Tower
Tribune
July 26, 1971
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FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL were praised ‘for thei
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devotion, competence, and
efficiency in a recent survey of campus food service operations. The survey was made
by G. W. Lattin and Associates of Ithaca, N.Y.
Survey Rates FSA Food Service
‘Above Average for an Institution’
“’, the overwhelming consensus, in
the student consumers interviewed, is
that the food service is good at SUNY,
Albany and that the food presented is
well above average for an institution,”
states the G, W. Lattin and Associates sur-
vey of campus food service operations.
The study was instituted at the re-
quest of Milton C. Olson, past vice presi-
dent for management and planning, in
December 1970. A 34-page report with
conclusions and recommendations was
presented to his successor, John W.
Hartley, in April and to the Faculty-
Student Association at its May 11
meeting.
The Associates were on campus Feb.
25-26, March 4, and April 17 to observe
all food service operations on both the
uptown and downtown campuses. Both
residence hall board contract meals and
cash food sales were studied. Some of the
visits were made in company with food
service officials and some were made
anonymously. The Associates made an ef-
fort to talk with food service customers
and to investigate complaints,
Among complaints concerning in-
adequate menu variety, overcooked
meats, and improper distribution of sur-
pluses from food service, the Associates
found only the overcooked meats com-
plaint to be justified. They recommended
that steps be taken to grill steaks or slice
roasts as close to serving time as possible.
Contrary to student complaints, the
report complimented FSA for the variety
and nutritional value of selections of-
fered. It also complimented both the pro-
fessional and student employees, noting
their efficiency and loyalty.
As to the distribution of food service
“profits”, the Associates felt that lack of
information was the cause of many un-
warranted complaints. Pointing out that
“earned income distribution is a preroga-
tive of the University Administration”
not of the food service operation, they
recommended “that communications be
opened between the students and the
University Administration in regard to
matters concerning the distribution of
so-called profits that are engendered in
the food operation.” They felt that the
question might become “a major point of
friction” between students and food ser-
vice personnel if lines of communication
were not opened.
The Associates commented further
that “cost consciousness was apparent in
all facets of the food service department’s
operation, . . .The only individuals viewed
during the Associates on-site visits, who
were not cost conscious, were the ulti-
mate consumers.”
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
Acting Director Announced
To Administer EOP Office
Vernon A. Buck, of Colonie, who has
been an official of Learning Technology,
Inc., Albany, has been designated as act-
ing director of the Educational Opportu-
nities Program here. He succeeds Harry L.
Hamilton, Jr., who recently left that post
after serving for three years as EOP di-
rector to return to teaching and research.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Phillip Sirotkin, who announced the ap-
pointment of Mr, Buck, said that he was
requesting President Benezet to recom-
mend to the State University chancellor
and to the SUNY Board of Trustees that
Mr. Buck be appointed director of EOP
effective Aug. 26. His appointment as act-
ing director is effective immediately.
Mr. Buck, former director of Carver
Junior College and later head of the com-
munity college’s mathematics depart-
ment, came to Albany originally to teach
mathematics in the Albany public school
system. He later joined Learning Tech-
nology, Inc., an Albany firm, where he
served as instructional analyst and sys-
tems designer.
The new EOP director is a graduate
of Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga.,
where he majored in business adminis-
tration. He also holds a Master of Science
from New York University. A U.S, Army
veteran, he served in World War II and in
the Korean conflict when he was recalled
to duty, He held the rank of captain.
Vernon Buck
Library To Create Section for Periodicals
“The times they are a-changing” for
university’s library. Perhaps the
biggest change that university members
will notice in the fall will be the concen-
tration of all periodicals in one section of
the library. Also planned for the fall are
the
innovations to aid library users in finding
books.
In order to alleviate the problem of
misplaced and lost periodicals, all maga-
zines and journals are being moved to a
large basement room beneath the library.
The room, which is the full width of the
library, will house all of the library’s peri-
odicals which are now located on all
floors of the building. All microfilms and
microcards also will be moved to a base-
ment room located next to the EOP of-
fice.
A special librarian will be stationed
in the periodical room to help answer
questions. For the researchers’
venience, a Xerox machine will be placed
in the room, It is hoped that the library
staff will be able to classify its 8,000 peri-
odicals so that a researcher looking for a
sociology periodical, for example will not
have to look in the alphabetically-
arranged general social science area but
rather under the specific area of sociology
con-
to find the particular magazine or journal.
