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Volume 15 Number 17 CampusUpdate June 2, 2004 PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR THE SUNY OSWEGO COMMUNITY Alumni return to campus for Reunion 2004 this weekend Hundreds of graduates are expected to return to wego Alumni Association, because it is our opportu- often we hear from alumni sharing fond memories of campus from June 3 to 6 for Reunion 2004. nity to welcome back to campus hundreds of alumni, professors and college staffers who have made a dif- Events will include such attractions as a barbecue many of whom have not been back to Oswego since ference in their lives,” she said. at Fallbrook Recreation Center, a golf outing, tours of their graduation many years ago,” said Betsy Oberst, Richard Thomas, a 1968 graduate of the college campus and the city, a sketch comedy show and the director of alumni and parent relations. and executive director of the School Administrators gala Anniversary Class Dinner on Saturday evening. She encouraged faculty and staff members to at- Association of New York State, will be honored at the “Reunion weekend is a special event for the Os- tend events and renew friendships with alumni. “So Anniversary Class Dinner with the Sheldon Award for Excellence in Education. Thomas also heads the Magellan Foundation, which grew out of a need recognized by the School Admin- istrators Association. It is an educational foundation that seeks to link those who know what is necessary to improve the quality of education with the resources to make it possible. It has received a $7.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to pro- vide educational opportunities for public and private school principals and superintendents. He formed the New York State Blue Ribbon Com- mission on Youth Leadership, which will create a leadership development program serving learning and character education for middle and secondary level students. Specially honored will be the anniversary class of 1954 and the 25th anniversary class of 1979. Other class years ending in 4 and 9 will be featured, but ev- eryone is welcome. The 15th cluster reunion will be held for the classes of 1988, 1989 and 1990; and the 35th cluster reunion for the classes of 1968, 1969 and 1970. Mini-Reunion events are scheduled by 35th cluster classes of Zeta Chi Zeta, Theta Chi Rho and Delta Chi Omega (TKE), as well as alumni of Psi Phi. For more information or to make a reservation for reunion events, go online to http://oswegoalumni. oswego.edu/reunion2004 or call the Reunion hotline at 312-5559. International effort — Tim Delaney, assistant professor of sociology, co-edited Social Diseases: Mafi a, Terrorism and Totalitarianism, a new book that collects the work of American and Russian scholars. He Sketch comedy show slated also wrote a two chapters. Dresden Engle, a 1988 graduate of Oswego, and her troupe will perform a comical palette of sketches American, Russian scholars collaborate on book and musical numbers Saturday, June 5, as part of Re- union Weekend. Co-editing a publication about crime in Russia pre- of the new freedoms that came from the collapse of The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Bell sented an opportunity to tackle an interesting subject Soviet totalitarianism, he added. Auditorium, on the second fl oor of Hewitt Union. and engage in a compelling international project, said He differentiates between the Russian mafi a — a The show will be open to the public. Tim Delaney, assistant professor of sociology. collective term for organizations that provided black- The popular Rochester-based troupe has performed Social Diseases: Mafi a, Terrorism and Totalitari- market goods during the Communist regime — and off-Broadway and in Toronto, with comedy in the style anism, a collaboration with Valerii Kuvakin of Mos- the rising street criminals. “The Russian Mafi a pro- of “Saturday Night Live” and Second City. Since cow State University and Timothy Madigan of the vided goods and services the Russian government debuting in 1999, they have been met with standing University of Rochester, was published this spring by couldn’t, simple things like bread, vodka, caviar and ovations, standing-room-only audiences, and critical the Russian Humanist Society in Moscow. A number Western clothing like blue jeans,” Delaney said. acclaim. “Hugely funny! One act you won’t soon for- of Russian and American scholars contributed writ- “Street criminals do not provide any service.” get,” wrote the Toronto Star. ings to the book. The work also ties in with work Delaney is doing Tickets are priced at $5. Purchase tickets online at “We did this book as a form of cooperation between on street gangs in the United States. He hopes to have oswegoalumni.oswego.edu/comedyshow or at King American and Russian scholars,” Delaney said. “It a book on that subject out some time