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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUISVol. 20 No. 9 Oct. 19, 1995

Computing center introduces cyberspace to Arts and Sciences

W ho can help you sift through 10,000 electronic-mail accounts, surf the Internet, write a research paper from your choice of 68 computer

workstations and print it out on a state-of- the-art laser printer, all in one convenient location?

The technicians at the new Arts and Sciences Computing Center, located on the “garden level” of Cupples I Hall, can do all that and more. This fall, the center has opened the world of cyberspace to students studying literature, language and culture, as well as to those studying biology, earth and planetary sciences, physics and mathematics. Thanks to the center, German majors now can read a Munich daily newspaper as if it were delivered to their front doors, instead of waiting for a weeks-old paper from a library; English composition students can consult their own home pages, complete with a class picture and a glossary of grammatical and stylistic rules; and math­ematics students can solve differential equations with a visual software program called MATLAB, among many other possibilities.

Moreover, papers and reports — a foundation of arts and sciences study — now can be written on the 68 Macintosh, NeXT and personal computer workstations the center hosts and can be printed on seven different laser printers. And, just in case a student wants to stay in touch with on-line family members, he or she can drop into the center and instantaneously send an electronic message home.

These are just a few of the activities the new center provides the College o f Arts and Sciences, the largest and most diverse undergraduate program at Washington University.

Martin W. Dubetz, Ph.D., director of Academic Computing and Networking, oversees the center and anticipates the facility will have a much broader dimen­sion in the coming months and years.

“We hope to extend the center into a full computing facility for students and faculty o f Arts and Sciences, but right now we’re focusing primarily on the students,” said Dubetz. “The biggest need is simply word processing. We have the popular word processing packages — Microsoft Word and WordPerfect — and six stations are running Windows 95. We loaded them on the day they hit the market because they solved networking problems for us. Right now electronic mail (e-mail) is the most popular component o f the center. Students want to keep in touch with their colleagues all over the world and with their.families. There’s a large social com­ponent to the center, as well. People can visit and chat, learn from each other.”

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In this issue ...

Disease lin k .........................2A recently discovered mutant gene can be passed from parent to child, causing oral and pancreatic cancer and malignant melanoma

Focusing on the e y e ........... 3Henry J. Kaplan, M.D., is honing transplantation techniques to someday provide treatment for blinding retinal disorders

Dedicated to students........6Four faculty members to be honored at Founders Day banquet

Ei Student body of the John M. Olin School of Business had an opportunity to meet its new dean, Stuart I. m, Ph.D., at a recent barbecue. Here, Greenbaum (center) and Edward S. Macias, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor of Arts and Sciences, talk with graduate student JoAnne Gonzalez.

Recipe for success'ew business school dean declares ‘only excellence will suffice’

|p h ere is a saying in St. Louis that I goes something like this: If you |1 don’t like the weather, stick around

about 20 minutes; it’s liable to change. ™lar sentiment can be heard in the iwaysofthe John M. Olin School o f

fsmess. However, none o f therings carries the tone o f a tourist

^hed in sweat from St. Louis’ August uiand humidity. Rather, they are full o f exhilaration felt when the September ( «s begin to displace the summer M The reason is that at Olin, many Ntive, upbeat changes are taking place. Leading the list o f changes is Stuart 1. :enbaum, Ph.D., who became Olin’s

E* dean July 1. Greenbaum’s mission is Propel the business school to the next

of excellence — to build on the work by his predecessors, Bob Virgil and PankofF, who helped shape Olin into a

lonally recognized business school.My challenge is to focus and energize

* efforts of my staff and faculty col- 'agues, our wonderfully supportive -ids and alumni, and our outstanding -dents toward taking Olin to the highest ^cle of achievement and recognition,” J Greenbaum. “Change will become % , and only excellence will suffice.”

Greenbaum said he hopes his can-do attitude will be infectious at Olin. Making excellence the goal in every effort, from beautifying the Olin grounds to redesign­ing curriculum, will keep Olin customers

the students — happy, Greenbaum believes.

Greenbaum’s mission and the steps necessary to achieve it are set forth in a 36-page strategic plan, which was pre­sented to the Olin National Council at its first meeting Oct. 5. The National Coun­cil itself is new and was formed to iden­tify and address long-range planning issues for the school. Beyond strategic planning, the National Council, made up o f national and international business leaders, alumni and academics, will serve as an advisory board to the business school. The group will make recommen­dations on programs and services, faculty development, physical facilities, student recruitment, strategic partnerships, rela­tions to the community, community outreach and other school issues.

P a r t- t im e M B A red e s ig n e dAlso near the top o f the list o f changes is the new part-time master’s o f business administration program, the Professional

MBA (PMBA), which was approved by the Olin faculty Sept. 13. The new PMBA, which can be completed in three years, replaces the former four-and-one- half-year program and will admit its first class in January. Dean Kropp, Ph.D., associate dean and Dan Broida Professor o f Operations and Manufacturing Man­agement, directed the Olin task force responsible for the program redesign.

“After studying evening MBA pro­grams across the nation, the task force recommended the Professional MBA program model, which features high levels o f service to students and a focus on the educational needs of the fully employed professional,” said Kropp. “Our greatest challenge in restructuring the part-time MBA was to make it attractive to the marketplace, yet keep it education­ally sound and rigorous. Our team went through a lot o f give-and-take.”

Highlights o f the new PMBA are the shortened duration, the expanded choice of elective courses, and a cohort experience much like the full-time MBA program. Kropp said the cohort design promotes group work and functions to keep students in the program through their ability to

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Nancy Louise Grant, associate professor of history, dies at 46lV[ancy Louise Grant, Ph.D., associate' ’ professor o f history, died o f breast^ceronOct. 10, 1995, at Barnes Hospi- W She’-— "

"Wewas 46.are all shocked and saddened by

said Richard J. Walter, Ph.D., lessor and chair o f the Department of

t0ry in Arts and Sciences. “We’ll missery much as a teacher and as a col-

c3gue,"

visitation was held Friday, Oct. 13, at P'°n Chapel in University City. Anotherstation - -was to be held at noon on. . . . . . >U u v I1 C 1 U i l l I1U U 11 u i l

Jnesday, Oct. 18, at Shiloh Baptist Jrch, 350 Albany Ave., in H artford n < where Grant was raised. The tu-

neral service was to follow at 1 p.m.Grant, who came to Washington Uni­

versity in 1989 from Dartmouth College,■ i f f * 1 was widely ac-■ I claimed as a di­

verse scholar. During spring 1994 and the 1994-95 academic year, she was a fellow at the W. E. B. DuBois Institute for Afri­can-American

N ancy Louise G rant Harvard University. “She didn’t let her students, colleagues

or friends get away with sloppy thinking or thoughtless speech. She had a great appreciation o f irony and a wonderful sense of humor,” said Nancy E. Berg, Ph.D., assistant professor o f modern Hebrew in Arts and Sciences and one of Grant’s close friends.

A public policy historian, Grant’s recent research focused on the employ­ment of minorities in the federal govern­ment from the 1940s to 1975, particularly the U.S. Postal Service, America’s largest civilian employer. Grant’s father worked for the postal service, and many of her cousins worked for the U.S. Department

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Medical Update

Paul O. Hagemann, M.D., (left) professor emeritus of clinical medicine and Second-Century award recipient, talks with Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D., at the recent School of Medicine Second-Century Dinner. Nearly 400 people attended this year’s event, which annually recognizes individuals for outstanding service to the medical school. Other award winners this year were Bernard Becker, M.D., emeritus professor and emeritus head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Raymond H. and Roma Broida Wittcoff, Washington University trustees and members of the School of Medicine’s National Council. Presentations to award winners were made by William A. Peck, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the. School of Medicine, who served as master of ceremonies at the event.

Scientists find gene link in new family cancer syndrome- 6 l l u i J i i I H j i l . « ; > . i i . < .

School o f Medicine researchers have discovered that a mutant cancer gene can be passed from

parent to child, causing pancreatic can­cer, malignant melanoma and other tumors to develop within a family. The researchers described this new family cancer syndrome in the Oct. 12 issue of the New England Journal o f Medicine.

The previously unrecognized syn­drome also includes oral cancer, and researchers later may find that other inherited tumors are involved. “This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of defining all the tumors associated with a defect in this gene,” said Paul Goodfellow, Ph.D., associate professor of surgery and senior author o f the report.

The genetic defect occurs in the p l6 gene, a tumor suppressor gene that normally keeps cell growth in check. The gene already has been shown to be important in sporadic cases of pancreatic cancer and inherited malignant mela­noma. But this is the first report showing that the p i6 gene appears to play a key role in an inherited syndrome that in­volves pancreatic cancer.

Previously discovered family cancer syndromes include one involving breast and ovarian cancers, another involving colon and uterine cancers and one dis­covered at the School o f Medicine in­volving thyroid and adrenal gland tu­mors.

In family cancer syndromes, each child bom to an affected parent has a 50- 50 chance of inheriting a defective cancer gene, as well as an increased risk of developing cancer, typically at an early age.

By studying genetic mutations inher­ited within families, researchers can better understand the molecular changes that lead to cancer. The findings should offer insight into the development of sporadic cancers, which occur when the gene is inherited in its normal form but later is damaged by environmental fac­tors or other causes.

The research team, which includes Alison Whelan, M.D., assistant professor o f medicine, and research fellow Detlef Bartsch, M.D., said it is too early to know how many families may be af­fected by the new syndrome. But their

work underscores the need for physicians to get complete family medical histories from their patients. If physicians look more critically at their patients’ family histories, they probably will find more of these families, Whelan said.

Family members with the inherited p i6 defect could be closely monitored for the development of cancer. They also could be counseled to avoid extensive sun exposure, a risk factor for melanoma, and to avoid cigarette smoking and limit alcohol intake, both risk factors for oral cancer. However, there currently is no systematic way to monitor patients for the onset o f pancreatic cancer, a particu­larly lethal disease that often is advanced by the time symptoms develop. The new research, however, may enable scientists to develop a screening test for pancreatic cancer.

