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August 14, 2000
James Dyer of Chemistry and Biochemistry received $25,000 from the American Chemical Society to support a two-year research project that will study the activity of enzyme Phospholipase D and offer research experience to an undergraduate student.
Marc Kasner of Chemistry and Biochemistry received a $30,000 two-year grant from the American Chemical Society to examine generalized trends in anomeric effects, stereoelectronic effects and conformational energies in compounds through the use of additional data processing equipment and undergraduate student research participation.
Scott Kight of Biology and Molecular Biology has received $67,925 from the National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Research, to purchase equipment for use by students in a two-semester research course in which they will generate research proposals for evaluation by their peers. If successful, the research will be performed the second semester. Funds also will be provided to hire an outside consultant to evaluate the program.
Robert Pines of Curriculum and Teaching received $199,532 from the New Jersey Department of Education to expand the concept of Professional Development Schools to include previous partners and create new partnerships in area school districts in which MSU faculty and mentor teachers in the schools are equal partners in preparing and training students teachers, and in mentoring them after they become full-time teachers.
John Smallwood of Biology and Molecular Biology has received $28,254 from the Wilson Ornithological Society to assume the editorship of The Wilson Bulletin for three years. The award also includes support for editorial and student assistants.
Susana Sotillo of Linguistics had an article, "Discourse Functions and Syntactic Complexity in Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication," published in the on-line journal, Language Learning and Technology.
Antoinette Spiotta of the Psychoeducational Center has received $660,000 from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services to continue the Center's program that identifies developmental delays in young children and works with the parents and children to develop therapeutic early intervention strategies.
Campus-wide events planned for Opening Day
Is summer over already? Almost. And the University is ready to kick into gear
with two campus-wide Opening Day events on Friday, Sept. 1.
At 11:15 a.m., President Susan A. Cole will address the campus community in the Student Center Ballrooms. A noon picnic in the Student Center Quad will follow. The day's schedule also includes a meeting of the Division of Student Development and Campus Life at 9 a.m., a University Senate meeting at 10 a.m., college/school meetings at 1:30 p.m. and department faculty meetings at 2:45 p.m.
Seven students win Goldfarb Scholarships
Seven students have been awarded this year's Saul and Adelaide Goldfarb
Graduate Scholarship awarded by the Montclair State University Foundation. Four
full-time studentsÑJanet Ellis, Tara Cariello, Elaine Schnoor and Jessica MahonÑwill
receive tuition for up to 12 credits for the Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 semesters.
Three part-time studentsÑRacquel Goodison, James Fugere and Prudence DertingerÑwill
receive tuition for up to three credits per semester for four consecutive semesters
beginning this fall. All scholarship recipients must maintain a 3.0 grade point
average each semester of the award.
August computer training schedule
The following computer courses open to Montclair State faculty and staff are
being offered this month by Information Technology. All courses are held in
College Hall, Room 123. To register, call 5449, or register online at edtch1.montclair.edu.
Excel Intro: Aug. 14, 1-3 p.m.
Excel 2: Aug. 21, 1-3 p.m.
HTMLÑThe Basics: Aug. 22, 9-11 a.m.
Intro to Netscape Mail: Aug. 23, 9-11 a.m.
Netscape Mail 2: Aug. 23, 1-3 p.m.
Intro to the PC and Windows: Aug. 23, 9-11 a.m. Office 2000: Aug. 24, 1-3 p.m.
Word, Formatting and More: Aug. 28, 1-3 p.m.
PowerPoint: Aug. 30, 9-11 a.m.
Meeting Maker: Aug. 30, 1-3 p.m.
FrontPage: Aug. 31, 9-11 a.m.
Access 2: Aug. 31, 1-3 p.m.
Board news
At its July 13 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved 10 faculty appointments,
five professional/managerial staff appointments, one professional staff reappointment
and two leaves of absence without pay.
The board also approved a managerial salary program for FY01; presidential salary adjustment and tenure; contract awards to The Staubach Co. for professional services in the development of a parking structure/theater building, to G. W. Verzi, Inc. for construction services at Richardson Hall, and four emergency contract awards for Wellness Center demolition, remediation and reconstruction; a concept document for a 24-hour computer lab in the Student Center; and a concept document for residence halls sprinklers.
