■ Science becomes art at polymer research center, page 4 Inside ■ Engineering students, professor restore historic bridges, page 7 The Campus Chronicle Vol. XVIII, No. 30 April 25, 2003 for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts

News Briefs House panel Open meetings set with dean candidate proposes The search committee for a new dean of the School of $78.9m cut Public Health and Health Sci- ences has scheduled several Daniel J. Fitzgibbons C open meetings next week HRONICLE STAFF with one of the candidates The University system could for the post, Steven Zeisel. lose $78.9 million in state funding Zeisel, who is associate next year under the $22.5 billion dean for research in the budget proposal unveiled Wed- school of public health at the nesday by House Ways and University of North Carolina, Means Committee Chairman John Chapel Hill, will participate in H. Rogers (D-Norwood). The House budget package an open meeting with faculty Eric M. Beekman Neil Immerman Max Page and staff on Thursday, May calls for cutting the five-campus 1, 3-4 p.m. in 165-169 Lin- system’s maintenance appropria- coln Campus Center. A ses- tion from $438,276,144 to sion for students will follow 3 awarded Guggenheim Fellowships $356,470,020 or 18 percent. Last year, the University re- at 4 p.m. in the same room. Barbara Pitoniak this outstanding achievement,” contributions to the study of ceived a maintenance appropria- On Friday, May 2, Zeisel NEWS OFFICE STAFF said Charlena Seymour, interim Dutch language and literature and tion of $445.6 million, but will make an academic pre- Three faculty members have senior vice chancellor for Aca- his efforts to promote an appre- subequent cuts ordered by the sentation, “Choline and brain been awarded fellowships from demic Affairs and provost. “We ciation and understanding of the governor reduced funding to development,” at 10:15 a.m. the prestigious John Simon Gug- are delighted UMass Amherst culture of the Netherlands in the $438.3 million. When applied in 174-176 Campus Center. genheim Memorial Foundation. faculty represent one of the two English-speaking world. against the original funding for They are Eric M. Beekman, pro- largest groups of individuals in In 1999 Yale University Press Fiscal 2003, the House cut is actu- Turf fertilization and fessor of Germanic Languages Massachusetts to receive fellow- released a collection of works by ally 20 percent. weed control program and Literatures; Neil Immerman, ships. This is a fine tribute to the G.E. Rumphius, “The Ambonese The Ways and Means Commit- As part of its turf manage- professor of Computer Science; very high quality of their schol- Curiosity Cabinet,” which is trans- tee also reduced funding for the ment program, the Physical and Max Page, assistant profes- arly work.” lated, edited, and annotated by nine-campus state college system Plant Landscape Services sor of architecture and history in Beekman is currently conduct- Beekman, who joined the Univer- by $35.6 million or 18 percent and Department will be applying the Art Department. ing research at the National sity in 1968. the 15 community colleges by fertilizer with Dimension Guggenheim Fellows are ap- Tropical Botanical Garden in Page is the author of “The Cre- nearly $40 million, also by 18 per- crabgrass preventor to the pointed on the basis of distin- Florida where he is translating a ative Destruction of Manhattan, cent. Both percentages are based center of campus during the guished achievement in the past seven-volume set of 17th century 1900-1940” (University of Chi- on the adjusted appropriations. latter part of April. and exceptional promise for future Dutch books on tropical plants in cago Press, 1999), which won the The public higher education The affected area is accomplishment, according to the the South Pacific and their uses Spiro Kostof Award of the Soci- cuts, according to the committee bounded by Massachusetts foundation. The 2003 fellowship written by G.E. Rumphius. He has ety of Architectural Historians, summary, are to be offset partially and Commonwealth av- winners include 184 artists, schol- published 24 books since the for the best book on architecture by a new $30 million higher edu- enues, Governors Drive, ars and scientists, chosen from 1960s, the majority of which are and urbanism. He also writes for a cation efficiency incentive pro- Eastman Lane, Thatcher more than 3,200 applicants in the related to the study of Dutch lit- variety of publications about New gram aimed at promoting cost Way and Butterfield Terrace. U.S. and Canada. Fifteen individu- erature. His 12-volume series of York City, urban development, savings. Re-entry into the area is als from Massachusetts were se- translations of pivotal Dutch historic preservation, and the The Ways and Means Commit- safe as soon as the dust lected for fellowships. The three works was published by the Uni- popular uses of history. He is cur- tee budget also level funds the settles, according to Pam UMass Amherst faculty represent versity of Massachusetts Press in rently editing two books — a matching endowment program at Monn, manager of Land- one of two institutions in the state the 1980s. documentary history of American $2 million and Commonwealth scape and Construction Ser- garnering the highest number of In 1997, Beekman was knighted architecture and a collection of College at $1.715 million. vices, but pesticide warning fellowships. Four individuals at by the Kingdom of the Nether- scholarly essays on the history of Funding for the Star Store Re- signs will remain posted for Harvard University received fel- lands, receiving the “Ridder in de the historic preservation move- serve, a Dartmouth campus 24 hours. The timing of the lowships. Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw” ment in the United States — and project in New Bedford, was elimi- application will be based on “I congratulate professors (Knight of the Order of the Neth- curating an exhibition about the weather conditions. nated by the House panel, which Beekman, Page, and Immerman on erlands Lion) for his outstanding SEE FELLOWS, PAGE 3 For further information or cut funding for that campus’s to obtain a materials safety Advanced Technology Center in data sheet, contact Valerie Fire destroys Art Department’s Foundry Fall River by half or $550,442. Knightly at 5-4386. The Ways and Means Commit- Sarah R. Buchholz tee report also recommends no Meetings scheduled CHRONICLE STAFF funding for library materials and with VC candidates A Tuesday evening two-alarm calls for a 10 percent cut in schol- arship funding. Open meetings with two fire in the Foundry, also known as Also included in the budget candidates for vice chancel- Marshall Annex, left the building recommendation is a proposal to lor for Student Affairs and destroyed, and an Art class tem- change the share of health insur- Campus Life will be held next porarily homeless. No one was in- ance costs paid by state employ- week. The hour-long ses- side at the time of the fire. ees from the current 15 percent to sions are as follows: University Police, the state fire a multi-tiered system pegged to Naomi Johnson, vice marshal and building inspector, salary levels. president for student affairs the Amherst Fire Department and Calling the state’s economic at Edinboro University of Environmental Health and Safety condition “quite harsh and se- Pennsylvania, Monday, April are investigating the incident. vere,” House Ways and Means 28. The fire was reported at 7:59 Committee Chairman John H. Michael Gargano, associ- p.m. to the Amherst Fire Depart- Rogers (D-Norwood) said higher ate vice president, student ment via a cell phone call from a insurance premiums are a likeli- and academic support ser- passing student, who noticed hood as lawmakers try to address vices at George Washington flames through the window. Al- a huge budget shortfall. University, Thursday, May 1. though the building contained a Stan Sherer photo Under the Rogers plan, em- Both meetings are at 3:45 fire alarm, it had no sprinkler sys- Investigators comb the remains of the Foundry searching for ployees who earn less than p.m. in 168C Lincoln Campus tem. By the time the department clues to the cause of the Tuesday night blaze that destroyed the Center. SEE BLAZE, PAGE 3 140-year-old building. SEE BUDGET, PAGE 3 2 April 25, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Campus events commemorate Holocaust “Never Forget: Memorializing the Holo- caust,” a week of inter-group, creative pro- gramming sponsored by Hillel House, will be presented from April 27 to May 2. All events are free and open to the public. The film “Paragraph 175,” directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, which documents the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany, will be shown Sunday, April 27 at 7 p.m. in 803 Lincoln Campus Center. “Dear Esther,” a play based on the true story of Esther Terner Raab, a Holocaust survivor who escaped from Sobibor, a Nazi death camp in eastern Poland where work- ers rebelled against their Nazi captors. Cre- ated by Richard Rashke, the play draws upon extensive interviews with Raab and incorporates real letters written by students who heard her speak. The performance is scheduled for Monday, April 28 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium. A display of flags in seven different col- ors, each symbolizing a different group an- nihilated during the Holocaust, will be ex- Stan Sherer photo hibited on the Campus Pond lawn from Public writing April 28 through May 2. Each flag desig- A student on a stairwell in Bartlett Hall pauses to look at the installation created by students in English 297E, nates 5,000 people killed, with 2,061 flags “Experimenting with Text in Writing and Art.” According to teaching assistant Lauren Rosenberg, “The students representing the 12 million Jews, Soviet created these chalk-on-paper drawings as an ongoing installation. The pieces, inspired by Keith Haring’s 1980s prisoners of war, Polish citizens, Romani New York City subway drawings, challenge viewers to notice the interaction among symbols, and between visual and Sinti (Gypsies), disabled, Jehovah’s image and written text.” Witnesses and homosexuals who perished. Students, faculty and staff will read the names of Jews and non-Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust in a “Litany of New summer writing institute to debut in June Martyrs” daily between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. from April 28 to May 2 on the Campus Cen- A new summer writing institute and “It’s a thrill to bring a UMass-affiliated communities to both enrich and be en- ter concourse. publishing festival under the auspices of summer writing workshop to the Pioneer riched by our offerings.” A student-led memorial service will be the MFA Program for Poets and Writers will Valley, an area with such a rich literary his- The writing institute is offered in coop- held Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in the Mas- be held June 22-28. tory and so vibrant a literary present,” said eration with the Arts Extension Service in sachusetts Room of the Mullins Center. The first annual Juniper Summer Writing Lisa Olstein, coordinator of the Juniper Ini- the Division of Continuing Education. The service will be followed by “Songs of Institute will offer daily workshops in po- tiative. “There’s so much happening in the Information and applications are avail- the Lost Communities,” a musical perfor- etry, fiction and creative nonfiction, read- literary arts at UMass and in Western Mas- able online (www.umass.edu/aes/confer- mance by Laura Wetzler featuring music ings by authors, craft forums and the op- sachusetts Part of the MFA Program and ences/juniperdetails.html) or via e-mail from the Sephardic and Ashkenazi commu- portunity for individual manuscript consul- the Juniper Initiative’s mission is to bring ([email protected]). The application nities celebrating the vitality of pre-war tations. The week will conclude with the that activity to a wider regional and na- deadline is May 15. Jewish life. BigSmallPressFest, a daylong showcase of tional audience, and to invite writers of all Holocaust survivor Max Michelson will contemporary literary publishing. Editors, discuss his life on Wednesday, April 30 at agents and publishers of independent 5 p.m. in 101 Campus Center. Author of magazines and presses will display their EWC program offers 24-hour online access “City of Life, City of Death: Memories of wares and participate in forums and discus- A comprehensive human service data- ral Program also are available to provide in- Riga,” Michelson will share stories of Jew- sions on a host of practical and aesthetic base maintained by the Resource Referral formation Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and ish family life in Latvia prior to World War issues. Program at Everywoman’s Center is now Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Wednesday, II, the Riga ghetto, and his personal experi- Invited faculty, readers and speakers in- available online 24 hours a day. noon-4 p.m. All services are available in En- ences in the Holocaust. He will sign copies clude James Tate, Noy Holland, Bruce Information on counseling, health and glish and Spanish and are completely confi- of his book after the talk. Watson, Matthew Zapruder, Will Eno, Peter legal services, support group listings, vol- dential. The program can be reached at Holocaust Memorial Week is co-spon- Richards, Diane Williams, Kurt Brown, unteer opportunities and financial re- 5-0883 TTY/TDD. sored by UMass Hillel, UMass Jewish Stu- Beau Friedlander, Matthea Harvey, sources can be accessed on the website Everywoman’s Center, located in Wilder dent Union, Stonewall Center, Smith Col- Geoffrey Nutter, Ethan Paquin, Martha (www.umass.edu/ewc/rr). Hall, offers accessible space, restroom fa- lege Hillel, Amherst College Hillel, Mount Rhodes, Timothy Donnelly, Rob Casper The trained staff of the Resource Refer- cilities and parking. Holyoke Jewish Student Union, Qeshet at and James Haug. Hillel, Office of Jewish Affairs, and the The- Journals and presses scheduled to take ater Department. Additional funding is pro- part in the BigSmallPressFest include vided by KOACH, the Five College Lecture jubilat, Fence, Open City, American Letters Fund, the UMass Arts Council and Hillel’s & Commentary, Noon, Slope, Both, Verse, Telephone The Campus Chronicle Fax Darmstaedter Holocaust Education Pro- Context Books, Council of Literary Maga- (413) 545-4818 (413) 577-0044 gram. zines & Presses, Soft Skull Press, fence Books and Verse Press. Editor: Daniel J. Fitzgibbons Deadline for all submissions is Friday Part of what makes the program exciting, Associate Editor: Sarah R. Buchholz of the week preceding publication. Letters policy said English professor Dara Wier, co-direc- Office Manager: Christine A. Davies The Campus Chronicle welcomes tor of the Juniper Initiative, “is a lineup of Photographer: Stan Sherer (ISSN 0888-0093) Published weekly during the academic year and biweekly during Janu- letters and may publish those which extraordinarily variegated writers involved Reporter: Sam Seaver have a direct bearing on University of ary, June, July and August by Communica- as faculty, readers and speakers, and a tions and Marketing. Second class postage Massachusetts issues, except issues unique commitment to talk about how writ- 205 Munson Hall paid at Amherst MA 01002. POSTMAS- related to collective bargaining. Letters ing finds ways to present itself to the University of Massachusetts TER: Send address changes to The Campus longer than 30 lines may be condensed world.” 