USD Magazine, Fall 1996

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American Parlor Transformed into Museum U SD's French Parlor, with its elegant furnishings, hardwood floors and frequent music recitals, is distinctly European. Its lesser-known neighbor, the American Parlor, now too has a feel that lives up to its name. Previously a study lounge off the foyer of Founders Hall, the American Parlor has been transformed into a Native American art museum. Specially built cases and pedestals display Southwestern pottery and ceramics, California basketry, Kachina dolls and tex– tiles. The David W. May Indian Artifacts Collection showcases only a small portion of the 1,600 pieces of Southwest Indian art bequeathed to the university by the family of May, a former USD student. Mary P eter J. Hughes was named chairman of the USD board of trustees, effective at the beginning of the 1996-97 school year. Hughes, an attorney and USD trustee since 1973, is the fourth board chairman in the university's modern history. His predecessors were Bishop Leo T. Maher (1973-1990), Ernest W. Hahn (1990-92) and Daniel J. Derbes (1992-1996) . "Peter Hughes has been an integral part of this university's growth over 23 years," says USD President Alice B. Hayes, "and we are delighted that he has assumed the leadership of our board." Hughes is a certified specialist in crimi– nal law with the California Board of Legal Specialization and a diplomate in criminal law with the National Board of Trial Advocacy. A past president of the San Diego chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Hughes is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He Peter J. I-Iughes Hamed Chair al USD's Baard al Trustees

Whelan, professor of art, and students from her exhibition design class selected what she calls the masterpieces of the col– lection for the initial showing in the muse– um. The collection of artifacts and paint– ings includes items from numerous Native American tribes ranging from prehistoric pieces to reproductions, Whelan says. Also with the help of student workers, Alana Cordy-Collins, professor of anthro– pology, cataloged and photographed each piece. Some of the items were more pre– cisely identified by Cordy-Collins and her students, who pinned down which tribe produced the pieces and when. Cordy– Collins also is producing digital archives of the collection so students won't be limited to studying only the items on display in Founders Hall. "We hope, after we get this initial exhibit up, to continue rotating the collection," Whelan says. "Maybe we will do something on one particular tribe or a particular style of pottery. The collection is large enough that we can come up with new angles for the exhibits." was a member of the board of governors of the State Bar of California from 1976 to 1979. He has served on the board of direc– tors of the San Diego County Bar Associa– tion, and he is the 1992 recipient of the Daniel T. Broderick III Award for exempli– fying professional integrity and commit– ment to the legal profession. c~,au~4 ll SD boasts the top-ranked collegiate coffeehouse in the nation. Aromas, which opened in Maher Hall in February 1994, won the Loyal E. Horton dining award in the specialty shop category (the category for coffeehouses) from the National Association of Collegiate and University Food Services. Contest judges gave Aromas high marks for creative marketing, superb customer service and an eclectic slate of entertain– ment programs, such as the annual simulta– neous chess match between national chess master Alex London and more than 20 opponents.

Campus Visitors Study Sea Bass, Taste College Life I f you visited Jane Friedman's or Sarah Gray's office last May, you might have found a "Gone fishin'" placard hanging on the doorknob - which is precisely what they did with a group of Los Angeles high school students. The professors hosted a three-day math and marine science institute for 20 Dorsey High School sophomores and juniors. The group toured a fish hatchery and the USD campus, spent two nights in the Alcala Vista apartments and attended math classes. For some of the Dorsey students, it was the first time on a campus other than their inner-city high school. For the USD con– tingency, it was the first of what Friedman and Gray hope will be a yearly event to teach students the practical uses of mathe– matics and science, and introduce them to the university. "The theme of the institute focuses on environmental policy, realizing that as we overpopulate the world we are increasingly having to manage our resources," says Gray, assistant professor of marine and environmental studies. "Math and science skills are essential to doing that." The institute began when Dorsey and USD students and professors met at a North San Diego County lagoon and toured a sea bass farm. The high schoolers spent the next morning in workshops designed and taught by USD students. Friedman, associate professor of mathe– matics, recruited students who want to teach high school and gave them the free– dom to write the curricula. Groups of four to five Dorsey students rotated between Serra Hall classrooms, where they re– searched fisheries on the Internet, charted sea bass landings of commercial fisheries, and learned to derive statistics from the data and analyze their findings . The group conducted more research that evening on a boat trip in San Diego Bay.

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