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Articulation Agreements with Hong Kong Universities

The University has entered into articulation agreements with two universities in Hong Kong, China — The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shatin and Lingnan University in FuTei, Tuen Mun.

Students graduating with an associate degree from the Community College at Lingnan University with an average grade point ratio of at least 2.50 will be accepted into Fairleigh Dickinson to complete their bachelor’s degrees. Community College offers a total of 14 full-time associate degree programs in the arts, business, social sciences and visual arts.

Lingnan University aspires to be an internationally recognized university and seeks to provide its students with an education in the liberal arts traditions from both East and West. It takes a whole-person approach to education that enables its students to think, judge, care and, ultimately, act responsibly in the changing circumstances of Hong Kong, the region and the world.

The agreement with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has established a joint- degree program for the bachelor of arts in communication. The academic sequence of courses for the first two years of study will be at CUHK’s School of Continuing Education, and the degree completion will take place at the Metropolitan Campus. The School of Continuing Education offers master’s, bachelor’s, diploma and certification programs.

CUHK’s mission is to assist in the preservation, creation, application and dissemination of knowledge by teaching, research and public service in a wide range of disciplines, thereby serving the needs and enhancing the well-being of the citizens of Hong Kong, China as a whole and the wider world community.

For additional information on these programs, contact Rick Isquith, executive director for global partnerships (Metro/Flor), at isquith@fdu.edu.

Dual Admissions Program Signed with Middlesex County College

Middlesex County College and Fairleigh Dickinson University signed an agreement last month for a dual admissions program. The “Burgundy-Blue Connection” (named for the official colors of Fairleigh Dickinson University) became official as President J. Michael Adams and Middlesex County College President John Bakum met in a formal signing ceremony at Middlesex County College.

The Burgundy-Blue program is in place at 10 New Jersey community colleges. Middlesex County College has become the 11th “Burgundy-Blue” connection.

This program offers students enrolled at Middlesex County College pursuing associate degrees full-time the opportunity to continue their studies in bachelor’s degree programs at either New Jersey campus of Fairleigh Dickinson.

Through this dual admissions agreement, the movement from the associate degree through the bachelor’s degree becomes seamless.

“There are important advantages to this program,” said Gary Hamme, vice president for enrollment services, “including advisement, cooperative education opportunities and an achievement grant.”

A student who maintains a 2.50 cumulative grade point ratio at Middlesex County College and earns the associate degree will be awarded a Burgundy-Blue Connection Achievement Grant. “Essentially,” said Hamme, “the grant reimburses the tuition cost of the associate degree to these high-achieving graduates.” This grant will be equivalent to the tuition charged at the county college for a county resident, divided by the number of years required to complete the FDU degree program.

Students who select the “Burgundy-Blue Connection” are able to have a Fairleigh Dickinson academic adviser in addition to an adviser on their home campus. The “Connection” also provides the opportunity to have a six-month work experience in those majors that offer the cooperative education program.

Caption:

John Bakum, left, president, Middlesex County College (MCC), and J. Michael Adams, president, Fairleigh Dickinson University, shake hands after the signing of a Burgundy and Blue agreement. In the back row are, from left, John Herrling, director, counseling and career services, MCC; Gary Hamme, vice president for enrollment management (Metro/Flor); Robert Fishco, vice president of academic and student affairs, MCC; and Anthony Mastropietro, director, community college partnership (Metro).

University to Host Global Education Conference

Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Internationalization Collaborative of the American Council on Education (ACE) will host a conference, “Developing Global Competencies in Higher Education,” Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, at Lenfell Hall in the Mansion, College at Florham.

The two-day event features scholars and experts on global education and global citizenship who will seek to define essential elements of and develop a blueprint for global competencies.

Specific sessions include: “Why Educate Global Citizens?” with President J. Michael Adams and Ahmad Kamal, president of The Ambassador’s Club at the United Nations and New College (Metro), who was instrumental in developing the University’s U.N. Pathway Lecture Series; “Global Competencies — Defining New Skills,” with Scott Sernau, associate professor of sociology, Indiana University South Bend; “Transforming a College Environment,” Madeleine Greene, vice president for international initiatives, ACE; “Education in the Multilateral World,” H.R.H. Prince Zeid Al-Hussein, permanent representative of Jordan to the United Nations; “The Role of Technology in Creating Global Competencies,” moderated by Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro); and “Global Education Around the Globe,” with members of FDU’s Global Virtual Faculty.

The event is supported by a grant from the AT&T Foundation. The conference cost is $150, $125 group rate. There is no charge for faculty and staff, pending availability. For more information, see http://www.globaleducation.edu.

Great Hall Returns to Historic Style

The Great Hall in the Mansion, College at Florham, now has furnishings that have added a sense of warmth, style and utilitarianism. “With this gift of furnishings for the Great Hall, the Friends of Florham have continued their exceptional work for the College at Florham,” said Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor). “They rebuilt the Italian and Clowney Gardens, spearheaded the restoration of Lenfell Hall and repainted and furnished the Great Hall. The Friends of Florham’s projects have contributed significantly to the beauty of the campus.”

In recent months, the Friends of Florham have completed another stage in their restoration project at the Vanderbilt’s Florham (the grounds, buildings and Mansion of the present College at Florham campus).

