Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

What’s in Your iPod?

The Hot Topics, “What’s in Your iPod (and Why It Matters)?” a panel discussion on how new technologies are changing the music industry and its impact on artists, consumers and the future of recorded music, will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 7 p.m., in the Wroxton Room, Student Center, College at Florham.

Panel members include Tim Adams, lead singer, The Teenage Prayers; Allen Cohen, music (Flor); Neil Cochrane, senior director, Nettwerk Music Group; David Daniel, creative writing and director, creative writing (Flor); Adam Geiger, FDU student and board member, Student Government Association (SGA); and Ben Weinman, songwriter and lead guitarist, The Dillinger Escape Plan. George Cochrane, art (Flor), is the moderator.

The event is sponsored by the Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences and the College at Florham Student Government Association.

‘The Graduate’ to Be Staged

The visual and performing arts department’s final theatrical production of the 2007–2008 season is “The Graduate,” based on the film starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. The stage version of “The Graduate” was a recent box-office smash both in London and New York. Benjamin, a young man from a respectable, middle-class family, is seduced by his girlfriend’s mother and, during the course of this hilarious play, he grows from a shy, ineffectual boy into a powerful adversary. Robert Barron, theater (Flor), will direct the play. The play will be staged from Wednesday, May 7, through Saturday, May 10, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 11, at 2:30 p.m, in Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham. A special matinee for high school students will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 9. Up to 30 tickets per high school are available.

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, theater and director, theater arts (Flor), 973-443-8467 or hollis@fdu.edu.

According to Hollis, the department’s previous production, “The Rocky Horror Show,” broke every box-office record and played to capacity houses for the final three performances, including a “riotous” 11 p.m. Friday performance on April 11.

Concert Features Pianist Henri Delbeau

Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences and the New York Piano Society invite all to see award-winning pianist Henri Delbeau perform works by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Gershwin and others on Sunday, May 18, at 12:30 p.m., in Lenfell Hall, Hennessy Hall (Mansion), College at Florham.

“Dr. Delbeau is a unique artist who combines incredible virtuoso qualities with the finest craftsmanship of sound, timing, imagination and charisma,” stated Elena Leonova, founder and artistic director of the New York Piano Society. “We are delighted to have him perform.”

Delbeau graduated from the Cornell University College of Medicine and did his internal medicine residency at New York Hospital. He is currently an inpatient internist at the Long Island Jewish Hospital where he is also an assistant medicine residency program director as well as inpatient ward director. Delbeau began playing piano at the age of seven. He has been performing in solo recitals and with orchestras since then. Delbeau is the first-prize winner of the Boston Amateurs International Piano Competition, the Northeastern Piano Competition, the Washington International Piano Competition; a finalist of the Van Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition; and, most recently, the grand-prize winner of the Berlin International Piano Competition for Amateurs.

The New York Piano Society, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to discovering and nurturing talented performers whose primary professions lie outside the field of music.

The doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for the free concert. For more information call 973-443-8661; 1-800-862-4630, ext. 8; or 609-937-9239.

Storipan Reading, Lecture and Performance Series

As part of the 2008 Words and Music Festival (WAMFEST), the Storipan Reading, Lecture and Performance Series has been presenting a series of free readings at the College at Florham.

The remaining event will be a reading by Thomas Kennedy, creative writing (Flor), author of Kerrigan’s Copenhagen and 2008 National Magazine Award finalist, on Tuesday, April 29, 4 p.m., in the Orangerie, College at Florham Library. Other events included readings by David Grand, writer-in-residence and creative writing (Flor), and author of Louise, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year; Lynn Lurie, MFA’06 (Flor), creative writing (Flor), author of Corner of the Dead and winner of the 2007 Juniper Prize for Fiction; and novelist Rick Moody, author of Purple America, The Ice Storm and the story collection The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven; and a performance by musician John Wesley Harding.

2008 Invitational Student Art Exhibition

The 2008 Invitational Student Art Exhibition of drawings, paintings, ceramics, sculpture and photography is ongoing at the Gallery of the Rothman Institute, College at Florham, until Wednesday, May 7. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free exhibit is sponsored annually by the visual and performing arts department.

A closing reception, with performances by the FDU Chorus and Chamber Choir under the direction of Allen Cohen, music (Flor), will be held on Wednesday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. The chorus and chamber choir will be performing a variety of songs, including “Desperado” by the Eagles and a medley of Stevie Wonder songs. The art show closing party, where food will be served, immediately follows. For information contact the department of visual and performing arts at 973-443-8635 or 973-443-8638.

