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“When I walk into a school, I think, ‘This is why I do this.’” — Carole Mitchener, 2013 winner of the Award for Excellence in Teaching

Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Carole Mitchener, associate professor of education, is one of four winners of the Award for Excellence in Teaching. “I’m so passionate about what we’re doing,” she says of the graduate program she directs, which recruits science teachers for high-need middle and high schools. Read about Mitchener and fellow winners Mark Mattaini, social work, Luigi Salerni, theatre, and Michael Scott, engineering, on page 6. Honoring some of UIC’s best teachers

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Barbara Risman explores cultural expectations of men, women By Gary Wisby

A good name for Barbara Risman’s forthcoming book might be Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Gender (But Were Afraid to Ask). “I’ve spent my whole career writing a theory of gender inequality,” said Risman, head of sociology. “The book integrates many of my theoretical papers over the last two decades, with research projects. “It’s a final statement of the pace of change and the lack of change in how we think about feminist theory — an under- standing of how gender inequality is produced and when it begins to lessen.” The first time Risman published a theoretical argument was in her 1998 book Gender Vertigo: American Families in Transition. “The new book pulls together the ideas I’ve been floating for a very long time, illustrated with new research,” she said. Its working title is Gender as a Social Structure: Toward a Utopian Post-Gender Society. The book is due out in 2014. “Every society has a gender structure,” she said. “It’s very different than thinking about how men and women are different — it has to do with what you expect from each other.” Society creates gender inequality on three levels, she said. The first is the individual level. “We raise boys with guns and girls with dolls,” she said. “Girls are taught to be empathetic and nurturing; boys are taught to tough it out and be aggressive.” The second level is interactional. “It involves the expectations of other people,” Risman said. “Even when men and women are in the same position — par- UIC Photo Services ent, boss — people expect them to behave differently. “We raise boys with guns and girls with dolls,” says Barbara Risman, head of sociology, who studies the theory of gender inequality. “An opinionated male boss is a strong leader, while a head- strong, opinionated woman is seen as a bitch.” 2006-2012 and now serves on the board of directors. Before joining UIC, Risman spent two decades at North Women are expected to do emotional work and, at the “Its mission is to bring new research about families to pub- Carolina State University, where she founded the gender and same time, to be less committed to their work, Risman said. lic conversation,” she said. “I work with a lot of journalists and women’s studies program. “Expectations lead to reality sometimes,” she said. find the best scientists for them to interview. UIC hired her in 2007 as head of the sociology depart- “Women think, ‘Maybe I am like that,’ because that’s what the “We also commission white papers when a new study ment. She’s served five years in that capacity and agreed to cultural expectation is.” comes out that should be covered.” three more. The third level is institutional. After Risman wrote an opinion piece for CNN.com, Huff- Risman lives near campus in University Commons with Expectations are built into schools and workplaces that in ington Post asked her to blog for the online publication. her second husband, Randall Liss, head of an educational a hetero-nuclear family, there will be one person who earns a She blogs about once a month, “when I see an issue that consulting firm on finance. She has a daughter, Leah Kane living and “another who takes care of everything else,” Risman would be informed by sociological research and theory. It’s Risman, 27, a social worker in Sacramento, Calif. said. engaged scholarship, bringing it outside the ivory tower. Risman chairs a new neighborhood organization called “This occurs even though we no longer live that way.” “I like to use my academic and research skills for the public Connecting 4 Communities, online at One chapter in her new book is about how people ages 18 good.” connecting4communities.wordpress.com to 25 do or don’t feel constrained by gender. Risman grew up in Lynn, Mass., an industrial town north “I blog weekly about something of interest — plays, jazz “What’s really interesting is that people as young as 6 are of Boston. concerts, famous authors,” she said. “There is not-very-good totally rejecting the sex in which they were born,” she said. “My grandparents were immigrants from Poland and Rus- communication between the university and the people who Risman is heavily involved with the nonprofit Council on sia,” she said. live around it. I’m telling people what they should come to on Contemporary Families. Once housed at UIC, it’s now based She earned a bachelor’s degree at Northwestern University c ampu s .” at the University of Miami. She was executive director from and Ph.D. at the University of Washington in Seattle. [email protected]

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“Once you throw it together with something like “If it heals, it generally is not a long term issue at all. “It will be remembered as one of the negative aspects Grumpy Cat it’s fun. But was this message intended He should do fine.” of the Daley regime, along with a rubber-stamp City to be fun?” Council, (and) failures to get the big projects (done) Mark Hutchinson, director of sports medicine, on the like a third airport.” Steve Jones, distinguished professor of communication, injury sustained by Kevin Ware during the Louisville/ Duke on the widespread social media sharing and altering of the game, April 1 RedEye Dick Simpson, professor of political science, on the 10th Human Rights Campaign’s red logo in support of gay mar- anniversary of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley riage, March 28 Associated Press ordering the destruction of Meigs Field, March 31 Chicago Tribune

UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I APRIL 3, 2013 APRIL 3, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 3 Shattering the silence on Asian American mental health

