C O R N E L L Chronicle Volume22 Number 26 March 28, 1991 Traffic Plan Revised Page 3 Making Research Picture Perfect Page 7 Chris Hildreth The Dalai Lama and President Frank H.T. Rhodes are surrounded by reporters and photographers as they walk across the Arts Quadrangle on March 26. Dalai Lama: Inner peace is essential for world peace When the Dalai Lama of Tibet was a little boy, he was very short-tempered, he told 12,000 people here Tuesday night. He usually blamed it on being bom in Northeastern Tibet, a region many Tibet- ans see as a breeding ground of short- tempered people, said the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner. "But then, with my realization of the negative things about anger and the posi- tive things about love and compassion, I changed," he said. "Now, today, of course, occasionally I get a temper. But in most cases, I am quite calm. "So, according to my own experience, it is possible, very possible, to change for the better," the Dalai Lama said. "We have the potential. Whether we make the effort is up to the individual." What is at stake is not only happiness, the attainment of which he considers the purpose of life, but world peace, he said. Though an individual's development of inner peace may seem an insignificant step in the direction of world peace, he added, world peace is impossible without it. The 14th Dalai Lama delivered the 1991 Bartels World Affairs Lecture, en- titled "Overcoming Differences," to a full house in Barton Hall and capacity over- flow crowds watching via live telecast in Statler Auditorium and the Alberding Field House. Dressed in a maroon-and- gold robe, he spoke in English with an interpreter beside him to provide occa- sional translations. Asked to summarize Tibetan Bud- dhism in a phrase, the spiritual and tem- poral leader of 6 million Tibetans said: "If you can help other sentient beings, help — do help. If you can't, at least re- strain from harming." But love and compassion are not the terrain of any one religion, or of religion at all, he added. They are simply the most basic qualities of human nature. To hear the Dalai Lama speak, many people traveled from hours away and lined up outside Barton Hall hours before the lecture began. When the hall filled at about 5 p.m. and people were directed to overflow locations, some resorted to pleading with security, some slipped through the tunnel from Teagle Hall, and student Eric Kaufman offered a yellow flower as a ticket in. Inside, while some waited with arms wrapped around each other's shoulders and others talked about having seen the Dalai Lama at earlier events in his three- day visit, many commented on the good feeling in the crowd. It proved, said one student, the impermanence of apathy. Samuel Pollock of Ithaca came to celebrate his 75th birthday, saying be- forehand, "I'm interested, though I don't think I'll change." Reasons for coming varied widely: People said they were inspired by the Dalai Lama's commitment to non-vio- lence; they sought a guru; they were im- pressed by the patience and kindness of the monks who constructed the sand man- dala in the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art; and they heard he was like a little kid and felt, "there's a little Dalai Lama in all of us." After the talk, several people said they appreciated that the Dalai Lama "threw out the religious stuff and made it so simple." Others said that they were moved having been in the company of someone who embodied the love, com- passion and calmness of which he spoke. "I feel grateful for having had the op- portunity to be in his presence," said Continued on page 8 Mathematics faculty teach extra classes to support their library Cornell mathematics professors have begun teaching ex- a classes and donating their earnings toward a half-mil- jton-dollar endowment fund to buy books and periodicals ° r their library as it struggles to keep up with inflation in ^ e price of research journals. , Cornell's library system, the 11th largest in the country, as for years been increasing its acquisition budget at . °uble the rate of general inflation. And the university, in . s Si.25 billion capital campaign announced last October. ls Planning to provide $30 million in acquisition endow- ^ n t for the library. But thai added revenue won't arrive for some time. And ~^ faculty don't want to risk a decline in the quality of the ^brary that is so vital to their research. Other libraries at V-orneli supplement university support with contributions tf o m the departments they serve, but the math library is the &s t benefiting directly from the largesse of faculty. At first, the idea didn't sit right with all of those now P a nicipating in the unusual plan. Professor Moss Sweedler, Or instance, grumbled when he was invited to participate. . "A first-class university should support a first-class li- brary without the faculty having to do this," Sweedler said. But as he considered financial realities of the periodicals f^rket and understood the time lag that must precede any ^nefits from the campaign, he decided to participate. He joined colleagues who have agreed to help raise $250,000 for an endowment to purchase books and periodi- cals for the library. Department Chairman Keith Dennis hopes to match that sum with another $250,000 from alumni, corporations and friends of Cornell to create a $500,000 endowment that will pay out $20,000 to $25,000 a year. The entire annual budget for the math library — one of 18 Cornell libraries — is now about $125,000. So far. $63,000 has been raised by six professors who either taught an extra course or made outright contributions. John Guckenheimer. a professor of applied mathematics, says even this step will not be enough. "An endowment that will pay for subscriptions to 50 journals a year will make a big difference in the short run. But I'm skeptical of how much of a difference this money will make compared to the magnitude of the problem." he said. The problem is the rising costs of periodicals, especially in the sciences, and the hundreds of new periodicals pub- lished every year that faculty add to the lists of requests they submit to the library, said Steve Rockey, mathematics librarian at Cornell. It is a problem faced by all of Cornell's libraries and by research libraries all over the country. As academics know, journals are the place where ideas are discussed. The latest information in any field is pub- lished in journals long before it makes its way into books, a process that could take five to 10 years, Dennis said. "This is a first-class university, and it has supported its library in first-class fashion. But the costs of scholarly communication are increasing far faster than any first-class university can keep up with." said Ross Atkinson, an assis- tant university librarian. "Librarians talk to one another, and I can tell you there are excellent research libraries of our caliber and larger that received no increases this year or last year and others that were given money but had to give it back," he said. The prices of some journals have risen 100 percent in five years: others have gone up as much as 350 percent, according to Alain Seznec. Cornell's Carl A. Kroch Univer- sity Librarian. University wide, the cost of periodicals rose about 15 percent this year, with some areas, such as engineering, increasing as much as 30 percent, said Atkinson. In general, serial titles published in the United States are up 12 percent this year, and those published outside the country are up 26 percent, according to Faxon, one of the largest vendors of periodicals in the country. On average, serials rose 16 percent, according to a representative of the Boston-based company. This year, says Rockey, he will spend about $110,000 on periodicals — a 30 percent increase over last year's $84,000. Most math journals cost about $200 a year. The declining value of the American dollar against for- Continued on page 6
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C O R N E L L
ChronicleVolume 22 Number 26 March 28, 1991
Traffic Plan RevisedPage 3
Making ResearchPicture Perfect
Page 7
Chris HildrethThe Dalai Lama and President Frank H.T. Rhodes are surrounded by reporters and photographers as they walk across the Arts Quadrangle on March 26.
Dalai Lama: Inner peace is essential for world peaceWhen the Dalai Lama of Tibet was a
little boy, he was very short-tempered, hetold 12,000 people here Tuesday night.
He usually blamed it on being bom inNortheastern Tibet, a region many Tibet-ans see as a breeding ground of short-tempered people, said the 1989 NobelPeace Prize winner.
"But then, with my realization of thenegative things about anger and the posi-tive things about love and compassion, Ichanged," he said. "Now, today, ofcourse, occasionally I get a temper. Butin most cases, I am quite calm.
"So, according to my own experience,it is possible, very possible, to change forthe better," the Dalai Lama said. "Wehave the potential. Whether we make theeffort is up to the individual."
What is at stake is not only happiness,the attainment of which he considers thepurpose of life, but world peace, he said.
Though an individual's development ofinner peace may seem an insignificantstep in the direction of world peace, headded, world peace is impossible withoutit.
The 14th Dalai Lama delivered the1991 Bartels World Affairs Lecture, en-titled "Overcoming Differences," to a fullhouse in Barton Hall and capacity over-flow crowds watching via live telecast inStatler Auditorium and the AlberdingField House. Dressed in a maroon-and-gold robe, he spoke in English with aninterpreter beside him to provide occa-sional translations.
Asked to summarize Tibetan Bud-dhism in a phrase, the spiritual and tem-poral leader of 6 million Tibetans said:"If you can help other sentient beings,help — do help. If you can't, at least re-strain from harming."
But love and compassion are not the
terrain of any one religion, or of religionat all, he added. They are simply the mostbasic qualities of human nature.
To hear the Dalai Lama speak, manypeople traveled from hours away andlined up outside Barton Hall hours beforethe lecture began. When the hall filled atabout 5 p.m. and people were directed tooverflow locations, some resorted topleading with security, some slippedthrough the tunnel from Teagle Hall, andstudent Eric Kaufman offered a yellowflower as a ticket in.
Inside, while some waited with armswrapped around each other's shouldersand others talked about having seen theDalai Lama at earlier events in his three-day visit, many commented on the goodfeeling in the crowd. It proved, said onestudent, the impermanence of apathy.
Samuel Pollock of Ithaca came tocelebrate his 75th birthday, saying be-
forehand, "I'm interested, though I don'tthink I'll change."
Reasons for coming varied widely:People said they were inspired by theDalai Lama's commitment to non-vio-lence; they sought a guru; they were im-pressed by the patience and kindness ofthe monks who constructed the sand man-dala in the Herbert F. Johnson Museum ofArt; and they heard he was like a little kidand felt, "there's a little Dalai Lama in allof us."
After the talk, several people said theyappreciated that the Dalai Lama "threwout the religious stuff and made it sosimple." Others said that they weremoved having been in the company ofsomeone who embodied the love, com-passion and calmness of which he spoke.
"I feel grateful for having had the op-portunity to be in his presence," said
Continued on page 8
Mathematics faculty teach extra classes to support their libraryCornell mathematics professors have begun teaching ex-
a classes and donating their earnings toward a half-mil-jton-dollar endowment fund to buy books and periodicals° r their library as it struggles to keep up with inflation in^ e price of research journals., Cornell's library system, the 11th largest in the country,
as for years been increasing its acquisition budget at. °uble the rate of general inflation. And the university, in. s Si.25 billion capital campaign announced last October.ls Planning to provide $30 million in acquisition endow-^ n t for the library.
But thai added revenue won't arrive for some time. And~^ faculty don't want to risk a decline in the quality of the^brary that is so vital to their research. Other libraries atV-orneli supplement university support with contributionstfom the departments they serve, but the math library is the&st benefiting directly from the largesse of faculty.
At first, the idea didn't sit right with all of those nowPanicipating in the unusual plan. Professor Moss Sweedler,Or instance, grumbled when he was invited to participate.. "A first-class university should support a first-class li-brary without the faculty having to do this," Sweedler said.
But as he considered financial realities of the periodicalsf^rket and understood the time lag that must precede any^nefits from the campaign, he decided to participate.
He joined colleagues who have agreed to help raise
$250,000 for an endowment to purchase books and periodi-cals for the library. Department Chairman Keith Dennishopes to match that sum with another $250,000 fromalumni, corporations and friends of Cornell to create a$500,000 endowment that will pay out $20,000 to $25,000a year. The entire annual budget for the math library — oneof 18 Cornell libraries — is now about $125,000.
So far. $63,000 has been raised by six professors whoeither taught an extra course or made outright contributions.
John Guckenheimer. a professor of applied mathematics,says even this step will not be enough. "An endowmentthat will pay for subscriptions to 50 journals a year willmake a big difference in the short run. But I'm skeptical ofhow much of a difference this money will make comparedto the magnitude of the problem." he said.
The problem is the rising costs of periodicals, especiallyin the sciences, and the hundreds of new periodicals pub-lished every year that faculty add to the lists of requeststhey submit to the library, said Steve Rockey, mathematicslibrarian at Cornell. It is a problem faced by all of Cornell'slibraries and by research libraries all over the country.
As academics know, journals are the place where ideasare discussed. The latest information in any field is pub-lished in journals long before it makes its way into books, aprocess that could take five to 10 years, Dennis said.
"This is a first-class university, and it has supported its
library in first-class fashion. But the costs of scholarlycommunication are increasing far faster than any first-classuniversity can keep up with." said Ross Atkinson, an assis-tant university librarian.
"Librarians talk to one another, and I can tell you thereare excellent research libraries of our caliber and larger thatreceived no increases this year or last year and others thatwere given money but had to give it back," he said.
The prices of some journals have risen 100 percent infive years: others have gone up as much as 350 percent,according to Alain Seznec. Cornell's Carl A. Kroch Univer-sity Librarian.
University wide, the cost of periodicals rose about 15percent this year, with some areas, such as engineering,increasing as much as 30 percent, said Atkinson.
In general, serial titles published in the United States areup 12 percent this year, and those published outside thecountry are up 26 percent, according to Faxon, one of thelargest vendors of periodicals in the country. On average,serials rose 16 percent, according to a representative of theBoston-based company.
This year, says Rockey, he will spend about $110,000 onperiodicals — a 30 percent increase over last year's$84,000. Most math journals cost about $200 a year.
The declining value of the American dollar against for-Continued on page 6
2 March 28, 1991 Cornell Chronicle
Table for one
Peter MorenusSenior Megan Elias of Brooklyn studies at the Green Dragon in the base-ment of Sibley Hall.
BRIEFS
Theory Center lays off 15 staff membersThe Theory Center is laying off 15 of its
134 staff because of the level of funding setby the National Science Foundation at mid-year. The center was informed late lastweek that its budget, although increasedover last year, would nevertheless be$500,000 less than officials had planned.
The facility is one of four NSF-fundedcenters whose supercomputing capacitylends unprecedented speed to calculationsof scientists. More than 2,000 scientistsand engineers from almost 150 research in-stitutions around the country used the Cor-
nell center last year for more than 500 proj-ects, ranging from black holes in space tothe working of proteins in living cells.
The 4 percent reduction in NSF fundingof more than $12 million for 1991 was an-nounced to Theory Center staff March 21.Theory Center Director Malvin Kalosvoiced "real regret" for the need to lay offemployees. "We are working closely withthe Cornell Office of Human Resources; wehave succeeded in placing some of thesepeople in other positions and will continuein these efforts," he said.
GRADUATE BULLETIN
Enrollment: Pre-enrollment for fall1991 courses will continue until April 10.
Dissertation/thesis: Cornell InformationTechnologies will offer a seminar on usingWordPerfect 5.1 on the IBM PC for disser-tation/thesis preparation, incorporating fea-tures that meet the Graduate School's for-mat requirements. The seminar is in 100Caldwell from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday,April 4. Register by calling 255-8000.
Council meeting: The Graduate StudentCouncil will meet April 1 at 5:15 p.m. in
The Henry, Sage Hall.May degree: May 17 is the deadline for
completing all requirements for a May de-gree, including submitting the dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School. Professionalmaster's candidates should check with theirfield regarding the deadline.
Health requirements: Effective withthe fall semester 1991, registration holdswill be placed on all students who have notcomplied with the new state immunizationrequirements.
• Contract signed: Cornell and membersof Local 71-71A of the International Unionof Operating Engineers (IUOE) have signeda new, two-year contract. The agreement,which runs through March 14, 1993, covers32 employees in the central-heating,chilled-water and water-filtration plants. E.Peter Tufford. director of labor relations,and Michael Scahill. business representa-tive for the union, declined to give detailsof the contract. "We are pleased with thecontract and look forward to continuing thecooperative relationship we have had since1980," they said. This is the fifth contractbetween the IUOE and Cornell. Contractswith two other unions — the BuildingTrades Council and the Cornell UniversitySecurity Employees Union — expire laterthis year. The contract with United AutoWorkers Local 2300 expires June 30. 1992.
• Rape reported: A student reported thatshe was attacked by three males at 1:35a.m. March 13 along University' Avenue.She told Public Safety officers that the as-sailants dragged her down a wooden stair-well near the main stairway to the suspen-sion bridge and that they then raped her.An investigation is continuing.
• Ombudsman search: The search com-mittee for the University Ombudsman in-vites nominations from the university com-munity for this one-quarter-time position,for a term from July 1, 1991, through June30, 1993. The ombudsman's office assistsall members of the Cornell community,seeking solutions to a wide range of prob-lems. Nominees should have a reputationfor being particularly fair and objective andbe familiar with the concept of due process.Nominees must be tenured members of thefaculty, active or retired. Nominationsshould be sent to Associate Vice PresidentJoycelyn Han at 431 Day Hall.
• Art donation: The Department of Art hasgiven a painting titled "Toxic Pollock" tothe city of Ithaca; the painting has been in-stalled in the conference room on the sec-ond floor of City Hall. The painting wascreated in 1990 by Professor Kay Walking-Stick, who is now teaching at SUNY StonyBrook, and students in her second-yearpainting course. The painting now is partof a city collection begun during Ithaca'scentennial celebration.
• Visiting chefs: Chefs from leading NorthAmerican restaurants have been visiting theHotel School and teaching students howthey prepare meals for discriminating dinerswho can afford to pay for the best. BarryWine of the Quilted Giraffe. New YorkCity, will be a visiting chef in Banfi's at theStatler Hotel on April 7. Dinner will beserved at 7 p.m.. and reservations will beaccepted from the public.
• Princess Ida: The locally produced video"Princess Ida." Gilbert & Sullivan's satiricwar-of-the-sexes operetta, will be shownMarch 28 at 10 p.m. on WSKG-TV. Tapedon campus and other Ithaca locations byMedia Services* Educational TelevisionCenter and the Savoyards, it is the first full-length feature shot in Ithaca in 70 years.
• Cornell on TV: Stories about engineer-ing students helping Ithaca's Southswneighborhood plan a new playground annutritionists developing a healthful prog1**for the state's elementary schools will ^featured on the next "Community Rep*"1
television program, showing April -10:30 p.m. on Cable Channel 7. The Li-brary of Natural Sounds and wrestler Mat*Fergeson also will be featured.
• Computer help: The Cornell Institute ft*Social and Economic Research offers pr
fessional programming and consulting ^ices for various software, including SA j<Lotusl23. dBASE and SPSS-X. as welthe CMS. MVS and PC/MSDOS operating
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donor, "shall demonstrate thepromise for contributing to theself-fulfillment of future generations. *"*ters of nomination may come from -member of the Cornell community
Status of Women: Nominations
• Office-product show: The latest inproducts and supplies will be on <iiApril 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in theBallroom, sponsored by CornellStores. There will be free product srefreshments and door prizes.
systems. CISER also offers assistance odata management, statistical analysis ancustomized software. For more info011
tion. contact Lisa King or Karen Max*e 'telephone 255-4801.
• Flora Rose Prize: Nominations are bful-sought for the 1991 Flora Rose Prize ft*junior or senior who, in the words ot ^
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porting letters are required from two c
persons, at least one of whom should bethe faculty or staff. Nominations ft>r ^prize, which carries a $300 award, sh°u
be sent to Joe Selden. N101 MVR Hall. -April 8.
• Goethe Prize: Juniors, seniors ^graduate students are invited to ^ m 1 'says of 10 to 20 pages, in German or t ^lish. for the Goethe Prize, awarded annua .for the best essay on a topic connected ^German literature. The essays should ^sent under an assumed name, along w ' >ssealed envelope containing the auu1
identification, to the dean of the fad1£315 Day HaU, by noon. April 15. For in»mation. contact Professor Geoffrey Wa«255-3394, or inquire in Room 183 Gold*Smith Hall, telephone 255-4047.
• Clothing drive: Delta Delta Delta s°x°ity and Beta Theta Pi fraternity' are °T&d*Zling a Shed-a-Layer for Charity c]otV^Drive.' Boxes for the collection of c ' o t ^ j .will be placed in local schools and on cpus March 30 through April 5. The CWing will be given to the Salvation Army-
being sought for eight positions on theCrnm1versity's 21-member Advisory Cornm
on the Status of Women, which in r e f
years has addressed issues such as c * jdevelopment, pay equity, work andsexism and sexual harassment. Forinformation, contact Carolyncoordinator of women's services.234 Day Hall, telephone 255-3976.
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OBITUARIES
Zoologist W. Robert Eadie, whose pub-lished works included "Animal Control inField, Farm and Forest," died March 17 atthe Cape Cod Hospital after a short illness.He was 81.
Eadie was a member of the faculty from1942 until his retirement in 1969, when hewas elected emeritus professor. He movedto Chatham, Mass., following his retire-ment, living there until his death.
He was born in Manchester, N.H.. andwas graduated from the University of NewHampshire in 1932. He earned a Ph.D.from Cornell in 1939 and taught at NewHampshire from 1933 until joining the fac-ulty of the College of Agriculture.
He was a naval officer during WorldWar II and traveled extensively throughoutthe world during his professional career.
In 1958 he was special consultant oncontrol of pocket gophers in banana planta-tions for the former United Fruit Co. inGuatemala.
Peter Saul, a dancer and choreograP^who was senior dance lecturer in the ^partment of Theatre Arts for the PaSJje*years, died of leukemia March 13 inYork City. He was 55. ^ .
A native of New York City, Saul P^formed with the American Ballet ^n eiuj )-Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Merce <-• ^ningham and Dance Company and the ^ropolitan Opera Ballet and also appealBroadway musicals and on television. ,
At Cornell, he taught classical ballet ^dance composition and was seen as an ain department productions, incluo"Piaf." "The Marriage of Bette and »o ,and "Three Sisters." He was coordinatorthe dance program almost continuoufrom 1980 to 1989. ^
Saul maintained an association with ^New York Theatre Ballet and its school a»guest teacher and performance coach.
A memorial service will be held in "nes Hall on Saturday, April 27, at 10 a.*-
Cornell Chronicle March 28, 1991 3
Cornell supports COTS traffic plan;free parking will continue in 'A' Lot
A revised campus transportation plan that retains freePeking at A Lot for current employees, scales back park-
8-fee increases, offers students a cut-rate county wide bus""js and eliminates cash payments to walkers or bikers was
0 be voted on March 27 by the University Assembly.The revised plan was developed by the Committee on
ransponation Services (COTS) in close consultation withCornell administration, leaders of the assemblies and
e employee-elected trustee. Dwight Widger.*aul Griffen, associate vice president for facilities plan-8&nd construction, said the university supports the plan.
c Ine plan still includes — at reduced levels — cash in-nuves for those participating in car pools and continues to
c er free OmniRide bus passes for employees who want to, u t e on Tompkins County transit lines and discounts to^uters on transit lines beyond Tompkins County.
