Home economics 7 Historians from throughout the nation and teachers, nutritionists and community volun- CORNELL teers will meet here to assess the history and impact of home economics on American society.

Literacy 8 Chronicle A Cornell Cooperative Extension program in Harlem is aiming to improve literacy by intro- ducing children to books in the hope they will bring their new interest back to their families. Volume 23 Number 6 October 3, 1991

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Employee Day Faculty oppose NIH changes in Cornell retiree Florence San- ford (at right in top photo) en- misconduct joys the Employee/Family Day barbecue in Barton Hall Sept. 28 with a friend, Margaret Wherry. Later, Big Red de- investigations fenders Greg Knopp (No. 3, Proposed changes in the way the National Institutes of below) and Chad McKnight tackled a Colgate ball carrier Health (NIH) investigates allegations of scientific miscon- during Cornell's 31-13 loss duct by university researchers' are drawing the opposition of under the lights at Schoell- some Cornell faculty members. kopf Field. The proposal, if implemented, would allow the NIH Of- fice of Scientific Integrity to start immediate investigations of any charges of misconduct — rather than wait for find- ings by internal panels at the institutions where the alleged misconduct took place. Such initial, internal investigations Photographs by are now the rule for research funded by NIH, the National Science Foundation and some other federal agencies. Peter Morenus Cornell researchers receive about $60 million a year in grants from NIH, the federal funding source here that is second in size only to the NSF. Researchers found guilty of scientific misconduct, such as misrepresentation of data, by a federal agency may suffer permanent loss of funding. Writing last month to the NIH Office of Scientific Integ- rity, the Research Policies Committee of the Faculty Coun- cil of Representatives expressed "strong objections" to sev- eral proposed changes in NIH policies. The letter, signed by Dean of Faculty Walter R. Lynn, an ex-officio member of the committee, warned that the changes would afford opportunities for "bureaucratic meddling and tampering with processes that are as important to the institutions that conduct research as to the agencies that provide funds for that research." The committee pointed out that university-developed procedures (such as Cornell's Policy on Academic Miscon- duct) are now a requirement for funding, and are more likely to be superseded by the agency wanting a first chance to investigate allegations. Members of the FCR committee are Cutberto Garza, professor and chairman of nutritional sciences; Claudia Lazzaro, associate professor of art history; Mark A. Turnquist, professor of civil and environmental engineer- ing; Barry A. Gerhart, assistant professor of industrial and labor relations; Robert R. Zall, professor of food science; Howard C. Howland, professor of neurobiology and behav- ior; and Michael N. Kazarinoff, associate professor of nutri- tional sciences. At Cornell, internal investigation panels are formed to review and assess allegations of wrongdoing, recommend appropriate penalties, and inform the federal agencies of the panels' actions. These panels are appointed by the dean of the college or academic unit on a case-by-case basis. Of several panels convened in the past three or four years to investigate what Lynn called "offenses against the culture of the institution," only one involved federal agency fund- ing. The faculty's statement to NIH said the proposed rule changes "compromise the institutions' role and primary re- sponsibility to address these matters" and urged the agency to "stress its oversight role and responsibilities while vigor- ously supporting the role of institutions. . ." "No one is asking the NIH to give up control," Lynn commented, "but the scientific integrity issue belongs, first Bloom assails the academy in his CU talk and foremost, in the institution where the alleged event took Most humanities professors today are "know-nothings" In defense of good, old books, Bloom argued that ideas place." and "shriveled souls" who aim to destroy good, old books conceived by Homer, Herodotus and Montaigne were "so Among other objections to the new rules, the Cornell for personal gain and who may. in the process, destroy de- much more interesting and so much more diverse than any- faculty committee pointed to a proposal that would mandate mocracy. thing in contemporary life or discussion." that, at the time a decision is made by the federal agency to conduct an investigation, it would activate its Alert System So argued Allan Bloom, the author of "The Closing of Bloom spoke little about Cornell, though he referred to it — a kind of all-points bulletin that advises other agencies the American Mind" and former Cornell professor, in a lec- often in his book. Bloom taught here during the 1960s and when a researcher is being "investigated." ture before some 1.100 people — mainly students — in left after criticizing the administration's handling of the Bailey Hall on Oct. 26. The University of Chicago profes- 1969 student rebellion as capitulation, saying it wrongly "Whatever purpose the Alert system is intended to serve, sor was invited by the student-run Uni- permitted students to determine what it is clear that the identification of parties (and institutions) versity Programming Board. _____^^___ education should be. Others among based upon unresolved issues is both unwise and unfair," the Cornell committee wrote. "It is an important principle In a frequently caustic lecture that Cornell's administration and faculty have criticized Bloom's analysis and his in our legal system to presume innocence, and no less a included several personal attacks, For an interview with standard should be afforded individuals against whom alle- Bloom also argued that there was no Allan Bloom, turn to Page 6. accuracy. gations of scientific misconduct are made." such thing as a literary canon and that When Bloom returned last week, he The faculty committee also worries that, as stipulated in making a distinction between the West- said at one point, "I only want to en- the proposed changes, "No opportunity is provided for sub- em and non-Western world was entirely courage you to believe, against the cur- jects [of an NIH investigation] to confront and cross-exam- irrelevant. Latin America, he said by way of explanation, rent atmosphere, that you can sit down and read a book, ine witnesses." was colonized by Europe and still participates in the "two simply and naively." "Such 'secret accuser' provisions are contrary to funda- great sources of mind building," the biblical traditional and But much of his talk contained more criticism oi his peers than positive encouragement for students. mental U.S. legal traditions," the Cornell committee wrote. natural science, as does the Arab world. "Clearly, anyone who is the subject of an investigation "For the rest of what is called the non-Western world, Bloom called Jacques Derrida. the founder of decon- structionism, "the last and least" of French thinkers. should have the right to know and confront those who we must remember that most of it had no writing, hence no would impugn [his or her] professional integrity." books. We are really left largely, as far as books go, with Stanley Fish, of Duke University, he called "a frivolous Continued on page 2 India, China and Japan," he added. Continued on page 6 2 October 3, 1991 Cornell Chronicle

NOTABLES Mother Goose

Walter J. Relihan Jr., chief counsel cieties, has made significant contributions and secretary of the corporation, was nomi- to the engineering profession. nated for the office of the New York Su- preme Court by delegates to the 10-county Richard L. Quaas, professor of animal Sixth Judicial District Republican Conven- breeding, received the 1990 J.L. Lush tion on Sept 20. The district includes award in Animal Breeding and Genetics in Tompkins County. Relihan, a graduate of August from American Breeders Service, a Cornell and of the Law School, practiced division of W.R. Grace and Co. The award law in Binghamton, worked in the admini- was presented at the meeting of the Ameri- stration of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and can Dairy Science Association. Quaas was was vice chancellor for legal affairs of cited as an expert in statistical modeling SUNY before joining Cornell in 1979. and for his grouping strategies of unknown parents of observed animals. Christine A. Shoemaker, professor of civil and environmental engineering, is the Martha P. Hayncs, associate professor recipient of the Society of Women Engi- of astronomy, is the recipient of a National neers 1991 Distinguished Engineering Edu- Science Foundation Faculty Awards for cator Award. The award is presented to a Women Scientists and Engineers grant. society member who has demonstrated ex- The five-year grant, totaling $250,000 for a cellence in teaching and the ability to in- research project on galaxy formation and spire students to high levels of accomplish- evolution, is one of 100 made nationally for ment, has shown evidence of scholarship "significant achievements as a researcher through contributions to high levels of tech- and teacher and .. . potential for future con- nical literature and who, through active in- tributions to this country's scientific and volvement in professional engineering so- educational enterprise."

Panel to study educational support efforts Provost Maiden C. Nesheim is forming a These systems include but are not lim- task force to review educational support ited to services offered by the Learning systems, some of which were developed a Skills Center — whose reading, tutoring generation ago. and English-language programs serve a Nesheim named Joycelyn R. Hart, asso- wide range of American and foreign stu- ciate vice president for human relations, the dents — enrichment and research programs, chairwoman of the new task force, but he academic advising, the residence life sys- said the members and precise charge won't tem and the services offered through the be decided until he and Hart have consulted Office of Minority Educational Affairs. broadly with faculty, staff and students. "I would emphasize that the task force That consultation will take several will be looking at programs as they serve weeks, he said. From it, he expects to get the entire student body — not just minority advice on who should be named to the task groups as a whole or singly," Nesheim said. force and what questions and issues they "Our student population has changed should examine. dramatically in recent years," he added, The provost said he expected the task "and will become still more diverse in fu- force to be appointed by the end of October. ture years in the representation of both Patricia Reynolds "We will be future-oriented," said Hart. Americans and international students. It's a Actors (from left) Rafe Terizzi as Jack, Liz Giles as Mother Goose and "The task force will review structures in good time to review our education support Keith Grant as the narrator appear in "A Mother Goose Odyssey" at the place in the context of the needs of all our systems in relation to the student body of Center for Theatre Arts. For more information on performance times, students for educational support systems today and tomorrow, and the task force will please see the theater listings in the Calendar on Page 5. into the next century." help us do that."

Richard Garwin to give Bethe Lectures Biggs to lecture MlSCOndUCt continued from page 1 Physicist Richard L. Garwin, whose sored by the Bethe Lecture Committee and on vaccinations Two proposed indications of scientific work has ranged from helping to develop the Program on the History and Philosophy misconduct, "questionable data" and "care- the first hydrogen bomb to arms control of Science and Technology. Sources of vaccines have changed in lessness," aroused the Cornell faculty mem- planning, will deliver a series of talks as the Garwin, former director of the IBM 200 years but one thing hasn't — the fear of bers' ire. "The implication that 'question- 1991-92 Bethe Lecturer at Cornell. Watson Laboratory, studied with Fermi for the unknown, A.D. White Professor-at- able data' may be indicative of scientific His talks are as follows: his doctoral degree, and the two worked to- Large Peter Biggs will observe in his lec- misconduct reflects a basic misunderstand- • A seminar on "Future of U.S. Military gether at Los Alamos on the development ture at 4:30 p.m. today in Kennedy Hall's ing of the scientific process," they wrote. Forces," Tuesday, Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., of the world's first hydrogen bomb. Alumni Auditorium. "It is the fundamental duty of all scientists Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. Garwin, an A.D. White Fellow Emeritus Speaking on "Vaccines and Vaccination to question other scientists' data. To con- • A lecture on "Control of the Kuwaiti at Cornell, has contributed to anti-subma- — Ancient and Modern," the veterinary sci- fuse the normal scientific process with in- Oil Flows and Fires," Wednesday, Oct. 9, 8 rine warfare, as well as new technologies in entist will trace the history of disease pro- sinuations of misconduct," they added, "is a p.m., also in Schwartz Auditorium. sensor aircraft and satellite systems. tection from the 1790s, when injecting hu- grievous error." • A seminar on "Missile Defenses for The Bethe lectures are named for Nobel mans with cowpox to thwart smallpox was Carelessness should not be grounds for a the 1990s," Thursday, Oct. 10, 12:15 p.m., laureate Hans A. Bethe, the John Wendell a radical idea. Biggs is president of the finding of misconduct, the committee said, Room G-08 of Uris Hall. Anderson Professor Emeritus of Physics, United Kingdom Institute of Biology. "unless it can be demonstrated that such • A lecture on "Glimpses of Fermi in who presented the basic ideas of thermonu- Today's medical biotechnology relies on behavior was intentional." Chicago and Los Alamos," Monday, Oct. clear reactions in stars during the 1930s and genetic engineering to tailor vaccines pre- Sept. 12 was the deadline for comments 14, 3:25 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium. This was chief of the theoretical physics division cisely to the need, but some people are as on the NIH's proposed rule changes. That event is part of an all-day symposium de- at Los Alamos Laboratory during the devel- wary of new treatments as their ancestors agency is now considering final changes. voted to physicist Enrico Fermi, co-spon- opment of the first atomic bomb. were of cowpox, Biggs says. — Roger Segelken

