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60th Commencement Scheduled for May 21

The University’s 60th Commencement exercises will be held in the Continental Airlines Arena on Wednesday, May 21, beginning at 10 a.m.

During the ceremony, the University will confer honorary doctor of humane letters degrees on a dynamic business leader, Gordon Bethune, Continental Airlines chairman of the board and chief executive officer; an award-winning television journalist, alumna Brenda Blackmon, BA’01 (Metro), news anchor, WWOR’s UPN 9 News; a renowned British educator and barrister, Michael J. Beloff, president, Trinity College, Oxford, England; and a foreign-policy spokesman Karsten D. Voigt, coordinator of German-American cooperation for the United States and German governments in the field of intersocietal relations, cultural and information policy. (For more information on recipients see “Honorary Degree Recipients” below.)

Nearly 2,000 graduates will receive doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees and the Commencement address will be delivered by Bethune. Serving as grand marshal will be Antoinette Anastasia, biological sciences and associate director, biology, natural sciences (Metro).

The campus provosts will present the Student Pinnacle awards. Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor), will present his campus’s award to Alaina Driscoll. Driscoll, a hotel and restaurant management major, is a member of the Fairleigh Dickinson Honors Program and was selected for inclusion in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. She also received a Charter Day academic scholarship. The president of the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Society, Driscoll revived the group, leading and creating a number of professional events and trips to prominent restaurants and hotels in New York City. Managing editor of The Metro, she also has served as vice president for the Resident Student Association, literary editor for Scribbler’s Literary Magazine and business manager of WFDM radio station.

The Student Pinnacle at the Metropolitan Campus will be presented to Joseph McCarron by Interim Metropolitan Campus Provost Richard Bronson. A communications major, McCarron has held many student positions on campus including general manager of WFDQ, photo editor of The Equinox, and is a member of both the Student Nurses Association and the Media Board. He also was the treasurer with the University Players drama club. A resident assistant for the past two years, he has further served as an assistant in the art department, has volunteered for Campus Clean Up, and also played the role of Knighttro, the Metropolitan Campus athletics mascot. Among his honors have included the University Campus Service Grant, the Division of Student Affairs Award and a University Leadership Scholarship and a New Jersey Distinguished Scholar Scholarship.

Jennifer Lehr, English/communication (Flor), and Joseph Kiernan, economics/finance and associate campus provost (Metro), will read the graduates’ names. For detailed commencement instructions for faculty and staff see “Commencement Logistics” below.

Gordon Bethune joined Continental Airlines, Inc., the nation’s fifth largest airline, in 1994. Under his leadership, Continental has won more awards for customer satisfaction than any other airline. Continental was named among the “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” for the last five years by Fortune magazine. Continental is the largest carrier in the New York metropolitan area and operates the only hub in the region.

Bethune has promoted international growth at Continental, including expansion throughout Latin America and Europe.

He has been ranked among the 50 best CEOs in America by Worth magazine, and Travel Agent magazine named him its 2001 Airline Person of the Year. Business Travel News ranked him among the industry’s 25 Most Influential Executives of 2000 and 1998.

Bethune also is a licensed commercial pilot, type-rated on Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft as well as the DC-3.

The Honorable Michael J. Beloff has been president of Trinity College, Oxford, since 1996. He holds degrees in history and law from the University of Oxford, where he was president of the Oxford Union and a member of the Oxford Union Debating Tour of the USA.

As a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, he was part of the ad hoc panel for dispute resolution during the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga., in 1996 and in Sydney, Australia, in 2000.

Beloff has appeared more than 40 times in the House of Lords and seven times in the European Court of Human Rights. His clients have included departments of state, foreign governments, international corporations, trade unions and prominent politicians, writers and sports champions.

Among his many credits, he was described in Legal Business in 1994 as “the Bar’s Renaissance Man,” and in Chambers and Partners Directory 1996–97 as one of the top three stars of the Bar. Legal Business also named him one of the top 10 barristers of the decade.

Brenda Blackmon anchors WWOR’s UPN 9 News. A Fairleigh Dickinson graduate, Blackmon has won numerous awards for her professional expertise and community service. She has garnered multiple Emmy Awards and nearly a dozen Associated Press Awards for best newscast, best spot news coverage and best coverage of a continuing story.

Her involvement with the Jerry Lewis Telethon resulted in merit awards for “exceptional support.” In 2002, the United Hospital Fund presented its New Leadership Group Humanitarian Award to Blackmon for her civic leadership and volunteer efforts on behalf of children. She was cited for distinguishing herself among a new generation of leaders in volunteerism.

Blackmon and Gov. James McGreevey are honorary chairpersons for the May 18, 2003, AIDS Walk New Jersey.

The governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States have appointed coordinators for German-American relations in 1981. Since 1999, this position has been held by Karsten D. Voigt. He is a former foreign-policy spokesman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group in the German Bundestag.

As coordinator, Voigt widens the range of cooperation and expands contacts with decision-makers in all spheres of American society — particularly in universities, research establishments and parliaments.

For more than 20 years, he has been active in important positions with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Voigt has been a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO since 1977 and has served as chairman of the Defense and Security Committee (1989–93), as vice president (1992–94) and as president (1994–96) of the Assembly.

Candidates for graduation and faculty and staff must arrive at the arena no later than 8:30 a.m. Marshals must arrive at 8 a.m. For security reasons, backpacks and large bags will not be permitted within the arena. All should enter the arena between Gates A and D and proceed on the escalators to the arena floor level. There, signs will be posted for faculty 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 and shake hands with President J. Michael Adams. Photographs will be taken of each graduate. The ceremony should end by 1 p.m. Graduates will be able to pick up their diplomas in the Office of Enrollment Services on each campus starting June 11 or diplomas will be mailed to the graduates’ homes, if preferred.

The College at Florham marshals’ meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, at noon in the Bottle Hill Room, Student Center. Metropolitan Campus faculty and staff marshals must attend a training session on Friday, May 16, at 3 p.m. in the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building. Individuals who are volunteering (non-marshals) should attend a pre-commencement meeting on Friday, May 16, at 4 p.m. in the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building.

Faculty and staff must return their academic regalia to their respective campus bookstores: at the College at Florham — no later than Tuesday, May 27, and at the Metropolitan Campus — no later than 5 p.m., Friday, May 23, all regalia in their original boxes. Charges will be incurred if the regalia is not returned on time. Metropolitan Campus bookstore hours are Monday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The College at Florham bookstore is open Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information on commencement, go to http://www.fdu.edu/studentlife/commencement.html.

Caption:

Gordon Bethune, left, will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at graduation on May 21. Other honorary recipients will be Michael J. Beloff, second from left; Brenda Blackmon, second from right; and Karsten D. Voigt, right.