By Christy Levy

For Asian Americans, it’s often taboo to discuss mental “Being in a room where you see health issues, says Rooshey Hasnain. members of your own community But a campuswide initiative is breaking through that silence, hosting a series of programs to bring to light the coming together to acknowledge the struggles Asian Americans face related to mental health. “Mental health is not discussed in our communities and issue is a very powerful experience.” we’re trying to normalize it,” said Hasnain, clinical assistant professor of disability and human development and Asian “We want students to be aware of the fact that these exist, American studies. that they’re welcoming and it’s OK to go there,” she said. “We just don’t talk about it, so there’s this impression that Hasnain is collaborating with Jae Jin Pak, chair of the Asian Americans are not really dealing with these issues.” Asian American Suicide Prevention Initiative, to promote The Asian American Studies Program Community En- wellness resources. gagement Project brings together campus leaders, student “We want to encourage Asian American students who may groups and community organizations to raise awareness of be struggling with academics, family or community, that if it’s mental health issues. a real concern for them, there are places where they can go,” The project is part of UIC’s Asian American and Native Pak said. American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions initiative, a Graduate student Priyang Baxi, a member of a student task five-year grant funded by the U.S. Department of Educa- force that helps organize the initiative’s events, wants students tion and led by Asian American studies professor Kevin to feel comfortable talking about mental health. Kumashiro. “I’ve had friends and family members who, when they ex- Since last fall, the group has hosted documentary screen- perience a mental health situation, keep it within themselves ings and a series of discussions for Asian Americans on because they feel like if they tell anyone they will be judged,” mental health, hate crimes, sexuality and more, Hasnain said Baxi, president of the Asian American Public Health Stu- said. dent Organization. The next campus event, called “The Small, Dark Room,” Illustration: Anna Dworzecka “To prevent any issues like this from occurring in the fu- is a performance by local actors of monologues on mental ture, it’s good to provide the tools of what resources are avail- health. Last semester, students in one of Hasnain’s courses on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. able on campus.” collected stories from Asian Americans on living with men- “To have performers share these stories and create a dia- Though mental health issues are personal, public dialogues tal illness and selected six for the performance. logue among the audience is an opportunity to advance the are crucial, Pak said. The campus performance takes place at 4:30 p.m. April ongoing steps that we’re trying to take,” Hasnain said. “Being in a room where you see members of your own 25 at the events center in Stukel Towers. The initiative highlights resources for students who are community coming together to acknowledge the issue is a The monologues will also be performed at 7:30 p.m. April struggling with mental illness, such as the Counseling Center very powerful experience,” he said. 8, 9, 15 and 16 at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre in the Center and Wellness Center, Hasnain said. [email protected]

Celebrating 40 years of ‘practical work, great thoughts’ By Daniel P. Smith launched the Community Outreach In- tervention Projects to combat HIV/AIDS, When Bill Baldyga arrived at the School of Public Health pioneering the use of community mem- as a research assistant in 1974, he immediately recognized the bers, including former sex workers and school’s ambitious spirit. drug users, as outreach workers. “It was a young, growing place, but there was universal ex- Eight years later, Gary Slutkin, profes- citement to make a real difference in the world,” says Baldyga, sor of epidemiology and international senior research scientist in the Institute for Health Research health, identified parallels between the and Policy and one of the school’s DrPH graduates. epidemic of inner-city violence and in- The school’s celebration of its 40th year culminates with a fectious diseases. He founded the Cure gala at the Field Museum April 13. Violence Project (formerly known as The keynote speaker will be 2011 Nobel Peace laureate CeaseFire), using former gang members Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist, social worker and to curb inner-city violence in a similar women’s rights advocate who founded the Gbowee Peace manner. Foundation Africa, based in Monrovia. Cure Violence “is out of the stream For more information, of what many would consider public visit http://uicsph40. health, but it’s an example of the bold, eventbrite.com courageous thought that characterizes the There’s much to celebrate. school,” says current dean Paul Brandt- Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, a 2011 Nobel Peace laureate, is the keynote The school has developed Rauf. speaker at the School of Public Health’s 40th anniversary gala April 13 at the Field Museum. maternal and child pro- The school continues to expand its grams in Chicago-area reach beyond Chicago with work on in- hospitals and community fectious diseases in Africa, international fieldwork by students well as an undergraduate degree from the College of Liberal centers, sparked the dis- and faculty and an online DrPH program. Arts and Sciences. cipline of public health The school has prepared more than 4,000 alumni for posi- The school recently launched a bachelor’s degree program informatics and tackled tions in public health, with graduates working in city, county in public health. cross-disciplinary projects and state public health offices as well as the Centers for Dis- “This school is committed to not only thinking great on issues ranging from ease Control and Prevention. thoughts, but in doing practical work with those great smoking cessation to adoles- “There’s a ripple effect we’ve created over these 40 years that thoughts,” Brandt-Rauf says. cent nutrition. we can be proud of,” says Sylvia Furner, associate professor “That’s the legacy we’ll work to advance.” In 1987 the school emerita, who earned a master’s and Ph.D. from the school, as — UIC Alumni magazine 4 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I APRIL 3, 2013

