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Three outstanding individuals will receive honorary doctoral degrees at the University’s 63rd Commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 16, at 10 a.m., at the Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. They are Kwame Anthony Appiah (humane letters), Ibrahim Agboola Gambari (humane letters) and Kuslima Shogen (science).
Kwame Anthony Appiah, British-born American philosopher, novelist and scholar of African and African-American studies, is best known for his contribution to political philosophy, moral psychology and the philosophy of culture. Appiah has been called “our postmodern Socrates.” Born in London, his mother came from the English landed gentry and his father was a Ghanaian statesman. Appiah attended primary school in Kumasi until the ruler of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, imprisoned his father.
He earned his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees at Cambridge University. As an undergraduate, he met Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who became his collaborator on a number of projects, including the Amistad series of critical anthologies of major African-American writers. Appiah has held academic appointments at Yale, Cornell, Duke and Harvard and is now the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. A prolific writer, Appiah’s book In My Father’s House (1992) focused on Africa’s struggle for self-definition in a world dominated by Western values.
Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, United Nations under-secretary-general for political affairs, holds the second most influential and powerful position in the U.N. Secretariat. Prior to joining the Secretariat in 1999, Gambari was the longest serving ambassador/permanent representative of Nigeria to the United Nations. He chaired the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid, which successfully saw the demise of that injustice and the establishment of democratic rule in South Africa. In 2002–03, Gambari served as special representative of the secretary-general and head of the United Nations Mission to Angola.
He earned a BSc (economics) degree in political science from the London School of Economics, and an MA and PhD from Columbia University, N.Y.C. Gambari was a research fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., and a resident scholar with the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Study and Conference Center in Italy. In November 2003, he spoke on “African Challenges at the Turn of the 21st Century” at Fairleigh Dickinson as part of the United Nations Pathways Lecture Series.
Kuslima Shogen, CEO/chairman of the board/director of the Alfacell Corporation, BS’74, MS’76 (Ruth), is an internationally recognized leader in ribonuclease-based therapeutics. She formed Alphacell in 1981 to pursue research that she had initiated while a biology student in the University Honors Program at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Shogen was named to the first annual PharmaVOICE 100 List of the Most Inspiring People. In 1998, she was inducted into The PINNACLE, one of the highest honors Fairleigh Dickinson bestows on its alumni.
Alfacell Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for cancer, using its proprietary ribonuclease (RNase) technology platform. ONCONASE(R) (ranpirnase), Alfacell’s lead investigational drug candidate, has been successfully administered to more than 850 patients with a variety of solid tumors, and is currently being evaluated in a Phase IIIb trial for malignant mesothelioma (MM) and a Phase I/II trial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
In January 2006, Tommy Thompson, former U.S. secretary of health and human services, joined Alfacell Corporation as special adviser. Thompson called the company “unwavering” in its commitment to developing potential breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer.
For more details about Commencement see the April/May issue of Inside FDU on the Web and go to http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=751 .
The University’s comprehensive Middle States Self-study Report, February 2006, was released to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the Middle States Peer Review Team and the Fairleigh Dickinson community late in February.
The next step in the process is the visit of the Peer Review Team, scheduled from Sunday, March 26, through Wednesday, March 29. During that time, 10 faculty and administrators from other institutions within the Middle States Association will meet with various groups of FDU faculty, students and staff at the College at Florham and at the Metropolitan Campus. In addition to formally scheduled meetings, the team will meet informally or spontaneously with individuals on campus as they tour and move from meeting to meeting.
The schedule for constituency meetings and general meetings will be sent to the community as soon as it is available, probably after spring break. In the meantime, students, faculty and staff should become familiar with the findings and recommendations of the Self-study Report. Hard copies are available on both campuses in the libraries, in the campus provosts’ offices, the academic deans’ offices and the offices of the deans of students. In addition, an electronic version is available at the following URL: http://www.fdu.edu/selfstudy .
During spring break, theater arts, Spanish language and culture and hotel and restaurant management students will be studying in England, Spain and Switzerland, respectively.
In England, the theater arts program at the College at Florham will offer The London Theater Experience, a three-credit course that will revolve around an eight-day trip to London to see seven plays staged by professional theater companies such as the National Theatre of Great Britain, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Old Vic, Royal Court and others. Under the leadership of Stephen Hollis, theater and director, theater arts (Flor), the program will also include lectures and seminars by leading actors and directors, workshops at the Globe Theater and a backstage tour of the National Theatre.
Students will stay at a centrally located hotel and also have enough free time to explore other cultural and entertainment facilities in London. Prior to the trip, students studied and researched some of the plays. After they return, students will submit written papers on all the plays seen. The course is offered in association with the theater department at Montclair State University. For further information contact Hollis at 973-443-8467 or hollis@fdu.edu.
Laureano Corces, Spanish, and chair, modern languages/literature (Flor), is leading a group of 16 students and a faculty guest, Joan Desilets, health/physical education and director, graduate/preprofessional advising (Flor), to Spain. The experiential learning in Spain will introduce students to a variety of historical sites, art collections and living culture in that country. This short-term study-abroad is part of the courses Spanish Culture and Civilization and Contemporary Spain and is integrally linked to the course work. The group departed March 7 and will return on March 18. It will visit Madrid, Cordoba, Seville and Granada.
In Switzerland, 36 junior and senior students majoring in hotel and tourism management are participating in an intensive two-week study focusing on the European and Swiss hospitality industry. Richard Wisch, associate dean and director, international hospitality/tourism management (Metro/Flor), states that hospitality majors are required to experience Europe, and the Swiss hospitality industry provides the worldwide standard.