Another innovation this fall will be
the use of a staff member to help those
students unacquainted with the library’s
system to use the card catalogue. Other
services to be offered by the library in the
fall will include the compilation of special
bibliographies and reading lists of ma-
terials available at SUNYA or in the
Capital District Library Council area.
General bibliographies on a variety of
subjects will also be prepared. Computer
printouts of total holdings from certain
areas of the library’s collection will be
available on a limited basis.
In commenting on his new post, Mr.
Buck said that one of his particular con-
cerns would be evaluation of performance
based on empirical data, hence his in-
terest in running a results-oriented pro-
gram. He added, “I am looking forward
to working directly with the EOP faculty
and to the support that I know will be
forthcoming from the rest of the uni-
versity.”
Day Care Lacks
Funds, Interest
Continuation of the university day
care center for the fall semester presently
is uncertain, The center faces not only
budgetary problems, but a lack of interest
on the part of some participants.
The center had counted on $73,000
in state funds to supplement fees charged
in reaching a $163,000 budget for
1971-72. That money was not provided
in the budget allotted the university. Con-
sequently, the center has had to look else-
where for funds. The Urban Center was
approached but could provide nothing.
Faced with funding woes, John
Green, one of a three-member board be-
hind the center, recently called a meeting
of the board to resolve problems facing
the reopening. The meeting proved
abortive, with only Green attending.
The university has offered the use of
Pierce Hall for the site of the day care
center provided the group secures funds
for the operating costs.
Currently the center is seeking status
as a non-profit corporation and will then
petition NYS Social Services for a license
to operate the center.
Visitor’s Parking
To Change Site
A new visitor’s parking lot is being
prepared on the southwest corner of the
podium in the area bounded by the per-
imeter road on the west and the access
roads to the Dutch Quad and the podium
on the south and north, respectively. This
will replace the current visitor’s parking
on the cobbled area at the main entrance.
The later area will be arranged for more
satisfactory shuttle bus service with the
inclusion of a shelter.
The new parking lot will have con-
trolled access and may include a modest
user fee which is now permitted under
regulations recently approved by the
SUNY Board of Trustees.
The nine trees originally planted at
the new lot have been transplanted and
the sod and topsoil removed for use else-
where. Surface on the new lot will be of
stone chips on a base of crushed stone
penetrated with asphalt. The lot is ex-
pected to be available by the beginning of
the fall semester.
Community Service Program
To Limit Fall
SUNYA’s Community Service Pro-
gram, now located in the School of Social
Welfare, will be limited during the fall se-
mester to 550 students. Director of the
program is Mrs. Hedi McKinley who will
be assisted by Leila Ann Simmons, a new
faculty member at the school. The pro-
gram office will remain at the same lo-
cation, University Library basement 35.
Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, and
Wednesday evening, Sept. 1, orientation
programs will be held in Lecture Center
8, beginning at 7:30, On hand will be
representatives of about 15 community
agencies where students may be placed.
They will be present to answer questions
and to acquaint students with the kinds
of work their agencies do.
Registration is closed in the program
for the fall semester. Places were made
available first to seniors and then to jun-
iors. This year about 70 agencies will par-
ticipate in the program which is a three-
credit offering for six hours a week. One
aim of the program will be to tie in field
Computing Center
Adds Services
John Tuecke, from the University of
Nebraska at Omaha, has recently joined
the Computing Center as assistant di-
rector for academic services. Mr. Tuecke
was on the math and computer science
faculties and was chairman of the com-
puter committee at Nebraska. In his new
position here he will be responsible for
the development and administration of
programs of service by the Computing
Center for the academic community.
Mr. Tuecke described the Academic
Services Division of the Computing Cen-
ter as “an interface between the center
and the academic community.” The di-
vision offers consultants for faculty and
students wishing to use the computers. It
also offers a programing service and main-
tains a program library.
The Academic Services Division plans
to offer non-credit courses for faculty
and students on various computer topics.
Robert Robinson, director of the Com-
puting Center, said that a goal of the di-
vision would be to “enhance the availa-
bility of the computer.” “The com-
puter,” he continued, “should be as
available as a typewriter.”
Last year 5,300 students used the
center and projections for the coming
year are that 6,600 students will use the
facilities offered by the Computing Cen-
ter’s Academic Services Division.
Enrollment
experience with academic work. It is ex-
pected that the experiences of the stu-
dents will be reflected in book reports
and term papers.