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Review of 6,000 jobs nearly complete The two-year process of classifying more than 6,000 mately 17 families (such as administrative support, health Cornell jobs is nearing completion, and meetings are being and safety, equipment/engineering). In addition, the current CORNELL scheduled to explain the new classification system that is hiring and salary schedules would have fewer levels. emerging and some anticipated results. "Fewer levels means wider pay ranges within each The review began in August 1989, 16 years after the last level," Lentini said, "which means greater chance for in- analysis of exempt jobs and 10 years after the last analysis gTade salary increases without seeking reclassification." of non-exempt jobs. Morley, after a preliminary presentation this week by The aim was to provide the university and its employees Human Resources and its consultant, Coopers and Lybrand, with an updated inventory of jobs, to move toward a system said the results "seem to have justified the tremendous ef- that classifies similar jobs similarly, and to give employees fort on the part of so many people. a clearer sense of possible career paths throughout the uni- "The employees themselves filled out lengthy question- Faculty art show versity. naires." Morley said. Every one of the more than 6,000 "Many details remain unresolved, including the impor- responses to the questionnaire was read at least once. Hu- If you don't see people lining up outside the tant task of attaching salary ranges to job levels." said Allan man Resources. Coopers and Lybrand, and the steering Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, waiting to visit Lentini, acting director of the Office of Human Resources. committee carefully developed weighing systems, while the the Art Department faculty exhibition, it may be "Though a great amount of the work remains," he added, evaluation committee dealt with discrepancies found in the because the show's been held every fall without "we believe we have succeeded in our goal of clarifying the initial evaluation phase. In addition, "expert witnesses" fail for the past 13 years, and, as one local artist way we define these positions." from across campus were called in to further explain the remarked, "It tends to be a little routine." From the beginning. Senior Vice President James E. responsibilities and duties of some jobs. "You hope for some movement, some experi- Morley Jr. and Provost Maiden C. Nesheim emphasized The meetings planned between now and early winter mentation, from one year to the next," said one that the review was of jobs as they actually exist, not of the will start with the university's executive staff and will even- visitor. performance of incumbents. It is, therefore, a study of the tually involve all working units and their supervisors. Another visitor, also an artist, put it this way: classification system, not a reclassification project. The overall process will be described within each unit, "The show is totally predictable." She paused. "The review will not result in any salary decreases, and and the job inventory and framework will be discussed. "And that's comforting. Think how stressful it we expect that some employees will get salary increases as Unit heads will see the job inventory before it is finalized in would be if we had to deal with Andy Warhol a result of the review," Lentini said. "But we don't yet order to provide the local perspective on the accuracy of the every year!" know the exact number or when increases would actually study as it applies in their units. This time, though, there are a few surprises, in- take effect" Employees will also be invited to a round of meetings, cluding the works of two new faculty members and While the new classification system reflects exhaustive allowing for examination of the process and ample time for three artists visiting the department. review and consultation, Lentini said, there will be the op- questions and answers. "Why It Is So Difficult and Strange" is one. It's portunity to initiate further review even after the final plans "We recognize that this is a complex operation, and we the first in a series of four black-and-white photo- are adopted. want to answer all questions prior to beginning the phase-in graphs by Victor Kord, chairman of the Art De- What is agreed on — and what will be discussed in com- of results," Lentini said. "We know there is concern among partment and a painter who is showing photo- ing meetings with employees at all levels of the university many regarding the outcome of the project, and we hope to graphs for the first time. — is the framework recommended jointly by Human Re- begin dealing with some of the issues already known to us These are shots of people in Frankenstein and sources, an outside consulting firm and broadly representa- in the meetings and in the publication efforts which will King Kong masks sitting and standing in the back- tive steering and evaluation committees. accompany the meetings phase." yard bushes. They could be whimsical. Or they That framework reduces what now are more than 2,000 Morley added, "The success of this project depends could suggest the threat of monsters very close to separate job titles to about 600. To clarify possible career heavily on how well it is received. The project has the home. paths, exempt jobs would be broken down into approxi- support of senior administration, and we will be working Then there's the oil painting "Leeks, Carrots, mately 19 families (such as finance administration/manage- with those involved with the study to facilitate how it is Electrical Wire and Nails," by Associate Professor ment or communication arts) and non-exempt into approxi- received at each of the university's organizations." Stan Bowman, who is known for his computer- generated collages. "People have come up to me and said, 'I didn't know you could paint,' " said Bowman. And then there's the talking sculpture. It's a piece titled "Blue Stone Eggs" by new faculty member Gail Scott White. The welded metal sculpture is about the size of a small table standing on six legs, the bottoms of which divide into toes made of rebar, the metal rods used to reinforce poured concrete. A shallow bowl sits on this stand, and inside the bowl sit seven alabaster eggs. From inside the sculpture a tape-recorded voice tells the story of a woman who bears and raises seven sons. "Blue Stone Eggs" is the first in a series of six audio sculptures, all narrative, about women the artist knows. "This one's about my next door neighbor when I was growing up in Virginia." she said. "She had nine children. Six of them were sons. And I re- member every time I saw her she had one child in her tummy, another in her arms, and a third pulling along after her. By the time she had her seventh or eighth one, she was half dead. To me it's a tragic story. "I know you can have a tribe and still stay con- nected to things, but it's a struggle." Other new works in the show include a colorful abstract painting, "Minnie's Majic I." by new fac- Peter Morenus ulty member Sylvia Snowden. And there are pieces Associate Professors Charles Geisler (left) and Thomas Lyson say that small dairies can survive by supplying by three artists visiting the department this year: a specialty markets. cyanotype overlaid with color by Laurie Sieverts Snyder; naturalistic etchings of Ithaca by Gillian Pederson-Krag; and a mixed media work by Duane Potter. Small dairies' future is in specialty markets On the whole, though, the exhibition will be fa- "We're very concerned about how federal policies are miliar to anyone who knows his or her way around Small dairies have a good future in supplying specialty Tjaden Hall. The carved wooden figure with blue products, particularly if legislators in milk-producing states forcing family dairies out of business," said a spokesman for Ben & Jerry's. painted jacket and striped tie could only be Profes- take steps to encourage such development, two Cornell re- sor Emeritus Victor Colby's; ditto the aerial art by searchers say. State and local governments can encourage this trend, Lyson pointed out, with tax breaks and other incentives. Professor Steve Poleskie and the tidal stone photo- Writing in the September 1991 issue of BioScience, gTaphs by Associate Professor Jean Locey. Charles Geisler and Thomas Lyson, associate professors of New York state, for example, provided such encouragement to small wineries with the Farm Winery Act of 1976, which And so, perhaps, it should be. rural sociology, say that small dairies confer benefits on the People attend the faculty show year after year to dairy industry that should not be overlooked in the ongoing provides tax breaks and write-offs to small wineries. The preservation of small dairies should be encouraged, affirm the value of consistency, finding it reassur- consolidation into large farms. ing that people they admire are working steadily "Dairying is undergoing rapid structural change, but the the authors argue, because they confer benefits on the entire industry and society. Small dairies promote technological and sometimes thoughtfully, refining their visions, die is not cast," says Geisler. "It's still possible to have a honing their ideas, making subtle changes here and coexistence among small, medium and large dairies that diversity by using and adapting technologies often bypassed by larger dairies, which tend to rely on outside vendors and there, rather than casting about for new ways of complement each other rather than compete." seeing. Smaller-scale producers will thrive if they are poised to researchers to supply their technological needs. Small farms also make better neighbors in some areas of both In Assistant Professor Barry Perlus' photo- exploit specialty markets in cheese, premium yogurts, ice graphs, for example, the trees cast their shadows creams and other fluid products, the authors contend. farm and suburban development, because the odor and pol- luted runoff associated with animal waste is less of a prob- across the back of a female nude, not against large, Evidence from the 1982 and 1987 U.S. Censuses of Ag- lem in a decentralized system of smaller farms. white canvas squares as they did not long ago. To riculture shows that in a handful of counties in Florida and Also the preservation of small dairies ensures a contin- some, the image is horrible, reminiscent of thorns California — states where small dairy farms nearly disap- or barbed wire: to others, it is erotic: the shadows peared — family-size units of 20 to 99 cows have in- ued supplv of skilled owner-operators: dairymen and women with a broad general knowledge of their work and suggest a garter belt and unseen stockings. creased. During the same period, the number of small And at age 91, Professor Emeritus John Hartell cheese and ice-cream plants also increased in both states. their community. Statistics from a 1987 survey show that larger dairies rely more on specialized, hired labor. is still painting every morning, just as he's done A review of articles published in dairy journals shows Despite declining numbers of small dairy farms, little throughout his career, even during the 20 years he that small manufacturers tend to obtain their milk from attention has been paid to the cumulative impact of this was chairman of the Department of Fine Arts. small dairies, the authors say. Anecdotal comments suggest restructuring of the dairy industry, they say. Hartell, Colby, Ken Evett, Norman Daly and that such producers believe they can obtain the highest The authors warn that the continued health of small dair- Arnold Singer — all the emeritus professors in the quality milk from small dairies with whom they cultivate department — are exhibiting work this year. close allegiances. ies should not be taken for granted. In New York state, for instance, the growth of large farms with 500 or more cows — Carole Stone Those bonds were underscored when Ben & Jerry's Ice is accelerating, though their number is still relatively small. Cream Co. decided to pay a premium for milk and cream to — William Holder keep local Vermont family dairy farmers in business. 4 October 3, 1991 Cornell Chronicle

key contributions: the creation and extension of Near Eastern Studies . 11 the theory of unimolecular chemical reactions "Gendering the Ungendered Body: Her- ft. D •20 known as Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus maphrodites in Islamic Law," Paula Sanders, P-i CALENDAR (RRKM) theory, and the Marcus theory of the history. Rice University, Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m., fundamental origins of the activation free energy 374 Rockefeller Hall. in electron transfer reactions. Nineteen Nobel ($4 for students). All films are held in Willard Prizes have been awarded to Baker Lecturers, Society for the Humanities Straight Theatre except where noted. most of them subsequent to their lectures here. All itemi for the Chroakle Calea. "Calling Yourself a Woman: Colette and fistii dar should be submitted ftypewrit- Margaret Yourcenaur," Mary Lydon, Univer- tetky double sauced) by campus mail, Thursday, 10/3 Becker Lectures sity of Wisconsin, Madison, Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m., VS. matt or itt person to Joanne Ha- "Zan Boko," directed by Gaston Kabore, a Joan Wallach Scott, a member of the Institute Guerlac Room, A.D. White House. nders navan, Chronicle Calendar, Cornell film dealing with a village incorporated by the for Advanced Study in Princeton, will deliver the "Nationalism, Communalism, and the Poli- News Service, Village Green, 840 expansion of a big city, co-sponsored by the In- Carl Becker Lectures in History, "Women Who tics of Ethnic Identity in India," Achin Vaniak, isco Hansbaw Road. stitute for African Development, Africana Stud- Have Only Paradoxes to Offer: French Femi- Nehru Library, Delhi, India, Oct. 10, 4:30 Sundi ies and Research Center, and Arab and Islamic nists, 1848-1939," on Oct. 7, 8 and 9 at 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House. I Gu, Studies Program, 4:30 p.m., free. p.m. in 165 McGraw Hall. Scott's first book, •pel. Notices should be seat to arrive 10 "The Glassworkers of Carmaux: French Crafts- days prior to publication and should "A Rage in Harlem" (1991), directed by Bill South Asia Program Duke, with Forrest Whittaker, Gregory Hines men and Political Action in a Nineteenth-Cen- Indude the name and telephone tury City," is a classic in social history. More "Word-Mongers of Kathmandu," Sarah and Robin Givens, 7:20 p.m., Uris. Miller, anthropology, Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m., 366 sund« number of a person who can be "Silence of the Lambs" (1991), directed by recently her work has expanded into women's called tfthere are questions. history, explorations that resulted in her 1988 McGraw Hall. f- me Jonathan Demme, with Jodie Foster, Anthony label! Hopkins and Roger Corman, 10 p.m. book, "Gender and the Politics of History." Notices should also include the Theory Center "Computer Simulation of Blood Flow in the Sh subheading of the calendar in which Friday, 10/4 Bethe Lecture the item should appear. Richard L. Garwin of the IBM Research Cen- Cardiac Chambers," Charles S. Peskin, Cour- "A Rage in Harlem," 6:45 p.m., Uris. ant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New "Daddy Nostalgia" (1991), directed by Ber- ter, Yorktown Heights, will give the following - lectures: "Future of U.S. Military Forces, Post- York University, Oct. 7, 4 p.m., 456 Engineer- Shabt trand Tavemier, with Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin ing and Theory Center Building. K Ch and Odette Laure, 7:30 p.m. 1991," Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., in Schwartz Audito- rium, Rockefeller Hall; "Control of the Kuwaiti "Manhunter" (1986), directed by Michael University Lectures Mann, with William Petersen, Kim Greist and Oil Flows and Fires: Present and Future Pros- "Myth, Scandal and History: The Heinrich Et Brian Cox, 9:20 p.m., Uris. pects," Oct. 9, 8 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, DANCE Rockefeller Hall. Dr. Garwin is a former direc- Schliemann Controversy Today,'' William M. "Rebecca" (1940), directed by Alfred Hitch- Calder ID, W.A. Oldfather Professor of Clas- cock, with Lawrence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, tor of the IBM Watson Laboratory and has pub- lished over 200 papers and been granted 37 U.S. sics, University of Illinois, Urbana, Oct. 3, 8 co-sponsored by the English Department, 9:50 p.m., 22 Goldwin Smith Hall. Cornell International Folkdancers p.m. patents. He is an A.D. White Fellow Emeritus. All events are open to the Cornell commu- "Silence of the Lambs," midnight, Uris. nity and general public. Admission is free, un- Boyce Thompson Institute Western Societies Program less stated otherwise. For further information, "Minorities in Germany," DAAD seminar, Saturday, 10/5 "Molecular Aspects of Self-Incompatibility in 'slim call (315) 789-4621. Review of beginner's the Solanaccae," Adrienne E. Clarke, University Oct. 5, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall. dances that were taught in September, Oct. 6, "A Rage in Harlem," 6:45 p.m., Uris. Fridai "Plastic Jesus" (1971), directed by Lazar of Melbourne, the Boyce Thompson Institute 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.; requests, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.. Distinguished Lecture in the Life Sciences, Oct. Ms R Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall. Stojanovic, with Tomislav Gogovac and Svetlana Gligorijevi, 7:30 p.m. 3, 3 p.m., auditorium, BTL "Silence of the Lambs," 9:20, Uris. MUSIC y Israeli Folkdancing "Daddy Nostalgia," 10 p.m. Classics 12:31 Israeli folkdancing, teaching and open danc- "Manhunter," midnight, Uris. Townsend Lectures ttyac ing, Thursdays, 8 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel "The Mental Powers of Irrational Animals," Department of Music Taylor Hall. For information call, 255-4227. Sunday, 10/6 the second of seven Townsend Lectures on "Ani- Grnuj Tibetan flutist Nawang Khechog will give a teand Whitney Biennial Video Exhibition "Hard mals: Mind and Morals in Ancient Philosophy," Richard Sorabji, King's College, the University concert. Sounds and Visions of Peace, Oct. 4 at Times and Culture, Part I," Juan Downey; 8:15 p.m. in Barnes Hall. A workshop on mu- "Strategies for the Development of/Redefining of London, Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium. sic and meditation will be given by Nawang EXHIBITS the Purpose Served/Art in the age of ... Aka The Khechog on Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Making of the Towering Inferno," Lawrence An- "The Rediscovery of Seneca Tragicus at the the One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. . End of the Twentieth Century," William Calder drews, 2 p.m., lecture room, Johnson Museum. As part of the Mozart Festival, fortepianist HI, University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, "Manhunter," 4:30 p.m. Penelope Crawford, violinist Sonya Monosoff, Johnson Art Museum Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m., 134 Goldwin Smith Hall. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, "Silence of the Lambs," 8 p.m. violist Sarah Suniner and cellist Enid Suther- land will perform Oct. 5 at 8:15 p.m. in Barnes h on the corner of University and Central ave- East Asia Program 6s at! nues, is open Tuesday through Sunday from Monday, 10/7 Hall. Professor James Webster will give a pre- "Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia" "Of Silk and Potatoes: Efforts at Developing concert lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Barnes Hall. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Tele- Agriculture in Eighteenth Century China," Pi- phone: 255-6464. and "Cambodia: Year Ten," sponsored by the The Festival Brass Quintet will premiere Southeast Asia Program, 4 p.m. erre-Etienne Will, directeur d'etudes, Ecole des new pieces by Cornell composers on Oct. 6 at Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, co- The annual Department of Art Faculty Exhi- "Daddy Nostalgia," 7:10 p.m. 4 p.m. in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Fea- "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920), di- sponsored by the international agriculture pro- tured composers will be David Feurzeig, Allen bition will be on view through Oct. 27. gram, Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., 230 Rockefeller Hall. "The Art of Paul Manship," an exhibition rected by Robert Weine, with Werner Krauss, Fogelsanger, Christopher Morgan Loy, Brian Conrad Veidt and Lil Dagover, 9:30 p.m. "The United States and Japan in Asia: End of Robison, Stephen Taylor and Anna Weesner. drawn from the collections of the National Mu- the 'New Imperium'?" a panel discussion, in- seum of American Art and The Metropolitan Pianist Barbara Holmquist will perform cluding speakers James Fallows, Washington music by Schumann, Brahms, Ravel, Szyma- Museum of Art, features over 100 sculptures, Tuesday, 10/8 editor. The Atlantic Monthly, and Takashi medals and works on paper, through Nov. 24. "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943), directed by nowski and Debussy on Oct. 10 at 8:15 pm. in Shiraishi, southeast Asian history; discussant, Barnes Hall. "Mysteries in Myths," a workshop for chil- Alfred Hitchcock, with Teresa Wright, Joseph Peter Katzenstein, the Walter S. Carpenter Jr. dren ages 7 to 10, will be held Oct. 16 and 26. Cotton and Hume Cronyn, co-sponsored by the Professor of International Studies; and modera- Bound for Glory The two-day workshop will explore the art of English Department, 7:30 p.m. tor, Marcus Rebick, labor economics and inter- Paul Manship, whose sculpture, drawings and "Silence of the Lambs," 10 p.m. national and comparative labor relations, co- Douglas and Willa Porter, a duo with medals are on view at the museum. Partici- sponsored by Southeast Asia Program, Oct. 10, fiddle, guitar and banjo, will perform in three pants will learn about these Greek and Roman Wednesday, 10/9 7:30 p.m., Bache Auditorium, Malott Hall. live sets on Oct. 6 at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. myths through activities and discussion. They "Land of Promise" (1935), directed by Juda in the Commons Coffeehouse in Anabel Taylor will also have an opportunity to create their Hall. Bound for Glory can be heard Sundays Leman, 8:20 p.m. Hillel own sculpture based on a mythological figure. "Jungle Fever" (1991), directed by Spike Lee, from 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM, 93.5. The workshops for children ages 7 and 8 will Letty Cottin Pogrebin will discuss her new with Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra, 10 book "Deborah, Golda and Me: Being Female be held from 10 a.m. to noon on both Satur- p.m. Cornell Concert Commission days; workshops for ages 9 and 10 will be held and Jewish in America," as part of the series "A Celebration of Jewish Life," Oct. 6, 3 p.m., Jesus Jones in concert with special guest from 1 to 3 p.m. on both days. A fee of $14 for Ned's Atomic Dustbin will perform Oct. 6 at 8 members and $15 for non-members will be Thursday, 10/10 Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. "Saaraba," directed by Amadou S. Seek, as Tickets, available at the door, are $4 and $3 for p.m. in Bailey Hall. Reserved ticket prices for charged. Enrollment is limited, and the regis- students are $12/$ 14 (2 tickets per student) and tration deadline is Oct. 11. part of the series "Village Traditions and Urban students. Challenges," co-sponsored by Institute for Afri- $ 14/S16 for the general public. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Ticket Office, can Development, Africana Studies and Research Human Ecology Center for Jewish Living Center, and the Arab and Islamic Studies Pro- Rebop Records and all TicketMaster outlets. 'Transitions," by Shan Silvey, will be on Flemmie Kittrell Lecture gram, 4:30 p.m., free. "African-American Family Values," Harrielte display at the Gallery of Art, 106 West Ave., "Jungle Fever," 10 p.m. India Association through Oct. 11. Pipes McAdoo, Howard University, Oct. 9, sec- ond-floor auditorium, Martha Van Rensselaer An Indian classical music concert with Pan- Hall. McAdoo is the author of "Family Ethnic- dit Shivkumar Sharma on Santoor and Shafaat Hartell Gallery ity: Strength in Diversity," "Black Families" and Ahmed Khan on Tabla will be performed Oct. "W.A. Mozart," an exhibition of photo- many other books and articles on the subject of 6 at 8 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin graphic panels illustrating Mozart's life and LECTURES parents and children. The lecture was named for Smith Hall. Tickets are $5 for members and work, through Oct. 12. The exhibit is in com- Flemmie Kittrell, the first African-American in $6 for non-members, available from Triangle memoration of the bicentennial of Mozart's the United States to receive a Ph.D. degree in bookstore; Sangam Restaurant; Mary Schuller, death. The Hartell Gallery, located in Sibley A.D. White Professor-at-Large home economics, in 1936. 170 Uris Hall; and Abhilash Dave, 120 Malott Hall. Dome, is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday "Vaccines and Vaccination — Ancient and "Nov through Friday. Modern," Peter M. Biggs, president, United Johnson Museum of Art Kingdom Institute of Biology, and A.D. White "Art in America: The Future of the Past," Jay Willard Straight Hall Professor-at-Large, Oct. 3, 4:30 p.m., Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. Cantor, senior vice president, Christie, Manson Willard Straight Hall's Art Gallery presents and Woods International, Oct. 7, 3:30 p.m., lec- RELIGION "Fashion and Landscape Photos," photography ture room, Johnson Museum. by Nancy Ericsson, through Oct. 4. Baker Lectures "The Potters of Guaitil, Costa Rica," a pho- "Theories of Electron Transfer and Unimol- tographic essay by Jennifer Van Alstine, Oct. 7 ecular Processes and Comparison with Experi- Landscape Architecture Sage Chapel through 18. ments," Rudolph A. Marcus, the Arthur Amos "The Urban Prospect," a discussion of proj- Letty Cottin Pogrebin, author, editor MS Noyes Professor of Chemistry, California Insti- ects, works in progress, and design approaches magazine, will deliver the sermon on Oct. 6. tute of Technology. The Baker Lectures take from a unique city perspective, Lee Weintraub, Service begins at 11 a.m. Music will be pro- place at 11:15 a.m. in 119 Baker Lab. "Theory Weintraub and DiDomenico, Oct. 4, 11:15 a.m., vided by the Sage Chapel choir, under the di- of Electron Transfer Reactions in Solution: Static 101 West Sibley. rection of Donald R.M. Paterson. Sage is a FILMS and Dynamical Aspects," Oct. 3; "Theory of non-sectarian chapel that fosters dialogue and Unimolecular Reactions," Oct. 10. Marcus is a Library exploration with and among the major faith pioneering theoretician in the field of reaction "Icelandic Literature During the Transition traditions. Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cin- dynamics, whose enduring work over four dec- from the Written to the Printed Book: A 16th- ema unless otherwise noted and are open to ades has laid indispensable foundations for cur- century Catechism for Children," Stefan Catholic the public. All films are $3.50 except weekend rent research. He is most widely known for two Karlsson, curator of the Fiske Icelandic Collec- Masses: Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Sundays, 9:30 films (Friday and Saturday), which are $4.50 tion, Oct. 3, 4 p.m., A.D. White House. Cornell Chronicle October 3, 1991 5