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Leaving a legacy Civil rights and peace activist Diane Nash will discuss the legacy of the civil rights movement at 3 p.m. April 10 in 605 Resale shops thrive despite online competition Student Center East. A reception follows. The talk is part of the Civic Engagement and Democracy By Anne Brooks Ranallo Lecture Series sponsored by the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement. Chicago’s neighborhood secondhand For more information, call 312-355-0088 or email stores thrive, despite competition from [email protected] eBay and other websites, because their patrons seek “intangible satisfactions,” not Film festival just bargains, say two UIC researchers. Five films from Spain or Latin America will be presented “The social and material experience this week and next for the Pragda Spanish Film Festival, host- can’t be recaptured when one is alone at ed by the department of Hispanic and Italian studies. home, slouched over the computer, try- The films are free and refreshments will be provided. The ing to discern the quality of a garment on screenings, held in 1-470 Daley Library, include: eBay,” said Brenda Parker, assistant pro- • today, 4 p.m.: “Amerikanuak,” Nach Reif, 2011 fessor of urban planning and policy. • Thursday, 4 p.m.: “También la lluvia/Even the Rain,” Iciar “And ‘I got it on eBay’ does not evoke Bollain, 2011 the same air of mystery and treasure hunt • April 9, 3 p.m.: “Post Mortem,” Pablo Larrain, 2012 as scoring a find in an obscure junk shop • April 10, 4 p.m.: “La muerte de Pinochet/The Death of in Chicago.” Pinochet,” Osnovikoff and Perut, 2011. Parker and Rachel Weber, associate Photo: Alex Rauch The April 9 screening will be followed by a roundtable professor of urban planning and policy, “‘I got it on eBay’ doesn’t evoke the same air of mystery and treasure hunt as scoring discussion on the state of Spanish-language film with Carmelo studied the survival strategies of second- a find in an obscure junk shop in Chicago,” says UIC researcher Brenda Parker. Esterrich of Columbia College and Salomé Skvirsky and Ste- hand retailers since the growth of e- ven Marsh of UIC. commerce. Their findings will be published in an upcoming “But the number of secondhand stores has grown de- For more information contact Marsh at [email protected] issue of the academic journal Urban Geography. spite the growth of websites for secondhand exchange.” They focused on sellers of women’s apparel, finding 187 About 25 percent of secondhand store owners address White Sox day such stores in Chicago. Most were in census tracts where their online competition by selling online, too — sometimes on e-Bay, the researchers found. UIC students, employees and alumni can purchase dis- residents’ incomes are above the city average and shopping Just as online thrifting does not displace neighborhood counted White Sox tickets for UIC White Sox Night April 26. districts thrive. thrift shops, it does not seem to displace firsthand retail. Tickets cost $10 to $12 to watch the White Sox take on the “Thrift stores, vintage boutiques and flea markets are Parker and Weber found similar sales growth for new and Tampa Bay Rays at 7:10 p.m. at U.S. Cellular Field. often small, locally owned and idiosyncratic. They add to used merchandise over the past decade. Buy tickets at whitesox.com and use code “uic” for the dis- the unique, vibrant quality of neighborhood retail corridors. Weber said the popularity of secondhand shopping may count or submit an order form at http://bit.ly/Zy0byD Products sold will differ from neighborhood to neighborhood,” Parker said. even boost firsthand retail, thus undermining some of the positive social and ecological benefits of thrift shopping. Take a stand against bullying Like eBay shoppers, patrons of thrift, consignment and vintage shops seek inexpensive, unusual goods and are in- “Secondhand stores and eBay offer perverse incentives UIC hosts events for “Enough is Enough,” a national cam- terested in a product’s history, the researchers found. for primary consumption. They may encourage consumers paign against bullying, Thursday in 605 Student Center East. Such shoppers view secondhand shopping as sustainable to buy more, knowing they can dispose of merchandise re- The program, 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., includes a screening because they are recycling goods rather than using new re- spectably and even for a profit,” she said. of the winning entry in the 2012 Bystander Intervention film sources or exploiting low-wage workers. Parker and Weber gathered data by surveying and inter- contest; “The Many Faces of Bullying,” vignettes performed by Shoppers at brick-and-mortar stores, however, want viewing retailers, recording their own observations while UIC students; and a panel of students talking about overcom- these advantages in an authentic shopping experience with shopping at stores and online, attending a conference for ing the effects of bullying. a neighborhood setting and engaged proprietors. eBay sellers, and reviewing recent academic literature on Participants will receive free pizza and an aluminum water “The threat of e-commerce is real, particularly in terms retail. bottle. of convenience and potentially lower prices,” Weber said. [email protected] The event is sponsored by the Wellness Center and the Gender and Sexuality Center.

