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NEWSProfessor earnsFulbrigm; special8Liest t® speak artNightingaleNathan F. Longan, associ-ate pl.ofessor, Departmentof Modern Languages andLiteratures, College ofAns and Sciences, won a1998-99 FUThricht scholargrant.

He'1l be lecturing oncross-cultural communica-tion throuch July 1999 atRussian State PedagoticalUniversity, St. Petersburg,Russia.

i Oakland university'sNichtingale Awards May 6will host a special guest -Baroness Caroline Cox ofQueeusbury, worldrenouned human rigivsactivist and nurse. LadyCox is deputy speaker ofthe Uliited Kingdom'sHouse of Lords; vice presi-dent, Royal Couege ofNursing; and president,Christian S chdarityWorldwide.

: She was an early orga-nizer of the first indepen-dent civil richts andhumanitarian conferencein the former SovietUliion. She also helpedcreate a foster care systemset to transform the wel-

: fareofabandonedchil-dl.en there.

: Her honors includeaffrmation by QueenElizabeth 11; TheCommander Cross of theOrder of Merit, Poland'shichest medal given to for-eigriers; and honorarydoctoral degrees from theU.K. , U.S.A. , the RussianFederation and Armenia.

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A newsletter for Oakland University colleagues

Orum ffi® sife®w®as® ®aBqEaEEeE RTsa,uneeesses in bi®m©dical I-eseaFehlOakland University will recognize outstanding biomedicalresearch achievements and celebrate exciting recent discoveriesby OU researchers and those from collaborating institutions inan April 23 forum. The Spring Biomedical Research Forum willinclude informal presentations and discussions of research con-ducted by members of OU's Center for Biomedical Research.

The forum is scheduled from I-9 p.in. in the Oakland Center GoldRooms and it is open to the public.

Forum topics and presenters include:• Regulatory Rde Of Ndrie Oscide i;n i:he Beer:ng Hecut. Tadousz

Malinski, professor, Department of Chemistry, College of AIts andSciences.

• The Role Of Nitric Oxide i;n IIyperterrsiong W"i:arrL Beierwal+es.senior staff scientist, Hypertension and Vascular Research, HenryFord Hospital and Health Sciences Center.

• Matluematical Modding Of Heatbeato Braldky Rota, associ:alto

professor, Department of Physics, GAS.• Acti,n-Membrcbne luteractious i;n an Amoeboid Cell,, Arme Hi:++.

assistant professor, Department of Biolotical Sciences, GAS.• Oxidative Stress cLnd IIwma:n Nuelcar Cataract, Frank C;ib:lin.

professor and associate director, Eye Research Institute.Biomedical research melnbers will also present results of studies

conducted in their laboratories during the past year. Investigatorsinclude faculty froln OU's DepartmeliLs of Biolualcal Scieliccs,

Chelnistry and Physics , the Oaldand University Eye ResearchInstitute, and the Henry Ford Hospital and Health Sciences Center.

Some of the major research areas to be featured are cardiovascu-lar physiology and pathology, carcinogenesis and metastasis, diseasesof the eyeq regulation of immune responses, and the molecular genet-ics of reproduction. The forum will culminate with the DistingiiishedBiomedical Science Achievement Award and I.ecture by SalvadorMoncada, professor and director, Cruciform Project for Stl.atealcMedical Research, University College, Ijondon, Endand.

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Students from Robert Jarski's Jnfroditc}in7. £o Pcizhohagy class recent-ly visited a world most only see sanitized on TV.

Jarski, associate professor, Exercise Science, School of HealthSciences, led the students on a field trip to meet Sawait Kanluen,Wayne C ounty9s chief medical examinel..

"The group saw slides," Jarski says. "One showed a deceased child

tightly bound in a stained hod sheet. At first alance, offieials michtassure foul play, but the autopsy findings revealed the child died ofpneumonia and the mentally unstable mother did not know what to dowith the child so she wrapped it in a sheet."

The group also toured the "museum" - a collection of artifactssuch as lamps with exposed wires that killed a child.

FT© y©diH in©aEEEfi amed w©EEREle©EmgThrouch convenient, accessible and costlconscious care, Oamand Uliiversity'sHealth and Counsehig Center creates a healthy university cormuliityOakland University's Healthand Counseling Center pro-vides convenient, accessibleand cost-conscious care tothe university community.

