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Monday, March 21, 1983/The Battalion/Page 3 'hysicist gets part-time job Houston hires Glashow rom staff and wire reports The University of Houston Upstaged Texas A&M by nouncing the hiring of Har d’s Nobel Prize-winning yslfcist Dr. Sheldon Glashow a part-time teaching position. |l||tas A&M had been trying .bring Glashow to Texas A&M Vmanently, or at least for his Gbatical year next year. The diversity of Houston went f or mailer deal and succeeded in V—y ii'g him. The UH announcement inday said Glashow will be filiated senior scientist at the tiveisity of Houston Central mpus College of Natural Sci- cesland Mathematics.” He will spend one week a year i J campus and be a long- stance consultant the rest of e time. His pay was not dis- tsed. “The one week is of course only the tip of the iceberg,” Glashow said by telephone from Boston. “There are other things that go on by telephone and let- The deal with Houston doesn’t tie Glashow up too much. A lot of peo ple consult and still do other things. — Dr. Robert Tribble, Texas A&M physics depart ment head ter with respect to advice I could give on the science program at Houston.” Glashow was recruited by Dr. Rov Weinstein. recently appointed dean of the UH Col lege of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Weinstein joined UH last January. He had been physics chairman at Northeastern Uni versity in Boston and had work ed with Glashow regularly since 1959. Texas A&M physics depart ment head Dr. Robert Tribble said that Glashow had visited here recently, and that the de partment is still talking to him. “Dr. Glashow has graciously kept us informed of his plans to affiliate with the University of Houston on a limited basis,” Tribble said. “You have to understand that the deal with Houston doesn’t tie him up too much. A lot of people consult and still do other things. ourses offered abroad | by Pamela Haisler /i Battalion Reporter About 200 Texas A&M stu ns from the colleges of hitei ture, business adminis- |6n. education, engineering 1 liberal arts will be attending timer school in Europe this ir. ^■ona Rizk-Finne, study road coordinator, said that in ^ ? past most study abroad / jgrams involved only the Col- e -of Liberal Arts. But this tr the nine groups of students d fat uity traveling to various ropean countries will study - tees such as engineering, :haeology, management, li- ature, finance, education, jh restr trketing, Spanish, French and th vilkerman. A group of engineering stu nts will leave May 12 for a tour . European engineering indus- rtinefP 5 arran K ecl through a ford do’s and iperative agreement with Ruhr University at Bochum, Germany, and sponsored by the College of Engineering. She said these engineering students will attend classes and laboratories at Ruhr University. On May 14 a group of stu dents will leave for a summer study at a monastery near Florence,Italy. The courses they will be studying include classical archaeology, the arts and civili zation (architecture), introduc tion to literature, western civili zation to 1660, Italian education and culture and organization theory (management). The Col lege of Liberal Arts is sponsor ing the program. Rizk-Finne said a group of fi nance students will study fund ing international business and real estate investment analysis during the second summer ses sion in England and Scotland. T his tour group, sponsored by the finance department, will take field trips to the financial districts in London and Scot land. Another group will travel to London, Scotland and Ireland during the second summer ses sion to study strategic manage ment, Rizk-Finne said. The goal of the trip, which is sponsored by the management depart ment, is to help students experi ence three different English- speaking cultures and learn how managers make decisions in an international environment. The educational curriculum and instruction department is sponsoring four education courses in Scotland, Rizk-Finne said. The goal of these courses is to expose students to education al systems in another culture. o far, procc ’t helpfij nionvfni lepairs planned For A&M chapel and twi b y Melissa Adair Battalion Staff 0 theWBBnajcr renovation project sbeen authorized for the All wasnt iths Chapel at Texas A&M. ntilafei joe J. Estill, physical plant di- tigalin- hor. said work on the project mjsconCPbably will begin this summer, ianavtl il he hopes it will be eom- :ted by the fall semester. It is pected to cost from $90,000 to blem v 00,000. nary! Claries R. Cargill, vice presi- ithoutihtjfor operations, said the ead ofclt priority will be to take care ournal a humidity problem caused by story ir. aulty air conditioning system. • chosfljEs'iH sa * d lbe main problem • th .the system is that it is com- ' Jtely underground. There- m f re,[water is picked up under- ihat t ound and dispersed into the '.which causes high humidity the chapel. losed.A' Alter the humidity problem e, prWt’sbeen solved, renovations will i the Oifigin on the interior, such as jjitjg work and woodwork re- reparauf en dorl nd m meansi 3 ' ends. finishing, Estill said. A decision made by the attor ney general of Texas in the 1950s makes it questionable for the University to maintain the building with state funds. The attorney general’s deci sion says no building which is used strictly for religious activi ties can be funded by state money, but Cargill said state funds will not be used for re novation of the chapel. Although provisions have not been made for the funds yet, Cargill said he feels confident that there won’t be any problem in getting the money. The chapel was donated to the University in 1957 by the Association of Former Students, but no provisions were made for maintenance. “There are too many people who are interested in the chapel to let this renovation be stopped because of a lack of funds,” he said. A NEW CLASS IN STUDENT LIVING! • compact, efficient space • 3 minutes from campus • security/covered parking • washer^dryer in every unit • CHANCE FOR FREE TRIP TO EUROPE* (* subject to total occupancy) 846-8960 •MSCTOWN W" H AT ,T vice i" I® ion Of \ >1 (/if d# ictu f ,(•5 ortx* or,^ [ photiifif wnic^ tiing a 1 " ecced# if llKffi ■ to di* effort 11 also I* ^ rufib’; also « ,(, l tstn# 11 * dew* rt; Texad, ■phone! 11 ■i"8 j, alidad r fully®' 'iV edex^ ernrt' 1 " APPLICATIONS FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Now Open Due Morch 25 by 5:00 Applications and all Information Available in Town Hall Cubicle In 216 MSC “We see this affiliation as in no way adversely affecting his possible relationship with Texas A&M. We expect to have a for mal statement regarding this re lationship in the near future,” he said. Glashow agreed. “They (his negotiations with Houston and Texas A&M) real ly have nothing to do with one another, except perhaps to de monstrate some commitment to Texas,” Glashow said. Glashow also said Houston, while seizing the publicity advantage, has not really beaten Texas A&M in a recruiting con test because he could still go to Texas A&M and keep his Hous ton commitment. Glashow won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1979. Alumni support University with record gift amount Rizk-Finne said that the mod ern languages department is sponsoring programs in Span ish, German and French. The group travelling to Germany will leave May 18, another group will leave for Spain June 23 and a third group will leave for France in mid-June. Besides receiving academic credit for all the study abroad courses, Rizk-Finne said there is another advantage to taking classes overseas. “Many students are involved in some dimension of interna tional affairs after graduation from Texas A&M, and the study abroad program is one way stu dents can experience some of the dimensions of these diffe rent cultures,” she said. A record $2.7 million was given to Texas A&M last year through the Association of Former Stu dents in annual fund gifts, said Jack G. Fritts, who headed the Texas A&M alumni association in 1982. Fritts said unrestricted funds totaling $2,620,000 represent a new all-time record for giving through the alumni organiza tion. The remaining $123,267 was restricted to specific Texas A&M programs and wishes of the donors. The donations came from more than 30,800 contributors. University President Frank E. Vandiver said such support by the alumni and the commit ment which goes with the sup port can make the difference be tween a good and a great institu tion. “Texas A&M is the envy of my colleagues throughout the nation, and it is precisely for this reason,” Vandiver said. “The substantial support of our for mer students enables us to be come involved in projects that other institutions only dream about. 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