November 1997
Campus Notes Appointments
Prof. Philip Quaglieri has been named associate provost. Quaglieri had been director of the Learning Center since August, 1996.
Anthony Martin has been appointed director of the Learning Center.
Liliana Green Mickle has been appointed interim director of admissions. A 14-year veteran of the Admissions Office, Green Mickle was most recently assistant director in charge of operations.
Christine Buccella has joined the Office of Institutional Advancement as senior major gifts officer. Buccella was previously head of development at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, London, England.
Sheryl F. Savage has been appointed assistant director of the Annual Fund. Savage comes from the Massachusetts Easter Seal Society where she was development coordinator.
Prof. Kyle McInnis has been elected president-elect of the New England chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. He will serve as president for two years.
Prof. Zong-Guo Xia of the geography department will serve as a guest professor at the National Laboratory for Information Engineering and as a science advisor for the State Seismological Bureau of China.
Events
Three of NERCHE's "think tanks" held their first meetings of the year at UMass Boston. Department Chairs, Academic Affairs, and Associate Deans think tanks met here during October.
The College of Public and Community Service hosted 175 people Oct. 8 at the 25th Anniversary Kick-Off Alumni Reception. Guests shared their praise for CPCS and networked with other alumni. Evonne Hill-Shepard is heading the CPCS anniversary events.
Art Prof. Wilfredo Chiesa has a one-person exhibition, Arcos: Recent Paintings at Andrea Marquit Fine Arts, 38 Newbury Street, Boston, from September 12 to October 18.
English Prof. Lloyd Schwartz attended the international Elizabeth Bishop Conference and Poetry Festival in Worcester, MA., October 6-12. Schwartz moderated a panel discussion, introduced a presentation, and participated in a poetry reading.
Prof. David Nellis led a field trip to several mineral mines in Maine to investigate reported deposits of quartz, beryl and tourmaline, on October 26.
Human Performance and Fitness Prof. Avery Faigenbaum organized the National Strength and Conditioning Association seminar, and directed the certification examination for Strength and Conditioning Specialists in July.
An Appreciation Breakfast for Boston Public High School guidance counselors was sponsored by the Undergraduate Admissions Office, and held in the Chancellor's Conference room on Oct. 30.
Grants
Prof. Gordon Wallace of the ECOS program has received a $113,000 grant from the Massachusetts Strategic Envirotechnology Partnership (STEP) to provide technical and analytical support for field-testing promising mercury removal technologies.
Awards & Honors
Prof. Lois Rudnick of the American Studies Program has been selected as the 1997 co-winner of the American Studies Association's Mary C. Turpie Award for "teaching, advising and program development in American Studies at the local and regional level."
Prof. Philip S. Hart of CPCS has been included in the upcoming publication, Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Adults by Barbara Thrash Murphy. Hart is also involved in a museum exhibit, Flight, which opened at the Denver Museum of Natural History Oct. 3.
Publications
English Prof. Monica McAlpine published an illustrated essay, "The Burghers of Calais: Chapters in a History," in Retelling Tales, edited by Thomas Hart and Alan Lupack and published by D.S. Brewer.
Prof. Marilyn Frankenstein of CPCS has co-edited a book, Ethnomathematics: Challenging Eurocentrism in Mathematics Education, published by State University of New York Press.
Sociology Prof. Xiaogang Deng has written an article, "The Deterrent Effects of Initial Sanction on First-time Apprehended Shoplifters," which appeared in the Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.
The September issue of Boston Poet devoted a ten-page section to the Joiner Center's Writer's Workshop. It featured the workshop's opening address by T. Michael Sullivan, and poetry from 20 conference participants.
The McCormack Institute published an occasional paper by Senior Fellow Robert Wood, Eastward Ho: Issues and Options in Regional Development for the Metropolitan Boston Region in September.
Presentations
English Prof. Donaldo Macedo was the keynote speaker at the 12th annual Conference on the Teaching of Writing on October 24, held at Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA.
Elizabeth Sherman, director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, was the guest speaker at the 100th Anniversary celebration of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). She spoke on "Empowering Women and Girls for Leadership in the 21st Century."
In the News ...
On Sept. 29, Prof. Emeritus Michael Mensoian of the geography department was interviewed on the WGBH-2 news show "Greater Boston" about the effects of El Niño.
Prof. John Looney of the geography department was interviewed on the possible economic effects of the El Niño on the WBZ-TV 4 news, October 7 and 8
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