Just inside the Mansion’s main door, in what is known as the Great Hall, the Friends have placed a mahogany table desk and two Chippendale chairs. Near the Provost’s Office, an ornate mirror hangs above a Baker marble-topped table with cabriole legs. They are accentuated with Chippendale armchairs.

A mahogany table with curved feet, once in the Admissions Office, has been moved to the hall. “We simply utilized this piece of furniture that was once in another space for the purpose of giving the students an attractive place where they could fill out applications and meet,” said Barbara Keefauver, co-chair of the Restoration Committee and a member of the Friends of Florham board. That table is also accented with Chippendale chairs.

Outside the Admissions Office are a newly re-upholstered couch and two chairs, as well as a mahogany end table. “Again, these wonderful mahogany pieces were in the Admissions Office, and we decided to recover them with appropriate fabrics to create an area for students to meet and enjoy,” stated Keefauver. This upholstery is the same fabric as the window treatments in the Great Hall and stairway. Woven especially for the Friends of Florham renovation by Scalamandre, N.Y.C., the same team that orchestrated the transformation of Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, in 1999, the fabric was inspired by a description in auction records of a rose-red color damask that once hung in the estate.

Gary Hamme, vice president for enrollment management, said, “The renovation of this particular area outside of our Admissions Office has done two very important things for the University — it has given us an attractive and spacious area for students and parents to meet with staff. And, most importantly, it gives these families a sense that, at one time, the Mansion was a home, and that it is a truly unique historic entity.”

Prior to beginning the renovation, the Friends of Florham reviewed historic pictures of the Great Hall and tried to locate accurate reproductions that would give the same feeling of the estate’s original environment. The Friends visited former Vanderbilt homes in Newport, R.I.; Tarrytown: N.Y.; Ashville, N.C.; and New York City. Keefauver and Phyllis Conway, also of the Friends board, studied the original records of the 1955 auction of the contents of the Mansion. Color schemes and fabrics selected were consistent with the historical context of that time. Paint colors were chosen from the British National Trust selection and from the Hammond Harwood House in Annapolis, Md.

The Friends of Florham have raised the money to support the restoration of the Great Hall. The cost, including painting, draperies and furniture, has thus far amounted to $76,692. Funds primarily come from the Friends’ annual Gala Balls, held since 1997, as well as many individual and community donations and several gifts-in-kind.

Prior to their work on the Great Hall, the Friends restored the Clowney Gardens behind the Mansion and the Italian Garden to the side of the Mansion. Other projects undertaken include the replication and hanging of portraits of Florence and Hamilton Twombly in Lenfell Hall and the planting of two large holly trees in front of the Mansion. In addition, the Friends of Florham was integral to the restoration of the Lenfell Hall. The group also sponsors lectures pertaining to historic restoration such as the scheduled March 16 event, “When Florham Was New” (see http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0302/lecture.html).

The Friends of Florham, established in 1990, comprises interested citizens and members of the University community. Its mission is “to advise and assist FDU’s administration in the care, maintenance and historic preservation of the Twombly estate buildings designed by McKim Mead and White, the grounds designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and the gardens at the College at Florham of the University.” The president of the Friends board is Emma Joy Dana.

Captions:

The friendly area outside the College of Florham Admissions Office in the Mansion, made possible by the Friends of Florham, provides a comfortable respite for, from left, Dawn Dupak, member, Friends of Florham; Alexander Muller, admissions counselor (Flor); Bernetta Millonde, University director of undergraduate admissions (Flor); and Linda Meister, member, Friends of Florham.

Furniture groupings and a mirror adorn the Great Hall of the Mansion, College at Florham, thanks to the Friends of Florham.

NCAA Division I Athletics Self-study Begins

As part of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I athletics certification program, which includes academic integrity, fiscal integrity, governance and rules compliance and student-athlete equity, welfare and sportsmanship, Fairleigh Dickinson is beginning a yearlong, campuswide, self-study effort. The process got underway officially on March 10, when NCAA representatives came to the campus to speak with all four subcommittees (in the areas listed above).

The Division I athletics program received its last accreditation in 1997, when it obtained the highest possible level of certification. The self-study effort, a comprehensive review of athletics, is to increase awareness and knowledge of the Division I program, identify its many strengths and develop a strategic plan to improve and grow.

Joining President J. Michael Adams on the self-study team will be the Provost (now interim provost) of the Metropolitan Campus Richard Bronson; Faculty Athletics Representative Richard Panicucci, quantitative analysis and assistant provost for campus life (Metro); Director of Athletics David Langford (Metro); and Associate Director of Athletics Ann Gulino (Metro). Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), will serve as the Steering Committee chair, as he did in 1997.

In addition to Adams, Bronson, Gulino, Langford, Panicucci and Vehrkens, members of the Steering Committee are Hania Ferrara, associate vice president for finance (Metro/Flor); Gary Hamme, vice president for enrollment management (Metro/Flor); Sally Hashem, vice president for human resources and career management (Metro/Flor); Joseph Kiernan, economics and finance and assistant provost (Metro); Jennifer Lehr, English/communications (Flor); William O’Neill, BS’67, DDS’70 (Metro), trustee; Mensah Peterson, student (Metro); Wayne Richardson, general counsel; and Mary Kay Mastronardy Stratis, BA’69 (R), MAT’71 (Metro), trustee.

SEVIS Helps Manage Information on International Students

In January 2003, Fairleigh Dickinson University met the compliance requirements of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to access SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System).

SEVIS is the Internet-based system allowing universities and the U.S Immigration and Naturalization Service to exchange information on international students in the United States.

