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PhoenixSunsandoneofthe presentedthatagreementtoourBoardofVisitorsintheformof"AStrategicPlanfortheFuture
hottestnamesinthegame.Stuart ofVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity."Sincethattime,wehavesteppeduptothechallengeof m
Siegelisasuccessfulbusinessman, implementingourplan.
mmaorrkeetfpalmaocuesthfoarnhfiosrshaivsvfyreien-the Themajorstoryinstrategicplanningthisyearhasbeenorganizational.Weestablishednine K
throwstats. interdisciplinarycenters.WemergedtwoschoolstocreateanewSchoolofMedicine.Weelimi-
ButtheNBAsuperstarand natedtheSchoolofCommunityandPublicAffairsandlocateddepartmentstootherareas.We a.
theCEOofS&KFamousBrands
signedanunprecedentedMemorandumofUnderstandingwithVirginiaPolytechnicInstitute
havejoinedforcestoco-chaira
$10.25millionfundraisingeffort andStateUniversitytoestablishaSchoolofEngineeringatVCU.Weareinthemiddleofan
forVCU'splannedConvocation extensiveadministrativereviewprocesswithagoaltocut 15percentofouradministrative X
andRecreationCenter.The expenses.Andwehavehiredanewviceprovostforinformationtechnology.
private,five-yearcampaignis h
expectedtoraise$10.25million OurfiiturestrategicsuccesswiUbe,inmanyrespects,morechallenging. Forexample,incorpo-
towardthecenter's$25million ratingtherecommendationsoftheadministrativereviewprocessliesaheadasdoesimplementing
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consAtrsutcrtoinognVaCndUospueprpaotritnegrcoasnt.d ouracademicpriorities thoseprogramsthatwewanttostrengthen,reduce,oreliminate.The 1
amemberoftheBoardof BoardofVisitorsrecentlyapprovedtherecommendationsoftheFacultyRolesandRewards
Visitors,Siegelhasalready Committee;nowthesemustbeputinplace.Wealsofacefundamentalquestionssurrounding
boostedthiscampaignwitha enrollmentmanagement,specificallywhowearegoingtoadmitandhowwearegoingtoretain ct
plannedgiftvaluedat$4to$7
millionwhichwillassureendow- them. Intheareaofcapitalplanning,wemustmakedecisionsaboutoff-campusexpansion.And,
mentincometoruntheCenter. wemustevaluateourinternalresourcesandfund-raisingprioritiestoensurethattheresources
VCUsaysthanksbynamingthe aretheretosupportourplan.
StuartC.SiegelCenterafterits Ourcredibilityasaninstitu-
chiefbenefactor.InOctober,
VCUwelcomedSiegelintothe tionisatstakeinhowwellwe
Founders'Society,whichrecog- succeedwithourstrategicplan.
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foundationdonorsof$100,000or —
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Barkley,athree-yearstarterat usand,Imightadd,wishingus
AuburnUniversitywhereVCU's well.Thatinterestsignifiesto
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Thecampaignannouncement PowerStarters.CharlesBarkley,Dr. TramandStuartSiegelopenthe Ourstrategicplanalsoanswers
wasathree-pointer.Inaddition
campaignforVCU'sconvocationandrecreationcenter. thecalloftheGeneralAssembly
totheBarkley-Siegelteam-up,
VCUannouncedamajoragree- PHOTO BY JOSEPH A, MAHONEY andtheStateCouncilofHigher
mentwiththePepsiCola EducationforVirginiaforrestructuringplans.Infact,weareaheadofthepackinthisregard.
Company.Pepsiwillbecomethe Notonlywasourplancompletedayearbeforesuchrestructuringplansweredue,butitsinitia-
solesoftdrinksupplieratVCU.
Theagreementisexpectedto tivesrespondtoalltheissuesofimportancetoVirginia'spoliticalleadership:thefuturedeploy-
generate$8.5millioninrevenue mentofthefaculty,theeffectivenessofacademicprograms,costcontainment,andpreparingfor
fortheuniversity,halfofwhich enrollmentincreases.
willbeallocatedtowardthe Mostimportantiy,ourplanisnotsimplyaresponsetorevenuedownturnsorstatepriorities.
center.(Say,"Pepsi,yo!")
