Donald Birn: Associate Prof. of History; did un-
dergraduate work at Union College and Univ. of
London; Ph.D. in history
from Columbia University;
authored a book on the
British peace movement and
numerous articles on contem-
porary arms control and
diplomatic relations;
formerly a foreign service of-
ficer in Washington and
: India; teaches courses on
20th century Europe, modern Britain, the holo-
caust and the nuclear arms race. Tele.: 4802 or
contact Zafar Malik at 5918.
Albert Carlos: Prof. of Hispanic and Italian Stu-
dies; BA and MA from the Univ. of California at
Berkeley; Docteur de I’Uni-
versit’e de Paris from the Sor-
bonne; studied at various for-
eign and domestic
universities, including Univ. @
of Florenceand the Univ.of ™ ’
Urbino in Italy; specializes in — e
comparative literature,but . \ ©
teaches primarily Latin \ \ :
American literature at | |
Albany; spends every summer studying and re-
searching at the Semiotic Institute of Univ. of Ur-
bino and at the Bibioltheque Nationale in Paris.
Tele.: 4143 to contact Caroline Mercardo at 5903.
Frank Carrino: Associate
Dean, College of Humanities
and Fine Arts, and Prof. of
Spanish; BA from Baldwin-
Wallace College; MA from
| Univ. of Wisconsin; Ph.D. in
_ spanish language and litera-
, ture from Univ. of Michigan;
_ Collins Fellow; currently also
Director of the Univ. in High
School Program; taught in Mexico and Paraguay.
Tele.: 4148 or contact Caroline Mercardo at 5903.
John Hayes: Assistant Prof.
| of Geography and Planning;
Ph.D. from Univ. of Cal-
ifornia at Los Angeles;
specializes in physical geo-
graphy, including clima-
tology related to agriculture,
water resources and geo-
graphic information systems;
taught at Xibei Univ. in
China; published a number of research works;
hobbies in biking, running, cross country skiing,
slide photography and study of environmental is-
sues. Tele.: 4778 or contact Zafar Malik at 5918.
Steven Messner: Associate
Prof. of Sociology; BA from
Columbia Univ.; MA and
Ph.D. in sociology from
Princeton Univ.; specializes
in the macrostructural deter-
minants of levels of crime;
published numerous articles
in the field; co-editor of
Theoretical Integration in the .
Study of Deviance and Crime; formerly director
of undergraduate studies in Sociology. Tele.: 4674
or contact Zafar Malik at 5918.
Jack Richtman: Associate Dean, College of
Humanities and Fine Arts, and Prof. of French
we Studies; BA from Brooklyn
College; MA and Ph.D. from
Columbia Univ.; Fullbright
Fellow at Univ. of Paris;
French Government Fellow;
authored a number of books
_ and articles on 18th-Century
French theatre; specialities in-
_ clude French language, litera-
ture, culture, commercial
French, and gay and lesbian literature in the mod-
ern languages. Tele.: 4107 or contact Caroline
Mercardo at 5903.
J.S. Uppal: Prof. of Econom-
ics and Director of Asian Stu-
dies Program; MA and Ph.D.
from University of Minne-
' sota; specializes in economic
| development and public fi-
nance; authored several
books and papers; travelled
j extensively and lived in
* several Asian and African
countries for teaching and research. Tele.: 4748 or
contact Zafar Malik at 5918.
Franklin Vic Walker: Prof. of
Economics; BA from Univ. of
California at Berkeley; MA
and Ph.D. from Harvard
Univ.; specializes in inter-
national and monetary
economics. Tele.: 4749 or con-
tact Zafar Malik at 5918.
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We hope that quad residents
will find this brochure
helpful in their
educational endeavor.
Department of Residential Life and Housing
The Office of the Dean
of Undergraduate Studies
Grouse your residence hall be like a
castle surrounded by a moat, com-
pletely isolated from the rest of the world?
