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President J. Michael Adams reviewed the state of the University and outlined key priorities in presentations on each campus in September.
Describing both internal and external challenges, President Adams said the key to success is “forging a distinctive identity and maintaining the highest standards of quality. It boils down to developing programs to meet the challenges of the 21st century, while demonstrating the value of an FDU degree.”
Pointing to notable alumni who have first-hand knowledge of the value of an FDU degree, Adams emphasized the need to build the institution’s reputation — “to have the world understand just how good this institution is.”
“Such a goal requires … a dedicated effort from everyone to maintain and enhance standards of quality in every area. It requires a willingness to embrace change in an increasingly interdependent world. And it demands the perseverance to meet the often difficult challenges that arise in the effort to deliver a first-rate education.”
The addresses were held on September 26 on the Metropolitan Campus and September 27 at the College at Florham. The latter date marked the fifth anniversary of Adams’ inaugural address, in which he formally unveiled the University’s global mission — to prepare world citizens through global education.
Adams said global education continues to provide the framework for the future. “Global education is derived from our traditions, and more importantly, it is what students need to flourish in the 21st century. Whether your field is in the liberal arts or whether you specialize in a professional degree area, the need to incorporate global lessons and help students make global connections is critical now and will become more so in the future. Many institutions give lip service to global education. But I challenge us to be among the select few who transform rhetoric into reality.”
The Highlights
Adams highlighted the key accomplishments since the introduction of the new mission. Among the developments he cited were the distance-learning initiative, the programs with the United Nations, the Global Virtual Faculty, new academic programs, more global partnerships and new construction and renovations, along with new, distinctive identities for each campus.
Adams says such efforts have helped build enrollment from approximately 9,500 students to more than 11,000, and enabled FDU to regain its place as New Jersey’s largest private university. Enrollment, he pointed out, is especially critical because the University derives the vast majority of its revenue from tuition.
Adams also emphasized the fact that the University has finished the last six years with a budget surplus and that employees have received raises in each of those six years. He promised “to continue to emphasize raises among my highest priorities.“
Touching on fund-raising developments, the president described renewed efforts that last year raised nearly $4.8 million in gifts and pledges, up 42 percent from last year’s $3.3 million, and up 168 percent since 2002. He said major priorities include rebuilding the endowment and increasing unrestricted gifts.
He also mentioned the major gifts that have recently been received including the $4-million commitment from trustee Anthony Petrocelli, BS’69 (Flor); the $2.1-million pledge from alumnus and former board chair Edward L. Hennessy, Jr., BS’55 (R); and the $1-million commitment from John Monninger, BA’65 (Flor). The president also announced a $500,000 gift to endow a scholarship in entrepreneurial studies. “Knowing that gifts of this magnitude are possible and are now happening on a regular basis gives me great hope for our future.”
Adams pointed out, though, that while progress has been made, there are many needs remaining. Among these, he said, are more full-time faculty, further facilities upgrades, improved faculty offices, new laboratories, greater college and departmental operating budgets and more student-life funding. He also said that “we are still not where we want to be” regarding compensation. And he added, “we must make global learning more conspicuous and real across the University.”
Discussing the current shortfall in part-time, international and graduate student enrollment and the resulting impact on the budget, Adams said we “face another challenging year. However, as before, we will manage and succeed.”
External Challenges
The president further described a changing higher education landscape marked by rising enrollments but more diverse demographics. While the U.S. Census Bureau projects the traditional college-age population will rise until at least 2016, nearly half of the growth will be among Hispanic students, and the next largest increase will be among Asian Americans.
Also, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 37 percent of college students are 25 years of age and over. The majority of these students — 56 percent — attend college part time. “With the continual need to upgrade individual skills to compete in the global marketplace, this population of older and part-time students will only grow. These students want skill-specific courses, are very price conscious and expect education to come to them.”
But while there may be more students, Adams said, there also is greater competition. He described the significant increase in for-profit institutions, particularly those like the University of Phoenix that utilize online learning to provide flexible programs, and also the greater use of online programs by traditional universities like Stanford and Columbia.
The president added that international universities continue to grow and develop and are beginning to impact the number of international students who study in the United States. The bottom line, he said, is, “A greater number of diverse students will have a greater number of diverse choices.”
Specific Responses
To meet the internal and external challenges, Adams again stressed the importance of building the institution’s value and reputation. He added that a critical effort is the current process to gain reaccreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. He also said, “We must renew and maintain the competitive elements in every program. And we must support the renewal and dedication of faculty by competitive hiring across schools, colleges and campuses.”
He further outlined specific responses:
‘Very Special Community’
In going forward, Adams suggested that key responsibilities relating to areas like enrollment and retention rest with the entire community. “Students ultimately choose to attend and stay at FDU because of the people — the people who teach them, the people who offer support and the people who become their friends and role models. Nearly every day I learn about or meet someone who illustrates our incredible tradition of transforming lives. They all talk about the people at FDU — people who cared, who showed passion and who provided inspiration.”
He concluded, “Fairleigh Dickinson University is a very special community. In many ways we have the opportunity to redefine higher education for the 21st century. I am grateful for your presence, your participation and your contributions to this exceptional institution. I look forward to what we can continue to create together.”
To view the State of the University Address, click to http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=3229 .
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President J. Michael Adams
President Adams’ State of the University address included a powerpoint presentation.
The 2005 Academic Convocation officially ushered in the new academic year and celebrated the accomplishments of several outstanding faculty and staff. In addition, Richard J. Codey, BA’81 (Flor), acting governor of New Jersey, was presented an honorary doctoral degree.
Codey, who became acting governor last year, has served three decades in the state legislature and was elected senate president in 2004. He is particularly known for his advocacy for health and mental health issues, consumer protection, public safety, education and the rights of women, minorities and workers.
President J. Michael Adams said, “As a graduate of our University, your achievements bring us great pride, and it is our honor to recognize you today as a beloved son.”
Codey thanked the University and said that he is proud to be a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University. “As a young student with my future ahead of me, I never imagined I’d be back here addressing you as governor of the state of New Jersey.”
He added, “In many ways the foundation for my adult life was built at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and I have these hallowed halls to thank for much of what I’ve accomplished in my life.”
He told the students in attendance, “Education is clearly the best preparation for life’s trials, but an education doesn’t end with a cap and a gown. It’s a continual process, where you will find that each chapter doesn’t come with a corresponding test.”
He said the students would be tested by life’s experiences. “My true test was taking the lessons I learned at Fairleigh Dickinson and using them to advocate for people who have been left behind or forgotten.” He urged them to “take advantage of every moment because higher education is truly a privilege.”
But, he added humorously, if all else fails, they can always return to their homes, because “humans are the only species that welcome its children back home.”
Codey was originally scheduled to receive the honorary degree during the 2005 commencement in May, but was unable to attend the ceremony.
To read the citation honoring Codey, go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/codey.html .
The convocation also featured the presentation of Distinguished Faculty Awards, the Pillars of FDU Awards and Presidential Citations. The Distinguished Faculty Award for Service was presented to Richard Bronson, mathematics/computer science and senior executive assistant to the president (Metro). The Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and Scholarship went to Gary Radford, communication and director, corporate/organizational communication (Flor). And the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching was given to Marlene Rosenbaum, education and associate director, education (Flor). Distinguished Faculty Award winners are chosen by their peers. (Scroll down to Distinguished Faculty Awards.)
The Pillars of FDU Awards were presented to nonfaculty who have made “extraordinary contributions” to the University. The College at Florham recipients were Patricia Geehr, director, Academic Support Center, and Deborah Pilipie, director, Becton College Advising Center. The Metropolitan Campus winners were Thelma Susann Demay, director, Academic Resource Center; and Catherine Liggett, head athletics trainer. (Scroll down to Pillars of FDU.)
Presidential Citations were presented this year to Dalila Suhonjic, director of global initiatives (Metro); Vincent Varrassi, director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro); and Peter Woolley, political science and executive director, PublicMind (Flor). These citations recognize faculty, staff or administrators who have led innovative programs or processes and helped provide students with new opportunities to achieve a global education. (Scroll down to Presidential Citations.)
