Faculty, Staff — Update, In Memoriam, Welcome

Update

In February, Khyati Joshi, education (Metro), created and co-facilitated a two-day workshop on “Teaching and Reaching Immigrant Students.” The workshop was hosted by the Peter Sammartino School of Education in partnership with the American Conference on Diversity. Joshi co-edited an anthology on Investigating Christian Privilege and Religious Oppression in the United States, published by Sense Publishers. She wrote a chapter on the “Racialization of Religion in the United States,” as part of the anthology. Miriam Singer, education and director, QUEST/BA-MAT (Metro), also wrote a chapter titled “Implications and Complications of Faith-based Initiatives for Educational Programs” for the anthology.

Nicholas Baldwin, dean, Wroxton College, was interviewed on “Voice of America” radio about Beyond Settlement: Making Peace Last After Civil Conflict, which he and alumna Vanessa Shields, BA’03 (Flor), co-edited. To read an excerpt of Baldwin’s interview go to http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2008-12/2008-12-24-voa14.cfm . To listen to the broadcast go to the above link and click on the De Capua report on Beyond Settlement Book Listen (MP3) link on the righthand side of the page.

Molly Easo Smith, member of FDU Board of Trustees, was appointed the 11th president of Manhattanville College, Purchase, N.Y., effective July 1, 2009.

Through a joint funding by Nanyang Technical University (NTU) in Singapore and the Public Utility Board of Singapore, Harvey Winters, emeritus, biological studies (Metro), was awarded a Visiting Research Professorship at NTU. Winters will collaborate with Anthony Fane, environmental/water resources engineering, NTU, on issues of seawater and wastewater reuse desalination. In November 2009, Winters has been asked to chair a session on “Biofouling of Desalination Membranes” at the International Desalination Association conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

J. Michael Adams, president, wrote “Next Up: The Global Generation,” published in the January 15 issue of The Record.

“Lock 9W, Lopatcong Township,” by Jean Perry, visual/ performing arts (Flor).

“Along the Morris and Delaware Canals,” an exhibit of works by R. Gordon Perry, biology (Flor), and his wife, Jean Perry, visual/performing arts (Flor), is on display at the Oxford (N.J.) Township Municipal Building until March 14, 2009. On January 8, Jean did a slide presentation and lecture titled “They Painted the Canals” about the history of various canals and the artists who painted them.

Ann Lucas, emerita, management, and Gibert Steiner, emeritus, mathematics (both Metro), were selected to Heritage Hall on the Metropolitan Campus. Lucas’ citation read “Professor and Chair of Psychology, Professor and Department Chair of Marketing and Management, 1959–1999.” Steiner’s citation read “Professor and Chair of Mathematics and Computer Sciene, 1968–2003.” Through Heritage Hall, the University recognizes, acknowledges and remembers exceptional individuals who had a major impact on shaping Fairleigh Dickinson University’s campuses in Teaneck and Rutherford, N.J.

Kalyan Mondal, electrical engineering (Metro), co-presented a paper on “Design of Sparse Arrays with High Sidelobe Rejection” during the Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems held in Macau, China, in December. Mondal, whose work was funded by a research grant-in-aid from the University College Dean’s Office, was assisted by faculty from the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering.

Peter Benson, English (Flor), appeared in two documentary films about Irish boxers — “The Bloody Canvas,” about Mike McTigue, and “Babyface Goes to Hollywood,” about Jimmy McLarnin — on the Irish public television network. “The Bloody Canvas” will be shown during the upcoming film series at the Irish Arts Center in New York City, while “Babyface Goes to Hollywood” aired on Setanta Sports Ireland in December.

A book review by Randall Westbrook, education and campus coordinator, enrollment management (Metro), of Newark: A History of Race, Rights and Riots in America, by Kevin Mumford, appeared in StateStreetNJ, a magazine published by the New Jersey Council for Public Affairs. Westbrook also wrote “Becoming an Exceptional Man: The Early Political Thought of W.E.B. DuBois,” published in the Lincoln Journal for Social and Political Thought. Westbrook has been invited to review the book Art in Crisis: W.E.B. DuBois and the Struggle for African American Identity and Memory, by Amy Helene Kirschke, for the Journal of African American History.

Artwork by Judy Moonelis, visual/performing arts (Flor), was among those featured in the exhibit “A Fresh Look: Meredyth Hyatt Moses Selects” held in January at Gallery NAGA, Boston, Mass.

