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Metropolitan Magazine - Winter 2012
In this Valentine's issue of the Metropolitan, get to know three couples who met while pursuing their studies at MET. Keep reading to meet two new faculty members, learn about our new endowment for women's prison education, and the first recipients of the Chadwick Fellowship. Curious about the Big Dig? Learn how MET project management faculty use this complex project to teach all facets of project management.
WINTER 2012 The Magazine of Boston University Metropolitan College Inside this issue: Dean's Message First Chadwick Fellows Authors' Reception They Met at MET Digging the Big Dig New Online Degree Savoir Faire Professor Retires Alumni Gatherings Class Notes 2 3 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 Plus! Digging the Big Dig with MET's Project Management faculty Meet New MET Faculty We talk to Vladimir Zlatev and Yuting Zhang. See page 4. Prison Education Endowment $1.5 million toward women in MET's Prison Education Program. See page 6. Dear MET Community, I sometimes think MET years are more like dog years than typically academic. We compress a lot into a brief period of time, and move at a pace otherwise uncommon in universities. The Metropolitan forces us to catch our breath and take a snapshot to capture the breadth and depth of this remarkable enterprise. This particular issue takes you behind the scenes--and shares some of the people, milestones, and activities that make us who and what we are. At Metropolitan College you can gain insight, knowledge, expertise, inspiration, a powerful credential, and, as you'll see from those who met at MET, even love. Without any promises, of course, the classroom can be a venue for romance and relationships to blossom. (I look forward to the day when two distance learning students meet online and marry--hopefully in person.) As clich�d as this might seem, MET is about community--faculty, students, alumni--and commitment to teaching, learning, and each other. This is a workaholic culture--faculty and staff toil many hours to earn their salaries, and students do likewise to earn their degrees. Even if love doesn't always emerge in the classroom, other rewards certainly do-- reflection, growth, camaraderie, achievement, and satisfaction. The results of this hard work can be measured in our macro-success--through the enrollment of highly motivated students and the recruitment of highly qualified faculty and staff--and our micro-success, or the everyday moments of personal accomplishment and innovation. This is the tenth year of our emerging leadership in distance learning--a shining example of just how much can be accomplished in a MET decade. Though we strive to retain balance, online education has truly been transformative for Metropolitan College and reverberates in all that we do. Had Metropolitan College been complacent with its portfolio of programs a decade ago, our student population would be hardly half its current size--and we would be a bare skeleton of the enterprise we are now. I cope with the workaholic nature of the MET deanship by staying systematically connected with our full array of internal and external stakeholders. Just as we move at an exceptional pace, MET is unique in its gamut of academic programs, student cultures, units, and disciplines--each with its own special characteristics and nuances, and all worthy of understanding and attention. I am routinely humbled by how much there is to learn, and how much more there is to strive for--even in MET years. I hope you enjoy this opportunity to stay connected with Metropolitan College. With my best wishes, A message from Dean Halfond Dean Halfond on Today's Academic Issues In his monthly column for The New England Journal of Higher Education, Dean Halfond considers current issues in higher learning, including challenges posed by for-profit universities, the importance of full-time faculty, and evolving areas of study in academic institutions. You can keep up with his thoughts by visiting nebhe.org. Jay A. Halfond Dean Photos by BU Photography and members of the BU community, except where noted. Cover photo of prison by RIRF Stock/Shutterstock.com 2 WINTER 2012 First Chadwick Fellows AFTER A COMPETITIVE selection process, the first two recipients of MET's Patricia W Chadwick . (MET'75) Fund for Professional Development were announced in May. Established by alumna Patricia Chadwick, the fund provides grants to one faculty and one staff member annually, covering professional development, research, and related travel that may not be funded otherwise by MET. The staff Fellowship was presented to Robert Haley, senior media producer for Distance Education. For his "Online Student Video Profile Series," Haley is in the process of documenting days in the lives of up to six current online students. Creating a separate video for each subject, Haley will portray how distance learners balance their studies and their day-to-day responsibilities. "The Chadwick Fellowship has enabled me to learn about the efforts and dedication of our online students," notes Haley. "I am looking forward to interacting with more of them, and sharing a bit of their lives through the finished series. I hope this project will be instrumental in helping us to continue our innovation in meeting their needs." On the faculty side, Dr. Enrique Silva, assistant professor of urban affairs and city planning, was awarded a Fellowship for his proposal, "Connecting the Dots: Haiti and the Multiple Sites of Planning Research and Pedagogy." Having been engaged in reconstruction and planning efforts in Haiti since the catastrophic 2010 earthquake, Silva will use his funds for travel to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as well as Miami and Washington, D.C., where he will work on policy formation and planning initiatives toward reconstruction. Rob Haley (staff) and Enrique Silva (faculty) are the first to receive grants from the Patricia W. Chadwick (MET'75) Fund for Professional Development. METrics 1,500,000 Amount pledged by Karin Addison Jack (MET'08) to establish the Addison Female Prisoners Education Fund. 41 Average age of MET students earning their bachelor's in the Prison Education Program. "It was an honor to have my research on Haiti's reconstruction efforts recognized as work befitting the Fellowship's mission," Silva states. "It was a relief to be granted funds that will be critical in larger efforts to secure resources for a long-term engagement in Haiti." Silva will follow up with a presentation to the BU community, as well as a grant proposal for long-term research funds on post-disaster planning, at least one manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal, and a syllabus for a new MET graduate course, International Planning Studio: Planning Haiti, Planning for Disasters. "The Fellowship is a great opportunity for MET faculty interested in expanding their research and teaching activities," says Silva. Dean Halfond agrees. "We have outstanding faculty and staff at MET. Patricia's gift helps a few each year to step out of the day-to-day and unleash their creativity, taking on projects of personal significance and of value to the College as well." M See More on Rob Haley's ongoing Video Profile Series, as well as footage of Dr. Silva's first post-earthquake visit to Haiti, at youtube.com/metcollegebu. 401 Number of students pursuing a graduate certificate or master's degree in Project Management or IT Project Management, fall 2011. 200 Percentage of growth, from 2006 to 2011, in the number of articles published by MET faculty. 44 Number of members on the MET Dean's Advisory Board--BU's largest. 1,500 Approximate number of steps from Fenway Park to the MET Dean's Office. 16,225 Total inquiries answered by the MET info center in 2011. New Members of the Dean's Advisory Board MET welcomes the following individuals to the Dean's Advisory Board: Steven Akers (MET'94), Robert Glovsky, Esq. (LAW'76, LAW`79), Kimberly Grant (MET'10), Lawrence Hsu (MET'05), Brian Inselberg (CGS'83, MET'85), and Major General (retired) Gale S. Pollock (MET'84). Read More about BU deans' advisory boards at bu.edu/today/2011/where-deansgo-for-guidance. Dean Halfond is pictured with several members of the Advisory Board. Standing, l-r: Dean Taylor (MET'78), Cynthia Cohen (MET'77), Steven Akers (MET'94), Robert Stott, Lawrence Hsu (MET'05), R.H. Groce (CGS'80, SMG'82, MET'84), Andrei Soran (MET'92). Sitting, l-r: Ren� Beil (SHA'97, MET'04), Linda McCutcheon (DGE'75, MET'77), Dean Halfond, Howard Williams (MET'86, SED'89), Brian Inselberg (CGS'83, MET'85). WINTER 2012 3 New Faculty Introducing... MET welcomes two new full-time faculty to its ranks. Vladimir Zlatev (Administrative Sciences) and Yuting Zhang (Computer Science) bring valuable expertise to their respective departments. programs as they relate to best-business theories and practices in the management of international tourism companies and destinations. Metropolitan: You have actually been teaching at the College for a while. I have broken the University record for teaching consecutive semesters in one particular field--Going International: Import and Export Operations. I also teach Market and Economic Research and Analysis and Quantitative and Qualitative Decision-Making. Tell us a little about your background. to coordinate a very complex and unique project for the Bulgarian tourist industry. Their vision was to develop a sustainable and competitive model of destination. The European Union provided the money, and I was the project leader. I designed a lot of educational tools for the local authorities. I have always sought to combine work with teaching, researching, and publishing. I started at MET approximately ten years ago, as instructor. How do you characterize the strengths of MET's Administrative Sciences department? I am originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, but I was trained and educated in various places. My field was industrial engineering and management. I was advised by my father to select a field where you have to be very good in several areas--including engineering, management, and working with people. At Dresden University of Technology, I wrote my doctoral dissertation in "system dynamics"--still one of the hot topics in the world. After, I was hired by the largest computer manufacturer of the Eastern Bloc. I became a member of the board when I was in my thirties. An important