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University Reporter University Publications and Campus Newsletters University of Massachusetts Boston ScholarWorks at UMass Boston 1996-2009, University Reporter University Publications and Campus Newsletters 2-1-2009 University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 06 - Feburary 2009 Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/university_reporter Recommended Citation "University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 06 - Feburary 2009" (2009). 1996-2009, University Reporter. Paper 6. http://scholarworks.umb.edu/university_reporter/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications and Campus Newsletters at ScholarWorks at UMass Boston. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1996-2009, University Reporter by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at UMass Boston. For more information, please contact [email protected]. N E W S A N D I N FORMAT I O N A B O U T T H E U ni VERS I T Y O F M ASSACHUSETTS B OSTO N THE UNIVERSI T Y ReporterVolume 13, Number 6 February 2009 GoKids Marathon Team Ready to Race EEOS Chair to Focus on By Kaushik Prakash Undergraduate Twenty-three athletes will run the 113th Boston Marathon on Research April 20 to raise money for GoKids Boston, the University of Massa- By Danielle Shuckra chusetts Boston’s facility devoted The College of Science and to research and promoting healthy Mathematics has brought in new activity among youths. GoKids leadership for the Environmen- Boston this year has been included tal, Earth, and Ocean Sciences as one of the marathon’s official (EEOS) Department: Robyn Han- charities by the Boston Athletic nigan, who most recently taught Association (BAA), the organizer at Arkansas State University, re- of the historic annual event. places Professor John “Jack” Loo- GoKids director Kyle McIn- ney, and will continue Looney’s nis and Nanette Cormier from work of growing interdisciplinary University Advancement submit- research programs, and develop- ted a written proposal to BAA ing first-rate undergraduate and requesting charity designation. Jacob Havenar, lecturer in the Exercise and Health Sciences Department, and GoKids Boston graduate academic programs to Given the fundraising potential Marathon team members Amy Winston and Tara Paulayskas. (Photo by Harry Brett) fulfill educational, government, the marathon generates, the Dean of the College of Nursing she said. “It will also help us to ciated with the Boston Marathon, and industrial workforce needs. selection process to become a and Health Sciences Greer Glazer raise the money to allow us to was able to secure additional race Hannigan, who officially start- charity of the Boston Marathon says she believes the fundraising do more for more children in the numbers. The runners on this ed in January, is no stranger to is a competitive one. At the time marathon team is a tremendous Boston area.” year’s team were handpicked from motivating science students: She of applying there were only five opportunity for the university to To maximize the fundraising a large pool of applicants based was awarded the 2007 Ameri- available openings, and the BAA raise awareness of GoKids Boston potential, McInnis contracted on their running resume and their can Chemical Society Medal received over 90 applications. as a center devoted to children’s fundraising specialist Susan Hur- fundraising capabilities. Under for Encouraging Disadvantaged GoKids will be provided with health. “Having runners represent ley to assist in organizing and co- the agreement with the BAA, Students into Careers in the 15 race numbers per year for the us in the prestigious 2009 Boston ordinating the GoKids marathon each runner is required to raise Chemical Sciences. Her research next three years (2009-2011) of Marathon will help in people team. Hurley, who has worked at least $3,000 for the charity. In and student mentoring have also the Boston Marathon. noticing the terrific work we do,” with other charity programs asso- (continued on page 2) (continued on page 2) IN THIS ISSUE Ethnic Media Honored at First Annual NEENAs By Frank Herron Page 3 Emanuela P. Lima made it clear to the audience that the Film Examines How TV Shapes Class significance of the New England Ethnic Newswire Awards rested in much more than the plaques Page 6 and certificates handed out in a ceremony November 20 in the Music Students Explore Virtual Worlds Ryan Lounge. After the Tribuna Connecticut of Danbury won first place in the community service category, Lima —the paper’s editor—stepped to the microphone, and she acknowl- edged that while the victory was thrilling, it paled in importance compared to the gathering itself. Pages 4-5 “I’m so glad the work showed through, but most importantly Chancellor J. Keith Motley with Bill Forry, managing editor of the Dorchester Reporter, who won Special Section: this is the first event that I [have] a NEENA for feature writing. (Photo by Harry Brett) come [to] and there’s other media, such as Tribuna in the commu- which