Adele Stern, faculty, Petrocelli College (Metro), also was scheduled to receive a Presidential Citation. Stern, however, died on September 26. Adams told the audience that he would present the citation posthumously during memorial services for Stern on September 29. “Adele, we will miss you. Your spirit, intelligence and life brought joy, love and learning to so many.” Adams added that the University created a scholarship in her name. Go to In Memoriam for information on the scholarship http://inside.fdu.edu/otw/0510/facultystaff.html .
The event also included the introduction of new faculty and the introduction of Student Government Association presidents Adam English, political science (Metro), and Dina Deleasa, psychology (Flor). Willard Gingerich, who joined FDU in August, presided over his first Academic Convocation as University provost and academic vice president. Retired faculty who came back to celebrate the day included Virote Angkatavanich, emeritus, economics/finance (Metro); John Becker, emeritus, English (Flor); Edna Charles, emerita, English (Metro); Liliane Gaffney, retired, education (Metro); Robert Naylor, emeritus, history (Metro); and Paul Strauss, retired, psychology (Flor).
Leonard Grob, philosophy (Metro), delivered the keynote address, titled “Education as Thinking Against Oneself.”
In his address, Grob described the urgent need for a spirit of critique and reflection. He explained that “thinking that assumes it has hold of the truth … has played a major role in creating the conditions in which genocide has flourished and continues to flourish in our time.”
He said, “Only when we think against ourselves, only when we are willing — in dialogue — to examine beliefs closest to home, does the possibility for moral discourse at the heart of all genuine education emerge.”
Grob added, “The academy has a special role to play in fostering a consciousness which thinks against itself, which adopts a critical stance toward all that we study. … We must urge our students — and remind ourselves — to examine the ‘truths’ we hold dear.”
He concluded that the most significant social divide is “the divide between those who uncritically believe what they think, and those who think against themselves. Our survival as a civil society, our moral survival — perhaps even our physical survival — depends upon which of these two ways of being prevails. Let all of us in this University community renew a dedication to thinking against ourselves.”
For the full text of Grob’s address, go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/grob.html .
Richard Bronson, who was named senior executive assistant to the president in August, has been at Fairleigh Dickinson University for nearly 40 years. In addition to serving on many different committees and planning groups, he has been chair of the department of mathematics and computer science; acting dean of the former College of Science and Engineering, during which he led the development of the renowned SOS (Support Our Students) program; and interim provost of the Metropolitan Campus. In 1995, he received the Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and Scholarship. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/bronson.html .
A native of England, Gary Radford joined Fairleigh Dickinson in 1999. His research focuses on philosophical and critical treatments of the communication process, using as a foundation the work of the French philosopher Michel Foucault. He has written many articles and published four major books, including On the Philosophy of Communication and On Eco, a creative introduction to the work of cultural and literary theorist Umberto Eco. His work has been selected as a top paper at three conferences. In 1993, he founded the New Jersey Journal of Communication — now known as the Atlantic Journal of Communication. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/radford.html .
A faculty member since 1988, Marlene Rosenbaum has developed and taught a wide range of courses in education, earning tremendous acclaim from her students. Beyond the classroom, she has served as director of the Peter Sammartino School of Education for six years, increasing enrollment and revenues and helping to develop numerous academic programs. As associate director of the school, she now directs the critical teacher-education accreditation initiatives. She has also been an executive board member of the New Jersey Association for College Teacher Educators and editor-in-chief of the New Jersey Association for Teacher Educators Journal. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/rosenbaum.html .
Theresa Susann Demay has been director of the Academic Resource Center on the Metropolitan Campus since 1990. Previously she was instructor, then assistant director of the Learning Center. Demay has been active with the wellness, orientation, campus budget and special needs committees and is a member of the Metropolitan Campus Council and the New Jersey Test Administrators Special Interest Group (NJTASIG). In addition to her master’s degree in teaching from FDU, she has earned a Certified Teacher of Handicapped Students Certificate and is a Certified Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/demay.html .
Patricia Geehr joined the University in 1992 to teach English composition. She has been director of the Academic Support Center on the College at Florham campus since 1998. She also serves on the Campus Council, the Orientation Committee and the Academic Appeals Committee. Geehr has spent more than 30 years in academic life. She previously taught English in New York and Massachusetts and at the adjunct level at the University of Wisconsin and County College of Morris. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/geehr.html .
Catherine Liggett joined the University as assistant athletics trainer in 1990 and was promoted to head athletics trainer for Division I athletics on the Metropolitan Campus in 1998. In a collaborative effort with the School of Psychology, she arranged to have doctoral psychology students work with student athletes on sports psychology issues. She led the design of the weight and cardio rooms in the new Fitness Center and has arranged for speakers to discuss health issues on campus. She also has organized charity softball games and served on the Alcohol Threat Assessment Subcommittee and the Wellness Committee. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/liggett.html .
Deborah Pilipie started her career at Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1986, working in the Registrars and Records Offices. She joined the Becton College Advising Center at the College at Florham in 1995, and was named director in 1996. She also has served on the executive committee of the Professional Administrative Senate from 1995 to 2005. In addition, she has been the adviser for the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, has coached cheerleading, served on the Campus Standards Judicial Board and taught Honors Freshman Seminar. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/pilipie.html .
Adele Stern joined the University in 1988. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she joined The Lear School in Miami, Fla., in the early 1940s and, in 1944, joined the American Red Cross in the World War II effort. After her return to the United States, she taught and administered in the New Jersey public school system. She came to the University as director of the Williams Institute for Aesthetic Education — spearheading a program to instruct elementary and high school teachers on the arts. She also directed FDU’s Arts in Education Program, and has taught in the University’s Core curriculum. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/stern.html .
Dalila Suhonjic joined FDU in 2001, and has been instrumental in several key initiatives relating to the global mission. She has been a key presence at the United Nations, helping the University gain NGO status and scheduling campus lectures, as well as orchestrating videoconferences broadcast from the United Nations to FDU and other universities. She further has arranged for students and faculty to visit U.N. headquarters and helped establish internships at the United Nations. Suhonjic also led the development of the Global Virtual Faculty, scholars and practitioners who bring students international perspectives via the Internet. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/suhonjic.html .
Vincent Varrassi joined the University in 1998. He became director of the College at Florham’s Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities in 1999 and moved to director of the Metropolitan Campus’ center in 2001. He is a strong advocate for college students with learning disabilities and has authored articles and given presentations in support of access to education for the learning disabled. This year, he received a Special Service Award during the annual conference of the New Jersey Association for College Admission Counseling (NJACAC) for being “an incredible bridge between admissions and high schools for students with learning disabilities.” For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/varrassi.html .
Peter Woolley joined the University in 1987 as a lecturer in the Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences and is now a professor of political science. In 2003, he established the University’s polling organization The PublicMind™. As executive director, he has directed polls on issues as diverse as national and local elections, homeland security, the war in Iraq, consumer intentions and the impact of “The Sopranos” on the psyche of New Jersey. He has been featured in print and on radio and television by, among others, CBS, NBC and the New York Times. He also has involved faculty and students in the polling and analysis. For the full citation go to http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/honorees/woolley.html .
Captions:
Left photo: Keynote speaker Leonard Grob.
Center photo: New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey, right, receives his honorary doctoral degree citation from President J. Michael Adams and Board of Trustees Member Mary Kay Mastronardy Stratis, BA’69 (Ruth), MAT’71 (Metro).
Right photo: Willard Gingerich, University provost and academic vice president, presides over his first Academic Convocation.
President J. Michael Adams, second from right, and University Provost and Academic Vice President Willard Gingerich, second from left, join this year’s Distinguished Faculty Award recipients, from left, Richard Bronson (service), Marlene Rosenbaum (teaching) and Gary Radford (research and scholarship).
