Volume 2
Number 8
April 1998

In This Issue:

• Professor Awarded NIMH Grant for HIV/AIDS Research
  This summer, Prof. Deborah Brome of the psychology department will begin working at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) on research that aims to discover critical information on how African American adolescents perceive themselves sexually, how they view male-female relationships, and how these views relate to their effective life skills.
  
  
• Paul White Honored at Community Breakfast
  About 160 people attended UMass Boston's 13th Annual Community Breakfast held March 20.
  
  
• April Conference and Forum Address Diversity in the Academy
  On April 7, diversity in the academy will be the topic at a day-long program of events at the John F. Kennedy Library, sponsored by UMass Boston.
  
  
• Labor Forum Held at Kennedy Library in March
  The Labor Resource Center, the College of Public and Community Service, and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO held a public policy forum, "Work and Family: Putting People First," at the Kennedy Library on March 4.
  
  
• Molnar Elected New Student Trustee
  The Student Trustee Election was held in the third week of February.
  
  
• Gen Ed Reform Effort to Pilot New Courses in Fall, 1998
  Several years worth of work on a new plan for an undergraduate general education program reached a milestone in December when a proposed plan was endorsed by the Faculty Council.
  
  
• In Depth With The Gastón Institute
  UMass Boston counts among its students this year 454 of Latino background.
  
  
• UMass Boston Hosts AIDS Memorial Quilt
  The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, an international memorial to those who have died of AIDS, will be shown April 23-25 in Clark Athletic Center.
  
  
• Bringing the Quilt to Campus -- One Student's Vision
  One student's feeling of isolation was the catalyst for bringing the AIDS Memorial Quilt to UMass Boston.
  
  
• National Award-Winning Photo Exhibit Examines Lives of Welfare Recipients
  Karen was the victim of childhood assault, a mother at the age of 14, and homeless for two years.
  
  
• Carson Scholars Achieve Despite Obstacles
  Winning a Benjamin S. Carson Scholarship means that a student need not worry about tuition and fees while a student at UMass Boston.
  
  
• Alumnus Gives Scoop on Wall Street Career
  At least 70 UMass Boston students willingly accepted insider tips from a Wall Street executive.
  
  
• Professor Oversees Pilot Curriculum for Boston Public Schools
  Five years ago, Professor Lal Chugh, chair of the accounting and finance department, joined the Financial Executives Institute (FEI), a national professional organization of 14,000 business executives with an active Boston-area chapter.
  
  
• "Surviving the Standards War" Topic of April Conference
  Standards determine everything from the composition of steel alloys used to construct the nation's bridges to the exact amount held by the tablespoon used to measure sugar in your favorite recipe.
  
  
• Secretaries Day Gift Alternatives
  Instead of flowers and candy, a national organization for administrative professionals suggests some non-wilting, inedible gift alternatives for Professional Secretaries Day on April 22.
  
  
• Campus Notes
  
  
• In Memoriam, Professor Peter Gordon
  Professor Peter Gordon of the physics department died on March 10 after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) at the age of 59.
  
  
• UMass Boston Makes Debut on Weekly TV Show
  The Office of Public Information worked with Granville Productions, Inc., the producers of "Dawson's Creek," a primetime weekly show, providing information and materials that appeared in the show's March 17 episode.
  
  
• bell hooks Addresses Packed Faculty Club
  Those who showed up 15 minutes early to hear Dr. bell hooks found themselves out of luck when it came to sitting near the front.
  
  
• Puerto Rican Leader Visits Campus One Day After Congressional Vote
  Timing could not have been better for the March 5 campus visit by Rafael Hernández Colón, a former governor of Puerto Rico, law professor and leader of the island's Commonwealth movement.
  
  
• UMass Boston First Advances Towards $50 Million Goal
  The UMass Boston First Campaign reports good progress as Fiscal Year 1998 enters its final quarter.
  
  
• Mass Field Center Accepting Program Applications
  The Massachusetts Field Center for Teaching and Learning is accepting applications for its 1998-1999 Massachusetts Academy for Teachers program.
  
  
• Bring Your Children to Work on April 23
  If your school-aged children are curious about what you do at work, bring them with you on Thursday, April 23, "Bring Your Child to Work Day" at UMass Boston.
  
  
• "Flowers of Hope" Fundraiser Benefits Cancer Patients
  Yellow daffodils have been designated as "the flower of hope" by the American Cancer Society.
  
  
• Once Again, UMB Garners Awards at Spring Flower Show
  Plants of the Jurassic Age--the age of the great dinosaurs--live on, even as the animals they sustained vanished from the face of the earth millions of years ago.
  
  
• Commencement to be held May 30
  UMass Boston will celebrate its 30th commencement on Saturday, May 30, 10:45 a.m., at the Bayside Exposition Center.
  
  
• LLOP Students Build Community Through Research
  Not all undergraduates get a chance to conduct public policy research that may influence their community.