UMBC’s 40th anniversary celebration highlighted how far we’ve come since our founding – and set the stage for investing in UMBC’s future. Many faculty and staff have already joined President Hrabowski in contributing toward the $5 million faculty/staff goal of the Exceptional by Example Campaign. Gifts made through the Faculty/Staff Annual Fund are counted toward the Campaign. If you did not receive a payroll deduction card and campaign materials, please contact Phil Recchio, Annual Giving Coordinator, at recchio@umbc.edu.

Don’t forget that payroll deduction cards are due by December 15th to Donna Garland in the Office of Institutional Advancement (Administration, Room 816, and that checks should be made payable to the UMBC Foundation. Please come join us and support our entire UMBC community!

November 29, 2006

To: The UMBC Community

Fr: John Cook, Chief of Police

Re: Implementing the Non-Smoking Policy

I would like to update you on the implementation of UMBC’s Non-Smoking Policy.

The first phase, a 30-day awareness campaign, is now over. This phase included announcements to the campus via myUMBC and email, as well as a Non-Smoking Policy Forum, which was held on November 15.

The second phase, which also lasts 30 days, began last week with the creation of designated smoking areas throughout the campus. The locations are marked on the attached map. Each area will be identified by a designated smoking area sign. Smoking urns are now in place at the designated smoking areas. Signs will be installed to direct people to the smoking areas and no-smoking signs will be posted in non-smoking areas. People who are smoking in non-smoking areas will be asked by campus police to move to a designated smoking area.

Smoking will be permitted within five square feet of the smoking urn. Where possible, a bench or other form of seating has been provided. All smokers are encouraged to dispose of their used cigarettes in the urns and avoid dropping cigarettes on the ground or throwing them into landscaping mulch.

The third and final phase of implementation will begin approximately December 20. At this time, we will tighten enforcement of the Non-smoking Policy. Students who repeatedly refuse to comply will receive a notice from Student Judicial Services. If faculty and staff continue to refuse to comply, their supervisors will be notified.

I believe that members of our campus community will be respectful of our community’s new health standard and of the fact that habits are sometimes hard to break. As we implement the policy, I ask that we all look out for each other. If you do see someone who is smoking in a non-smoking area, please be courteous in reminding or informing them about the designated smoking areas.

For those smokers who would like support while quitting, University Health Services (UHS) is offering free nicotine replacement products (gum, the patch and lozenges). A UHS health behavior change specialist is also available for support. For more information, please call ext. 5-2542.

By working together, we can create a smoke-free environment while respecting the needs of those who choose to use tobacco products at UMBC. The Non-smoking Policy can be found on the Human Resources Web site at http://www.umbc.edu/hr/PDFs/smokingpolicy.pdf.

Don Norris, Public Policy, in the Washington Post
Don Norris, professor of public policy, appeared in the Washington Post’s “Familiar Steps at the End of Campaign Trail” on Nov. 5. Norris commented on former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich’s declining popularity as reported in various polls before the Nov. 7 gubernatorial election.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400950.html

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in Local and National Media
On Nov. 23, Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller appeared on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” (also simulcast on C-SPAN Radio).

On Nov. 21, Schaller was prominently featured in the New York Times’ “Is the South Truly A Dead Zone for Democrats,” in which he said: “Why would Democrats go after the most rural, least unionized, most racially polarized, most evangelized region in the country?”
www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/us/politics/21south.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Schaller said Democrats need to develop a strategy that will help them win 270 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election in USA Today’s “Behind Democrats' Climb in Mountain West,” which was printed on Nov. 21.
www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-11-20-democrats-west_x.htm

In the New York Sun’s Nov. 9 “Emanuel in Line for a Big Promotion After Leading Fight for the House,” Schaller speculated that Rep. Rahm Emanuel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, will likely gain a Cabinet position in a Democratic administration or a Senate seat for leading the party to its victory of gaining the majority seats in the House of Representatives.
www.nysun.com/article/43205?page_no=1

On Nov. 8, the Washington Post quoted Schaller about former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich’s loss to newly-elected Gov. Martin O’Malley in “Cardin, O'Malley Win in Statewide Democratic Wave.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701842.html

UMBC Volleyball, Swimming Teams in the Baltimore Examiner
On Nov. 18, the UMBC Volleyball and Swimming and Diving teams were mentioned in the Baltimore Examiner’s “Not All Great College Stories are Told on ESPN” which highlighted the accomplishments of college sports teams that generally do not receive daily national media coverage. Ian Blanchard, head coach of women’s Volleyball was praised for leading the team to the American East tournament. The Swimming and Diving teams gained placement in the story too - the men for pursuing their fourth straight America East title and 10th conference victory and the women for going after the title as well.
www.examiner.com/a-406746~Not_all_great_college_stories_are_told_on_ESPN.html