Left photo: Kenneth Greene, center, interim provost (Flor), with Pillars of Fairleigh Dickinson University award recipients from the College at Florham, Deborah Pilipie, left, and Patricia Geehr, right.
Right photo: Joseph Kiernan, center, provost (Metro), joins Pillars of Fairleigh Dickinson University award recipients from the Metropolitan Campus, Catherine Liggett, left, and Theresa Susann Demay, right.
President J. Michael Adams, right, shares a moment with Presidential Citation recipients, from left, Peter Woolley, Vincent Varrassi and Dalila Suhonjic.
After a full year of organizing, researching, writing and editing, the Middle States Steering Committee has released the first draft of the University’s self-study report. The document represents the work of more than 100 students, faculty and staff who have spent much time researching most of the major operations of the University.
In compliance with Middle States’ mandate that the entire regional re-accreditation process be an inclusive one, the Steering Committee is seeking feedback on the self-study report from the entire FDU community.
The draft self-study report is available to students, faculty and staff in two formats: electronical or hard copy. Each format includes directions for providing written feedback (preferably electronically) for consideration by the Middle States Steering Committee.
To Access the Middle States Draft Self-Study Report Electronically
The Report has been posted on a special WebCampus/BlackBoard Web site with a Discussion Board for comments. To access the site:
Go to http://webcampus.fdu.edu
Caution: Do not use your regular FDU Webmail/Webcampus ID or password.
Username is: fduguest (all lower case letters)
Password is: fduguest (all lower case letters)
After login, go to My Organizations and click on Middle States Self Study.
Comments and responses can be posted in the discussion board. These will be logged in the system as coming from “fduguest” and thus can be posted anonymously.
Comments may also be sent directly to the steering committee co-chairs or the editor — Middle States Co-Chairs Diane Wentworth, psychology (Flor), at M-AB1-01, diane_wentworth@fdu.edu and Elizabeth Noonan, executive assistant to the president (Metro), at H-DH3-03, noonan@fdu.edu, or Editor Martin Green, English (Flor), M-MS3-01, green@fdu.edu.
To Access the Middle States Draft Self-Study Report in Hard Copy
A hard copy of the draft report is available at the following locations. The document is slightly more than 200 pages and cannot be removed from these locations.
Metropolitan Campus
Library (five copies)
Campus Provost’s Office
Academic Deans’ Offices (Silberman College, University College, Petrocelli College)
Dean of Students’ Office
College at Florham
Library (five copies)
Campus Provost’s Office
Academic Deans’ Offices (Silberman College, Becton College)
Dean of Students’ Office
Feedback must be written and directed to the Middle States Co-Chairs Diane Wentworth, psychology (Flor), M-AB1-01, and Elizabeth Noonan, executive assistant to the president (Metro), H-DH3-03, or Editor Martin Green, English (Flor), M-MS3-01, respectively, no later than Friday, October 28.
The final draft of the self-study report is scheduled for approval by the Board of Trustees at its January 18, 2006, meeting. The peer review team from Middle States is scheduled to be on campus from Sunday, March 26, through Wednesday, March 29. Team members will visit both campuses and will meet with students, faculty and staff.
New Faculty
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
Gloria Anderle, assistant professor, chemistry (Flor) — PhD, MS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; BS, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Peter Burkholder, assistant professor, history (Flor) — PhD, MA, BA, University of Minnesota; MA, University of Toronto
George Cochrane, assistant professor, art (Flor) — MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York; BA, Sarah Lawrence College
Marcus Crede, assistant professor, psychology (Flor) — PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MS, BS, University of Cape Town, South Africa
David Daniel, assistant professor, creative writing (Flor) — MFA, University of Virginia; MA, Johns Hopkins University; BA, Vanderbilt University
Gary Darden, assistant professor, history (Flor) — PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; MA, Southern Methodist University; BA, Hampden-Sydney College
Kathleen Haspel, assistant professor, communication studies (Flor) — PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; MA, City University of New York; BA, College of Staten Island, City University of New York
Laila Khreisat, assistant professor, computer science — PhD, MS, City University of New York; MS, Columbia University; BS, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Delicia Koeneke, lecturer, Spanish (Flor) — MA, New York University; BA, University of California, Los Angeles
Katie Singer, lecturer, college writing (Flor) — MFA, Fairleigh Dickinson University; BA, University of Arizona
Beth Tremallo, lecturer, college writing (Flor) — PhD, MA, BA, Harvard University
Gwynne Safier, lecturer, speech (Flor) — MA, Fairleigh Dickinson University; BS, Marywood College
Silberman College of Business
Joan Slepian, lecturer, management (Flor) — PhD, Yale University; MSW, State University of New York; MS, Syracuse University; BA, Baldwin-Wallace College
Van Nguyen, assistant professor, finance (Flor) — PhD, University of Mississippi; MS, BA, University of Southern Denmark
Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies
Juan Carlos Orejarena, senior lecturer, business, Puerto al Futuro (Metro) — MA, Ohio University; BA, Universidad Santo Tomas de Aquino, Colombia
John Palsi, senior lecturer, hospitality management (Metro) — MBA, BS, Fairleigh Dickinson University
University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies
Janet Boyd, lecturer, English (Metro) — PhD, MPhil, MA, Columbia University; BA, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Diane Dettmore, associate professor, nursing (Metro) — EdD, MEd, MA, Columbia University; BSN, University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen Doyle, lecturer, mathematics (Metro) — PhD, Columbia University; MS, BA, New York University
Maureen Doyle, assistant professor, nursing (Metro) — PhD, New York University; MEd, Columbia University; BS, Hunter College, City University of New York
Joan Everson, lecturer, nursing (Metro) — MSN, University of Cincinnati; BSN, Wagner College
Carolyn Garzone, clinical instructor, nursing (Metro) — MSN, William Paterson University; BSN, Felician College; ADN, County College of Morris
Laly Joseph, clinical instructor, nursing (Metro) — DVM, Bombay Veterinary School, India; MSN, BSN, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Colleen Oakley, lecturer, English (Metro) — MFA, Yale University; BA, Wesleyan University
Vincenzo Pappano, assistant professor, electrical engineering (Metro) — PhD, MS, BS, University of Pisa, Italy
Promotions
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
To Professor
Javad Namazi, mathematics (Flor)
To Associate Professor
Laureano Corces, Spanish (Flor)
June Middleton, biology (Flor)
Diane Sommerville, history (Flor)
Silberman College of Business
To Associate Professor
Scott Behson, management (Metro)
Gordon Sollars, management (Metro)
University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies
To Professor
Bamidele Ojo, political science (Metro)
To Associate Professor
James Dougherty, chemistry (Metro)
James Kenny, criminal justice (Metro)
Zhenbin Sun, communication (Metro)
Lana Tiersky, psychology (Metro)
Tenure
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
Laureano Corces, Spanish (Flor)
June Middleton, biology (Flor)
Yolanda Hawkins Rodgers, psychology (Flor)
Diane Sommerville, history (Flor)
Lona Whitmarsh, psychology
Silberman College of Business
Scott Behson, management (Metro)
Gordon Sollars, management (Metro)
J. Daniel Wischnevsky, management (Metro)
University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies
James Dougherty, chemistry (Metro)
James Kenny, criminal justice (Metro)
Zhenbin Sun, communication (Metro)
Yongming Tang, computer science (Metro)
Lana Tiersky, psychology (Metro)
Sabbaticals
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
Yongbeom Kim, information systems (Flor), spring semester
Bruce Larson, political science (Flor), academic year
Diane Sommerville, history (Flor), fall semester
Silberman College of Business
Scott Behson, management (Metro), fall semester
University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies
Christopher Devine, chemistry/philosophy (Metro), academic year
Teresa Donati, sociology (Metro), spring semester
Faramarz Fatemi, history/political science (Metro), spring semester
David Flory, physics (Metro), spring semester
Howard Silver, electrical engineering (Metro), spring semester
Each semester at each campus, symposia specializing in the discussion and review of a critical issue related to globalization are held. The Interrogating Boundaries symposia are well underway, and the Global Leadership series will soon announce its schedule.