Students will visit the Interlaken Jungfrau Victoria Hotel, a member of the five-star Leading Hotels of the World chain, whose membership is composed of only five-star, high-service-standard hotels. In Engelberg, Peter and Susanne Kuhn, owners of the famous Edelweiss Hotel, will share their marketing views.
Visits for the students include Hotel L’Aubier, a “green” hotel where environmental considerations are paramount; Mt. Titlis, the highest peak in central Switzerland; and the medieval hilltop village of Gruyeres. The students will experience the German-speaking part of Switzerland in Lucerne, the Italian-speaking area in Lugano, the French-speaking section in Neuchatel, as well as the capital city of Berne and Zurich. At these locations, seminars that focus on human resources and food and beverage services, are presented by the local restaurateurs. Aixa Ritz, hotel/restaurant/tourism management (Metro), will be accompanying the students.
Friends of Florham has received a grant of $2,869 from the Morris County Heritage Commission for the second phase of the Burden/Twombly Papers archival project at the College at Florham.
In order to encourage “a knowledge and appreciation of the diverse history of Morris County,” the Morris County Heritage Commission seeks to preserve historical information, and “provides resources to increase awareness of the people, places and events that have given our area a special place in the history of New Jersey and America.” Funds for this grant came from the commission’s Re-Grant Program, which is funded by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the New Jersey Department of State.
The Burden/Twombly papers are essential to the history of Florham, former estate of Florence Vanderbilt Twombly and Hamilton Twombly and now Fairleigh Dickinson University’s College at Florham. This grant will help to continue the archival work on these papers, which was financed by the commission’s 2005 grant of $2,000 and by additional support from Friends of Florham. Antonia Moser, archivist, will continue to direct the project.
One of the highlights of the archival collection is a group of vintage photographs, approximately 100 in number, most of which were taken in 1955 before the estate sale. The photographer was Shirley Burden, Florence Vanderbilt Twombly’s grandson.
There exists very little written detail on the furnishings and other interior details of Mrs. Twombly’s home as it was during her 46 years of residence. These photographs remain one accurate record of the interior and exterior of the house at the time. The second phase of the archival project will consist of professional digital documentation, analysis and storage of these photographs. Walter Savage, emeritus, English (Flor), and Richard Simon, members of Friends of Florham and long-time historians of Florham, will assist.
According to Moser, making a digital record of the photographs will preserve the originals from the hazards of too much handling. The originals will be stored in acid-free boxes, leaving the digital copies in files to be studied by the researcher.
The Friends of Florham, formed in 1990, is a University organization of committed and enthusiastic area residents whose goal is to advise and assist the University in the care, maintenance and historic preservation of the historically important buildings and grounds of the College at Florham.
Caption:
Eleanor Friedl, center, reference librarian (Flor), discusses the recent grant for the Burden/Twombly Papers archival project with Linda Meister, left, and Walter Savage, right, emeritus, English (Flor), both board members of the Friends of Florham.
A lively discussion between faculty, students and staff marked the “Hot Topics” event on February 28 at the College at Florham. “Hot Topics” focused on the issues of truth, fact and fiction in the case of James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, and television personality Oprah Winfrey.
The Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences, Silberman College of Business and Student Government Association sponsored the discussion, which was moderated by Peter Woolley, political science and director, PublicMind; with faculty panelists Harry Keyishian, English and director, FDU Press; Roger Koppl, economics/finance; Ethné Swartz, entrepreneurial studies; and Irene Thomson, sociology. The panelists and the audience were split in their support of Frey publishing his book as nonfiction.
The next “Hot Topics” is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m., in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham, and will focus on “Religious (In)Tolerance and the Media: How Far Can We Go?”
Watch for further announcements of other “Hot Topics” discussions.
John Simon, the New York cultural and theater critic of New York magazine for 36 years, will discuss “On Becoming a Critic” in a Gene Barnett Literary Society Lecture on Monday, March 27, at 8 p.m., in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus.
A master of arts criticism, he has long been noted for his acid tongue and aggressive style, earning the title “Count Dracula of Shubert Alley.” Simon’s intelligent and eloquent reviews are often provocative. Award-winning playwright Edward Albee said, “Mr. Simon’s disapproval of my plays has been a source of comfort to me over the years and his dislike of “A Delicate Balance” gives me courage to go on, as they say.”
In 2005, Applause Theatre and Cinema Books published three volumes of Simon’s collected works — on theater, music and film. This provocative collection spans 30 years and includes his work from New York magazine as well as the Hudson Review, Opera News, the New Leader and National Review. Simon now writes theater criticisms for Bloomberg.com.
The publication of John Simon on Theater, John Simon on Music and John Simon on Film coincided with his departure from New York magazine. The books bring together the critical highlights of his reviews. In the theater volume, the selected reviews cover a wide range of New York productions, from the East Village to Broadway.
John Simon was born in Serbia and educated at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., earning his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees there. Although English is not his first language, Simon often criticizes the (mis)use of the language in American writing.
The Literary Society lecture includes a question-and-answer period with the audience. Books will be available for sale and signing. General admission is $10, free for faculty, staff and students with valid FDU ID. All tickets are available at the door, starting at 7:15 p.m., on the night of the lecture. For further information call 201-692-7028.
By earning the regular season title of the 2006 Northeast Conference (NEC), the Knights men’s basketball team (Division I — Metropolitan Campus), advanced to the NIT (National Invitation Tournament) Championship.