lesson I learned, dealing with managers who are ten or twenty years older, is to be a team player. We offer a very balanced, structured approach to the future. Students are looking for a different type of education, and that is one of our advantages--you can take courses as a military specialist in Afghanistan, or as a marketing executive in California. We have face-to-face, online, and blended classes, so you can keep working while learning. The software and tools we are using for education are the most advanced in the world. How do you advise your students to achieve their goals? Associate Professor of the Practice of Administrative Sciences Vladimir Zlatev is not exactly a new face on campus. After a decade as a part-time faculty member, he recently transitioned to full-time. An experienced educator and entrepreneur, Zlatev has a distinguished background in industrial engineering and corporate management. He focuses on marketing research and competitive analysis based on specific industries and market segments, companies, and technologies. He also serves as project leader in a European Union-financed initiative on the design, management, and implementation of educational 4 How did you end up at MET? Another lesson I learned is that it's important to work for a company with the freedom to choose its clients. The computer manufacturer was working for the Russian market, and when the Russian market collapsed in the late 1980s, our company also collapsed. That was a reason to think about emigration to the United States, and I was fortunate to come to the right place at the right time. In the U.S., I started working at high-tech companies with great scientists from different countries. For the past ten years, I have also been working for my own company, offering high-tech services in the area of corrosion protection of metal structures. In the last several years, I was asked Nowadays, managers are living in a very tough environment, and do not have the luxury of making mistakes. That's a message I try to convey: You will have to work very hard to predict what will happen to you, your company, your environment, your competitor, and the market. I am a true believer that all my students are overachievers, so I design my classes for overachievers. The critical characteristics for the overachiever are eagerness to learn and a high level of competitiveness. And sustainability is the final element for success; you have to be a marathon runner, and the distance is not 43 kilometers, but 40 years. Your personal preparation for this marathon is extremely important. M "I am a true believer that all my students are overachievers..." WINTER 2012 New Faculty improve the quality of service (QoS). Her research has been published in more than a dozen conference proceedings and journals. Metropolitan: What attracted you to MET's computer science department? One of the things that drew me to MET is collaborative research, especially BU's Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security (RISCS), and their research on the soft phone and cloud computing. Both topics are closely related to my research background. How did you get into resource management of systems and applications? "One of the things that drew me to MET is collaborative research..." Assistant Professor of Computer Science Yuting Zhang grew up in a small town in Anhui Province, China, where both her parents were teachers. Her own passion for teaching emerged in childhood, when she often entertained herself with a chalkboard and an imaginary audience of rapt pupils. Zhang earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. She came to BU for her doctorate in computer science, after researching top U.S. universities. Zhang has taught at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, Merrimack College, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Last fall, she joined the full-time computer science faculty at MET, teaching Software Engineering and two sections of Operating Systems. Zhang's research mainly focuses on resource management in soft realtime systems, virtual machine systems, and Internet end-systems, though her interest spreads to all areas of computer systems. Zhang is engaged in the design and development of new scheduling algorithms and feedback-based control mechanisms in order to derive better solutions to resource management and WINTER 2012 I have always been interested in the mysteries of how computer systems work. My master's thesis was in the computer architecture area, and I have worked in the systems area at several companies in Beijing. When I came to BU for my PhD, I started my formal journey in systems resource management research. What is this area of study about? game in real time on your computer, it might just mean that the picture is not as clear as before. The challenge is how to provide predictable service: How many missed deadlines are tolerable without degrading the quality of service too much? How does this fit into virtual machine systems? Computer systems have many resources: the CPU, memory, disk, and network bandwidth, among others. Also, there are multiple applications you need to run simultaneously--Word, Internet browsers, email, MP3, video, all different things. Usually, the operating system manages all the resources shared by various applications, such as scheduling the CPU, allocating memory, and handling input/ output requests. The challenge is how to manage these system resources for different applications, to obtain their required quality of service, such as time, throughput, and, especially, security. Does this relate to real-time systems? Virtualization software enables you to run multiple virtual machines on a single physical machine, each with its own operating system. Therefore, many small physical servers can be replaced by virtual servers running on one large physical server--increasing the utilization and reducing cost. This is currently the hottest trend in the IT industry, and a critical component in cloud computing. Since these virtual machines share one host machine, resource management is still a big issue. How do you view the future of technology? The computer gives you power. You can do anything you can think of--if you think it, you can make it. And new technology is always coming, so you always have lot of challenges. M Real-time systems have time constraints. In a "hard" real-time system, every deadline has to be met--and, usually, each task has its own deadline. If a deadline is missed, the whole system could crash or die. For example, the brake in your car has to respond immediately. With a "soft" real-time system--a smartphone, for example--it is tolerable to miss some deadlines. If you're streaming the Red Sox 5 Prison Education Program "I think in today's knowledge-based society, academic skills and competencies are life or death." Redemption In August, Metropolitan College received the largest donation of its almost-five-decade history-- highlighting a unique initiative that seldom finds itself in the spotlight: the Prison Education Program. Enforcement Act eliminated Pell grants for prisoners, causing most other colleges to cancel their prisoner education initiatives. Despite the cuts in federal funding, BU continued to offer a complete undergraduate degree, donating the cost of faculty, books, and materials. Today, the KARIN ADDISON JACK (MET'08), a graduate Bachelor of Liberal Studies in Interdisciplinary of the College's online Master of Criminal Studies is available to inmates at MCI�Norfolk, Justice program, has committed to establish MCI�Framingham (since 1991), and Bay State the Addison Female Prisoners Education Fund Correctional Center (since 1989). at Boston University, through an endowment Learning that BU had been funding gift of $1.5 million. The gift will underwrite prisoner education from its operating the operating expenses of BU's bachelor's budget, Jack explains, "I was immediately program at MCI�Framingham, Massachusetts' interested in supporting the women's only all-female corrections facility. program, guaranteeing it will never be a "For about four decades, Boston University casualty of budget cuts or lack of available has demonstrated a daring altruism by funding. Knowing the low recidivism rates for providing liberal arts education to qualified graduates of the program, I am convinced that students in prison," comments Dean Halfond. BU's program provides the answer to a serious "This has been a significant investment in their national issue." education and transformation. I am now proud Jack began to focus on women in the to see that the women's portion of our program criminal justice system while engaged in her will be supported in perpetuity--thanks to MCJ studies at MET. "I gravitated to research Karin's generosity and social conscience." on female juvenile offenders, trends in female "When I discovered BU's Prison Education criminality and incarceration, the history of Program," says Jack, "my first reaction was female criminality, and differences between tremendous pride in the University for male and female offending. Of particular its commitment to educating deserving concern to me is the recent rise in the prisoners, and sustaining the program even as incarceration of women, and problems related all other similar programs across the U.S. were to how the criminal justice system deals with being discontinued." female offenders." The University's first prison education Reports by the U.S. Department of Justice courses were established at MCI�Norfolk in Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) indicate that 1972, by activist and BU instructor Elizabeth the number of women imprisoned nationwide "Ma" Barker, with support from incoming grew by 2.2 percent between 2000 and 2010, BU president John Silber. Twenty-two years with 112,797 women under the jurisdiction of later, the Violent Crime Control and Law federal and state correctional authorities at A Path to Sam Williams (MET'92) is currently pursuing his Master of City Planning at MET. the end of 2010. Female offenders are more likely than males to have histories of physical or sexual abuse. As of 2006, close to three quarters of women in state prisons had symptoms or a diagnosis of mental illness. Five percent reported being pregnant during incarceration, while a 2004 survey showed almost 60 percent had children under the age of 18. Fewer than half of all inmates in federal, state, and local prisons finished high