“The Office of International Student Services is committed to assist students in ways that prevent status violations from occurring,” said Eileen Hamme, director, international student services (Metro/Flor). Policies and procedures have been put into effect to monitor the students. However, faculty and staff should have a basic understanding of compliance issues.

During the past month, workshops have been held and notices regarding SEVIS have been sent University-wide.

If staff or faculty are unsure of the new procedures and compliance issues, they may contact the Office of International Student Services at 201-692-2743 for clarification.

Colleges Sponsor Lectures, Conferences

The colleges are sponsoring a variety of lectures and conferences in March and April. For detailed information see College Happenings (http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0303/happenings). For other activities on campus see What’s Happening (http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/calendar.html).

Upcoming events include:

“The New Jersey Medical Malpractice Crisis: Issues and Solutions,” a timely conference starting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. (Silberman College)

“Reconnecting People and Work: Plugging Into the Power of People to Achieve Peak Performance” on Wednesday, March 19, in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham, from 6 to 8 p.m. (Becton College)

NASA researcher Josefino Comiso, lecturing on “Rapidly Changing Arctic Sea Ice Cover” on Monday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 4468, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. (University College)

A symposium, “Reputation Equity: Corporate Citizenship and the Bottom Line,” on Friday, March 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lenfall Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. (Becton College)

“Living with the Past in a Rough Present: The Aftereffects of the Holocaust on Survivors and Their Offspring,” by Dan Bar-On, professor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, on Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m., Room 105, Muscarelle Center, Metropolitan Campus. (University College)

On Tuesday, April 8, a half-day seminar, “How to Raise Capital for Women-owned Businesses,” in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. (Silberman College)

Gene Barnett Literary Society series: John Lahr, the senior drama critic and in-depth profiler for the New Yorker magazine, on Wednesday, April 9, and award-winning author Russell Banks on Tuesday, May 6. Both lectures are in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. (University College, New College)

“Loving on the Edge: Danger in Intimate Relationships,” a daylong conference exploring the ways in which violence in our culture results in violence against women, Thursday, April 10, in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. (New College)

The Biology Seminar Series continues on Thursdays, March 13, March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17 and April 24 in Room 4468, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus at 5:25 p.m. Topics range from “Our Food How Safe and Secure Is It?” to “Economic Values of Bignomaceu.” (University College)

The Center for Human Resource Management Studies Breakfast Seminars continue on Friday, March 21, and Thursday, April 10, at 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham. (Silberman College)

And, with the University Libraries, a discussion series called “Books and Ideas: Facing the Age of Knowledge,” Tuesday, April 15, at 3:30 p.m., in the Auditorium, Weiner Library, Metropolitan Campus, and Thursday, May 8, at 3:30 p.m., in the Orangerie, Library, College at Florham (see http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0302/library.html).

Faculty/Staff — Update, Welcome

Update

“Ubiquitous Distributed Learning and Global Citizenship,” by J. Michael Adams, president, and Michael Sperling, associate provost for interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning, was published in the winter 2003 issue of The Presidency, the flagship magazine of the American Council on Education (ACE). The article describes the University’s innovative approach to using distributed learning to further its mission of preparing global citizens.

Judy Moonelis, art (Flor), will be the subject of a solo exhibition at Groot Foundation Exhibition Space, Chicago, Ill., from March 21, through April 19. Moonelis participated in a group exhibition, “Visual Perspectives: 14 Years of the Virginia A. Groot Awards,” at the SOFA Chicago Art Fair at Navy Pier and the Groot Foundation Exhibition Space in fall 2002. Moonelis’ work currently appears in the following group exhibitions: “Women Playing with Fire,” at Texas Woman’s University, Denton, through March 24; “Clay Works: American Ceramics from the Everson Museum of Art,” at the UBS PaineWebber Art Gallery, N.Y.C., through March 28; “Poetics of Clay: An International Perspective,” at the Houston (Texas) Center for Contemporary Craft, through May 3; and “The Callner Challenge,” at the Albany (N.Y.) Institute of History and Art, March 12 through June 1. Upcoming group exhibitions include “The Art of Collecting Fine Art,” at The Morris Museum, Morristown, N.J., March 25–April 6; and “Triennial 9 Form and Content: Corporal Identity-Body Language,” an international exhibition debuting at the Frankfurt Museum of Applied Arts, Germany (June 2003) and traveling to the Chicago (Ill.) Athenaeum in the fall and the Museum of Arts and Design, N.Y.C., in spring 2004.

Ann Lucas, emerita, management (Metro), conducted a workshop titled “Handling Conflict in the Department” for 70 department chairs at the 20th Annual Kansas State Conference for Academic Chairpersons in Orlando, Fla., on February 5.

Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), is the author of “9/11 New Jersey: Response and Reflection,” published in Meadowlands, USA.

Ethné Swartz and Jacques Baronet, both entrepreneurial studies (Flor), presented a case study titled “Part A: Psomunix LLC” at the U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s national meeting, held in Hilton Head, S.C., from January 23–25. The case is the first of two that focus on the development of a biopharmaceutical startup in Morris County, N.J. James Barrood, associate director, entrepreneurial studies (Flor), also attended the conference.

