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On Tuesday, May 19, the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., will be the site for the 66th Commencement ceremony of Fairleigh Dickinson University. President J. Michael Adams will preside at the 10 a.m. ceremony as approximately 3,000 students receive doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees. The campus provosts will present the Student Pinnacle Awards.
The Class of 2009 represents 51 countries, 33 states plus the District of Columbia and all 21 counties in New Jersey.
For the first time, the ceremony will be live on the Web, allowing family and friends around the world to share the event with the graduates. The live stream begins at 8 a.m. EDT with the scrolling of the names of the graduates and Grad Greetings, followed by the full ceremony. The complete video will be available until June 2, 2009. A link on FDU’s home page (http://www.fdu.edu) will go directly to the archive.
This ceremony celebrates the first graduates of the doctor of nursing practice degree program, which educates nurses for the highest level of clinically expert practice.
The University will confer honorary doctor of humane letters degrees on four outstanding individuals — international security expert Walter Berwick, an FDU alumnus and a career CIA intelligence officer; activist and philanthropist Malaak Compton-Rock; international entrepreneur and philanthropist Enan Galaly; and U.S. Congressman Steve Rothman.
Kenneth Green, campus provost and political science (Flor), and Joseph Kiernan, interim University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs (Metro/Flor) and economics/finance (Metro), will read the names of the graduates.
Antoinette Anastasia, biological sciences (Metro), is the ceremony’s grand marshal. Head marshals are Eric Range, assistant director, residence life (Flor); Julie Mazur, assistant dean of students and director, residence life (Flor); and Nestor Melendez, assistant dean of students (Metro).
Fairleigh Dickinson alumnus Walter Berwick, BA’65 (Ruth), of Key Largo, Fla., was a career CIA intelligence officer during the height of the Cold War, serving in the Caribbean, Latin America and the Far East. He was CIA station chief in Caracas, Venezuela; Kingston, Jamaica; and Quito, Ecuador; and helped create the CIA’s counterterrorist and counterintelligence centers. His final post was as deputy chief of the Far East Division. After retiring from the CIA in 1990, Berwick established an international security company specializing in kidnap and ransom recoveries overseas. In 2001, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Berwick was recalled to government service, training young officers in Washington, D.C., and taking on overseas counterterrorist assignments. A U.S. Navy veteran, Berwick was an outstanding scholar-athlete at FDU’s Rutherford Campus, where he was captain of the varsity basketball team. He was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship before graduating in 1965.
Malaak Compton-Rock, of Alpine, N.J., is an activist and philanthropist whose causes range from beauty makeovers for women entering the work force to fighting a rare form of breast cancer and helping AIDS orphans in South Africa. She is an in-demand public speaker and the author of a forthcoming book on volunteering geared toward families. Last year, Compton-Rock was one of three judges on the philanthropy-driven reality TV show “Oprah’s Big Give.” In August 2008, Compton-Rock and her staff took 30 at-risk youths from Brooklyn, N.Y., to South Africa to bring food, clothes and household items to impoverished families in Soweto and a nearby slum. Compton-Rock also partners with the Safe Horizon Expert and Compassionate Services Program to help children in Brooklyn, N.Y., where her husband, comedian Chris Rock, was raised. She operates a Web site, http://www.angelrockproject.com, listing her favorite causes and providing links to help volunteers find opportunities in their communities.
Enan Galaly is a Danish entrepreneur and philanthropist and is chairman of Helnan International Hotels. Born in Egypt, he struck out for Europe on his own as a teenager, starting as a dishwasher and working his way up in the Danish hospitality industry to become managing director of a hotel chain by the time he was 30. In 1982, he founded Helnan International, which owns and manages 15 four- and five-star hotels in Europe, Egypt and Morocco. Galaly, who speaks four languages, has been selected as a member of several delegations headed by the royal family and prime minister of Denmark to represent the hotel and tourism sector. A senior adviser for the International Association of University Presidents, Galaly was awarded an honorary doctorate during an IAUP meeting in the Dominican Republic. He has also been named a “Knight of Dannebrog,” one of the highest honors in Denmark.
Steve Rothman has represented New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District since 1997. A Democrat from Fair Lawn, he has obtained more than $10 million in federal funds to turn the New Jersey Meadowlands into an environmental park. Rothman is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and sits on subcommittees that deal with defense, state and foreign operations and homeland security. In February 2007, he completed an eight-day trip to Iraq, Afghanistan and other strategic areas in the Middle East, where he visited with heads of state, U.S. military commanders, diplomats, intelligence officers and military troops. Rothman is also known for leading the fight against aircraft noise and pollution at Teterboro Airport, N.J.; writing the Secure Our Schools Act, which has awarded $6 million in grants to New Jersey schools for security improvements; and pushing for better health care, disability and retirement benefits for military veterans.
The 2009 student Pinnacle Award will be presented to Sheryl Gauntlett, Tyngsboro, Mass., representing the Metropolitan Campus, and David Storicks of Dumont, N.J., representing the College at Florham. This is the highest honor the University bestows on a graduating student. One student from each campus, who has demonstrated academic excellence, public service and commitment to the University, is honored each year. The winners will address their fellow graduates and the assembled audience.
From the beginning of her freshman year, communication major Sheryl Gauntlett was on a mission to get involved. In her first weeks on the Metropolitan Campus, she attended nearly every activity hosted by student life.
Gauntlett quickly demonstrated her leadership skills and was elected secretary of the Inspirational Gospel Ensemble (IGE) and treasurer of Black Men’s Alliance for her sophomore year. She recently served as president of IGE; student body liaison of the Lambda Pi Eta, the official communication honor society of the National Communication Association; and parliamentarian and public relations chair of the Student Government Association.
High academic standards and a strong work ethic resulted in her recognition as a Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholar, a Charter Day Scholar, a member of two University honor societies as well as Lambda Pi Eta and the University Honors Program. Gauntlett’s name has appeared on the Dean’s List every semester of her undergraduate career.
Her study-abroad experiences have included study trips to the Dominican Republic, Cyprus and Belize through the Global Scholars Program. During her junior year, Gauntlett spent a semester at FDU’s Wroxton College in England. She was able to combine the challenges of the classroom with travel to France, Spain, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
A communication major enrolled in the five-year accelerated program in media and professional communication, she will receive her master’s degree next year.
In looking back over his time at Fairleigh Dickinson, David Storicks cites his opportunities in several areas as the most critical aspect of his experience. Storicks says he could not imagine another institution where he could have excelled in the way he did at FDU.
While at Fairleigh Dickinson, Storicks, of Dumont, N.J., was cast in several plays, served as president of the Student Government Association (SGA) and studied abroad at Wroxton College, where he also was a student teacher. In addition, Storicks was a resident assistant and vice president of student affairs for the Resident Student Association (RSA), and a writer for The Metro student newspaper.
He starred in nine FDU theater productions, something he would not have been able to do at a different university, he says. Many of his fellow actors from high school went to bigger universities and, while talented, never got a chance to be on stage.
The Pinnacle Award is not the first honor bestowed upon Storicks by the University. He was presented with the 2008 Burden Award for Meritorious Achievement from the Dean of Students Office and has been named both a Charter Day Scholar and a Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholar.
Storicks also found time to give back to the community, serving as the assistant coach for the Dumont Forensics Team and director of Neil Simon’s Rumors for Summertime Players, a program for high school students in Park Ridge, N.J. Additionally, he has volunteered his time to the University community by serving on several committees, including the 2007 Strategic Planning Committee, the Recruitment and Retention Committee, Campus Council and the 50th Anniversary of the College at Florham Committee.
Storicks says he has a great appreciation for the close-knit, family atmosphere at the College at Florham and notes the compassion shown to him and to his family after he was severely injured in a motorcycle accident a year ago.
Faculty, staff and candidates for graduation must arrive at the Izod Center no later than 8:30 a.m. Marshals must arrive by 8 a.m. Because of parking reconfiguration and traffic lane construction in the area, attendees should allow 45 minutes to one hour extra travel time. Families and friends of the graduates should also allow for the extra travel time. Backpacks and large bags will not be permitted for security reasons. Participants should enter the Izod Center through the Box Office entrance between Gates A and D and use the escalators to go down to the floor level. There, signs will be posted for robing rooms and for volunteers to receive instructions. Students will be lined up on the arena floor level according to degree and by college. All graduates will have their names called and will walk across the stage; photographs will be taken of each graduate.
The ceremony should end before 1 p.m. Graduates will be able to pick up their diplomas in the Offices of Enrollment Services on each campus starting Monday, June 22, or diplomas can be mailed to the graduates’ homes.
The College at Florham marshals’ meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 13, in the Student Center. A training session for Metropolitan Campus faculty and staff marshals and volunteers will be held on Thursday, May 14, in the Multipurpose Room, Student Union Building.
Faculty and staff must return their academic regalia in the original boxes to their respective campus bookstores no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 21. Charges will be incurred if the regalia is not returned on time. Both campus bookstores will be open Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information on commencement and full background information on the honorees, visit http://www.fdu.edu/commencement .
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From left are honorary degree recipients Walter Berwick, Malaak Compton-Rock, Enan Galaly and Steve Rothman.
From left: Sheryl Gauntlett and David Storicks.
Fairleigh Dickinson University announces Success for Vets Grant, the formation of a new Veterans Education Taskforce (VET) and participation in the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Advancement program.
The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. This program allows institutions of higher learning (degree-granting institutions) in the United States to voluntarily enter into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate for their states. The institution can waive up to 50 percent of those expenses, and the VA will provide payment of that amount.
“FDU has a rich history of serving veterans from all walks of life,” President J. Michael Adams said. “Early in our history, spurred by the GI Bill, the University rallied around returning veterans and provided important programs and invaluable services. We have continued this tradition over the years, and, today, we are a major education partner with the New Jersey National Guard; our University’s Center for Psychological Services works in partnership with the New Jersey Division of Military and Veterans Affairs counseling veterans and providing them psychological treatment; and we have a free veterans-mentoring program for fledgling entrepreneurs.”
With nearly 2 million U.S. military veterans expected to return home from deployment and active duty, the University is welcoming the opportunity to enhance its role in educating and serving this special population. “The imminent return and reintegration of thousands of veterans has moved FDU to rededicate ourselves to our historical legacy as a preferred choice for veterans,” said Adams, speaking as an educator and a veteran. Key individuals concerning the Yellow Ribbon program are Stefanie Ulrich, director, Center for Psychological Services (Metro), and Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro) and associate provost for global learning (Metro/Flor).
In support of the Yellow Ribbon program, FDU has formed a Veterans Education Taskforce (VET) to develop a comprehensive model for veterans’ services. The VET is divided into five subcommittees focusing on academic affairs, process design and systems, psychological services, outreach and communication and campus and community reintegration. Co-chairs of the task force are Jane Tsambis, director, grants/sponsored projects (Metro), and Jason Scorza.
Created through a directive from Adams, the VET looks at the entire University, asking “how veteran-friendly is FDU?” The goal of VET is a comprehensive veterans-education model, including full support from the time the veteran enters FDU through graduation and beyond. A new Office of Veterans Services will allow FDU to offer one-stop services, counseling and referrals.
This new initiative builds on three well-established programs. First, FDU has been an education partner with the National Guard Bureau (J3 and J7) since 2003. Through this program, FDU currently provides undergraduate and graduate degrees online to members of the National Guard. The online courses in the National Guard program include the complete master of administrative science degree with emphasis on homeland security and certificate programs to assist Guard personnel.
The Center for Psychological Services, operated by the School of Psychology, has been a provider of mental-health services to veterans and their families since 1983 through a contract with the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The program, developed and directed by licensed psychologists, provides assessment and treatment for post-traumatic and other stress disorders, redeployment and readjustment difficulties, mild traumatic brain injury and other related issues. Services are provided to veterans’ families affected by deployment-related issues. The center is developing a group program for wives of deployed troops as well as a play-therapy group for children of returning veterans. The program has provided individual, family and couples’ treatment to nearly 250 combat veterans to date.
Finally, the free Veteran Mentor Program at FDU’s Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies focuses on the opportunities and challenges in starting and growing one’s own business. Developed by a Vietnam veteran and staffed with skilled mentors, each veteran is assigned a mentor who serves as a coach and sounding board as the veteran goes through the steps to entrepreneurship. The program makes use of the institute’s extensive resources in academic and outreach programs as well as outside resources.
As a result of FDU’s veterans-education experience, the University is taking a leadership position to help academic advisers evaluate military educational experiences and occupational specializations of veterans for college credit. On April 17, FDU sponsored and hosted a training workshop for higher-education employees in New Jersey. The workshop featured a representative of the American Council on Education Military Programs Office. In addition, a webcast, “Building a Veteran-friendly Campus,” was provided on each of FDU’s New Jersey campuses on April 29.
The Wal-Mart Foundation and the American Council on Education announced April 23 that Fairleigh Dickinson University is a recipient of a Success for Vets Grant. These $100,000 grants were awarded to 20 institutions across the U.S. that operate model programs advancing access and success in higher education for veterans and their families.
The grants will support services to veterans as they transition from military service to college. The Fairleigh Dickinson University grant is to develop and implement an integrated veterans’ services model to enhance one-stop support and expand capacity to provide psychological services.
“This award is a prominent honor that recognizes our ongoing commitment to our nation’s veterans,” said Adams. “I want to especially thank Christopher Groff, executive director of corporate and foundation relations [Metro/Flor]; Jason Scorza, associate provost for global learning; Jane Tsambis, director of grants and sponsorship projects; and Stefanie Ulrich, director, Center for Psychological Services, for their outstanding work in submitting a very compelling application.”
