke University Press. Challenges of GrandFamilies House the Health and Human Services "Shakespeare's Sounds and cery Court Records and Austen's Four-Year Follow-Up Evaluation" Committee of the Boston City Noises" at the New England Mansfield Park" at the conference In July, Professor Nina Silverstein, on their evaluation of the facility in Council to support a resolution that Theatre Conference, held in on Romanticism and parenting in professor of gerontology at the Dorchester. The report is available restricts city purchases of products Providence, Rhode Island. New York. College of Public and Community on the institute's website. that contain or produce dioxin, the Service, conducted the session deadly toxin found in Agent Alex Des Forges, assistant "Collective Bargaining and Gover "Improving Hospital Care for Robert C. Hayden, lecturer in the Orange. professor in the Department of nance Agreements with Distance People with Alzheimer's Disease and College of Public and Community Modern Languages, presented Learning Faculty," an article by Dirk Other Dementias" at the 11'h Service, published his sixteenth Praytush Bharari, assistant professor "Memory, Identity, and the Fetish Messelaar, dean of the Division of National Alzheimer's Disease book, Mr. Harlem Hospital: Dr of management science and of 'Modernity' in the Study of Corporate, Continuing, and Distance Education Conference. Louis T. Wright A Biography, on information systems, presented and Chinese Literature" on August 7 at Education, was published in the first African-American physi published "Strategic Utilization of the Academia Sinica, held in Harvard University's fall 2003 Elaine Ward of the College of Public cian appointed to Harlem Hospital Choice-Board Technology: A Taipei, Taiwan. Continuing Higher Education and Community Service presented in 1920, with Tapestry Press Ltd. Conceptual Framework" with Review. her research on empowerment of former College of Management refugee and immigrant women Thomas O'Grady, professor of colleague Abi Chaudhury at the Jacqueline Fawcett, professor in the Catherine Ann Moroski, a graduate through learner-centered participa English and director of Irish studies, IRMA International Conference. College of Nursing and Health Sciences, published the articles of the Environmental Studies tory education at the 2003 National has an essay, "Genius Loci: The Program, presented the paper Refugee and Immigrant Women's Tutelary Spirit of Benedict Kiely's Lois Biener, senior research fellow at "Theory and Practice: A Conversa "Improving Risk Communication Leadership Conference. Proxopera," in the latest issue of the Center for Survey Research, tion with Marilyn E. Parker" and for the Valuation of Environmental, Nua: Studies in Contemporary Irish presented the paper "Effective Anti "Critiquing Contemporary Health, and Safety Risk Reduction," On June 10, Jack Wiggin, associate Writing. He also published his Tobacco Advertisements for Youth: Nursing Knowledge: A Dialogue" which she co-authored with Tammy director, and Chantal Lefebvre of poem "Trajectory" in the June 19 Lessons Learned in Massachusetts" in Nursing Science Quarterly and Barlow McDonald, assistant the Urban Harbors Institute issue of The Christian Science at the Federal Centre for Health "Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing professor of economics, at the presented the findings of the Gulf Monitor. Education International Theory: Actual and Potential Northeastern Agricultural and River Estuary Natural Resources Workshop on youth smoking Sources for Evidence-Based Resource Economics Association Inventory at the annual meeting of Mark Pawlak of Academic Support prevention. She presented the co Practice" in Self-Care and Annual Conference. the Gulf Association. Wiggin and Programs published poems in The written paper "Cultural Congruence Dependent-Care Nursing. Richard Delaney, director, presented Saint Anne's Review. in Countermarketing: Necessity or the South Florida Marine Master Nicety" at the World Conference on Associate Professor of English Professor Siamak Movahedi of the Plan at the Coastal Zone 03 Assistant Professor of English Tobacco or Health. Elizabeth Fay organized and Sociology Department presented the presided over a conference on paper "Statistical Analysis of conference in Baltimore. Louise Penner read her paper "Exploring the Boundaries of the "Discussing Findings with Peers and Romanticism and parenting, held Subjective Clinical Data" at the In July, Julie Winch, professor of Medical Humanities" at the Stakeholders," an article by Gonzalo in July 30 and 31 in New York Hawaii International Conference on history, gave a presentation on early Conference on Making Sense of Bacigalupe, associate professor in City. Statistics. African American antislavery Health, Illness, and Disease, held at the