U a.m., 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Audito- Chemical Engineering "Surface Forces," Roger Horn, N1ST, Gaith- Friday, 10/4 Daily masses, Monday through Friday, "Impingement Jet Mixing in Reaction Injec- ersburg, Md., Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall. Volleyball, Yale, 7 p.m. | p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall. Sacrament of tion Molding (RIM) Mix-Heads," Philip E. Ltwt football, Pennsylvania, 7:30 p.m. l^ciliation by appointment, G-22 Anabel Wood, McMaster University, Oct. 8, 4:15 p.m., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 7** Hall. During fall break there will be 165 Olin Hall. Manufacturing Seminar: "Manufacturing with Saturday, 10/5 'ytwo masses: Saturday, Oct. 12, 5 p.m. and the Environment in Mind," Susan Dowben Day, Women's JV soccer. Alumni (exhibition), "••ay, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. Chemistry GE Plastics, Oct. 3, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall. 10 a.m. "Bond- and State-Selected Photodissociation Manufacturing Seminar: "New Product Volleyball, Columbia, 11 a.m. lr'stian Science Launches in the Pharmaceutical Industry," Carl le and Bimolecular Reaction," Fleming Crim, Uni- i stimony meeting on Thursdays, 7 p.m., versity of Wisconsin, Oct. 3, 4:40 p.m., 119 Accetrura, Pfizer Inc., Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m.. Ill Saturday-Sunday, 10/5-10/6 od Upson Hall. " ers Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Baker Lab. Women's soccer, Cornell Classic "Appropriate Technology: Real Engineering "The Importance of Dynamic Catalysis to Nscopal (Anglican) to End Hunger and Poverty," William Zuspan, EPSP Synthase Inhibitor Design," James professor emeritus, Drexel University, Oct. 8, Sunday, 10/6 ^y, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Sikorski, Monsanto, Oct. 10, 11:15 a.m., 119 4:30p.m., Ill Upson Hall. Men's soccer, Columbia, 1 p.m. • Gurdon Brewster, chaplain, Anabel Taylor Baker Lab. "pel. Microbiology Monday, 10/7 City & Regional Planning JV football, Colgate, 4:30 p.m. 'ends (Quakers) "County and Regional Planning: Professional "Regulation of Gene Expression from Distant Sites in Yeast and Bacteria," Boris Magasanik, Sundays at 9:45 a.m. adult discussion; 11 Initiatives and Political Responses," James Han- Wednesday, 10/9 son, commissioner of planning, Tompkins Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oct. 3, 4 r njeeting for worship, Edwards Room, Women's field hockey, Pennsylvania, 2 Pbel Taylor Hall. County, Oct. 4, 12:15 p.m., 115 Tjaden Hall. p.m.. Conference Room, Biotechnology Build- ing. p.m. Women's tennis, Colgate, 4 p.m. Cooperative Extension Forum Neurobiology & Behavior "Your Desktop Library," Jan Olsen, director, g Minyan at Young Israel, 106 West "Photoreceptor Twist: A Solution to the False Call 272-5810. Mann Library, Oct. 7, 9:15 a.m., 401 Warren Color Problem," Rudiger Wehner, University of Hall. Services: Friday: Reform, 5:30 Zurich and A.D. White Professor-at-Large, Oct. Chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall; Conserva- 3, 12:30 p.m., Morison Seminar Room, Corson/ SYMPOSIUMS litarian, 5:30 p.m.. Founders Room, Ecology & Systematics Mudd Hall. P*l Taylor Hall; Saturday: Orthodox, 9:15 "Ecological and Evolutionary Significance of "Large-Scale Spatial Memory in an Insect: f • Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall; Resting Eggs of Marine Copepods," Nancy H. American Indian Program ?~ervative/Egalitarian, 9:45 a.m.. Founders How Honey Bees Learn about the Landscape," Marcus, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fred Dyer, Michigan State University, Oct. 3, 4 The Northeast Regional James Bay Action **». Anabel Taylor Hall. Conference will take place Oct. 4 through 6. Y Oct. 4, 12:15 p.m., Morison Seminar Room, Cor- p.m., Morison Seminar Room. °ung Israel (call 272-5810 for time). son/Mudd Hall. Speakers, workshops and film presentations re "Sugar Preferences, Digestive Traits and the will address the impact of the massive hydro- f an Church Sugar Constituents of Nectar and Fruit Pulp," Ornithology electric project being developed on the rivers "Marine Mammals and Seabirds of the High .Sundays, 1 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. Carlos Martinez del Rio, Princeton University, around Canada's James Bay in northern Que- Oct. 9, 4:30 p.m., Morison Seminar Room, Cor- Arctic," Sam Sasdove, Okeanos Ocean Research bec. Participants include, David Brower, out- son/Mudd Hall. Foundation, Oct. 7, 7:45 p.m., Laboratory of Or- spoken critic of current environmental policies, kjfcn nithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road. : nday prayers, 1 p.m., Founders and Ed- and Amory Lovins, world-renown authority on Electrical Engineering energy use and alternatives. For more informa- F* Rooms, Anabel Taylor Hall. Zuhr Peace Studies Program Per. 1 p.m., 218 Anabel Taylor Hall. "What Makes the Picture Talk: AT&T and tion call 539-6428. 'Technology Proliferation and New Security I"!*ly group discussion/classes, 11:30 a.m. the Development of Sound Motion Picture Tech- P 12 Regimes," Janne Nolan, Brookings Institution, =3O p.m., 218 Anabel Taylor Hall. nology," Sheldon Hochheiser, AT&T Archives, German Studies Oct. 8. 4:30 p.m., 219 Phillips Hall. Oct. 3, 12:15 p.m.. G08 Uris Hall. "Questions of National Identity as Posed by nVa Sai Baba Minorities in Germany," co-sponsored by the Energy Engineering Pharmacology Western Societies Program, Oct. 5 and 6, in p'Tnip meets Sundays. For information on "Biochemical and Biophysical Characteriza- "The Electric Power Industry through the 700 Clark Hall. Participants include: Isabel * and place, call 273-4261 or 533-7172. tion of die Ah Receptor in Humans," Alan Okey, 1930s," Ronald Kline, electrical engineering, Hull, history; John Borneman, anthropology; pharmacology. Hospital for Sick Children, Oct. 3, 12:20p.m., Ill Upson Hall. Geoffrey Waite, German studies; Patricia Her- *yenth-Day Adventist Toronto, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., G-3 Vet Research minghouse. University of Rochester; and David / ts "Electric Power Systems Now and in the Fu- i ° hip, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.. Seventh Day Tower. Bathrick, German studies. Wi Church, 1219 Trumansburg Road. ture," William J. Balet, executive director. New York Power Pool, Oct. 10, 12:20 p.m., Ill Upson Hall. Physiology & Anatomy International Development Baptist "Respiratory Changes During Post Hatching A conference on "International Develop- Foster's "Celebration of Discipline: Entomology Development in Precocial Birds," David Mur- ment & Relief: Philosophies and Approaches" to Spiritual Growth," Thursday eve- rish, SUNY-Binghamton, Oct. 8, 4:15 p.m., G-3 will be held Oct. 4, 135 Emerson Hall. Spon- 58 "Large-Scale Spatial Memory in an Insect: at 8:30 p.m., 316 Anabel Taylor Hall. sored by the International Association of How Honey Bees Learn About the Landscape," Vet Research Tower. Camel Breeders, GAFC, International Agricul- Fred Dyer, Michigan State University, co-spon- Buddhism Plant Biology ture Program, CUFAD, CIS and ISP. Seminars sored by neurobiology and behavior, Oct. 3, 4 will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. "Devel- meditation every Thursday at 5 p.m. p.m., Morison Seminar Room, Corson/Mudd "A New Look at Photosynthetic Inefficiency "^aylor Chapel. in Triazine-Resistant Plants," Jonathan Hart, opment : Is It Here To Stay?" a panel discussion Hall. from 3:30 to 5 p.m. "The Impact of Acarapis woodi Renni, the USDA Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory, Oct. Honey Been Tracheal Mite, on Honey Bees in 4, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building. Northern Temperate Climates," Cynthia Scott- EMINARS Dupree, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Plant Breeding & Biometry Oct. 10, 4 p.m., Morison Seminar Room, Cor- "Protein Synthesis and Levels in Wheat Re- THEATER son/Mudd Hall. sistant and Susceptible to the Russian Wheat Aphid," Frikkie Botha, University of the Orange Floriculture & Ornamental Free State, Republic of South Africa, Oct. 3, 4 Department of Theatre Arts j "ord-mongers of Kathmandu," Sarah p.m., 135 Emerson Hall. Horticulture "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" will be . anthropology, Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m., 366 "Future of the Bailey Hortorium," William xv Hall. "Stage IV Acclimatization of Micropropa- presented Oct. 3, 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. in the Cen- Crept, director. Bailey Hortorium, Oct. 8, 12:20 ter for Theatre Arts' Proscenium Theatre. Tick- gated Woody Plants," Kate Eckenrode, grad stu- p.m., 135 Emerson Hall. l dent, Oct. 3, 12:15 p.m., 404 Plant Science ets at $5 and $7 are available by calling the Wied Mathematics Theatre Arts Box Office at 254-2787. i "Teservation of Nodal Structure on Global Building. Plant Pathology "Costa Rica Parks System," Albert Joerger, "A Mother Goose Odyssey," a play with a g Solution Branches of Elliptic Equa- "Role of Colletotrichum graminicola Muci- music for children of all ages by Wayne S. w»th Symmetry," H.J. Kielhoffer, Univer- grad student, Oct. 10, 12:15 p.m., 404 Plant Sci- lage in Conidial Survival," Ralph Nicholson, f Tumey and Harper McAdoo will be presented ° Augsburg, Germany, Oct. 4, 2:30 p.m., ence Building. Purdue University, Oct. 3, 3 p.m., A133 Barton Oct. 5 and 19 at noon and 4 p.m., Oct. 6 and 20 ij«n Hall. Laboratory, Geneva. at 1 and 5 p.m., and Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in the L^e Orr-Sommerfeld Operator and Other Food Science & Technology Center for Theatre Arts' Class of '56 Flexible formal Differential Operators: Spectra, "Detecting Interactions of Biological Macro- Theatre. The show, a story built on Mother d molecules in Real Time: The Pluses and Minuses Rural Sociology L °spectra and Behavior," Nick Trefethen, "State, Rural Policy and Poverty," Fred But- Goose rhymes, features schoolboy Jack as a ^t science, Oct. 4, 4 p.m., 322 Sage of a New Technique," Bruce Ganem, chemistry, hard-working yet troubled student who learns Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall. tel, co-sponsored by population and .develop- ment, Oct. 4, 12:15 p.m., 32 Warren Hall. the importance of friendship through Mother Goose and her helper Old King Cole. The ac- Ministry, Molecular & Cell Fruit & Vegetable Science tors include a mix of local school-age children, Science & Technology Studies Cornell undergraduates, faculty and staff, and "Interspecific Variation of Red Maple in Re- "Biotechnology: Corporate Strategies and sponse to Drought Stress," Thomas Whitlow, Ithaca area actors. Tickets are specially priced jj", SPermidine Biosynthesis and Genetics in Public Policy," Vivian Walsh, UMIST (United floriculture and ornamental horticulture, Oct. 3, at $1.50 for children and $3 for adults. L tevisiae: Effects of Spermidine Depriva- Kingdom), Manchester School of Management, 4:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building. L ° Cell Division, Morphology and Mito- Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall. "Communicating and Managing Risk: There ? dtia| Function," Herbert Tabor, Oct. 4, 4 is More than Technical Data Involved," June -arge Conference Room, Biotechnology Fcssenden-MacDonald, science, technology & Southeast Asia Program 5' society, Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science "Themes in a Study of Relations in Island MISC. Building. World Southeast Asia in the Early Modern Pe- riod," Leonard Y. Andaya, University of Auck- i Multi-Dimensional NMR Experi- Geological Sciences land, and visiting fellow, Oct. 3, 12:20 p.m., 102 Macintosh Users Group 1? Investigating Protein Structure," Le- West Avenue Ext. a "Modeling the Genesis and Dynamics of Ba- A meeting of MUGWUMP will be held to- n y. National Institut* sin Compartments," Peter Ortoleva, Indiana Uni- "Politics, Culture and Synthetic Development day, Oct. 3, at 4:30 p.m. in 100 Caldwell Hall. "P-«n., 700 Clark Hall. versity, Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall. in Southeast Asia," James M. Fallows, Washing- Topic will be portable Macintoshes. The desk- ton editor. The Atlantic Monthly, Oct. 10, 12:20 top publishing SIG of MUGWUMP will be Program International Nutrition p.m., 102 West Avenue Ext. Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at ACR, 901 Dryden Road, v"5tamics Afternoon," co-sponsored by the to discuss QuarkXPress tips. For more infor- "Moving Towards Applied Research in IN- Stability, Transition & Turbulence ^als science and engineering department CAP," Juan Rivera, INCAP, Guatemala and vis- mation, call Mark Anbinder, 257-3480. "Self-Organized Criticality," D.L. Turcotte, r* Materials Science Center, will be held iting assistant professor, nutritional sciences, J^Oct. 4 in 140 Bard Hall. "Optical Mate- Oct. 3, 12:40 p.m., 200 Savage Hall. geophysics, Oct. 8, 12:30 p.m., 178 Theory Cen- Writing Workshop B ls the theme. "Introduction to Nonlinear "Food and Nutrition in Rwanda: Recent His- ter. Writing workshop walk-in service: free tu- . s and Some Examples of Inorganic Non- tory," Randall Schnepf, nutritional sciences, Oct. torial instruction in writing. Monday through [* Optical Crystals," Chung L. Tang, elec- e 10, 12:40 p.m., 200 Savage Hall. Thursday. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m., ngineering, 2:25 p.m.; "Structure, Prop- 178 Rockefeller Hall; Sunday through Thurs- "j and Applications for the Nonlinear Opti- day, 8 to 11 p.m., Clara Dxckson Macintosh ''aterial KTiOPO4," John D. Bierlein, Du Materials Science & Engineering SPORTS Computer Room; Sunday through Thursday, 8 jExperimental Station, Central Research "Molecular Design of Heterometallic Precur- to 11 p.m., Noyes Center Browsing Library. Lf^elopment, 3 p.m.; "Optical and Laser sors for Electrical Ceramics by Sol-Gel Meth- lefties of Forsterite," Clifford R. Pollock, ods," David Payne, University of Illinois, Oct. 3, (Home Games Only) lcal engineering, 3:40 p.m. 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall. 6 October 3, 1991 Cornell Chronicle