Conference Delves Into Global Learning

Together with the Internationalization Collaborative of the American Council on Education (ACE), Fairleigh Dickinson University recently hosted a conference on “Developing Competencies in Higher Education,” which featured presentations by leading experts in globalization and global education.

The two-day event, held April 4 and 5 at the College at Florham, was attended by more than 75 college faculty and administrators from East Coast universities, including about 20 FDU faculty and staff.

Fairleigh Dickinson was the first collaborative member to host a regional meeting exploring global learning. The collaborative is an invitational forum that consists of approximately 45 colleges and universities committed to advancing internationalization on campuses across the country.

The conference, supported by a grant from the AT&T Foundation, was designed to “foster a greater dialogue about global education among Fairleigh Dickinson faculty and administrators and those from other institutions,” said Michael Sperling, associate provost for interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning (Metro/Flor).

He added, “We’re proud that ACE has chosen to partner with us and recognized us as playing a leading role in offering a global education. It was a very lively couple of days, and we all learned a lot.”

The conference began with a session titled, “Why Educate Global Citizens?” with President J. Michael Adams and Ahmad Kamal, New College (Metro) and president of The Ambassador’s Club at the United Nations, who was instrumental in developing the University’s U.N. Pathway Lecture Series.

Speaking of the vast changes unleashed by globalization, the development of a global economy and the global challenges that necessitate global cooperation, Adams said, “A world view must be adopted with a sense of and sensitivity to today’s interconnections, to our shared destinies and to the magnificent differences among us. Becoming a citizen of the world is an economic, practical and moral imperative. It is an issue of our very survival.”

Other featured sessions included: “Global Competencies — Defining New Skills,” with Scott Sernau, associate professor and chair of the sociology and anthropology department, Indiana University South Bend, and author of Bound: Living in the Globalized World, and Kendall Brostuen, dean of the Institute for International Studies at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania; “Transforming a College Environment,” with Madeleine Green, ACE vice president for international initiatives; “Education in the Multilateral World,” with H.R.H. Prince Zeid Ráad Al Zeid Hussein, permanent representative of Jordan to the United Nations.

As the host institution, Fairleigh Dickinson University was in position to showcase a number of its global education efforts, including its use of technology to bring the world to its students.

Building on those experiences, Fairleigh Dickinson faculty presented “The Role of Technology in Creating Global Competencies,” moderated by Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro), with Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor); Nandita Ghosh, English (Flor); and Francis Ingledew, English (Metro); and “Global Education Around the Globe,” with members of FDU’s Global Virtual Faculty including Nilufer Bharucha (India), Viorela Ciucur (Romania), Tomas Chuaqui (Chile) and John Lennard (England).

In concluding dialogues, breakout sessions involving all the attendees created specific reports fusing the various definitions and practices addressed during the event. Groups focused on four topics: general education, disciplinary education, co-curricular education and study abroad.

One group concluded that global competencies boiled down to the “knowledge, attitudes and skills that equip students to live and to work in a globally interdependent world and exercise the rights and responsibilities of global citizenship.”

Another group broke down the essence of global competencies into the following parts: recognizing that you are a full member of a global community; understanding how your actions impact others and how others’ actions impact you; having an attitude that is respectful of the diversity of human experience; being aware of the value and limitations of specific identities and being unafraid to go beyond them; possessing the ability to imagine and/or experience yourself in another time and space; and recognizing the interconnectedness of economic, social, political and environmental systems.

Among the many recommendations made by the attendees were having an institutional commitment to global education, thinking beyond and across disciplinary lines, empowering faculty to infuse global issues throughout the curriculum, enlarging student experiences, offering faculty incentives, using non-U.S. source material, emphasizing the importance of study abroad and international internships, and using “whatever pedagogical means necessary to unglaze students’ eyes.”

Several challenges in the delivery of a global education were raised, including resistance from colleagues and, perhaps the biggest barrier, the lack of time to fully prepare and present global lessons throughout the curriculum.

Sperling said the University would be active in upcoming events with the ACE Internationalization Collaborative and perhaps host another global education conference in the future. “We hope to continue to be a leader in bringing together educators who are interested in sharing ideas about global education and making it real on their campuses.”

Captions:

H.R.H. Prince Zeid Ráad Al Zeid Hussein, left, permanent representative of Jordan to the United Nations, delivered the keynote address.

Second from left photo — Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro), moderated the panel discussion, “The Role of Technology in Creating Global Competiencies,” which included participation by, second from right photo — Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor), and Nandita Ghosh, English (Flor), and right photo — Francis Ingledew, English (Metro).

Left photo: The conference “Developing Global Competencies in Higher Education” was hosted by Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Internationalization Collaborative of the American Council on Education. From left are J. Michael Adams, University president; Madeleine Green, vice president and director, Center for Institutional and International Initiatives, ACE; and Michael Sperling, associate provost for interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning (Metro/Flor).

Right photo: Six members of the University’s Global Virtual Faculty attended the conference and four presented the panel discussion, “Global Education Around the Globe.” Standing from left are Nilufer Bharucha (India), Jacob Lomranz (Israel) and James Gallagher (United Kingdom). Sitting from left are Thomas Chuaqui (Chile), Viorela Ciucur (Romania) and J.C. Lennard (United Kingdom).

Heritage Hall Opening Honors Distinguished University Figures

On April 8, the Metropolitan Campus inducted 35 distinguished individuals into its Heritage Hall. The ceremony and reception was an opportunity to say thank you for the contributions made by this distinguished group.

President J. Michael Adams reminded the audience of the profound impact the honorees have had on Fairleigh Dickinson University. “Throughout its history, it has been the people who defined and evolved FDU. In creating Heritage Hall the institution wishes to recognize, acknowledge and remember special individuals who played special roles in defining the present and defining the future of Fairleigh Dickinson University. … To say thank you! We acknowledge our debt to you. We commit to not forget you.”

Adams called Interim Metropolitan Campus Provost Richard Bronson to the podium to formally induct the honorees, identifying Bronson as “the lead architect of Heritage Hall.” Bronson characterized the honorees as “…our giants, our history, our legacy.”

Family representatives, including Tracy Dickinson, the daughter of Fairleigh (Dick) Dickinson, Jr. and granddaughter of Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson, and Jennifer Becton Panepinto, granddaughter of Henry P. Becton and great-granddaughter of Maxwell W. Becton, accepted citations.

Inauguration into Heritage Hall is limited to exceptional individuals who had a major impact on shaping Fairleigh Dickinson University’s campuses located in Teaneck and Rutherford, N.J. Election to the Hall is by current University employees who have been with the University for at least 25 years. Each year, names will be added.

The new Heritage Hall, where each inductee has a plaque installed in his or her honor, is located on the first floor of Dickinson Hall.