A review of the book Ethical Business Leadership: Balancing Theory and Practice by Sherwin Klein, philosophy (Metro/Flor), appeared in the January 2003 issue of CHOICE. The reviewer, R.F. White of the College of Mount St. Joseph, stated that “Most will find the book scholarly, well written, and engaging … this is provocative, imaginative scholarship in the communitarian tradition and a good acquisition for academic libraries that support courses in business and leadership.”

Fairleigh Dickinson University was featured in the winter 2003 issue of The College Board Review, the magazine of the College Board. The University’s groundbreaking distance-learning initiative and its Global Virtual Faculty were highlighted in the article “No Longer a Novelty, Online Learning Comes of Age,” by Gene Maeroff. Michael Sperling, associate provost for interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning, was quoted. In addition, Sperling presented “Ubiquitous Distributed Learning and Global Citizenship” at the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative Annual Meeting, held in New Orleans, La., in January. Sperling, with Irwin Isquith, executive director for global partnerships (Metro/Flor), and Dalila Suhonjic, director, global initiatives (Metro/Flor), presented “Global Virtual Faculty Program” at the ACE Internationalization Collaborative Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., in February, and, with Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro), and Geoffrey Weinman, English and chair, English/communication/philosophy (Flor), “One College That’s Really Doing It — Fairleigh Dickinson University,” at the American Council on Education Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., in February.

William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro), will be honored with the BCEA (Bergen County Education Association) Friend of Education Award during the association’s annual legislative dinner on April 9. Schuber is former Bergen County executive.

The film “New Jersey 40.76N x 74.42W” about “Fourteen Stations/Hey Yud Dalet,” a series of charcoal drawings based on surveillance photographs of the German concentration camps, by Arie Galles, fine arts (Metro), was screened at the Morris Museum, Morristown, N.J. Directed by Howard Libov, the film documents the effort, time, research and the personal toll Galles’ work exacted on him.

Della O’Malley, librarian, New College of General and Continuing Studies Library (Metro), and her husband, both photographers, are showing their photographs in a current exhibit at the Johnson Public Library, Hackensack, N.J., through March.

Welcome

The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who have joined FDU between January 30 and February 24.

Welcome to David Epstein, chief of staff, office of the president (Metro); Kevin Forman, educational technology project manager, educational technology (Flor); Daniel Huff, fitness/strength/conditioning coach, Fitness Center (Metro); and David Langford, director of athletics/Rothman Center (Metro).

College Happenings

Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

In April, the visual and performing arts department will present an Invitational Student Art Exhibition and its Annual Images Student Arts Festival at the Rothman Institute, College at Florham.

The Art Exhibition will be held from Tuesday, April 1, through Monday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The opening reception will be April 1 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. A select group of recent student works, including sculpture, ceramics, drawings and paintings in a wide range of materials will be featured. Artists will include senior studio art majors Jessica Fiore and Molly Gibbons and others.

The Fifth Annual Images Student Arts Festival (multimedia, 3-D animation, video, sculpture, ceramics, drawing and painting) will feature some special events on Tuesday, April 29. The Art Gallery will open at 7:30 p.m., and outdoor video screenings will be conducted from 8:15 to 9:45 p.m. (rain location for screenings will be Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building). Music by Allen Cohen, music (Flor), will be performed by members of the FDU community. Refreshments will be served. The festival’s exhibit will run from Wednesday, April 22, through Tuesday, May 6.

Two College at Florham alumni will return to campus to discuss “Reconnecting People and Work: Plugging Into the Power of People to Achieve Peak Performance” on Wednesday, March 19, in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham, from 6 to 8 p.m.

John Crawford, MBA’88 (R), MA’00 (Flor), is founder and chief idea officer, The Timely Ideas Corporation, an independent consultancy that brings people, technology and ideas together to create breakthrough business solutions for fast-moving companies, and Rita Neer, MA’00 (Flor), is managing consultant with the same firm.

This briefing will look at the dynamics of “connecting” in the workplace and will identify factors that contribute to effective collaboration. It provides a fresh view of both individual and group interplay, backed by proprietary research findings and relevant real-world examples.

The event is co-sponsored by the Corporate Communication Institute (CCI) and the Center for Human Resource Management Studies. Cost of the event is CCI members: free, nonmembers: $35, CCI participating organizations: $25, and FDU faculty and undergraduates: free. To register call 973-443-8709.

The visual and performing arts department will present “Leave Him to Heaven,” a rock ‘n’ roll musical by Ken Lee, in Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham, from Thursday, April 10, through Sunday, April 13, all at 8 p.m.

“Leave Him to Heaven” chronicles the discovery and evolution of a teenage pop star caught up in the complex machinery of the entertainment world during the ’50s and ’60s. This fast-paced, all-singing, all-dancing musical is spiced with many of the great classic songs of that golden era — Chantilly Lace, Blue Moon, At the Hop and Rock Around the Clock, among others — and is a celebration of the days of Ike, poodle skirts and cherry Coke.

The musical is directed by Stephen Hollis, visual/performing arts and director, theater arts (Flor), with sets by Richard Turick, theater (Flor), musical direction by Dimitri Nakhamkin and choreography by Cindy Thole. “‘Leave Him to Heaven’ promises to be an irresistible and spectacular event employing the talents of many of the campus’s new theater majors: Thom Flannery, Jackie Sneyers, Hope Kaufman, Alex Morse and Perry Herman and welcoming back some of regular star performers: Matt LaCroix, Edwin Estevez, Jillian Villafane and Ed Rempfner,” said Hollis.