Interrogating Boundaries
The first Interrogating Boundaries symposium speaker this semester was Bino Realuyo, Filipino novelist, poet, community organizer and adult educator and a Global Virtual Faculty member in FDU’s MFA program. He spoke on “Owning English: Filipinos, the Colonized Tongue and Globalization.” The talk interrogated the boundaries of language, of national identity and of labor politics.
“Bino’s fascinating talk explored the complex consequences of multiple occupations of the Philippines,” said Elise Salem, associate provost for global learning. With the U.S. purchase of the Philippines from Spain, for example, the English language became the lingua franca of almost 8,000 islands with 800 languages and dialects. Realuyo has made it his business to “own English” and give it a “Filipino flavor.” His acclaimed 1999 novel, The Umbrella Country, was included in Booklist’s Top 10 First Novels of 1999. Poems from his collection, The Gods We Worship Live Next Door, have appeared in numerous prestigious journals and anthologies.
The next symposium this semester will focus on “Liberation Theology’s Critique of Globalization” at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9, in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham. Paul Sigmund, professor of politics at Princeton University, will be the speaker.
The Office of Global Learning has partnered with the English, communication and philosophy department at the College at Florham to deliver the series in an informal luncheon setting at the College at Florham. Seminars are open only to FDU full-time and adjunct faculty and students.
Reservations are required for the events, as seating is limited. For questions or to be included on the invitation list, contact either Patricia Dell Bene-O’Mara, English/communication/philosophy (Flor), at patricia_dell_bene-omara@fdu.edu or 973-443-8710; or Nandita Ghosh, English (Flor), at nghosh@fdu.edu.
Global Leadership
The Global Leadership Seminar series started as a development opportunity for faculty and a forum for the discussion of important global issues. Each seminar focuses on a specific topic in several areas — including business and economics, human rights, and health and the environment — and is facilitated by an outside speaker specializing in the discussion area. The events are structured as informal luncheons and are limited in the number of attendees, so as to foster easy dialogue among participants.
Seminars are open to FDU full-time and adjunct faculty. Reservations are required. To receive an invitation to the next event, contact Diana Cvitan, manager, global learning (Metro), dcvitan@fdu.edu or 201-692-7161.
On September 17, highly motivated high school students from Paterson and Hackensack, N.J., began an intensive study of mathematics, science and engineering in the Technology Enrichment and Outreach Program (TEOP) designed to strengthen and enhance the math and science skills of New Jersey high school students.
The program promotes computer science, engineering, mathematics and engineering technology to public high schools with large populations of under-represented minority and/or financially disadvantaged students. It brings upper-level high school students to the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Metropolitan Campus for 12 Saturdays per semester for technical instruction and hands-on laboratory work under the direction of University faculty, staff and graduate students.
The students, selected by teachers and administrators from their districts, are studying basic engineering principles, scientific concepts and mathematics applications; meeting with professionals from these areas; participating in planned site visits to research and development facilities; and taking part in a professional mentoring program.
Program activities include conducting digital image enhancement and restoration; building kit airplanes, rockets and remote-controlled cars; and creating Web pages and Web sites.
A leading grant from the Toyota USA Foundation with significant funding by GE Equipment Services, The John Victor Machuga Foundation, Inc. and PSE&G, make this expanded, multi-year program possible. “We are very pleased to partner with New Jersey’s largest private university in this math and science outreach program,” said Atsushi “Art” Nimi, president, Toyota USA Foundation.
President J. Michael Adams said, “The University is pleased to help build connections between young and talented science students and future employers. This program partners with our neighboring school districts to enhance and enrich their science offerings.”
The program — one of several strategic partnerships that the School of Computer Sciences and Engineering has developed with public schools over the past few years — was successfully piloted in collaboration with the Paterson Public Schools in 2001.
Alfredo Tan, electrical engineering and director, computer sciences/engineering (Metro), noted, “It is gratifying to know that others share our concern about the underrepresentation of minorities and women in the diverse fields of engineering. Students in our region now have the opportunity to be exposed to new engineering technologies, computer sciences and new math initiatives that will encourage and inspire them to pursue careers in these fields.”
Captions:
From left, Alfredo Tan, electrical engineering and director, computer sciences/engineering (Metro); Melvin Lewis, engineering technology and associate director of engineering/engineering technology/information technology (Metro) and coordinator, TEOP program; Mark Porto, principal, Hackensack High School; and Bonnie Miele, vice principal, Panther Academy, Paterson; spoke at the TEOP opening ceremony.
Left photo: After the event, Chris Groff, left, director, corporate/foundation relations, University advancement (Metro/Flor), speaks with Jo Ann Dow-Breslin, manager of community affairs, PSE&G, and an FDU alumna of the corporate and organizational communication program, MA’99 (Metro).
Right photo: Richard Reiss, right, senior vice president for University advancement (Metro/Flor), speaks with Joe Machuga, left, and Al Machuga, center, trustees, The John Victor Machuga Foundation, and presents them with a TEOP bag.
President J. Michael Adams greets the TEOP students.
The University community recently celebrated Family Weekend and Homecoming at both New Jersey campuses. On Friday, September 30, the Pep Rally, hosted by the Florham Programming Committee (FPC), drew more than 800 students to the Ferguson Recreation Center, College at Florham.
Also, at the College at Florham on Saturday, October 1, more than 4,500 cheered on the Devils’ men’s football team as it triumphed over the Lycoming Warriors, 49-14. Because of their performances, Billy D. Williams was named Middle Atlantic Conference defensive player of the week, and Michael Rabasca was named conference kicker of the week. Dina Deleasa and Sean O’Callaghan were named Homecoming King and Queen, respectively, and Michelle Rodriguez and Naz Tafa were crowned Princess and Prince.
Before the football game, in FPC’s Charity Carnival Tent, more than 25 student organizations participated in raising funds for the American Heart Association, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. More than $4,000 was raised.
Earlier in the day, the Alumni Association presented its awards. Honorees were Nick Agostino, biological sciences (Metro), BS’78, MS’97 (Metro), as volunteer of the year, see http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/agostino.html ; and Paul Pertusi, BA’92 (Flor), as Outstanding Young Alumni. Gil Bashe, BA’76 (Ruth), received the Elia G. Stratis Castle Award earlier in the year, see http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/bashestratis.html .
Saturday night activities included a Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Car Smash and a carnival. In addition, the front of the Student Center was turned into a shore boardwalk with all the accompanying accoutrements.
On Saturday, the Metropolitan Campus hosted a carnival on campus for students and their families, and comedians Dean Edwards and Corey Holcomb entertained more than 100 parents and students at the Knight of Comedy.
Captions:
Left photo: Devils Head Football Coach Rich Mosca (Flor), shouts instructions to the team.
Second from left photo: The Devils won the game 49-14.
Second from right photo: Kelly David, left, and Amanda Ramadan, right, from the Student Government Association sold T-shirts to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes during the Carnival, College at Florham.
Right photo: Alumnus Ramnarine Ragbir, left, BS’93 (Metro), stops at the Student Government Association booth and is helped by student Emilio Javier, standing.
Left photo: The portrait of FDU’s founder Peter Sammartino, that now hangs in the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building, Metropolitan Campus, was restored by the Alumni Association. The unveiling of the restored painting took place during the alumni awards ceremony at the College at Florham. From left are Carol Knauff, MBA’78 (Flor); Steven Grumbach, BS’77 (Ruth); and President J. Michael Adams.
Second from left photo: Previous alumni award winner Donald Begosh, center, BS’59, MBA’82 (Ruth), presented the alumni awards to Nick Agostino, right, biology (Metro), and BS’78, MS’97 (Metro), and Paul Pertusi, BA’92 (Flor).
Right photo: Karen Lewis, assistant vice president for alumni relations, welcomed the alumni.
Left photo: Student Marjoris Centeno is joined by her parents, Humberto and Lendys Centeno, at the Carnival at the Metropolitan Campus.