VCU'splanned 176,000 Itisourblueprintforbecomingaleaderamongurbanuniversitiesinthecountry.Webelievethat
square-footConvocationand visionisessentialtothedeliveryandqualityofhighereducation
RecreationCenterwillbebuiltat inVirginia.
thenorthwestcornerofBroad
andHarrisonStreets.Spaceis
designedtobeflexible,andwill EUGENE P. IRANI
includerecreationspacefor PRESIDENT
students.Studentactivitiesfees
willfundhalfthecost.
FALL 1994
THE MECHANICS hormonesontheoutsideofthe students,staffandfacultywill Shealsoworkedasamoderator,
OF GROWTH: celltotheinsideofthecell,where accessinformationthroughcom- scriptwriter,editorandnarrator
> SCHOOL OF theytriggeraseriesofchemical puters,"saysDr.GraceHarris, forspecialprojectsproducedby
ENGINEERING andbiologicalreactions. VCU'sprovostandvicepresident Richmondpublictelevision.
SELECTS SITE Rodbell'sVCUconnectionis foracademicaffairs.Ashedidat
THEY CAME, THEY
TheproposedSchoolof theresultofhisfriendshipwith CalPoly,GlosterwiUhelpfaculty
CARED, THEY
c Engineeringhasmovedtoward Dr.GeorgeKunos,chairmanof hereusetechnologytointegrate
actualizationmrecentmonths. thepharmacologyandtoxicology video,animation,liveinterviews VOLUNTEERED
TheBoardofVisitorshas department.Rodbellmetmost andtextintolectures.VCU Thirty-sixVCUstudentshave
approvedasiteforthe80,000 recentlywithVCUgraduate studentswillhavemoreaccessto respondedtoPresidentClinton's
square-footfacilityandsubmitted studentsandfacultyinMarch. informationtechnologies. callsforcommunityservice,
aproposaltotheStateCouncilof MASS COMM joiningthousandsofstudents
c HighEducation(SCHEV)for nationwideinAmeriCorps.
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review. Volunteersworkwithcommunity
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openinthefallof1996,withits loyceWiseDoddhasbeennamed stipendandeducationalgrant.
m firststudentsgraduatingin2000. interimdirectoroftheSchoolof VCUstudentsarewithschools
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Z sideofGaryStreetbetweenPine schoolreopensanationalsearch
andBelvidereStreets.The$20 forapermanentdirector.Dodd's THE BEST
millionconstructionandstart-up focusisoncurricularreform, OF THE CLASS
(9 costswillbeprivatelyfunded,but alumnirelationsandstrategic Onceagain,VCU'sschoolshave
theschoolwillrequireabout$2 planning. beenrecognizedbyU.S.News&
millioninstatesupportannually. Forthepasttwoyears,Dodd WorldReportasoutstanding.In
TheBoardofVisitors' 195- hasbeenexecutiveproducerof thenationalmagazine'sannual
pageproposaltoSCHEVoutlines Crosstalk,aVCUpublicaffairs graduateprogramranking,three
theschool'sacademicandorgani- DISTINGUISHED programbroadcaston VCUschoolsandonemajor
zationalstructure.McGeesaysthe LEADER Richmond'sFOX-TVaffiliate. departmentplacedinthetop25
schoolwillofferprogramsinelec- VCUPresidentEugeneTranihas
trical,chemical,mechanicaland receivedtheNationalAssociation
biomedicalengineering.The forCommunityLeadership
eight-year-oldCommonwealth (NACL) 1994Distinguished
gra—duateprograminengineer- LeadershipAwardforhisexem-
ing telecoursesofferedtogether plaryleadershipintheRichmond
withVirginiaTech,UV—aandOld communityandnationally.The
DominionUniversity alsowill awardbringsnationalrecognition
becomepartoftheproposednew totheuniversityaswell, high-
school. lightingthesuccessofDr.Trani's
effortstomakeVCUthemodelof
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thenewurbanuniversity.Infour
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Oneofthisyear'sNobelPrize VCU'scommunity,notonlyin KICK UP YOUR HEELS!
vidnnersinMedicine,Dr.Martin RichmondandVirginia,but
Rodbell,hastiestoVCU's worldwide. ThefirstofVCU'smajordanceproductionshasleftthestage,butthe
DepartmentofPharmacologyand DepartmentofDanceandChoreographystiUhasahotfoot.Stellarper-
Toxicology,whereheisavisiting NEW VICE formancesfeaturingstudents,facultyandvisitingartistsareslatedfor
PROVOST FOR winterandearlyspring.
lecturereachspring.
