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November 6, 2000
Magda Garcia of Psychology presented a paper and chaired a session, "Disability Issues in the Hispanic Community," at the annual meeting of the Puerto Rican Congress held Oct. 21.
John Jenq and Dajin Wangof Computer Science had their paper, "Computing the Configuration Space on Reconfiguration Mesh Multiprocessors," published in the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing this summer in Las Vegas. Jenq presented the paper. Wang has been appointed a visiting research professor at the National Key Laboratory for Novelle Software Technology at Nanjing University, China, for 2000-2002. He worked at the National Key Laboratory in the summer.
Milton Fuentes and Robert D. McCormick of Psychology were interviewed by The Herald News for an article about the lack of Spanish-speaking psychologists in the state, the importance of culture in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, and the need to train all mental health professionals in culturally appropriate interventions. Fuentes and McCormick are treasurer and president, respectively, of the Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey. The article appeared on the front page and was followed several days later by an editorial supporting their views.
Mark Hubey of Computer Science recently gave the following presentations: "Multiplicative Neural Networks" at the Workshop on Postprocessing in the Sixth ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining; "Fuzzy Logic and Calculus of Beauty, Moderation, and Triage" at the 2000 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences; and "Fuzzy Operators for Fuzzy Logic: Bringing Logical-ANDs into Regression" at the Fourth World Multiconference on Systematics, Cybernetics and Informatics-SCI2000.
Vincent Walencik of Curriculum and Teaching gave a presentation, "An international study designed to improve the English language skills of engineering students via technology education activities," along with Paul Heinemann, a lecturer at Fachhochschule Magdeburg, Germany, at a United Nations Conference on technology education held last month in Braunschweig, Germany. The presentation described the results of a distance-learning project that linked engineering students from the former East Germany with MSU graduate students and technology education students from Indian Hills Regional High School.
Second graduation planned for students finishing in August
The additional ceremony will be a one-time event, and not repeated in following years. Students completing their degree requirements in subsequent summers will be eligible to participate in the May commencement the following year.
Provost Richard Lynde said the additional ceremony was scheduled because the recent change in the graduation procedure, limiting participation in the May commencement to students who have fully completed their course of study prior to commencement, was made after students had already planned to complete portions of their program in
the summer.
"A number of students indicated that there was not enough time and flexibility to schedule their work prior to the May 2001 ceremony," Lynde said. "In response to their requests for relief, the University has decided to hold a commencement ceremony in September for those students whose degree will be conferred in August 2001."
The event, tentatively scheduled for the afternoon, will be held either in Memorial Auditorium or in the Student Center Quad, according to Karen Pennington, vice president for Student Development and Campus Life.
Students planning to complete their programs in the summer of 2002 now have a minimum of four semesters (spring, summer and fall 2001, and spring 2002) to adjust their programs so that they can complete them by May 2002. Students completing their programs after the summer of 2002 now have ample time to arrange their programs so that they can comply with the new commencement guidelines.
Next year there will be two 2001 commencement ceremonies. An additional graduation ceremony will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14, to accommodate students who will complete their degree requirements in the summer.
Five inducted into Hall of Fame
This year's honorees are Donna Brooks, softball; Robert Chesney, soccer; Harry Durkee, baseball; Amod Field, football, basketball, and track and field; and Andrea (Steensen) Peters, softball.
Brooks was named First-Team, All-NJAC her first year of volleyball and was a first-team All-NJAC, All-Region and All-American in 1986, 1989 and 1990. She teaches elementary physical education in Elizabeth and has coached softball for four years.
Chesney, the Red Hawk head soccer coach for the past 10 years, played for the team from 1986 to 1989. He is a two-time Regional All-American and a four-time All-NJAC selection.
Durkee was the mainstay of the 1951-53 teams, posting a career mark of 17-5 under the leadership of Bill Dioguardi. Durkee also led the charge as the team claimed the NJIAC championship by beating teams such as Rider, Upsala, and Queens in 1951.
A three-time All-NJAC, ECAC wide receiver during his college years (1985-1990), Field currently stands third on the all-time career list for receptions, and second for yards and touchdown receptions. In basketball, Field appeared mid-season and played the final 15 games, including 12 starts. On the track, he is an eight-time NCAA All-American; and a four-time NCAA national champion.