Inductees, Titles and Years of Service

Wallace Arthur; professor and chair of physics, dean of science and engineering; 1962–1998; now professor emeritus of electrical engineering and physics

Alfred Aversa; professor and chair of sociology, founder, criminal justice program; 1964–1998; now professor emeritus of sociology

Gene Barnett*; professor of English, founder of The Literary Society Lecture Series; 1957–1999

Henry P. Becton; trustee; 1952–1995; now trustee emeritus

Maxwell W. Becton*; founding trustee; 1942–1951

John Cerepak; professor and chair of accounting and taxation; 1963–1994

Fairleigh (Dick) Dickinson, Jr.*; chairman of the board of trustees, trustee; 1948–1984

Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson*, namesake and benefactor, 1942–1948

Gladys Eickmeyer; scheduling officer; 1967–1987

Nasrollah S. Fatemi*; distinguished professor of international affairs, dean of the graduate school, founder of the Graduate Institute of International Studies; 1955–1989

Saul Fenster; professor of mechanical engineering, associate dean of science and engineering, provost of the Rutherford Campus; 1962–1978

Marinus (Gary) Galanti*; dean of the Teaneck Campus, first director of Wroxton College; 1959–1973

Salvatore Gimelli; professor and chair of chemistry; 1956–1989

Joseph Green; professor of accounting, dean of business, vice president for academic affairs; 1954–1985

Guy L. Hilleboe*; founding trustee; 1942–1957

Richard Holub; professor of English and American literature, first head coach of men’s basketball, director of the MA in Teaching Program; 1949–1983

Lewis Jacobs; professor and chair of biology, acting dean of education, director of the University Honors Program; 1961–1988; now professor emeritus of biological sciences

Vartkis Kinoian*; professor of English; 1959–1992

Shirley Leeds*; director of admissions; 1957–1985

Heinz Mackensen*; professor of history and political science; 1954–1989

Robert Naylor; professor of history; 1966–1992; now professor emeritus of history

Jean Parkinson*; administrative assistant to the Teaneck provost; 1970–1989

Samuel Pleasants*; professor of history and political science, founding faculty member of the Teaneck Campus; 1954–1989

Paul Rosenzweig; professor and chair of foreign languages and literature; 1963–1992; now professor emeritus of foreign languages and literature

Peter Sammartino*; founder, first president, first chancellor; 1942–1992

Sally Sammartino*; co-founder, first director of admissions; 1942–1970

Walter Savage; professor of English, acting president, director of Wroxton College; 1957–1988; now professor emeritus of English

Louis J. Scaramelli*; founding trustee; 1942–1957

William Schick*; professor and chair of electrical engineering, associate dean of science and engineering; 1957–1990

Amedeo (Adam) Sferra*; professor of psychology, dean of liberal arts; 1955–1977

Samuel J. Silberman*; trustee; 1958–1988

Harriet Spagnoli; professor and chair of biology, dean of liberal arts; 1958–1983; now professor emerita of biological sciences

Helen L. Warren; professor of business statistics, founder of Sigma Honor Society; 1955–1993; now professor emerita of statistics

Edward T.T. Williams*; founding trustee, first chairman of the board of trustees; 1942–1968

Marc Zagoren*; professor of theater; 1966–1996

For additional photos on the Heritage Hall event go to http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0304/photo7.html.

*Deceased.

Captions:

Left photo: David Steele, left, dean, Silberman College (Metro/Flo), spoke with Lois Silberman, widow of Samuel J. Silberman (trustee, 1958–1988), for whom the college was named and who was inducted.

Second from left photo: Walter Savage, emeritus, English (Flor), (professor of English; acting president; director of Wroxton College, 1957–1988).

Second from right photo: Jennifer Becton Panepinto, left, represented the Becton family (her grandfather, Henry P. Becton, trustee, 1952–1995, and her great grandfather Maxwell W. Becton, founding trustee, 1942–1951) and received the citations from President J. Michael Adams.

Right photo: Interim Provost Richard Bronson (Metro), and Tracy Dickinson posed outside of Dickinson Hall named for her father, Fairleigh S. (Dick) Dickinson, Jr. Both her father, Fairleigh (Dick) Dickinson, Jr. (chairman of the board of trustees, trustee, 1948–1984), and her grandfather, Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson (namesake and benefactor, 1942–1948), were inducted into the hall.

Left photo: Jessica Schick, center, the widow of William Schick (professor and chair of electrical engineering; associate dean of science and engineering, 1957–1990), speaks with Gloria Reinish, right, electrical engineering (Metro), and Howard Silver, electrical engineering and coordinator, electrical engineering (Metro).

Center photo: Govindasami Naadimuthu, associate dean, Silberman College (Metro), presented Helen Warren, professor emerita of statistics (professor of business statistics; founder of Sigma Honor Society, 1955–1993), with congratulatory flowers.

Right photo: Saul Fenster (professor of mechanical engineering; associate dean of science and engineering; provost of the Rutherford Campus, 1962–1978) left, speaks with Albert Schielke, associate dean, University College (Metro), next to the Fenster plaque.

Left photo: Robert Naylor, right, professor emeritus, history (professor of history, 1966–1992), and Francis Ingledew, English (Metro).

Center photo: Alfred Aversa, emeritus, sociology (professor and chair of sociology; founder, criminal justice program, 1964–1998).

Right photo: Christina Mackensen, widow of Heinz Mackensen (professor of history and political science, 1954–1989), stands with Faramarz Fatemi, director, history/political/international studies (Metro), son of Nasrollah S. Fatemi (distinguished professor of international affairs; dean of the Graduate School; founder, Graduate Institute of International Studies, 1955–1989).

PublicMind Ranks Top New Jersey Towns

PublicMind, the research and survey institute of Fairleigh Dickinson University, released a study in April ranking the quality of life in all of the Garden State’s 566 towns and cities. The study, “New Jersey’s Top Towns,” was commissioned by New Jersey Monthly magazine. The full story and top rankings in each of seven categories, and profiles of the highest ranking towns appear in the May issue of New Jersey Monthly. It is the first time PublicMind and New Jersey Monthly have collaborated on a project.

Far Hills earned the top spot in the Garden State, according to the PublicMind survey.

In addition to Far Hills, which is the winner in the north central region, the other winners are: Old Tappan for northeast New Jersey, Delaware Township for northwest New Jersey, Millstone Township for south central, Upper Township for south Jersey, Sea Girt among shore towns and Newark for the Big (6) Cities.

PublicMind collected data in five categories — economy, cost of living, education, crime rate, and culture and leisure — then grouped the results by seven geographic categories: the traditional Big 6 Cities, shore towns (facing the ocean), the northeast (Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties), northwest (Sussex, Hunterdon, Warren and Morris counties), north central (Somerset, Mercer, Union, and Middlesex counties), south central (Monmouth, Burlington, and Ocean counties) and south Jersey (Cape May, Camden, Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester, and Atlantic counties). Information was collected from government agencies, private organizations and a variety of publications. Data for each of 566 municipalities and each of the variables were averaged and ranked.