Rodbell,recentlyretiredfrom TECHNOLOGY Thencomesthebigtransition,whentheformerLeeArtTheateron
theNationalInstituteofEnviron- VCU'sgoaltomakethe"virtual GraceStreetisrenovatedasthedancedepartment'snewhome."It'sgoing
mentalHealthSciencesat university"arealityhasbeenbol- tobeverydancer-friendly,"saysChrisBurnside,departmentchairman.
ResearchTrianglePark,NC,will steredbytheappointmentof "It'sbeingdesignedtobeusedfordanceproduction,andyoudon'tsee
splittheNobelPrizewithDr. ArthurS.GlosterIIasvice manytheaterslikethatinthecountry."Themoveisplannedfor
AlfredG.GdmanoftheTexas provostoftheOfficeof September.
SouthwesternMedicalCenterat InformationTechnology,anew Theseasonbeganinrip-roaringfashionwithNationalEndowment
Dallas. positionattheuniversity.A 1974 fortheArtsfellowshipartistDougVaroneandhiseight-memberdance
Thetworesearchersdiscov- graduateofVirginiaTech,Gloster company.Varoneiswrappinguphisthree-yearresidencywiththedance
eredproteinsthatareparamount joinsVCUfromCalifornia department,whereheteam-taughtmasterclasseswithfaculty.
inhelpingscientistsunderstand PolytechnicStateUniversityin UpcomingdanceperformancesincludefallseniorprojectsonDecember
diseasesthataffecttensofthou- California. 10-11;aconcertbyRonBrownonJanuary28;annualstudent/faculty
sandsofpeopleworldwide.The "Dr.Gloster'sarrivalsignals concerts,March3-5;alectureanddemonstrationbySallyNashonApril
proteinscarrymessagesfrom adramaticmoveintheway 8;andspringseniorprojectsonApril22-23.Forinformationortickets.
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Artsranked25th.TheSchoolof
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asccrhoososltwhaesUrnaitteeddaSctcaotresd.inEgactoh AND EFFECTIVE TEACHERS" C.ThomasHolioway'56BFAyA,
reputationforscholarship,cur- FormerdeanoftheSchoolofSocial Dr.Robertlanke,professor professoremeritusandformer
riculumandthequalityoffaculty WorkandVCU'sfirstwomanvice emeritusoftheatreanddirectorof chairmanoftheDepartment s
andgraduatestudents. presidentdiedAugust 10in thespeechandcommunication ofTheatre,diedSept.24in
Richmondat73.ElaineZipes programintheDepartmentof Richmond.Holiowayjoinedthe
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themalumnioftheuniversity andthenassistantdeanofthe quiteadealofexperience,especially "Hisenthusiasmfortheater
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Lynchburg,isamemberofthe deansintheuniversitytousea justlovedhim.Heworkedvery forthedepartment,addsthat
MedicalSchoolAdvisoryCouncil communityadvisoryboard,"said hardforthem.Andhewasfuntobe Holio—wayinfluenced"everyactorin
andaphysicianwithFirstColony Dr.GraceHarris'60MSW/SW, around."Dierkushadawindowless town infact,justaboutanybody
LifeInsurance;EdwardFlippen VCU'sprovostandvicepresident basementofficelikelanke'sand whowaseveranalum."Matthew
'65BS/B,ofRichmond,isan foracademicaffairs,whosucceeded ne.xttoit."Jankeusedtocallme Costello'77BFA/Aremembers
attorneywithMaysand Rothenbergasdean."Elainebuilt fromhomeonrainydaysandask Holioway"asanexcellentadminis-
Valentine.Richmondophthal- VCU'sSchoolofSocialWorkinto metoshuthiswindowsoit tratorandleaderwhospearheaded
gmroaldoguiastteDorf.MeLihnadrlreyyCSomliltehgeisa oneRooftnhaetniboenragl'rsecnoowmnm.i"tmentto wreocuallldsn'wtitrhaiancohnuchkilse.desk,"he wexhpoasnesicoanp,acaitwyarfomr,fsrpiiernidtsehdipmatrnan-
herprofessionwasdrivenbycom- Jankewaspresidentofthe scendedtheprofessor/studentrela-
SchoolofMedicine.
passionforthoseitserved.She VirginiaSpeechCommunication tionship."
