Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

Scholars to Share Insights at ‘Shakespeare: Inside and Outside’

Four Shakespeare scholars will share their insights into Shakespeare and lead discussions at the 14th annual Shakespeare Colloquium, this year titled “Shakespeare: Inside and Outside: Love, Women’s Wealth, Cross-dressing and Portraiture.” The sessions, which are free, will run from 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, in Room S-11, Science Building, College at Florham.

Frederick Richard Pickersgill, Viola and the Countess, 1859.

This year’s speakers are Corrine Abate, English, Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, N.J., who will discuss “‘What Is Love?’ in Twelfth Night?”; Celestine Woo, English, Empire State College, Westchester, N.Y., who will lead a session focusing on the cross-dressed performances of Hamlet by 18th-century British actress Sarah Siddons; Elizabeth Mazzola, English, City College of New York of the City University of New York, who will speak on “Women’s Wealth and Shakespeare’s Women”; and June Schlueter, BA’70 (R), Charles A. Dana professor of English at Lafayette College and former FDU trustee, who will lead a session on “Facing Shakespeare.”

For more information contact the project director, Harry Keyishian, English (Flor), at 973-443-8714 or harry_keyishian@fdu.edu. Donations for these free programs are welcome. Checks made out to FDU-Shakespeare may be sent to Dr. Harry Keyishian, M-MS3-01, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940.

‘Indians’ to be Staged

“Indians,” Arthur Kopit’s 19th-century groundbreaking drama about violence toward American Indians, will be staged in Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham, from Wednesday, November 15, through Saturday, November 18, at 8 p.m., with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday, November 19.

First produced in 1968, this ensemble takes the audience back in time to discover the lives of legendary figures like William “Buffalo Bill” Cody and famous Native American’s such as Sitting Bull and Geronimo. This play gives justice to Americans native people and tells a different side, often not heard, about how the West was won.

“Indians” continues to charm audiences because of its approach to a subject that is not too often explored, due to the myths that are still believed about cowboys and Indians. The characters portrayed in this play are both compelling and challenging. In the movie adaptation by Robert Altman in 1976, titled “Buffalo Bill and Indians or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson,” stars such as Paul Newman and Harvey Keitel explored the boundaries between heroes, hypocrisy and illusion.

Ticket prices are $5 for students and the FDU community and $10 for all others. Tickets can be booked in advance by calling 973-443-8644 (ext. 4) or purchased at the door. For further information contact Stephen Hollis, 973-443-8467 or hollis@fdu.edu.

Psychology Award Created

John Miller and alumna Joanmarie Nolan-Miller, BA’96, MA’00, (psychology), have made a $10,000 gift to the department of psychology on the College at Florham to create the Joanmarie Nolan-Miller Award for Excellence in the Field of Psychology. Nolan-Miller received an award when she was a student in the psychology department and wanted to continue the tradition and encourage and support others pursuing the field of psychology.

The award will be given annually to a graduating undergraduate psychology major who has displayed the highest level of academic excellence in psychology. Final selection of the awardee will be made by Diane Wentworth, chair, psychology (Flor), in conjunction with the faculty in the department of psychology.

Silberman College of Business

Ranked Seventh Nationally for Entrepreneurship

The Silberman College of Business has been recognized as one of the top business schools in America for entrepreneurship. In the annual ranking of top entrepreneurship programs done by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine, FDU’s undergraduate entrepreneurship program placed seventh out of more than 700 schools surveyed. In addition, the graduate entrepreneurship program ranked 19th.

The results of this survey can be found in the October 2006, issue of Entrepreneur Magazine and are viewable at http://www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges .

Fairleigh Dickinson’s program achieved this ranking through a survey that included questions on mentoring, experiential learning, course offerings, alumni successes and career prospects of current students. Highly ranked schools demonstrated a commitment to entrepreneurship both inside and outside the classroom and had faculty, students and alumni actively involved and successful in entrepreneurial endeavors.

“With the strong support of the Silberman College, we have integrated entrepreneurship into the curriculum and offer courses for nonbusiness students as well,” said James Barrood, executive director, entrepreneurial studies. For almost 20 years, the Rothman Institute has been a leader in offering majors on both the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in offering a comprehensive list of courses.