The top three ranked in each category are

Northeast — 1. Old Tappan, 2. Ho-Ho-Kus, 3. Allendale

Northwest — 1. Delaware Township, 2. Kinnelon, 3. East Amwell

North Central — 1. Far Hills, 2. Bernardsville, 3. Princeton Township

South Central — 1. Millstone Township, 2. Shamong, 3. Colts Neck

South — 1. Upper Township, 2. Tavistock, 3. Haddonfield

Shore — 1. Sea Girt, 2. Spring Lake, 3. Manatoloking

Big (6) Cities — 1. Newark, 2. Trenton, 3. Elizabeth

Most recent PublicMind polls were released on April 24 — “Governor Losing Budget War” and April 23 — “War and Terrorism trump SARS — for now.”

For more information, visit PublicMind at http://publicmind.fdu.edu.

New FDU Press Books Released

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press announces its recently published books. They include:

• Folk-Taxonomies in Early English, by Earl R. Anderson;
• Going Their Separate Ways: Agrarian Transformation in Kenya, 1930–1950, by Robert M. Maxon;
• Prisms and Rainbows: Michel Butor’s Collaborations with Jacques Monory, Jiri Kolar and Piere Alechinsky, by Elinor S. Miller;
• The Wondrous Art: William Blake and Writing, by John B. Pierce;
• The Boy General: The Life and Careers of Francis Channing Barlow, by Richard F. Welch; and
• A Pagan Spoiled: Sex and Character in Wagner’s “Parsifal,” by Anthony Winterbourne.

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.

Orders for books should be directed to: Associated University Press, 2010 Eastpark Boulevard, Cranbury, N.J. 08512; telephone: 609-655-4770; fax: 609-655-8366; and e-mail: aup440@aol.com.

Northampton Community College, First Out-of-State Burgundy-Blue Connection

For the first time, Fairleigh Dickinson University has signed a “Burgundy-Blue Connection” dual admissions agreement with an institution outside New Jersey.

In March, Northampton Community College (NCC), Bethlehem, Pa., and FDU established the admissions agreement that allows students to complete their associate’s degree in any course of study at NCC, followed by a bachelor’s degree from FDU. The program is open to all graduates of high schools in Northampton and Monroe counties.

Fairleigh Dickinson provides an academic adviser to NCC students, and they are eligible to participate in FDU’s six-month cooperative education work experience program in those majors where it is available.

Northampton Community College was established more than 30 years ago and offers 60 transfer and career programs.

The “Burgundy-Blue Connection” is now available to students at 12 community colleges.

Bone to Be Honored at Charter Day

Dennis Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey, will be honored at the University’s 14th Annual Charter Day, on Friday, June 6, at the College at Florham. The evening honors individuals who have distinguished themselves as outstanding leaders in their professions and their communities. Proceeds support Charter Day academic scholarships.

Co-chairs for the event are University trustee Gil Bashe, BA’76 (R), executive vice president of Makovsky & Company, and Peter Classen, president of PNC Bank Northern New Jersey.

For information on, support for and participation in the event, contact Michelle Hickey, director of corporate and foundation relations, University advancement, at 201-692-7010 or e-mail hickey@fdu.edu.

Caption:

Dennis Bone

Ten to Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Ten alumni will be inducted into the Division I Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, May 16, in the Rothman Center, Metropolitan Campus.

Inductees include Jama Aden, BA’85 (Metro), track and field; Robert Bailey, BS’71 (Metro), track and field; Greg Foster, BA’84 (R), basketball; Reginald Foster, BA’68 (R), basketball; Robert Gras, BS’61 (Metro), wrestling; Michael Lonergan, BS’64 (R), soccer; Kevin Nery, BA’77 (Metro), golf; Janice Reaves, BS’83 (R), basketball; Dan Rosen, BS’66 (R), basketball; and Ute Schaepor, BS’91 (Metro), fencing.

The cost of the event is $75 per person with a reception starting at 6:30 p.m., and dinner and ceremony at 7:30 p.m. The evening is sponsored by the offices of Division I Athletics and Alumni Relations. For reservations and information call 201-692-7013.

NCAA Division I Athletics Subcommittees Announced

Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), and the Steering Committee chair of the athletics self-study, has announced members of four subcommittees for the self-study. The study is part of the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics certification program. Subcommittees and their members, all from the Metropolitan Campus, are:

Chair Joseph Kiernan, assistant provost and economics/finance (Silberman College); Susann DeMay,* director, Academic Resource Center; Judith Kaufman, psychology and director of MA in general-theoretical psychology (University College); James Kenny, criminal justice (University College); Caroline Kovach, student-athlete, women’s softball; Kenneth Malagiere, president, Student Government Association; Okang McBride, associate director, undergraduate admissions; Melanie Porterfield, student-athlete, women’s cross country/track and field; and Jennifer Quirk, director, academic/student-athlete support services.

Chair Hania Ferrara,* associate vice president for finance/controller; Matthew Calderisi, accounting (New College); David Langford, director of athletics; Susan McConville, senior director of development, University advancement; Braimoh Oseghale, economics/finance and chair, accounting/taxation/law/economics/finance/international business (Silberman College); Leslie Ramos, athletics business manager; Agnes Scaglione, internal auditor; and Howard Silver,* electrical engineering and coordinator, electrical engineering (University College).

Chair Sally Hashem, vice president for human resources; Ann DeMeskey,* assistant director of human resources; Doug Foley, student-athlete, men’s golf; Glennena Haynes-Smith, nursing (University College); Lynn Lechner,* career specialist, career management; Marion McClary, biological sciences (University College); Sean Morrison, assistant athletics director for marketing/development; John Snyder, dean (University College); and Kelly Tolliver, student-athlete, women’s basketball.

Chair Richard Panicucci,* faculty athletics representative and quantitative analysis (Silberman College); Theresa Coll,* director of financial-aid operations; Ann Gulino,* associate athletics director; Donta Johnson, assistant director of residence life; Gary Mannuzza, student-athlete, baseball; Beth Reuse, dean of students; Kim Scrio, student-athlete, women’s soccer; Albert Schielke,* associate dean (University College); and Thomas Swanzey,* associate dean (New College).

Committees Formed for 2004 Commencement Honorary Degree Candidates

Committees have been formed at each campus to generate suggestions for honorary degree candidates for the 2004 Commencement.

Students, faculty and administrators will work with Art Petrosemolo, associate vice president of communications and marketing (Metro), to identify individuals in the arts, government, sports, entertainment, etc., who have a global reputation mirroring the University’s mission. The committees are reaching out through e-mail list serves, student newspapers, faculty, the alumni board and department meetings for potential honorary degree recipients.