NOVELIST JOINS workedtobuildcommunityand Associationfrom 1980until 1982. Evenalumnifromoutsidethe
governmentsupportfortheprofes- AfterleavingVCU,heco-authored departmentrememberHoUowayas
ENGLISH FACULTY sionandtosetnationalstandards abook.TalkYourselfUp!andpub- GrandMars—hallatcommencement
MaritaGolden,novelistand forsocialworkeducation.Acol- lishednumerousarticlesforschol- ceremonies aperformancewitha
advocateofAfrican-American leaguecommentedthatshe"lefther arlyjournals. 21-yearrun.HoUoway'swarmth
markoneveryschoolinthe Thefamilysuggestsmemorial reachedouttofriendsthroughout
literaryscholarship,hasjoinedthe
facultyoftheEnglishdepartment ccooumnmtirtyt.e"eSshfeorsetrhveedInostnitruetveiseowf gTihfetsatbreemSacdhoelatrosthhiepDFeupnadr,tPm.eOn.tBoofx tMhuerurnyivDeerPsiiltlya,rfsrtoomTaerdtsPcehlloioklanDeiann
atVCU,fillingthepositionleftby MentalHealthfrom 1981 untilher 842524,922ParkAve.,Richmond, buildingsandgrounds.
retiringwriterPauleMarshall. recentillness. VA23284-2524. Outsidetheuniversit)',
"It'sanicesymmetrythatI Rothenbergwaspresentedwith Holiowayactedinanumberof
amtheonetakingherplace VCU'sPresidentialMedallionather playsfortheRichmondChildren's
becauseIstudiedfictionunder retirement,andanawardforthe TheatreandBarksdaleTheatreand
herinNewYork,"Goldentold outstandingstudentintheSchool servedontheChildren'sTheatre
theRichmondTimes-Dispatch. ofSocialWorkisnamedinher advnsoryboardforeightyears.
Goldenhaspublishedfivebooks, honor. HoUoway'sfamilysuggeststhat
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presidentoftheZoraNeale itisapatriarchalculturalpractice.
Z Hurston/RichardWright VCU'sDr.NjeriJackson
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tionthatprovidesawardsfor ganceincross-culturalcritiques.
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infibulationmustnotbeseenas
M PAPER PRAYERS dupes.Theyarecourageoussur-
OPENS ART vivors."Still,eventhoughchal-
SEASON lengingFGMhasterribleconse-
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c RogersandJulieHarrishavein thesecultureswhoinitiatedresi-
commonwithstudentsfrom tancetoit.
OpenHighandSt.Catherine's Thefilmanddiscussionhada
9 school?Allofthemrespondedto strongimpactontheaudience
m acallforartforanAIDS-related mostlywomen,butsomemenas
exhibitatVCU'sAnderson well.Onewomansaid,"Itwas
Z Gallery.PaperPrayersisbasedon difficukwatching[this] film
H anAsiantraditionofhanging throughmyWesterneyesandnot
verticalstripsofpaperasprayers beingopinionatedaboutit,but
tohealthesick.Inrotation,every PaperPrayersbenefitspeoplewithAIDSattheAndersonGallerythrough thestatisticsaboutthenumberof
piecewillbedisplayed,andthen December23. casesoffemalegenitalmutilation
soldfor$25tobenefitthe whichoccureachyearinthe
RichmondAIDSMinistry.Paper contextofworldwide"patriarchal rationalesforFGMisthat UnitedStatesarealarming."
PrayersrunsthroughDecember wounds"andsystemicoppression "womenmustremainspiritually Richmond'schapterofthe
23.Aspecialreceptionmarked ofwomen. clean." Coalitionof100BlackWomen
WorldAIDSDayonDecember1. SomalianDr.AshaMohamud Thepanelmadeitclearthat andtheBlackHistoryMuseum
ComingupinJanuaryis fromtheCenterforPopulation thisargumentisindefensible.Dr. andCulturalCenterofVirginia
RepicturingAbstraction,which OptionsinWashingtonsaidthat AminaWadud-Mushin,ofphi- broughtthefilm,supportedby
explorestheblurringofbound- someofthechronichealth losophyandreligiousstudiesat VCUandtheAfricanAmerican
ariesbetweenabstractandrepre- problemsresultfromunhygienic VCU,emphasizedthatthereisno AlumniCouncil.
sentationalworkinlatetwenti- practice.Ironically,oneofthe
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JavierTapiafromPeru.Workon
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examinesThePoliticsofSpace.