school-- and less-educated prisoners are more likely to become recidivists. Kerrin (MET'08), who was accepted into the Prison Education Program (PEP) while serving 12 years at MCI�Framingham, underscores this point. "There are not enough programs to help females learn how to reenter society. When I got out of Framingham, I really, really struggled. After doing so much time in prison, that is all you know. That becomes your life. If there aren't groups and support systems to help people reenter society, they go back to prison." Dr. Jenifer Drew (GRS'78, GRS'84), director of BU's Prison Education Program and associate professor of justice studies and sociology at Lasell College, argues that by providing an education, BU is offering prisoners the means to rise out of this cycle permanently, and perhaps help others. "If you don't give prisoners opportunities to educate themselves, they re-enter the community worse off--no skills, no job, no place to live, and possibly no family," she says. "Programs such as BU's can empower women to emerge stronger for having been through prison. Our graduates are doing the kind of work that college graduates typically do. People are more willing to give them a second chance." WINTER 2012 6 Prision Education Program Dr. Jenifer Drew (GRS'78, GRS`84) is director of BU's Prison Education Program. Kerrin agrees. "If you don't change the person, then recidivism just continues. Some women go into Framingham for petty crimes, and just learn worse crimes in prison. The PEP gives the women in Framingham something productive to do, and puts them back on the street better educated and more positive. It's just a great opportunity. And having that money donated to the program, it's a gift to all those women who didn't have a chance. Now they have a chance for a better life." Those who complete the Prison Education Program receive a BU bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. Encompassing literature, foreign languages, the arts, philosophy, mathematics, and the physical and social sciences, the curriculum introduces a continuum of human experience, learning, and intellect through the ages. Students build lifelong skills and perspective. "The liberal arts," notes Drew, "change how prisoners see themselves in the world, and especially, how they see others. One prisoner summed it up by saying they teach us the right way to be. That's the benefit of the liberal arts--they put prison students in touch with real-world norms and values." Former inmate Douglas Wilson (MET'07) recalls learning as much about life as he did about the classics. "The professors who I worked with helped rebuild my sense of self, and my concept of personal responsibility. I found a purpose, and a desire to help others." He credits the "soft skills that a rigorous college education provides" with enabling him to land a job within a month of his release from prison, despite a difficult economy and a criminal record. "Since graduating, I earned a diploma in paralegal studies and transferred the lessons that I learned in college to other academic pursuits. I've written articles on the criminal justice system, and I've worked with at-risk youth in the hope that by sharing my own life experiences, others might avoid suffering as I have. I also plan on attending graduate school next fall." WINTER 2012 "Perhaps the greatest gift my BU education has offered me is a clear sense of personal responsibility." Incarcerated at age 16, Douglas Wilson (MET'07) says his BU education marked a new chapter in his life. Did you know? 95 percent of state prisoners will eventually be released from prison. 840,700 adults were on parole at the end of 2010. 10 MET Department of Correction Academic Scholarships are available to Massachusetts DOC employees. 100 percent of MET tuition is covered by each Department of Correction Academic Scholarship. "The beauty of the BU program is that the prisoner earns the opportunity to participate," says Jack. "Their liberal arts studies provide them with the credentials they need to be productive and financially independent following their release. That the program represents what is likely to be the end of a released inmate's reliance on federal funding is nearly impossible to argue against." Kerrin, who is preparing to start a master's degree program at UMass Boston, describes the PEP faculty as "godsent." She goes on by explaining, "They treat us like human beings. We're really in a college setting. We know that we are in BU. It's just something that gives people in the program a positive outlook. The program changed me for the better." A similar testimonial is offered by Richard Smith (MET'08), a student services professional and adjunct professor in the criminal justice department at SUNY Empire State College. "None of my professional accomplishments would have been possible if it weren't for my participation in the Prison Education Program," says Smith, who spent nearly ten years behind bars, starting the PEP during a three-year stint at MCI�Norfolk. After his release, he continued his studies on campus at MET, earning a BS in Sociology, Cum Laude; he received his master's in Africana Studies from SUNY�Albany in 2009. "Since I have been home, I have been fortunate to have many opportunities to live out my purpose--serving others who have been deprived of the resources necessary to actualize their potential." This sense of altruism--giving back--is not unusual for PEP students. "All of my peers from the BU PEP have not only stayed out of 7 Prision Education Program prison, they have used their education to become active in their communities," Smith goes on to say. "They serve in the capacities of educators, community organizers, program directors, at-risk youth counselors, business owners, and even pastors. The program not only lowers recidivism rates, it empowers men and women to change their communities, and even the world." This observation is embodied by Sam Williams (MET'92), currently chief operating officer with the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry in Roxbury. Williams, who is completing his Master of City Planning at MET, was in prison for a little over a decade. Today, he can point to an exemplary, 15-year career in the field of human services. "I think in today's knowledge-based society, academic skills and competencies are life or death," observes Williams. "People who are educated while in prison have a more favorable chance of being able to take care of themselves and their families, and go on to do greater things. I truly believe that every human being has the capacity to reverse whatever his or her situation is, and to do incredible things in this world." Today, Williams is a vocal advocate for prison education. "If you have two millionplus people institutionalized in prisons across this country, and you're not figuring out how to really develop them in powerful ways so they can come back and contribute to the larger society--to the economy--then we are wasting a valuable resource." Williams connects this thought to his own past. "When I look back, I was a mess. I'm sure people probably said, `That kid, nothing great is going to come from him.' It requires a lot of time, and work, and serious commitment, and psychological and emotional rewiring, to really heal and reverse a lot of the early damage that is done. But I know it's possible, because I did it." Drew concludes by noting that BU has supported the Prison Education Program for "The professors educed our true intellectual capacity, despite our own doubts." Richard Smith (MET'08) is coordinator of student services at SUNY Empire State College. almost fifty years, awarding more than 250 bachelor's degrees and providing liberal arts coursework to hundreds of other prisoners. "Those students are profoundly affected by the transformative power of liberal arts education, and so many of them continue to pay it forward," she says. "The opportunity BU provides amazes me and makes me proud."M MET Authors' Reception EVERYBODY ENJOYS a good party--especially to celebrate the accomplishments of our own prolific faculty. On October 27, the Office of the Dean hosted a reception to recognize three faculty members with books on the market. As faculty and staff mingled with the authors and enjoyed refreshments, Associate Dean for Academic Programs Tanya Zlateva noted that MET authors' receptions "are becoming Honoring the authors, from left: John Day (with Assistant Professor Anatoly Temkin); Joseph Boskin; Stu Jacobs. Far right: emcee and Associate Dean Tanya Zlateva. a tradition, and the occasions are more frequent--which is great." Two of the books were written by Stuart Jacobs--Computer Science lecturer and the mission. Syracuse Press describes the members of MET's Computer Science a recognized expert in computer and network book as "a keenly observed narrative that faculty. Lecturer John Day, drawing from security--applies the concepts of systems delivers both the absurd and the sublime in his four decades of pioneering work in the engineering to the issues of information equal measure." Boskin noted that he was development of network architecture, offers security, examining the life cycle of providing fortunately promoted to sergeant before the the first "unified theory of networking" systems security, from design through book was published. in Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to deployment to decommissioning. Addressing the evening's guests, Fundamentals (Prentice Hall). Examining the In Corporal Boskin's Cold Cold War: A Comical Dean Halfond congratulated the authors, history of networking from the ARPANET Journey (Syracuse University Press), Professor commenting on the significance of having (the original Internet) forward, Day reveals Emeritus of History Joseph Boskin recounts "faculty who are notable and exceptional, the overlooked patterns in protocols that point his stint as army historian for a top-secret whose work is being recognized publicly. the way to a simpler, more powerful network scientific military expedition to northern Our research and scholarly productivity structure and, perhaps, the "Internet 2.0." Greenland during the Korean War in 1953. has doubled or tripled over the last few In his new textbook, Engineering Information Assigned to compile and transmit regular years. These books represent the tip of that Security: The Application of Systems Engineering Concepts progress reports, Boskin was privy to the whole process." M