This & That
• Fairleigh Dickinson University won two gold, one bronze and one merit award in the 21st annual Admissions Advertising Awards competition. The recruitment ad, “Get Ready for a Whole New World,” won the gold award in the newspaper advertising/single ad category and received the merit award in the total recruitment package category. In the overall recruitment campaign, The Undergraduate Viewbook also received a gold award. The Place, the College at Florham’s student handbook, captured a bronze award in the publication/internal category.
• An admissions reminder for important dates — Discovery Days: on the Metropolitan Campus, allied health/nursing on Wednesday, February 15; psychology on Friday, February 17; criminal justice on Wednesday, February 22; natural sciences on Friday, February 24; and fine arts/communication on Wednesday, March 22; and at the College at Florham, QUEST on Thursday, February 16; electronic filmmaking/digital video design on Saturday, February 18; entrepreneurial studies on Tuesday, February 21; and creative writing on Friday, February 24; Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholarship Days: on Sunday, February 26, at the Rothman Center, Metropolitan Campus, and on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, at the Ferguson Recreation Center, College at Florham. For more information go to http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=582; Sneak Preview Days for admitted students — on Sunday, April 2, at the Metropolitan Campus, and on Saturday, April 8, at the College at Florham.
• The Morris County Detective’s Association presented the College at Florham Office of Public Safety with a Meritorious Service Award for its involvement in the investigation of an incident on campus in 2004. Willie Thorton, director, public safety (Flor), received the award during the Annual Awards Luncheon at the Hamilton Park Conference Center, Florham Park, N.J., in December.
• A group of students from the College at Florham will be joining FDU’s first Habitat for Humanity trip to Alabama, from March 12 to 18. On their return, the students will be presenting the highlights and sharing photos of their trip with the campus community. For more information on how to make a donation, contact Michelle Luff, assistant director, student life (Flor), at 973-443-8573 or e-mail mluff@fdu.edu.
• The Devils Dance Team won the Devils Dance-off Competition against teams from the College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J., and Drew University, Madison, N.J. Four professional dance instructors judged the event.
• Four influential films from the Columbia Pictures Archive at the University will be screened on the Metropolitan Campus throughout the spring. The first film in the series, “A Raisin in the Sun,” starring Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil, will be shown on Tuesday, February 21, at 7 p.m. in the Weiner Library Auditorium. The 1961 film tells the story of a man struggling with his socioeconomic status, conflicts over religion and institutional racism in Chicago. Other films in the series include the March 7 screening of “His Girl Friday,” the March 21 showing of “Pal Joey” and “All the King’s Men” on April 4. For further information on this film series go to http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/raisin.html or call 201-692-2138.
top of this page table of contents for this issue
February 2006
| · | New Dean for Silberman College |
| · | Alumnus, Trustee Weinstein Supports Holocaust Symposium and Fund for FDU |
| · | Middle States Update |
| · | Graduate Center for Professional Psychology Planned in Israel |
| · | President’s Book Explores Globalization, World Citizenship and Global Education |
| · | Bahraini Ambassador and Wife Visit |
| · | Artis Joins Board of Trustees |
| · | United Nations Events Scheduled |
| · | Get Facts Online |
| · | Black History Month Celebrated |
| · | Global Challenge Offered to High School Students |
| · | Faculty/Staff — Update, In Memoriam, Announcing, Welcome |
| · | College Happenings |
| · | Spotlight — Brooks, Eisen, Morris, Sawyer |
| · | This & That |
| · | Photo Stories — FDU in Space, Dos Mundos Unidos. |
View text only for this complete issue.
Flor =
College at Florham, Madison, N.J.
Metro =
Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J.
Information Deadlines
The deadlines for the coming issues of Inside FDU on the Web are:
March issue: Deadline for Copy February 21
April issue: Deadline for Copy March 28
May issue: Deadline for Copy April 12
Copy received after deadline will be included in the following issue. Every effort will be made to deal with late-breaking stories. Send information to: Carol Black, Publications, at H-DH3-14, fax to 201-692-7039 or e-mail to black@fdu.edu.
Inside FDU on the Web is published by the Office of Communications and Marketing. Newsletter Staff: Carol Black, editor; Mary Ann Bautista, Bill Blanchard, Mariellen Brown, Angelo Carfagna, Howard Gilman, Scott Giglio, Rick Isquith, Gretchen Johnson, William Kennedy, Lillian Lukac, Rebecca Maxon, Art Petrosemolo.