The Knights (20-11) will be making their second NIT Tournament appearance under Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Green. They will play Manhattan College on Tuesday, March 14, 7 p.m., at Riverdale, N.Y.C., in the opening round, with the winner advancing to play Maryland (18-10) on March 18. The Jaspers are 18-10 this season and went 14-4 in the MAAC. Manhattan fell to St. Peter’s, 84-74, in the MAAC semifinals. For more details go to http://fduknights.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031206aab.html .
The Knights finished the regular season with a 20-12 record and a program high 14 conference wins. This is the eighth time the Knights enjoyed a 20-win season, seventh under Green and the second consecutive 20-wins season. The team finished #1 in the NEC in scoring offense, field goal percentage, blocked shots and assists; and #2 NEC scoring margin, field goal percentage, rebounding offense, defensive rebounds and assist-to-turnover ratio.
The Knights lost the chance for a bid to reach the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament by losing to Monmouth University 49–48 in the NEC championship game played at the Rothman Center, Metropolitan Campus. For more details go to http://fduknights.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030806aab.html . The Knights defeated Quinnipiac University 66-65 in the quarterfinals and topped Robert Morris University 71-55 in the semifinal round.
During his 23 years at FDU, Green has had 17 winning seasons and 378 wins. He’s the winningest head coach in the Northeast Conference and FDU history. Other basketball staff include Ron Brown, associate head coach; Damari Riddick, assistant coach; Jared Stephans, assistant coach; Brad Green, manager; Cathy Liggett, head athletic trainer; and Marilyn Bennett, basketball secretary.
The Metropolitan Campus will sponsor a series of four films from its Columbia Pictures Collection devoted to the art of the great stage and screen actress, Rosalind Russell (1907–1976). The program, “Rare Russell,” will showcase four films that Russell made in the 1940s. The films are rarely shown today, yet they were extremely popular in their time, and some were even ahead of their time. The films have been chosen from the University’s Columbia Collection, which consists of more than 200 16mm. prints and tapes of Columbia’s vintage films.
The films will be shown free of charge on Sundays — April 2, 9, 23 and 30 — at 1 p.m. in the Weiner Library Auditorium, Metropolitan Campus.
On April 2, “My Sister Eileen” (1942) will be shown. Russell won her first Oscar nomination for her role in this film, based on a Broadway hit about two sisters from Ohio who tried to find success in New York. The film was later turned into a smash Broadway musical with a score by Leonard Bernstein titled “Wonderful Town,” which marked Russell’s musical comedy debut.
“What a Woman!” (1943) will be featured on April 9. Russell plays a talent agent determined to make a movie star out of an English professor who has written a bestseller. Unlike so many career-vs.-marriage films of the period, “What a Woman!” took a liberal position on an issue that many women faced during the period.
On April 23, “She Wouldn’t Say Yes” (1945) will feature Russell as a psychiatrist tricked into marriage by her father. The film was originally condemned by the Legion of Decency and has some unusually racy dialogue, despite the restrictions of the production code that was then in existence.
In “A Woman of Distinction” (1950) on April 30, Russell is a college dean who is unprepared for the arrival of a British professor (Ray Milland).
Each film will be introduced by Bernard Dick, communication and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication program (Metro), and author of the forthcoming biography of Rosalind Russell, Forever Mame, to be published this summer by the University Press of Mississippi.
Two distinguished individuals were chosen for inclusion in the Metropolitan Campus Heritage Hall, joining 52 members who have been inducted into Heritage Hall since it was established in 2003. Through Heritage Hall, the University recognizes, acknowledges and remembers exceptional individuals who had a major impact on shaping Fairleigh Dickinson University’s campuses in Teaneck and Rutherford, N.J.
The new members, with their titles and years of service, are:
Ruth Schwartz*; University librarian (Metro); 1968–2000
James E. Benson; professor and chair of mathematics and computer science, associate dean of science and engineering and associate dean of University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies (Metro); 1959–2000.
Heritage Hall is located on the first floor of Dickinson Hall. Plaques honoring each new member have been installed.
*Deceased.
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press announces its recently published books. By author, they include:
• Peter J. Bailey, Rabbit (Un)Redeemed: The Drama of Belief in John Updike’s Fiction;
• Deborah Donato, Reading Barbara Pym;
• John Walsh Hokenson, The Idea of Comedy: History, Theory, Critique;
• Monica Matei-Chesnoiu, Shakespeare in the Romanian Cultural Memory;
• Paul Nelson and June Schlueter, editors, Acts of Criticism: Performance Matters in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries;
• Allison V. Scott, Selfish Gifts: The Politics of Exchange and English Courtly Literature, 1580–1628;
• Stephen Spotte, Zoos in Postmodernism: Signs and Simulation;
• Australia Tarver and Paula C. Barnes, New Voices on the Harlem Renaissance: Essays on Race, Gender and Literary Discourse;
• Carolyn Van Dyke, Chaucer’s Agents: Cause and Representation in Chaucerian Narrative.
For further information on these books or others published by the FDU Press, call Harry Keyishian, English (Flor), and director, editorial committee, FDU Press (Flor); or Louise Stahl, editorial/circulation coordinator, FDU Press (Flor), at 973-443-8564. A catalog is available.
Orders for books should be directed to: Associated University Press, 2010 Eastpart Boulevard, Cranbury, N.J. 08512; telephone: 609-655-4770; fax: 609-655-8366; or e-mail: aup440@aol.com.
The holiday and time-off schedule for all nonfaculty employees for the fiscal year from June 30, 2006 through July 1, 2007, has been announced.
