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November 20, 2000
George Antoniou of Computer Science had his article, "Transfer Function Computation for Three-Dimensional Discrete Systems," published in the international journal KYBERNETIKA, Vol. 36, No. 5.
Barbara Chasin of Sociology had a review of Ian Taylor's 1999 book, Crime in Context: A Critical Criminology of Market Societies, published in the September 2000 issue of Contemporary Sociology, the American Sociological Association's book review journal.
Dorothy Deremer of Computer Science gave a refereed workshop on cooperative learning in computer science last month at the University of Scranton for the Eastern Small College Computing Conference, a subgroup of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education.
Angel Gutierrez of Computer Science presented a paper, "Best Tree Selection on Packet Wavelets to Improve Signal Classification," at the 11th International Conference on Signal Processing Applications and Technologies in Dallas, Oct. 16-19. The paper has been published in the conference proceedings.
Mark Hubey of Computer Science gave the following presentations: "Dynamics and Geometry of the Human Sexual Response" at the proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences; and "General Scientific Premises of Measurement of Complex Phenomena" at the Performance Metrics for Intelligence Systems Workshop, sponsored by NIST.
Ricardo Orteg—n of the Graduate School gave a presentation, "Getting into Graduate School," at the annual Student Leadership Symposium sponsored by the Hispanic Association for Higher Education of New Jersey. The event took place at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on Nov. 11. Orteg—n gave the presentation along with Nancy Vega of Graduate Admissions at NJIT.
Dawn Sova of English was interviewed in September on the News 12 television program "Jersey's Talking" and last month on radio stations KVI in Seattle and WASN in Cleveland to discuss censorship in literature and the arts in connection with her two hardcover books, Banned Books: Literature Suppressed for Sexual Content and Banned Books: Literature Suppressed for Social Content, and the new trade paperback 100 Banned Books. As part of National Banned Books Week in September, she also presented lectures and book signings at Barnes and Noble stores in Paramus, North Brunswick, West Long Branch and Edgewater.
Rich Taubald of the Gifted and Talented Youth Programs gave a presentation, "How to Create and Administer a University-based K-12 Gifted Program," at the New England Association for Gifted Children annual conference in Providence, R.I. He also gave a presentation, "Parent, Teacher and University Collaboration," at the National Association for Gifted Children conference in Atlanta, Ga.
Women's soccer team takes ECAC championship while football heads to NCAA playoffs
Senior women's soccer midfielder Marie Plaskett scored with 58 seconds remaining to lift fourth-seeded Montclair State to the ECAC Division III Metro Women's Soccer Championship with a 1-0 victory over second-seeded New York University at Sprague Field on Nov. 5.
The title is the first for Montclair State, which was making its second post-season appearance ever. Last year, the Red Hawks lost to Richard Stockton, 1-0 in the ECAC semifinals in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Junior Danielle Malyska took a corner kick with just over a minute to go and lofted a crossing pass that Plaskett headed from the left side into the right hand corner past NYU goalkeeper Becca Giefer.
Both teams struggled for offense in the windy conditions. Montclair (17-4-2) had the first chance early in the second half as Plaskett's shot from 15 yards out was stopped by Giefer. MSU saw another opportunity slip away as Stephanie Santos had a shot deflect off the crossbar. The Violets (11-7-2) had their chance with just over four minutes to go, but Jennifer Farkas' shot from 18 yards out was handled by Red Hawk goalkeeper Stephanie Romanko, who made three saves as she recorded her 14th shutout of the season. Giefer had five saves for NYU, which was outshot 11-5.
In football, junior quarterback Ed Collins scored on a one-yard sneak with 2:47 to play as Montclair State captured its second straight New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) title with a 17-13 victory over Rowan on Nov. 14 before a crowd of 3,187 at Sprague Field.
This is the Red Hawks' 16th NJAC title. MSU headed to the NCAA Division III playoffs in Springfield, Mass. on Nov. 18. (Results were not available at press time).
Last year, Montclair State advanced to the quarterfinals where they were knocked out by Rowan. This is the first time since 1985-86 the Red Hawks, who have won 11 consecutive conference games, will make NCAA back-to-back appearances.
Sprague Library revises circulation policy
Sprague Library has revised its circulation policy regarding loans and renewals for faculty, staff, graduate assistants and doctoral students.
The loan period for circulating books is one semester, with the due date being the last day of the term. Books can be renewed twice by phone or through the online "Book Renewal Form" on the circulation home page. Books can be renewed once more in person at the circulation counter. Renewal requests must be made on or before the due date, and books on hold cannot be renewed.
Faculty can place course-related required or supplementary readings on reserve by submitting the Reserve Material Request Form available at the library or on the library's Web site.
Marlies Yearby choreographs piece for "Works-a-Foot"
Marlies Yearby, whose choreography for "Rent" on Broadway earned her a Tony Award nomination, will choreograph a new work to be presented by Montclair State students during "Works-a-Foot."
Yearby has toured internationally with Urban Bush Women and won a Bessie Award for her choreography for "Stained," by writer Lisa Jones and Alva Rogers.
She recently moved to Montclair and is in residence at MSU for three weeks this month working with dance students. Yearby's choreography has included explorations with text, voice and live music, resulting in her signature technique. Her work creates a vocabulary that defines identity, re-examines aesthetic values and increases socio-political awareness. Yearby's choreography has been commissioned by Lincoln Center, the American Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow, the American Musical Theater Festival and other leading arts institutions.
In addition to performing the dance at "Works-a-Foot," it is expected the students will perform it at the American College Dance Festival and "Danceworks 2001" next spring.
"Works-a-Foot" will be presented Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., and
Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $6; $5 for seniors and students. For tickets, call 7080.
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.
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.
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CLASSIFIED POSITIONS:
Department Chair, Speech Communication. Eligibility limited to MSU full-time faculty. Apply by Dec. 1.
Department Chair, Economics and Finance. Eligibility limited to MSU full-time faculty. Apply by Feb. 1.
Instructor, Speech Communication. One-semester temporary position. Apply by Dec. 7.
Senior Clerk Transcriber, Academic Advising. Salary: $21,078.78-$28,413.44. Apply by Nov. 20.
Announcements
November 20, 2000
The President's Conference Room, which has been enlarged and renovated, is available for use by the campus community for University business. Located in College Hall adjacent to the President's Office, Room 231, the room is equipped with a kitchen area, phone, refreshment area, and by the end of the month, complete multimedia presentation capability. The conference table seats 24. To reserve the conference room, call the President's Office at 4212.
University Police is holding an open house on Monday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. at police headquarters. Members of University Police will answer questions and give a tour of the facility. Refreshments will be available.
The deadline to return nomination forms for 2001 honorary degree recipients is Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the President's Office.
Campus Recreation has made the following changes to facility hours for the week: The Fitness Center will open at 8 p.m. Nov. 21. The Center will close 1:30 p.m. Nov. 22 and reopen Nov. 27 at its regular time. The 8-10 p.m. open swim has been cancelled on Nov. 21. The pool will close 2 p.m. Nov. 22 and reopen Nov. 27 at its regular time. The Field House will close 3 p.m. Nov. 21 and reopen 1 p.m. Nov. 27. For more information, call Campus Recreation at 7883.