Should it be like a sleepy suburban village to
which you escape from the inner city where you
work? Should there be a rigid separation be-
tween residence halls and the academic podium,
so that what happens at one place will not con-
cern the other? We believe that campus life
should be seamless and holistic in that every-
thing you do and others do interface with one
another. Learning should not stop at the moment
you return to your residence hall. Nurturing and
sharpening of the mind must continue in your
room, hallways, and dining room. Under-
graduate education entails more than a 12 or 15
hour classroom commitment a week!
lf order to maintain the continuum of
the integrated educational process, the
University has established classrooms, Faculty
Residents and Faculty Associates for several
residential quadrangles, namely, Indian,
Colonial, Dutch, and State. These faculty mem-
bers, 37 altogether, are affiliated with the five
quads. They will dine with you, counsel and lis-
ten to you in academic matters, and work closely
with the residence staff in developing intellec-
tual, cultural, and social programs. In these en-
deavors, the three Faculty Residents living in
Indian, Colonial and Dutch quads act as men-
tors. Please take advantage of their presence and
service in your midst.
he establishment of “Special Inter-
est” housing of students on these
quads by their academic and career interests is
still another example of the University’s effort to
improve academic and social life through im-
proving the residential environment. We offer
thirteen different special interest housing sec-
tions with varying numbers of students. These
living arrangements are designed to bring stu-
dents with common interests together so that
they can get to know and support each other ina
collegial way.
Colonial Quadrangle
Colonial Quadrangle features two special inter-
est housing sections, “Wellness” in Johnson Hall
and “Romance Languages” in Livingston Tower.
It seeks, in the words of Mr. Douglas Samuels, its
coordinator, to “create an environment in which
all of the wellness dimensions can be integrated.”
It supports Albany’s academic mission and, at
the same time, tries to enable students to learn
the necessary skills to lead a sound and healthy
life style, because their personal wellness and
academic performance are inseparable.
so
Listed below are the names of principal adminis-
trative staff and faculty members, and their brief
biographies:
Professional Staff
Douglas Samuels: Coordina-
tor of Quadrangle and Edu-
cational Development since -"
1987; received BS in business “-
management and MS instu-
dent personnel/counseling
from Buffalo State College;
was Residence Education
Coordinator at Longwood
College in Virginia and Resi-
dence Hall Coordinator at Illinois State Univ.;
hobbies include jogging, basketball, chess, and
Afro-American history, and reading novels. Tele.:
5916.
Zafar Malik: Resident Direc-
tor since 1988, responsible for
Zenger, Clinton, Delancey
and Paine Halls, and admin-
istrative affairs; received BA
in business administration,
_ 4 Northern lowa Univ.; MA in
/ / student personnel /develop-
| ment, Western Ilinois Univ.;
“ Graduate Residence Hall
Director at Western Illinois University; hobbies
in tennis, white water rafting, and world events.
Tele.: 5918.
John Fulmer: Residence
Director, responsible for
Herkimer, Hamilton, John-
son and Morris Halls and
staff development; received
BA in history and completing
his MA in history at SUN YA;
Coordinator of Summer Plan-
ning Conference program for |
1989-90; hobbiesin baseball, "3 =
tennis, basketball, and reading. Tele.: 5915.
Caroline Mercardo: Resi- _
dence Director, responsible /
for Livingston Tower;BAin | |
psychology and MA in coun-
seling psychology from Uni-
versity at Albany; hobbies
include cooking, dancing,
board games, and reading.
Contact “Caro” at 5903.
Faculty Resident
Helmut Hirsch: Prof. of Biological Sciences; BS in
mathematics, Univ. of Chicago; Ph.D. in psychol-
ogy, Stanford Univ.; post-doctoral fellow at Johns
Hopkins Univ.; specializes in
neurobiology focusing on the
development of the brain;
hobbies includes traveling
abroad, martial arts, climb-
ing, hiking and rowing; is
' eager to help create an intel-
| lectual community of faculty,
| students, and residence staff
at Colonial Quad; the “Well-
ness” house program in Johnson Hall will be his
main focus for the 1989-90 academic year. Dr.
Hirsch can be found in Johnson Hall, Room 104.
Tele: 3680 or 4313. Contact John Fulmer at 5915.
Faculty Associates
Armand Baker: Associate
Professor of Spanish; BA
from Univ. of Northern lowa;
MA and Ph.D. in spanish
from Univ. of lowa; special-
izes in modern spanish litera-
ture; teaches a popular
humanities course “Undis-
covered Self” and “Introduc-
tion to Religion”; published a
book and articles on spanish and spanish litera-
ture; is an avid skier and cyclist. Tele.: 4149 or
contact Caroline Mercardo at 5903 for additional
information on Dr. Baker.