Center services encompassboth a patient's physical andmental health. The center islocated in the GrahamHealth Center just north ofMeadow Brook Theatre.

Counseling servicesinclude testing for learningdisabilities and school readi-

range of primary care ser-vices including preventativecare, medication, physicalsand health pl.omotion.

Nancy Schmitz, who servesboth areas as center director,explains that "much of thecenter's work is educationalor preventative in nature. Itis not uncommon to see ourcenter's staff in the OaklandCenter adlninistering flushots, taking blood pressuresor conducting educational

Nurse Practitioner lfarenOlsen (right) works ®h apatient in Oaklandunivel.sity's Health andCouneelih8 Center.

ness and giftedness, sub-stance abuse assessment, per-sonal counseling, and career.testing and counseling. Themedical aspects include a full

programs on atopic like date rapeor even test-takingstrateales."

Center staff alsoparticipate innational screeningprograms."The screening

programs focus ontopics like depres-sion, eating disor-ders, anxiety andalcohol," she says."The screenings are

a method of out-reach to OU stu-dents."

Students, facultyand staff interest-ed, curious or con-

cerned about these issues areinvited to learn more aboutthem, participate in ananonymous sol.eening andmeet privately with a coun-

selor to review the screeningresults .

The center also offers pro-grams in the residence hallsand in university depart-ments. Topics range fromrelationships to grief and lossto sexuality and good nutri-tion.

In addition to staff mem-bers going out into the uni-versity community to provideoutreach services, the HealthCenter logged more than3,600 patient visits last yearthrough their outpatient clin-1C.

Staffed by MedicalDirector Robert Barnes andKaren Olsen, a certifiedadult nurse practitioner, theclinic offers care for acute ill-ness, OB/GYN services, andlab work.

"OU employees are encour-

aged to take advantage of ouracute care facilities,"Schmitz says. "While we can-not fulfill the role of a prima-ry care physician, a quickvisit to us for a sore throat ismore convenient than takingthe afternoon off work to goto your doctor's office."

The Counseling Center alsoserves as a training site forinterns at the doctoral andmaster's levels. A total of 13interns are working in thecenter this year, providing

6 springrine tipsfrom the Health andCounsehing CenterConsider these tips toreplenish your reserves thisspring:• Schedule time to experi-

once spring fever. plan togolf, garden or walk withyour pet or children.

• Consider taking up a newsport or hobby.

• Take advantage of oppor-tLinities for famrily activi-ties.

• Apply sunscreen 30 min-utes before heading outinto the heat. As splingshowers change to hotsummer days , remerfuerto apply sunscreen andwear a brimmed hat toprotect against ultravioletrays.

• Eat a total of six servingsof fhits and vegetables aday to opthnize your pro-tection against cancer.

• Schedule your yearly

pkysical exam and relat-ed screening tests.

counseling and outreach ser-VIces.

The Health and CounselingCenter is open from 8 a.in. to5 p.in. Fees are consistentlyless than in private practice.

For more information, callthe Health Center at 2341 orthe Counseling Center at3465.

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New I)uilding to beenclosed by winter2000First the fence went up around thenorth side of Varner Hall onFebruary 11. Then came the massexcavation of the site on February26.

OU's latest showcase, the four-story, 60,000 square-foot School ofBusiness and Information Tech-nology Institute, is taking shape.

enclose the building by winter2000; they'll finish construction bysummer 2000 for fall 2000 occu-pancy."It is exciting to see the excava-

tion of the first level take shape,"says George Preisinger, manager,Instructional Technology Center."We plan to do a video documen-

tary of the entire building projectand have a live video Web site acti-vated shortly for an up-to-the-

C®ninicti®n Continues(1:®p) on tlre 60,000squarefoof School OfBusiness and AppliedTh;chnolqg)I lnstit]Ite.An i[Iu±on (I)elow)sl.®ws how the foulLstory building will lookwhen -plated.

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The $17.5-mi]]ion high-tech com-plex will contain the School ofBusiness Administration , generalpurpose classrooms, and the insti-tute.

The institute will feature com-puter trailiing labs, offices, video-confel.encing, interactive mediaviewing rooms , a multimedia pro-duction center, faculty/staff multi-media development lab , a videopl.oduction facility and a loo-seatmultinedia auditorium for stafftraining.