On the Community Service Program
board are ten students responsible for the
daily operation of the program. Several of,
them served last year. They include
Judith Avner, Terry Braman, Linda Goor,
Esther Schuster, Susan Seligson, Made-
laine Stein, Helene Wasserman, Mary Ann
Van Alstein, and Lucinda Youngs.
| ‘Round the Campus
In response to a complaint from CSEA, Harvey Randall, SUNY director of personnel
services and employee benefits, has distributed a memorandum stating the university’s
policy regarding the use of state employees by members of the faculty to type
dissertations for sdvanced degrees on state time and at state expense. He emphasizes
that “the preparation of a dissertation is a personal responsibility of the degree candi-
date, and that the use of state employees for such personal business cannot be con-
doned nor officially sanctioned.” He urges the report of alleged violations of policy to
his office. ..A previous exhibition in the Art Gallery, “Potsdam Prints 1971: Artist’s
Choice,” was praised by Peg Churchill in her “Brush Marks
column in the Schenec-
tady Gazette. “We find it vital, adventuresome, highly skilled, and obsessed with not
only the realities, but absurdities of life,” she wrote. . Music department faculty mem-
bers Findlay Cockrell and Marjory Fuller will appear on Channel 17’s “Dateline: The
Arts” Friday at 8 p.m. Area critic R.E. Krieger of the Times-Union will host the
recital. . .Some 40 Japanese students from the Nagoya English Language School toured
the campus Friday. . .“The Week in Review” section of the July 18 New York Times
$1.2 Million Received in New Grants
According to reports from the office
of Earl G. Droessler, vice president for
research, SUNYA has received during
May and June grants totaling $1,269,516
for sponsored research and sponsored
programs.
Funding has been made available by
the Public Health Service, National Sci-
ence Foundation, National Institute of
Health, Agency for International De-
velopment, Social and Rehabilitation Ser-
vice, U. S. Office of Education, Ford
Foundation, and the U. S. Department of
State.
The May/June figure for sponsored
programs is $960,590 and for sponsored
research, $308,926. Six grants for spon-
sored research are renewals.
Research grant recipients are Harvey
M, Fishman, biology, “Fluctuation Phe-
nomena and Ion Movement in Mem-
branes”, $46,316; Henry G. Kuivila,
chemistry, ‘‘Studies in Organotin
Chemistry”, $18,700; Peter Marfey, biol-
ogy, “Chemical Study of Mammalian
Chromosomes”, $46,942; and Raymond
Music Receives
Anonymous Gift
The music department of the uni-
versity has received a gift of $14,804
from an area resident who desires to re-
main anonymous. It is the first un-
solicited gift of its kind and size to have
been received by the department.
Nathan Gottschalk, chairman of the
department, said that the donor has de-
veloped a particular interest in the pro-
gram of the department and is a regular
attendant at concert programs.
President Benezet, in a letter ac-
knowledging the gift, commented, “It
goes without saying this gift will make
significant differences possible in the de-
velopment of music of our University
Center.”
Faculty Notes
RENO KNOUSE, distributive education,
gave the keynote address, “Research Im-
plications for Distributive Education Per-
sonnel,” at a dinner meeting at the Dis-
tributive Education Teacher Invitational
Colloquium sponsored by the Division of
Vocational Education, Montclair State
College (N.J.) in May.
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VINCENT O’LEARY, criminal justice, is
chairman of SEARCH (System for Elec-
tronic Analysis and Retrieval of Criminal
Histories) which has released a technical
report on “Designing Statewide Criminal
Justice Statistics Systems: The Demon-
stration of a Prototype”.
ROBERT RIENOW, political science, was
awarded an honorary doctor of letters de-
gree at commencement exercises at Ripon
(Wis.).
WALTER TISDALE, planning and de-
velopment, was recently appointed a di-
rector of the International Center, Inc.,
Albany. The center is concerned with as-
sisting international visitors and students
who are living in the area for the first
time.
G. Stross, biology, “Synchrony in Zoo-
plankton Activity in Arctic Coastal
Tundra Ponds and Lakes”, $24,200.
