University Council Schedule

Governor Lauds CESTM

Governor George Pataki, at dedication ceremonies (photo on page 1) for the new Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology Management (CESTM) on June 30, said that the facility is “an example of business and government working together at their best.” The Governor, joined by University officials, legislative leaders and business representatives, noted that CESTM could eventually become one of the primary sites for micro-electronics in New York State.

CESTM was financed by a $10 million state economic development grant, a $2 million federal grant, and about $1.4 million in contributions from businesses and individuals.

President Karen R. Hitchcock said, “CESTM was designed to help move the best ideas of University researchers into the marketplace. By bringing together under one roof University researchers and businesses whose work relates to the research, we expect an exciting synergy that is certain to promote economic development in this region.”

Gov. Pataki pointed to similar investments in Austin, Texas, and in Virginia, that resulted in a huge job growth in those regions, suggesting that this latest investment at the University could duplicate that kind of economic boost in New York’s capital.

State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno said, “The new center will serve as the impetus for what we hope will be a new high-tech corridor in the Capital Region — providing new opportunities to create businesses and jobs and to help boost the local economy for years to come.”

Two laboratories at CESTM are occupied by the University’s growing Center for Advanced Thin Film Technology, where researchers work to develop computer chips and other advanced materials of the future. The facility also houses a computer equipment manufacturer, MKS Instruments, and AWS Scientific, Inc., a company which specializes in renewable energy technology and environmental studies.

Tallcott Named to Council

Tallcott is President/CEO of Lortech Corporation of Albany, a large mainframe commercial data center that serves the insurance industry, labor unions and direct mailers. He previously was President/CEO of Mutual Thrift Service Center, a financial services bureau for thrift agencies and mutual savings banks.

“David Tallcott’s knowledge of computer sciences and technology is an excellent fit with University at Albany strengths,” said President Hitchcock. “His financial services background also will be an asset as the University plans for the 21st Century.”

Tallcott, 51, earned a B.A. from Colgate University in 1967, and pursued graduate studies in Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has served on the boards of the American Red Cross Albany Chapter and Albany Memorial Hospital, and as Past Director of the Board of Governors for the University Club, the Hudson River Club and the Schuyler Meadows Club. He and his wife, Lorraine Smith Tallcott, a Senior Vice President at Smith Barney, have a son, Garth, and a daughter, Jennifer.

The University Council has 10 voting members and is the legislatively-established local governing body of the Albany campus. The Governor appoints nine voting members, all prominent citizens of the state. The 10th voting member, a student, is elected annually by the student body to serve a one-year term. The Council also includes two non-voting representatives, one from the Alumni and one from the Faculty.

Faculty Meetings Schedule

In addition to the Fall Meeting of the Voting Faculty scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 3 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom (reception at 2:30), the University Senate Executive Committee with hold its first meeting of the year on Monday, Sept. 8, at 3:30 p.m. in AD 253. Contact person is Madelyn Cicero at 442-5406, Email [email protected].

Other dates for Senate Executive Committee meetings, same time of day and place, are Oct. 6, Nov. 17, Feb. 2, 1998, March 9 (at which nominations for 1998-99 chair-elect and secretary will take place) and April 20.

The University Senate will meet first on Monday, Sept. 22, at 3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Assembly Hall. Subsequent meetings are scheduled for the same time and place on Oct. 20, Dec. 8, Feb. 23, 1998, March 30 (at which elections for 1998-99 chair-elect and secretary will take place) and May 4.

Faculty Forums are scheduled for Oct. 15 and March 25, 1998, both at noon, location as yet unannounced.

For information on all the above meetings, contact Madelyn Cicero.

A Transnational View

Each session — the first of which, “Women & Food,” is on Monday, Sept. 22, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Assembly Hall — will comprise viewing of documentary videos linked by a thematic thread and facilitated discussion on the topics raised by the videos. Facilitators will pose questions and promote discussion.

The next two sessions, “Women & Labor” and “Reproduction & Sexuality,” are scheduled for Oct. 13 and Nov. 17, respectively, with two more sessions planned for the Spring. Complete listings of each session’s schedule will be printed in the Update Calendar.

Biomedical Sciences Numbers Four Fellows

Two of the students, Anjan Purkayastha and Wei Wu, will be continuing their doctoral studies in the BMS program, while the other two students, Qing Li and Thomas Shirley, have been newly admitted to the Ph.D. program.

The University selects Presidential Fellows based on a graduate student’s merit, as determined from Graduate Record Examination test scores, grades and letters of recommendation. The Fellowship carries with it a $13,000 stipend.

David Carpenter, dean of the School, complimented BMS, saying that the four Fellows attest to the strength of the department’s outstanding recruitment effort, as well as its academic and research programs. “We want to congratulate all the BMS faculty and staff for their efforts in bringing talented new students to our School and to this University,” Carpenter said. “It is tremendously exciting to watch this fine program just get stronger and stronger.”