FACULTY / STAFF / FRIENDS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 8 NO. 13 March 14, 2001 BR«#K STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

National Women's Seawolves Club Goal Tonge Selected as History Month Sloan Fellow Peter Tonge, Associate Professor in Wednesday, March 14 to Raise $700K the Department of Chemistry, has Lynnsey M. Blume (Community been selected as an Alfred P. Sloan Educator, Suffolk County Coalition "Scholarships Build Champions" Research Fellow for 2001. This is Against Domestic Violence) will an extraordinarily competitive talk about the dynamics of dating Campaign Runs Through March award, and the Fellowship carries and domestic violence and what to with it a grant of $40,000 for lhehe Stony Brook Seawolves Club „ M Y do if you or someone you know is two years. kicked off its annual P.A.W.S. experiencing dating or domestic vio­ The Sloan Research Fellow­ Campaign on Friday, February 23, lence. 12:40 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Peace T; mi ships, established in 1955, provide announcing a goal of $700,000 for Center, Old Chemistry support and recognition to young scholarships within the next five weeks. scientists who are often in their first Thursday, March 15 P.A.W.S. (Providing Athletes With appointments to university faculties Marci Lobel (Associate Professor of Scholarships) is the driving force behind * a * and are attempting to set up labora­ Psychology) will speak about "PMS the success of Stony Brook's 19 Divi­ tories and establish independent and Menopause: The Truth Is Not sion I teams. Since state funds cannot be research projects with little or no What We've Been Sold." 4:00 p.m.- used for athletic scholarships, the campus community must lend its support to outside support. The Fellowships 5:00 p.m. Peace Center, Old Chemistry the teams so the athletic program can thrive and win on a national level. are awarded in applied mathemat­ At the kick-off event, the Athletics Department unveiled the slogan for this Wednesday, March 28 ics, chemistry, computer science, year's campaign—Scholarships Build Champions—and debuted a video show­ This one-day conference, "Gender economics, neuroscience, physics, casing the talents of the University's student-athletes, many of whom would not Equity in Education: Students and and pure mathematics. be attending Stony Brook if it were not for the scholarships they received. Educators as Partners for Change," is Selection procedures for the In its first three years, P.A.W.S. has raised more than $1 million, which presented by the Center for Excel­ Sloan Research Fellowships identi­ enables the team coaches to recruit talented athletes who are the best in their lence in Learning and Teaching fy those who show the most out­ sport. Now that Stony Brook is a Division I university and will compete in the (CELT) in community partnerships standing promise of making funda­ America East Conference, there is an even greater need to increase the support of with the Long Island Fund for mental contributions to new knowl­ its athletes and encourage more high-caliber students to choose Stony Brook. Women and Girls. It offers work­ edge. Sloan Research Fellows, once Throughout March, P.A.W.S. volunteers will be reaching out to faculty, shops for students, educators, and chosen, are free to pursue whatever staff, and students for their support. There are many benefits to investing in community leaders interested in fur­ lines of inquiry are most compelling the future of Stony Brook's students. In addition to making a difference in a thering gender equity in education. to them. Their Sloan funds can be For details, "call 632-1057 or visit usee! Tor a wide variety of expenses of the Club will enjoy the opportunity to get great seats for Seawolves foot­ www .celt .sunysb .edu. for which other, more restricted ball, basketball, and lacrosse games; invitations to the prestigious Hardwood funds —such as research project Speaker Traci Nix (Intern at Univer­ Golf Outing, discounts toward Seawolves merchandise; and much more. grants—cannot usually be applied. sity Counseling Services) presents There are many ways to join the team. University employees can request a The Program Committee "The Life and Art of Rose O'Neill: payroll deduction, write a check to the P.A.W.S. Campaign, or charge their reviews nearly 500 nominations Kewpies and Monsters." 1:00 p.m.- gift. Or, they can become volunteers for the Club and help recruit more mem­ each year to arrive at the final 2:00 p.m. Wo/Men's Center Library bers. For more information on volunteering or contributing to the P.A.W.S. selection. The Foundation awards (Room 221), SB Union. Campaign, please call Jessica Biegaj, Director of the Seawolves Club and Spe­ 104 fellowships each year, bringing cial Events, at 632-4576. Thursday, March 29 total grants in the program to $4.2 The campaign continues through the first week of April. Donations will Dr. Laura Williams (Director of the million annually. Under present be accepted through June 2001. Join the team and help brighten the future of Wo/Men's Center) speaks about "The operating procedures, the fellow­ Stony Brook students and its athletic program. Dove and the Elephant: The Marriage ships are allocated as follows: 23 of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Its for physics, 23 for chemistry, 20 for Impact on Her Art." 7:00 p.m.