Researchers identified the syndrome in a family referred to the School o f Medicine for evaluation. The mutation was passed through the mother’s side of the family. The family members included a 34-year-old woman with oral cancer who had no history of drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes. The woman’s mother died of pancreatic cancer at age

CenterNet conference

Issues related to university ownership of teaching hospitals will be the subject of

the next CenterNet videoconference on Wednesday, Oct. 25. The roundtable discussion will highlight the experiences of academic health centers that have transferred or are considering transferring ownership of teaching hospitals to for- profit entities.

Guests will include the Rev. Michael J. Morrison, president o f Creighton Univer-

57; the mother’s sister died o f pancreatic cancer at age 45; and the mother’s brother died o f melanoma at age 32.The woman’s maternal grandmother also developed melanoma at age 70 and died o f metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 73.

The woman’s two sisters and father are healthy.

The researchers analyzed blood samples from family members and found that family members with cancer had a mutation in the p i 6 gene, while healthy family members did not have the mutation.

Earlier reports linking the p i 6 muta­tion to sporadic pancreatic cancers were not able to determine whether the ge­netic defect occurs early on in the devel­opment o f cancer or whether it is just one of many genetic mutations linked to cancer development. But finding the p l6 defect in a familial cancer syndrome gives the researchers strong evidence that the mutation is involved in initiating sporadic cancers, too. “This strongly suggests that the p 16 mutation is prob­ably an initiating cancer event and one ^ * o f the first things to go wrong,” Goodfellow said.

— Caroline Decker

sity in Omaha, Neb.; Richard L. O ’Brien, M.D., vice president for health sciences at Creighton; and Charlene Stuart, vice president o f clinical operations at the Medical University o f South Carolina.

The videoconference will be held from11 a.m. to noon in Room 601A o f The Bernard Becker Medical Library.

Viewers from medical centers nation­wide will be able to ask the guests ques­tions during the videoconference.

Volunteers needed for asthma studyThe Division of Pulmonary and

Critical Care Medicine is seeking stable asthmatics 18 or older for a study that will evaluate the effects o f inflamma­tion on asthma. Participants cannot be pregnant, current smokers or have smoked within the past year.

The study involves one office visit and

one or two procedures that can be con­ducted at Barnes Hospital or Barnes West County Hospital. Benefits include free screening tests and procedures and a $ 150 or $300 remuneration.

Research will be conducted by School o f Medicine faculty.

For more information, call 362-9560

scheduled for Oct. 25

Grant will help jf reduce peak traffi at medical center

A three-year $373,000 grant will enable the Washington Utriversii Medical Center to work toward reducing the number of single-occupani

cars o f employees during peak traffic hours. This grant, awarded by the C tion Mitigation and Air Quality Imi ment program, will be used to < * 2 ^ ' Transportation Management AMpcbtion (TMA) at the medical center.

Peak traffic hours are frofti7#>9a^ and from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays

The TMA will provide a foram throi which the private sector and local and regional governments can jointly address transportation and development-related issues in the community. Participants in the TMA will be the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, BJC Health Sys­tem, the Central Institute for the Deaf, th<St. Louis College of Pharmacy and the School o f Medicine.

“The principal focus of the TMA is to reduce single-occupancy vehicppgring peak hours and improve air quality in the medical center,” said Carole MojHBrec tor o f Facilities Administrativelervices and program administrator of the TMA “We will accomplish this by pMpting bicycling, van pooling, carpooling and MetroLink.”

By 1998, the TMA’s goal is to elimi­nate 644 single-occupancy vehicles. This would reduce hydrocarbon emissions per CJ£ year by 3.77 tons, Moser said

The TMA will be staffed by aftlll*tiffi m employee transportation coordinator.

For more information, call 362-6824,

Employee Health Fairoffers free flu vaccines

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by the Employee Health Fair on Thundfl idr and Friday, Oct. 19 and 20, at the pedes­trian walkway between Barnes and St Louis Children’s hospitals. Employee Health Service will be providing free flu vaccines from 11 a.m. to 3 p.n». Oct 19 and from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Oct. 2Mfao. physicians from the Department ( Ortho­paedic Surgery will be s c r e e n i n g for hand and wrist problems from 11 a.m. to ip * Df*° Oct. 19 and 20. Employees m ust have valid School o f Medicine ID cards.

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former musician eyes creativity in medicinehen Henry J. Kaplan finished junior high school in the late 1950s in New York, he applied for admission to two high schools that had two different academic focuses,

the School o f Music and Art. An alto saxo- ^ sr, Kaplan already was playing professionally and in clubs in his early teens. However,

was interested in science, so he applied to e< j&tually attended the prestigious Bronx High e- E f Science. It was a fantastic place, Kaplan said

iplace where he was exposed to what still ranks as it group of students he has encountered,

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Friends and rivals, that is. The two are frequent tennis competitors. “He’s a very competitive person, and he does not like to lose.” Weingeist said. “He’s very good, but he also is very intense. Sometimes when we play tennis, 1 think he'd almost rather die than lose to me.”

Kaplan admits to having a competitive side, but, he said, it is the opportunity to be creative that continues to drive him. He cherishes the variety his professional life presents him. During a typical week, he spends time working as a bench scientist, an educator, a surgeon and an administrator. When not operating on patients, he’s overseeing his department's business operations.

Henry J. Kaplan, M.D., (right) explains the argon green laser to resident Heidi Fischer, M.D. The laser is used to treat patients with diabetic retinopathy and other retinal disorders.

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■ fields, sic. Music(appeal to Kaplan because both allow for i said.i Qiany aspects o f medicine that you could e, but I think the thing that is most exciting iity to freely associate and to create and i that people haven’t traveled before,” he

it path is one not often traveled. He took ite to his current position as an ophthal- Jtor and administrator. Although he began

Cience as a teenager, he gained an interest in 1 much later. After earning a medical 1 from the Cornell University Medical [\ferk, Kaplan completed an internship in

ted a residency in general surgery. A ,Air Force general medical officer followed.

irch in terests to the eye ’ interest in his early research was immu-

llarly transplantation immunology. He9 interests to the eye in 1972, when he was a I fellow at the University*f)TTexas (South lical School in Dallas, Where he worked in lit of Cell Biology.

jjcry quick learner,” said Wayne Streilein, |>tt8 Streilein’s first postdoctoral fellow.

. creative and he worked very hard. Those il ingredients o f success,” said Streilein, it and director o f research at the

P*search Institute at the Harvard Medical• of the most renowned ocular immunolo- l Streilein said his own research is based

poric Kaplan did as a fellow in his lab.1 the way we think about the so-called

> privilege’ in the eye,” Streilein said. “Hank show that when antigens are placed in the

ftjjwact with the immune system. Some g o a l escapes, and there is an immune re­n te body. It’s just that the response is protec-

destructive.”feting his fellowship, Kaplan decided to TJthalmologist. He undertook a residency in r the University of Iowa, where he met

JIJGist, M.D., Ph.D., now the head o f oph- institution. When Kaplan came to

J yfcingeist was his senior resident. gW i from New York. I’m from Queens. He’s

^ an d the department chair made it a point » Weingeist said. “ I took him to dinner that

R * ve been close friends ever since.”

“... I think the thing that is most exciting to me is

the ability to freely associate and to create

and travel new paths ...”

“It’s probably very healthy for me to have all o f these roles in the department because it constantly keeps me challenged,” he explained. “I’m very much involved in eye healthcare delivery, both at our institution and region­ally.”

In the last year, Kaplan the administrator has put together the Barnes Eyecare Network, the first academic network in the nation to include both ophthalmologists and optometrists. The Department o f Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has one of the largest managed-care contracts in the country for eye care. In addition, he’s working to establish the first Midwest Medical Services Organization for eye care. It will include several other major Midwestern universities. Kaplan said this is an­other way to exercise creativity and innovation.

R e tin a l cell t r a n s p la n ta t io nInnovation also is important to Kaplan. He has moved on from his early work as an immunologist and, with Mat­thew A. Thomas, M.D., clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, was the first to per­form submacular microsurgery, operating on unhealthy tissue beneath the center o f the retina.

The retina is like the film in a camera. Light is fo­cused there, and retinal cells process the light into nerve impulses that can be interpreted in the brain. When photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) malfunction, vision is lost. In retinitis pigmentosa, for instance, a defect kills the rods, and when they die, the cones also die. Blindness is the result. In another disease called age-related macu­lar degeneration, a cell layer known as the retinal pigment epithelium becomes damaged. Those cells nourish photo­receptors, and without the nourishment, the photorecep­tors begin to die. Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in Americans older than 55.

Since Kaplan and Thomas first began performing surgery beneath the retina, their tools and techniques have been refined to the point that Kaplan now is on the verge o f uniting his surgical proficiency with his immunologic expertise. He is heading an effort to transplant retinal cells with the hope of someday pro­viding treatment to patients with these blinding retinal disorders.

“Within the next year, I think we will perform both photoreceptor transplantation in hereditary diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa, and retinal pigment epithelial transplantation for age-related macular degeneration,” Kaplan said. “We’ll have to demonstrate the efficacy of

our surgical approach, and I'm sure we will encounter problems unknown to us at the present time. But I think those studies will certainly begin within the next year.”

He predicts the trials will result not only in the development of transplan­tation techniques but also should provide a means of delivering other therapies. He hopes the tools he is developing someday may be used to deliver drugs or gene therapy to target tissues in the retina.

Kaplan looks forward to the challenges of treat­ing patients with eye diseases for which there has been no treatment in the past. In the operating room, he exudes confi­dence as he skillfully manipulates tiny surgical instruments. The cell layers that he will trans­plant are no mole than 50? microns thick, sometimes even thinner.

“But I have a distorted perspective of size be­cause I do the surgery

while looking through a microscope,” he said. “My concept o f the retina is that it’s actually a very large structure. 1 know that’s not the case, but that’s how I visualize it.”

Kaplan said he believes current microsurgical tech­niques are near the limits of human ability, but he is confident that other, new therapeutic approaches are on the horizon. “We’re now looking at molecular probes as therapeutic tools. Receptors on cells will transport and target those agents. This approach will take us to the next level in the treatment of retinal disease,” he predicted.

‘H e does sc ience’Weingeist said Kaplan’s abilities in the operating room are exceptional but not unique. “He’s not the only person who can do the technical things that he does,” Weingeist said. “Others can do what Hank does, but he tries to develop a scientific basis and to evaluate the techniques from a scientific point of view. Lots of surgeons can do surgery. He does science.”

