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Search Committee
Formed for Vice Provost for Institute Diversity
President Shirley Ann Jackson has
formed a committee to conduct a nationwide search for a vice provost
for Institute Diversity. In keeping with the initiatives of The
Rensselaer Plan, the new head of Institute Diversity will work
to build a campus community that welcomes all people, regardless
of race or gender and a student body and faculty that better represent
the global makeup of society.
"This individual will be responsible for
leading Rensselaer's efforts to accomplish ethnic, gender, geographic
and intellectual diversity among students, faculty and staff,"
said President Jackson.
Search committee members include: Tom Apple (chair),
dean of graduate education; Alan Balfour, dean of architecture,
Luciano Castillo, assistant professor, mechanical, aerospace,
and nuclear engineering, Teresa Duffy, dean of enrollment management,
Isom Herron, professor of mathematical sciences, Cynthia McIntyre,
chief of staff and assistant secretary of the institute, Sandra
Nierzwicki-Bauer, professor of biology, Rita Richardson Salley,
interim assistant vice president of human resources, and Lisa
Trahan, dean of the first-year experience.
"While this committee will have the principal
responsibility for the identification of outstanding candidates
for this position, attracting the highest quality individual for
this position will require the effort of the entire university
community, and I enlist your assistance in this most important
process," Jackson said. Send suggestions to one of the committee
members. 12/2/02
Hold the Date:
Molecularium Opening Dec. 11
The Junior Museum in Troy will unveil its new
Molecularium at a press event at the Museum on Wednesday, Dec.
11 at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Housed in the Lally
Digistar II Planetarium at the Junior Museum, the Molecularium
is an animated trip designed to introduce children to the different
states of matter-molecules, atoms, and even polymers. The Molecularium
is a joint project of Rensselaer and the Junior Museum and is
funded by the National Science Foundation. 12/2/02
Clothe-A-Child Campaign
For the 28th year, Rensselaer is participating
in the Troy Record's annual Clothe-A-Child Campaign, which
raises money to buy winter clothing for needy area children.
Now through Dec. 13, the Union will offer a variety
of ways to participate. A "clothes line" of paper gloves,
shoes, hats, and coats is hung in the Union's West Lobby area;
apparel items can be purchased for a $1 donation. Canisters will
also be located throughout the Union to collect spare change.
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, there will be a "Basket
Bonanza Silent Auction," where participants can purchase
tickets to bid on a variety of filled baskets created by the Union's
staff and student leaders. The baskets will be displayed in the
Union West Lobby from Nov. 18 through Nov 22, from 9 a.m. - 5
p.m.
On Thursday, Dec. 5, there will be a bake sale
featuring treats baked by the Union's staff and student leaders,
located outside of the bookstore from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
On Saturday, Dec. 7, hockey fans can contribute
at Father Ed's annual Canister Pass at the Union Hockey Game.
Lastly, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the annual Student
Appreciation Dinner will be held. At the dinner, faculty and staff
members serve dinner to students who have been sponsored by campus
offices or departments.
For more information, contact the Rensselaer Union
at ext. 6505 or Maureen Brower at browem@rpi.edu.
12/2/02
Sixty-Seven Students Named
to UCAA All-Academic Team
The 2002 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
(UCAA) Fall All-Academic Team has been announced and a league-high
67 Rensselaer student-athletes were selected.
Rensselaer had by far the most All-Academic selections
of any UCAA team. Vassar was second with 49, followed by St. Lawrence
(39), Skidmore (34), Clarkson (32), Union (30), Hobart/William
Smith (23), Hamilton (17), and Rochester (16).
Honored student-athletes must have at least sophomore
athletic and academic standing with a minimum grade point average
of 3.20. The fall sports included are men's and women's cross
country, field hockey, football, men's golf, men's and women's
soccer, women's tennis, and women's volleyball. (Rensselaer does
not have women's volleyball as an intercollegiate sport.)
For a list of Rensselaer's UCAA All-Academic student-athletes,
go to http://www.rpi.edu/dept/athletics/.
12/2/02
Call for Entries:
the Saatchi & Saatchi Innovation in Communication Award
International advertising agency Saatchi &
Saatchi is sponsoring a contest to identify an artistic, linguistic,
or technological idea that has "the potential to provide
the greatest communication benefit to the greatest number of people,
or to a group of people with a particular need."
The competition for the company's Innovation in
Communication Award is open to individuals and groups of students,
faculty, and staff. The winner will take home a $100,000 prize
package of $50,000 cash and $50,000 in Saatchi & Saatchi marketing
and advertising services. Saatchi & Saatchi must receive all
entries no later than 5 p.m. Dec. 11. Finalists and winners will
be announced in January.
For entry forms and more information, visit the
award's Web site at http://www.saatchi-saatchi.com/innovation/index-lo.html.
12/2/02
Construction Update
Rensselaer will provide an additional wide gravel path from the
Jonsson-Rowland Science Center fire truck access path (northwest
corner of the building) to the paved road directly south of the
Voorhees Computing Center (VCC).
The new path will accommodate tractor-trailer
deliveries to the VCC during construction of the parking garage
and to prepare the site for the construction of the experimental
media and performing arts center.
Several small trees and shrubs already have been
relocated or trimmed. One tree will be removed. The path will
provide a large tractor-trailer easier access to the VCC via the
Jonsson Engineering Center circle and eliminate a bottleneck at
the construction gate to the biotechnology building near the Cogswell
parking lots. 11/18/02
Institute Holiday Reception Dec. 4
President Shirley Ann Jackson invites students, faculty, and staff
to an Institute holiday reception on Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 4
to 6 p.m. in the Russell Sage Dining Hall. A variety of festive
food and beverages will be served.
"Please join me as we celebrate the close
of another successful year at Rensselaer," said President
Jackson. "This year we have welcomed many new members to
our community, and we have accomplished much. Before we all leave
to celebrate the holidays with our own families and friends, the
holiday reception gives us an opportunity to rejoice in our good
fortunes with our Rensselaer family. I hope you will join me on
Wednesday, Dec. 4, as we dine and commune with one another one
last time this year." 11/18/02
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