-8:00 mathematics, 16 for neuroscience, p.m. Wo/Men's Center Library (Room Record-Breaking 14 for computer science, and 8 for 221), SB Union. economics. Women's Tennis: Stony Brook vs. Twenty-four Sloan Fellows Wagner, 3:00 p.m. Outside Courts. Blood Drive have won Nobel Prizes later in their careers, and hundreds have received Saturday, March 31 or five days last month, six quads —Mendel­ other prestigious honors. Women's Tennis: Stony Brook vs. sohn, Kelly, Tabler, H, Roth, and Roosevelt- Central Connecticut, 12:00 p.m. Fcompeted to see who could donate the most Outside Courts. blood. And the results of this first-ever student blood drive exceeded anyone's expectations. Stony Brook For more information about these students donated 348 pints of blood to the Long events, call the Women's Studies Pro­ Island Blood Center at a time when it was desperate­ gram at 632-9176. ly needed. Additionally, 277 students signed up for In Memoriam Morgan Zuch inspired the bone marrow registry. students. Martin Stevens, English Professor The blood drive, dubbed Morgan's Drive, was and Chair of the Department of Eng­ dedicated to Morgan Zuch, the two-year-old daugh­ lish in the 1970s, passed away on ter of Rod Zuch, Director of Development for the Marine Sciences Research February 24 after a long illness. Center. Morgan was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia three Professor Stevens specialized months ago. "Thankfully, my daughter's doing well right now," said Zuch. in medieval literature and edited "But there are thousands of children and adults who need blood transfusions the Towneley Mystery Play Cycle every day just to survive." for the Early English Text Society, Carl Hanes, Deputy to the President for Special Projects, spearheaded the which is the standard editing soci­ Me and Isaac Newton drive along with Jason DeSantis, Mora O'Keefe, Erica Cardoza, and more ety for medieval texts, based at than 100 other student volunteers. "I'm extremely proud of our students for Oxford. Tuesday, March 27 participating in such overwhelming numbers. We couldn't accommodate all He went on to become Dean of 7:00 p.m. the donors," said Hanes. "They really came through." the College of Arts and Sciences at A Statesman article and editorial, posters throughout campus, and a door-to- Baruch College, then Distinguished Staller Center door leaflet campaign combined to fuel the drive, with Roth Quad and Roosevelt Professor of English at CUNY Grad­ Quad vying for high honors on the final night. After all the donations were count­ See the documentary film featuring uate School. He retired in 1995 and ed, Roosevelt eked out a narrow victory. President Kenny will present a trophy to Stony Brook Anthropology Professor moved to San Francisco. Professor the winners in a special ceremony on March 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Benedict Col­ Patricia Wright. Tickets are free. Stevens touched the lives of many lege Atrium in H Quad. and will be remembered by his col­ Another blood drive for faculty, staff, and students is scheduled for April. leagues at Stony Brook. Undergrad to Discussion of Perform at Staller Stony Brook Attracts Equality in Education Susan Deaver, Music Director and Wednesday, March 28 Conductor of the University Orches­ High Achievers tra, has announced the results from uring the past few years, Stony Brook has been making a concerted effort More than 200 educators, administra­ the Undergraduate Concerto Compe­ to attract Intel and National Merit Scholars. The research that these stu­ tors, and students will focus on issues tition, which was held on February dents conduct in high school is what earns them their scholarship monies relating to gender equity at a confer­ D ence that is one of the largest events of 20. The winner will perform at the and alerts universities to their research potential on the undergraduate level. University Orchestra's concert on Two years ago, President Kenny launched an initiative known as Presi­ its kind on Long Island. "Blueprint for Tuesday, April 24, on the Main Stage dential Recognition Scholarships to acknowledge achievements in the National Gender Equity in Education: Students of the Staller Center at 8:00 p.m. Merit Scholarship® Program and the Intel Science Talent Search, and to and Educators as Partners for Change," The first-prize winner is violin­ attract these research-oriented high-achievers. Five Intel semifinalists and five will take place on Wednesday, March ist Jill Jermyn, who performed National Merit finalists registered as freshmen this year at Stony Brook. 28, in the Student Activities Center Mozart's Concerto No.4. She is a The Intel competition, which netted 66 semifinalists from Long Island this from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and will freshman at Stony Brook and a year in a national research contest, was known as the Westinghouse competi­ include presentations by school districts member of the Graduate Orchestra tion until several years ago. Intel, a maker of computer chips, awards all semi­ and educational organizations from and the Honors College. finalists prizes of $1,000 and an equal amount is given to their high schools to across Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Flutist Shari Alexander is the support education in science and mathematics. At the end of March, 40 finalists The conference features a wel­ second-prize winner, performing will be announced. They come address by President Kenny and Chaminade's Concertino for Flute and will compete for $530,000 an opening keynote address by Dr. Orchestra. She is a junior in the Hon­ in scholarships, including a Five Intel semifinalists and Nancy J. Vickers, President of Bryn Mawr College. The luncheon keynote ors College and is pursuing a B.A. in $100,000 top prize. five National Merit finalists music. She has been a member of the National Merit Scholar­ address will be presented by Michael Stony Brook University Orchestra, the ship Awards are supported registered