Kaplan’s approach to scientific investigation, however, is different from the approach that many take. He said it dates to advice he was given by Nobel Prize laureate Rupert Billingham, who was the chairman of the Depart­ment o f Cell Biology at the University o f Texas (South­western) Medical School during Kaplan’s fellowship there. While some scientists make a point of reading every article published in the literature, Billingham was not that way.

“ I remember him telling me that while he tried to maintain familiarity with the literature, he mainly used his own mind, his own thoughts and his own instincts,” Kaplan recalled. “As I look at my own approach, that’s clearly how I do it.”

Kaplan said this allows him to remain unhindered by contemporary constraints and to be more creative.“That’s probably very different from what most people are taught in school, but that’s clearly the way I’ve always functioned,” he said.

Creativity and improvisation are the unifying factors in a career that has traveled in directions Kaplan never anticipated. “ I quickly lose the satisfaction associated with a task that has been accomplished. Consequently, 1 usually start looking fairly quickly for the next step,” he said. “Sometimes I turn around and realize, ‘'Gee, 1 used to be over there, and now I’m over here. How did that happen?’ And you know, each step was logical in the evolution of things, but I think it’s that willingness to take those small steps that characterizes my approach.”

— Jim Drvden

Calendar Oct. 19-28

Exhibitions“The Keenest of Senses: Celebrating the Becker Rare Book Collection in Ophthal­mology.” Through Dec. 22. Glaser Gallery, The Bernard Becker Medical Library, 660 S. Euclid Ave. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays;1-5 p.m. weekends. 362-4239.“Motherwell in S t Louis: A Selection From Local Collections.” Private collectors, muse­ums and art galleries in St. Louis are lending paintings, prints and collages by abstract expressionist Robert Motherwell. Through Oct. 22. Gallery of Art, upper gallery, Steinberg Hall. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. week­days; 1-5 p.m. weekends. 935-4523. “Engineering at Washington University:125 Years of Excellence.” Through Nov. 30. Special Collections, Olin Library, Level Five. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. 935-5444.

Films

Calendar guidelinesEvents sponsored by the University — its departments, schools, centers, organizations and its recognized student organizations — are published in the Calendar. All events are free and open to the public, unless other­wise noted.Calendar submissions should state time, date, place, sponsor, title of event, name of speakers) and affiliation, and admission cost. Quality promotional photographs with descriptions are welcome. Send items to Judy Ruhland at Box 1070 (or via fax: 935- 4259). Submission forms are available by calling 935-4926.The deadline for all entries is noon Tuesday one week prior to publication. Late entries will not be printed. The Record is printed every Thursday during the school year, except holidays, and monthly during the summer. If you are uncertain about a deadline, holiday schedule, or any other information, please call 935-4926.

true story of King George III of England. (Also Oct. 28, same times.)Midnight. Film board Midnight Series.“Dr. Strangelove” (1963), starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. (Also Oct. 28, same time.)

Lectures

All Filmboard movies cost $3 and are shown in Room 100 Brown Hall. For 24- hour Filmboard hotline, call 935-5983.

T D U V K t ' H I r r r n

Thursday, Oct. 197 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Foreign Series.“Forbidden Games” (1952, B&W), an anti­war film, in French with English subtitles.

Friday, Oct. 207 and 9:30 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series.“Ed Wood” (1994), starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton. (Also Oct. 21, same times, and Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.)Midnight. Filmboard Midnight Series.“Plan 9 From Outer Space” (1958), directed by Ed Wood. (Also Oct. 21, same time, and Oct. 22 at 9:30 p.m.)

Monday, Oct. 237 p.m. Black Arts and Sciences Festival film presentation. “Neapolitan,” produced and directed by Yahya Jeffries-El, a former WU student. Friedman Lounge, Wohl Stu­dent Center. (See story on page 5.) 935-5994.

Wednesday, Oct. 257 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Foreign Series.“The Man Who Left His Will on Film”(1970, B&W), in Japanese with English subtitles. (Also Oct. 26, same times.)7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. “The Burmese Harp” (1956), with English subtitles. Room 219 South Ridgley Hall. 935-5156.

Friday, Oct. 277 and 9:30 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series.“The Madness of King George” (1994), the

Thursday, Oct. 191 p.m. Vision science seminar. “Corneal Endothelial Cell Transplantation and Regen­eration in a Murine Model,” Timothy P. Fleming, asst, prof., depts. of Genetics and of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. East Pavilion Aud., Barnes Hospital. 362-2689.4 p.m. Assembly Series/Thomas Hall Lecture. “The Rise and Fall of the Ciga­rette: Risk, Science and Disease,” Allan M. Brandt, Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Room 215 Rebstock Hall. 935-5285.4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Claisen Rear­rangements: Structural and Solvent Effects on Transition State Structure,” Joseph Gajewski, prof., Dept, of Chemistry, Indiana U., Bloomington. Room 311 McMillen Lab.4 p.m. Earth and planetary sciences colloquium. “Hydrothermal Plumes and the Delivery of Iron to Banded Iron Formation,” Ann E. Isley, Lamont-Doherty Earth Obser­vatory, Palisades, N.Y. Room 362 McDonnell Hall. 935-5610.4 p.m. Islamic societies presentation.“Space and Sexuality in the Law: Ottoman, Palestine and Syria,” Judith Tucker, prof., Dept, of History, Georgetown U. Cohen Lounge, Room 113 Busch Hall. 935-4446.4:15 p.m. Philosophy lecture. “Pulp Natu­ralism,” Josefa Torbio Mateas, asst. prof. of philosophy. Stix International House. 935- 7148.

Friday, Oct. 209:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. “Pedi­atric Heart Disease: Emerging Genetic Etiologies,” Arnold W. Strauss, prof., depts. of Pediatrics and of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children’s Place.Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar.“Molecular Signaling in Xenopus Embryonic Development,” Yi Rao, asst, prof., Dept, of Anatomy and Neurobiology. Cell Biology and Physiology Library, Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-6950.Noon. Neurology lecture. The first William M. Landau lecture. “Chancellors, Physicians and Universities,” William H. Danforth, chairman, Board of Trustees. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave.1 p.m. Solid-state engineering and applied physics seminar. “Effect of Collisions on Plasma Etching,” W. Chen, graduate student, Dept, of Electrical Engineering. Room 305 Bryan Hall. 935-5565.3:30 p.m. Environmental studies seminar.“The Composition of Mississippi River Water,” Alan Sapia, city of St. Louis Water Division. Room 362 McDonnell Hall. 935- 4258.4 p.m. Music lecture. “Identification and Framing: An Exploration of the Subject in Music and Its Analysis,” Naomi Cumming, U. of Melbourne, Australia. Room B-8 Blewett Hall. 935-5581.5 p.m. Architecture lecture. “Mayors’ Institute Preview,” David Block, graduate student, School of Architecture. Room 116 Givens Hall. 727-1920.7:30 p.m. Astronomy lecture. “Comets and the Origins of Life,” Joseph Marcus, ama­teur astronomer. October meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society. Room 162 McDonnell Hall. 935-4614.

Monday, Oct. 234 p.m. Immunology seminar. “The Role of Granzymes in Cell-mediated Cytotoxicity,” Timothy Ley, prof., Dept, of Medicine and of Genetics. Third Floor Aud., St. Louis Children’s Hospital. 362-8748.

4 p.m. Psychology colloquium. “Auditory Processing and Aging,” Mitchell S.Sommers, asst, prof., Dept, of Psychology. Room 118 Eads Hall. 935-6592.

Tuesday, Oct. 243 p.m. Geometry seminar. “Closed Non­singular One-forms on Compact Three- manifolds,” Lawrence Conlon, prof. of math­ematics. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. 935-6726.4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Hyperbranched Polymers and the Dissolution Mechanism of Aromatic Polyamides,” Young Kim, research scientist, DuPont Central Research and Development, Wilmington, Del. Room 311 McMillen Lab (Coffee: 3:40 p.m. outside Room 311.) 935-6530.4 p.m. Diabetes research seminar. “IL-16 Mediated Mechanisms of COX-2 and iNOS Expression,” Aubrey Morrison, prof., depts. of Medicine and of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. Pathology Library, Room 3723 West Bldg. 362-7435.

Wednesday, Oct. 258 a.m. Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds. “Genetics and Gynecology,” Janet Rader, asst. prof. of gynecologic oncology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children’s Place. 362- 3122.11 a.m. Assembly Series lecture. Part of the Black Arts and Sciences Festival. Ntozake Shange, playwright, novelist, poet and author of “for colored girls who have con­sidered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.” Graham Chapel. (See story on page 5.)4 p.m. Biochemistry and molecular bio­physics seminar. “B |2 dependent Methionine Synthase: Piecing Together the Structure of a Multidomain Enzyme,” Martha Ludwig, prof., Dept, of Biological Chemistry, U. of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.7:30 p.m. Art lecture. Joel Nakamura, who has won numerous awards for his illustra­tions. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6597.

Thursday, Oct. 261 p.m. Vision science seminar. “T Cell Responses to Yersinia Enterocolitica," P. Michael Stuart, research asst, prof., Dept, of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. East Pavilion Aud., Barnes Hospital. 362-2689.2:30 p.m. Mechanical engineering semi­nar. “Self-exited Motions and Dynamic Instabilities in Fluid-conveying Tubes,” Anil K. Bajaj, prof., School of Mechanical Engi­neering, Purdue U. Room 100 Cupples II Hall. 935-6055.4 p.m. Anthropology colloquium. “Theory and Practice in Chinese Archaeology,”Robert Thorp, assoc, prof., Dept, of Art History and Archaeology. Room 149 McMillan Hall. 935-5252.

for Modem Transit, is part of the Mayors’ ; Institute on City Design: Midwest. Steinbd: Hall Aud. A reception will follow in Room 120 Givens Hall. 935-6200. 'J

Friday, Oct. 27 j<9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "B-Cij' Gene Family and Nervous System DevelopJ - ment,” Kevin Roth, assoc, prof. of pathologj, and of molecular biology and pharmacohClopton Aud., 4950 Children’s Place. ,'Noon. Cell biology and physiology teminu\“Roles of the Motor Receptor, Kinectin, in I Membrane Traffic,” Michael P. Sheetz, prof. i and head, Dept, of Cell Biology, Duke U. 1: Medical Center. Cell Biology and Physiolog^ Library, Room 426 McDonnell Medical „ Sciences Bldg. 362-6950.Noon. Environmental engineering semin“Impact of the Clean Air Act Amendments af 1990 on the Electric Utility Industry,” Michael Menne, supervising environmental scientist, Union Electric Co., St. Louis. Roo, 216 Urbauer Hall. 935-8590.

