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Student Traces Her Ancestry to George Read Hall Messv14#1Cover&p64 11/30/05 4:47 PM Page 1 Messv14#1HrdonGrn 11/29/05 1:27 PM Page 2 Volume 14, Number 1/2005 KATHY F. ATKINSON F. KATHY Where in the world are UD students? UNIVERSITY NEWS he University is ranked No. 1 HEARD ON THE GREEN........................2 in study abroad participation among the nation’s public NEWEST FRANCIS ALISON AWARD......10 T institutions of higher education, according to a report by the MARY HEMPEL REMEMBERED............. 11 Institute of International BETWEEN THE COVERS....................... 11 Education (IIE). The report, released in SUSAN STROMAN November and based on statistics HONORED ON CAMPUS.........................12 for the 2003-04 academic year, BLOGGING CLASS................................14 evaluates study abroad participation as a percentage of ADVANCED NURSING PROGRAM......... 15 undergraduate degrees conferred at doctoral research institutions. HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS............17 In that category, UD ranks first among public universities and 12th overall, with 32.1 percent FEATURES LAURA DEVENNEY participation. Laura Devenney, CHS ’05, won the Center for International Study’s 2004-05 Georgetown University, a photo contest for this photo of UD students on a mountain in New Zealand. private institution, had the highest ON RESEARCH..................18 percentage of participation at 64.3, students on study abroad trips, milestone 2003 program that followed by fellow private and we believe that their traveled to Antarctica, UD institutions Dartmouth College participation is a primary reason students now study in all seven REPORT OF PRIVATE (53.3), Pepperdine University for the success of our programs. continents. SUPPORT............35 (52.4) and Duke University (50.7) “The University is deeply “Our objective is to make the Among the top 20 universities indebted to the donors who have opportunity to study abroad in percentage of participation, UD made possible increases in the available and affordable to all UD FIGHTIN’ ranks fourth overall—after number of study abroad students,” Rich says. BLUE HENS Michigan State, Boston and scholarships. However, we The report was part of Open TODAY...................75 Georgetown universities—in the recognize that additional Doors 2005, an annual survey on total number of students taking scholarship support is a key issue international education published part in study abroad, with 1,303. for there to be further growth in by the IIE with funding from the The University’s numbers are the number of students who U.S. Department of State’s Bureau PARENT TIMES.................................100 even higher for 2004-05, with participate.” of Educational and Cultural 1,477 students studying abroad, UD pioneered the concept of Affairs. The survey shows that ALUMNI STORIES Provost Dan Rich says. study abroad, offering the first U.S. students are heading abroad “The provision of study abroad U.S. program in 1923, when eight in record numbers, with an JEWELRY FIT FOR A opportunities for University of students sailed to France for a increase of 9.6 percent over the MUSEUM..........................29 Delaware students is a high year of study. This school year, the previous year of the study. More priority,” President David P. University is offering more than 70 information is available on the Roselle says. “We are very grateful programs in numerous academic web site [www.opendoors. to the faculty who accompany the subjects and 35 countries. With a iienetwork.org]. ◆ ROCK CLIMBING CULTURE..................30 Students create niche garden ven Winterthur Museum, waterside garden and shade HIP-HOP famed for the beauty of its garden, which is the JOURNALIST...................31 E extensive gardens, has areas demonstration garden. that are more utilitarian than Krawczyk drew up the plans inspired. That is until Carol and then she and her students SANTA BABY’S BUSIEST Krawczyk, assistant professor of began implementing the shade MONTH...........32 plant and soil sciences, and garden over a three-day period. “It ALUMNI BAND’S SENIOR TRUMPET......33 students in her landscape design was a real opportunity for active and landscape construction details learning for my students— classes worked their magic on one translating a paper plan into ALUMNI NEWS such location and created a actuality and creating and delightful garden for GardenFair learning what is involved in HOMEWORD....................................103 weekend, held Sept. 16-18. creating a garden,” she says. The site was a combination The asphalt driveway was KRISTI KIICK.....................................13 barn/garage with an asphalt turned into a flagstone patio. CLASS NOTES...................................108 driveway, which was transformed Krawczyk located a huge hollow in a few days’ time into a tree stump on the Winterthur GREG DREW Carol Krawczyk, assistant professor delightful shade garden retreat. grounds, which was moved to the of plant sciences, left, and