Give blood trances, transformation of the Peoria Street pedestrian bridge Benefit payout UIC hosts two blood drives this week for National Donate and redesign of the north entrance to the campus. UIC employees can defer vacation and compensable sick Life Month. leave payouts to their 403(b) and/or 457 retirement ac- The Health Oriented Latino Association will sponsor Examining health disparities counts when they retire or leave the university. drives from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Thursday in the Ft. M. Roy Wilson of the National Institute on Minority For information on submitting a deferral form, call the Dearborn Room, Student Center East. Health and Health Disparities will explain “Why Health Dis- Benefits Services office, 312-996-6471, at least 60 days be- All donors must have an appointment; email eortiz24@uic. parities Matter” 4 p.m. April 10 in the College of Medicine fore the last day of employment. edu Research Building’s Moss Auditorium for the Chancellor’s For more information, visit NESSIE at https://nessie.uihr. Lecture Series. uillinois.edu Circle reconstruction plans Wilson is the institute’s deputy director for strategic scien- Commuters can share their thoughts today at a public tific planning and program coordination. More time to study hearing about improvements to the Circle interchange that Starting this week, the Daley Library will open at 10 a.m. would impact traffic flow around campus. Igniting research on Sundays due to student requests. Planners will discuss the preferred alternative for construc- Letters of intent are due April 12 for the Office of the Vice During the last week of instruction and finals week, the tion along I-90/94 from Roosevelt Road to Lake Street and Chancellor for Research’s Ignite Award. Daley Library will be open around the clock from 10 a.m. along I-290/Congress Parkway from Canal Street to Racine The award will help researchers kick start their planning April 28 through 7 p.m. May 10. Avenue. process. Eligible sponsored programs include research train- The Library of the Health Sciences will be open from 8 The hearing takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Marriott ing, instrumentation and facilities opportunities. a.m. to midnight April 19, 9 a.m. to midnight April 20 and Chicago at Medical District, 625 S. Ashland Ave. Grants of as much as $20,000 are available for a six-month, continuously from 8 a.m. April 21 until midnight May 6. Plans include new ramps over Harrison and Halsted nonrenewable award. For more information on library hours, visit streets, upgrades to the three UIC-Halsted CTA station en- For more information, visit http://bit.ly/12cjLEj http://bit.ly/Z4B7pO UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I APRIL 3, 2013 APRIL 3, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 5 6 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I APRIL 3, 2013 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin “Nonviolent struggle is at least twice as effective as violent insurgencies,” says Mark Mattaini. “It’s really about getting a feeling for who learners are as individuals,” says Carole Mitchener.

trated inequities” that she emphasizes to Promoting social Recruiting teachers teachers in training. “I feel blessed to have the “It’s really about getting a feeling for justice, human rights opportunity in teaching to to high-need areas who learners are as individuals and as members of a learning community, their By Jeffron Boynes encourage the next generation By Anne Brooks Ranallo cohort; and then not only helping them to continue crucial work for progress in their journeys, but also relate Through research and teaching, Mark social justice, human rights, “When I walk into a school, I think, those journeys to the larger picture of social Mattaini has devoted his career to further- sustainability and liberation.” ‘This is why I do this,”’ says Carole Mitch- inequality, and challenging those inequi- ing the cause of social justice and human ener. ties,” she says. rights. in 1971, includes residential treatment, Mitchener, associate professor of cur- “We do that by teaching our students to In his latest work, he is using behavioral juvenile corrections, addictions, marriage riculum and instruction in the College of connect theory and practice constantly in systems analysis to study the effectiveness of and family counseling, developmental Education, heads Secondary Science, a ways that serve the students in the schools.” nonviolent social action and civil resistance. disabilities, mental health and policy de- master’s degree program that recruits sci- Since she was named associate dean for “Very recent research demonstrates that velopment, with a focus on practice with ence teachers for middle and high schools programs and evaluations last year, Mitch- nonviolent struggle is at least twice as effec- American Indian and Alaska Native popu- in high-need areas of Chicago. ener is teaching less and seeking a full-time tive as violent insurgencies and liberation lations. Secondary Science began as a three- coordinator for the Secondary Science Pro- efforts, but rigorous scholarship underpin- Since joining the Jane Addams College year pilot program in 2009, supported by gram. But she feels no less committed to it. ning effective models of nonviolent action of Social Work in 1999, he has taught 11 two National Science Foundation grants. has been extremely limited,” says Mattaini, different graduate-level courses. By May, it will have graduated 60 teachers associate professor of social work. He is the author or co-editor of 11 of biology, physics, environmental science There are a number of new emphases books, an e-book and more than 80 articles and earth and space science. “I’m so passionate about what that he is exploring in his teaching, he says. and chapters. His latest, The Science of Saty- Some students are career-changers with we’re doing, working so closely “We have a number of doctoral students agraha: Strategic Nonviolent Power, is being strong backgrounds in STEM fields. Others with Chicago Public Schools, in our program from the Middle East and published by Athabasca University Press. were science undergraduates. and particularly schools that Africa who are going to be important to In addition to this work, Mattaini con- Ninety-five percent of the program’s the development of culturally coherent, tinues to test and refine Peace Power, a vio- graduates are teaching science, most in are in great need of good indigenous models of social work and social lence prevention strategy he developed for high-need Chicago schools. science teaching.” work education in their own countries and schools and communities. Mitchener has spent a lot of time in regions,” Mattaini says. Students and colleagues call Mattaini “a Chicago public schools over the last 10 “I’m so passionate about what we’re He is supporting their efforts to chal- creative and innovative teacher, incorporat- years, “learning from urban youth about doing, working so closely with Chicago lenge the widespread movement to bring ing a variety of methods to engage students their ways of making sense of science,” she Public Schools, and particularly schools methods and values of social work “from the in the learning process.” says. that are in great need of good science West to the rest,” and nurture emerging local “I feel blessed to have the opportunity in She also taught middle and high school teaching,” she says. models. teaching to encourage the next generation for six years in different states. “Many teachers in these schools are Mattaini is a faculty affiliate of the UIC to continue crucial work for social justice, She found that some teachers of science doing wonderful things, so we’re not Interdisciplinary Center for Research on human rights, sustainability and liberation,” are not certified as science teachers, have going in to save them, but working with Violence. he says. too little knowledge of the content and are them to keep making it better.” His work in social services, which began [email protected] prone to high turnover, leading to “concen- [email protected] UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I APRIL 3, 2013 APRIL 3, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 7 EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING UIC’s only peer-selected teaching award, with winners chosen by those who received the honor in past years.

Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin “It’s not what I know, it’s what the students discovers,” says Luigi Salerni. “I’m a huge believer that education should be student-centered and project-based,” says Michael Scott, center.

build a model and test it. Then they refine the Raising the bar to get Taking hands-on design, build a final version and test it again. “When you raise the bar, you Scott’s undergraduate degree, from ‘dream’ students get the students you’ve always approach to learning Harvard, is in philosophy, a fact many find dreamed about having.” surprising. By Anne Brooks Ranallo By Gary Wisby But he believes the philosophers of the students and faculty. 18th and 19th centuries would be engineers Luigi Salerni “has dedicated his life to “His enthusiasm is contagious; the re- What’s important is not how good a today. making his students into his peers,” a 2008 hearsal room is a joyful place. The students teacher you are, but how much your students “Moving from philosophy to engineering graduate recently wrote of Salerni, professor never question whether or not they can do learn. was not as big a step as it sounds,” he says. “I of theatre. something, because Luigi doesn’t,” writes That’s Michael J. Scott’s philosophy of started in math, and Harvard had a rather Salerni’s view of his students might Tanera Marshall, director of the department teaching in a nutshell. mathematical philosophy department.” explain why he has received four teaching of theatre and music. “I’m a huge believer that education awards in 14 years at UIC, where he teaches “When you raise the bar, you get the stu- should be student-centered and project- directing, playwriting, performance and col- dents you’ve always dreamed about having,” based,” says Scott, associate professor of “You learn things by doing laboration and directs a play each year. Salerni says. mechanical and industrial engineering and them rather than by being told Salerni spent years transforming the He compares teaching to directing, bioengineering. how to do them.” performance track into a conservatory-style where the director needs a well-researched “You learn things by doing them rather undergrad program, which he defines as “sense of the whole” to protect the actors than by being told how to do them.” Scott also teaches a completely different teaching “the craft of implementation, as op- from conflicting viewpoints. The courses he teaches most often are discipline — yoga. posed to studying the art form in your head.” “I think that’s what teachers must have, Interdisciplinary Product Development, for His weekly class is attended mostly by “The work needs to be consequential as too, but not in the sense of having the an- seniors, and Introduction to Engineering faculty and students from the College of a dialogue between you and the audience,” swer. It’s knowing the questions. Design and Graphics, for sophomores. Engineering, although it’s open to others. he says. “It’s not what I know, it’s what the student “I structure both around long-term sig- When he was a student at the California Other universities had graduate pro- discovers. I can say the right thing, or I can nificant team projects,” he says. Institute of Technology, where he earned grams or better facilities, Salerni says, so his just as easily say the wrong thing. I’m more The senior course combines engineering a master’s and Ph.D., Scott’s back wouldn’t strategy was to build “the best undergrad successful in opening the window than in and industrial design students with MBA allow him to sit comfortably through a program in the state” — one that auditions closing it.” candidates. lecture. and interviews applicants, and prepares its A one-time English major, Salerni quotes “They have a client they work for who has “I’d sit for five minutes, stand for five graduates for theater careers without the writers as he discusses learning, teaching a problem of interest to them and us,” Scott minutes,” he says. “I’d lie on the floor if the need for graduate school. and the need to embrace failure. says. professor would let me.” The process required shelving the gradu- He says author Vikram Seth defined “For the first half of the year, they identify Yoga gave him the relief he needed. ate program. Salerni says not all faculty three kinds of teachers. problems worth solving. For the second half, “I decided I’d better do it for the rest of members agreed, but they got behind the Salerni lists them: “The ones you remem- they develop solutions to the problems.” my life, and one way is to teach it.” plan. ber and hated, the ones you’ve forgotten, As for the sophomores, who are students Scott started his yoga classes at Caltech The effort paid off not only in numbers and the third kind — and I hope I’m one of in engineering or graphic design, “they learn and continued after joining UIC in 2000. — a 65 percent increase in majors between them — the ones you remember and for- to build devices that perform certain func- “So now I teach yoga, and my back is 2007 and 2012, despite the recession’s impact g i v e .” tions,” Scott says. totally fine, thank you,” he says. on the arts — but in appreciation from his [email protected] Student teams come up with a design, [email protected] 8 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I APRIL 3, 2013