*1 p.m. Solid-state engineering and applied jix physics seminar. “Track-width Dependence Transition Jitter in Magnetic Recording,” P. | Dhagat, graduate student, Dept, of Electrical ia Engineering. Room 305 Bryan Hall. 935-556'Ci2 p.m. Education lecture. “Language, IfLearning and Literacy Practices in Tradition! and Non-traditional Urban Classrooms,” " Ametha Ball, asst. prof. of education, U. of) Michigan, Ann Arbor. Room 140 McMillan, Hall. 935-6707.3:30 p.m. Environmental studies collo­quium. “Groundwater Mining,” Robert Crissi prof., Dept, of Earth and Planetary Sciences} Room 362 McDonnell Hall. 935-4258. 114 p.m. Music lecture. “Corroborating ‘Testi mony’: A New Look at the Shostakovich ' Memoirs,” Allan Ho, prof. p f musicology, | Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville. RoomBi Blewett Hall. 935-5581.5 p.m. Architecture lecture. Alumnus Kevij Flynn, set and lighting designer, Kiku Obata6 Co., St. Louis. Room 116 Givens Hall. I 727-1920. I

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4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Structure and Dynamics of Proteins in Solution by NMR,” Eric Zuiderweg, prof. of biological chemis­try, Dept, of Biochemistry, U. of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor. Room 311 McMillen Lab. 935-6530.4 p.m. Earth and planetary sciences colloquium. “How Did Extinct Radionu­clides (When Live) Get Into the Solar Nebula?” A.G.W. Cameron, prof., Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Room 362 McDonnell Hall. 935-5610.4 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Gender and Sexuality in Tokugawa, Japan,” Sumie Jones, prof., East Asian studies, Indiana U., Bloomington. Part of the 1995-96 collo­quium series on “Women in East Asia.” Sponsored by the Joint Center for East Asian Studies. U. of Missouri-St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, 331 Social Science and Business Bldg. 516-5753.4 p.m. Molecular oncology/pathology seminar. “Biochemical Events in the Trans­formation of B-lymphocytes in Response to Epstein-Barr Virus Infections,” Elliott Kieff, prof. of medicine, microbiology and molecu­lar genetics, Harvard U. Third Floor Aud.,St. Louis Children’s Hospital. 362-9035.4 p.m. Political science discussion. “The Politics of Gay Rights in American Commu­nities: Explaining Anti-Discrimination Ordi­nances and Policies,” Kenneth D. Wald, prof., Dept, of Political Science, U. of Florida Gainesville. Room 200 C Eliot Hall 935- 5822.7 p.m. Architecture lecture. “The Next American Metropolis,” Peter Calthorpe, Calthorpe Associates, San Francisco. The lecture, which is co-sponsored by Citizens

Sunday, Oct. 227:30 p.m. University City Symphony Or­chestra concert “Symphony No. 1 in Eminor” by Jan Sibelius; “Danse Macabre" b Camille Saint-Saens; “Schelomo” by Ernest Bloch. Directed by William Schatzkamer, i prof. emeritus of music. Graham Chapel. I 994-1760.

Tuesday, Oct. 248 p.m. Concert. The Eliot Trio, featuring i NinaBodnar, former concertmistress of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, violin; John| Sant’Ambrogio, principal cellist of the St , Louis Symphony Orchestra, cello; and Seth I Carlin, prof. of piano, piano. Program: “Trio| in G Major from ‘Gypsy Rondo’” by Franz Joseph Haydn; “Sonata No. 2 for cello" by I .Bohuslav Martinu; and “Trio in A minor’’ byj Peter Tchaikovsky. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-1 5581.

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MiscellanyThursday, Oct. 19 |Office of Continuing Medical Education registration continues. “21st Annual Syflf*sium on Obstetrics and Gynecology,” set f<*| Nov. 9-10 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center, Euclid Avenue and Children* Place | Registration open through Nov. 8. 362-6$ jOffice of Continuing Medical Education registration continues. “Rupert B. Turn*-'

Washington University Record / Oct. 19, 1995 5Memorial Lectureship and Surgical Grand Hounds," David Ransohoff, prof. of medi- ,mc and epidemiology, U. of North Caro- jim. Set for Nov. 3-4 in the Heifetz Library Ad Steinberg Amphitheater, Jewish Hospi-1,1 216 S. Kingshighway. Registration open L ,gh Nov. 2. 362-6893.

, Oct. 20ygdwest AIDS Training and Education (£j||FY symposium registration deadline.Clicacal Care Approach to HIV Disease,” set f o r 2 at the Regal Riverfront Hotel, 200S Ppprth St., St. Louis. Cost: $125 forphysi-

$95 for allied health professionals, jgteases after deadline. Call Susan

J^tman at 362-2418 or (800) 432-0448.

Saturday, Oct. 21^g.ffi.-noon. Art workshop. “Polaroid gjjjjjjjion Transfer.” Learn to set and ma-

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f a c e s . Room 212 Bixby Hall. Cost: $40. No ptiegistration required. 935-4643.t w p . Book arts workshop. “Flips!”Leaittabout the principles of animation and make a moving-story flip book. Room 104

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Sunday, Oct. 227 p.m. Black Arts and Sciences Festival begins. “A Treasure of Black Culture: Stolen, Reclaimed, Cherished.” The kickoff program, “Heroes and Heroines: A Cultural and Historical Experience Featuring a Tribute to Black Madonnas,” will be held in May Aud., Simon Hall. Festival events will be held at various locations on campus and continue through Oct. 28. (See story on this page.) 935-5994.

Tuesday, Oct. 244 p.m. American Culture Studies panel discussion. “The Smithsonian’s Enola Gay Controversy,” with Henry Berger, assoc, prof., and Elizabeth Tsunoda, asst, prof., Dept, of History; Michael Friedlander, prof., Dept, of Physics; and Kathy Corbett, director of interpretations, Missouri Historical Soci­ety. Hurst Lounge, Room 201 Duncker Hall. 935-5216.

Thursday, Oct. 264 p.m. Book discussion group. “Black Atlantic,” by Paul Gilroy. Led by Lynn Weiss, asst. prof. of English and of African and Afro-American studies. Sponsored by the American Culture Studies Institute. Room 219 McMillan Hall. 935-5216.

Friday, Oct. 2710 a.m.-l p.m. Third annual law school rummage sale. Proceeds benefit the United Way. Fourth floor, Mudd Law Bldg. 935- 6483.8 p.m. Poetry reading. Charles Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Xionia Poems,” will read from his works. Hurst Lounge, Room 201 Duncker Hall. 935- 5190.

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Football Bears suffer first loss of seasonBidding for its first unbeaten season in 77 years, WU’s hopes for a 10-0 cam­paign were washed away in rainy Pitts- bui£h as the Bears fell 12-8 to Carnegie Mellon University. Besides suffering their first loss o f the season, the Bears also saw their eight-game winning streak — the fourth-longest in NCAA Division III football — come to an end.Current record: 6-1 (1-1 University Athletic Association)This week: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, vs. University o f Rochester (New York) (UAA), Francis Field

Volleyball Bears earn split in four matchesIt was truly a bizarre Friday the 13th for the Bears as they lost back-to-back matches for the first time in more than

years and then came back to record the 400th victory of head coach Teri Clemens’ career — without her being present. With WU competing at the power-laden Florida Southern Invitational (Lakeland, Fla.), Clemens’ asthmatic condition flared up after a 3-2 loss to the University o f Montevallo (Ala.). She was ®n route to St. Louis as assistant coach Joe Worlund piloted the Bears to a 3-2 comeback win over Division II stalwart University o f Tampa (Fla.). The win, ^dited to Clemens, ran her record to ^0*58. On Saturday, the Bears were steamrolled by National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national cham- P'on Brigham Young University-Hawaii 3-0, but then gave the same treatment to r lorida Southern.

Current record: 24-3 (7-0 UAA)"^is week: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, vs. Columbia (Mo.) College, Field House; rriday-Saturday, Oct. 20-21, Bears’ Classic, Field House

Men’s soccer team still unbeaten in UAA playgoring one of their best seasons in school history, the Bears can claim their S|xth UAA championship this week with ® Pair of victories at Brandeis University Waltham, Mass.) and the University of Rochester. Last week, the Bears re- i^ained undefeated vs. UAA teams with a

2-0 overtime victory against the Univer­sity o f Chicago. With the win, the Bears moved atop the UAA standings with a 4-0 record.Current record: 12-1-1 (4-0-0 UAA)This week: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, vs. Fontbonne College, St. Louis Soccer Park; 1 p.m. (EDT) Friday, Oct. 20, at Brandeis University (UAA); 11 a.m. (EDT) Sunday, Oct. 22, at University o f Rochester (UAA)

Women’s soccer moves into UAA’s first placeThe Bears continued their ascension of the UAA leaderboard, earning a hard- fought 2-1 overtime win at the Univer­sity o f Chicago. The victory gives the Bears a 3-0-0 league record and moves them into first place. Earlier in the week, the Bears produced a sparkling effort in tying Division II power Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville by a 2-2 score. WU is 8-1-1 since its 1-3-1 start.Current record: 9-4-2 (3-0-0 UAA)This week: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the University o f Missouri-Rolla; 3 p.m. (EDT) Friday, Oct. 20, at Brandeis University (UAA); 1:30 p.m. (EDT), Sunday, Oct. 22, at University o f Rochester (UAA)

Cross country teams sweep to victoriesBoth WU cross country teams obliter­ated the field at Saturday’s Illinois Col­lege Invitational (Jacksonville, 111.). The women, led by a medalist finish from junior All-American Jerylin Jordan, had the top six finishers in the 48-runner field. The men, with senior Asa Flanigan placing first, claimed five o f the top seven spots.This week: 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at UAA Championships, Rochester, N.Y.

Women’s tennis team finishes fall seasonThe women’s tennis team concluded its abbreviated fall season on a strong note, defeating both the University of Wiscon­s in * Whitewater 9-0 and Wheaton (111.) College 7-1. The Bears dropped a total o f just three sets in the two wins.