UMBC in the News
Erickson Retirement Communities will relocate its national television network, Retirement Living TV, to a $20 million office building in the bwtech@UMBC technology park, according to the Baltimore Business Journal’s Nov. 20 article, “Erickson to Base TV Network at UMBC tech park.” Mentioned in the article were President Freeman Hrabowski and Executive Director of the UMBC Research Park Corp. Ellen Hemmerly.
www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2006/11/20/daily5.html

On Nov. 21, the Baltimore Sun’s “Erickson to Construct Building at UMBC Site” also covered this news story.
www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/bal-bz.erickson21nov21,0,3930266.story

“Montgomery College Students Can Earn UMBC Scholarships,” a Nov. 8 Gazette article, reported that qualified students who are completing the requirements to receive an associate’s degree from Montgomery College may have the opportunity to receive a transfer scholarship that will help them earn a bachelor’s degree from UMBC. In the article, UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski said, ‘‘Some of our very best students and graduates began their studies at Montgomery College. The Transfer Student Alliance program will make it possible for our two institutions to identify even more students who can follow that path.” www.gazette.net/stories/110806/montcou174926_31943.shtml

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CADVC’s “Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture” in the Washington Post
On Nov. 11, the Washington Post reviewed the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture's “Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture” exhibition. Reporter Jessica Dawson wrote: “The designer's products combined sex appeal and machine-age optimism” all which contributed to Americans’ passion to shop.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/10/AR2006111001
869.html

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in Local, National News
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller was quoted in Newsweek’s “How the West is Being Won,” about the West becoming the new gold mine for Democrats. According to Schaller, Westerners are individualists and often retreat from partisanship.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15675860/site/newsweek/

On Nov. 14, in his final New York Times Select blog entry, “The (Fictional) Triumph of the Conservative Democrats,” Schaller explained two narratives – one based on truth, the other fictional – as a result of the 2006 Congressional elections.
http://midtermmadness.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=46
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In the Washington Post on Nov. 10, Schaller appeared in “GOP Moderates' Ouster Widens House Divide” about the Nov. 7 elections that removed many of the moderate Republicans from Congress and will consequently cause more division in the House.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901856.html

On Nov. 9, Schaller appeared in the LA Times’ “It’s a Nice Day to Be a Democrat” about the Democratic victories nationwide. According to Schaller, the results of the elections prove that the Democratic Party should look to the Midwestern and interior Western states for continued growth.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-mood9nov09,1,5335271.story

Republicans are becoming the party of the South said Schaller in the Financial Times’ Nov. 9 “Iraq War Decimates Republican Vote,” which reported that opposition to the Iraq War motivated voters to choose Democratic candidates over Republicans.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c4c50d7a-6f97-11db-ab7b-0000779e2340.html

Schaller was quoted on Nov. 9 in the Baltimore Sun’s “A Win Built in the ‘Burbs” about former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s 2002 win, attributed mostly to a large number of suburban votes. Four years later, Maryland politics experts say these same voters contributed to Ehrlich’s loss to governor-elect Martin O’Malley.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.region09nov09,0,7793364.story

“How the Dems Won. Blue's Clues,” a Nov. 9 the New Republic article, Schaller explained that what was deemed successful for Republicans to win the South worked against the party in the West and Northeast.
http://www.tnr.com/user/nregi.mhtml?i=20061120&s=judis112006
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“The Southernization of the Republican Party” led by Newt-Gingrich in 1994 and President George Bush helped Democrats regain the majority seats in the House of Representatives said Schaller in the Nov. 6 Winston-Salem Journal’s “South's Political Clout May Be Fading.”
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191535925

Democrats will win significantly outside of Southern states claimed Schaller in the Times Dispatch’s “Politics of Our Region” on Nov. 5.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191518077

On Sunday, Oct. 23, the Akron Beacon Journal’s “Democrats Look to Add Governors” reported that Democrats hoped to takeover governorships in the Nov. 7 elections. The article included forecasts from top political analysts of potential Democratic gains in the gubernatorial elections.
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/politics/15878350.htm

November 10, 2006

ACTiVATE, Stephen Freeland, Biological Sciences, in the Business Monthly's BizWeekly
One of ACTiVATE’s first graduates, Foligo Therapeutics, and assistant professor of Biological Sciences Stephen Freeland, will receive funding through the Maryland Technology Development Corp. to assist with the development of their projects. According to the Business Monthly article, “Foligo will further develop its proprietary technology which is designed to inhibit the protein production of a cancer-promoting gene called the folate receptor” and Freeland will use his funding “toward the development of a software system that would create a web-based system suitable for a defined group of people to undertake distributed discussion of documents or photos unimpeded by physical location or synchrony.”

Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery's "Reflections from the Heart: Photographs by David Seymour" in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun Live! Calendar featured the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery's exhibit, "Reflections from the Heart: Photographs by David Seymour.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/galleriesmuseums/420109,0,1499540.event

Warren Belasco, American Studies, in the Baltimore Sun
On Oct. 5, the Baltimore Sun published “Food: Alternatives to Doomsaying” a Q and A on Meals to Come, the latest book by UMBC professor of American studies Warren Belasco.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.qampa05nov05,0,4088770.story?coll=bal-ideas-headlines

CADVC's "Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Visual Culture" in Local News
The Baltimore City Paper included the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture's exhibit, "Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Visual Culture," as a Critic's Pick. Visit http://www.citypaper.com/calendar/event.asp?whatID=79709 to read the reporter's review.

On Nov. 9, the Howard County Times reviewed the exhibit in " 'Designs' of Intelligence," which stated: "Itself handsomely designed, the UMBC installation will have nostalgic appeal to any visitors who have been around for at least a few decades."
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpid=573&show=localnews&newsid=761616

David Hoffman, Student Life, on WYPR
David Hoffman, coordinator for leadership and engagement initiatives in UMBC’s Office of Student Life, appeared in a WYPR news report on “The Youth Vote in Maryland,” which aired on Nov. 16. To listen to the full report or read the transcript, visit http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wypr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=992075.

Don Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun
Don Norris appeared in the Baltimore Sun’s Oct. 31 “Seniors Tax-Cut Bill is Passed” about a new Howard County measure that provides huge tax cuts for homeowners 70 and older. Norris said the passing of the bill is a "shameless pandering of older folks. On what basis does one group of a society get a tax break when other people don't get it?"
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-md.ho.tax31oct31,0,6030664.story?coll=bal-local-headlines

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the News
On Nov. 6, the Baltimore Sun’s “Parties in Final Push for Voters” cited Tom Schaller, associate professor of political science, on the rapid growth of voters in Prince George’s and Charles counties since 2002, in which most of those new registered voters were black residents.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.turnout06nov06,0,3096490.story?page=2&coll=bal-local-headlines

An analysis generated by Schaller which shows that Prince George's county and several other southern counties in the state have witnessed an increase in new registered voters since 2002 was mentioned in the Baltimore Sun’s Nov. 6 “Focus on Battlegrounds.”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.trail06nov06,0,4309282.story

On Nov. 5 in the Baltimore Sun’s “GOP Has Hope Md. Can Buck Trend,” Schaller commented on the strength of former Gov. Bob Ehrlich’s re-election campaign and former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele’s campaign for the senate.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-te.md.elections05nov05,0,4615449.story

“Haunted on the Hill,” Schaller’s latest blog entry New York Times Select, which was published on Nov. 3, compares the grisly differences of voter confidence in 2004 with present-day voter confidence - or lack of – in President George Bush and the Iraq War.
http://midtermmadness.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=30
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On Saturday, Nov. 4 and Monday, Nov. 6, Schaller appeared on BookTV’s “Books about Campaign Strategies.” Schaller, who discussed his latest book Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South, joined author Thomas Edsall, who recently wrote Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition.
http://www.booktv.org/General/index.asp?segID=7458&schedID=457\

November 3, 2006

Mark Croatti, Political Science, Writes for What’s Up? Annapolis
Political Science professor Mark Croatti wrote a guide on the candidates seeking public offices in Anne Arundel County. “Election Day Preview: Races Affecting Anne Arundel County” appeared in What’s Up? Annapolis. UMBC’s Tom Schaller, associate professor of political science, and Tyson King-Meadows, assistant professor of African-American politics and electoral behavior, provided political analysis on several of the candidates.
http://www.whatsupmag.com/nov06/election.shtml

Don Norris, Public Policy, in Local News
Don Norris, professor of public policy and MIPAR director, appeared in an Oct. 31 WBAL TV-11 news report on the influx of absentee ballot requests from registered voters for Maryland’s general election on Nov. 7. To view the video, click http://www.thewbalchannel.com/video/index.html and select the video, “Election Offices Mobbed With Absentee Ballots, Questions.”