Center photo: Marc Cocchiola, assistant director of alumni relations and development (Metro), and Claudia Vidal, development program assistant, University advancement (Metro), helped out at the Metropolitan Campus.
Right photo: Barbara Fargnoli, vice president of the Parents Council, spends the day with her daughters, Christine, left, and Jessica, right, both students at the Metropolitan Campus.
Two former coaches, Dennis Sasso, baseball 1986–2004 (Metro), and Benvinito “Ben” Stravato, men’s soccer, 1978–89 (Metro); seven alumni and the 1983 men’s soccer and the 1963 women’s fencing teams were inducted into the Division I Hall of Fame during ceremonies on September 24 at the Rothman Center, Metropolitan Campus.
Four different decades and six different groups were represented (baseball, women’s basketball, fencing, golf, men’s tennis and track and field). This was the first year that two teams were inducted.
This year’s Fairleigh Dickinson University Division I Athletics Hall of Fame inductees are:
• Kerry Dressel, BS’89 (Ruth), Women’s Basketball
• Warren Lucas, BS’71 (Metro), Men’s Tennis
• Donald Patlen, BS’55 (Ruth), Men’s Baseball
• Philip Papa, BA’70 (Ruth), Track and Field
• Pat Ford Preziosi, BA’67 (Metro), Women’s Fencing
• Dennis Sasso, Coach 1986–2004 (Metro), Baseball
• Russell “Rusty” Spahr, BA’66 (Metro), Golf
• Benvinito “Ben” Stravato, Coach 1978–89 (Metro), Men’s Soccer
• Debra Tavares, BA’80 (Metro), MAT’98 (Flor), Fencing
• 1963 Women’s Fencing Team (all Metropolitan Campus) — A. Virginia Cooper, BA’78, MAT’80; Christina Freda, BS’64; Sandy Jurgan Ferretti, BA’64; Monika Klein Jacobowitz, BS’64; Madeline Miyamoto Dwyer, BS’63; Janet Sylvestro Miller, BS’63; Patricia Ford Preziozi, BS’67; Carolyn Stegmann, BS’64; and Carol Ann Von Scheidt, BS’64. The coach was Evelyn Terhune, BA’54 (Ruth).
• 1983 Men’s Soccer Team (all Metropolitan Campus) — Brian Ainscough, BS’87; Jemay Arias, BS’87; Adriano Bedoya, BS’85, MBA’88; Rene Boljkovac, ’87; Athan Bozinos, BS’85; Chris Coulthard, BS’86, MBA’88; Declan Daly, BS’86, MBA’88; Lou Fiscella, BA’84; Peter Gill, BS’86, MBA’90; Andrew Grett, BA’86; Terry Higgins, ‘87; Young Joon Kim, BS’87; Michael King, BA’86; Mike Litos, ’83; Richard Maher, BS’88; Aidan McCluskey, BS’85; George Moutis, BA’86; Humberto Munoz, BA’84; Jim Rankin, BS’85; and John Scheidt, BS’86. The head coach was Benvenito “Ben” Stravato, and Ed Kelly was assistant coach.
For more information go to http://fduknights.collegesports.com/genrel/070505aaa.html .
Captions:
The 2005 Division I Hall of Fame inductees are, front row, from left, Kerry Dressel, Warren Lucas, Patricia Ford Preziozi and Debra Tavares; back row, from left, Russell “Rusty” Spahr, Benvinito “Ben” Stravato, Donald Patlen, Philip Papa and Dennis Sasso.
Left photo: Robert Metz, second from right, retired golf/wrestling coach (Metro) and charter member of the Hall of Fame, was on hand when his golf team member Russell “Rusty” Spahr, second from left, was inducted. They were joined by Joseph Kiernan, left, provost (Metro), and David Langford, right, athletics director (Metro).
Right photo: The members of the 1963 women’s fencing team who attended were, from left, Carolyn Stegmann, Janet Sylvestro Miller and Patricia Ford Preziozi.
Members of the 1983 men’s soccer team who attended the ceremony were, front row, from left, Humberto Munoz, Aidan McCluskey, Adriano Bedoya, Lou Fiscella and Jemay Arias; back row, from left, Head Coach Benvenito “Ben” Stravato, Chris Coulthard, Declan Daly, Peter Gill, John Scheidt, Athan Bozinos, George Moutis and Michael King.
Preservation architect and award-winning author Mark Alan Hewitt will speak on “Glen Alpin and the Country Houses of Morris County” on Sunday, October 23, at 3 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. The event is co-sponsored by the Friends of Florham and the Glen Alpin Conservancy. The lecture will be followed by a wine-and-cheese reception in the Great Hall.
Hewitt, a nationally-recognized preservation architect who teaches historic preservation in the art history department of Rutgers University, is a principal of Mark Alan Hewitt Architects in Bernardsville, N.J., and has taught at leading schools of architecture, including Rice University, Houston, Texas; Columbia University, N.Y.C.; and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
He is the author of the award-winning book The Architect & the American Country House. Famous architect Robert A.M. Stern calls Hewitt’s book “thoroughly researched and cogently argued.” Stern notes that “this book brings together for the first time the aesthetics and sociology of the American Country house … and promises to become the foundation for all future research.”
Hewitt’s numerous publications on architecture and historic preservation include Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Farms: The Quest for an Arts and Crafts Utopia and the forthcoming Carrère & Hastings: Architecture & Urbanism.
He has received a Graham Foundation Fellowship and an NEH/Winterthur Advance Fellowship. He also won first prize in the 1995 Great American Home Awards sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Hewitt’s firm specializes in creating, restoring, refurbishing, remodeling and enhancing vintage homes.
The lecture benefits the historic preservation projects of the Friends of Florham and the Glen Alpin Conservancy. Tickets for this tax-deductible event are $25. Seating is limited and, although there will be a number of tickets available at the door, advance purchase is encouraged. Checks, made out to Friends of Florham, should be mailed to Linda Meister, P.O. Box 601, New Vernon, N.J.
The Friends of Florham is a University organization of committed and enthusiastic area residents whose goal is to assist the University in preserving and restoring the historically important buildings and grounds of the College at Florham.
For more information on the October 23 event, call (973) 443-8861.
Caption:
Historic Glen Alpin residence in Harding Township, N.J.
The Gene Barnett Literary Society presents author Chang-rae Lee — named by The New Yorker as one of the “Twenty Best Fiction Writers Under Forty” — speaking on “The Art of Writing” at 8 p.m., Wednesday, November 16, in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus.
Lee is author of three novels, Native Speaker, Aloft, and A Gesture Life. Native Speaker was described by The New York Times Book Review as “One Book, One New York” the single book to be read and discussed citywide. The review says the book “…offers a hopeful take on America’s traditional role as beacon to the world.” Lee also is the winner of the Hemingway PEN Award for first fiction, The Annisfield-Wolf Book Award and Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award. He is a professor in the Council of the Humanities and Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University, N.J.
The event is free for faculty, staff and students with valid FDU ID or a $10 donation for the general public. There are no advanced ticket sales. All tickets are available at the door, starting at 7:15 p.m., on the night of the lecture.
Update
Holy Skirts, the new novel by René Steinke, English (Flor) and editor-in-chief of FDU’s The Literary Review, has been named one of the finalists for this year’s National Book Award in Fiction. The novel, published by William Morrow, is described as “A colorful imagining of Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven’s turbulent story of love, marriage, poetry and art in the early 1900s, using actual incidents from her life. For more information go to http://www.nationalbook.org/ .
Raymond Baylouny, chemistry (Flor), received the Harvey Russell Award from the North Jersey Section of the American Chemical Society Teacher Affiliates Group. The award is given annually to a person who is not a high school educator but who goes above and beyond to further the cause of chemistry education at the high-school level. Baylouny was honored for his work in the Chemistry Olympiad for high school students as well as for his assistance planning the National Chemistry Week celebration, which will take place October 25 at FDU’s College at Florham.
