UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 28, Page 13
April 18, 1996
Faculty and staff

PUBLICATIONS

     A. H-D. Cheng, civil engineering, and E. Detournay of University
     of Minnesota, "On Singular Integral Equations of Poroelasticity,"
     in Mechanics of Poroelastic Media, pages 93-108, A.P.S.
     Selvadurai, editor, Kluwer.

     Timothy Murray, library, "Metered Mail: A Survey of Contemporary
     Poetry Postcard Publishing," in Popular Culture in Libraries,
     vol. 3, no. 2, 1995.

PRESENTATIONS

     Martha Carothers, art, "Grimm and Grimmer," book arts exhibition,
     at Center for Book Arts, April 12-June 15, New York City; and
     "Endangered," book arts exhibition, at Oregon Book Arts Guild,
     May 10-June 28, Salem.

     James R. Soles, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Political
     Science and International Relations, "The Final Exam as Active
     and Collaborative Learning," at seventh national conference on
     college teaching and learning, March 22, Jacksonville, Fla.

     Paul R. Berger, electrical engineering, "Structural and Optical
     Properties of SiGeCSn Alloys," at workshop on compound
     semiconductor materials and devices, Feb. 19-21, Santa Fe, N.M.;
     and "New Semiconductors for Future Computing and Communications,"
     at Sandia National Laboratories, Feb. 15, Albuquerque.

     Susan McLaughlin, human resources, and Bernice Weinacht,
     registrar, "On Course: Enhancing Academic Advisement," at Student
     Information System Users Conference, March 24-27, Anchorage,
     Alaska.

     Theodore E.D. Braun, foreign languages and literatures, "Diderot
     and the Morality Scoreboard, or, Joining the Utile and the
     Agreable in a New (Utopian) Principle of Ethics," at American
     Society for 18th-Century Studies annual meeting, March 27-31,
     Austin, Texas, and chairperson, "To Their First Chaos Wit's Rich
     Works Will Rise: Chaos Theory and 18th-Century Texts."

     James L. Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics, "A
     Comparative Analysis of Change Expectations: A Profession at
     Risk," at National Association of Business Teacher Educators
     research conference, April 3, New Orleans.

     Robert R. Nelson, hotel, restaurant and institutional management,
     "Convention Centers as Tools for Local Economic Development: How
     the Rules are Changing in the 1990s," at Urban Affairs
     Association annual meeting, March 13-16, New York City.

     Members of the English Language Institute made presentations at
     the 30th annual convention and exposition, Teachers of English to
     Speakers of Other Languages, March 26-30, Chicago: Barbara
     Morris, "Service Projects for Student Motivation and Empowerment"
     and "Bike Safety: A Student Video"; Scott Stevens with Gregory
     Baines, "Toward the Professionalization of ESL on the Campus"; Jo
     Rayyan, "Independent Study Centers for Mixed-Ability ESL
     Classes"; Susan Williams, "Making Research Manageable for
     Students: An Integrated Skills Approach"; Katherine Schneider
     with Carol Linfoot, Margene Peterson, Marjorie Friedman, Patty
     Heiser and Donn Callaway, a colloquium on management issues
     confronted by second-in-command ESL administrators; and Ruth
     Jackson with Leslie Criston, Lisa Grimsley and Grant Wolfe, a pre-
     convention institute, "The Art of Teaching Culture Through
     Content-Based Courses," March 25.

     John Patrick Montano, history, "The Signs of the Times: Religion,
     Ideology and the Public, 1660-1663," at the Pacific Coast
     Conference on British Studies, March 29-31, Los Angeles.

     Carolyn Fisher, animal and food sciences, "Phenolics in Spices:
     Flavorants and Anticarcinogens," at the American Chemical
     Society, Green Mountain Section, March 21, Northfield, Vt.

     Russell R. Dynes, disaster research, "Comparing and Generalizing
     from Crises Experience: Pitfalls and Possibilities" and
     chairperson and plenary speaker, "Preparing for Crises
     Management," at International Conference on Crises Management at
     the National Level, March 20-22, Stockholm.

     Michael J. Smith, educational development, "Dilemmas Created by
     Infusing the Nature of Science into the Earth Science
     Curriculum," at National Association for Research in Science
     Teaching annual meeting, March 31-April 3, St. Louis.

SERVICE

     Susan Brynteson, library, was appointed to a three-year term,
     Scholarly Communication Committee, Association of Research
     Libraries.

     Michael Gamel-McCormick, individual and family studies, was
     appointed by Delaware Gov. Thomas R. Carper to the Advisory
     Council on Exceptional Citizens.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

   25 years
     Angela Mizenko, billing and collection, April 19, 1971

   15 years
     Annette Clark, Facilities Management, building services, April
        20, 1981
     Jessamin White, registrar's office, April 20. 1981

   10 years
     Derrick Aliff, Transportation Services, April 21, 1986
     Edward Jenkot, Facilities Management, paint shop, April 21, 1986
     Audrey Younger, Facilities Management, building services, April
        21, 1986

   5 years
     Richard Allen Basher, Dining Services, April 24, 1991
     Patricia Mylander, marine studies, April 22, 1991