Charter Day and The PINNACLE Awards — two prestigious University honors — will be presented in one evening, on Friday, June 5, at the College at Florham. At the 20th Annual Charter Day, Stanley Gale, chairman and managing partner of Gale International, a premier international real-estate development and investment firm, will be honored. The company is an expert in complex, large-scale developments, including tall buildings, corporate campuses, mixed-use downtown revitalizations and master-planned communities, and has become one of the foremost experts on international development. The Gale’s family legacy of entrepreneurship dates back to its beginnings in the residential market in 1922. In recent years, it has been dramatically expanded by Stan Gale as he has taken on a full portfolio of multidisciplinary commercial development and investment strategies. To date, Gale International has 26 projects in development throughout North America and Asia. Domestically, the company’s focus on prime properties in compelling locations is exemplified by several recent initiatives including the headquarter buildings for the Sanofi-Aventis Group in Bridgewater, N.J., and State Street Bank in Boston, Mass., in two of the largest transactions in the United States. The company also plays a signature role in Boston’s downtown revitalization. Abroad, Gale International serves as the lead developer for the first-ever U.S.-South Korean real estate joint venture, the 1,500-acre, $35-billion development known as Songdo International Business District (IBD) in Incheon, South Korea. Charter Day honors individuals who have distinguished themselves as outstanding leaders in their professions and their communities. Proceeds support Charter Day academic scholarships. The chairwoman of the Charter Day Executive Dinner Committee is Cheryl Beebe, MBA’88 (Metro), vice president and chief financial officer, Corn Products International, Inc., and a member of the FDU Board of Trustees. For information on, support for and participation in the event, contact Laura Reynolds, director of donor relations/special events, University advancement (Metro), at 201-692-7036 or laura_reynolds@fdu.edu, or go to http://myfdu.net/charterday09 . That same evening, four alumni will be inducted into the exclusive PINNACLE Society. The PINNACLE was introduced by the University in 1989 to formally recognize and acknowledge the contributions and achievements of its most distinguished alumni. The PINNACLE inductees will be Wayne Hallard, BS’80, MBA’84 (Flor), retired manager, Verizon; Christopher Johnson, BS’93 (Flor), president, Hollister Construction Services; Daniel Lewis, MBA’76 (Flor), senior vice president, Booz & Company; and Lynn Moran, MBA’76 (Metro), founder and chief executive officer, Sonoran Life Transition and Performance Coaching, LLC. Captions: Stanley Gale The PINNACLE inductees are, from left, Wayne Hallard, Christopher Johnson, Daniel Lewis and Lynn Moran. A Faculty Scholarship Reception honoring faculty authors who were published and those who sought grants was held on April 29 at the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building, Metropolitan Campus. The event began with a welcome by Bonnie Diehl, associate provost for academic administration (Metro). Joseph Kiernan, interim University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs (Metro/Flor), acknowledged faculty who had successfully published a work and have applied for/received a public or private grant. Chris Groff, executive director, corporate/foundation relations, University advancement (Metro/Flor), spoke about applying for private grants and introduced Michael Avaltroni, chemistry and chair, chemistry/pharmaceutical science (Flor), who discussed his grant experiences. Jane Tsambis, director, grants/sponsorship projects (Metro), talked about applying for public grants and introduced Minerva Guttman, nursing and director nursing/allied health (Metro), who shared her grant experiences. James Marcum, University librarian (Metro/Flor), spoke on the importance of faculty publishing their works and introduced Lois Gordon, English (Metro), who spoke about her work on Nancy Cunard. Faculty Book Authors This year’s reception featured 21 books published in 2008–2009. The honored authors and their books are: Jeffery Renard Allen, literature/language/writing/philosophy (Flor): Holding Pattern: Stories, Graywolf Press. Gary Bronson, management information systems (Flor): C++ for Engineers and Scientists Third Edition, Course Technology – Cengage Learning. Richard Bronson, mathematics and director, government affairs (Metro), co-author: Matrix Methods: Applied Linear Algebra Third Edition, Elsevier. Frank Brunetti, law/taxation (Metro): Fundamentals of Federal Tax Accounting, ALI-ABA. Matthew Calderisi, accounting (Metro), senior editor: Accounting Trends and Techniques (Presenting and Analyzing Financial Reporting Practices) (62nd Edition), AICPA. John Cowen, elementary education/reading and program coordinator, MAT elementary education/literacy reading specialist certification program (Metro), editor: Doveglion: Collected Poems of José Garcia Villa, Penguin Classics. Theodore David, taxation (Metro): Dealing with the IRS: Law, Forms, and Practice (Second Edition), ALI-ABA. Bernard Dick, English/communications; co-director, art/media studies; and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication (Metro): Claudette Colbert: She Walked in Beauty (Hollywood Legends Series), University Press of Mississippi; and Anatomy of Film (Sixth Edition), Bedford/St. Martin’s. Eamon Doherty, administrative science and director, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro); William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro); and Joseph Devine, administrative science (Metro), co-authors: A New Look at Nagasaki, 1946, AuthorHouse; and Eamon Doherty, co-author: Computing and Investigations for Everyone, AuthorHouse. Ronald Dumont, psychology and director, PsyD and MA programs in school psychology (Metro): Essentials of DAS-II Assessment (Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series), John Wiley & Sons. Lois Gordon, English (Metro): Nancy Cunard: Rica heredera, musa, idealista politica (Spanish Edition), Circe. Denise Hart, education; director, adult education; and director, SUCCESS program (Metro): Prior Learning Portfolios: A Representative Collection, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. Khyati Joshi, education (Metro), co-editor: Investigating Christian Privilege and Religious Oppression in the United States, Sense Publishers. Thomas Kennedy, creative writing (Flor): Riding the Dog: A Look Back at America, New American Press; and Thomas Kennedy and Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor), editors: Writers on the Job: Tales of the Non-Writing Life, Hopewell Publications. Roger Koppl, economics/finance and executive director, Institute for Forensic Science and Administration (Flor), editor: Explorations in Austrian Economics, Volume 11 of Advances in Austrian Economics, JAI Press/Emerald Group Publishing. Paulette Laubsch, administrative science and director, MS in homeland security (Metro), and Robert Daniello, administrative science/management (Metro): Scenarios in Public Administration: Critical Thinking Exercises, University Press of America. Rosemarie Twomey, legal studies in business (Flor): Employment Law: Going Beyond Compliance to Engagement and Empowerment, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Vladimir Zwass, computer science/management information systems and deputy director, computer science/management information systems/e-commerce/mathematics (Metro), series editor: Knowledge Management: An Evolutionary View, M.E. Sharpe, Inc.; and Economics, Information Systems, and Electronic Commerce: Empirical Research, M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Articles, Book Chapters, Essays, Exhibits and Plays Faculty whose scholarly work and research were published in journals, whose artwork were exhibited and whose creative work were performed on stage were also honored during the reception. They were: Stephen Armeli, psychology (Metro); Renée Ashley, writing (Flor); Michael Avaltroni, chemistry and chair, chemistry/pharmaceutical science (Flor); Eduard Babulak, information technology (Van); Donalee Brown, psychology (Metro); Bianca Finzi-Contini Calabresi, English (Flor); Matthew Calderisi, accounting (Metro); Christopher Caldiero, communication studies (Flor); Daniel Cassino, political science (Flor); Richard Castellana, humanities/fine arts and director, interdisciplinary studies (Metro); George Cochrane, art (Flor); Allen Cohen, music (Flor); John Cole, administrative science (Metro); John Cowen, elementary education/reading and program coordinator, MAT elementary education/literacy reading specialist certification program (Metro); Gary Darden, U.S. History (Flor); Elaine Denholtz, writing (Flor); Karen Denning, finance (Metro); Joseph Devine, administrative science (Metro); Bernard Dick, English/communications; co-director, art/media studies; and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication (Metro); Ronald Dumont, psychology and director, PsyD and MA programs in school psychology (Metro); Andrew Eisen, psychology and associate director, undergraduate studies, psychology (Metro); Kent Fairfield, management (Metro); Alan Fask, statistics (Flor); Cynthia Pike Gaylord, writing (Flor); Margaret Gibbs, emerita, psychology (Metro); Gerhard Haas, biological sciences (Metro); Karin Hamilton, administrative director, graduate/global programs (Flor); Joel Harmon, management and interim executive director, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor); Kathleen Haspel, communication studies (Flor); Yolanda Hawkins-Rodgers, psychology and chair, psychology/counseling (Metro); Ronald Heim, marketing (Flor); Jeffrey Hsu, information systems (Flor); Joyce Jackson-Kalinoski, education (Metro); Krista Jenkins, political science (Flor); Khyati Joshi, education (Metro); Carol Karpinski, education and director, MAT program (Metro); and Harry Keyishian, English and director, FDU Press (Flor). Also honored were Laila Khreisat, computer science (Flor); Roger Koppl, economics/finance and executive director, Institute for Forensic Science and Administration (Flor); David Landau, film/animation (Flor); Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro); Jacqueline Lima, art (Metro); Katharine Loeb, psychology (Metro); Marion McClary, biological sciences and co-director, natural sciences (Metro); Robert McGrath, psychology and director, PhD in clinical psychology (Metro); Gaston Mendoza, statistics (Metro); Judy Moonelis, visual/performing arts (Flor); Caroline Munoz, marketing (Flor); Riad Nasser, sociology (Flor); Neena Philips, biological sciences (Metro); Li Qin, information systems (Metro); Cynthia Radnitz, psychology (Metro); Robyn Schiffman, English (Flor); Mohamad Sedaghat, operations management (Metro); Kiron Sharma, mathematics/computer science/physics and chair, mathematics/computer science/physics (Flor); Katie Singer, college writing (Flor); Miriam Singer, education and director, QUEST/BA-MAT (Metro); Neelu Sinha, computer science (Flor); John Skarbnik, taxation (Flor); Xin Tan, management information systems (Metro); Ann Taxier, English (Metro); Daniel Twomey, management (Flor); Rosemarie Twomey, legal studies in business (Flor); J. Daniel Wischnevsky, management (Metro); Peter Woolley, political science and executive director, PublicMind™ (Flor); and K. Paul Yoon, operations management and chair, information systems/decision sciences (Metro). Grant Recipients Government Grants Faculty and staff who have received new or continuation grants since March 1, 2008, as reported by the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects, are: Anthony Adrignolo, engineering technology and director, automotive studies (Metro) — from Rutgers University/U.S. Department of Transportation for Dual Drive Production Prototype Project. Fernando Alonso, business; director, Puerta al Futuro; and director, Latino Promise Program (Metro) — from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education for FAFSA and Other Tools for College Access. Eamon Doherty, administrative science and director, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro), and Chris Ellen Cunningham, coordinator, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro) — Congressionally Mandated award from U.S. Department of Justice for School Resource Officer Certificate Program and from National Institute of Justice for Digital Forensics Webinar Training Program. Erica Curtis, director, technical projects, distance learning/global learning (Metro) — from National Guard for National Guard Global Education Project (online courses). Mary Farrell, learning disabilities education; director, Center for Dyslexia Studies; and University director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro) — from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education for Regional Center Special Needs Grant; from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education for Developing the Use of Computer-based Mathematics Software as a Resource For Remediating Basic Skill Deficits of Students with Learning Disabilities; and from New Jersey Commission on Higher Education for Special Needs Service Enhancement Opportunity — Professional Development. Deborah Fredericks, director of operations, continuing education (Metro) — from Bergen County Division of Community Development for Improving Access and Modifying Facilities in University Hall. Minerva Guttman, nursing and director nursing/allied health (Metro) — from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS). Joel Harmon, management and interim executive director, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor), and Alice Benzecry, biological sciences (Metro); Brigid Burke, systems/technical services assistant, College at Florham Library (Flor); Amber Charlebois, chemistry (Flor); Chris Ellen Cunningham, coordinator, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro); Minerva Guttman, nursing and director, nursing/allied health (Metro); Ish Kumar, pharmaceutical chemistry (Metro); Joan Leder, senior program director, continuing education (Metro); Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro); Katharine Loeb, psychology (Metro); Marion McClary, biological sciences and co-director, natural sciences (Metro); Robert McGrath, psychology and director, PhD in clinical psychology (Metro); Kalyan Mondal, electrical engineering (Metro); Elizabeth Parietti, nursing and associate director, graduate nursing programs (Metro); Joan Paternoster, nursing (Metro); Neena Philips, biological sciences (Metro); Malcolm Sturchio, emeritus, chemistry; director, Center for Elementary Science; and director, Math/Science Institute (Metro); and J. Daniel Wischnevsky, management (Metro). Corporate and Foundation Relations Grants Faculty and staff who received grants of $1,000 and over, as reported by the Corporate and Foundation Relations Office of University Advancement, are: Fernando Alonso, business; director, Puerta al Futuro; and director, Latino Promise Program (Metro) — from PSEG Foundation and from Verizon New Jersey for Puerta al Futuro.. Michael Avaltroni, chemistry and chair, chemistry/pharmaceutical science (Flor) — from The Martinson Family Foundation for the Institute for Enhancement of Teaching Science and Math; from Schering-Plough, Inc. for Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry Labs; from BASF for Institute for Enhancement of Teaching Science and Math; from Pfizer, Inc. for Summer Undergraduate Science Research; from Pfizer, Inc. for FDU Summer Camp/Morristown Academy; and from Pfizer, Inc. for Florham Science Scholars Program. James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute (Flor) — from