101 Hicks Way Chronicle, 205 Munson Hall, University of or excerpted. To letters which raise Amherst MA 01003-9268 Massachusetts, 101 Hicks Way, Amherst questions of University policy, or which MA 01003-9268. 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Fitzgibbons chemical warfare.” gency room situations. “You need CHRONICLE STAFF While DiNardi said his moni- to have people trained to make Nearly 20 months after the tors only measure exposure and decisions,” he said, suggesting Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials don’t provide protection, the potential training roles for faculty at all levels of government are still technology could serve as a step- from Management, Computer Sci- assessing the country’s ability to ping off point for improved detec- ence and Engineering. counteract hostile groups and re- tion methods in the future. Richard Wait, a surgeon at spond effectively to large-scale DiNardi also discussed the Baystate Medical Center, and emergencies. vulnerability of building ventila- Brian Levine of Computer Science Under the aegis of the new $40 tion systems to contamination focused on issues of response billion Department of Homeland and methods of safeguarding air management. Security, efforts are underway to intake machinery. “This is an op- “Emergency preparedness is a develop new technologies, tech- portunity to train architects and multi-layered process,” said Wait. The Foundry was originally built as a Forestry building. niques and systems to deal with a builders,” he said. “We need to consider risk assess- variety of situations, ranging from Civil and Environmental Engi- ment, policy development, protec- natural disasters to transportation neering professor David Reck- tion and mitigation, detection and Cause of fire investigated accidents and nuclear, biological how addressed issues of protect- response, and training.” LAZE welding process, including some and chemical threats. In the years ing water supplies. According to He said the campus is working B FROM PAGE 1 containing acetylene, exploded ahead, federal officials are ex- Reckhow, reservoirs and water with officials in Franklin, Hamp- during the blaze, the fire depart- pected to channel billions of dol- treatment plants are at relatively shire and Hampden counties to could respond, the blaze had fully ment prevented a propane tank lars into homeland security re- low risk but public water systems build a database of key informa- engulfed the building, according outside the building from explod- search, development and training. are still vulnerable to tampering at tion, such as building floorplans, to News Office director Barbara ing, Pitoniak said. Hoping to capitalize on that local points. radio frequencies, lists of hazard- Pitoniak. The 140-year-old two-story new source of research support, Sergio Breña, also of CEE, said ous material sites, equipment in- University officials quickly wood and brick structure, which campus officials next week will an- studies of earthquake damage to ventories and evacuation routes. moved to account for all the stu- stood near Durfee Conservatory, nounce the formation of a new structures offer insights into pro- All of these items need to be dents in a class that had met in the was originally built as a conserva- Center for Emergency Prepared- tecting buildings from explosives. factored into preparations, said Foundry until 4:30 that afternoon tion building that was used by the ness (CEP), aimed at placing “The ultimate goal is to avoid Wait. “When you’re planning and a few others known to make Forestry Department until 1963. UMass Amherst at the forefront collapse,” he said, adding that [drills] you’d better be realistic or use of the facility. The Art Department had been us- of the burgeoning homeland se- standards for building on the it’s just a game.” As the Chronicle went to press ing it to teach metal working. curity field. earthquake-prone West Coast Levine suggested that per- Wednesday, no cause for the fire The fire has displaced ART The center is expected to build could be adapted to limit the ef- sonal digital assistants (PDAs) had been determined, according to 363, “3-D Studies: Welding,” upon the success of current re- fects of blasts in other parts of might be useful at disaster sites. Ed Mientka, manager of Campus taught by Art professor Patricia search in a number of depart- the country. “Everyone arrives on the scene Safety and Fire Prevention. Lasch. Department chair Ronald ments, such as Computer Science, Breña also suggested that and no one knows what’s going “It was an older wood-frame Michaud said Art is looking for a Civil and Environmental Engineer- buildings can be assessed for a on for several hours,” he said. structure,” he said. “When they site from which the course can be ing, Microbiology, Mechanical number of risk factors, such as “You could conduct a needs as- get going, they’re total losses. completed but that there had been and Industrial Engineering, Poly- the relative importance of the sessment with the information “We’re trying to determine enough work completed and mer Science, Food Science and structure, its economic impor- distributed on PDAs.” what went wrong and see if there’s evaluated for the semester to be Biostatistics and Epidemiology. tance and the number of occu- PDAs could also be used to anything we can do differently.” concluded successfully. CEP will also draw upon the ex- pants. Technology can then be store information for later transfer Although tanks used in the pertise in other disciplines as fac- applied to reduce vulnerability. to a central database for forensic ulty teams develop new technolo- Mechanical and Industrial En- analysis, he said. gies and training initiatives, ac- gineering professor Don Fisher, Chris Eliot of Computer Sci- Guggenheims selected cording to interim Vice Chancellor whose Human Performance Labo- ence and Nursing professor Joan FELLOWS of the Association for Computing for Research Fred Byron. ratory attracted widespread atten- Culley discussed training of first FROM PAGE 1 Machinery. In 1995, Immerman The federal government’s tion for its simulated drive of responders. Using distance learn- ways American culture has imag- shared the Godel Prize in theoreti- needs, said Byron, dovetail nicely Boston’s Big Dig, said such stud- ing technology and the campus’s ined the destruction of New York cal computer science, the highest with the campus’s strength in re- ies could be useful in preparing combined resources they said, City. Page grew up in Amherst, honor in his field, with Robert search and teaching, as illustrated for emergency situations. UMass could deliver education and began teaching here in 2001. Szelepcsenyi, of the University of by an April 4 Faculty Colloquium Fisher’s work, which involves and training to a variety of key Immerman is one of the key de- Chicago, for solving a 30-year-old on Emergency Preparedness and Psychology faculty, factors in hu- constituencies. velopers of an active research pro- problem in complexity theory. Effective Response. man decision-making — a key ele- About 50 faculty are currently gram called descriptive complexity, Immerman is an editor of Infor- Over the course of an after- ment in disaster planning. involved in various aspects of an approach he is currently apply- mation and Computation and the noon, faculty panels shared their “Evacuations would bring CEP and several white papers will ing to research in model checking, Chicago Journal of Theoretical work and discussed how their re- higher stress levels,” he said. be generated soon for circulation database theory, and computa- Computer Science. His book “De- search can be applied to address “This campus has extraordinary in Washington, D.C., according to tional complexity theory. He has scriptive Complexity” appeared in national priorities. facilities to study sign designs” Byron. Meanwhile, the campus just been named to a 2003 Fellow 1999. Among those working on de- that could be used on evacuation will host a daylong program, tection systems is professor Sal routes. Fisher said the same meth- “Technologies for Homeland Se- DiNardi of Epidemiology and Bio- ods can be applied to buildings. curity Applications” on Wednes- Employee charged with thefts statistics, who spends a day per “[Professor] James Smith mod- day, April 30 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Daniel J. Fitzgibbons to commit a crime (breaking and week on the Navy’s Submarine els how to move people out of in the Lincoln Campus Center. CHRONICLE STAFF entering) and larceny over $250. Atmospheric Health Assessment structures to study the optimal Potential industry partners and Hunt was released on $10,000 per- Program in New London, Conn. movement,” Fisher said. “This is state officials have been invited A longtime Physical Plant em- sonal surety and his case was “We’re developing monitors to where our architectural faculty to attend the event, which will in- ployee pleaded innocent last continued to June 5. detect low-level chemical pollut- could tap in.” clude speakers from Microtest week to multiple charges related Investigators say Hunt, who ants” on long underwater mis- Fisher said the decision-mak- Labs, the Army’s Natick Soldier to the theft of hundreds of thou- has worked at UMass for 19 sions, he said. “This technology ing simulations and modeling Center, Healthcare Opportunities, sand of dollars worth of Univer- years, stole mostly microscopes could be applicable to low-level could also figure in hospital emer- Inc. and Long River Ventures. sity equipment. Daniel P. Hunt, 39, of Whately, and lenses and then sold them a technical specialist assigned to on the Internet, with one sale net- House panel outlines spending cuts Environmental Health and Safety ting $21,432. Police say they spot- to supervise asbestos abatement, ted a microscope for sale on eBay BUDGET about $35 million, while protecting gins July 1. was arrested following an eight- the day after it went missing from 1 FROM PAGE retirees and The Rogers insurance plan dif- month investigation by UMass the Radio Astronomy Depart- $25,000 per year will continue to lower wage fers from an earlier proposal Police and State Police attached ment. pay 15 percent of their insurance state workers. floated by Gov. Mitt Romney, who to the district attorney’s office. Hunt allegedly pilfered equip- premiums. Employees making be- The pro- favors charging state employees a Appearing in Northampton ment from the Biology, As- tween $25,000 and $49,999 would posal, which re- minimum of 25 percent of their District Court on April 15, Hunt tronomy, Physics and Food Sci- pay 20 percent; those earning quires legisla- health care premiums. The gover- pleaded innocent to 12 charges of ences departments, Academic In- $50,000 to $89,999 would pay 25 tive approval, is nor wants public workers who breaking and entering in the day- structional Media Services and percent; those earning $90,000 to among the choose insurance plans consid- time with the intent to commit a the Lederle Graduate Research $109,999 would pay 30 percent items to be de- ered less cost-effective to pay felony, 12 charges of larceny from Center. and employees paid more than bated this week Rep. John H. more than 25 percent. a building, 11 charges of receiving According to campus officials, $110,000 would pay 35 percent. as House mem- Rogers Romney claims his plan will stolen property over $250 and one Hunt has been suspended from According to Rogers, the bers try to fashion a final spend- save the state about $62 million. charge each of receiving stolen his job with pay, pending an inter- tiered plan will save the state ing plan for the fiscal year that be- property under $250, attempting nal investigation. 4 April 25, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Campus to bestow 3 honorary degrees