Independence Day — Monday, July 3; Tuesday, July 4
Labor Day — Monday, September 4
Thanksgiving — Wednesday, November 22; Thursday, November 23; Friday, November 24
Christmas — Monday, December 25; Tuesday, December 26
Shut-down Days — Wednesday, December 27; Thursday, December 28; Friday, December 29, 2006
New Year — Monday, January 1, 2007
Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Monday, January 15, 2007
Spring Recess — Thursday, March 15, 2007; Friday, March 16, 2007
Memorial Day — Monday, May 28, 2007
Four-day Work Week (8 weeks) — Beginning week of Monday, June 12, 2006, through week ending Friday, August 4, 2006
Note: The public safety department does not participate in either the shut-down days or the four-day work week.
Update
Khyati Joshi, education (Metro), was appointed to the [New Jersey] Governor’s Commission on Asian Americans.
As chairman of Nigeria’s Michael Imodu National Institute for Labor Studies, Bamidele Ojo, political science (Metro), led the official Nigerian delegation to South Africa for a Comparative African Labor Education Program held in February. The delegation included representatives of the Nigerian labor union, Nigerian employer’s association and a management team from the Nigerian Labor Institute. Together with the group, Ojo visited the South African Worker’s College in Durban, the South African Government Institute for Training Support and Education for Labor and Khanya College and the Central Labor Union and the Ministry of Labor in Johannesburg.
Sister Margherita Marchione, emerita, languages (Flor), is the author of Crusade of Charity: Pius XII and POWs, far left, published by Paulist Press, Mahwah, N.J., in February 2006. Marchione presented the book on March 2 to the Columbus Citizens Foundation in New York, and on March 5 to the Fulbright Group at Drew University, Madison, N.J.
Michael Goodman, English and director, Corporate Communication Institute (Flor), is the author of Work with Anyone Anywhere: A Guide to Global Business. The book, left, will be released by Professional Publications Inc., Belmont, Calif., on March 17.
Vincent Varrassi, director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro), will be among the featured speakers in the March 26 conference of the Asperger Syndrome Education Network titled “Success Beyond High School: A Roadmap for Adulthood — What Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders Need to Know About College and Employment” at the Hilton Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin, N.J. Varrassi will discuss college preparation for students, college programs for students with disabilities, Section 504 at the post-secondary level and the need for students to understand their disability and to become self-advocates.
At the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy in Washington, D.C., Andrew Eisen, psychology and director, Child Anxiety Disorders Clinic (Metro), co-presented three studies: “Maternal Childhood Separation Anxiety as a Predictor of Separation Anxiety and Panic in Offspring,” “Separation Anxiety Symptom Dimensions and DSM-IV Anxiety Disorders: Correlates, Comorbidity and Clinical Utility” and “Cautious Partners: Safety Signals and Parental Overprotection in Children with Separation Anxiety and OCD.”
Scott Giglio is the new assistant director of public relations (Flor). He was previously director of sports information (Flor).
Jane Braden-Maguire, psychology (Metro), and Janet Sigal, psychology and director, BA/MA in general-theoretical psychology (Metro), co-wrote “Battered Women Who Kill: Variables Affecting Simulated Jurors’ Verdicts,” which appeared in the Journal of Family Violence. Sigal presented “International Sexual Harassment” as part of the symposium “Violence and Exploitation Against Women and Girls” at the Psychology section meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Kathleen Stein-Smith, head, periodicals, and information literacy coordinator, Weiner Library (Metro), was appointed the library’s coordinator of public services. Her new responsibilities include coordinating library instruction, information literacy and reference services for Weiner Library.
William Gillard, English (Flor), is the author of “Enter the HyperZombie: Anticipating Romero’s City of the Dead,” which was the cover article in the fall 2005 issue of The Leading Edge, and “‘I Will Fight No More Forever’: Chief Joseph’s Surrender Speech,” which was printed in Literary Themes for Students: War and Peace. Forthcoming articles by Gillard, the majority about Native-American literature and science fiction, include: “Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Kliko,” to appear in Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice in Literature; “Gully Foyle: The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester” and “Victor: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie,” in Students’ Companion to American Literary Characters; “Simon Ortiz” and “Joseph Bruchac’s Raven Tells Stories,” in The Encyclopedia of Native-American Literature; and “Geary Hobson,” in the Dictionary of Literary Biography, 20th-century American Poets. In addition, Gillard is working with 11 students from Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences and Silberman College of Business who will be participating in this year’s Northeast Region National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., this April.
At a colloquium held at the Metropolitan Campus in December, Samuel Feinberg, psychology (Metro), co-presented “Respect: A Sexual Harassment and Violence-prevention Program for College Students.”
Robert Quatrone, English (Metro), is one of three poets featured in Four Horsemen Magazine’s Winter/Spring Poetry Programs in the Englewood (N.J.) Public Library. Quatrone’s poems have been published in local magazines such as Passaic Review, Lips and The Aquarium.
Ron Dumont, psychology and director, PsyD and MA in psychology (Metro), co-presented two studies — “WISC-IV Integrated: How to Use It Without Actually Adopting the Child to Take Home with You” and “IDEIA: A Practical Practice Guide for Administrators and Educators for Dealing with Mutually Exclusive Contradictory Regulations, Policies and Procedures” — at the Association for Specialists in the Assessment of Intellectual Functioning Conference in Nashua, N.H. He also co-presented “Linking Cognitive Assessment to the Science and Law of Learning Disabilities: Streamlined Assessment and Report Writing Using Gf-Gc Theory and Cross-Battery Assessment” at the British Columbia Association of School Psychologists Conference in Vancouver, B.C. In November, Dumont co-presented “Best Practice in the Diagnosis and Identification of Specific Learning Disability Under the New IDEIA” at the Oakland Schools Regional Conference in Oakland, Mich. He also co-wrote two chapters “Test Descriptions and Reviews” and “Useful Web Sites for Special Educators” in The Special Education Almanac.