Ticket prices are $5 for students and the FDU community and $10 for the general public. They can be purchased at the door or in advance by calling 973-443-8644, ext. 4.

Corporate Citizenship

Understanding the practice of corporate citizenship and its relationship to corporate reputation and identity is the goal of a symposium, “Reputation Equity: Corporate Citizenship and the Bottom Line,” on Friday, March 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham.

Presenters include Michele Galen, vice president, corporate communication, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation on the topic, “Novartis — A Model of Global Corporate Citizenship”; Jay Falk, president, SRI World Group, on “Social Investing — How Corporate Responsibility Factors Add Value”; William Russell, CEO of SKN Worldwide, and M. Bradford Randolph, an attorney specializing in business and tax matters and of counsel with McGovern & Associates on “Communicating with Stakeholders After Enron — Measures of Sustainability in the New Regulatory Environment.”

The event is cosponsored by the Corporate Communication Institute. For additional information see http://www.corporatecomm.org/.

Samuel J. Silberman College of Business Administration

In New Jersey, there are an estimated 175,000 firms owned by women. Where can these entrepreneurs go to find capital to start a new business or to grow their current business?

On Tuesday, April 8, a half-day seminar, “How to Raise Capital for Women-owned Businesses,” will be held in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. Entrepreneurs and established owners of companies seeking funds are encouraged to attend the seminar. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and to speak with the panel of lending, law and business-planning experts.

Speakers, including representatives from Merrill Lynch; Schenk, Price, Smith & King; and The Videre Group, will offer insights into business planning, lending perspectives and legal perspectives. Gina Tedesco, the co-founder of Astralis, LTD, will present a session on “How I Got My Start-up Off the Ground.” The seminar concludes with a Coaching Workshop that features individual consultation with experts. Attendees are asked to bring specific questions to this session.

The Female Entrepreneur Networking Group (FENG), part of the University’s Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, is sponsoring the workshop. To register, call 973-443-8842 or visit http://www.fdu.edu/rothman for more information. The fee for the seminar is $50 for advance registrants and $60 at the door.

In March and April, the Center for Human Resource Management Studies continues a variety of breakfast sessions held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham. On Friday, March 21, the breakfast seminar will feature Francine Smilen and Robert Brinkerhoff, The Advantage Performance Group, N.Y.C. The cost is $35, free for faculty/staff/students/CHRMS partners. Registration is necessary, for registration and information call 973-443-8577 or visit http://www.chrms.org.

On Thursday, April 10, the center and the Employers Association of New Jersey (EANJ), Verona, N.J., will present part of a series: “Substance Abuse in the Workplace.” The cost is $75, $250 for the series of four seminars, free for faculty/staff/students/CHRMS partners. Registration is necessary, for registration and information call 973-239-8600 or 609-343-7100 or visit http://www.chrms.org.

Family Business Forum Welcomes a New Member

Amper, Politziner & Mattia, certified public accountants and consultants with offices in New Jersey and New York, has become an affiliate of the Family Business Forum. The forum, an educational/networking program for companies that are owned and run by families, is part of the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies.

Leo Rogers, institute director (Flor), said, “As an affiliate, Amper, Politziner & Mattia helps to underwrite the Family Business Forum, and is available to share its expertise and experience with member family businesses on request. It will be a valuable asset to our members and to the University.”

Amper, Politziner & Mattia succeeds PricewaterhouseCoopers as the accountant affiliate of the forum. “We have a long tradition of serving family-run businesses, so we are delighted to be affiliated with the Family Business Forum,” Alan Wink, the firm’s director, consultants to management, said. “Family businesses play such an important role in New Jersey’s economy.” Amper, Politziner & Mattia is the 29th largest accounting firm in the country and has five offices in New Jersey, in Rochelle Park, Edison, Princeton, Flemington and Wall Township.

New College of General and Continuing Studies

“Loving on the Edge: Danger in Intimate Relationships,” a daylong conference exploring the ways in which violence in our culture results in violence against women, will be held on Thursday, April 10, in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus.

It is sponsored by the Bergen County Alternatives to Domestic Violence and New College.

Two outstanding keynote speakers will set the tone for the conference: Jacquelyn Campbell, associate dean for faculty affairs, John Hopkins University School of Nursing and a member of the congressionally appointed U.S. Department of Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence, and Jackson Katz, founder of MVP Strategies, an organization that specializes in providing gender violence prevention education and training for men and boys.

Campbell conducts advocacy policy work and research on domestic violence. Her presentation on April 10 is “Assessment of Dangerousness in Battering Relationships.”

Jackson Katz opens the afternoon session with “Violence Against Women as a Men’s Issue.” He created the award-winning educational video, “Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity.”

In addition to the keynote speakers, conference attendees will assess risk in intimate partner relationships; look at planning strategies; identify cutting-edge strategies and guidelines for violence prevention; and gain increased awareness of our culture’s role in perpetuating violence against women.

The cost is $60 after March 15. There is a special student price of $25. For more information and a complete brochure, call the ADV conference line at 201-336-7570.

In recognition of Black History Month, a 15-piece art exhibit by Lawrence Finney of New York was displayed in the Edward Williams Gallery. Finney was the second artist to be featured this year in the gallery. As part of the cultural arts class of Diana Soorikian, New College (Metro), the students discussed Finney’s work and that of other artists displayed at the University. In an article that appeared in the February 28 edition of The Record, Soorikian said, “The ‘Campus as Museum’ experience is designed to get students to be aware of their surroundings.” Students who were interviewed by Lisa Goodnight of The Record stated that they were moved by Finney’s work and that it conveyed feelings of hope and inner peace.

