Monthly newsletter of the BU Medical CampusNote: misnumbered v. 3, no. 

Boston University Medical Center

O'Brien, Jennifer C.

Sullivan, Angela C.

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Boston UniversityOpenBU http://open.bu.eduBU Publications Campus Update1990-07Campus Update: July/August 1990v. 2, no. 6https://hdl.handle.net/2144/18739Boston UniversityB O S T O N U N I V E R S I T Y M E D I C A L C E N T E R Boston University Medical Campus July/August 1990 Vol.3 No. 6 Campus U P D A T E Artery-Tunnel Project to target traffic, alr-quality problems An updated study of the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) project, which is in-tended to improve and ex-pand highway routes 1-93 and 1-90, indicates the expansion w i l l boost the region's economy and alleviate en-vironmental and traffic problems, according to Ac-cess, a Department of Public Works publication. Updated study Final approval of the report, called the Supplemen-tal Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), is expected this fall, according to CA/T pubhc information officer Holly Sutherland. I t contains changes to an original study approved by the Federal High-way Administration in 1985. The following are the major findings of the SEIS, according to an article in Access: A significant increase in Boston traffic throughout the '80s has created even more of a need for the project. The CA/T has been designed to double traffic capacity, both through the city and across the harbor. Traffic w i l l move two to three times more quickly— even during peak hours— than i t does now. Access to Boston and to Logan Airport w i l l improve, and traffic flow through the city also w i l l improve, w i t h the removal of 40,000 cars Artery continued on page 2 Medical Center-managed shuttle bus aims to provide better service To provide better, more reli-able service for employees, the Medical Center has taken over the shuttle-bus operation. "Internal management works better because w i t h an outside contractor we would not know of a problem unt i l we were deep in the middle of i t , " said Craig Lazenby, director of Facihties Manage-ment. Having an outside contrac-tor had caused problems. At times, drivers would not show up or a bus would be out of service. By having con-trol over the shuttle-bus operation, the Medical Cen-ter can prevent many problems from occuring and can alert employees when there w i l l be changes in the shuttle-bus schedule. "This is a much more reli-able system," says John Clift , manager of operations and maintenance. The shuttle bus provides free transportation between the University Hospital's Atr ium Pavihon and C Lot Monday through Friday. It operates from 6:30 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. (last departure from C lot) and from 3:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. (last departure from the Atr ium Pavihon). There is also free shuttle bus service between the Atr ium Pavilion and Broad-way Station, Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (last departure from Broadway station), and 3:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. (last depar-ture from the Atr ium Pavihon). • k i i: Ruth Batson, center, a new trustee of the Caroi DiMaiti Stuart Foundation, stands with Cari DiMaiti and Eveiyn DiMaiti. Batson named a trustee of Carol DiMaiti Stuart Fund Ruth M . Batson, an associate professor of psychiatry (com-munity mental health) at BUSM, has been named a trustee of the Carol D i M a i t i Stuart Foundation, Inc. She w i h serve on a board comprised of two dozen com-munity, business, civic and educational leaders who over-see the foundation, estab-hshed to provide post-secon-dary scholarships for the youth of Boston's Mission HiU neighborhood and to fund activities to improve race relations in Boston. The foundation was estab-hshed in January by the D i M a i t i family as a healing gesture foUowing the murder of Carol D i M a i t i Stuart and her infant son, whom Stuart gave birth to while being treated for the fatal gun wound. Over $463,000 has been received from more than 10,000 individual con-tributions from 48 states. " I am i n awe of this fami-ly and their courage," Bat-son said. "They have taken such a great tragedy and turned it into something positive. It's a great privilege to work w i t h this family on behalf of the residents and students of Mission H i l l . " A long-time community activist, Batson has spent much of her hfe in the ser-vice of public and private education, dealing mainly w i t h organizational, legisla-tive and legal activities. She founded METCO (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity), is a former president and execu-Batson continued on page 4 Chill out in August... See page 3. Campus Update July/August 1990 /2 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i iP f7 0 F / / . Eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniin Munroe liked BU from Day One: For one day's work, five days' pay Boston University .