Schering-Plough, Inc. for Entrepreneur Program; from The Martinson Family Foundation for College Entrepreneur and New Jersey Business; from Johnson & Johnson for Entrepreneur Education; from Provident Bank for New Jersey Business; and from PSEG Foundation for Family Business of the Year. Brigid Burke, systems/technical services assistant, College at Florham Library (Flor) — from New Jersey Meadowlands Commission for Meadowlands Collection Digitization. Ellen Campbell, education and director, MA in education for certified teachers (Metro) — from The Martinson Family Foundation for the Institute for Enhancement of Teaching Science and Math; and from BASF for the Institute for Enhancement of Teaching Science and Math. Everard (Jim) Cowan, finance (Flor) — from the Earhart Foundation for Institute for Forensic Science Administration. David Daniel, creative writing and director, creative writing (Flor) — from Okidata for Words and Music Festival (WAMFEST). Andrew Eisen, psychology and associate director, undergraduate studies psychology (Metro) — from Todd Joseph Ouida Memorial Children’s Fund for Childhood Anxiety Disorders. Gerard Farias, management (Flor) — from Alcoa Foundation; from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; from Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy Foundation); and from PSEG Foundation for Institute for Sustainable Enterprise. Mary Farrell, learning disabilities education; director, Center for Dyslexia Studies; and University director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro) — from various Masons groups for Center for Dyslexia Studies; from Sella Foundation Trust for Center for Dyslexia Studies; and from Robert L. and Jane B. Wallace Foundation for Dyslexia Scholarship Fund. Richard Goerner, reference librarian/archivist, Weiner Library (Metro) — from New Jersey Meadowlands Commission for Meadowlands Collection Digitization. Minerva Guttman, nursing and director, nursing/allied health (Metro) — from Independent College Fund of New Jersey/Johnson & Johnson for Precollegiate Nursing Academy; and from Edward W. and Stella C. Van Houten Memorial Fund for Doctorate in Nursing Practice Program. Gerhard Haas, biological sciences (Metro) — from S.S. Steiner, Inc. for Research. Marjorie Hall, director, Educational Opportunity Fund (Flor) — from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation for Urban Precollege Program (UPP). Joel Harmon, management and interim executive director, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor) — from Alcoa Foundation; from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; from Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy Foundation); and from PSEG Foundation for Institute for Sustainable Enterprise. Stephen Hollis, theater and director, theater arts — from Peter Jay Sharp Foundation for Theater Arts Program. Gwen Jones, management and director, management (Flor) — from National Automobile Dealers Association for Business Ethics. Roger Koppl, economics/finance and director, Institute for Forensic Science Administration (Flor) — from Earhart Foundation for Institute for Forensic Science Administration. Laila Khreisat, computer science (Flor) — from Hewlett Packard (HP) for Math and Science. Jennifer Lehr, communication studies; chair, communication studies; and director, MA in corporate/organizational communication (Flor) — from Johnson & Johnson for Corporate Scholarship. Bradley Levy, associate director, Educational Opportunity Fund (Flor) — from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation for Urban Precollege Program (UPP). Melvin Lewis, engineering technology and associate director, engineering/ engineering technology/information technology (Metro) — from BAE Systems for Technology Enrichment and Outreach Program; and from CMX for Technology Enrichment and Outreach Program. Robert McGrath, psychology and director, PhD in clinical psychology (Metro) — from Johnson & Johnson/Independent College Fund of New Jersey for Doctoral Fellowships in Clinical Psychology. June Middleton, biology and chair, biological/allied health sciences (Flor) — from Pfizer, Inc. for Undergraduate Science Research. Elizabeth Parietti, nursing and associate director, graduate nursing programs (Metro) — from Edward W. and Stella C. Van Houten Memorial Fund for Doctorate in Nursing Practice Program. Neena Philips, biological sciences (Metro) — from Industrial Farmaceutica Cantabria, S.A. (Spain) for Biology Research. Kiron Sharma, mathematics/computer science/physics and chair, mathematics/computer science/physics (Flor) — from Hewlett Packard (HP) for Math and Science. Alfredo Tan, electrical engineering and director, computer sciences/engineering (Metro) — from Mechanical Contractors Association of New Jersey for HVAC program; from BAE Systems for Technical Enrichment and Outreach Program; and from CMX for Technical Enrichment and Outreach Program. Stefanie Ulrich, director, Center for Psychological Services (Metro) — from New Jersey Psychological Association for Fellowship. Jeana Wirtenberg, director of external relations and services, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor) — from Alcoa Foundation; from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; from Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy Foundation); and from PSEG Foundation for Institute for Sustainable Enterprise. Richard Wisch, hotel/restaurant/tourism management and associate dean/director, International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (Metro/Flor) — from Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs for Chaîne Scholarship; and from New Jersey Club Foundation for International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Event. Captions: Left photo: Among those who attended the reception were, from left, James Marcum, University librarian (Metro/Flor); Elaine Denholtz, writing (Flor); Ann Taxier, English (Metro); and Rosemarie Twomey, legal studies in business (Flor). Right photo: Also present at the reception were, from left, Michael Avaltroni, chemistry and chair, chemistry/pharmaceutical science (Flor); Elizabeth Parietti, nursing and associate director, graduate nursing programs (Metro); Minerva Guttman, nursing and director, nursing/allied health (Metro); and Chris Groff, executive director, corporate/foundation relations, University advancement (Metro/Flor). Other attendees were, from left, Bernard Dick, English/communications; co-director, art/media studies; and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication (Metro); Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro); Paulette Laubsch, administrative science and director, MS in homeland security (Metro); Vladimir Zwass, computer science/management information systems and deputy director, computer science/management information systems/e-commerce/mathematics (Metro); Lois Gordon, English (Metro); and Bonnie Diehl, associate provost for academic administration (Metro); and Joseph Kiernan, interim University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs (Metro/Flor); and Jane Tsambis, director, grants/sponsorship projects (Metro).Faculty Authors, Grant Seekers Honored
Graduating students from FDU’s University Honors Program presented their senior honors theses during this year’s Annual Research Day on April 22 at both the Metropolitan Campus and the College at Florham. The University Honors Program provides an intellectually stimulating experience to FDU’s most accomplished undergraduates through honors courses and research projects. The students’ research projects were each completed in collaboration with a faculty/staff mentors.
Metropolitan Campus
Faculty Mentors, along with the presenting students and their projects, are as follows:
Antoinette Anastasia, biological sciences, with Stacy Kociolek and Lince Varughese (The Effects of Social Support on Cardiovascular Reactivity to Psychological Stressors)
Richard Gray, criminal justice, with Sarah Winters (Religious Beliefs, Values and Other Influences That Lead Men to Abuse Their Wives)
Theodore Chesler, communications/English and director, English/philosophy/humanities, with Jonathan Hyppolite (Hip Hop and the American Dream: The Degradation and Rebirth of a Global Phenomenon) and with Margaret Roidi (Sex in Cinema (1880s–1920s): Rape, Race and Censorship)
Bernard Dick, English/communications; co-director, art/media studies; and coordinator, MA in media/professional communication, with Sheryl Gauntlett (Communicating Effectively with Body Language)
Jane Foderaro, communication, with Raymond Jimenez (The Transnational Media Corporation: An Analysis of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and Its Impact on the American Media)
Judith Kaufman, psychology and director, MA in general-theoretical psychology, with Sabrina Glab (Impact of Acculturative Stressors in the Transition to College: International Student Population), with Chioma Onyewuchi (Body Image and Self-esteem: A Cross-cultural Comparison and with Neetu Singh (Factors that Produce Success in At-Risk College Students)
Mihaela Leonida, chemistry, with Tanjit Taggar (Dual-action Antimicrobial Agents)
Tina LoPonte, communication, with Gavi Rosario (The Air Jordan and Its Advertising World)
Richard Panicucci, quantitative analysis and assistant campus provost for campus life, with Jessica Klein (Athletes Looking for an Edge: The Effects of Steroids and HGH in Major League Baseball)
Robert Prentky, psychology and director, MA in forensic psychology, with Tatiana Peak (A Comparative Analysis of Juvenile Risk Assessment Scales) and with Sofia Soto (Victim Impact of Father-Daughter Incest: Short-term and Long-term Effects)
Gloria Reinish, electrical engineering, with Dmitriy Kalantarov (Building a Better Micromouse)
Lee Rosenthal, engineering technology, with Chinthaka Abeysekera (The Evolution of the Traffic Light System)
John Santelli, psychology, with Ivana Viani (The Enigma of Lucid Dreaming: A Critical Review of the Literature Suggests Specific Directions for Future Research)
Barry Sheffield, assistant director, telecommunications, with Lindsay Vega (The Culture of Subculture: The Message of Underground Music Movements from Past to Present)
Melvin Stern, management information systems, with Matiry Udani (Is the Establishment of Reverse Supply Chains Feasible: Can They Provide Sustainability?)
Robert Vodde, criminal justice and director, criminal justice, with John Anello (Ruled By Opinion: The Public Opinion Media Complex in the Criminal Justice System)
Laurence Winters, philosophy, with Taleen Kupelian (Ignorance or Enlightenment: Abstinence-only Sex-Education Programs vs. Comprehensive Sex-Education Programs)
Hong Zhao, electrical engineering, with Krishna Udani (Computer Newtork — Cross Layer Communication)
College at Florham
Faculty Mentors, along with the presenting students and their projects, are as follows:
Daniel Calganetti, psychology, with Jennifer King (Pumping You Up: Getting Pumped With and Without Testosterone) and with Marc Lindner (Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Mu-Opioid Receptors and an Irreversible Opioid Antagonist Beta-Funaltrexamine)
Robert DeFilippis, accounting and chair, accounting/tax/law, with April Gibello (Accounting for the Future: Evaluating International Financial Reporting Standards)
Martin Donoff, director, MFA in creative writing, with Gloria (Beth) Amodeo (“Call Me Goliath”: An Original Play)
Kathleen Haspel, communication studies, with Lorena Chouza (Cosmopolitan Magazine and the Construction of the “Fun, Fearless, Female” Identity)
Eric Iannacone, physiology and director, allied health sciences, with Ozlem Tarhan (Molecular Analysis of Drosophila Nervous System Development in Odd-paired Mutants)
Patricia Melloy, cell biology, with Priyal Patel (Nuclear Envelope Fission in Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Aixa Ritz, hotel/restaurant/tourism management, with Kelly Lengyel (The Other Side of the Fence: Always Greener? Exploring Sustainable Tourism and Its Development in Third-world Countries)
Yolanda Hawkins Rodgers, psychology and chair, psychology/counseling, with Sabrina Robinson (Women and Their Attraction to Bad Boys: Exploring the Mating Preference Phenomenon)
Robyn Schiffman, English, with Laura Gambardello (Senseless Sensibility: The Man of Feeling in Goethe’s “The Sorrows of Young Werther”) and with Heather Suboleski (The New Golden Age of Comics: The Pedagogical Value of the Graphic Novel in the High School English Curriculum)
René Steinke, English, with Kelli Chapleski (SPEAK: A Breakdown of Spoken Word Poetry and the Poetry Slam Including Original Works)
Richard Wagner, mathematics, with Matthew Wasserman (Topics of Number Theory and Variations of the Sum of Two Squares)
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At the Metropolitan Campus, students who presented their research included, from left: First photo — Sarah Winter, right, with M. Patricia Warunek, biological sciences and director, University Honors Program; Second photo — Krishna Udani, right, with her mentor Hong Zhao, electrical engineering; Third photo — Neetu Singh, right, with her mentor Judith Kaufman, psychology and director, MA in general-theoretical psychology; and Fourth photo — Jessica Klein, left, with her mentor Richard Panicucci, quantitative analysis and assistant campus provost for campus life.
Some of the graduating students at the College at Florham who presented their research are, from left: First photo — April Gibello, with Marilyn Rye, English/ communications, associate campus provost and director, University Honors Program; Second photo — Heather Suboleski, right, with her mentor Robyn Schiffman, English; Third photo — Kelly Lengyel, right, with her mentor Aixa Ritz, hotel/restaurant/tourism management; and Fourth photo — Ozlem Tarhan, left, with Eric Iannacone, physiology and director, allied health sciences.
FDU encourages faculty and staff to “Think Summer” and check into the host of opportunities available at FDU this summer. Programs include more than 500 graduate and undergraduate courses, study-abroad experiences and special interest and sports camps for children and teens.
“The entire campus community of faculty and staff can take advantage of accelerated summer sessions to complete a degree or to upgrade one’s professional skills,” stated Anita Rivers, director of undergraduate adult and part-time admissions. “There is such a diverse mix of courses being offered that even family and friends can benefit from taking courses. We are encouraging everyone to Think Summer at FDU!”
Those looking to expand their job skills and make themselves more valuable employees or job candidates can register for graduate or undergraduate courses in a wide spectrum of subjects, including science, engineering, mathematics, computer skills and management.
Those considering pursuing a graduate degree at FDU can test the waters by registering for summer courses. FDU employees may take up to 9 credits as nonmatriculated students. If the course taken is part of a degree program, it will apply to the degree once matriculated.
FDU students and visiting students from other colleges and universities can get ahead in their course work by attending FDU this summer. They may fulfill prerequisites, concentrate on a particularly difficult subject, lighten their fall course loads or explore areas of interest to help in deciding their majors. (Visiting students should check with an academic adviser at their home campus for transferability of credits prior to registration at FDU.)
High-school juniors and seniors may be eligible to earn college credits as Summer Scholars. Pre-teens and teens can explore a variety of interests including computers, business, performing arts, basketball, tennis, soccer and more at our specialized camps throughout the summer. The University also offers travel opportunities for teens.
