On August 1, Carrier Corporation announced the donation of air conditioning to help preserve and maintain 23 murals in Dewey Library, located in the Hawley Building on the Downtown Campus.
The lack of climate control in the Dewey Library has, over the years, impaired the University’s ability to properly preserve the decorative oil-on-canvas murals which depict scenes from the history of New York and college life.
The murals were added to the interior of the Hawley Building between 1937 and 1938 under a grant from the Works and Progress Administration (WPA) of the federal government. The 23 canvas panels cover 4,500 sq. ft. They were conceived of, designed and installed by William Brantley Van Ingen.
Carrier is recognized around the world for its commitment to the preservation of historic buildings, works of art and science. In 1993, Carrier dedicated a specially designed climate control system for the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City to help preserve the frescoes of Michelangelo. Recently the company designed, built and donated a unique refrigerated display case to preserve the only pre-Columbian, female mummy ever found.
In making the donation, Carrier Commercial Applied Equipment and Services vice president and general manager Roger D. Morey said, “Carrier is proud to aid the University at Albany in its efforts to maintain the murals. This represents an opportunity for us to give something back to New York, and Carrier is proud to help preserve the heritage.”
The donation consists of two large rooftop air conditioners, one air handler, four hot water re-heat coils and one air cooled condensor unit. The system will enable the Hawley Library to maintain a stable, climate-controlled environment, removing humidity from the indoor air and distributing the cooled air more evenly.
“We are fortunate enough to have the expertise of the recognized industry leader practically in our backyard,” said President Hitchcock. “Carrier’s generous donation to the Dewey Library will enable us to preserve these historic works for years to come.”
The Nelson Rockefeller Institute has received a four-year grant of $2,000,744 from
the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to launch a study of how states have handled the new
discretion they have been given to design and implement social programs, such as
child and family services.
The Institute will examine how many states rely on local governments and nonprofit organizations to actually carry out programs and deliver services and will also assess how states have coordinated related programs, set up and operated information systems that keep track of clients and program expenditures, and evaluated managed care organizations.
The grant is part of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s $17 million program to help states and communities understand and manage the shift in policy decision making from the federal government to the states that’s been called the “Devolution Revolution.”
Richard P. Nathan, director of the Rockefeller Institute and provost of the University’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, will serve as the principal investigator of the new study.
Faculty members in the Graduate School of Public Affairs will serve on the project team, including Frank J. Thompson, dean of School; Irene Lurie, an expert in welfare; and James Fossett, who has expertise in Medicaid. The Institute will publish findings in periodic reports, the first of which will come out in mid 1997.
As part of the University’s Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend, the Friends of the Libraries will hold their Annual Book Sale on Saturday, Oct. 12. The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of the University Library on the Uptown Campus. A wide selection of books is offered each year, and the proceeds benefit the University Libraries.
The Friends are actively seeking donations of books for the sale. If you wish to donate books, contact Collection Development, University Library, Room 210, University at Albany, Albany, NY 12222, or call 442-3583.
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Leonard F. Tantillo, artist, will do a presentation on his “Historical Paintings of New York” as part of the Fall Community Conversations series sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries. It will be held in the Mary Elizabeth Cobb Room (B-43), University Library, from noon to 2 p.m. All are welcome to bring lunch. Coffee, tea and cookies will be available.
The program will consist of a slide presentation where Tantillo describes how he chooses his subjects, researches, prepares architectural models, and makes drafts prior to completing his final art. After a time for questions, the group will proceed to the University Art Museum to view Tantillo’s exhibition “Visions of New York State: The Historical Paintings of L. F. Tantillo.”
The College of Saint Rose and the University have announced a collaborative agreement that will enable the College to offer expanded facilities for classes beginning this fall. Under the agreement The College of Saint Rose will occupy Brubacher Hall of the Alumni Quad at the University’s Downtown Campus.
Said Saint Rose President R. Mark Sullivan, “Our agreement with the University is a prime example of the positive results of a partnership between the public and private sector to work together in meeting the educational needs of our students.”
The University issued Saint Rose a five-year permit to utilize Brubacher Hall. The new quarters are adjacent to the Saint Rose campus and within easy walking distance for students.
“We are delighted to collaborate with our neighbor and sister institution,” said President Hitchcock. “This is another way for the University to be a resource to the community in which it lives.”
The Fall Meeting Schedule of the University Council has been set. The meetings will be held Thursdays, 4 p.m. in AD 253, on Sept. 26, Nov. 7, and Dec. 19. Questions may be directed to Sorrell Chesin, secretary to the Council, at 442-5300 or by writing him at AD 231.
“The University at Albany is honored to again be selected as one of the best values among the more than 3,000 institutions of higher education in the United States,” said Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs Judy L. Genshaft, upon learning that the Money magazine 1997 College Guide had listed Albany as he 15th best college value in the nation, and the second-best in the Northeast.
“In their article, Money editors noted that the University at Albany is one of a select number of schools to have been listed among the nation’s Top 25 best college values for all seven years that the survey has been conducted,” Genshaft said. “This demonstrates the high quality of education that students receive at the University, their success, and the dedication of our faculty.”
The Friends of the Libraries heads to Lake George on Saturday, Oct. 5, for an Oktoberfest Luncheon Cruise. The 2 1/2-hour excursion on the Lac du Saint Sacramente will begin at the Steamboat Company pier and go to a point north of Bolton Landing past the Sagamore Hotel. Before and after lunch, an Oktoberfest “oompa” band will play on the upper deck as everyone spies the scenic views of the lake and the mountains.
En route there will be a buffet luncheon in an elegant enclosed dining room. During lunch, a pianist/tour guide will provide and information about notable sites along the shore. In keeping with Oktoberfest, luncheon menu choices will include German wursts and potato salad, green tossed salad, cheese bar, chef’s choices of seasonal delights, coffee, tea and dessert.
After the cruise, there will be time to visit Lake George Village, Fort William Henry to or enjoy the park area around the south end of the lake. The cost of the outing, including transportation, lunch, and cruise, is $45 for adults and $30 for each child ages 3-11.
For reservations contact Charles Ciaccio,
P.O. Box 85, Altamont, NY 12009 or call
861-8780, or Dorothy Christiansen,
University Library B48, 442-3542, e-mail [email protected].
Marvin Krohn of the Department of Sociology is now part of a research team receiving grants totaling more than $550,000 for studies into youthful delinquency. A $313,400 study, “Social network approach to drug use in minority youth,” is funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse. “A panel study of a reciprocal causal model of delinquency,” funded for $100,000, and “Gang membership and involvement in serious and violent delinquency,” funded for $140,000, are both supported by the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Kathleen E. Kendall’s research on television news coverage of political campaigns was cited extensively in the May/June issue of Better Viewing, a magazine that advises parents on television viewing. In addition to published articles and a National Archives Authors Lecture on presidential campaigns in 1996, the Department of Communication faculty member’s last book, Presidential Campaign Discourse: Strategic Communication Problems, was published in 1995.
Thom O’Connor of the Department of Art received two prestigious awards in printmaking this year: the Utrecht Prize at the 45th Printmakers North American Exhibition and the Sponsor’s Prize at the Sapporo (Japan) International Print Biennale.
Collaborative research between the Department of Economics and the Social Security Administration continues is in its third year under the leadership of the department’s Kajal Lahiri. By matching Census Bureau household surveys with administrative records available only at the SSA headquarters, the research goal is to design cost-effective ways of managing national programs for the disabled.