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APRIL 3 IN HISTORY HIGHLIGHT APRIL

Truman signs Marshall Plan “Why Health Disparities Matter”

April 3, 1945: Presi- April 10 S M T W T F S dent Harry S. Truman M. Roy Wilson, deputy authorizes the Marshall director for strategic Plan, meant to stabilize scientific planning and 1 2 3 4 5 6 European nations eco- program coordination, 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 nomically and politically National Institute on so they would not join Minority Health and 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 be tempted to join com- Health Disparities. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 munist parties. Part of the Chancel- The plan helped coun- lor’s Lecture Series. tries recover and rebuild 4-5 p.m. Moss Audito- after the devastation of rium, CMRB World War II.

April 9-13 Asian American SPECIAL EVENTS April 4 Awareness Month “A Spectre Is Haunting” April 3 “FIT4LIFE Wheelchair Basketball and Exhibit features the work of master’s of fine arts Health & Fitness Expo” students Liliana Angulo Cortés, Ian Curry, Dan- April 3 Music Master Class Sponsored by the Kinesiology Club. 4-9 p.m. iel Shea and Daniel Tucker. Artist talks, 5-7 p.m. SRF. http://bit.ly/YthogX April 10. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. April 12. Karl Davies, viola and string chamber music. “Asian American Awareness Month Exhibit hours, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-6 3 p.m. L060 EPASW Kickoff” p.m. Sat. Gallery 400, ADH. 312-996-6114 Hip-hop artist Monotone, Julian on the Radio, and DJ Noyze, along with student performances. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. LC Quad. 312-413-9569 LECTURES/ SEMINARS/ April 8 CONFERENCES

“ASAM Expo” April 4 Academic fair celebrating Asian American undergraduate research projects in the arts and “Food Justice: Interdisciplinary sciences. 4-6 p.m. Cardinal Room, SCE. 312- Perspectives” 413-9569 Conference sponsored by the UIC Institute for the Humanities and the Chancellor’s Initia- April 9 tive in the Humanities. Kickoff event, “Think Global/Garden Local,” by urban agriculturists “Mr. & Mrs. Asian Sensation 2011” Laurell Sims and Seneca Kern, noon-1 p.m. SCE. Keynote speaker Eric Schlosser, investiga- Pageant and talent competition. 5:30-9 p.m. UIC tive journalist and author of Fast Food Nation, Forum, Main Hall C. 312-413-9569 Chew on This and Reefer Madness, presents “Food Justice and American Injustice.” 5-6 p.m. Exhibits Illinois Room, SCE April 11 Through April 6 “The Effects of Race, Gender and Sexual “A Strange House in My Voice” Orientation on the Experience of Hate Exhibit features the work of master’s of fine arts Crimes in Chicago” students Cameron Gibson, Ben Murray and Paul Schewe, associate professor of criminology, Tina Tahir. Artist talks, 5-7 p.m. April 3. Open- law and justice, and Alicia Matthews, associate ing reception, 5-8 p.m. April 5. Exhibit hours, 10 professor of health systems science. Sponsored a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-6 p.m. Sat. Gallery by the Institute for Research on Race and Public 400, ADH. 312-996-6114 Policy. Noon-1 p.m. 330 CUPPA Hall. 312-996- 9145

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Want to contribute a story? student voice Email Christy Levy, [email protected] UIC Radio reflects diversity of its student audience By Gina Russell

What’s the best way to describe UIC Radio program- ming? Diverse. UIC’s official radio station features a wide range of mu- sical genres, talk radio, news and public affairs program- ming. “As a college radio station, we pride ourselves on diversity so we try to reach out to as many genres as possible,” production director Calvin Nichols said. Like Pandora or Spotify, UIC Radio is strictly streamed online. “Being an Internet-only radio station really allows us to represent a new generation of students. Students are online all the time and are using the Internet to be a resource of information and entertainment, and that’s really what UIC Radio is all about,” said Rhonda Laylo, general manager of UIC Radio. The station, which recently celebrated its 13th anniversary, has 18 volunteer student DJs and eight volunteer student bloggers. DJs are selected at the beginning of each semester and no prior experience is required. “We just have to see that they are enthusiastic about being on the station or in music,” Laylo said. “They will go through all the technical training if they get chosen.” Some students who have worked UIC Radio online at the station have gone on to find Streaming: professional success http://uicradio.org in radio. Gabriel Neo-soul/jazz artist Lili K chats with student DJ Mike Buraglio March 5 during his “Cold Locals Radio” show on UIC Radio. Twitter: twitter.com/uicradio Ramirez, “Producer Facebook: www.facebook. Gabe” on B96’s Student DJs also have the opportunity to interview local and is so much talent at this school,” said Nichols, a senior in morning radio com/uicradio national musicians. Guests have ranged from rapper Wale to communication. show, for example, Chicago-based neo-soul/jazz artist Lili K. For more information and to stream the station, visit the was music director UIC Radio encourages students and student musicians to website at http://uicradio.org. at UIC Radio. reach out to the station. Having a listening party? Invite UIC Find out more about what’s coming up at UIC Radio on “We take a lot of pride in that because he doesn’t have a Radio. They will bring a camera crew and feature the show on Twitter (https://twitter.com/uicradio) and Facebook (https:// broadcasting degree, but was able to turn a student volun- their blog. www.facebook.com/uicradio). teer position into a career,” Laylo said. “We really want to be a hub for talent at UIC because there [email protected]