Because all honorary degree recipients need the Board of Trustees’ approval, the committees plan to prioritize the list by September for board approval and then begin the process of making contacts. The University community is urged to contact committee members with suggestions.

Committee members include, at the Metropolitan Campus: David Epstein, chief of staff, office of the president; Ronald Dumont, psychology and director, PsyD and MA programs in psychology; Vicki Cohen, education; deputy director, education; and program coordinator, instructional technology certificate program; Albert Schielke, associate dean, University College; Ruben Flores, assistant director, residence life; Dennis Uhlman, student; and Nadine Hammes, student; and at the College at Florham: Harry Keyishian, English and director, editorial committee, FDU Press; Diane Sommerville, history; Marilyn Rye, assistant provost; Cherisna Jean-Marie, resident director, residence life; Mark Bullock, student; and Lauren Blizzard, student.

Award-winning Efforts

Inside FDU on the Web was one of several Fairleigh Dickinson University communications efforts that was honored by the 2003 Communicator Awards.

Both Inside FDU on the Web and FDU Magazine received Awards of Distinction, while the College at Florham student handbook, “The World Out There Begins Here,” earned a Crystal Award of Excellence.

In addition, Angelo Carfagna, director, communications/special projects (Metro), received an Award of Distinction for his FDU Magazine feature story, “Coping in Tragedy’s Aftermath,” and Rebecca Maxon, associate director, communications/publications (Metro), earned an Honorable Mention award for her magazine feature story, “Logging Onto Online Learning.”

The Communicator Awards is an international awards competition that recognizes outstanding work in the communications field. This year’s competition featured 3,730 entries from throughout the United States and several foreign countries.

Faculty/Staff — Update, In Memoriam, Announcing, Welcome

Update

The Zaddick, by Elaine Denholtz, English (Flor), was described as “riveting” in a review in The Key Reporter, a publication of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Ann Lucas, emerita, management (Metro), co-presented two sessions at the American Association for Higher Education conference in Washington, D.C., in March. The first, a pre-conference workshop titled “Effectively Resolving Conflict in the Department and in the College,” was done in collaboration with Sandra Cheldelin, with whom Lucas is co-authoring her fourth book, Academic Administrators: Conflict Resolution. The second was titled “Developing Chair Leadership: Promoting Change Through Team Strategies.”

Leo Rogers, director, entrepreneurial studies (Flor), has announced his retirement at the end of the fiscal year (June 2003). Rogers has spent a decade at the Rothman Institute, building its reputation to consistently rank as one of Success magazine’s Top-50 entrepreneurial studies programs in the country. He was especially active with the Family Business Forum and with community and business outreach initiatives. Rogers served as interim dean of Silberman College from 2001–2002, spearheading the development of the streamlined MBA program. James Barrood, assistant director, Rothman Institute (Flor), will serve as interim director until a search process is completed.

Benjamin Nelson, English and coordinator, English, (Metro), previewed the Oscars at the Jewish Community Center on the Palisades in Tenafly, N.J., on March 12.

Gwen Jones, management (Flor), was guest speaker at the monthly meeting/workshop of the New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators, held at The Manor in West Orange, N.J., on March 11. Her topic was “Managing Change in the Workplace.”

Deborah Gonzalez, general studies, New College (Metro); Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro), and Lana Tiersky, psychology and director, Adult ADHD Clinic, Center for Psychological Services (Metro), were among the presenters at NJEDge.Net’s Fourth Annual Faculty Best Practices Showcase: Integrating Technology Into Teaching and Learning. This event, held March 21 at Kean University, Union, N.J., showcased outstanding examples of curricular innovation with technology, including online courses, Web-enhanced courses and infusion of technology into face-to-face courses. Gonzales presented a workshop, “Communications and Gender: A Collaborative Learning Approach Via Media,” demonstrating New College’s unique “blended” course developed for a degree completion program at QUEST Diagnostics. Scorza was instrumental in developing FDU’s first required distance-learning course, The Global Challenge, and its new sophomore online offering The Life of the Mind. He and Tiersky presented “You Can’t Do That Online: Integrating Technology into the Philosophy Curriculum.” Emphasis was placed on the problem of teaching and discussing challenging philosophical texts online and the possibilities for introducing interdisciplinarity into the philosophy curriculum.

Charles Albano, history, New College (Metro), spoke on “A Bayonne Childhood: Writings and Remembrances,” for the Bayonne Historical Society on March 11.

Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), and Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor), received the EOF Champion awards for 2003, which recognize non-Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) administrators who over the years have championed the cause of the campus EOF programs. A recognition ceremony was held April 2 at the New Jersey EOF Professional Association’s Student Leadership Conference and Senior Awards Luncheon at the Atlantic City (N.J.) Convention Center. Individuals are nominated by their campus’s Educational Opportunity Fund directors, students and staff.

Gerhard Haas, biological sciences (Metro), presented “Fermentation for Food and Beverage, Natural Ways to Preserve Foods,” at the Nature Center, Closter, N.J., on March 6.

Robin Barkley, computer graphics (Flor), was lead 3-D animator/art director for a broadcast commercial for MainTech, a computer networking service company. The commercial has been shown on CNN and MSNBC.

“The Natural Roots of Capitalism and Its Virtues and Values,” by Sherwin Klein, philosophy, New College (Metro), has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Business Ethics. In addition, Klein also is author of Ethical Business Leadership: Balancing Theory and Practice, volume seven of the nine-volume Studies in Theoretical and Applied Ethics series published by Peter Lang Publishing.

William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science/individualized studies, New College, (Metro), will be presented with The Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Leadership Award by the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Ramapo College, Mahwah, N.J. The award will be presented by Leonard Cole, president of UJA - Federation of Bergen County and North Hudson, on May 8 at the Hilton Woodcliff Lake, N.J. Schuber and Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, New College (Metro/Flor), were honored by The Bergen County Police Chiefs Association, Inc., State of New Jersey, and had their membership elevated to honorary life.

Marie Simone, education (Metro), presented “Taking Bullies By the Horn” at the Madison Branch of the American Association of University Women’s meeting on April 7 at Chatham (N.J.) Middle School. The program addressed the psychology of bullying and how it can be handled effectively.

Ray Baylouny, chemistry (Flor), announced that he and Steve Waller, chemistry (Flor), have received a $7,000 grant from the SEED (Science Education for the Economically Disadvantaged) program of the American Chemical Society. The program, designed to encourage economically disadvantaged high-school students to pursue career opportunities in the chemical sciences, provides mentors and funds for high-school students to pursue research in chemistry. Baylouny and Waller will mentor four student researchers this June.