as freshmen this year S. Kimmel, Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University Wind Ensem­ by roughly 600 independent Stony Brook. ble, the C.W. Post Orchestra at Long sponsors and the National at Stony Brook. The event—which is presented by Stony Brook's Center for Excellence in Island University, and the Berkshire Merit Scholarship Pro­ Symphony Orchestra. gram's own funds. More Learning and Teaching and the Long Jason Dobranski received an than a million high school students enter the competition. About 16,000 qualify as Island Fund for Women and Girls, and honorable mention. He is a junior and semifinalists, and about half of those go on to finalist status. is co-sponsored by Stony Brook's has performed as principal cellist for National Merit finalist Marie Huchton, a freshman from Los Alamos, New Office of Diversity and Affirmative such groups as Stony Brook Universi­ Mexico, heard about Stony Brook from a friend on Long Island. Los Alamos, she Action —also features two workshop ty Orchestra, Suffolk Community Col­ said, "is a town where everyone is a scientist and their children are expected to do sessions. The workshops cover a variety lege Orchestra, Sound Symphony, and well." She is mulling a double major in psychology and women's studies. of topics, such as "Understanding and the East Hampton Chamber Orchestra. Her roommate, freshman Vanessa Maybeck from West Islip, another Addressing Sexual Harassment in Mid­ For more information, contact the National Merit finalist, conducted research on skin culture while in high dle School," "Girl Power: Putting Girls Music Department at 632-7330. school. She now works as a lab assistant at the Centers for Molecular Medi­ on the Technology Track," and "Trans­ cine and wants to be a bioengineer. forming a Curriculum to Reflect a Freshman National Merit finalist Amy Roberts from northern Indiana was World That Is Half Female." Participate in the leafing through an American Physics Society publication when she read that Pre-registration is $35, onsite regis­ E.A.R.N. Program Stony Brook was a leading research university. The cellist's academic goal is tration is $45, and all student registra­ to "test a particular part of the standard model of physics." tion is $5. A buffet lunch is included. If you hire employees or influence Sophomore Brett Depoister, a native of Reading, Pennsylvania, is a 1999 Conference information and registration someone who does, you can partici­ Intel finalist who, at 19, has conducted research on frog abnormalities in Aus­ forms are available online at pate in the Presidential Sylvia tralia, represented North America in a science competition in Sweden, and www .celt.sunysb. edu and at www.lijwg. Geoghegan E.A.R.N. Program. worked at Merck and Co. laboratories as a result of his Intel research. An org. For more information, contact Jan­ ice Grackin at The Sylvia Geoghegan Presiden­ aspiring pharmacologist, Depoister said, "When I was a kid, I went to the pet 632-1057. tial E.A.R.N. (Employ Ability Right store instead of the toy store. I was always interested in science." Now) Program was created to Afflicted with the congenital condition of spina bifida, freshman Jennifer CELT Series to increase employment opportunities Choi from Westbury sought to establish a link between the motor and sensory for people with disabilities at Stony nerves in her high school research project. A phone call from Provost Robert Begin April 5 Brook by matching campus job McGrath and subsequent visits to campus convinced Choi of Stony Brook's The Center for Excellence in Learn­ opportunities with capable people. extensive research possibilities. ing and Teaching's (CELT) prob­ By providing financial assistance Faculty and staff are encouraged to refer the names of exceptional high lem-solving series for faculty will and support service incentives to school students to Gigi Lamens, Dean of Admissions, at 632-6874, or Barbara continue this semester with a session department chairs and administrators Fletcher, Director of Undergraduate Scholarships, at 632-6712. beginning on April 5, "Approaches who interview and hire people with dis­ to the Learning and Teaching of abilities, the E.A.R.N. Program creates Problem Solving," from 12:30 p.m. a win-win solution for the department to 1:30 p.m. at CELT, which is and the individuals who are hired. It is located in Room E1337 of the easy, fast, and rewarding. Record Crowd Cheers Melville Library. Benefits to the Hiring Department Gary Halada from the Depart­ • Obtain competent, highly motivated, ment of Materials Science and Engi­ skilled employees Seawolves to Victory neering will discuss "Processes for Teaching Engineering Design," Gary • Employ someone at no cost to the laying in front of more than 3,500 departmental budget for the first Mar from the Department of Philoso­ Fans—the largest crowd of the sea­ phy will discuss "Strategies for the three months son—the men's basketball team • Benefit from a quick and efficient P Teaching of Logic," and Tom Sexton defeated SUNY Binghamton 66-56 at from the Harriman School for Man­ hiring process their home finale on Saturday, February agement and Policy will discuss the • Take advantage of the opportunity to 24, which was televised live on the Metro "Case Study Approach." recruit from among an underutilized channel. This gave the team an impres­ To register for the seminar, visit group of workers sive 13-1 home record. In only their sec­ www .celt .sunysb .edu and click on •Receive specialized recruitment, ond season at the Division I level, the "Activities for Spring 2001," or call education, and support services from team improved from a 6-23 record last the campus