Graduate College of Education, writings at the annual conference of Oxford University. was published in QSR Insight: The Tom Flanagan of the Environmen Alfred Noel, assistant professor of the Society for Historians of the QSR Newsletter. tal Business and Technology Center mathematics, presented the paper codesigned and facilitated a "Computing Maximal Tori Using Early American Republic, held at Rebecca Romanow, lecturer in summit, held at the President's Ohio State University. English, published "The Erasure of In July, Lawrence Blum, professor of LiE and Mathematica" at the Language in the Globalization of philosophy, presented "High School Office on June 12, to review a plan International Conference in Meng Zhou, associate professor in Rock Music: Sigur Ros and the Students Talk about Race, Morality, for improving air quality and Computer Science, held in St. the Department of Environmental, Politics of Hopelandic" in the July Community, and Educational driver safety at truck stops. Petersburg in June. He published the Coastal, and Ocean Sciences, gave Politics and Culture. Equity" at the annual conference of paper in Lecture Notes in Computer the presentation "Population the Association for Moral Educa Donna Haig Friedman, director of Science. Dynamics of Zooplankton: Jean Rhodes, professor of psychol tion. the Center for Social Policy, spoke on feminist poverty research at the Michael Novak, chair of the Observations, Theories, and ogy, published two coauthored Models" at the Gordon Research papers: "Adolescent Mothers' Ramon Borges-Mendez of the Institute for Women's Policy Management and Marketing Conference of Coastal Ocean Relationships with their Children's Public Policy Program and Miren Research Conference in D. C. Department, presented his case Modeling. Biological Fathers: Social Support, Uriarte of the Gaston Institute "Joseph Abboud: The Transatlantic Social Strain, and Relationship presented a paper on Latino In July, Michelle Hayes, director of Look" at the Business and Econom Continuity" in Journal of Family settlement and incorporation in Technical Assistance at the Center ics Society International Conference. PUBLICATIONS Psychology, and "An Exploratory Lawrence and Holyoke, MA, and for Social Policy, moderated a An expanded version of the case will The essay "Style as Politics: A Study of Youth Mentoring in an Providence, RI, at the "Color Lines panel at the National Alliance to be published in the Global Business Feminist Approach to the Teaching Urban Context: Adolescents' Conference: Segregation and End Homelessness in Washington, & Economics Review - Anthology of Writing," by Pamela Annas, Perceptions of Relationship Styles" Integration in America's Present and D.C., on homeless management 2003. professor of English and director of in the Journal of Youth and Future" conference, held at Harvard information systems. the M.A. program, was published Adolescence. University. by Bedford/St. Martin's Press.

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Rebecca Saunders, lecturer in Novelist John Fulton, assistant OBITUARY English, gave a workshop on Toy professor of English, was an invited Jan Mutchler, professor of Erika Kates, research director at Theater Construction at the Puppet writer-in-residence for the Summer gerontology and associate director the Center for Women in Politics The university community Was Education Conference at Literary Seminars in St. Petersburg, for social and demographic and Public Policy, has produced a saddened to learn that Berte Merrimack College in June. Russia, during the city's 300rh research at the Gerontology one-page fact sheet on "Growing Woody, professor in the College anniversary celebrations in June. Institute, received a $100,000 Inequalities Among Women in of,Public and Community Professor of English Lloyd Schwartz He taught a two-week fiction grant from the National Institute Massachusetts: Income, Employ Service, passed away on July published an essay on Gail Mazur workshop and gave a reading from of Child Health and Human ment, Education and Skills." 31. ' and a translation of Brazilian poet his own work. Development to study social Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna's demography of children living The Trotter Institute co-sponsored Ewfessor Woody joined the poem "The Body Object" in Robert Lublin, the newest full-time with grandparents. the Multicultural Alternative faculty in 1985 and was Provincetown Arts. He also wrote faculty member in the Performing Health and Healing Expo held on promoted'to full professor in the liner notes for two compact Arts Department, arrives in Boston The Center for Social Policy August 14 at the Healey Library. 