For Bloom, this is where it all began Editor's note: Dennis A. Williams '73, is a senior lec- turer in the Writing Workshop and a former education edi- tor at Newsweek magazine, where he was co-author of a 15-year-anniversary story about the Willard Straight take- over. He interviewed Professor Allan Bloom on Sept. 27, the morning after Bloom's Bailey Hall lecture on "The Threat to Reason."

by Dennis A. Williams For Allan Bloom, professor of political theory at the University of Chicago and best-selling author, Cornell is something like ancient Greece — the place where it all began. Bloom taught in the Government Department here for seven years in the 1960s, at the outset of his academic career. During that time he formed close relationships with students at Telluride House, and he became the second re- cipient of the Clark Distinguished Teaching Award. He also saw the deconstruction movement in literary criticism, which he now cites as one of many curses in academia, begin to take shape in the person of Paul De Man, then also at Cornell. He watched the promise of racial integration yield to separatism, which he contends Peter MoremiS has had devastating academic and social consequences. He Allan Bloom, who says: "It's not true that I left hating Cornell." witnessed students challenging the authority of faculty and administrators he believed all too ready to abdicate. sity that was almost certainly more avidly purchased than "There are some fine, decent people in that organiza- "It's not true that I left hating Cornell or that I was read. "There was a sense that universities were in disar- tion," says Bloom, who does not himself belong. 'To say traumatized," Bloom says. "It was interesting but not alto- ray," Bloom says. that they are all sexist and racist and shouldn't be hired —- gether pleasant" If anything, that sense has deepened and become more is that any way to carry on? It's all in one direction, as if Bloom was particularly affected by the racial develop- controversial as the phenomenon known as "political cor- these people nave a monopoly of concern for sexism and ments that culminated in the 1969 takeover of Willard rectness" has captured the attention of the popular media racism. It's a terrible thing that somebody like Henry Louis Straight Hall by black students, and by the administration and of politicians. Dinesh D'Souza has turned up the heat Gates can go around and call anybody he wants to a racist and faculty's response. During Bloom's tenure, the Com- with the current best-seller "Illiberal Education," castigating We don't believe any longer in free speech, just allowing mittee of Special Educational Projects was formed and be- in far less philosophical terms the threats to freedom of ideology of the moment to dominate." gan recruiting black students for the university. Although speech that Bloom foretold. President Bush also sounded The name-calling "makes it hard to talk about things" Bloom applauds that effort in principle, he remains con- the theme in commencement remarks last spring. like race relations, Bloom maintains. "We can't think vinced that its execution was flawed from the start. Bloom says he first became aware of the idea of "politi- through the ambiguities. We must create an atmosphere to "They wanted to go from 14 or 15 kids to 200," he says. cal correctness" when he heard a student order a Coors at a work things out honestly." Furthermore. Bloom sees the "It was irresponsible. There was a compact mass of black bar and the waitress relayed a call for "one politically incor- situation exacerbated by the heightened awareness of dis- students who just had not been prepared. There was a rect beer" — presumably referring to the conservative poli- tinct cultures, exemplified by the growth of ethnic studies revolutionary movement afoot, and they thought they could tics of the brewery's owner. programs and the move away from a more unified vision of contribute to it. They got their picture on the cover of Time But Bloom believes that the spirit of intolerance has Western civilization through the lens of the Enlightenment magazine, a lifetime dream for many." gone far beyond such comments, with disastrous implica- "If there are different minds [resulting from different Bloom blames former President James Perkins for en- tions. As he and other critics see it, the term represents an cultures] and nobody can talk, the only consequences are couraging radical blacks. "There was a mixture of conde- attempt by those on the left to limit the free expression of hatred and misunderstanding," he insists. scension and terror," Bloom says. "Perkins had committed dissenting ideas. The trend is marked by university rules, As a result, Bloom foresees two unsettling trends. One himself. He was their hostage. The students had a special thought to be unconstitutional by some, to outlaw "insensi- is that students will continue their "passive indifference" status and a recognition that they could get away with tive" speech and, more ominously in Bloom's view, by pro- toward education, constrained from speaking their minds, power plays." fessors who distort texts and denounce colleagues in order resentful of being "ideolo"gicized." and suffering from "the Personally, Bloom felt let down and betrayed by Ed to further their own interpretations. disproportion between what they actually live and what Whitfield, a student in Telluride who led the Afro-Ameri- "It's hard to get a teaching position" if you don't agree they leam in the university."' can Society in the takeover. Whitfield. Bloom says, was an with the prevailing orthodoxy on campus, he maintains — On a wider scale. Bloom predicts that the collapse of immensely talented student who could have made a signifi- and that can mean "20 to 25 years without a counterpoint" capitalism will create a vacuum that those still unsatisfied cant contribution to society: he was also a friend who con- in academic views. He bristles at the attacks by Duke with free-market liberal democracy will seek to fill through cealed the extent of his involvement and ultimately related University English Professor Stanley Fish and others a resurgence of fascism. ' - to the professor "simply as a white man." against the National Association of Scholars, a faculty "It will be nationalism under the name of cultures," he "Losing" Whitfield, for Bloom, was representative of the group formed in part to oppose what they consider the "tyr- says — the old ways, the old roots. If all that matters is hope lost during that time — by all-black classes and sepa- anny" of PC. your past, your culture, that will lead to group hostilities." rate tables, "sinister" developments that he says "gave all the wrong ideas," and by the university's capitulation to radical student demands. "It was a huge disappointment," concludes Bloom. Allan BlOOm continued from page 1 After years of reflection on that experience, and other disappointments in higher education and society at large, he person." And of deconstructionists at large, whom he sees "liberate and civilize us" are now seen as having contrib- loosed a minor earthquake in 1987 with "The Closing of as driven by a quest for political power, he said: uted to racism, sexism and homophobia, he said. This The American Mind." "They have shriveled souls, so shriveled as to want to comes from the belief that authors exercised, albeit perhaps "I never conceived of writing a really popular book," he dominate a university where, as Henry Kissinger put it, the unconsciously, a will to power. admits. "Academic books are usually a drug on the market. struggles are so nasty because the stakes are so small. . . . As a result, many humanities professors now teach that My publisher said if it sold 6,000 copies it would be a big Only a pygmy would think a university worthy of conquest "liberation comes not from reading books, but from break' success." Even when it landed on the New York Times "The only reason to be at a university is love of the ing their spell," he argued. They do this by trying to prove, best-seller list, Blooms says, the publisher considered it an truth," he added. But deconstructionists do not believe in for example, that Harriet Beecner Stowe's "Uncle Tom's aberration and refused to print more copies until it was "the truth." And what they do believe, according to Bloom, Cabin" was kept off reading lists because she was * halfway to the top of the list is "very radical stuff and freighted with baleful conse- woman, and that Shakespeare was a colonialist, he said. "I had a wonderful time being number one," allows quences" for politics, and for the study of literature. But "they are somewhat unconscious of the comedy they Bloom, whose book went on to sell a million copies. "But I The next threat to democracy is nothing less than fas- play in," Bloom continued. "The meanest intellects can set now understand what happens to young athletes. Every- cism, Bloom argued, because deconstmctionists have ele- themselves up as the intellectual superiors of Plato, body wanted a piece of me." The career academic was vated the importance of diverse cultures to the point that Shakespeare and Hegel." He snickered and added, "I find suddenly recognized in airports and even received death "protecting cultures is now like protecting an endangered that very, very funny." threats on account of his chain smoking. species. Everyone must do it" More seriously. Bloom added, "the result of all this is to What catapulted Bloom to fame, he believes, was "a In the study of literature, deconstructionism has created make us prisoners of the prejudice that our age is the supe- national mood of insecurity" captured by his book, which is "a Copernican revolution . . . that has turned everything rior one." a dense meditation on philosophy, society and the univer- upside down," he said. Good, old books once studied to —Lisa BenneV

JGSM names career-services director Former executive joins Hotel School staff The Johnson Graduate School of Man- to link students with the small and medium- William J. Anderson, former sales man- developments in the hospitality industry. agement has appointed a director of career sized companies that traditionally have not ager for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New "Bill, who has had a rich hospitality services who sees growing opportunities for hired many M.B.A.S. That's where the York City and the San Francisco Hilton, working career, also will be developing ad- M.B.A. graduates in small and medium- growth of the job market for graduates of has been appointed assistant director of ex- ditional custom programs for the industry," sized companies. schools such as ours will be in the 1990s." ecutive education in the School of Hotel said William N. Chernish, the Hotel Stephen F. Johansson, who joined Cor- Alan G. Merten, dean of the Johnson Administration. School's assistant dean and its director of nell this summer, predicts dramatic changes School, described Johansson as the most Anderson, who started his new job this executive education. in the M.B.A. market during the 1990s. experienced administrator ever hired to di- summer, will market the school's two pro- Anderson graduated from the Hotel "Just arranging recruiting interviews for rect career services for Cornell's M.B.A. grams for senior executives in the hospital- School in 1971 and earned an MBA at the the same group of Fortune 100 companies students. ity industry, the Advanced Management University of Virginia's Darden School i» on campus each year isn't enough any The school conducted a national search Program and the General Managers Pro- 1978. He came to die Hotel School staff more," said Johansson, who has been direc- for a career director after its students ex- gram. Chief executive officers and general from the presidency of Anderson & Co., a» tor of career counseling and placement at pressed dissatisfaction with the career of- managers from around the world attend the investment and management-services fim> Middlebury College for the past 10 years. fice. Merten said the staff and operating programs that are designed to develop stra- for the hotel industry that he started in 1989 "We must develop more creative ways budget for the office are being enlarged. tegic management skills and teach the latest in Richmond, Va. Cornell Chronicle October 3, 1991 7