Senior Thesis Films to Be Screened

The visual and performing arts department will hold a film screening on Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. at the Clearview Headquarters Ten Theaters in Morristown, N.J. The free screening will feature thesis films made by graduating students.

Silberman College of Business

2008 Richard M. Clarke Distinguished Entrepreneur Lecture

The 10th Annual Richard M. Clarke Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture, “The Business of Civic Entrepreneurship: Purpose, Innovation and Partnership,” will be given by Elizabeth Christopherson, executive director of New Jersey Network (NJN) Public Television and Radio and president of NJN Foundation for Public Broadcasting, Inc., on Wednesday, May 7, in Lenfell Hall, Hennessy Hall (Mansion), College at Florham. The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony for the 2008 New Jersey Student (Collegiate) Entrepreneur Awards and the FDU Innovation Challenge Awards at 6:45 p.m. Christopherson will give the lecture at 7:15 p.m.

All the events are free. For more information go to http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=1261 .

Innovation Summit to Feature Business Leaders

On Wednesday, April 30, innovation leaders from BD (Becton Dickinson and Company), Merck & Co. and Celgene Corporation will headline this year’s Innovation Summit in Lenfell Hall, Hennessy Hall (Mansion), College at Florham. The half-day seminar sponsored by the Rothman Institute will feature presentations from Edward Ludwig, chairman, president and chief executive officer of BD; Mervyn Turner, senior vice president, worldwide licensing/external research, Merck & Co.; and Robert Hugin, president and chief operating officer of Celgene Corporation.

The seminar starts with breakfast and registration at 7 a.m., presentations at 8 a.m. and networking at 12:10 p.m. Cost of the seminar is $145 and pre-registration is necessary. For registration and information call 973-443-8842 or go to http://www.fdu.edu/rothman .

Breakfast Seminars Scheduled

The Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE)/Center for Human Resource Management Studies (CHRMS) is offering two breakfast seminars, from 7:30–9:30 a.m., in Hartman Lounge, Hennessy Hall (Mansion), College at Florham.

On Friday, May 16, Bryan Thomlinson, founder/president, Our Community Works, Inc., will discuss “Partnering with Stakeholders for Competitive Advantage: Case Studies and Their Impact on the Corporate Profit and Loss.” The next breakfast seminar, “Embedding Sustainability into Brand Strategy and Communications,” with Cheryl Heller, chief executive officer of Heller Communication Design in New York City, is scheduled for Friday, June 20.

The $35 attendance 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=5033 or call 973-443-8577.

Other Rothman Institute Events

The Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies is holding a seminar on game plans and Family Business Forums on branding and compensation strategy.

On Friday, May 9, Michael Strahan, defensive end for the New York Giants football team, and Andrew Sherman, partner in Dickstein Shapiro LLP and co-founder, Grow Fast Grow Right, will talk about “Game Plans for Success.” The seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Lenfell Hall, Hennessy Hall (Mansion), College at Florham. Cost of attending the seminar is $249 for the general public and $179 for the FDU community. Seating is limited. For information go to http://view.fdu.edu/files/strahanflyercombined2.pdf, call 201-773-0300 or e-mail brian@moranmediagroup.com.

Ed Delia, president of Delia Associates, will talk about “Small Brand Leadership: A Step-by-Step Approach to Defining and Delivering a Profitable Brand” on Thursday, May 1, 8:30–11:30 a.m., in the Forum, Rothman Institute, College at Florham. The next forum, “What is Your Compensation Strategy?” is scheduled for Thursday, June 5, with Donald McDermott, president of DG McDermott Associates. Family Business Forums are sponsored by the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies. For information or to register contact Kim Dennison, administrator, Rothman Institute (Flor), at 973-443-8880 or dennison@fdu.edu. For additional Rothman Institute events go to http://www.fdu.edu/rothman .

Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies

Students to Study in Dominican Republic

Freshman students in FDU’s Dos Mundos Unidos (Two Worlds) program attended an orientation on April 7 in Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, in preparation for their departure for the Dominican Republic in September. Students will spend their sophomore and junior years at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), FDU’s partner institution, in Santiago de los Caballeros. Students then spend their senior year at FDU, where they will complete their bachelor of arts in individualized studies degrees with a concentration in business.

At the Dos Mundos Unidos orientation are, from left, Rick Isquith, biological sciences and executive director for global partnerships (Metro); Sara Gonzalez De Lora, vice-rector of academic affairs, PUCMM; students Maria Florian, Elizabeth Garcia, Kristy Garcia-Carpio and Carolyn De La Cruz; and Lisetty Nigrinis, assistant director of global partnerships (Metro).