Disabilities Office year to finish this season with an overall Rita Reagan Redko at 632-1057. and/or the Office of Vocational and record of 17-11. Educational Services for Individuals As is tradition, the last home game is Library News with Disabilities (VESID) always Seniors Day. Graduating • Demonstrate departmental leadership seniors—including Chris Balliro, Leon The Library has received Six Bridges: in helping people with disabilities Brisport, Rob Hartman, and Josh Little- the Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann, by Darl Rastorfer. The book is a gift obtain jobs were honored before the final home stand D.J. Munir and the Seawolves • Take advantage of an opportunity to with framed photos of themselves play­ defeated Binghamton. from Ammann's daughter, Margot diversify the department's workforce ing at the St. John's game. While the Ammann Durrer. Ammann College team got off to a slow start with Bing­ in Mendelsohn Quad is named after Benefits to the Individual Hired hamton racing ahead to a 13-1 lead, the Seawolves came back with a vengeance her father. The book will be housed •Contribute skills and abilities to with a 13-2 point run, led by Balliro's three-point play and freshman DJ. Munir's in Special Collections. meet campus workforce needs steal and fast break layup. They took the lead on Brisport's putback and didn't The Library has added the Ency­ • Work in a stimulating university look back. During the second half, the Seawolves exploded with a 24-7 point run. clopedia of Astronomy and Astro­ environment Brisport led the Seawolves with 20 points and 10 rebounds, marking his 13th dou­ physics (EAA) to its research data­ • Receive the support services of the ble-double of the season. Munir chipped in with 14 points and five assists, while bases collection, available to all iden­ campus Disabilities Office and/or Balliro added 13 points off the bench. tified users from the library's home VESID The Seawolves have been praised for their triumphant season and have even page on the Web, which is at • Gain opportunities for ongoing educa­ received national recognition for their turnaround. They have also been ranked www .sunysb .edu/library/Idsubs .htm. tion,training,and career development 23rd in the nation in field goal percentage at .481. This electronic resource uses more For more information, contact Next year, fans will have even more to look forward to when the Seawolves than 800 experts to explain 30 spe­ Stony Brook's Disabilities Support play in the America East Conference, which will give them access to making the cialized areas. With more than 14,000 Services Office at 632-6748, or call NCAA tournament. For more information or to purchase tickets for next season, entries, each article spans its subject VESID at 632-6757. visit www.goseawolves.org. at a range of levels.

2 • HAPPENINGS March 14, 2001 Jacobsen Honored SBU Senior Aids in Year of for Research Community Service Campus Rescue Chris Jacobsen, Associate Professor, The Department of Parking Services Department of Physics and Astrono­ was on duty for the Suffolk County my, has been named "Outstanding Boys Basketball Finals at the Sports Young Scientist" by the Microbeam Complex on the evening of Wednes­ Analysis Society (MAS) for his pio­ day, February 28. Christopher neering work in x-ray microscopy Habitat for Humanity Maisano, a senior at Stony Brook and and spectromicroscopy. a volunteer EMT/firefighter, was The zone plates that he has fabri­ working for Parking Services that cated are used to produce the finest Helps Build New Life night. While he was covering the lot focus of electromagnetic radiation of arbara Devlin is a clinical assistant in the closest to the Complex, a man ran up any wavelength. They are used at a operating room at University Hospital. At to him yelling that his wife was hav­ soft x-ray undulator x-ray source at 35, she has endured more hardship than Sometimes, ing a heart attack in their car. the National Synchrotron Light B Police Officer Jackie Van De most people encounter in a lifetime. And if it if you want to Source at Brookhaven National Lab­ weren't for her parents' prayers, her own faith, Mark, who was also on duty, imme­ oratory for high-resolution imaging and an organization called Habitat for Humanity make a diately called for an ambulance and spectroscopy of biological and International, the strong-willed mother of two difference, you while Maisano followed the man to environmental science specimens. might have succumbed to her adversity. his car. Soon after Maisano opened The award will be presented at At the age of 10, Devlin suffered a brain have to build it the car door, the woman went into the 2001 Microscopy and Micro­ aneurysm and was in a coma for nearly a by hand. cardiac arrest. analysis meeting in Long Beach on month. When she came out of it, she was blind. Officer Michael Ochoa and Tuesday, August 7, at the MAS Pres­ Luckily, doctors were able to help restore her Detective Todd Stumpf arrived to idential Happenings Session. sight. Devlin credits her parents' relentless reli­ help. Detective Stumpf and Maisano gious faith for her second chance. began administering CPR and the Two decades later, that faith was severely campus ambulance arrived soon after. Center for Survey tested again. This time, while Devlin was pregnant with her second daughter Maisano continued to give the Nicole, she suffered life-threatening complications and Nicole was born with woman aid on the way to University Research Expands cerebral palsy. Hospital, where the Truama Team Devlin's life had hit rock bottom. Living in a walk-up apartment in was able to revive her. Stony Brook's Center for Survey Maisano said, "This