Frank Brunetti, law/taxation (Metro), wrote Fundamentals of Federal Tax Accounting, a practical guide through difficult tax rules, published by the American Law Institute/American Bar Association.

Elaine Denholtz, writing (Flor), sent Marian Robinson, mother of First Lady Michelle Obama, a copy of her book The Extra Parent: How Grandparents Are Helping Out, Pitching In and Raising Their Grandchildren. Denholtz’s book, published with the help of FDU and the Wallerstein Foundation, tells true stories of grandparents whose wisdom and love helped to raise their grandchildren.

As faculty adviser to the student organization Indian Culture Experience, William Roberts, social sciences and director, Public Administration Institute (Metro), hosted the Diwali Festival Show, an annual ICE Indian holiday celebration, at the Metropolitan Campus.

Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), exhibited some of her works at the Coney Island Maybe show at the Puffin Room in Manhattan, N.Y.C. Her banner, right, flew on the facade of the historic building on Broome Street in SoHo.

For his long-term contributions to the field of sexuality education as founder and editor of the Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, Robert Francoeur, emeritus, biological sciences (Flor), was honored with two awards: the Magnus Hirschfeld Medal, from the German Society for Social Scientific Sexuality Research, and the Golden Brick Award, from Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey.

Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro), was among the organizers of the symposium “Interfacial Chemistry Used in Medical Applications,” held at Pace University, N.Y.C., in celebration of National Chemistry Week. She also lectured on “Between Chemistry and Archaelogy” at the Metropolitan Campus as part of National Chemistry Week.

Joan Leder, senior program director, continuing education (Metro), was elected to represent the educational sector to the New Jersey Geospatial Forum, which is composed of 79 members. Her two-year term with the forum’s executive committee started on January 23.

Jeana Wirtenberg, director of external relations/services, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE) (Flor), wrote “Leaving a Legacy: Lead Sustainable Enterprise,” published in the November 2008 issue of Leadership Excellence.

Gloria Reinish, electrical engineering (Metro), will be included in Marquis Who’s Who in America for 2009. She also was listed in the 2007 and 2008 editions.

Denise Hart, education; director, adult education; and director, SUCCESS program (Metro), and Jerry Hickerson, director of interdisciplinary studies, Winston-Salem State University, co-authored the book Prior Learning Portfolios: A Representative Collection, about current approaches in prior learning assessment gained from learning through experience in environments occurring outside the traditional college classroom. The book, which has an accompanying CD-ROM, was published by Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa, and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). Hart and Hickerson had book signings in Nashville, Tenn., and Philadelphia, Pa., as well as presentations at the Association for Continuing Higher Education and CAEL annual conferences.

Elizabeth Bisbing, art (Metro), is participating in a number of exhibitions this spring. These include a solo exhibition, “Assuming the Divine” at Soho20 Chelsea Gallery in New York City from February 3 to February 28, go to http://www.soho20gallery.com/exhibit/bisbing/bisbing09_imgs.htm ; an Obama-rama Group Exhibition at Projects Gallery in Philadelphia, Pa., go to http://www.projectsgallery.com/upcomingevents.html and “The Veil: Visible and Invisible Spaces” (a traveling group exhibition) at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, University of Connecticut, Avery Point, go to http://www.averypointarts.uconn.edu/SCHED.HTML .

In the News

Robert Vodde, criminal justice and director, criminal justice; James Kenny, criminal justice; and Patrick Reynolds, associate director, criminal justice (all Metro), were interviewed for “A Study in Public Safety,” an article on FDU’s criminal justice program published in the Winter Education section of The Star-Ledger.

Daniel Twomey, management (Flor), and Rosemarie Twomey, business law (Flor), along with students in the Field Study of Business, Culture and Global Sustainability class were interviewed for the article “FDU Group to Study in Costa Rica,” published in the Daily Record. This is the fourth group of students that the Twomeys have taken to Costa Rica. An account of Daniel Twomey’s first trip to South America as a college student, which inspired him to create a study-abroad trip to Costa Rica for his students at FDU, was published in the same issue.

Kent Fairfield, management (Metro), was quoted in the article “Enterprise Rent-a-Car Joins Forces with FDU to Help Those in Need,” published in Wayne Today. The article talked about the clothing drive that students from Fairfield’s Service Learning class and Enterprise Rent-a-Car employees jointly ran throughout Bergen County and surrounding areas.