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facultyandpeoplefromthecom- memberincreativewriting andaroundMoscow."
munity cametoVCUfora
Larry Eagleburger,formerU.S.
screeningofWarriorMarks,Alice
SecretaryofState,speakingatthe
Walker'sfilmaboutritualfemale SchoolofBusinessInternational
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KontosfirstcametoMCVin VCU'sDistinguishedScholarfor building—possiblyastudent
—
I960forhisresidencyandjoined 1994. servicescenter atthecornerof
thefacultyin 1964. From 1986- AlsohonoredwasDr.John BroadandShaferStreets.The
91,hechairedtheDivisionof LegerwoodPattersonJr.'39 SiegelConvocationCenter(page Z
Cardiologyandthenwasinterim '41HS/M,professorofinternal 3)isalreadyintheworksforthe
chairmaninpathologyand medicine,whofoundedthe cornerofBroadandHarrison. ttl
internalmedicine.Kontoscontin- DivisionofCardiopulmonary "GoingNorth"wouldreha- (E
uesintensiveresearchintobrain LaboratoriesandResearchonthe bilitatearun-dovmsectionof K
damagerelatedtostrokes,high MCVCampus.Hisresearchon thecityandavoiddisruptinga
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Twomajorawardstosupporthis quantitativeanalysisledtoNASA apreviousplantoexpandon
workarea$1.5millionMERIT buildinganacousticchamberin thesouthsideofcampusinto
(unsolicited)grantfromthe SangerHallforhiswork. OregonHiU.
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NEW DEAN FOR Institutein 1986andlastyear's VCU PROFESSOR 3
MEDICINE seven-yearJavitsNeuroscience NEW PRESIDENT
OnJuly14,theBoardofVisitors InvestigatorAwardfromNIH. OF APA
approvedtheappointmentofDr. Kontoshaspublishedextensively RobertResnickPhDbeginshis S
HermesKontos'62HS'67PhD/M andservedontheeditorialboards yearaspresidentofthe 100,000
asthenewdeanoftheSchoolof ofmajorjournals. VCU GOES NORTH memberAmericanPsychological
Medicine.Afteranationalsearch PRESIDENTIAL Inmid-November,VCU'sBoard AssociationinFebruary.Resnick
hadproducedafieldof141highly MEDALLIONS ofVisitorsapprovedalong-range ischairmanoftheDivisionof
qualifiedapplicants,thecommit- ClinicalPsychologyanddirects
teeunanimouslyrecommended AtCommencementinMay, plan fortheuniversitytodevelop theuniversity'sAttentionDeficit
Dr.Kontos.Hewasinterimdean PresidentTraniawardedtheuni- astretchofBroadSt.between DisordersClinic,whichhe
lastyear,overseeingthemergerof versity'sPresidentialMedallion VBeClvUidweoreuladndwoHrakrrwiistohntShtereCeitst.yof foundedin1984.
theSchoolofBasicHealth ontwofacultymembers.
ScienceswiththeSchoolof Internationallyknownnovelist Richmondtodevelopamultiuse
tree-linedboulevard.Sketches
Mpreedsiicdiennet.fDorr.heJaolhtnhEs.ciJeonnceess,,vsiacyes, oPfauElneglMiasrhs,hahlald,arlestoirwiongnparofessor envisionaVCU"gateway"
"Nobetterpersoncouldhave MacArthurAwardin
beenchosenforthissignificant 1993andwaschosen
responsibility."
"Nothingcanbeasburdensome
asthought.Nothingprovidessuch
anescapefromthoughtas
recourseto...ideology."
John Kennenth Galbraith,
Paul M.WarburgProfessorof
EconomicsEmeritusatHarvard
University,authorandeconomic
advisortopresidentsfrom
RoosevelttoClinton,VCU
CommencementAddress
May17
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choreographeranddancecompanyinresidenceatVCUinSeptember
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ATHLETES
Ren Watson, VCU'spremiershot-blocker,
isnowacrime-stopperwiththeVCUPolice.
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