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February 28, 2000
MSU President Susan A. Cole was at the U.N. earlier this month to participate in the United Nations/NAFSA: Association of International Educators Conference on "Women's Right to Education: Building Global Leadership for the 21st Century." Cole was part of a panel responding to a keynote address by Angela King, special adviser to the secretary general of the United Nations, and Alison Bernstein, vice president of Education, Media, Arts and Culture of the Ford Foundation. Joining Cole on the panel were Achola Pala Okeyo, senior policy adviser on gender, United Nations Development Programme, and Ann Walker, executive director of the International Women's Tribune Center.
Evaleon Hill of Summer Sessions and Special Programs has published a new CD, "Meditation Pure and Simple," which is available at the University Bookstore.
Gregory Pope of Earth and Environmental Studies and Vera Miranda, an undergraduate geoscience major, had a paper, "Geomorphology of Megaliths: Neolithic Landscapes in the Alto Alentejo, Portugal," accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal, The Middle States Geographer. The paper is based on field research partially sponsored by the Global Education Center.
Theodore Price of English recently gave a talk on Frank Sinatra to the East Brunswick Women's Club. Next month he is scheduled to talk about the movie "Casablanca" at the South Orange Public Library.
Maurie Sacks of Anthropology was a respondent at "Eating 'Out': Food and the Boundaries of Jewish Community and Home in Germany and the United States 1850-1914," sponsored by the Jewish Feminist Research Group. Sacks is editor of Active Voices: Women in Jewish Culture.
David Sanders of Broadcasting attended the MIDEM conference in Cannes, France in January. The conference, which is the largest international meeting of the music industry, focused this year on Internet distribution of music and the issues surrounding it. Sanders, as director of the National Music Council of the United States, participated in meetings on international antipiracy initiatives, as well as implementation of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Once ratified, the act will clarify and strengthen protection for copyrighted works in digital form, including works used via the Internet and other computer networks.
Avram Segall of Legal Studies was an invited speaker at the University of Delaware's Winter 2000 film and lecture series, "ICE: Integrity, Civility and Ethics." Segall's speech was titled "Whose Ethics? Legal vs. Moral Dilemmas."
Barbara Wheeler of Music received the Publication/Research Award given by the American Music Therapy Association to recognize achievement in music therapy publication and research. Wheeler also presented "Music Therapy in Brain Injury Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study," (co-authored with research collaborators from Kessler Institute), served on panels on Qualitative Research and Professional Competencies in Music Therapy Education, and moderated a panel on Applications of Music Therapy with Nonverbal Clients, at the World Congress of Music Therapy held in Washington, D.C. in November. At the same meeting, she was elected chair of the Commission on Education and Training of the World Federation of Music Therapy.
James Yang of Accounting, Law and Taxation moderated a discussion for 21 Chinese government officials representing the People's Republic of China Ministry of Social Security and Labor. The delegation, which was hosted by the Prudential Insurance Company, is in the United States as part of a two-month training program, "Management of Social Security System, Labor, Welfare, Insurance and Pension Funding."
Skalsky named director of Wellness Services
Susan Skalsky, a licensed medical doctor with 24 years' experience in the clinical care of adolescents and adults, has been named director of Wellness Services.
Previously, she served as director of the Hurtado Health Center at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
Wellness Services includes the Health and Wellness Center, Counseling and Psychological Services, and Emergency Medical Services.
Student's photography captures top award
Graduate student Melissa Maciag won the top award, $1,500, in the American Society of Media Photographers, New Jersey (ASMP-NJ) chapter, 1999 Scholarship Competition for her series of images satirizing the hypocrisy of the fashion industry.
Thirty-one students competed to receive one of three awards.
Maciag earned an undergraduate degree at the School of Visual Arts in New York and teaches elementary grades and special education in Jersey City.
"I create all the intricately assembled ensembles for my models, using disparate and distinctly unglamorous materials in order to expose aspects of the beauty [fashion] myth," Maciag told Exposure, the ASMP-NJ newsletter. "The models are clad in vests of hot dogs or peanuts, they sport hair laced with banana peels and sunbathe in tea-bag bikinis."