“This recognition would not have been possible without the outstanding teaching, service, mentoring and research of our faculty and staff,” Barrood said. The institute complements the academic programs with a full range of community outreach programs including seminars, business plan development programs, innovation workshops, mentoring initiatives, recognition events and high school programs — designed to help people succeed.

According to Barrood, the national ranking is a tribute to the innovative programs offered to students, entrepreneurs, executives, family businesses and the community. “As we have for the past 17 years, we will continue to foster entrepreneurship and innovation and help create future business leaders and a stronger, more successful New Jersey economy,” he said.

To learn more, visit http://www.fdu.edu/rothman .

Sustainable Leadership and Talent Management Strategy to be Explored

Craig Gill, partner development leader, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, will speak on “Building a Sustainable Leadership and Talent Management Strategy,” at a breakfast seminar on Friday, October 20, from 7:30–9:30 a.m. in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham.

Presentation highlights include the talent challenge ahead — beyond demographics, effective leadership and talent strategies and sustainability: becoming part of the business cycle. The event is sponsored by the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE) and the Center for Human Resource Management Studies (CHRMS).

The $35 fee does not apply to FDU faculty, administration, matriculated students and current employees of ISE/CHRMS partners. To register or for more information visit ISE/CHRMS at http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=3622 or call 973-443-8577.

Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies

Online News

Degree completion, additional funds and Cypriot information sessions top the news of Petrocelli College’s online programs.

The Office of Online Programs recently announced that 24 students completed the requirements for the bachelor of arts in individualized studies (BAIS) degree. The graduates are from Florida, New York, Vermont, Ohio, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and include former FDU students from both campuses that relocated without completing their degrees as well as students enrolled in the online program for Booz Allen Hamilton employees.

Petrocelli College has received a grant of more than $452,000 from the Department of Defense through the National Guard Bureau to develop an online undergraduate certificate in disaster and emergency management as part of the BAIS program. This is the fourth consecutive grant that has been received with a total amount of approximately $2 million. The first grant was used to develop online graduate certificates in global security and terrorism studies and emergency management administration (2003–2004). The second grant helped develop an online graduate certificate in computer security and forensic administration (2004–2005). The third was used to create an online undergraduate certificate in transit security and safety administration (2005–2006).

Paulette Laubsch, administrative science (Metro), traveled to Cyprus with Christopher Capuano, director, psychology (Metro), and Barbara Heissenbuttel, associate director, international/graduate admissions (Metro), to conduct a series of information sessions for Cypriots. Regionally approved by KYSATS (Cypriot Council for the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications), the School of Administrative Science’s 30-credit, off-campus and online graduate program will be offered in this strategic area of the world beginning in spring 2007.

Administrative Science Updates

On September 15, the State of New Jersey’s Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI) and the University’s School of Administrative Science conferred Certified Public Manager (CPM) designations to 121 public managers and supervisors. William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro), was the keynote speaker. Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor), and Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean, off-campus programs, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor), joined Harry Baker from HRDI in presenting the certificates.

Fairleigh Dickinson University has provided the upper levels of the CPM program since 1999, when it was awarded the contract as a result of a competitive bid process. The program is divided into two levels, with the state providing the lower levels that consist of one day of instruction a week over a 15-week period, and Fairleigh Dickinson University providing the upper levels that consist of one day of instruction a week over 24 weeks. The CPM program is a national program that must meet specific content criteria for certification. More than 25 states currently have the program, and a number of other states are in the process of implementing the program.

Executive Associate Dean Ronald Calissi recently attended a graduation ceremony at the Kilmer Central Performance Center in Edison, N.J., where 16 U.S. postal supervisors and managers received 18-credit undergraduate Certificates in Leadership Administration from School of Administrative Science. These professionals successfully completed selected bachelor of arts in individualized studies courses. The school also conducts classes at two other U.S. postal facilities, the New Jersey International Bulk Mail Center in Jersey City and the Northern New Jersey District Center in Newark.