C onstruction Manager JanetHepbum says the contractor,Barton Malow Company, will

of distinctionHoda S. Abdel-Aty-Zoh(ly,Microelectronics System DesignLab, published a paper, titledDigital NeurcLI Processing Unit/or Electronie IVose, at the IEEE,Computer and Circuit andSystems' Societies GLS on VeryLarge Scale Integration. Thepaper is coauthored with doctoralstudent Mahmoud AI-Nsour.Ah(I{-I-ALy-Zoliily has been select-ed as a member of the technicalprogram committee for the IEEEComputer Society InternationalConference on MicroelectroliicsSystems Education, which is dedi-cated to furthering undergraduateand graduate education in design-ing and building innovative Inicro-electronic Systems. She pl.esenteda paper titled jl4ieroefeccro7ijcSysterus Desigr.: EducationalProjects and Experier.ces at theAmerican Society for EngineeringEducation, 1998 North CentralSpring Conference. The paper ispublished in the conference pro-ceedings. She published two

papers in the proceedings of theIEEE Midwest Symposium onCircuits and Systems,1998. Both

papers are coauthored with doc-toral students candidates:Verif roation Sy stem Iriterface f orVLSI Combinatiora,I Circwils 9with Fatma El-Licy; andImplememation Of P rograrmmableDigivcbl Sigrroid Funchorb Circwifor Neuro-Co:in;puting, `wi:thNsour. Abdel-Aty-Zohdy gavethree invited technical presenta-tions.. Mieroelectronie SystemsDesigrL Eduea;horra,1 Projects andExperie7ices at The Faculty ofEngineering, Cairo University,Cairo, Egypt (for which shereceived The Gold Medal of theFaculty of Entineering in recogni-tion); the same talk was presentedat the Modern Science and ArtsUniversity, Cairo, Egypt; andArtifeial Neural Network

minute view of the pro-ject looling from thefifth floor of O'DowdHam.

Scholar to dislcuss RussianeconomyA leading scholar onthe Russian economywin speak at OaldandUliiversity April I onThe Role Of Ijaw in theRussian Economy in afree public lectureseries to promoteunderstandingofinter-national issues.

Peter M-ell willdeliver his speech at theSchool of Business

Adlninistration's 1999 Alice ConnerGorlin Memorial ljecture at 7:30p.in. 201 Dodge Hall.

Gorlin was an esteemed profes-sor of economics at Oaldand from1972 until her death in 1987.

In her tenure at OU, Gorlingained international recogriition asa scholar on the Soviet economy,publishing in many major profes-sionaljourmals.

Murrell is a professor of econom-ics at the University of Marylandand chair, Academic Council,Center for Institutional Reformand the Informal Sector.

Electroiho Nose for VolatileOngarde Cornpounds, at TheUniversity of Windsor. She pub-lished a paper in the proceedingsof the fourth Chrysler Quality &Reliability Symposium. The paperis ti+hod RCLdio Frequency RelatedIdentif eccLtiorL f or As serr.bly PlcLntAutomated Vehiele IdentifecLtion.She also presented a talk, year2000 Strategy Develaprnem forEmbedded Cortrods: EmbeddedChips, at the DaimlerchryslerTechnology Center and at theCTC Tech Rally.

Judith K. Browli, Anthropology,has been invited to present akeynote address at a conferencetitled Feminists DoingP sychologieal Arbthropotogy Year2000. The conference, sponsoredby the Swedish Council forResearch in the Humanities andSocial Sciences and by DukeUnivel-sity, was held at theKarolinska Institute inStockholm.

Todd Esteso History, had his arti-cle. The Most Bewitching Piece OfParlinrneutary Oratory: FisherA.mies's Jay Treaty Speecl.Reconsfcdered, accepted by theHistorieal JourTral Ofjl4osscLCJ.ztse££s. It will be pub-lished in the Winter 2000 issue.He will also present a paper,Constructing Citizenship :Newspapers and theTransf ormation Of Identity inEarly Ameriean Politics, at theMichigan Academy conference inMarch.