Julie Mazur, assistant director, residence life (Flor), is currently serving as interim director of residence life (Flor).
Louis Hsu, psychology (Metro), wrote “Some Properties of Requivalent: A simple Effect Size Estimator,” in Psychological Methods. He also has several articles in press for the Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics — “Fisher’s Exact Probability Test,” “The File Drawer Problem” and “Random Sampling.”
At the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., Margaret Gibbs, Louis Hsu, Juliana Lachenmeyer and Linda Reddy, all psychology (Metro), co-presented “Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Efficacy for Anxiety Disorders: A Meta-Analytic Review.” At the same meeting, Gibbs, who was also symposium chair, co-presented “Ethnicity and Treatment of Women: Stereotypes and Reality” and “Attachment Style as a Predictor of Typology of Domestic Violence.” Lachenmeyer co-presented “Symptom Differences in Patients with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia and Panic Disorder without Agoraphobia” at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in Washington, D.C. Reddy received a $500 grant-in-aid from FDU for use of the DAS-2 with co-morbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children.
Gary Darden, right, history (Flor), was the host when Gordon Ward, BA’81, author of Life on the Shoulder, Rediscovery and Inspiration Along the Lewis and Clark Trail, spoke at the College at Florham about his 1,800-mile journey by foot, canoe and bicycle. Augmenting his lecture with photos, Ward’s personal anecdotes permitted attendees to travel back through time, revisiting the places explored by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they searched for the Northwest Passage from 1804 to 1806. He also delved into the philosophical/spiritual lessons that can be extracted from the journeys.
William Roberts, social sciences and director, Public Administration Institute (Metro), is a contributing author to Modern Dictators: From Napoleon to the Present. The book will be published by Peter Lang Publishing, N.Y.C.
“Valentines: Banners from the Coney Island Sideshow,” an exhibit featuring paintings by Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), was featured in an NY1 News segment that aired February 10 to 12. NY1 museum beat reporter Stephanie Simon covered the story.
Robert McGrath, psychology (Metro), led a workshop titled “Being an Informed Consumer of Drug Research” at the annual meeting of the Kentucky Psychological Association in Lexington, Ky. He wrote an article, “Advancing Rorschach Interpretation: A Review of the Rorschach: A Comprehensive System: Vol. 2, Advanced Interpretation,” that appeared in PsycCRITIQUES. McGrath co-wrote an article in press titled “How Accurate Are National Stereotypes?” for Science. He also participated in the American Psychological Association Science Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., in December.
Judith Kaufman, psychology and director, MA in general-theoretical psychology (Metro), presented “Integrating Competencies and New Teaching Strategies in Educating Pediatric Residents” during the Faculty Continuing Education Workshop, department of pediatrics, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Announcing
Geraldine Cucciniello, assistant to the director, Florham Institute for Lifelong Learning (Flor), announces the birth of her grandson, Richard Luke Lalevee, to Annamaria Cucciniello Lalevee, BA’91, MA’95 (Flor), and her husband, Gary, on November 16, 2005.
Welcome
The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of February 20, 2006.
Welcome to James Deleppo, adviser, international student services (Metro); Michael Foca, communications specialist, public safety (Metro); Silviene Grzybowski, administrative assistant, enrollment services (Flor); James Henry, director of sports information, athletics (Flor); Michael Isaacs, assistant track/field coach, athletics (Metro); Nicole Melchiorre, assistant women’s softball coach, athletics (Flor); Devika Milner, associate director, international admissions (Metro); Cynthia Nelson, director of aquatics, athletics (Flor); Wonder Nyameshie, officer, public safety (Flor); Joseph O’Brien, officer, public safety (Flor); Rita Purnell, medical assistant, student counseling/psychological services (Metro); Lisa Scalice, assistant director, student life (Metro); and Ashley Turco, medical assistant, student health services (Metro).
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Books by Sister Margherita Marchione and Michael Goodman.
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
‘Cabaret’ to Be Staged
The award-winning musical “Cabaret,” by John Kander and Fred Ebb, will be presented by the department of visual and performing arts, in Dreyfuss Theater, College at Florham, from Thursday, March 30, through Saturday, April 1, at 8 p.m.; Thursday, April 6, through Saturday, April 8, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, April 9, at 2:30 p.m.
“The Berlin Stories” by Christopher Isherwood was later adapted into the play “I am a Camera” by John Van Druten. It was adapted as the musical “Cabaret” and first staged in 1966. It was later made into a film starring Liza Minnelli and Michael York. Stephen Hollis, theater and director, theater arts (Flor), is the production’s director; Allen Cohen, music (Flor), is musical director; Susan Ancheta-Mouser, visual/performing arts, (Flor), choreographer; and David Landau, electronic filmmaking (Flor), lighting director.
Tickets are $5 for students and the FDU community and $10 for all others. For tickets, call 973-443-8644, ext. 4. For information call 973-443-8467.
Silberman College of Business
Female Entrepreneur Lecture Features Alumna
The 2006 New Jersey Female Entrepreneur Lecture features author, inventor and alumna Doris Drucker, MS’63 (Metro), will be speaking on “Entrepreneurship at Any Age” on Friday, March 31, at 7:15 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham.
