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.

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.

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.

“Courage Dance” by Lisie S. Orjuela.

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.”

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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.

October 2005

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