Parents of students who will be entering the program in fall 2008 also attended the orientation. They met with Sara Gonzalez De Lora, vice-rector of academic affairs, PUCMM; Rick Isquith, biological sciences and executive director for global partnerships (Metro); and Lisetty Nigrinis, assistant director of global partnerships (Metro). For information on the program and future orientation sessions, call Nigrinis at 201-692-2392 or e-mail lisetty_nigrinis@fdu.edu.

European Seminar Class Travels to Italy and Switzerland

Twenty-five students from the International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management spent their spring break in Italy, the first European Seminar class to be held in Italy. The group stayed in Reggio Emilia in Italy’s Emilia Romagna region and traveled to Florence, Bologna, Parma and Modena. Students visited the world’s largest pasta factory in Parma and learned about Emilia Romagna’s food history. They also attended tastings at two of the region’s wineries, as well as a parmesan-cheese manufacturer, where they observed the manufacturing process. The group was welcomed by the director of Bologna’s tourism office and treated to a presentation of the city’s history and historical sights followed by a sightseeing tour. After a trip to Florence’s Central Food Market, the students prepared a meal at a culinary school in Florence. In Modena, they had the opportunity to visit the Ferrari Museum and its cathedral square. Joseph Tormey, hotel/restaurant/tourism management, and Aixa Ritz, hospitality/tourism management (both Metro), accompanied the students.

Top left photo: Aixa Ritz, left, hospitality/tourism management, and Joseph Tormey, hotel/restaurant/tourism management (both Metro), enjoy Florence.

Also during spring break, 23 students accompanied by John Hughes, hotel/restaurant/tourism management, and Iris Gersh, hospitality management (both Metro), traveled to Switzerland. The group stayed in a small family-owned Swiss hotel nestled in the mountains, with Mt. Titlis — the largest mountain in the Alps — as its backdrop. They traveled to Lucerne, Interlaken, Lugano and Zurich — visiting the Hotel L’Aubier, a “green” hotel where environmental considerations are paramount; the Vine and Wine Museum in Chateau de Boudry in Neuchatel, where they learned the history of wine making; the five-star Victoria Jungfrau in Interlaken; and the well-known Art Deco Hotel Montana in Lucerne. While in Zurich, the group went on an informative tour of the city and ate in Zeughauskeller Restaurant, the oldest restaurant in the area. The students also attended seminars on Swiss tourism, where they compared and contrasted management approaches, techniques and strategies with what they learned at FDU. The seminars focused on globalization and its impact on sales, marketing, environmental management and food-and-beverage services.

Edward Williams Gallery

After serving for more than 30 years as director of the Edward Williams Art Gallery, Rachel Friedberg, Petrocelli College (Metro), is retiring. “Every month, an otherwise empty and colorless space has been transformed into a panoply of light, color, design and personal expression. One cannot imagine Edward Williams Hall without these exciting exhibitions — and now, shortly, without Rae’s presence and inspiration,” said Kenneth Verhkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor).

The new director will be Diana Soorikian, who has taught cultural arts, drawing and painting at FDU since 1985. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and an MFA from Columbia University, and has exhibited her artwork at Columbia University, Rutgers University, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, the Newark Museum and at venues in Boston, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Lyon and Buenos Aires. She has received awards and grants from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts several times. Soorikian also has been the subject of reviews in The New York Times, The Star-Ledger and The Record. “Rae and Diane have been close friends and colleagues for many years so we look forward to a seamless transition and continuing renown for our unique gallery,” Vehrkens added.

School of Administrative Science Events, News

On Wednesday, May 28, a “Disney Keys to Excellence” program will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the College at Florham. Offered by FDU in partnership with Solution Infusion, the full-day seminar will discuss leadership, management, customer service and loyalty the Disney way. Participants will learn business best practices from Walt Disney World insiders and discover ways to apply these practices to their organizations. Discounted seminar rates will be given to members of the University community. For information go to http://www.keysnj.com .

William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro), will accompany a group of students to Wroxton College in England, from Saturday, May 24, to Sunday, May 31, as part of a Law Enforcement Executive Leadership Seminar. The seminar, which counts as three credits toward a master of administrative science (MAS) degree, will focus on the scope and accreditation of international and multi-jurisdictional policing. For information, call Schuber at 201-692-7174 or e-mail schuber@fdu.edu. To register, call Lorraine Nienstedt, assistant director, administrative science (Metro), at 201-692-7172.