to Achieve Information Assurance (Wiley-IEEE Press), very human dramas that unfolded during 8 WINTER 2012 They Met at MET Met at MET We have always said that Metropolitan College offers many opportunities to make close connections--with business associates and knowledgeable industry pros, of course. But it turns out that some of our students have connected in other ways, too. Julia + Jesse Gale + Douglas Karen + Daniel Jesse Lopez (MET'11) + Julia Kopytova (MET'11) Status: Engaged to be married, April 2012 Where they met: BS in Management Studies program, Boston campus Major General (Retired) Gale Pollock (MET'84) + Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Douglas L. McAllaster (MET'84) Status: Happily married Where they met: MS in Business Administration and Management program, Heidelberg campus Gale tells the story: I had traveled to Frankfurt for a class and did not enjoy it--no one spoke to me. I decided if anyone visited our classes in Landstuhl, I would be friendly. I spotted Doug when he was a "visitor" in our class at Landstuhl. Doug claims that he was wowed when he talked with me during class breaks. Doug was the math genius who helped me and my colleagues through statistics. One evening, our professor was trying in vain to communicate a concept in that subject. All of a sudden, Doug walks to the front of the room and says to her, "If you want to sit down, I'll do this," and she did! He erased all the scribble on the board and said, "This is not hard. Step one... Step two... That's all there is to this. Does this make sense?" I decided then that he was really smart and I wanted to know him better. Just over two years later, we married. We are both glad that we decided to participate in the program while we were in Germany--we got our master's degrees, and each other. Elkan "Daniel" Sanders (MET'91) + Karen Corbett Sanders (MET'91) Status: Happily married Where they met: MS in Business Administration and Management program, Brussels campus Jesse tells the story: We did not have any classes together until our final year of school. We first met in Project Management. Julia came in late to class and sat down near the back of the room, a couple rows over from me. She looked at me, and I looked at her. At that moment, I knew something inevitable was there. After class, I introduced myself. Several days later, we shared another class, and I talked to her again. This continued for several weeks, until eventually, I made a plan to ask her out. Unfortunately, when the big day came, I overheard Julia telling the professor that she was leaving after the first half of class to catch a plane. I was disappointed knowing I would have to wait another week. But, when I left class for break, Julia was waiting in the hallway. She said that she was leaving for a week, and asked for my phone number--for homework assignments. I said I was happy to give her my number, especially since I had been planning to ask her out. She did not say `yes' right away--but she did later, when she called for homework. WINTER 2012 They tell the story: It was definitely not love at first sight. Karen was president of the student body, and she wanted to hold a meeting in the student lounge. Daniel was lounging, and not moving--but his interest was piqued. Daniel was incredibly persistent, and after six weeks, Karen finally agreed to a "day date." She thought that would be the end of his pursuit. Instead, she was wowed by a fun outing to a rugby game, followed by homemade Indonesian food. Clearly, Daniel was not going away. They clicked because they had the same values. Today, their romance includes lunch together when working from home, date nights between the crazy schedules of two high school girls, and an occasional weekend away at their beach house. Daniel and Karen remain committed to BU, and have hosted MET events at their home. They love to support MET programs and are proud to be friends with MET graduates. M 9 Hearts by Peter Mah/iStock.com. Project Management: the Big Dig Photo by Pierdelune/Shutterstock.com. this "distressway" would be plagued by 16-hour traffic jams (if it did not collapse before then). Green-lighted in 1991, the project also included construction of the Ted Williams Tunnel to Logan Airport, the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, and the Rose For a student of project Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. Scandalized management, there are few better by scheduling issues, tunnel leaks, design ways to grasp the intricacies flaws, allegations of corner-cutting, political of a project than by examining finger-pointing, criminal arrests, and four case studies. And there are few worker deaths, for many the project's nadir better case studies than the occurred in 2006, when a ceiling panel in the Ted Williams Tunnel crashed down into Central Artery/Tunnel Project. traffic, killing a local woman. Known as the "Big Dig," the For Warbuton, a former astrophysicist world's biggest, and possibly most and supply chain innovator whose notorious, inner-city mega-project specialty is earned-value analysis, this is just a short distance from BU. tragedy brought to light something more As Associate Professor of Administrative controversial. Sciences Roger Warburton says, "Nothing "People say it was the greatest cost was simple about the Big Dig." A marvel of overrun ever," he says. "The initial estimate structural engineering and innovation, the was around $2.4 billion, and it ended project's objective was to bury the major up at $14 billion. But the truth is that interstate highways that converged on Boston's engineers in the late 1980s already knew it gritty, elevated Central Artery. This unsightly was a $12 to $14 billion project. They told behemoth funneled north-south traffic (I-93), everybody who would listen--including east-west Turnpike traffic (I-90), and Logan the politicians--and those people kept it Airport traffic right through Boston, severing quiet." the city's waterfront from downtown. Clogged In a compelling short video for his with an estimated 190,000 vehicles per day students, Warburton stands at various in the 1990s--about twice what it was built locations in downtown Boston and to handle--it was predicted that, by 2010, introduces the Big Dig, recounting how 10 "People say it was the greatest cost overrun ever," says Warburton. "The initial estimate was around $2.4 billion, and it ended up at $14 billion." he and his intrepid graduate assistant pieced together their findings. "My presentation on the cost estimate of the Big Dig describes how we found this information," he explains. "Looking at data, we saw that I-90, I-93, and the interchange under Chinatown were responsible for 95 percent of the total expenses. And in those three elements, only a small percentage of the contracts accounted for 90 percent of the money. They knew early on what the cost was--and did not tell the public." With all the complexity--and drama-- necessary to illustrate the art and science of project management, the Big Dig serves as a magnificent teaching tool in MET's project management core curriculum. Offered on campus and online through the Department of Administrative Sciences, the four-course curriculum can be completed as a graduate certificate or as the core of the College's Master of Science in Project Management. "The Big Dig spans all the knowledge areas covering the entire spectrum of project management, as defined by the Project WINTER 2012 Project Management: the Big Dig Photo right: Israel Pabon/Shutterstock.com. Photo far right: Greg Kushmerek/Shutterstock.com. imagine running a project management program without the professors having actual, This page, clockwise from above: Administrative real-world experience. It has no meaning Sciences professors Roger Warburton, Steve until you can excite your students and share Leybourne, Vijay Kanabar, and Virginia Greiman the passion that you have for making projects (SED'70, LAW'03); a vestige of the elevated better. It's one of the reasons I came to BU." Central Artery; a segment of the Rose Kennedy In his recent article in the New England Greenway; construction of Zakim Bridge. Journal of Higher Education, Dean Halfond observed that many schools are now offering Management Institute," says Vijay Kanabar, project management programs that are "not associate professor and director of MET's taught by full-time faculty, with researchproject management programs. "Having a based doctorates, actively engaged in real-world project based in Boston, and having scholarship." What sets MET apart is a cadre faculty who have worked on it, is definitely a of full-time faculty with terminal degrees, pedagogical advantage." extensive professional experience, and peerless Assistant Professor Virginia Greiman research qualifications. Such faculty, Halfond (SED'70, LAW'03) was former deputy chief writes, "bring credibility and commitment-- counsel and risk manager for the Big Dig. and can create the gravitas that will legitimize With more than twenty years of experience and sustain project management. True at the federal and state levels--including academic faculty serve on editorial boards, terms as U.S. Trustee for the Department of connect academic research and industry Justice and legal counsel to the U.S. Agency needs, and generate and disseminate for International Development, the World knowledge. This success distinguishes a worldBank, and the U.S. Department of State--her class program from a merely competent one." expertise is in the realm of mega-projects. Which is exactly what Warburton points "The Big Dig consisted of multiple projects out: "Our faculty have been out in the real that had to be managed as one program," she world working on projects, and they're says. "As deputy chief counsel, there probably academically credible. They know how to was not an area that I didn't deal with. I draw present the academic element and graft it onto upon expertise from the Big Dig, as well as the experience. And I think that's a winning other projects, because it's important to look combination." at projects comparatively. I am absolutely According to Kanabar, "We set the intent upon teaching and utilizing lessons bar high. We prefer faculty with previous learned from all projects--not just the tools experience and with terminal qualifications and techniques, but all the important skills. in project management, as well as the Project Being a project manager is not just learning Management Professional credential. We are how to estimate cost, but how to deal with able to leverage our body of knowledge and conflict and ethical questions. I want to make present it to the students. We are proud that sure our students are well trained to manage BU is among the top five universities in this difficult decisions when faced with projects." field--both in education and research." As for the necessity of hands-on Assistant Professor Steve Leybourne is experience, Greiman is emphatic: "I cannot similarly forceful about MET's reputation. WINTER 2012 "Historically, we have what I would consider to be the best, most progressive, most advanced project management program in the country. We're challenging the status quo. We are engaged at the cutting-edge of what's going on in the project management field, and that is reflected in the content of our courses. What we're offering here is not more of the same, but an opportunity to engage with the really important, innovative ideas that will make a difference in the way that people manage projects." Leybourne, who is widely regarded to be the foremost authority on improvisation within the project domain, notes that his approach to the subject is entirely behavioral. "I focus on people--working in teams, how people lead projects, dealing with complexity and ambiguity--Continued on page 13> Big Dig Trivia 10 Number of lanes on the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, part of the Big Dig. 75,000 Approximate number of cars the Central Artery was designed to accommodate in 1959. 