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Tuesday May 26, /987 Published by the University of Pennsylvania Volume 33. Number 3 6 Three Health Schools' Teaching Award s At left are two of the Medical School's winners andat rig/it is one from Veterinary Medicine. The four below are Dental Medicine's awardees. Carolt'n Ernst Brett Gutsche Ellen Ziemer Three more schools announce the winners of their teaching awards: Dental Medicine has four, Medicine seven, and Veterinary Medicine eight (see Almanac April 21 for SAS. April 28 for Nursing, May 12 for Social Work, and May 19 for Education, Law and Wharton). Includ- ing the Lindback recipients (Almanac April 14). 54 faculty have received awards for excel- lence in teaching this spring. The School of Engineering names their winner in the fall. School of Dental Medicine Dr. Stephen Howarth, clinical associate of oral rehabilitation, is this year's winner of the Joseph L.T. Appleton Award for excellence in part-time clinical teaching. The award, named for the late dean (1941-51) is chosen by students. Dr. Peter Berthold, assistant professor of oral rehabilitation, and Dr. Joseph Ghafari, assistant professor of orthodontics, share the Earle Banks Hoyt Award. The Brookdale Foundation created this award in 1963 in honor of the late 1918 alumnus and faculty member to cite outstanding junior faculty. Dr. Pamela Jensen-Doray, clinical associate of oral rehabilitation, received the Robert E. DeRevere Award for excellence in part-time pre-clinical teaching. This award is named for the emeritus professor who initially joined the School as a part-time faculty member. School of Medicine Dr. Carolyn S. Ernst, assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, is the (continued on page 2) Open Expression: In Fall President Hackney reports that he has accepted the changes in the Guidelines on Open Expression recommended by the Wachter Committee and accepted by the Uni- versitv Council, including the section which the University Council had asked to be reviewed. The Guidelines, as amended, will be published when the full University community returns in the fall. -Office of the President Stephen Howarth Peter Berthold Joseph Ghafari Pamela Jesen-Doray A-i Assembly Annual Meeting and Elections The Annual Meeting and Election of officers for the A-I Assembly will be held on Tuesday. June 9, from 12:45-1:30 p.m. in Room 350 Stein- berg Hall-Dietnch Hall. We are pleased to have as our guest speaker Dr. Charles Dwyer, Associate Professor of Education and Chairman of the Board. Wharton Center for Applied Research. His topic will be How to Get Anybody to Do What You Want. In addition to our program, we will be electing officers for next year. The nominees are: Chair-elect (one to be elected) Valerie Pena, Assistant Director of Libraries Ruth Wells, Director of Victim and Support Services. Public Safety Secretary-elect (one to be elected) Beth Ann Maguire, Research Specialist, Anat omy Marguerite Miller. Assistant Editor. Almanac - Executive Committee (two to be elected) Corky Cacas, Associate Director. Financial Aid Ann Hart. Foreign Student Advisor, Interna- tional Programs Frank Jackson, Compensation Specialist, Human Resources Anu Rao, Director, Faculty/Staff Assistance Program -Fran Walker. Chair - Peggy McGee. ('hair-elect - INSIDE - " Honors and Other Things, p. 2 " Temporary Housing for Visitors, p. 7 *Appointments: Upward Bound Director, President's Aide, p. 7 " University BRSG's for 1987, p. 7 " Speaking Out: Faculty Club, p. 8 " Penn Children's Center, Volunteers for PMS Study, p. 8 Pullout Summer On C.mpus

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Page 1: Almanac, 05/26/87, Vol. 33, No. 36Institute of Chemists gave its 34th annual HonorRollScroll AwardtoDr. MadeleineM. Joullie of chemistry in athree-part citation-forthe"breadth,experimentalfinesseandgreat

Tuesday May26, /987 Published by the University of Pennsylvania

Volume 33. Number 36

Three Health Schools' Teaching AwardsAt left are two oftheMedical School'swinners andat rig/it isonefrom VeterinaryMedicine. Thefourbelow are DentalMedicine's awardees.

