Deceased retirees being remembered include Grace Beatty, Rose Brown, Rosamond Clickner, Clarence Daniel, Kenneth DeYoung, Joseph Dzura, Eva Fowler, Helen Kelley, John Macomber, Gertrude Meader, Robert Pendt, Guy Shafer, Virginia Sherwood, Dorothy Stroddard, John Tilley, Violet Tinkler, Robert Wimer, and Dwayne Wood.

If you have know of a name that should be on the list, contact Bonnie Carson at carsob@rpi.edu or ext. 6305. The Pillars of Rensselaer are Robert Conway, Phylis Federici, Jeanne Jenkins, Bonnie Carson, Sharon Kunkel, Oliver Holmes, Kerry Quinn, Richard Hartt, Lynn Hopwood, and Rebecca Danchak. 2/25/02

Expert on Iraq to Speak on Campus

Scott Ritter, former chief of the Concealment Investigations Unit of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) on Iraq, will speak on "The Widening War" and the possible consequences of heightened tensions between the United States and Iraq on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. in Room 308 of the Darrin Communications Center.

Ritter is author of Endgame, an account of his years leading inspection teams searching for weapons of mass destruction. He was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1984 and served for eight years as an intelligence officer, reaching the rank of a major. He served as an arms control inspector in the former Soviet Union and on the staff of General Norman Schwarzkopf during the Gulf War before taking his position with UNSCOM. The talk is part of an ongoing series titled "Global Citizenship: Thinking Through 9/11." 2/25/02

Holiday Schedule for Fiscal Year 2003
Rensselaer offers 10 employee holidays per fiscal year. Nine paid holidays and one float* holiday have been designated for fiscal year 2003. The schedule is as follows:

* A float holiday may be used at each employee's discretion after six months of employment, with supervisory approval. The floating holiday can be used in increments of four hours. 2/25/02

Nominations Sought for Trustees Outstanding Teacher Award
Nominations are being sought for the Trustees Outstanding Teacher Award, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments in classroom instruction. Selection will be made based on evidence of sustained outstanding teaching as reflected by student evaluations from the last two years, peer evaluations, and letters of support from colleagues, alumni, students, and administrators.

A selection committee, headed by Provost Bud Peterson, will recommend outstanding candidates for consideration to the president, who will make the final selection. Nominations—which must include a letter of nomination, resume, and letters of support—are due no later than March 15 and should be submitted to Peterson's office, which will solicit student evaluations from the appropriate department for all nominations received. 2/18/02

Sign Up Online for Grand Marshal Week Events
Grand Marshal Week, a weeklong celebration culminating in student elections, is April 5-12. If you are planning an event for the week, the Grand Marshal Week Committee currently is accepting all information through an application form found online at www.union.rpi.edu/gmweek.

The information will be used by the committee to avoid conflicts in scheduling events, rooms, and facilities. Details will be listed in the GM Week program. If you have questions, contact Cameron McLean, coordinator of student activities programs, at ext. 8590 or mcleac2@rpi.edu. 2/18/02

The event is co-hosted by the Career Development Centers of the University at Albany and Rensselaer. Two national organizations specializing in public service employment also will take part: Action Without Borders, which developed the nonprofit sector Web site www.Idealist.org, and the Sustainable Careers Institute, which helps campus career centers develop socially responsible career options for graduates in the private as well as public sectors.

The event, which is free, is open to students, faculty, and community professionals. Prep workshops will be held in Rensselaer's Career Development Center on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m.; all students are welcome and asked to bring a resume. For further information, contact the Career Development Center at ext. 6234. 2/11/02

Christopher Jaffe '49 To Deliver Herta Leng Memorial Lecture
Christopher Jaffe '49, one of the foremost concert and theater hall acousticians, will speak on the "Design and Acoustics of Concert Halls" when he presents the sixth annual Herta Leng Memorial Lecture Wednesday, March 6, at 4 p.m. in Room 4050 of the Low Center for Industrial Innovation.

Jaffe, founder and chairman of Jaffe Holden Acoustics, was the acoustician for the renovation of Severance Concert Hall in Cleveland, home of the Cleveland Orchestra, and for the third stage of the renovation of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. In addition to numerous other halls, among them the Assembly Hall of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints, he worked as a consultant for various theater constructions and renovations, including the Centro Nacional de las Artes Opera House in Mexico City.

His many honors include an Award of the American Institute of Acoustics, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and fellowships in several professional societies. Jaffe has been adjunct professor of architectural acoustics at Rensselaer, at the Julliard School of Music, and the City University of New York and taught at Harvard, Yale, and other academic institutions.

The Herta Leng Memorial Lecture series was established in honor of Herta Leng, a professor of physics at Rensselaer from 1943 to 1968 who died in 1997 at the age of 94. In 1966, she became the first woman named a full professor at Rensselaer. The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Physics, Applied Physics & Astronomy. Refreshments will be served beginning at 3:30 p.m. 1/28/02

Fischbach Travel Fund Applications Sought
Applications for the 2002 Jerome Fischbach Travel Fund are available in the Office of the Provost and must be completed and submitted to Pat Ullrich by 5 p.m., Friday, March 1. This fund provides a grant for one member of the Rensselaer faculty to participate in an international meeting as a representative of Rensselaer.

Any member of the faculty who has been actively associated with Rensselaer for 20 years or more is eligible for a grant, which the donor states is "to express appreciation for the many contributions that Rensselaer's faculty have made to the education and motivation of alumni and students." The Faculty Committee on Honors, chaired by Professor Henry Scarton, will review the applications and make a recommendation to the president, who will make the final selection. 1/28/02

 
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