Joel Harmon, management (Flor); Dennis Scotti, health systems management (Metro); Scott Behson, management (Metro); and Gerard Farias, management (Flor), had a paper, “High-Involvement Work Practices, Employee Satisfaction and Service Costs in the Veterans Healthcare Administration,” accepted by the Journal of Healthcare Management. The paper is one product of a National Science Foundation grant that FDU received to study the impacts of work place stress and aggression on employees and on business performance.

In Memoriam

Margaret Coit Elwell, emerita, history (R), died March 15 at the age of 83. She was a faculty member at Fairleigh Dickinson for three decades, starting in 1955. Her first book, John C. Calhoun: American Portrait, won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1951. LIFE magazine listed the book as one of President John F. Kennedy’s 10 favorites.

Vincent Hubin, retired marketing/economics/finance (Metro), died April 9 at the age of 84. He served the FDU faculty from 1959 to 1988. He is survived by his wife, Irene; a brother, Thomas; a sister, Greta; and a niece and nephew.

Announcing

Clorinda De Salvo, assistant to the senior vice president for University advancement (Metro), announces the birth of her twin grandsons, Christian Joseph and Eric Gregory, to Gregory and Denise De Salvo Goumas, AA’93, BSN’96 (Metro), on April 22.

James Pierce, assistant controller, finance (Metro), and his wife, Margie, announce the birth of Jamie Lynn on March 13.

Welcome

The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who have joined FDU between February 24 and April 16.

Welcome to Murtaza Ali, officer, public safety (Flor); Amy Boyd, psychological counselor/substance abuse educator, Wellness Center (Metro); Robert Dellafave, secretary, Academic Resource Center (Metro); Benjy Desir, officer, public safety (Flor); Laura Eick, senior clerk, enrollment services (Flor); Stuart Eisenstadt, project manager, National Guard Global Education Project (Metro); Gregg Festa, coordinator of instructional design, National Guard Global Education Project (Metro); Samantha Ryan, officer, public safety (Flor); Paul Sokoloff, research technician, biological/allied health sciences (Flor); and Denise Williams, administrative assistant, public safety (Flor).

College Happenings

Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

The Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences and the University libraries are sponsoring the next book discussion, “Books and Ideas: Facing the Age of Knowledge,” focusing on The Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida, on Thursday, May 8, at 3:30 p.m, in the Orangerie, Library, College at Florham. The issue to be discussed is “What is the ‘creative class’ and are they the new elite for the future?” Panelists will include Teresa Donati, sociology and coordinator, sociology (Metro); Denise Marshall, reference librarian, library (Flor); William Gillard, English/communication/philosophy (Flor), Elliot Hoffman, chair, visual/performing arts (Flor), and Christopher Marra, executive director, Morris Area Development Group, Morristown, N.J.

The visual and performing arts department is sponsoring a wide variety of activities in May at the College at Florham.

These include an art exhibit, “Biological Illustrations,” reptile drawings by student Paul Gonzalez on Thursday, May 1, through Friday, May 9, in Room S-3, Science Building. A live reptile exhibit will be held at the same venue on Tuesday, May 6, all day.

The Fifth Annual Images Student Arts Festival will continue through Tuesday, May 6, in the Rothman Institute, 9 a.m to 5 p.m., and on Monday, May 5, an art exhibit, “Women Artists,” original paintings and drawings by students will be shown in Room 105, Dreyfuss Building, from 9:55 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.

All events are free.

The Literary Review Celebrates Two New Issues

The Literary Review and the MFA program in creative writing are sponsoring a celebration of two new issues of the journal on Tuesday, May 13, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Moran’s Irish Pub, 103 Rector Street, New York City.

The issue, “Global New York,” includes work by Susan Wheeler, Richard Foreman and Kamau Brathwaite among others. The spring issue features work by Rick Moody, Michael Parker, Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven and David Trinidad among others.

Readings will be by The Literary Review contributors Terese Svoboda, MFA program (Flor) and author of eight books (including Treason, Trailer Girl and Other Stories, Laughing Africa, Cannibal), and Susan Wheeler, author of three collections of poetry (Source Codes, Smokes, Bag ‘o’ Diamonds).

For more information call 973-443-8564.

Samuel J. Silberman College of Business Administration

Maxine Ballen, founder, president and CEO of the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC), will give the fifth annual Richard M. Clarke Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture on Monday, May 5, at 7:15 p.m., in Lenfell Hall, The Mansion, College at Florham. It is preceded by a reception at 6 p.m.

Ballen’s presentation will be held in conjunction with the awards ceremony for the 2003 East Coast Collegiate Entrepreneur Awards program. The program, now in its sixth year, recognizes the region’s finest undergraduate student entrepreneurs from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Delaware.

The event is sponsored by the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies. The Technology Council, founded by Ballen in 1996 with the support of a half dozen key technology support firms, represents approximately 1,160 members who constitute the dominant technology sectors in New Jersey. NJTC is Maxine Ballen’s third nonprofit start-up in support of entrepreneurship.

Ballen was a pioneer in creating the highly successful entrepreneurial support community that now exists in Pennsylvania, and duplicated that venture in New Jersey, before founding the NJTC. She was recognized as the Entrepreneur of the Year in New Jersey in 1996 and in Pennsylvania in 1993. She also is a leader on the national technology scene. Ballen is the President of CRITA (Council of Regional Information Technology Associations). For further information, call 973-443-8887.

Skills that are essential in life and in the business world are the core of the new “Discover Business” Teen Camp at the College at Florham this summer.

The one-week camp, from July 21 to 25, packs the 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. days with workshops in communications and research skills, group dynamics, personal finance and investing, as well as an exploration of entrepreneurship, business planning and brainstorming for new ideas.

The business campers also will have a choice of physical activities to choose from — yoga, swimming, art class, fitness, nature walks and more.

“Discover Business” is open to teens entering grades 8 through 12. The camp is sponsored by the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies. Its faculty and staff will lead the workshops and skill sessions.

Tuition is $490 and registration must be completed by June 1. For more information, call 973-443-8842.

New College of General and Continuing Studies

Enrollment in New College of General and Continuing Studies credit programs increased by 7.3 percent, from 2,800 students in spring 2002 to 3,004 students in spring 2003 at the Metropolitan Campus. Undergraduate enrollment increased by 4.3 percent, from 2,387 students in spring 2002 to 2,489 students in spring 2003. Graduate enrollment increased by 24.7 percent, from 413 students in spring 2002 to 515 students in spring 2003.

At the College at Florham, 91 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs of the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management.

The total of 3,095 students represents the highest spring credit enrollment in the history of New College.

For the first time, Fairleigh Dickinson University will conduct graduate and undergraduate courses at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, N.J., and Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, N.J.

These classes lead to the 30-credit master of administrative science degree or the 120-credit bachelor of arts in individualized studies degree, both offered by New College.