^ "he walkers and bikers who, under the former plan,^ re to get $200 a year can now get 10 free, one-day park-
£ Permits every six months.
Par?6 ^ l an i s m t e n d e d t 0 ne lP reduce demand for campusj! *ing and to address growing traffic and parking conges-
n on campus, said William Wendt, director of Transpor-wa°
n Services. The revisions of the initial proposal thats unveiled in November incorporate suggestions madeng four public hearings and the subsequent talks among
f y administrators and the assemblies leadership,plan now reflects a much broader base of support
wa
ppa understanding, which is so crucial to achieving its ulti-
le te goal of getting more people to work with less traffic,
. s damage to the environment and less demand for park-
he new plan is expected to be fully implemented this^ e r , before the start of the fall semester.
jj. "e revisions, however, will result in a substantial in-ase in the university's subsidy of transportation services,
Wording to Griffen.or example, operating costs for transportation servicesfacilities are projected to increase by more than 10
percent a year, while the revised plan restricts parking-feeincreases to 6 percent a year, Griffen said.
"It's conceivable that the university's current subsidy ofclose to $1 million a year for transportation services couldtriple in the next five years," he said. "And there is thestrong possibility of decreased state and federal subsidiesthat are a significant source of funding for transportation.
"We understand and accept that many employees giveparking a high priority." Griffen added. "What we haveemphasized as we moved toward this revised plan is that itsadded costs will mean that fewer dollars will be availablefor allocation to salaries and other program support andmay also require an increase in the fringe-benefit pool ratescharged to units, contracts and grants."'
The revised plan includes these features:• Employees who relinquish their on-campus parking
permits can receive OmniRide passes that will allow themto ride all Tompkins County bus lines for free. Graduateand undergraduate students will have the opportunity topurchase an OmniRide pass for $180 per year, which is thesame as the cost of a perimeter-parking permit.
• Employees who participate in car pools under the Ride-Share program will receive reduced parking-permit dis-counts or rebates at the following rates: $50 annually for carpools of two riders; $150 annually for car pools with threeriders, $300 annually for car pools with four or more riders.
• Under the revised plan there is no annual fee for A-Lotparking permits for 1991-92, and there will be free busservice for employees to and from the A Lot. Revised feesfor parking permits for perimeter lots are $180 per year, or$3.46 a week (originally $200 per year), and $340 per yearfor central-campus lots, or $6.54 a week (originally $400per year). Permit fees are anticipated to rise 6 percent an-nually through 1995-96.
Transportation Services will prepare a pamphlet outlin-ing in detail the options available to faculty, staff and stu-dents under the final plan; the pamphlet will be available inJune.
Spring cleaning
Peter MorenusA staff member of the Laboratory of Ornithology washes the windows at Stuart Observatory. Theobservatory is open seven days a week. For more information, call 254-2473.
Canine-parvovirus structure revealedSo
s i ng CHESS, the Cornell High Energy Synchrotronof ^ce, researchers from Purdue University, the UniversitySat *>ama and ^e C° l l e £ e °^ Veterinary Medicine's( j ^ 1 Institute for Animal Health have determined thejj ^^-dimensional structure of a virus with single-stranded
jV the canine parvovirus.of s C ^ ^ g - which was reported in the March 22 issuec, Science, may provide clues to how viruses evolve andtJr'Se over time, and how they may be fought in the fu-
o Michael Rossmann, the Purdue biologist who led thej. ^-university team, said the research also has implica-a c
n s for human aihnents caused by parvoviruses, such ase r j ^ anemia, some forms of heart disease, childhood
^ e r n a and fetal deaths.o Canine parvovirus produces a highly contagious, some-^alfS ^ata^ disease in young dogs. Vaccines, developed atcif Cr ^stitute, are available for young dogs, but no spe-[^lc treatment is available to counteract the virus in dogs
1 have contracted the disease.
X-ray examination at CHESS and supercomputer analy-sis at Purdue's Center for Structural Studies revealed theparvovirus as a football-shaped shell made up of 60 similarprotein subunits. The outside of the shell includes protrud-ing spikes and deep depressions or canyons.
Colin R. Parrish, the Baker Institute virologist who col-laborated in the structural determination, said the findinghelps explain the relationship of canine parvovirus to otherparvoviruses.
"This will give us a better understanding of how vac-cines (against parvoviruses) work and how these viruseschange over time," he said.
In 1985, a team led by Rossmann used CHESS, which isone of the world's most intense sources of X-rays, to pro-duce the first structural map in atomic detail of a common-cold virus.
Rossmann said the canine parvovirus "contains the samecommon fold as the RNA viruses such as the common-coldvirus. That indicates that the two virus groups may have acommon ancestry."
Seeing an old friendOne week ago, Sidney Piburn was so tired after
long days of planning meetings, media interviewsand lectures on the Dalai Lama that he couldhardly put words together — even about the sub-ject he cherished and knew so well.
But as he sipped his coffee and began recallingthe details of his quest to meet the Dalai Lama inIndia some 20 years ago, the fatigue lifted as herelived the delight of that quest, whose successhelped make possible the Dalai Lama's visit thisweek.
Pibum, Cornell '69, is co-founder of Snow LionPress, which publishes books on Tibet and theDalai Lama, and has been liaison to the DalaiLama and a key organizer of the visit. One of thefirst things the Dalai Lama said Monday, after hisplane landed and he climbed down the steps, was:"Where is Sidney?"
Pibum's story starts in the 1960s, when he wasa graduate student in fine arts and came across oneof the few books on Tibetan art. He was taken. Sohe saved travel money and, in 1974, trekked justoutside the then-closed borders of Tibet.
He caught a desire to see the Dalai Lama, whoat that time had never traveled to the West and hadmet with few foreigners.
Piburn was a youth from Kansas with an attrac-tion to mountains and mountain people. Butwhether that is what sparked the desire-turned-ob-session, he can't say. The Dalai Lama was justsomeone Piburn had to meet.
Arriving at the Dalai Lama's camp, he walkedup to the fence and the line of Indian militaryguards and asked, "Is there someone I can talk toabout seeing the Dalai Lama?"
No, they said.He called the Dalai Lama's office and asked
there. "No. not a chance in the world," they said.He stuck around anyway and was in a restaurantone day when someone pointed out the DalaiLama's secretary. Pibum hurried over to the tableand asked again. The man said no.
Ahh, but now Pibum knew whom to target. Soevery time he saw the secretary in town (he stayedfor several months), Piburn asked again until heexasperated the man, who at last said Piburn couldjoin a group of Tibetans meeting the Dalai Lamathe next day, "If you promise you won't everbother us again." Pibum promised.
And the next day, he dressed in his best clothes,got caught in a downpour and listened attentivelyat a briefing: "Don't touch him. Don't say any-thing. . . ." He was placed at the end of the linewalking up a long driveway and bowing, at the top,before the Dalai Lama.
"I was trying to keep in mind how to behave,then the Dalai Lama stuck out his hand and shookmine vigorously. It surprised me," Pibum said."Then the line stopped, and the end turned out tobe the best place."
Even though the Dalai Lama spoke only twominutes, in Tibetan, and Piburn didn't understand aword, he'd seen him.
As they started to walk down the hill, the secre-tary ran to Pibum to say the Dalai Lama wouldschedule a private meeting with him. Piburn as-sumes that the Dalai Lama asked who he was andindulged his obsession.
A week later, Piburn took a seat next to theDalai Lama. He had more than a hundred questionsin his notebook though the secretary had warnedthe interview would be brief. He asked his firstquestion, about how to handle a psychological dif-ficulty.
"I don't know," the Dalai Lama answered. "Ihave that problem myself."
Piburn was shocked — relieved by his unpre-tentiousness, warmed by his humanity. 'It felt likeseeing an old friend," he said.
He left a few hours later, walking on air. A fewyears later, he prepared for another trip to India —with another idea. "I told my friends I was going toinvite the Dalai Lama to town." They said, "Mm-hmm, no problem."
But Pibum showed the Dalai Lama a picture ofIthaca and said it would be nice if he'd come. Andwhen he got back to town, there was a letter thatsaid the Dalai Lama would come to the UnitedStates in 1979 and, if Pibum wished, he would stopin Ithaca.
That time, the Dalai Lama slipped through Ith-aca quietly, staying at the home of a friend, meet-ing with only a small, private gathering.
This time, it's different.—Lisa Bennett
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DANCECornell International Folkdancers
All events are open to the Cornell Commu-nity and general public. Admission is free,unless stated otherwise. For further informa-tion, call 257-3156.
Balkan Dance Workshop for experienceddancers by Ed Abelson, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Re-view of dances taught in March and requests,7:30 to 10:30 p.m., March 31, North Room,Willard Straight Hall.
Global Dancing, sponsored by CornellWellness Program, April 1, 7:30 to 10 p.m.,dance studio, Helen Newman. For informationcall 273-0707.
Indian Students AssociationBaratha Natyam dance performance by Jothi
Ragnavan, April 6 at 7:30 p.m., auditorium,Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Tickets are $5.
EXHIBITSJohnson Art Museum
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,on the corner of University and Central ave-nues, is open Tuesday through Sunday from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Tele-phone: 255-6464.
"Masks and Other Facades," organized bythe museum's student interns, will be on viewthrough April 14. The exhibition features acollection of bold and colorful Native Ameri-can Indian masks, as well as collections ofelaborately designed African and Guatemalanmasks. Also on display are renderings ofmasks by more contemporary Western artistssuch as Giorgio DeChirico and Saul Steinberg.
"The Art of Tibet," an exhibition featuring"thangka" paintings and sculpture from the mu-seum's Asian collection and private lenders, aswell as 22 black-and-white photographs of Ti-bet by Kevin Bubriski, will be on view throughMarch 31. A sand mandala will be constructedin the gallery by monks from the Dalai Lama'smonastery in India and will be on view throughMarch 30. The exhibition was organized inconjunction with Tibet House in New YorkCity in response to the visit to Cornell of theDalai Lama.
Sibley Fine Arts Library"Unique Books" by Laurie Sieverts Snyder
will be on display through May 3. She teachesphotography in the fine arts department.
Soviet & East European StudiesProgram
"The Symbolic Politics of Transition: Hun-garian Political Posters 1989-90," an exhibit ofHungarian election-campaign posters at variousareas in Olin Library, through May 3. Co-sponsored by the Department of Manuscriptsand University Archives, the exhibit will fea-ture posters representative of the struggle between the major political parties in Hungary.
FILMSFilms listed are sponsored by Cornell Cin-
ema unless otherwise noted and are open tothe public. All films are $3.50 except weekend
films (Friday and Saturday), which are $4.50($4 for students). All films are held in WillardStraight Theatre except where noted.
Thursday, 3/28"Reversal of Fortune" (1990), directed by
Barbel Schroeder, with Jeremy Irons, GlennClose, Ron Silver and Uta Hagen, 7 p.m.
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"(1962), directed by John Ford, with James Ste-wart and John Wayne, free, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Misery" (1990), directed by Rob Reiner,with Kathy Bates, James Caan and RichardFarnsworth, 9:45 p.m.
Friday, 3/29"Yellow Submarine" (1968), directed by
George Dunning, with John Lennon, Paul Mc-Cartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, 7:10p.m.
"Misery," 9:15 p.m."Archangel" (1990), directed by Guy Madin,
with Kyle McCulloch and Kathy Marykuca, 9:45p.m., Uris.
"Lethal Weapon" (1987), directed by RichardDormer, with Danny Glover and Mel Gibson,midnight.
Saturday, 3/30"Milli (Amitabh, Java)," the India Associa-
tion and South Asia Program, 1:30 p.m., RoomB, Uris Library.
Sunday, 3/31"Mahabharat," (vol. 3, part 2), directed by
B.R. Chopra and Ravi Chopra, the South AsiaFilm Series, 2 p.m.. Room B, Uris Library.
"Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See"; "TheLife and Death of Frida Kahlo," free, 2 p.m.,Johnson Museum.
Monday, 4/1"Reversal of Fortune," 6:45 p.m."Double Indemnity" (1944), directed by Billy
Wilder, with Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMur-ray and Edward G. Robinson, 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/2"Philippines: The Price of Power," the South-
east Asia Film Series, 4:30 p.m., Room B, UrisLibrary.
"Hidden Agenda" (1990), directed by KenLoach, with Brian Cox, Frances McDormand andBrad Dourif, 7 p.m.
"Mermaids" (1990), directed by Richard Ben-jamin, with Cher, Winona Ryder and BobHoskins, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 4/3"Profound Desire of the Gods," (Kamigami
no ftikaki Yokubo; iika Kuragejima: Tales from aSouthern Island), Imamura Shohei, 1968, Japa-nese Film Series, 4:30 p.m., Uris Auditorium.
"The Garden" (1990), directed by Derek Jar-man, with Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills andPhilip Macdonald, 7:15 p.m.
"Avaion" (1990), directed by Barry Levinson,Edith Joan Plowright, Elizabeth Perkins andKevin Pollac, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 4/4"Killer of Sheep" (1978) directed by Charles
Burnett, with Henry Sanders, Kaycee Moore andJames Miles, co-sponsored by Africana Studies,4:30 p.m.
"Palombella Rossa" (1989), directed byNanni Moretti, with Nanni Moretti, SilvioOrlando and Mariella Valentini, co-sponsored byPentangle, 7:30 p.m. Shown with "Barres."
"To Sleep with Anger" (1990), directed byCharles Burnett, with Danny Glover, RichardBrooks and Paul Butler, co-sponsored by Afri-cana Studies, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Mermaids," 10 p.m.
LECTURESAerospace Engineering
"Tsunami Propagation from a Finite Source,"George F. Carrier '39, Harvard University, co-sponsored by theoretical and applied mechanics,April 3, 4:30 p.m., B-17 Upson Hall.
Bethe Lecture Series"Quantum Properties of Submicron Josephson
Junctions," Michael Tinkham, Harvard Univer-sity, March 28, 4:40 p.m., Bethe Seminar Room,Clark Hall. Tinkham is the author of more than200 journal articles and four books. His texts,
"Superconductivity" and "Introduction to Super-conductivity," are recognized classics on thesubject. The latter has been translated into Rus-sian, Japanese and Chinese. The Bethe LectureSeries was created by the College of Arts andSciences and the Physics Department in honor ofNobel laureate Hans Bethe. The lectures havebeen given each year since 1977.
Classics"Culture, Society and Satire," Erich S. Gruen,
University of California, Berkeley, April 2, 4:30p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, GoldwinSmith Hall. This is the last of the TownsendLectures on "Culture and National Identity inMid-Republican Rome."
"Funerary Paintings of the Late Bronze Age,"Nanno Marinatos, College Year in Athens, April4, 4:30 p.m., 19 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Cornell Research Club"Deciphering the History of Life from Mole-
cules," Richard Harrison, ecology and sys-tematics, March 28, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Audi-torium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
English"Meaning in Early Irish Art," Michael Ryan,
The National Museum, Ireland, co-sponsored bymedieval studies, College of Arts and Sciences,University Lecture Committee, Society for theHumanities and vice president for research, April4, 4:30 p.m., 22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Hotel AdministrationSister Mary Rose McGeady, president. Cove-
nant House, will speak on the plight of homelessyouth, April 2, 10 a.m., 110 Hollister Hall.
Sadie McKeown, candidate for master's de-gree, human service studies and an intern in U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development,will speak on banking policies relating to theCommunity Reinvestment Act, April 4, 10 a.m.,465 Statler Hall.
Law School"Refugee and Asylum — Law & Policy in the
1990s," Arthur C. Helton, director, refugee proj-ect, and Stephen Yale-Loehr, law school, March28, 4 p.m., G90 Myron Taylor Hall.
Mathematical Sciences Institute"Linear and Nonlinear Dispersive Waves,"
Messenger Lectures"Of Revelations and Revolutions: Christian-
ity, Colonialism and Consciousness in South Af-rica," is the title of the lectures to be given byJohn L. and Jean Comaroff, professors of anthro-pology, University of Chicago. The first lectureswill be given by John Comaroff; "Home-madeHegemony: Modernity, Domesticity and Coloni-alism," March 28, 4:40 p.m.. Hollis E. CornellAuditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall; and, "Reflec-tions From the 'Other': Africa and the Tribes ofGreat Britain," March 29, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E.Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Thefollowing lectures will be given by Jean Coma-roff at 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Audito-rium: "Refashioning the African Subject: BodyPolitics and the Empire's Old Clothes," April 1;"Reading, Rioting and Arithmetic: Schooling forSubmission," April 2; and "Conversion, Conver-sation, Conclusion," April 4.
Near Eastern Studies"Social Change in Ottoman Egypt," Michael
Winter, Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University andvisiting professor, near eastern studies, co-spon-sored by comparative Muslim societies, March28, 4:15 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"Gender, Sexuality and Power in 16th Cen-tury Istanbul," Leslie. Peirce, near eastern stud-ies, April 4, 4:15 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
Society for the Humanities"Gender politics and MTV: Voicing the Dif-
ference," Lisa Lewis, author of numerous articleson women and popular culture, March 28, 4:30p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
Southeast Asia Program"Approaches to the Politics of Economic
Growth in Southeast Asia," Richard Doner,Emory University, March 28, 12:20 p.m., 102West Ave. Ext.
"The Circular Line of History: Hanoi in Post-Colonial Commemoration," Patricia Pelley, gradstudent, history, April 4, 12:20 p.m., 102 WestAve. Ext.
MUSICDepartment of Music
Schubert's "Die schoene Muellerin" will beperformed in a student recital by RandallSchloss, baritone, and Eric Peters, piano, March28, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall.
The Sage Chapel Choir, under the direction of
organist Donald R.M. Paterson, will give a"Choral Service for Good Friday," on Marfh29 at 8:15 p.m. in Sage Chapel. Music b j ^choir will be interspersed with readings tyDonald D. Eddy.
Daniel J. Velicer will give a piano solo re-cital on March 31 at 8:15 p.m. in Barnes Hail.A student of Jonathan Shames, Velicer willperform four sonatas by D. Scarlatti; Copland sPiano Sonata; Debussy's Preludes-DeuxiemeLivre and L'lsle joyeuse.
English Chamber Orchestra, with PinchasZukerman, conductor, April 2, 8:15 p."1-.Bailey Hall. For the past 20 years, Zukermanhas pursued simultaneous careers as violinist,violist and conductor, beginning with his ap-pointment as conductor of the English Cham-ber Orchestra. He continues to be a frequentguest conductor with leading symphony or"chestras in the United States, Europe and hisnative Israel. His list of recordings is volumi-nous, both with the St. Paul Chamber Orches-tra and as a soloist and chamber ensemblemember. The program for this concert of theBailey Hall Great Soloist and Orchestra S?*fwill include Symphonies No. 6,"Le Matin,and No. 85, "La Reine," by Joseph Haydn, theViolin Concerto No. 2 by Johann SebastianBach, the Introduction and Allegro for Strings,Op. 47, by Sir Edward Elgar and the Adagio K.261 and Rondo K. 373 for Violin and Orches-tra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Pianist Ramon Salvatore will give a con-cert, "A Tribute to the American Composer,April 4 at 8:15 p.m. in Barnes Hall. Featuredcomposers will be Yehudi Wyner, IthacanRobert Palmer, Anthony Heinrich, Ross Lee
Finney, John A. Carpenter, Virgil Thompson,George Chadwich and John LaMontaine.
Jerry Gonzales and the Fort Apache Band,the first concert of the New Jazz Festival, Apnl6, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall. "Rumba ParaMonk" and the soon-to-be-released "EarthDance" albums will be performed. Tickets are$25 for the series or $6 for each concert, avail-able at the Lincoln Hall ticket office, 9 a.m. t°1 p.m., 255-5144; 211 Lincoln Hall, 1 p.m. to4:30 p.m., 255-4663; and the Dewitt Mallticket center.
Bound for Glory ^Bill Steele, songwriter, will perform un
three live sets March 31 in the Commons Cof-feehouse in Anabel Taylor Hall. Bound forGlory can be heard Sundays from 8 to 11 P-m-on WVBR-FM, 93.5.
Cornell Folk Song ClubPat Humphries, songwriter, will appear in
concert on March 30 at 8 p.m., in KaufmannAuditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Many °fHumphries songs deal with social issues, par"ticularly women's issues. Advance tickets, at$6, are on sale at Borealis Books, Rebop Rccords, Smedley's Bookstore, the Commons Cof-feehouse, Anabel Taylor Hall, and at the door.
READINGSEnglish Department
The Creative Writing Series will present apoetry reading by David Mura, a Japanese-American poet and essayist, on April 4 at 4:30p.m. in The Henry, Sage Hall.
RELIGIONSage Chapel
Robert L. Johnson, director, UniversityMinistries, will deliver the Easter Sunday ser-mon March 31. Service begins at 11 a.m. Mu-sic will be provided by the Sage Chapel choirunder the direction of Donald R.M. Paterson.Sage is a non-sectarian chapel that fosters dia-logue among the major faith traditions.
Baha'iWeekly meetings on campus.
7971 for information.Call 2521
CatholicMasses: Saturdays, 5 p.m., Sundays, 9:30
a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Audito-rium. Daily masses, Monday through Friday,12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Christian ScienceTestimony meetings, Thursdays, 7 p.m.,
Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Episcopal (Anglican)Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m.,
Korean ChurchSundays, 1 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
MuslimFriday prayers, 1 p.m., Edwards Room,
Anabel Taylor Hall; Friday discussion dinner,7:30 p.m., 218 Anabel Taylor Hall; SundayQur'an Study, 12:30 p.m., 218 Anabel TaylorHall. The MECA office, 218 Anabel TaylorHall, provides information, a library, halalmeat and other services for all. For informa-tion, call Minhaj Arastu, 253-6848.