For information on the many programs available at FDU this summer, go to http://fdu.edu/thinksummer . Registration is open for all three summer sessions: Summer I — May 26–July 3; Summer II — June 8–July 18; and Summer III — July 6–August 15. Save money by attending Summer I before the 2009–2010 tuition rates take effect on July 1. If you need additional information, please call 201-692-2551 or 201-692-7346.
FDU’s Summer Planning Committee is charged with promoting summer opportunities at FDU. Faculty and staff participants include: James Barood, executive director, Rothman Institute (Flor); Susan Brooman, director, graduate recruiting/marketing (Metro); Aurora Bugallo, associate director, enrollment services (Metro); Marilyn Gross, associate director, corporate/foundation relations, University advancement (Metro); Karin Hamilton, administrative director, MBA/global programs (Flor); Joan Leder, senior program director, continuing education (Metro); Howard Libov, film and assistant dean, Becton College (Flor); Rebecca Maxon, associate director, communication/publications (Metro); Bruce Peabody, political science and chair, social sciences/history (Flor); Gonzalo Perez, coordinator, student recruitment/career development, computer sciences/engineering (Metro); Anita Rivers, director, undergraduate adult/part-time admissions (Metro/Flor); William Kennedy, webmaster (Metro/Flor); Mary Kukovich, FDU consultant, Kukovich and Associates; and Jonathan Wexler, associate vice president, admissions/financial aid (Metro/Flor).
On April 9, the Office of University Advancement launched Project Now 20/09 to provide additional support for FDU students. The goal of Project Now 20/09 is to recruit 2,000 donors to give $20 or more for a total of $40,000.
“The impact of 2,000 donors giving $20 or more will make a tremendous difference,” said Richard Reiss, senior vice president for University advancement (Metro/Flor). The success of Project Now 20/09 will help ensure that, despite this difficult economic climate, our students have the resources they need to succeed and make a positive impact on our world.”
As of April 30, 69 alumni and friends of FDU have given a total of $4,826 to Project Now 20/09.
To make a gift and check on the progress of Project Now 20/09, visit http://www.myfdu.net/2009 .
FDU-Vancouver students, faculty and staff were joined on March 25 by three colleagues from neighboring universities to discuss the development of digital humanities.
Ray Siemens, Canadian research chair in humanities computing at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, opened the discussion. This was a week after his “Implementing the New Knowledge Environment” project (INKE) won $2.5 million in support through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Major Collaborative Research Initiative program, with an additional $10.4 million funding in institutional and research partner support.
Digital humanities, also known as humanities computing, is a field of study, research, teaching and invention concerned with the intersection of computing and the disciplines of the humanities. It is methodological by nature and interdisciplinary in scope.
Siemens discussed general trends in the development of digital humanities, its increasing demands on university infrastructures and its collaborative emphasis in the arts. He also emphasized the risks of technological speculation and the practical contributions technology has made to humanistic research and pedagogy in the past decade. His talk focused on recent developments in reading-related technology, rich textual encoding, basic notions of digital humanities and likely near-future developments.
Siemens was joined by one of his principal co-investigators in the INKE project, Teresa Dobson, an associate professor from the University of British Columbia. Dobson guided students and faculty through developments in e-literature, ranging from theoretical notions of embodied metaphor and basic literacy development through to literary readings of electronic works, such as the poignant flash poem “Girls’ Day Out,” by Kerry Lawrynovicz, which combines text and visual design to represent the Calder Drive murders near Houston, Tex. (http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/lawrynovicz__girls_day_out.html)
Kirsten Uszkalo, from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, joined Siemens and Dobson to discuss text-analysis tools, such as those she uses in her literary work on early modern representations of witches and witchcraft and women’s history. She demonstrated how students may draw on Twitter or SMS for textual communication (sometimes even during a visiting lecture ...) while more enriched uses could continue to textual encoding and analysis. Uszkalo’s talk emphasized the value of digitization and digital tools in enhancing reading activities as well as providing complex interpretive opportunities.
For FDU-Vancouver, such visiting speakers are the first among several initiatives to build a closer collegial and collaborative working relationship with its neighbor institutions in British Columbia. Future events and projects will aim to interact with the New Jersey campuses as well, for example through interactive television (ITV).
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press announces its recently published books. By author, they include:
• Lisa Beckstrand, Deviant Women of the French Revolution and the Rise of Feminism;
• Stephen Duffy, The Integrity of Ireland: Home Rule, Nationalism, and Partition, 1912–1922;
• Victor Figueroa, Not at Home in One’s Home: Caribbean Self-Fashioning in the Poetry of Luis Palés Matos, Aimé Césaire, and Derek Walcott;
• Mary Grover, The Ordeal of Warwick Deeping: Middlebrow Authorship and Cultural Embarrassment;
• Earl Ingersoll and Virginia Hyde, editors, Windows to the Sun: D.H. Lawrence’s ‘Thought Adventures’;
• David James and Philip Tew, New Versions of Pastoral: Post-Romantic, Modern, and Contemporary Responses to the Tradition;
• Andrew J. Krivak, editor, The Letters of William Carlos Williams to Edgar Irving Williams, 1902–1912;
• Stefania Lucamante, editor, Italy and the Bourgeoisie: The Re-thinking of a Class;
• Monica Matei-Chesnoiu, Early Modern Drama and the Eastern European Elsewhere: Representations of Liminal Locality in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries;
• Laura Savu, Postmortem Postmodernists: The Afterlife of the Author in Recent Narrative;
• Nita Schechet, Disenthralling Ourselves: Rhetoric of Revenge and Reconciliation in Contemporary Israel;
• Paul Matthew St. Pierre, Music Hall Mimesis in British Film, 1895–1960: On the Halls on the Screen;
• Zahuva Szász Stessel, Snow Flowers: Hungarian Jewish Women in an Airplane Factory, Markleeberg, Germany;
• Craig Torbenson and Gregory Park, editors, Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities; and
• Helene Carol Weldt-Basson, Subversive Silences: Nonverbal Expression and Implicit Narrative Strategies in the Works of Latin American Women Writers.
For further information on these books or others published by the FDU Press, call Harry Keyishian, English (Flor), and director, editorial committee, FDU Press (Flor); or Louise Stahl, editorial/circulation coordinator, FDU Press (Flor), at 973-443-8564. A catalog is available. The FDU Press Web site is http://www.fdupress.org .
Orders for books should be directed to: Associated University Press, 2010 Eastpart Boulevard, Cranbury, N.J. 08512; telephone: 609-655-4770; fax: 609-655-8366; or e-mail: aup440@aol.com.
Fulbright Scholar Joaquin Gonzalez Ibanez visited the University, making three presentations for students and faculty. A tenured member of the department of international law at Universidad Alphonso X el Sabio, Madrid, Spain, this year Ibanez is a Fulbright scholar at American University, in Washington, D.C. He specializes in international law, particularly civil liberties law, and his recent writings have focused on fundamentalist terrorism and organized crime in the European Union.
At the College at Florham, he gave a lecture on “Europe’s Vision of the United States After 9/11” and held a faculty workshop, “How Are the Civil Liberties to Be Protected in the 21st Century?” At the Metropolitan Campus, he held a faculty workshop discussing “Different Approaches By Europe and the United States in the Fight Against Terrorism.” He also met informally with faculty over lunch and dinner. The visit was sponsored by University Core and the Office of Global Learning.
Faculty Fulbright information sessions were held in April. Faculty or students interested in applying for a Fulbright grant may contact Diana Cvitan, director, Office of Global Learning, at dcvitan@fdu.edu or 201-692-7161.
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Left photo: Stephanie Nunez, left, student (Flor), speaks with Fulbright Scholar Joaquin Gonzalez Ibanez after his lecture at the College at Florham.
Center photo: Jason Scorza, right, philosophy/political science (Metro) and associate provost for global learning (Metro/Flor), welcomes Joaquin Gonzalez Ibanez, left, Fulbright scholar, to the Metropolitan Campus.
Right photo: Joaquin Gonzalez Ibanez, left, Fulbright scholar, and James Kuehl, right, philosophy and director, University Core (Flor), in the faculty workshop at the Metropolitan Campus.
The campus community is enjoying more anniversary-related activities as the College at Florham celebrates its golden year.
New Doors for Hennessy Hall
As a gift to the College at Florham on its 50th anniversary, the Friends of Florham funded the creation, installation and replacement of three façade doors — new French-style side doors and the main front door — in front of Hennessy Hall.
According to Linda Meister, president of the Friends of Florham, replacing the doors had been on their long-term project list for several years, and the group began actively pursuing it months ago when the Friends met with Nick Bensley, a historical architect. The process of replacement was complex, given the context of construction and fire codes, the period of the mansion, the size of the doors and the constant use of Hennessy Hall. Friends of Florham board member and alumna Elaine Earlywine, BA’82 (Flor), took the lead in following the project through, meeting and staying in contact with the architect and coordinating efforts with the College at Florham Provost’s Office and Michael Holland, assistant vice president for facilities (Metro/Flor).
Florham Day Barbecue
As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the campus, a Florham Day barbecue will be held on Wednesday, May 6, from noon to 2:00 pm on the plaza in front of the Ferguson Recreation Center. The menu includes hamburgers, hotdogs, chili, barbecued chicken, baby-back ribs, baked beans, corn on the cob and a variety of salads. “Join us for good food and the opportunity to celebrate our golden anniversary,” said Kenneth Greene, campus provost (Flor). Please note: The cafeteria will be closed for lunch on that day and students can use their meal cards at the barbecue. Faculty and staff can pay for their meal at the barbecue for $7.99 or stop by the Provost’s Office this Friday, May 1, and next Monday, May 4, and Tuesday, May 5, to pick up a free ticket.
Campus Talent Show
As part of the College at Florham’s 50th anniversary celebration, a campus talent show is being planned for Wednesday, May 6. Faculty and staff who would like to share their talents — whether it is singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument or doing standup comedy — are encouraged to join the show, which also will feature the campus’s talented students. Those interested can contact Brian Mauro, dean of students (Flor), at 973-443-8935 or brian_mauro@fdu.edu.
Library Exhibit
A photography and publication exhibit, “From a Gilded-age Country Residence to a College Campus: FDU’s College at Florham Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary,” is being held in the College at Florham Library through Thursday, June 18.
Trivia Contest — The ’90s
Mary Keyser, assistant to the director, education (Flor), and Jen Wong, student (Flor), are the winners of the March Trivia Contest. The winners received a $100 gift certificate to the campus bookstore.
Answers to the March contest are:
What country did Iraq invade in 1990? (Kuwait)
Who led the Blonde Ambition tour in 1990? (Madonna)
What African-American was sworn in as mayor of New York City in 1990? (David Dinkins)
In which series of films were Danny Glover and Mel Gibson teamed in 1987, 1989, 1992 and 1998? (“Lethal Weapon”)
In 1992, the largest shopping mall in the United States was built. The mall was on 72 acres of land and included an amusement park and an aquarium. What is the name of that mall? (Mall of America)
In 1993, a treaty was signed that eliminated trade tariffs between the United States, Canada and Mexico. What was the name of the treaty? (NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement)
In 1994, a minority golfer won the Masters Tournament, the first to ever do so. Who is the golfer? (Jose Maria Olazabal)
In April 1995, 168 people were killed in the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. Name one of the two men who were convicted of the bombing. (Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols)
In 1997, who was sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first woman to head the State Department? (Madeleine Albright)
Bob Barker’s game show aired its 5,000th episode on CBS in 1998. What was the name of the show? (“The Price Is Right”)
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New facade doors in front of Hennessy Hall.
Twomblys of Florham — Carol Bere, left, board member, Friends of Florham, served as moderator at “The Twomblys of Florham: The Beginning and End of an Era,” a conversation with Walter Savage, right, emeritus, English (Flor), and Arthur Vanderbilt II, center, author of Fortune’s Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilts, that took place at the College at Florham. The event was sponsored by the Friends of Florham as part of the College at Florham’s 50th anniversary events.
Shau-wai Lam, chairman of Dah Chong Hong Trading Corporation (DCH), will deliver the 11th Annual Richard M. Clark Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture, “Branding for Success,” on Tuesday, May 5, in Hennessy Hall, College at Florham. The event is free and open to the public.
In 1977, DCH began to venture into automobile retailing with its first dealership, Paramus Honda. Lam was responsible for the start-up of DCH Gardena Honda and DCH Tustin Acura, both of which became the top national-ranking dealerships of their respective franchises. Since his appointment as president in 1998, Lam has continued to lead the expansion of DCH to 25 dealerships in California, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut with annual sales surpassing $1.83 billion in 2008. It is the largest automobile retailer in New Jersey.
Lam’s lecture is free and open to the public; however, registration is required. It is part of the Richard M. Clarke Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture Series and made possible through a generous endowment by Richard Clarke, president of CE Partners, LLC.
Lam received the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Ernst & Young 2007 New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Retail/Distribution Services, the 2004 National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers’ Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2005 Newsweek Magazine Dealer of the Year Finalist Award and the 2008 U.S. Department of Commerce Certificate of Appreciation.
He is a graduate of Purdue University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics. Lam also holds an MBA from New York University and received a Distinguished Science Alumnus Award from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., in 2004. Lam and his wife, Marie, reside in New Jersey and are very active in supporting organizations that provide health, educational, cultural and community services.
Following a reception at 6 p.m., an awards ceremony for the winners of the 2009 New Jersey Student (Collegiate) Entrepreneur competition will be held at 6:45 p.m. The lecture will begin promptly at 7:15 p.m.
For more information about the event or to register contact the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies at (973) 443-8842 or go to http://rothmandistinguishedentrepreneur.eventbrite.com/ .
