Update

After a yearlong election process, Eduard Babulak, information systems (Van), was elected co-editor of the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, an online, peer-reviewed scholarly journal on electronic commerce research and practice. In December, Babulak presented and successfully defended his postdoctoral habilitation work and lecture on “Quality of Service in Information Technology” to a faculty scientific board in the Czech Republic. The board included the Czech deputy minister, a university vice-rector, faculty deans, vice deans and department heads. Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a person can pursue in several European countries.

On March 5, Vincent Varrassi, director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro), will discuss transition to college for students with learning disabilities in a presentation titled “What Happened to My IEP?” at the Madison (N.J.) High School auditorium.

Judith Waters, psychology (Flor), announces that Ann Marie Flake and Ariella Heisler, students in her spring 2006 Prevention and Education graduate class won two state grants — one for supported education and another for supported employment-readiness. The students, both employees at St. Clare’s Hospital, had prepared grant proposals for the course’s major-project requirement.

Banner paintings by Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), in the great hall of the Brooklyn Musuem.

Seven banner paintings by Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), are on display in the great hall of the Brooklyn Museum. The paintings, which were commissioned by the museum, have an Egyptian theme and will point the way around construction for several months. City Lights: Stories About New York, a book by Dan Barry, includes “Pictures on Exhibition,” a piece that the author wrote about Roberts. Roberts is also featured in “Sideshow Piccasso,” a short documentary directed by Marilyn Argelo. The documentary, which has been completed and is scheduled for release in London, shows Roberts in her Brooklyn, N.Y., studio, at Coney Island and at the solo installation of her work at Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, N.Y. Roth and Ramberg, a photography studio in Canada, has made Coney Island the subject of its 2008 calendar and includes Roberts in March. Her work is also liberally used throughout the calendar.

Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science; director, art/media studies; and director, English/philosophy/humanities (Metro), is the author of Strong Liberalism: Habits of Mind for Democratic Citizenship. The book, published in 2007 by Tufts University Press, presents practical directives for a stronger and more secure liberalism.

Roger Koppl, economics/finance and executive director, Institute for Forensic Science and Administration (Flor), is the author of a new study titled “CSI for Real: How to Improve Forensics Science,” from the Reason Foundation. The report highlights how difficult it is for poor defendants to get a fair trial in today’s CSI (crime scene investigation) world and calls for several reforms. He also wrote an essay titled “Forensic Monopoly: Who Decides Who Gets the Samples,” published in the December issue of The Hook, a weekly newspaper in Charlottesville, Va. Koppl wrote “America’s Forensic Monopoly,” an article in The Providence Journal, which was adapted from an article he did for Reason magazine.

John Cowen, elementary education/reading and program coordinator, MAT elementary education/literacy reading specialist certification (Metro), edited Doveglion: The Collected Poems of Jose Garcia Villa, in press with Penguin Books, N.Y.C. He presented “Out of the Ballpark, Alex Rodriguez,” at the Whittier School in Teaneck, N.J., as part of Read Across America 2007. Cowen and Vicki Cohen, education; director, education; and program coordinator, instructional technology certificate (Metro), co-presented “Five Ways to Increase Reading Comprehension: Using Technology to Promote Best Practices” at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association in Toronto, Canada.

James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies (Flor), wrote the article “Embrace Entrepreneurial Immigrants,” which was published in NJBIZ on January 7.

Two articles by Bernard Dick, English/communications and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication (Metro), have been published: “Artes Liberales as the Basis of the Humanities,” in The International Journal of the Humanities (vol. 5, no. 8), and “Crosby at Paramount: From Crooner to Actor,” in Going My Way: Bing Crosby and American Culture, University of Rochester Press.

Information on racism, immigration and globalization curriculum design co-authored by Khyati Joshi, education (Metro), appeared in Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook, published by Routledge, New York.

Husam Abdallah, administrative science (Metro), was appointed director of the Delaware Psychiatric Center, New Castle, Del.