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Writer Ntozake Shange keynotes Black Arts and Sciences Festival

P laywright, novelist and poet Ntozake Shange, author o f “for colored girls who have considered

suicide/when the rainbow is enuf,” will speak in the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in Graham Chapel. A reception in Shange’s honor will follow in the Women’s Building formal lounge.

Shange’s lecture keynotes the 1995 Black Arts and Sciences Festival, which is slated for Oct. 22-28.

The festival theme is “A Treasure of Black Culture: Stolen, Reclaimed, Cher­

ished.” “Every­thing, our culture, heritage and artistic traditions, were and continue to be stolen,” said junior Carla Cartwright, co-chair o f the programming committee for the University’s Asso-

Ntozake Shange ciation o f BlackStudents (ABS). “We are currently in the process o f reclaiming all that is ours. But throughout history, even when all that we knew was taken from us, it was cherished.”

Annitre L. Edison, a junior, co-chairs the ABS’ programming committee.

Shange’s choreopoem “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf,” which recently was performed by the St. Louis Black Reper­tory Company, premiered in 1976 at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in New York. After being adapted for Broadway, it became a popular success, receiving the Critics Circle and Audelco awards and a Tony Award nomination.

In addition to numerous theater pieces, Shange has written five volumes of po­etry and three novels.

Born Paulette Williams, Shange took her African name in 1971 — Ntozake, “she who brings her own things,” and Shange, “she who walks with lions.” Shange said she strongly resented her slave name and, as a feminist, found it ridiculous to be named after a boy.

The daughter o f a social worker and a physician, Shange was among the first students to integrate the St. Louis-area public schools. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1970 from Barnard College in New York and went on to earn a master’s degree in 1973 from the Uni­versity o f Southern California. Both degrees are in American studies.

The festival kicks off at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, in May Auditorium in Simon Hall with a program titled “Heroes and Heroines: A Cultural and Historical Experience Featuring a Tribute to Black Madonnas.” The word “madonnas,” in this sense, refers to women characterized by blacks as mothers o f their race. During

the program, ABS members will don costumes representing their favorite black heroes and heroines. The students are considering recognizing such individuals as acclaimed Chicago educator Marva Collins, slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, tennis great Arthur Ashe and writer Nella Larsen. Unless otherwise noted, festival events are free and open to the public.

In conjunction with the Office of Undergraduate Admission, festival orga­nizers have invited about 375 St. Louis- area high school students to attend the tribute.

At 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, in Wohl Student Center’s Friedman Lounge, the film “Neapolitan” will be shown. Pro­duced and directed by Yahya Jeffries-El, a former Washington University student, the film chronicles race relations on the University’s campus and features Univer­sity students working in front o f and behind the camera. Following the show­ing, individuals will discuss the film during small group interactions.

“An Evening With Ntozake: her own things” is the title o f the program to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the Commerce Bank Lounge in Simon Hall. Students will read their favorite works by Shange, who will speak after the presenta­tions and answer questions.

At 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, the ABS and the University’s Gargoyle Committee will present a coffeehouse in The Gar­goyle of Mallinckrodt Center.

A program titled “Reaching Back to Reach High: Reconstructing Our Commu­nity Through Afrocentric Thought and Teaching” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Commerce Bank Lounge. Donald Matthews, a postdoctoral fellow in the African and Afro-American Studies Program, will participate.

ABS members will take part in an event titled “Battle o f the Classes: Black History and Culture” at 7 p.m. Friday’'Oct.27, on the second floor o f Wohl Student Center. During the program, which will be similar to a game show, teams represent­ing each academic class will compete against each other by answering questions on black culture. The winning team will receive free tickets to the Saturday, Oct.28, semiformal ball, which is not open to the general public.

The festival is co-sponsored by the ABS, the Student Educational Service, the Office of Student Activities and the Office o f Undergraduate Admission. Shange’s lecture is co-sponsored by the ABS, As­sembly Series, the Student Educational Service and Student Union.

For more information about Shange’s lecture, call 935-5297. For information about the festival, call the Office of Stu­dent Activities at 935-5994.

Liederabend features soprano Ellen Shade

Dramatic soprano Ellen Shade will be the guest performer for the annual

Liederabend at 4 p.m. Oct. 29 in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. The departments o f Music and o f Germanic Languages and Literatures in Arts and Sciences are spon­soring the free program.

The Liederabend opens with selected songs of Johannes Brahms, followed by four o f Gustav Mahler’s “Riickert Lieder”; “Wesendonk Lieder” by Richard Wagner; and songs o f Richard Strauss, including his popular “Zueignung” and “Allerseelen.”

Shade sings leading roles in Euro­pean and North American opera houses and has appeared in numerous perfor­mances o f operas by Wagner and Strauss.

Gail Hintz, staff accompanist for the Department o f Music and the Opera Theatre o f St. Louis, will be the pianist for the Liederabend. Hugh Macdonald, Ph.D., Avis Blewett Professor of Music, will comment on the music and poetry o f the Wagner and Mahler Lieder.

For more information, call 935-5581.

Training opportunities open to all employees

The Office o f Human Resources has issued its fall 1995 catalog o f train­

ing opportunities.Staff members interested in pursuing

training opportunities should ask their supervisors to review the catalog.

Staff members also may contact Juli Einspanier, assistant director o f training and development, at 935-5962 to obtain a schedule o f training sessions, a copy of the enrollment procedures and a registra­tion form.

Training topics include computers, management strategies, how to cultivate effective interpersonal relationships,

interviewing strategies and time man­agement.

Those signing up for computer workshops will be required to pay a fee for the classes. There is no charge for classes in the other subject areas.

Training sessions also are available, at a cost, through the AAIM Manage­ment Association, a partnership of nearly 900 St. Louis businesses that offers training opportunities to its mem­bers.

The training opportunities are avail­able to all employees o f the Hilltop, West and Medical campuses.

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Four faculty to receive awards during Founders Day banquet

Jeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S. perma­nent representative to the United Nations, will speak at Washington University’s Founders Day banquet Oct.

28 at the Adams Mark Hotel at Fourth and Chestnut streets in downtown St. Louis. The annual banquet commemorates the 1853 founding o f the University and is sponsored by the Washington University Alumni Association.

The banquet begins with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Dinner follows at 7:15 p.m., and the program starts at 8:30 p.m. The reservation deadline is Monday, Oct. 23. For more information, call 935-7378.

Kirkpatrick was the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations from 1980 to 1985 and a cabinet member in the Reagan administration from 1981 to 1985. President Reagan called her “a giant among the diplomats o f the world.” She remains a leading voice and advocate of U.S. interests in the area of foreign policy. Kirkpatrick is professor of political sci­ence at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. She is the author of several books on international issues and writes a weekly world affairs column for the Los Angeles Times.

Four Distinguished Faculty awards and five Distinguished Alumni awards will be given at the banquet. The University’s Board o f Trustees will present the Robert S. Brookings Award to individuals “who exemplify the alliance between Washing­ton University and its community.”

(A story on the alumni and Brookings awards recipients will appear in the Oct.26 Record.)

The four faculty members are being honored for “outstanding commitment and dedication to the intellectual and personal development o f students.” They are S.Bruce Dowton, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and of genetics, director of the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department oPPediatrics, and associate dean for medical education; Gerald L. Early, Ph.D., professor o f English and director o f the African and Afro-American Studies Program in Arts and Sciences; Ursula Goodenough, Ph.D., professor o f biology in Arts and Sciences; and Mark Rank,Ph.D., associate professor in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

Dowton joined the Washington Univer­sity faculty in 1986. He was appointed

associate dean for medical education in 1993 and directs the Office of Medi­cal Education at the School of Medicine. In that role, he is respon­sible for revising the medical cur­riculum to better prepare medical

students for the future. Dowton has re­ceived numerous teaching awards and was named Professor of the Year by the classes o f 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1996. He also was awarded the Distinguished Service ^ Teaching Award from the School of Medi­cine by the classes o f 1995, 1996 and 1997. Dowton also directs the Young Scientist Program, which seeks to encour­age interaction between faculty and stu­

dents at the medical school and students and teachers from St. Louis public schools through summer laboratory internships, classroom demonstrations and other programs.

Early joined Washington University as an instructor in black studies in 1982 and

became full profes­sor of English and o f African and Afro-American studies in 1990. A popular teacher. Early is an es­teemed essayist and cultural critic. His published collections include “Tuxedo Junction:

Essays on American Culture,” “Lure and Loathing: Essays on Race, Identity and the Ambivalence of Assimilation” and “The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature and Modern American Culture,” which won the 1995 National Book Critics Circle Award. Last year, “Daughters,” a widely acclaimed account o f his experience of fatherhood, was published. A passionate baseball enthusiast. Early served as consultant to documentary filmmaker Ken Burns for the PBS series “Baseball.”

Goodenough, recognized widely for the excellence of her teaching, is also a

high-profile re­searcher in the area of molecular biol­ogy. Her research into cellular mechanisms has influenced scholars from disciplines as diverse as molecu­lar biology and physics to theology and history.

Goodenough is president o f the American Society of Cell Biology and the Institute for Religion in an Age o f Science. Through her philosophical writing and by organizing and participating in seminars on a national level, Goodenough works to elucidate modern advances in science for theologians and philosophers and to bridge the gap between science and reli­gion. She joined the Washington Univer­sity faculty in 1978.

Rank came to Washington University in 1985 as an assistant professor o f sociology.

His research and teaching concen­trate on issues of poverty, social welfare and policy, family concerns and demography. His 1994 book, “Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America,” posi­

tioned him as a major intellectual force in the debate on welfare in the United States. Rank received the 1990 Faculty Teaching Award from the Council of Students of Arts and Sciences and was given the Feldman Award at the 1991 Groves Con­ference on Marriage and the Family in recognition of his important contribution to these areas of study.

Weekend draws some 800 parents to campus

More than 800 parents will be on campus Friday, Oct. 20, through

Sunday, Oct. 22, to participate in Parents Weekend ’95.

