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A series of seminars introduced by the Office of Global Learning are facilitating a wide range of discussions on global topics.
David Dollar, director of The World Bank, son of John Dollar, professor emeritus of humanities (Ruth/Metro), will be the next guest speaker at the Metropolitan Campus’ Global Leadership Seminars. He will speak on “Foreign Trade or Foreign Aid: Economic Ideas for Poverty Reduction.” The luncheon seminar will be held on Monday, December 8, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Joseph Green Conference Room (Room 2245), Dickinson Hall.
The Global Leadership Seminars are designed to provide faculty, along with interested staff and students, with opportunities to hear from and engage in discussion with guest speakers on global issues. On October 8, Paul Martin, executive director, Center for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University, N.Y.C., spoke on “Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility.”
The seminars are by invitation only; if you would like to be added to the invitation list, contact the Office of Global Learning at 201-692-7360 or e-mail dcvitan@fdu.edu.
The Office of Global Learning also has partnered with the English, communication and philosophy department at the College at Florham to create the “Interrogating Boundaries” seminar series. These interdisciplinary dialogues involving faculty and interested staff and students explore areas relevant to the study of globalization. The first event, in September, addressed “Women’s Rights in a Global Society” and featured perspectives from an Israeli scholar, Orly Lubin, from the NJCW (National Council of Jewish Women) Women Studies Forum, Tel-Aviv University, and a Palestinian academic, Rabab Abdulhadi from the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at New York University, N.Y.C. The second event, in November, was titled “Globalization and Religious Fundamentalism” with guest speaker Rupal Oza from the Department of Women’s Studies at City University of New York, Hunter College.
Look for upcoming events in the spring. Attendance at these events is also by invitation only. Those interested should contact Nandita Ghosh, English (Flor), at 973-443-8718 or nghosh@fdu.edu, or Diana Cvitan, global learning initiatives (Metro), at 201-692-7161 or dcvitan@fdu.edu.
Improvements continue to be made on the University’s New Jersey campuses. Since our last issue, the University has seen the opening of Northpointe and the Chaîne Building and the first football game played on the newly installed turf.
Northpointe, the new residence hall at the Metropolitan Campus, officially opened October 17 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by University and Teaneck town officials. The campus community was invited to the ceremony and to visit the building.The following day, students moved in.
At the College at Florham, the Chaîne Building welcomed its first occupants, the officials from the headquarters of Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, the world’s premier gourmet society. Chaîne is thrilled with the location in an elegant academic environment, said Univerity President J. Michael Adams, “and we are thrilled to play host to this world-class organization.”
Completing the move to the building this month will be the University’s School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management and the Institute for Global Business Education.
In addition, homecoming on November 8 saw the football Devils play against Husson College, Bangor, Me., on the newly resurfaced artificial turf (FieldTurf) of the Robert T. Shields Field, College at Florham. Yet to be completed and added to the area are aluminum bleachers and a grandstand. A press box awaits its certificate of occupancy.
Still under construction at the Metropolitan Campus are the softball field and the faculty/staff lounge in Alumni Hall.
Captions:
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open Northpointe, the new residence hall on the Metropolitan Campus, are: back row from left, Richard Panicucci, assistant provost for student life (Metro); Elie Katz, Teaneck deputy mayor; and President J. Michael Adams; front row from left, Richard Bronson, computer science and former interim provost (Metro); Dorota Dolata, Student Government Association president (Metro); Joseph Kiernan, campus provost (Metro); Jacqueline Kates, Teaneck mayor; Deborah Veach, Teaneck council member; and Richard Riccio, vice president for administration.
Left photo: Chaîne House.
Right photo: Headquarters staff of Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs are pictured outside the Chaîne House, College at Florham. They are, from left, Sue Ellen Mikowski, administrative assistant; Linda Muldoon, administrative director; and Clyde Braunstein, executive director.
Left and center photos: The Devils on their newly resurfaced field.
Right photo: Richard Mosca, head football coach (Flor), sprints across the field.
Fairleigh Dickinson University has expanded its study-abroad programs with diverse travel options and a Global Study Certificate.
“The Study-abroad Office has been researching and implementing a wider variety of programs in varying lengths and locations,” says Brian Swanzey, director of Wroxton College and study abroad.
“Study abroad is an important part of a global education,” says Rick Isquith, executive director for global partnerships. “Traveling abroad will change somebody forever. Through Wroxton College and our many international partnerships and programs, students have a wide variety of opportunities to expand their horizons and explore different cultures.”