On February 27, more than 85 superintendents, principals, teachers and faculty from the Middle College Program and New College faculty and staff gathered together to celebrate New College Night. The evening began with a buffet dinner and was followed by an exciting game between the FDU Knights and the Colonials of Robert Morris University. “The evening provided the perfect venue for high school administrators and faculty to interact with members of New College and proved to be a most enjoyable social event,” said Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor).

University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies

To learn more from a NASA researcher about a rapidly changing Arctic Sea ice cover, plan to attend a free lecture by Josefino Cosimo, National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) physical scientist, on Monday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 4468, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus.

The School of Natural Sciences, along with the Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc., is sponsoring the lecture.

Cosimo has been working as a physical scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., for more than two decades. He earned his PhD in physics at the University of California at Los Angeles. His key research interests focus on the study of polar processes and the detection of climate change in the polar regions.

A study by NASA says that perennial sea ice — the floating ice that remains year round near the Arctic Circle — is melting faster than previously thought and could disappear entirely within this century.

“Living with the Past in a Rough Present: The Aftereffects of the Holocaust on Survivors and Their Offspring” will be presented by Dan Bar-On, professor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, on Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m.

The free lecture is part of the Global Scholars Lecture Series at the Metropolitan Campus and will be held in Room 105, Muscarelle Center.

Bar-On holds the David Lopatie Chair of Post-Holocaust Psychological Studies in the department of behavioral sciences at Ben-Gurion University. In 1985, after completing his PhD from the Hebrew University, he launched a pioneering field of research in Germany, studying the psychological and moral aftereffects of the Holocaust on the children of the perpetrators. His book Legacy of Silence: Encounters with Children of the Third Reich has been translated into many languages.

Since that time, Bar-On has brought together descendants of survivors and perpetrators for intensive encounters, as well as students from the third generation of both sides. He is the author of Fear and Hope: Three Generations of Holocaust Survivors’ Families and The Indescribable and the Undiscussable. Currently he directs the new Center for Dialogue Between Populations in Conflict and is the co-director of PRIME (Peace Research Institute in the Middle East) with Sami Adwan, professor at of Bethlehem University. Together, they received the June 2001 Alexander Langer Prize in Bolzano, Italy, for their efforts in peace building between Palestinians and Israelis.

The lecture is presented by the School of Psychology, the School of Criminal Justice and Sociology, the University Core Program and the Office of Interdisciplinary, Distributed and Global Learning. For further information call 201-692-2300.

University College is again sponsoring a one-day trip to the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, April 6. A bus seating 49 people will leave the North Parking Lot at 7:30 a.m. and return the same day at approximately 10:30 p.m.

Leonard Grob, philosophy, University coordinator and director University Core (Metro), will lecture and lead a discussion during the bus ride. The trip is partially underwritten by a generous donation from Myron and Paulette Katz, which allows the University to offer this educational expedition for only $15 per person. Included in the package is roundtrip bus transportation, admission and a box lunch. The bus will stop for dinner at the participant’s expense on the way back to Teaneck.

To register, bring the cost of the trip to Barbara Merdler, Dean’s Office, University College, Room R33, Robison Hall. For questions or information call Merdler at 201-692-2429 or Grob at 201-692-2408.

As part of the Gene Barnett Literary Society series, John Lahr, the senior drama critic and in-depth profiler for the New Yorker magazine, will lecture on “Comedy and Revenge” on Wednesday, April 9, and award-winning author Russell Banks will speak on “Living in the Sweet Hereafter” on Tuesday, May 6. Both lectures are in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus.

Lahr’s talk will be a probing and humorous discussion of influential comedians including Bert Lahr, Buster Keaton, Woody Allen, Dame Edna Everage and others. During the question-and-answer period with the audience, he will discuss the Broadway and London theater seasons. Copies of his book, Show and Tell, will be available for signing.

A veteran of all aspects of the theater, Lahr is the son of comedy legend Bert Lahr and the author of the best-selling biography, Notes on a Cowardly Lion. A two-time winner of the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, he is the author of 17 books on the theater. Lahr was the co-creator of the Tony Award-winning theater piece “Elaine Stritch at Liberty.” In 1992, he won the Roger Machell Prize for the best book on the performing arts, “Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilization.”

Banks, a prolific writer of fiction, has written a dozen novels and short-story collections that have won him Guggenheim and NEA grants and a St. Lawrence Prize for fiction. He has made a life’s work of charting the causes and effects of the terrible things “normal” men can and will do.

Two of his novels have been made into feature films. “The Sweet Hereafter” won the Grand Prix and International Critics Prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. “Affliction” starred Nick Nolte, Willem Dafoe and Sissy Spacek. Banks is the screenwriter of a film adaptation of his novel “Continental Drift.” His latest collection of stories, The Angel on the Roof, has garnered critical acclaim. Banks’ appearance also will include a question-and-answer period with the audience and book signing.

Tickets for each lecture, at $8 for the general public, will be available at 7:30 p.m. on the evening of the lecture. There is no advance sale or reserved seating. Tickets are free for FDU faculty, staff and students with valid FDU ID. For further information, call 201-692-7028. The lectures are sponsored by University College, New College of General and Continuing Studies and student affairs.

