• “Equality, Empowerment and Education: A New Era for Latin-American Women,” a videoconference, will be held on Thursday, April 27, in the ITV Rooms at both campuses (Room 1132, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, and Room 214, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham) from 10 a.m. to noon. Discussion points will focus on the third millennium goal from the viewpoint of Latin-American countries, not only in terms of equal access to education, but also equal representation in politics. Panel participants will be Rachel Mayanja, special adviser of the secretary-general on gender issues and advancement of women; Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez, permanent representative of El Salvador to the United Nations; Cesar Mayoral, permanent representative of Argentina to the United Nations; and Charlotte Bunch, distinguished professor in women’s and gender studies, Rutgers University. Maria-Luisa Chavez, chief of educational outreach section, U.N. Department of Public Information (DPI), will serve as moderator. FDU, in conjunction with the U.N. DPI, is coordinating the conference.

• The Third Annual TNT (Teaching with New Technologies) Institute of workshops and plenaries will be held Wednesday through Friday, May 17, 18 and 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. Conducted by the Office of Educational Technology, the sessions provide faculty with further education on subjects relating to online courses as well as available software for the classroom and course preparation. For additional information and to register visit the Web site at http://edtech.fdu.edu/tnt2006.htm or contact Sandra Selick, director, educational technology (Metro), at 201-692-7060.

• The Third Annual Charity Softball Game to benefit the Tomorrows Children’s Fund will take place at the Women’s Softball Field (adjacent to Dickinson Hall), Metropolitan Campus, on Friday, April 28, from 6–9 p.m. The staff from Target Hackensack has once again agreed to challenge the FDU Metropolitan Campus team. Music will be provided by WFAN DJs, and there will be a homerun derby, 50/50 raffle, tricky tray raffles, children’s crafts and more. For further information call 201-692-2424 or e-mail vaccaro@fdu.edu or blogue@fdu.edu. Admission is free.

• The Devils Dance Team placed first in their category and received an overall “high gold” rating based on their score of 87.16 out of a possible 90 at the Star Systems Regional dance competition, hip hop small group division, 19–25 age category. As a result of their performance, the team qualified to participate in the Star Systems national competition in Myrtle Beach this summer.

• The end-of-the-semester faculty and staff meetings for the Metropolitan Campus are scheduled for full-time faculty on Monday, May 15, at 10 a.m. in Room 100, Robison Annex Hall, and for full-time staff on Thursday, May 18, at 9:30 a.m. in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall.

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