Success Program Celebrates 20 Years

Past and present Success Program undergraduate, adult nontraditional students enjoyed a wine-and-cheese party in celebration of the program’s 20th anniversary. Success began at the Rutherford Campus with 26 students in fall 1985. Today, undergraduate adult learners at the Metropolitan Campus alone number more than 1,200. For information on the Success Program, visit http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=1058 or call 201-296-6500.

Present and former Success students joined the party to celebrate the program’s 20 years of success. They include, front row from left, Tami Flanagan, BA’O4 (Metro), assistant to the associate dean, hospitality/tourism management (Metro); Lisetty Nigrinis, program assistant, global partnerships (Metro); John Stefano, guest; Marilyn Stefano, associate director, enrollment services (Metro); and back row from left, Linda Lukay, former student; Denise Rizzo, BA’05 (Metro); and Craig Cannon, graphics designer, Copies Plus (Metro).

University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies

‘Tight Space’ Showcase

“Tight Space,” the photography, painting and sculpture of artists Stuart Nicholson and Karni Dorell, is on exhibit through November 3 at University College Art Gallery, Room 11, University Hall, Metropolitan Campus, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The safe and the sentimental are eliminated in the work of photographer Karni Dorell. When the familiar and the connected are eliminated, viewers are reminded of how much they yearn for a feeling of belonging. There is a silhouetted figure — with no way to tell what it is wearing or even its gender. It is simply the human condition. Dorell’s photographs exclude connections to the human family as well as to the history of photography. What is left is an intense humanness. The photographs in this exhibit reflect her aesthetic of “outsiderness.”

Stuart Nicholson, having studied Eastern philosophy and religion as it applies to the development of Western art, is concerned with the conceptual density of contemporary culture. “This translates,” he said, “into the visual and artistic elements through the use of different materials in a layering combined with paint and digitally retouched images.”

Nicholson’s work has precedents in graffiti, computer multitasking, the sights and sounds of urban culture or the local culture colliding with media accessibility on a global scale. “The images of warfare can combine with a girl at play,” he said, “and the idea may create in the viewer the feeling of being the observer.”

Both artists have exhibited widely in New York City and hold MFA degrees from Pratt Institute.

The next University Gallery exhibit will be “Workshop in Japanese Woodcut Techniques” by printmaker April Vollmer, from Monday, November 6, through Friday, December 1.

For further information call 201-692-2801.

Metro Writing Studio Opens

The Metro Writing Studio, designed to provide comprehensive writing support services to students, faculty and staff and located in Weiner Library, second floor (behind the circulation desk), had its grand opening on September 19 to celebrate the completion of another phase in the campus-wide Writing Initiative. The Metropolitan Campus faculty deemed student proficiency in writing to be the number one academic priority; and the School of English, Philosophy and Humanities was charged to implement the Writing Initiative, a multiphased, wide-ranging plan to improve student writing skills. Janet Boyd, who also teaches in the Writing Composition Program, is the studio coordinator. She may be reached at 201-692-2165 or at the studio at 201-692-2166. For additional information about the studio, see the last issue of Inside FDU on the Web, Writing Initiatives, http://inside.fdu.edu/otw/0609/writing.html .

Wroxton College

This semester, students at Wroxton College will see a performance of “Romeo and Juliet” performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet; a production of “Richard II” at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; and productions of “Cabaret” at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London; “Cyrano de Bergerac” at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester; “Pravda” at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre; “The Life of Galileo” and “The Seagull” at the Royal National Theatre, London; “Blood Brothers” at the Birmingham Hippodrome; and “Mary Poppins” at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. All tickets and transport to and from the theaters and classes are provided for students as an integral part of their courses.

Having some afternoon tea at Stratford-upon-Avon, England, are from left, Jenny Pamela Marcenaro, assistant director, undergraduate admissions (Metro); Michael Russo, assistant director, development/alumni relations, University advancement (Metro); James Sawyer, assistant director undergraduate admissions (Flor); and Brian Swanzey, director, Wroxton study abroad. The four accompanied this semester’s students on their trip overseas and went with them on their excursion to Stratford-upon-Avon.

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