Volume 2
Number 5
January 1998

In This Issue:

• Fulbright Grants Send Three to Europe in 1997-98
  Three UMass Boston faculty members have been awarded Fulbright grants to lecture and conduct research in Europe for the 1997-98 academic year.
  
  
• Campus Greets Huru, & Vice Versa
  Wave hello to Huru, and he just might wave hello back. By now, almost everyone on campus has made a passing acquaintance with Huru, the gigantic, 55-foot wind sculpture which is ensconced at the corner of the soccer field, just as you enter the campus.
  
  
• Chancellor Honors Longtime Employees
  If you've ever wondered what it takes to stick with one employer for at least five years, ask one of 950 UMass Boston faculty and staff members.
  
  
• Network Names Woman of Year, Rising Stars
  Acting Gov. Paul Cellucci and about 130 others gathered in the University Club on Dec. 11 for the annual Woman of the Year and Rising Stars Award Dinner.
  
  
• City to City Exchange Sends Boston Leaders to Atlanta
  Five UMass Boston representatives were among more than 40 Boston leaders who traveled to Atlanta Nov. 15-18 for "City to City: Boston's Leadership Exchange" to learn how other metropolitan cities advance economically, while still addressing the needs of their citizens.
  
  
• In Depth With GCOE's Dick Clark
  His time at UMass Boston has been short -- a mere five months. But it didn't take long for Richard J. Clark, the new dean of the Graduate College of Education (GCOE), to get excited about UMass Boston.
  
  
• English Major Awarded New Scholarship
  When Lori Ann Gauthier looks for her first teaching job, she will have accumulated an impressive resume to show prospective employers.
  
  
• MBAC Honors Minority Entrepreneurs for Second Year
  For the second year, the Minority Business Assistance Center (MBAC) has presented Minority Business Entrepreneur of the Year Awards to a wide variety of businesses, from automobile repair shops to real estate firms to newspapers and efficacy training.
  
  
• Sharing a Health Message, Woman to Woman
  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, excluding cancer of the skin.
  
  
• Campus Notes
  
  
• Best Wishes to Retiring Community Members
  Our congratulations and best wishes to members of the University community who are retiring as of December 31, 1997:
  
  
• Stephan Chait to Oversee Campus Center Project
  In October, Stephan Chait joined the Office of Administration and Finance as an Assistant Vice Chancellor to oversee the long-awaited Campus Center project.
  
  
• O'Malley Discusses Peace Talks
  A senior fellow in the McCormack Institute and expert on South Africa and Ireland has played a vital role in bringing together the key players of Northern Ireland and South Africa for peace talks.
  
  
• Science Day '98 Hosts High School Students in January
  On January 7 and 8, Science Day '98 will bring students from twenty two local high schools to our campus for a chance to sample the offerings in biology, chemistry, environmental sciences, math and computer sciences, geography and physics.