Protestant Cooperative MinistrySunday worship, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor
Chapel; Taize Prayer, Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.,Anabel Taylor Chapel; Bible study, Thursdays,noon, G-7 Anabel Taylor; Celebration, Fridays,5 to 8 p.m., 401 Thurston Ave. Call Rev. Bar-bara Heck, 255-4224, for information.
Zen BuddhismZazen meditation every Tuesday at 7 p.m.
and Thursday at 5:10 p.m. in Anabel TaylorChapel. Beginner's instruction Thursdays at4:30 p.m. in the chapel. For more informationcall Jon Warland at 272-0235.
SEMINARSApplied Mathematics
"The Direct Liapunov Method in Hydrody-namic Instability Problems," Vladimir A. Vla-dimirov, Laurentyev Inst. of Hydrodynamics,USSR, March 29, 4 p.m., 322 Sage Hall.
Astronomy"Massive Black Holes in Nearby Galaxies,"
Douglas Richstone, Princeton University,March 28, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space SciencesBuilding.
Biochemistry"Checkpoints in the Cell Cycle," Ted Wein-
ert. University of Arizona* March 29, 4 p.m.,Large Conference Room, Biotechnology Build-ing.
Biophysics'• "Structural Studies of Protease Mecha-nisms," Dagmar Ringe, Brandeis University,April 3, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
Ceramics Program"Ceramics Afternoon," the eighth event of
the seminar series co-sponsored by the Depart-ment of Materials Science and Engineering andthe Materials Science Center, will be held Fri-day, April 5, in B-l 1 Kimball Hall. The themis "Metal-Matrix Composites." Introductoryremarks, Stephen L. Sass, materials scienceand engineering, 2:20 p.m.; "The Design ofMetal-Ceramic Composites," Rishi Raj. materi-als science and engineering, 2:25 p.m.; "Devel-opment and Understanding of Ti-Matrix Com-posites for Aerospace Applications," Dan Mira-cale, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 2:55p.m.; "Mechanical Behavior and Modeling ofTi-Matrix Composites," Ted Nicholas, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 4 p.m.; "Control ofthe Mechanical Properties of Metal-CeramicInterfaces," Stephen L. Sass, materials scienceand engineering, 4:45 p.m.
Chemistry"Femtosecond Through Microsecond Time-
Resolved Spectroscopy of the Liquid State,"Keith Nelson, Massachusetts Institute of Tech-nology, March 28, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Labo-ratory.
"Starburst Dendrimers: Molecular LevelControl of Size, Shape, Surface Chemistry,from Atoms to Macroscopic Matter," DonaldTomalia, Michigan Molecular Institute, April1, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Laboratory.
"Dynamic Structural Studies of OpticalElectron Transfer Reactions," Joseph Hupp,Northwestern University, April 4, 4:40 p.m.,119 Baker Laboratory.
Chemical Engineering"Modelling of Associating Liquids," Ivo
Nezbeda, Czechoslovakia Academy of Sci-ences, April 2, 4:15 p.m., 245 Olin Hall.
Combustion and Thermal SciencesTitle to be announced, Elizabeth Fisher, me-
chanical and aerospace engineering, March 28,noon~178 Engineering Theory Center.
Ecology & Systematics"Functional Ecology of Northern Hardwood
Trees: Growth, Defense and Life History," Mar-tin J. Lechowitz, McGill University, April 3,4:30 p.m., Morison Seminar Room, Corson/Mudd Hall.
Electrical Engineering"The Generation of Ultrashort Pulses of
Light-Compression in Optical Fibers," AnthonyJohnson, AT&T Bell Labs, April 4, 4:30 p.m.,219 Phillips Hall.
Environmental Toxicology"Identification of Chicken Forms of Cyto-
chrome P450: Expression in Cultured Hepato-cytes and Use in Toxicological Studies," Jac-queline Sinclair, Department of Veterans Affairs,White River Junction, Vt., March 29, 12:20 p.m.,14 Femow Hall.
Epidemiology"Black-White Differences in Coronary Heart
Disease: A Gene-Environment Interaction," Tho-mas A. Pearson, Mary Bassett Research Instituteand nutritional sciences,' March 29, 12:20 p.m.,100 Savage Hall.
Floriculture & OrnamentalHorticulture
"The Italian Garden — Synthesis of Land-scape, Architecture & Art," Jon Joseph-Russo,graduate student, March 28, 12:15 p.m., 404Plant Science Building.
"Internships at the National Tropical Botani-cal Garden, Kauai, Hawaii," Michael McLaugh-lin and Michael Arnum, undergraduate seniors,April 4, 12:25 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Food Science"Nutritional Concerns and the Food Service
Industry," Mary H. Tabacchi, hotel management,April 2, 4:30 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Fruit & Vegetable Science"Purification of an Endogenous Invertase In-
hibitor from Potato," Rafael Ovalle, fruit andvegetable science, March 28, 4:30 p.m., 404Plant Science Building.
"Population Dynamics and Competitivenessof Velvetleaf in Kidney Beans," Liz Maynard,fruit and vegetable science, April 4, 4:30 p.m.,404 Plant Science Building.
Geological SciencesComposition of Continental Crust - "Con-
straints from Lab Velocity Measurements," N.I.Christenson, Purdue University, April 2, 4:30p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
Hotel Administration"An Exploratory Study of the Marketing
Planning Practices of America's Best Know Ho-tel Chains," Chekitan Dev, hotel administration,March 29, 12:15 p.m., 165 Statler.
Immunology"Experimental Basis for the Development of
an Anti-Malaria Vaccine," Fidel Zavala, NewYork University School of Medicine, March 29,12:15 p.m., auditorium, Boyce Thompson Insti-tute.
International Nutrition"AIDS: Some Epidemiologic Evidence From
a Global Pandemic," Carlos Castillo-Chavez,plant breeding and biometry, March 28, 12:15p.m., 200 Savage Hall.
"Iron Supplementation During Pregnancythrough Primary Health Care in Rural NortheastThailand," Pattanee Winichagoon, nutritionalsciences, April 4, 12:15 p.m., 200 Savage Hall.
International Studies in Planning"The Socioeconomic Impact of Mexico's Ac-
cession to the North American Free Trade Area,"David Barkin, Universidad Autonoma Metropoli-tania, Mexico, March 29, 12:15 p.m., 115 TjadenHall.
Jugatae"Managing Resistance to Bacillus Thuring-
iensis: Can Transformed Plants be Better ThanSprays?" Rick Roush, entomology, March 28, 4p.m., Morison Room, Corson/Mudd Hall.
"Morphology and Molecular Characters in theSystematics of Drosophilidae," Robert DeSalle,Yale University, April 4, 4 p.m., Morison Room,Corson/Mudd Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering"Ceramics as an Ancient Profession, ca.
23,00 B.P." P. Vandiver, The Smithsonian Insti-tute, March 28, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"The Role of an Interfacial Thermal BarrierResistance in the Effective Thermal Conductiv-ity/Diffusion of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Com-posites," P.H. Hasselman, Virginia Tech., April4, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering"NOx Emission Control in Wave-Rotor Gas-
Turbine Jet Engines," Razi Nalim, mechanicaland aerospace engineering, March 28, noon, 178Engineering Theory Center.
"Putting the Cart Before the Horse," James O.Moore, Moore Products Inc., March 28, 4:15p.m., B14HollisterHall.
Microbiology"The Metabolism of Molecular Hydrogen by
Bacteria Growing Near and Above 100 degreesC," Michael Adams, University of Georgia,March 28, 4 p.m., conference room, Biotechnol-ogy Building.
"Increased Rates of Specifically Advanta-geous Mutations in Response to EnvironmentalChallenges," Barry Hall, University of Roches-ter, April 4, 4 p.m., conference room. Biotech-nology Building.
Microbiology, Immunology &Parasitology
"Antibody-Dependent Enhancement of FIPVInfection of Macrophages: An Epitope-SpecificProcess," Christopher W. Olsen, microbiology,immunology and parasitology, April 1, 12:15p.m., G-3 Vet Research Tower.
Production and Political Axes to Grind in West-ern Montana," Charles Hall, SUNY ESF, April 2,1:30 p.m., 304 Femow Hall.
"Dynamic Geography-based Simulations ofLand Use in Developing Tropical Countries,"Charles Hall, SUNY College of EnvironmentalScience and Forestry, April 3, 12:20 p.m., 304Fernow Hall.
Neurobiology & Behavior"Brawn and Brain and Nicotic Acerylcholine
"Two Hemispheres, one song: Lateralizationof Cerebral Function in Passerines," HeatherWilliams, Williams College, April 4, 12:30 p.m.,Morison Seminar Room, Corson/Mudd Hall.
Ornithology"Frugivory by Waxwings and Thrushes: One
Bird's Dinner is Another Bird's Dessert," MarkWitmer, biological sciences, April 1, 7:45 p.m.,Laboratory of Ornithology, 159 SapsuckerWoods Road.
Pharmacology"Convergent Stimulatory Pathways for Secre-
tion in RBL-2H3 Mast Cells," Michael Beaven,National Institutes of Health, April 1, 4:30 p.m.,G-3 Vet Research Tower.
Physiology & Anatomy"Regulation of Gonadotropin Secretion by
Adrenal and Ovarian Steroids," Virendra B.Maliesh, Medical College of Georgia, April 1,4:15 p.m., auditorium, Boyce Thompson Insti-tute.
Plant Biology"Genetic Dissection of a Respiratory Aberra-
tion Associated with Cytoplasmic Male Steril-ity," Marie Connett, genetics and development,March 29, 11.15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Build-ing.
Plant Breeding & Biometry"Factors Affecting the Morphology of Regen-
erated Maize (Zea mays, L.) Plants," MarinaGoffreda, Rutgers University, April 2, 12:20p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology"Career Opportunities in Industry," David
Pieczarka, April 2, 4:30 p.m., 404 Plant ScienceBuilding.
"Population Genetics and Evolution of Phyto-phthora infestans," Steve Goodwin, plant pathol-ogy, April 3, 3 p.m., 133 Barton Laboratory, Ge-
Program on Theoretical &Computational Biology
"Stochastic Life History Theory and Environ-mental Changes: An Application to HoloceneForest Dynamics," James Clark, University ofGeorgia, April 2, 4:30 p.m., Morison SeminarRoom, Corson/Mudd Hall.
"Competition and Chaos in Plant Communi-ties," G. David Tilman, University of Minnesota,April 4, 3 p.m., 110 Ives Hall.
Social Analysis of EnvironmentalChange
"Environmental Sociology and ClimateChange: A Critical Assessment," Fred Buttel, ru-
ral sociology and science, technology and soci-ety, March 29, 3:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
South Asia Program"Plural Meanings of Feminism in India,"
Manisha Desai, Hobart and William Smith Col-leges, April 3, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Stability, Transition & Turbulence"Exponential Tails and Random Advec-
tion," Alain Pumir, LASSP, April 2, 12:30p.m., 288 Grumman Hall.
Textiles & Apparel"We Want Our Customers to Remember the
Quality of Our Merchandise Long After TheyHave Forgotten the Price," Nancy Morris, J.C.Penney Co. Inc., March 28, 12:20 p.m., MarthaVan Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics"Tsunami Propagation from a Finite
Western Societies Program"The 'Politization' of NATO," Elizabeth
Pond, Simmons College, co-sponsored bypeace studies and government, March 28, 4:30p.m., 134 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Imagining the Queen: Fashioning the BodyPolitic in the Marriage of Louis XTV," AbbyZanger, Harvard University, co-sponsored bythe Women's Studies Program, April 4, 4:30p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin SmithHall.
"Educational Expansion and Changes inWomen's Entry into Marriage and Motherhoodin the Federal Republic of Germany," Hans-Peter Blossfeld, European University Instituteand Mellon visiting scholar, April 4, 4:30 p.m.,G-08 Uris Hall.
Women's Studies Program"The Medieval English Women and the
Common Law," Janet Loengard, April 3, 4p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"American Indian Contributions to Environ-mental Traditions," George Cornell, MichiganState University, and James Schlender, GreatLakes Fish and Wildlife Commission, co-spon-sored by Center for Environmental Researchand rural sociology, March 29, 7 to 9 p.m., andMarch 30,10 a.m. to noon, Alumni Auditorium,Kennedy Hall.
Consumer Economics & Housing"The Welfare Policy Debate: Key Issues for
the 90s," with Robert Haveman, director, LaF-ollette Policy Institute, University of Wiscon-sin, and Charles Murray, author of "LosingGround," American Enterprise Institute, April4, 4:30 p.m.. Alumni Hall Auditorium, Ken-nedy Hall. Cornell panelists include JosephineAllen, Robert Frank, Jennifer Gerner, and"Robert Hutchens.
Personal Enterprise Program"Reaching the Top, Three Success Stories,"
in honor of Moses and Loulu Seltzer, April 1, 3p.m., Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy HallLeaders of multimillion-dollar companies willshare secrets to reaching the top and featureBetsy Burton, president and CEO, Supercuts,Inc.; Susan B. King, president, Steuben Glass;Kay Unger, designer and co-founder, GillianGroup; and moderator, Linda Goldzimer, presi-dent, Linda Goldzimer Consulting Group.
Western Societies ProgramCatalonia Symposium will be held on
March 29, 3 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall. Speakersinclude: Josep Fradera and Anna Cabre, Au-tonomous University of Barcelona, and RobertFishman, Harvard University.
6 March 28, 1991 Cornell Chronicle
Festive Dragon Day prank lives on, without endorsementCornell's freshman architects treated the
campus to a triumphant Dragon Day paradeMarch 14, celebrating, among other things,the continuation of a century-old traditionin spite of the Architecture Department'sunwillingness to sanction it again this year.
In theory, the freshman class needs no-body's permission to cut classes and stayup all night for a week to build a dragon,parade it through the Arts Quadrangle andset it ablaze. After all, Dragon Day is sup-posed to be a prank.
But over the years, the tradition had be-come so much a part of the Cornell archi-tecture experience that even admissionsmaterials sent to prospective freshmen de-scribed this supposedly spontaneous event.It was, in the words of third-year architec-ture student Kacey Wong, "an organizedcrime."
Two years ago, bystanders were injuredwhen objects thrown at the dragon struckthem in the head, and the architecture ad-ministration banned the parade until furthernotice. Last year, architecture freshmencarried on the tradition anyway, floating adragon's head on Beebe Lake before carry-ing it to the Quad for its fiery death.
This time, Bennett Shen — "Rambo," ashis classmates call him — started talkingabout building a dragon during the firstweek of classes last fall. Caleb Mulevalooked forward to a mid-March bash, too;he had heard it was a great party. In GregFroefrock's mind, Dragon Day meant14,000 people crowding to see a giant float
So when upperclassmen started boastingabout the dragons they had built — the fire-breathing dragon that blew smoke from itsnose; the one with eyes that lit up; thethree-story dragon that towered over theQuad; the one whose head was installedwith a crane, though its neck went unfin-ished — this class decided to buck the ban.
Instead of building a towering Godzilla-like monster as most of the classes of thepast 10 years had done, they voted to returnto a design reminiscent of Cornell DragonDays of the 1930s: a 267-foot-long. snake-like, cloth-covered Chinese dragon with apaper-mache head pretty enough to havebeen an entry in the Rose Bowl Parade.
"We want to bring back the prankish-ness and festiveness of Dragon Day" and toemphasize the fun more than the competi-tiveness of it. said Jason Ardizzone.
But by March 12, just two days beforeDragon Day, the Class of 1995' s second-floor studio in Rand Hall didn't show manysigns of industry. A few enthusiasts hadbuilt six-sided wood-and-metal frames thatwould form the ribs of the dragon's body,but most of the class had stayed home the
Peter MorenusFirst-year architecture student Elaina Ganim leads this year's dragon across theArts Quadrangle.
night before to write a research paper for anarchitectural history class.
"It really stinks that they canceledDragon Day," said Mark Alex Maidique.who remembers Dragon Day 1989. Therewas more excitement in the studio then, andit was a lot easier having the university'ssupport, he said.
Still, somehow, by Thursday morning —the day of the dragon parade — the greatbeast started to come together.
Working outdoors in 30-degree weatheron Wednesday night, the crew working onthe dragon's body finished the 30 hexago-nal ribs that would be joined by rope andcovered in green cloth.
At 4 a.m. in the loading dock of RisleyHall, a crisscross of metal poles andchicken wire was covered with paper-ma-che and then painted; in the next eighthours it became a beautiful dragon's headwitn a long snout, menacing teeth, blood-shot eyes, cardboard scales and tissue-paperflowers along the back of its head.
When it was observed that there was nomaster plan anywhere, Vic Vizguides ex-plained, "We have a general idea whatwe're doing, but this is a spontaneous thing.Drawing it out would take too long. Acouple of us really have it all in our heads."
"The whole thing is definitely chaos."added Ardizzone.
"It was crazy. People were screaming.'I want someone to do this,' and 'I wantsomeone to do that.' " said Lisa Cholmon-deley. "Everyone was switching jobs, start-ing one thing, picking up another.
"The upperclassmen. who were up allnight working on their costumes for the pa-rade, kept comparing what we had done totheir own dragons and said we wouldn'tmake it. Believe me, there were timeswhen we thought we weren't going to makeit. either," she added.
But at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, the fresh-man class lifted its dragon overhead andcrept from the back of Risley Hall, acrossthe Fall Creek bridge and down East Ave-nue.
They picked up a crowd of spectatorswho cheered appreciably, clapped andshouted and snapped photographs as thedragon entered the Arts Quad, headed for awooden altar erected near the architects'end. Some 4,000 people gathered, includ-ing upperclass architects dressed in out-landish costumes such as the Goodyearblimp, peace-train riders, calculators, obe-lisks. Dr. Seuss characters and cowboys oncardboard horseback.
With a light snow falling, a few specta-tors pelted the dragon with snowballs, buton the whole this year's parade was notnearly as unruly as the 1989 parade thatprompted the administration to cancel theannual event.
As the parade drew to an end. the archi-tects threw their dragon skin onto the wood-pile and torched it. running around the fireshouting: " '95! '95! '95!" and huggingeach other in rugby-team packs.
"Burning the dragon is a symbolic re-lease of passion. You feel the power ofyour creation when the physical heat andthe noise penetrate you. It's alive then andit's a great unleashing." said Wong.
"And it's such a wild thing it will stay inyour mind forever."
— Carole Stone
U.S. compromised valuesin the Gulf War, Mazrui says
America's defense of Saudi Arabiaand liberation of Kuwait in the PersianGulf War contradicted cherishedAmerican values, including the idealsof democracy, the secular state and theequality of women, according to aprominent scholar and writer on Africaand Islam.
"The United States, which inventedthe secular state, has in the 20th centurytried to protect the last surviving theoc-racies," Ali A. Mazrui, the AlbertSchweitzer Professor in the Humanitiesat SUNY Binghamton, said in a March13 lecture here attended by 200 people.
His lecture was titled "The Gulf Cri-sis vs. American Values: Royalty, Reli-gion and Gender."
"The first permanent, successful,anti-royalist revolution in the world hasbecome friend and protector of the lastsurviving monarchies . . . and the coun-try that leads the world in women's lib-eration, though not necessarilywomen's empowerment, has becomethe protector of the worst offendersagainst women's liberation and femaleempowerment," he said.
The American psyche — shaped bythe Revolutionary War, the Civil Warand the frontier subculture — has be-come addicted to militarism, Mazruisaid. Since World War II, the UnitedStates has intervened in the affairs ofother countries more often than any
other nation. The Soviet Union alsohas engaged in foreign adventures, butits Brezhnev Doctrine is now in declinewhile the United States is still extend-ing its global reach, Mazrui added. TheGulf crisis is giving the United Statesan opportunity to establish a militarybase in Saudi Arabia, he added.
It would be simplistic, Mazrui said,to describe the Gulf War as a conflictbetween Islam and the West — theUnited States, after all, was allied withthe pious Islamic nations of Kuwait andSaudi Arabia — but the war was anti-Islam in that it divided the Islamiccountries of the world.
During a question-and-answer pe-riod, Mazrui said he believed the Per-sian Gulf War was unjust because itwas unnecessary: economic sanctionsshould have been imposed for an effec-tive length of time.
He also predicted that Jordan's KingHussein could be replaced by someonemore radical, as a result of his historicalfriendliness to the West
Mazrui is the author of the televisionseries and book, "The Africans: ATriple Heritage," and is an A.D. WhiteProfessor-at-Large at Cornell, althoughhis March 13 visit was sponsored bythe Muslim Educational and CulturalAssociation and several academic unitsand student organizations.
— Carole Stone
Math library continued from page 1
eign currencies further compounds theproblem libraries face by making foreignjournals far more expensive now than fiveor six years ago, the librarians said.
One option for libraries is to reduce thenumber of their subscriptions. But librariesand the periodicals they contain play a morecentral role in mathematics departmentsthan in other sciences, according to Dennis.
"Mathematics is a contemplative sci-ence. In mathematics the research labora-tory is the library," he said. "There are notmany machines that will help you do math— unlike physics or chemistry. There is nomultimillion-dollar equipment for doingmathematics — with the exception of com-puters."
Books and journals in mathematics havelonger lives than books in sciences such aselectrical engineering, which become obso-lete in five years. "Manufacturing methodschange so quickly in engineering that everyfive years or so they ship a load of booksout to the annex behind the [Cornell] Or-chards [for storage]. In mathematics weneed books going all the way back becausewhat's true is always true, if it's ever beentrue," Dennis said.
Still, "Because prices are increasing weare buying a smaller proportion of what'spublished. We're explaining the costs toscholars so they can decide if a particularjournal is worth the price, considering whatthey learned from it," Atkinson said.
In 1989-90 the Cornell math library hadthe third largest collection of serials in thecountry, 637. The University of Michiganhad 725, and the University of California atBerkeley had 668, according to the Re-search Libraries Group, a major consor-tium. Cornell's library receives the RLG's
highest rating because it aims to collecteverything of significance in its field.