1992. For a number of years discs: Starlight and Sweet Dreams: from Ohio State University, where received a $50,000 grant from the she taught in and.'directed the Songs by George Gershwin and he recently completed his Ph.D. in U.S. Department of Housing and IN THE NEWS Human Services Graduate , Cole Porter and Tod Machover's Theatre. Urban Development to provide Program"'in t\;l.e College of Avery Faigenbaum, associate Hyperstring Trilogy. technical assistance and training Public and Community 'Service. Alfred Noel, assistant professor of to communities nationwide on professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Physical Julie Winch, professor of history, mathematics, received a National homeless management informa In recent years, she taught in Education, was quoted in the July gave two readings of her book A Science Foundation research tion systems. the Department of Sociology 22 Wall Street J oumal on the Gentleman of Color: The Life of opportunity to work at the and in the joint CPCS-CAS benefits of weight training for James Forten at the Independence Massachusetts Institute of The Emerging Leaders Program Criminal Justice Program, children and young teens. He was Vision Center and the African Technology's Mathematics Depart (ELP) at the Center for Collabora while continuing to direct also interviewed on CNN Headline American Museum in Philadelphia. ment during the summer 2003 to tive Leadership received a $25,000 Capstone Projects in the News on August 14 on physical pursue his research on the represen gift from the ATT Foundation and Human Services Graduate education and childhood obesity In September, Ajume Wingo, tation theory of LiE groups. a $15,000 grant from Blue Cross Program. professor of philosophy, published and Blue Shield of Massachusetts. and quoted in Parade Magazine for his work in the area of youth his book Veil Politics in Liberal Susan Opotow, associate professor Active in university service, training. Democratic States with Cambridge in the Graduate Program in Dispute The New England Resource Professor Woody once chaired University Press. Resolution in the College of Public Center for Higher Education t?e I:aculty Council Budget and Carol Hardy-Fanta, director of the and Community Service, received (NERCHE) received a $200,000 Long-Range Planning Commit Center for Women in Politics and EXHIBITS, READINGS, the University of Massachusetts grant from the Ford Foundation tee and served on a n.umber of Public Policy, was quoted in the PERFORMANCES, SHOWS President's Public Service Award for to connect practitioners to ad-hoc · ~omll).ittees concernf!d Metrowest Daily News on June 15 2003 for her outreach work with policymakers to examine issues with budget issues. Jon C. Mitchell, professor of music, the Boston City Schools and the surrounding the reauthorization of in a story on the changing role of presented the paper "Wind the political spouse. Massachusetts Department of the Higher Education Act. She was also active in nllQler Ensemble Works Programmed by Environmental Protection. ousprofessional associations, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, On August 20, Stephanie Hartwell, The Urban Harbors Institute recently working onthe,redraft 1891-1999" at the World Associa professor of sociology, served as GRANTS AND RESEARCH received a Coastal Pollution f a CQdc;: of :E:tJili;s, fuE.the tion of Symphonic-Bands and panelist on New ngland-Cable Remediation "Plus" grant from American Sociological Associa Ensembles Conference, held in Professor Kamal Bawa has been News News Night with Chet Curtis the Massachusetts Office of tion and chairing the ~wards Sweden. He also conducted the awarded a $30,000 grant by the and Jim Braude to discuss incar Coastal Zone Management to Committee of the Association Filharmonie Bohuslav Martinu in a National Science Foundation (NSF) ceration rates among men. assess boater awareness about of Black Sociologists. concert, held on August 3 in to hold a workshop on "Research pollution and the availability of Luhakovice, Czech Republic. Priorities in Tropical Biology" in An interview featuring Richard boat sewage pumpout facilities in In Cambridge, where she Aberdeen, Scotland. Horsley, professor of liberal arts South Coastal Massachusetts. tesided, she. was a commj.s-, Julia Tripp, constituent coordinator and religion, on the subject of his sioner on the Cambridge at the Center for Social Policy, staged Professors Kamal Bawa, Robert latest book, Jesus and Empire: The The William Joiner Center for the Conservation Commissiqp, a her play about homelessness, "Bring Stevenson, and Bob Morris received Kingdom of God and the New Study of War and Social Conse trustee'for Youtl1 Enrichme.ut / America Home," at the Wisconsin a grant from the Indo-U.S Science quences has received a $325,000 World Disorder, appeared in the Conference on Homelessness on July and Technology Forum to hold a grant from The Rockefeller July 12 issue of the Boston Globe. 