Dorothy (Hauel.) Fox, Center forAcademic Nursing, was given TheValencia Prock Recogriition Awardfor Special Services to MAIN dur-ing the 19th Annual Conference.The award is presented annually toan individual or agency for out-standing contributions to theachievement of the purposes andfunctions of MAIN throuch excep-tional service to the organization.

NCA makes posit:ivesite visit to OaklandReaffirming Oakland Uliiversity 'scommitment to quality education,the university has been undengoinga reaccredidation process by theNorth Central Association ofColleges and Schools.

During the week of February 15-17, a lo-member NCA accredita-tion team completed a thoroughreview of all administrative andacademic functions at Oakland.

"The team is recommending a

full reaccreditation with the nextsite visit in 2008-2009," OUPresident Gary D. Russi says."I'hey also will recommend a focus

visit on general education in 2004-2005."

The NCA will make the final rul-ing on accreditation. Other detailswill be included in the team's initialreport to be delivered in April.

The NCA accredits all levels ofeducation throuch a l9-state area,accrediting more than 950 institu-tions. The process evaluates anentire institution and although it isvoluntary, it is a strong indicator ofquality.

OU to start execul:iveMBA in health caremanagementOakland University's School ofBusiness Administration nextAugust will admit the first stu-dents into Michigan's only nation-ally accredited MBA programspecializing in health care man-agement.

The executive program targetsworking professionals who haveat least five years of health careexperience, including physicians ,nurses, physical therapists andpublic health professionals. .

The MBA is desigried to trainaspiring hospital executives and

SLulil.a Gam`sali, Enalneering, wasthe chair for the session titledIntelligent TrcLnsporiationSysterm Vehicle NowigahonSyscems at the 1999 Society forAutomotive EngineersInternational Congress andExposition, Detroit. Along withKen Ras, Ganesan presented atwo-day seminar on 07i-booedDjclg7iosfies JJ at the SAE event.He presented a one-day tutorialworkshop on DSP arLcZAutomotive Apphoahons a.t a. con-ference in Chennai, India, wherehe also presented a paper, DSP-Bcbsed Automotive Electrie PowerSteering.A.ialiid Kulwicki, Nursing, wasawarded an $8,000 grant from theMarch of Dimes to continue towork on Arab Domestic ViolenceAwareness. Kulwichi, Jiint` Mill.rand SLe`phaliie S.Iiilii. Nursing,wrote an article, titledPartnerships for CulturalCompeteney : Enhancing HealthServiee Qunhiy arid A.ccess wickthe Arab Community9 w:hick waspublished in the winter 1999 issueo£ MAINlines.

SLLsan M.Gongli, AlumniRelations, presented a workshopon alumni continuing education forthe joint meeting of this rerion'sAssociation for Continuing HigherEducation and the Ohio ContinuingHither Education Association.

Warida Sci|.io9 Nursing, andRamona Benkert of Wayne StateUniversity will present GoingBeyond the `AmRni;dos :' Cross-C ultural Patient-ProviderCommuriiecifin7Ls at the 25thAnnual Meeting of the NationalOrganization of NursePractitioner Faculties , SamFrancisco, April 15-18.

Pliilip Siligei., Health BehavioralSciences, created a medical-visualanthropolotical video documen-tary which has been reviewed inthe current issue of the AneriecmAJLfhrapofogis£. The documentary

others who have significant healthcare management responsibilities ,says Daniel Braunstein , programdirector and professor ofManagement and Psychology,SBA.

Braunstein is a specialist inmanagement decision-making.

Only a handful of silnilar pro-grams exist throughout thenation, Braunstein says.

"Such an MBA program is

inportant because we have todeal with the management crisisin health care," he says. "Thecosts to individuals , especiallyseniors, are escalating. It's inpor-tant for health care facilities tobetter manage operations to servethe public at lower costs andencourage more effective profes-sional services."

Universities coml)inejob resources on theInternetOakland University, the Universityof Michigan-Dearborn and WayneState University have establishedan Internet site combining job list-ings from their placement offices tobetter serve employers, graduatingstudents and alumni.

The cooperative effoll, theMichigan Jobs Consortium, allowsemployers to directly post jobs thatgraduating students and alumnican search by company or catego-ry.