Carolt'n Ernst Brett Gutsche Ellen Ziemer

Three more schools announce the winners oftheir teaching awards: Dental Medicine hasfour, Medicine seven, and Veterinary Medicineeight (see Almanac April 21 for SAS. April 28for Nursing, May 12 for Social Work, and May19 for Education, Law and Wharton). Includ-ing the Lindback recipients (Almanac April14). 54 faculty have received awards for excel-lence in teaching this spring. The School ofEngineering names their winner in the fall.School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Stephen Howarth, clinical associate oforal rehabilitation, is this year's winner of theJoseph L. T. Appleton Award for excellence inpart-time clinical teaching. The award, namedfor the late dean (1941-51) is chosen bystudents.

Dr. Peter Berthold, assistant professor oforal rehabilitation, and Dr. Joseph Ghafari,assistant professor of orthodontics, share theEarle Banks Hoyt Award. The BrookdaleFoundation created this award in 1963 in honorofthe late 1918 alumnus and faculty member tocite outstanding junior faculty.

Dr. Pamela Jensen-Doray, clinical associateof oral rehabilitation, received the Robert E.DeRevere Award for excellence in part-timepre-clinical teaching. This award is named forthe emeritus professor who initially joined theSchool as a part-time faculty member.School of Medicine

Dr. Carolyn S. Ernst, assistant professor ofpathology and laboratory medicine, is the

(continued on page 2)

Open Expression: In FallPresident Hackney reports that he has

accepted the changes in the Guidelines onOpen Expression recommended by theWachter Committee and accepted by the Uni-versitv Council, including the section whichthe University Council had asked to bereviewed. The Guidelines, as amended, will bepublished when the full University communityreturns in the fall.

-Office of the President

Stephen Howarth Peter Berthold Joseph Ghafari Pamela Jesen-Doray

A-i AssemblyAnnual Meeting and Elections

The Annual Meeting and Election of officersfor the A-I Assembly will be held on Tuesday.June 9, from 12:45-1:30 p.m. in Room 350 Stein-berg Hall-Dietnch Hall.Weare pleased to have asour guest speaker Dr.

Charles Dwyer, Associate Professor of Educationand Chairman of the Board. Wharton Center forApplied Research. His topic will be How to GetAnybody to Do What You Want.

In addition to our program, we will beelectingofficers for next year. The nominees are:Chair-elect (one to be elected)

Valerie Pena, Assistant Director of LibrariesRuth Wells, Director of Victim and SupportServices. Public Safety

Secretary-elect (one to be elected)Beth Ann Maguire, Research Specialist, AnatomyMarguerite Miller. Assistant Editor. Almanac-

Executive Committee (two to be elected)Corky Cacas, Associate Director. FinancialAidAnn Hart. Foreign Student Advisor, Interna-tional ProgramsFrank Jackson, Compensation Specialist,Human ResourcesAnu Rao, Director, Faculty/Staff AssistanceProgram

-Fran Walker. Chair-Peggy McGee. ('hair-elect

- INSIDE-" Honors and Other Things, p. 2" Temporary Housing for Visitors, p. 7*Appointments: Upward Bound Director,

President's Aide, p. 7" University BRSG's for 1987, p. 7" Speaking Out: Faculty Club, p. 8" Penn Children's Center, Volunteers for PMS

Study, p. 8Pullout Summer On C.mpus

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Teaching Awards(continuedfrom page 1)

recipient of the Leonard Berwick MemorialAward. Established in 1980-81 as a memorialtoLeonard Berwick byhis family and the Depart-ment of Pathology, the award recognizes "amember ofthe medical faculty whoin his orherteaching effectively fuses basicscience and clin-ical medicine." Dr. Ernst was chosen by medi-cal students and faculty for a teaching stylewhich "consistently challenged students withinteresting and relevant clinical problems thatwere correlated with the basic science materialbeing covered in lecture."