Barbara Pitoniak years earlier, he was a founder of NEWS OFFICE STAFF Centre Reinsurance, which was Three individuals, including two alumni and the former subsequently acquired by the president of Mexico, will receive honorary degrees during Zurich Financial Group in 1993. Commencement ceremonies May 24-25. Prior to entering the world of busi- Kathleen A. Cote, managing partner of Boston Com- ness, Gluckstern spent seven years merce Ventures and Steven M. Gluckstern, managing di- as a teacher and school administra- rector and chief executive officer, Azimuth Alternative tor. After he received his Ed.D. from Asset Management, LLLP, will receive honorary doctor of the University in 1974, he founded humane letter degrees during the Undergraduate Com- the CHOICE program at Scarsdale mencement ceremony. Jr. High School, an alternative edu- Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico, now pro- cational curriculum still in use to- Gluckstern fessor of economics and politics at Yale University and day. He subsequently was a princi- director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, pal at the Community School in Tehran, Iran, and superin- will be awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree at the tendent of schools in Telluride, Colo. Graduate Commencement. In 2001, a $1.7 million gift from Gluckstern was used to help endow two professorships: the Dwight W. Allen Dis- Kathleen A. Cote tinguished Professorship in Education Policy and Reform, honoring Dwight Allen, former dean of the School of Edu- Cote has more than 25 years of experience in executive cation; and the Robert L. Gluckstern Distinguished Profes- An image of the surface of a polymer film resembles management and leadership roles in both emerging tech- sorship of Physics, recognizing Gluckstern’s father, Rob- a topographical map with the colors indicating nology companies and large multinational technology or- contours. ert, who was professor and head of the department of ganizations. She is currently a Physics and provost at UMass Amherst during the late managing partner of Boston 1960s and early 1970s. In addition to his doctorate, Commerce Ventures, a business Art and science merge Gluckstern holds an MBA from Stanford University and a consulting and investment bachelor’s degree from Amherst College. company that provides exper- at polymer laboratory tise in strategic, operational, Ernesto Zedillo Elizabeth Luciano and organizational assessment NEWS OFFICE STAFF and development, as well as fi- Zedillo was president of Mexico from 1994-2000. His nancial assistance and access previous positions in the national government of Mexico A campus research center is launching a new program to capital. include secretary of education (1992-93), secretary of the that combines science and art. The project, dubbed Ven- Cote was formerly chief ex- budget and economic planning (1988-92), and undersecre- tures in Science Using Art Laboratory (VISUAL), is a se- ecutive officer of Worldport tary of the budget (1987-88). ries of artistic prints that began as images viewed with so- Communications Company, a While serving in his edu- phisticated microscopes used at the Materials Research provider of managed Internet Cote cation post, Zedillo was a Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). The center is infrastructure services for global companies. She previ- strong supporter of the part- part of the Department of Polymer Science and Engineer- ously held executive positions with Seagrass Partners, nership between UMass Am- ing. Computervision Corp., and Prime Services. herst and Mexico’s Instituto The effort is the brainchild of Linda Strzegowski, assis- Additionally, she has served such organizations as the Nacional de Astrofisica to tant to the center’s director, Thomas P. Russell. “In my Massachusetts High Technology Council, the Boston build the world’s largest radio position with MRSEC, I have had the opportunity to see chapter of the Urban League, the Women’s Initiative for telescope, a $90-million pro- beautiful images resulting from the research being done,” Technology Leadership, the Massachusetts Private Indus- ject that is nearing completion said Strzegowski. In addition to the images’ scientific try Council, and the Council for Women in High Technol- in Puebla, Mexico. From 1978- value, she said, it was clear to her that they could also be ogy. 87, Zedillo held several posi- appreciated as art. Russell responded that perhaps they A 1997 recipient of the Chancellor’s Medal, Cote re- tions at Mexico’s Central should treat them as art by printing the images on canvas, ceived a bachelor’s degree in History from UMass Am- Bank. Zedillo then matting and framing them. “Thus VISUAL was herst in 1971, and later earned an MBA from Babson Col- He has taught at numerous academic institutions and is born,” Strzegowski said. lege. currently director of Yale University’s Center for the Study The effort has begun with four images, which are on of Globalization and professor of international economics display in the lecture room of the Silvio O. Conte National and politics at Yale. Zedillo has received decorations from Center for Polymer Research. There are hopes of adding Steven M. Gluckstern the governments of 32 countries, and several awards from to the collection, Strzegowski noted, “The number of im- Gluckstern is a founding managing director of Azimuth professional and civic organizations. Zedillo received two ages with the potential to be viewed as art seems infi- Alternative Asset Management, LLLP, a global alternative master’s degrees and his Ph.D. from Yale, and a bachelor’s nite.” Each framed im- asset management company based in the U.S. Virgin Is- degree in economics from the National Polytechnic Insti- age is accompanied by lands. In 1998, he co-founded Capital Z Partners, and 10 tute, Mexico. a scientific explanation. In one image, what looks like a filmy, fluo- Haas advises French government on G8 issues rescent green sheet lays crumpled against a Political Science professor Peter M. Haas traveled to broader issues of humanitarian intervention, the need to black background. The Paris last week to help the French government develop regard economic development and ecological integrity as gauzy green image is in proposals for dealing with global problems as it prepares core features of security, and the model of non-govern- fact particles of cad- to host the G-8 summit at Evian in June. mental organization-based voluntary “name-and-shame” mium selenide, 10,000 Haas was one of 43 participants drawn from govern- campaigns that target the activities of multinational cor- times smaller than a hu- ment, business, academia, and civil society in developing porations operating in the developing world. man hair, assembling and industrial countries invited to a two-day workshop The group met at the foreign ministry and the treasury, themselves at the inter- hosted by the Institut du Developpement Durable et des and concluded by presenting its proposals to Chirac in a face between oil and Stan Sherer photo Relations Internationales (Institute for Sustainable Devel- two-hour meeting at the Elysee Palace. Chirac responded water. In another, Linda Strzegowski positions a opment and International Relations). IDDRI is a high-level to each of the substantive proposals. The group urged bright red ovals sit in print of a polymer image in a think tank, supported by six French ministries in partner- the French to encourage the G8 to emphasize the broader the middle of stretchy, mat window before framing. Several other prints line the ship with six French public research organizations, which participation of civil society in international politics, the weblike structures. wall behind her. seeks to integrate social science learning into formulation need for more international scientific panels to address The webs are micro- of better international public policy. transboundary and global environmental threats, in- filaments of actin, a cell protein, and the bright spots are Other participants included former Canadian foreign creased foreign assistance to sub-Saharan Africa, and the cells’ nuclei. minister Lloyd Axworthy, former Dutch minister for devel- further endorsement and commitment to the UN’s Millen- The printed images are micrographs –– literally, photo- opment cooperation and minister for the environment Jan nium Development Goals. graphs taken with optical, electron, and atomic force mi- Pronk, financier George Soros, sociologist Manuel Haas joined the faculty in 1987 and is internationally croscopes. There are plans to display numerous images Castells, former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo, and respected in scholarly and policy communities for his ex- throughout the Conte Center. Strzegowski hopes to even- economist Jeffrey Sachs. pertise on international environmental cooperation. tually have them exhibited in galleries. The group engaged in intense discussions for a day He is the editor of “The International Environment in The team working on the project is small: Strzegowski, and a half to develop proposals for the French President the New Global Economy,” scheduled for publication in Russell, and educational consultant Kathy Russell, to Jacques Chirac to submit to the G8 summit. Discussions June by Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. whom he is married. addressed various dimensions of globalization, and ways He has consulted for the UN’s Commission on Global Tom Russell calls the effort “an excellent way to reach to improve prospects for ecological integrity, economic Governance, United Nations Environment Programme, everyday people in explaining what scientists do, and equality, sustainable development, and justice within a U.S. State Department, Environmental Protection Agency, why research efforts are important. This project enables multilateral system of governance that will open up op- and National Academy of Sciences, the American Asso- us to convey scientific concepts to non-scientists in a portunities worldwide. In particular the participants dis- ciation for the Advancement of Science, and the World meaningful way.” cussed the potential roles for civil society, how to address Resources Institute. The Campus Chronicle April 25, 2003 5 Survey plumbs opinions on Campus Center, Student Union Sarah Buchholz the vice chancellor for Student “Our chancellor would like to own students,” she said. “The zona. CHRONICLE STAFF Affairs. [see us] enhance student life. [perception] of student needs [by “They’ve done [a survey such A joint effort by Student Af- “We are asking about what is We’re moving towards getting faculty and staff] might be quite as] this with many other universi- fairs and Administration and Fi- working at the Campus Center- student life reinvigorated on cam- different from what their actual ties,” Schmidt said. “We’re pretty nance is investigating what the Student Union complex and what pus.” needs are.” impressed with some of the re- campus community would like to services students [and staff] “The chancellor, Jo-Anne “To get ready for the survey, sults they have gotten.” see in the Lincoln Campus Center- would like to see, including food [Vanin, interim vice chancellor for we sent out dozens of personal e- Ganguli said the committee Student Union complex. An on- vendors,” Ganguli said. “Basi- Student Affairs and Campus Life] mails to request ideas about what hopes to get the survey results line survey is underway to sample cally, the overall strategy is to and Joyce [Hatch, interim vice the survey should cover,” said by the end of the semester and the tastes and needs of students, make the buildings busier at cer- chancellor for Administration and Glynn, who, with Ganguli and use them to make programmatic faculty and staff, according to tain times of the evening. We’re Finance] realized that [changes] Schmidt, sits on the “preliminary changes for the fall. Ashoke Ganguli, director of Auxil- not worried about the day. So can’t happen in a vacuum,” Glynn committee” that is studying pos- “There are small amounts of iary Services. we’re asking if they would like said. “Folks from both sides sible changes in the complex’s of- money to do that,” he said. More Surveys are going out in shops in the concourse? Com- needed data and a pulse on ferings. The group is being as- substantial changes will require batches until a statistically valid puter lounges? What movies? what’s out there.” sisted in the survey by MHTN time and additional monies, he response from each constituent Would they like a national chain, Meredith Schmidt, director of Architects, a firm with offices in and Schmidt said. Both added group has been obtained, accord- like Wendy’s or a local business the Campus Center and Student Utah and Arizona that has worked that the survey results will help ing to Amy Glynn, assistant to like Antonio’s pizza? Union, said schools have a wide on student centers at a number of them plan for changes in better variety of student unions and that schools, including Westminster fiscal days and allow them to researching what other campuses College in Fulton, Mo., Brigham move in a coordinated way to- do isn’t enough. Young University in Salt Lake ward such time as more resources We also want to sample our City, and the University of Ari- are available. Teachers discuss instructional technology Paul Oh K-12 project director, of CCBIT; viewing lesson plans and helping SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE and Robert Maloy and Ruth to prepare for the NTTI confer- Sixty primary and secondary Verock-O’Loughlin from the ence presentations. teachers from around the state School of Education. Both CCBIT Maloy and Hart are also princi- were schooled in the use of tech- and the School of Education have pal investigators for a Massachu- nology in the classroom during been partnering with WGBY to setts Board of Higher Education the 10th annual National Teacher provide an innovative profes- grant that calls for the continued Training Institute conference held sional development model for the implementation of this coaching March 29 in the Computer Science NTTI teachers, something new to model with a new round of K-12 Building. the project this year, according to teachers next year. Hosted by public television Hart. This was the first year the con- station WGBY of Springfield, the In the fall, Maloy identified ference was held at the Computer School of Education and the Cen- teachers to participate in the Science building and Sarah ter for Computer-Based Instruc- NTTI program who were not well- Cothran, education manager for tional Technology (CCBIT), the versed in the use of instructional WGBY, deemed it a success. “The conference featured 10 NTTI technology and most of whom aura of having it here provided a “master teachers” presenting les- identified themselves as “not very sense to teachers that they were sons to small groups of col- comfortable” in using technology. in a university environment that Eraser Stan Sherer photo leagues. In the past, WGBY has sought fostered and encouraged their Participants constructed and “trained” teachers already learning,” she said. Phil Robinson of Mechanical Maintenance, power washes bridges out of newspapers in con- employing technology in their Cothran noted that educators graffiti chalked onto a sidewalk near the Student Union after the chancellor