This annual event, sponsored by the Rothman Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, begins with a reception at 6 p.m.
Doris Drucker, the widow of management consultant Peter Drucker, launched her business 20 years after most people settle into retirement. She invented Visivox, a patented system that translates voice volume to warning lights on a console.
The Female Entrepreneur Lecture is held in conjunction with the 2006 New Jersey Business Idea Competition Awards. This competition is open to all New Jersey high school students. The faculty of the Rothman Institute evaluates the entries and the students who submit the top ideas are honored at the reception and awards ceremony. Each winner receives a cash prize and plaque or certificate. This event is open to students, faculty and staff. Call 973-443-8842 to register or for further information.
Students Present Business Plan in Monaco
James Almeida, entrepreneurial studies and chair, marketing/entrepreneurship (Flor), accompanied a team of three students, Maria Figurasin, Gabriel Heredia and Soledad Fiori Ugarte, who presented a business plan they developed at a Business Plan Competition in Monaco. Nineteen other teams from 11 different countries competed in the event. The competition, titled the “Next Generation Entrepreneur Forums” was held March 2 to 4. “We’re very proud to have Silberman College of Business represented at this forum and know they will have a very enriching learning experience,” said Bill Schwartz, dean, Silberman College (Metro/Flor).
2006 Innovation Summit
Silberman College of Business and the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies will present the 2006 Innovation Summit featuring Clayton Christensen, world-renowned, innovation author and consultant, on Wednesday, April 5, in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham.
This seminar is designed to help the executive management teams of medium-sized businesses, large corporations and the nonprofits better understand how to implement innovation at their organizations. The morning session, at 8:30 a.m., will include a presentation by Christensen, who is Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. An interactive lunch panel consisting of innovation leaders will then share ideas on achieving profitable growth through innovation.
The lunch panel, at 12:15 p.m., will feature David Attis, director, policy studies, Council on Competitiveness; Leonard Green, chief executive officer, The Green Group; Andrew Kaldor, lab director for corporate strategic research, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company; Ken Massey, vice president, field operations, U.S. CD&MA, Novartis Pharmaceuticals; and Cecil Pickett, senior vice president and president, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Schering-Plough Corporation.
For more information or to register call 973-443-8842 or go to the Web site http://www.fdu.edu/rothman .
Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies
MAS Approved by Cyprus Council
Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor), announced that the master of administrative science program has been approved by the The Cyprus Council for the Recognition of Title Studies (KYSATS). The 30-credit graduate program underwent an extensive application process which included an in-depth review of the program’s offerings, faculty and quality standards. Representatives from Cyprus visited the Metropolitan Campus last October as part of the process. Approval of the program will allow the offering of MAS courses to students in Cyprus both in the classroom and online.
Paulette Laubsch, administrative science (Metro); Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, Petrocelli College (Metro); and Christopher Capuano, psychology and director, psychology (Metro), who has been involved in numerous international initiatives for the University, were involved in the process.
Continuing Education News
The FDU Motorcycle Safety Education Program sponsored a booth at the International Motorcycle Show held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City in January. Rider coaches were on hand to provide information regarding safety and risk management skills. The two-day program resulted in 40 people registering for the program.
Camp Discovery is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2006. The camp, to run June 29 to August 11, will continue to offer academic and recreational programs in science, art, theater, humanities and sports on the Metropolitan Campus and College at Florham. Campers will participate in weekly field trips to see “STOMP!,” the Bronx Zoo, the Adventure Aquarium, an IMAX double feature and lunch at the Outback Steakhouse, Tomahawk Lake and the Intrepid Museum. For more information call 201-692-6500 or visit http://www.fdu.edu/campdiscovery for a brochure.
University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies
Nursing Students Achieve 100 Percent Pass Rate
The New Jersey Board of Nursing has announced the results of the 2005 NCLEX-RN examination results, and for the second time in the last three years, FDU’s nursing students have achieved a 100 percent pass rate.
Biology Seminars Scheduled
The School of Natural Sciences is sponsoring free Biology Seminars on Thursdays in Room 4468, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, from 5:25 to 6:25 p.m.
They include: on March 23, “Controlling River Blindness with Medication,” William Campbell, parasitologist and Charles A. Dana Research Institute Fellow, Drew University, Madison, N.J; on March 30, “Microbiology of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vents,” Costantino Vetriani, biochemistry/microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.; on April 6, “Epilepsy,” Marianne Schuelein, neurology/pediatrics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; on April 13, “Evolutionary Genomics of Lyme Disease Bacteria,” Weigang Qiu, biology, Hunter College, City University of New York, N.Y.C.; and on April 20, “Bioprospecting for Novel Antibiotics in Central Asia,” Jerome Kukor, environmental sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. For information call 201-692-2391.
Wroxton College
World War I Sites
Wroxton College students visited First World War cemeteries and other sites in France at the end of February.
As part of their Anatomy of 20th-century Britain course, the students visited Vimy Ridge, a vital part of the German defense system, which Canadian troops finally took on April 9, 1917. The students then visited the war memorial commemorating the 3,598 Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in the attack. Afterward, on the Somme, they went to Beaumont-Hamel, walking the half-mile route taken by the 1st Newfoundland Regiment in its attack against heavily defended German trenches. In less than half an hour, the regiment lost three-quarters of its men.
The students then visited the Australian War Memorial near the village of Pozieres, where scores of Australian troops died in their attempt to take an isolated farmhouse on a hill, half a mile away. Finally, they visited the huge memorial at Thiepval, commemorating the more than 72,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who died during the Somme battles and have no known graves.