The bachelor of arts in individualized studies degree is designed for adult learners. The master of administrative science degree program is targeted toward working adults and admission is based on multiple criteria – including the student’s career and other accomplishments.

The two programs hosted by Hackensack University Medical Center began the week of April 19. In Belleville, the programs at Clara Maass Medical Center began the week of April 7.

Fairleigh Dickinson University will facilitate two internships for BA in interdisciplinary studies students at the United Nations every semester through the courtesy of The Ambassadors Club of the United Nations and its president, Ahmad Kamal, New College (Metro), according to Richard Castellana, humanities/fine arts and director, BA in interdisciplinary studies, New College (Metro). Interns will work for two to three days per week at the United Nations and will receive credit (amount to be determined) at the University.

The Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Society, College at Florham, is holding a “New World” wine-tasting fund-raiser on Tuesday, April 29, from 5 to 8:30 p.m., in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at the door or by reservation. Included is a selection of fruits, cheeses and light fare as well as door prizes.

More than 20 wines from California, Australia, South Africa, Chile and Argentina will be featured. Proceeds from this event will go to the society, which aids students in the hotel, restaurant and tourism management program to further their education and obtain experience with leading hoteliers and restauranteurs around the world.

For more information on the wines or ticket reservations, call 973-725-4538 or e-mail fduwinetaste@yahoo.com.

University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies

The Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health will celebrate 50 years of excellence in nursing education with a special gala event scheduled for Thursday, May 15, in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham.

After the Class of 2003 pinning ceremony a cocktail hour will be held at 5 p.m., with a program and dinner at 6 p.m. Richard Alderslade, senior external relations officer health policy, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations, will speak on “Global Health and the Nurse.” He is responsible for developing WHO policies and contributing to the global development of the United Nations by strengthening relationships among the global, regional and country levels of WHO within the U.N. system.

Since its origin in Rutherford, more than 2,000 nursing students have graduated from the program. In 1995, the school was named in honor of University Trustee Emeritus Henry P. Becton, who also is director emeritus of BD (formerly Becton Dickinson and Company). In 1996, the allied health programs were added to form the Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health.

Also, at the same gala event, the 20th anniversary Epsilon Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, international nursing honor society, will be celebrated.

Cost for the evening is $50 per person, $80 per couple, $450 for a table of 10. The Class of 2003 graduating seniors will be the guests of the school.

Knightscapes, a literary magazine of contemporary writing, published by the Gene Barnett Literary Society and sponsored by University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies, is now available online (downloadable) at http://alpha.fdu.edu/ucoll/ls.

Thomas Stavola, English (Metro), is the magazine’s adviser, and Benjamin Nelson, English (Metro), the journal’s assistant adviser.

Spotlight — Esrig, Mayans, Pierce, Pniewski

Stella Esrig

Since 1973.

Remember, “nothing is forever,” from my mother.

Photos of my grandparents (whom I never met) and photos of special family occasions.

In order of importance: raising three children who are responsible, contributing members of society; becoming a molecular geneticist; and contributing to society as a scientist and as a teacher of young, aspiring scientists.

… reading fiction and playing tennis. The books I enjoy the most are those in which character portrayal is important and insightful. Some of my recent favorites are Remains of the Day by Ishiguru, Waiting by Ha Jin and Amsterdam by Ian McEwan.

As an alternate profession I would choose psychiatry, in the hope that I could help people deal with the issues that prevent them from enjoying life and succeeding in achieving their goals. Professions I would not like to be involved with are politics and law.

Australia, because of the significant cultural differences that exist within the population and because of the dynamic scientific community.

Robert Mayans

How long have you been at FDU?

I started this year.

From my father. I was trying without success for an ambitious job. His advice was to keep trying — “you only need to find one.”

My collection of books.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

I hope my best achievements are ahead of me.

My hobbies are …

… playing the piano, watching cinema and reading.

John Le Carre and we would talk about novels and politics. I would serve Glenlivet Single Malt [Scotch].

I’d attempt being a psychiatrist. I’d avoid anything dangerous.

Brazil. My wife and I went to Rio de Janeiro for our honeymoon, during Carnaval. For all its troubles, it is a fascinating culture and society.

Jim Pierce

How long have you been at FDU?

Five years.

Difficult to characterize the best advice I have ever received and acted upon. A couple of years after I had graduated from college, I worked in a few jobs in the banking industry and was unsatisfied. My future father-in-law suggested that I look for a job at a college or university, and I have been working in higher education ever since.

In 1973 when they renovated Yankee stadium, they were selling the old wooden chairs that were in the boxed seating area. My uncle got a couple for my older brother and me.

Finding and marrying the woman whom I love, and who loves me. Really, that is what life is all about isn’t it?

Lately I have been into whatever my kids are doing — sports, scouting and school activities. I do enjoy a round of golf, time permitting, even though I’m not very good at it.

Except for Sundays, dinner at my house is usually a pretty chaotic event, so I wouldn’t attempt to put together something fancy for a formal guest like the president or the pope. I think someone like the actor Bill Murray would fit right in. The meal would have to be something Italian, as it is my wife’s specialty.

I would like to do work with my hands, maybe a carpenter or something along those lines, where you create something. I wouldn’t want to be a lawyer, aren’t there too many of them already?

Honestly, I wouldn’t want to live anywhere but the U.S.A. I have been out of the United States once in my life — in Canada, for about 10 minutes, six years ago. But if pressed for an answer, I would have to choose Australia. It seems to have a little bit of everything, raw nature, big cities and tradition.

Maura Pniewski

Ten years this July.

During my teenage “peer pressure” years, my mother’s favorite line was, “If everyone decided to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you jump off with them?” I’ve never forgotten her warning against following others, always holding firmly to my beliefs, my faith and my principles even if they run counter to popular culture and trends.

Since I can’t consider my husband an “object,” I’d have to say my wedding and engagement rings. I never take them off.

My greatest achievement is still in the making. Our only child has Asperger Syndrome (AS), a neurobiological disorder considered to be at the “high-end” of the autistic spectrum. Individuals diagnosed with AS have serious deficiencies in social, emotional and communication skills which render them isolated and friendless. While not impacting the intellect, AS poses problems associated with long-term relationships, careers and self-worth. My greatest achievement will be ensuring that our son has found true happiness and security in life.

… sketching, watercolors, calligraphy, doll collecting, dollhouses and miniatures, gardening, decorating, singing, current events, travel, art history, unearthing old family photos and reading novels set in the Regency period.

I would have my parents, both of whom have passed away during my time at FDU. I would serve beef stroganoff, my mother’s favorite recipe. To help fill them in on world events, I’d also invite Dr. Henry Kissinger, a “beautiful mind.”

I would attempt illustration, maybe of children’s books, which was the subject of a course I took years ago at Parson’s School of Design. I would want nothing to do with teaching art, a vocation for which I was originally educated.