Mary Farrell, learning disabilities education; director, dyslexia studies (Metro); and University director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro/Flor), and Carl Schavio, education and director, educational leadership (Metro), co-presented “The Role of the School Principal as a Resource to Special-needs Students, Teachers and Parents” at the New Jersey Branch of the International Dyslexia Association’s Annual Conference in Princeton, N.J. Farrell and Vincent Varrassi, director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro), co-presented “Caring and Accountability: An Intensive Care Program for the Unmotivated Student” as part of the Massachusetts General Hospital Lecture Series in Boston.

During the New York Association of School Psychologists conference, Samuel Feinberg, school psychology (Metro), with graduate students Yifat Wasserman and Erica Rodger, co-presented a primer on how to use humor in schools.

Stephen Hollis, theater and director, theater arts, announces the Peter Jay Sharp Scholarship winners, all theater arts majors. They are Chaelee Chaput, Cynthia Fernandez, Marissa Marlborough, Kyle Sallee and Cody Zanard. Grants are between $2,500 and $5,000 for the 2007–2008 academic year.

Michele Barto, communication (Metro), presented “Successful Writing Experiences Equal Increased Independence” at the William Paterson University 27th Annual Bilingual/ESL Conference in December.

Sharon Green, education (Metro), presented “Small Group Reading in the Intermediate Classroom” at the Reading First in Virginia, Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. She co-presented “Building an Effective Professional Development School Partnership Program” at the Professional Development Schools National Conference in Las Vegas, Nev.

Valerie Barnes, director, financial planning, Petrocelli College (Flor), was appointed to a four-year term on the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee of Bernards Township, N.J.

Aixa Ritz, hotel/restaurant/tourism management (Metro), presented “Transformative Learning in a Multicultural Formal Education Context” at the Seventh International Transformative Learning Conference in Albuquerque, N.M., in October.

Marie Simone, education and program coordinator, QUEST/BA-MAT (Metro), presented “Mentors Matter” and “Mentee Needs: How Mentoring Helps” at the Harding School District in New Vernon, N.J.

Robert DeFilippis, accounting and chair, accounting/tax/law (Flor), announced that Beatriz Rengifo, a senior accounting and finance major at the Metropolitan Campus, received the 2007 Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) scholarship for her academic accomplishments, work experience and campus and community involvement.

Nine public safety officers from the Metropolitan Campus were certified under the New Jersey Security Officer Registration Act (SORA). They are Patrick Haase, Todd Housell, Richard Ippolito, Peter Kaljaj, Dean Mattalian, Matthew Morgan, Michael Morgan, Richard Nagelbush and Kyle Ust. Classes were conducted by state-certified SORA instructors Pat Fay of the Hackensack Police Department and Al Kriney and held at the Metropolitan Campus.

Patrick Fay, standing, far left, state-certified SORA instructor from the Hackensack police department, and David Miles, standing, far right, director, public safety (Metro), with public safety officers from the Metropolitan Campus. They are, standing, from left, Matthew Morgan, an attendee from a contract security agency, Patrick Haase, Todd Housell, Kyle Ust, Peter Kaljaj, and kneeling, from left, Richard Ippolito, Dean Mattalian, an attendee from a contract security agency, Michael Morgan and Richard Nagelbush.

At the American Education Research Association meeting in Chicago, Ill., Teresa Montani, learning disabilities; associate director, education; and director, learning disabilities (Metro), presented “In-class Support: Lesson Learned from a Pilot Project.” She also is the co-author of an article, “The Effects of Instructional Consistency: Using Manipulatives and Teaching Strategies to Support Resource Room Mathematics Instruction,” in press with Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal.

On February 7, James Dougherty, chemistry and associate director, chemistry; Ish Kumar, pharmaceutical chemistry; Mihaela Leonida, chemistry; and Neena Philips, biological sciences (all Metro), participated in the School of Natural Sciences Faculty Presentations at the Metropolitan Campus.

Carol Karpinski, education and director, MAT program (Metro), co-wrote the chapter, “The Political Paradoxes of Scientific Research in Education,” which appeared in Research in Educational Leadership: Navigating the New National Research Council Guidelines. In 2007, she made the following presentations: “Teachers as Leaders for Social Justice: Searching for Models Across Time,” for the 2007 University Council for Educational Administration Convention in Alexandria, Va.; “Extraordinary Obstacles, Extraordinary Efforts: Prince Edward County, 1959–1964,” for the American Educational Studies Association meeting in Cleveland, Ohio; “Women Activists and Their Professional Associations in the Early Civil Rights Movement,” for the 2007 History of Education Society meeting in Cleveland; and “A Convergence of Interests: Urban Educators and Civil Rights Activists in the National Education Association, 1960–1972,” for the American Educational Research Association Convention, Division F, in Chicago, Ill.

