IUP Central Calendar

August 2001

In This Issue
Dr. Judy Hample Named Chancellor
IUP Wins "Cyber-sleuthing" Grant
Simpson in "State of Grace"
Vehicle Service Access Policy Developed
 
In Memoriam

In Every Issue
Newsmakers
It's My Turn
Announcements & Classifieds

Dr. Judy Hample named Chancellor 
Dr. Judy G. Hample, chancellor of the Board of Regents of the Florida State University System, has been unanimously selected by the Board of Governors to serve as the next chancellor of the State System of Higher Education.

Hample will start in the position August 1. She will succeed James H. McCormick as chancellor of the State System, which comprises Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities, with a combined enrollment of more than 96,000 students and a more than $1 billion annual budget.

"I am absolutely delighted," Hample said after her selection by the Board. "The Pennsylvania system has a national reputation. I am looking forward to helping to continue that tradition and to helping to build an ever greater State System of Higher Education."

Hample pledged to work with other colleges and universities in Pennsylvania for the benefit of students. She also promised to work with business and industry in the state in collaborative efforts to help spur economic growth in the Commonwealth.

"I want to spend some time getting acquainted with the Board, the Legislature, the governor, the faculty, the students," Hample said. "It's also my desire as quickly as possible to meet some of the executives and business leaders in the state. That is an area in which the State System is a very important player."

A 14-member search committee headed by Board Human Resources Committee Chair R. Benjamin Wiley considered in excess of 200 candidates during the nearly four-month selection process. The field eventually was narrowed to three candidates who went through an extensive interview process prior to the Board making its decision.

After the Board's decision, Chairman Charles A. Gomulka praised the chancellor-designate.

"We've come a long way as a System and have a long way to go. We want to take the System to the next level and I believe Judy will be the leader to take us there," Gomulka said.

Hample was named chancellor of the Florida Board of Regents earlier this year. Previously, she served as executive vice chancellor and vice chancellor for planning, budgeting and policy analysis for the Florida system.

Before coming to the Florida system, Hample was senior vice president for academic affairs and a professor of communication at the University of Toledo. She also served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University; dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Emporia State University, Kansas; and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Western Illinois University. Her career also includes time spent on the faculty of Western Illinois, the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and Ohio State
University.

Hample earned a bachelor's degree in speech communication from David Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a master's of communication and a doctorate in communication from Ohio State University.

Meet the Chancellor Online
Beginning the week of Aug. 27, a video message from Chancellor Judy G. Hample will be available on the State System of Higher Education's Web site. This will be the first of several opportunities for Dr. Hample to communicate with State System staff, students and stakeholders. During the fall, Chancellor Hample will visit each campus.

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IUP Wins "Cyber-sleuthing" Grant
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is entering the "information assurance" business, the first University in the nation joining the disciplines of criminology and computer science in this field.

IUP has secured a $250,768 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a "Cyber Security Education and Research Center for Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio." The grant was authored by Dr. William Oblitely, computer science, with co-authors Dr. Dennis Giever, criminology and Dr. Mary Micco, computer science.

The grant funds will be used for three week-long workshops, the first on Aug. 5-10 at IUP for criminology and computer science faculty; equipment for training in cybersecurity and information assurance and release time for criminology and computer science professors to develop a curriculum in information assurance.
"Other colleges and universities have programs in cybersecurity that are computer science based," explained Dr. Dennis Giever, chairman of IUP’s criminology department. "This program is different—it blends the disciplines of criminology and computer science. In addition to the development of computer programs and systems for cybersecurity, it will focus on cybercrime detection and loss prevention and how to collect the evidence to prosecute cybersecurity offenders," he said.

Information assurance is defined as information operations that protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality and non-repudiation, according to the federal government’s National Security Agency.

"IUP is uniquely suited for this type of interdisciplinary program," Dr. Giever said, "with its strong resources in both criminology, computer science and information technology."

A total of 45 participants will be attending the first workshop Aug. 5-10 at the University. One of the workshop highlights is on Wednesday of that week, when there will be a mock cyberattack by one group on a network defended by the second group, while the third group learns how to gather evidence about the "cyberattackers."

"IUP hopes to be one of the first Universities to offer this program as an interdisciplinary course, then develop it into a minor; it is especially appropriate for criminology graduates and majors," Dr. Giever said. "We hope to have an interdisciplinary course in this subject by Spring 2002.

"This is especially appropriate for criminology grads and majors; we're
not trying to make computer experts out of criminologists, but looking to form
teams and bring both disciplines together," he said.