Meeting to examine home economics' impact on society Historians from throughout the nation and women from pact on both rural and urban families and homes, and on our college was renamed Human Ecology to reflect its ex- traditional female professions, including teachers, nutrition- emerging conception of the welfare state and its responsi- panded studies, research and extension services. With ists and community volunteers, will meet here to assess the bilities." 1,300 undergraduate students, 102 faculty members and an history and impact of home economics on American soci- Brumberg said the conference was arranged to open a annual $5 million research program, the college now works ety. dialogue between historians and home economists and to in seven areas: consumer economics and housing, design The conference on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4 and 5, show home economists "how the new scholarship in and environmental analysis, field and international study, will be the first conference ever held in the United States to women's history can enrich their understanding of their pro- human development and family studies, human sen-ice "examine the influential but often misunderstood field of fessional tradition and empower them in thinking about studies, textiles and apparel, and nutritional sciences. home economics," said Joan Jacobs Brumberg, an associate their future." Among the 27 academic scholars who will speak during professor of human development and women's studies. She added: "We want to move away from the stere- the two days of seminars will be: Brumberg, a historian and author of the prize-winning otyped image of the field of home economics as the place • Warren Belasco, an associate professor of American 1988 book "Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Ner- where women learned how to set tables, sew dresses, paint studies at the University of Maryland and author of "Appe- vosa," is project director for the conference that is spon- their fingernails and prepare to get married. tite for Change: How the Counterculture Took on the Food sored by the New York Council for the Humanities and "We want to look at all the other things home econo- Industry, 1966-1988." Cornell's College of Human Ecology. mists did in improving public health by making people • Faye E. Dudden, an associate professor of history at The conference, entitled "Rethinking Women and Home aware of germs, sanitation, disease and preventive medi- Union College and author of "Serving Women: Household Economics in the 20th Century," is open to the public at no cine; their work as activists and social reformers in the Service in Nineteenth Century America." charge. 1920s and 1930s; and the interchange they developed be- • Barbara Haber. curator of printed books in the Schles- "Home economics has been a critical building block in tween professional laboratories and home economics." inger Library collection on the History of Women in Amer- the history of American women in the professions," Brum- In addition to history scholars from a number of univer- ica at Radcliffe College and author of "Women in America: berg said. "When they could not be hired elsewhere, sities, the conference will be attended by teachers, mental- A Guide to Books, 1963-1975." women trained in science, particularly chemistry and biol- health professionals, nutritionists, dietitians, extension • Ann Lane, a professor of history and director of ogy, found employment in colleges of home economics and agents and community volunteers. women's studies at the University of Virginia and author of in the Federal Bureau of Home Economics founded in "This will be the first feminist, revisionist look at human "To 'Herland' and Beyond: The Life and Work of Charlotte 1915. ecology and its predecessor, home economics," Brumberg Perkins Gilman." "Despite the strength of its history, the home-economics said. "It will provide an opportunity for feminist historians • Harvey Levenstein, a professor of history at McMaster profession has never really been able to counteract the no- to analyze the positive contributions of home economics." University and author of "Revolution at the Table: The tion that this form of work was nothing more than glorified For example, until 1969, Cornell's College of Human Transformation of the American Diet." housekeeping. In reality, home economics had a major im- Ecology was called the College of Home Economics. The • Margaret Rossiter, a visiting professor of the history of science at Cornell and authpr of "Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940." • Barbara Sicherman, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of American Institutions and Values at Trinity College and African-American values is Kittreli Lecture topic editor of "Notable American Women: The Modern Period." Conference participants will see a series of historic Harriette Pipes McAdoo, a professor of social work of the mentally retarded, school counseling and child films, including some rare silent films of the 1920s from the at Howard University who also is involved in a program development National Archives that depict the changing role of home for troubled adolescents in Washington, D.C., will de- The College of Human Ecology invited McAdoo to economics in American life. liver a public lecture on "African-American Family deliver the first Flemmie Kittreli Lecture, named for the "The women who will attend this conference rarely Values" at 4 p.m. on Oct. 9 in the second-floor amphi- first African-American in the United States to receive a come in contact with historical scholarship or academic theater, Room 265, in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Ph.D. degree in home economics. Kittreli received her feminists," Brumberg said. "Thus, we will have an unusual McAdoo is on the board of directors of City Lights, degree from Cornell in 1936. opportunity to develop interchange between different kinds a high school for young people who are unable to be McAdoo is the author of "Family Ethnicity: Strength of women." educated in public schools because of emotional or in Diversity," "Black Children" and other books dealing For more information, call Brumberg at 255-0846 or the other problems. She holds degrees in special education with parents and children. conference coordinator, Lucy Bergstrom, at 255-2549. — Albert E.Kaff Urban historian documents Washington's growth In his latest book, Cornell prize-winning Poland. All of Washington was alive with ords. These are placed side by side so di- urban historian John Reps traces the devel- excitement. rect comparisons can be made between opment of Washington, D.C., from the day "Washington on View: The Nation's what writers wrote and what artists drew. in August 1791, when French engineer Pi- Capital Since 1790" reproduces more than A prime illustration of the discrepancy erre Charles L'Enfant handed George 135 engravings, aqua-tints and lithographs, between the two can be found in the cover Washington the first plans of the city. most in color, within its 300 pages. The illustration of "Washington on View." The book's rich visual documentation book, published by the University of North It is a color engraving in which the sun shows how Washington grew from a sleepy Carolina Press, is of such large dimensions shines on the city's red brick buildings and Potomac River settlement to its present size it is likely to end up on more coffee tables ample green spaces, and gentlemen and la- and seriousness as a preeminent world capi- than bookshelves. dies ride in horse-drawn carriages by the tal with three-quarters of a million people. As a historian of urban planning, Reps gleaming Capitol, a building with two great In nine chapters, the author uses all of combines the disciplines of history, plan- wings on either side of a main hall. the significant city views of Washington ning and geography and uses the tools of all The only problem with the engraving is together with other historical materials to three — maps, drawings and photographs that in 1852, when it was drawn by artist compare graphic and written evidence as well as written documents — to describe Edward Sachse, the wings of the Capitol about the national capital. the way cities and regions have grown. were no more than holes in the ground. The A previous book by Reps, "Monumental "I approach history in a different way Smithsonian Institution had not been fin- Washington," concentrated on the 1901-02 from that of the conventional historian. I ished yet either. And the Washington Senate Park Commission which laid out look for the graphic material first," Reps Monument, which Sachse portrayed with plans for the central city and the construc- told Planning magazine several years ago. Greek columns at its base, never had any. tion of Washington's monuments, with ma- "The conventional historian, who relies "Many times artists portrayed a vision of jor buildings along the mall, the Lincoln only on the written word, can get a terribly the way buildings would look when they Memorial, Supreme Court building and skewed view. For example, according to were finished. This artist for instance, al- ways portrayed the Washington Monument Federal Triangle. his writings, Thomas Jefferson thought cit- Peter Morenus Why write a book about Washington? ies were terrible places. Yet at the same this way, with columns at its base. He made two views of the Capitol, one with the John Reps "It's every American's second city; we time he was saying that, he was helping de- sign Richmond and Washington and col- new dome and one without" Reps said. all own a piece of it," said Reps, who is a of the American West" cited in 1980 as the professor emeritus of city and regional lecting city plans and views. You have to "Remember that city views are posed, look at what someone is doing as well as studio images — not candid views of the year's best book in American history by the planning. "That's why people get on buses American Historical Association, and in Nebraska and California and cross the what he is saying." city," he said. "They show the city dressed up in its Sunday best with no potholes and "Views and View-makers of Urban Amer- country, staying in YMCAs, for a chance to Reps believes that "most historians are ica," a book that catalogs 4,500 city views visit Washington." missing out because they're not trained or no outhouses. They present a city the way the Chamber of Commerce does. and serves as the definitive reference in the Reps still remembers his first pilgrimage even introduced to interpretation of old field. maps and bird's-eye views, photographs, "Maps, views and photographs can all to the city. It was 1939, he had just gradu- Reps is currently at work on a project to ated from high school and set out from paintings, sketches and drawings." lie. Just like written documents. But they're all evidence, and they can be used match up 19th-century views of towns southwestern Missouri with three class- "Washington on View" compares these along the Mississippi River with modern- mates in an old jalopy that used more motor graphic materials with written words; it like texts in various ways," said Reps. The book, available this month, is Reps' 1 lth. day aerial photographs of the same places. oil than gasoline. They arrived in the city contains excerpts from diaries, letters, — Carole Stone to hear the news that Germany had invaded newspaper articles and other written rec- Some of his other works include "Cities

Copyright 1991. The University of North Carolina Press This i.lustration from "Washington on View" shows the Washington Monument under construction (left) and the Capito. (center). 8 October 3, 1991 Cornell Chronicle

Learning to love books A Cornell Cooperative Extension program in Harlem is aiming to im- prove literacy by introducing children such as Andy Mercado (top) and Chaquana Johnson (above) to books in the hope they will bring their new interest back to their families. Cornell students and teen-agers from Grant Houses, the largest housing project in Harlem, read to the youngsters and make certain that they are familiar with the local library. One Cornell student participating in the pro- gram, Carol Knight (at left), pauses with a_ smiling group of readers (from left): Christopher Espinosa, Shardi White, LaShay Finney, Makeba Hoffler, Quintaisia Bailey and Dante Brannigan. The project is the brainchild of English Professor Scott McMillin and Cornell graduate Joseph Holland, who has a law practice in Harlem. It has received financial support from the President's Fund for Educational Initia- tives and the New York-based Bowne Foundation.

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Send continuous cultivation of those select companies whose utility programs, and VM/CMS. Send cover letter and assigned by the Managing Editor. Act as a liaison cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks. primary and developing business interests are compat- resume to Sam Weeks among freelance copyeditor. Press staff, and authors. ible with the major resources of the university. Serves as project manager from a manuscript's arrival Requirements: Bachelor's degree; advanced profes- Assistant Director, Major Gifts (PA8501) HRII in the department through to bound books. sional degree desired. 5+ years in one or more of the University Development-Endowed Requirements: B.A. or equivalent. Several years following areas required: fund-raising, research ad- Posting Date: 10/3/91 experience in the editing department of a scholarly sci- Non Cornell Position ministration, marketing, corporate public relations or Responsible for assisting with the management, coor- entific, or trade publisher. Send cover letter, resume communications, university public affairs and opera- dination and execution of major gift fund raising. Pro- and salary expectation to Esther Smith, Staffing Ser- Ithaca Community Childcare Center seeks to fill full tions in the corporate sector. Should be comfortable vide support necessary to coordinate fund raising ini- vices, EHP #2. Employees should include employee time teacher openings in Pre-K and Toddler classrooms working in an academic environment where success is tiatives for prospects working with trustees, executive transfer application. beginning December/January. often the result of efforts to coordinate and facilitate. staff, faculty and others. Prepare briefings. Initiate, Education and experience in Early Childhood Educa- Corporate fund raising experience highly desirable. assist, and/or direct major gift related events such as Research Support Specialist I (PT8111) HRI tion a must. Starting salary of $14,700 includes caf- Ability to communicate persuasively essential. Travel grounbreakings and dedications. Food Science-Statutory eteria benefit plan. required. Send letter and resume to Cynthia Requirements: Bachelor's degree. Three years Posting Date: 9/5/91 Send resume and cover letter by October 9 to: IC3, Smithbower, Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall. working experience, preferably in higher education o< Responsible for the routine operation of a food chemis- 579 Warren Road, Ithaca, New York 14850, 257-0200. business. Demonstrated sensitivity to human relations try lab involved in studying lipid peroxidation in pork Network Programmer (PT8312) Level 36 and ability to work with other staff and senior volun- and pork products. Design, plan and carry out related CIT/Network Resources-Endowed teers. Strong writing and communication skills. Good research. Analyze data, write progress reports and Posting Date: 9/19/91 administrative and organizational skills. Send cover prepare manuscripts for publication. Supervise techni- Provide programming support for the campus network. letter and resume to Cynthia Smithbower, Staffing Ser- cians and students. Boyce Thompson Institute Analyze functional requirements and technically evalu- vices, 160 Day Hall. Requirements: Bachelor's/Master's degree or equiva- ate available network software components. Assist in lent in biochemistry, chemistry, or food science. 