Use of the service is free.The site saves time for employers

because they need only placevacancies at one site instead ofthree. Employers can post as manyjobs and make as many changes asthey want. Graduating studentsand alulnni benefit by gainingaccess to more postings. AIl listed

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tiI+le ±s The Hcchians9 the H_ealers`arLd the AL"hropoljogist - TwoCase Studies fro:in Ijansing,Miehigan.M{iii. ShiJ]t.I., Mathematics andStatistics , published Or.e-Dimensiera,I Modes Of Dctmage ,with M. Fremond and 8. Nedjarfrom France and K.L. Kuttler fromMchigan Technolofical Universityin Advances in MathematicalSciences and Applications. A sec-ond paper by the same authors,fir+Led Existence and Urdy-ueness OfSohahous for One-DirneusionalDomqge Jlfodez, appeared in the]ourrndofMathematicalAnalysisone Appfrotinus. Shinor submitteda paper, titled A71oJysis o/aQuasistatie Viscoelasbe Problemwith Friehon and Darrnge, COEI:irthored with M. Sofonea from theUniversity of Perpignan and M.Rochdi, Uliiversity of Reunion,France. Shillor published thepzlper. A Qunsistchc ContactProblernfor an Elastophastie Rodgwith Sofonea in Jour].cbz o/Mathematieal Analysis and4ppticorious. He also published thepaye,r A QuasistcLde cowl;act prob-lem for an ehastie perfecly plasdebody wick tresca9s f irictiono wi:thSofonea and A. Amassad,University of Pexpigrlan, France,in Journal Of Nonli:near A:ncdysis.Shillor authored a paper, titledQuasistatie Viscoelastic Contactwith Normal Com;pliLLnee andFrietinn, with Sofonea and Rochdiin the I ournal Of Elasticky. Hispaper. A Model for IIeat Transferfn Gri7iczfng, written withProfessors K.T. Aiitll.t`ws and S.Wrialil fi.om Mathematics andStatistics, appeared in Jowrmul a/IVondimear A7LaJysis. Shillor alsocoauthored a paper, titledExistence Of Capacky Schi;tio:us toa Model for In Sink Vitrifeccthon,with R. Gariepy from theUliiversity of Kentucky and X. Xufrom Nnssissippi State University,which appeared in the Ewrapenrl]ournalofAppliedMathematies.

Bits and Pieces, c®nd.jobs retpire four-year degrees.

This is the first such effortamong Michigan universities tocombine job placement I-esources.

Work out and winNeed incentives to get in shape?

The Recreation and AthleticsCenter is offering members chancesto win prizes in its FitnessMarathon, March 15-April 23.

Pick up a card at the fitness cen-ter. Each time you exercise at least30 minutes , the staff will mark yourcat.d, as many as four times eachweek. Eicht workouts wins a waterbottle; 16, a lanyard (neck key-chain); 24, a T-slrfu.

Pick up prizes at the WellnessCenter across from the lockerrooms.

AIl prizes are part of the Nikeand Nutri Grain Fitness &TI.aining Program. Drop off yourcard the week of April 19 for anApril 23 drawing for additionalprizes: workout towels, water bot-tles, health calendars, T-shirts ,sweatshills and hats.

For more information, contactMila Padgett at 4910. Prizes arelimited to 200 water bottles, loolanyards and 50 T-shirts.

ILegal AssisfarrtProgram celebratessilver anniversaryOakland Univel.sity 's LegalAssistant Program win celebrate its25th anniversary at Meadow BI.ookHam April 17.

The program will recogriizerecent graduates and faculty whohave taught 10 ol. more years, andask celebrants to make a Slo dona-tion to establish a scholarship fundfor noncredit Legal AssistantProgram students.

Call 3125 for more information.

Tutoring staffimproves studentsol-vicesOakland Uliiversity 's Ac ademicSmls Center delivered 4,580 hoursof tutoring to students in the fall1998 semester, up I,000 hours com-pared to previous fall and winterterms.

Phone surveys show studentsattribute hither and passing gradesto tutoring, Tutor Coordinator JeffVande Zande says.

Ou seeks 1999 alumniaward nominationsThe Oakland University AlumniAssociation has issued nominationmaterials for the 1999 alumniawards program.

Deadline for receipt of nomina-tions is May 3,1999.

Awards will be made at thesixth annual alumni awards ban-quet October 8 in Meadow BrookHam.

Call 2158 for information.