is a traumat­ Research began its operations in Nesconset, Devlin recalls that time with crystal clarity. "I looked at the walls, which were cracking. I said to myself, 'This is God's way of saying this is as ic experience for the patient and her March 2000. It is a state-of-the-art husband, and also for the rescuers. facility designed to conduct tele­ bad as it gets.'" She and her husband, Peter, a bayman, were struggling. They owned one I've worked with the University phone and mail interviews with Police Department for almost four individuals and organizations car that wasn't handicap accessible, and they had to juggle their work sched­ ules to care for their disabled child and other daughter. years and will always have the high­ throughout the United States. est respect for them. I'd like to com­ Since its inception, the Center A phone call from her mother-in-law changed her life. "She called to tell me there was an application for low-income housing in the newspaper." Not long mend and applaud the outstanding has conducted a number of telephone performance of the officers, especial­ polls for faculty and administrative after she applied, Barbara got a phone call to attend a meeting at a Smithtown church where she and nearly 30 other applicants were screened for eligibility for ly Detective Todd Stumpf, for going units on campus. However, it has beyond the call of duty." now extended its operation to housing under Habitat for Humanity, an international organization that provides include off-campus clients while affordable housing with help from local community members. continuing to serve the needs of the Barbara and her husband were selected. Roger Metcalf, the Director of campus research community. The Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk, called to tell her that they had determined a SB on Science addition of off-campus clients will site on three quarters of an acre where the Devlins would be building their new help to ensure that the Center oper­ affordable home. As is customary, she was required to contribute 500 hours of Coalition Web Site ates year round and is available to "sweat equity" building her house, a three-bedroom ranch in Kings Park, and conduct surveys for campus clients then help construct another family's house. They worked from April to August March 19 through March 25 with scores of other volunteers and moved into their new house in September. as needed. The Science Coalition is an alliance of "If you're rejected, you have to wait another year to fill out a new applica­ The Center just completed a more than 400 organizations: major telephone poll for Newsday on reac­ tion said Devlin. You carTdnly apply Tor housing in the area where you've established residency for roughly ten years. Theirs is the only Habitat house public and private research universi­ tions to the current state of the econ­ ties, businesses, Nobel laureates, omy; 902 adults on Long Island and constructed in Kings Park. voluntary health organizations, med­ 592 in Queens were interviewed Volunteers come from all over the community; local schools raise money ical groups, health care providers, between January 25 and February 25. to acquire land; and businesses, corporations, and individuals cover the costs scientific societies, and individuals. This consumer confidence survey of building materials. The Coalition's mission is to expand found that people are more con­ Life has continued to improve for the Devlins. With mortgage payments cerned about both the current Long of less than $600 a month and no interest to pay, they can now concentrate on and strengthen the federal govern­ Island economy and its future out­ making life more comfortable for Nicole, who is five, and their older daughter, ment's investment in university- look than at any time since the poll Kerri, seven. Today, Barbara devotes many hours to sharing her success story based scientific, medical engineer­ began in 1997. with various community groups at Habitat for Humanity-sponsored activities. ing, and agricultural research. "There's real concern out there On March 31 and April 21, volunteers from campus will be going to local Each week of the year, two about what's happening with the communities to help build Habitat homes. To find out more about Habitat for member universities are featured on Long Island economy," said Leonie Humanity, visit www.habitat.org. the "On Campus" section of the Huddy, Director of the Center for Coalition's Web site, which is Survey Research. "We saw a defi­ www.sciencecoalition .org. Stony nite drop in consumer confidence Brook will be featured from March that's in sync with the national Year of Community Service Upcoming Events 19 through March 25. scene. Most people are still cau­ This year, Stony Brook's site tiously optimistic about the direc­ will highlight research break­ tion of their personal finances and Me and Isaac Newton Screening, March 27,7:00 p.m., Staller Center See Michael Apted's (Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist) award-winning throughs, such as Approaching the the stock market," she said, "but film featuring Stony Brook Anthropology Professor Patricia Wright. Dr. Wright will Big Bang, Science Hollywood Style, they're concerned about the direc­ introduce the film and answer questions afterward in the Staller Center Lobby, where The Closest Neutron Star, Where tion of the nation and Long Island." refreshments will be served. Tickets are available in advance from the Staller Center Did All the Lobsters Go?, Making Some other topics included in Box Office (632-ARTS). Seating is limited. DNA Micro-Arrays Better, the poll results were strategies of Microbes at the South Pole, and The stockholders, perceptions of the Paul Loeb Lecture, April 4,12:40 p.m.