University College Gallery announces its exhibits for the remainder of the semester.

On exhibit through March 21 is color photography by Sun-Joo Shin. From March 25 though April 25, landscape paintings by Mary Salstrom will be shown. A reception is planned the opening day, from 3 to 5 p.m. From April 28 through May 22, works by art major Yusuyuki Mizutani will be on display. From May 5 through August 29 art majors’ best works will be shown.

The gallery, located in Room 11, University Hall, Metropolitan Campus, is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The School of Natural Sciences continues its Biology Seminar Series this spring. This free set of lectures, given by experts in their fields, is scheduled for Thursdays at 5:25 p.m. in Room 4468, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. Gerhard Haas, biological sciences (Metro), directs the series.

Remaining lectures will be on March 13, “Interaction of Microorganisms with Metals,” Tamar Barkay, biochemistry/microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.; March 27, “The World Food Prize,” Al Clausi, Institute of Food Technology, Chicago, Ill.; on April 3, “Antimicrobials in Oral Care,” Harsh Trivedi, Colgate-Palmolive Co.; on April 10, “The Effect of Botanicals on Gene Expression in HIV,” Vincent Bonagura, pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, N.Y.C.; on April 17, “Our Food: How Safe and Secure Is It?,” Helen Aceto, clinical studies, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia; and on April 24, “Economic Value of Bignomaceus Liunus,” Alice Benzecry, biological sciences (Metro).

Spotlight — Cooper, Eliyahu, Levy, Perez

Jane Cooper

How long have you been at FDU?

I began teaching at FDU as an adjunct professor during the summer of 1998. I continued as an adjunct faculty member for the following two years and, in the fall of 2001, I became a full-time lecturer.

The best advice I ever received was from my older sister. She told me that in order to be the best person I can be, I must be able to place myself in another’s shoes and try to understand life from all perspectives. She believed that by adhering to this philosophy I would learn to be a truly empathic person.

A piece of jewelry that I consider to be an amulet. My mother wore this piece daily, as do I, and for me it holds wonderful memories.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Wow, greatest achievement — being able to keep my two children safe, healthy and instilled with a sense of love and security.

My hobbies are …

… ballroom dancing, playing the piano, long-distance bicycling, oil and watercolor painting and reading.

I find it impossible to choose one person, so therefore I must tell you who I would invite to my dinner party — Martina Navratilova, Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Newman, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Steven Spielberg. I would serve lobster bisque soup, Caesar salad, Chilean sea bass, roasted red potatoes, asparagus and a chocolate soufflé.

I would love to attempt a career in medicine, in particular as a general surgeon. The opportunity to see the immediate results of my efforts make a significant difference in another’s life would be an incredible experience. The profession I would want nothing to do with is one that would not allow me to interact with and influence others.

I would like to live for six months or longer in Italy. The people, artistic feeling, food and overall culture lend itself to a comfortable, romantic feeling.

Deborah (Debbie) Eliyahu

How long have you been at FDU?

A little over two years.

My friend, Iris, told me to pick my battles. She said it about raising children but I think that it works well in a lot of situations.

Actually, I have trouble narrowing it down to one. I treasure some very special family photos and the piano from my childhood. I definitely must mention the handmade items made by friends to which the word “treasure” truly applies.

That’s a tough one. I would say “my family and friends,” but I don’t know that I can really take credit for them. I am very proud of my daughters and the people they are becoming. I am also very proud of going back to school to get a second graduate degree, especially so many years after my first one.

… counted cross-stitch and designing counted cross-stitch. I also love seeing new places, tasting new foods and doing origami.

I would invite a diverse group of friends. The main thing would be the good conversation that invariably comes out of this kind of gathering. The food would be diverse, too — Hungarian, Slovak, Middle Eastern and Indian, in order to savor the major world influences in my life.

I would like to try to be an accountant (which is why I am back in school), but I would make an awful doctor. My ultimate fantasy, however, would be to run a needlework shop with a stitching area where people could come to stitch and socialize.

I really only see myself living in the northeast U.S. and in Israel. For a year or so, I would love to live in Holland. I have visited there a number of times and love the beauty of the country. The weather is perfect for me (cool, with a good amount of rain), the people are friendly, I have close friends there, and as a former milker, I really appreciate their cows.

Brad Levy

Twenty-five years — as an alumnus, (BA’83 [Metro], and MBA’89 [Metro]), instructor and administrator.

“Trust anyone and everyone — until they screw you,” from my mother.

My library card! It has been my passport to many worlds.

Always being available for my students, thus being able to help them to identify their unique strengths and the courage to fulfill their goals.

… fishing, baseball and collecting old books.

Carl Jung, for information and great conversation. I’d call Rich and Janice at Gourmet Dining and trust their impeccable taste for the food and wine.

Horse whisperer! I would not want to be an undertaker or be involved in mortuary sciences.

Italy. I have a page full of reasons, including the people, the art, the architecture, the music, the museums, the Vatican, the food, etc. Ciao!

César Perez-Alvarez

Almost three years.

Be yourself, open and honest, but cautious. Be willing to explore new things, but understand that there are multiple interpretations to the same event. That advice came from one of my brothers as I was getting ready to “fly” on my own.

A necklace I got from my parents. That has been a constant reminder of their friendly remarks about how to face difficulties with a smile and with the best disposition to search for completeness and satisfaction.