I was very fortunate to visit Europe at a young age, which gave me an appreciation and tolerance of other people and cultures. I would love to go back to Ireland, the home of my ancestors, and tour Poland, where my husband’s relatives live. Revisiting beautiful Italy and standing once again in St. Peter’s Square and the Roman Forum would also be high on my list. However, I become easily homesick and would not want to be away from the good ole’ U.S.A. for more than three weeks.

Photo Stories

Construction and Future Projects

Construction of the campuses’ residence halls continues to make progress and is expected to be finished by the fall semester. In addition, two new projects have begun: the Chaîne Building at the College at Florham and a new softball field at the Metropolitan Campus.

Also, the addition and refurbishment of the College at Florham’s Student Center is continuing. Exterior renovations are nearly complete, and the upgrade and expansion of office spaces should be done by the end of the academic year. This summer, work on the new coffee house, a new bookstore display area and the Raingarden will commence.

Metropolitan Campus

Left photo: Northpointe, the newly named residence hall under construction at the Metropolitan Campus; for today’s view go to http://www.fdu.edu/visitorcenter/metroconstruction.html.

Right photo: The overflow parking lot near Edward Williams Building and the Hackensack River will be the sight of the new softball field at the Metropolitan Campus. Approximately two acres of macadam will be replaced by the new ball field, which will include dugouts and outdoor lighting. The field is expected to be finished in August.

College at Florham

Left photo: Rutherford Hall, the newly named residence hall under construction at the College at Florham; for today’s view go to http://www.fdu.edu/visitorcenter/florhamconstruction.html.

Right photo: At the College at Florham, the former psychology/career center building near the library will be demolished to make way for the Chaîne Building, headquarters of Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, the world’s premier gourmet society, and the University’s School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management. Completion is expected in August.

De Pol Exhibit at Library

The College at Florham Library is host to an exhibit, “War’s End at Kaufbeuren, Germany, 1945,” pen-and-ink drawings and watercolors by John De Pol. The name of John De Pol has for decades been linked to the art of wood-engraving and his work appears in more than 200 publications. Also accomplished in other mediums, this is the first time this series of drawings and watercolors are being shown. The exhibit is open through June 23.

John De Pol, left, explains part of the exhibit, to Denise Marshall, reference librarian (Flor).

Author Critic John Lahr Guest of The Literary Society

As part of the Gene Barnett Literary Society series, John Lahr, the senior drama critic and in-depth profiler for the New Yorker magazine, lectured on “Comedy and Revenge” last month at the Metropolitan Campus. Lahr’s talk was a probing and humorous discussion of influential comedians including his father, Bert Lahr; Buster Keaton; Woody Allen; and others.

Left photo: John Lahr signs a book for Bernard Dick, English and communications (Metro).

Right photo: Benjamin Nelson, left, English (Metro), and Duane Edwards, right, English and director, communication arts (Metro), enjoyed the lecture by and met with John Lahr, center.

The society’s next presentation will be award-winning author Russell Banks who will speak on “Living in the Sweet Hereafter” on Tuesday, May 6, Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. Tickets, available at 7:30 p.m. on the evening of the lecture, are free for FDU faculty, staff and students with valid FDU ID. For further information, call 201-692-7028.

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. For more information go to http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/banks.html.

Lecture on Holocaust Survivors and their Offspring

“Living with the Past in a Rough Present: The Aftereffects of the Holocaust on Survivors and Their Offspring” was presented by Dan Bar-On, professor of psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, where he holds the David Lopatie Chair for Post-Holocaust Psychological Studies. He is director of the Center for Dialogue Between Populations in Conflict and is author of several books concerning the holocaust. Part of the Global Scholars Lecture Series at the Metropolitan Campus, the event was sponsored by the School of Psychology, the University Core Program and the Office of Interdisciplinary, Distributed and Global Learning.

From left are Leonard Grob, philosophy, University coordinator and director University Core (Metro); speaker Dan Bar-On; Christopher Capuano, director, psychology (Metro), and Michael Sperling, associate provost, interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning (Metro/Flor).

Majors Day

Faculty, professional staff and employers were available on Majors Day, March 26, at the College at Florham. The event is for undeclared freshmen and sophomores, for students thinking about changing their majors or for those exploring opportunities in their majors.

Left photo: Ruth Hladyk, left, assistant to the director, hotel/restaurant/tourism management (Flor), speaks with students Christina Monterro and Michael Goldfarb.

Right photo: Kathleen Kidd, director, Business Advising Center, Silberman College (Flor), and student Kelly David discuss a plan.

Comfort Items For Troops Collected

Both campuses collected donations of comfort items for the troops. At the College at Florham, the drive was conducted by the division of student affairs and coordinated by student Ibn Sears. Silberman College graduate assistants and Michelle Vaccaro, MBA program adviser, Silberman College, and assistant to the provost for special projects (Metro), coordinated the drive.

Left photo: Helping to load the van at the Metropolitan Campus was K. Paul Yoon, left, information systems/sciences and chair, management/marketing/information systems/sciences (Metro), and Braimoh Oseghale, economics/finance and chair, accounting/taxation/law/economics/finance/international business (Metro).

Right photo: Brenda Jackson, right, dean of students (Flor), and student Nicholas Simmons helped bring boxes to the van at the College at Florham.

Heritage Hall — Additional Photos

On April 8, the Metropolitan Campus inducted 35 distinguished individuals into its Heritage Hall. For story see http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0304/heritage.html.

Left photo: Lewis Jacobs, professor emeritus, biological sciences (professor and chair of biology; acting dean of education; director of the University Honors Program, 1961–1988).

Second from left photo: Paul Rosenzweig, professor emeritus, foreign languages/literature (professor and chair of foreign languages and literature, 1963–1992).

Second from right photo: Gladys Eickmeyer (scheduling officer, 1967–1987).

Right photo: Thomas Stavola, English (Metro), represented the Barnett family for inductee Gene Barnett (professor of English; founder, The Literary Society Lecture Series, 1957–1999).

Left photo: John Hummler, grandson of Marinus (Gary) Galanti (dean of the Teaneck Campus; first director of Wroxton College, 1959–1973).

Second from left photo: Stephanie Zagoren, widow of Marc Zagoren (professor of theater, 1966–1996).

Second from right photo: Helen, center; Gregory, left; and Robert Kinoian, widow and sons of Vartkis Kinoian (professor of English, 1959–1992), stand next to his plaque.

Right photo: University Trustee and President of the Fairleigh Dickinson University Alumni Association Board of Governors Donald Begosh, BS’59, MBA’82 (R), accepted for the Sammartino family for inductees Peter Sammartino (founder; first president; first chancellor, 1942–1992) and Sally Sammartino (co-founder, first director of admissions, 1942–1970).