September 11, 2000

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Dennis Adams of Reading and Educational Media has had the second edition of his book Media and Literacy published by Thomas Publishing. Several MSU colleagues are cited and a dozen of Adams' graduate students are credited as research assistants at the end of the Internet chapter. In addition, some of the results of his research on e-books and wireless Internet are being published this month by THE Voice (Technological Horizons in Education). After speaking at EdMedia 2000, Adams was asked to put part of his conference paper on THE's Web site, Online News.

George Antoniou of Computer Science gave several paper presentations this summer: "Generalized 3-D state space models: A fast discrete Fourier transform-based algorithm for computing the transfer function" at the International Association for Science and Technology for Development International Conference on Modeling and Simulation; "Simulated annealing: Application for separation of two dimensional polynomials" at the International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems and Technology (this paper was co-authored by graduate students Linda McMahan, Rita Dhruve and Stella Stephan); and "2-D Systems: Image compression using the Daubechies wavelet" at the World Multiconference on Circuits, Systems, Communications and Computers. This paper was co-authored by alumnus Michael Nalisnik. All the papers have been published in the conferences' proceedings.

Thom Gencarelli of Broadcasting was an invited guest on the cable network MSNBC on Aug. 22 to talk about the success of the CBS reality-based program "Survivor."

Mark Kaelin of Health Professions, Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure Studies has received $125,520 from the National Institutes of Health in the first part of a three-year grant for "Detectives in the Classroom." The project will test the hypothesis that by exploring health-related issues through the science of epidemiology, middle school students will increase their ability to meet National Science Education standards, and increase their interest in science and health-promoting behavior in general.

Karen Pennington of Student Development and Campus Life has been appointed by the New Jersey Department of Education as a member of the Advisory Review Council to the National Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention.

Quinn Vega of Biology and Molecular Biology has received $105,000 from the National Science Foundation to support the second year of a four-year project that is part of the CAREER program for young investigators. The project, "Analysis of RET Co-Receptor Function," continues the basic scientific research while training undergraduate students in molecular biology as they participate in the research design and analysis.

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Change made in distribution of pay checks
Beginning Sept. 28, the Payroll Office no longer will be distributing individual faculty and staff paychecks on Thursday afternoons. Each department is asked to designate one person to pick up all checks and direct deposit stubs for that department beginning 9 a.m. on the Friday of each pay week.

The Payroll Office encourages faculty and staff to consider direct deposit, a free service offered by many banks. Checks can be deposited into a checking, savings or money market account, and the money is available by 9 a.m. on payday. Your check also can be split into a savings and checking account in one or more banks.

Checks and direct deposit stubs also can be mailed to your home. In most cases they arrive on Friday or Saturday.

Questions about direct deposit or check pickup can be directed to the Payroll Office at 7141.

Admission Open houses
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 Sunday, 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 M.B.A. Program will be held Thursday, Oct. 26 and Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. in Partridge Hall, Room 114.

MSU co-sponsors China conference on global business
The Fourth China Conference, sponsored by Montclair State University and University of International Business and Economics, was held in Beijing, China, June 21-24. The theme was "Managing Global Business in the Internet Age."

The conference attracted more than 400 academicians, corporate executives and government officials, and 125 papers were presented. Montclair State was represented by 10 M.B.A. students and faculty members Alan Oppenheim, Eileen Kaplan, C. Jayachandran, Phillip LeBel, Richard Peterson, James Yang, Sang-hoon Kim, Mark Kay, Ramesh Narasimham, Seddik Meziani, John Wang, and Chung-Kue Hsu. In addition, LeBel, Yang and Narasimham were invited by the Beijing City government to deliver a six-hour lecture to a group of 170 high-ranking government officials from their Department of Finance and Department of Labor and Social Insurance.

Registration set for ESL courses
Registration for an eight-week English as a Second Language program will be held Sept. 18 and 20. Beginning to advanced classes are available, day and evening, beginning Oct. 2 through Nov. 20. A full-time intensive English course will offered beginning Nov. 2. For those interested in foreign languages, Korean, Japanese and Chinese classes will be offered beginning Sept. 27. To register, call the Center for Continuing Education at 4353.

In Memoriam
Alan Stewart, assistant head grounds worker in the Physical Plant Department, passed away Aug. 28. Stewart served the campus community for 20 years. "He was always dependable and trustworthy," said Elmo Crocker, Stewart's supervisor. "He also was a very good friend."

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For more information about position announcements, see the bulletin board outside the Personnel Office, College Hall, Room 316, or visit MSU's Web site at www.montclair.edu.

Associate Dean for Enrollment Management/Retention Services, Academic Success Center. Salary: $63,608-$95,420. Send letter and resume to Office of the Vice President for Student Development and Campus Life. V-20. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Bursar. Salary: $50,804-$76,215. Starting date: Nov. 1. Send letter and resume to Bryan Terry. V-1.

Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Enrollment Management. Salary: $70,128-$105,203. Send letter and resume to the Vice President for Student Development and Campus Life. V-21. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Director of the Center for Adult Learning. Salary: $52,328-$78,501. Send letter and resume to the Office of the Vice President for Student Development and Campus Life. V-19. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Program Assistant, New Student Experience. Salary: $27,963-$44,746. Starting date: Oct. 1. Send letter and resume to Felicia McGinty. V-22.

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University Bookstore Trivia Contest

Here's a chance to show off your knowledge about Montclair StateŅand win prizes. The University Bookstore is sponsoring a trivia contest that will appear in each issue of INSIGHT. A winner will be chosen from among the correct answers to receive a $20 gift certificate to the University Bookstore.

E-mail answers to valladaresw@mail.montclair.edu. The correct answer and the winner will appear in the next issue of INSIGHT.

The deadline for answering this week's question is Sept. 18.

Thanks to the efforts of a former English professor, a plaque identifying the home of a novelist (whose other occupations included cinema owner and Irish tweed salesperson) was paid for and installed by Montclair State. Who is the author and where is that home? (Hint: It's located where the grass is always greener.)

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Academic Calendar
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