190,000 Actual number of vehicles using the Central Artery, per day, by the 1990s. 16 Daily hours of traffic jams predicted on the Central Artery by 2010. $11,800,000,000 Difference between the stated cost of the Big Dig and the actual cost. $500,000,000 Approximate annual cost savings to residents and businesses, as a result of the Big Dig's enhanced traffic flow. Photo by Marcio Jose Bastos Silva/Shutterstock.com. 11 Online Master of Social Work Now Online� the Master of Social Work WORKING WITH BU's School of Social Work (SSW) to launch the University's first online Master of Social Work (MSW), MET's Distance Education team faced a good-sized challenge: Design a successful online program in a discipline defined by site visits and face-toface contact with people, while staying true to the School of Social Work's urban focus and rigorous academics. For Distance Education, this was yet another occasion to push the boundaries of distance learning. "We are thrilled not only to be working with the faculty and staff of the School of Social Work, but also by the possibilities of delivering the MSW program online," says Nancy Coleman, director of Distance Education. "Social work is such an inherently face-to-face discipline. The challenge of enabling effective social work-related interchange online is one that will continue to help us show that distance education is a rigorous and effective mode of delivery." While coursework is completed online, students are also required to engage in field internships within their own communities. Intended for social workers with at least two years of professional experience, the program has a holistic, integrated curriculum that builds the skills needed to assist diverse groups and at-risk populations. Students can School of Social Work Dean Gail Steketee (in tricorne hat) christens the new online Master of Social Work, joined by staff from SSW and MET's Distance Education office. choose a concentration in Clinical Social Work Practice, a prerequisite for advanced professional licensure. The program brings the School of Social Work's nationally recognized faculty-- distinguished scholars, researchers, and leaders in strengthening communities--right to the laptops of students around the nation. "We are delighted to expand our student body geographically, and to work with community field agencies far and wide," says Dean of the School of Social Work Gail Steketee. "For our school, this increases our diversity and expands our awareness of the many social issues facing the field of social work across the U.S." BU is now poised to claim national leadership in online social work education. Currently one of the highest-ranked schools to offer the MSW online, BU has the added advantage of being an acknowledged leader in distance learning--something few other schools can claim. Recently, MET's impeccable standards earned BU the Sloan-C Award for Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Education and the U.S. Distance Learning Association Award for 21st Century Best Practices. "MET has been terrifically responsive to our specialized needs for distance education in social work," Dean Steketee notes. "They have developed online formats to ensure clear communication between professor and student, and real-time role-plays that are essential for clinical training. With MET as a partner, we have been able to accomplish our goal of providing excellent online social work education." The first cohort of the online MSW began this past fall. M Learn More about the online Master of Social Work at: onlinemsw.bu.edu. Off the Press Holy Wars: 3000 Years of Battles in the Holy Land Gary Rashba (MET'98) Casemate Publishers, 2011 Holy Wars describes three thousand years of pivotal battles and campaigns in the Holy Land, beginning with the Israelites' capture of Jericho and ending with Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon. An epilogue examines Israel's military response to the Palestinian Intifada, and the nation's recent conflicts with Hezbollah and Hamas. Rashba, who earned his master's in management at MET, has published more than 30 articles on defense, aerospace, and international topics. You can find more about Holy Wars at http://sites.google. com/site/holywarsbook. Join Us 7th Annual MET Night Friday, March 2, 2012 Agganis Arena Cheer the Terrier hockey team as they take on the Northeastern Huskies. Details at: bu.edu/met/agganis 617-353-6000 firstname.lastname@example.com Go Terriers! WINTER 2012 12 Savoir Faire Savoir Faire Highlights of recent faculty and staff honors, grants, presentations, and publications. Kip Becker, associate professor and chair of Administrative Sciences, was named technology and business editor of the Journal of Euromarketing, and continues to edit the Journal of Transnational Management. Becker was also appointed to the Institute for Market Research and Strategy (iMARKE) at the University of Minho, Portugal. Roger Warburton, associate professor of Administrative Sciences, and former MET lecturer Stephen Disney had their paper, "On the Lambert W Function: Economic Order Quantity Applications and Pedagogical Considerations," accepted by the International Journal of Production Economics. Assistant Professor of Administrative Sciences Steve Leybourne was appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Project, Program, and Portfolio Management. His paper, "Improvisation and Project Management: What, When and How," was presented at the PMI� Global Congress 2011--North America. Gastronomy Assistant Professor Rachel Black and Visiting Professor Carole Counihan contributed to the inaugural 2011 Rochester Institute of Technology Conable Conference in International Studies: Cuisine, Technology & Development. Black presented "Vino Naturale: Tensions between Nature and Technology in the Glass," and Counihan delivered the keynote on "Food Activism, Cuisine, and Technology in Italy's Slow Food Movement." Daniel Ranalli, associate professor and director of Arts Administration, participated in the exhibition New and Recent Work by 13 Massachusetts Cultural Council Award Recipients in Painting and Drawing, at the Tufts University Art Gallery. Ranalli also showed in The Tides of Provincetown: Pivotal Years in America's Oldest Continuous Art Colony, at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Conn. (July� October 2011), the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Penn. (October 2011�January 2012), and the Wichita Art Museum, Kans. (February�April 2012). Ranalli concluded the year as part of the Dance/Draw exhibition at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art. Computer Science Associate Professor Eric Braude and lecturer Dino Konstantopoulos had their paper, "A Mashup Framework for Composable Resources in the Presence of Unreliability," accepted for January's International Conference on Advances in Computing and Management in Pune, India. Shea Cronin, assistant professor of Criminal Justice, had his article, "Maintaining Order under the Rule of Law: Occupational Templates and Police Use of Force," accepted for publication in the Journal of Crime & Justice. Coauthored by Robert Kane (Arizona State University), the article was also included on a panel at the American Society of Criminology Conference in November. A paper by Assistant Professor of Administrative Sciences Irena Vodenska, "Identifying Influential Directors in the United States Corporate Governance Network," was accepted in the Physical Review E Journal. The paper was written in collaboration with faculty from BU's College of Arts & Sciences physics department and Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Stu Jacobs, lecturer in Computer Science, had his paper, "WiMAX Subscriber and Mobile Station Authentication Challenges," published in the November 2011 issue of the IEEE Communications Magazine. Jacobs also published Engineering Information Security: The Application of Systems Engineering Concepts to Achieve Information Assurance (Wiley-IEEE Press). John Day, lecturer in Computer Science, presented "Bounding the Router Table Size in an ISP Network Using RINA," at the Second International Conference on the Network of the Future, Universit� Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, November 2011. The paper was coauthored with Associate Professor Lou Chitkushev and several other faculty from Boston University and elsewhere. M The Big Dig, continued from page 11> and that is a really big area in the project management field, at the moment, for academics. Project managers have to manage people who are dealing with, experiencing, and, indeed, actually driving forward change within organizations--and that can be quite complicated. We're often dealing with things such as ambiguity and complexity." Musing on measuring the overall, longterm success of a controversial project like the Big Dig, Kanabar offers an analogy. "At the end of the day, completing a