^ School of Medicine/ School of Puh Main Ent Jim Munroe, custodial manager for the Medical Campus, speaks fondly of the researchers, staff and students he's served. Jim Munroe, manager of cus-todial services for the Medi-cal Campus, showed up for only one day of work during his first week as a custodian at the Medical Campus in February 1978. Twelve years later, the man who has worked himself into a management position, shows no signs of having suf-fered any consequences. The blizzard of 1978 not only forced Munroe to stay at home in Watertown, but also caused the entire University to shut down, since the plant lost "Dr. Sandson is such a great guy to work for. He has such a great work ethic." electricity. (At the order of Governor Michael S. Dukakis, the few who did have to come to work in the wake of that storm had to have written and personal-ized credentials in order to get past state pohce roadblocks.—Editor.) had four days paid vacation," he recalled with a smile. Formerly a self-employed custodian, Munroe was particularly appreciative of the snow-day pay. Gone were the days of worrying about benefits and cringing at the thought of not being able to get to a job, and there-fore a paycheck. Munroe took to his new job quickly, striking up friendships wi th numerous researchers, doctors, staff and students who make up the School of Medicine. Now situated in the Facihties Management offices on the seventh floor of the Robin-son building, he speaks fond-ly of his days of custodial work in the halls, offices and laboratories. " I made a lot of friends w i t h the doctors," he said. "I'd be in there asking about their experiments. They seemed to enjoy talking about them. There probably aren't a lot of people asking about their specific re-search," he said, since the other researchers are so in-volved in their own work. In those early years, Mun-roe held side jobs cleaning glasswear in the pathology and physiology departments at the school. He became so friendly wi th the researchers in the physiology depart-ment, such as William J. Leh-man, Ph.D., James F. Head, Ph.D. and Judith D. Saide, Ph.D., that he joined the department's softball team. His circle expanded when he was promoted to senior custodian and moved to the first floor of the Instructional building, where he worked for John I . Sandson, M.D. , the dean at the time, and Wil -ham F. McNary, Jr., Ph.D., the associate dean of student affairs. " I got very friendly wi th both," he said, "and chummy wi th the students. I'd get cards and letters from (the students) even after they'd left." " I was very happy w i t h what I was doing," he said. "Dr. Sandson is such a great guy to work for. He has such a great work ethic." Knowing that Dr. Sandson would be in his office by 6 a.m. each morning, Munroe would ar-rive by 5 a.m. to clean his of-fice. " I always had coffee waiting for him," he recalled. Recognized for his supe-rior performance as a senior custodian, Munroe was promoted to manager of cus-todial services in 1988. He sti l l begins his work day early, and still starts i t in the halls wi th his team of custodians. He meets wi th the head custodian of the night shift at 6 a.m. to get updated on the work done and to learn of any problems that may have arisen. Munroe said he considers the custodians' job to be one of serving students, faculty and staff. He takes this mis-sion seriously, in part be-cause he hkes the com-munity he serves. " I enjoy the people I work with and the people I work for, par-ticularly the researchers and the students," he said. " I Munroe continued on page 4 Artery continued from page 1 from local streets. Once the project is completed, the pubhc w i l l reap more transportation benefits than it would have under the original environmental i m -pact statement (EIS). The creation of a new system of occupancy vehicle lanes in and out of South Station w i h help im-prove regional transit. In ad-dition, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority w i l l expand throughout the decade, offering increased commuter-rail expansion and commuter boats. Several T stations also w i l l be upgraded. Reduced emissions Air quality in the city w i l l be improved dramati-cally, reducing carbon-monoxide emissions by 22 percent. The fate of 9.3 mil l ion cubic yards of excavation fiU from the project remains undetermined. The state wanted to dispose of the fiU on Spectacle Island, increasing its size and turn-ing it into a park. The En-vironmental Proection Agency turned down the proposal, however, and criticized the state for not looking for alternative sites. One hundred and fifty acres of new green space and park land in the city and in Boston Harbor w i l l be created. Approximately 15,000 new jobs a year w i h be created during construc-tion. The projected long-term benefits by the year 2010 w i l l help businesses add 20,000 new jobs, $2 bil-l ion to total sales and $169 mi l