Dr. Micco and Dr. Oblitely have been putting together a secure Linux network where students will get hands-on experience with cybersecurity techniques.

"This program will be a great opportunity for our majors to work with cyber law enforcement specialists," said Dr. Micco.

"The unique part of this program is its interdisciplinary bent, as well as
IUP's focus on the proactive level (how to prevent breaks in security). This discipline reflects one of the biggest areas of growth in the business world; the government is funding this project because of the great need for highly trained people," Dr. Giever added.

Dr. Giever noted that the community outreach opportunities for this program are tremendous; there are even opportunities for experts to offer training for parents in cybersecurity for their children on the internet.

The IUP homepage for the program is http://penguin.nsm.iup.edu/security/.

Simpson in "State of Grace"
Professor of theater Ed Simpson, on the heels of his April Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for playwriting, is in Los Angeles for a 10-week writing contract for the ABC Family Network (formerly the WB) show "State of Grace." Simpson was invited to join the writing team by a former colleague who produces the show.

"This is an experience of a lifetime," Simpson said, "and a wonderful life experience to bring back to my students at IUP." 

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Vehicle Service Access Policy Developed
In an effort to make the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus more pedestrian friendly by keeping walkways free of service vehicle traffic, the University has developed a formal vehicle access policy with new vehicle service access routes.

Use of the vehicle service access routes, designed to accommodate service vehicles while allowing pedestrians to safely enjoy the green spaces around the central part of campus-Oak Grove area, are to be in use for the Fall 2001 semester. 
In addition to maintaining a safe campus for pedestrians, the elimination of vehicle traffic on sidewalks in the central part of campus will help to limit damage to the grassy areas and flower beds that are part of the campus landscape.

A total of 27 planters have been strategically placed on sidewalks and at sidewalk intersections in order to prevent vehicle traffic. Thirteen more planters will be added to the central part of campus in conjunction with the vehicle service access plan.

The service access routes have been designed after meetings and consultations with representatives from maintenance and construction departments, on and off-campus vendors, academic representatives and police and rescue officials. 
During the month of September, as service vehicle operators get accustomed to the vehicle service access routes, any vehicles on campus sidewalks or other areas outside the vehicle service access routes will be stopped and warned by campus police. Second violations of the vehicle service access policy will result in $10 fines given to the driver.

Starting in October, any driver violating the vehicle service access policy will be fined $10. University employees violating the policy will be fined as individuals; campus departments will not pay fines incurred by drivers who violate the policy, even while doing University business.

The completion of the access drive to Sutton Hall off South Drive complements this vehicle access plan, which permits vehicle traffic to buildings along South Drive via the new access drive.

Copies of the vehicle service access map can be obtained by contacting the Facilities and Construction Group at 724-357-2289 and are also available on the Web at www.iup.edu/police.

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In Memoriam…
The IUP community mourns the loss of two of its long-time faculty members who passed away this summer.

Dr. Renee Liscinsky, professor of French and chair of the French and German department, died as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident in Nancy, France, on July 14.

When the accident occurred, she was in France for the IUP-Nancy summer study abroad program.

Dr. Liscinsky began work at IUP in 1969. Promoted to full professor in 1985, Dr. Liscinsky was well known for her devotion to her students and her love of life.
While at IUP, she co-wrote a first-year French textbook and attended numerous conferences on foreign language. In 1996, she was honored with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Service award. She is survived by her husband, Victor of Indiana, who is retired from IUP’s department of physical education, and two stepdaughters, Viki Liscinsky and Jessika Strauss. Memorial contributions can be made to the Foundation for IUP, 103 Sutton Hall, Renee Liscinsky Scholarship Fund.

Dr. George Radakovic, economics, died July 17 at the age of 58 at UPMC Shady Side. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two sons, David and Michael; and two granddaughters.

Dr. Radakovic graduated with a BA degree with honors from Saint Vincent University in Latrobe. He received his Ph.D. in economics in 1972 from the University of Pittsburgh. He began in the department of economics in 1984 as an assistant professor; he was promoted to associate professor in 1991 and full professor in 1997.

Dr. Radakovic served on a variety of departmental college and university committees. He was an excellent instructor who carried about his students. He was co-director of the SCI Pine Grove Community Impact Assessment Study, responsible for assessing the prison’s impact on the local economy. He served as reviewer for many publishers.

He also co-authored a report titled, "Overcoming Barriers to Employment in Rural Western Pennsylvania." This was funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania and studied employment problems in rural western Pennsylvania.

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