Dr. Brett B. Gutsche, professor of anesthe-sia, is this year's winner ofthe Robert DunningDripps Memorial Award for Excellence inGraduate Medical Education. The award,given by the Department of Anesthesia, wasestablished in 1983. Hospital residents and fel-lows vote for the award in memory of RobertDunning Dripps who was a pioneer in thespecialty ofanesthesiaand who trained over 15percent ofthose physicianswho hold academicpositions in anesthesia in the country's medicalschools. Dr. Gutsche teaches residents in obstet-

rics and gynecology as well as anesthesia andhas done so for the past 18 years. He is des-cribed as "the finest and most caring of physi-cians who is an examplar in integrity, and pro-fessional excellence."A new award to recognize teaching excel-

lence in the affiliated hospitals has been estab-lished this year by the Dean of the MedicalSchool. The recipients ofthe Dean's Award forTeaching Excellence are: Dr. Balu H. Athreya,associate professor of pediatrics, CHOP; Dr.Denis S. Drummond, professorof orthopaedicsurgery, CHOP; Dr. Stephen J. Gluckman,clinical associate professor of medicine, Penn-sylvania Hospital; Dr. Eliot H. Nierman, clini-cal assistant professor of medicine, GraduateHospital; and Dr. Melvin Singer, clinical assist-ant professor of psychiatry, Institute of Penn-sylvania Hospital.

School of Veterinary MedicineDr. Ellen L. Ziemer, lecturer in large animal

medicine at the New Bolton Center, is the recip-ient of the 1987 Norden Distinguished TeacherAward. She was nominated by the second yearclass and chosen by the student government.The school's ISO faculty, clinician educatorsand residents are eligible for the award. Dr.

Ziemer was presented with an engraved plaqueand a $500 honorarium at the School's com-mencement ceremony. This is the 24th year theaward to "recognize outstanding teaching" hasbeen given; it is funded by Norden Labora-tories.The recipients of the Veterinary Student

Government Award for Excellencein Teachingare: Dr. William Bernard, resident in medicine;Dr. Daniel Dreyfuss, intern in medicine andsurgery; Dr. Lawrence Glickman, associateprofessor of epidemiology; Dr. Joan Hen-dricks, assistant professor of medicine; Dr.DudleyJohnston, professorof surgery; SharonSwift, anesthesia technician supervisor; and Dr.Jeffrey Wortman, assistant professor of radiol-ogy. The award is co-sponsored by the Ameri-can Animal Hospital Association; Bertholon-Rowland Insurance Agency; Pennsylvania Vet-erinary Medical Association; Veterinary Med-ical Alumni Society; Veterinary Student Govern-ment. Designed to enable each of the fourclasses of the School to honor an individualwho exemplifies the highest degree of profi-ciency in teaching, the award is given to"anyone involved in the educational processwho has made a major contribution to ourveterinary education through dedicated, crea-tive, and informative teaching."

HONORS &. . . Other ThingsFollowing is a partial list ofhonors earned bymembers ofthe University in the recent past. Itcomesfrom alonger colwnn which we would bepleasedto lengthen further if there are memberswho have not reported their latest awards. Weexpect to carry the rest ofthe list in the June 2issue.-Ed.

Honorary DegreesWhile Penn awarded honorary degrees to

two of its own-Emeritus Professor of Medi-cine Dr. Robert Austrian and Departing Pro-vost Tom Ehrlich-honorary degrees weregiven elsewhere this year to two others now oncampus:

Dr. Nicholas Kefalides, Medicine, receivedthe University of Reims'degreeDocteurHono -ris Causafor "contributions tothe understand-ing ofbasement membranes... and the isola-tion and characterization ofCollagen TypeIV."A symposium was held in his honor by theFrench institution. As chief of the TissueResearch Section at HUP, and director of theConnective Tissue Research Institute at theUniversity City Science Center. Dr. Kefalidesworks with colleagues on connective tissueabnormalities relatedto arthritis, diabetes, pso-riasis, atherosclerosis, emphysema and otherdiseases.

Professor Jerre Mangione, English (emerti-tus), was chosen by the State University ofNewYork at Brockport for the Doctor of HumaneLetters degree for "recording the uniquely var-ied experiences of a lifetime in novels, autobio-graphy and social history." Professor Mangi-one has also been a leader in the creation ofPenn's Italian Studies Center and the Penn-cityorganization Amid.