next year. Alumni Hall, 300 Washington Boulevard. developed because of friendships I have with a num- — Tim Nekritz For more information, call 312-2258. ber of Russian scholars.” Delaney has presented papers at the Russian Acad- emy of Sciences, the oldest academic society in Conway earns Chancellor’s Award for service existence, he said, where he will also teach summer classes this year. For members of the campus community, the good assistant counseling student athletes in 1993 while He contributed a pair of articles to the anthology. news is that Jean Conway, assistant athletic director earning her master’s in counseling services. She “The Russian Mafi a in the United States” presents a and academic and life skills coordinator for student earned her full-time position, focusing on academic topic not often covered in either country, he noted. athletes, has earned a Chancel- advisement and personal counseling and support for “The Russians have found it interesting because they lor’s Award for Excellence in at-risk student athletes, after receiving her degree. know about the mafi a in Russia, but they don’t know Professional Service. She proposed, developed and implemented several much about the Russian mafi a’s activities in the U.S.” The bad news is that the award innovative programs, including a nationally recog- Delaney also wrote a chapter called “Street Gangs: will only grace Conway’s Oswego nized version of the NCAA Champs/Life Skills pro- A Growing Social Problem” because his Russian col- offi ce until the end of summer. gram to prepare student athletes for successes inside leagues asked him to write something on the subject. Her husband, John, recently ac- and outside the classroom and the Student Athlete “Ever since the collapse of the USSR, there has cepted a job in Minnesota, and Mentor Program, which runs special events for local been a dramatic increase in street crimes, including Conway will leave Oswego be- children and fund-raisers for community causes. street gangs,” he explained. The escalation of crimi- fore fall. Conway also wrote grant proposals that cultivated nal activity represented an unexpected consequence Conway started as a graduate Jean Conway See ‘Chancellor’s Award,’ page 4 Inside: • Oswego goes to Carnegie Hall, page 2 • People in action, page 2 • All-Americans cited, page 3 • Math workshop, page 4 • German students win prize, page 4 • Spotlight, page 4 • Calendar highlights, page 4 1 Vol.Vol. 15, No. 17 Campus Update June 2, 2004 College trends People in action CEO survey “The results of AASCU’s 2003 Chief Executive Profi le provides a range of information about members’ backgrounds, compensation and em- ployment conditions. In 2003, 72.5 percent of CEOs held PhDs, down from 76.2 percent in 2001. However, the percentage of presidents with EdDs grew from 17.2 percent in 2001 to 21.5 percent two years later. Most were provided with academic rank (67.9 percent) and academic tenure (53.7 percent). Minorities accounted for 14.9 percent of AASCU chief executives, compared with 12.8 percent at all colleges and universities . Women made up 20.8 percent of the AASCU presidential positions, compared with 21.1 percent nationally and 90 percent of AASCU CEOs were married, compared to 83.1 percent of CEOs nationwide. The average age of the AASCU presidents is 60 years, versus 58 at all colleges and universities.” — Memo to the President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, May 2004 Ineffective exchange “A report by the American Institutes for Research found that state and federal programs that cover the cost of college for people who agree to work in certain occupations or underserved regions have no reliable data proving that they remedy labor Decade of dedication — A number of campus employees were honored for their years of service during shortages and help people pay for college.” the college’s annual Employee Recognition and Awards Ceremony last week. Among those thanked for — Memo to the President, American Association 10 years of work were, bottom from left, Traci Terpening of the art department; JoAnne Sivers of the Of- of State Colleges and Universities, May 2004 fi ce of Campus Life; Lin Murray of the Purchasing Offi ce; and Deborah Haynes of Campus Technology Services. On the stairs, clockwise from top, are Physical Plant employees James Ferguson, Kevin Dice, Accountability Lissette Alvarado, Cirilo Valentin and Geralyn Roy; Patricia Tifft of Vocational Teacher Preparation; “American colleges must develop clearer means Joann Capron of the Offi ce of International Education; Maria Caldado Vega of Physical Plant; and Carol of communicating their value to lawmakers and Carter of Penfi eld Library. Also honored for 10 years of service were Thomas Abbott and Eugene Williams the public if the institutions and the U.S. economy of Physical Plant and Richard Sherwood of University Police.