Cornell's 637 journals come in everylanguage in which mathematics is pub-lished — English, French. German. Italian,Portuguese, Spanish. Russian. Chinese,Japanese. Serbian, even Georgian. Thecore of the literature in the field is repre-sented by some 800 journals, although ar-ticles from 1,600 journals are reviewed in"Mathematical Reviews," Rockey said.
"Mathematics is more democratic thanother sciences," Dennis said. "You don'tneed a research infrastructure to do mathe-matics. So it is easier to do top-notch re-search in mathematics in the middle of no-where than it is to do top-notch chemistryor electrical engineering or any applied sci-ence. Consequently, the literature is morewidespread."
The acquisitions question won't be re-solved even after the major Cornell cam-paign is finished because it targets only $30million for acquisitions in all libraries. Andthe annual spendable cash from endowmentfunds is only about 4 percent of the prin-ciple, or $1.2 million.
In the meantime, will faculty who de-pend on other Cornell libraries decide tofollow the math lead? Dennis wouldn't ruleit out.
"Most faculty are not here for the moneybut because they enjoy doing what they'redoing, and the libraries are a part of theenvironment that they cherish," Dennissaid. "There's nothing special about math inthat respect. The only difference betweenthe math department and other departmentsis that the other chairmen never asked theirfaculty to do what I've asked of ours."
— Carole Stone
Cornell Chronicle March 28, 1991 7
Bebop
Peter MorenusDizzy Gillespie warms up with the students in the Six O'clock Jazz Band before his recent performance in Bailey Hall.
Picture perfectCornell, four others form national computer-graphics center
The National Science Foundation hasawarded $14.68 million for a new Scienceand Technology Center for ComputerGraphics and Scientific Visualization thatwiU be based at Cornell and four other uni-versities.
The center's director and principal in-vestigator will be Donald Greenberg, theJacob Gould Schurman Professor of Com-puter Graphics and director of the CornellProgram of Computer Graphics, which willhouse Cornell's participation in the nationalcenter.
Other Cornell faculty participating in thecenter include Associate Professor of Com-puter Graphics Roy Hall and Professor ofMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringKenneth Torrance.
Center scientists say they will deviseimproved ways to link computers and thettund through the richest of human sensoryorgans — the eye. As a way to advance thebasic state-of-the-art in visualization, center^searchers will develop interactive com-Puter-graphics tools for cancer therapy,brain research and the design of parts forairplanes, automobiles and microchips.
Funding of the center by the NationalScience Foundation and the Defense Ad-vanced Research Projects Agency was an-nounced at a March 14 press conference onCapitol Hill. Participants in the press con-ference included Greenberg. NSF DirectorWalter Massey and Sen. Jake Gam (R-Utahj.
The other university participants in thecenter are Brown University, the CaliforniaInstitute of Technology, the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Uni-versity of Utah.
"Computer graphics will become themajor interface between man and machine,as it provides the best means of communi-cation, in a format which is easy to under-stand and at the fastest rate," Greenbergsaid at the press conference.
"The enormous growth of computationalPower will lead to an inundation of data toodifficult to comprehend," he said. "Andthis situation will get worse with increasingComputational capabilities."
The five-year, $14.68 million grant from^SF and DARPA will be augmented byMillions of dollars from the universities andtheir state governments, as well as largeeQuipment donations from manufacturers.Already committing $25 million in equip-ment over the next five years are DigitalEquipment Corp., Hewlett-Packard. IBMCorp. and Silicon Graphics.
Besides the center's basic research ac-tivities, its scientists will work with theseand other U.S. companies to enhance thecountry's lead in commercial computergraphics.
Researchers at the center will seek to"rebuild the intellectual base of computerSraphics, building it on science," the projectleaders wrote in the proposal for the center.Today's computers produce graphics
largely through ad hoc techniques of con-structing pictures, but future realistic com-puter images will arise from sophisticatedinternal models of physical reality, said theleaders.
"The first generation of computer graph-ics emphasized drawing pictures. Tomor-row's graphics will emphasize viewingworld models that obey the laws of phys-ics." they wrote.
Adds NSF Director Walter Massey,"Visualization can bring enormous leverageto bear on scientific productivity. The po-tential for major breakthroughs is compa-rable to that of supercomputers."
The center's scientists said they expectadvanced computer graphics to enhance thecapabilities of a wide range of scientists,engineers and physicians.
For example, the researchers envision acomputer-graphics system that would util-ize 3-D ultrasound images for diagnosticpurposes. "Imagine a future obstetrics-ul-trasound exam [in which] the physicianflips down a gadget something like bulkysunglasses. It includes both the display andthe tracking circuitry . . . connected by ra-dio-frequency to a nearby base unit contain-ing most of the display and tracking elec-tronics. The physician uses the ultrasonictransducer as a 'flashlight' to illuminate thepatient's internal organs."
Enabling scientists to "steer" scientificsimulations as they happen will be anotheraim of the center. For example, researchersstudying the thermodynamics of enginescould "tour" a 3-D computer-graphics ani-mation of the inside of a functioning en-gine-simulation, altering operating condi-tions as they go and immediately witness-ing the results.
Because the necessary research is sobroad, the new computer-graphics centermust be a "distributed center," with fiveparticipating universities collaborating overhigh-speed computer networks and throughexchanges of scientists and students.
To help transfer the center's knowledgeto industry, center leaders are planning vis-its between universities and industrial labo-ratories.
An external advisory board will includerepresentatives from the four major initialcorporate sponsors, plus other leading sci-entists from industry and national researchlaboratories.
The National Science Foundation estab-lished the Science and Technology CenterProgram in 1987 as a mechanism to fundresearch activities that call for cooperationamong a group of scientists and engineersand their students. The STC Program isone of the models used by the foundation tosupport multidisciplinary research and edu-cation activities. Two STC competitionshave led to establishment of 25 comprehen-sive research and education centers in a va-riety of fields, offering new opportunities tothe faculty and students involved.
— Dennis Meredith
This office, including the calendar and the graphic on the computer screen, existonly in the computer that generated it in the Program of Computer Graphics.
CU research focusing on 3-D modelingFrom "constructing" buildings inside the
computer before the first brick is laid toautomatically routing a gangly robotthrough a tight maze, researchers in Cor-nell's Program of Computer Graphics per-form some of the most-advanced visualiza-tion research in the country.
The program, founded in 1974, is nowthe research home of eight faculty, eightstaff members and 36 graduate students.The program was established with a Na-tional Science Foundation grant, and largeequipment donations by such companies asHewlett-Packard and Digital EquipmentCorp. have maintained the facilities at the
state of the art.The program includes research in struc-
The current focus of the program's re-search involves three-dimensional modelingof complex environments and programmingapproaches for realistic image synthesis.
In architecture, the research involves us-ing computer graphics to input building andsite descriptions for architectural design. Inengineering, graphics are used for earth-quake-resistant design, fracture analysisand other engineering analyses.
8 March 28, 1991 Cornell Chronicle
Truths can be derived fromall religions, Tibetan says
The Dalai Lama greets well-wishers on the Arts Quadrangle.Peter Morenus
Dalai Lama continued from page 1
Wanda Strother, 44, from Rochester.In his lecture, the Dalai Lama reflected
Tibetan Buddhism's blending of spiritualityand practicality. He focused on the value ofenhancing compassion, on evidence thatbasic human nature is more gentle than ag-gressive and on ideas about how to developcompassion and reduce anger.
Saying the purpose of life is happiness,the Dalai Lama noted that people often con-sider sources of happiness to be friends,wealth, fame and a good home. But "thesesources are not 100 percent guaranteed" —only a good heart is a definite source ofhappiness and strength, he said.
It is most basic to human nature, headded. While negative feelings — such asanger, haired, jealousy — are also qualitiesof mind, our positive qualities of love, com-passion and gentleness are dominant.
"Some argue with this. But if you lookat just our physical structure," the DalaiLama said, holding up his bare arms, "itseems we belong to the animal species thatare the most gentle . . . we are like a deer,rather than a tiger or lion."
The dominance of compassion is evidentthroughout the stages of life: from thewomb through education to death, he said.
"In the womb, a mother's mental attitudeis a crucial factor for development afterbirth. Then, according to Western doctors,the next few weeks is the crucial period forthe development of the brain, and themother's touch is most important Thisproves the human body itself needs affec-tion," he said.
In education, "the lessons you receivefrom a person very close to you usually gomuch deeper in the brain. The lessons youreceive from a teacher who doesn't showany feeling toward you usually feel like aburden," he continued.
"Then, in the last day of our life, when
we know we are definitely departing fromour companions and they are of no moreuse to us, even a dying person . . . [in thecompany of] friends feels much easier.This proves the gentleness of our nature,"he said.
Conversely, just recognizing the true na-ture of anger — "a trouble-maker" — helpsreduce it. he said.
"Anger is quite cunning, quite clever.When we are facing a problem, a tragedy, itcomes as a protector," bringing strength anddispelling fear, he said. "But if you lookclosely, that anger is blind anger . . . .When anger governs, it destroys the bestpart of the human brain." That is why whensomeone gets angry and yells at someoneelse, the person usually feels embarrassedafter the anger dissipates, he said.
Asked in a prepared question about hisfeelings toward China — which sent troopsinto Tibet some 40 years ago, banned Bud-dhism and. through modernization and thesquashing of rebellions, caused more than 1million deaths and prompted him to flee,establishing a government-in-exile in India— the Dalai Lama illustrated his philoso-phy in practice this way:
"A Buddhist monk's daily prayer is foraU sentient beings. If that is true, there isno point in excluding the most populatednation," he said.
The struggle to free Tibet, he added, isnot a political but a spiritual one, which,therefore, "can help contribute to millionsand millions of Chinese."
Always optimistic, the Dalai Lama saidhe was encouraged by sympathetic feelingstoward Tibet shown by the Western publicand press. "Now, that feeling should even-tually reach the government level. Howthat will happen, I don't know," he said."You know better."
— Lisa Bennett
Taking a look at Tibet's historyIn 1950, just after the Communists took
control of China, Mao Tse-tung sent troopsinto Tibet — which they asserted was a re-gion of China — under orders to "liberate"the people from a feudalistic system con-trolled by a theocracy.
Tibetans protested that they were inde-pendent and that an earlier tributary' rela-tionship with China was merely ceremonial.
At the time of the Chinese invasion, theDalai Lama — then only 15 years old andconsidered the 14th in a line of reincarnatedspiritual and temporal leaders — counselednon-violence and attempted to negotiate acompromise. Demonstrations, however,continued; in 1959 they flared into armedrebellion. The Chinese crushed the rebel-lion, leaving many Tibetans dead and mon-asteries burned.
The Dalai Lama fled with 100,000 otherTibetan refugees to Dharsalama, India,where he was granted political asylum. Heestablished a govenunent-in-exiie, set upinstitutions to form the basis of a new Ti-betan society and preserve Tibetan culture,and continued efforts to reach a settlementwith the Chinese.
Since 1950, some 1.2 million Tibetanshave been killed, more than 6,000 monas-teries destroyed and most art and literaturesold or burned, according to Tibetan exiles.
The Chinese also banned Buddhism inthe region, set up military bases and begana policy that encouraged Han Chinese tomove there. Some 7.5 million Han Chinesenow outnumber 6 million Tibetans.
The Communist government asserts thatit has improved economic and social condi-tions for Tibetans and doubled the life-ex-pectancy of the people.
The Dalai Lama continues to call for ne-gotiations with the Chinese. A compromisehe proposed in 1988 would let China con-trol Tibet's foreign policy while a demo-cratic Tibetan government would controleverything else, including non-political for-eign policy, commerce, culture and religion.
But, according to a statement releasedby the Dalai Lama this month, the Chinesehave failed to respond to his efforts.
For his worldwide teachings on univer-sal responsibility, he received the 1989 No-bel Peace Prize.
—Lisa Bennett
To the Dalai Lama, the world is a super-market of religions, and they all are good.
"All of the world's religions have theirown approaches and differences," the spiri-tual leader of Tibetan Buddhism told about1,700 students, faculty and local residentsin Bailey Hall on Wednesday morning. "Icall it a supermarket of religions."
The audience applauded when he saidthat truths can be derived from all religionsand "from a wider perspective, we mustlearn to live together. That is possible andnecessary."
The Dalai Lama was responding to aquestion on differences between Christ andBuddha and between the teachings ofChristianity and Buddhism.
"In the personal lives of Christ and Bud-dha, there are many similarities: their com-plete devotion for others and their manysacrifices," he replied.
"In its teachings. Buddhism does not ac-cept God as a creator. Buddhists do notaccept the principle of the soul. But theeffectiveness of the religions is the same."
Asked about Hinduism, the Dalai Lamanoted that five schools of thought devel-oped in ancient India; Buddhism is a branchof Hinduism because it developed in India.
Addressing his audience as "brothersand sisters" and with the same flashes ofhumor that he displayed in earlier on-cam-pus meetings, the Dalai Lama lectured forabout 40 minutes on Tibetan Buddhism.
He spoke of the common ground andminor points of differences between Bud-dhism as practiced in South and SoutheastAsia, Japan. Korea and China. He describedTantric Buddhism of Tibet as "mind controlof physical energy."
"A Western scholar has described Bud-dhism not as a religion but as a science ofthe mind." the Dalai Lama said. "Buddhismis very much involved in the science of themind. Buddhism makes a connection be-tween the spiritual and physical world, andit will have an important role in the future."
He noted that Buddha himself taughtthat individuals should examine the prin-ciples of Buddhism and understand thembefore accepting them, rather than to be-
lieve blindly in Buddha."Buddhism as taught in Tibet is to be
skeptical," he said. "One should examineBuddha's words, and if they conform to theperception of reality they can be accepted,but not taken at their face value."
He provided a guide. "In investigatingphysical reality, we use scientific instru-ments, but the main approach is through themind. As to whether something exits, itdepends on whether we can verify it. Sim-ply because something can be conceiveddoes not mean it exists. When talking aboutknowledge, inferences cannot be self-vali-dated but only through logical processes."
The primary aim of Buddhism, the Ti-betan leader said, "is training the mind."and he added: "The root of many of ourmisunderstandings is the disparity betweenthe way we perceive of things and the waythey actually exist."
The Dalai Lama said that Tibetan Bud-dhism has about 12 million to 13 millionfollowers. They include about 6 millionTibetans, 5 million Mongolians in Inner andOuter Mongolia, about 200,000 people inthe Soviet Union and another 1 million inthe Himalayan states.
"We consider Tantric teaching to be thehighest [form of Buddhism]." he said. "Ti-betan Buddhism is quite profound."Throughout his extemporaneous address, hestressed that Buddhism is "mental training,"contending that "human inner-feelings al-ways involve the physical and the mind-He told his listeners that they can improvetheir minds. /
In answer to a question from a woman-the Dalai Lama said that Buddhism is basedon complete equality of the sexes. But hesaid that in some Buddhist traditions, a
monk's position is higher than a fully-or'dained woman, but in other traditions theyare not only equal but more stress is placedon the female."
The audience laughed when he contin'ued: "In the Tantric practice, there are cer-tain perceptions, and one of the highesroots is not to deride women. But there >s
no such mention of the male."— Albert E.Kaff
Peter MorenusChildren welcome the Dalai Lama at the airport with a song and a Tibetan flag
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CORNELL EMPLOYMENT NEWSMarch 28, 1991 Including Job Opportunities Volume 3, Number 11
's is the second of a tivo-part series on the Kenneth H. Blanchard seminar on legendary service that was held for Cornell employees on March 3 and 4. Last week's
. Orriell Employment News provided a summary of the content of the seminar and acknowledged the many Cornell staff members who made it possible. This week's
reviews seminar's background and looks ahead to the efforts already in progress to help foster Blanchard's principles of legendary service here on campus.
Now What?A Look Back to the Blanchard Seminar's Inception and Ahead to Its Implementation
V, mi; BLANCHARD SEMINAR, with employees re-i!i to their work places energized and brimming with
two questions surfaced. "Is this just a flash-in-"' so to speak, or is Cornell really going to pick up
as e a n d m n w i t h if ( a n d if s o ' how)?" a n d ' "If this
v, Ucn an important seminar, why didn't I know about
rn*n.
e two Questions are related, but the second is easier to1 than the first. The seminar was conceived initially°'atively small audience and it simply mushroomed
'()nn a n v o n e ' s expectations. William D. Gurowitz '53,"riff V i ° e P r e s i^ent of campus affairs, laid the ground-
i o r Blanchard to meet with staff in the Division ofSijp P"s Life, and spent months preparing for what was^ n h ^ ' ° ^ a s ' n § ' e two-day intra-division seminar.^Is ^ ^ a d °tfered to contribute his time and his mate-Cam ° t n is effort. Richard McDaniel, director of the Cornell
u s Store, subsequently built upon Gurowitz's effortstbJ. n January, opened the door for other departments towrtlClPate. v Y
of the seminar spread, projected attendance figures>ne, ^
eted, and the seminar format was changed to two,j>r0
aJ programs to accommodate the overwhelmingMD fSWe11 of interest at the grassroots level. With the
0 departmental liaisons, and the coordinating efforts
of Ann Roscoe, Diane Poole, and Marsi Whalley, McDanielpulled off in two months an organizational feat far exceed-ing the original seminar conception.
For the immediate future, several efforts are being made toget Blanchard's vision of legendary service "out there" tothose who were not at the seminar. Over the next severalmonths, Blanchard's three-hour videotapes on legendaryservice will be shown once a month in Room 160 Day Hall.In addition, a copy of his one-hour videotape on legendaryservice, which provides a synopsis of his principles will beloaned to interested departments through the CampusStore (5-4111). The seminar itself was videotaped, and plansare to edit that videotape down to a one-hour tape forgeneral campus use.
Planning and training efforts are also under way. The liai-son group members, along with those employees on cam-pus who specialize in staff training and management de-velopment, have been charged by Senior Vice PresidentJames E. Morley to be the point group to help implementBlanchard's principles of legendary service across campus.Now known as the Legendary Service Action Group, thegroup will be meeting every two weeks, and will act as aliaison between their individual departments, Blanchard,and the senior executive staff.
In keeping with the grassroots momentum generated bythe seminar, most of the implementation initiatives willoccur at the departmental level. Action group memberswill work with departments to set up what Blanchard calls"bragging sessions" or the sharing of "eagle stories" —when employees and supervisors celebrate examples oflegendary service within their own units. The group willalso be structuring a strategy session on May 7, in whichthose staff members who will be spearheading the imple-mentation of legendary service principles will receive tar-geted advice on how to initiate specific actions within theirown departments and how their respective efforts might beeffectively coordinated.
To help focus and measure Cornell's efforts to enhanceservice, Blanchard has given permission for the universityto reproduce and distribute his questionnaire, "How WellDoes Your Company Provide Service?" The results shouldprovide a baseline for campus, highlighting Cornell staffassessment of 1) where we stand right now in terms ofservice, and 2) what the highest priorities should be inCornell's efforts to work toward legendary service.
Though nothing concrete has yet been decided, plans arealso in the making for Blanchard to return to campus overthe summer to repeat the legendary service seminar formany of the people who could not participate this March.
Kenneth H. Blanchard:Man behind the Message
A GREGARIOUS,sought-after, andprominent author,speaker, and busi-ness consultant, Ken-neth H. Blanchard'61, Ph.D. '67 is uni-versally character-ized by friends, col-leagues, and clientsas one of the most re-laxed, informal, andpowerful men inbusiness today. Amultitude of Fortune500 companies, fast-growing entrepre-neurial enterprises,and national associa-
t e benefited from his expertise in the fields of lead-P M d l bh
Kenneth H. Blanchard
pP' Management, and organizational behavior.
I received his B.A. in philosophy and government-°mell, his M.A. (1963) from Colgate, and his Ph.D. intional administration and leadership from Cornell.
; 0 ^ h i s wife, Marjorie McKee Blanchard '62, M.A. '65> and Ph.D. '76 (U. of Massachusetts), are founders
Training and Development, Inc., a rapidlymanagement consulting and training company.
of ,Uiarichard has gained national recognition as coauthorto ty!e ®ne Minute Manager, Putting the One Minute Manager
*•' Leadership and the One Minute Manager, and Man-''' of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Re-
HOri S/ a widely used college textbook. His most recent
l9jto/ "*" Power of Ethical Management (William Morrow,W as coauthored with Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
. tanchard has been a guest on a number of national••on programs, including "Good Morning America"
J0D/lfte 'Today Show," and has been featured in Time,m- and U.S. News and World Report.
i
'anchards have long been involved in Cornell pro-urn
1s a n d activities. Ken Blanchard is a member of theUnj. ' University Council and serves as a trustee of theCcw^S'ty. Marjorie Blanchard is a fourth generationtrgp e"ian. Both Blanchards have spoken at Cornell's En-resiw.neur °f the Year Program, as well as addressing theiri^v^ive twenty-fifth reunions. Their son Kenneth ScottCOrn
Uatecl from Cornell in 1989 and is a fifth generation
Summary Annual Report of Benefit Plans
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974(ERISA) requires that an annual report for each employeebenefit plan covered by ERISA be filed with the InternalRevenue Service. In addition, ERISA also requires thatsummaries of these reports be distributed to plan partici-pants.
The following summaries present all information requiredand conform with the style and content requirements of theU.S. Department of Labor.
Summary Annual Reports
Given below are the summaries of the annual reports forCornell University's (EIN 15-0532082) employee benefitplans for the period July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1990, unlessotherwise specified. These annual reports have been filedwith the Internal Revenue Service, as required under theEmployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
PlanNo. Plan Name
PlanYear End
001 Cornell University Retirement Plan for 6/30Endowed Employees
003 Tax Deferred Plan 6/30
006 Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees 6/30of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca
501 Cornell Children's Tuition Scholarship Plan 6/30
502 Cornell Health Care Plan for Endowed 6/30Employees
Plan expenses were $3,921,136. These expenses included$1,334,828 in benefits paid to other institutions for eligiblestudents and $2,586,308 in benefits paid by internal transferof funds for eligible students attending Cornell University.