Ann Mahan, director of student health services and nurse practitioner (Metro), and Joan Cann, patient care coordinator, student health services (Metro), received Board Certification in College Health Nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
On October 1, FDU’s Alumni Association honored Nick Agostino, biology (Metro), with the “Volunteer of the Year” award. This award is given to alumni who have contributed significantly to academic programs, admissions, athletics, career development, chapters, fundraising and student life. His high level of involvement with and commitment to the Alumni Association has culminated in his appointment as president-elect of the Board of Governors. Agostino has served as the executive committee vice president of the board since 1998. Throughout his years of involvement, he has chaired a host of committees — spanning awards, student relations, alumni in admissions, alumni research, special events, senior class gift and the Annual Fund. For photos see Family Weekend and Homecoming http://inside.fdu.edu/otw/0510/weekend.html and http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/agostino.html .
R. Gordon Perry, biological sciences (Flor), and his wife, Jean Perry, visual/performing arts (Flor), exhibited a photo and a large painting, respectively, of the Delaware River in a multiple artist show titled “The Delaware River, The Big Picture” at the Antoine Dutot Museum in Delaware Water Gap, Pa. On October 16, their photos and paintings of the Lehigh Canal will be part of the Walnutport Canal Festival in Pennsylvania. Also, their photos and paintings of the Delaware Canal are on display at the office of Pennsylvania State Representative Mario Scavello in Mt. Pocono until December 1. A selection of the their nature, landscape and historical photography are on exhibit at Washington’s Camera Headquarters in Washington, N.J., until November 18.
Benjamin Nelson, English (Metro), will teach the course “The Crucible of Justice: Three Trials that Rocked the Jewish World” on November 29 and December 6 and 13 as part of the Life Long Learning continuing education program of the JCC MetroWest Center for Adult Enrichment and the National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section. The course, which will be taught at the Leon and Toby Cooperman Jewish Community Center in West Orange, N.J., will cover the Dreyfus Affair, the Leo Frank case and the trial of Adolph Eichmann.
Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), will hold an exhibit of her sideshow banner paintings titled “Valentines: Banners from the Coney Island Sideshow. The exhibit, which will open on Saturday, November 5, will be at the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Staten Island, N.Y. An opening reception will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on November 5. The banners will be on display until February 26, 2006. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Joan Leder, senior program director, continuing education (Metro), announces the appointment of Deborah Fredericks, Petrocelli College (Metro), as director of operations, continuing education. She replaces Bill DeWitte, who retired on September 30.
In Memoriam
Frederick Kronenwett, retired professor (Metro), died on September 27 at the age of 82. He joined the University in 1958 as a part-time professor in the science and engineering department and became a full-time faculty the following year. He retired in 1989.
Stephen Salmore, consultant/analyst/commentator, PublicMind (Flor/Metro), died on September 25 at the age of 64. He joined the University in 2001. He was a prominent figure on the New Jersey political scene as a private pollster and consultant to candidates and headed the Eagleton Poll from 1970 to 1980. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, political science (Flor), and daughter, Elizabeth, who works in the English department of the University of Novi Sad in Serbia. His will designates The Neuropathy Association as his contingent beneficiary. It is located at 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 942, New York, N.Y. 10165.
Adele Stern, Petrocelli College (Metro), died on September 26 at the age of 86. She joined the University in 1988 as director, Sally Sammartino Institute, education (Ruth). Stern directed FDU’s Arts in Education program and led an effort to instruct elementary and high school teachers in the arts. She also taught the Core curriculum. Stern was posthumously awarded a Presidential Citation during the recent Academic Convocation (For more information go to http://inside.fdu.edu/otw/0510/convocation.html). She is survived by her sons, Michael and Jonathan; her daughter, Bonnie McFadden; her brother, Roy Hyrkin; her sister, Phoebe Lane; and five grandchildren. The University has created a scholarship in her name. Contributions can be made to the Adele Stern Fund, President’s Office, 1000 River Road, H-DH1-03, Teaneck, N.J. 07666.
Announcing
Wedding
Jennifer D’Ambrosio, financial aid coordinator, financial aid (Metro), and Kevin Nolan, financial aid counselor, financial aid (Metro), were married on October 8. The bride is the daughter of Susan D’Ambrosio, clerk, human resources (Metro), and the sister of John D’Ambrosio, learning specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Flor).
Welcome
The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of September 19, 2005. For new faculty see Faculty Status Report 2005–2006 http://inside.fdu.edu/otw/0510/facultystatus.html .
Welcome to Jessica Camacho, assistant director, Educational Opportunity Fund (Metro); Brielle Consention, assistant softball coach, athletics (Metro); Shari Ferguson-Murtha, psychological counselor, student health services/psychological services (Metro); Andrew McKay, director of advancement communications, University advancement (Metro); Michelle Meyer, learning disabilities specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro); John Norton, undergraduate admissions counselor, admissions (Flor); Tracyann O’Brien-Meurer, undergraduate admissions counselor, admissions (Metro); Kathleen Rasmussen-Doran, learning disabilities specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Flor); Diane Santillo, graduate admissions clerk, enrollment services (Flor); and Jameel Scott, assistant director, Educational Opportunity Fund (Flor).
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
Main Stage Productions Continue
At a Becton College faculty meeting, Dean Geoffrey Weinman asked for suggestions to help the relief fund for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As a result, Becton College and the department of visual and performing arts, College at Florham, have announced the Saturday, October 15, 8 p.m. performance of the first main stage production of the season, “Stage Door,” by George Kaufman and Edna Ferber will be a special hurricane relief benefit performance. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for faculty, staff and all others. The event is in Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham. In addition, Gourmet Foods is contributing cookies and brownies for sale before the show and during intermission. A silent auction will be held in the lobby. All proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross to support hurricane relief. The last performance of “Stage Door” will be at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, in Dreyfuss Theater.
“Pygmalion,” by George Bernard Shaw, the department’s next presentation, will be performed Wednesday, November 16, through Saturday, November 19, at 8 p.m. A special matinee for high school students will be presented on Sunday, November 20, at 2:30 p.m.
For those who are not familiar with this comedy, “Pygmalion” is about the renowned speech expert, Professor Henry Higgins, who makes a wager that he can take an uneducated, common flower girl named Eliza Dolittle and turn her into a lady. His challenge is daunting, their chemistry is torrid and her transformation is unconventional, witty and complicated. This classic British comedy served as the basis for the successful musical “My Fair Lady.” The show is directed by Robert Barron, theater (Flor), and designed by Erica Hemminger.
Tickets are $5 for students and FDU community, $10 all others. For further information, call 973-443-8467.
Society, Politics and Theater in the Age of Shakespeare
The 13th Annual Shakespeare Colloquium, “In Shakespeare’s Day: Society, Politics and Theater in the Age of Shakespeare,” will be held on Saturday, October 29, from 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. in Room S-11, Science Building, College at Florham. It is free and open to the public.
Topics include “The ‘Friendship Album’ in Shakespeare’s Day: New Sources of History,” presented by June Schlueter, provost and Charles A. Dana Professor of English, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.; “Father-Son Advice Books and Hamlet’s Dilemma” by Margaret Mikesell, English, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, N.Y.C.; “Shakespeare in Elizabethan Theatrical/Literary Culture” by James Bednarz, professor of English at C.W. Post College of Long Island University, Brookville, N.Y.; and “Shakespeare and 16th-century Radicalisms” by Chris Fitter, English, Rutgers University, Camden, N.J. Each talk will be followed by a discussion period.
New Jersey teachers may receive five professional credit hours for participating.
The colloquia are organized by Harry Keyishian, English (Flor). For further information, call 973-443-8714, write Keyishian at M-MS3-01 or e-mail to harry_keyishian@fdu.edu.
Silberman College of Business
To support Habitat for Humanity in the rebuilding of hurricane victim’s homes in New Orleans, La., the Business Leaders of Tomorrow Club at the Metropolitan Campus sponsored a candlelight “Knight Walk” on September 27 to raise funds. More than 200 students marched.
