The combined office will report to Academic Affairs. The change recognizes that more international students are now studying at Albany, and a greater number of University students are going abroad. Another factor was the retirement of Alex Shane as director of the Office of International Programs after a long and distinguished career at the University. Business Dean Richard A. Highfield has announced that the University's Zeta Psi chapter of the international professional fraternity Delta Sigma Pi has been ranked number one in the country according to its Chapter Efficiency Index. Founded in 1967, the Zeta Psi chapter is the only professional fraternity on campus that is limited to business and accounting majors.
Chapters earn points from the national organization for events and activities during the year.
These include community service and conducting mock interviews. One of the events for which the campus chapter received points was an October 1998 career fair that drew 120 firms to campus to recruit business students. The conference will focus on the strategic management of healthcare information and the role of information technology. Colo. Demerjian Named to National Research Council Committe Professor Kenneth Demerjian of the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center has been appointed a member of the National Research Council s Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry. Professor Manuel Alvar, professor emeritus of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures' Hispanic and Italian Studies program, has been inducted into the Spanish Royal Academy of History.