project on schedule and within budget is good--but the most important thing is that long after a project is finished, people just remember the quality. When we offer our graduate degree and certificate in project management--whether it's on campus or online--we emphasize that quality comes first and should never be sacrificed. Because we know that long after students complete the project management curriculum and earn that piece of paper, what they will remember is the quality of our program. That is what will distinguish us as having the best program in project management in the country--if not the world." M Learn More about MET's project management programs at bu.edu/met/ programs/project-management. See More about the Department of Administrative Sciences at youtube.com/ metcollegebu. Photo courtesy of Infosys. Doing Business in and with India In January, 16 graduate students in MET's Administrative Sciences course "Doing Business in and with India" attended classes on the Infosys campuses in Bangalore and Mysore. Alumnus S.D. Shibulal (MET'88) is co-founder and CEO of the $6.8 billion company, which employs 145,000 people in over 30 countries. WINTER 2012 13 Alumni Gatherings Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/METBU Alumni Gatherings Longtime MET Faculty Member Ed Brookner Retires The assistant professor of liberal studies bids adieu to MET. LAST SPRING--after 45 years of teaching liberal arts at MET-- published poet, award-winning photographer, and longtime painter Ed Brookner formally announced his retirement. Brookner started his sojourn at MET as a creative writing teacher in 1966, just one year after the College opened its doors. "When A fond farewell: Retiring faculty I came, I didn't know that I was member Ed Brookner at a reception in at the beginning," laughs in his honor, October 2011. Brookner. "I assumed MET had been in existence for forty years. respect of his students. "Each I assumed that they had taught student is an individual," says creative writing right along, Brookner. "I know it's corny, but but now I realize maybe I was that's how I look at it. There were the first one." Over the course so many students I respected of his career at MET, Brookner and liked, and who did excellent taught dozens of literature and work for me. I have a large pile of liberal arts courses in the day and student essays, poems, and stories evening, including many in the I retained because of their quality, undergraduate Accelerated Degree or what they taught me." Completion Program and the Reflecting on this, Brookner Prison Education Program. For continues the thought: "I don't twenty years, he also coordinated have a philosophy of teaching, English Composition at MET. other than it be non-authoritarian "Ed has been a pillar at MET and show respect for the students. for more than four decades-- When I taught creative writing, and provided the foundation there was always a line in a poem, for developing the writing there was always an image that skills students need to do their was worthwhile, something a academic and professional student could build on. That's work," says Dean Halfond. a much better approach than a "He has interacted with negative one." thousands of students over his Dean Halfond recalls time at MET--one student and developing the Accelerated Degree one paper at a time--and had a Completion Program a decade profound impact on their lives. ago. "I turned to Ed to be the first He also had the artistic integrity faculty coordinator--I knew he and sense of purpose to balance would have the academic and his own writing and photography personal qualities that students with his commitment to would value." Boston University." "The Degree Completion Easygoing, with a pleasing Program was very exciting," says hint of irreverence, Brookner Brookner. "It was a great idea. exhibits a generous spirit--an We had testimonials from people attitude that earned the deep Continued on page 15> WINTER 2012 See footage of Dean Halfond at a recent alumni event in N.H. Visit youtube.com/ metcollegebu. New York Top, l-r: Clyde Morris (MET'11), current student Ahmed Farooq, and Peter Korzenik (MET'89). Bottom, l-r: Justin Holden (CFA'01, MET'04) with student CJ Zoccali and guest; Yvette Bernal (MET'11) and Stephanie Burke (MET'11). Atlanta From left, Master of Criminal Justice alumnae Jennifer Waindle (MET'10) and Sharon Reddick (MET'10), with current MCJ students JaNina Milligan, Alia El-Sawi, and Ebony Holmes. Health Communication Conference, Atlanta During last August's CDC National Conference in Health Communication, MET faculty members Pauline Hamel and Domenic Screnci hosted an event for 24 Health Communication students and alumni. Pictured (l-r): student Margaret Delaschmit with Pauline Hamel; Jane Hildebrandt (CAS'89, MET'11) and student Amy Hall with Barbara Noble (MET'11); student Sheena Haynes and Alane Bearder (MET'11). 14 Class Notes Class Notes Here's your chance to get caught up on what your classmates have been doing. Let us know what you're up to. Submit class notes to: Boston University Metropolitan College Alumni Office 755 Commonweath Avenue, B5 Boston, MA 02215 bu.edu/alumni/classnotes Claritza Abreu (MET'03) of Gary Grossman (MET'75) is a Randolph, Mass., is assistant chief information officer of analytics and business intelligence at the Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services. She is also program coordinator and senior professor in the Health Care Informatics Program at Cambridge College School of Management. Recognized in 2009 as one of Massachusetts' most influential Latinos and community leaders, Abreu was among Mass High Tech's "Women to Watch" in 2011. She received that year's Massachusetts Excellence in Technology Award, and was among Alumni of the Year recognized by INTEC in the Dominican Republic. Dean's Advisory Board member and a multiple Emmy Awardwinning television producer. As co-owner of Weller/Grossman Productions and his successful new company, World Media Strategies, he has produced more than 9,000 television shows for 36 networks. Grossman is author of two non-fiction books that explore television history, and two international thrillers now available through Diversion Books: Executive Actions and Executive Treason (the latter featuring an appearance by our very own Dean Halfond). Visit garygrossman.com for more information. Matthew Harris (MET'10) recently from colleges--tracking whether students get jobs related to their major of study. Learn more at collegeminer.com. Becky Kelly (MET'96) (n�e Hickson) of Longmont, Colo., Matthew Reno (MET'10) was launched an Internet startup called "College Miner." Originally an idea for a project in his MET Data Mining course, College Miner provides reporting tools that enable students and parents to research student outcome data married Chris Kelly in Boulder on August 20, 2011. Kelly also recently transitioned to market segment manager of IBM's Software Group after working 14 years in IBM's Integrated Technology Delivery organization. Horst Schenk (MET'83) recently published Recollections from Tom Laszewski (MET'02) of My Five Lives, a collection of Hampton, N.H., has co authored several volumes of memories, two books: Migrating to the Cloud including anecdotes told from (Syngress Press) and Oracle the perspective of his first pet. Information Integration, Migration, and His books can be viewed at Consolidation (Packt Publishing, lulu.com/spotlight/horstschenk. packtpub.com). Paul Peralez (MET'10) was appointed by the governor of Michigan to serve a four-year term on the state's Construction Code Commission. The Commission was created by the Stille-Derossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act (Act 230) of 1972, in order to improve the quality of housing for Michigan residents while assisting the housing industry. admitted to the PhD program in Criminal Justice at Texas State University, fall 2011. More Alumni Gatherings Health Communication APHA, Washington, D.C. Health Communication faculty member Pauline Hamel presented a poster and greeted students and alumni at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting in October. From left: Hamel with APHA 2011 Rising Star Award winner Raed Mansour (MET'11); the poster, with Amy Ramsay (MET'11) and Hamel. PMI Conference, Dallas Project Management faculty members Vijay Kanabar, Steve Leybourne, and Roger Warburton welcomed BU alumni and current online students at the PMI� Global Congress last October. Brookner, continued from page 14> about how it changed their lives. At the end of the program, people thanked you with tears in their eyes. It meant a lot to them." As for life after retirement? "With the exception of having more time to pursue my interests, it's pretty much the same as it was before. I write most mornings. I enjoy photography and explore the woods of Rhode Island with my camera. When I hit a wall with the writing, I dabble with paint and canvas. The important thing is to get it done and to have it there. You work and you stay honest." M 15 WINTER 2012 Nonprofit U.S. Postage PAID Boston, MA Permit No. 1839 755 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 bu.edu/met facebook.com/METBU @METBU youtube.com/metcollegebu An equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. 02/12 April 14, 2012 Worldwide Register today at bu.edu/dayofservice


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US consulate attacked in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan Islamist militants unleashed a car bomb and grenade attack against a U.S. consulate in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing four people and striking back after months of American missile strikes against Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in the region.
Hours earlier, a suicide bomber killed 45 people and wounded more than 70 at a rally by a secular political party in the northwest that has supported recent Pakistani army offensives in the region close to Afghanistan, where the United States is battling a related insurgency.
The attacks follow a lull in violence since the beginning of the year, illustrating the militants' resilience.
The multi-pronged strike against the consulate in Peshawar city was the first direct assault on a U.S. mission in the country since 2006. Officials said the four attackers in two vehicles hoped to breach the heavily fortified compound and kill people inside, but they failed to do that and caused only minor damage.