The club’s students collected donations throughout the week in a campus-wide effort and raised more than $2,000. All proceeds went to Habitat for Humanity.
Business Leaders of Tomorrow, through the use of interactive business and social events, community service and networking, strives to better prepare Silberman College of Business students to enter into the business world and begin progressive careers as thoughtful, creative and compassionate leaders.
The club has approximately 75 members. Jennifer Chang is its president. Eli Amdur, executive in residence, Center for Healthcare Management Studies (Metro), is the club’s adviser.
Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies
New Developments in Gerontological Psychology
A seminar, “What to Do with Mom and Dad: New Developments in Gerontological Psychology — Proactive Interventions,” will be held beginning at 8:45 a.m. on Monday, October 31, in the Mansion, College at Florham.
Sponsored by FDU, the New Jersey Neurological Institute, and Scientific Advantage LLC, the seminar’s focus is the Baby Boomer Generation, the group of Americans born between 1946 and 1964.
According to Diane Wentworth, chair, psychology (Flor), and a presenter, “This generation is notable for representing the largest single growth of the population in the history of the United States. As this group approaches later adulthood, they will need to be counseled to confront the new challenges that await them. As a result, there is an urgency to educate professionals and caregivers about the need for research and development in the field of gerontological psychology.”
A high demand for mental health professionals specifically trained to counsel the aging and their family members is projected.
Topics include “Never Too Old For Sex,” “Lifting the Clouds of Depression in the Aging: Proactive Methods,” “The Right Diagnosis” and a panel presentation on “Lifestyle Adjustments.” The day will conclude with an interactive opportunity for the presenters and the audience to discuss how to counsel the aging.
The cost for the seminar is $150 for professionals and $75 for students, which includes a continental breakfast and a light lunch. The seminar will end at approximately 4 p.m. Each attendee will receive 0.5 Continuing Education Units (equivalent to five contact hours) and a Certificate of Completion Award.
To register for this event and for more information call 1-800-338-3887. To read more about the speakers and their topics go to http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=3104 .
‘Connecting Points’ Exhibit at Edward Williams Gallery
The paintings of Connecticut artist, Lisie S. Orjuela, will be on display at the Edward Williams Gallery, Edward Williams Hall, Metropolitan Campus, through November 4.
Orjuela’s work evokes states of mind through richly colored and textured figurative paintings. They are weavings and layers of thoughts, feelings and experiences. In speaking about her paintings, Orjuela said, “The work explores the rising through difficult experiences, expressed in the current Connecting Points series as a mournful yet vibrant response to life. At the same time, it is a grasping into connections and relationships within ourselves, with others and with our surroundings. It is a tapping into the inner world of our psyche, our spirit, our soul.”
Although her work is predominantly figurative, the main interest lays in the interior dimensions, the psychological spheres and environments, hence the lack of recognizable placements for the human figures. Instead, the figures dissolve and come out of the surrounding ground, interacting with and being a part of it.
Gallery hours are Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information call 201-692-2449.
Hispanic Family Arts and Culture Day
Puerta al Futuro and FOCUS, a community resource center for Hispanics in Newark and the site of Puerta al Futuro activities in the city, coordinated “Celebrate Familia,” a day of Hispanic Family Arts and Culture in Newark on October 1. It was supported by the Victoria Foundation, Goya and Scholastic.
Deborah Gonzalez, business, Petrocelli College, and director, Puerta al Futuro (Metro), was coordinator of the event. She said, “‘Celebrate Familia’ was an opportunity for the Hispanic community to engage in the cultural life of the city, develop a comfort level in exploring arts and cultural activities and discover educational opportunities.”
University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies
Inmates to Discuss Criminality and Prison Life
The School of Criminal Justice, in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Corrections, will feature a forum on crime, criminality, the criminal justice system and prison life as seen through the eyes of prison inmates, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus.
Coined “Project Pride” by the New Jersey Department of Corrections, this program brings to the University several “low-risk” convicted criminals currently serving prison time. They will speak to students about their specific offenses, the causes of their criminal behavior, their apprehension, conviction, life behind bars and their plans for the future. At the conclusion of the presentation, inmates will be available for questions and answers. The inmates who have volunteered are on a rehabilitative track and will be escorted by officers from the corrections department.
Though the inmates are considered a “low risk” for escape, their crimes are not “minor.” Some are doing substantial jail time (more than 15 years) for their crimes. The event is open to all students, faculty, staff and the general public. For further information, contact the School of Criminal Justice at 201-692-2465 or pjreynol@fdu.edu.
Applied Statistics in England
The computer sciences and engineering department offered an undergraduate course, Applied Statistics, at Wroxton College in England. It was taught and planned by Peter Astor, former mathematics (Metro), and president of Environmental Partners.
Wroxton College
During September and October, students studying at Wroxton College traveled to the battlefields and cemeteries of World War I and then went to Paris for a weekend of sightseeing. Later in October, they will have the opportunity to visit Cardiff, Wales.
The Royal Shakespeare Company production of “Great Expectations” will be part of the theater arts enrichment program at Wroxton this fall. Students also will see five plays in London — “Playing With Fire,” “Guys and Dolls, “ “Phantom of the Opera,” “As You Like It” and “Blood Brothers.”
A former member of the Blair Cabinet, Lord Clark of Windermere, will be one of 14 visiting speakers at Wroxton this semester. Dilwar Hussain of the Islamic Foundation and Professor George Jones of the London School of Economics share the roster with former members of Parliament Patrick Nicholls and Sue Doughty.
Captions:
Left photo: The executive committee of the Business Leaders of Tomorrow Club are shown with its adviser Eli Amdur, back row, center, executive in residence, Center for Health Management Studies (Metro). They are, front row, from left, students and Business Leaders of Tomorrow officers Connie Servos, secretary; Jorge Ledesma, vice president; Jennifer Cheng, president; and Mike Oggenfuss, treasurer; and back row, from left, Graduate Mentors Jessica Botek and Jackie Botek; Amdur; Salina Singleton, community service chair; and Jessica Klein, external relations coordinator.
Right photo: Mike Oggenfuss, left, and Eli Amdur, count the money raised.
“Courage Dance” by Lisie S. Orjuela.
Gloria Anderle
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Two months.
One of my favorite possessions is …
… my year-old black cat, Gracie.
A perfect weekend afternoon is …
… a hot summer day at the beach or in a pool with my family.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
The Dalai Lama. He is a deeply spiritual person who seems to possess wisdom, patience, humility and a good sense of humor. I think he would have a perspective on life that I would like to learn.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
“The Aviator.” I would recommend it as an excellent character study and period piece.
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty, openness, forthrightness and a good sense of humor.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… sing in two choirs — alto in one and soprano in the other.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I would like to attempt to be a musician or a ballet dancer, and I would not want to be an astronaut. I’m afraid of heights and get motion sickness easily.
Maureen Doyle
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
Full-time, since August 17, but I had been an adjunct in the summer of 2001 and the summer and fall of 2003.
My favorite possessions are …
… my wedding pearls, family photos, books and art works.
A perfect weekend afternoon is …
… a summer afternoon preparing a picnic for an open-air classical music concert I will attend with my family.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
Katharine Hepburn and Dorothea Dix, great strong women role models. But since they are dead, I’d settle for [Italian tenor] Andrea Bocelli, since I think he’s gorgeous.
What book or film did you recently enjoy?Why would you recommend it?
Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink because he lends support to the intuition of experts who use “thin slicing” to filter the few factors that really matter. The film “Mad Hot Ballroom” because it showcases the excitement that great teachers can create even with fifth-graders in inner-city schools.
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty, loyalty, fun and shared interests.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
am half Czechoslovakian and half Irish, and my husband of 36 years is German.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I would like to be an English teacher or a dance instructor (folk and ballroom). I would want nothing to do with anything that would require me to find directions (taxi driver, tour guide, cartographer) or spend more than an hour at a computer figuring out how things work or handling data (IT specialist, programmer, data entry and maintenance).