Register your childrenfor sirorts campsOakland UIliversity offers summersports camps for youths - volley-ball and softhall for drls; and bas-ketball, competitive swirnlning, golf

Take a ILansing roadtrip to learn aboutstate government

Oakland Uiiiversity facultyand staff are invited to joinalumni and supporters tomeet Michigan state lealslatorsand decision-makers April 14during the third annual OUDay at the Capitol.

Guest speakers includeCandice Miller, Secretary ofState, and James MCBryde,special assistant for drug poli-cy, State Department ofCommunity Health.

Miller will welcome thegroup and MCBryde will

speak on the department'snew initiative to curb under-age and binge drinking on col-lege campuses.

Elected officials will talk toparticipants about lealslativepolicies and processes.

Other plans include paneldiscussions on topics includ-ing opportunities in state gov-ernment, lerislative and grass-roots advocacy, financial aidand the budget process.

The formal program will beheld at the Lansing Center.

and soccer for boys and givls.Enrollment is limited.For brochures and more infor-

mation, contact the Department ofAthletics at 3190.

Brown Bag I.unch todiscuss developmerutThe Women of OU Brown BagLunch Program on April 14 istriled Child Develapmem Panel,.

The purpose of the panel is topromote campus resources withregard to child development.

For more information, callI.inda Bare at 2463.

Health programteaches OU womenhow t® feel betterWomen are invited to learn how tolive a healthier life and feel betterin an exercise, nutrition and educa-tional program at OaklandUniversity's Meadow Brook HealthEnhancement Institute.

The Just for Women spring ses-sion runs April 20 to June 10,Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8 p.in.

Just for Women includes ahealth risk appraisal: an evaluationof muscle mass vs. body fat, bloodpressure, blood studies, weicht,and risk factors associated with themost frequent causes of death inthe United States.

Fees are S170 for new partici-pants; S125 for previous partici-pants, and $80 for members of theinstitute.

For. more information and aregistration form, call 3198.

Participants will also havethe opportunity to tour thecapitol and MichiganHistorical Museum, visit legis-lators, attend comlnittee meet-ings or observe the Senateand House in session.

The day includes lunch withOakland and Macomb countylegislative delegations at theLansing City Club.

The day's events will con-clude with a reception in theLansing Center's Governor'sRoom.

Activities run from 8 a.in.-6:30 p.in.

Oakland is renting vans fortransportation to Lansing.

The trip is free of charge.RSVP by April 9 by calling

OU's Office of GovernmentRelations at 4630.

New director brings arange of qualities to

OU's international anddisabled students

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A1:hletics scoreshigiv in Division Itransition1998 was a dramatic success forthe Department of Athleticsduring its transition to DivisionI, Athletic Director Jack MehlSays.

Fifteen student athletes rep-resenting fall sports - men'ssoccer, volleyball and men'sand women's cross country -earned Academic AllConference Honors in theirrespective sports. The honorsare the first individual awardsthat Oaldand athletes earned asDivision I competitors.

"OU's young men and women

stepped up to compete at a newlevel," Mehl says. "They'vebeenpathfinders."

He also praised their academ-ic ability: "We continue to seeOaldand University studentathletes perfomi in the class-room at least as well as they didwhen they were in Division 11."

Other hichhichts :• In using athletics as a market-

ing tool for the university, theimprovements are dramatic.

The men's basketball teamwas on TV six times duringthe 1998-99 season. "We esti-mate those games reached amiliinum of 23 millionhomes. Those games wereseen as far away as Hawaii,New Orleans and Dallas,"Mehl says.

• The men's basketball team

played before 80,000 peoplethis year, compared to totalattendance on a "go(td" yearof 17,000.

• The new Golden Grizzly logocan be seen all over campus-from T-shirts to jackets tovarious other merchandise.Visit the Bookcenter or theGrizz Shop in the Recreatitinand Athletics Center.

Watch starte government in action firsthand during OU Dayat the Capitol Ai.ril 14.

Her co-workers describe her asenergetic, fimi but friendly,orgaliized and optiniistic.

Jill Walters MA '87, newdirector, Disability SupportServices and InternationalStudents and Scholars, is calledupon to tap into all ranges ofher personality on a dally basis.

Walters draws on careerexperience and her ability to behighly organized and outgoing.