2-3 Laboratory Assistant Plant Protection defining projects. Design, write, enhance, modify, Administrative Manager (PA8504) HRI years biochemical lab experience and experience in Posting Date: 9/26/91 document and support packet network protocol, driver, Human Development and Family Studies-Statutory HPLC and gel electrophoresis desirable. Excellent Minimum $i2,500/year, commensurate with experi- terminal emulation software and other communications Posting Date: 10/3/91 communication skill required. Send cover letter and ence software for micros and mainframes. Measure and Coordinate and supervise the personnel and business resume to Sam Weeks. This position will run until September of 1992. Assist analyze network performance. aspects of the Family Life and Development Center. with laboratory and field studies of a fungal disease of Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Responsibilities include budgeting, accounting, grants Administrative Supervisor II (PA8305) HRI Gypsy moth. Work will include maintenance of fungal computer science or related field with concentration in and contracts management, personnel and facilities/ Media Services-Statutory cultures, laboratory experiments, processing samples, computer courses. 5-7 years in real-time asynchro- equipment management. Posting Date: 9/19/91 computerized data analysis, and field work in Ithaca nous processes, such as device drivers or other low- Requirements: Bachelor's degree required, Master's Direct and maintain a centralized, efficient resource and Virginia. level facilities. Experience in implementing protocol degree preferred: 2-4 years related experience in busi- distribution facility serving the New York State Col- Requirements: Bachelor's degree in biology, related processing and packet forwarding is desirable. Send ness, personnel and higher education administration leges of Human Ecology, Agricultural and Life Sci field, or equivalent experience. Basic knowledge ol cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks, Staffing Ser- desirable. Send letter and resume to Cynthia ences, Cornell Cooperative Extension and various laboratory and field research techniques Accuracy vices, 160 Day Hall. Smithbower, Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall. other areas of Cornell University. and attention to detail. Basic knowledge of computer Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent com- use. Valid NYS driver's license. Contact: Anne Project Leader (PT8302) Level 36 Development Assistant (PA8402) HRI bination of education and experience required. Mini- Zientek. 254-1239 CIT-Endowed University Development/Public Affairs-Endowed mum 2-3 years experience in the management of pub- Posting Date: 9/19/91 Posting Date: 9/26/91 lishing and public information distribution programs, Provide leadership in supervising high-profile project Works with the Associate Director of Annual Programs with particular emphasis on publishing and public infor- designed to facilitate integration and use of information in the planning and implementation of Annual Pro- mation distribution programs, with particular emphasis technologies in instruction. Coordinate resources on grams. Coordinates Senior Class Gift Campaign and on computerized inventory management. Send cover Part-time Temporary and off campus. Manage the Instructional Resource the Student Phonathon Program. letter and resume to Cynthia Smithbower, Staffing Ser- Center. Participate in Learning Technologies Program. Requirements: Bachelors degree or equivalent. Ex- vices, 160 Day Hall. Laboratory Assistant Ensure timely advertising, delivery, reporting and cellent communication and interpersonal skills. Some Plant Protection evaluation of events and project data. One year ap- prior knowledge of fund raising through professional or Supervisor-Records Administration (PA8303) HRI Hiring Rate: $6.50 pointment with possible renewal. volunteer experience. Ability to communicate with a Human Resources-Endowed Posting Date: 9/26/91 Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent expe- diverse alumni and student body. Knowledge of Cor- Posting Date: 9/19/91 Assist with laboratory studies of a fungal disease or rience. MS preferred. 5-7 years experience in educa- nell desirable. Send cover letter and resume to Cynthia Review, approve and direct the processing of all ap- Gypsy moth. Work will include analyzing soil samples tion and/or instructional technologies. Demonstrated Smithbower, Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall. pointment actions. Supervise day-to-day operations of for the presence of fungal spores, and assisting with extensive organizational and communications skill, records area. Provide supervision of records staff. laboratory experiments and data processing. Position race under pressure and creative problem solving, Grant and Contract Officer I (PA8403) HRI Oversee maintenance and update of University com- will run until January 31, 1992. tend cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks, Staffing Office of Sponsored Programs-Endowed puterized and manual records system. Serve as liaison Requirements: High School diploma. Prefer Services, 160 Day Hall. Posting Date: 9/26/91 for CHRISP. Participate in planning and implementa- bachelor's degree and/or experience working in bio- Review, process, and administer proposals and negoti- tion of related areas of CHRISP. logical research. Accuracy and attention to detail. Ba- Senior Technical (Support) Consultant (PT8310) ate resulting awards subject to review and approval of Requirements: Bachelors degree or equivalent com- sic knowledge of computer use. Contact Anne Zientek Level 35 an Associate Director. bination of educational experience. Minimum 2 years at 254-1239 CIT-Endowed Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent. 3-4 related experience. Supervisory experience neces- Posting Date: 9/19/91 years related experience. Excellent interpersonal and sary; excellent interpersonal, communication and orga Provide technical support for the Learning Technolo- communication (Written and oral) skills; ability to work nizational skills; some experience with computerized ies Program and the Instructional Resource Center, independently. Ability to work under deadlines and and manual records administration; experience with tupport and maintain the following technologies (in- heavy workload. Some traveling involved. Knowledge Cornell's appointment process preferred. Send cover Technical cluding documentation): slide-making, scanning, com- of grant and contract administration required. Send letter and resume to Cynthia Smithbower, Staffing Ser- puter projection, MacRecorder, CD-ROM and laserdisc cover letter and resume to Cynthia Smithbower, Staff- vices, 160 Day Hall As a prominent research institution, Cornell has a di- players, HyperCard, etc. Responsible for the creation ing Services, 160 Day Hall. verse need for laboratory, electro/mechanical and com- of attractive publicity material. Assist in developing Design/Editorial Coordinator (PC8208) HRI puter support. Individuals with backgrounds in com- and facilitating instructional technologies curriculum. Coordinator, Pilot Program (PA8101) HRI Biotechnology Program-Endowed puter science, biology, microbiology, chemistry, animal One year appointment (9/1/91-8/31/92) with possible Residence Life-Endowed Posting Date: 9/12/91 husbandry, plant science and medical laboratory tech- renewal. Posting Date: 9/26/91 -Repost Under general administrative direction, write, edit and niques are encouraged to apply; applicants with ASCP Requirements: 5-10 years experience in computing, Responsible for providing direction and leadership in design from concept to camera-ready copy reports, or AHT licenses are in particular demand. preferably in a service capacity. Demonstrated Macin- establishment of computer networking services in the newsletters and conference materials; prioritize and ex- All external candidates must have a completed tosh and networking expertise; preferably, IBM experi- residence halls. During this academic year support ecute day-to-day operations of NABC; organize on- signed employment application on file with Staffing be- ence too. Familiarity with multimedia, HyperCard, 300+ Students during the course of a pilot project. and off campus conferences and meetings; assist in fore they can be interviewed for a position. desktop publishing, and other presentation tools. Pro- Requirements: Minimum of Bachelor's degree in grant preparation and reports. Some travel. Submit a resume and cover letter for each position, gramming knowledge preferred. Demonstrated organi- Computer Sciences or Engineering. Strong back- Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent. 2-3 specifying the job title, department and job number, to zational and communication skills. Send cover letter ground in network design and support. Ethernet/Novell years writing and office experience. (Provide writing Sam Weeks, 160 Day Hall. Skill assessment check and resume to Sam weeks. Staffing Services, 160 Day experience preferable. Experience with IP based ser- sample and Pagemaker typeset/lay-out products). Ex- lists, available at the Day Hall office, are a valuable aid Hall. vices highly desirable. Send cover letter and resume to cellent communication, organizational and basic office when applying for computer or laboratory related posi Cynthia Smithbower, Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall. skills. Ability to work independently, take initiative and tions. Technical Consultant Trainer (PT8502) Level 34 handle several projects simultaneously. Attention to CIT - Endowed Application Programmer II (PT8407) HRI detail. Experience with Mac systems, Pagemaker in- Animal Technician GR18 (T8501) Posting Date: 10/3/91 Animal Science-DRPL-Statutory house publishing, HyperCard and networking a must. Equine Drug Testing-Statutory Develop training curriculum to encourage the faculty to Posting Date: 9/26/91 Send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 use and integrate Macintosh learning technologies in Provide programming services for the Northeast Dairy Services, EHP #2. Employees should include em- Posting Date: 10/3/91 the classroom. Train faculty, staff and students as Records Processing Lab. Design, write, implement, ployee transfer application. Care for horses; collect blood and urine samples; and trainers for the Learning Technologies Program (LTP). document and maintain complex applications software. treat cuts and abrasions. Groom horses, clean and Assist in the development and delivery of support strat- Analyze functional and performance requirements. De- Senior Science Editor (PC7509) repair harnesses. Clean barn. Assist with Elisa egies for the program. Provide consulting support. velop software to increase usability and efficiency. Uti- News Service/University Relations-Endowed shipments. Assist veterinarian with treatment. Keep Submit activity reports. 1 year appointment. lize assembler, CICS, CSP languages to program soft- Posting Date: 7/25/91 records of treatments. Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent expe- ware for mainframe computer operations. Write pro- To cover Cornell science, assisted by two other sci- Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. rience. 2-5 years in computer training, curriculum duction procedures and JCL manuals. Assist users ence writers, with the aim of gaining mass-media pub- 1-2 years related experience. Able to use design, training evaluation. Strong technical back- and provide user seminars. licity and informing internal audiences. To edit all News vacuutainers for blood collection. Knowledge of ground (especially Mac) in information technologies in Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in ani- Service Science writing. grooming horses. Ability to catheterize mares. Pre- a university setting. Send cover letter and resume to mal science or computer science. 2-3 years experi- Requirements: Bachelor's required, Master's pre- employment physical and necessary immunizations re- Sam Weeks. ence. Knowledge of application programming proce- ferred. Demonstrated excellence in writing lucidly quired. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks. dures and techniques. Experience with basic assem- about science and editing the writing of others. Well- Senior Sales/Technical Consultant (PT8305) Level bler language and CICS highly preferred. Send cover established contacts in science writing profession. CRT Operator GR18 (T8503) 34 letter and resume to Sam Weeks, Staffing Services, Combination of education and experience in science Plantations-Statutory CIT Consumer Services-Sales-Endowed 160 Day Hall. and journalism to suggest ability to relate to world- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 Posting Date: 9/19/91 renowned researchers and make their work accessible Posting Date: 10/3/91 Be the project leader responsible for smooth operation Development Assistant (PA8401) HRI to press and public. Send cover letter, resume to Maintain Plantation's gift management system using a of equipment acquisition for large customers and University Development/Public Affairs-Endowed Esther Smith, EHP, employees should include an em- PC. Design and implement a successor system inte- projects. Seek out and work with customers with re- Posting Date: 9/26/91 ployee transfer application. grating Cornell's Public Affairs Records database and spect to long-range planning of their computing needs. Works with the Associate Director for reunion cam- Macintosh software. One year position. This includes upgrading or changing equipment, inven- paigns. Is responsible for direct staffing of three class Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent re- tory, pricing, loners, rentals, demonstrations and pre- reunion campaigns per year. Design and implement quired. Some college coursework preferred. 1-2 sentations. Coordinate the involvement of others in- fund raising programs within the Cornell fund. Enlist years knowledge of Macintosh computers and familiar- cluding vendors. Work with other CIT unites to create and work with alumni and student volunteer leaders. Professional Part-Time ity with Cornell's Public Affairs info system required. customer solutions. Assist with marketing documenta- Coordinate special events and meetings. Experience with DBase desired. Send cover letter and tion. Participate in special events and activities. Requirements: Bachelors degree or equivalent. Ex- Research Support Specialist II (PT8313) resume to Sam Weeks. Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent expe- cellent communication and interpersonal skills. Some SCAS-Statutory rience with emphasis in sales, marketing and project prior knowledge of fund raising through professional or Posting Date: 9/19/91 Animal Technician GR18 (T8506) management. 2-5 years experience with DOS, Macin- volunteer experience. Ability to communicate with Analyze real-time and archived weather data and Laboratory Animal Services-Statutory tosh, and UNIX software and hardware required. Ex- alumni. Knowledge of Macintosh computer systems. weather forecasts. Prepare Fortran programs to aid in Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 cellent communication, interpersonal, problems solving Knowledge of Cornell desirable. Some Travel required. data analysis and interpretation. Prepare computer- Posting Date: 10/3/91 and writing skills. Ability to work with the Cornell com- Send cover letter and resume to Cynthia Smithbower, generated graphics to display research findings. Assist Provide care, (feed, clean and monitor) for research munity in a wide range of settings; to determine and set Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall. with the writing of reports on research findings. animals. Follow strict protocols for sterile or disease priorities; and to use discretion and judgment with sen- Cornell Employment News October 3, 1991 3e