Also, Robert D. Allen, biology, “Bio-
physical and Biochemical Cell Biology”,
$55,879; Lindsay Childs, mathematics,
“Mathematical Algebra’, $6,000;
Abraham Luchins, psychology, “The
Psychology Lectures of Max Wert-
heimer”, $19,500; Volker Mohnen, at-
mospheric sciences, “Conversion of Gas
Molecules into Detectable Particles”,
$42,414; Ramaswamy Sarma, chemistry,
“Magnetic Resonance Studies of Biologi-
cal Interactions”, $26,143; and William
Closson, chemistry, “Chemistry of Aro-
matic Anion Radicals”, $22,832
Sponsored programs include those of
James Corbett, physics, “1971 Interna-
tional Conference on Radiation-Induced
Voids in Metals”, $1,600; John J. Farley,
library science, “Education in Librarian-
ship”, $108,200; School of Graduate
Studies, “Dissertation Fellowship on Be-
half of Mrs. Blanca S. Pacheco”, $4,602;
Jon Jacklet, biology, “Fellowship Al-
lowance on Behalf of David C. Halstead”,
$1,000; and Richard A, Myren, criminal
justice, “Development Grant for Studies
in Criminal Justice, $658,000.
Also, James J. Heaphey, Comparative
Development Studies Center, “Project in
Legislative Development”, $57,144; John
Herlihy, educational administration,
“Leadership Preparation for Imple-
mentation of Expansion of the Campus
Team Man: A Course of Study Network”,
$82,500; Charles O’Reilly, social welfare,
“Child Welfare and Traineeship Pro-
gram”, $40,004; and Edward R. Sipay
and Etta Miller, “Modality Preference, In-
structional Method and Reading Achieve-
ment with First Graders”, $7,540.
Campus Exchange
FOR SALE: 1968 Falcon, 4-door sedan,
6 cyl., very good condition. Call
235-4824 after 6 p.m.. -1967
Triumph ‘2000’, 4-door sedan, automatic
transmission, wood paneling, 2 mounted,
studded snow tires; $500. Call Jeff,
7-8006 days..... 4-bedroom colonial
house, 2% baths, aluminum siding, air
conditioning, 19 Holmesdale Ave., 5 min-
utes from SUNYA. Call 489-5643.
WANTED: 1-bedroom apartment west of
Lake Ave., preferrably on bus line. Call
(ILE Seren Home for 4 long-haired kit-
tens, 8 weeks old, trained, black and
cream. Call 477-5789 evenings,
more events...
MONDAY - Film: “Bullitt”, LC 18, 7 and
9 p.m.; also Tuesday and Wednesday.
THURSDAY - Ice Cream Social, CC For-
mal Gardens, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Film: “You're a Big Boy Now”, LC
18, 7 and 9 p.m, Discussion: “‘Eco-
nomic Developments in Asia”, CC
315, 7:30 p.m.
carried an article by assistant professor of
biology Daniel L. McKinley. The column
discusses the danger in man’s ignoring his
dependence on other organisms and his
indifference toward certain species’ ex-
tinction. . Nathan Wright participated in
the recent Smith Eastern Graduate In-
stitute of Black Studies at the University
of Louisville...Douglas Anderson, a
SUNYA junior, was awarded the
Wheelock Scholarship by the New York
State Association of Secondary School
Administrators. The award is given to a
male in the junior year of the teaching
program who shows most promise of be-
coming a successful classroom
teacher...Laurie Allen, a sophomore
here, was named Miss Congeniality at the
Miss New York State Pageant, despite
having to compete with her right leg en-
cased in a toe-to-thigh cast. The 18-year
old suffered a fracture in an automobile
accident in April. She represented Batavia
in the pageant.
Criminal Incidents
Decline in June
Criminal incidents on campus de-
clined 63.8% in June over the previous
month. The absence of a major portion of
the school population, after graduation
and before summer session, was cited by
Security Director James R. Williams as
reason for the sharp decline.
However, despite the relatively few
persons on campus, the reported value of
goods stolen during June amounted to
$5,899, a 60% increase over May’s total.
Burglary and larceny accounted for most
of the reported crimes.
No crimes of violence occurred or
were attempted last month. One signifi-
cant arrest was made, that of the graduate
student alleged to have stolen several
thousand dollars worth of university
property.
Workshop in Opera
Ends with Presentation
A successful three-week Opera Work-
shop for 20 enrolled students was held
last month in the Performing Arts Center.
It was sponsored by the music depart-
ment in collaboration with the Lake
George Opera Festival.
The workshop ended with two eve-
nings of operatic scenes from the works
of Mozart, Paisiello, Britten, Sullivan, and
Ponchielli. Sean Barker, who is connected
with the Lake George Opera Festival, was
director of the workshop.
Others on the staff included Dennis
Helmrich, of the SUNYA music faculty,
repertory coach; Kenneth Newbern, of
Hunter College, musical coordinator and
repertory coach; Adriane Posner, of the
drama faculty here, dance; and David
Lloyd, artistic director for the Lake
George Opera Festival who served as a
stage director.