She earned her undergradu-ate degree in psychology andcommunications from theUniversity of Michigan.Attending Oaldand Uliiversity,she graduated with a master'sin counseling, and accepted apsychology teaching and coun-seling position at Delta Collegein Sagiviaw. From Delta, she

joined U-M as an adlnissionsadviser. Promoted often, shealso worked with intelTiationalstudents and ilnlnigrationIssues.

Colning back to OU as anadviser, she taucht culturaldiversity and group dynalnicscourses while she served as aninstructor in the Human

Resource Development office."My role is a teacher, com-

municating with different cul-tures," she says. "I aln thankfulthat I taught cultural diversity.I rely daily on my interculturalcounseling and communicationskins."

With the assistance ofAdrienne Tapson as coordina-tor of Disability SupportServices, Walters is able tofocus primarily on internationalstudents.

"There are 210 international

students enroned," she says."They are a small but demand-

inggroup."Walters hopes to iliitiate

internationalprograms."I would like to take the stu-

dents on shopping trips and tothe movies," she says. "I wouldeventually like to establish aninternational student week to tiein with OU's diversity efforts. "

Walters lives in OaldandTownship with Daliiel, her hus-band, and her baby, a three-pound Yorkshire Terrier namedRazzle Dazzle.

4 INSII)E OAKLAND/APRIL 1999

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I have coached/managed baseballfor my two sons the past threeyears.

This year I managed a T-ballteam for 6- to 7-year-old boys andgivls.

Have fun teaching the kids andwatching them develop through-out the season.

Watching the hids' excitementduring our undefeated season. Atthis level, kids care about threethings: When do I hat? What'sthe score? What's the treat?

Having to deal with some of theparents, especially the ones withchildren involved in severalsports concurrently.

EVENTSPeople with disabthies who need special assistcL:nee to attend any Ofthe e'ijen±s listed may cch the sponeoring wnd or the Office Of DisobunyS%ppor£ Seririces cL£ 3266. Meadow Brook Hall tours,I:30 p.in. dailyand from 1 p.in.-5 p.in. Sundays (last tour hedns at 3:45 p.in.).

APRILI Composers Forum, Vainer Rechal Hall, 8 p.in.++i Pare:llel vrsirstous : Exhhihon of coutermporary R:ussian

andA:mericanPcinitngs,MBA:G+A A Gif e of chony: Edsel Ford cnd the Diego Rinera MurcLds,

Meadow Brook Theatre

JOEIN 0. BEILO-OGUNUAssociate Professor, Rhetoric,C olnmunication and Jouma]ism

Soccer

Ages 8 through 14; boys and drls

Personal satisfaction and rewardof lmowing that I'm making smallbut important contributions tothe physical and social develop-ment of the players.

When one of my players scored agoal in his first soccer game andshouted to his parents, "Mom,dad, I scored a goal!"

None whatsoever. For me, coach-ing is a package of physical, socialand spiritual benefits.

Oakland Universify'slLe|)artment of Music, Theatreand Dance I)resents Set I:IloNight: to Music by The MeadowBrook Estate EnsembleAi.ril 9ill. Call SOLS for ticltetinformation.

1-3, 9-10 Student Ihiected productions, Vainer Lab Theatre, 8 p.in.34 0U Baseball vs western nlinois, Athletics Field5 Photo contest, OC Fireside Lounge6 0U Baseball vs Toledo, Athletics Field6 Honors comege Fz\ciirty Foriim` I Go Inside, I Go out: A sense of space ii. Contem;porary poetry

VBH 112, noon6 Darren carter, OC Gold, 8 p.in.7 0U Baseball vs siena Heichts, Athletics Field, 4 p.in.8,11 Meadow Brook Estate spring spectacular: BI-oadway and film pl.oduction numbers, Varmer

Recital Ham, 10 a.in.8 0U Baseball vs Rochester college, Athletics Field, 4 p.in.8 Outdoor swing coneeri, Beer Lake, 8 p.in.13 Opera workshop, Varmer studio Theatre, 8 p.in.13 Twrae h Gc.me shoto, VBH cafeteria, 8 p.in.14-May 9 The Rocky Horror show, nffiT14 0U symphonic Band: Season Finale, Vainer Recital Hall, 8 p.in.15 0U Baseball vs Rochester conege, Athletics Field, 4 p.in.16-Mayl6 Fifth Armual Student Exhibition, hffiAG

