A native of Delaware, Maj. Currie received her bachelor's degree in biological science from Ohio State University and her master's degree in safety engineering from the University of Southern California. The day also will include presentations by members of the UD Department of Physics and Astronomy on the use of multimedia and Internet resources in teaching and research. In addition, there will be laboratory tours and lecture- demonstrations by selected physics instructors at all levels from high school to the University. Information describing graduate research opportunities, NASA-sponsored graduate fellowships at UD and undergraduate research internships also will be presented.
Advanced registration is required.
For information, call 831-8116. The live, satellite telecast will focus on such topics as the California initiative, the impact on college admissions for women and students of color, minority faculty recruiting and hiring, debating the issues on campus, the role of white women in the affirmative action debate, how new rules will affect campus diversity and multicultural programs and how job and career prospects for graduating students will be affected. Dedicated to the late Barbara Rexwinkel, who was director of housing assignment services, the programs are sponsored by the Campus Diversity Unit of the Commission to Promote Racial and Cultural Diversity, the centers for Intercultural Teacher Education and Teaching Effectiveness and the offices of Student Life, Dean of Students and International Programs and Special Sessions. The series is free and open to the public. The talk is free and open to the public.