l ion per year to the tourism industry. Neighborhoods, com-muters and the environ-ment w i l l be less disrupted during the construction phase than was predicted in the original EIS. A mitiga-tion manager has developed a wide variety of programs, which, among other con-cerns, address commuter in-formation and communica-tion, noise monitoring and rodent control issues. • Campus Update July/August 1990 /3 PURCHASING RECORD: New computerized purchasing form is 'a step in the right direction' The new purchasing confir-mation form, which the Bos-ton University Medical Cam-pus began using i n May, is a "step i n the right direction," says Director of Purchasing Dick Bradshaw. The new computerized form provides several ad-vantages: It provides a more detailed report, i t confirms purchases sooner and it can be distributed more quickly than the previous confirma-tion form. "The computerized forms are a better way of keeping a record of exactly what was purchased and which ac-counts were charged," notes Bradshaw. In the past, he explains, when a Medical Campus department submitted a req-uisition form, the confirma-tion of the purchase simply would be the yellow copy of the purchase order. Beginning in May, the Purchasing Department began distributing the com-puterized confirmation forms on a weekly basis. • Scoop up some fun at ice cream social, Aug. 22 Medical Center employees and students can satisfy their ice-cream appetites on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the Medical Center's ninth annual Ice Cream Social. The ice-cream scoop-a-thon gives employees an op-portunity to cool off w i t h their coworkers while en-joying summer skies and the sounds of a hve band. This year's entertainment w i l l be provided by "Urban Renewal," an eight-piece band performing a soulful blend of reggae. Calypso and West Indian music. Painters' caps w i l l be given as gifts to all BUMC employees. Co-sponsored by the Medical Campus Office of Personnel and the Univer-sity Hospital's Human Resources Department, this year's social w i l l take place from noon to 4 p.m. on the Talbot Creen. The rain date is Thursday, Aug. 23. Employees w i l l receive tickets for their free sundaes through their Mai l Code coordinators a week prior to the event. • Quality, service key goals for new Chequers manager Brian Giiiis says he's determined to make the quality of food and service at Chequers and the Rite Bite Cafe second to none. He's-cooked for presidents, royalty, and actors, and now he serves you, diners in the School of Medicine's Che-quers cafeteria and the Goldman School's Rite Bite Cafe. Meet Brian Gillis, 32, the new manager of the two dining facihties, who began his job on June 23, following three years of work as a food manager on the Charles River campus. Gillis, who comes to the Medical Campus w i t h a back-ground as a chef i n resorts and restaurants, as well as as a food manager, said he is determined to improve the quahty of the offerings and service i n the cafeterias and of the catering service. He knows that perfor-mance counts, having per-sonally prepared a meal for former President Ronald Reagan and his entourage in the Oak Room of the Plaza Hotel in New York, and having performed similar ser-vices for Queen Beatrice of the Netherlands at the Govemor's Mansion in A l -bany, New York. Then Governor Hugh L. Carey and his wife hosted the dinner. While his new job finds him more concerned w i t h pizzas, pastas and pastries than duck a 1'orange and beef tenderloin, Gillis speaks wi th gusto about his plans for improving the quahty and variety of the food, as weU as the speed wi th which i t is offered. He was quick to tackle the sweets situation, gussy-ing up the Chequers cookie not only by enlarging i t , but by stuffing i t fu l l of M & M s or chocolate chips. With more health-oriented inten-tions, Gilhs hopes to imple-ment ARA's Allegro and Pasta program soon, whereby 15 different pastas and sauces are served on a rotat-ing basis, three each day. He is considering serving a "pizza of the day" to supple-ment the daily cheese and pepperoni pizza offerings, and he expects to offer more vegetable items, such as tofu and hummus, by the end of the summer. GiUis said he's received complaints that there is too much red meat in the stir-fry offerings, and that conse-quently he is using other in-gredients, such as shrimp, as well . He plans to provide a health-education menu that w i l l inform diners about the dietetic quality of the foods offered i n the two cafeterias. A dietician w i l l post the in-formation. Currently, there is a general-interest health bulletin board just outside the entrance into the Che-quers cafeteria and in the Right Bite cafeteria. Gillis also plans to have a suggestion box, but said that, in the meantime, people can approach him w i t h comments in the cafeteria or i n his office across the hall from Che-quers. He encourages people w i t h questions, as well as anyone who would like