Professor has passion for polka By Alex Rauch

As professor of biostatistics in the School of Public “Polka and the professor” Health, Donald Hedeker has a long list of achievements View video at that fill a CV more than 50 pages long. youtube.com/uicmedia But Hedeker has a second career, one where his ac- complishments are tallied on a set list — as Dandy Don Hedeker, lead guitar and vocalist for The Polka- psychiatry or in smoking related studies,” he says. holics. His work includes a long list of articles, books “I try to keep the two lives distinct,” says Hedeker, and studies with colleague Robin Mermelstein, a fellow of the American Statistical Association and a director of the Institute for Health Research and 2000-2003 University Scholar. Policy, whose research focuses on smoking and “I never really talk about it in class or anything nicotine dependency in young people. like that. I feel if people want to find out about it, they In his life as a musician and self-described will.” “polka addict,” Hedeker has been playing shows for Hedeker joined UIC in 1989, soon after completing well over a decade, dressed in lederhosen and glit- his Ph.D. in quantitative psychology from the Univer- ter. sity of Chicago (he earned a bachelor’s in economics For more on The Polkaholics, including upcom- there). Photo: Alex Rauch ing shows, visit facebook.com/polkaholics His research in biostatistics focuses primarily “in Biostatistics professor Donald Hedeker is a “polka addict.” [email protected] 10 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I APRIL 3, 2013

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[email protected] UIC Photo Services...... [email protected] UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I APRIL 3, 2013 APRIL 3, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 11 deaths Historian remembered as ‘foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time’ Robert Remini, 91, professor emeritus of and his legacy will live on in his works of Remini received the 2004 Freedom Award history, an award-winning biographer and scholarship and in the people whose lives he from the United States Capitol Historical former official historian for the U.S. House of touched,” Beuttler said. Society for his “outstanding contributions to Representatives, died March 28 at Evanston U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., who in- preserving and communicating the history of Hospital after a stroke. troduced legislation commissioning the his- our nation.” TheNew York Times called him “the fore- tory of the House, called Remini “one of the Other honors included the Lyndon Baines most Jacksonian scholar of our time.” nation’s preeminent political historians.” Johnson Foundation Award, the Carl Sand- His critically acclaimed three-volume “His dedication to the country and to the burg Award for nonfiction and the American Andrew Jackson biography took more than institution of the House of Representatives Historical Association’s Award for Scholarly 15 years to complete. The third volume of will not be forgotten,” Larson said. “I join Distinction. the series, Andrew Jackson and the Course of every member both past and present grateful Remini was an active member of the na- American Democracy, 1833-1845, won the for his invaluable work to honor and preserve tional history community and a long-time National Book Award for nonfiction in 1984. the history of this nation.” review board member for the National En- Remini also authored biographies of Remini was official historian for the House dowment for the Humanities. Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams and Daniel of Representatives from 2005 to 2010. He was Born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, Webster, as well as a dozen other books on appointed by Dennis Hastert, then speaker of he received his undergraduate degree from Jacksonian America. the House. Fordham University and served in the Navy “I’m a narrative historian. I tell a story. Before Remini was named House histo- during World War II. He later earned a Ph.D. Biography is a handy way of doing history rian, an authorization from Congress in 2002 in history at Columbia University and held because the chronology has already been appointed him distinguished visiting scholar teaching appointments at Fordham and Co- Photo: Hector Emanuel prepared for you — a person is born and then in American history at the John W. Kluge lumbia. Robert Remini, professor emeritus of history. he dies,” he said in a March 1, 2000, UIC News Center of the Library of Congress. In 1965 he joined the faculty of the new profile. During that time he produced The House: In 2007, Remini’s book was awarded the Chicago Circle Campus (now UIC), serving Fred Beuttler, who collaborated with The History of the U.S. House of Representa- Society for History in the Federal Govern- as the first chairman of its department of his- Remini on projects at UIC and the House of tives (2006), the first comprehensive narrative ment’s George Pendleton Prize. tory. In 1983 he became founding director of Representatives, said Remini “reestablished a history of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2008, at age 87, he was the author of the UIC Institute for the Humanities. Later nonpartisan professional office, which helped In his research for the single-volume, 625- two published books, the 400-page A Short in his career he held the position of UIC his- interpret the institution to members of Con- page book, Remini used the Library of Con- History of the United States, and Andrew Jack- torian. gress, teachers, scholars, the press and the gress collection of manuscripts, congressional son, which centers on Jackson’s emergence Donations may be made to the Robert V. general public.” records, newspaper accounts, letters, diaries, as a military leader, and co-editor of Fellow Remini Scholarship Fund, University of Il- “His passion for American history in- memoirs and biographies. He also inter- Citizens: The Penguin Book of U.S. Presidential linois Foundation, 1305 W. Green St., Urbana, fluenced countless students and colleagues, viewed current and former House members. Inaugural Addresses. IL, 61801. 12 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I APRIL 3, 2013

