UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 7, Page 6
October 17, 1991
Up and coming
Financial planning featured at lunch
A series on financial planning will be presented at noon,
Fridays, in the Ewing Room of the Perkins Student Center.
The schedule includes "Why Have a Will/Trusts and Estates,"
Oct. 18, by Al Ament, labor relations; "UD Benefits at Retirement,"
Oct. 25, Helen Morgan, benefits; "What is a Stock, Bond, Mutual
Fund?/All About Fidelity Investments," Nov. 8, Steven Keating,
Fidelity Investments; and "TIAA-CREF and What's New at TIAA/CREF,"
Nov. 15, Mary Ann Tipton, TIAA.
NASA Space Day to take off Nov. 23
"Space Research Day at Delaware" will take place Saturday,
Nov. 23, on the Newark campus.
The event, featuring a series of presentations, laboratory
visits and demonstrations focusing on graduate research, is
associated with the NASA Space Grant College Program.
Faculty, students and anyone interested in the field of space
is encouraged to attend. A continental breakfast will begin at 8:30
a.m. Luncheon is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., and a reception for all
participants, speakers and current graduate students will begin at
4:30 p.m.
The principal areas of active NASA research at the University
of Delaware are engineering (material, structures and composites);
environmental sciences (remote sensing and oceanography); physics,
astronomy and astrophysics; and space physics.
Registration fee of $5 will cover all activities.
Advance registration is required by Nov. 11. A detailed agenda
and map will be sent to all who register by that date.
Questions should be directed to John Meakin, mechanical
engineering, at 451-1642; Victor Klemas, marine studies, at
451-2336; Dermott Mullan, Bartol Research Institute, at 451-2170;
or Norman Ness, Bartol Research Institute, at 451-8116.
Effective strategies offered by center
The Center for Teaching Effectiveness (CTE) has a number of
courses and classes available for University faculty and staff.
Under its "Changing Times- Difficult Classroom Dialogs"
series, Madeline Lambrecht, assistant professor of nursing, will
present "Teaching About Death, Loss and Grief," from noon-1:30
p.m., Monday, Nov. 4, in the Collins Room of the Perkins Student
Center.
In CTE's other series, "Alternatives to the Lecture: Active
Teaching and Learning Strategies," two courses are being offered
that will focus on techniques enabling faculty to use methods that
encourage active involvement in learning.
"Active Learning Strategies, Part I," will be held from
12:45-2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Studio B on the third floor
of Newark Hall. Part II will take place Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Panelists for both programs in this videoconference are
Maryellen Weimer of Pennsylvania State University and Vincent Tinto
of Syracuse University.
To register, call 451-2027.
First Amendment focus of 'congress'
On Friday, Oct. 25, the First Amendment Congress of Delaware
will meet at Wilmington College to focus on the most heated issues
surrounding the First Amendment.
The purpose of the congress is to "take the pulse of the First
Amendment" in Delaware as part of a nationwide celebration of the
bicentennial of the Bill of Rights.
Recent First Amendment controversies in Delaware have involved
the right of the media to report names of jurors and provide juror
profiles, whether taxpayers' money should be spent on religious
displays on public property and the use of publicly broadcast
material in political campaigns.
Speakers at the congress will include a number of Delaware
faculty from various disciplines as well as representatives from
WILM Radio, AT&T, the News Journal Papers, Hagley Museum and
Delmarva Power & Light Co.
Chairing the First Amendment congress is Sam Waltz, adjunct
professor oc communication. A panel dealing with academic freedom
and "political correctness" will be moderated by Linda Gottfredson,
professor, and Jan Blits, associate professor, both in educational
studies, and Larry Nees, a professor of art history.
Dennis Jackson, associate professor, and Edward Nickerson,
professor emeritus, both in English, will participate on a panel
dealing with media ethics, and David Haslett, professor of
philosophy, will serve on a panel dealing with "Right to Know,
Right to Publish." Its purpose is to discuss whether the media has
the right to publish the name of a rape victim.
Juliet Dee, assistant professor of communication, will
moderate a panel on "Technology and Freedom of Speech." This panel
will deal with First Amendment questions arising from such new
technologies as radar detectors and dial-a-porn.
A discussion on book banning will be moderated by Joan Del
Fattore, associate professor of English, and Kathleen Price, a
parent who urged the Appoquinimink School District not to include
certain stories in its curriculum.
Other sessions will discuss the right of health professionals
to engage in abortion counseling, membership in "hate groups" and
proposed limitations on commercial speech, such as tobacco, alcohol
and gambling advertisements.
For more information call Waltz at 239-3992.
Teaching initiatives to be discussed
Current statewide initiatives in the public schools will be
the focus of two free public programs at the University of Delaware
in October and November.
The program are being sponsored by the University's College of
Education and the Education Alumni Association. Inservice credit is
available through the state Department of Public Instruction for
individuals who attend both programs.
On Tuesday, Oct. 22, "RE:Learning Revisited" will be the
subject of a program with a panel of teachers and administrators
from RE: Learning schools. The program is scheduled from 7-9 p.m.
in Room 100 of the Kirkbride Lecture Hall.
Discussing what the RE:Learning has meant for them and their
schools will be Diane Dolan of Laurel Middle School, Minnie
Hutchison of Brookside Elementary, Parker McMullin of Wilmington
High, Freeman Williams of Redding Middle and Joanne Miro of Hodgson
Vo-Tech. A video, entitled "The Wrong Stuff," also will be shown.
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the program will focus on "Project 21:
What Does It Mean for Delaware?" Scheduled from 7:15-8:15 p.m., the
program will be held in Room 125 of Clayton Hall.
The state has received a $5 million National Science
Foundation grant to improve science, math and technology. Delaware
RE:Learning schools are the initial focus of this effort.
Discussing the goals and framework of the five-year project at the
Nov. 19 program will be Bill McIntosh of Delaware State College,
who is the principal investigator for the grant, as well as other
project leaders.
Workshop set on foreign students
A workshop on "Policies and Strategies Regarding Foreign
Graduate Students" will be presented from 3:30-5 p.m., Wednesday,
Nov. 6, in the Collins Room of the Perkins Student Center.
The session, which is open to all faculty, department
chairpersons and graduate program coordinators, will focus on
recruiting, teaching and dealing with the special legal status of
foreign graduate students.
The program will begin with brief presentations by Susan Lee
assistant international student adviser, International Center;
Scott Stevens, director, English Language Institute (ELI); and Paul
Amer, coordinator of graduate studies, Department of Computer and
Information Sciences.
Participants will learn about policies of the U.S. Department
of State and the University regarding foreign students and their
families, the role of the ELI and student eligibility for free
tuition to ELI.
Amer will discuss experiences in attracting foreign students,
evaluating credentials and educating foreign-trained students at
the graduate level. Two graduate students-Zhijie Wange,
linguistics, and Jitedra Ganjhu, mathematics-will discuss foreign
student organizations and community life.
All those who teach and advise foreign graduate students, who
wish to encourage more foreign admissions or who would like to
raise issues regarding foreign student policies are encouraged to
attend this open forum.
For more information, call 451-2147.