to hire his service for catering, to call extensions x 4153 or 4146. Before assuming his new position, Gillis worked for Boston University as the temporary director of food service for the Chelsea pubhc school system, and, before that, as production manager for the Towers Hall dining room. • Campus Update July/August 1990 /4 Dental School employees tempt their sweet teeth at summer picnic Faculty and staff of the Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry and their families recently enjoyed sun, fun and some tempting homemade desserts at the school's third annual sum-mer picnic held June 24 at Mount Ida Junior College in Newton. Coordinated by the School of Graduate Dentistry's Faculty/Staff Committee, the all-day pic-nic featured a one- and two-mile fun run, swimming, vol-leyball, a cook-out, face painting for the kids and a "Just Desserts" contest. Richard Rosen, D.D.S., an assistant chnical professor in prosthodontics, beat out 16 other contest entries w i t h his long-time family recipe for layered fruit cheesecake. The desserts were judged on the basis of originahty, taste, decoration and freshness. Rosen's reward for his first-place entry was dinner for two at Aujourd 'hui in the Four Seasons Hotel. The runners up were: Pat Westwater, a chnical in-structor in Dental Care Management, brunch for two at Cafe Fleuri; Celeste Kong, D.M.D., an assistant professor in prosthodontics, brunch for two at the Spin-naker; Tina Frassica, an ad-ministrative assistant in prosthodontics, a $20 gift certificate for JVIr. Music in Allston; Fran Grossman, a dental ceramist, two CIDs from WBOS radio; and David Chemel, D.M.D., an assistant clinical professor in endodontics, two mugs from WBOS radio. The "Just Desserts" event was coordinated by Frassica and Zhimon Jacob-son, D.D.S., D.M.D., a chni-cal director of postdoctoral prosthodontics. • Batson continued from page 1 tive director of the Museum of Afro-American History, and currently serves as a board member. Batson has taught at Cambridge College, Lesley College, ABCD/Bunker H i l l Community CoUege, Tufts University and WeUesley College, among others. Donations to the founda-tion should be sent in care of the Shawmut Bank, the Carol DiMait i Stuart Founda-tion, P.O. Box 11029, Boston, M A 02211.• Munroe continued from page 2 enjoy their idiosycracies. We do have some madcap scien-tists here at the university." His responsibilities have grown with his titles. He oversees a custodial staff of 40 people and is also respon-sible for promoting job safety for his crew, and providing quahty custodial service. The custodians' respon-sibilities extend beyond maintaining the cleanliness of hallways, classrooms and laboratories. They are responsible for helping set up the many social events and meetings held in the Hiebert lounge on the 14th floor of the School, and they help students set up cookouts, are responsible for pest control, and administer the campus recycling pro-gram. "There aren't too many times I go home bored," Munroe said.O Editor's note: Campus Update occasionally will profile a University employee whose experience on the Medical Campus may be of interest to other staff. Rosen's Layered Fruit Cheesecake Crust 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 5 tbs. melted butter 2 tbs. sugar Mix together and press f irmly on bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for five minutes and cool. First layer 24 oz. cream cheese (softened) 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 2 tsp. vaniUa 1 /4 cup fresh lemon juice (optional) Beat cream cheese unt i l creamy. Add sugar and blend. Beat in eggs one at a time. If you like a tart cream-cheese taste, add lemon juice. Add vaniha and blend weh. Pour into crust. Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Second layer 2 cups sour cream 3 tbs. sugar 1 tsp. vaniUa Blend. When first layer is done, carefully pour on top and bake for 16 to 20 minutes. Turn oven off, leave door slightly ajar, and leave cake i n oven for 45 minutes to an hour. Cool on wire rack. Top with your favorite fruit, or try the glaze and fruit layer. Glaze and fruit layer 1/3 cup sugar 1 1/2 tbsp. flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 cup water 1/3 cup lemon juice 1 egg yoke 1 tbsp. butter Combine water, lemon juice and yoke in small bowl. Combine sugar, flour and salt i n medium saucepan. Add hquid to sugar mixtture and cook over low heat, stirring constantly unt i l slightly thickened and boil-ing. Add butter and remove from stove. When al-most cool, spread over top of cake. Add fruit of choice as topping. Chi l l overnight before removing sides of pan. Tip: Cut cake with wire or dental floss before ad-ding fruit. It is best to cut the cake and add the fruit after it has chilled. Campus Update is published monthly by the Boston University Medical Campus Office of Business Affairs; William J. Gasper, as-sociate vice president. 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