Among the weekend’s highlights will be an official welcome by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D.; a faculty lecture on Michelangelo by William E. Wallace, Ph.D., associate professor o f art history and archaeology in Arts and Sciences; two evenings of music, dance, drama and comedy featuring student performers; campus tours; opportunities for parents to join their sons or daughters in classes; separate open houses hosted by the Career Center, Weston Career Resources Center and Engineering Career Services; sports events; a meeting with the deans; an archi­tectural tour o f St. Louis led by Cynthia

Weese, F.A.I.A., professor and dean o f the School of Architecture; an overview of environmental engineering by Jay R. Turner, D.Sc., assistant professor o f engi­neering and policy; a presentation on “Your College Student: In and Out ofYour Life” by Karen Levin Cobum, associate dean of student affairs, and upperclass students; and a panel discussion titled “Career Op­tions in the ’90s” presented by the Parents Council. Several members o f the council will serve as panelists. Lucy Krasnor, senior mortgage officer at Threshold Mort­gage in Connecticut, will moderate.

Parents Weekend ’95 is sponsored by the Office o f Alumni and Development Programs and the Division of Student Affairs. For more information, call 935- 7447.

Martin W. Dubetz, Ph.D., (left) director of Academic Computing and Networking, and Hussain Chinoy, Internet information systems manager, work In the new Arts and Sciences Computing Center in Cupples I Hall.

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The Arts and Sciences Computing Center has distributed almost 10,000 e-mail accounts to the college’s students and faculty. The center is staffed by three full-time employees, Bapi Gupta, network and systems coordinator; Tim Bryant, laboratory manager; and Hussain Chinoy, Internet information systems manager. Forty students assist Dubetz and the three managers. The center’s hours are 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to midnight Sun­day.

So far, students have taken more advantage o f the center than faculty, said Dubetz, although he noted that faculty are learning more about the facility and are finding ways of incorporating a resource such as the Internet into their curricula.

“There’s really so much to do,” he said. “We need to talk to faculty and find out what kind o f computing they need, look at what’s already available to them, help them select software and computers, then hook them up to the campus net­work. The natural science departments in Arts and Sciences — biology, chemistry, physics, earth and planetary, mathematics — have been active on the Internet for a couple of years. They have outstanding home pages and great resources available. What was missing, we realized, was a place for the humanities and social sci­ences departments. We hope to take some of the lessons learned in natural sciences and implement them in the overall facil­ity, so we don't have to reinvent the wheel.”

Chinoy is a 1993 University graduate in English who largely taught himself how to navigate the Internet on NeXT computers when they were housed on the second floor of Cupples I Hall. Now he finds himself issuing accounts and ex­plaining the Internet to Arts and Sciences faculty and students.

“I think it’s significant that those o f us who manage the center don’t have de­grees in science or engineering,” Chinoy noted. “We have an understanding of Arts and Sciences people because that’s what we studied. It’s really fun to explain the Internet to humanities students and fac­ulty because they come to it rather inno­cently, and they’re amazed at what they can do and appreciative, too. I know language professors who now are com-

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Gary R. Jensen, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, teaches Mathematics 217 with the aid of MATLAB, a software program that can be loaded onto a dozen stations. The program helps solve differ­ential equations and graphs solutions, giving his students a much more concrete I Bndj grasp o f the solutions. . . ; ^ | | | | f t^ n iv

“Without MATLAB, you’d never be pwit able to graph the solutions or solve some Nfo o f the equations by hand,” he said. “There of! are just too many steps. But this software can do a hundred steps in half of a sec­ond. It’s a very valuable visual aid, and the center is a very convenient facility that serves our needs quite nicely.”

“Without a central facility like this, the College o f Arts and Sciences, which includes so many diverse activities, would be unable to achieve the sort of critical mass that some o f the other schools have been able to get,” said Dubetz. “Because o f that diversity, it’s taken a while to come up with this overall | Fosst plan and operation, but now that we have^ersi it, we want to make it work for every- Mn one.” *N a

The genesis o f the center began in ftbu 1991 when Robert McDowell, Ph.D., jBjjttif professor o f mathematics and director of wt Hi the University’s Teaching Center, helped ttnt\ establish a 24-station Macintosh labora- Aa< tory in Prince Hall to assist undergrade *w*me ate students writing papers and reports. | ll 1 The Faculty Computing Research Center . ~\r was formed the same year to assist **Chic faculty anxious to learn more about jjtyh computing. Then, in 1992, Martin H. £e$$f Israel, Ph.D., then dean o f the Faculty of ""tntm Arts and Sciences, brought a group of T nii NeXT computers into the second floor VI,16: of Cupples I Hall that were used to Ntli provide previously unavailable e-mail ! jJirl) addresses and word processing tasks for ftn. Arts and Sciences students and faculty. ^ Within a couple o f years, the second- T ar floor Cupples I facility was unable to Nfi meet the incredible demand for comp* JJ--H utation. T^iti

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For The Record■The Record contains news about a wide jjfty of faculty, staff and student scholarly ^ jm tio n a l activities.

(he Academy o f M anagement’s in Vancouver, Canada, C. R.II, Ph.D., visiting assistant profes-

, 'organization and strategy, and Todd Ljjfcger, Ph.D., associate professor o f fljaization and strategy, were recog- ,:ed as authors of the Best Paper in the jdemy’s human resources division,

paper was titled “Group-based Pay iAn Empirical Test o f the Relation-

long Size, Incentive Intensity and nee.” ...Kato Price, Ph.D., assistant

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received a $1,398,393 three-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for a project titled “Vietnam Drug Users Two Decades Later.”

Speaking ofMembers o f the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences attended the 58th annual meeting o f the Meteoritical Society at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Those who attended were: Ghislaine Crozaz, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary sciences; Charles M. Hohenberg, Ph.D., professor of physics; Karl Kehm, graduate student in physics; Alex Meshik, Ph.D., visiting research associate at the center; and Robert M. Walker, Ph.D., McDonnell Professor of physics and director o f the center. Those

who delivered presentations were: Sachiko Amari, Ph.D., research scientist in physics; Robert H. Brazzle, graduate student in physics; Xia Gao, Ph.D., research scientist in physics; Y'unbin Guan, graduate student in earth and planetary sciences; Weibiao Hsu, Ph.D., research scientist in earth and planetary sciences; Scott R. Messenger and Larry R. Nittler, both graduate stu­dents in physics; Frank A. Podosek, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary sciences; Rainer Weiler, Ph.D., visiting research associate at the center; and Ernst Zinner, Ph.D., research professor o f physics and of earth and planetary sciences. ...

Serenella Sferza, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, presented a paper on “Market Economies, Market Polities? Recent Developments in Italian and French Politics” during the American

Political Science Association's annual meeting in Chicago.

On assignmentJohn C. M orris, M.D., associate profes­sor of neurology, was elected president of the Central Society for Neurological Research at the group’s 35th annual meet­ing in Grafton, 111.

Guidelines fo r submitting copy:Send your full name, complete title, department, phone number and highest- earned degree, along with a typed descrip­tion of your noteworthy activity, to For The Record, c/o Carolyn Sanford, Campus Box 1070, or p72245cs@wuvmd.wustl.edu. Items must not exceed 75 words. For information, call Sanford at 935-5293.

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Iversity’s Alumni Board o f Gover- elected an executive vice chair,

SH serve as an alumni representative i Board of Trustees. Three o f the new

are alumni of the University.trustees are: B. A.

ter Jr., chairman o f the board, it and chief executive officer o f

town Group Inc., St. Louis; J. Stephen sett (MBA ’68), president. Marathon

ecurities Inc., Chicago; Paul L. Miller Jr. MBA ’85), president and chief execu- e officer, P. L. Miller & Associates Inc., Louis; Harvey Saligman, managing

irtner, Cynwyd Investments, Bala mwyd, Pa.; Robert B. Shapiro, chairman Kd chief executive officer, Monsanto Co.,

Louis; and John K. Wallace Jr. (MBA W), chairman, The Regency Group, layton. David Shores (BSBA ’67), vice resident and financial consultant, Merrill inch, Clayton, is the new alumni repre- mtative to the board.Bridgewater previously has served on

t University’s board since 1983. He has «nwith Brown Group Inc., a St. Louis- ased footwear corporation with annual 1« of $1.6 billion, since 1978, when he ^ named to its board o f directors. He to named president and chief operating "icer in 1979 and then president and *f executive officer in 1982. He was ted to his additional position as chair-

fJn of the Brown Group’s board in 1985. Mtive of Tulsa, Okla., and a 1955 iduate of Westminster College in 'ton, Mo., he has a law degree from the diversity of Oklahoma (1958) and a iter’s degree in business administration n the Harvard Business School (1964). Gossett, a 1966 graduate o f Stanford lversity, earned an MBA from the John Olin School of Business in 1968. He

a career in computer systems with ’ then left to establish a computer

,em f°r Marshall Field’s department e ^he system was state-of-the-industry n two years. Fossett, who is a certified

ing. His current focus is on international business development activities, with an emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and East Asia.

Saligman, a native o f Philadelphia, began his business career at Queen Casuals Inc. in 1960 after graduating from the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sci­ence with a bachelor’s degree in manage­ment and marketing. In 1965, he was elected vice president and in 1968 presi­dent o f the company. After the St. Louis- based INTERCO INCORPORATED acquired Queen Casuals in 1976, he was elected a director and vice president o f INTERCO in 1978. Among his other executive positions at INTERCO, he had served as president, chief operating officer and chief executive officer before retiring as chairman of the board in 1990. He is now managing partner in St. Louis of Cynwyd Investments, a family real estate partnership. Saligman previously has served on the University’s board since 1986.

Shapiro became Monsanto’s president and chief operating officer in 1993 and was appointed to his current position in April 1995. He joined Searle, now a subsidiary of Monsanto, in 1979 as vice president and general counsel. He was named president o f the NutraSweet Group of Searle in 1982, and when Searle was acquired by Monsanto in 1985, Shapiro was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of The NutraSweet Co., a subsidiary o f Monsanto.