Miriam Singer, education and director of QUEST/BA-MAT (Metro), wrote “Using the Musical Intelligence to Improve Reading Fluency, Comprehension and Content Recall” for The Learning Consultant Journal. She is also the author of “A Hidden Minority Amidst White Privilege,” which has been accepted for publication in Multicultural Perspectives.

“Deep Six Holiday,” a romantic comedy by David Landau, film/animation (Flor), was staged by the Florham Park Players on January 25 and 26 and on February 1 and 2 at the Ridgedale School Theater in Florham Park, N.J.

William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro), is part of the “Bergen LEADS” program from the Volunteer Center of Bergen County. The program, which includes seminars and field trips, is charged with recruiting a more diverse cross-section of community leaders who will lead the county into the next generation.

Bruce Peabody, political science and chair, social sciences/history (Flor), wrote “Televise Supreme Court: Top Court Likely to Resist Congress on Camera Bill,” published in the Daily Record.

In the News …

Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor), and Jeong Jin Park, director, MiraeRo! (Metro), were interviewed for an article, “As State’s Korean Population Grows, College Bridges the Culture Gap,” on MiraeRo!, FDU’s new program for Korean-speaking adults. The article was published in the Sunday Star-Ledger on January 13. Vehrkens was quoted in the article “New Jersey University to Offer Bilingual Courses for Korean Students,” which appeared on Korea.net, and in the article “Transition to Bilingualism,” which was published in the online publication Inside Higher Education.

Peter Woolley, political science and director, PublicMind, was quoted in several articles — “Publicly Funded Races Created Awareness” (thedailyjournal.com); “Study: ‘Clean’ Elections Didn’t Boost Public Trust” (Daily Record); “Some Worry N.J. Toll Hikes Would Hit Some Harder Than Others” (Newsday.com, philly.com, Daily Record, cbs3.com and West Milford Messenger, and radio interviews in WBGO, WHYY [Pa.], WRTI [Pa.], WGHT and WRNJ); “Report: Extremely Low Voter Turnout in N.J.” (Philadelphia Inquirer, Home News Tribune and cbs3.com); “Control of State’s Three Toll Roads Would Shift Under Corzine Proposal” (The Record); “Corzine to Seek 50 Percent Toll Hike Every 4 Years” (Newsday.com, thedailyjournal.com, delawareonline, phillyburbs.com, cbs3.com, Courier Times, Courier-Post, Daily Record and 1010 Wins [Associated Press]); “Corruption-plagued N.J. Weighs Public Campaign Financing” (Home News Tribune, wnbc.com, Trentonian.com, Newsday.com, NorthJersey.com, philly.com and Courier-Post [Associated Press]); “Obama Courts Votes in Hillary’s Neighborhood” (Newsday.com, Asbury Park Press and Home News Tribune [Associated Press]); “In New Jersey, Guiliani’s Exit Favors McCain” (philly.com); “Poll Finds Pessimistic New Jerseyans Wary of Corzine Toll Plan” (philly.com and Asbury Park Press); and “Voters Mixed on Stem Cell Question” (Gloucester County Times). Woolley also was interviewed for “Japan to Resume Refueling Missions, Debates Deployment Law,” an article that appeared on DefenseNews.com.

James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies (Flor), was quoted in the article “Diverse Teams Yield the Best Ideas,” which was published in U.S. 1 newspaper. He also was interviewed for the article “Fairleigh Business Institute Offers ‘iSpace’ to Brainstorm” in the Florham Park Eagle.

James Hutton, marketing (Metro), was quoted in “More People Less Confident About Finances,” an article in The Record about a survey conducted by Silberman College and FDU’s PublicMind polling institute.

Daniel Cassino, political science and associate, PublicMind (Flor), was quoted in the article “Iraq War Looms Over Presidential Race,” which appeared in the Bergen News and Press Journal.