requested its removal. junction with an interactive classrooms in an interesting and from as far away as the Boston website exploring the concepts of innovative manner. Maloy then area attended and that Springfield tension and compression, and appointed technology “coaches” College professor Robert Barkman also used the intelligent tutoring to work with the NTTI teachers. brought pre-service teachers from Classroom disruptions and program AnimalWatch, to assist The coaches are graduate stu- his class to the event. elementary-age students in ac- dents at the School of Education, NTTI is sponsored by WNET, conflicts focus of seminar quiring math skills. AnimalWatch all of whom have been classroom the public television station in was developed by associate pro- teachers, and all of whom are pro- New York City, and is supported In an effort to help instructors What happens when a classroom fessor Carole Beal of Psychology ficient at the use of technology to by the Cisco Foundation and the acquire strategies for dealing with conflict escalates from a minor and professor Beverly Woolf of facilitate student learning. The GE Fund. WGBY is one of 26 difficult and threatening class- disruption or disagreement to in- Computer Science. coaches provided their teachers NTTI sites nationally, and one of room situations, a group of Uni- teractions that intimidate both in- The day included a four-part with assistance in the classroom just a handful of NTTI satellites versity departments hosted a structors and students? How can keynote speech by David Hart, by researching websites, meeting to partner with a local university. seminar April 2 to give instructors faculty members respond most ef- executive director, and Paul Oh, to discuss teaching strategies, re- NTTI teacher participants are and professional staff an opportu- fectively to challenges in the given a teaching methodology to nity to share ideas on the subject. classroom before such escalation follow that calls for the true inte- “Challenging Classroom Envi- begins? gration of technology tools into ronments: Disruption, Conflict The case studies were offered teaching practice rather than sim- and Intimidation” brought to- by Paula Stamps, professor of ply using computers and videos gether faculty, academic adminis- Community Health Studies, and as a way to occupy a student’s trators and professional staff to Teresa Ramsby, assistant profes- time. Over the course of the year, hear a pair of case studies and to sor of Classics. Panelists in- the NTTI teachers are expected to participate in a discussion moder- cluded: Harry Rockland-Miller, di- develop two lesson plans that are ated by Catharine Porter, ombuds- rector of Mental Health Services; then stored as part of a national person and to learn about campus Jo-Anne Vanin, interim vice chan- warehouse of lessons, available at resources for consultation, sup- cellor of Student Affairs; Barbara the WNET website (www.thirteen. port and intervention in dealing O’Connor, Police chief and direc- org/edonline/ntti/index.html) The with threatening or otherwise in- tor of Public Safety; James Wal- lessons are also burned onto a timidating behavior. More than 40 ker, interim dean of the Graduate CD. people attended the event. School; and Porter. Cothran praised the wide-rang- “This workshop was intended The Provost’s Office, Faculty ing collaboration in this year’s to help instructors at the Univer- and Staff Assistance Program, event. “It was a pleasure to work sity to share experiences, identify Mental Health Services, Training with two totally separate depart- useful strategies and skills need- and Development, Ombudsper- ments in the same university. We ed to identify, intervene and de- son’s Office, the UMass Police were working with the School of escalate classroom conflicts,” Department, and the Center For Education and CCBIT towards a said Mathew Ouellett, associate Teaching hosted the event. common goal: to benefit the director of the Center For Teach- Plans are underway to host a Deva I. Djaafar photo teachers of the region.” ing. similar seminar during the fall se- Westhampton Middle School teacher Irene Laroche uses a The program sought to re- mester for graduate teaching as- British Broadcasting Company website to shape a discussion on Paul Oh is Humanities and K-12 spond to such questions as: sistants, according to Ouellett. the Arab-Israeli conflict. project director at CCBIT. 6 April 25, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Building a pipeline

Julie Melrose term research projects, how to give poster contacts within these populations have in- change. It forces our campuses to try to SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE presentations, how to write scientific pa- creased from under 10 annually to over 300 solve problems in a group way, so that When it comes to increasing the number pers and how to apply to graduate school; per year Applications of underrepresented more people in the higher education commu- of underrepresented minority individuals students gain peer mentors by interacting minority students to UMass STEM doc- nity buy into the solutions we come up with.” on campus, Provost Charlena Seymour be- with minority students already enrolled in toral programs have increased from 34 in The provost cautions, however, that to lieves that an active, faculty-driven ap- STEM graduate programs at UMass; and fall 1998 to 54 last fall. Preliminary data for be effective, coalition meetings must go be- proach is best. students participate in field trips that ex- fall of 2003 indicates another increase to 71. yond the airing of complaints. “Sometimes “I think faculty members have to be ag- pose them to science in action. At the end In a field in which the national numbers are if people say, ‘Everybody’s got this prob- gressive in recruiting and mentoring,” said of the SPUR term, students present their so small, this type of increase represents lem,’ that becomes an excuse for doing Seymour. “They can’t wait for underrepre- work in a poster session. Many SPUR par- significant progress. nothing about it. We have to say, ‘Every- sented individuals to knock on the door ticipants stay in active contact with their body’s got this problem, so we have to do and say, ‘May I come in?’ Because there mentors and receive support for applying LSAMP something about it together,’” said Seymour. are too many other institutions competing to graduate programs in STEM disciplines. The other large NSF grant dedicated to for the same small pool of candidates.” The number and qualifications of SPUR increasing the participation of underrepre- Faculty involvement in recruiting Seymour’s commitment isn’t an abstract applicants has improved over the pro- sented minorities in the STEM fields is part Seymour encourages faculty members matter of numbers, but reflects a deeply-felt gram’s first three years, suggesting that the of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority to take advantage of opportunities to re- belief that greater diversity among stu- reputation of the program is growing. The Participation (LSAMP) initiative. This pro- cruit underrepresented minority individuals dents and faculty members “enriches the first two years drew 40 applicants each, gram is designed to strengthen the prepa- as both students and faculty members. educational experience.” with approximately 25 accepted. This past ration of minority students in STEM disci- Sometimes those opportunities are infor- The provost also believes that effective summer drew close to 90 applicants, 25 of plines and increase the number who com- mal; at other times they are organized spe- recruitment to increase the size of the mi- whom were accepted. The average GPA of plete baccalaureates The UMass award is cifically for recruitment purposes. As an ex- nority student pool benefits society as a SPUR participants has increased from 2.6 for an anticipated $2.1 million over five years, ample, Seymour and deans Lee Edwards whole. “It creates a larger educated work- to 3.3 since the program’s inception. the first of which has just been completed. (Humanities and Fine Arts), Janet Rifkin force, and encourages the effective use of The UMass NEAGEP site has hosted Principal investigator and deputy pro- (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and Eileen the talents and abilities of all of our citi- two fall recruitment weekends at which un- vost John Cunningham said that the quali- Breslin (Nursing) recently attended a job zens. The more educated people we have in dergraduates from schools nationwide ties that made UMass an attractive candi- fair held at the 2002 Compact for Faculty our society, the better off we’ll all be.” were brought to campus to hear scientific date for the LSAMP grant were not only Diversity Institute and Mentoring. The Vir- Seymour pointed out that retention of presentations, tour laboratories and meet in the prior presence of NEAGEP on campus, ginia event was sponsored by the South- underrepresented minority students to de- small groups with STEM faculty. The pop- but also “the alliance that was brought to- ern Regional Education Board of Atlanta. gree attainment produces a multiplier effect ularity of this activity is also growing. In gether. It is a gathering of public and pri- Breslin said she found the event helpful. “There’s a strong relationship in our soci- 2001, there were 45 applicants and 31 at- vate institutions in Massachusetts and “The institute allowed the School of Nurs- ety between college attendance and career tendees; this year, there were 90 applicants southern New England (UMass Worcester ing to interact with, and recruit, exceptional success,” she said. “When individuals be- and 72 attendees. The average GPA of par- Polytechnic Institute, Northeastern Univer- graduate nursing students who are pro- come successful, it enables them to earn an ticipants has been 3.4, making them poten- sity, University of Rhode Island and the spective future faculty. We have been fol- income that will then allow them to tially attractive candidates for STEM University of Connecticut). We also in- lowing up on our contacts, and hope that support their children in attending college.” graduate programs. cluded the New England Board of Higher these individuals will see UMass in their To bolster recruitment and retention ef- UMass NEAGEP uses “diversity teams” Education, which has contacts at all of the future,” said Breslin. forts UMass was awarded two sizable — groups (primarily faculty) from STEM Alliance institutions.” The Northeast Petersen said her personal involvement grants from the National Science Founda- disciplines who travel to partner institu- LSAMP Alliance is one of 34 nationwide. in diversifying the student and faculty tion (NSF) that require significant faculty tions to do on-site recruitment, and to make Specific activities at each of the cam- pools, at UMass and nationally, stems from involvement. In both case UMass imple- personal contacts at schools with signifi- puses of the Northeast Alliance vary with her own experiences as a faculty member. ments activities on campus and also serves cant numbers of underrepresented minority the problems encountered. Cunningham “My minority students helped me under- as the lead institution for regional coali- students These contacts can be with ad- noted that UMass shares with many other stand the importance of role models. I had tions engaged in similar efforts. ministrators, STEM faculty members or po- campuses a national trend concerning several African-American students who tential graduate students. During the first underrepresented minority undergraduates. were tremendously talented, but who were NEAGEP year of the grant, all five partner campuses “The problem on our campus is not that hesitating about applying to graduate The Northeast Alliance for Graduate were visited by UMass diversity teams. students don’t graduate, but that they school. One of them finally articulated that Education and the Professoriate Another series of five trips is now under- don’t persist in the sciences So here, we he had never had a black professor or a (NEAGEP), for which UMass was granted way. This outreach work is considered par- are focusing on persistence in the STEM black doctor, he didn’t have confidence in an anticipated $2.5 million over five years, ticularly crucial because their faculty men- majors, so that students both begin and his own abilities. I thought, ‘If our current is one of several coalitions intended by tors often guide undergraduates toward graduate with excellent academic records,” system can do this to our best and bright- NSF to increase significantly the number of particular graduate schools. By making its he said. est students, there’s something really underrepresented minorities receiving doc- STEM opportunities known on other cam- UMass LSAMP program will focus its wrong.’ This vicious cycle has to stop torates in science, technology, engineering puses UMass increases the chance that it efforts on providing undergraduates with somewhere. Having more diversity in the and mathematics (STEM). NSF particularly will come to mind when graduate schools research opportunities — an activity professoriate is critical if our nation is go- seeks to increase the number of these indi- are being considered. known to be very effective in promoting ing to make any progress at all in this area.” viduals entering the professoriate, since a Biology professor Sandra Petersen, persistence in the STEM disciplines Typi- Seymour stressed that she favors hav- scarcity of role models and mentors has thinks that the diversity team approach is cally, much of the first grant year has been ing the responsibility for increased diver- been shown to constitute a significant bar- more effective than traditional methods. “It spent in planning and promotion, including sity infused into the campus at large, rather rier to producing minority STEM graduates. seems to be most effective to have UMass outreach to faculty to encourage them to than leaving it up to a dedicated depart- UMass actually has two sets of institu- faculty get to know faculty members at mi- support students by providing research ment like “The Office for….” She said, “If tional partners in this project Other schools nority-serving institutions Those faculty opportunities and individual mentorship. the effort isn’t integrated into everything in NEAGEP are Boston University, Massa- members see the students as ‘their kids,’ Both students and faculty members we do, then people don’t take responsibil- chusetts Institute of Technology, Pennsyl- and they’re not going to send them to a stand to gain from LSAMP. Each student ity for creating change. They just assume vania State University and Rutgers Univer- place where they don’t trust they’re going will have an enhanced educational experi- that the specialized office is going to take sity. Campuses at which UMass is prioritiz- to get the best mentoring.” ence by getting to know a faculty member care of things.” ing its efforts to recruit underrepre-sented Under the auspices of the UMass well and having hands-on experience in a Nor, said Seymour, can the bulk of the minority students in STEM disciplines in- NEAGEP office, specialized tools and mate- research lab, and faculty will have the op- change occur at the administrative level, al- clude Jackson State University, Lincoln rials have been developed for use in re- portunity to get to know undergraduates, though the administration can act as a University, Long Island University, Medgar cruitment. These include multi-format vi- train them in the work of the lab, and make catalyst. “The administration can plant the Evers College, and The University of sual aids for presentations; brochures; a positive difference in students’ lives. seeds, monitor the way diversity efforts get Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. posters; banners; databases of students, In addition to supporting the student- done, redefine and establish new policies, The program, now in its fourth year with faculty and staff throughout the Northeast; faculty research partnerships, the UMass and enact reorganizations. But the actual Seymour as co-principal investigator (and news releases and a web page with links to LSAMP project is identifying additional force behind getting things done has to be original co-PIs Donald Fisher of Mechani- the other Northeast Alliance institutions. ways of encouraging students to persist in at the faculty level, because that’s the level cal and Industrial Engineering, Sandra To expose students to additional role STEM fields, such as supporting Science that most engages with the students.” Petersen of Biology, Donald St. Mary of models of minority individuals with suc- and Engineering Days. Seymour acknowledges that some de- Mathematics and Statistics, and Peter cessful careers in STEM fields, the project Cunningham noted that UMass is also partments and programs will take more time Hepler of Biology), has been primarily fo- has brought guest lecturers to campus. pursuing another NSF grant that would al- to develop effective recruitment and reten- cusing on “pipeline” activities to pave the NEAGEP project funding at UMass has low the school to offer undergraduate re- tion programs for underrepresented minori- pathway from undergraduate schools to helped to support the graduate education search opportunities to all STEM majors. ties at both the student and the faculty lev- specific graduate programs in STEM areas of 11 Alliance Fellows (first-year graduate els. Nevertheless, the assumption exists at at UMass Amherst. students) and six Dissertation Fellows. NSF coalitions the highest levels of the administration that A summer residential program in under- Preliminary analysis of the impact of Seymour said the multi-school coalition things will move in this direction. “Faculty graduate research (SPUR) has been imple- NEAGEP activities at UMass suggests that aspect of the grant projects “enables us to are going to vary in how quickly they want mented in each of the past three years. In they are boosting both admission recruit- sit down and talk about problems we’re to consider engaging in these types of pro- SPUR, faculty host students in individual ment contacts and applications among having on our individual campuses, and grams,” said Seymour, “but I do expect laboratories; students meet together to underrepresented minority students. Since this brainstorming leads to creative strate- to see progressively increasing involve- learn skills such as how to succeed at long- the start of the grant, student recruitment gies. It’s an opportunity for intellectual ex- ment.” The Campus Chronicle April 25, 2003 7

The bridges of Hampshire County Alan Lutenegger and a team of dedicated students launch an ambitious effort to erect an outdoor museum of bridges on campus

Sarah R. Buchholz pedestrian walkways and bikeways. whatever needed to be done. We just gave summer and one the following summer. The CHRONICLE STAFF “Some are historically significant engineer- them the drawings and the materials.” entire project will probably take eight to 10 ing structures. A living history museum is Pisano said in addition to the practice years.” Spanning the gaps between textbooks what we’re building here.” he got using AutoCAD, he developed Although they are scheduled to and the “real world” and between the Lutenegger said each bridge will have a skills in machining and other hands-on graduate in May, Pisano and Galloway plan present and the past, Alan Lutenegger, marker that indicates its style, place of abilities related to his trade. to stick around campus long enough to head of Civil and Environmental Engineer- origin, age, donor, materials, and any “I learned how to weld, which is a useful help put the first bridge in place before ing, and Civil Engineering students are unusual qualities it has. thing,” he said. Other benefits may be less heading to Stanford for graduate school in beginning to build bridges all over campus. A core of about eight students, with tangible. structural engineering and a job with a Historic, functional and educational, seven help from an additional 10 or so, have been “Working with the other students and Norwell site-planning firm, respectively. old New England bridges, most from the working on the project, according to senior the professor brings us all closer together,” “I’ll definitely be around for that,” commonwealth, are being restored by Judd Galloway of Burlington, Iowa. he added. Galloway said of the June bridge placement. students under Lutenegger’s supervision “It’s been fun,” he said. “You see it in a The first bridge to go up, which was “I put a lot of hours into the bridge. I’m to serve as pedestrian walkways, an textbook, and it’s 2-D. But with the bridge, donated by the Vermont Department of proud of it. It was a complete mess, and outdoor classroom for engineering you look at the connections and put it Transportation, has a 42-foot-span and will now it’s a viable bridge.” students, a campus attraction, and as parts together and see how it goes. You get to have a wooden deck. Lutenegger and his With negotiations underway for several of the bikeway. touch it and work with it.” student volunteers have been refurbishing more bridges, Lutenegger said he might use Lutenegger also hopes the collection of Jason Pisano, a senior from West the nearly 100-year-old structure on the one of the less historically significant historic iron and steel truss bridges will be Springfield, acted as the project engineer, edge of campus, near the wastewater structures as an outdoor classroom. used to generate interest in engineering Galloway said. Pisano made a portfolio of treatment plant. “We may instrument it, put strain among school-age children, and he drawings, using AutoCAD, that were used “We have our second bridge at the gauges on it, and place it in the middle of a anticipates that other universities will bring to remake the rusted, corroded parts of the same site, and it’s in a lot better condition,” field as a research bridge.” their students to tour the bridges. first bridge. Pisano said. “So it won’t require as much Although other colleges and universi- “The ultimate goal is to be an outreach “I made some of the parts over [last] time.” ties might have a single restored bridge, program for middle school and high school summer,” he said, “and some of the guys in “We’ve spent one and a half years Lutenegger said, no other campus is a students,” he said. “At the same time, they the Engineering machine shop helped us, replacing the rusted pieces,” Lutenegger bridge museum. will be used by our students and others for too. They drilled holes or cut pieces, said. “We are now in the final assembly “It’s a way to promote the University. I stages on this site, and then we’ll take it don’t know of any other school in the apart and install it on campus.” He expects country who’s doing something like this.” the first bridge to be installed in mid-June, Four of the bridges, hailing from North the second in mid-August. Adams, Lee, Shelburne and Bondsville, Locations for the bridges have not been were provided by the state’s highway finalized, he said, but eight or nine possible department. One was given by a South bridge locations have been identified with Amherst couple. Another by the historical the help of Grounds staff, he said. commission in Cummington. “These are mostly sites that would “We’re working on an eighth and ninth,” either extend the bike path or have Lutenegger said. pedestrians going back and forth,” Not only has every bridge been do- Lutenegger said. “All but two are locations nated, but also alumni have provided the where there really is need for a bridge. materials and use of equipment and all labor “One good … spot [is] on the north end has been done by student volunteers. of the baseball field that goes over to Lot “We’ve had some people donate a little 26. There used to be a little wooden bridge bit of cash, so we’re not using any state there. Other possible locations are more for money on this,” he said. “Kids have come aesthetic purposes, such as the Engineer- out of the woodwork wanting to help us. ing Quad. They’ve done organization, communica- “We’re trying to figure out what would tion, management, estimating, procurement, be the best right now. We’re sort of and construction. The student volunteers holding spots for specific bridges. We … are all members of the American Society hope to put up two this summer, one next for Civil Engineering. “This one’s starting to take shape, so it’s getting exciting. You get kids involved, and you spark something. “Hopefully, we’ll get these two up over the summer, and when [students] come back in the fall, there’ll be something to look at.”

Left: Sophomore Michael Doodman uses a power grinder to file off some of the old rivets on a bridge that is being refurbished for campus use. The bridge, one of two being worked on currently, is in a field near the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Above left: Head of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering Alan Lutenegger looks for areas that need sanding on the bridge, originally built in 1906, which he and his students will erect on campus this summer. Senior Jason Pisano, who has worked on the 42-foot- span bridge with Lutenegger and nearly 20 other students, provides the sand- ing. Most of the bridges will be used by pedestrians or bikers, but others might be installed in areas such as the Engineering Quad “for aesthetic purposes,” he said.

Stan Sherer photos 8 April 25, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Annual Employee Benefit Fair scheduled for April 30 in SUB The annual Employee Benefit Fair, answer questions and provide information. sponsored by the Group Insurance Com- There also will be information on other mission and the Division of Human Re- benefit programs, including home and auto sources, will be held Wednesday, April 30 insurance and deferred compensation, as from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Student Union well as the Faculty and Staff Assistance Ballroom. Program, UMass Five College Federal The fair is held in conjunction with the Credit Union, Treasurer’s Office, local GIC’s yearly open enrollment, during which banks and Training and Development. eligible employees can sign up for health Screenings for cholesterol, blood insurance coverage or select a different pressure and osteoporosis also will be health insurance provider. The open offered. enrollment period ends May 9. Enrollment forms should be returned to During the fair, representatives of the the Human Resources Information Center, various health plans will be available to third floor, Whitmore. GIC’s new Health Care Spending News from the underground Stan Sherer photo Accounts can reduce income taxes First-year student Jamie Burgoyne reviews soil nutrient testing surveys for her Soils 105 class taught by associate professor Stephen Simkins. GIC has expanded its pre-tax offerings or 20 hours in a 40-hour work week. The surveys present information on the physical and chemical properties to include a Health Care Spending Ac- During this year’s spring enrollment of various soils in this region. count, administered by Sentinel Benefits. only, active employees can enroll in the Through this benefit, active employees can HCSA Program for a six-month election pay for non-covered health care expenses effective July 1. Employees can elect a six- on a pre-tax basis, reducing their federal month pre-tax deduction of $250 minimum School of Nursing to mark Nurses Week and state income taxes. to $750 maximum. There is a monthly Expenses must be medically related. administrative pre-tax fee of $4.50. After The School of Nursing is planning a se- be awarded in support of students pursu- Examples include physician office and this enrollment, the HCSA open enrollment ries of events to celebrate National Nurses ing their degree at the School of Nursing. prescription drug co-payments, medical will take place in November for calendar Week. This year’s National Nurses Week, The Glen Gordon Friend of Nursing deductibles and coinsurance, eyeglasses year 2004, the same times as the Dependent sponsored by the American Nurses Asso- Award will be presented to former trustee and contact lenses not covered by a health Care Assistance Program open enrollment. ciation (ANA), highlights the work of Michael Foley. or vision plan or orthodontia and dental According to the GIC, it is important for America’s 2.7 million registered nurses to The School of Nursing will hold a benefits not covered by a dental plan. employees to estimate their expenses save lives and to maintain the health of mil- Graduate Nursing Information Session on As participants incur expenses, they must carefully, as the Internal Revenue Service lions of individuals. Events are planned Monday, May 5 at 5 p.m. in 321 Arnold submit a claim form and receipt to Sentinel requires that any unused funds in a partici- throughout the United States during the House. The meeting is open to R.N.s and Benefits, which will deposit the reimburse- pant’s account be forfeited at the end of week, celebrated annually May 6-12. other interested members of the public as ment to the employee’s bank. the year. “Nurses: Lifting Spirits, Touching Lives” is well as current Nursing seniors. For infor- All active state employees who are For more information, see the 2003-2004 the theme for 2003. National Nurses Week mation call 5-5084. eligible for health benefits with the GIC are Benefit Decision Guide issued by the opens on May 6, the traditional National Also on May 5, the School of Nursing’s eligible for HCSA. Employees must work at Group Insurance Commission or visit the Nurses Day. Alumni Executive Board will meet to plan least 18.75 hours in a 37.5-hour work week GIC website (www.mass.gov/gic). The School of Nursing will kick off its alumni events and outreach, including the observance with its Annual Poster Presen- upcoming 50th anniversary celebration of tations and Research Projects event on the school on Oct. 10-11. Wednesday, April 30 from 9 a.m.