February 1998
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Campus Notes
Publications
Sociology lecturer Madeleine Cousineau's book,Terra Prometida, has been published by Paulinas Press of Brazil.
Russell Schutt, chair of the sociology department, has written a student workbook to accompany his research methods text book, Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research. It is published by Pine Forge Press.
The Trotter Institute has issued a guide to articles, research reports, occasional papers and abstracts of issues of the Trotter Review published between 1985 and 1997. To receive a copy, contact the Trotter Institute at 7-5580.
Conferences and Presentations
Harlyn Halvorson, director of the Policy Center for Marine Biosciences and Technology, gave the keynote address, "Regionalizing our Knowledge about New England Marine Resources," at a conference, Aquaculture, Marine Sciences and Oceanography: Exploring the New England Confluence. The conference was held on Nov. 13 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Woods Hole, MA.
Carol DeSouza will be the keynote speaker at the Forum on Postsecondary Program and Service Issues, sponsored by the Disability Resource Network of British Columbia, Canada. She will also present workshops during the forum, which will be held Feb. 17-20 in Vancouver.
Zelda Gamson, Cathy Burack and Deb Hirsch of NERCHE made a panel presentation, "Strengthening and Sustaining Faculty Professional Service: Structures, Skills and Stories"at the American Association of Higher Education Forum on Faculty Roles and Rewards conference in Orlando, Florida, Jan. 29-Feb 1.
NERCHE Director Zelda Gamson and GCOE Professor Peter Kiang were members of an invited panel on civic life and public service at the Association of American Colleges and Universities national meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16. At another session at the same meeting, Gamson and Sandra Kanter presented their work on general education based on their book, Revitalizing General Education in a Time of Scarcity.
Prof. Lloyd Schwartz of the English department reads two of his poems, "A True Poem" and "He Tells His Mother What He's Working On," on a new poetry compact disc, One Side of the River. He also reads a previously unpublished poem,"Birthday Song," by late poet Elizabeth Bishop.
Art Prof. Anne McCauley spoke at a symposium organized by the Bibliothèque nationale de France at the new François Mitterand library in Paris. Her paper, " 'L'art ne doit pas avoir plus de sexe que les mathématiques' : Les débats sur la représentation du nu sous le Second Empire," was part of the symposium, "L'art du nu au XIXe siècle, entre vérité et obscénité," organized in conjunction with an exhibition, "Le photographe et son modèle," on display at the Bibliothèque nationale.
Prof. Michael Chesson of the history department attended the annual convention of the American Historical Association in Seattle, Washington, in January. He participated in a working session and luncheon on the topic of the future of tenure.
Dr. Orlando Taylor, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Howard University, will consult with campus groups on hiring, retaining and supporting faculty and graduate students of color on February 18. His visit is hosted by the Office of Graduate Studies and the Office of the Provost. The planning committee is comprised of Bernard Harleston, Morris Lounds, Ron Polito, Rita Nethersole, Graeme Griffith and Martin Quitt.
Honors and Appointments
Prof. John F. Looney Jr. of the geography department has been invited to review geoscience and biology proposals for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program of the Department of Education, February 16-20 in Washington, D.C.
McCormack Institute Research Fellow Robert Bucci has been reappointed to the Providence, R.I. School Board for a three year term by Mayor Vincent Cianci.
Sociology Prof. Russell Schutt has been elected secretary of the Eastern Sociological Society (ESS). He will serve for 3 years on the ESS executive board, beginning in March, 1998.
Albert P. Cardarelli, senior fellow at the McCormack Institute, has been appointed to the National Policy Committee of the American Society of Criminology.
CPCS Prof. Connie Chan, co-director of the Institute for Asian American Studies, has been appointed an associate editor of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, a journal of the American Psychological Association, for a six year term.
Portions of Prof. Philip S. Hart's film, "Fliers in Search of a Dream" provides biographical information on three pioneering black aviators, Bessie Coleman, William Powell, and Benjamin Davis, for an interactive museum exhibit, "Flight: Where Adventures Take Off." Now in its fourth year of touring museums across the country, the exhibit opens at the Fort Worth Museum in Texas on February 3.
In the News...
On Jan. 2, Prof. Richard Hogarty was interviewed by WBZ-TV4 news on the death of Michael Kennedy, and on January 4, on the political future of Representative Joseph Kennedy.
Chancellor Sherry H. Penney's editorial, "The Education of Citizens," appeared in The Boston Globe on Jan. 16.
Dissertation Defense
Kamal Hijjazi, doctoral candidate in gerontology, gave his dissertation defense on Dec. 11. The title of his dissertation is "Factors Contributing to Variations in Medicare Home Health Agency Services Utilization Among Aged Medicare Beneficiaries: Testing Alternate Models."
Note of Thanks
The Disabled Student Club would like to thank the University community for its generosity and support during the bake sale and clothing drive for the Pine Street Inn. Clothing donations may still be dropped off at the Ross Center.