Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

Winter Festival Concert

The department of visual and performing arts held its winter festival concert on December 4 in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham.

Mezzo-soprano Mariana Karpatova, music (Flor), and pianist Clifford Parrish, music (Flor), were joined by the FDU Chorus, conducted by Allen Cohen, music (Flor). The chorus presented John Dowland’s “Come Again, Sweet Love,” Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,” two Liebeslieder waltzes by Brahms, Leonard Bernstein’s “Make Our Garden Grow” and Elton John’s “Border Song.”

The Corporate Communication Leaders Forum 2007

The Corporate Communication Institute (CCI) will offer The Corporate Communication Leaders Forum 2007, an intensive professional and academic experience in the current theory and practice of corporate communication on Tuesday, January 2, through Saturday, January 6, in the Mansion, College at Florham. It will combine presentations, panel discussions, case studies, site visits and interaction with leading professionals and scholars.

To register and for more information, go to http://www.corporatecomm.org/forum.html .

Silberman College of Business

Global Talent Management

The Institute for Sustainable Enterprise/Center for Human Resource Management Studies (ISE/CHRMS) is holding a breakfast seminar and interactive discussion, “Global Talent Management: The Third Generation,” an exploration of things to come with Anna Tavis, director of learning and development, United Technologies Corp., on Friday, December 15, in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham.

Presentation highlights include a look at the beginnings of talent thinking in current organizations, a review of the current maturity of talent management systems and an exploration of the global paradigm shift that is now taking place due to the diversification of global business models.

Members of FDU faculty and administration and current matriculated students are allowed free admittance. For more information visit http://view.fdu.edu/files/Dec06BrkFlyer.pdf .

Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies

Administrative Science

On November 28, 25 supervisors and managers at the Northern District Offices of the U.S. Postal Service in Newark, N.J., were awarded undergraduate, 18-credit Certificates in Leadership Administration. Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor), gave congratulatory remarks to the recipients, who are enrolled in the bachelor of science in individualized studies (BAIS) degree program. FDU also conducts BAIS courses at New Jersey postal facilities in Edison and Jersey City.

Calissi conducted a half-day Optimum Leadership Seminar for 75 New Jersey State Police civilian employees as part of an educational initiative with New Jersey’s largest law enforcement agency. Two other seminars are scheduled for December and January: Communication and Conflict Resolution with William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro) and former Bergen County executive, and Building Effective Teams with Deborah Fredericks, director of operations, continuing education (Metro).

Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor), announces that the School of Administrative Science has been awarded another contract from the State of New Jersey for the Certified Public Managers Program, Levels IV through VI. Fairleigh Dickinson University has had the contract since 1998 and has graduated nearly 1,000 public managers and supervisors from the program. This award is the result of a competitive bid. Paulette Laubsch, administrative science (Metro), provided the lead in the development of the proposal and was assisted by the School of Administrative Science faculty and administrators, including Calissi, Ernest “Bub” Kovacs, Fredericks, Richard Blake, Don Cammus, Matthew Coyle, William McKnight, John Pope, Joseph Thomas and Andrew Weber.

A December meeting of the School Security and Safety Advisory Board will focus on training teachers, principals and administrators on their roles and responsibilities in the event of an incident. The two new Cyber Crime Training Labs at the Metropolitan Campus will be used for examining Columbine-type incidents.

Paralegal Program

Diana Balasis, associate dean of legal studies, Petrocelli College (Flor), announces the expansion of the Paralegal Studies Program to the FDU Monmouth County Graduate Center in Eatontown, N.J., in the spring of 2007.

The Paralegal Studies Certificate Program, approved by the American Bar Association, is a 300-hour, post-baccalaureate, noncredit course of study designed to prepare students for a smooth transition from the classroom to positions in law firms, corporate legal departments, banks, insurance companies and government agencies.

The program was established at the College at Florham and at the Metropolitan Campus in 1988 and received its initial American Bar Association approval in 1990. The recent expansion provides an opportunity for prospective students in central and southern New Jersey to participate.

For more information call 1-877-FDU-5222 or visit its Web site at http://paralegal.fdu.edu .