-l:40 p.m., SAC Auditorium First Drug to Fight Gum Disease. future of the stock market, and atti­ Hear the celebrated author and social activist speak about the extraordinary effects that tudes toward the Bush administra­ ordinary citizens can have on their communities. The author of the widely acclaimed Soul of a Citizen, Loeb will draw on his 30 years of exploring social involvement, tion's tax cut proposals. For detailed focusing on how ordinary citizens can make their voices heard and their actions count results of this poll, log on to at a time when they're told that neither matter. www .newsday .com/ebiz. $13K Raised for Whether providing its services Fountain Festival, May 2,12:40 p.m., Academic Mall Earthquake Relief to on- or off-campus clients, the goal Enjoy a special day of food, fun, and festivities including the Strawberry Festival, of the Center is to provide high-qual­ musical entertainment, Diversity and Wellness and volunteer programs, student booths, The Center for India Studies raised ity research services to groups such games, and a live performance by the Stony Brook Jazz Band. $13,000 at a recent Benefit Concert as university faculty and administra­ in aid of the victims of the major tion; federal, state, and local govern­ earthquake in Gujarat, India. The ment agencies; the media; and non­ Share a Story concert was given by Stony Brook profit organizations. The Center has Adjunct Professor Aruna Sharma, We'd like to learn about your volunteering experience and how it has the management, staff, and facilities who teaches Indian Classical Music to conduct all phases of surveys made an impact on your life. Or maybe you'd like to relate the experi­ at the Center. The Executive Com­ including sample and study design. ence of how a volunteer affected your life. Please send your stories to mittee of the Center for India Stud­ For additional information about the Happenings Editor Lynne Vessie, Room 144 Administration Building, ies, headed by Dr. Azad K. Anand, Center and its services, visit the Web organized the event. The funds will page at www.sunysb.edu/surveys, or or e-mail to [email protected]. be donated to the Prime Minister's call 632-1498. Relief Fund.

March 14, 2001 3 • HAPPENINGS Computer Show Brush Strokes: Four of a Kind The Shirley Strum Kenny And Sale n celebration of Asian heritage, the "Four Arts Festival MarketPro, a promoter of computer of a Kind" exhibit will be at the Stony April 16-22 Brook Union Art Gallery from Wednesday, shows, will return to Stony Brook on I The annual Shirley Strum Kenny March 28 through Thursday, April 12. The Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and Arts Festival Street Fair and Gala exhibit demonstrates the different styles of 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Performance will be held April 16- brush strokes commonly used in East Asian Sports Complex. 22. Students are urged to submit ink painting. The featured artists are Stony The MarketPro computer show applications describing their proj­ Brook alumna Diane Lundegaard, Qingxiong and sale provides consumers with ect, which will be presented at one Ma, Stony Brook M.F.A. student Ji-Hyun Seo, savings up to 80 percent off retail of the events. To be a part of this and Sung-Sook Setton. There will be a recep­ prices. Computer enthusiasts can Chinese Landscape by event, submit your applications tion for the artists on Thursday, March 29 enjoy a diverse selection of quality Qingxioug Ma now; they are available in the from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. products at competitive prices and Women's Studies Office, 105 Old Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. For more learn about the latest technological Chemistry, or from artsfestival information, please call Marcia Wiener at 632-6820. developments. There will be more 2001 @hotmail.com. than 150 tables of vendor merchan­ dise from all over the tri-state area. Admission is $7 for adults; chil­ Multi-Ethnic Eating Tour dren under 12 are free. For more EAP Workshops information, call (800) 532-6678 or Sunday, April 22 log on to www.marketpro.com. The Stony Brook Employee Assis­ oin a walking tour featuring the historic and gastronomic delights of the Jew­ tance Program (EAP) is running a ish East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy. Learn about this fascinating "land series of programs open to all cam­ Jof the immigrants." pus employees. The following is the WUSB Spring Radiothon Participants will meet in front of the Administration Building at 9:00 a.m. March calendar. and return to campus by 6:00 p.m. The tour costs $53 per person, which WUSB 90.1 FM's Spring Radiothon includes the bus, guided tour, and lunch. Lunch will be at Umberto's in Little 2001 fund drive is running now Italy and includes a house salad, rigatoni with vodka sauce, and rigatoni with Lunchtime Learning through Saturday, April 7. Radiothon marinara sauce; a choice of entree (chicken parmigiana, eggplant parmigiana, March 21 is the annual fundraising drive spon­ Understanding Today's Teens or sausage and peppers); and a glass of wine. SAC, 12:15 p.m.-l:15 p.m. sored by the volunteer-staffed sta­ To sign up for the tour, call Augusta Kuhn at 632-7280 or Julie Barresi at tion. University faculty and staff can 632-6249 before March 23. March 28 request a pledge packet to help sup­ Blossoming in Retirement port the station by calling 632-6498. SAC, 12:15 p.m.-l:15 p.m. Donors will be eligible to receive March 30 WUSB shirts, hats, mugs, or music When a Loved One Dies CDs and gift certificates. Eugene Weidman Wellness SAC, 12:15 p.m.-l:15 p.m.

