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uHfp My (Ear Bppl HI BRIEFS Stories from the University and Chapel Hill Young Faculty Members Win Hettleman Prizes Three young distinguished University professors now have an additional $5,000 to use for research or other academic pur suits after winning University professorial awards recognizing outstanding young fac ulty members. Joseph M. DeSimone of the chemistry department, James N. Hirschfield of the art department and Kenneth E. Thorpe of the School ofPublic Health were awarded the 1993 Philip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achieve ment by Young Fa culty at the Faculty Council meeting Friday. The awards were establishedby alum- W ™ >. ) JOSEPH DESIMONE nus Philip Hettleman to recognize achieve ment by junior tenure-track or recently tenured faculty. DeSimone, an assistant professor in the chemistry department, has worked on de veloping a more environment-friendly al- ternative to carbon dioxide-based chlo rofluorocarbons. The Hettleman prize is not the only award DeSimone has won during his three years at the University. President Clinton awarded DeSimone the President's Faculty JIM HIRSCHFIELD Fellowship, one of 30 awards given na tionwide to young science- and engineer ing-faculty members. DeSimone also won the National Sci ence Foundation Young Investigator Award in 1992 and a Junior Faculty De- velopment Award from the University in 1991. He has won more than $2 million in government and corporate grants since he arrived at the Universtity. Hirschfield, as sistant professor of art, has participated in solo exhibitions KENNETH THORPE in art galleries and universities across the country. Since 1991, he has designed sculpture exhibits for the Kala Institute in Berkeley, Calif., Walker's Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, the Nexus Contemporary Arts Center in Atlanta and the Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University in Nash ville, Tenn. He also has been a member of the Se attle Arts Commission and the King County Arts Commission in Washington state, where he has examined issues of capital expenditures for art and where art should be placed within cities. Thoipe of the School ofPublic Health was tapped to become deputy assistant secretary in the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services in the Clinton admin istration. He serves as a technical adviser on health issues for the department and Congress. The Journal of American Health Policy editorial board and the U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care are just two of the several health related groups on which Thorpe has served while at the University. He also has written about applying econometric techniques to health policy issues and health-care financing. Chapel Hill Town Council Puts Off Approving Noise Permit for UNC Party The Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday night put off approving a noise permit for an October celebration in honor of the town’s and University’s 200th birth day. Javonna Brooks-Fox, manager of Granville Towers East, wrote a letter to Mayor Ken Broun Sept. 1 to request that a Student Bicentennial Kickoff be held out side. In her letter to the mayor, Brooks-Fox said the event needed to tie held outside to accommodate the expected crowd. But the town council members deferred voting on the noise permit until its Sept. 27 meeting, saying that they were not con vinced that they should issue a noise per mit for an outdoor event that would con tinue into the early morning hours of a weeknight. Council members also said they were concerned about parking and alcohol prob lems. Council member Barbara Powell said, “The next day will be a work day, and the noise will affect everyone in town." The kickoff, which would be held Oct. 11 from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., would begin with social and cultural exhibitions from vari ous University groups, including the Loreleis, the Black Student Movement Gospel Choir and Passed Out, the UNC juggling club. Later in the evening, guests will be able to dance, eat and play games. The evening will end with a commemo rative slide show featuring people and places from the past 200 years of UNC. Lambda Searches for Editor, Computer System BY LEENA PENDHARKAR STAFF WRITER Lambda, the magazine of Bisexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians and Allies for Diver sity, might be in jeopardy as the organiza tion struggles to find an editor and waits for the sale of student government’s Scape goat computer system. Student Congress voted Wednesday to sell Scapegoat, a Macintosh computer sys tem that B-GLAD has used to publish Lambda. Other student magazines such as the Phoenix and the Black Ink also use the computer system to produce their publica tions. University Could Use Condemnation Process To Get Michie Land BYPHUONGLY STAFF WRITER State officials said Monday that the state was negotiating a price forthe Sallie Michie house despite a stipulation in Michie’s will that the Columbia Street property not be sold to UNC. But a lawyer for the organizations which own the house, located between Abemethy Hall and Ackland Art Museum, said her clients knew they were not allowed to