They detonated their first suicide vehicle at a checkpoint some 20 meters (yards) from the entrance to the consulate, said Peshawar police chief Liaquat Ali Khan. The second vehicle, which was carrying a larger amount of explosives, was stopped at another security barrier some 15 meters (yards) from the entrance, he said.
"The driver had no option, but to detonate the vehicle right there," said Khan.
The second blast killed two militants wearing suicide vests who were walking ahead of the pickup truck, said Khan.
Some officials and witnesses reported a third or possible fourth explosion. The blasts, some of which were filmed by local television stations, sent huge mushroom clouds over the city. One piece of footage showed a bomb exploding several meters (yards) from two people who had their arms raised in the air as if surrendering.
In Washington, a White House spokesman condemned the blasts.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement that she was "outraged and deeply saddened" by the attack.
"The assault this morning is part of a wave of violence perpetrated by brutal extremists who seek to undermine Pakistan's democracy and sow fear and discord," Clinton said. "The Pakistani people have suffered grievous losses, but they are standing firm in the face of this intimidation - and the United States stands with them."
The style of the attack - multiple suicide bombs and attackers with conventional weapons - has become an increasingly common one both in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The attackers who fired at the consulate were wearing security uniforms, another tactic insurgents have used in both countries to slip into guarded areas, said a Pakistani intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
The four people killed in the attack included three security personnel and one civilian, said Khan. Two of the security personnel were employed by the consulate, said the embassy. The third was a Pakistani paramilitary soldier, said police official Sattar Khan.
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

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ADA – A year ago, Bob Olwin took over an Ada football team that had gotten quite comfortable at scoring points, winning games and making the postseason.
Nothing changed.
Olwin's Bulldogs went 9-4 overall and zipped all the way to the Division VI regional finals on the strength of a punishing defensive front and an offense that jelled as the season went on.
Heading into the 2014 campaign, it seems to be business as usual for Ada.
"We have some really good players back but we do have some holes to fill, you have that every year, so it's nothing new," Olwin said. "These players really don't know anything except winning. That confidence was established by (former coach Mike Fell) and these kids have just continued that. We've been to the playoffs eight years in a row so they've worked really hard to continue that, they know what it takes to win games and they expect to win."
And expectations should once again be high for Ada.
The team returns 14 letter winners, 10 of whom were starters a year ago.
The offensive line and the defense front seven especially were wrecking balls for the Bulldogs last year, and should be tough again. Levi Bass (senior, center/outside linebacker) anchors the offensive line and is a fierce defender who had 78 tackles a year ago. Blake Ansley (junior, receiver) is also a major returner after he led the team in receptions last year with 64 for 756 yards and eight TDs and led the defense with 109 tackles.
Noah Beach (senior, guard/defensive tackle) registered 62 tackles a year ago and was another major force as a two-way starter. Dylan Hannah (senior, guard/defensive end) is also a strong returnee as a three-year starter while Justin Shoemaker (junior, OT/DT) is another key starter returning.
"They've all looked really good, had good training camps," Olwin said. "Our strengths are the offensive line, the defensive line and our linebackers. We still have some things we can improve upon, but that's our strength at this point. And we'll be very strong in our kicking game. We have a good competition going on there, so I'm looking forward to watching them."
One spot Ada is working to replace is at the quarterback position with the departure of Matt Wilcox.Looking to fill the spot is freshman Seth Conley, who is battling fellow freshman Chase Sumner and sophomore Trent Jolliff.
"It's been a learning curve for them and the receivers," Olwin said. "Learning what we run and everything, but they've worked really hard. Seth loves football and he's improved a great deal since June. He and Chase looked great in our first scrimmage."
Olwin said the offense overall is a step ahead of last year when the Bulldogs were learning his form of the spread offense.
"The terminology is a lot easier for them this season," Olwin said. "We can jump in and out of things a lot quicker than last year. We're just more comfortable.
"I'm looking for us to pick up where we left off last season."


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Hayden Jones lives for basketball.
"Without basketball, he probably would never have done his homework," his mother, Karen, said half-jokingly.
For the past 10 years, she has traveled with him to dozens of competitions and tournaments throughout Wisconsin and the nation, not only because Hayden's a pretty good shooting guard, but also because most buildings with basketball courts don't have wheelchair access. Some courts even restrict wheelchairs altogether.
"It's really frustrating," said the 18-year-old, of Brookfield, who is a member of the Wheelin' Wizards, a competitive youth wheelchair basketball club.
"Sometimes, to enter a building, we have to remove the wheels of our wheelchairs," said Hayden, who has cerebral palsy. "Most gym doors aren't wide enough. Someone has to help us get through the door."
Countless athletes who have disabilities experience this accessibility problem. But, if all goes well, Hayden and his teammates will be able to choose from six official-sized basketball courts and four junior-sized ones in a large-enough fitness facility to house them and the able-bodied public.
The Ability Center, which is being planned for Milwaukee County, would be the first of its kind in the state and arguably the nation, said Damian Buchman, executive director and founder.
Buchman - who survived bilateral osteosarcoma, a childhood bone cancer that afflicted both legs, and who uses a prosthesis - said the building will serve a large need.
"As an individual with a disability, I've witnessed the lack of opportunities available for adaptive sports and athletic activities," he said. "Kids currently travel great distances for adaptive sports and athletic opportunities."
The 3-year-old nonprofit is also bringing wheelchair athletics to local schools through its Adaptive Scholastic Athletic Programming or ASAP.
The athletic program gives female and male disabled students in sixth through 12th grades opportunities to compete and "letter" in up to three team sports, Buchman said.
"That's going really well. We will start building teams next school year," he said. "Right now, we are working to bring students multi-sport clinics and classes."
The center is designed to serve people with all levels of disabilities. "We are looking to bring them all under one roof - together," he said. "The key is that it will be inclusive of the able-bodied public. It's a paradigm shift. Someone has to step up and believe. Anything is possible."
So far, the organization and its six-member board have schematic drawings for the facility and have begun a building campaign.
The organization is part of a new collaborative aimed at nonprofit organizations and agencies that serve people with disabilities in the Milwaukee area.
The Disabilities Solutions Collaborative is a multi-year strategy to improve access to quality care for individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities and support resources for their families, said Nicole Angresano of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee, which is leading the collaborative along with the Northwestern Mutual Foundation.
The two organizations are hosting ongoing round-table discussions to synchronize efforts and deliver maximum results to Milwaukeeans with special needs, she said.
The effort has brought out 40 agencies, and others are welcome to attend. The goal is to create a clearinghouse, "so that each organization at least knows what the other's doing. We would like this to have sustainability," said Deanna Tillisch, a vice president for the foundation and the mother of a disabled child. "Knowing where to go is critical."
Mission: "To build a universally designed, fully inclusive athletic and fitness center, not just "accommodated for" or "accessible to" people with disABILITIES, but designed specifically for their special needs, providing them with the same opportunities as their "able" bodied peers, in a positive and empowering environment where they will be able and encouraged to excel."
To donate: Please make checks payable to the Ability Center and mail to: A.F.A.R., Inc., 611 N. 66th St., Wauwatosa, WI 53213. Write "Building Campaign" in the memo section.
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BIG Day of Giving!
At the Verge Center for the Arts your gift makes a big difference. Through grass roots support we have been able to establish our new arts center which will be opening to the public on June 5th.
Today is the BIG Day of Giving. Donate to Verge as part of a 24hr fundraising effort to continue the momentum. Donating between 6pm and 7pm will help us with the Dinner Time Challenge. Go to https://bigdayofgiving.org/#npo/verge-center-for-the-arts.
Thanks for giving, and supporting your local arts center!
Educational Opportunities are Coming!
STUDIO ART CAMP is just around the corner!!!! Verge's first kids art camp is launching this summer in partnership with the Center for Contemporary Art Sacramento. The Studio Art Camp will provide the opportunity for students ages 11 to 14 to learn from Verge artists such as Linda Miller, Alek Bohnak, Chelsea Greninger and Sue Silvester with hands on art making experiences in everything from installation art to claymation. This one of a kind camp marks the beginning of our expanded educational programming in our new classroom.
Verge's mission to provide resources to emerging artist extends to young artists as well. As such we are excited to partner with Staging a Miracle, a local non-profit that offers artistic enrichment to economically disadvantaged families in order to offer scholarships to kids who would not otherwise have access to the Verge summer program. There are still some openings for the camp and we welcome you to register. See you this summer!
