UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Tuesday September 30, 2003 Volume 50 Number 6 www.upenn.edu/almanac Two Endowed Chairs in Political Science Dr. Ian S. Lustick, professor of political director of the Solomon Asch Center for Study ternational Organization, and Journal of Inter- science, has been appointed to the Bess Hey- of Ethnopolitical Conflict. national Law and Politics. The author of five man Professorship. After earning his B.A. at A specialist in areas of comparative politics, books and monographs, he received the Amer- Brandeis University, Dr. Lustick completed international politics, organization theory, and ican Political Science Associationʼs J. David both his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Middle Eastern politics, Dr. Lustick is respon- Greenstone Award for the Best Book in Politics California, Berkeley. sible for developing the computational model- and History in 1995 for his Unsettled States, Dr. Lustick came to ing platform known as PS-I. This software pro- Disputed Lands: Britain and Ireland, France Penn in 1991 following gram, which he created in collaboration with and Algeria, Israel and the West Bank-Gaza. In 15 years on the Dart- Dr. Vladimir Dergachev, GEngʼ99, Grʼ00, al- addition to serving as a member of the Council mouth faculty. From lows social scientists to simulate political phe- on Foreign Relations, Dr. Lustick is the former 1997 to 2000, he served nomena in an effort to apply agent-based model- president of the Politics and History Section of as chair of the depart- ing to public policy problems. His current work the American Political Science Association and ment of political sci- includes research on rights of return in Zionism of the Association for Israel Studies. ence and was appointed and Palestinian nationalism as well as on prob- The Bess Heyman Professorship was creat- the Merriam Term Pro- lems of counterfactual reasoning in historically- ed in 1989 by Stephen J. Heyman, Wʼ59, and fessor of Political Sci- grounded social science. His research has been is named for his late mother. Mr. Heyman is a ence in 2001. In addi- supported by grants from the Carnegie Corpora- partner in Nadel and Gussman, a company en- tion to teaching Political tion, National Endowment for the Humanities, gaged in oil and gas exploration and produc- Science 1, Introduction National Science Foundation, Social Science tion. A former Penn Trustee, he has served as a to the Study of Politics, Ian Lustick Research Council, and United States Institute member of the SAS Board of Overseers and the he also teaches courses for Peace. Wharton Graduate Executive Board. He is cur- on Middle Eastern politics, techniques of hege- Dr. Lustick has published articles in jour- rently a member of the School of Nursing Board monic analysis, and the expansion and contrac- nals such as American Political Science Review, of Overseers. In 2000, Mr. Heyman was recog- tion of states. Dr. Lustick is also the associate Complexity, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, In- nized with Pennʼs Alumni Award of Merit. Dr. Brendan OʼLeary, professor of politi- Sharing Responsibility for Safety and Security: cal science and di- rector of the Solo- Increasing Policing and Awareness mon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopoliti- September 24, 2003 cal Conflict, has been A Message to the Penn Community: appointed the Lauder We are aware that University City, like many neighborhoods across the City of Philadel- Professor of Political phia, has experienced an increase in robberies in recent weeks. We are proactively and imme- Science. Dr. OʼLeary diately taking steps to counter this recent trend. completed a B.A. in Penn Public Safety has increased the number of both uniformed and plainclothes po- Photo by Candace diCarlo philosophy, politics, lice officers and Allied Security officers on patrol during the evening and early morning Brendan OʼLeary and economics at Ox- hours, both on campus and in the community where recent robberies have occurred. In addi- ford University before tion, the University City District will deploy additional Safety Ambassadors between 7 p.m. earning his Ph.D. from the London School of and 3 a.m. The Philadelphia Police, SEPTA Transit Police and other local law enforcement Economics and Political Science, where he re- agencies are adding additional patrols in our area. More security cameras are being installed ceived the Robert McKenzie Memorial Prize. around campus to allow for expanded closed-circuit television patrols. New cameras will be Before coming to Penn in 2002 as the Stan- activated west of 40th Street. ley I. Sheerr Endowed Term Professor of Social Safety and security are a shared responsibility. To that end, we encourage all Penn stu- Sciences, Dr. OʼLeary had been a member of the dents, faculty, and staff to use caution walking during the late night hours and to utilize the faculty at the London School of Economics