sell the house. “(They) know they were given the prop erty with a restriction on selling the house, ” said Christine Kerns, whose firm repre sents the two groups that own the house. Michie willed her house to the Daugh ters of the American Revolution and the Magna Carta Dames with the explicit re striction that the house never be sold. Family members have said that Michie, who died last year, hated UNC and did not want it to acquire her property. State officials said the property, now overgrown with weeds, probably would belong to UNC eventually. Joe Henderson, deputy director of the State Property Office, said the two histori cal organizations had admitted that keep ing the house wasn’t feasible. Henderson said an Orange County Su County to Develop Stronger Civil-Grievance Policy BY JACOB STOHLER STAFF WRITER Although Orange County already pro vides a county-based commission for civil rights grievances, residents from Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough might be able to strengthen the system. Under a proposed Orange County ordi nance, the commission could gain paid staff positions and countywide support if the three Orange County towns —Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough ap prove it. The volunteer-staffed commission cur rently helps residents avoid the time and expense of fighting civil-rights cases such as housing and job discrimination suits in federal court. The commission has the power to inves tigate claims, mediate between opposing parties and hold hearings with a judge. Chapel Hill town council members will meet with the Orange County Commis sioners tonight at 7:30 to get a sense of public reaction to the plan. The meeting will take place in Hillsborough at the Or ange County Superior Court. Ackland Director Retires, Leaves Legacy of Growth To University Art Museum BYKEVIN MCKEE STAFF WRITER Charles Millard may be leaving as di rector of the Ackland Art Museum at the end of 1993, but he already has left his mark with changes and additions that have made the museum a better place on an artistic and a productive level, University officials say. Millard said he didn’t have any con crete plans for his retirement. “I plan to do as little as possible after retirement, ” Millard said. “I’ve tried not to plan too much for the following year and let life take its course." During his term as director for the Ackland Art Museum, Millard oversaw several projects in the museum’s develop ment. He also made extensive additions to the African-American and Native-Ameri can collections at the museum. “Mr. Millard has expanded the Ackland collection, especially in the way of Orien tal art,” said Mary Sturgeon, chairwoman of the art department. Millard also watched over the three year renovation of Ackland. “He’s been here through a challenging time for the museum,” said Sturgeon. “Not only with the gutting of the mu seum and renovation, but also because of the transfer of art from Wilson Library,” Sturgeon added. UNIVERSITY & CITY “We are not really sure of anything at this point because of our need for Scapegoat and also an editor and a staff.” SEASON TAYLOR B-GLAD co-chairwoman Congress had suggested to B-GLAD that it produce the publication on another computer system. Trey Harris, co-chair man of B-GLAD, said the system made publication easier. ■ EVERGREEN iHI \ f H scJtubutt T DTH/fUSTIN SCHEEF perior Court judge ruled earlier this year that the two organizations were not bound by the will’s trust agreement and therefore could sell the house. He said, “They are not restricted in disposing of this property.” Henderson said that if the state and the organizations agreed on a price, the state could begin a condemnation process and obtain the property through eminent do- V' ; t MARK CHILTON County commissioners said they hoped to persuade the county’s three municipali ties that a uniform civil-rights ordinance was in each town’s best interest. Sturgeon said Millard also had made it easier for professors to use art in their classes. “Another idea of his was a plan for processing information to get a work of art to the Ackland on loan if a professor wants to build a class around a particular work.” Millard, who previously worked as the chief curator at the Sculpture Garden and the Hirshhom Museum in Washington, said he was satisfied with his tenure at Ackland. “This is one of the most wonder ful jobs in the art profession,” said Millard. “Some of the highlights of my career were being able to see the building renova tion completed, the strengthening of the education programs and the adding of the outreach staff.” After Jan. 1, the University will have to find anew director for the on-campus museum. “I have appointed a search committee composed of faculty, friends of the Univer sity and one student to oversee the hiring of anew director,” said Provost Richard McCormick. “Mr. Millard can be replaced, everyone can be replaced, but it will be hard to find someone as good,” McCormick sjid. Sturgeon said that many people who were associated with the museum would miss Millard. “He’s a nice guy, and I think the entire University will be sorry to see him leave.” “ The Scapegoat made the task of print ing the work easier, and it also made the paper look more