use preferred. Send cover letter and resume to Sam bels and tags to insure accurate identification of based secretarial skills. Medium typing. Send cover control environments and regulations for animal wel- letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, fare. Maintain animal records. Assist vets in treating Weeks. samples and their sources. Assist in management of EHP #2. Employees should include employee transfer and vaccinating animals. Will include weekend hours. supply, storage and shipping functions. Assist the re- application. Every Saturday and Sunday. Technician GR20 (T8316) ceiving section with centrifuging and separating serum. Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. Clinical Sciences-Statutory Open, label and sort specimens. Deliver-«pecimens to Associate's in Animal Science desired. Assistant ani- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 labs. Perform data entry on computer. Assist clients. Administrative Aide GR19 (C7601) mal certification helpful. 1 year lab animal experience. Posting Date: 9/19/91 Requirements: High school diploma. AAS in animal Computer Science-Endowed Knowledge of a variety of lab animals and animal Provide technical assistance in a lab that conducts re- science preferred. Accuracy and attention to detail a Minimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28 breeding required. Ability to lift 50 pounds. Pre- search on dog and horse reproduction. Collect and must. Valid NYS driver's license. Data entry experi- Posting Date: 8/1/91-Repost employment physical and all necessary immunization prepare blood; perform endocrine analysis including ence helpful. Rabies vaccination and serum sample Provide administrative and organizational support to required. Send cover letter and resume to Sam radioimmunoassay and enzyme immunoassay; prepare required. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks. several faculty and department publications unit. Use Weeks. frozen tissue and stain by immunohistochemistry; per- advanced graphics software to produce and edit tech- form tissue incubations; and maintain lab. Pre-expo- nical reports. Technician GR18 (T8401) sure rabies vaccination and pre-employment physical Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. required. Send cover letter and resume to Sam weeks. Some college coursework preferred. Microcomputer Biotechnology Program-Endowed Technical Temporary experience necessary. Must be flexible and able to Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 work under time constraints. Excellent writing, commu- Posting Date: 9/26/91 Photographic Assistant GR20 (T8318) nication, interpersonal skills and ability to prioritize a Provide technical support for the Biotechnology Ana- Biomedical Communications-Statutory Casual Animal Technician (T7808) must. Medium typing. Send cover letter and resume to lytical and Synthesis Facility. Prepare solvents, buff- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 Equine Drug Testing-Statutory Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP #2. Employees ers, and reagents necessary for the synthesis, isolation Posting Date: 9/19/91 Posting Date: 8/15/91 should include employee transfer application. and characterization of peptides, proteins and Primary responsibilities include copy photography, Care and feeding of horses plus barn maintenance and oligonucleaotides. Perform peptide synthesis and puri- black and white printing, film processing and darkroom tractor operation. Additional work as assigned. Senior Night Supervisor GR20 (C8504) fication using a three column peptide synthesizer, sev- maintenance. Produce quality b/w prints for publica- Requirements: Some experience working with horses Veterinary Library - Statutory eral HPLC and capillary electrophoresis systems. As- tion and research. Develop b/w and color film. Duties preferred. Must be able to lift 100 pounds. Pre-em- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 sist in supervision of student lab aides. Maintain stock also include surgical, studio and clinical photography. ployment physical required. Send cover letter and re- Posting Date: 10/3/91 inventory; clean glassware; and maintain lab cleanli- Occasionally move and set up audio-visual equipment. sume to Sam Weeks. Responsible for the operation of the Veterinary Library ness and order. Some weekend hours. Requirements: AAS degree in photography or equiva- during evening and some weekend hours, includes, Requirements: AAS degree or equivalent in biochemi- lent. Minimum of 1 -2 years experience in copy photog- circulation/reserves, security, and student supervision. cal science or lab technology. 6-12 months lab experi- raphy and b/w printing. Send cover letter and resume Perform various information-related services, including ence. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks. to Sam Weeks. Office Professionals assistance to patrons in locating materials, interpreting the online catalog, searching CD-Rom databases, and Technician GR18 (T8403) Technician GR20 (T8308) using audio-visuals and equipment. Staff the Public Chemistry-Endowed Diagnostic Lab-Statutory Approximately half of all University openings are for Service Desk. Other duties as assigned, includes, Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 Office Professionals. Individuals with secretarial, word Posting Date: 9/26/91 daily cash management and bindery preparation. Full- Posting Date: 9/19/91 processing (IBM PC, Macintosh, Wang, Micom), data time, regular position with evenings, Mon.-Fri.; Sat or Provide staff support to Safety and Laboratory Ser- Assist technicians in Bacteriology Section in perform- entry, technical typing, or medium to heavy typing (45- Sun. vices. Prepare, package and distribute reagents, sup- ing microbiological and immunoligical tests to aid in 60+ wpm) are encouraged to apply. plies and equipment. Assist with inventory control, diagnosis of infections in animals and humans. Back- All external candidates must have a completed Requirements: AAS degree or equivalent. Minimum stockroom management, lab maintenance and chemi- up technical staff in the Brucellosis Section. Assist in signed employment application on file with Staffing be- 2 years previous library public service and/or customer cal disposal. service experience preferred. Able to work and inter- isolation, identification and susceptibility testing of fore they can be interviewed for a position. Employee act with a wide variety of people. Excellent interper- Requirements: AAS in chemical technology or equiva- fungi, bacteria and protozoa. Assist in determining candidates should submit an employee transfer appli- lent required. Strong chemistry background with at antibody levels using agglutination techniques. Assist cation and cover letter, if requested, for each position sonal, organizational,, and communications skills. least 1 yr. of general and organic chemistry with lab in water analysis. in which they are interested. Able to work independently. Knowledge of NOTIS or experience preferred. Ability to follow directions, keep Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in mi- Submit a signed employment application and re- microcomputer applications helpful. Some supervi- records and meet deadlines. Send cover letter and crobiology or related field. Minimum of 2 years general sume which will remain active for a period of four sory experience helpful. Light Typing. Send clover resume to Sam Weeks. lab experience. Send cover letter and resume to Sam months. During this time, you will be considered for letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, Weeks any appropriate openings for which you are competi- East Hill Plaza #2. Employees should include an Animal Technician GR18 (T8201) tively qualified. Requests for referral and/or cover let- employee transfer application. Laboratory Animal Services-Statutory ters are not accepted from external candidates unless Accelerator Technician GR20 (T8303) Administrative Aide GR20 (C8508) Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 Lab of Nuclear Studies-Endowed specified in the ad. Qualified applicants will be invited Athletic Public Affairs- Endowed Posting Date: 9/12/91 Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 for a preliminary interview at our EHP office. If you are Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 Provide care (feed, clean and monitor) for research Posting Date: 9/19/91 currently available for employment, you may want to Posting Oate: 10/3/91 animals. Follow strict protocols for sterile or disease Provide skilled manual work maintaining an accelerator consider temporary opportunities at the University. Provide administrative and secretarial support for Di- control environments and regulations for animal wel- system. Do plumbing, soldering, brazing and electrical Please contact Karen Raponi at 255-2192 for details. rector and Assistant Directors of Athletic Public Affairs. fare. Maintain animal records. Assist Vets in treating wiring. Use standard machine tools and measuring Assist with preparation of newsletters, phonathons spe- and vaccinating animals. Will include weekend hours. instruments. Fabricate or modify electrical or mechani- Office Assistant GR17 (C8406) cial events and projects; manage workflow; research Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. cal devices, working from sketches or general instruc- Construction, Arch. Serv., Contracts-Endowed and prepare complex gift and profile reports; prioritize Associate's in Animal Science desired. Assistant ani- tions. Follow safety rules. Become familiar with the Minimum Biweekly Salary: $530.38 and prepare confidential correspondence. mal certification helpful. 1 yr. of lab animal experi- accelerator interlock system and learn to use it. Posting Date: 9/26/91 Requirements: Associate's degree or equivalent. ence. Knowledge of a variety of lab animals and ani- Requirements: High School diploma with 2 years of Provide administrative and reception support for the Minimum 2-3 years related experience. Excellent or- mal breeding required. Ability to lift 50 pounds. Pre- formal training in mechanical/electrical field or equiva- Division. ganizational, communications and interpersonal skills. ~ employment physical and all necessary immunization lent combination of education and experience. Some Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. Ability to handle confidential information. Experience required. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks. experience in lab or shop preferred. Send cover letter Up to 1 yr. of secretarial/receptionist experience pref- with IRIS, Macintosh computers desirable. Heavy typ- and resume to Sam Weeks. erable. Knowledge of university preferred. Knowledge ing. Send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Technician GR19 (T8505) of Macintosh computer required. Must exercise inde- Staffing Services, East Hill Plaza #2. Employees Animal Science-Statutory Technician GR21 (T8309) pendent judgment and good communication (written should include and employee transfer application. Minimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28 Vet Micro, Immuno and Parasit-Statutory and oral skills). Medium typing. Send cover letter and Posting Date: 10/3/91 Minimum Biweekly Salary: $615.42 resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP #2. Employees include employee transfer application. Administrative Aide GR20 (C8417) Assist in reproductive physiology research program; Posting Date: 9/19/91 Council of the Creative and Performing Arts and conduct experiments; analyze sperm motility and mem- Provide technical assistance in an immunophysiology AAandP Deans Office-Endowed brane integrity: use tissue culture techniques to study research lab. Supervise the routine operation of the Office Assistant GR17 (C8301) Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 oocyte maturation and in-vitro fertilization. Assist with primary research lab, cell culture facility and the lab Undergraduate Admissions Office-Endowed Posting Date: 9/26/91 sperm, oocyte and embryo crypreservation studies. personnel. Organize and carry out the research pro- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $530.38 Provide administrative assistance equally distributed in Prepare reagents; maintain lab. gram. Assist in the design and planning of experi- Posting Date: 9/26/91 two office: 1)Council for the Creative and Performing Requirements: Associate's or equivalent in animal ments. Assist with processing of mail, and assist with process- Arts-assist to expedite arts programs, handle inquiries, science or biological sciences. 1 yr. lab experience Requirements: Bachelor's degree in biology or chem- ing of applications for admissions to undergraduate di- schedule meetings, gather information for arts project highly desirable. NYS Driver's license. Send cover istry or an AAs degree with technical certification. 2 visions. Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm plus overtime, 9/ proposals, assist with publication of EVENTS in the letter and resume to Sam Weeks. years minimum lab experience. Technical expertise 15-4/15, 8 month position. arts and humanities, maintain budget and grant ac- required in serological preparation and analysis; ELISA Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. counts. 2) AAandP Dean's Office-Assist with College Technician GR19 (T8406) procedures; cell culture and sterile techniques; cell har- One year related experience. Data entry skills. Me- accounting and administration, including preparation of Agricultural and Biological Engineering-Statutory vesting and preparation; radioisotope usage and nan dium typing. Send cover letter and resume to Esther journal vouchers and scholarship awards. Continuing Minimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28 dling; blood collection and administering injections in Smith, Staffing Services, EHP #2. Employees should 11 month appointment from August - June. Posting Date: 9/26/91 live animals; and tissue processing for cytochemical include employee transfer application. Requirements: Associate's degree or equivalent in Perform experiments on enzymatic hydrolysis of cellu- and immunohistochemical analysis. Computer data- office experience. Ability to work independently, man- lose, cellulase binding and cellulase activity. Conduct base management, spreadsheet analysis and statisti- Library Aide GR18 (C8416) age multiple tasks with strong organizational and com- reducing sugar concentration, enzyme concentration, cal computing. Must have pre-employment physical Library-Geneva-Statutory munication skills. Experience on the Macintosh with particle numbers and other critical assays. Maintain and pre-exposure rabies vaccination. Send cover letter Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 knowledge of Microsoft Word. Excel, and Pagemaker the supply of cellulases, buffers, reagents and and resume to Sam Weeks. Posting Date: 9/26/91 needed. Familiarity with Cornell accounting procedures plasticware used in routine biochemical activities. Search NOTIS and RLIN data bases; verify biblio- and knowledge of arts and humanities departments and Requirements: Associates in biochemistry or chemis- Technician GR22 (T8307) graphic information; check serial holdings and add programs at Cornell helpful. Medium typing. Send try required. Minimum 1 yr. related work experience in Veterinary Pathology-Endowed Geneva holdings to Cornell records; input original cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Ser- protein biochemistry. Familiarity with basic biochemi- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $641.91 records and create item, VHLD records on NOTIS. Un vices, EHP #2. Employees should include employee cal procedures and equipment such as spectrophotom- Posting Date: 9/19/91 til 6/30/92. transfer application. eter, shaker-incubators, autoclaves and particle Provide technical support for research in x-linked mus- Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. counter is expected. Send cover letter and resume to cular dystrophy. Assist in the development of tech- Some college coursework preferred. 1 -2 years related Editorial Assistant GR20 (C8408) Sam Weeks. niques and in the design and conduct of experiments to experience. Ability to perform highly detailed and re- C U. Press-Endowed isolate membrane proteins. Perform biochemical and petitive tasks accurately. Knowledge of foreign lan- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 Technician GR19 (T7606) immunoaffinity isolation of membrane proteins involved guages desirable. Computer experience necessary. Posting Date: 9/26/91 Food Science-Statutory in the molecular pathogenesis of this disease. Tech- Medium typing. Send cover letter and resume to Esther Assist the Acquisitions Coordinator in acquiring manu- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $566 28 niques include western blotting, isolation and purifica- Smith, Staffing Services, EHP #2. Employees should scripts; draft letters and memos to Press advisers and Posting Date: 9/12/91 -Repost tion of DNA and RNA from tissues, culture of bacteria include employee transfer application. authors; maintain some department records; assist in Perform a variety of microbiological techniques on raw containing vectors, column chromatograph, and gel preparation of annual reports; major responsibilities for and processed milk and dairy products. Assist in electrophoresis. Office Assistant GR18 (C8420) coordinating department workflow; some training of Pathogen studies. Willingness to assist in chemical Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in bio- Travel Office-Endowed new employee; Acquire list of books in subfield to be and organoleptic analysis when needed. Prepare stock logical sciences. Minimum 2 years experience in bio- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 determined in consultation with supervisor. solutions, media, and maintain laboratory environment. chemical lab procedures, especially techniques of gel Posting Date: 9/26/91 Requirements: A.AS. BA or equivalent desirable Requirements: Associates degree desirable in micro- electrophoresis and western blotting. Experience with Quality control, issue, and assemble airline tickets Excellent typing skills. Strong communication skills. > biology or related field with emphasis in microbiology. immunostaining techniques an advantage. Send cover daily. Maintain and update Sabre passenger profiles; Some publishing experience desirable. Heavy typing. 1 -2 years laboratory experience, preferably in dairy sci- letter and resume to Sam Weeks. audit endowed and statutory air service requisitions; Send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing ence. Familiarity with bacterial purification and identifi- reconcile monthly Diners Club Statement: maintain fil- Services, EHP #2. Employees should include em- Coordinator for Workstation Facilities GR23 (T8504) ing systems; coordinate delivery and mail services; ployee transfer application. cation, spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, and titration back-up for receptionist. techniques. Must have ability to keep accurate records CIT/Workstation Support Services-Endowed and have desire to learn new techniques and proce Minimum Biweekly Salary: $669.23 Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. Administrative Aide GR20 (C8309) dures. Be able to function independently after training. Posting Date: 10/3/91 Certificate or degree in Travel and Tourism; or 2 years Computer Science-Endowed Provide standard and complex computer operation sup- travel agency or airline experience. American Airlines Basic computer knowledge helpful. Send cover letter Sabre Reservation experience required. Excellent Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 and resume to Sam Weeks. port to facility users. Operate all the facility's main- Posting Date: 9/19/91 frame/minicomputer equipment, networks, and periph- communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Heavy typing. Send cover letter and resume to Esther Provide administrative and clerical support to the Office Program Aide GR19 (T4104) erals and answer routine and complex questions. Act Smith, Staffing Services, EHP #2. Employees should of Undergraduate Programs. Manage the production Entomology-Statutory as the primary information source and provide consult- include employee transfer application. and coordination of course materials, student publica- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28 ing. Help diagnose hardware and software problems. tions and event planning. Primary supervision pro- Posting Date: 9/12/91-Repost Maintain databases. Maintain PC hard disks with cur- vided by assistant director of undergraduate programs. rent software and updates. Monitor equipment perfor- Office Assistant GR18 (C8006) Requirements: Associates degree or equivalent com- Provide technical support for studies on pests and pes- Division of Summer Session, Extramural Study, and ticide use assessment for selected agricultural produc- mance. Trouble shoot functional problems and repair bination of education and experience. Minimum of 2 or report it to appropriate staff. related Programs-Endowed years related experience in university environment Ex- tion systems in New York. Working with Cornell faculty Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 and Cooperative Extension, develop pest and pesticide Requirements: AAS degree or equivalent with related cellent organization and human relations skills. Dem- computer coursework or background. 1-3 years re- Posting Date: 8/29/91 onstrated ability to work with diverse groups; attention use questionnaires, conduct surveys, administer ques- Provide administrative and secretarial support for the tionnaires, working with statisticians develop sound lated experience (Cornell systems preferred). Knowl- to detail as well as ability to prioritize. Excellent typing edge of overall operations of mainframes and networks. media services department of the Division. Assist in and word processing skills a must. Medium typing. sampling schemes, computerize/summarize data, as- producing and distributing marketing and publicity ma- Send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing sist in preparation of reports. Ability to operate computer equipment (IBM an Mac) and peripherals (laser and line printers). Familiar with terials and keeping records of media department efforts Services, EHP #2. Employees should include em- Requirements: Associate's; Bachelor's strongly de- and of their effectiveness; provide secretarial support ployee transfer application. sired in a biological or agricultural science or extensive Lotus, Excel, Word, and WordPerfect. Send cover to the media manager and media assistant. experience in agricultural production systems. Valid letter and resume to Sam Weeks. Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. 1- NYS driver's license. Training/experience in statistics, 2 years experience. Excellent organizational and com- Administrative Aide GR20 (C7821) computer literacy and cooperative extension highly de- Accelerator Operator GR24 (T8410) munication skills required. Ability to work under pres- Human Ecology Administration-Statutory sirable. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks. Lab of Nuclear Studies-Statutory sure and to meet deadlines. Familiarity with advertis- Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 Minimum Biweekly Salary: $701.22 ing, publicity, and graphic design helpful. Knowledge Posting Date: 8/15/91 Technician GR20 (T8408) Posting Date: 9/26/91 of Macintosh computer and Microsoft Word, Responsible for accessing the Public Affairs Database Center for the Environment-Statutory Operate a computer controlled accelerator system to Pagemaker, and Foxbase software helpful. Send cover system and generating reports using IRIS. Record Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 provide high energy electron and positron beams for letter, resume, and 2 short writing samples to Esther and deposit incoming gifts to college. Prepare reports Posting Date: 9/26/91 use by experimental groups. Investigate faults and Smith, Staffing Services, EHP #2. Employees should on donors and status of gift accounts. Prepare gift Provide technical assistance in lab research on plant take remedial action. Enter all significant events in include employee transfer application. acknowledgments for the college Dean. Responsible accelerator log book. Carry out accelerator mainte- for internal database used for tracking of potential do- growth involving gas flux between shoots and roots. nors. Build and maintain experimental set-ups. Perform nance and development projects as directed. Maintain Administrative Aide GR19 (C8418) careful and accurate measurements. Harvest and and enforce safety precautions and maintain the integ- Requirements: Associates degree or equivalent com- Undergraduate Admissions-Endowed bination of education and experience. Heavy typing. weigh plants. Determine ph, oxygen concentration, rity of accelerator interlock systems. Assist in training Minimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28 others- 2-3 years related experience. Ability to work indepen and carbon content of the nutrient media. Maintain and Posting Date: 9/26/91 dently. Good organizational and communication (writ- operate equipment: gas chromatograph, infrared gas Requirements: AAS degree in electronics or equiva- Provide secretarial support to the Associate Dean and lent training through in-service courses or similar pro- ten and oral) skills. Knowledge of the Public Affairs analyzer, oxygen meter, ph meter, muffle furnace, etc. staff for minority recruitment. Prepare, type and dis- database and the use of IRIS a plus. Expertise with Maintain greenhouse plants. Prepare nutrient solu- grams. Bachelor's degree in physics preferred. 2-3 years experience in lab or shop preferred. Must be tribute statistical reports; facilitate folder flow; prepare Database software a must. Strong applied computer tions. Analyze data on Mac, IBM and Cornell main- routine correspondence. skills and considerable experience with microcomput- frame computers. Funding through 2/29/92 with the willing to take additional training. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks. Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent; ers (Macintosh); Word (4.0) and Filemaker. Send possibility of continuation. business or secretarial school desirable. Minimum 2-4 cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Ser- Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in bio- years experience. Expertise in use of Macintosh in- vices, East Hill Plaza #2. Employees should include logical sciences. 1-2 years experience in handling lab cluding Excel and Microsoft Word. Excellent organiza- an employee transfer application. equipment. Experience in analysis of data. Knowledge tional and interpersonal skills. Medium typing. Send of nutrient analysis. Send cover letter and resume to Technical Part-Time cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Ser- Sam Weeks. Personnel Assistant GR21 (C8202) vices, EHP #2. Employees should include employee Dean's Office-Endowed Animal Technician GR17 (T8314) transfer application. Minimum Biweekly Salary: $615.42 Lab Technician GR20 (T8409) Posting Date: 9/12/91 Veterinary Microbiology Baker Institute-Statutory Division of Nutritional Sciences-Statutory Administrative Aide GR19 (C8415) Minimum Full-time Equivalent: $530.38 Coordinate the processing of personnel-related work Minimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45 Human Development and Family Studies Family for the College of Engineering. Provide management Posting Date: 9/26/91 Posting Date: 9/19/91 Life Development Center-Statutory Responsible for the daily care of research animals and assistance and administrative support to the Director of Assist in the molecular analysis of gene expression in Minimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28 Human Resources and indirectly to other College the immune system of rodents. Prepare cDNA and for the maintenance of the Division of Nutritional Sci- Posting Date: 9/26/91 ences Animal Care Facility. Maintain Records. Other Deans and Directors. cRNA probes, including: 1)growth and maintenance of Provide administrative support to FLDC administrative Requirements: AAS or equivalent. Additional college bacteria with plasmids, 2)purification of plasmidDNA duties as assigned. 30 hours/week. staff. Input, format and produce final copy for reports, Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. coursework preferred. Thorough knowledge of Cornell and enzymatic modifications of cDNA, 3)enzymatic la- project publications, manuscripts, correspondence and personnel procedures and policies required. Experi- beling of nucleic acids. Assist in in situ hybridizations Previous animal care experience desirable. Able to lift proposals; develop and maintain data base; coordinate up to 75 pounds. Attention to detail. Pre-exposure ence with spreadsheet software mandatory. Regular for RNA detection, northern blots and electrophoresis on/off campus meeting and conferences. Until 6/30/92 Cornell employees only. Light typing. Send employee of nucleic acids. Perform routine lab duties. Assist rabies vaccination and pre-employment physical re- contingent upon funding. quired. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks. transfer application, cover letter and resume to Esther with lab animals. Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. 2 Smith, Staffing Services, EHP #2. Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in mi- /ears experience. Some college coursework desired. crobiology or biochemistry. 1 -2 years lab experience in Technician GR18 (T8109) Excellent organizational, communication and interper- eukaryotic molecular biology including RNA prepara- Diagnostic Laboratory-Statutory 1sonal skills, Macintosh or PC computer experience with tion. Ability to prepare reagents, follow detailed written Minimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89 word processing, spread sheets, databases, publishing procedures and keep accurate records. Radioisotope Posting Date: 9/5/91 and presentation software highly desirable. Broad Rack slaughter house samples for testing. Apply la- 4e Cornell Employment News October 3, 1991