The Global Study Certificate, which was first introduced by New College for General and Continuing Studies in 2002, is an independent-study course that enables students to travel and study in an area of interest and gain three undergraduate credits. In coordination with an FDU professor, students conduct research, interview experts and officials and write two papers on their findings. Students and professors will correspond via the Internet.
The independent study is open to all majors, and students may enroll at any point throughout the year. Research projects can vary widely and can be customized to a student’s particular field of interest. Topics in political science, business, economics, psychology, communication, history, fine arts and others may be considered.
For more information about the certificate program, call Swanzey, 973-443-8086, or follow the link to the Global Study Certificate on the new study-abroad Web page, http://www.fdu.edu/studyabroad/.
Faculty also are designing study-abroad courses. Among the travel courses planned for the winter break are Spanish for Hospitality Managers and Club Management — both offered by the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management — and Global Research and Analysis (part of the Global Scholars program), all to be taught in the Dominican Republic. Fall courses in 2004 include Ecological Principles (for nonscience majors) and Environmental Field Studies (a laboratory course for MAS students), both to be taught in Costa Rica, and Mathematics of the Renaissance, to be taught in Florence, Italy.
The Study-abroad Office is particularly encouraging faculty-led programs, “If a faculty member has an idea for a course and he or she would like to take a group of students abroad, the Study-abroad Office will work to put together the travel component, leaving the faculty member to create the academic portion,” Swanzey says. There is a guide for faculty on the Web site at http://inside.fdu.edu/studyabroad/guide_for_faculty.html.
There are many other study-abroad opportunities for FDU students, starting, of course, with the numerous offerings at the University’s Wroxton College in England, to which students have traveled since 1965.
Students also can study at the University’s partner institutions abroad including Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Galen University, Belize; Intercollege, Cyprus; International University of Monaco; International University Study Center, Barcelona, Spain; Izmir Advanced Education Institute, Turkey; and Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic.
In addition, Lexia, an educational company working with FDU, provides individualized cultural studies at locations around the world and will tailor a program to an individual’s desires.
Voice mail is the best way to learn about weather closings. Access the message on your own voice mail regarding the University’s status — open, delayed or closed.
The Web site home page http://www.fdu.edu will carry a banner with closing information.
Although the University switchboard will have this information, the volume of calls to that number may cause delays.
Faculty are encouraged to put messages regarding class-meeting status on their voice-mail greetings after informing students to call their extensions for up-to-date information.
News 12 New Jersey carries University closing information on its “weather banner.” Check your local cable carrier for the channel number in your area.
The following radio stations also are part of the University’s weather advisory system:
FM
WFDU (FM) — 89.1 FM
WBSS — 97.3 FM
WMGQ — 98.3 FM
New Jersey — 101.5 FM
AM
WOR Radio — 710 AM
WCBS Newsradio 88 — 880 AM
1010 WINS — 1010 AM
WBUD — 1260 AM
WCTC — 1450 AM
On November 14, Verizon’s Director of External Affairs Samuel Delgado presented Verizon scholarships to 17 students enrolled in the new “Puerta al Futuro,” Gateway to the Future program, Metropolitan Campus. He was joined by Dean Kenneth Vehrkens, New College (Metro/Flor), and Deborah Gonzalez, the director of the program (Metro), as well as family members and friends of the recipients.
The adult students were asked to write an essay on the value of education and this program in their life. Financial need was also a criterion for this scholarship. Recipients come from the New Jersey communities of Bergenfield, Bernardsville, Bloomfield, Dover, Elizabeth, Englewood, Morristown, North Arlington, Passaic, Paterson, Prospect Park, Tenafly, West New York and Wharton, as well as New York, N.Y., and Richmond Hill, N.Y.
Gonzalez said, “It is so important for our students to know the corporate community supports their efforts. One of the goals of the program is to prepare these students to take a leadership role in business, and we thank Verizon for its involvement.”
Caption:
At a reception following the scholarship presentations, Samuel Delgado, right, director of external affairs, Verizon, talks with Lisetty Nigrinis, left, assistant to the director of global partnerships (Metro), and Deborah Gonzalez, center, director, Gateway to the Future, “Puerta al Futuro,” program (Metro).