-noon in The week will be capped by the May 10 101 Lincoln Campus Center. Undergraduate Chartering Ceremony and Induction of the Nursing degree students will present their Beta Zeta at-large Chapter of Sigma Theta Health care plan premiums clinical and community projects to faculty, Tau International, the national honor fellow students, and the public. society of nursing. The event will be held Effective July 1, 2003 The school’s Scholarship and Awards in the Campus Center Auditorium at 2 p.m. Reception Program will be held on Tues- with chartering officer Daniel J. Pesut, day, May 6 at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall. president-elect of Sigma Theta Tau Individual Family Scholarships and awards totaling $180,000 International, giving the keynote address, Commonwealth Indemnity Plan 94.43 214.31 will be presented to students and commu- “On Renewal.” Pesut is professor and chair with CIC (comprehensive) nity members. In collaboration with of the department of environments for Baystate Medical Center, the School of health at Indiana University-Purdue Nursing will award the Elizabeth Battey University in Indianapolis. Commonwealth Indemnity Plan 72.46 163.36 Marchese Memorial Scholarships, in sup- without CIC (non-comprehensive) port of baccalaureate nursing. Mary Beth PhD student to be Fairbrother, vice president of patient care at Commonwealth Indemnity Plan 56.17 120.07 Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northamp- postdoc at Yale PLUS ton, will present the Cooley Dickinson Lana L. Wylie, who is completing her Scholarship. Several other scholarships will Ph.D. in Political Science, has received a Commonwealth PPO 53.90 125.89 postdoctoral appointment at Yale Univer- Talk examines stigma sity. Fallon Community Health Plan of mental illness Wylie’s dissertation compares and Direct Care 36.68 93.60 contrasts the foreign policies of the U.S. Jean J. Beard, Peggy Gillespie and Gigi and Canada toward the Cuban revolution. Kaeser will read from “Nothing to Hide: Fallon Community Health Plan She anticipates receiving her Ph.D. next Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness” on month. Select Care 40.66 103.90 Monday, April 28 at 4:30 p.m. at the Five While at UMass, she held the Leonard College Women’s Studies Research Center. J. Horwitz Research Assistantship in Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 48.46 116.47 Beard and Gillespie are the co-editors of Comparative and International Politics. She the book and Kaeser served as the photo- also served as managing editor of the Health New England 38.58 96.84 grapher for the book, which is a companion Political Science Quarterly, one of the major volume to a traveling exhibit produced by journals in the field, according to disserta- Family Diversity Projects of Amherst. Neighborhood Health Plan 39.69 101.82 tion committee chairman, Political Science Leading a dialogue with the audience on professor Howard J. Wiarda. the stigma attached to mental illness, the Tufts Health Plan 47.42 112.17 At Yale, Wyle will be a postdoctoral three women will share stories of many research associate assisting professor families they interviewed nationwide. Gregory Huber with a project dealing with “Nothing to Hide” is aimed at replacing Monthly rates include basic life insurance of 80 cents for $5,000 coverage. the politics of charging, prosecuting and harmful myths with more realistic depic- sentencing of criminal defendants in state tions of living with mental illness. trial courts. Wylie will supervise a team of The center is based at Mount Holyoke SOURCE: BENEFIT DECISION GUIDE FOR E MPLOYEES, GROUP INSURANCE COMMISSION researchers and coordinate the project. She College. also will teach part-time at Yale. The Campus Chronicle April 25, 2003 9

Obituaries Joanna D. Vickowski Joanna D. Vickowski, 90, of Enfield, Conn., a retired laboratory assistant, died April 11 in the Mary Lyon Nursing and Rehabili- tation Center in Hampden. She served the University for 18 years before retiring in 1972. She was educated in Sunder- land schools. She leaves a son, Alex, of Enfield, Conn.; and other family. Memorial gifts may be made to St. Stanislaus Church Memorial Fund, Sugarloaf Street, South Deerfield 01373. Mary L. Harris Mary L. Harris, 68, of Amherst, a retired staff assistant at Univer- sity Without Walls, unexpectedly died April 5 in Switzerland. She served the University for 15 years before retiring in 1993. She previously taught social studies at a middle school in New Jersey. A native of Alabama, she held a bachelor’s degree from Upsala College in East Orange, N.J., and a Stan Sherer photo master’s degree in education from External review Trenton State College in New Jer- sey. For a peer review, senior Leah Newton reads a paper describing “traumatic events that have made us who we are” for her She was a member of the Xi Xi class Psychology 392, “Junior Year Writing,” taught by professor Ervin Staub. She is standing at the top of the Tobin Hall staircase. Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and an archousai of Beta Sigma Boule of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity. She also was active in Springfield and Amherst civic Campus wins grant to combat violence against women groups. She leaves her husband, Will- The University has been tions around issues of domestic developing intersectional ap- in the project are the University iam M. Harris; two sons, William awarded an in-kind grant to begin violence, sexual assault and stalk- proaches to social justice, rape- Police, Dean of Students Office, K. of Burke, Va., and Walter N. of this fall from the U.S. Department ing. crisis issues and coalition-build- Men’s Resource Center, and Safe Stratford, Conn.; a daughter, of Justice to enhance its fight The two-year program will pro- ing. Passage, a shelter in Northampton Adrienne of New York City; and against violent crimes against vide the campus with training, Over the remainder of the two- for women who have suffered do- other family. women on college campuses, ac- technical assistance, and pro- year grant, the campus will have mestic violence. Memorial gifts may be made to cording to Carol Wallace of the gram-development aimed at in- access to ongoing technical as- “We all are focused on build- Amherst Friends of the Homeless, Everywoman’s Center. EWC is the cluding diverse populations in the sistance and support materials. ing our capacity to provide cultur- P.O. Box 1071, Amherst 01004. lead campus agency on the grant formulation of services and fos- Among the agencies involved ally competent service to all of called the Common Differences tering collaboration among 20 our communities,” Wallace said. Project of the National Women’s campus offices and five commu- Alliance. nity-based organizations involved Anti-war activist Betita Martinez to speak The campus is one of six in the issues. The ultimate goal of Chicana activist and writer tions Center, a barrio-based orga- San Francisco. She is also an edi- schools to receive the grant out the program is to strengthen ser- Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez will nization. Since moving to the San tor of the national bilingual news- of 45 that have Justice Depart- vices provided to victims/survi- give a public lecture on the future Francisco area in 1976, she has or- paper, War Times. ment funding to combat violence vors of dating violence, sexual as- of the anti-war movement on ganized on Latino community is- Her visit was organized by against women. The CDP is a ca- sault and stalking. Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m. in 102 sues, taught ethnic and women’s Solidarity, a socialist-feminist- pacity-building program designed The program kicks off with a Thompson Hall. Her talk is en- studies in the California State Uni- anti-racist group, and the Office to increase the effectiveness with two-day training workshop in the titled “Next Steps for the Anti- versity system, and conducted of ALANA Affairs and co-spon- which college campuses assist di- fall that will cover organizational War Movement: Building Multira- anti-racist training workshops. sored by the Women’s Studies verse and under-served popula- culture with respect to diversity, cial Justice at Home and Abroad.” She ran for governor of California Program; the Latin American, Car- Martinez was scheduled to on the Peace and Freedom Party ibbean, and Latino Studies Pro- National group offering give the talk in March as a part of ticket in 1982. In 1997, she co- gram; Graduate Employee Organi- “Women of Color Week,” but the founded and currently directs the zation, and the UMass Anti-War disaster child care training event was canceled after she was Institute for MultiRacial Justice in Coalition. in a bad car accident. Disaster Child Care, a national Hurricane Lili in Louisiana in Oc- Martinez has published six organization that provides special tober 2002, and the airline crash in books and many articles on social care for young children impacted Charlotte, N.C. last January. justice movements in the Ameri- by catastrophes, is holding an in- “If you enjoy children and cas. Best known is her bilingual troductory training workshop in have an interest in supporting volume, “500 Years of Chicano Winchester, N.H. on May 30-31. their needs after a disaster, then History in Pictures.” Her latest Operated by the Church of the come join this unique training book is “De Colores Means All of Brethren, Disaster Child Care event,” says University Child Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Col- trains volunteers from any faith, Care director Maryanne Gallagher, ored Century.” background or profession to work a co-organizer of the training. During the 1960s, Martinez with traumatized children after di- The training will begin at 4 p.m. served full-time with the Student sasters. Most of the child care on Friday, May 30 and end by Nonviolent Coordinating Commit- programs are set up in American 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. The tee (SNCC) in the South and as its Red Cross assistance centers to event is open to all interested per- New York office coordinator. In help parents while they are being sons over the age of 18. 1968, she joined the Chicano Off-campus options Stan Sherer photo interviewed. For information, call Maryanne movement in New Mexico, where Recent responses by the orga- Gallagher at 5-6907 or visit the Di- Sophomore Richard Pacheco has questions for Wanda she edited the movement newspa- Benoit, representing Townhouse of Amherst on the nization include New York after saster Child Care website (www. per, El Grito del Norte and co- Lincoln Campus Center concourse. the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, disasterchildcare.org). founded the Chicano Communica- 10 ATHLETICS April 25, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Holtz’s efforts cited by A-10 Senior pitcher Kaila Holtz was named the Atlantic 10 Softball Pitcher of the Week Sports wrap-up after going 2-1 with a 0.38 ERA in 18.2 in- nings last week. It was the third time she garnered the honor this season. Baseball (14-11; 8-4 A-10) Holtz began the week by tossing a four- hit shutout in a 2-0 win against Boston Col- W vs. Rhode Island 7-2 L vs. Rhode Island 7-1 lege on April 16. She scattered four hits, W vs. Rhode Island 4-1 while fanning six. She did not walk a batter W vs. Holy Cross 13-3 and also drove in the winning run in the first inning with a two-out double to the Men’s lacrosse (11-1; 3-1 ECAC) right-center field gap. Holtz then hurled a two-hit shutout in a W vs. Georgetown 11-8 5-0 Minutewoman win in game one of the W vs. Harvard 11-6 doubleheader with Dayton last Saturday. Women’s lacrosse (9-5, 5-1 A-10) She walked one and struck out four. She delivered the game-winning hit again at the W vs. St. Bonaventure 14-13 plate with a three-run home run in the first inning and also added a double as part of Softball (25-12; 7-1 A-10) her 2-3 day. L vs. Dayton 5-4 In the nightcap, Holtz pitched 4.2 in- W vs. Dayton 5-0 nings of relief as UMass dropped a heart- W vs. Boston College 2-0 breaker in 12 innings, 5-4. She gave up four hits and struck out six while suffering the Women’s tennis tough loss. Atlantic 10 Championships For the season, Holtz is now 13-7 with a L vs. Temple 4-1 0.90 ERA. She has fanned 112 batters in W vs. Xavier 4-2 Stan Sherer photo 132 innings, while walking only 17. She has W vs. George Washington 4-1 now hurled seven shutouts on the season, Senior Brandi Cross scores on Kaila Holtz’s first inning double as Boston College including her last three starts. Her ERA is catcher Lisa Field awaits the throw. The Minutewomen won 2-0. UMass finishes in 2nd 21st-lowest in the nation.