Administrative Aide-Legal GR22 (C8506) Editorial Assistant GR21 (C8411) plication to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, East Hill nary Extension/Field Service Unit concerning service, University Counsel - Endowed Neurobiology and Behavior-Statutory Plaza #2. extension, teaching and research, consistent with the Minimum Biweekly Salary: $641.92 Minimum Biweekly Salary: $615.42 mission and goals of the Diagnostic Laboratory. Posting Date: 10/3/91 Posting Date: 9/26/91 Custodian S003 (G8501, G8503) Requirements: DVM or equivalent degree and mem- Provide administrative assistance to two associate Independently provide a wide range of editorial assis- Residence Life-Endowed bership - the American College of Veterinary Pathology counsels specializing in real estate, trust, estate and tant duties and responsibilities to the editor of a scien- Hiring Rate: $6.83 (ACVP) with established expertise in Diagnostic Pa- tax law; prepare legal documents, reports, correspon- tific monograph. These duties include but are not lim- Posting Date: 10/3/91 thology. MS or PhD degree highly desirable. Please dence; maintain office file index; some accounting re- ited to the following: formatting and layout of manu- Serves as regular S002 housekeeping staff member submit a resume with 3 or more names for references sponsibility; shared reception and telephone duties. scripts; scientific word processing; coordinating reviews when needed due to absenteeism. When not fulfilling by December 15, 1991 to Dr. Donald H. Lein, Director, Other duties as assigned. by external specialist; desk top publishing; proofing and a regular schedule as above, they will be assigned to Diagnostic Laboratory, New York State College of Vet- Requirements: Associate's degree or equivalent. 3-5 editing; copy editing and library searches. 5 days/ projects that require an extended time commitment and erinary Medicine, Cornell University, Box 786, Ithaca, years executive and /or law office experience preferred; week, 20 hrs. may require use of departmental vehicles and/or the NY 14851, Telephone (607-253-3900). experience in real estate and estate matter desirable. Requirements: Associates or equivalent. Minimum moving of furniture or equipment to other buildings. Macintosh computer/MS Word software. Good organi- 2-3 years related experience. Prior experience with Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent. Assistant Professor NYS School of Industrial and zational skills. Ability to work independently and under word processing equipment and scientific editing. Ability to lift 50-75 pounds, and climb an 8 foot ladder. Labor Relations, Economic and Social Statistics, pressure. Confidentiality critical, excellent language. Knowledge of Macintosh and programs such as Demonstrated knowledge of all types of carpet /floor Cornell. Telephone and interpersonal skill important. Heavy DeskTop, Writenow, Pagemaker and Macwrite. Dem- care and ability to operate related power equipment. Posting Date: 9/26/91 typing. onstrated ability to work independently. Understanding Willingness to work with students. NYS drivers license Research, undergraduate and graduate level teaching, Send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing of editing and publishing fields desirable. Send cover (Class 5) in good standing; 2-3 years significant house- and consulting. Department seeks promising individual Services, East Hill Plaza #2. Employees should in- letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, keeping experience. Regular Cornell employees only. with good potential for tenure. Candidates should be clude an employee transfer application. EHP #2. Employees should include employee transfer Send employee transfer application to Esther Smith, interested in both theoretical statistics research and application. Staffing Services, East Hill Plaza #2. applications of statistical methods to the social sci- ences. Must be able to play a strong role in the activi- Administrative Aide GR21 (C7211) ties of the 30-member university-wide field of statistics. Veterinary Administration-Statutory Ph. D. in statistics required. Send three letters of Office Professional Part-Time Minimum Full-time Equivalent: $615.42 reference, resume, and transcript to: professor Paul Posting Date: 9/19/91 General Service Part-Time Velleman, Cornell, 358 Ives Hal[ Ithaca, NY 14853- Office Assistant GR17 (C840S) Provide administrative support to the Director/College 3901. Echols Collection/Olin Library-Endowed Registrar. Includes full range of general secretarial Security Guard GR01 (G8502) Minimum Full-time Equivalent: $530.38 duties, assistance with processing various forms, and Johnson Museum-Endowed Professor (rank open) 2 positions, NYS School of Posting Date: 9/26/91 extensive entry and verification of data. Days and Hiring Rate: $6.44 Industrial and Labor Relations, Collective Bargain- Under the Administrative Supervisor, manage the hours Monday-Friday, 10:00-2:00. Posting Date: 10/3/91 ing, Labor Law, and Labor History, Cornell. Echols office. Responsible for maintenance of corre- Requirements: Associates required. 2-3 yrs prior Responsible for guarding all works of art in the building Posting Date: 9/26/91 spondence files, deposits, supplies, photoduplication; experience in a student services office preferred. Ac- following security and safety procedures; communicat- Teaching and research concerning collective bargain- supervise and train student clerical assistant, sched- curacy and attention to detail and excellent interper- ing with appropriate staff members~on a regular basis. ing, labor unions or labor movements. Candidates at ules, checks time cards; representative to Maintenance sonal skills are essential. Familiarity with advanced Available day or evening for subbing on non-scheduled the associate or full professor level must exhibit a Contract Group. Manage the searching of western lan- Word Perfect applications and proficiency in use of work days and/or guarding at special events held in the record of scholarly achievement at a standard befitting guage titles, with help of student assistant. Monday - university mainframe and Lotus 1-2-3 required. Me- museum. Regular, part-time position, 3 days/week a major research university. New or recent Ph.D.'s Friday 4hrs/day to be arranged. dium typing. Regular Cornell employees send em- plus evening hours and on-call (28 hrs +). would be considered for a tenure-track professorship. Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent re- ployee transfer application, cover letter and resume to Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent. Minority applicants are encouraged to apply. To start quired. Background knowledge of South East Asia Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP. External appli- Be able to work with schedules and in a group situa- Fall 1992. Send vita, writing sample, and three letters culture and language skills preferred. Ability to get cants send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith. tion. Background in the security area helpful. De- of recommendation to: Professor Harry C. Katz, Chair, along well with others. Good comprehension of En- Staffing Services, EHP. pendable in reporting and attentive to detail necessary. Search Committee, ILR/Cornell, 293 Ives Hall, NY glish and good communication skills. Knowledge of Be able to communicate well with the public. Send 14853 3901. one or more South East Asia languages helpful. Light cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Ser- typing. Send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, vices, East Hill Plaza #2. Employees should include PA#35 AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY SPECIAL- Staffing Services, EHP #2. Employees should include an employee transfer application. IST employee transfer application. Office Professionals Temporary Location: Wallkill/Rondout Demonstration Area (Primary Location-Orange County, Middletown, NY) Secretary GR18 (C8414) In addition to posted positions, temporary opportunities The Wallkill/Rondout Demonstration Program is a five- Soil, Crop and Atmospheric Sciences-Statutory occur in many occupational areas, including secretarial, year program (1990-1996) sponsored by the U.S. De- Minimum Full-time Equivalent: $542.89 word processing, accounting, and office administration. General Service Temporary partment of Agriculture designed to: A) promote the Posting Date: 9/26/91 All individuals are encouraged to apply; experienced adoption of new and innovative techniques for farm Provide secretarial support. Type correspondence, applicants with a typing speed of 45-60 wpm, knowl- Temporary Shop Mechanic (S8204) management and crop production that have minimal forms, reports, manuscripts, tables, classwork and ex- edge of IBM-PC Word Perfect software and Macintosh Grounds effects on water quality and B) demonstrate ams; arrange travel; purchase supplies; maintain copier word processing are in particular demand. Call Karen Posting Date: 10/3/91 interagency cooperation in efforts to support farming accounts; input publication references; schedule ap- Raponi at (607) 255-2192 or 255-7422 for more infor- Perform skilled mechanical repairs and maintenance and maintain water quality. Responsibilities of the agri- pointments and arrange meetings; provide backup sec- mation. management techniques to maintain a variety of com- cultural water quality specialist include: A) coordinating retarial assistance by covering overload from other sec- mercial lawn maintenance, snow removal, and con- the program from a demonstration program office in the retaries. 20hrs/weeK (somewhat flexible). Secretary (S8305) struction equipment with emphasis on small engine re- program area, B) assisting with ongoing projects, in- Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent. Human Ecology Administration-Statutory pairs. Make frequent road calls and repair equipment cluding data gathering and some equipment mainte- Some college coursework preferred. 1-2 years experi- Posting Date: 9/19/91 on site. Manage shop facility to include keeping inven- nance, C) reporting to the project steering committee ence working in secretarial position. Knowledge and Provide clerical and office support to the Executive tory of tools and supplies, shop safety and cleanliness, and Cornell faculty and staff involved in projects, D) experience with personal computers (especially IBM Staff Assistant for the Dean of the College of Human and accurate records on equipment and materials. organizing and delivering workshops, training sessions compatible); must know how to use WordPerfect. Dem- Ecology in a very busy office with a high volume of Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent re- and meetings as a part of the education and informa- onstrate organizational and communication skills. Abil- confidential and sensitive materials. 15 hrs. per week; quired with associates degree or additional technical tion component, and E) assisting with computer model ity to work independently. Heavy typing. Send cover mornings preferred. training school coursework desirable. Minimum of five evaluations of practices including parameter estimation letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent ex- years experience in automotive, truck (2 and 4 wheel from field data, system characterization and weather EHP #2. Employees should include an employee trans- perience. 1-2 years of related office experience. Ex- drive), tractors, snowplows, and lawn maintenance data gathering and analysis. fer application. perience with IBM compatible computers and familiarity equipment repairs including: repair of 2-cycle/4-cycle Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree in agricul- with WordPerfect desired. Confidentiality, attention to gasoline engines, and diesel engines. Must have and ture, agronomy, agricultural engineering, civil engineer- Historical Core Literature Project Assistant GR19 detail, good communication skills required. Medium maintain a valid NYS driver's license, with a class 1 or ing, geology or a closely related field and at least two- (C8510) typing. Send cover letter and resume to Karen Raponi, 3 desirable. Send cover letter and resume to Karen three years of professional experience in agriculture Albert R. Mann Library - Statutory Staffing Services, EHP #2 Raponi, Staffing Services, Department S8304, East Hill engineering, civil engineering or a closely related field. Minimum Full-time Equivalent: $566.28 Plaza #2. Salary: commensurate with qualifications. Apply by Posting Date: 10/3/91 October 17, 1991. Assist in the compilation of subject bibliography of his- Contact: Barbara J. Eshelman, Recruitment Special- toric materials to be used for preservation purposes. ist, Staff Development and Recruitment, 365 Roberts Duties include bibliographic searching of computer da- Office Professional Casual Hall, Cornell, Ithaca, NY 14853, (607)255-2291. tabases, use of database management software, edit- Academic ing and verifying of bibliographic information, data en- Receptionist (S8509) Senior Extension Associate I or II, CA7 or CA8 Man- try and maintaining statistics and records of project. Information Technologies Assistant Psychology Professor, tenure track agement Programs, ILR Extension and Public Ser- Additional duties in library bindery. Regular, part-time Hiring Rate: $6.00 Department of Psychology vice, Ithaca position until 12/31/92. Responsible for greeting all visitors of Information Posting Date: 10/3/91 Posting Date: 9/19/91 Requirements: AAS degree or equivalent required; Technologies. Candidates sought for a tenure-track assistant profes- Draft proposals, conduct needs assessments, and de- additional coursework preferred. Computer experi- Answer phone and provide general information. Main- sorship in any area of cognition. Areas of specializa- velop programs in response to requests for in-house ence including word processing ability required, 1-2 tain, organize and distribute CIT publications. Assist tion include but are not limited to: memory, attention, management development programs and executive in- years experience searching bibliographic databases, computer accounting with account validation and other language and speech processing, concepts, knowledge stitutes; manage the content and faculty of the series of including NOTIS and RLIN highly desirable. Experi- remedial access functions. Act as an agent for Op- representation, reasoning and problem solving, math- public management seminars and workshops to ensure ence with database management software (particularly erations staff in dealing with tape librarian functions. ematical psychology, motor control and action. The continued quality; and provide platform training or Procite) desirable. Ability to be self-directed, to meet Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent. position will begin in August, 1992. Review of applica- group facilitation. deadlines, and attention to detail are essential. Send Receptionist experience preferred. Experience with tions will begin November 15, 1991. Interested appli- Requirements: Ph.D. in Human Resources, Organi- cover letter, resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, automated office systems. Familiarity with software or cants should submit a curriculum vitae, reprints or pre- zational Behavior, Collective Bargaining, or a manage East Hill Plaza #2. Employees should include an programming helpful. Must have excellent interper- prints of completed research, and letters of recommen- ment discipline, and four years demonstrated experi- employee transfer application. sonal and communication skills. 3 casual positions dation sent directly from three referees to: Secretary, ence in management consulting and platform training. available. Send cover letter and resume to Karen Cognitive Psychology Search Committee, Department Non-terminal degree may be acceptable with sufficient Administrative Aide GR19 (C8507) Raponi, Staffing Services, East Hill Plaza #2. of Psychology, Uris Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY experience.. For instance, a Masters in one of the Operations Research and Industrial Engineering- 14853-7601, USA. training or organizational development for a large orga- Endowed nization; or director of human resources; or extensive Minimum Full-time Equivalent: $566.28 Veterinary Diagnostic Pathologist, tenure-trade experience as-a consultant (with an established firm) to Posting Date: 10/3/91 Vet Diagnostic Laboratory organizations in organizational development, human Provide administrative/clerical support for the Graduate Office Professionals Off Campus Professional rank determined by experience. Shared resources management, or training; or a similar univer- Programs and the school's Administrative Manager. responsibility for pathology service and a pathology sity/college position. To apply, send cover letter, re Backup for technical typing using the EXP program. Secretary (C8509) residency program in the Pathology Department and sume, and names of 3 references to Michael Goodman, Other duties as assigned. Regular, part-time, 20hrs/wk NYC Cooperative Extension-Statutory Diagnostic Laboratory. Interact with professionals and ILR-Cornell Metro Office, 15 East 26th, New York, NY , to be arranged. Minimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28 staff of a full-service Diagnostic Laboratory and Veteri- 10010. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent. Posting Date: 10/3/91 Some college coursework preferred. 1-2 years related Serve as front desk secretary/receptionist and assist in experience. Good interpersonal skills. Knowledge or facilities coordination for New Yc-rk City Cooperative technical typing helpful. Send cover letter and resume Extension programs at main administrative office. to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, East Hill Plaza #2. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent. Employees should include an employee transfer appli- Some coursework in secretarial science. 1-2 years cation. related experience. Word processing skills. Good typing/keyboarding, organizational and communication Research Aide GR20 (C8413) skills. Bilingual (Eng./Spanish). Medium typing. Classics-Endowed Send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Minimum Full-time Equivalent: $590.45 Services, East Hill Plaza #2. Employees should in- Posting Date: 9/26/91 clude an employee transfer application. Responsible for operating Kurzweil optical scanner which converts printed texts into computer files for the CCCGI (1/2 time), and correcting tests of Greek in- scriptions from publications converted into computer- readable form by the Kurzweil Optical scanner for in- General Service clusion in a database on the Ibycus computer system (1/2 time). Flexible Hours. Submit a signed employment application which will re Requirements: B.A. in Classics, humanities, history main active for a period of four months. During this or related field preferred. 1 -2 years related experience. time, you will be considered for any appropriate open- Proficiency in Ancient Greek, some knowledge of Latin, ings for which you are competitively qualified. Re- familiarity with word processing. Send cover letter and quests for referral and/or cover letters are not accepted resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP #2. from external candidates unless specified in the ad. Employees should include employee transfer applica- Qualified applicants will be invited for a preliminary tion. interview at our EHP office. If you are currently avail- able for employment, you may want to consider tempo- Audio-Visual Aide GR20 (C8305) rary opportunities at the University. Please contact Unions and Activities-Cornell Cinema-Endowed Karen Raponi at 255-2192 for details. Minimum Full-time Equivalent: $590.45 Posting Date: 9/19/91 Custodian S002 (G8504, G8505, G8506) Train, supervise and schedule shifts of student projec- Buildings Care-Endowed tionists. Handle routine maintenance in 3 theaters; Hiring Rate: $6.55 order all projection supplies. Posting Date: 10/3/91 Requirements: AAS. or equivalent. 2 years related Provide general custodial care of buildings and grounds experience. Knowledge of operation and maintenance in immediate vicinity of assigned area. of professional motion picture and video equipment, in Requirements: Basic reading and writing skills. Able all formats, preferred. Experience at supervising and to operate a variety of heavy power equipment, lift 50 training students. Send Cover letter and resume to pounds and climb a 6 foot ladder. Hours: Monday- Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP #2. Employees Thursday 6am-2:30pm. Friday 6am-1:30pm. Regular should include employee transfer application. Cornell employees only. 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Published weekly except for one week each in January and November and two weeks in December by the Officeot Human Resources, Cornell University. 14853. Distributed tree and available to staff and faculty al locations around the campus. Mail subscriptions available US delivery third class mail ai: % 12.00 for 3 months; $24.(M) for 6 months; or $48.00 for i 2 months. Make checks payable to: Staffing Services Subscription, 16(1 Day Halt, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY 14853. It is the policy of Cornell University actively to support equality of educational and employment opportunity. No person shall be denied admission to any educational program or activity or be denied employ merit on the tests of any legally prohibited discrimination involving, but not timiled to, such factors as race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual oricntalioftt age, or handicap. The university is committed to the maintenance of affirmative-action programs that will assure the continuation of such equality of opportunity. Sexual harassment is an act of discrimination and. as such, will not be tolerated. Inquiries concerning the application of Title (X may be referred to Cornell's Title IX coordinator (coordinator of women's services) ai the Office of Equal Opportunity. Cornell University, 234 Day Hall, Jthaca, NY 14853-2801 (Telephone: 607-255-3976). Cornell University is committed to assisiing those persons wilh disabilities who have special needs. A brochure describing services for persons with disabilities may be obtained by writing to the Office of Equal Opportunity, Cornell University, 234 Day Hall. Ithaca, NY 14853-2801. Other questions or requesis for special assistance may also be directed to that office.