WHEN: Session One: June 16th - 20th Session Two: June 23rd – 27th
10am - 3pm
For ONE week: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/590717
For BOTH weeks: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/590769
It just keeps getting better…. Beginning in late May Myrtle Press will be offering a screen printing class for teens and adults. Myrtle Press, in collaboration with Verge, is offering an intro to screen printing class. This is a four-day, multi-color printing lesson with printmaker Joanna Kidd. Register early and secure your spot!
WHEN: May 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th. 1pm - 4pm
INSTRUCTOR: Joanna Kidd
FEE: $140 ($110 tuition, plus $30 for materials)
REGISTRATION: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/663652
Sweet Nothings
Sometimes all the new changes in the building blur the reality that we've actually been occupying this space for the past 4 years. Over the course of these 4 years we've developed a surprising number of little graffitos. As Verge's structure tightens the possibility that we once had an artist occupying the upstairs bathroom as her own studio feels like fantastic lore. The wonderfully talented and beyond pleasant Ilah Rose was our lavatory dweller and her name remains on the wall upstairs.
Four years of open studios can generate a lot of bibs and babs on the walls too like "future studios" making way for "current studios."
In addition to studio musings our subcontractors have contributed to the messages in more obscure ways. Salo and Priscilla will now exist for posterity's sake under a thick layer of drywall sealant and paint. TLA guys.
In other wall news, while some get painted and waxed nostalgic on, still others are being ripped out entirely. Interval Press' old space is making way for our new lift!
In order to become handicap compliant we've had to make a lot of big changes around here. In addition to a new wheelchair lift our front entrance got a big facelift last week. Sadly, the two ambitious soles who rushed out the moment we stopped gaurding the drying cement managed to carve their initials in the same spot designated for a handrail. Sorry guys...
Complimenting our swank new ramp are a lovely set of glass doors one of the few and very welcome natural light sources in the building.
Bobcattin' around.
In other door shuffling news the bane of our existence went away last week when the batter old roll up door in alley got replaced with a door in good repair from our future classroom. Not only does this mean the "new" door will now close all the way, we can also arm it again since it will make its way all the way to the ground. Not dodging the chain as it flew off the track while we tried to close it will be a welcome change also. Things are feeling so fancy.
Here's what the classroom roll up got replaced with!!!
Also, this past month.... AC!!!!!!!! Nothing spells relief during a Sacramento summer like climate control.
Last but not least, it's really exciting anytime remnants of the old space can be recycled into the new Verge. Here we have what was the roll up door from our old loading dock brought back into the new gallery. Just like last time this means we will be able to bring in large scale sculpture and installation into the space.
As all of this excitment draws to a close we're getting nearer to the end of our $50 membership promotion. Don't forget to follow the link to the right and sign up so you can join the Verge family before our first exhibiton opens!
Movin' on up
Recently, I made it to work just in time to snap a quick pic of the below before it was studded over in anticipation of a new gallery wall. As the reality of Verge's progress settles into all of us it is now the past that seems unreal. In the late spring of 2010 right after Verge took possesion of the building we hatched the crazy idea of hosting a rummage sale to keep the place afloat as we raised funds to reopen the building.
The initiative for this scheme was symbolically launched by designating an area under the mezzanine to begin collecting donations. Thus began the first of 3 "Jumble Sales" and I thank god we closed the book on the last one in the fall of 2012. To anyone out there starting a non-profit trust me when I say a rummage sale is a real mixed blessing. That said, it worked, and efforts like those along with myriad other hairbrained schemes got us to the where we are now.
Where we are is in a newly painted, carpet cleaned, HEATED, and furnished office!
Goodbye hideous skin-tag-colored walls!
And filthy, filthy carpet. There was a warped catharsis in changing this silty fill tank about 49 times.
Our fearless board president hard at work.
Rich our contractor painting the office door black with oil based paint after I had already painted half the door with waterbased. These sorts of hijinx keep it interesting or something like that...
We mined the various donated cans of paint we've received over the years to come up with the color for our other door. In the absence of a window atleast the sliding warehouse door is sky colored.
Mission completed and surveying our progress before the big clean up.
Meanwhile in the gallery our buddy Matt is lending his expertise on our new lighting system by measuring our lamps. Dig that groovy tenebrism why don't ya! (art nerd humor, what can I say?)
From now on our construction blog updates will be happening on this site. In order to handle more image heavy blog content while we worked to get our website upgraded we threw together a little blogger site which you can check out here. For other event news and updates check out the rest of the site and we'll see you at Verge in May!
TV Dinner 2- SOLD OUT!
Yes, Sacramento, TV Dinner is sold out! See you May 10th!
SOLD. OUT. Thanks, Sacramento!
(Procrastinators, keep an eye out on our site for possible ticket releases!)
Our grand (re)opening gala is happening Saturday, May 10th, and your support for this event will ensure the success of Verge's inaugural year of programming, the launch of our summer kids art camp, and exhibition programming. This year will include a silent auction and live auction, with artwork from Verge artists, as well as local and international contemporary artists, such as Stephen Kaltenbach. For those of you who remember 2012's TV Dinner, Chef Michael Thiemann of Mother will be back with another fantastic dinner for us. See you May 10th!
WHAT: Western Health Advantage Presents: Verge Center for the Arts' Grand Opening, TV Dinner 2
WHEN: Saturday, May 10th (more details below)
WHERE: 625 S Street
TICKETS: $150 per person
Cocktails and Silent Auction at 5pm.
Seating for dinner at 6:15pm.
Live Auction during dinner.
Sponsored by:
Gately Foundation/Gately Enterprises
Bank of Sacramento
Jeff E. Busch
Lumens Light & Living
RAM Companies
Ravel Rasmussen Properties
Sacramento City Council Members Steve Hansen and Steve Cohn
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
David Sobon
Taylor's Market and Kitchen
WestCore Properties
Media Sponsors:
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Sactown Magazine
Host Committee:
Phil and Ginny Cunningham
Gayle and Scott Govenar
Cheryl and Chris Holben
Allison Joe
Bob Miller and Gail Counts Miller
Catherine Ann Miller
Ali Nadimi
Carlin and Jim Naify
Gloria Naify
Libby and Kevin Sanchez
Jon Stevenson
American River Bank
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MARS HILL, N.C. — The Newberry softball team dropped a pair of five inning games at Mars Hill on Friday as the Lions swept the Wolves at Ponder Field.
Sophomore Darrian Jamison ripped a three-run homer as the Wolves fell 15-7 in five innings during game one, while senior Leah Hosking drove in a pair of runs in Newberry's five inning 12-4 game two loss.
The Wolves end the regular season at 21-27 overall and 7-15 in conference play, while the Lions improve to 24-20 and 8-14 in conference.
Game One: Mars Hill 15, Newberry 7 (5 innings)
Jamison homered, while sophomore Casey Nellums drove in a pair of runs during the Wolves game one 15-7 loss to the Lions.
The Lions opened the game with a pair of runs in the first, before adding seven runs in the second frame.
Newberry junior Ashlen Ayres opened the third with a single up the middle, a double to left by senior Katie Capobianco pushed Ayres to third. Both Ayres and Capobianco stayed put until Jamison homered to right and gave the Wolves their first three runs of the day.
Mars Hill pushed the lead to 12-3 in the bottom of the third, before senior Danielle Basch led off the fourth with a solo homer to left. Back-to-back ground outs for the Wolves was followed up by an infield single by freshman Mallory Gerndt. Jamison reached on an error, a wild pitch pushed both runners up a station allowing both to score on a double to center by Nellums.
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Game Two: Mars Hill 12, Newberry 4 (5 innings)
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For a household purchasing this property, the budget constraint is likely to be
where M is again total household income and P is the property purchase. Substituting Equation (8) and z(q) into the utility function of Equation (1) for x and z, respectively; totally differentiating with respect to P and q; and rearranging yield the following condition for optimal choice of any ecological service q that affects the value of the residential property:
That is, the marginal willingness to pay for an improvement in environmental quality q must equal its marginal implicit price in terms of the impact of q on property values. Estimation of the hedonic price function in Equation (7) will allow this implicit price to be calculated.


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