Drama and Theater Arts
During the spring semester, students will see performances of a Royal Shakespeare Company production of “Women Beware Women” at the Swan Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon; as well as productions of “Blood Brothers” at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry; “Abigail’s Party” at the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme; “Hayfever” at the Royal Haymarket Theatre in London; “Into the Woods” at the Derby Playhouse; “Assasins” at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; “The Roaring Girl” at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre; “The Changeling” at the Warwick Arts Theatre; and “Mary Poppins” at the Prince Edward Theatre in London; plus a ballet performance of “Carmina Birana” at the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre.
All tickets and transport to and from the theaters are provided for students as part of their Wroxton tuition.
Captions:
CEO Innovation Lecture: Fred Hassan, center holding plaque, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Schering-Plough Corporation, gave the inaugural lecture of the series featuring CEOs who are leaders in innovation. His lecture was titled “Customer Focus: A Prescription for Driving Innovation.” The plaque with the featured speaker’s name hangs in the lobby of the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, College at Florham. From left are James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute (Flor), President J. Michael Adams, Fred Hassan, Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor), and Bill Schwartz, dean, Silberman College (Metro/Flor).
Left photo: James Almeida, left, entrepreneurial studies and chair, marketing/entrepreneurship (Flor/Metro), and Govindasami “Naadi” Naadimuthu, information systems/decision sciences and associate dean for administration, student affairs, Silberman College (Metro/Flor), attended the lecture.
Right photo: James Barrood, left, executive director, Rothman Institute (Flor), speaks with Steve Galpin, vice president for financial strategic communication and global communication, Schering-Plough Corporation.
University College Art Exhibits: Left photo: “Nature’s Influences,” sculpture by Elaine Lorenz, is on exhibit in the University College Art Gallery, Room 11, University Hall, through March 24, Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information call 201-692-2801.
Center and right photos: “Collages” by Maureen Mullarkey will open Monday, March 27, in University College Art Gallery, Room 11, University Hall, Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Opening reception will be on Thursday, March 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. For information call 201-692-2801. “Dawn” is the title of the artwork in the center, and “Celain” of the one on the right.
Michael Kohn
Assistant Director, Academic Resource Center
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
Seven years this September.
A perfect weekend afternoon is…
… a stroll north through Manhattan’s Riverside Park in early May or December, especially as the sun sets over the Hudson River and the street lamps that line the promenade flicker to life. I’ll sit on a park bench, put Mozart or Mahler on my headphones and people-watch until dusk.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
Pianist Keith Jarrett. His discography is unusually diverse: Bach’s “French Suites,” the preludes and fugues of Dmitri Shostakovich, sideman work with Miles Davis in the 1970s, solo piano improvisations and the full repertoire of jazz standards with his trio. His writings on music and culture are also very incisive.
One of the things I must have in my refrigerator at all times:
My homemade tomato sauce for pasta. I make it on the weekends and freeze what I don’t immediately use.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
The idealist in me says A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle; but the pragmatist in me says Mediated, by Thomas de Zengotita. The former is a deeply spiritual work about big questions of existence and meaning, while the latter is a work of postmodern Nietzschean philosophy masquerading as yet another media-studies analysis. The grammar nerd in me says Eats, Shoots & Leaves, by Lynne Truss — a very fun read.
My proudest moment was …
… winning an NYU [New York University] Wasserman Award in April of 2000 for a short film score that I composed and performed.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I …
… often enjoy riding New York’s subways just for fun. Yes, it’s true. In fact, by the eighth or ninth grade, I had traveled the complete length of every subway line and committed the entire subway map to memory!
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I think the obvious answer for me would be a career in music, which I once envisioned for myself. I also enjoy writing for my department’s newsletter, The Learning Curve. I can safely say that a career in politics would probably be my last choice!
Ann Petracco
Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women Administrator and Field Hockey Head Coach College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
It will be three years in July.
A perfect weekend afternoon is …
… a day at the beach with a good book.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
[Renowned medical intuitive] Caroline Myss.
One of the things I must have in my refrigerator at all times is:
Peanut butter and jelly.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
The romantic comedy “Just Like Heaven.” [The movie showed that] everything in our lives happens for a reason. There are no insignificant chance meetings; everyone we meet has something to offer us, or us them.
My proudest moment was …
… when I was selected to be part of the United States field hockey squad in 1977.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… water ski.
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 a sports psychologist, but I cannot think of any profession that I would not want to try.
Neil Salzman
Professor of History and Political Science College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Forty years.
A perfect weekend afternoon is ...
… walking a wooded trail in a wilderness area far from human habitation.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
Gandhi would be among my first choices. I would want to take the measure of the real human being in contrast to the myth. I would also want to know his thoughts and responses to today’s challenges.
One of the things I must have in my refrigerator at all times:
Fresh fruit.What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
[United States Senator] Barak Obama’s autobiography [Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance]. If there are reasons for optimism and commitment in our society today, Obama’s responses to life’s challenges will reinvigorate both.
My proudest moment was …
… and is, the full embrace of each and every day.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… am just as much a country mouse as a city mouse.What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I’d like to attempt being a psychotherapist, and I’d never want to be a garbage collector.
Panadda Tantral
Assistant Professor of Accounting Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
This will be my 26th year.
A perfect weekend afternoon is ...
… relaxing with my family while listening to music.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
I would like to meet the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, who has done a great deal to improve the lives of his people. I have seen him up close on two occasions — once at my college graduation when he presented my degree, and once at a dance in honor of his birthday — but have never spoken to him. I would love to talk to him because he is so intelligent and inspirational.