Upcoming schedule Minutemen down No. 3 Hoyas, prep for Syracuse Jeff Zywicki scored four goals and Bill tered the game as the nation’s lone unde- clearing attempts, and eight of Schell’s 14 Home games in bold Schell made 14 saves in the cage to boost feated squad, falls to 9-1 overall and 3-1 in saves came in the pivotal fourth quarter. the No. 6-ranked men’s lacrosse team to an the ECAC. Friday, April 25 Zywicki and Sean Morris were honored Softball St. Bonaventure 3 p.m. 11-8 victory over No. 3 Georgetown last The Hoyas outshot UMass, 48-35, and by the ECAC for their roles in the win. Softball St. Bonaventure 5 p.m. Saturday at Garber Field. The win moves controlled 17-of-22 face-offs, but were ham- Zywicki, was named ECAC Co-Offensive UMass’ record to 11-1 overall and 3-1 in pered by only going 15-of-21 on their clear- Player of the Week and Morris earned Saturday, April 26 the ECAC, while Georgetown, which en- ing attempts. UMass went 22-of-26 on its Rookie of the Week honors. It was the sec- Crew Atlantic 10 8 a.m. ond time each player has been recognized Collingswood, N.J. this season. M. track New Hampshire noon Women’s lacrosse team edges Bonnies Baseball Temple noon The Minutemen will battle seventh- W. track New Hampshire noon Senior Jada Emery scored with 31 sec- leading 10-6 at the break. ranked Syracuse on Saturday at 1 p.m. at M. lacrosse Syracuse 1 p.m. onds left to lead the women’s lacrosse team The Bonnies came out strong in the sec- Garber Field. The first 500 UMass fans into Baseball Temple 2:30 p.m. to a 14-13 victory over St. Bonaventure on ond half, scoring the first two goals of the the gates will receive UMass lacrosse T- shirts. Sunday, April 27 Sunday. With the win, UMass moves to 10- half to crawl to within two at 10-8, but W. lacrosse St. Joseph’s 11 a.m. 5 overall and 5-1 in the Atlantic 10 Confer- Robinson tallied her fifth goal of the game Baseball Temple noon ence. for an 11-8 lead. Hope Zelinger and 6 swimmers earn St. Bonaventure led 2-1 six minutes into Robison pushed the lead to 13-9 before St. Tuesday, April 29 the game, but the Minutewomen scored the Bonaventure started its rally, scoring four academic honors Softball Boston College 3 p.m. game’s next six goals to take a 7-2 advan- goals over the next eight minutes to tie the Six members of the swimming and diving Wednesday, April 30 tage with 12 minutes to play in the half. game at 13-13 with four minutes to play. teams were recently selected to the Atlan- Baseball Vermont 3 p.m. Lydia Robinson scored three times in the Emery then tallied her lone goal of the tic 10 Academic All-Conference teams. run and Maura McGarrity added two goals game and the Minutewomen ran out the Representing the Minutemen were Thursday, May 1 to give the Minutewomen control of the clock to earn their 10th win of the season, sophomore Dylan Smith, junior Pete Baseball Boston College 3 p.m. contest. The two teams then traded goals 14-13. Brockton Tawczynski, sophomore Jad Vonderheid, for the rest of the first half, with UMass UMass hosts St. Joseph’s on Sunday. senior Matt Woodfield and sophomore Friday, May 2 Matt Woodward. Smith, who has a 3.17 W. lacrosse Atlantic 10 TBA grade point average, won the 200-yard but- Philadelphia Podhrasky signs with CyberRays terfly at the A-10 Swimming and Diving Softball Central Conn. 4 p.m. Championships in February, and also was Central Conn. Former women’s soccer goalkeeper and A-10 All-Conference honors. A History Softball 6 p.m. named to the All-Conference team. Taw- current volunteer assistant coach Julie major, Podhrasky earned a spot on the Ath- czynski, who has a 3.16 GPA as an Exercise Podhrasky has joined the San Jose Cyber- letic Director’s Honor Roll for maintaining a Science major, placed second in the 200- Rays of the WUSA professional soccer GPA of 3.0 or higher. yard breaststroke and third in the 100-yard Tennis takes 2nd league on a devel- As a junior in 2000, Podhrasky earned breaststroke at the conference meet. opmental contract. Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year Vonderheid has tallied a 3.50 GPA, while in Atlantic 10 “We are ex- honors and was a member of the All-Con- Woodfield has a 3.70 GPA in Mathematics tremely pleased for ference team. She allowed just 18 goals for The fourth-seeded tennis team fell to and Woodward has a 3.04 GPA in Sport Julie,” said Minute- a 1.31 goal against average in 2000. She No. 2 Temple, 4-1, in the finals of the Atlan- Management. woman coach Jim was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor tic 10 Women’s Tennis Championship last From the women’s team, senior diver Rudy. “She has cer- Roll, as well as the A-10 Commissioner’s Saturday in College Park, Md. Kate Allery was selected to the con- tainly paid her dues Honor Roll. Podhrasky finished her career The loss in the championship earned ference’s academic team. Allery, who has a through blood, with a 15-13 record at UMass. UMass a second-place finish in the tourna- 3.52 GPA as a Psychology major, also was sweat and tears and Prior to UMass, Podhrasky spent two ment and gave Temple its third conference named the Most Outstanding Diver of the has deserved the years at Clemson University where she ap- title, the first since 1995. Year by the A-10 after she won two events results that she has peared in 17 games and had a 1.08 goals Temple defeated Massachusetts at No. Julie Podhrasky at the Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving gotten.” against average. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 singles to earn its Championships. Allery’s efforts at the con- As a senior at UMass in 2001, Podhrasky was a reserve player on the four points for the match. Freshman Dor- ference meet qualified her for the NCAA Podhrasky tallied four shutouts and al- WUSA’s Carolina Courage last season and othy Iwanowicz posted the lone victory for Zone A Regionals, where she placed sev- lowed only 19 goals on the season. Her joins former Minutewomen Erica Iverson, the Minutewomen at No. 5 singles. enth in the 1-meter dive and sixth in the 3- .776 save percentage was good for third in Nicole Roberts and Briana Scurry in the In the earlier rounds, UMass defeated meter dive. the Atlantic 10. She earned second team league. George Washington and Xavier. The Campus Chronicle April 25, 2003 WEEKLY BULLETIN 11

Weight Watchers Location corrected on Everywoman’s Center Counseling Planters still up for adoption A new, 13-week session of the Weight housing law forum Services offers workshops About two dozen planters across cam- Watchers Winning Points Program will be- A forum for area landlords and other in- Two workshops are being offered by pus are still available for summer cultiva- gin on Monday, May 5. Meetings are held terested people on “Eviction Law and Pro- Everywoman’s Center Counseling Services: tion as part of the annual Adopt-a-Planter at Boyden Gymnasium from noon to 12:30 cedure” scheduled for Thursday, May 1 at “Shaking It Up and Breaking It Down: A program sponsored by the Campus Beauti- p.m. each Monday the University is open. 7 p.m. will be held at the Howard Johnson Conversation about Class and Classism” fication Committee. Potential new members are welcome to Inn, 400 Russell St. (Route 9) in Hadley, not will be held Monday, April 28, 4-5:30 p.m. at Participants receive certificates for $40 meet the WW leader and sign up for the the location listed last week. Eliot House, Mount Holyoke College. The of plant material at the Annie’s Garden and session on Monday, April 28. For more in- Guest speakers will include Robert program is co-sponsored by the Office of Gift Center on Route 116 in North Amherst. formation, contact Jill (5-3321) or Cheryl Fields, assistant clerk magistrate of the Religious Life and CAUSE at Mount Coupons also will be given for one bag of (548-9404). Housing Court, Western Division, and ten- Holyoke and Resource Generation. compost and one bag of cedar bark mulch tatively, a clerk magistrate of the Eastern “So, You Want to Be a MOM?: A Work- per planter box also available at Annie’s. People’s Market Hampshire District Court in Ware. They will shop for Prospective Mothers Who Iden- Planters must be planted by Monday, founders to speak discuss substantive law and procedures re- tify as Lesbian/Bisexual/Queer” will be pre- May 19. As part of the 30th anniversary celebra- lating to the eviction process in court, and sented Thursday, May 1, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at For information, contact Pam Monn, tion of the People’s Market, founders Ellen will answer questions from the audience. the Bangs Community Center, Amherst. manager of Landscape and Construction Gavin and Gail Sullivan will speak in the This event is sponsored by Commuter The workshop is co-sponsored by the Services, at 7-3106. Student Union’s Cape Cod Lounge on Fri- Services, with support from the Amherst EWC Rape Crisis and Violence Prevention day, April 25 at 2 p.m. Community Problem Solving Partnership Programs and the Stonewall Center. Men needed for diabetes study The event is free and open to the public and the Pioneer Valley Housing Associa- The workshops are free and open to The Energy Metabolism Laboratory is and will include refreshments from the stu- tion. For further information, call Commuter women from the Five Colleges and the sur- currently studying different methods of dent-run market. Services at 5-0865. rounding community. For information, call screening and diagnosing men with either 7-0077. pre-diabetes or Type-2 diabetes. Blood drive Basketball coaches featured Men who have or who are concerned about Type-2 diabetes are needed to serve The Hampshire County Chapter of the at Weekly Sports Luncheon Training and Development as subjects. American Red Cross will conduct a blood Women’s basketball coach Marnie workshop offered Participants will receive a free diabetes drive April 29-30, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in 174 Dacko and men’s basketball coach Steve Training and Development is offering screening with results that may be taken to Lincoln Campus Center. Lappas are scheduled to speak at the next the workshop, “Organizing Ourselves and Weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, Our Work,” on Tuesday, April 29, from a doctor; a bone density scan and body fat Renaissance Center trails open April 30 at noon in 1009 Lincoln Campus 9 a.m. to noon, as part of the Developing analysis. For more information, contact Carrie at Two hiking trails at the Renaissance Center. Organizational Skills to be More Effective 5-0331 or by e-mail (csharoff@excsci. Center are open to the public the weekends The cost for the buffet lunch is $6.50. in the Workplace Certificate Series.” umass.edu). of May 3-4 and 10-11. Call 5-4289 for reservations. Call 5-5428 to register.

Molecular and Cellular Biology Program Friday, May 2, 3:35 p.m., A110-111 Conte. EDUC 654, “Policy Studies in Educational Ad- Seminars seminar, “The Virtual Cell Project,” Les ministration,” 3 credits Loew, University of Conn. Health Center; Graduate Program in Organismic and Overview of K-12 education policy at the lo- & Tuesday, April 29, 4 p.m., 101 Lederle Evolutionary Biology seminar, “Malleable cal, state, and national levels in the United Colloquia Graduate Research Tower, 4 p.m. Refresh- Arms and Armor: Phenotypic Plasticity’s States. Additional emphasis on the ethical di- ments at 3:45 p.m. Role in Marine Bioinvasions,” L. David mensions of the choices administrators make in Polymer Science and Engineering semi- Smith, department of biological sciences, implementing policy. nar, “Synthetic Polymers from Nature: New Neuroscience and Behavior Program Smith College and OEB; Friday, May 2, Catalysts for the Synthesis of Biodegrad- EDUC 688, “Multicultural Counseling in seminar, “The Sexual Evolution: Genes, 4 p.m., 319 Morrill 2. able Polymer from Renewable Re- Schools,” 3 credits Hormones and Male Social Behavior,” sources,” Geoff Coates, Cornell University; Theories about social identity development Emilie Rissman, biochemistry and molecu- Friday, April 25, 3:35 p.m., A110-A111 New courses in a family systems frame are explored for a lar genetics, University of Virginia School wide variety of different cultural groups. There is Conte. The following new course proposals have of Medicine; Wednesday, April 30, 4 p.m., a focus on skills and critical consciousness been submitted to the Faculty Senate office for 319 Morrill Science Center – South. needed for multicultural counseling in schools, Departments of Nutrition and Exercise review and approval, and are listed here for including analysis of one’s own ethnic and racial Science joint seminar, “Glucose Transport faculty review and comment. Economic Development and Economic heritage. and Aging,” Joseph Houmard, director of History workshop, “An Econometric EDUC 356, “Social Justice Issues in Commu- the human performance laboratory, East EDUC 713, “Developmental Foundations of So- Analysis of International Variations in Child nity Service Learning,” 3 credits Carolina University; Friday, April 25, 11:15 cial Justice Education,” 3 credits Welfare,” Nasrin Dalirazar, UMass; Weekly interactive seminar applies social a.m., 227 Chenoweth. Focuses upon the factors that contribute to Wednesday, April 30, 4 p.m., 9th floor justice principles to community service school- social identity development as distinct from lounge, Thompson Hall. based sites in Springfield and Amherst. Work Graduate Program in Organismic and cognitive or psychosocial identity, as derived with K-12 students through tutoring, mentoring, Evolutionary Biology seminar, “Multiple from social identity groupings (based upon ra- Chemical Engineering seminar, “The career clubs, creative projects. Open to both Risks, Multiple Cues: How Treefrog Em- cial identification, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, re- Challenges of In Silicl Biology: Accurate Honors and non-Honors students. bryos Assess Danger,” Karen Warkentin, ligion, class, and disability), and played out in and Precise Transcript Profiling,” Jeremy unequal social statuses (dominant and subordi- department of biology, Boston University; EDUC 624, “Contemporary and Historical Con- Edwards, University of Delaware; Thurs- nate). Prerequisite: EDUC 691E or permission Friday, April 25, 4 p.m., 319 Morrill 2. structions of Social Justice Education,” 3 credits day, May 1, 11:15 a.m., 51 Goessmann. of instructor. Refreshments at 11 a.m. Examines theoretical issues related to mani- Lecture, “Heavy Metal Intoxication in Chil- festations of oppression. In particular, with fo- EDUC 782, “Teacher Education in Developing dren: Health Effects of Mercury and Lead,” cus on social constructions