Maciag said her choice of ordinary locations for the images "underscores fashion's artificiality and the impossibility of the perfection it depicts."
Exhibits of her work have been mounted in Hoboken's Liquid Gallery, the Visual Arts Gallery in Soho, the Manhattan Art Directors Club, the Viva Galeria in Manhattan and as part of a group show held at the School of Visual Arts.
Board news
At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved eight faculty appointments, nine professional/managerial appointments, 21 faculty/librarian reappointments, 20 professional staff reappointments and two professor emeritus designations: Jo Anne Englebert of Spanish and Italian; and Joseph Greco of Accounting, Law and Taxation.
The Board also voted to change the April 20 meeting date to April 27. The April 6 meeting will be a tuition hearing.
Coach, wrestler get top honors at wrestling championships
Although 15th-ranked Montclair State and 13th-ranked The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) wrestling teams evenly split eight of 10 weight classes, MSU edged TCNJ by 2.5 points to win the Metropolitan Conference Wrestling Tournament held on campus Feb. 19.
Head Coach Steve Strellner, who is in his 23rd year with the Red Hawks, was named 2000 Metropolitan Coach of the Year. This is the third consecutive year Strellner has received the honor.
The 2000 Metropolitan Wrestler of the Year award went to Montclair State's Florian Ghinea of Romania.
Meanwhile sophomore Rami Ratel and freshman Brad Christie were the only two wrestlers who remained undefeated this season as they each went 3-0 to finish 32-0 in the 149-pound weight class and 33-0 at the 174-pound weight class, respectively. Montclair State will send four individual champions to the NCAA Division III National Championships to be held March 4-5 at Ohio Northern University.
Thanks to Campus Rec, there's no excuse not to get in shape
Campus Recreation is sponsoring free fitness classes for beginner to advanced students. For more information, call 7883.
Hi/Lo-N-Tone. High- and low-impact moves ending with resistance training for the upper and lower body. Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m., Blanton Hall.
Cardio Kickboxing. Mondays and Thursdays, 5-6 p.m., Gym 6.
Step-N-Tone. Traditional step choreography ending with resistance training for the upper and lower body.Thursdays, 4-5 p.m., Blanton Hall.
Aero Step-N-Tone. The latest high/low and step choreography ending with resistance training for the upper and lower body. Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Tighten-N-Tone. Resistance training for the upper and lower body. Mondays and Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge.
Urban Groove. The latest jazz, funk and hip-hop dance moves. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. Freeman Hall.
Hydro Fit. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-9 p.m., Panzer Pool.
Kickboxercise. A variety of kicks and punches that strengthens the heart, tones muscles and boosts confidence. Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m., Gym 6.
The south side entrance of College Hall will be closed March 6 through April 23 to perform work on the steps and landings. Questions or concerns can be directed to Architectural and Engineering Services at 4323.
Sprague Library is sponsoring several 45-minute workshops on advanced search techniques in psychology. They will be held Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; March 1 at noon and 3 p.m.; and March 2 at 5 and 6 p.m.
Athletes and sports personalities will read to young children during "Read Across America" on Thursday, March 2, at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center. Stories will be read at hour intervals between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Reservations are required. Call the Museum at 2377.
Correction: In the Feb. 14 issue of INSIGHT, the Q&A with Mark Allyn incorrectly stated he is with the Marketing Department. Allyn is in the Management Department.
For more information about position announcements, see the bulletin board outside the Personnel Office, College Hall, Room 316, on MSU's Web site at www.montclair.edu.or at HigherEdJobs.com.
Adviser, Academic Advising. Salary: $40,509.23-$46,583.09. Starting date: May 22. Apply by March 31. V-072.
Chair, English Department. Eligibility limited to MSU full-time faculty. Starting date: July 1. Apply by March 1. V-069.
Director, Career Development. Salary: $48,040-$62,458. Starting date: June 5. Apply by March 31. V-70.
Director, Government Relations. Salary: Appropriate to experience and credentials. Starting date: July 1. V-073.
Senior Data Entry Machine Operator, Physical Plant. Salary: $21,564.28-$29,105.72. Apply by March 3.