Patrick Allen, director of educational studies, has been appointed to the
28-member state Education Department's Professional Standard and Practices Board. The
board, which succeeds the former Teacher Certification and Practices Board, will provide
consultation and advisory services to the Regents and commissioner of education on issues
including teacher education, certification and practice.
Robert Fleischer, research professor of geology, is author of a paper titled
“Tracks to innovation – interplay between science and technology of nuclear
track etching” in New Astronomy Reviews (No. 42, 1998).
Paul Gremillion, assistant professor of civil engineering, presented a paper,
co-authored by Donald Rodbell, assistant professor of geology, on the results of a
sediment core from the bottom of Ballston Lake, which spans the last 2,000 years.
Donna Burton, associate professor, reference librarian, has published a review
of “Great American Web Site: Citizen's Guide to U.S. Government Resources on the
World Wide Web” (www.uncle-sam.com) in the May/June 1998 issue of Journal of
Government Information. She has reviewed, also in JGI, “The 1998 Web Site Source
Book: A Guide to Major U.S. Businesses, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions and Other
Information Sources on the World Wide Web.” This resource combines the functions of
phone directory, address book and Internet guide.