22. Tripp addressed the conference workshop on biodiversity Foundation to support resident on the need to increase the participa informatics in Bangalore, India. fellowships in the four-year Stephen Mrozowski, professor of tion of homeless clients in program program entitled "Culture, Art, anthropology and director of the Profe$$or Woody"js described planning. Kyle McInnis, professor of exercise Trauma, Survival, Development: Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for by colleagqes ali a brilliant science and physical education, Vietnamese Contexts." Archaeological Research, was scholar:practitioner, particu Professors Laura Schrader and John received a $150,00 grant from quoted extensively on his excava larly for her'Work. on the' Conlon of the Performing Arts Dana-FarberlHarvard Cancer DISSERTATION tion project at the Sylvester Manor intersection's of labor, race, Department participated in the Center for a two-year research with students from UMass Boston gender arid/or age. Through Estivades Theatre Festival in study to investigate weight control, Szymon J aroszewicz, student in the in the Sunday New York Times on her research and scholarship in Belgium this August. physical activity, and cancer risk Computer Science Graduate August 3. these areas, she made major reduction among racially diverse Program, successfully defended his contributions to the Trotter and Lloyd Schwartz, professor of women in an urban setting. dissertation "Information Theoreti A preview of a concert featuring Gaston Institutes and to the English, gave two summer poetry cal and Combinatorial Methods in the music of Professor David Center for Women and Public readings -at Longfellow House in Tatjana Meschede, senior research Data Mining" on July 12. Patterson of the Music Department Policy. Cambridge and at the New York associa te a t the Center for Social at the Berwick Research Institute State Writers Institute at Skidmore Policy, received a UMass Boston MISCELLANEOUS appeared in the Boston Globe. Externally, she served as a College. dissertation support grant to Reviews of his orchestral composi State Senator Jarrett Barrios consultant to numerous transcribe interviews with street tion, "Cheap Trills," written in discussed the political structure governmental and comm\lnity APPOINTMENTS AND homeless persons and service homage to Victor Borge appeared with students participating in the agencies, the most recent HONORS providers. in Music and Vision: Record Box, Political Empowerment for il,lcluding the U.S. Department London and American Record College of Management's James Immigrants and Refugees work of Labor, the U.S. Equal Laurie Milliken, associate professor Guide. Bierstaker was appointed associate Opportunity Commission, and of exercise science and physical shop during a June 24 visit. editor of The Auditor's Report. the ElYur Corners Action education, received a $100,000 Julie Winch, professor of history, Coalition in Dorches'ter. grant from the National Institutes The tutorial "Pilot: An Information was interviewed on the early Avery Faigenbaum, associate of Health for her study "Factors Literacy Online Tutorial," created history of Liberia for an article that professor in the Department of Affecting the Bone Response and by Healey Library's Sara Baron, appeared in the Boston Herald on Exercise Science and Physical Non-Response. " Janet DiPaolo, and Sarah Tudesco, July 29. Education, was elected to the board systems and digital services of directors of the National librarian, was included in the Strength and Conditioning American College & Research Association. Libraries Internet Education Project database.

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The Calendar of Events is pub MONDAY 8 FRIDAY 12 THURSDAY 18 TUESDAY 23 lished monthly by the Office of University Communications and College of Nursing and Health Brazilian Contemporary Cinema: Instructional Technology Center Instructional Technology Center Community Relations. All events Sciences Faculty Rese;arch Dialogue: Anahy de las Missiones Workshop: Website Planning Workshop: Introduction to Word Alzheimer Family Member's Coping 4:00 p.m., Healey Library, Media 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., Healey Library, 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., Healey Li are open to the public and free, after Nursing Home Placement Auditorium, lower level. Cospon lower level. Learn how to organize brary, lower level. Workshop MSW- unless otherwise noted. From off 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Healey Library, sored by UMass Boston, the Depart Web content and get Web space at 01. Contact: www.itc.umb.edu or Provost's Conference Room, 8,h fl. Fea campus, dial (617) 287 and the ment of Hispanic Studies and Latin UMass Boston. Workshop WEB-01A. 7-3900. turing Joan Garity of UMass Boston. American Studies, and the Consul Also on Sept. 22 and 29. Contact: last four digits listed below each RSVP to donaldo.darlke®umb.edu. General of Brazil in Boston. Con www.itc.umb.edu for full schedule. calendar event. tact: 7-7550. WEDNESDAY 24 Submit October calendar list College of Nursing and Health Instructional Technology Center Sciences Visiting Scho,lar Dialogue: ings by Monday, September 15. SATURDAY 13 Workshop: Managing Your Outlook Fifth Annual UMass Boston Psychiatric Nurses' Pmscriptive Mailbox Volunteer Fair Submit calendar listings online at Privileges 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Healey Li 12:30 - 6:30 p.m., McCormack www.umb.edu/news/calendar/. