Briefly. .. Inlernational degree approved Final aj>proval has (orne (rom the Educational Coordinating Cornmi!>sion for a bachelor's degree in International Studies at Portland State. The degree program, approved by the Siale Board of Higher EducatIon last fall, allows students 10 focus on one of four world areas: East Asia, latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. Interim Director Earl Rees says the University would like to add more areas of concentration as financial and academic resources become available. More than thirty faculty are offering coursework in anthropology, art, economics. (oreign languages, geography. history, political science and SOCiology as part of the interdisciplinary program. Stefan Minde in residence Former Portland Opera Association conductor Stefan Minde has joined the PSU faculty as visiting professor of music and artist·in·residence for the winter and spring terms of 1985. Minde is teaching Advanced Instrumental Conducting and 19th and 20th Century Opera and will be guest conducting the University Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Choir throughoulthe year. A graduate of the Mozartium in Salzburg, Austria, Minde was inviled by Erich leinsdorf 10 conduct in the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood in 1968. There he received the CD. Jackson Prize for Conducting. In 1970, Minde accepted Ihe post of general director of the Portland Opera, which attracted international allention for its productions of Ernst Krenek's "life of Orestes" and Bernhard Herrman's "Wulhering Heights." Faculty, administrators rate Blume! The PSU chapter of the American Assocation of University Professors tAAUP) conducted a survey last fall of President loseph Blumel's performance, asking faculty and administrators to evaluate him on 13 points ranging from academic leadership 10 external relations with governments and the public. Twenty·seven percent of the faculty responded and 39% of Ihe administrators. Faculty saw President Blumel's strong points as being "relations with staff and relations with alumni and institutionally associated groups." Administrators, however, said his strong points were in "achieving affirmative aclion objectives and sensi~ivity to other equity issues" and "external relationships with regional and national affiliations." Faculty and Lldministralors seemed to agree that the President's weakest points are "external relations wilh the state government" and "administrative leadership and management. " Administrators were generally more positive in their responses than faculty. Surveyors cautioned that it is dangerous to generalize the findings to the entire (acuity/administration populations because of the low return rate on the Questionnaires. Faculty Notes Marjorie Burns, English, is in Norway on a Fulbright grant, teaching and doing research in English literature at the University of T rondheim. Burns, who will return in May, is leaching 19th century British fiction, women's fiction, and some American literature. Basil Omytryshyn, History, is co-editor and translator with Thomas Vaughan and E.A.P. Crownhar1· Vaughan of Civil and Savag£' Encounters: The Worldly Travel Leiters of an Imperial Russian Navy Officer by Pavel N. Golovin. The book is Volume 6 of the Oregon Historical Society'S North Pacjfic Study Series, launched in 1972. William B. Fischer, Foreign languages, ha!lo published his first book, The Empire Strikes OLlt: Kurd Lasswttz, Hans Dommik, and the Development of Germ,m Science Fiction, with Inc Bowling Green (Ohio) Slate University Popular Press. The author says this about hiS work: "The main title and the garish cover are a shameless anempt to gain a larger, paying readership for what 15 really lust another journeyman work of literary history and criticism." 10 Wendy larson, Foreign languages, was one of three Oregonians to give a briefing in Chinese to Gov. Hu Ping of Fujian Province and his delegation when they were visiting Oregon lasl November to foster business, educational and cultural ties between the sister stales/provinces of Oregon and Fujian. larson spoke on agriculture, forestry and Ihe environment. Grover ROOich, Management, recently returne<1 from Hangzhou, China, where he presented lectures on Management Science to faculty and graduate students of the Zhejiang Institute of Technology. While an Institute guest, he spoke on "Applications of the Personal Computer in Engineering Management" to an audience of 80, including people from other universities and institutes in the southeast China region. Primus St. John, English. has been apfX)inted to the Literature P.mel of the National Endowment for the Arts. The mentor of countless curious students of the arts, former student activities coordinator Kay Corbett (center) retired from Portldnd State in lanuary. Helping Corbett celebrate her 20 years of service to the University, most l'Kently as Director of University Events, wen:' retired professors frank Munk, Political Science, and Vera Scott, Art Corbett's commitment to e-nriching campus life with speallers and speciAl events will be perpetuated with the Katherine C. Corbett lecture Series, established by friends, colleagues and former students. MOLLY ACKLEY-COOK ON OUR WAY TO SOMEWHERE \Vritten ann performed by PSU Alulllna Molly Ackk.,'-Cook with A LITILE TRAVELING MUSIC bl' Pianist signe Lusk Monday, March 11 7:30 p,m, l ,i llC1lln Unll /\tl(lill!l"iUIIl 5.1.50 G<'lwrnl olhni""lnl~S2.fi(1 Stlldl·IU'I. 1;u'IIi1r ,lIwl ~.'Ilinr IUi7.t:'1I;-. 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