Paulette Laubsch, administrative science and director, MS in homeland security (Metro), joined faculty, staff and students on a trip to Mendoza, Argentina, as part of a Global Leadership course. Students had been completing their class work online and used the Argentina trip to supplement their course work. While there, students attended classes on the country’s emerging hospitality and tourism industry, dictatorships and coup d’états, global economic issues and the impact of the American economy on the Argentinian economy. Visits to local government offices, historical sites, colleges, vineyards and parks and recreational facilities were also part of the program. Students also toured the Andes, shopped, explored the city of Mendoza and learned about the Argentinian culture.

The School of Administrative Science will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Thursday, May 29, with a special event from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Rothman Center, Metropolitan Campus. Faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to the affair, which features live entertainment and refreshments.

University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies

School of Education Programs Receive Outstanding Ratings

Vicki Cohen, education and director, education, (Metro/Flor), reports that the educational leadership and the QUEST, master of arts in teaching (MAT) and teacher of students with disabilities (TSD) programs of the Peter Sammartino School of Education received outstanding ratings from the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). The TEAC report will be part of those submitted to the meeting of the TEAC Accreditation Panel on May 8 and 9 and to the TEAC Accreditation Committee meeting on June 23 and 24. The June meetings will be attended by Cohen and Marlene Rosenbaum, education (both Metro). “We are not accredited yet,” said Cohen, “but we are well on our way.”

IEEE Student Regional Conference

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Student Branch of FDU hosted the 2008 IEEE Region 1 GOLD/SAC/WIE Conference on April 25 and 26 at the Metropolitan Campus. This year’s conference featured a student paper contest, micromouse competition, seminars, social/networking event and an awards banquet.

Gregory Olsen, alumnus BS’66, BSEE’68, MS’68 (Metro), FDU Board of Trustees member and entrepreneur, was this year’s keynote speaker. He spoke about his 2005 voyage to the International Space Station. The IEEE Student Club’s adviser is Alfredo Tan, electrical engineering and director, computer sciences/engineering (Metro).

Undergraduate Research Symposium

The School of Natural Sciences and the Hudson-Bergen Chemical Society co-sponsored the 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 25 at the Metropolitan Campus. Guest speaker Scott Rawls, pharmacodynamics, Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pa., gave a lecture titled “Antibiotics Protect the Brain and Combat Opioid Addiction.” The event featured a social/poster session, awards ceremony and lecture.

Knightscapes Web Site Inaugurated

FDU’s Gene Barnett Literary Society hosted the introduction of the Knightscapes literary magazine Web site on April 24 at the Metropolitan Campus. Michael Kohn, poet and one of the original Knightscapes editors, was the featured speaker. There also were readings and an auction of selected books, some of which were autographed by their authors.

“The Internet has become the new printing press and the new literary salon all wrapped up into one. It’s fitting that the Knightscapes team is taking this step,” said Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science and director, English/philosophy/humanities and art/media studies (Metro). “As the leader in global education, Fairleigh Dickinson is committed to creating venues that can be accessed and appreciated globally. This event has introduced Knightscapes online as another avenue for the exchange of ideas, understanding and culture,” added Joseph Kiernan, interim University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs (Metro/Flor).

Knightscapes is a literary magazine published bi-annually as part of the Gene Barnett Literary Society to give FDU students and staff an opportunity to present their works and to encourage literary and visual arts. Knightscapes has been published since the beginning of the new millennium and includes fiction, artwork, nonfiction and poetry.

Communication Honor Society Induction

Sixteen students will be inducted to the Upsilon Omega, an FDU chapter of the Lambda Pi Eta undergraduate communication honor society, on Friday, May 2, 4 p.m., at the Rutherford Room of the Student Union Building, Metropolitan Campus. Joseph Kiernan, interim University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs (Metro/Flor), will be the guest speaker.

Albert Schielke, acting dean, University College (Metro), will present certificates to the inductees and cords to 19 communication honor society seniors. Tina LoPonte, communication arts (Metro), is adviser to the group.

University College Gallery

The works of graduating art students have been on exhibit since mid-April at the University College Art Gallery, Room 11, University Hall, Metropolitan Campus.

Among the students exhibiting are Maria Arhontoulis, who will showcase her artwork from Monday, April 28, to Friday, May 2, with a reception on Thursday, May 1, from 3–5 p.m.; and Daniel Oliff, whose exhibit will run from Monday, May 5, through Friday, May 9, with a reception tentatively scheduled for Thursday, May 8, from 3–5 p.m; and Efrat Yudkowitz, a high school student at Frisch School in Paramus, N.J., and of Jacqueline Lima, fine arts (Metro), who will have a month-long exhibit starting Monday, May 12. Graduating student Jessica Bumpass had an exhibit of her artwork during the week of April 21.

Admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. For information call 201-692-2801.

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