William Moore, dean, Silberman College (Metro/Flor), was interviewed for two articles on FDU’s business incubator program — “FDU Launches Business Incubator: Institute’s Partnership Boosts ‘Green’ Hydropower Turbine” in the Daily Record and “Incubator Nurtures Fledgling Businesses: FDU Program Looks to Aid Environment” in The Star-Ledger.

Lona Whitmarsh, psychology and director, MA in counseling (Flor), was quoted in “The Name Game: We Live with the Meaning of What We’re Called and What We Call Our Children,” an article in the Daily Record.

Ruben Flores, director, residence life (Metro), was interviewed for the article “The Buzz on Campus is Over Coed Dorms,” which appeared December 16 in The Record.

Paulette Laubsch, administrative science and director, MS in homeland security (Metro), was interviewed for The Star-Ledger article, “Degree Puts Security First,” which highlighted FDU’s new master’s program in homeland security.

Gerard Farias, management and executive director, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor), was interviewed for the article “Universities Offer Events on Global Warming,” published in the Daily Record.

Herbert Ouida, Core and director, Global Enterprise Network (Metro), was interviewed for the article in The Record, “Going Global: FDU Fosters Trade Ties,” which discussed the University’s Global Enterprise Network.

Vicki Cohen, education; director, education; and program coordinator, instructional technology certificate (Metro), was interviewed for “N.J. Schools Put Focus on Tomorrow’s Top Jobs,” which appeared in the winter education special section in The Star-Ledger.

William Klika, Jr., director of athletics (Flor), was quoted in the article “Sarnoff Subsidiary Launches Web Sports Product,” published in the Princeton Business Journal.

Ann Mahan, director, student health services, and nurse practitioner (Metro), was quoted in the article “Colleges in Birth Control Squeeze: Higher Prices Limit Students’ Options,” published in The Record.

Jerry DeFabbia, head baseball coach, athletics (Metro), was quoted in an article on FDU’s planned baseball complex, to be named the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex in recognition of a $1-million commitment from FDU alumnus and trustee Vincent Naimoli, MBA’64 (Metro), founder and chairman of the Tampa Bay Rays.

In Memoriam

Howard Kimball, retired, oral diagnosis/treatment/planning and director, dental admissions (Metro), died on November 29, 2007, at the age of 87. He joined FDU in 1958 as assistant professor of radiology, and retired in 1985. He is survived by his brother, Robert Kimball; sister-in-law, Doris Kimball; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Sterling Kimball.

Robert Naylor, emeritus, history (Metro), died on December 20, 2007, at the age of 82. He joined FDU in 1964 and was professor of history until his retirement in 1989. In 2003, Naylor was inducted into Heritage Hall, which recognizes and remembers special individuals who played special roles in defining the present and the future of Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is survived by his first wife, Mary Kay Binder; his three children, Wally Naylor, Wahe Guru Kaur Khalsa and Robin Naylor-Scharf; his second wife, Joyce Henson; and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fairleigh Dickinson University Scholarship Fund. A memorial service at the Metropolitan Campus is scheduled for Sunday, April 6, in the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building, at a time to be announced.

Welcome

The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of February 7.

Welcome to Robert Barker, graphic designer/coordinator, CopiesPlus (Flor); Bin Cheng, assistant director of institutional research, institutional research/assessment (Metro); Brevatorjoseph Creech, assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); Richard Frick, University director of facility, buildings/grounds (Metro); David Grand, writer-in-residence, English/communication/philosophy (Flor); Deshawn Hodrick, financial aid counselor, financial aid (Flor); Donna Long, officer, public safety (Flor); Randy Miller, campus coordinator/Raritan Valley Community College, enrollment management (Metro); John Ogilby, officer, public safety (Flor); Mary Ann Oluwanifise, residence hall director, residence life (Metro); Theresa O’Neill, career counselor, career development (Metro); Jason Sumowski, officer, public safety (Flor); Oliver Tolentino, admissions services clerk, undergraduate admissions (Metro); William Wallace, officer, public safety (Flor); Janice Weir, nurse practitioner, student health services (Metro); and Jonathan Wexler, associate vice president for admissions and financial aid, enrollment management (Metro/Flor).

February 2008

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