Sworn to office as a new trustee was Douglas Kennedy, a prominent banker with a distinguished 25-year record in banking and finance. In January, Kennedy joined Summit Bancorp, headquartered in Summit, as senior executive vice president and deputy manager of Corporate Banking. Based in Princeton, Kennedy is responsible for both the Commercial Services and Capital Markets divisions.
"Douglas Kennedy will be a wonderful addition to our Board," said President Susan A. Cole. "He is a dynamic, hands-on business visionary and his excellent leadership, communication and entrepreneurial skills will prove invaluable to our University in the new millennium."
Prior to joining Summit Bancorp, Kennedy was president and chief executive officer of Fleet Bank, N.A. in Bridgewater, starting in 1998. He was responsible for Fleet's corporate citizenship and commercial banking activities statewide and was active on a number of prominent boards statewide.
A native of Weymouth, Mass., Kennedy earned a bachelor of science degree in economics and a master of business administration degree from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. He is a trustee of the Liberty Science Center, a director of the Tri-County Scholarship Fund and chairman of Nation's Port.
In Memoriam
Alicia Savage, former director of the Second Careers Program, passed away July
9 after a lengthy illness. A member of the University community from 1978 to
1993, Alicia was known for her work in developing the Second Careers program
and two scholarships named in her honor: the Alicia Pareha Savage Scholarship
for Adult Students and the Alicia P. Savage MSU ASL Adult Scholarship Fund.
Condolences can be sent to her husband, Dan Savage, at 2855 Cross Bronx Expressway, Bronx, N.Y. 10465.
Admissions open houses set for the fall
If you know college-bound students interested in attending Montclair State,
be sure to let them know about upcoming open houses. Undergraduate open houses
begin at 1 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium on Sundays, Oct. 15, Nov. 5 and Dec.
3.
Graduate School open houses will be held Sunday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Feb.
4, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Student Center. Open houses for the MBA Program
will be held Thursday, Oct. 26, and Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. in Partridge Hall, Room
114.
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From informative brochures and colorful T-shirts to summer camp water bottles, Richard Taubald enthusiastically spreads the word about the University's Gifted and Talented Youth Program.
This summer, Rich, who has been director of the Program since 1993, has a lot to tout with nearly 200 campers enrolled in each of the two sessions. The camp is open to students in grades four through 11 who enjoy challenging both mind and body. Every summer, campers have the opportunity to meet other children who are looking forward to a learning environment that is both challenging and enriching. Campers choose math, science and humanities courses for the morning session and a recreational or cultural course for the afternoon. Afternoon courses include theater and drama, photography, watercolor, fencing, tennis, exercising in the fitness center and ice skating at Floyd Hall Arena. Mornings are devoted to classes in computer graphics, cell and molecular biology, precalculus/trigonometry, astronomy, creative writing, mock trials and more. This year, new courses in physics and technology, robotics and microelectronics, and rocketry and science were introduced.
"These are courses you might not ordinarily find in schools," Rich explained. "The campers not only got the hands-on experience of rocketry, they also learned about the chemistry that goes into the fuel and the physics of flight." A former high school English teacher and German language instructor, Rich came to Montclair State in 1966 to pursue a master's degree in guidance counseling and student personnel services. He then joined the staff, holding several positions including director of freshman orientation, director of international students and coordinator for men's housing. In 1970, Rich left Montclair State to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Maryland. When he returned four years later, he became director of a two-year grant to develop a pre-retirement planning program. When the grant ended, Rich continued to work in various areas of continuing education, including supervision of College Level Examination Program testing and coordination of continuing education certification courses for nursing home administrators. In addition, he established an international business certification program in cooperation with the World Trade Organization. He joined the Gifted and Talented Program in 1990. "I really enjoy it," Rich said. "It gives me the opportunity to use my creativity to develop new programs."
In his spare time Rich enjoys sailing and biking. He recently completed, for the second time, the 42-mile New York City bike tour. He has also traveled through Connecticut on a 110-mile bicycle trip.