In 1990 he was named Monsanto’s execu­tive vice president and president o f its Agricultural Group. He graduated from Harvard College in 1959 and from the Columbia University School o f Law in 1962. Shapiro served in government as special assistant to the general counsel and later to the undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Wallace, a native o f St. Louis, previ­ously served on the board as an Ethan A.H. Shepley Trustee from 1989-1993. A 1956 graduate o f Yale University, Wallace received an MBA from Washington Uni­versity in 1962. He began his career at a division o f the Cupples Co., a diversified manufacturer, while still at Yale. He rose quickly, becoming president o f the char­coal products division as well as executive vice president o f the parent company. In 1981, he purchased the charcoal products subsidiary, renaming it Imperial Products Corp. Wallace became Imperial’s chair­man, guiding the company to third posi­tion among the nation’s consumer charcoal manufacturers. In 1991, he sold Imperial and formed The Regency Group with a partner. He is chairman o f Regency, a holding company for diversified small businesses.

Shores, a native o f St. Louis, received a bachelor’s degree in business administra­tion from Washington University in 1967. He also holds a master’s degree in conser­vation biology, which he received this year from the International Center for Tropical

Ecology at the University o f Missouri-St. Louis. He is working with Conservation International as a private sector adviser, helping to develop financing and venture capital techniques to support sustainable development projects. He also is presi­dent of the Salvation Army’s Community in Partnership Family Center advisory board and a member of the 1995-96 Leadership St. Louis class.

Faculty members receive tenureA t the Oct. 5 meeting o f the Board of

Trustees, the following faculty were appointed with tenure, promoted with tenure or granted tenure at the ,School of. r Medicine, effective Oct. 5.

Appointment with tenureDavid C. Beebe as professor o f ophthal­mology and visual sciences and Wayne M. Yokoyama as professor of medicine.

Promotion with tenureJames A. Brink to associate p. jfessor o f radiology at the School o f Medicine’s Mallinckrodt Institute o f Radiology.

Granting of tenureWilliam A. Gay Jr. as professor o f surgery (cardiothoracic surgery).

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o f Labor. At the time o f her death, she was writing a book titled “Uncivil Ser­vice: The Employment o f Blacks in the Federal Government, 1940-1975.”

She also researched the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a social planning experiment under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. In 1990, she published a book titled “TVA and Black Americans: Planning for the Status Quo.” Besides her book, she published several scholarly articles on the government’s treatment o f African Americans, a histori­cal perspective on the relationship be­tween African Americans and Jews, and the impact o f the American and French revolutions on slavery, among other topics.

Grant’s research also included examin­ing the treatment o f other ethnic and religious minorities. “Nancy was a person who spent her whole life fighting for justice. This commitment shaped every­thing she did as a scholar, mentor and friend,” said Russian historian Christine Ruane, Ph.D., a close personal friend and a visiting assistant professor at the Uni­versity o f Tulsa in Oklahoma.

In 1993, Grant organized a conference on “Blacks and Jews: An American Historical Perspective” at Washington University. Twenty-six historians, politi­cal scientists and sociologists from across the country spoke during the conference, which examined elements o f cooperation and conflict between blacks and Jews.

Gerald L. Early, Ph.D., professor of English and director of the African and

Afro-American Studies Program in Arts and Sciences, said, “Nancy Grant was a fine teacher, a committed scholar and a dear and valued colleague. She added much to the life of this University. She was of incalculable aid to me in running the African and Afro-American Studies Pro­gram. Her counsel was wise, her concern genuine and her loyalty to the program’s aims steadfast and true. Her loss is devas­tating. We shall miss her very much.”

Grant’s “work with students was of great importance to her, as was her work with women colleagues in and outside of the Department of History,” noted Mary Ann Dzuback, Ph.D., associate professor o f education and o f history. Grant served on the University’s Women’s Studies executive committee. She also was active in the St. Louis community and served as a board member o f the St. Louis Mercan­tile Library. Grant played a vital role in the local African-American community as well.

Her professional affiliations included membership in the American Historical Association, Organization of Black Women Historians, Southern Historical Association, Organization o f American Historians, and the Academy o f Political Science, among others. She was a re­viewer for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Re­search Council.

Grant received a master’s degree and a doctorate in 1972 and 1978, respectively, from the University o f Chicago, where she studied under John Hope Franklin,

Ph.D., the pre-eminent African-American historian and professor. It was Grant who introduced her mentor and former profes­sor when Franklin spoke at Washington University as part of the Assembly Series earlier this year. Bom in New England, she received a bachelor’s degree in his­tory from Smith College in Northampton, Mass.

Grant’s multifaceted interests extended to music, a subject she pursued at Yale University. She studied African-American composers o f classical music and pub­lished articles about African-American classical musicians in St. Louis. Trained as a classical violinist, she was a member of the Chicago Musicians Union and of the Bridgetower Academy String Quartet in Chicago. In addition to classical music, she played violin in the orchestra pit for Broadway musicals that came to Chicago.

Occasionally, she broadened her reper­toire by playing rhythm and blues in the studio with the Temptations and popular music in orchestral performances with Sammy Davis Jr., Smokey Robinson and George Benson. To the delight o f her students, she often wove jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel into her courses on African-American history.

Grant is survived by her husband, Harold M. Kletnick, a programmer ana­lyst at Washington University; her mother, Julia Bee Grant o f Hartford; two brothers, Robert Grant o f Portland,Conn., and James Grant of Wilson, N.C.; and many colleagues and friends.

— Carolyn Sanford

O p p o r t u n i t i e s & ^ w g n e l

Hilltop CampusThe following is a list o f positions available on the Hilltop Campus. In­formation regarding these and other positions may be obtained in the Office o f Human Resources, Room 126 North Brookings Hall, or by calling 935-5990.

Deputized Police Officer 950226University Police Requirements: high school graduate, some college; completion of 640 hours of ap­proved academy training for certifi­cation; ability to meet current police officer standards and training com­mission standard for certification as a peace officer in a first-class county in Missouri; ability to qualify for deputization as a police officer by the St. Louis County Police Depart­ment; valid Missouri driver's license Application required.

Assistant Director of Recruitment 960062 Undergraduate Admission. Requirements: bachelor’s degree; ability to effectively relate to pro­spective students and parents; en­thusiasm for his/her undergraduate experience; demonstrated leader­ship ability; flexibility; willingness to work hard; strong organizational skills; self-motivation; ability to per­form effectively in team and indi­vidual work settings; "get-it-done” attitude; willingness to work long days and weekends; a high level of energy; strong dedication; a sense of humor. Application required.

Library Assistant and Weekend/ Evening Manager 960069 Olin Li­brary. Requirements: two years of college or equivalent study/work experience; library work experience preferred; supervisory experience

preferred; interpersonal skills, in­cluding the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse public and staff, combined with a strong ser­vice orientation; computer skills preferred; familiarity with auto­mated circulation system, such as Notis, preferred; familiarity with au­diovisual and photocopier mainte­nance preferred; willingness to work Sunday and weekday eve­nings and flexible hours Applica­tion required.

General Merchandise Buyer 960070 Campus Stores Require­ments certificate or associate’s de­gree; broad background in general merchandise — school supplies, paper products, general electronics (telephone cords, calculators, ex­tension cords, etc ); retail experi­ence; organizational skills; ability to work well with others and direct student staff and full-time depart­mental staff; ability to purchase, within the interest of the University, at the most favorable prices consis­tent with quality, quantity, terms and other factors; ability to handle merchandise, establish retail pric­ing, inventory control, markdowns, and storage of purchased merchan­dise; a team player Application re­quired.

Office Manager 960071 Student Activities. Requirements: high school graduate; strong organiza­tional and interpersonal skills: team orientation; ability to handle a fast- paced and diverse daily agenda; willingness to work as part of a non-traditional organization that places a premium on student ser­vice. Application required.

Research Assistant and Database Administrator 960073. Department o f Electrical Engineering. Require­ments: bachelor’s degree; knowl­edge of parallel computers, graph­

ics. visualization, networking. Web management. C++, Fortran and Unix. Application required

Administrative Secretary 960079University College Requirements high school graduate, some col­lege preferred; ability to meet pub­lic in a pleasant and professional manner; stamina (requires some hand deliveries of correspondence and packages across campus); ex­cellent verbal and mathematics skills Application required.

Associate Program Director, Pro­fessional MBA Program 960081.John M Olin School o f Business Requirements: master's degree; demonstrated interpersonal skills; demonstrated written and verbal communication skills; education about and/or experience in the de­sign, administration and interpre­tation of skills/knowledge assess­ment instruments strongly pre­ferred Schedule: 10:30 a m -7 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8:30 a m -5 p.m. Friday Application re­quired.

Associate Director of University Communications, Director of News and Information for John M. Olin School of Business. 960083 Public Affairs. Require­ments: bachelor’s degree in jour­nalism or communications pre­ferred; three to five years profes­sional journalism experience pre­ferred. Application required

Debt Service Accountant 960086.Accounting Services. Require­ments: two to three years ac­counting experience; experience on Focus and personal computers (spreadsheets and word process­ing) preferred; excellent interper­sonal and communication skills; demonstrated successful experi­ence in analytical operational func-

Interdisciplinary programs on horizon — f r o m p a g e I

shoulder burdens with one another.On the subject o f degree programs, the

business school is working to initiate a combined dr ree program with the School of Engineering and Applied Science for students interested in manu­facturing management. Plans also are under way for Olin to join forces with the School o f Medicine and the School of Law to develop interdisciplinary manage­ment programs in each of those areas.

Consulting opportunitiesOlin students also will have the opportu­nity to be involved with Total Quality Schools (TQS), a community schools consulting program that is woven into the O f i MP * id undergraduate curriculum as a three-credit course. The primary objective o f TQS is to improve the effec­tiveness of St. Louis-area public schools by teaching the principles of Total Qual­ity Management to school leadership and by assisting schools in their efforts to implement these principles successfully. There are benefits for the involved Olin students, as well.

“TQS provides the opportunity for Olin students to develop consulting experience, to hone their communication and presentation skills, and to learn quality management principles,” said Greenbaum. “We hope it will also instill in our future business leaders a lifelong appreciation o f the need for and benefits from community involvement.” The first TQS class will begin in January, and after five weeks o f Olin classroom preparation, students will begin their consulting in eight to 10 St. Louis city and county schools and East St. Louis, 111., schools.

Improved facilitiesChanges in Olin facilities also are notice­able. To enhance the learning experience for students and improve their efficiency, 27 new Pentium personal computers and two new printers were installed in the computer lab during summer break. New seating for the lab is on order. With the start of classes this fall. Room 112 in Simon Hall opened as the Emerson Elec­tric Classroom. Featuring state-of-the-art

audiovisual equipment, the classroom is the largest in Simon, with seats for 115 students. Its first row of desks is specially designed for wheelchair accessibility, and all seats are within easy reach o f electri­cal outlets for students who wish to plug in lap-top computers.