Welfare Insured Plans
Cornell Health Care Plan for Endowed EmployeesPlan No. 502
Insurance Information
The plan has a contract with Aetna Life Insurance Com-pany to pay all hospitalization, surgical/medical prescrip-tion drug, and major medical claims incurred under theterms of the plan. The plan is self insured. The plan paysthe actual claim expenses incurred by participants. In addi-tion, a monthly premium is paid to Aetna for administeringthe benefits.
For the plan year ending June 30,1990, the total amount ofclaims payments was $13,018,158 while the premiums paidto Aetna for administering the benefits were $813,790.
Long Term Disability Plan - Plan No. 508
Insurance Information
The plan, which took effect on January 1,1980, is operatedunder a contract with Teachers Insurance Annuity Asso-ciation (TIAA) to pay certain long term disability claimsincurred under the terms of the plan.
Because it is an "experience-rated" contract, the premiumcosts are affected by, among other things, the number andsize of claims. The total insurance premiums paid for theplan year ending June 30, 1990 under the "experience-rated" contract was $1,061,113. The total of all benefitclaims under the "experience-rated" contract during theplan year was $712,644.
Self-Insured Long Term Disability Leave of Absence Plan
This portion of the coverage is the Long Term DisabilityPlan which was in effect prior to January 1,1980. CornellUniversity has committed itself to certain long term disabil-ity claims incurred under the terms of this plan.
Basic Financial Information
During the plan year, the plan had total income of $19,292from employer contributions.
Plan expenses were $19,292 in benefits paid to participants.This plan will continue to pay benefits to participants whobecame eligible for such benefits prior to the adoption ofthe new Long Term Disability Plan described above.
Continued on page 2e
2e
Annual Report Continued from page le
Air Travel Insurance Plan - Plan No. 513
The summary of the Air Travel Insurance Plan is for theperiod February 7,1989 to February 7,1990.
The plan has a contract with the Continental CasualtyCompany to pay all air travel death and dismembermentclaims incurred under the terms of the plan. The totalpremiums paid for the plan year ending February 7,1990,were $18,257.00.
Retirement PlansCornell University Retirement Plan for Endowed Em-ployees - Plan No. 001
Basic Financial Statement
Benefits under the plan are provided by individuallyowned, fully vested annuity contracts issued by TeachersInsurance Annuity Association and College Retirement Eq-uity Fund (TIAA/CREF). The total premiums paid onbehalf of individual policyholders for the plan year endingJune 30,1990, were $17,757,370.
Tax-Deferred Plan - Plan No. 003
Basic Financial Statement
Benefits under this voluntary plan are provided by indi-vidually owned, fully vested annuity contracts issued byTeachers Insurance Annuity Association and College Re-tirement Equity Fund (TIAA/CREF) UNUM (Union Mu-
tual Life Company), Equitable Life Assurance, FidelityGroup, and Dreyfus Corporation. The total premiums,paid entirely by plan participants, for the plan year endingJune 30,1990, were $6,848,069.
Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees of the En-dowed Colleges at Ithaca - Plan No. 006
Basic Financial Statement
Benefits under the plan are provided by a trust agreementwith Morgan Guaranty Trust. Plan expenses were$1,966,180 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries.A total of 2,592 persons were participants in or beneficiariesof the plan at the end of the plan year, although not all ofthese persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits.
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of theplan, was $14,476,037 as of the end of the plan year, com-pared to $14,284,100 as of the beginning of the plan year.During the plan year, the plan experienced an increase inits net assets of $191,937. This increase includes unrealizedappreciation or depreciation in the value of plan assets; thatis, the difference between the value of the plan's assets atthe end of the year and the value of the assets at the begin-ning of the year or the cost of the assets acquired during theyear. The plan had total income of $2,158,117 includingemployer contributions of $%0,597, gains of $221,779 in thesale of assets, and earnings from investments of $975,741.
Minimum Funding Requirements
The actuary's statement shows that enough money wascontributed to the plan to keep it funded in accordancewith the minimum funding standards of ERISA. The plan's
actuary is Towers, Perrin, Forester and Crosby of Bost°r
Massachusetts.
Your Right to Additional Information
You have the right to receive copies of all of the full AnnU'Report, or any parts thereof, on request. The items US*0
below are included in those reports:
1. Insurance information, including sale commissi°n
paid by insurance carriers.2. An accountant's report.3. Actuarial information regarding the funding of the K
tirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees
To obtain copies of the full Annual Report, or any Pa
thereof write or call Employee Benefits Office of Hv™*» * ^ \ - ' * - ^ vt* i n v. v L'lV- ^j v/i 11 iv l t i l l i 11 u I n111 i\^; ys\JL Kt \-'i *~- -j t
thereof, write or call Employee Benefits, Office of H ^ iResources, 130 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14583 (607)255-7^jThe charge to cover copying costs will be $1.00 for aAnnual Report or 1 Of per page for any parts thereof.
You also have the legally protected right to examineAnnual Report at the main office of the plan administra'at the Office of Human Resources, 130 Day Hall, I t h a c a p^and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, "•_ Jor to obtain copies from the U.S. Department of Laborpayment of copying costs. Requests to the i"should be addressed to: Public Disclosure Room,Pension and Welfare Benefits Program, Department^bor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. n'
If you have any questions regarding any of the inform^^presented in this summary, please contact Employee t*efits at 255-6884.
TIAA/CREF announces new payout options for TIAATIAA has announced that the transferability and cashability options introduced last year for CREF accounts are availableon TIAA accounts starting April 1,1991. The same rules approved by each institution on CREF accumulations will nowaffect TIAA accumulations.
Cornell University Retirement Plan for Endowed Employees
This means that funds can now be transferred out of your TIAA account and into a CREF stock or money market account.Rules established by TIAA/CREF require that the transfer of funds is spread over a 10-year period.
It is also possible for you to receive cash from your TIAA accumulation upon termination or retirement at age 55 or later.This distribution is also spread over a 10-year period and may be subject to early distribution penalties under certaincircumstances.
If you would like additional information on either of these options please contact your institutional counselor at TIAA/CREF (1-800-842-2733).
Select Benefits Participants!As a reminder, all medical and dependent claimsfor expenses incurred during 1990 must be re-ceived by March 31, 1991. Under federal IaWamounts remaining in a reimbursement account atthe end of the plan year cannot be returned to theemployee.
If you have any questions, please call DonnaBugliari or Pat Cooke at 255-3936 (Endowed); orMidge Kelsey at 255-4455 (Statutory).
March 28, 1991 JOB OPPORTUNITIES Volume 3, Number 11
THE UNIVERSITY, IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW YORK STATE BUDGET REDUCTIONS, is recruiting only for those vacant positions considered toessential to the operation of the university. We continue to encourage, accept, and refer applications from Cornell employees and from eapplicants for these positions unless noted otherwise in the individual listing. When qualified laid off employees are available for a parties1
vacancy, they will be given first consideration for that position.
Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853-2801Day Hall: (607) 255-5226 East Hill Plaza: (607) 255-7422
Staffing Services will acknowledge receipt of all material by mail. Hiring supervisors will contact thoseindividuals selected for interview by phone; please include two or more numbers if possible. Whenthe position is filled, candidates should receive notification from the hiring supervisor.
Bequests for referral and/or cover letters are not accepted from external candidates unless specified in • Cornell University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action educator and employer,the ad. Candidates should submit a completed and signed employment application which will remain . h nr.nortnni»i«.« ran ho fn.inrf n n r\ I INFOactive 4 months. Interviews are conducted by appointment only. Job Opportunities can be found on CUINFO
Employees may apply for any posted position with an Employee Transfer Application. A resume andcover letter, specifying the job title, department and job number, is recommended. Career counselinginterviews are available by appointment.
ProfessionalNonacademic professional positions encompass a wide varietyo! fields including management, research support, computing,development, finance and accounting, dining services andhealth care.
All external candidates must have a completed signedemployment application on file with Staffing before they can beinterviewed for a position.
Submit a resume and cover letter for each position,specifying the job title, department & job number. Employeesshould include an Employee Transfer Application.
Computer Operations Manager III (PT5806) Level 37Library Technology Department-EndowedPosting Date: 3/21/91Manage a large library NOTIS operation, an integrated man-agement system for acquisitions, cataloging, accounting, cir-culation, and online public access (via 200 terminals) with adatabase of 15 million records and indexes. Administer dailyoperations including batch and online processes. Evaluate thesystem's operational performance. Direct installation of newsystem software and communications and computer equip-ment. Supervise staff and student assistants.Requirements: Bachelor's or equivalent. Advanced degree incomputer, library, or information science desirable. 5-8 yearsoverall experience with at least 2 years of management, workingwith budget administration and system operation required. 2years experience in a library or information center desirable.Technical background in mainframe computing, microcomputingand telecommunications with emphasis on the storage andretrieval ol scholarly information preferred. Prior programmingand working experience with NOTIS desirable. Send coverletter and resume to Sam Weeks.
Area Supervisor II (PT5812) Level 34CIT User Services-EndowedPosting Date: 3/21/91
Provide and coordinate a range of training and educationservices in the use of information technologies. Supervisetraining program staff, collaborate inside and outside of CIT todefine, coordinate, assess training projects.Requirements: Bachelor's or equivalent experience. 2-4 yearsexperience in coordinating and organizing programs, experiencein provision of training programs and project management.Technical background in information technologies. Excellentcommunications and interpersonal skills. Send cover letter andresume to Sam Weeks.
Systems Program Analyst II (PT5801) Level 33Materials Science Center-EndowedPosting Date: 3/21/91Install IBM work stations and accessories in 35-40 separatelocations. Provide direci consulting support to the user researchgroups. Assess, develop, maintain and document softwareutilities and libraries. Arrange for repair of hardware and upgradesof software. Prepare reports. Perform disk backups.Requirements: Bachelor's in computer science, electricalengineering, physical science or equivalent required 2-3 yearsrelated work experience. Knowledge of FORTRAN, C andUNIX. Send cover letter and resume lo Sam Weeks.
Director of Student Activities (PA5901) HRIIUnions & Activities CAC Campus Activities Ctr-EndowedPosting Date: 3/28/91Direct the Campus Activities Center which is responsible for allaspects of campus event planning, including scheduling, funding,advising, planning and training. Some nights and weekends.Requirements: Master's in Student Development or relatedfield preferred. 3-5 years in student activities programming orrelated experience preferred- Send cover letter and resume toCynthia Smithbower.
Senior Research Support Specialist (PT5811) HRIIMechanical and Aerospace Engineering-EndowedPosting Date: 3/21/91Direct and manage thermoset investigation including collaboration with current and potentially new industrial members of theCIMP consortium. Coordinate experimental research activities
in CIMP. Write proposals CIMP-Cornell Injection Molding Pro-gram, to external agencies for funding purposes.Requirements: Minimum Master's of Science degree intechnical field. Minimum of 8 years industrial experience in thearea of electronic micro-chip encapsulation, including Theologicalcharaclerization of thermosel compounds used in such applica-tions. Ability to conduct research and publish in refereedjournals; design and fabricate instrumentation in support ofsuch research. Send cover letter and resume lo Sam Weeks.
Acquisition Editor (PC5507)University Press-EndowedPosting Date: 2 28 91To acquire and develop a list of books in the social sciences,cultural studies, and/or the humanities.Requirements: Bachelors or equivalent. At least 2 yearsexperience in publishing Cornell employees send employeetransfer application, cover letter and resume to Esther Smith,Staffing Services. EHP. External applicants send cover letter,resume to Esther Smith. Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall.
Research Support Specialist II (PT5902) HRIPoultry & Avian Sciences-StatutoryPosting Date: 3/28/91Coordinate the functions of a biochemical lab, including thedevelopment and conduct of analytical work on specimensgenerated from several large ongiong studies. Coordinatesample shipments; archiving blood specimens: computer entryof inventory and analytical records; and transmittal of records-Supervise computer use of research and bibliographic dataarchiving and retrieval. Occasional evenings and weekends.Requirements: BS or equivalent in training and experience inanalytical chemistry and data management. MS desired. Ex-perience with instrumental analysis. HPLC. and atomic ab-sorption spectrophotometry desirable. Send cover letter andresume to Sam Weeks.
Assistant Director Club Programs (PA5902) HRIAlumni Affairs-EndowedPosting Date: 3/28/91Assists the Director in planning overall policies, procedures and
goals for Cornell Clubs nationally. Supervises club aC^gWassigned regions. Overall responsibility for faculty sj"> andprogram development. Assists in planning, develop1 «•implementation of leadership workshops. raa"'ze
Requirements: Demonstrated abilityto work with ando y ^ gvolunteers: strong interpersonal communication a
orga"'skills; minimum 3-5 years experience with volunteerszalions prelerred: some travel.
Editor II (PC5901) HRICollege of Engineering-EndowedPosting Date: 3/28/91 meWrite, Edit, design produce a variety of publications of tt
of which the College of Engineering communicates " 9,,dpublic at large. Assumes primary response for Plarin
wjtti a"production of an alumni newspaper, from meeting ^ gadvisory group lo decide on content Through writing,and creating camera-ready copy. • „ . $dRequirements: Bachelor's degree with extensive *n.J[pre-editing experience, knowledge of publishing and pnn" ' ^ induclion methods, experience with computer software ^copy preparation and graphic design. Must be able #)technical material lor both substance and style. A bacKB^^in science and technology and experience in newspaper ^ sand production would be helpful. Regular Cornell erTipp|tne<send transfer application, cover letter and resume to ^Smith, Staffing Services. EHP. External applicants s e n ° n payletter and resume lo Esther Smith. Staffing Sen/ices. 1 O U
Hall.
Compensation Specialist (PA5801) HRIOffice of Human Resources-EndowedPosting Date: 3/21/91Assist in the implementation and administration of the Un|
non-academic compensation plans. Review, ev luclassify exempt and nonexempt positions; develop 3 ^job descriptions; provide advice on wide variety of *aj 'nsiv6salary matters; interpret policies and procedures. E*' ,gftcontact with all levels of faculty, administration, anduniversity-wide.
3e
"^uirements: Bachelor's or equivalent required. 3-4 yearselated experience in personnel field, preferably in various
Personnel specialty areas. Organizational and analytical skillsessential. Verbal and written communication skills necessary,^ n d cover letter and resume to Cynthia Smithbower.
Assistant Director for Minority Programs (PA5803) HRI? l umni Affairs-Endowedposting Date: 3/21/91
xPand the number of minority alumni participating in CornellP'°9rams and provide organization and staff support for minority
umni programs. Expand operating base of the Cornell Black* w i n i Association (CBAA) and the Cornell Asian Alumni
"~:iate (CAAA) from New York City to other cities where>l masses of these Cornell alumni live and work. Establish
"*quirements: Ability to work well with people. Ability to deal™> sensitive situations and follow through. Attention to detail'"'s seeing a larger picture. Excellent interpersonal and oralrnmunications. Program development, implementation ando w through experience required. Willingness to travel. Mi-
I rtty candidates strongly encouraged to apply. Send coveret ter and resume to Cynthia Smithbower.
•ume responsibilities for developing and implementing a""•3-oriented residential program responsive to the assessed
of residents in assigned graduate units. Provide super-Reo"1'0 ^ r a d u a t e Community Assistants.Dre? U ' r e m e n t s Bachelor's required. Master's or equivalent4 0
r r ed Degree in Student Personnel. Human Services, Ed.art n'stration desirable. Some experience in Residence Lifem inistration w i t n a graduate population, program develop-,"'• staff selection, training supervision preferred. Send cover
" e r and resume to Cynthia Smithbower.
Rearch Support Specialist I (PT5708) HRI^"ine Drug Testing-Statutory"Sting Date: 3/14/91
vide advanced technical support in the area of radioim-tt )e
r!?assay (RIA), immunoassay (ELISA) and radioisotopes forand testing program. Under strict quality control, isolate
Purify drugs and/or metabolites using various extractionPert d u r e s (liquid/liquid, liquid/solid, thin layer and HPLC).tOto"11 a d v a n c e d analysis using ELISA, RIA and radioiso-Reo • ^ e v ' e w f i e ' d ' a D d a ' a . Write reports and keep records.e i ^
u ' r emen ts : Bachelor's or equivalent required. 2-3 years'ad r i e n c e ' n analytical chemistry with use of ELISA, RIA and
'Oisotope. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks.
Assistant Slide Librarian (PC5703) HRIA/A/P Dean's Office-EndowedPosting date: 3/14/91Hist'5' ^ ' 'c 'e Librarian in daily operation of the Architecturalslid co"ection of architecture, fine arts and photographyrSQuf ^ e s e a r c n a n d catalog new material; train and supervise'esn!?r emP'°yees and student assistants; assist users; assumedaven s i t " l i t y f o r f a c i l i t y w n e n S l l d e Librarian is absent. MonRsn a y ' 8 ~ 4 : 3 0 : s o m e evenings.Mis r 6 m e n ' s Master's ' n Architectural History, Art History orHist W '"1 undergraduate major in Architecture History or Art'aritv o r e 9 u ' v a l e n t ' n experience, licenses and skills. Famil-Ke l * ' ' h library systems. Basic computer skills. Accurateand r d i n 9 skills. Experience with audio-visual, 16mm movie,and C a m e r a equipment. Knowledge of photographic processesP)^ Procedures. Reading knowledge of 2 foreign languages.Comi i Cornell employees send employee transfer application,EHP e r a n d resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services,Esth " l e r n a l applicants send cover letter and resume to
Orls*le for custodial maintenance of a large complex ofans
l n 9 s on campus. Supervises a staff of 30 or more custodi-e*cpu a u n ' o n ' z e d w o r k environment. Develops and maintainsBartm " " o r k i n 9 relationships with faculty, staff, & other de-Req n t s ^ a n a g e s extensive equipment & supply inventory,adm e r r i e n * s ; Associate's in human relations, business'«ld ' p ? r a t ' o n ' o r substantial equivalent experience in a relatedin a c * ' v e supervisory management experience (3-5 years)°roa S e r v i c e organization is required. Strong interpersonal/nri,r"
2ational skills, and excellent communication skills (both"res a n c ' v e r D a l ) a r e essential. Must be'able to work underis ,e_Ure managing multiple priorities. Excellent physical staminacijrn?Uired as position involves walking several miles per day,Regu!
n9' a n d lifting. Pre-employment physical will be given.leS. a r Cornell employees send transfer application, coverjpy ar>d resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services. ExternalStan n l s send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith,
a l N Services. Day Hall.
Professional Temporary
He^}°' Residential Program (PA5802)PQ«- n c e Life/Summer College-EndowedHlr*
lln9 Date: 3/21/91riien| a 'n and supervise residence staff; insure the develop-lunct,
lrnPtementation of quality programs; oversee administratives e n i o S a n d P r ° 9 r a m policies for 700-800 HS juniors andf)eou-S Position until June-August.adole r n e n t s Master's degree preferred. Experience with!'°n s ^ e n l d e v e l ° P m e n < supervision and superb communica-f6rrM essential. Familiarity with Macintosh Software pre-cede-, experience with residential programs preferred. Send
l e"er and resume to Cynthia Smithbower.
Techiniclel Consultant I (PT5303)Cornell l n f o r t i T h l iormation Technologies-Endowed
Posting Date: 2/14/9by a " e support for faculty, staff, students, and potential usersIBM iv^ r 'ng technical information on
'c
five supported platforms• IBM mainframe. Macintosh, VAX mainframe, and
""lunications). Resolve problems concerning the tech-cai "canons;. Mesoive prooiems concerning me tecn-Cail0
asPects of a diverse set of hardware and software appli-TgCL
s Direct clients to services within Cornell InformationSuPDo°'°9'es and facilitate back line consulting services. Provide"°nta V 'a s e r v l c e o n t n e HelpDesk, group and individual
pS Maximum 20 hours per week.jrements: Bachelors or equivalent. Course work in
'ter science, business, education preferred. 1 -3 years ofl t l ng service delivery (consulting, instruction, or related
^ipport services). Outstanding oral and written commu-skills. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks.
Professional Off-Campus
° "h Support Specialist II (PT5809, PT5810) HRI 2sNutritional Science/CFNPP/Washington D.C.-
i ! ^ Date: 3/21/91^Dact1"^6 ^ e n e r a ' 'esearch-related assistance to assess the^r |ca A ^acro-economic adjustment policies on the poor inan3lys w ' " ' n c ' u d e providing assistance in micro-levelBr°du 'S ° ' ' a c t o r a n d product markets, and consumer and-conn o e n a v ' o r . as well as the development of macro-
iC models. 1 year appointment. Continuation contin-
S u 1 » " fundina
"ments: Master's or equivalent required. Minimum 2Snd a e a t e d experience. Skills in micro/macro economic theory^ O r i 9f|cultural economics necessary; demonstrated skills in^"Pe,"110 a n d statistical analysis including regression analysis." a Je r i c e w i thSASandSPSSdesirable. Previous experience^ e , ,eve|oping country, particularly in Africa helpful. Send
te"er and resume to Sam Weeks.D |viLfa r" Production Coordinator (PC5807) HRIC°sti N"tritional Sci/CFNPP/Washington D.C.-StatutoryK^ n9 Date: 3/21/91
UCe and track CFNPP research manuscripts through every
stage of the publications process by making use of in-housecomputer systems for desktop publishing and database man-agement; work with Publications Coordinator to coordinateservices of consultants hired by the department. 1 year termappointment. Continuation contingent upon funding.Requirements: Bachelor's or equivalent. Must be able tocomprehend international policy research material in order tofacilitate formatting and proofreading work. Creative knowl-edge needed for editorial and formatting decisions. Provenorganizational skills and experience with publications produc-tion required. Expert WordPerfect and Ventura Publisher (GEM)desktop publishing skills mandatory. Regular Cornell employ-ees send employee transfer application, cover letter and resumeto Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Cornell University LibraryPublic Services LibrarianProvide reference, instruction, and computerized search ser-vices as part of nine member public services professional staffreporting to the Head of Public Services. Participate in researchand development projects involving accessing, retrieving, andmanaging electronic information.Requirements: Master's in library or information sciencerequired. Excellent communication skills and interpersonalabilities required. Interest in statistics or managementof researchaata required. Experience in working with the public highlydesirable. Desirable experience; use of SAS, SPSS, or adatabase management program for microcomputer or main-frame; use BRS, DIALOG or SilverPlatter; classroom teaching.Academic background in life sciences, social sciences, orbusiness desirable. Will provide training to applicant interestedin developing expertise in numeric files, an important growtharea for Mann Library's collections and services. Send coverletter, resume, and the names, addresses, and phone numbersof 3 references by May 10,1991 to Ann Dyckman, Director ofPersonnel, 201 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14851. Applicants accepted until position is filled.