One of the things I must have in my refrigerator at all times:
Chinese oyster sauce because I use it everyday.What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
I really liked “March of the Penguins,” mainly because I love penguins. It really shows the lives of these amazing animals. There are sad scenes but that’s just part of life. I’m glad it won the Academy Award.My proudest moment was …
…when my parents gave me a jade ring for my eighth-grade graduation, as well as when the king granted my college degree.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I …
… play the Thai zither, a stringed instrument that you play with little hammers.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I think I would like to be a medical doctor. Besides the science, I would like helping people. And I would not want to be a politician.
• The Office of the University Provost, in collaboration with the University library, is initiating a celebration of recent books published by FDU faculty. The event will be held in the Orangerie, College at Florham Library, on Wednesday, April 19, from 2:30 to 5 p.m.
• The School of Criminal Justice and the Weiner Library, Metropolitan Campus, are presenting “Identity Theft Awareness,” a lecture led by Lori Mambelli, criminal justice (Metro) and sheriff’s officer captain for the Passaic (N.J). County Sheriff’s Department. The free lecture will be held on Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium, Weiner Library, Metropolitan Campus.
• The Institute of Sustainable Enterprise and FDU Libraries are co-sponsoring a Book Discussion featuring the recently published book Coming of Age in a Globalized World: The Next Generation, by President J. Michael Adams and Angelo Carfagna, director of communications/special projects (Metro), on Tuesday, April 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Orangerie, College at Florham Library. Both authors will discuss their book and sign copies. Books will be available for purchase. This event is free with light refreshments served.
• The Metropolitan Campus Office of Student Life and the Weiner Library will continue their Film and Book Discussion Series with the Academy award-winning Memoirs of a Geisha. It will be shown on Sunday, April 2, at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. and on Monday, April 3, at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Knight Club, Student Union Building, Metropolitan Campus. A book discussion will be held on Wednesday, April 5, at 4 p.m. in the Weiner Library’s periodicals department with Vicki Cohen, director, education (Metro), serving as the facilitator. Mary Beaven, emeritus, management (Metro), and Haruka Fujii, former FDU graduate student and a native of Japan, will introduce the film on April 2 and in the evening on April 3. Bruce Mermelstein, communication (Metro), will introduce the film prior to the Monday afternoon screening.
• The Metropolitan Campus will host the Third Annual Charity Softball Game to benefit the Tomorrows Children’s Fund on Friday, April 28. The Hackensack Target employees have agreed to challenge the FDU Team once again. Mark your calendars!
U.S. Secretary of Education Visits
On February 22, United States Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings was at the College at Florham for a major address, “Are New Jersey’s High Schools Preparing Students for the Real World.” Her talk was co-sponsored by The Business Coalition for Educational Excellence (BCEE) at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Educational Testing Services (ETS), New Jersey United for Higher School Standards (NJU) and Fairleigh Dickinson University. President J. Michael Adams welcomed the group and moderated the question-and-answer session. More than 150 high profile people from business, state education, public policy and the community attended.
Caption:
Left photo: Walking through Great Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham, President J. Michael Adams and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings converse before her speech.
Center photos: Top: Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings; Bottom: Arthur Ryan, chairman and CEO, Prudential Financial, Inc., and co-chair, New Jersey United for Higher School Standards.
Right photo: President J. Michael Adams assists with the questions and answers.
Black History Month Events
In celebration of Black History Month, the campuses hosted a variety of events including, lectures, films, book discussions and an alumni career panel.
Horizons Black Alumni Career Panel, featuring distinguished black alumni, was hosted by career development and the office of alumni relations at the Metropolitan Campus.
Captions:
Left photo: At the College at Florham, Mignon Moore, center, assistant professor of sociology and African-American studies, Columbia University, N.Y.C., speaks with Gloria Gadsen, left, sociology (Flor), and student Marco Garzon Jr., right, before Moore’s presentation “Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships and Motherhood Among Black Women in New York.” Moore is working on a book manuscript on identity and family formation among black gay women.
Right photo: Before leading her discussion about the book The Color Purple at the Metropolitan Campus, Paula Hooper Mayhew, center, English (Metro), spoke with Weiner Library personnel Jason Brizzolara, left, technical services assistant, library (Metro), and Kathleen Stein Smith, right, head of periodicals and coordinator of public services (Metro).
Two left photos: Bernetta Millonde, left, vice president of enrollment services (Metro/Flor), and David Langford, director of athletics (Metro), served as staff moderators.
Right photo: Alumni panelists included, from left, John Smith, BS’75 (Metro), director of corporate responsibility, PSE&G; Eddie Violette, BS’99, MBA’05 (Flor), professional healthcare representative, Pfizer, Inc.; and Lilisa Williams, BA’97 (Flor), MBA’03 (Metro).
Art on Exhibit
Three art exhibits are being shown on the Metropolitan Campus in March.
“Landscapes,” oil and acrylic paintings by Harold Nash, is being presented through March 31 in the Gallery, Edward Williams Hall, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For information call 201-692-2449.
“The Road Well Traveled,” watercolors by Herb Stern, is on exhibit through March 31 on the Second Floor, Weiner Library, Metropolitan Campus. Exhibit hours are Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. For information call 201-692-2608.
For information on the University College Art Gallery showings go to College Happenings, University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies, at http://inside.fdu.edu/otw/0603/happenings.html .
Captions:
Left photo: “New Hampshire Barns” by Herb Stern.
Right photo: “Prairie” by Harold Nash.
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