professional,” he said. Harris said the paper would have to return to a smaller format if Scapegoat was unavailable. “It would be rather demeaning for the work to have to be switched back to news letter size because it has been known as such a good, extensive publication,” Har ris said. Harris said the magazine also didn’t have an editor. Last year’s editors are no longer able to help out because they have other commit ments. He said B-GLAD members were re k#" 3/BKS& S: y 4'3ISiBWBPP3K' " ' hr,. n .x. •■ f|| • jijf^jj^ KhMEmH bmlizß py ?i DTH/IONATHAN RADCUFFE The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Magna Carta Dames own the Michie house located between Ackland Art Museum and Abernethy Hall on South Columbia Street. The University is trying to obtain the property. main. That means the state would have to prove that it needs the property badly enough to defer the wishes of Michie. Henderson said the deed could not be di rectly transferred to the state because the attorney general had said that Wachovia Bank, trustee for the Michie estate, did not want to sign the title over to the state. Even if the DAR and the Magna Carta “County civil-rights ordinances are a very good idea. They make enforcement more of a reality.” MARK CHILTON Chapel Hill Town Council member “Towns must buy into it, or it means nothing,” said Orange County Commis sioner Don Willhoit. “The ordinance only applies if the municipality wants it to.” Orange County’sunincorporated towns would come automatically under the ordinance’s jurisdiction, while Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough would have the option of being covered. UNC would not affected by the county ordinance. Despite an invitation by the Orange County Commissioners, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen won’t officially attend the meeting. Carrboro Town Manager Robert Mor gan said the board instead would wait until the commissioners could attend an alder- Reaccreditation Study to Focus On Undergraduate Teaching BY SHAKE ROUTRAY STAFF WRITER Undergraduate teaching and learning will be the focus of a University study this semester aimed at reaccreditation, said Darryl Gless, director of the study. Stephen Birdsall, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the reaccreditation study was a chance forthe University to be measured against national standards. “It is a time for the institution to look at itself, to review its successes and weak nesses and to look at where it wants to go in the future,” Birdsall said. Gless said the University’s Steering Committee on Comprehensive Accredita tion, which chose the study’s topic, wanted to make the study useful by focusing the project on teaching and learning. When finished, the two-year study will be submitted to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the reaccreditation board governing schools from Virginia to Texas and parts of Latin America. The University must repeat the process every 10 years. “Good schools like this one are not only expected to meet the standards but also to set the standards,” Gless said. “Therefore, to do well in this reaccreditation process, we need to get very high marks, not just passing grades.” A major consequence of accreditation would be that the University could receive federal support for its educational pro grams, Gless said. “One of the reasons that accreditation is necessary is so that some public entity, in viewing applications for the position. Once the editor is appointed, a staff will be hired, and the group will be able to begin work. Harris and B-GLAD Co-chairwoman Season Taylor said they were concerned about not having an adequate staff to pro duce the paper. “Since B-GLAD just had its first meet ing, I think that we will be able to promote some new people,” Harris said. The group was unsure about when the first issue would be printed. “I hope that we can put the first issue out by early October. “We are not really sure of anything at this point because of our need for Scape Dames don’t agree on a selling price, the state still can begin a condemnation pro cess. Henderson said, “There is no question that the court will uphold the condemna tion because the University needs the prop erty. ” He said the only contest would be in the value of the property. Kerns said the only way the organiza tions would lose the property was through man meeting to make a special presenta tion. “We needed to learn more before par ticipating,” he said. “It was a question of education.” Council member Mark Chilton said the town council had had only one brief dis cussion on the proposed ordinance and p robably would hold an open meeting of its own later this fall. Chilton said he ex pected Chapel Hill residents would sup port such an ordinance. “County civil-rights ordinances are a very good idea,” he said. “They make enforcement more of a reality.” Chilton also said a countywide civil rights ordinance would have more impact on towns such as Chapel Hill and Carrboro than on the county’s rural areas because most housing and employment transac tions occurred in the county's three mu nicipalities. According to Lucy Lewis, the interim administrator for Orange County Com mission for Women, the commission has existed since 