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Shau-wai LamThe second annual Green Venture Conference, “Jumpstarting the New Green Economy,” will be held from Tuesday to Thursday, May 19 to 21, at the College at Florham.
The two-and-a-half-day conference is packed with information on green entrepreneurship, innovation, corporate sustainability, financing green ventures, government programs and policies, the current state of green business, green building, renewable energy and green-collar jobs. The group sessions, panels and workshops will address today’s most pressing topics related to sustainable business and the economy such as green-business certification, scaling-up clean energy, sustainable communities, selling green, sustainable chemistry, sustainable local food systems, greening the health care industry and many others.
The conference features three keynote speakers. Bob Willard, faculty member, Sustainable Enterprise Academy and Sustainability Education Academy, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and author of The Sustainable Advantage, will speak about “The Business Case for Sustainability” at 7 p.m. on May 19 in Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building. Miriam Hawley, chief executive officer of Enlightenment® Inc., will talk about “Enough Already! A Sufficiency Dialogue for Creating a Sustainable World” at 9:30 a.m. on May 20 in Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building. Upendra Chivukula, deputy speaker of the New Jersey Legislative Assembly, will discuss “Legislative Initiatives” at 12:30 p.m. on May 21 in the Gym, Ferguson Recreation Center.
There will be action-learning workshops as well as a Green Jobs Fair and an Entrepreneurial Opportunities Fair (http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/jumpgreen.html), a Green Expo and an awards dinner. College at Florham faculty and staff who will serve as panelists or lead workshops include James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies; Ethné Swartz, entrepreneurship and chair, marketing/entrepreneurship; Jonathan Cloud, entrepreneur-in-residence, Sustainable Business Incubator; and Jeana Wirtenberg, director of external relations/services, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise.
Hosted by the Silberman College of Business’ Sustainable Business Incubator in association with New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Morris County Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the conference aims to assess and support the transition to a sustainable economy. The intent is to launch new companies that will help to grow an economy that is socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.
The conference will begin at 5 p.m. on May 19 with registration, the Green Expo featuring exhibitors and a networking reception.
Visit the conference Web site for the full schedule or to register: http://www.greenventuresconference.org .
For full conference access, the cost is $295 in advance or $325 at the door. Significant discounts are available for students and those with government, academic or nonprofit credentials. For complete rates, visit the site’s registration page.
Update
John Schiemann, political science (Flor), received a short-term travel grant from the International Research and Exchanges Board to conduct field research in Zagreb, Croatia, and Belgrade, Serbia.
Denise Hart, education; director, adult education; and director, SUCCESS program (Metro), and Jerry Hickerson, director of interdisciplinary studies, Winston-Salem State University, N.C., co-presented a session on “Planning … A PLA [Prior Learning Assessment] Portfolio Program for Adult Learners?” at the 2009 Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting in Hedgesville, W.Va.
Jane Braden-Maguire and Janet Sigal, both psychology (Metro), co-presented “The Effects of Victim Characteristics on Perpetrator Identification” at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Pittsburgh, Pa.
During the Third Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University, Wayne, N.J., Alice Shumate, biological/allied health sciences (Flor), and Amber Charlebois, chemistry (Flor), co-presented “Shifting Bark Beetle Dynamics Caused by an Invasive Species” and “In Gel Spectroscopy of Nucleic Acids,” respectively, with their undergraduate research students.
Original artwork for the first two chapters of Long Time Gone, a 24-chapter graphic novel being created by George Cochrane, art (Flor), and his six-year-old daughter, Fiamma, has been on exhibit at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams, Mass., since May 1. Both chapters were published by the museum for the show. Chapter one will be republished with a new cover and minor changes to the text. Chapter three will be exhibited on June 25 through October as part of the Downtown Arts Festival, an event that engages the towns around MASS MoCA. In September, chapter four will be shown at the Tweed Museum of Art in Duluth, Minn.
Bamidele Ojo, political science (Metro), is contributing a chapter, “Marketing E-learning and the Challenges Facing Distance Education in Africa,” in Challenges Facing Marketing in Distance and Online Environment: An Integrated Approach, edited by Ugur Demiray and N. Serdar Sever. He also contributed a chapter on “Globalization and Africa: A View from Below,” for Liberalisation and Globalisation of Indian Academy. Ojo’s article, “President Obama and Africa: Understanding the Framework for President Obama’s Foreign Policy in Africa,” was published in the April 2009 online issue of New Vision, which is published by the Ugandan Political Parties Forum (http://www.newvision.co.uq/B/D/626/1/21).
Christopher Capuano, psychology; director of psychology; vice provost for international affairs (Metro); and interim campus provost, FDU-Vancouver, co-presented “Self-esteem and Sense of Inadequacy as a Predictor of Change in Body Mass Index and Percent Body Fat in Children Undergoing Treatment for Overweight and Obesity” and “The Relationship Between Parent BMI and Reduction in BMI and Percent Body Fat Among Overweight Children Undergoing a Weight-loss Program” at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association.
Joan Slepian, management (Flor), discussed “American Liberal Arts Colleges: The Evolution of an Organizational Form” during the Management Department Research Colloquium held on April 30 at the Orangerie, College at Florham Library.
Judith Kaufman, psychology and director, MA in general-theoretical psychology (Metro), discussed “One Who Supervises the Supervisor” and co-presented “Transitioning to Academia: New Trainers Forum” at the Trainers of School Psychologists event held in Boston, Mass.
The sixth edition of Anatomy of Film by Bernard Dick, English/communications; co-director, art/media studies; and coordinator, media/professional communication (Metro), has been published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, New York.
“Digital Camera Forensics,” an article by Eamon Doherty, administrative science and director, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro), co-authored with alumnus Joel Liebesfeld, MAS’07 (Metro), was accepted for publication in the May issue of Security Magazine. In May, Doherty will talk about and do a demonstration of digital camera forensics at the University of Sunderland in England.
During the Palmerton Camera Club 62nd Salon Competition and Exhibit in March, R. Gordon Perry, biological sciences (Flor), was awarded second place for his photo “Along the Tracks,” and his wife, Jean Perry, visual/performing arts (Flor), was awarded honorable mention for her photo “Gone Fishing.” Jean Perry was invited to exhibit her painting, “Creekside Thaw at Sciota Mill” at the Annual Artist Exhibition held by Sanofi-Pasteur on April 15 in Swiftwater, Pa.
J. Michael Adams, president, served as a “conversationalist” for Great Conversations, a fundraiser for the Arts Council of the Morris Area held at the Hyatt Regency Morristown.
“The Last Duel,” a short film by David Landau, film (Flor), was shown during the Hollywood East Film Festival at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury, Conn. The film was well received at the Philadelphia International Film Festival in March.
Robert McGrath, psychology and director, PhD in clinical psychology and MS in clinical psychopharmacology (Metro), wrote “On Prototypes and Paradigm Shifts,” published in Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives; and co-wrote “Instructional Set and the Structure of Responses to Rating Scales,” in Personality and Individual Differences, and “Correlates of the MMPI-A Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) Facet Scales in an Adolescent Inpatient Sample,” in the Journal of Personality Assessment. He co-presented “Evidence-based Teaching of Evidence-based Practice?” at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in Orlando, Fla. He also presented a workshop on “RxP and the Future of Psychological Practice” to the Missouri Psychological Association. McGrath is the 2008 recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Martin Mayman Award for his “distinguished contribution to the literature in personality assessment.” He is the only person to have won the award three times. McGrath was a panelist on the television show “Out of Darkness,” which was broadcast on PBS stations in Missouri.
“Image Repair Tactics and Information Subsidies During Fraud Crises,” an article by Christopher Caldiero, communication (Flor), was published in the April issue of the Journal of Public Relations Research.
Joan Leder, senior program director, continuing education (Metro), was one of three speakers in the Third Annual Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit held at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., in March. The breakout session focused on GIS (Geographic Information Science) Education in Homeland Security. Leder collected information from participants to assist in planning the integration of GIS into homeland security courses offered through Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies’ School of Administrative Science as well as courses throughout the country.
Thomas Kennedy, creative writing (Flor), gave a reading of “Uncle Danny Comes to America,” his essay on and translations of Danish poet Dan Turèll, on May 26 at the University of Kiel in Germany. He has been giving readings of the translations of Danish poet Dan Turèll at various venues in Copenhagen, Denmark. His essay, “Uncle Danny Comes to America,” and his translations of Turèll poetry have also been published in New Letters. His essay, “The Art of Amber Hunting,” will be published, with photos, in the May 2009 issue of The Writer. Another essay, “The Impulsion of Spontaneity” (inspired by and taking off from a line from a poem by Renèe Ashley [creative writing (Flor)]), has been accepted for publication by Perigee Publication for the Arts. The April issue of Tiferet includes one of Kennedy’s stories. The publication has also accepted one of his essays.
Mark Sapara, assistant dean for special projects and director, Freshman Intensive Studies (Flor), delivered the keynote address “What Do You Do with a BA in English?” at the Sigma Tau Delta Literature Honor Society induction on April 1. Sapara and Robyn Schiffman, English (Flor), held a workshop on presentation skills for honors program students.
William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro), presented “From the State House to the White House: Lincoln’s Elections” at a “Symposium to Celebrate President Abraham Lincoln’s Bicentennial” at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.
Janet Sigal, psychology, and Margaret Gibbs, emerita, psychology (Metro), co-presented “Cross-cultural Study of American, Lebanese and Malaysian Students’ Perceptions of Domestic Violence” at the annual meeting of the Association of Women in Psychology, in Newport, R.I. They also co-presented “A Comparison of American and Romanian Students’ Perception of Domestic Violence” at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gary Darden, history (Flor), wrote the article “The New Empire in the ‘New South’: Jim Crow in the Global Frontier of High Imperialism and Decolonization,” which was published in the spring 2009 issue of Southern Quarterly.
Katherine Dunsmore, communication studies (Flor), presented a poster on “Helping Students Create Effective Poster Presentations” during the NJEdge.Net 10th Annual Faculty Best Practices Showcase held at the College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J. She also attended the New Jersey Communication Association Annual Conference, where she chaired two panels that brought communication research into the civic, social and professional use of the Internet. Her presentation was titled “The Practical Implications of Internet Connectivity.”
Renèe Ashley, creative writing (Flor), will participate in a poetry workshop at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Two of her poems — “How to Put It” and “What Is Visible Mostly Is” — were published in the spring 2009 issue of The Kenyon Review.
Donald Hoover, hospitality management (Metro), served on the planning committee for the 2009 New Jersey Governor’s Conference on Tourism held at Trump Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., and was a panelist in a breakout session on “Secrets of Success — Trends in Tourism Marketing.” Hoover also collaborated with Peter Woolley, political science and executive director, PublicMind™ (Flor), on three media releases about polls on gambling expansion, smoking in casinos and legalized sports betting.
Andrew Fader, Chloe Miller and Katie Singer, all college writing (Flor), discussed “Writers Teaching Writing Online” as co-panelists at the New Jersey College English Association Annual Spring Conference at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.
College at Florham student Marc Lindner’s poster, “Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Mu-opioid Receptors and an Irreversible Opioid Antagonist Beta-funaltrexamine,” won first place in the First Annual Tri-Collegiate Psychology Student Research Symposium. Daniel Calcagnetti, psychology (Flor), and Gloria Anderle, chemistry (Flor), were Lindner’s co-authors on the poster.
Bino Realuyo, creative writing (Flor), was awarded a two-year residency at Yaddo, an artists’ community in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. His poem, “Filipineza,” was reprinted in Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia and Beyond.
Edith Myers-Arnold, biology; Eric Iannacone, physiology and director, allied health sciences; James Salierno, biology; Alice Shumate, biology; Amber Charlebois, chemistry; and Gloria Anderle, chemistry (all Flor), participated in the Relay for Life in March. Captained by Myers-Arnold, their team raised more than $1,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Harry Keyishian, English and director, editorial committee, FDU Press (Flor), presented a paper on “Worst Crimes in the Renaissance” as part of a seminar on “Theatrical Law in the Renaissance” at the Shakespeare Association of America conference in Washington, D.C., in April. He was a panelist in a discussion about “Turning Dissertations into Books” at the annual meeting of the Northeast Modern Language Association in February. Keyishian also co-organized two panels on law and literature and talked about “Ideas of Punishment in Renaissance Law” at the Renaissance Society of America conference in Los Angeles, Calif., in March.
“Stays Against Insularity,” an essay-review written about Mahmoud Darwish’s The Butterfly’s Burden, by H.L. Hix, creative writing (Flor), was published in New Letters. Three of his poems — “Kerygma”; “Zacchaeus the Teacher, Shamed”; and “Light” — were published in Perihelion, an online journal of poetry (http://perihelionreview.com/issue17/contribs_hlhix.htm).
Peter Burkholder, history (Flor), presented “Learning Through Digital Storytelling: Interdisciplinary Findings” during the NJEdge.Net 10th Annual Faculty Best Practices Showcase at the College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J.
Vicki Cohen, education and director, education (Metro), announces that student Catherine Fornini (English) was one of eight outstanding educators who received the 2009 New Jersey Distinguished Student Teacher Award from the New Jersey State Department of Education. Daniel Aronoff, education and deputy director, education (Metro), and Mary Keyser, assistant to the director of education (Metro), helped prepare the application.
“‘Rabbit’” Arrives at the Final Chapter,” an article by Ellen Akins, creative writing (Flor), about John Updike was published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Bethany Rabinowitz, English (Flor), participated in a roundtable presentation at Union County College, titled “The College Novel,” which discussed the implementation and practices involved in text adoption and participation of a university-wide audience.
Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor), represented Web Del Sol’s World Voices at “A Celebration of the Chapbook” at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center on April 23 and 24. World Voices is an online chapbook series that Cummins edits with Thomas Kennedy, creative writing (Flor).
Undergraduate students Dmitriy Kalantarov and Brett Greenberg took first place in the MicroMouse competition and second place in the Regional Student Paper contest at the IEEE Region 1 (New Jersey, New York and all of New England) Conference held during the 2009 Trenton Computer Festival at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, N.J., on April 25. Gloria Reinish, electrical engineering (Metro), and Melvin Lewis, engineering technology and associate director, engineering/engineering technology/information technology (Metro), served as mentors. Both students are enrolled in the accelerated BS/MS program in electrical engineering.
Gertrude Levine, computer science (Metro), has mentored graduate student Fahad Alnajjar during his recent internship in the Department of Public Information at the United Nations.Alnajjar maintained the Arabic U.N. Web site and participated in building the new U.N. Web site. Both Levine and Alnajjar called this a “rich experience” and strongly encourage students to apply for this program.
In the News
Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor), and Gretchen Johnson, director of public relations, communications/marketing (Metro), were quoted in the article “Online College Classes More Than a Craze,” published on Post-Bulletin.com and in Rochester Post Bulletin, The Drury Mirror and The Record.
Peter Woolley, political science and director, PublicMind™ (Flor), was quoted in the following articles about PublicMind polls: “Governor’s Race Taking Shape Early” (Courier News [Associated Press (AP)]; “Next N.J. Governor Likely to Be Wealthy” (NorthJersey.com); “Forbes ’70 Endorses Christie’s N.J. Gubernatorial Bid” (The Daily Princetonian and NJ.com); “Corzine Trails GOP Contender in New NJ Gov Poll” (KYW Newsradio 1060 Philadelphia, Pa.); “Corzine, Tough Sell for 3 Years, Works to Connect with Voters” (The New York Times); “Corzine’s Approval Rating Is Dwindling” (The Star-Ledger); “Women, Minorities Targeted for Lieutenant Governor” (Atlantic City Press and Herald News [Associated Press]); “Corzine’s Gubernatorial Job Approval Sinks with Economy in Poll” (Bloomberg.com); “Poll: Christie Leads Corzine by 9 Points” (Politicker NJ); and “Christie Has the Poll Position in Governor’s Race” (Bridgeton News Update).
William Moore, dean, Silberman College (Metro/Flor), was quoted in The Record article “Business Profs Find a Wealth of Teaching Opportunities in Crisis.”
President J. Michael Adams and Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro), and associate provost for global learning (Metro/Flor), were interviewed for The Sunday Star-Ledger article “FDU Is Tapped as Part of the U.N.,” about FDU’s being granted special consultative status by U.N.’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Dwight Davidson, assistant dean of students for judicial affairs (Flor), was interviewed for the article “Epsilon Tau ‘Get on the Ball’ at Fairleigh Dickinson University for the Children’s Miracle Network” about a weeklong fundraising effort run by the Epsilon Tau Chapter of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
Richard Wisch, hotel/restaurant/tourism management and associate dean/director, international hospitality/tourism management (Metro/Flor), was interviewed for the feature “Wine Fanciers at Fairleigh,” which highlighted Ronald Kapon’s, hospitality/tourism management (Metro/Flor), class “Introduction to the Study of Wine.” The article was published in the March/April 2009 issue of Bergen County the Magazine.
Jonathan Wexler, associate vice president for admissions/financial aid (Metro/Flor), was interviewed for The Record article “Kids Still in College … or About to Enter? Navigating the Complexities of Higher Education Costs: Local, State and Community Colleges Worth a Closer Look.”
Judith Kaufman, psychology and director, MA in general-theoretical psychology (Metro), and Lona Whitmarsh, psychology (Flor), were quoted in the article “‘Generation Text’ Wants It All,” published on DailyRecord.com.
Joel Harmon, management and interim executive director, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor), was interviewed for the article “Saving Earth, Saving Money: North Jersey’s Campuses Have Gotten Greener,” published in The Record.
Michael Aiello, director, Gourmet Dining (Metro), and Jeffrey Gourley, director, Gourmet Dining (Flor), were quoted in The Record article “Educated Palates Savoring Healthy Fare: Local College Cafeteria Catering to Creative Dining.”
In Memoriam
Kathleen Loughney, retired senior program assistant, continuing education (Metro), died on April 21, at the age of 62. She joined FDU in 1988 as terminal operator in the registrar’s office and retired in 2009. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; children, Erin and Thomas Murphy, Bernard and Debbie Loughney and Sean Loughney, BA’95 (Metro); sister, Mary Ryerson; grandchildren Dawn and Kenneth Loughney; and step-grandchildren Kristin and Gregory Pepitone. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps in her memory.
Robert Ostermann, Sr., emeritus, psychology (Metro), died on March 16 at the age of 77. He joined FDU in 1968 as assistant professor of psychology and retired as a full professor in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Diane, BA’90 (Metro); children, Robert Jr. BS’83 (Metro), Therese, BS’83 (Metro), Catherine, Stephen, John Paul, BA’89 (Metro), and Christopher, BS’90 (Metro); 13 grandchildren; and sister Rosemarie.
Announcing
Albert Schielke, physics and associate dean, University College (Metro), announces the birth of his granddaughter, Mackenzie Lynn Coyle, on February 11. The child’s parents are Lara Schielke Coyle, BS’00 (Flor), MBA’01 (Metro), and Greg Coyle.
Welcome
The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of April 21, 2009.
Welcome to Edward Carco, officer, public safety (Flor); and James Toal, officer, public safety (Flor).
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Eamon Doherty
With the Lincoln impersonator are, from left, William William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro); and Mine Kaplan and Daniele Polimeni, MBA students (Metro).
Khyati Joshi, second from left, education (Metro), presented her research on the “racialization of religion” during a roundtable meeting on “Racism in the OSCE Region: Old Issues, New Challenges” at an international gathering of security and human rights officials in Vienna, Austria, in March. She was the only American scholar to make a presentation at the event, which was sponsored by the human rights unit of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe). With Joshi are, from left, Amb. Janez Lenarèiè, director, Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), OSCE; Jo-Anne Bishop, head, Tolerance and Nondiscrimination Department, ODIHR, OSCE; Anastasia Crickley, chair, Fundamental Rights Agency Management Board, European Union; Simone Wolken, regional representative for Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Moldova, Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees; and Jamila Seftaoui, senior adviser on gender issues, OSCE SG.
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
‘Gemini’ Performances
The visual and performing arts department’s final theatrical production of the 2008–2009 season is “Gemini,” a comedy by Albert Innaurato. Stephen Hollis, theater and director, theater arts (Flor), is directing the play.
“Gemini” ran on Broadway for more than four years and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New American Play in 1977. It is set in the backyard of two adjoining houses in South Philadelphia — one occupied by Fran Geminiani, a blue collar laborer and his college student son, Francis, and the other by a boisterous, earthy neighbor and her asthmatic teenage son. The unexpected arrival of Francis’ friends who come to celebrate his birthday creates a series of lively, hysterical and touching moments when passions, desires and secret longings are unleashed.
Remaining performances are Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 3, 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 1. 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 Hollis at 973-443-8467 or hollis@fdu.edu.
WAMFEST Concludes with Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash will appear at the College at Florham’s Lenfell Hall, Hennessy Hall, to present “Fact Versus Fiction, Memoir and Song: A Conversation and Performance” on Wednesday, May 6, from 4–6 p.m. Wesley Stace (stage name John Wesley Harding), songwriter, performer, novelist and WAMFEST artist-in-residence (Flor), will moderate.
Cash, a Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and author, will read from her memoir, which she in the process of writing. Her 14 albums, released over the last 25 years, have charted 11 number-one singles and earned her numerous accolades for both songwriting and performance. Cash also is the author of “Bodies of Water” a collection of nine short stories.
Cash recorded her first U.S. album, “Right Or Wrong,” in 1979. In the following 10 years, Cash released “Seven Year Ache,” which yielded both country and crossover hits, “Rhythm and Romance,” a widely acclaimed fusion of country and pop and “King’s Record Shop,” which generated four number-one singles. She was named Billboard’s Top Singles Artist in 1988. Her most recent album, “Black Cadillac,” released in January 2006, was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.
John Wesley Harding has released 15 albums, ranging from traditional folk to full on pop music. His 2004 release, “Adam’s Apple,” was dubbed, “the finest album of his career” by the All Music Guide. His first novel, Misfortune, was released in 2004 and was listed as one of Amazon.com’s Top 10 Novels of the Year.
Tickets to the event are extremely limited and anyone interested should e-mail wamfest@comcast.net for more information.
New York Piano Society Summer Gala Concert
A free summer gala concert of classical piano music, presented by Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences and the New York Piano Society, Inc. will be performed on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, Hennessy Hall, College at Florham.
The performers are members of the New York Piano Society — outstanding amateur performers who have established careers in fields other than music. According to pianist Elena Leonova, founder and artistic director of the society, the objective of the New York Piano Society is to “establish a venue to enable amateurs to perform publicly.” The society brings together people of varying vocations for a shared experience founded on their love of the piano and classical music.
The doors will open at 1:30 p.m. For more information call 973-443-8661; 1-800-862-4630, ext. 48; or 609-937-9239.
Silberman College of Business
Postgraduate Sustainability Program Offered
A new postgraduate program is being jointly offered by FDU’s Institute for Sustainable Enterprise and Instituto Centroamericano Administracíon de Empresas (INCAE) in Costa Rica, one of the world’s top international schools and a leader in sustainability research and teaching. This intensive, five-month certificate program offers a highly interactive design and leverages participant experience and faculty expertise. The program creates a powerful and practical hands-on educational experience as well as a cohort-driven, sustainability-focused, executive network. Tailored for executives from corporations, consulting firms and small businesses, the program will enable graduates to incorporate sustainability into their organizational and departmental strategies and operations for exceptional sustainability-aligned outcomes.
The program addresses state-of-the-art sustainability practices relevant to critical business areas. Topics include global issues of sustainability and competitiveness, international business and financial markets, the economy and the environment, responses to emerging markets and social-commercial alliances — plus the expanding role of nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations and communities in business. Additional emphasis includes leadership skills, environmental science and policy, natural-resource conservation, eco-efficiency and renewable energy, operations and supply-chain issues, sustainability branding and marketing, sustainability metrics, trade agreements, management across boundaries and project negotiation.
Conducted at the College at Florham, classes will be held on five weekends from September through January, with an eight-day, study-abroad experience from November 1–8, 2009, at INCAE Business School in Costa Rica. Participants will attend class in INCAE’s sustainability program for management, which focuses on solving real-life case studies of company integration with sustainable development challenges. In addition, each participant will develop and execute a strategic, organizational sustainability project working in partnership with a professional executive leadership coach who will provide an opportunity to practice new leadership and team-development competencies.
According to Joel Harmon, management and interim executive director, ISE (Flor), “After completing this powerful program, participants will be able to incorporate sustainability into their overall organizational strategies as well as the plans and operations of every department in their organizations.”
Jeana Wirtenberg, director of external relations/services, ISE (Flor), added, “This program offers a wonderful opportunity for personal development and career growth.” Participants will receive a certificate conferring the equivalent of a second major.
To learn more and to apply, see Postgraduate Program in Managing Sustainability at the ISE Web page (http://www.fdu.edu/ise) or contact Daniel Twomey, management and director, international partnerships, ISE (Flor), at dtwomey@fdu.edu or 973-443-8802 or Wirtenberg at jwirtenb@fdu.edu or 973-335-6299.
High School Students Honored for Innovative Business Ideas
The Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies hosted the New Jersey Business Idea Competition on March 27 at the College at Florham. The competition, which was open to all New Jersey high school students, provided a unique opportunity to think creatively and to develop business ideas.
Students’ ideas were evaluated on the following criteria: the overall feasibility and persuasiveness of the idea, potential for growth or overall societal benefit, clarity and development of the idea and the feasibility of building and sustaining a competitive advantage.
The Northern Region winners are Max Chang and Jeff Wilson, from Whippany Park High School, with Disney’s Xenolog: Language Learning Software, which is designed to educate children in foreign languages using the help of Disney-themed characters, and John Flannery, from Passaic Valley High School, with ECOsyst: Solar Chimney, an idea based on the concept of “solar updraft towers.”
The Central Region winner is Michael Sheehan, from Cranford High School, with NannyStat, a state-of-the-art thermostat with a touch screen, which gives accurate readings of both indoor and outdoor temperature and weather conditions. The Southern Region winner is Shravan Savant from Freehold High School, with the GoGreen Filter: Cutting Down Co2 One Car at a Time, a cost-effective, solar-powered filter that can be fitted to the exhaust pipe of a vehicle.
For more details go to http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/regionalinnovative.html .
Breakfast Seminars Scheduled
The Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE)/Center for Human Resource Management Studies (CHRMS) is offering three breakfast seminars, from 7:30–9:30 a.m., in Hartman Lounge, Hennessy Hall (Mansion), College at Florham.
On Friday, May 15, Veronica Croucher, project director, sustainable development (USA), and Peter Lalli, senior director, business planning/sustainability, both from Sanofi-Aventis, Bridgewater, N.J., will discuss “Beyond Green: Operationalizing Sustainability in a Changing Environment.”
The next two breakfast seminars — on Friday, June 19, and Thursday, July 16 — will feature John Conover IV, president, Americas, Trane Commercial Systems, Piscataway, N.J., and Julius Walls, Jr., president and chief executive officer, Greyston Bakery, Inc. Yonkers, N.Y., respectively.