Oakland Chorale/University Chorms Spring Choral Concert, Vainer Recital Hall, 8 p.in.OU Baseball vs Chicago State, Athletics FieldOU Community Chorus: Johannes Bralrms' A Cermari Regitiem, Varner Recital Hall, 8 p.in.OU Baseball vs Chicago State, Athletics FieldOU Baseball vs Hillsdale, Athletics Field, 4 p.in.Co-Ed Ultimate Sports Challenge, REC , 5ng p.in.Pontiac-Oakland Symphony: Season Finale, Lake Orion PAC , 8 p.in.OU Jazz Band & Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Varmer Recital Hall, 8 p.in.

oftheMONTHEMPLOYEE : Sheryl Hugger

TITLE : Lab stockroom Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Biology

LENGTH OF SERVICE: 12 Years

COMMENTS:

CARL HUNTBusiness Manager, MeadowBrook Health EnhancementInstitute

I have coached little leaguebaseball.

9- to 10-year-old boys

I found out how patient the othercoaches (George Preisinger andGreg Kampe) and myself were,plus the responses from the kids.

Winning the league championshipand coaching in the state an-stargame.

Coaching baseball takes timeaway from your family and golf inthe summer.

Pssst. Ever wonderwhat lied Strahslq/would eat if no Onewere lcokin8?

Fred Stransky, director,Oakland University MeadowBrook Health EnhancementInstitute, says he doesn't eatfatty foods, no lnatter who'swatching.

But take heart. He doessnack.

Here are his favorites:I. Pretzels. They are almost

always baked, making themfat-free. Just keep an eye onthe sodium content if you'resusceptible to hypertension.

2. Lay's Balred Potato Chips.Baked chips drasticallyreduce hick-fat intalre, whichcan contribute to hich bloodcholesterol.

3. Fresh finit. Eat two to fourservings of finit daily, whichcan satisfy your sweet toothand provide meaingfulnutrients.

4. Bagds. Eaten with fat-freecream cheese, this is a

"Sheryl's attitude about the workplace is one of commitmentand quality. She takes enormous care in doing things right forthe best interest of the department and this university."

"Sheryl rallied around the department needs at a very criticaltime, and assisted in hosting visits of the faculty position candi-dates in the selection process by providing assistance in gettingall the necessary information regarding space and equipmentneeds of the candidates."

"By continuously suggesting changes in the department relatedto her job as well as those of others, Sheryl has made activeand positive contributions. I have rarely not acted on a sugges-tion she had put forward, and have often sought her opinion onmany matters."

IVY HORNRetention Adviser./C oordinator,Academic Ski]ls Center

I aln the director and coach for thelittle league cheerleaders for theSouthfield Jayhawks.

5- to 14-year-olds

I enjoy seeing the kids develop andwork together as a team. It's nice tosee their bricht faces as they accom-plish their goals.

Watching the delicht on their faceswhen they attain their goals of a spe-cific task, and seeing it finally cometo finition during competition.

I don't have more time to work withthem and that there is not enouchparental involvement.

"'A"FLIFEhealthy snack that's also con-veliient. Bagels need norefrigeration, so they makegreat office or travel food.

5. Norfat cereals. Try no-fatcereal sprinkled over yogurtor a bowl of no-fat cereal withskim milk.

6. Popcorn with fat free mar-garfue spl'ay. Air-poppedmicrowave popcorn is conve-nient and low in fat. Sprinklegarlic powder for extra fla-vor.

7. Vegetal.leg with no-fat dips.No-fat dips and salad dress-ings are perfect for dippingchopped vegaes.

8. Nc+fat crackers with"Peanut Wonder." PeanutWonder contains 80 percentless fat than I.egular peanutbutters because it's made withpeanut flour rather thanexcessive amounts of oil.

9. Fat-free or low-fat icecl.earns ol. sherbets. Fat-freesherbets, ice creams and icemilks are low in fat and deli-CIOus .

10. Fririt yogim. You'n like thetaste and the health bene-fits. Add your own finit orbuy ready-made fhityogurts.

For more nutritional informa-tion, call institute at 4523.

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