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Around Campus: March 4, 2002

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 Juilliard 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

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Call for Student Papers
Papers are being solicited for the annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Region I Student Conference to be held at Rensselaer April 19-20. The student AIAA conference allows graduate and undergraduate students to submit and present technical papers for competition in oral and written categories. The AIAA sponsors the annual student conference as a means of encouraging young aerospace engineers to exchange research and knowledge as well as generate interest in the field.

Final papers are due March 25. For more information, go to www.rpi-aiaa.org. 3/4/02

Rent a Rower!
The RPI Crew Club is participating in its annual spring "Rent-a-Rower" fund raiser. You can "rent" one or more members of the Crew Club to do yard work, cleaning, or other odd jobs around the house. The cost is $12.50 an hour per rower rented and all funds go to support the club.

If you would like to schedule a rental or get more information, contact rar@rpicrew.com or rentarower@rpicrew.com. 3/4/02

Campus.News Schedule
Due to spring break, there will be no issue of Campus.News the week of March 11. We will resume publication on Monday, March 18, and will continue to appear weekly on Mondays through the rest of the semester.

If you have news to report, go to Campus.News online at and click on "Tell Us Your News." If you have items to submit for the calendar, e-mail them to Margaret Leoniuk at leonim@rpi.edu. The deadline for calendar submissions is Tuesday at noon, for the following week's issue.

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March 18 March 25 April 1 April 8 April 15	March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9

3/4/02

Memorial Service for Staff
The Pillars of Rensselaer are planning a memorial service for deceased staff members and retirees on Friday, March 22, at 11 a.m. at the Chapel + Cultural Center. Reverend Edward Kacerguis, coordinator of religious affairs, will offer the opening prayer. President Shirley Ann Jackson will deliver remarks.

Deceased staff members being honored: James Lynch, parking lot attendant at Hartford; Ronald Mayhew, treasurer and director of human resources at Hartford; Donald Merusi, computer and information sciences at Hartford; T.J. O'Dell, mail services; and Eileen Sutherland, contracts and grants.

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

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

Public Interest Career Fair
A Public Interest Career Fair showcasing emerging occupations and industries geared toward solving environmental and social problems-ranging from climate protection and pollution prevention to health care and community development-will be held Wednesday, March 6, at 1-6 p.m., at the Campus Center Ballroom of the University at Albany.

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

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