In softball, Peters (1986-1989) holds the single season records for highest batting average (.443) and most triples. Her career records include most doubles (37), most runs batted in (107) and most walks (43). She's also had the most consecutive games without an error.
Cost for the event is $25, which includes brunch and an all-day pass to any MSU athletics event.
For more information, call Athletics at 746-0417.
Five former athletes will be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony Saturday, Nov. 11.
TheatreFest search begins for best regional play
Open to all playwrights living in New Jersey, New York or Connecticut, the contest was established to encourage, promote and develop the work of American dramatists.
"TheatreFest strives to be at the forefront of developing and presenting new and important voices in American theater," said TheatreFest Artistic Director John Wooten. "This contest is the only one of its kind in the area."
Scripts must be original, unpublished and unproduced. For submission guidelines call 7071. The entry deadline is Jan. 7. There is no entry fee.
The winning play will be produced under an Equity SPT contract in the Next Stage Theatre next summer. The playwright will receive $1,500 and two runners-up will each receive $500.
The search has begun for the tri-state area's most promising playwright. TheatreFest is seeking submissions for its fourth annual Regional Playwriting Contest.
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.
Counselor, Teacher Education Advocacy Center. Salary: Dependent upon qualifications. Starting date: Dec. 1. Send letter and resume by Nov. 15 to Nancy Lauter. V-32.
Program Assistant for the Ed.D. in Pedagogy, Center of Pedagogy.Salary: $27,963.06-$41,949.26. Starting date: As soon as possible. Send letter and resume to Cynthia Onore. V-29.
Program Assistant, Teacher Education Advocacy Center. Salary: Dependent upon qualifications. Starting date: Dec. 1. Send letter and resume by Nov. 15 to Nancy Lauter.
V-33.
CLASSIFIED POSITIONS:
Crew Supervisor and Building Maintenance Workers, Physical Plant.Open only to permanent MSU employees. Shift 4 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Salary range: $22,024.02-$29,727.46. Apply by Nov. 13.
Principal Clerk Transcriber, Educational Opportunity Programs. Salary: $23,997.24 -$32,479.48. Apply by Nov. 7.
Announcements
November 6, 2000
Don't miss the next issue of INSIGHT for excerpts from President Susan A. Cole's University Day speech and a look at the plans being developed by the divisions, schools and colleges as a result of the day's program and their ongoing strategic planning activities.
Sodexho Marriott Services is selling pies for the holiday season. The cost is $9.95 for pecan pie; $7.95 for apple or sweet potato pie; and $7.50 for pumpkin pie. Pies can be picked up one to three days after ordering in the Student Center cafeteria between noon and 2 p.m. All pies will be boxed with a gold ribbon. Checks can be made payable to Sodexho Marriott Services. For more information, call 7707.
Approximately 10 parking spaces in Lot 7 will be sectioned off on Monday, Nov. 6, to uncover and repair a leaking high-pressure steam line. Repairs are anticipated to be completed by Monday, Nov. 13. A campus-wide electrical shutdown will take place Friday, Nov. 24, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to perform preventive maintenance in the high-voltage manholes and electrical upgrades in the University's switch gear house. Buildings south of Normal Avenue and on Clove Road will not be affected. All other buildings will be without power for the duration of the shutdown. Buildings with emergency backup power will be monitored throughout the shut down. For more information about the shutdown or steam line repair, call Physical Plant at 5217.
University Bookstore Trivia Contest
November 6, 2000
Six people submitted answers to last week's question, but only one answer was completely correct. It came from Emily Mudryk and Dina Genovese Wittner of the Registrar's Office, who correctly listed the names and dates of the University's name changes as the New Jersey State Normal School at Montclair, 1908; Montclair State Teachers College, 1927; Montclair State College, 1958; and Montclair State University; 1994.
Here's this week's question: (The winning answer will receive a $20 certificate from the University Store.)
Next week is International Education Week. Over the past three years, from which country have more students come to study at Montclair State than any other?
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 responding is Nov. 14.