A photo of the book signing and slide-show lecture by Eamon Doherty, administrative science and director, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory; William “Pat” Schuber; and Joseph Devine, both administrative science (all Metro), was published in the Teaneck Suburbanite. They are co-authors of A New Look at Nagasaki, 1946, which follows the personal reflections of Doherty’s uncle, Robert Walsh, who was U.S. Army 34th Infantry soldier telephone lineman stationed near Nagasaki, Japan, after the war, and also presents a historical account.

Burton Zwick, finance (Flor), was quoted in the article “More Bank Customers Think Smaller Institutions These Days,” published in USA Today.

Jonathan Schiff, accounting (Metro), was quoted in the article “Even in Hard Times, Retention’s Not Easy: Think Your Top Finance Talent Won’t Be Getting Better Offers in a Weak Job Market? Think Again. Now is the Time to Redouble Efforts to Identify and Keep Them, Experts Say,” published on CFO.com.

Geraldine Cucciniello, secretary, Florham Institute for Lifelong Learning (FILL) (Flor), and Donald Marx, FILL member, were mentioned in the article about the the institute, titled “The Senior Class: These Students Are Retired But Still Eager to Learn,” published on DailyRecord.com.

Jonathan Wexler, associate vice president for admissions and financial aid (Metro/Flor), was interviewed for two articles published on DailyRecord.com — “Beating the College Sticker Price — Morris Students Get Creative” and “Loan Debt Mounts for Collegians: Morris Private School Students Owe Less, on Average, than Public Pupils.”

Richard Wisch, hotel/restaurant/tourism management and associate dean/director, international hospitality/tourism management (Metro/Flor), was interviewed for the article “Serve, Learn, Gain, Grow” about the International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, published in The Star-Ledger.

Gerhard Haas, biological sciences (Metro), was mentioned in the article “Hops May Reduce Clostridium in Poultry,” published in Animal Feed and Animal Nutrition News.

An interview with Jonathan Cloud, entrepreneur-in-residence, Sustainable Business Incubator (Flor), titled “Drive the Momentum of NJ Green Business. Get Involved,” was posted on the Web site Green Politics New Jersey.

Shealine Black, assistant to University provost/senior vice president for academic affairs, was interviewed for the article “New Jersey’s Witnesses to History Brave Long Rides, Cold Weather,” published in The Record.

Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro), and associate provost for global learning (Metro/Flor), was quoted in the article “Embracing Online Learning?” published on South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com.

Peter Woolley, political science and director, PublicMind (Flor), was quoted in the following articles about PublicMind polls: “New Jersey Still Likes Obama, Still Disapproves of Bush” (lehighvalleylive.com); “Pain Before Gain: Democrats Say Change Will Come to N.J., But Not Yet” and “Economy: Corzine’s Strength or Weakness?” (The Record); and “Enthusiasm to Match the Rhetoric” (NJ.com).

Stefanie Ulrich, director, Center for Psychological Services (Metro), was interviewed for the article “The Last Taboo: 36 Years After Roe v. Wade, Abortion is Still Hush-Hush on TV and in the Movies,” published in The Record.

Jeana Wirtenberg, director of external relations/services, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE) (Flor), was quoted in the article “Combine Your Green and HR Efforts: Reducing Your Environmental Impact One Employee at a Time,” published on CFO.com.

In Memoriam

Paul Devlin, assistant athletic director (Ruth), died on November 17 at the age of 97. He joined FDU in 1972 and retired in 1976. Predeceased by his wife, Stephanie, he is survived by his sons Gerald and Bill; daughter Nancy Crowley; son-in-law Joseph Crowley; grandchildren Cheryl and Jeff Crowley; and sister Dorothy Klein.

Elias Lisman, retired dentistry (Metro), died on November 20. He joined FDU in 1958 and retired in 1989. Predeceased by his wife, Ruth, he is survived by his children, Susan, Sharon, Clifford and Joel, and six grandchildren.

Anita Meisse, retired admissions clerk, died on December 25. She joined FDU in 1976 and retired in 1991. Predeceased by her husband, Ed, and her brothers Henry and James Caster, she is survived by her children Linda Murphy, Lynn Miller and Glenn Meisse; brother Edward Caster; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

Welcome

The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of February 10, 2009.

Welcome to Demetrius Camacho, traffic attendant, public safety (Flor); Heidi Ison, psychological counselor, student counseling/psychological services (Metro); Kevin Jenkins, assistant director of transfer admissions, undergraduate admissions (Metro); Stephanie Koempel, psychological counselor, Wellness Center (Flor); Joseph Marcantuono, campus director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Flor); Frank Newman, production service coordinator, CopiesPlus (Flor); and Wendee Tartaglia, office assistant, telecommunications (Metro).