USD Magazine, Summer 2003

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Greed Is Not So Good Once they were the darlings of Wall Street. Now Enron, WorldCom and Arthur Andersen, among coo many ochers, are synonyms for a new and crim inal brand of business mismanagement. In his latest book, Infectious Greed, law Professor Frank Parn10y traces the path of the complex trading instruments and financial structures that brought so many corporate giants to their knees. A one-rime financial analyst, Parrnoy says the atmosphere that paved the way for the Emons of the world began co flourish sometime in the 1980s. "There has been a wave of muta– tion co perfectly sound financial cools since that rime," he says. "Derivatives, for example, when used correccly, are a very useful cool. What happened is they evolved - or devolved - into something some very unprincipled people could use co hide some very unprincipled business practices." Parcnoy says ic remains co be seen if the veil lifted on corporate crimi– nals will have a lasting effect.

"I chink (corporate officers) are scared ... for now," he says. "There will be a brief period of remorse. Whether they change their behavior will likely depend on whecl1er or nor chey think they will be punished. If nor, we'll see the same situation in a couple of years. " Moving In T here's a leacn ing curve for anyone new on a job, bur the transition for Sally Hardin, USD's new dean of the Halrn School of Nursing and Healch Science, was easier than most. Hardin , formerly a professor and Ph.D. program director at the University of Missouri, Sr. Louis, Barnes College of Nursing, was al ready well aware of the high cal– iber of USD's facu lty research. "I am a reviewer for the journal Advances in Nursing Science," says Hardin, who succeeds Janet Rodgers at the nursing school helm. "I've read several articles by USO faculty, and been very impressed with born the quantity and quality of che work done mere. T he school has an excel– lent national reputation."

research or co buy our a portion of their reaching load co free up research rime. McCosker, an art professor, will travel co Australia this summer co document the Royal and Country Shows, a centuries-old tradition char may be coming to an end. He says the shows are much like state fairs in the United Scares, and me face meir futures are in jeopardy says a lot about modern culture and values. 'T m not raking pictures ac che fair," he says. 'Tm making photo– graphs about a culture in the throes of a major shift. T he shows used co be a major shaping force in Australian life, but much as hap– pened in rhe U.S., people are mov– ing co big cities and char bucolic, rural world is becoming a ming of the past. My goal is make a record for future generations co understand me price of what we call progress." Alexandrowicz, an education professor, is developing a Web site to help immigrant and English-as-a– Second-Language students acquire English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The sire design calls for rwo main sections for each of eight linguscic groups: Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Laotian, Hmong, Sudanese and Pilipino. One section will address each group's unique cultural traditions, which affect cl1e way they learn; the oilier includes specific language assessment memods, lesson plans and oilier cools for teachers and tutors. T he array of material available on the sire has a common cl1eme. "T he importance of avoiding stereotyping will be reinforced in every lesson," Alexandrowicz says. For a complete list ofthis year's

Nursing Dean Sally Hardin

Hardin has held teaching posi– tions at T he University of Illinois ar Chicago, the University of South Carolina and the University of Massachusem, so relocating is familiar territory. Bur the move west has had its challenges. Hardin and her husband, Thomas, also an edu– cator, were happy co join their chi l– dren Jessica and Christopher on the West Coast, but were surprised by rhe ferocity of me San Diego hous– ing marker. "We expected it co be expensive," she laughs. "What we didn't antici– pate is how competitive it is. We'd see a house we liked and before we were done talking it over, the house was sold. Bur we finally found a place, and I'm anxious co get co work." Innovate Projects for Profs Viviana Alexandrowicz is going online. Duncan McCosker is going co state fairs in Australia. And USO is going co benefit. McCosker and Alexandrowicz are among 16 USO faculty named 2003 University Professors by President Alice B. Hayes. Ten of cl1e winners were recognized for contri– butions over their careers co USD's academic excellence; five ocl1ers, proposals. One, business Professor Thomas Dalton, was named the 2003 Seeber Professor, an honor reserved fo r a faculty member in either the School of Business or the department of rheological and religious studies. Awardees receive a stipend mar may be used in almost any way the winners deem fie, including co fund including Alexandrowicz and McCosker, for specific project

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