“We considered a great deal o f input from the faculty as to what would make a great user-friendly classroom,” said Pat Rolfe, director o f operations and adminis­trative/faculty services. “ I can’t think of anything that was requested that we were not able to do. The classroom is in use day and night, which is a testament to its success.”

To make the surroundings at Olin more aesthetically pleasing and comfort­able, greenery was added around Simon Hall, the building’s interior was repainted, restrooms were redone, and new signage was installed. New furniture for the student lounges is on its way. Piper Grand Hall has come to life with the color o f 46 flags representing the countries o f every Olin student. “The flags have been an enormous hit with our students ” said Rolfe. “And they do look to see if their countries are represented.”

From noon to 1:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, those who pass or enter Piper Grand Hall will notice the temporary headquarters o f the new Olin Mart. Also open on a rotating schedule in the evenings, the Olin Mart sells a variety of merchandise — from pens to sweatshirts — emblazoned with the Olin logo. Soon the store will move into a permanent location in Piper Grand Hall, where it will continue its mission of advancing the Olin name and raising money for Olin student services.

The atmosphere at Olin is lively, said Jennifer Rodi, a second-year MBA stu­dent and president o f the Graduate Pro­fessional Council. “Dean Greenbaum encourages the students to get involved in almost anything we believe has merit ” said Rodi. “He gives us the autonomy to make our projects successful and to make our experience at Olin the best it can be.”

— Rozanne Kennedy

tions and in writing clear and de­tailed procedures for such func­tions; ability to work independently with a high degree of reliability, ac­curacy and productivity; ability to meet deadlines with varying de­grees of pressure; ability to handle confidential information; ability to participate as a team member on various projects to achieve the goals of Accounting Services. Ap­plication required

News Writer 960088 Public A f­fairs. Requirements: bachelor's de­gree, preferably in journalism or communications; two years pro­fessional journalism experience preferred. Application required.

Biology Lab Technician 960090.Department o f Biology Require­ments: bachelor’s degree; some experience in benchtop biological science; knowledge of. or a w illing­ness to learn, techniques in cell culture and computerized micros­copy; experience with recombinant DNA techniques preferred. After training, technician will carry out experiments independently. Oppor­tunities for co-authorship on sci­entific papers will be available.

Medical CampusThe following is a partial list o f po­sitions available at the School of Medicine. Employees who are inter­ested in submitting a transfer re­quest should contact the Human Resources Department o f the medi­cal school at 362-4920 to request an application. External candidates may call 362-7195 for information regarding application procedures or may submit a r6sum6 to the Human Resources office located at 4480 Clayton Ave., Campus Box 8002, St. Louis, MO, 63110. Please note that the medical school does not dis­close salary information fo r vacan­cies, and the office strongly dis­courages inquiries to departments other than Human Resources.

Secretary I I 960192-R. Ophthal­mology. Requirements: high school graduate or equivalent, secretarial training or college course work pre­ferred; two to three years office ex­

perience in a medical/academic set­ting; grant preparation experience highly preferred; typing 55 wpm.

Analyst for Program and Finance Planning 960202-R. Financial Planning. Requirements: bachelor’s degree in business or related field, with three to four years related business experience, or master’s degree in business ad­ministration or other advanced de­gree in related field, with related work experience as a summer in­tern; microcomputer experience, knowledge of Quattro Pro, Lotus. Focus and Microsoft Word pre­ferred.

Nurse Specialist 960214-R. Neu­rology. Requirements: master’s degree in nursing; three years clinical nursing experience, prefer­ably in gerontological setting.

Nurse Dialysis 960274-R. Kidney Center. Schedule: 12-and-a-half- hour days, three days per week, rotating Saturdays. Requirements: graduate from accredited school of nursing with current Missouri license; dialysis training preferred.

Medical Research Technician 960276-R. Anatomy. Schedule: part time, 20 hours per week, days and times flexible. Requirements: bachelor’s degree, with some tis­sue culture experience. Responsi­bilities include establishing recep­tor-specific cell lines fo r subse­quent biochemical and pharmaco­logical experimentation. Will train qualified individual.

Grant Assistant II960279-R . Ad­ministration. Requirements: high school graduate or equivalent, bachelor’s degree preferred; three years business experience, includ­ing general accounting skills, pre­ferred; experience with WordPerfect; typing 35 wpm.

Data Assistant 960283-R. Oph­thalmology. Schedule: part time, 20 hours per week, hours flexible. Requirements: high school gradu­ate or equivalent, two years col­lege preferred; experience in re­search data management and with personal computers and data files preferred.

Medical Secretary III 960288-R.Barnard Cancer Center. Require­

ments: associate’s degree with five years experience; knowledge of medical terminology; experience with Microsoft Word; typing 50wpm. ' ;■■ V . U

Division Administrator 960291-R ^Internal Medicine. Requirements: \ ' bachelor's degree preferred; aca­demic background beneficial; un­derstanding of extramural funding (I and research laboratory and clini cal operations. ICMedical Research Technician |,960299-R. Renal Division. Re- j u quirements: bachelor’s degree in ' biology, biochemistry or chemistry I \ with six to 12 months of lab re- search experience involving mo- lecular biology, genetic or cell biol­ogy techniques.

Medical Research Technologist960307-R. Ophthalmology. Re­quirements: bachelor's degree in scientific field; two years recent lab experience; DNA cloning and sequencing experience.

Nurse Practitioner/Physician As­sistant 960309-R. Psychiatry. Schedule: part time, approximately10 hours per week. Requirements GUN nurse practitioner or regis­tered physician assistant; two years clinical experience in gyne­cology preferred.

Dialysis Tech I I 960311-R. KidneyCenter. Requirements: high school graduate or equivalent; will to work Saturdays; e: medical assistant, nurse’i phlebotomist preferred. Di elude performing all a patient care and related funi

v ■ 'KData Control Coordinator 960312R. Bone Marrow Transplant. Re­quirements: some college, bachelor’s degree or nursing de- |c‘ gree preferred; experience in data I 1 management preferred; knowledge lift of medical records and terminol- i ogy. |m

Environmental Tech 19610M-R. | *Environmental Safety. Require- i 'ments: high school graduate or Iequivalent, some college preferred ((IKResponsibilities include handling !Qchem icals and infectious waste; | familiarity with scientific/math cal- ^

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culations and background in chemistry or biology preferred

Campus WatchThe fo llow in g crim inal incidents were reported to the University Police D epartm ent Oct. 2 -S. Readers with Informa­tion that could assist the investigation o f these incidents are urged to ca ll 935-5555. This release is provided as a public serv ice to prom ote safety awareness on campus.

Oct. 36 :15 a.m. — U n iv e rs ity Police arrested a person fo r a lleged trespassing and bu rg la ry at one o f the fra te rn ity houses. The subject p re v ious ly had been arrested on cam pus in M ay fo r a lleged trespassing and possession o f bu rg la ry too ls . The subject was released to the custody o f St. Lo u is C ou n ty Justice Services.11:42 a.m. — U n iv e rs ity P olice arrested a student fo r a lleg ed ly s tea lin g com p u te r equ ipm ent, va lued at $350 , fro m the c o m ­pu te r roo m at Lee Residence H a ll. The in c id e n t has been re fe rred to the ju d ic ia l adm in is tra to r.2 :5 9 p.m . — A s ta ff m em ber reported th a t a w a ll c lo c k , va lued at $25, was s to len fro m a C ro w H a ll c lassroom betw een 5 :30 p.m . O ct.2 and 7 :30 a.m . O ct. 3.3 p.m . — U n iv e rs ity Po lice arrested a person fo r a lleg ed ly s tea ling a backpack and several c lo th in g item s, va lued at a to ta l o f $155 , fro m the C am pus B oo ks to re in M a ll in c k ro d t Center. The sub jec t was released to the custody o f St. L o u is C o u n ty Justice Services.

Oct. 46 :4 2 p.m . — A student reported that h is un locked b icy c le , va lued at $350 , was s to len fro m the liv in g room o f a fra te rn ity house.

Oct. 7? :50p .m . — A student reported be in g co n ­fro n te d in the p a rk in g lo t near the John M . O lin Schoo l o f Business by a m ale sub jec t w ho asked in tim id a tin g questions. The stu- dcn t said a s im ila r in c id e n t in v o lv in g the

same m an had occu rred in the past. U n iv e rs ity P o lice a lso responded to one re p o rt o f h a rass ing te lephone calls.

Suspect arrestedU n iv e rs ity C ity p o lic e arrested Avery Mason, 34 , o f St. L o u is abou t 2 a.m . O ct. 7 after two fem a le W ash ing ton U n iv e rs ity students reported tha t a m an touched one student’s b u tto cks .

W ash ing ton U n iv e rs ity Police D irector W il l ia m F. T a y lo r sa id the tw o students were w a lk in g near the U n iv e rs ity C ity Loop when M ason a lle g e d ly grabbed one o f the students bu tto cks . A s tru g g le ensued between Mason and the tw o students, bu t M ason fled on foot w hen bystanders began to respond to the c o m m o tio n , T a y lo r said.

A p la in -c lo th e s U n iv e rs ity C ity detective la te r c o n fro n te d M ason, and a struggle ensued between them . A f te r a short foot chase in to the St. L o u is c ity lim its , Mason a lle g e d ly grabbed a 2 - in c h -b y -4 -in ch board and b rand ished it to w a rd the detective, Taylof said. A f te r ano ther s trugg le . Mason was subdued and arrested by U n iv e rs ity C ity p o lice o ff ic e rs , and he was tu rned o v e r to the cus tody o f St. L o u is c ity po lice .

S ince la te A u g u s t, W ash ing ton University P olice have rece ived fo u r reports o f a man g ra b b in g the b u tto cks o f fem ale subjects on cam pus, T a y lo r said. U n iv e rs ity C ity and St. L o u is p o lic e m ay have received as many as e ig h t s im ila r reports , T a y lo r said.

M ason has been in p riso n previously f°r c o n v ic tio n s on o th e r fe lon ies , Taylo r said.

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