| INDEX 2002
December
10, 2002 (Vol. 23, No. 7)
NEWS
BUREAU BRIEFS
THE COLLEGE—Warren Christopher will teach
a course at UCLA beginning in January.… PUBLIC POLICY
— Neighborhood Knowledge California, the UCLA Advanced Policy
Institute's newest online venture, is a community-mapping Web site
providing free access to statewide demographic, housing and lending
data.… THE ANDERSON SCHOOL— In the latest
UCLA Anderson Forecast, Director Ed Leamer continues to forecast
short-term economic sluggishness in the national economy, but suggests
that by mid-2003, business investment may pick up, although that
improvement will be offset by a drop-off in consumer spending brought
on by high debt loads.
UCLA: POST-VOTE ANALYSIS
Now that the November elections — in which
Republicans regained control of the U.S. Senate and increased their
margin of control in the House of Representatives — are over,
the university is working hard to keep education on legislators’
priority list, Assistant Vice Chancellor Keith Parker of Government
and Community Relations told those attending a Staff Assembly event
Dec. 4 in Kinsey Hall.
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE CREATES
NEW INITIATIVES
The UCLA International Institute (formerly ISOP)
has launched a series of new initiatives under the broad theme of
“educating global citizens,” created to bring a new
dimension to the changing world of international studies.
NEWS 2
DATELINE UCLA
MANAGEMENT CHANGE — The University of California
will transfer interal management of its U.S. equity investments
to multiple external mangers.... LABOR DEVELOPMENTS—
UC recently signed a new contract with the Federated University
Police Officer Association representing UC's 200 plus police officers.…
NEW ADMISSIONS HEAD— Susan A. Wilbur, director
of admissions and relations with schools at UC Irvine, has been
named UC's director of undergraduate admissions.... THE
SEARCH IS ON— UC Board of Regents
Chairman John J. Moores named a nine-member special committee to
find a successor to retiring President Richard C. Atkinson, who
will step down on Oct. 1, 2003.... GETTING IT STRAIGHT—
The woman in the photgraph at the top of page 1 in the Nov. 19 issue
was misidentified.
DID
YOU KNOW?
In an internet-based survey answered by 3,447 Americans, the UCLA
Anderson Forecast, in cooperation with the Financial Times, found
that 27% think a potential war with Iraq poses the greatest risk
to the national economy while 20% think the falling stock market
is the key threat; 18% cite domestic terrorism.
ALUMNI, FACULTY
HAIL NEWLY TENURED
Faculty members who earned tenure last spring
after years of hard work were hailed by their colleagues, alumni
leaders and guests at a reception Nov. 19 hosted by the UCLA Alumni
Association at the James West Alumni Center.
NEW YITZHAK
RABIN HILLEL CENTER OPENS ITS DOORS
Etched in glass near the entrance of the new
Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA are excerpts
from a prayer that will guide all who enter the three-story student
center that was officially opened Nov. 17: “You shall learn
... you shall love.”
YESTERDAY, TODAY
& TOMORROW
WOODEN
EXPANSION— Construction is under way on a new $14-million
western wing of the John Wooden Center, which will add 7,500 square
feet to the recreation building.... MARINE SCIENCES—
The National Science Foundation has awarded UCLA and the University
of Southern California $2.5 million to improve marine science education
in grades K-12 in the Los Angeles area.... LAS MARIITAS—
Doctors at Mattel Children's Hospital said that formerly conjoined
twins Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa Quiej Alvarez may soon return
to their homeland Guatemala.
PEOPLE
POPULAR INSTRUCTOR BRINGS SUBJECT
ALIVE
You’d expect that someone who recently
had back surgery and is getting around in a wheelchair might take
it easy for a little while.
15 SECONDS
THOMAS LEE: Administrative Director of
Education Abroad Program
LIBRARIAN LEADS ONLINE HUNT FOR
DATA
You may never have met Alice Kawakami. But you might
recognize her online persona as the research librarian who thoughtfully
analyzed your problem and patiently guided you through the labyrinth
of databases and Web links available from the UCLA Library.
NAMES AND FACES
Laurels: M. Frederick Hawthorne ... David
Sears ... Jerome Engel Jr.
Kudos: Gregg C. Fonarow ... Karol Watson
... Neal Garrett ...William F. Friedman.
In Memoriam: Herbert Weiner.
CAMPUS
'ROUND AND ABOUT
NEW MUSIC ARCHIVE— The Center for African
American Studies has established the Kenny Burrell Archive of African
American Music.... OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS—
Faculty are invited to make nominations for the 2003 Outstanding
Senior and Graduate Student Awards, which are part of the UCLA Alumni
Awards program.... SISTER CITIES— To celebrate
the 35th anniversary of the L.A.-Berlin sister-city
relationship, the Department of Design | Media Arts hosted young
architects and designers from the two cities for a creative exchange
under the theme "Inspirations 02: Re-Framing Realities."
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS— The College of Letters
and Science seeks to honor undergraduate instructors from all departments
and divisions who are using technology to enrich and deepen students'
educational experiences in innovative ways.
DAVIS PROPOSES $74M
IN MID-YEAR CUTS TO UC
Facing a budget deficit estimated at more than $21 billion, Gov.
Gray Davis proposed mid-year spending reductions across state government
Dec. 6, including cuts in noninstructional areas at the University
of California.
SUMMIT ADDRESSES FACULTY GENDER
GAP
Two years after University of California President
Richard C. Atkinson initiated a series of steps to bring more women
into faculty ranks, there are encouraging signs of progress in the
latest employment statistics.
LEADER
IN HERITAGE LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The daughter of Korean immigrants,
Linda Kim grew up in Southern California reciting Korean nursery
rhymes and singing Korean songs. But she can hardly read or write,
much less conduct an adult conversation, in Korean.
VOICES
SEMESTER SYSTEM MERITS A
SERIOUS LOOK
The report addressing the effects of converting
from a quarter to a semester calendar, presented by a joint committee
of faculty and administrators including College of Letters and
Science Vice Provost Judith Smith and Undergraduate Council Chair
Raymond Knapp, provides an objective and balanced picture of the
issues involved, pointing out the benefits and drawbacks in both
calendar systems.
'STRONG CULTURE' VASTLY
OVERSOLD
The 1990s were marked by the ascendancy of
celebrity chief executive officers and by “strong culture”
organizations, that is, organizations whose members (presumably)
share common values, behavioral norms, beliefs and expectations.
Indeed, many CEOs and their senior management teams extolled (and
continue to extol) the virtues of a strong organization culture,
especially the positive effects of such a culture on organizational
performance.
WHAT'S ON MY MIND:
CANOE TRIP PUSHES AGAINST
PERSONAL BARRIERS
This isn’t a typical type of question
in my workday. But in early September, I joined 15 members of
The Anderson School’s class of 2004 on one of 10 Pre-Orientation
Outdoor trips organized in partnership with UCLA Recreation’s
Outdoor Adventures Program. These optional trips give incoming
students a chance to get to know each other, do some team-building
and face and overcome perceived personal barriers.
OUR WORLD by CAROLE CABLE
CLOSEUP
BRUIN ANGELS: VOLUNTEERS' PASSION
IS SERVICE TO OTHERS
At the end of each year, we at UCLA Today look
forward to recognizing the contributions of some exceptional employees
who give generously of their talents, energy and time to make a
difference in someone else’s life. While the paths they choose
are different — from giving parentless children a home to
helping teenagers hardened by an environment of poverty and crime
— these individuals share passion and commitment to causes
they find meaningful and essential. We commend them. |
