Experts in Software Reliability
A paper Mei-Hwa Chen of the Department of Computer Science and Ph.D. student Howard M. Kao has been chosen the top entry in the Eighth International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering.
The work by Chen and Kao, who also works for GE Fanuc Automation, Inc., was titled "Effect of Class Testing on the Reliability of Object-Oriented Programs," and was honored at the Symposium�s conference � the largest held in the world in the field of software reliability � in Albuquerque, N.M., in November.
Dogging Police Overtimers
David Bayley, dean of the School of Criminal Justice, was quoted recently in a national article on New York City�s new initiative to allow off-duty police officers to wear their uniforms while providing security for private businesses.
Bayley cited the possibility of conflicts of interests among officers, as well as the potential for abuse and corruption in the program, which is similar to ones done in Boston, Baltimore and Chicago.
"It�s become a patronage system in which people reward friends," said Bayley in the article written by Norimi Tsuonishi.
What is more, he added, because the demand for policemen�s services rises because they are wearing uniforms, many officers end up spending most of their energy on their off-duty work. "They work so hard at other jobs they come on duty to rest. In other cities, I�ve seen officers with two to three jobs. So, when they come on duty, they dog it."
To Lead Continuing Ed Group
Thomas J. Kinney, special assistant to the Provost of the University�s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, has been installed as president-elect of the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE).
The Washington D.C.-based group has about 15,000 national and affiliate practitioners in literacy and adult basic education, adult education faculty, university continuing education staff, military educators, and business/industry trainers.
Kinney, installed at AAACE�s national conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, will be responsible during the next year for strategic planning, workforce assessment and training initiatives, and expansion of the Association�s website. He will assume the presidency next fall.
At Rockefeller College, Kinney received national recognition for his efforts in establishing and overseeing innovative education and training programs for professionals and managers in state and local government, as well as in business and non-profit settings.
Two Made Adjuncts
Two faculty members have been granted additional temporary appointments as adjunct assistant professors by the University.
Joshua Dever of the Department of Philosophy begins an adjunct position this semester with the Linguistics and Cognitive Science Program, effective through Fall 2000. Andrei Lapenis of the Department of Geography and Planning began his appointment this Fall as adjunct with the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, for a term running through Summer 1999.
Faculty and Staff helped in making the holiday season a brighter one for many in the Capital Region. At the campus�s Winter Holiday Celebration on Dec. 16 and at other University locations, members of the University community donated 1,180 pounds of food for Food Pantries for the Capital District, according to Dawn Primeau, executive director of that organization.