student Krawczyk was approached this site and became the focal point of Chris Morrow work on a shade summer to create “Three Gardens the patio. Netting covered the garden retreat at Winterthur Museum. of the Piedmont” for DuPont, pond to deter birds from fishing using the company’s GreenVista expeditions. A large variety of patio, and a walkway was COVER BY BARBARA BROGE Products—a sunshine garden, a plants and shrubs edged the constructed. ◆ 2 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE MESSENGER/VOLUME 14, NUMBER 1/2005 Messv14#1HrdonGrn 11/29/05 1:34 PM Page 3 Hundreds join ‘Stop the Hate March’ ore than 300 students of hate crimes,” he said. “I from across campus took don’t have any theories for M part in a “Stop the Hate why that is, but this march March,” a University-wide shows that students are taking awareness-raising event held a stand against such crimes.” Nov. 1 in response to recent As students from all corners hate crimes taking place on of campus arrived in groups of and around campus. 50 or more, chanting peace Organized by the Office of slogans, bearing candles and Residence Life and facilitated waving handmade signs by several campus groups— denouncing hatred, the including La Raza, SAFE message outside the Trabant (Students Advocating for University Center was clear: Freedom and Equality) and Crimes of hate will not be MSN (Minority Student tolerated or ignored on Network)—the event began campus. with brief candle-lighting “I think it’s a good idea to ceremonies as students from send a very clear message that residence halls congregated in this sort of behavior cannot go common areas, lit each others’ any further,” Michal Masango, candles and marched en masse an MBA student from to the Trabant University KEVIN QUINLAN Cameroon, said. “If you sit back Center Patio to participate in the and allow it to go on without rest of the evening’s educational engage in acts of hatred and bias- junior political science and women’s taking a firm stand, it creates a and awareness-building events. motivated threats and behavior studies major from Milford, Del., breeding ground for more of the Reports of a serious assault and will be confronted, prosecuted and said. “I think that by taking a stand same behavior,” she said. several criminal mischief incidents expelled from our community,” we’re showing that we know what’s “I think combating hate and hate on campus, including several Roselle wrote in his letter. going on and are not going to let it crimes starts at a personal level,” instances of racist and anti-Semitic As part of a developing slide. Marching shows numbers, Jacqueline Winslow, a graduate graffiti on walls, first led to an Oct. University-wide campaign, a web unity and solidarity, and there are student in communication from 20 letter sent by UD President site also has been created to offer also many groups on campus who Newark, said. “I work in the Office David P. Roselle to the University contact information for reporting are taking a stand.” of Residence Life, and I know there community stating that UD “must hate crimes, [www.udel.edu/PR/ Billy Collins, a senior English are a lot of opportunities for and will have a zero tolerance for zerotolerance]. major from New Castle, Del., who students to educate themselves on hate.” Students who took part in the is also involved in the campus gay ways to handle differences and learn “There is no place at the march voiced their concerns. rights and awareness group, tolerance. It is very hard to hate University of Delaware for those “I know people who have been HAVEN, echoed this sentiment. “In someone once you make an effort to whose credo is meanness and whose victims of hate crimes, and I want the past several years, the campus get to know and understand him or method is intimidation. Those who to show my support,” Tya Pope, a has seen an increase in the number her.” ◆ UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE MESSENGER/VOLUME 14, NUMBER 1/2005 3 Messv14#1HrdonGrn 11/29/05 1:35 PM Page 4 Encouraging new teachers in hands-on learning he University has been undergraduate elementary awarded a $2.2 million grant education majors, a group of T by the National Science inquiry-based science and Foundation to study the education courses intended to help development of elementary and education majors reshape their middle school teachers during understanding of learning. A key their transition from college into goal of the curriculum is to help the classroom. prospective teachers change from a The funding will be used to view that learning is simply the examine changes in the teachers’ transmission of knowledge understanding of science and through lectures and drills to one education over a five-year period, that focuses on the creation of Deborah E. Allen according to Deborah E. Allen, UD knowledge through inquiry-based associate professor of biological projects. UD named to sciences and principal investigator The purpose of the grant is to graduate students and elite Truman for the project.
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