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Science Center, A Brazilian Music Sampler brary, lower level. Workshop MSO- Hall. Meet representatives from vol Office of Urban Family Health, 3- 03. Contact: www.itc.umb.edu or 7- See the News and Events page on 4:00 p.m., Wheatley Hall, Snowden unteer organizations in Dorchester 301146. Featuring Steve Hemingway Auditorium. Sampling of popular 3900. and South Boston. Free and open www.umb.edu for calendar list of the University of Sheffield. RSVP Brazilian music featuring works by to all. Contact: 7-7955. ings online. to [email protected]. Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beto Guedes, Cartola, and more. Seating on a FRIDAY 19 English Department Distinguished TUESDAY 9 space-available basis. Cosponsored Lecturer Series Features Poet MONDAY 1 by UMass Boston, the Department Boston Folk Festival: Songwriting Adrienne Rich of Hispanic and Latin American and Flatpicking Guitar Contests 2:30 - 4:00 p.m., Healey Library, Brazilian Contemporary Cinema: Studies, and the Consul General of 7:00 - 10 p.m., UMass Boston Cam University Club, 11 ,h fl . Sponsored Labor Day Brazil in Boston. Contact: 7-7550. University closed. Posthumous MemoriE!S of Bras Cuba pus. Winners will perform on the field by the Creative Writing Program, 4:00 p.m., Healey Library, Media stage during the weekend. Applica Women's Studies Program, and The Auditorium, lower level. Cospon tions available at www.bostonfolk Watermark. Contact: 6-7600. TUESDAY 2 sored by UMass Boston, the Depart MONDAY 15 festival.org. Contact: 7-6911 or ment of Hispanic Studies and Latin [email protected]. American Studies, and the Consul College of Nursing and Health TUESDAY 30 Classes begin General of Brazil in Boston. Con Sciences Distinguished Scholar UMass Boston Beacons Women's Opening-week activities run through tact: 7-7550. Lecture: Health Security When Volleyball: Little East Conference out the week. Instructional Technology Center National Security Comes First Tournament Workshop: Introduction to Excel WEDNESDAY 10 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., Quinn Administra 6:00 p.m., Clark Athletic Center. Also 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., Healey Li Free Harbor Cruise tion Building, Chancellor's Confer on Sept. 20, 6:00 p.m. Contact: 7- brary, lower level. Workshop MSE- ed 12:00 - 1:15 p.m., Fox Point Land ence Room, 3 fl. Featuring Nancy 7800. 01. Contact: www.itc.umb.edu or ing. Every Tuesday learn about the sites Graduate Studies Colloquium: Cold Milio of the University of North 7-3900. and sounds of the Boston Harbor Is Mountain Carolina/Chapel Hill. RSVP to lands on board the MN Hurricane. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Science Center, [email protected]. SATURDAY 20 Boat departs from Fox-Point dock. Lipke Auditorium, 2-006. Graduate MISCELLANEOUS Contact: 7-5404 or [email protected]. students, faculty, and staff to discuss 2003 Boston Folk Festival book. Contact: 7-5700. TUESDAY 16 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., UMass Boston Alcohol: Fun and Games? Black THURSDAY 7 Campus. Five stages on Saturday and and-White Photograph Exhibit Brazilian Contemporary Cinema: The UMass Boston Beacons Men's Soccer Sunday feature contemporary and tradi Healey Library, 5th floor, Walter Dog's Will vs. Massachusetts Maritime Academy tional folk music from national, local Grossman Memorial Gallery. Runs IT Cafe 4:00 p.m., Healey Library, Media 3:30 p.m., Clark Athletic Center. and international talent, dance work September 1 - 30. Exhibit by UMass 2:00-5:00 p.m., Wheatley Hall (out Auditorium, lower level. Cospon Contact: 7-7800. shops, activities for children. Contact: Boston alumnus Albert Brodsky. side CPCS Taylor Center) 3rd fl. Stop sored by UMass Boston, the Depart 7-6911, www.bostonfolkfestival.org. Free and open to public. Contact: by for consultations on Web and mul ment of Hispanic Studies and Latin Healey Library, 7-5660. timedia projects. Tuesdays and Thurs American Studies, and Consul Gen WEDNESDAY 17 days. Contact: 7-3900. eral of Brazil in Boston. Contact: 7- SUNDAY 21 