The $40 attendance fee ($25 for nonprofit organizations) 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.
Students Receive NJSCPA Scholarships
Three Silberman College of Business students, Megan Cicchetti, Melinda Pinto and Melissa Setzer have been selected to receive scholarships from the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA). This year, the NJSCPA Scholarship Fund, which is the largest professional scholarship program in the state, will award more than $400,000 to more than 80 New Jersey high school and college students.
As part of their scholarship, each of the recipients is given the opportunity to attend The Scholars Institute in June. Co-sponsored by the NJSCPA; Deloitte, Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the institute is a two-day, all-expense-paid residency program held at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, N.J. It is designed to provide students with practical training, assist them with making the transition from college to career and give them networking opportunities with CPA professionals.
William Moore, dean, Silberman College (Metro/Flor), said, “The faculty and staff applaud these students for their accomplishments and recognition.”
Hotline of Small-business Experts
Small Business Expert Hotline, a series of free, hour-long conference calls, was held in April. The new initiative was co-sponsored by the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, Silberman College of Business, NJBiz, The Green Group and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
The conference calls, which were offered once a week, covered topics such as managing cash flow to survive turbulent times, successfully cutting costs without hurting business, how to increase sales when no one is buying and leveraging existing resources such as the Internet to boost business. The institute utilized its network of regional experts, including Silberman College faculty, to answer every question that was submitted.
James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute (Flor), and moderator of the conference calls, said, “Instead of hosting a series of meetings, we thought we could respond to the needs of struggling small business owners with open conference calls. It was free and very convenient. As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the institute, it was a way to lend a helping hand to entrepreneurs and to respond to their questions in an efficient way.”
Quarterly Consumer Survey
According to the quarterly consumer survey released April 19 — sponsored by Silberman College of Business and conducted by PublicMind™, the University’s polling institute — 14 percent of New Jerseyans are very worried that they might lose their jobs in the next 12 months, an increase of 4 percentage points from the January survey. In addition, 14 percent of New Jerseyans report that paying their credit-card balances is “very difficult,” the highest percentage since the survey begun in 2003 and a sharp increase from the 8 percent reported in January.
“Consumers are right to be worried,” said Sorin Tuluca, finance (Flor), and a specialist in financial crises. “The efforts of the Fed, Treasury, Congress and the Obama administration will have little immediate effect on most companies. Consumers can expect more job losses as the economy continues to contract.”
For more information on the survey go to http://publicmind.fdu.edu/njcc09apr/ .
Female Entrepreneurs’ Alliance Lectures
The Female Entrepreneurs’ Alliance of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies will hold four events in May and June. All presentations will be held at the Rothman Institute Forum, College at Florham, and men and women alike are welcome.
“Mitigating Fraud in Closely Held Business,” a free presentation by Darryl Neier, principal, Sobel & Co, will be held on Friday, May 8, 9 a.m.–noon.
“Food-Preneur™ Bootcamp,” a seminar by Domenick Celentano, entrepreneurial studies and president of Celentano & Co., and Esther Luongo Psarakis, managing partner of Demeter’s Pantry and founder of the Taste of Crete will be held on Saturday, May 9, and Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. The cost is $150. For more information, visit http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/foodpreneurbootcamp.html .
“How to Improve Brand Recognition and Customer Loyalty Using Twitter,” a presentation by Jonathan Goodman, president, Market Merchants Consulting, will take place on Tuesday, May 19, from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. The cost is $59.
“Reentering the Workforce: Your Future, Your Career,” a presentation by Theresa Smith, president, Bright Moment Coaching and Consulting Services, will be held on Thursday, June 4, from 5:30–8:30 p.m. The cost is $59. To register for the event or for more information please contact either Theresa Smith at 201-568-0019, tsmith@brightmoment.com, or Joan Lefford at 201-343-5278, joanle@att.net.
For more information about FDU’s Female Entrepreneurs’ Alliance or any of the upcoming events, please call Kim Dennison, administrator, Rothman Institute (Flor), at 973-443-8880.
Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies
Alumni Event Honors O’Malley and Kapon
The International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (ISHTM) honored alumnus Kevin O’Malley, BS’89 (Ruth), MA’07 (Metro), an award-winning ice-carving specialist, and Ronald Kapon, hotel/restaurant/tourism management (Metro), for their outstanding contributions to ISHTM during the school’s annual alumni cocktail event on April 7 at the historic James Beard House in New York City. Alumni, faculty, University representatives and current students attended. Richard Wisch, hotel/restaurant/tourism management; associate dean/director, ISHTM (Metro/Flor), welcomed the attendees and highlighted the achievements of the honorees.
O’Malley has, for many years, donated his time, effort and expertise in creating numerous outstanding ice sculptures for fund-raising events benefitting the school and University. He also served as an ISHTM faculty member and an active member of the school’s Board of Industry Advisers. He is a founding faculty member of the Culinary Arts Institute at Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, N.J., where he is a chef instructor. A Culinary Institute of America graduate, O’Malley is a highly regarded garde manager and ice carver for New York and New Jersey’s finest restaurant facilities. O’Malley prepared an array of culinary items for the reception and was assisted by Chef Paul Dillon, the noted television food chef and executive director of Culinary Arts Institute at Hudson County Community College; and students and faculty members from the Culinary Arts Institute.
Kapon, an adjunct faculty member at FDU since 1996, has taught at both the Metropolitan Campus and the school’s Hudson County Community College location. He is ISHTM’S most published faculty member, “whose knowledge and love of wines has made him one of America’s premier wine educators and writers,” said Wisch. Kapon’s family owns the oldest wine shop in the United States, and he recently donated his extensive collection of wine-related publications and books to ISHTM. The school has created the Ron Kapon Wine Library, which is housed in ISHTM’s facilities in Dickinson Hall at the Metropolitan Campus. In accepting his plaque, he stressed his happiness in presenting his extensive collection of wine literature to FDU, and has been told it is the largest library of its type in the United States.
Faculty members attending who are also alumni of ISHTM were Elizabeth Lehmann, BA’06 (Metro), MS’08 (Metro); Michelle Zuppe, MS’07 (Metro); Chris Droussiotis, BS’85 (Ruth), MBA’87 (Ruth); Donald Hoover, MS’09 (Metro); Frank Benowitz, MS’07 (Metro); and Joseph Tormey, MS’04 (Metro).
Law-enforcement Distance-education Program Grant
The Omnibus spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on March 10 includes $300,000 for the Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies to create distance-learning courses for first responders. The Department of Justice will provide the $300,000 to FDU to fund the State and Local Law Enforcement Distance-Education program. FDU’s main sponsor was Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen.
President J. Michael Adams and Richard Bronson, senior executive assistant to the president and director, government/community affairs (Metro), met with Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen to discuss the need to develop the law-enforcement distance-education program. Frelinghuysen then supported the grant through the Department of Justice.
The grant will provide online courses for undergraduate and graduate degree-completion programs in Petrocelli College. Online courses will be developed in the area of security and terrorism studies for an undergraduate certificate. For the online graduate certificate, courses in law and public-safety administration will be developed. The courses will be offered in an asynchronous mode that enables students to take classes from any place and at any time. The online classes will provide flexibility for the law enforcement community to balance employment and family commitments while at the same time advancing their professional credentials and leadership skills. The law-enforcement community will have a resource in New Jersey, the Northeast and ultimately nationally through online programs developed through the grant.
For 40 years, FDU has been preparing first responders to meet national emergencies. Since 1969, the University has participated in the Law Enforcement Educational Program (LEEP), which provided tuition assistance and support for municipal, county and state police to attend institutions of higher education.
In 2001, when the Port Authority Police needed a new location to quickly train officers following the destruction of the World Trade Center, FDU provided space and support facilities at its Metropolitan Campus. This relationship continued for two years until the Port Authority could return to its permanent site in Hudson County.
The University’s involvement with law-enforcement personnel continues today. More than 25 percent of all troopers in the New Jersey State Police have taken or are taking courses or workshops at an FDU site. Last year, more than 600 law-enforcement personnel at the state, county and municipal levels were enrolled in at least one FDU-sanctioned course or workshop. As the needs of the first responders expand, the University remains on the cutting-edge as both a resource and a solution.
Treats for YCS
For a special Valentine’s Day treat, students in the Hotel Society and Student Programming Board, along with Kirsten Tripodi, hospitality management (Metro), spent February 13 with the children from the Youth Consultation Services (YCS) in Hackensack, N.J. YCS is a private, nonprofit, behavioral-health agency providing care to both children (ages 5 and older) and families throughout New Jersey. It offers shelter and care for children in need, along with their families, while also providing them with necessary education opportunities.
Working together, students from both FDU organizations donated Valentine’s Day treats for the YCS kids. Children had the opportunity to participate in a variety of fun Valentine’s Day activities — playing games, listening to music, eating and dancing — with FDU students. “It was not only a treat for the YCS kids, but a fun opportunity for the students from both FDU organizations. The organizations hope to plan another fun-filled day with the YCS kids,” Tripodi said.
Office of Online Programs
The Office of Online Programs has grown rapidly since its creation in 2004. From the two classes offered as a pilot in the summer of 2004, FDU’s online offerings have grown to 60 classes in the 2008–2009 academic year. Since the office’s inception, the programs have experienced an average enrollment growth rate of 71 percent per year. David Epstein, executive director of online programs; JoAnna Steiner, associate director, Adult Learner Center; Karen Martinez, data coordinator, international/graduate admissions; and Deborah Koppinger, administrative assistant, Petrocelli College (all Metro), now work with more than 400 adult learners from age 25 to 70 (almost all part-time) who accounted for 1,265 course enrollments in 2008–2009 and are expected to account for more than 1,400 from 2009–2010. The office team works with each student individually, from initial inquiry through graduation, providing a one-stop shop for online adult learners.
In addition to Booz Allen Hamilton, its anchor client, the office has secured educational partnerships with other major corporations such as Verizon Wireless and Becton Dickinson. It has negotiated Featured Provider status at the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning, which manages tuition reimbursement for numerous Fortune-500 companies.
Fully online AA and BA degrees are available to students with high-speed Internet access in any location around the world. Students are currently participating from as far away as Korea and from states including California, Washington, Nebraska, Iowa, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, North and South Carolina, Virginia and Colorado. The program boasted its first graduates in September 2005. So far, 150 students have earned their undergraduate degrees from FDU completely online. Another 25 students are expected to graduate this May.
In addition to its corporate connections and word-of-mouth referrals, the office has reached out to former FDU students who were unable to complete their degrees when they were traditional students on campus. A number of these former students from as far back as 1957, now scattered throughout the country, have taken advantage of this opportunity to rejoin the FDU community by completing their degrees online. As of May 2008, 55 percent of the online graduates were former FDU students, 38 percent were located out of state and 23 percent planned to continue their studies at FDU. The result has been to enlarge the number of loyal FDU alumni and to boost FDU’s graduation rate, one of the most closely watched statistics in American education.
West Point Leadership
The Office of Student Life and the Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies recently conducted a field trip to West Point U.S. Military Academy for a leadership program. Craig Mourton, assistant dean of students for campus community development (Metro); Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor); Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, Petrocelli College, and director, administrative science (Metro); and Joseph Devine, administrative science (Metro), coordinated this special event for the second time in two years. Sixty-six students, faculty, staff, friends and members of the FDU Alumni Association Board of Governors participated in the tours, lectures and dialogue with cadets and officers for a full day of exciting experiences. Guest speakers included Vincent Bove, school security and safety expert; West Point Major Casey Moses; and Terry Calendra, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran.
Paralegal Studies Program News
David Nachman, Petrocelli College (Flor), participated in the FDU Job Fair in the Rothman Center at the Metropolitan Campus on April 1, where he discussed how to “Hire and Retain Foreign National Students and Skilled Workers” with U.S. employers. He also taught Immigration and Nationality Law for Paralegals from April 7 through April 17 at the College at Florham.
The Paralegal Studies Program hosted a free workshop, “Employment Verification Overview and Update with the Government,” on April 24, on the Metropolitan Campus. The event, sponsored by Nachman & Associates, P.C., and Compensation Solutions, included “Overview of Employment Verification Procedures”; “History of the Immigration Reform and Control Act”; “Hired! Work Authorized? – Completing the I-9 Form”; “Recent Updates and Changes to the I-9 Form and M-274”; “Mistakes That Can Really Cost Employers”; “I-9 Audits and Government Investigations”; “Social Security Mismatch Issues”; “USCIS’ E-Verify Program”; “ICE’s IMAGE Program”; and “Anti-Discrimination Provisions.” Speakers included a representative from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Special Counsel; Victoria Donoghue, Nachman & Associates, P.C.; Corrado Gigante, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; David Nachman, Nachman & Associates, P.C.; a representative from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; and Alan Janda, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Camp Discovery
Camp Discovery, an enrichment day camp for children in 1st through 7th grades, will be running from June 29 to August 7 at the Metropolitan Campus and the College at Florham. Field trips include a trip to see “The Little Mermaid” on Broadway, visits to the New York Aquarium, Dorney Park and more. There are a limited number of spaces available at the College at Florham. The Metropolitan Campus has a waitlist. Faculty and staff receive a 15 percent discount. Visit http://www.fdu.edu/campdiscovery or call 201-692-6500 for more information.
University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies
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. The last exhibit will run from Monday, May 4, through Friday, May 8. Graduating student Jose Gonzalez had an exhibit of his artwork during the week of April 27.
Admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information call 201-692-2801.
Wroxton College
This semester, students at Wroxton College went on trips to historical sites in England, Scotland and France, participated in college events, attended theater performances and listened to lectures from several visiting speakers.