Boyce Thompson InstituteResearch AssistantEnvironmental BiologyAssist in an investigation of the uptake of solenium by plantsgrowing on coal fly ash landfills. Work primarily outdoors settingup and maintaining research plots and harvesting and identi-fying plants. Perform some heavy manual labor and sometravelling within New York State. Work indoors maintaininggreenhouse experiments and processing plant tissue for analy-sis. Work closey with other proiect personnel, but also performexperimental procedures independently. Record and compiledata and maintain experimental records. The position will runfrom April 15, 1991 until November 30, 1991 (possible exten-sion to December 31, 1992). Minimum $12,400/year, com-mensurate with experience.Requirements: Bachelor's degree in biology, related field, orequivalent experience. Basic knowledge of laboratory and fieldresearch techniques. Ability to take initiative in accomplishingresearch objectives. Basic knowledge of computer use. Abilityto use hand/power tools and lift 80 pounds. Valid NYS driver'slicense. Contact: AnneZientek, 254-1239.
TechnicalAs a prominent research institution, CU has a diverse need forlaboratory, electro/mechanical and computer support. Individualswith backgrounds in computer science, biology, microbiology,chemistry, animal husbandry, plant science and medical labo-ratory techniques are encouraged to apply; applicants withASCP or AHT licenses are in particular demand.
All external candidates must have a completed signedemployment application on file with Staffing before they can beinterviewed for a position.
Submit a resume and cover letter for each position,specifying the job title, department and job number, to SamWeeks, 160 Day Hall. Skill assessment check lists, available atthe Day Hall office, are a valuable aid when applying forcomputer or laboratory related positions.
Technician, GR19 (T5808)Veterinary Pathology-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $551.86Posting Date: 3/21/91Assist principal investigator in carrying out various experimentsusing molecular, biochemical and cell biological methodsParticipate in daily operation and maintenance of laboratory.Requirements: Bachelor's and minimum of 1 year experiencein Biology, Biochemistry, chemistry or related field preferred.Associate's or equivalent required. Lab experience desired butnot essential as on-the-job training is provided by the principalinvestigator. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks.
Laboratory Technician, GR19 (T5305)Food Science-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $551.86Posting Date: 2/14/91Perform a variety of microbiological techniquies on raw andprocessed milk and dairy products. Assist in pre-incubationresearch as well as pathogen studies. Willingness to assist inchemical and organoliptic analysis when needed. Preparestock solutions, media, and maintain laboratory environment.Requirements: Bachelor's desirable in microbiology or relatedfield with emphasis in microbiology. 1-2 years experience,preferably in dairy science. Familiarity with bacterial purificationand identification, spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, and titrationtechniques. Must have ability to keep accurate records andprocedures. Be able to function independently after training.Basic computer knowledge helpful. Send cover letter andresume to Sam Weeks.
Computer Operator, GR20 (T5702)Lab of Nuclear Studies-EndowedMinimum Biweekly Salary: $590.45Posting Date: 3/14/91Operate the computer batch stream at a large research centercomputer facility. Manage system backup library. Mount anddismount magnetic tapes as required. Clean and perform minormaintenance on tape drives, line printers, computer terminalsand peripheral equipment. Update documentation with vendoror staff supplied material, mount forms in line printer, and checktrouble logs. Third shift. 12am- 9amRequirements: Associate's in computer related field orequivalent experience. At least 6 months computer batchexperience. Knowledge of DEC System 10 batch operation andcommand language. Send cover Itr & resume to Sam Weeks.
Technician, GR20 (T5605)Plant Breeding and Biometry-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $575.30Posting Date: 3/7/91Perform biochemical and genetic anlaysis of tomato tissue.Performance of standard molecular techniques includingpreparation, electrophoresis and hybridization of nucleic acids.Operation of general lab equipment; maintenance of lab sup-plies; supervision of radiation work area.Requirements: Bachelor's in a lab-oriented biological areaplus experience. Master's desirable Previous related lab experience and demonstrated ability to work independantly de-sirable. Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks.
Technician, GR21 (T2808)Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $599.73Posting Date: 3/14/91Purify proteins for several laboratories in the BiotechnologyBuilding. Operate HPLC on FPLC apparatus. Perform bio-chemical lab procedures. Depending on skills and work load,there may be an opportunity to pursue other experiments. 1year appointment with possible extension.Requirements: Bachelors or equivalent in Chemistry orbiochemistry required. 1 -2 years experience, including protienpurifaction. Experience with HPLC on FPLC sysyem preferred.Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks.
Coordinate functions of neurobiology research lab. Performsurgical & histological techniques. Make behavioral observa-tions. Train & supervise students. Collect & analyzedata. Assistin experimental design. Funding expected through 8/31/92.Requirements: Bachelor's in biology or equivalent. At least 3years experience working in a neurobiology lab. Experience inneurohistology and small animal surgery. Ability to work inde-pendently. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks.
Electronics Technician, GR23-GR25 (T5804, T5805) 2 Po-sitionsTelecommunications-EndowedMinimum Biweekly Salary: $669.23Posting Date: 3/21/91Provide basic technical support for campus telecommunica-tions systems, equipment and peripherals through the assembly,installation, testing, and maintenance. Ensure the connectionof ancillary hardware and coordinate the process as needed.Perform routine, remedial and emergency maintenance.Requirements: Associate's or equivalent experience in elec-tronics or related field. 3-5 years experience ininstallation andmaintenance of telecommunications equipment, including PBX.Considerable electronics testing skills and ability to read buildingunderground prints. Must provide own hand tools, maintianvalid NYS driver's license and have personal car. Send coverletter and resume to Sam Weeks.
Technician, GR24 (T5601)Veterinary Administration/Center for Advanced ImagingTechnology-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $682.77Posting Date: 3/7/91Assist in operation and maintenance of CAIT. Train, superviseand assist faculty, staff, students and visitors in techniques ofscanning and transmission electron microscopy, specimenpreparation including ultramicrotomy and preparation of highquality electron micrographs; assist in laboratory record keeping.Requirements: Bachelor's or Associate's in Biological orPhysical Sciences, technical/vocation school degree in lightand electron microscopy. 5-10 years experience in optics, lightand electron microscopy, photography and graphics, regularcomputer usage. Effective communication and managementskills, excellent eye/hand coordination. Send cover letter andresume to Sam Weeks.
Technical Part-Time
Technician, GR18 (T5903)Genetics & Development-StatutoryMinimum full-time equivalent: $529.35Posting Date: 3/28/91Assist lab coordinator for Biological Science 281 teaching labs(about 200 students each semester). Set up labs; make anddispense media; pour plates; sterilize equipriient; wash glass-ware; and maintain Drosophila stocks. Mon-Fri (4 hours/day,between 8am-2pm)Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent required. AAS orequivalent preferred. Previous lab experience helpful. Mustlearn to operate autoclave, balances, pipetting machine, ster-ilizing oven and glassware washer. Send cover letter andresume to Sam Weeks.
Laboratory Technician, GR19 (T5709)Veterinary Microbiology-StatutoryMinimum full-time equivalent: $551.86Posting Date: 3/14/91Provide assistance to faculty carrying out lab experiments inreproductive biology. Prepare culture media and do extensivetissue and cell culture work. Provide general lab and surgicalarea maintenance. Collect specimens from mice, rabbits andcattle. Schedule experiments, keep records, and compile data.Monitor radioactive waste and arrange for safe disposal.Requirements: Associate's or equivalent required. Additionalcoursework preferred. 1 year related experience in tissueculture, biochemistry and animal handling. Send cover letterand resume to Sam Weeks.
Technical Temporary
Assistant Technician, (T5901)Fruit and Vegetable Science-StatutoryHiring Rate: $7.00Posting Date: 3/28/91Assist in weed control field research in vegetable crops. Establishand maintain small research plots. Apply herbicides and collectdata. Through 10/30/91 depending on funding and work.Requirements: AAS in horticulture or equivalent. NYS driverslicense. Experience operating farm machinery. Certified pes-ticide applicators license desirable but will train. Send coverletter and resume to Sam Weeks
Computer Electronics Technician, (T5204)Modern Languages and Linguistics-EndowedPosting Date: 2/7/91Install and maintain computers and other electronics equip-ment. Working with a staff of student technicians, oversee thebasic maintenance of all phonetics lab equipment includingSun, Mac, and IBM computers and speech analysis devices.Participate in equipment purchase decision. Maintain invento-ries. Assist staff and student users. 20 hrs pr wk. $8-10 an hour.Requirements: Knowledge of computer repair and electronicsessential. Must be familiar with UNIX and DOS operatingsystems and be able to install and maintain related software andhardware. Should be familiar with serial and parallel datatransmission, digital signal processing, A/D-D/A hardware,networking, and recording equipment. Send cover letter andresume to Sam Weeks.
Technical Off-Campus
Technician, GR22 (T5802)Equine Drug Testing-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $625.24Posting Date: 3/21/91Perform advanced chemical analysis. Operate, maintain andtrouble shoot HPLC. Peform HPLC anlaysis of drugs and theirmetabolites. Perform other associated advanced techniques.Supervise staff and lab operation in absence of director. Posi-tion located in Monticello, NY.Requirements: Bachelor's in chemistry or equivalent required.2-4 years experience with HPLC and drugs and metabolites.Send cover letter and resume to Sam Weeks.
Office ProfessionalsApproximately half of all University openings are for OfficeProfessionals. Individuals with secretarial, word processing(IBM PC, Macintosh, Wang, Micom), data entry, technicaltyping, or medium to heavy typing (45-60+ wpm) are encour-aged to apply.
All external candidates must have a completed signedemployment application on file with Staffing before they can beinterviewed for a position. Employee candidates should submitan employee transfer application and cover letter, if requested,for each position in which they are interested.
Submit a signed employment application and resumewhich will remain active for a period of four months. During thistime, you will be considered for any appropriate openings forwhich you are competitively qualified. Requests for referral and/or cover letters are not accepted from external candidatesunless specified in the ad. Qualified applicants will be invited fora preliminary interview at our EHP office If you are currentlyavailable for employment, you may want to consider temporaryopportunities at the University. Please contact Karen Raponi at255-2192 for details.
Posting Date: 3/21/91Serve all departments (5) at 55 Brown Road as building lobbyreceptionist and assist Business Manager with secretarial sup-port for the Office of University Development. Operate faxmachines and oversee maintenance requests; maintain logbooks for conference rooms, parking permits and equipment;prepare and distribute weekly travel schedule.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. Good interpersonalskills. Excellent telephone techniques. Some prior office ex-perience. Knowledge of Macintosh PC. Medium typing. Cornellemployees send employee transfer application, cover letterand resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Office Assistant, GR17 (C5908)ILR Administrative Services-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $517.65Posting Date: 3/28/91Pick up and deliver mail from Ives Hall mail drops. Sort US andcampus mail, memos and newspapers; post and prepareoutgoing mail and parcels, handle and move incoming shipmentsinto storage or area for use; fill publication orders, despenseoffice supplies, assemble and move office furniture; serve asback up for absent members of department.Requirements: HS education or equivalent. Familiar with USPostal regulations desired. 1 year related office experience.Lifting boxes etc. up to 40 pounds. Light typing. Regular Cornellemployees only. Send employee transfer application, coverletter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Office Assistant, GR18 (C5902)Veterninary Medical Teaching Hospital-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $529.35Posting Date: 3/28/91Front desk reception in Small Animal Clinic, gather patientinformation and client information. Operate computer terminalfor medical records function. Handle discharge of patients andcashiering. Some Saturdays and Holidays when required.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. Some college ormedical background desirable. 1 -2 years related experience.Knowledge of medical terminology desirable. Must demon-strate strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability towork independently in an active, complex, environment isessential. Light typing. Regular Cornell employees only. Sendemployee transfer application, cover letter and resume toEsther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Accounts Assistant, GR18 (C5302)Section of Physiology-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $529.35Posting Date: 2/14/91Assist in the accounting and purchasing functions of the de-partment/section utilizing an annual budget of more than 4million. Assist in the management of funds from state, college,endowed and sponsored programs sources.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. Additional educa-tion and/or experience in accounting/bookkeeping. Minimum 1year experience. Excellent organizational, interpersonal andcommunication skills. Knowledge of computers. Medium typing.Regular Cornell employees send transfer application, coverletter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Office Assistant, GR18 (C3808)Summer Session-EndowedMinimum Biweekly Salary: $542.89Posting Date: 9/27/90Provide adminstrative and secretarial support for the mediaservices department of the division. Assist in producing anddistributing marketing and publicity materials and keepingrecords of media department efforts and of their effectiveness.Provide secretarial support to the media manager and mediaassistant.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. 1-2 years relatedexperience. Excellent organizational and communication skillsrequired. Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.Familiar with advertising, publicity, and graphic design helpful.Knowledge of Macintosh computer and Microsoft Word,Pagemaker and Filemaker Plus software helpful. Valid NYSdriver's license. Able to lift up to 40 pounds. Medium typing.Cornell employees send employee transfer application, coverletter, resume, and 2 (short) writing samples to Esther Smith,Staffing Services, EHP. External applicants send cover letter,resume and short writing samples to Esther Smith, StaffingServices, 160 Day Hall.
Building Coordinator, GR19 (C5910)Engineering-EndowedMinimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28Posting Date: 3/28/91Assist the Coordinator of building operations with responding inmaintenance requests and general operation of the facilities forthe College of Engineering. Administrative coordination ofspace studies, minor renovations and various facilities reports;responsible for daily mail and delivery services to Grumman-Upson building.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. Some collegecoursework preferred. Knowledge of construction trades. 1 -2years related experience. Basic computer skills/Macintosh-Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Strong interpersonal skills.Extensive walking. Valid driver's license. Light typing. RegularCornell employees send employee transfer application, coverletter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Accounts Assistant, GR19 (C5905)Division of Nutritional Sciences-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $551.86Posting Date: 3/28/91Under direction of Administrative Manager assist in daily op-erations of Division of Nutritional Sciences Business Office.Responsibilities include account reconciliation; preparation ofjournal entries; coordination/verification of various monthlycampus billings; preparation of deposits; maintenance ofdivision's local accounting system (OASIS) and internal reportgeneration for the Division's 300+ accounts (statutory andendowed). The Division has an annual operation budget of $ 10-12 million.
Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. 1-2 years relatedexperience. Some college coursework preferred. Familiaritywith Conrell's accounting system preferred; knowledge ofstatutory accounting procedures helpful. Previous computerexperience (mainframe and PC compatible) required; competency in word processing (Word Perfect), database management(dBase or PC-File) and spreadsheets (LOTUS) preferred. Ex-perience in account reconciliation strongly preferred. Excellentinterpersonal, organizational and communications skills essen-tial. Attention to detail; ability to work under pressure and meetdeadlines required. Light typing. Regular Cornell employeesonly. Send employee transfer application, cover letter andresume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Administrative Aide, GR19 (C5906)Engineering Cooperative Programs-EndowedMinimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28Posting Date: 3/28/91Serve as Administrative Aide to Coordinator and AssistantCoordinator. Extensive contact with company representativesand students in organizing recruiting/job placement activities.Maintain computer database, coordinate travel arrangements,handle accounts (receivable and payable). Maintain referencelibrary. Other duties as assigned.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. Some collegecoursework preferred. 1-2 years related work experience.Knowledge of CU's accounting, financial aid and registrationprocedures helpfu l . Excel lent communicat ion ski l ls.Orginazational ability, attention to detail, confidentiality is ex-tremely important. Mac experience very helpful. Light typing.Regular CU employees only. Send employee transfer appli-cation, cover Itr & resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Svcs, EHP.
Word Processor Operator, GR19 (C5709)Division of Nutritional Sciences/CFNPP-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $529.35Posting Date: 3/21/91Perform complex technical word processing tasks, often undertight and shifting deadlines, for Ithaca research and publica-tions staff. 1 year term, continuation contingent upon funding.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent preferred. Somecollege coursework preferred Experience with lengthly manu-scripts and technical documents required. Excellent grammat:cal and organizational skills required. Able to work indepen-dently with eye for detail essential. Knowledge of WordPerfect
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and spreadsheet and/or database packages preferred. Regu-lar Cornell employees send employee transfer application,cover letter and resume to Esther Smith. Staffing Svcs. EHP.
Secretary, GR19 (CS706)University Development-EndowedMinimum Biweekly Salary: $566.28Posting Date: 3/14/91Provide secretarial and administrative assistance for the Officeof Capital Projects. Type, edit and proofread materials; main-tain accurate records of gifts and commitments; initiate re-quests for and track gift acknowledgements; prepare gift reports;make travel arrangements; schedule appointments; assist inpreparation of mailings.Requirements: HS education or equivalent. Some collegecoursework preferred. 1-2 years work experience, bookkeeping/accounting experience desirable, good typing skills required,good organizational and interpersonal skills, good command ofwritten and spoken English, and knowledge of Macintosh PChelpful. Medium typing. Regular Cornell employees send em-ployee transfer application, cover letter and resume to EstherSmith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Office Assistant, GR19 (C4109)Section of Plant Biology-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $551.86Posting Date: 10/18/90Irs conjuction with other secretaries in the office, provide ap-proximately 12 faculty members with accurate and speedytyping services using typewriter and JPC; provide duplicatingservices: provide telephone answering service and receptionistduties. Work as Grad Field Secretary for the Field of Botany.Cover for the other secretary in mail handling UPS deliveries.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. 1-2 years officeexperience. Knowledge of Word Perfect highly desirable. Abilityto work independently with attention to detail. Good organiza-tional and communication skills essential. Regular Cornellemployees send employee transfer application, cover letterand resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services. EHP.
Accounts Coordinator, GR21 (C5907)Finance and Business Services-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $599.73Posting Date: 3/28/91Analysis of financial data; IRIS Requests; journal voucherprocessing; spreadsheet anlaysis; Letter of Credit drawdown;audit vouchers; bank reconciliations. Other duties as assigned.Requirements: Associate's in accounting. Minimum 2-3 yearsrelated experience. Symphony/Lotus; Database; financialstatement experience. Lighttyping. Regular Cornell employeesonly. Send employee transfer application, cover letter andresume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Administrative Aide, GR21 (C5911)Theory Center-EndowedMinimum Biweekly Salary: $615.42Posting Date: 3/28/91Perform extensive administrative and secretarial functions forthe manager and staff of the Xerox design Research Institute(XDRI). Requires independent judgment and decision makingf nd a high level of confidentiality.Requirements: A.A.S. or equivalent combination of educationand experience. 3-4 years related experience in a responsibleadministrative position. Experience with Sun workstation orMacintosh. Strong interpersonal, communication, and organi-zational skills. Demonstrated ability to take initiative and re-sponsibility, work independently, and to set priorities. Ability tohandle confidential matters. Regular Cornell Employees sendemployee transfer application, cover letter and resume toEsther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Telecommunicator, GR21 (C5608)Public Safety-EndowedMinimum Biweekly Salary: $615.42Posting Date: 3/7/91Responsible for operating centrally located communicationscenter for department. Monitory incoming telephone lines, radiotraffic and blue light emergency phones. Monitor and operateNYS Police Information Network Computer Terminal.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. College degreepreferred. Radio communication skills preferred. 2-3 yearsrelated experience. Ability to qualify for certification in NYSPolice Information Network System. Strong communication(written and oral) skills. Ability to pass background investigationwith no record of convictions excluding minor traffic infractions.Cornell employees send transfer application, cover letter andresume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP. Externalapplicants send cover letter, and resume to Esther Smith,Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall. Women and minorities areencouraged to apply.
ir.ition is for an experienced secretary who is able to giveadministrative support to a sizeable research group consistingof several professors, research associates and graduate stu-dents. Duties include scientific typing, correspondence, E-mail,travel arrangements, travel reimbursement, general ofc. duties.Requirements: Associate's or equivalent required. 2-3 yearsof secretarial experience, preferable Cornell background. Solidword processing skills (IBM preferred, if possible, knowledge ofSun Microsystem word processing program). Scientific typing.Medium typing. Regular Cornel! employees send employeetransfer application, cover letter and resume to Esther Smith,Staffing Services, EHP.
Administrative Aide, GR21 (C4519)Physiology-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $599.73Posting Date: 11/29/90Assist admin, mgr with day to day operation of the departmentsection of Physiology. Responsible for all personnel and payrollfunctions; assist in preparation of annual budget and thecompilation of various teaching and research oriented reports.Requirements: Associate's or equivalent. Minimum 2 yearsrelated experience. Ability to work well under constant pressurewith diverse personalities and at ail academic, non-academic,and administrative levels. Excellent organizational skills.Knowledge of CU personnel policies & procedures and statutory & endowed accounting procedures. Familiarity with grantmanagement. Supervisory ability. Word proc, Lotus 123. Regu-lar Cornell employees send employee transfer application,cover letter and resume [Bto Esther Smith, Staffing Svcs, EHP.