The Center for Human Resource Management Studies (CHRMS) and the University Libraries invite the community to participate in their next Books and Ideas Discussion event on Wednesday, December 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the ITV rooms at both campuses.
Gertrude Levine, computer science (Metro), will lead the discussion on the book, Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science and Everyday Life by Albert-László Barabási. James Marcum, University librarian (Metro/Flor), will serve as moderator.
To register go to the CHRMS Web site at http://www.chrms.org, call 973-443-8577 or fax 973-443-8506. Extra copies of the book are available in the libraries for a donation of $15 — Weiner Library, Metropolitan Campus, call Suzanne Bejarano at 201-692-2278 and College at Florham Library, call Colleen Di Gregorio at 973-443-8530. For the FDU community, two copies of the book are available in each library, at the circulation desk.
ITV rooms are located at the College at Florham in Room 214, Dreyfuss Building, and at the Metropolitan Campus in Room 1132, Dickinson Hall.
Suggestions for book ideas or topics should be directed to Lakeisha Moore at 973-443-8859 or e-mail lawaters@student.fdu.edu.
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations will speak about his country’s role in the Middle East on Wednesday, December 3, in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham.
Amb. Mohammad Javad Zarif has been Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations since 2002. A career diplomat who has served in several senior positions in the Iranian Foreign Ministry and at various international organizations, he was Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs before being appointed to his current post.
Over the past two decades, Ambassador Zarif has played an active role in the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, as well as the United Nations. He has served as chairman of numerous international conferences, including the Asian Preparatory Meeting of the World Conference on Racism, the U.N. Disarmament Commission and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee.
Ambassador Zarif holds a PhD in international law and policy from the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, Colo. In addition to his diplomatic responsibilities, he has been a visiting professor of international law at the University of Tehran, where he has taught human rights, international law and multilateral diplomacy.
The Iranian ambassador’s speech is part of Fairleigh Dickinson’s U.N. Pathways Lecture Series, presented in conjunction with The Ambassador’s Club at the United Nations. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m., with light refreshments served at 6 p.m. For more information, call 201-692-7362.
One former staff member and five alumni were inducted into the Division III Athletics Hall of Fame on October 18 at a ceremony, reception and dinner at the Ferguson Recreation Center, College at Florham.
Honorees included: former athletics staff member Hallie Cohen, women’s field hockey, basketball and softball coach from 1979–1995; Tina DeCrescenzo-Schmidt, BA’92, softball and field hockey; Jeffrey Eischen, BA’90, lacrosse; Debra Fordyce, BA’98, field hockey; Robert King, BS’83, basketball; and Daniel Liebman, BS’83, basketball. The honorees received their portraits and renderings of themselves in competition.
Captions:
Left photo: Division III Hall of Fame Class of 2003 includes, back row from left, Robert King, Jeffrey Eischen, Debra Fordyce and Daniel Liebman; bottom row from left, Tina DeCrescenzo-Schmidt and Hallie Cohen.
Right photo: Hallie Cohen, right, shares her memory book with Kenneth Greene, center, interim campus provost (Flor), as Steve Kimmons, director of alumni relations (Metro), looks on.
Update
Richard Lo Pinto, biological sciences (Metro), presented “Water Quality Assessments — A Cost Effective Approach for Sustainable Development,” at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences’ international meeting on “Environmental Aspects of Sustainable Development in the Carpathian Basin,” held in Pecs, Hungary, in October. He discussed the pollution analysis and control systems that he developed with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in the late 1980s, which were adopted in 1987 by all Western European countries. At the invitation of alumnus Kenneth Hayes, BS’84 (Ruth), president of Aqua Survey, Inc., Lo Pinto also attended a Homeland Security Technology Field Day, presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Battelle, Columbus, Ohio, on October 20. Aqua Survey has developed and patented the Threat Detection Test, which is able to detect several toxic agents in water.
At the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums’ 57th Annual Meeting and MuseumFair 2003 at the Hilton Gateway Hotel, Newark, N.J., Ursula Sommer, retired director of instructional media (Flor), and Kevin Wojtaszek, IMC equipment supervisor, instructional media (Flor), presented “Preserving Artists’ Voices for Posterity: An Oral History Film Collaboration Between a Small Museum and a University.” The session highlighted Fairleigh Dickinson University’s collaboration with the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, N.J., to produce a 30-minute documentary to accompany a juried exhibit showcasing contemporary craftspeople.
Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), was interviewed for the CUNY TV documentary “Study with the Best,” an Emmy-nominated production by Alyson Brown that aired in February 2003. In a Discovery Channel documentary “Coney Island Sideshow,” aired in August and produced by Gordon Platt, Roberts was interviewed and shown painting both at home and on Coney Island. Roberts also was the subject of a chapter in Coney Island Lost & Found, by Charles Denson (Ten Speed Press, fall 2002), which received the New York Society Library’s Book of the Year Award in May. “The Professa,” a memoir written by Roberts, was reprinted in Shocked & Amazed, in August. Group shows featuring Roberts were “9/11 Remembered” at Gallery 402, N.Y.C.; “Sideshow School,” Diesel Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and, with Jacqueline Lima, fine arts (Metro), “Rivington Beach,” Gallery onetwentyeight, N.Y.C. A solo show by Roberts at the Bowery Gallery, N.Y.C., was chosen as “Pick of the Week” by the New York Press.
R. Gordon Perry, biological sciences (Flor), conducted a nature program, “The Natural World for the En Plein Air Artist,” which was hosted by the Pahaquarry Foundation and held at Millbrook Village in the Delaware Water Gap Recreation Center, N.J., on October 12. Perry exhibited a number of nature photographs at an art show at Chestnuthill Park in Monroe County, Pa., in July. His “Down a Country Road” was awarded Third Place. He and Jean Perry, visual/performing arts/modern languages (Flor), participated in a photo and art exhibit, “The Delaware River — A Big Picture,” held at the Antione Dutot Museum, Delaware Water Gap, Pa., from October 10 to October 19. Jean’s watercolor entry of the Delaware Canal was selected for publication. The two also were invited to participate in the Eighth Annual Exhibit and Photo Contest, “Scenic Beauty of the Skylands,” which will be exhibited at the Wayne Dumont, Jr. Administration Building, Belvidere, N.J., through January 3, 2004. Gordon was awarded first place in the noncomputer enhanced color photography category for a photograph of a country road in Millbrook.
Kenneth Greene, interim campus provost (Flor), was interviewed about the College at Florham for Ken Branson’s article “School Is Open, and Minds, Too” in the autumn 2003 issue of Skylands magazine.
Eamon Doherty, computer science (Metro), and MAS student and management information systems graduate student Suhail Lutfi Ali, BS’03 (Metro), were featured in The Gulf, the national newspaper of the United Arab Emirates, for the University’s patent on a hands-free telephone with a voice synthesizer that allows quadriplegic nonspeaking persons to communicate over the telephone. Doherty is taking computer security and forensic administration classes in New College’s MAS certificate program to learn how to keep health-care records safe from unauthorized access.
Helen Brudner, history/political science and associate director, history/political/international studies (Metro), was guest speaker at the Northern Monmouth County Branch of the American Association of University Women’s program, “Our Daughters, the Soldiers,” at the Eatontown Community Center, Eatontown, N.J. She talked about the trials and triumphs of women who have and are serving in the U.S. military, with an emphasis on World War II and the current times.
Paula Mayhew, English (Metro), and Richard Castellana, humanities/fine arts and interdisciplinary studies program director, New College (Metro), presented papers at the Association for Integrative Studies Conference at Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., in October. Mayhew’s presentation, “Multicultural and Global Issues: Creating a University/High School Partnership in Global Education,” described a series of seminars on globalization for local high school teachers which arose from a collaboration between the University’s Core Curriculum and newly-developed interdisciplinary (IDS) concentration in global issues. Castellana’s presentation, “Designing an Interdisciplinary Curriculum with a Focus on Globalization — A Work in Progress,” described the faculty’s attempt to link and bring a sense of wholeness to the 21-credit IDS concentration in global issues.
In October, Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), and Michael Haynes, vice president of player and employee development of the National Football League, gave a presentation titled “The NFL Financial Education Program” at the NFL Player’s Association Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Harry Keyishian, English and director, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (Flor), reports that the Press’ book, Black Greek 101: The Customs, Culture and Challenges of Black Fraternal Organizations, featured in the last issue of Inside FDU on the Web http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0310/fdupress.html was written up in the October 31 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education under the “Notebook” section.
Welcome
The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of October 23.