of race, gender and Chemistry seminar, “Synthetic and Countries,” 3 credits S. Allen Counter, Harvard Medical School. sexuality, and disability. Explores historical roots Mechanistic Models for Nickel Sites in Pro- This seminar probes the unique challenges Sponsored by the Northeast Allliance for and contemporary constructions of social jus- teins,” Charles G. Riordan, department of of designing teacher education systems, con- Graduate Education and the Professoriate, tice issues within educational contexts. Prereq- chemistry and biochemistry, University of ceived broadly as teacher development and a program of the National Science Foun- uisite: EDUC 691E Delaware; Thursday, May 1, 11:15 a.m., support, in low-resource contexts, with an em- dation, the Provost’s Office, and Five Col- 1634 Lederle Graduate Research Tower. phasis on Africa, Asia and Latin America. leges Inc. Monday, April 28, 10:30 a.m., EDUC 626, “Social Theories in Education,” Refreshments at 10:45 a.m. 3 credits 101 Lincoln Campus Center. EDUC 804, “Cultural Perspectives on Educa- Course examines social theories and their tional Management,” 3 credits Plant Biology Graduate Program semi- contributions to education theory and practice. Entomology seminar, “Selection and Evo- Course explores definitions of culture and nar, “Nuclear Shuttling in Plants: What We For doctoral students seeking a comprehen- lution of Performance Curves: Thermal how cultural beliefs, values, and practices Can Learn from Geminivirus Movement,” sive introductory course in theoretical founda- Sensitivity of Caterpillar Growth,” Joel shape managerial work in education. Theories Sondra Lazarowitz, department of plant tions in education. Kingsolver, University of North Carolina; of culture and education management frame pathology, Cornell University; Thursday, Monday, April 28, 3:30 p.m., Alexander discussions of cross-cultural management May 1, 4 p.m., 319 Morrill South. Refresh- EDUC 627, “Curriculum Design & Instruction Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Fernald practice. ments at 3:45 p.m. for Social Justice Education,” 4 credits Hall. Examines and applies theories and methods of EDUC 821, “Advanced Validity Theory and Test instructional design, classroom teaching and reflec- Sonnetfest, chaired by Stanley Koehler; Validation,” 3 credits tive practice in social justice education in K-16 set- Economic Theory workshop, “Why Math- This course presents and discusses the Thursday, May 1, 4 p.m., Reading Room, tings. Explores critical issues in teaching and learn- ematics in Economics,” Don Katzner; Mon- major theories regarding the concept of “test Renaissance Center, 650 E. Pleasant St. ing about diversity and social justice issues. Prereq- day, April 28, 4 p.m., 9th floor conference validity” and the major practices involved in room, Thompson Hall. uisite: EDUC 691E, 691F, 648. Astronomy colloquium, “Science with a test validation. The skills taught in this course will enable students to be experts in testing Giant Segmented Mirror Tel,” Steve Strom, EDUC 639, “School Counseling Curriculum: De- Science, Technology, Engineering and tests. Prerequisites: EDUC 632, EDUC 591J, National Optical Astronomy Observatory; velopment and Implementation,” 3 credits Mathematics Education Institute collo- EDUC 555. Thursday, May 1, 4:15 p.m., 1033 Lederle This course is about the development and quium, “Developing an Environmental Graduate Research Tower. implementation of school counseling curriculum EDUC 888, “Participatory Action Research Meth- Technical Education Program for the Oil in the broadest sense, from classroom guid- ods,” 3 credits Technician,” Chukwuemeka Onu, visiting ance materials to system-wide proactive inter- Polymer Science and Engineering semi- Participatory Action Research as an approach professor, Department of Education; Tues- ventions. Students in this course will learn how nar, Using Surfactants to Direct Pattern to research and evaluation: theory and ethical is- day, April 29, 4 p.m., 138 Hasbrouck Lab. to develop, implement, manage and evaluate Formation from an Evaporating Drop,” sues; practice using specific methods; learning to Call (5-0453) or e-mail (http://www. school-counseling programs that include a de- Kathleen Stebe, department of chemical choose an appropriate method for particular con- umassk12.net) for more information. velopmental guidance curriculum. engineering, Johns Hopkins University; texts and goals. 12 ARTS & EVENTS April 25, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Five College students offer Arts Briefs ‘Sing-a-Long Wizard of Oz’ ‘Euridice Ensembles’ Dig out the ruby slippers and Students from the University the Five College Early Music Pro- Toto for the “Sing-a-Long Wiz- and Smith and Mount Holyoke gram, will lead the ensemble. ard of Oz” at 7 p.m. Monday, April 28, in 124 Hasbrouck Lab. colleges will join together to Eisenstein is the founding mem- Audience members can present an evening of Baroque ber and programming director of celebrate the story of Dorothy Chamber Music entitled “Euridice the famed Folger Consort. He has and her journey through the Ensembles” on Tuesday, April 29 performed with Hesperus on viola Land of Oz by singing along to at 8 p.m. in Bezanson Recital Hall. da gamba, with the New York some of the best known songs Music for the performance will Consort of Viols, the Washington in film. The Scarecrow will lead include works by Telemann, Bach, Bach Consort, the National Sym- the singing. Participants are Couperin, Corelli and others for phony, Cappella Nova, Western encouraged to come dressed as violins, viola da gamba, cello, oboe, Wind and Paul Hillier. their favorite characters as traverso, harpsichord and voices. The concert is free and open to prizes will be awarded for the Robert Eisenstein, director of the public. best costume. Stan Sherer photo The event, which is free, is sponsored by the Stonewall Putting her best foot forward Center. Senior Marlena Cosenza dons a giant New Balance Curtain rises on adapted play sneaker as Jeff Weil and Amy Erlandson, also seniors, Concert Band to perform staff a promotional table for the April 27 New Balance After learning that Ernest J. conditions. Michael Klesch will direct SoccerFest. The event, to be held at Rudd Field, is orga- Gaines’ powerful Pulitzer Prize- “A Lesson Before Dying” was the Concert Band in a perfor- nized by students in Sport Management associate profes- winning book “A Lesson Before adapted by Romulus Linney. mance on Sunday, April 27 at sor Carol Barr’s “Sport Event Management” class. The 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center festivities will include “3 on 3” and “6 on 6” soccer tourna- Dying,” had been adapted for the The play will be staged May 1- Concert Hall. ments, a game between the men’s soccer teams from stage, MFA student Greg Allen 3 and 6-10 at 8 p.m. in the Curtain knew he wanted to direct it. Theater with 2 p.m. shows on Tickets are $10 general UMass and the University of North Carolina, and other public, $5 students and senior activities. Set in a southern town in the May 3 and 10. citizens and $3 for UMass 1940s, the book and play tell the Tickets are $10 general public students. Call the FAC Box story of Jefferson, a black man and $5 for students and senior citi- Office (5-2511) or purchase on sentenced to die for a crime he did zens and are available at the Fine the afternoon of the concert. not commit. Treated like an ani- Arts Center Box Office (5-2511). ‘Rambleshoe’ closes mal, he has resolved to die like A free demonstration and talk Mercury and lead one, but with the help of Grant, a about the sound system and de- poisoning lecture FAC season schoolteacher, his aunt Emma and sign for the play will follow the S. Allen Counter, director of several other community mem- May 2 performance. A talkback the Harvard Foundation and The Fine Arts Center’s Center Folkways, Flying Fish and Sugar bers, Jefferson finds grace and with the audience, cast and director associate professor of neurol- Series concludes Thursday, May Hill. dignity in the most inhumane of will follow the May 3 show. ogy at Harvard Medical School, 1 with “Rambleshoe,” featuring Tickets for the performance are will give a talk titled, “Heavy Rhythm in Shoes, a company of $35, $25 and $15 general public; Metal Intoxication in Children: Health Effects of Mercury and dancers and musicians performing $10 for youth age 17 and under; Graduate jazz composers’ concert Lead,” on Monday, April 28 at old-time mountain tunes and flat- $10, $7 and $5 for Five College Graduate students from the Hlavenka, Beata Hlavenkova, Geoff 10:30 a.m. in 101 Lincoln foot dancing, and the Red Clay students. Call the FAC Box Office Department of Music and Dance Cunningham, Patrick Shaw, Martin Campus Center. Ramblers, the Tony Award-win- (5-2511). will be performing their works, in- Ivanov, Will Choi, Luis Rodriguez, The lecture is sponsored by ning American roots music group. the Northeast Alliance for cluding “The Rainbow Suite” and Dominique Gagne, Susumu The performance begins at 7:30 Graduate Education and the Social square dance “Harlem Air Shaft Variations,” on Watanabe and Jim Carroll. The stu- p.m. in the FAC Concert Hall. Professoriate, a program of the Wednesday, April 30 at 8 p.m. in dents work with Music professor Described by its creators as a planned at Hampshire National Science Foundation, Bezanson Recital Hall. Jeffrey Holmes. “tangled tale of wanderlust and For those who want to do the Provost’s Office, and Five The composers include Patrik The event is free and open to all. wonder with slaphappy tappin,” some square dancing of their Colleges, Inc. Refreshments will be avail- the performance combines Ameri- own, the Fine Arts Center and able before and after the lecture. can vernacular elements such tap, company members of “Ramble- ‘Emerging choreographers’ blues, clogging, juggling, ragtime, shoe” are hosting a social BFA thesis exhibit old-time music and a variety of square dance on Tuesday, April bring works to Hampshire stage Cheryl Lichwell’s BFA thesis acoustic instruments. 29 at the Red Barn at Hampshire exhibit, “circus,” featuring “Rambleshoe” explores travel- College. Innovative and creative works in every aspect of their work. drawings and sculpture, will be ing themes, the notion of carrying Several members of Rhythm in developed by Dance majors will be According to Jennifer on view April 28 to May 2 at “home” on the road and the idea Shoes and the Red Clay Ramblers presented Friday, April 25 and Sat- Rockwell, a two-year veteran of the Student Union Art Gallery. of “ports” as points of interest will be on hand providing the mu- urday, April 26 at 8 p.m. at Hamp- the series and former dancer with A reception is planned for and also as ports through which sic, dance instruction and calling. shire College’s Main Dance Studio. Jeune International Ballet de Tuesday, April 29, 4-6 p.m. lives are changed. The evening will include square Sponsored by Residential France, “The series provides the The Red Clay Ramblers, on and round dances, running sets Arts, the “Emerging Choreogra- opportunity for students to cut Book signing by stage throughout the 90-minute and fun social dances. phers Series” is a melting pot of their teeth and take chances, fos- ‘Chicken Soup’ authors production, bounce through a set Dance lessons start at 7:30 budding talent. Beginning in the tering an environment in which The University Store will host that includes as much “O Brother, p.m., with the dance party from 8- fall with open auditions, students there won’t be catastrophic con- the authors of “Chicken Soup for Where Art Thou” as it odes B.B. 10 p.m. from the Dance Program are given sequences if something goes the Mother and Daughter Soul” on Tuesday, April 29 from 11 King’s Memphis blues. Formed as Tickets are $7 general public the chance to create and cultivate wrong.” a.m.-2 p.m. Dorothy Firman, an old-time mountain string band and $5 for students and age 17 personalized performances. From Tickets are $8 general public Julie Firman and Frances in Chapel Hill, N.C. some 35 years and under and can be obtained choice of music to the expansion and $5 for Five College students Firman Salorio will sign copies ago, the Red Clay Ramblers have through the FAC Box Office or at of design, the individual approach and are available at the Fine Arts of the new book in the famous created a series of albums for the door. of each student is demonstrated Center Box Office (5-2511). “Chicken Soup” series.

Doctoral exams Hills South. Dissertation: “Early Michael Jodoin, Ph.D., Psychol- Daniela Fargione, Ph.D., Com- day, May 2, 9 a.m., 201 Marcus Graduate faculty are invited to Identification and Intervention ogy. Tuesday, April 29, 11 a.m., parative Literature. Tuesday, April conference room. Dissertation: attend the final oral examination with Kindergartners at Risk for 151 Hills South. Dissertation: 29, 3 p.m., 301 South College. “Convergence Results on Broad- for the doctoral candidates Reading Failure: A District-wide “Psychometric Properties of Sev- Dissertation: “Cynthia Ozick and band Wireless Communication scheduled as follows. Prevention Program Using a Mul- eral Computer-Based Test De- Jewish Literature: A Reader/Cyn- Systems and Their Implications.” tiple Gating Approach.” Gary signs with Ideal and Constrained thia Ozick e la letteratura ebraica: Dennis Goeckel, chr. Nikki Rothwell, Ph.D., Entomol- Stoner, chr. Item Pools.” J. Michael Royer, un reader.” Maria Tymoczko, chr. ogy. Friday, April 25, 1 p.m., Ronald Hambleton, co-chrs. Kenneth Byrne, Ed.D., Educa- Alexander Conference Room, Sharlene Beckford, Ph.D., Psy- Huiqing Zhang, Ph.D., Polymer tion. Friday, May 2, 3 p.m., 151 2nd Floor, Fernald Hall. Disserta- chology. Tuesday, April 29, 9:30 Shannon Kay, Ph.D., Education. Science and Engineering. Tues- Hills South. Dissertation: “A Peda- tion: “Investigation into ‘Listrono- a.m., 521B Tobin Hall. Disserta- Tuesday, April 29, 1:30 p.m., 151 day, April 29, 3 p.m., A110-111 gogy of Disharmony: Subjects, tus maculicollis,’ a Pest of Highly tion: “Relations among Psychoso- Hills South. Dissertation: “The Ef- Conte. Dissertation: “Fire-Safe Economies, Desires.” Robert J. Maintained Turfgrass.” Pat Vittum, cial Risk Factors; Coping Behav- fects of a Parent Delivered Direct Polymers and Polymer Compos- Miltz, chr. chr. iors and Depression Symptoms Instruction Reading Curriculum ites.” Richard J. Farris, chr. in Immigrant Youth.” Sally Powers, on the Early Literacy Skills of First Judith E. Loughlin, Ph.D., Educa- chr. Grade Children.” Gary Stoner, chr. Shuangqing Wei, Ph.D., Electrical tion. Monday, April 28, 4 p.m., 151 and Computer Engineering. Fri-