One of the achievements that stands out is the ability I developed to understand and adapt to changing conditions and cultures. This ability reflects on my firm advocacy of behaviors that acknowledge and respect diversity.

Among my favorite hobbies, outdoor activities (hiking, camping out, swimming in the Caribbean, etc.) have a special place. I don’t get to do them as frequently as I used to, due to weather conditions, which are quite different from those I had in my country of origin (Colombia). I also spend a good amount of time reading and listening to music. I also have to mention that I immensely enjoy the possibility of sharing good conversation with friends.

Any good, close friend is more than a perfect guest. The menu would include some of the typical dishes I learned to love as I grew up but would also include some other specialties I have come to enjoy. A good part of the menu is the possibility of sharing that friendship.

I am tempted to say either psychology or sociology. I am always looking for information behind the clues I get from people around me or trying to understand the many different ways people react to the same type of stimulus. Human diversity is fascinating, and I just wish I could have ways to better understand our enormous capacity to relate to the world around us. I do not see myself as a law guardian or doing any activity related to law enforcement. I just feel I do not have that drive. In addition, I always take myself as far away as possible from any issues of that nature. In simple words, I do not want to get involved in judging anybody’s actions.

Italy. It is the most fascinating place I have been. It offers such a rich combination of experiences that it is impossible to resist the strong attraction to that country. People are extremely friendly, very spontaneous. They welcome you and always smile. On top of that, you just have a whole world to explore, from the remains of ancient times to the marvels of recent years. I guess that is a manifestation of that Latin blood we have in our veins.

Photo Stories

U.N. Pathway Lecture Series

Ravan Farhadi, ambassador and permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, spoke on “Afghanistan: Reconstruction and Revival” at the Metropolitan Campus last month as part of the United Nations Pathway Lecture Series.

The next event in the United Nations Pathway Lecture Series will be on Wednesday, March 26, when Gunter Pleuger, ambassador and permanent representative of Germany to the United Nations, is scheduled to speak on “Germany and the European Expansion” in Room 105, Muscarelle Center, Metropolitan Campus, at 6:30 p.m. with refreshments at 6 p.m.

On Wednesday, April 2, Kishore Mahbubani, ambassador and permanent representative of Singapore to the United Nations, will discuss “Southeast Asia — Problems and Prospects” in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham, at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m.

The video conferences with FDU, United Nations ambassadors and Rider University are scheduled for Thursday, March 13, and Thursday, April 10, and can be viewed in the ITV Rooms, Room 1132, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, and Room 214, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham.

Captions:

Left photo: Michael Sperling, associate provost for interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning (Metro/Flor), thanked Ambassador Farhadi for his presentation.

Right photo: From left, Ahmad Kamal, New College (Metro) and president of The Ambassadors Club of the United Nations, with which the series is cosponsored; Ambassador Farhadi, and Dalila Suhonjic, director of global initiatives (Metro/Flor), chat following the ambassador’s lecture.

Construction

College at Florham

Left photo: Residence Hall, for today’s view go to http://www.fdu.edu/visitorcenter/florhamconstruction.html.

Right photo: Brickwork on the main entrance of the Student Center nears completion.

Metropolitan Campus

Left photo: One of the boulders, uncovered as the foundation was laid for the new residence hall, has been placed on the south end of Commencement Green near Jeepers, Alumni Hall. The North Parking Lot (location of the new building) is built on landfill from the third tube of the Lincoln Tunnel that includes bedrock from under the Hudson River. The Student Government Association requested that some of the larger rocks be placed around campus for use as sentinels that could be decorated and painted to publicize student organizations and events. Two other rocks will be located on Becton Green near University Courts and in front of the Student Government House.

Right photo: Residence Hall, for today’s view go to http://www.fdu.edu/visitorcenter/metroconstruction.html.

Body Image/Nutrition Workshops

The athletics department and Wellness Center, College at Florham, sponsored two body image and nutrition workshops last month. They were conducted by sports nutritionist and exercise physiologist Scott Fisher, director, Fitness Center (Metro), and Shala Davis, exercise, weight loss nutrition expert.

Left photo: Scott Fisher, left, and Rosemary Riccone, assistant to the provost (Flor), shared a light moment while Fisher set up for his presentation.

Right photo: Nancy Dorn-Keeler, women’s basketball and tennis coach (Flor), introduced Fisher.

Mardi Gras

Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, was welcomed at the Metropolitan Campus with music and good food.

From left, Richard Bronson, interim provost (Metro); Edmond Pendleton, mathematics/computer science (Metro); James Benson, retired, mathematics (Metro); Christine Vitale, administrative assistant, natural sciences (Metro); Tiesha Grace, assistant coach, women’s basketball; Anthony Crocitto, assistant coach women’s basketball; and Sandy Gordon Gaglioti, head coach, women’s basketball.

Left photo: Terri Lubben, left, and Carol Weeks, switchboard specialists, telephone/voice services (Metro).

Right photo: Barbara Merdler, right, office coordinator, University College (Metro), registers people with the help of the college’s graduate assistant VNK Palavali.

Pizza Party

The College at Florham community came together last month to enjoy the provost’s pizza party.

From left are Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor); Elliott Hoffman, chair, visual/performing arts (Flor); Jean Wilcox, learning disabilities specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Flor); and Joseph Ippolito, learning disability specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Flor).