From the Chair's Office ...
 

Upcoming Meetings
April 23 - Faculty Meeting @noon in 1128
April 30 - P&T Meeting @Noon in 1128
 

Congratulations!
The Department welcomes its newest addition courtesy of Michele Gelfand and Todd Betke who brought us joyful and jolly, Jeannete at Sibley Hospital just a scarce few weeks ago. Jeannete and parents are doing just fine, thank you. Jeannete is not yet ready for comps but the parents are doing their best.

The I/O area is leading cheers for the recent assistant professorships accepted by mark Ehrhart and Karen Holcombe Ehrhart. Karen and Mark had some tough choices to make since each of them had four job offers. After much deliberation, Mark and Karen chose San Diego State University where both of them received offers in Psychology. They join Beth Chung, and I/O graduate, who has recently moved to San Diego State in the Business School. Congratulations Karen and Mark!
 

2001 Spring Awards Ceremony
The Colony Ballroom
Stamp Student Union
Thursday, May 10, 2001 @8:30 a.m.
Dean Irwin Goldstein and the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences invites everyone to attend the 2001 Spring Awards Ceremony.
 

Call for Nominations
The Graduate School invites nominations for speakers to participate in its Distinguished Lecturer Series in the coming 2001-2002 academic year. This series aims to bring to campus eminent intellectuals who can speak across disciplinary boundaries and engage non-specialists. Name recognition is essential. The format of the lectureship is as follows: two-day visits, which include one lecture to a general audience and seminars for students and faculty in the appropriate department. Send nominations by email or campus mail to Philip DeShong (pd10@umail.umd.edu), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2101 Chemistry Building. All nominations are due by April 21, 2001.
 

Call for Proposals
The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), in partnership with a number of campus organizations, is organizing a major event for October 9, 2001: The Diversity Scholarship Showcase. The purpose of this event is twofold. First, it is to build student-faculty dialogue on issues related to diversity in education. Second, it is to highlight the tremendous quality of students' papers, projects, performances, and other creative work which students produce in their courses and other learning experiences. Students may submit work from any course, those specifically designated as CORE diversity courses, as well as those not so designated. Please see Denise Park for a copy of application form.
 

Graduate Assistantship
The Residential Life Office at UMBC is currently searching for a Graduate Assistant Community Director to assist in the operation and management of our newest residence hall. The position is a 9.5 month assistantship, with a start date in early August. The successful applicant will be provided room, 10 meals a week, remission for up to 9 credits per semester, and a stipend of about $11,000. In return, he or she will be expected to provide 30 hours per week of service to the Department. Evening and weekend hours are required. For best consideration, a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information for three references should be submitted by May 4, 2001. Please send materials to: Chair, Assistant Community Director, Halls Search, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 184 Erickson Hall, Residential Life Office, Baltimore, MD 21250