1987. Lewis said the county commission hoped the ordinance would pass this fall. this case, the Southern Association of Col leges and Schools, can assure the public that they are getting some value for their money,” Gless said. Gless said he had no reason to believe the University would not be reaccredited. Provost Richard McCormick said the study would reveal how well the Univer sity had been evaluating teaching, what could be done to make it better and how research and public service contributed or failed to contribute to teaching. Gless said that 11 committees compris ing 120 to 150 students, staff and faculty members would conduct the evaluation over the next few months. An average of two to three undergraduates, graduates and professional students would be on each committee. The various committees will have to submit an evaluation report to the reaccreditation board by February 1995, he said. A team of approximately 30 scholars, chosen by the reaccreditation board, will review the report in April 1995 to check for accuracy and truth in evaluation. The University will have to meet more than 400 criteria for reaccreditation, Gless said. “The team will see if we did an objective and honest evaluation of what is right and wrong with the institution,” he said. Gless said he expected the study to be an extremely time-consuming project. “I expect the study will give the whole University community an opportunity to focus on the variety of teaching and learn ing we have here,” he said. “And I hope it will result in improvements.” Tuesday, September 14,1993 goat and also an editor and a staff, ’’Taylor said. Die paper had a staff of 20 people last year and came out on a monthly basis. “I really hope that we can live up to our past standards,” Harris said. Harris said Lambda was the first publi cation in the South to advocate the accep tance of gay and lesbian lifestyles. It began in 1969 as a small newsletter that reported pertinent news. Harris said that during the middle of the 1980s, it changed from being just a news letter to a newspaper. Thepubhcationlater gained more recognition as an important medium for the gay community, Harris said. a condemnation process. Wayne Jones, vice chancellor for busi ness and finance, said the state had a right to violate Michie’s wishes. “I think the benefits to the state supersedes the wishes of an individual,” Jones said. Jones said the Michie property, which is surrounded by UNC-owned land, could be used as a parking lot at first, and aca demic buildings could be built on it later. Ruling Affirms Thesis Access For Students BY HOLLY STEPP ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR Master’s and doctoral dissertations at the University will continue to be open to the public thanks to calls from researchers and graduate students across the nation about a controversial ruling from the fed eral Department of Education. The controversy forced the education department to rescind a recent decision that the work of graduate students should not be made available to the public without the students’ permission. The department received calls from librarians and research ers from across the nation. However, the new ruling will not change how UNC librarians handle graduate stu dents’ work. Diane Strauss, associate University li brarian, said when the original ruling was released that UNC libraries had no plans to change the policy of making research pub lic. Graduate students’ dissertations and theses still will be available for public use. The controversy arose when education department official Leßoy Rooker re sponded this summer to a Pennsylvania State University librarian’s question about whether student dissertations could be made public without the author’s consent. Rooker, who works in the department’s Family Policy Compliance Office, re sponded that the author's consent would be needed to release the works produced while a student was at the university. Rooker ruled that the release of the work without a written consent would be a violation of the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. The new ruling allows “written con sent” to be interpreted more broadly. Most University libraries do not get permission from students to release their work. The University’s graduate school record states, “Receipt of an approved the sis in the Graduate School is tantamount to publication, and the thesis will be available to the public in the University library and available for interlibrary loan.” Strauss said students who enrolled in the University’s graduate school knew their work would be made available. Under the new ruling, the statement in the graduate school record would be con strued as written consent. Strauss said graduate students who were trying to decide on their research topic must have access to prior theses to ensure their work was original. Laura Gasaway, director of the University's law school library, said UNC would no t ha ve had to change the graduate school policy despite the original ruling. The University wouldn’t have needed to change its policy unless the education de partment issued a federal regulation re quiring an author’s permission to make documents available. 3
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