Center Spring Seminars For more information or to regis­ ter, contact Denise Gross, Training March 14: How to Get Awesome Abs, 5:00 p.m., SAC 311 and Organizational Development, March 28: Intro to Hiking the Greenbelt Trail, 7:00 p.m., SAC 311 April 5: Interview Skills: How to Make an Impression, 3:30 pm., Career Center at 632-4501, or access the EAP HAPPENINGS April 11: Prepare for the Summer Job Fair, 1:00 p.m., Career Center Web site at www.sunysb.edu/eap. March 14, 2001 Volume 8, No. 13 All seminars are free. Please register at the Wellness Center, in the lower level Assistant Vice President of the SAC, or by e-mailing Brett Rice at [email protected]. for Communications: Yvette St. Jacques DMV on Campus Director of Marketing The Department of Motor Vehicles and Licensing: Joan Dickinson Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action will be on campus as a convenience to Interim Director of Creative Services: students, faculty, and staff. Susan Tito Spring Training Schedule Tuesday-Thursday, March 13-15 Editor: Lynne Vessie Tuesday-Thursday, April 17-19 Writers: Shelley Colwell, Howard Gimple, Sexual Harassment Prevention Preventing and Reporting Sexual Glenn Jochum Student Activities Center Lobby March 30,9:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m., HSC Harassment for Managers For more information, please Happenings is published biweekly during the academic April 11,1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m., SAC April 18, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., year by the Office of Communications, 144 Administra­ call Jack Franqui at 632-6730. tion, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794- April 27,9:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m., HSC SAC 0605. Requests to include items should be submitted at Diversity 101 for Managers and least two weeks prior to print date. Phone: (631) 632- Issues of Equity and Opportunity 6334. Fax: (631) 632-6313. Reprint permission on March 27,9:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m., SAC Supervisors request. © 2001. May 9,10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., SAC SAVE THE DATE Sexual Harassment Prevention Stony Brook University is an affirmative For more information, contact March 30,9:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m., HSC Take Our Daughters action/equal opportunity educator and employer. Denise Gross, Training and Organi­ This publication is available in alternative format To Work Day April 27 on request. zational Development, at 632-4501.