Students visited Edinburgh, Scotland, and Cardiff, Wales; as well as taking trips to Tintern Abbey, Stonehenge, Parliament, Sulgrave Manor, Blenheim Palace and to Birmingham to watch a soccer match. Students also visited First World War cemeteries and other sites in France at the beginning of April. The college also organized several activities on its grounds — from a St. Patrick’s theme dinner and party and a medieval banquet to a Buttery quiz.
Students also saw productions of “The Winter’s Tale” at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; “West Side Story” at the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre; “Twelfth Night” at the Wyndhams Theatre in London; “The Convicts’ Opera” at the New Theatre in Oxford; “As You Like It” and “Light in the Piazza” at the Curve Theatre in Leicester; and “Blood Brothers” at the Phoenix Theatre; and “Billy Elliott” at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London.
Visiting speakers at Wroxton College this semester included Lord Morgan, historian and member of the House of Lords; Lord Clark of Windermere, former member of Prime Minister Tony Blair’s cabinet; Lord Norton of Louth, chair of the Constitution Committee, House of Lords; Peter Riddell, political commentator and assistant editor, The Times; Mark Oaten, member of Parliament; Dilwar Hussain of the Islamic Foundation; and Paul Edwards, architectural and horticultural historian.
The Annual Lord North lecture — the 19th in the series — held to commemorate Lord North, prime minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, who previously lived in Wroxton Abbey, was held at the college on April 16. The lecture, “Transatlantic Relations After the Crash,” was given by Peter Riddell, one of Britain’s leading political commentators. He has worked for The Times since 1991 and currently is its assisant editor and chief political commentator. He writes mainly, but not exclusively, about British politics, Parliament and political parties.
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Other Visual and Performing Arts Happenings — Left photo: Judy Moonelis, right, visual/performing arts (Flor), greets Arie Galles, left, art and director, creative arts, Soka University of America, Alison Viejo, Calif., and former FDU professor of fine arts, who did a visual presentation of his major project, “Fourteen Stations/Hey Yud Dalet,” on March 25 at the College at Florham.
Right photo: On April 3, the College at Florham 50th Anniversary Committee, along with the visual and performing arts department, the FDU Alumni Association Board of Governors, the College at Florham Student Government Association and the Florham Programming Committee hosted a special evening of dinner and theater at the College at Florham. Shown after the performance of “Guys and Dolls” are, from left, Nick Agostino, BS’78, MS’97 (Metro), president, FDU’s Alumni Association Board of Governors and FDU trustee; Nancy Robillard, theater (Flor), and director, “Guys and Dolls”; cast members and College at Florham students Nicole Aleles, David Storicks, Matthew Sullivan and Cindy Fernandez; Stephen Hollis, theater and director, theater arts (Flor); alumnus John Carscadden, BS’94, MBA’03 (Flor); and Okang McBride, director of alumni relations.
Financial Center Visit — Preparing to board the van on their way to the New York Stock Exchange are, from left, MBA students Upasna Madan and Srividhya Karanam, both from Alliance Business Academy, FDU’s partner school in India; global MBA students Sven Birlenberg (in van) and Suelen Carvalho de Morais; and Karin Hamilton, administrative director, graduate/global programs, Silberman College (Flor). The event was sponsored by the MBA Office.
Joining honorees Kevin O’Malley, front row, fourth from left, BS’89 (Ruth), MA’07 (Metro), an award-winning ice-carving specialist, and Ronald Kapon, hotel/restaurant/tourism management (Metro), front row, right, are, front row, from left, Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor); Richard Wisch, hotel/restaurant/tourism management; associate dean/director, ISHTM (Metro/Flor); Siroun Meguerditchian, associate professor, Hudson County Community College (HCCC); and back row, from left, Joseph Tormey, hospitality management (Metro); and Paul Dillon, noted television chef and executive director, Culinary Arts Institute, HCCC.
Left photo: Craig Mourton, left, assistant dean of students for campus community development (Metro), and Terry Calendra, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, meet during the event.
Right photo: Other members of the Metropolitan Campus community who joined the leadership program at West Point are, from left, Wendy Hager, assistant to the director, student life (Metro); Jacqueline Ruzich, budget/operations coordinator, student life (Metro); Michelle McCroy Heins, dean of students (Metro); and Lindsey Greene, Silberman College (Flor).
Randall Westbrook
Campus Coordinator, Community College Partnership, Raritan Valley Community College; Instructor/Adviser, Peter Sammartino School of Education
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Just short of 10 years (it will be 10 years in October).
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
W.E.B. DuBois, [American civil rights activist, historian and author]. He was the first person in the United States to articulate the complexities of race and education — two issues that best define my intellectual interests.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
The book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. I am a fan of Doris Kearns Goodwin and have a curiosity about the psyche of Lincoln and his administration.
Something I’ve always wanted to learn is ...
… to play the piano.
My first job was …
… assistant cook in a nursing home.
One of the things I have in my refrigerator all the time is …
… cool, filtered water. It’s economical and environmentally friendly.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… have performed on three albums as a singer or musician.
My biggest challenge is ...
… figuring out how to be brief in answering questions like this!
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I would like to be a professional sports coach. I’d like to see if my motivational techniques translate from the classroom to the playing field. I wouldn’t want to be a cliff diver. I’m not crazy about heights, and don’t have the technique to make jumping from jagged rocks safe …
Patricia Miller
Human Resources Employment Administrator
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
Fourteen years.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
Joyce Carol Oates, because she’s my favorite author.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
Slumdog Millionaire: A Novel, by Vikas Swarup. It is beautifully written with a universal human insight.
Something I’ve always wanted to learn is ...
… how to write a bestseller.
My first job was …
… with Mutual of New York Insurance Co., in the commission department.
One of the things I have in my refrigerator all the time is ...
… cheese.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… once was a pretty good tennis player.
My biggest challenge is ...
… staying on my daily exercise program.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I would like a profession in art history, and I would not want to work in the meat industry.
Sarah Latson
Lecturer of Journalism
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Since fall 2007.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
It’s hard to choose just one person, but I keep coming back to Anna Quindlen [best-selling novelist and Newsweek columnist]. I like her writing style, and I would love to ask her for some tips about my own work. I’m a fan of her columns, especially those that relate to parenting.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
I have a two-year-old son, so I spend a lot of time reading children’s books. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is one of his favorites, and I think it has helped him with his ABCs. When I have time to read for myself, I gravitate toward essay compilations and memoirs. I recently reread The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion.
Something I’ve always wanted to learn is ...
… how to ski. But, frankly, I’m scared. I prefer solid ground.
My first job was …
… as a cashier at Kings Supermarket.
One of the things I have in my refrigerator all the time is …
… soda. I need my daily dose of caffeine.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… recently bought a house in my hometown, right down the street from my parents. In a few years, my husband and I will send our son to the same elementary school that I attended.
My biggest challenge is ...
… time management.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I’m a journalist by training, but when I worked as a newspaper reporter, I was always interested in teaching. At FDU, I get to combine both passions. I would not want to be a mapmaker because I have a poor sense of direction.
Irwin Richard Isquith
Professor of Biological Sciences
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
Forty-one years.
If you could meet anyone in the world, whom would you pick? Why?
[American physicist] Richard Feynman. I would like to chat about diverse topics with him to appreciate the way his mind worked.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
“Slumdog Millionaire.” It’s an upbeat film (which is too rare), which shows an exotic part of the world and way of life.
Something I’ve always wanted to learn is ...
… how to be a better judge of people. I trust everybody (at least, initially).
My first job was …
My first full-time job after earning my PhD was assistant curator in the Department of Limnology at the Academy of Natural Sciences and consultant to the Franklin Institute, both in Philadelphia, Pa.
One of the things I have in my refrigerator all the time is …
… grapes.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… watch too much television.
My biggest challenge is ...
… keeping focused on a specific problem or set of problems and not letting my mind wander unto tangents.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I would like to attempt to be a civil engineer. I want nothing to do with being a physician.
• “The FDU Web site is getting more than 50,000 hits a day four days a week, and more than 25,000 per day on the weekends,” reports William Kennedy, University webmaster (Metro/Flor). The site received approximately 14 million hits in the past year. There are more than 5,000 live pages in the Content Management System.
• On Tuesday, May 5, Joseph O’Neill will appear in a Gene Barnett Literary Society lecture, “An Evening with Joseph O’Neill, Author of Netherland,” in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, at 8 p.m. Editors of the New York Times Book Review selected the book as one of the five best novels of 2008. The event is free to the University community with valid ID and $10 for the general public. All tickets are at the door starting at 7:30 p.m. There is no advance sale. For further information, call 201-692-7032.
• Four Devils teams made it to post-season play. The golf team won their fourth consecutive Freedom Conference Tournament championship and will return to action on Monday, May 11, at the NCAA Tournament in West Palm Beach, Fla. The third-seeded women’s lacrosse team lost to second-seeded Messiah, 10-8, in the MAC semifinals. The baseball team will play in the Freedom Conference Tournament on Friday, May 1, in Boyertown, Pa. The top-seeded men’s lacrosse team will host third-seeded Widener in the finals on Saturday.
• This May, Undergraduate Explore Days for freshmen and transfer students will be held in Hennessy Hall at the College at Florham and in Dickinson Hall at the Metropolitan Campus. Prospective students will have the chance to meet admissions staff; learn about FDU’s majors, scholarships and financial-aid opportunities; and go on a student-guided tour of the campuses and their residence halls. Information sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, May 1; Saturday, May 2; Wednesday, May 6; and Saturday, May 16. Pre-registration is necessary. To register and for information for the College at Florham contact Joanne Chirico, visitor center coordinator, undergraduate admissions (Flor), at 973-443-8900 or jchirico@fdu.edu, and for the Metropolitan Campus, Lorena Williams, visitor center coordinator (Metro), at 201-692-7308 or lorenaw@fdu.edu.
• Adult Information Series will be held on Saturday, June 13, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., in the Lobby and Room 1171 of Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, and on Saturday, June 27, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., in Sullivan Lounge, Hennessy Hall, College at Florham. The adult open houses will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 6–8 p.m., also in Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, and on Wednesday, August 19, 6–8 p.m., in Hennessy Hall, College at Florham. For information and to register call Anita Rivers, director of adult admissions and coordinator, adult student intake at 201-692-2551, e-mail achieve@fdu.edu or go to http://www.fdu.edu/achieve .
• “MBA Nights,” open houses for prospective MBA students will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 6–8 p.m., at the Marriott at Glenpointe, Teaneck, N.J., and on Tuesday, July 28, 6–8 p.m., in Hennessy Hall, College at Florham. Registration is necessary. To register and for information call (201) 692-2554 for the Metropolitan Campus, (973) 443-8905 for the College at Florham, e-mail grad@fdu.edu or go to http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=4546 .
Green April
A variety of activities concerning the greening of the University and Earth Day were held on the campuses. Photos of the Earth Day celebration at the Metropolitan Campus on April 28 and Green Day (go to http://inside.fdu.edu/otw/0903/greenday.html) at the College at Florham are below.
Celebrating Earth Day
First photo: Allen McDaniel, IMC equipment coordinator, Weiner Library, does his share in cleaning up the Hackensack River.
Second photo: William Roberts, left, social sciences and director, Public Administration Institute, and Shannon DeLima, right, graduate student, at the World Farm Animals Day table.
Third photo: Marlene Rosenbaum, education and associate dean, assessment of general education/teacher preparation, University College, helps release one of the butterflies. The butterfly release was organized by the Business Leaders of Tomorrow student group.
Fourth photo: This year’s Earth Day celebration was organized by, from left, Sylvia Cabassa, associate director, nursing/allied health; Alice Benzecry, biological sciences; Corinne Ellis, nursing; Cynthia Radnitz, psychology; and Christine Bravo, program associate, grants/sponsored projects.
Green Day
First photo: Allen Cohen, music (Flor), accompanies the FDU Chorus, which he directs.
Second photo: Danielle Odom, left, and Dana Patterson, right, BS’08 (Flor), FDU Green Club founding members, commemorate the occasion on the College at Florham rock.
Third photo: President J. Michael Adams speaks about “FDU Going Green.”
Fourth photo: Kenneth Greene, political science and campus provost, addresses the crowd during the tree-planting ceremony.
Fifth photo: Christopher Caldiero, communication studies and co-chair of the Green Day Committee, helps plant a tree.
Health and Wellness
Wellness was the focus of the Health Fair at the College at Florham and STRESS-Less Week at the Metropolitan Campus. Exhibits, prizes, free samples and lots of information were available.
College at Florham
Left photo: Colleen Di Gregorio, center, public relations/marketing coordinator, College at Florham Library, with Balaji Mummaneni, left, student worker, College at Florham Library, at the Theta Pi Alpha table.
Center photo: Also at the health fair are, from left, Kenneth Greene, campus provost; Jim Massey, University locksmith; and Glenn Gates, director, public safety.
Right photo: Marlene Graver, right, senior coordinator, continuing education, stops by the Ovarian Cancer table.
Metropolitan Campus
Left photo: Sylvia Figueroa, left, admissions services clerk, undergraduate admissions, inquires about making a chakra bracelet from Sharon Sabino, center, secretary/receptionist, Center for Psychological Servies; and Alayne Fitzpatrick, right, nursing.
Center photo: Student Chantel Nicolas, left, and Neena Philips, right, biological sciences, man the fragrance and aromatherapy table.
Right photo: Leilani Cabrera, center, lead payroll administrator, human resources, and Oliver Tolentino, right, admissions services clerk, undergraduate admissions, make stress-less care packages with help from Maureen Doyle, left, nursing.
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