Around Campus: Week of March 12, 2001

Can Spring Be Far Behind?

Thomas Griffin

Last Monday and Tuesday's snow storm dropped more than 20 inches of snow onto the area. The storm, one of the biggest snow storms in the last 50 years, forced the cancellation of classes on both days.

Dining Hall Closed
Due to spring break, the Russell Sage Dining Hall Faculty Staff Dining Room will be closed for lunch service on Monday, March 12 through Friday, March 16. The dining room will reopen to the campus on Monday, March 19.
Lunch service will be available to the campus community during this time at the Rensselaer Union McNeil Room.

If you have questions, contact Jo Ann Powers at ext. 6109 or powerj3@rpi.edu. 3/12/01

A Trustee Speaks to the Faculty
Trustee John Carr '77 will be this year's speaker at the revived "A Trustee Speaks to the Faculty" annual talk sponsored by the Rensselaer Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The talk, titled "Thoughts on University Governance," will be Tuesday, March 20 at 3 p.m. in 4050 CII. After an opening statement by Carr, the floor will be opened to questions and discussion. All faculty are invited to attend. If you have questions, contact Don Vitaliano, AAUP Chapter President, at ext. 8093 or vitald@rpi.edu. 3/12/01

Reception to Honor Jackson, Tien for NAE Membership
A campuswide reception is scheduled for Tuesday, March 20, 2-4 p.m. in Russell Sage Dining Hall to honor President Shirley Ann Jackson and Professor James Tien '66 for their recent induction into the National Academy of Engineering. Election to the NAE is the highest professional distinction accorded an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made "important contributions to engineering theory and practice." 3/12/01

Call for Nominations: Trustees' Outstanding Teacher Award
Nominations are invited from the Rensselaer community for the Trustees' Outstanding Teacher Award. This award, which is given annually, recognizes outstanding accomplishments in classroom instruction and consists of a $5,000 honorarium.

The 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, and students.

Nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee and recommended to the president for approval. Please submit nominations by March 24 to G. P. "Bud" Peterson, provost. For more information, call ext. 6487. 3/12/01

Herta Leng Memorial Lecture Scheduled
Alan Fowler '51, a researcher at the IBM Watson Research Center, will deliver the fifth annual Herta Leng Memorial Lecture Wednesday, March 28, at 4 p.m. in 318 DCC. Fowler will speak about "The Synergy Between Physics and Engineering, A Personal View."

Fowler is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a fellow of the IEEE and the APS. His main research fields are semiconductor physics and semiconductor devices. Fowler received his bachelor's in physics in 1951 and a master's in 1952 from Rensselaer.

Refreshments will be served at 3:45 p.m. For more information, contact refreshments 3:45 p.m.; contact Kay Gagliardi at gaglik@rpi.edu.
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. 3/5/01

2001-2002 Campus Vehicle Registration
If you are a regular permanent employee of Rensselaer, you can take advantage of AutoRenew to renew your campus parking permit. If you choose AutoRenew you will no longer have to resubmit your parking application annually. Online registration is also available.

Watch your mailbox for more details, or visit the Parking Office Web site at www.rpi.edu/dept/parking. 3/5/01

Call for WMHT Auction Volunteers.

Rensselaer is sponsoring a night on WMHT's 2001 Great TV Auction. Volunteers are needed Sunday, April 29, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. to take bids and to help in the studio. Here's your chance to support a worthy cause, have some fun, and be on TV! Volunteers will need to be at the WMHT studio in Schenectady during the entire shift. Free T-shirts will be given to all volunteers. If interested contact Cheryl Maille at ext. 6200 or e-mail her at maillc@rpi.edu. 3/5/01

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