AwardsDean Claire Fagin ofNursing was given the

Myrtle Wreath Award of the Eastern Pennsyl-vania Region of Hadassah, for "contributionsthat have improved the quality ofJewish life inIsrael and at the University of Pennsylania."Among her contributionswas the developmentof an exchange between Penn's school andHenrietta Szold-Hadassah School of Nursingin Israel, with the Berman Scholars Programhelping support students in the exchange.The Philadelphia Chapter of the American

Institute of Chemists gave its 34th annualHonor Roll Scroll Award to Dr. Madeleine M.Joullie of chemistry in a three-part citation-forthe "breadth, experimental finesse and greatoriginality" of her work in heterocyclic andmedicinal chemistry and in natural productsynthesis; for "innovative, dedicated, selflesscommitment" to students; and for "her strugglefor the recognition ofthetalents and potentialsof all women and men."Of the 90 awards the Sloan Foundation

made thisyeartoyoung scientists (age 28 to 36),two went to Penn people, who receivegrants of$25,000 each: Dr. Marcia!. Lester ofchemistry,and Dr. Michael M. White of neurosciences.The Leukemia Society of America gave its

Robert Roesler de Villiers Award this year toDr. Peter Nowell of pathology/Med. Dr.Nowell received the bronze medal and a cashaward at a banquet in hishonorin San Diego inMarch.Forhis work with Crohn'sdisease and ulcer-

ative colitis, Dr. Ernest F Rosato of surge-ry/ Med received the Physician of the Year

Award given by the Delaware Valley Chapterofthe National Foundation for Ileitis and Coli-tis at thefoundation's Renaissance Ball in May.He is only the second surgeon ever to becomethe group's Physician of the Year.

Book DesignOut of267 entries for the American Associa-

tion of University Presses' 1987 Book ShowAwards, two that won werefromthe Universityof Pennsylvania Press. The books designed byBill Boehm won for illustration (the volumeedited by Dr. David Brownlee ofhistory ofart,(Friedrich Weinbrunner, Architect of Kahrls-rhue:A CatalogofDrawings in theArchives ofthe University of Pennsylvnia) and for typo-graphy (Carey Mcintosh's CommonandCourt-ly Language.)

On D.P. DistributionPresident Sheldon Hackney issued the

following statement Friday in response toreports that copies of The Daily Pennsvl-vanian were removed fromtwo distributionpoints on campus during Alumni Weekend:

The confiscation of The Daily Pen-nsylvanian or other campus publicationsis entirely inconsistent with the Universi-ty's policies and procedures. and with theideals of the University.

Also it is inconsistent with the contrac-tual arrangement between the Universityand The Daily Pennsylvanian. Thisarrange-ment permits the D.P. to distribute itsnewspapers in campus buildings andfacilities.

ALMANA C May 26. 19872

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PENN RMSW/VUThe new poster campaign (right) is aimed at graduate students in search of housing for

nine months ormore, but Graduate Towers alsohas summerrentals for grad students-and

helps University offices house visiting scholars and guests in furnished suites available for

the short term.

There are two Towers: Nichols House (A) is the one at 36th and Chestnut where Penn's

Blue Corner Stores (including restaurants) are located, and Graduate Tower B is across a

plaza, extending westward to 37th Street.

To arrange housing for University guests, call Carol Roberts in Short-Term Housing,

Ext. 3547. Agents are on siteto show and rent roomsand apartments for summer students.

President's Executive AssistantBarbara R. Stevens has been named execu-

tive assistant to President Sheldon Hackney,the post formerly held by William G. Owen.

She now holds responsibility for directing the

president's office and staff, and for providingadvice and support to the president across the

range of his activities. Since coming to Penn in

1984 as an assistant to the president, Mrs. Stev-

ens was responsible for overseeing the presi-dent's work with Philadelphia's civic and cultu-

ral organizations, as well as Penn's activities in

West Philadelphia, including the West Phila-

delphia Partnership and the Collaborative for

West Philadelphia Public Schools. She also

coordinated the 1986-87 President's Forum,

Colorlines: The Enduring Significance of Race:

the Star Wars Symposium, and 1986 AAAS

Youth Symposium.Earlier Mrs. Stevens served as associate

director of community and state relations at

Yale, worked in state government in Massa-

chusetts, and was associate producer of "It's

Academic." a syndicated television program in

Boston. She is a graduate of the University of

California. Berkeley.