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Baseball halts Western’s comeback effort in sweep

By Mike Laninga

Sophomore Tyler Detmer drove in the game- winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning with a single down the left-field line as the baseball team (13-11) completed a sweep against Western Illinois (6-17) Sunday, 6-5. The Flames beat the Leathernecks, 3-2, Friday and 2-0 Saturday. On Sunday, the Leathernecks mounted an impres- sive comeback in the top of the ninth, scoring four runs to knot the tally, 5-5. Redshirt senior Photo: Steve Woltmann Alex Grun- Freshman Laura Swan scored six RBI in a win against Loyola Saturday. The team hosts Green Bay at Flames Field today and Thursday. enwald was responsible for four UIC runs with a grand Softball seals series win against Loyola slam in the third inning. By Robbin Cooley In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Flames added two “This was a more runs when Komp and Preish scored to end the game in great series for The softball team won the conference series opener, 2-1, five innings. us,” head coach over Loyola last weekend. Laura Swan was the game-changer for UIC in the second Mike Dee The Flames claimed a 2-1 win Friday, before beating game. The freshman earned six RBI in the back-and-forth said. “Any- the Ramblers, 9-1, in five innings to start off Saturday’s twin contest. time you win bill. Loyola edged UIC, 9-8, during the final game at Flames Loyola collected three runs in the top of the second in- three games Field. ning before Swan answered with a two-run home run to score in a weekend, Senior Coryn Schmit accounted for five of UIC’s nine runs Marsalli. you’ve done a during the first game against Loyola. The first baseman was The Ramblers added another run in the third frame, then good job. I am 3-for-3, including a grand slam and five RBI. Swan battled back with a three-run double to score Komp, pleased with The Flames grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the Preish and Marsalli and gain a 5-4 edge. the progress Photo: Steve Woltmann first inning when Schmit collected her first RBI of the day. But Loyola regained the lead, 9-5. we continue Ryan Boss jumps to catch the ball in a Loyola added a run in the top half of the third frame — the The Flames put forth a valiant effort in the bottom of the to make, but weekend win against Western Illinois. only Rambler run recorded in the contest. seventh as Swan earned her sixth RBI off a walk, before junior I don’t think In the bottom of the third inning, Courtney Heeley posted Jacki Fletcher posted a two-run single. we are playing our best baseball yet. There is still some the first run of six in the frame, before Schmit stepped in with Despite the seventh-inning spree, Loyola secured the game room for improvement.” the grand slam to score Natalie Hernandez, Kara Komp and 9-8. The Flames displayed outstanding defense and Melissa Preish and collect four RBI. Heeley earned the final The team hosts Green Bay today and Thursday, then heads pitching over the three-game set, holding the Leather- RBI of the inning as she singled to score Jenna Marsalli. to Detroit for matches Saturday and Sunday. necks scoreless in 26 innings and allowing just seven runs. After the Flames gave up a single score in the top of the third, Grunenwald countered with a four-RBI Sophomore Zaiter steals show at competition blow to center field that was about 420 feet in length. By Brett McWethy UIC tacked on an additional run in the sixth as senior Joe Betcher recorded a ground-rule double In a field that featured competitors from the SEC, ACC, Big that drove in junior Alex Jurich. East, PAC-12 and others, sophomore middle distance special- Jurich reached base on a walk and was pushed ist Rebecca Zaiter stole the show in Friday’s first day of events over to second on a Connor Philbin groundout. at the Raleigh Relays, outpacing 129 other runners to finish Betcher paced UIC at the plate with three hits on first in the 1,500-meter run. three at-bats. Zaiter crossed the finish line in a school-record 4:33.23, The Leathernecks had three walks and two hits to claiming medalist honors in her section of the race. send four men across the dish in the ninth. Among the other standout performances on the first day With score tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, of competition were senior Ariel Butzine, who finished the redshirt senior Ryan Shober started things off with a 400-meter in 57.32 seconds (40th of 140), and senior Aimee single to left field. Schuh, who finished 36th in a field of 63 competitors in the That’s when Detmer’s hit scored Shober and sealed long jump (4.92 meters). the Flames’ sixth straight victory. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, sophomore Tess Ehrhardt The Flames head to Northwestern today, then Val- took 13th (11:13.60), and senior Jaime Johnson crossed the Photo: Steve Woltmann paraiso for matches Friday through Sunday. finish line in 11:16.06, good for sixth place. Sophomore Rebecca Zaiter set a school record at the Raleigh Relays.