CALENDAR March 14 - March 30 ART/MUSIC/THEATRE Olympic Medal-winning members of the (Refreshments at 3:45) Gil Hanson Seminar Department of Anesthesiology presents this world-famous Romanian Gymnastics Room, ESS Building. visiting professor lecture featuring Rebecca Now to 3/15, Thursday. Women's His­ Twersky, Professor of Clinical Anesthesiol­ tory Month Exhibit. "Now That Spirituality Team. For more information, call 632- ARTS. 7:00 p.m. Main Stage, Staller Cen­ 3/20, Tuesday. Geosciences Colloqui­ ogy; Vice Chair for Research SUNY Health Is Cool" featuring the South Bay Art Associa­ ter. Tickets: $29. um. Yingwei Fei from the Carnegie Institu­ Science Center at Brooklyn; and Director, tion and Stony Brook alumni and community tion of Washington will discuss "Diamond- Division of Ambulatory Anesthesia, Long members. For more information, call 632- 3/31, Saturday. Maureen McGovern Anvil Cell as a Window to the Earth's Interi­ Island College Hospital, Brooklyn. 5:00 p.m. 6820. Stony Brook Union Art Gallery hours: and John Pizzarelli. Joined by the John or." For more information, call 632-8200. Level 2, Lecture Hall 1, HSC. Monday-Friday, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Pizzarelli Trio and Big Band Swing Orches­ 4:00 p.m. (Refreshments at 3:45) Gil Han­ tra for an exclusive performance that brings son Seminar Room, ESS Building. 3/30, Friday. Geology Open Night. Pro­ 3/15, Thursday. Women Composers together jazz and pop styles. For more infor­ fessor John Parise, Department of Geo­ Concert. In celebration of Women's Histo­ mation, call 632-ARTS. 8:00 p.m. Main 3/28, Wednesday. Marine Biology sciences, discusses "Disposal of Radioactive ry Month, this concert presents chamber Stage, Staller Center. Tickets: $32. Explorations. Sam Sadove, noted sea turtle Waste Using Mineral-Inspired Sepulcrates." music composed by women from a variety biologist and conservationist, presents "Sea 7:30 p.m. Room 001, ESS Building. Free and of musical periods. For more information, Turtles." For more information, call Jeffrey open to the public. call the 632-7330. 8:00 p.m. Recital Hall, SEMINARS/LECTURES Levinton at 632-8602. 7:00 p.m. Room 001, Staller Center. Admission is free. 3/15, Thursday. Neurobiology and ESS Building. Behavior Seminar. Dr. Marvin Evinger SPECIAL EVENTS 3/16, Friday. Russian National Ballet, 3/29, Thursday. Neurobiology and hosts Dr. Art Tischler, Department of 3/21, Wednesday. Wellness Day. Work­ Giselle. This production maintains the Russ­ Behavior Seminar. Dr. Joseph Fetcho Pathology, New England Medical Center, shops, health talks, demonstrations, blood ian tradition of scrupulous production and hosts Dr. Peter Hitchcock, Department of pressure and osteoporosis screenings, raffle loving concern for this romantic ballet. For who will discuss "Pheochromocytoma Cell Ophthalmology, University of Michigan, Lines from Neurofibromatosis Knockout prizes, and free samples. Enjoy food, facials, more information, call 632-ARTS. 8:00 p.m. who will discuss "Persistent Neurogenesis Mice: New Models for Neurobiology." 12:00 mini-massages, and more. "Move for Life" Main Stage, Staller Center. Tickets: $32. in a Vertebrate Retina: Putative Stem Cells p.m. Room 038, Life Sciences. Walk at 8:00 a.m. at Nicolls Road tunnel. and the Mitogenic Peptide IGF-I." 12:00 3/24, Saturday. Long Island Philhar­ For more information, call 444-7880. 10:30 p.m. Room 038, Life Sciences. monic. For more information and tickets, 3/15, Thursday. New Latino Scholars. a.m.-2:00 p.m. Health Sciences Center. The Latin American and Caribbean Center call the Philharmonic at (631) 293-2223. 3/29, Thursday. OBA-Office Based presents Adriana Zavala from Brown Uni­ 3/30, Friday. Seventeenth Annual Stu­ 8:00 p.m. Main Stage, Staller Center. Anesthesia. The Department of Anesthesi­ versity who will discuss "Frida Kahlo and dent Poetry Contest. Sponsored by the ology presents this visiting professor lec­ 3/25, Sunday. Baroque Sundays at Maria Izquierdo: The Female Body and American Association of Teachers of Italian, ture featuring Rebecca Twersky, Professor Three. Chamber music featuring harpsi­ Mexicanidad." For more information, call Long Island Chapter; the Center for Italian of Clinical Anesthesiology; Vice Chair for chordist and Stony Brook Alumna Ho Sun 632-7517. 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Room N320, Studies; and the Center for Excellence and Research SUNY Health Science Center at Moon with her ensemble La Brillante with SBS Building. Innovation in Education. Recitations and Brooklyn; and Director, Division of Ambula­ Baroque violin, flute, and viola da gamba. original poems by secondary school stu­ tory Anesthesia, Long Island College Hospi­ For more information, call 632-7330. 3:00 3/15, Thursday. Geosciences Colloqui­ dents of Italian. For more information, call 5:00 p.m. Level 2, Lecture p.m. Recital Hall, Staller Center. um. Javiera Cervini from the University of tal, Brooklyn. 632-7444. 9:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m. LIU Brent­ Hall 1, HSC. California at Berkeley will discuss "Interac­ wood Campus, Main Building. 3/25, Sunday. AEROS Dance-Acrobat- tions of Organic Compounds with Clay Min­ 3/30, Friday. Recovery and Discharge ic Spectacular. AEROS is an exciting new erals in Aqueous Environments." For more of Ambulatory Anesthesia Patients. The form of entertainment that unites 15 information, call 632-8200. 4:00 p.m.

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