has been published for Studies’ Center on Media and Barack Obama, ethnic media here present in the nity-wide multimedia program nine years, led to the forming of a Society, handed out awards in five room,” she said. “It’s almost like that earned them the community coalition known as Businesses for other categories in the ceremony. Then and Now a support group because you guys service award. The prize recog- a Better Community and raised Reporters Mark Connors and know how hard it is. It’s tough nized the work Tribuna did to community awareness of many Julie Masis of INDIA New Eng- and this is wonderful.” draw public attention to a looming key issues surrounding immigra- land won a first place in the local Lima and her mother, publisher partnership between the Danbury tion status and privacy. news reporting category with Celia Bacelar, demonstrated the police and the federal Immigration The New England Ethnic News- stories about the mishandling of “tough” and “wonderful” aspects and Customs Enforcement agency. wire, which is part of the McCor- donations earmarked for tsunami of publishing an ethnic newspaper The efforts by the newspaper, mack Graduate School of Policy (continued on page 3) CM Program Gives MSIS Students a Jump on International Jobs By Emily Sullivan This grant will be directed will engage in real-world projects students’ analytical and critical prior to the start of the program. A revolutionary new program primarily at easing the financial with leading corporations. thinking skills as well as promote Students will also be schooled in based in the College of Manage- burden of students by covering “Students will get good expo- adaptability. Students will benefit conversational Finnish before ment aims to provide students transatlantic travel costs and sure to corporate cultures in other from the strengths of the four arriving at Kemi-Tornio Uni- with international experience living expenses; participating countries,” notes Koehler. institutions, which include respec- versity. While at their surrogate previously unheard of within the students need only pay tuition at In fact, it is this focus on col- tive core competencies in informa- campuses, students will be paired UMass system. the rate of their home institution. laboration with global companies tion and systems security, enter- with local mentors who will help The Transnational Dual Bache- Given the inherently international that is one of the distinctive fea- prise resource systems design and guide them through the culture, lor’s Degree program in Informa- nature of work in information tures of this program. Corporate implementation, business process which in Europe will include tion Systems, spearheaded by Wil- systems, providing students with partners such as Siemens, Ericsson, innovation, systems design, busi- culturally oriented side trips and liam Koehler, graduate programs overseas experiences seemed like and PricewaterhouseCoopers will ness analysis, IT controls and festivals such as Finland’s Vappu director in the College of Manage- a perfect fit. play an active role in the program, auditing, and IT accessibility. and Germany’s Oktoberfest. ment, was awarded a four-year “We realized that many stu- with Nokia already lined up as Students will also be exposed This program will also ben- $440,000 FIPSE grant from the dents were graduating without a project site for the first year. to faculty specializations from efit faculty members from all U.S. Department of Education. having any training in cross- A number of guest speakers will all four institutions; the joint four campuses, who will travel FIPSE, the Fund for the Improve- cultural experiences—and with come to all four campuses to speak curriculum has been planned to with students and participate ment of Secondary Education, will all the outsourcing that has been to students on issues affecting the maximize students’ exposure to a in exchanges as visiting profes- allow students from four universi- going on during the last few years, corporate world. Students will also comprehensive range of course of- sors. Overall, this program will ties—UMass Boston, UMass Dart- this program is really addressing a have the opportunity to go on a ferings that tap into the principal prepare its graduates with the mouth, Fachhochschule Frankfurt need that we have recognized for number of company visits, and will emphases of each school. business, language, and cultural in Germany, and the Kemi-Tornio a long time,” says Koehler. participate in projects and intern- Aside from gaining invaluable skills needed to succeed in one University of Applied Sciences in The program is extremely com- ships within the companies. business experience, students of the most competitive and Kemi, Finland—to spend a semes- petitive; six students from each “The idea, of course, is that will also gain horizon-broaden- fast-paced fields on Earth. The ter studying at each campus. This participating university will be ad- some of these opportunities will ing cultural experience.
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