Barbara Stevens Yvonne Walsh

Upward Bound DirectorYvonne Jackson Walsh is the new director of

the University's Upward Bound Program. She

follows Larry Manning who died from an

extended illness last summer. Mrs. Walsh is a

native Philadelphian and holds a degree from

LaSalle University and a mastersofsocial work

from Temple.Mrs. Walshcametothe University in Novem-

ber, 1985 to be coordinator of Counseling Ser-

vices for the Upward Bound Program. Since

last July she has served in an acting capacity.Prior to coming to the University. Mrs.

Walsh was community liaison and, later, execu-

tive director for U.S. Senator Arlen Spector's

Philadelphia Office.

University BRSG's for 1987The University annually receives from the

Public Health Service an umbrella Biomedical

Research Support Grant to complement and

enhance biomedical and behavioral research

both by responding to emerging opportunitiesand by meeting unpredictable requirements.This fund, administered by the Office for the

Vice Provost for Research, is used primarily tofund pilot projects, initiate new research direc-

tions, and improve research opportunities for

new investigators, minorities and women.

Following are the grants made in the most

recent cycle.Dr. Thomas A. Abrams (Biology, School of

Arts and Sciences)-Cellular Mechanisms ofsynapse Regulation DuringLearningandDevel-opment/FurtherAnalysis of Activitv-Depen-dent Facilitation. A Cellular Mechanism ofAssociative Learning in Aplvsia.

Dr. Andrea M. Barsevick (Psychiatric Nurs-

ing. School of Nursing)-Factors AffectingRecovery ofthe Elderly from Hip Surgery.

Dr. Steven C. Batterman (Bioengineering,School of Engineering and Applied Science)-

Fundamental Studies in Shock Wave Litho-trips

Dr. Mark S. Bauer (Psychiatry, School of

Medicine)- Neurobiology of the Circadian

Timekeeping System.Dr. Mortimer M. Civan(Physiology. School

of Medicine)-Role of Protein Kinase C inRegulating Sodium Transport.

Dr. Helen C. Davies (Department of Micro-

biology, School of Medicine)- Bacterial Cv to-

chromes as Models of Mitochondrial Systems.Dr. Alan Epstein (Biology. School of Arts

and Sciences)-The Ontogeny of IngestiveBehavior.

Dr. Henry Gleitman (Psychology, School of

Arts and Sciences)-Does Network ActivationSpread in Time?

Dr. Howard Goldfine(Microbiology, School

of Medicine)- Cloning and Sequencing ofaClostridial Gls'cerophosphateac,'ltransferaseGene.

Dr. Barbara Hoffman-Liebermann (Bio-

chemistry! Biophysics, School of Medicine)-

Endogenous Retroviruses in Mye/opoiesis and

Leukemia.

Dr. Rebecca Huss-Ashmore (Anthropology,School ofArts and Sciences)- Energy Expen-diture and Nutritional Status of Rural SwaziWomen as Determinedby the Doubly LabelledWater Method.

Dr. Michael Klein (Chemistry, School ofArts and Sciences)-Computer SimulationStudies ofMicelles.

Dr. Jacki Kornbluth (Pathology and Labor-atory Medicine, School of Medicine)-Role ofNatural Killer (NK) Cells in Allograft Re-jection.

Dr. Ponzy Lu (Chemistry, School of Artsand Sciences)-PurchaseofAutomatic HPLCSample Processor for the DNA SynthesisService.

Dr. Paul McGonigle (Pharmacology, Schoolof Medicine)- Characterization and Regula-tion of Dopamine Receptor Subtypes.

Dr. Jacob Nachmias (Psychology, School ofArts and Sciences)-Pattern Discrimination inHuman Vision.

Dr. Stanley J. Opella (Chemistry, School ofArts and Sciences)-Purchase of Perdeuter-ated DetergentforStudiesofMembrane BoundProteins h NMR Spectroscopy

Dr. Martin Pring (Physiology. School ofMedicine and Medical School Computer Fac-ility)- Medical School Computer Facility Sup-port.