and many safety resources available to them. Political Science since 1983. His service there included his term as chairman of the Depart- • Walking Escorts: The U.C. Walk program (215-898-WALK) provides walking es- ment of Government, 1998-2001. In addition, cort service 24 hours a day throughout University City. Dr. OʼLeary has held visiting appointments at • Penn Transit Services: Penn buses run east and west from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. and universities around the world, including the Penn Shuttle Services (215-898-RIDE) provides riders with off-campus “to door” service University of Uppsala in Sweden and the Uni- after 6 p.m. in University City. Penn Shuttle Service to Center City will also be provided versity of Western Ontario. on weekends from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. and on weekdays from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. These services (continued on page 2) are available free of charge with a valid Penn ID. IN THIS ISSUE 2 Council coverage; Honorary Degree Nominations; • After 3 a.m.: If you have a transportation need after 3 a.m. please contact Public Death of Ph.D. Student Safety at (215) 898-WALK or (215) 573-3333. 3 Honors & Other Things I feel certain that with this increased level of policing and a heightened awareness by ev- 4 Report of the Ombudsman, 2001-2003 6 Volunteer Opportunities; Movies on PVN for ery member of the Penn community, we are doing everything we can to confront this recent Classes; Peek at Pennʼs Past; Direct Deposit Fair challenge. We will continue to work with the community to keep our campus and our neigh- 7 Safety Tips; CrimeStats, Classifieds borhood safe. 8 Pennʼs Way: Dare to Care — Maureen Rush, Vice President, Division of Public Safety Pullout: October AT PENN ALMANAC September 30, 2003 www.upenn.edu/almanac 1 (continued from page 1) University Council Meeting Coverage Endowed Chair in Political Science Last Wednesday, at the first University Coun- port (Almanac September 23, 2003), noting that Dr. OʼLearyʼs research interests span the cil meeting of the academic year, President Judith the committee was one of the Council commit- topics of national and ethnic conflict and con- Rodin appointed Dr. Janice Bellace, the Samuel tees that will continue through this semester be- flict-regulation; power-sharing systems; democ- A. Blank Professor of Legal Studies, as the new fore finalizing their work. racy and human rights; and the history, politi- moderator; Dr. Rodin thanked Dr. Bellace for as- Dr. Dennis Culhane, chair of the Pluralism cal theory, and political science of the state. A suming this leadership role. Dr. Rodin reappoint- Committee, presented that committeeʼs year- renowned expert on deeply divided territories, ed Archivist Mark Lloyd as the parliamentarian. end report (Almanac September 16, 2003). he has been a leading public policy advisor and The President said that she and Provost Rob- VPUL Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum consultant on the Irish peace process. His con- ert Barchi are mindful of the increase in crimes added that the funding for the numerous re- tributions include providing congressional testi- on and near campus recently. She then asked source centers on campus has tripled in the mony on the Patten Report, serving as a policy Chief Tom Rambo to highlight some of the ef- past two and a half years thanks to the pres- advisor to the British Labour Party, and sub- forts that have been taken by the Penn Police ident and provost being very supportive. She mitting constitutional and policy memoranda in light of the increase in robberies within the said that there are many academic linkages with to parties and governments. Additionally, Dr. past few weeks. He said the UPPD is working the schools; such programs are sponsored by OʼLeary has been a constitutional consultant for with the UA, GAPSA, and the College Hous- numerous organizations and groups, providing the European Union and the United Nations in es to distribute information about safety to stu- rich interactions. She cited the Office of Inter- Somalia, as well as for the United Kingdomʼs dents. While there will be more officers satu- national Programs which offers programs to in- Department of International Development in rating the area, during the evening and early crease interaction among international students. Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. He is current- morning hours, from 7 p.m.-3 a.m., he urged the Chaplain William Gipson said that this year is ly working on Kurdish interests in the constitu- Penn community to utilize the resources such as the fourth year that a Thanksgiving dinner will be tional reconstruction of Iraq. Escort Service and Penn Transit. Chief Rambo served in Bodek Lounge for those international Dr. OʼLeary is the author or co-author of stressed that safety is a shared responsibility and students who donʼt go home for the holiday.