Van Nguyen
Assistant Professor of Finance
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
I joined FDU in September 2005.
One of my favorite possessions is …
… my family album.
A perfect weekend afternoon is …
If I do not read, I would go hiking.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
I would love to meet my grandparents, because I never got a chance to know them.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality, by the Dalai Lama, Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho. His Holiness suggests that “spirituality and science are complementary but different investigative approaches with the same goal of seeking the truth.” This book provides insight for those of us who seek to understand ourselves, our universe and one another.
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty, optimism and open-mindedness.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know …
… that given my Asian look, I am a Danish citizen and that I speak Danish fluently. Although I was born and raised in Vietnam, I immigrated to Denmark and lived there for 12 years before coming to the United States.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I would attempt to be a professional photographer. I would least likely work as a miner because I dislike being underground.
Juan Carlos Orejarena
Senior Lecturer of Business, Puerta al Futuro
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
I have been at FDU for a year-and-a-half; first as an adjunct since April 2004 and in a new role since August.
One of my favorite possessions is …
… just the memories. The first time each one of my three children looked at me with love. The biggest material possession is owned by the mortgage company.
A perfect weekend afternoon is …
… playing three sets of tennis with someone who outplays me, and managing to win a set; then a quick swim, go home to my family and relax, hoping those close to me are safe and happy in whatever they are doing.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
I would like to meet Bill Clinton and to be in a conversation with him. He seems brilliant within his humanity. People whom I would like to meet to learn from are Peter Drucker, Jared Diamond and Michael Bloomberg.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
“Meet Joe Black,” a simple movie that portrays what’s important in life; and the movie “Guns, Germs and Steel,” on how we are civilized.
What do you most value in your friends?
Just their friendship and trust.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I …
… am just like most people: a collection of imperfections in a constant struggle to become better and striving to only let the best come through.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
First, I would have to figure out what my profession is: I am a father, a husband, a lawyer who became a businessman and a teacher, and someone who works sharing experiences and other people’s wisdom. As to what profession I would want nothing to do with? Life has taught me never to say never.
• Trustee and alumnus Gregory Olsen, BS’66, BSEE’68, MS’68 (Metro), has been to space and back. Olsen was launched on October 1 in a Soyuz TMA-7 with Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev and NASA astronaut William McArthur. They docked two days later at the International Space Station and orbited a week. At the station, he spoke with students from three New Jersey high schools. Olsen returned with a two-man Russian-American crew on October 11. Olsen is the third private civilian to travel to the space station. For more information go to http://www.spaceadventures.com/ and http://view.fdu.edu/?id=3280 .
• A joint venture between the Office of Residence Life and the Office of Public Safety at the Metropolitan Campus has begun in the Linden and Northpointe residence halls. Specifically, the building entryways are being staffed by hall security assistants (HSAs), students who monitor the areas and check IDs of guests and residents who enter. The halls are being staffed 24 hours per day when students are in session. Jenifer Campbell, director of residence life (Metro), and David Miles, University director of public safety (Metro), collaborated to make the program a reality. Graduate student Kavita Pathak plays an integral role in the success of the program as the moderator of staff hours and schedules.
• The Office of Telecommunication is negotiating a one-year agreement with XM radio to carry a 30-minute program tagged “Blame the Media” on XM’s public affairs channel. The weekly program will be produced at WFDU (FM) and will explore current media issues. The host will be Bob Mann, who has hosted previous WFDU (FM) shows; Barry Sheffield, assistant director, telecommunications (Metro), will serve as engineer; and Carl Kraus, director, telecommunications (Metro), as producer/director. FDU would join several other major universities such as Boston University and other National Public Radio-type producers on the XM public channel.
• The University Players, the student theater group of the Metropolitan Campus, will hold auditions open to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff for the fall production of “The War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells, as performed by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air. This will be a re-enactment of the legendary radio production that aired on October 30, 1938. The play, to be performed on November 11, 12 and 13, will be directed by James Rana, University College (Metro). Auditions will be held in the Russell Ratsch Experimental Theatre on the lower level of University Hall, Metropolitan Campus on Tuesday, October 11, from 8 to 10 p.m.; Wednesday, October 12, 1 to 4 p.m.; and Thursday, October 13, and Friday, October 14, from 2 to 5 p.m. For further information, contact Ellen Spaldo, communication/English composition (Metro), and University Players faculty adviser at spaldo@fdu.edu.
• Adults and graduate students will be able to attend a free, regional college fair designed exclusively for them to investigate educational programs. More than 50 colleges and universities, including FDU, most of them located in New Jersey and New York, will come together under the sponsorship of the Higher Education Consortium of the New York Metropolitan Area (FDU is a member.) and offer College Expo 2005 on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Rothman Center, Metropolitan Campus. For information call Andy Nelson, director, adult/part-time studies, undergraduate admissions (Metro), at 201-692-2551.
• Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor) reports that Samir Kahn, a member of the College at Florham Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), is chair of the Division III national SAAC board and sits on the all-division national board.
• According to Jackie Lima, fine arts (Metro), Metropolitan Campus Independent Study in Sculpture students Jessica Bumpass and Mike Wonyoung Kang continued part of their studies by assisting environmental artist and sculptor Ursula Clark in the production of her work called “Arbor,” which is on display at the Teaneck Creek Conservancy, Teaneck, N.J. through November.
Constitution Celebrated
Both campuses celebrated the United States Constitution in September.
At the College at Florham, a Constitution Day roundtable, “The United States Constitution vs. the Iraqi Draft Constitution,” was featured. The discussion was led by Riad Nasser, sociology (Flor); Bruce Peabody, political science (Flor); John Schiemann, administrative science (Flor); Naomi Weinberger, political science (Flor); and Peter Woolley, political science and executive director, PublicMind (Flor).
At the Metropolitan Campus, Chris Rasmussen, history (Metro), spoke on “The Constitution and American Politics Today.” In addition, the library sponsored a video, “Conversations with Superior Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Stephen Breyer,” and a showing of “1776,” an acclaimed film version of Peter Stone’s Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-winning musical about the Declaration of Independence.
Captions:
Participants in the roundtable were, from left, Peter Woolley, Riad Nasser, Naomi Weinberger, John Schiemann and Bruce Peabody.
Vincent Varrassi, right, director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro), and Sue Kay, center, scheduling officer, enrollment services (Metro), speak with Chris Rasmussen, history (Metro), before his lecture.
Wellness Fair
The 2005 Wellness Fair, “Thrive 365,” was held September 27 at the Fitness Center on the Metropolitan Campus. Organized by the campus Wellness Committee, the fair had more than 40 tables offering information on a variety of wellness topics including fitness, nutrition, global health, mental health, stress management, academic wellness, relationship issues, spirituality, alcohol and drug issues and personal safety.
Captions:
Left photo: Linda Wester, assistant to the provost (Metro), and Alice Mills, co-director, student counseling/psychological services (Metro), sign up new members for the Wellness Committee, of which they are members, Mills as chair.
Center photo: Alice Benzecry, right, biological sciences (Metro), explains environmental safety facts and foot printing to students Kaitlin Le, left, and Sameera Baddada at the School of Natural Sciences booth.
Right photo: Ebony Diggs, administrative assistant, student counseling/psychological services (Metro), takes the ecological footprint tour.
Left photo: Ken VanderWall, Protestant/Christian fellowship chaplain (Metro), and a member of the Relational Violence Subcommittee, and Joan Leder, program director, continuing education (Metro), are in charge of the Threat Assessment Task Force table.
Right photo: From left, Denise Pignato, advisement counselor; Rachel Friend, director; and Andrea Mosca, assistant director, Academic Advisement Center, work at their department’s academic wellness booth.
Left photo: Student Armeena Addison works on the alcohol awareness wall.
Right photo: From left are Theresa Malek, medical assistant; Ann Mahan, director and nurse practitioner; Joan Cann, patient care coordinator; and Doris McClester, registered nurse, all student health services (Metro).
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