Dr. Rena L. Repetti (Psychology, School ofArts and Sciences)-Job Stress and FamilyInteraction.

Dr. Richard Schultz(Biology, School ofArtsand Sciences)-Funds to Purchase a BeckmanType30 Rotor, which will replacea departmen-tal Type 30 Rotor that recent/v was damagedand cannot be repaired.

Dr. Amos B. Smith (Chemistry, School ofArts and Sciences)-Requestfor Acquisitionofan Off-line NMR Processing Station.

Christian Stoeckert, Jr. (Anatomy, School ofMedicine)-Retrovirus-Mediated TransferandExpression of Human Hemoglobin Genes inErythroid Cells.Dr. Yoshitaka Suyama (Biology, School of

Arts and Sciences)-Importation of NuclearDNA-encoded RNA into Mitochondria ofSaccharomyces Cerevisiae.

Dr. George Talbot (Infectious Diseases Sec-tion and Clinical Epidemiology Unit of theGeneral Medicine Section, School of Med-icine)-Seroepidemiology ofHuman Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in ObstetricPatients at the Hospital of the University ofPennsylvania.Dr. Edward R. Thornton (Chemistry, School

of Arts and Sciences)-Reactivities and Selec-tivities of Titanium Enolates: Low-Temper-ature Bathsfor Kinetic Studies.

7ALMANAC May 26. /987

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Speaking OutUrging ElectionOn April 3, 1987 Arbitrator Howard Les-

nick, acting as Impartial Umpire for theAFL-CIO's Internal Disputes Plan, resolvedthe conflict between AFSCME. Local 54,and our chosen representative, H.E.R.E..Local 274. Mr. Lesnick found-contrary toAFSCME's charge that H.E.R.E. had raidedits territory, that H.E.R.E. was not in viola-tion of the AFL-CIO's Constitution.

After examining AFSCME's Dining Ser-vices contract with the University and theaccretion clause contained in it, and havingheard all arguments, Mr. Lesnick concludedthat:

.On balance, however, the operationaldifferences between the Faculty Club andthe dining facilities covered by theAFSCME agreement---the lack ofemployee interchange, the differences intype of service, the separate Board ofDirectors-- -lead me to conclude that adetermination of accretion would unjusti-fiably deny the employees in question, whohave been on the scene at the Universityfor many years. 'the chance to make theirinitial choice of collective bargainingrepresentative'."This decision is now in full force and

effect. AFSCME has chosen not to appeal it.There exists now, therefore, no obstacle tothe University's voluntary recognition of ourchosen bargaining representative, Local 274H.E.R.E.On April 22, 1987 H.E.R.E. called upon

the University Administration to voluntarilyrecognize it as our agent so that we mightpromptly begin collective bargaining. Thathad been our original request on NovemberJO. 1986 when we presented our petition tothe Director of the Faculty Club. DavidCantor, prior to any interference fromAFSCME. It is a request in keeping with thewishes of the overwhelming majority ofFaculty Club staff: it is a request mostproper under the National Labor RelationsAct.

During these six long months, the Univer-sity Administration's response to that requesthas remained the same. On the one hand, itasserts/or us our right to a fair, safe, andsecret NLRB-sponsored election, while, onthe other hand, it challenges our very appro-priateness as a voting unit.

With one hand, it magnanimously grantswhat we do not need, namely, the protec-tions and safety of the secret ballot. We donot need it because, over six months ago, weunsa/elr and quitepublicly cast our vote assupporters of unionization, in general, and ofLocal 274. in particular. We have done so atvery serious risk to our job security. Andduring these long six months we most defi-nitely have suffered the consequences.We believe in the principles and safeguards

of democracy. We would welcome theopportunity to promptly re-cast our ballotsin the voting booth. However, we do findsuspect the motives behind the UniversityAdministration's insistence upon assertingour rights for us. Since we are not in particu-lar need ofthe protections which the Admin-istration espouses for us, we necessarily look

for other motivations on the Administra-tion's part. We find it to be to its obviousadvantage to delay, for as long as is possible,our arrival at the bargaining table. We donot object to an election, but we do object tothe Administration's couching of its ownself-interest in terms of ours.Sadder still, with its other hand, the