Courses in Camden

For the first time, Fairleigh Dickinson University will hold classes at the Camden Administration Building. These classes lead to the 30-credit master of administrative science (MAS) degree or the 120-credit bachelor of arts in individualized studies (BAIS) degree.

The BAIS Seminar on Leadership Development will be offered from Thursday, January 11, through Thursday, March 29. The MAS Leadership Plus will begin on Tuesday, January 9, and run through Tuesday, March 27.

The two programs, hosted by the Camden police department, will meet one evening per week for 12 weeks from 5:30–8:45 p.m. The courses are led by experienced practitioners, teaching in their areas of expertise, utilizing an interactive environment with case studies and discussion.

For more information call 201-692-7172 or e-mail calissi@fdu.edu.

Beaujolais Nouveau Reception

The International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management held its annual Beaujolais Nouveau Reception in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. At the occasion, scholarships were awarded by the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs to hotel/restaurant management College at Florham students Klaudia Posluszna, Rachael Oppenheim and Kimberly Cucinotta, and Metropolitan Campus student Heather Dougherty.

Students of the International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management demonstrated their ability to “Plan, Prepare, Pass and Pour” with the first harvested wine of the season, Beaujolais Nouveau, and red and white Beaujolais wine. Hors d’oeuvres of French influence, French desserts and the school’s signature coffee “Café Normandie” were served as well. George Staikos, sommelier and hospitality/tourism management, Petrocelli College (Metro), conducted a short seminar on Beaujolais.

From left are Robin Jacobs, bailli, Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs; Chaîne scholarship recipients Klaudia Posluszna (Flor) and Rachael Oppenheim (Flor); Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor); Chaîne scholarship recipients Kimberly Cucinotta (Flor) and Heather Dougherty (Metro); and Richard Wisch, hospitality/tourism management, associate dean and director, international hospitality/tourism management, and director, professional development sequence (Metro/Flor).

University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies

Marine Biology Minor

The School of Natural Sciences will be offering a new minor in marine biology starting spring 2008. The minor will be offered at the FDU’s field station in Samana, Dominican Republic, for the fall semester. For information contact Lisetty Nigrinis, program assistant, global partnerships (Metro), at 201-692-2393 or lisetty@fdu.edu.

Danny Simmons to Exhibit Paintings

Danny Simmons’ expressionist paintings will be on display in the exhibit “Chasing Spirits” from December 4–January 12 at the University College Art Gallery, Room 11, University Hall, Metropolitan Campus. Simmons works with canvas, paper, oil paint, found objects, gesso and wax.

In addition to being an artist, Simmons is a gallery owner, a novelist and a poet. Together with his brothers, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and Joseph Simmons of “Run-DMC,” he founded the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation in 1995. In 1992, Simmons helped introduce poetry to mainstream television as executive producer of HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam Series,” which won a Peabody Award. Simmons was also the conceptual force behind “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway” which won a 2002 Tony Award.

For more information go to http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/simmons.html .

Great American Smokeout

The nursing faculty, Diane Dettmore, nursing; Maureen Doyle, nursing; and Ann Tritak, nursing and dirctor, RN to BSN program, who are members of the Wellness Committee, Metropolitan Campus, staffed the information table in Dickinson Hall during the Wellness Committee’s Great American Smokeout. During the two-hour event, committee members manned three tables throughout the campus to raise awareness regarding the health risks of smoking and to make smokers aware of resources available to help them quit.

The Great American Smokeout is a project of the American Cancer Society.

At the information table are, from left, Diane Dettmore, nursing; Maureen Doyle, nursing; and Ann Tritak, nursing and dirctor, RN to BSN program.

Wroxton College

The Corporate Communication Institute (CCI) has issued a call for papers for its Conference on Corporate Communication 2007. Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary proposals for original research, complete sessions devoted to an issue, panel discussions, case studies, workshops and demonstrations are encouraged. The deadline for submission of proposals to CCI is Monday, January 15.

The conference will be held Friday, June 1, to Monday, June 4, at Wroxton College, Oxfordshire, England. It is sponsored by CCI in association with Corporate Communications: An International Journal. The conference has a global focus on the theory, practice, roles, processes and issues of concern to corporate communication scholars and practitioners and features speakers from industry and universities. Past representation has been from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.

For more information go to http://www.corporatecomm.org/conference.html .

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