Assistant Costume Shop Manager, GR23 (C5109)Theatre Arts-EndowedMinimum Biweekly Salary: $669.23Porting Date: 2/14/91Assist Costume Shop Manager in all phases of shop operationsin constructing costumes lor theatre productions Purchasesupplies and materials; monitor budgets and inventory; draftand drape patterns, construct costumes; assist with supervisionof student personnel. Mon-Fri 9-5; some eves and weekends.Requirements: Associate's required. 3-4 years professionaltheatre experience. Theatrical costume construction, pattern-ing skills, costume crafts-dyeing, millinery, tailoring, etc; expe-rience operating costume shop equipment. Budgeting skillsSupervisory experience. Good interpersonal skills. RegularCornell employees send transfer application, cover letter andresume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP. Externalapplicants send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith.Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall.
Office Professional Part-time
Preservation Assistant, GR18 (C5806)Preservation-EndowedMinimum full-time equivalent: $542.89Posting Date: 3/21/91Coordinate the brittle book replacement program under thedirection of the Assistant Director for Preservation. Dutiesinclude: evaluating the physical condition of books, preparingmaterials for microfilming, and inspecting the film; perform on-line searches using RLIN, OCLC, and NOTIS, Monday-Friday,20 hours per week. Position until 6/30/92.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent Some college
coursework preferred. Excellent organizational and work-flowmanagement skills. Attention to detail. Ability to work independently. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Previ-ous library experience. Knowledge of microfilming techniqueand equipment. Word Perfect and PC file software is highlydesirable. Send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith.Staffing Services, EHP.
Information Assistant, GR18 (C5711)Mann Library-StatutoryMinimum full-time equivalent: $529.35Posting Date: 3/14/91Provides information and reference services at the referencedesk, in person, and over the telephone, using online and cardcatalogs, RLIN database, reference books and other libraryresources; make computer search appointments and takesmessages for public services librarians: assist with projects andmaintenance of reference collection. 9 month continuing ap-pointment. 20 hours per week: schedule to be arranged.Requirements: Candidate with 3 or more years collegecoursework will be given preference. Experience working in anacademic/research library is desirable. Background in life sci-ences, agriculture, or human ecology preferred. Strong inter-personal and communication skills required. Regular Cornellemployees send employee transfer application, cover letterand resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP. Externalapplicants send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith.Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall.
Administrative Aide, GR19 (C5508)Architecture-EndowedMinimum full-time equivalent: $566.28Posting Date: 2 28 91Act as administrative aide for the Preston Thomas Memoriallecture series as well as the Department of Architecture Lec-tures and Exhibitions assistant. Schedule and coordinate relatedevents including room reservations, meeting and receptionarrangements, travel and hotel accommodations etc.; coordi-nate materials for Thomas Lectures: transcribe former lectures,research permissions, etc. Hours to be arranged, (between 8-5, 25 hours per week).Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. 1-2 years relatedexperience. Some college coursework preferred. Able to usework processing programs on Macintosh SE/30 competently.Ability to work independently, should have some accountingskills, and be able to work with public. Medium typing. RegularCornell employees send employee transfer application, coverletter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services. EHP.External applicants send cover letter and resume to EstherSmith, Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall. Minorities are particu-larly encouraged to apply.
Administrative Aide, GR19 (C5406)Placement-EndowedMinimum full-time equivalent: $566.28Posting Date: 2/21/91Provide assistance and resume referral support services forexperienced engineering alumni seeking new professionalcareer opportunities. Extensive contact, both phone and writ-ten with alumni and hiring organizations Maintain and updaterecords for database and resume referral as needed. 1 yearposition with possible extension.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. Some collegecoursework preferred. 1-2 years related experience. Strongbusiness, organizational and clerical skills. Keen mind for detailwork and name recognition. Communication skills are essen-tial. Must have ability to work with relational (Foxbase) databesesand computerized word processing systems on Macintosh SE.Medium typing. Regular Cornell employees send employeetransfer application, cover letter and resume to Esther Smith.Staffing Services, EHP. External applicants send cover letterand resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services. 160 Day Hall.
Office Professional Off-Campus
Administrative Aide, GR21 (C5805)ILR Extension and Public Safety Service NYC-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $599.73Posting Date: 3/21/91Assist Director in all aspects of noncredit labor progams inNYC. Handle inquiries regarding workshops and forums. Workindependently to design program announcemenets throughuse of desktop publishing and graphic design materials; handleall administration of programs including going to classes atclients locations; administer two certificate programs in NYCoffice, including processing vouchers, bills, etc.Requirements: Associate's or equivalent. 2-3 years adminis-trative experience. Knowledge of PC WordPerfect. Lotus 123.Medium typing. Regular Cornell employees send employeetransfer application, cover letter and resume to Esther Smith,Staffing Services, EHP.
Administrative Aide, GR22 (C5802)ILR Extension and Public Service NYC-StatutoryMinimum Biweekly Salary: $625.24Posting Date: 3/21/91Act as registrar for workshops and conferences, processmemoranda and reports on PC; prepare vouchers for travel andpurchases of books, supplies, and services; maintain up-to-date student and intructor's records and mailing lists; compilemanuals; assure materials needed for courses and conferencesare ready and respond to telephone inquiries about workshopsand conferences. Monday-Friday, 9-5, 35 hours per week.Requirements: Associate's degree or equiv. 3 years admin-istrative experience. Proficiency in WordPerfect 5.1 required.Ability to accuratly perform work involving many details. Goodinterpersonal/customer relations and telephone skills. Mediumtyping. RegularCU employees S employee transfer application,cov Itr & resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Svcs. EHP.
Office Professionals Temporary
In addition to posted positions, temporary opportunities occurin many occupational areas, including secretarial, word pro-cessing, accounting, and office administration. All individualsare encouraged to apply; experienced applicants with a typingspeed of 45-60 wpm. knowledge of IBM-PC Word Perfectsoftware and mac word processing are in particular demand.Call Karen Raponi at (607) 255-2192 or 255-7422 for more info.
Casual Receptionist (S5905, S5906, S5907) 3 positionsComputer and Communication Center-EndowedHiring Rate: $6.00Posting Date: 3/28/91Responsible for greeting all visitors of Computer and Commu-nication Center. Provide general information, answer receptionphone. Maintain, organize and distribute CIT publications.Assist computer accounting with account validation and otherremedial access functions. Act as an agent for Operations staff
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in dealing with tape librarian functions.Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent. Higher educationpreferred. Receptionist experience preferred. Experience withautomated office systems. Familiarity with software or program-ming helpful. Must have excellent interpersonal and communi-cation skills. Send cover letter and resume to Linda Scaglione,Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall.
Preservation Assistant, GR18 (S5904)Preservation Department Olin Library-EndowedPosting Date: 3/28/91Assist the Project Coordinator of the Great Collections Micro-filming Project in pre and post-filming procedures. Duties includeevaluating the physical condition of books, preparing materialsfor microfilming, and inspecting film, perform on-line searchesusing RLIN. OCLC. and NOTIS.Requirements: Associate's or the equivalent. Excellent orga-nizational and work-flow management skills, attention to detail,ability to work independently, strong interpersonal and com-munication skills, and previous library work experience.Knowledge of microfilming technique and equipment. WordPerfect and PC-File software is highly desirable. Send coverletter and resume to Linda Scaglione, Staffing Services. 160Day Hall.
General ServiceSubmit a signed employment application which will remainactive for a period of four months, during this time, you will beconsidered for any appropriate openings for which you arecompetitively qualified. Requests for referral and/or cover let-ters are not accepted from external candidates unless specifiedin the ad. Qualified applicants will be invited for a preliminaryinterview at our EHP office. If you are currently available foremployment, you may want to consider temporary opportunitiesat the university. Please contact Karen Raponi at 255-2192 fordetails.
Custodian, S002 (G5903, G5904. G5905. G5906) 4 positionsBuildings Care-EndowedHiring Rate: $6.27Posting Date: 3/28/91Provide general custodial care of buildings and grounds inimmediate vicinity of assigned area. Mon-Thur, 6a.m. - 2:30pmFri, 6a.m. - 1:30pmRequirements: Basic reading and writing skills. Able tooperatea variety of heavy power equipment, lift 50lbs and climb an 8 footladder. CU employees only. Send employee transter applica-tion, cover letter & resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Svcs, EHP.
Dishmachine Operator, S002 (G5901)Statler Hotel-EndowedHiring Rate: $6.27Posting Date: 3/28/91Maintains a consistent supply of clean dishes, glassware,flatware, pots and silver. Keeps work area and garbage area atan acceptible level of neatness and cleanliness Flexible; nightsand weekends. This is a 10 month appointment.Requirements: A HS diploma or equivalent. Must be able toread and write. Basic math skills (counting recording). Experi-ence as a dish machine operator desired. Regular Cornellemployees only. Send employee transfer application, coverletter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Weekend Custodian, S002 (G5802)Buildings Care-EndowedHiring Rate: $6.27Posting Date: 3/21 91Provide general custodial care of buildings and grounds inimmediate vicinity of assigned area. Saturday-Tuesday, 6a.m.- 2:30pm Wednesday. 6a.m. -1:30pm Weekends.Requirements: Basic reading and writing skills. Able tooperatea variety of heavy power equipment, lift 50 pounds and climb an8 foot ladder. Regular Cornell employees send employeetransfer application, cover letter and resume to Esther Smith.Staffing Services. EHP.
Night Custodian, S002 (G5803)Buildings Care-EndowedHiring Rate: $6.27Posting Date: 3/21/91Provide general custodial care of buildings and grounds inimmediate vicinity of assigned area. Saturday-Tuesday. 11pm- 7:30a.m. Wednesday, 11pm - 6:30a.m. Rotating weekends.Requirements: Basic reading and writing skills. Able to operatea variety of heavy power equipment, lift 50 pounds and climb an8 foot ladder. Regular Cornell employees send employeetransfer application, cover letter and resume to Esther Smith.Staffing Services. EHP.
Night Custodian. S002 (G5804, G5805, G5806) 3 PositionsBuildings Care-StatutoryHiring Rate: $6.27Posting Date: 3/21/91Provide general custodial care of buildings and grounds inimmediate vicinity of assigned area. Sunday-Wednesday. 11pm- 7:30a.m. Thursday. 11pm - 6:30a.m.Requirements: Basic reading and writing skills. Able to operatea variety of heavy power equipment, lift 50 pounds and climb an8 foot ladder. Regular Cornell employees send employeetransfer application, cover letter resume to Esther Smith. StaffingServices, EHP.
Patrol Officer, GR03 (G5801)Public Safety-StatutoryHiring Rate: $9.01Posting Date: 3/28/91Prevent, detect and stop criminal behavior, protect life andproperty, preserve peace and respond to required police ser-vices within the Campus area.Requirements: HS education or equivalent. College degreepreferred. Must obtain, maintian and satisfactorily complete alllicensures and trianing requirements as designated by theDirector of Public Safety and the laws of New York State. Mustpossess valid New York State Drivers license and New YorkState Pistol Permit. Strong interpersonal communication skills(written and oral). Must satisfactorily complete the probationaryperiod of Public Safety for Patrol Officer. Regular Cornellemployees send employee transfer application, cover letter andresume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services. EHP. Externalapplicants send cover letter and resume to Esther Smith,Staffing Services, 160 Day Hall. Women and minorities areencouraged to apply. Deadline for applications is April 30.1991
Food Service Worker, S003 (G4402)Division of Campus Life-EndowedHiring Rate: $6.56Posting Date: 11/8/90Under direct supervision, prepare, present, and serve items forline service. Receive, inspect, store all food products, equip-ment, and supplies for a dining unit. Wash dishes, pots & pans.Requirements: Basic reading and computation skills 1 year
related experience; working knowledge of food prep and kosherdietary law and strict adherence to same. Ability to operate foodpreparation and cooking equipment. Good customer relationskills. Basic understanding of purchansing and receiving food.Ability to lift up to 75 pounds. Cornell employees only. Sendemployee transfer application, cover letter and resume toEsther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP.
Senior Mechanic, T007 (G5201)Utilities-EndowedPosting Date: 2/14/91Responsible for the uninterrupted and efficient daily operationand maintenance of the chilled Water Plants and Hydro-electricPlant. To operate and maintain Central Plant equipment includingelectric driven chillers, pumps, cooling towers, vacuum andcompressed air systems, water turbines and generators, wateftreatment equipment and instrumentation. Operation of theCentral Utility Plants shall include use of the Campus micro-processor-based central control systems.Requirements: Associate's in Mechanical/Electrical Technol-ogy. 1-3 years experience in refrigeration, operation andmaintenance of Central Utility Plants desirable. 1-3 yearsexperience in electric and solid state electronic controls andtheir application in control and monitoring. Cornell employeessend employee transfer application, cover letter and resume toEsther Smith. EHP. External applicants send cover letter andresume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services. 160 Day Hall.Women and minorities are particularly encouraged to apply
General Service Part-Time
Food Service Worker, S004 (G5902)Statler Hotel-EndowedHiring Rate: $6.88Posting Date: 3/28/91Under general supervision, helps supervise and coordinateactivities of Banquet personnel to provide prompt and courte-ous service to guests. 30 hrs pr wk. flexible nights & weekends-Requirements : HS diploma or equivalent. Must be able to readand write English. A minimum of 3 years table service experi-ence necessary; supervisory experience desirable. Regula'CU employees-only. Send employee transfer application. covefletter and resume to Esther Smith, Staffing Services, EHP-
General Service
Send application materials for thefollowing positions to CynthiaSmithbower, 160 Day Hall.
Greenhouse Worker, S006 (B5602)Entomology-StatutoryHiring Rate: $7.52Posting Date: 3/7/91Responsible for operation of an entomological greenhouscomplex for use by faculty, staff, and graduate students. ^n"c^pate and carry out necessary operations to maintain an optirnu
environment for plant growth and research needs. MondayFriday, 39 hours per week.Requirements: Associates or equivalent; Bachelor's Pre,ferred. Training in floriculture or related field where coursevvofincluded plant growth and greenhouse operations; DEC ce
fied application license required. 2-3 years working experiencin a well managed greenhouse operation; excellent knowle°9of mechanical operations of a greenhouse. Send applica"°materials to Cynthia Smithbower, 160 Day Hall.
Supervisor Print Shop, S010 (B5901)Agricultural Economics-StatutoryHiring Rate: $9.09Posting Date: 3/28/91Responsible for the operation of a large academic print shopincluding supervision and training of a full-time employee a=well as part-time hourly help. Set job priorities & meet deadl|fie5
to consult and work with faculty, support staff and studentsRequirements: HS education or equivalent. 3-4 years e*Pe"ence on equipment necessary. Excellent supervisory and interpersonal skills. Technical training in offset printing, cop'er •cameras, collators, binders and other peripheral equip"16"'Send application materials to Cynthia Smithbower.
General Service Temporary
Temporary Field Assistant, (B5801)Plant Breeding-StatutoryHiring Rate: $6.00Posting Date: 3/21/91Work on potato breeding project; planting, cultivating, harvest1 yand grading potatoes. Involves both field and greenhouse w°r
Monday-Thur, 7:30-4. Friday, 7:30-3. Position Until 11<15 ,0Requirements: HS education. NYS Driver s License. Able ilift 60 pounds. Must be dependable, able to follow directionfarming experience helpful. Send application materials to Cyn'n
Smithbower.
Temporary Field Assistant, (B5802)Plant Breeding-StatutoryHiring Rate: $6.00Posting Date: 3/21/91 ^Work on Alfalfa Breeding Project. Involves both greennousand field work: planting, cultivating, transplanting, and harvesing. Position until 11/30/91.Requirements: HS diploma education. NYS Driver's Licens^Able to lift 60 pounds. Must be dependable. Able to folj°directions. Farm experience helpful. Send application materi»to Cynthia Smithbower.
Temporary Field Assistant, (B5701)Entomology'Freeville Farm-StatutoryPosting Date: 3/14/91 ,„Assist the farm manager in providing services necessary ^operation of the departmental research farm. This ind""tillage, planting, maintenance, and harvest of field plots
jnresearch on vegetables and field crops as well as assistancemaintenance of the grounds. Assist farm manager in reP*nmaintenance of farm machinery and facilities. Position unt"15/91. . ideRequirements: NYS Class 3 operators license and pestic"",applicator certification (commercial category) desirable, but nessential. Experience in operation and maintenance of farrT"tjequipment including tractors and ground contact implemenAbility to operate hand and power tools. Send applicaI
materials to Cynthia Smithbower. 160 Day Hall.
EQUALOpportunity at Cornell
NetworkingAN EMPLOYEE NEWSPAPER BY EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE CORNELL COMMUNITY WORLD WIDE.
Volume 11, Number 15Thursday, March 28, 1991
EMPLOYEE AFTER HOURSby Susan E. H. Hollern
Susan Garey-Emergency Medical Technician
DRYDEN
Susan Garey
When the phone rings in theController's Office at Day Hall, a profes-sional executive secretary handles thecall with a proficient pretension. Whenshe is home after a long day's work atCornell, the piercing cry of her "beeper"tells her that she needs to move quicklyto help a person that has requestedmedical assistance from-an EmergencyMedical Technician. Please meet,Susan Garey, an Emergency MedicalTechnician (EMT) and this week'sEmployee After Hours.
Here is an employee that loves to helpother people. When asked what madeher decide to be an EMT, she laughsand says "My two children were incollege, I was divorced and the only one
coerced me into going to EMT classeswith her. Once I started going, I just keptgoing and going, trying to get all theeducation I needed to be an EMT."
And going for the education she did!Just for an individual to be a "basic"EMT, 160 hours of class time plus 10hours of clinical (hospital) time is re-quired for this particular certificate. Now,if that doesn't wet your appetite, there isalso the "intermediate level" EMT.
With the "Intermediate level" you need80+ hours of classroom time plus 50+hours of clinical (hospital) time and 10Advanced Life Support calls. Still needmore? Read on!
The third level of EMT is called"Critical Care." With the "Critical Care"
Photo by Doug Hicks
level, you need 75 hours of class timeand a minimum of 50 hours of hospitaltime. Minimum on the hospital timebecause you need to do 15 IV's (Intrave-nous) and five intubations (air tube downthroat). If you are not able to get yourallotments in the specified hours, youjust keep going until you do. To top thisoff, you must do 75 hours (10 AdvancedLife Support calls) as an intern.
From the third level EMT, you cangraduate to "Paramedic." For the "Para-medic" level, you will need more hoursof class time and 150 hours hospitaltime and internship time. So, if our basicarithmetic is correct, one has spent over400 hours to earn the EMT level threecertificate.
Susan is licensed with the State ofNew York for a three-year period. Shehas to "refresh" every three years for herlevel three EMT and she has to "refresh"every two years for her CPR card. Whentesting for your license, you need toscore 70% or better to pass. If you don'tpass the first time, you may take the testagain. If you fail a second time, back toclass you go.
I asked Susan how she handlescoming upon a serious accident; howdoes she set herself apart from what ishappening at the time and so forth. "Thisis where the hours and hours of trainingcome in. I don't look at the people, perse, I look at their injuries and whatneeds to be done. Once I get home aftermy run, that is when it usually hits me.But my first and utmost priority is thepatient's injuries and what I can do tohelp.
What type of equipment is in anambulance or "rig?" Here is a sampling:large oxygen tanks, life pack units,defibrillator unit (heart shocking unit),
suction units, blood pressure cuffs,stethoscopes, hundreds of bandages,OBGYN equipment to deliver babies,splint boards, intubations, backboards—and the list goes on.
Can anyone drive the ambulance?"No. In some departments, one has totake an EVOC course (EmergencyVehicle Operator Course) and be able topass the various tests that are adminis-tered to obtain that certificate."
What about the new helicopter unitcalled STAR? "The Southern Tier AirRescue helicopter is what we use if wehave a critical patient who needs imme-diate attention. We have had aeromedtraining so that we know how the STARcrew works in an emergency."
Susan does this EMT work on avolunteer basis. She is not paid for herservices. She works Thursday eveningswith Dryden and Sundays with Groton.Does she see being a "Paramedic"sometime in the near future? "Probablynot real soon. The classes are held inSyracuse—both the lectures and hospi-tal time. If it was closer, I probablywould.
Susan gives a lot of credit to hersupervisor, Jack Ostrom, UniversityController. "He is exceptionally under-standing about my volunteer EMT work.It is such a "plus" to be able to have asupervisor like Jack. I take many of theearly morning calls for both Groton andDryden since it's a difficult time to get acrew. That ends up making me latearriving at work, but he copes very wellwithout me."
And we consider ourselves very luckyindeed to have a fellow Cornell em-ployee like Susan Garey as an EMT inTompkins County!
Do You Believe In "Legendary Service"?by Theresa Pollard
"Customer Service" seems to be thebuzz word around the Cornell commu-nity lately as a result of Dr. KennethBlanchard's seminar on "LegendaryService" presented March 4th & 5th. Dr.Blanchard is the co-author of "The One-Minute Manager" and with his wife,Marjorie, has established BlanchardTraining and Development, a manage-ment consulting firm.
University employees may have theimpression we have no use or reason'or customer service since we are a non-profit organization whose product iseducation, but Dr. Blanchard and manyCornell employees seem to feel differ-ently. If Cornell adopts a Customer-Oriented approach to campus services,we will need to become aware of somevery basic attitudes we hold towards ourcustomers and learn how to incorporateinnovative ideas in dealing with them.
In order to pursue the mission ofbecoming a better service organization,cooperation of all levels of the Cornellcommunity - administrators, faculty, and
staff is required. Only through thecombined efforts of all three groups canCornell become a better service-ori-ented University.