Administration attempts to take away whatit purports to give, namely, our right to a fairelection. Indeed, it continues to argue for avoting constituency which would embracenon-Faculty Club employees as well.Employers traditionally propose such expan-sion ofthe voting unit in order to dilute theinterests of the organized in the hope ofinfluencing the outcome ofany forthcomingelection. No University community membercan reasonably be expected to believe that,when the Administration argues that theFaculty Club staff is a unit "too narrow inscope," that we are "part ofa broader,University-wide residual services unit," andthat circumstances favor "University-widebargaining," it wishes truly to extend toother workers the benefits of unionization.The University Administration's historicalopposition to campus unionization wouldindicate otherwise. Unfortunately for us,what it does indicate is that the UniversityAdministration's espousal in favor ofanexpanded voting unit is merely an unsettlingattempt to gerrymander the Faculty Clubstaff out of its right to a fair election.We call for the University to withdraw its

challenge to our appropriateness as a votingunit: to no longer refuse, as it has, to partici-pate in requested NLRB pre-Hearing Con-ferences; and to do everything in its power tofacilitate a speedy election for the FacultyClub staff.

-Names withheldper note in AlmanacJanuary 13 reprotection ofindividuals'

privacy during organization.

Ed. Note: Dueto shortness oftime remain-ing in the Almanac publication schedule, thisletter was not delayed for reply, but anyresponse received will have priority in theJune 2 issue.

Next, Mr. CarrollAgain the Alumni Relations Office

extends an open invitation to members ofthe University to honor the retirement of oneofour members.On Friday, June 26, we will welcome all

friends of Stuart H. Carroll at a celebrationin the Annenberg Center Lobby at 4 p.m.Stu is retiring as executive vice president ofthe General Alumni Society after 32 years inthe University, having held such roles asSecretary of the Corporation and laterAssistant Vice President for development.Many also know him for his work in coor-dinating our record-breaking United Way!-Donor Option Campaigns of recent years.

Please phone Alumni Relations at Ext.7811 if you can join us.

- Michel T Huber, Executive Assistantto Vice Presidentfor Development

and University Relations

Penn Children's CenterThe Penn Children's Center is continuing to

serve the University and its surrounding com-

munity. The Center offers five, four and three

day options (hours: 7:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. daily,50 weeks a year) for children 18 months to five

years ofage. Thereare intergenerational activi-ties, such as the recent delivery of Maybasketsto the residents of the New Ralston SeniorCenter; a pre-school focus, with multi-eth-nic! multicultural diversity; field trips, art,music, daily educational workshops, parenteduction workshops, special summer activitiesand kindergarten.TheCenter is located at 3905Spruce Street (rear) behind WXPN and theOffice of Off-Campus Living. Applications arenow being accepted for the Summer Fun Pro-

gram and the Fall Program.Formore informa-tion call PamJohnson at Ext. 5268.

Volunteers for PMS StudyWomen between the ages of 18 and 45 who

suffer from Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), maybe eligible to participate in a study being con-ducted bythe Premenstrual Syndrome TreatmentProgram in the Department of Obstetrics andGynecology at HUP.The study examines thesuc-cess rate of progesterone, a natural hormone, inrelieving PMS. Participants receive free diagnos-tic and laboratory tests, medication, consulta-tions, and monthly evaluations of improvementfor up to a year while they are enrolled in thestudy. For more information, call 662-3329.

Twenty-Five Year Club MeetingThe Twenty-Five Year Club alerts distant

Emeriti that its annual dinner will be held onThursdah October 8 at the Penn TowerHotel.

CrimeReport- Dueto the Memorial Day holiday,Almanac went to press early. The Crime Reportforthe weekending May31 will be combined withthe one for next week and a summary will bepublished June 2.

Corrections: Contrary to the End-of-Volumenote in last week's issue, this will not be the lastissue ofthe volume. Almanac will publishon June2 to retire a backlog of long documents that hasaccumulated. That will conclude Volume 33;Volume 34willcommencewith the mid-July issue.In the May 12 issue, one correction was incorrect:the correct spelling is Dr. Madeleine M.iou/lie.

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