7550. Beacon Fitness Center Convocation 2003 Breakfast for Open to faculty, staff, students, and SATURDAY 6 Faculty and Staff 2003 Boston Folk Festival alumni. Fitness professionals, THURSDAY 11 8:30 -10:00 a.m., McCormack Hall, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., UMass Bos strength equipment, racquetball, Ryan Lounge, 3ed fl . ton Campus. Live music, dance work and squash courts available. Class UMass Boston Beacons Men's Soccer shops, and activities for children. offerings in boot camp aerobics, vs. Emerson College Memorial of Hope Remembrance Convocation Keynote Speech: Consult www.bostonfolkfestival.org step class, circuit training, weight 10:00 a.m., Clark Athletic Center. Service Environmental Sciences, Public for more complete listings. Contact: training, etc. Contact: 7-6786 or Contact: 7-7800. 8:30 a.m., McCormack Hall, Ryan Policy, and Human Well-Being 7-6911, www.bostonfolkfestival.org. www.athletics.umb.edu/beacon/ ed Lounge, 3 fl. Join the Division of 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., University index.htm for schedule. UMass Boston Beacons Women's Student Affairs to observe the anni Plaza. Featuring Greg Wets tone, di Volleyball vs. Framingham State versary of September 11,2001. Con rector of advocacy for the Natural MONDAY 22 Intramural Aqua Aerobics College tact: Maggie CahiRI, 7-5839 or Resources Defense Council. 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Thursdays. Clark [email protected]. 12:00 p.m., Clark Athletic Center. Roundtable discussion to follow. College of Nursing and Health Athletic Center Pool. Contact: Contact: 7-7800. Sciences Faculty Research Dialogue Rick Sledzik, 7-7830. Instructional Technolc'gy Center Student B-B-Q 12:00 -1:00 p.m., Healey Library, Li UMass Boston Beacons Women's Workshop: Introductiion to Outlook 12:30 - 2:00 p.m., University Plaza. brary Staff Lounge, 11-01A. Featur Visit The Wellness Center Soccer vs. Mass College of Liberal 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p .. m., Healey Li University staff serves students free ing Laurie Milliken of UMass Boston. McCormack Hall, 1st floor. The Arts brary, lower level. Workshop MSO- food and drinks. RSVP to [email protected]. Wellness Center offers a wide range 1:00 p.m., Clark Athletic Center. 01. Contact: www.itc:.umb.edu or 7- of programs-from yoga to time 3900. Contact: 7-7800. Passport to Discovery Instructional Technology Center management. Please consult umbo 12:30 - 3:00 p.m., Students can tour Workshop: Introduction to wellness.org for program an Blue Balloon Brown Bag Lunch display tables with information on Dreamweaver nouncements. SUNDAY 7 Group student services, departments, and 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., Healey Library, lower 12:30 -1:30 p.m., McCormack Hall, programs. Prizes drawn at 3:00 p.m. level. Learn how to use Dreamweaver WUMB 91.9 FM Commonwealth ed Cafeteria, 3 fl. Share techniques and to create Web pages. Workshop WEB- Journal Opening Reception with artist experiences using Prometheus, UMass n 09. Contact: www.itc.umb.edu or 7- Sundays, 7:00 p.m. Interviews with Albert Brodsky Boston's learning management sys "Fest-of-Us Musical Showcase 3:00 - 6:00 p.m., Walter Grossman 12:30 - 6:00 p.m. UMass Boston 3900. scholars, writers, and public officials tem. Contact: Eileen McMahon, 7- examining current issues of interest Memorial Gallery, Healey Library, 5,h 3998 or [email protected]. bands and top local musicians rock fl . Featuring UMass Boston alum the plaza. The award-winning local Instructional Technology Center to the people of Massachusetts. nus and artist of the exhibit "Alco band Bleu, PhoenixlWFNX Best Lo Workshop: Fireworks: Graphics for Contact: 7-6900. hol: Fun and Games? B1ack-and Brazilian Contemporary Cinema: cal Male Vocalist for 2003, will head Web White Photographs." The exhibit Seven-headed Beast line the event and hip-hop artist Baba 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Healey Library, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Clothing runs from September 1 to 30. Com 4:00 p.m., Healey Library, Media will serve as emcee. Contact: 7-6900. lower level. Graphics instruction for Drive munity reception scheduled from Auditorium, lower level. Cospon those experienced with Dreamweaver. A donation bin for gently used 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on September 10. sored by UMass Boston, the Depart UMass Boston Beacons Women's Workshop WEB-I0. Contact: www. clothes is located on the plaza near Contact: 7-5660. ment of Hispanic Studies and Latin Soccer vs. Pine Manor College itc.umb.edu or 7-3900. Wheatley Hall. Contact: 7-7897. American Studies, and the Consul 3:30 p.m., Clark Athletic Center. General of Brazil in Boston. Con Contact: 7-7800. tact: 7-7550.

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