On Oct. 30, Norris appeared on WJZ TV-13 to discuss the gubernatorial race between Gov. Bob Ehrlich and Rep. Ben Cardin.

The Baltimore Sun’s Oct. 25 “District 12A GOP Tries to Claim Ehrlich Turf” quoted Norris about the Republicans’ need to capture votes in District 12A, which incorporates Ehrlich’s hometown of Arbutus.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-md.ho.twelve25oct25,0,5099467.story?coll=bal-local-howard

Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Biological Sciences, in the Gazette
Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, professor of biological sciences, was quoted in the Gazette’s “Sharing the Wealth,” an Oct. 27 article about the Maryland Stem Cell Commission’s recent mandate that requires scientists awarded state grants to share stem cell lines with other scientists. Ostrand-Rosenberg sits on the 15-member board, which manages the distribution of the $15 million research grant.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/102706/businew182754_31951.shtml

Yvette Mozie-Ross, Academic Services, in the Catonsville Times
Yvette Mozie-Ross, assistant provost for enrollment management, appeared in the Catonsville Times on Oct. 26 in “Salisbury University Wants to Give Students SAT Choice,” about Salisbury University’s push to make the SAT an optional requirement for admittance.
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=351&NewsID=758100&CategoryID=11091&show=localnews&om=1

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in National, European Media
Associate professor of political science Tom Schaller and his new book, Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South, were mentioned by Jeff Greenfield on the Nov. 1 edition of CNN's "The Situation Room.” In the online transcript, “Greenfield: Democrats, Westward Ho?,” Greenfield discusses the Democrats’ expansion towards the West in hopes of swaying voters to the party.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/greenfield.west/

On Nov. 1 in the New York Times’ “Democrats Discover New Political Frontier,” Schaller was quoted about the possibility of Democrats taking complete control of Colorado’s state government.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/01/us/politics/01colorado.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

In his Oct. 30 New York Times Select entry blog, “Deflating the Myths of 2004,” Schaller attempts to clarify the myths surrounding the 2004 elections as purported by the national media.
http://midtermmadness.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=28
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Schaller provides one reason why Democrats are going after Western voters in the LA Times’ Oct. 29 “Nevada Will Host the Democrats' Second Presidential Caucus in 2008,” an article about the quirkiness of Las Vegas politics.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-coolican29oct29,1,5544490.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

On Oct. 27, Schaller appeared in the German publication, Netzeitung, in “Bush Kann Seinen Kurs Nicht Mehr Halten.”
http://www.netzeitung.de/ausland/449137.html

In Schaller’s Oct. 27 Washington Examiner column, “Will Ehrlich See First Defeat of His Political Career?,” he explains why Gov. Bob Ehrlich may lose his first election.
http://www.examiner.com/a-365292~Tom_Schaller__Will_Ehrlich_see_first_defeat_of_his_political_career_.html

In the Wall Street Journals’ Oct. 26 “Republicans' Hold On the South Gets Test in Tennessee,” Schaller was quoted about the U.S. Senate race in Tennessee serving as the proving ground for Republicans to maintain its political control over the South.
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UMBC Maryland Voter Information Clearinghouse in the Baltimore Examiner
UMBC’s Maryland Voter Information Clearinghouse, an online voters information Web site managed by the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, is listed as an online resource for voters in the Baltimore Examiner’s “Online Resource for the Upcoming Election.”
http://www.examiner.com/a-370411~Internet_resources_for_the_upcoming_election.html

UMBC in the Baltimore Jewish Times
UMBC was mentioned in the Baltimore Jewish Times’ Oct. 27 “Ehud Barak Meets Baltimore” about former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s visit to Baltimore. Barak spoke to a crowd of 600 people at the inaugural lecture of The Maryland Forum, which features world renowned leaders and thinkers. UMBC is the host of the event, and the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. are the sponsors.
http://www.jewishtimes.com/scripts/edition.pl?now=5/25/1999&SubSectionID=30&ID=6032

Robert H. Deluty, Psychology, Publishes Tenth Book
Robert H. Deluty, associate professor of psychology and director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, recently published his tenth book, Giving Subtilty to the Simple. In his review of the book, Richard M. Berlin, M.D., of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, wrote: "Deluty strikes again with poems as deft and subtle as the blade of a skilled samurai swordsman. A master of the haiku form, Deluty's little gems ignite flashes of insight, humor and a keen recognition of the vulnerabilities we share." The book, published by Gateway Press, may be purchased at the UMBC Bookstore.