UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 19, Page 13
February 8, 1996
ADA coordinator

     Althea McDowell is the University's new Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator in the Office of Affirmative Action
and Multicultural Programs, as of Jan. 3. A graduate of Eastern
College, McDowell worked as a paralegal for one year before attending
Villanova University School of Law. She practiced law in Georgetown,
Del., for more than three years and then entered the statewide
Disabilities Law Program.
     In her position, she is working with students, faculty and staff
with disabilities and addressing policy and facilities issues within
the University community.
     She replaces Jeanette Di Scala.