To create an outstanding atmosphereof service, Dr. Blanchard highlighted hisLegendary Service Plan which requiresdepartments to facilitate necessarychange. Yes, CHANGE, (the dreadedword for some), is the key to making thisplan work for Cornell. Employees havespecific attitudes toward modificationwhich management needs to recognizeand act upon. Through a small role-playing activity, Dr. Blanchard demon-strated several reasons why change isdifficult in the work place, and the keyrole management plays in recognizingthese difficulties and helping employeesaccept a new environment.
As stated above; change is a keyconcept. Blanchard's theory of Legend-ary Service requires a "game plan", andthe rules for this game are as follows:• Every employee should make acommitment to exceed the customers
expectations; thus leading to legendaryservice stories;• Create a pro-active, hassle-freerecovery strategy for customers who feelthey have received less than what wasexpected;• Implement continuous small improve-ments daily at every level of the organi-zation;• Listen to what your customer andemployees suggest;• Facilitate the changing role of man-agement, since service problems areleadership problems, managementshould support their employees;• Set clearly defined boundaries anddirection for all employees;• Give employees the opportunity touse their judgement - provide autonomy;• Measure service quality through thesubjective opinion of the customer;• Make employees personally account-able for servicing the customer;• Celebrate - develop a sense ofaccomplishment and a desire to im-prove.
Before implementing this plan, Dr.Blanchard suggests defining goals("dreams with a deadline") and stressedthe importance of developing programsto reach them. Management's role is tobe visionary and creative in goal settingand communicating to employees. Tocarry out the vision, employees shouldbe notified of management's expecta-tions and given a safe environment inwhich they are allowed to make sugges-tions or decisions in carrying out goodservice.
Performance planning, day to daycoaching and performance evaluationsare several ways in which Dr. Blanchardsuggests managers help employees toreach excellence in their job. He says " Ifemployees feel good about what theyare doing, they tend to feel good aboutthemselves, therefore the office obtainsgood results." The end result: QualityCustomer Service.
The seminar provided employees withnew outlooks into customer service on
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The Chilly Climate For Womenby Bea Rosenberg
Dr. Berntce Sandier
No, it's not the Ithaca weather! It's theoften chilly professional climate forwomen faculty, professionals, adminis-trators and students in academic com-munities. The coiner of the phrase, oneof the strongest and best known advo-
cates of women's rights, is Dr. BerniceSandier, who will be visiting Cornell inearly April. Her two-day agenda, on April8th and 9th, is entitled: "Overcomingthe Chilly Climate for Women atCornell," and will consist of meetingswith different groups on campus. Hervisit is sponsored by the AdvisoryCommittee on the Status of Women,with generous support from deans of thecolleges, the Vice-President for HumanRelations, and the Student Assembly.
Dr. Sandier has been Director of theProject on the Status and Education ofWomen of the Association of AmericanColleges since its inception in 1971. TheProject is the oldest national highereducation project concerned with achiev-ing equity for women, students, faculty,support staff, and administrators. Beforeaccepting this position, Dr. Sandier wasan Education Specialist for the U.S.House of Representatives' SpecialSubcommittee on Education, where herwork led to the passage of Title IX andother laws which prohibit sex discrimina-tion.
Among her more than fifty articles onsex discrimination, Dr. Sandier haswritten extensively on the chilly class-room climate for women students, the
chilly campus climate for women faculty,staff, and administrators. She willaddress these issues and more insessions on "Sexism in the Workplace:Being Taken Seriously," "Women atWork: The Law is on our Side (For aChange)," and a presentation on theevening of the 8th: "The Meaning of"Chilly Climate" for Students in Classand Out." These meetings are open tothe entire Cornell community. In addi-tion, two sessions are planned forinterested faculty only, on "Women'sWorth in a Man's World." Session timesand rooms will be announced in flyers,The Chronicle, and The Sun.
These lectures and discussions willdeal with inequities in salary, promo-tions, and the classroom, with "token-ism," with devaluation and subtle sex-ism, with women in non-traditional roles,and with legal issues. We invite Cornellwomen and men from all parts of thecampus to attend one or more of Dr.Sandler's presentations. The subjectsshe raises affect the lives of all of us.Although she readily admits that someprogress has been made, one of herarticles points out that" . . . the chal-lenge of truly integrating women intoacademic life has not been surmounted
by the passage of laws and the endingof many overtly discriminatory policies."
Dr. Sandier will tell us not only whatthe chilly climate consists of, but alsohow it can be overcome. That will beperhaps the most important part of hereducational mission. We urge you not tomiss this outstanding speaker andpersonality, and hope to see all of you atthe sessions.
Advisory Committeeon the Status ofWomen
Nominations are being soughtfor eight positions on theuniversity's 21-member AdvisoryCommittee on the Status ofWomen, which in recent yearshas addressed issues such ascareer development, pay equity,work and family, sexism, womenand addiction and sexual harass-ment. For more details, contactCarolyn McPherson, coordinatorof women's services, 234 DayHall, 255-3976.
What Only Women Know
Why do we womenleave it to men
to speak for us?
by Theresa Vander Horn
Once again we have seen electiontime on campus,soon we will havestate then nationalelections. Onceagain we will seemany of the sameold tired facesparade before us,swearing up and down that they "repre-sent" us. Me? You represent me? Themajority of these "representatives" willbe white, middle class males. They willhave successful careers, because theyhave wives who manage the family andhome for them, or because they aresingle. Allot them will swear to repre-sent me - a working mother with littletime or money to spare for such indul-gences as family needs.
The parade is a charade. These men -most of whom read about family issuesin the newspaper - do not represent me.They don't know me or understand me.Only a woman knows what is it to be awoman. Men know us and love us andshare our lives with us, but they are notus. They are men. Men can't know whatit is to give birth and to carry the lion'sshare of family responsibilities becausethey have never done it. Only a working
mother knows what it is to be a workingmother. Men know what it is tobe a working father and menhave represented themselveswell, all too well if you ask me.
And yet, we women continueto rely on these men to save uspolitically and economically.We continue to elect the same
tired middle class men to "represent" us.They have had their chance and theyhave failed.
For years I fought for family careissues, within and without the establish-ment. I never grew tired of the issues. Asan advocate of family care, I grew tiredof fighting our ownso-called "represen-tatives," who weremore interested intheir political imagethan political issues.
Even the lowestpolitical scoundrel
will supportfamily issues if it means
a few more years of power.Some preferred tosee the issuesdefeated rather thanaccept "outsiders"(i.e., people theydon't control) gain power. And I foughtwomen too - women who were moreconcerned with staying in power thanusing their power. In politics, the struggle
is not over supporting the workingfamily; the political struggle is over whowill get the credit.
We can not look into thesouls of men and women whoswear their support. But wecan look to history. Wherehave they been for the pastfew decades, these loyalenemies? How loud was theirvoice when family issueswere not popular? Do these"representatives," thesemiddle class career men,resemble you and me in any way? Mostimportant, we must ask ourselves, "Why
do we women leave it tomen to speak for us?"
Now that family issuesare popular, the samebureaucrats who sat insilence - and in opposi-tion - suddenly havebecome "representativesof the working family."After decades of silenceand adversity, the former
foes of family advocates are suddenlyour friends. Beware of these friends.Beware the "insiders," our veteranleaders and representatives, for it is
they who are responsible for today'slack of support systems. They have
"networked" and"communicated"and studied
The struggle is notover supporting the
working family,the political struggle
is over who willget the credit.
women's issuesright into oblivion.What we womenhave gained hasbeen in spite of, notbecause of, theirrepresentation.Friends like this wedo not need.
There is hope. With the popularity offamily issues, even the lowest politicalscoundrel will support family issues if itmeans a few more years of power.Some will be elected and will do nothinguntil two weeks before the next election.But a few may actually work toward abetter system, at least as they perceive"better" to be through their perspective.Some institutions are responding byhiring advisors to work on family issues.Now all we, the public, need to do is toforce our male leaders to listen to theirfemale advisors. Eventually, when wewomen learn to take pride in our ideasand priorities, we will support leaderswho really do represent us. Ourselves.
Transportation UPDATECornell University Office of Transportation Services 255-4600
As of March 12, 895 employees—almost 10 percent of Cornell's full-time staff—have joined OmniRide. In February, 26 percent of all tripson Tomtran were paid for with OmniPasses.
There are new Park and Ride lots in Danby (near the fire station at theintersection of Gunderman Road and Route 96B) and in Candor (atthe state Department of Transportation facility on Route 96B). Call theTraffic Bureau at 255-4600 for more information on locations of Parkand Ride lots.
RideShare classifieds will begin soon in Networking. Use the form inthis issue of Networking to place your free classified ad.
Tomtran has proposed express bus service between Ithaca and Dryden.Help tailor the service to your needs: call the Traffic Bureau (255-4600)to receive a questionnaire.
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Fran Jasperby Susan E. H. Hollern
Photo by Doug Hicks
taught in the internationalschools, teaching Englishas a second language,reading and directing anursery school. With thatframe-work, not only was Iamong Tanzanians butpeople from around theworld. So, it helped tobroaden my scope and tolearn more about myself bygiving more of myself. Ialso worked for the USAID(United States Agency forInternational Development)which is a federal agencythat has different officesaround the world for thepurposes of developmentin under-developed coun-tries. I also worked withcommittees for AIDS
Talk about personality plus! Pleasemeet Francine Jasper, this week'sEmployee Spotlight. Francine is an ex-ceptional individual who works for TheSummer College Program, which is partof the Division of Summer Session, Ex-tramural Study and Related Programs.Fran and her husband Jan are originallyfrom the United States, but were able toexperience 10 wonderful years in Tan-zania! "It was really an exciting experi-ence. I went there originally because Iwanted to do something out of the ordi-nary. I was an ordinary person that gotalong very well with people. When I gotthe chance to go to Tanzania, it was achance for me to do something different!"
"When I first went to Tanzania, I
education and Women and Develop-ment programs. On the University of Dares Salaam's campus where I lived, Ihelped to organize a women's group forfamily life activities. I like to think I was agood neighbor, because I did not live thelife of the average expatriate who couldbe very removed physically from theenvironment of the average Tanzanian."
Fran has two sons: Malik, 9 andJoseph, 6 who were born in Tanzania.Her husband Jan is a PhD student inThe Department of City and RegionalPlanning. What about the New Yorkweather? "The boys love it! We all wentice skating together for the first time,and when we got our first snow, I ran outand bought a sled so we could go
sledding together. We have had a greattime so far!"
Fran has been here at Cornell sinceNovember of 1990! She is very excitedto be in Ithaca and here at Cornell. "Thiswas the perfect place for me and myfamily after being out of the UnitedStates for so long. There are peoplehere (Cornell & Ithaca) from all differentwalks of life. It's not completely urban orcompletely rural. People have been veryfriendly and very helpful. There are a lotof support services for families withchildren. I haven't taken advantage ofthese services or workshops, but I'm notworried about that since there is somuch to learn on the job here."
Fran is the assistant to the director ofthe Summer College Program. TheSummer College Program is designedfor juniors and seniors from high schoolsto introduce them to university life. "Thebest part of my job hasn't begun yet forme! In the summer, about 800 teenag-ers are going to descend upon the Uni-versity. I will help facilitate the process ofbringing the students here to Cornell. Imanage the office and direct the mail-ings—it's a lot of work which takes up alot of time! My department works veryclosely together as a team. Right now, Iam in the process of reading applica-tions from prospective students thatwant to come here in the summer time.Right now, we get four to five applica-tions a day. In April, it can build up to200+ applications per week."
What does she look for in thoseapplications that will eventually bombardher office? "First, Summer College is
accepting academically talented stu-dents. An applicant must submit theirhigh school transcripts, PSAT scores,two recommendations and five essayquestions. The essays are the bestindicator of who the students are, andwhat they expect from the SummerCollege Program. Last year we had stu-dents from 31 countries and 47 states."
"The best part about my going toTanzania was that it helped to seasonme as an individual. It was a good lifeexperience. I learned more about alldifferent types of professions; peoplewho are in professional and non-profes-sional work. Everybody depends onsomeone else. I look at it this way: ifyour houseworker is not happy, then thewhole household is not happy. If thespouse at home is not happy, then thewhole household will not be happy. Theclerical worker that is in the office thatdoes not perform the job successfully,means that the supervisor may have todo the work themselves or find someoneelse to do it. It just makes it reallydifficult for everyone all around. Everyjob, big or little, is very important. AtSummer College, we go with the teamapproach that everybody's job is impor-tant and that we depend on each otherand without the effort of the team, wecan't go forward."
Summer College at Cornell Universityis very fortunate to have such a support-ive and positive employee like FrancineJasper. With her fortitude and willing-ness to help others, Fran has definitelybecome a person that came out of being"ordinary" to being "outstanding."
What Every Woman Should Knowby Mary Beth Lombard, 1989-90 Employee Assembly Member
Who do I represent? What is mystatus concerning home and career?Perhaps I myself am an "old tired face"Parading around behind a possible"political image"to some of you.To others, I maysimply be MaryBeth Lombard,someone theydidn't realizewas on the
/ travel two hours a dayto work at Cornell andI have a two year oldlittle girl in day care
full time.EmployeeAssembly.Although I wouldlike to believe that I represent at least aPan; of the employees on campus,realistically it has taken almost a fullyear of being "inactive" on the commit-tee to understand the process of pre-senting concerns and how the AssemblyWorks. It is only after gaining this knowl-edge that I now feel as though I can put% face out there to be judged by my'ellow employees, as true representationnot only of employees who share thesame concerns as my own, but also asa representative for a wide variety ofconcerns.
How can I represent you? Let mebegin by telling you a little bit aboutmyself. I have been on campus fornearly six years, beginning as a secre-tary/receptionist in the Office of Instruc-tion in the College of Agriculture and LifeSciences. I then transferred to SummerSession, Extramural Study and RelatedPrograms as the Assistant to the Regis-trar, where I stayed for only five months.Shortly after I assumed this new posi-tion, my husband and I adopted anewborn. Due to the fact that CornellUniversity had no maternity leaveavailable for adoptive parents, and theother choices were extremely limitedand shorter term than I could handle, I
found it necessary to leave Cornell andbecome a full time mom and housewife.Eight months later on October 26,1returned to Cornell University as Confer-
ence Coordinator in TheDepartment of ConferenceServices. Although I wouldlike to inform you that I cameback financially secure andwith no home concerns,unfortunately, I've even triedclicking my heels togetherthree times to no avail. Itravel two hours a day towork at Cornell and I have a
two year old little girl in day care fulltime. My present position is one thatentails several hours of overtime duringthe summer, including most weekends.What problems do I have as a workingmother at Cornell that I feel I couldrepresent?
Working parent issuesLack of adoptive parent benefitsTime away from workParking issues(especially 1991 proposals)Job sharing
Although I find these issues to be ofpersonal interest to myself, I know thatthey are of concern to many others inthe Cornell community. I also feel thatthere are many other issues out therethat I may not personally find conflicting,but feel that they should be representedas well.
When I joined the Employee Assem-bly, I wasn't aware of the many feelingsthat people shared about the inadequa-cies concerning the Assembly. Afterserving one year, however, I realize thatmany people experience the samefeelings expressed in Theresa VanderHorn's article, "What Only WomenKnow". I joined the assembly to try anddo something about what I felt were
negative aspects of Cornell's "bureau-cracy". Although I feel that I have highideals on how to approach people andmake them aware that I am available forthem to contact, I also know that unlessemployees realize that it's easier to fightthe system by working within the systemto promote positive change, I will bedisregarded as another "old tired face".Certainly there is something inside all ofus that would like to receive the "credit"for using power to support a politicalview. I believe, however, that somepeople find more gratification in strug-gling to make what is an important issueto one, heard and reviewed as animportant issue to those who have thepower to change it. If I can stay in"power" (simply power of speech whichwe all have access to) longer, and usethat "power" to eventually create a betterworking environment, then yes, I will findgratification in that.
Looking backthrough the historyof the governancesystem is surely away of learning byboth mistakes andprogress. It is alsovery important,however, that welook to the future fornew options andunlimited possibilities. The Assemblyelections mean that there will be old andnew members that you can vote on, whosincerely are interested in fairly repre-senting employees. If you've had con-cerns in dealing with some of the previ-ous members for any reason, the newmembers are there and are eager tolisten with a "fresh ear", and are full ofnew ideas. Joining the assembly for thefirst time can be very intimidating.Nothing is more intimidating however,
I've never walked intoany position and been
told that I couldn't do thejob because the person
who preceded mecouldn 't do the job.
than reading or hearing that your repre-sentation is false and that you areimmersed into an already drained poolof disappointment and bureaucracy. I'venever walked into any position and beentold that I couldn't do the job becausethe person who preceded me couldn'tdo the job.
Yes, there is hope. When you have aconcern, any concern, contact yourrepresentative on the Employee Assem-bly and give that person a chance. If forany reason you are unsatisfied with therepresentation of that individual, then tryanother or visit one of the meetings. TheEmployee Assembly meets the first andthird Wednesday of each month from12:15pm to 1:45pm at the Day HallBoard Room. There is an open forumduring each meeting where employeescan personally express their concerns.No one on the Assembly can promisethat we will solve the issue or concern
that you have. We can,however, make sure thatyour issue is representedas you see it, and canfollow through to ensurethat you know the out-come, regardless of theresults. Many timesindividuals take it uponthemselves to writedirectly to the area where
the conflict is based (ie: Traffic, HealthInsurance, etc.), to only find that theiropinion or concern is filed, lost or neverresponded to. By taking that sameconcern to an Employee Assemblymember, it goes directly to the top of theadministration and is responded toindividually.
Women should take pride in theirideas and priorities. That's why I de-cided to join the Employee Assembly.
Fran Jasper
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"It Won't Happen To MeIn Self-Defense Continues??by Toni McBride, Director of CU Wellness
Are you interested in continuing withour Self-Defense Course for all CUEmployees and family members? Wehad a very good response to our "Itwon't happen to me.. .In Self-Defense"program offered in February. If you didnot have the opportunity to attend theprogram, it was a sexual assault aware-ness progra. Information and practicaltips dealing with how to prevent and/or
C l i p & R e t u r n questionnaire to Cornell Wellness Program,303 Helen Newman Hall. Check the appropriate status:
respond to sexual assault were dis-cussed and practiced. Sessions wouldbe divided and offered in same sexgroups. We would like to get somefeedback on whether we should con-tinue with this program. If you wouldtake just a few minutes and completethis questionnaire, we would be mostappreciative.
Staff Faculty Student Male Female
Would you prefer a week course? A. six B. eight C. ten
What time of the day would you prefer this program ?A. Morning (8 am) B. Lunch (noon) C. After work (5 pm)
Which day of the week would you prefer this program ?A. Mon. B. Tues. C. Weds. D. Thurs. E. Fri. F. Sat.
Would you prefer that this program be offered during theA. Academic year B. Summer
How many times would you like this program to be offered throughout the year? |
Would you be willing to pay for attending this course?| A. $10 B. $20 C$30 D. Sliding Scale E. Nothing
Name:
Campus Address:
Phone:
Thank you for your time!
Cornell Children's Tuition ScholarshipEmployees who are now receiving
the Cornell Children's Tuition Scholar-ship (CCTS) will automatically receivean application for the new academicyear 1991-92. All other employeeswho need to apply for CCTS shouldrequest an application from theEmployee Benefits Office, 130 DayHall, or call Maureen Brull at 5-8487or Adele Feierstein at 5-7509.
The deadlines for submission ofapplications are as follows:
Summer Session - May 1,1991Academic Year 1991-92 - June 1,1991
Fall Term Only - June 1,1991Winter-Spring Term Only -
December 1,1991To assist you in the process of
applying for the CCTS benefit, theEmployee Benefits Office of OHR willsponsor an information session onWednesday, April 10,1991, from3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room 163Day Hall. This session will providerelevant information about the pro-gram as well as an opportunity forquestions and answers.
Legendary Servicecontinued from page 1
the university level and the potentialbenefits of the Legendary Service Plan.Dr. Blanchard and Cornell employeesagreed the idea of quality service isimportant in keeping our current custom-ers, and obtaining new ones in thefuture.
Many Thanks should go to the Divi-sion of Campus Life for initiating thisprogram, especially Richard McDaniel,Director of Campus Stores, who chairedthe group of employees who organized
the seminar. Credit should also be givento the members of the steering commit-tee and all the liaisons who helpeddistribute information to the attendees.Dr. Blanchard will return four or fivetimes this year for similar meetings toguide Cornell on its journey toLegendary Service.
For More Information: Books and video-tapes on Customer Service are availableat the Campus Store.
"Cooking For The Health Of It"The Cornell University Wellness
program would like to announce theCulinary Hearts Kitchen course. TheCulinary Hearts Kitchen is a cookingcourse designed by the AmericanHeart Association for people whowant to learn how to cook excitinglow-fat, low-cholesterol foods. Thecourse began Wednesday, March 27and will be held every Wednesdaythrough May 1. The course meetsfrom 12:00 -1:00 pm in the, HelenNewman Hall Lounge.
The six-week course shows step bystep methods of cooking Americanfavorites as well as international andethnic foods. Participants will learnhow to cook meals low in fat, choles-
terol, salt and calories, yet retain thenatural flavor and zest of each dish.The course offers a wide assortmentof recipes and each step in the courseis illustrated by more than 250 slidesof mouth-watering foods that are easyto prepare and good for your heart.Sessions are included on cookingmeats and poultry, breakfast foods,soups, fish, vegetables and bakedgoods.
The program fee for the six-weekcourse is $10 and includes all hand-outs and recipes. Class size will belimited so your prompt registration isrecommended. For reservationscontact Debbie Gatch at the Wellnessoffice at 255-5133.
Cooking for your heartand taste buds.
CULINARYHEARTSKITCHEN
Serve up some steaminglasagna. Stir fry your favoritemeats and vegetables. Evencook delicious desserts.
These are just a few ofthe heart-healthy recipesyou can learn to prepare atthe Culinary Hearts Kitch-en. You'll also become anexpert shopper and mealplanner. It's a delicious wayto protect your heart.