Welcome to Theodore Ambrosiano, buildings/ground manager, facilities (Flor); Brandon Carlin, assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); Barry Casterlin, assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); Margaret Colon, administrative assistant for work requests/bookkeeping, facilities (Metro); William Dyer, bi-campus director of facilities (Metro); Theodore Farrison, officer, public safety (Flor); Dominick Ferrara, pep band director, athletics (Metro); Lori Garfinkel, learning disabilities specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Flor); DeShon Hardy, assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); Kevin Houk, professional tutor, Educational Opportunity Fund program (Flor); Brooke Kennedy, psychological counselor, student affairs (Flor); Vincent Latella, career development specialist, Career Development Center (Flor); Elfondrick Lumpkin, officer, public safety (Flor); Robert Makey, library receptionist/security clerk, Weiner Library (Metro); Sebastian Mancusi, buildings/ground manager, facilities (Metro); Nestor Melendez, assistant director of student life for programming, student affairs (Metro); Helene Pier, director of University advancement operations (Metro); Kokila Ramani, admissions service clerk, enrollment management (Metro); Patricia Riddell, administrative assistant to chair, management/marketing/entrepreneurial studies (Flor); Michael Scott , assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); San Solv, service clerk, admissions (Metro); Kimberley Thomas-Brown, administrative assistant for office operations, facilities (Metro); Joseph Trentacoste, counselor, University financial aid (Flor); Sebastian (Sal) Vacirca, campus property manager, facilities (Metro), Scott Veith, assistant to director of athletics/assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); and Mariel Villanueva, secretary, athletics (Metro).
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
‘Boy Gets Girl’ to Be Presented This Month
The next main stage production to be presented by the department of visual and performing arts will be “Boy Gets Girl” by Rebecca Gilman. The production will be held in Dreyfuss Auditorium, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham, from Wednesday, November 19, through Saturday, November 22, at 8 p.m. with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday, November 23.
First presented at the Goodman Theater, Chicago, Ill., and later at the Manhattan Theater Club, N.Y.C., in 2001, “Boy Gets Girl” is a romantic chiller which “will have you on the edge of your seat,” says Stephen Hollis, visual/performing arts and director, theater arts (Flor).
An important play that deals with a real social issue amidst the fun and sophistication of Manhattan nightlife, Time magazine called “Boy Gets Girl” “the number one play of the year.” In the play, Theresa Bedell is a successful New York City journalist who loves her work and the life she’s made for herself. A happy relationship would complete the picture, so she agrees to go on a blind date with a friend of a friend. After a second date, Theresa sees no point in continuing the flirtation, a decision which results in life shattering consequences for her and all concerned.
Rebecca Gilman is the award-winning author of Spinning Into Butter, The Glory of Living and Blue Surge.
Featuring student actors Ariane Robinson, Andrew Condouris, Stephanie Bayliss, Chris de Nitto, Alex Morse, Tyler Way and Sarah Hewitt, “Boy Gets Girl” is directed by Rob Barron, visual/performing arts (Flor); with sets by Richard Turick, theater (Flor); and lights by David Landau, visual/performing arts (Flor).
Tickets are $5 for students and the FDU community and $10 for all others. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 973-443-8644 ext. 4.
For further information, contact Stephen Hollis at 973-443-8467 or hollis@fdu.edu.
Call for Papers
A Call for Papers for the Conference on Corporate Communication, to be held at Wroxton College, England, Friday, June 4, to Monday, June 7, has been issued by the Corporate Communication Institute, which is sponsoring the event in association with the Corporate Communications: An International Journal.
The conference will focus on the theory, practice, roles, processes and issues of concern to corporate communication scholars and practitioners. Proposals for original papers for the refereed Proceedings, complete sessions devoted to an issue, panel discussions, case studies, results of original research and workshops or demonstrations will be sought.
Papers chosen for inclusion in the conference Proceedings will also be considered for an issue of Corporate Communications: An International Journal.
To present a paper, case study or session; or to lead a workshop or participate in a panel discussion, write a 300–500-word abstract of a paper or summary of an idea and submit it to Michael Goodman, director, Corporate Communication Institute, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 285 Madison Avenue, M-MS3-01, Madison, N.J. 07940, U.S.A., fax: 973-443-8713; e-mail: cci@corporatecomm.org.
For information on the conference, visit CCI’s Web site at http://www.corporatecomm.org/conference.html, call 973-443-8709 or e-mail cci@corporatecomm.org.
Silberman College of Business
Employers Association of New Jersey Partnership
A new educational partnership has been formed by the Employers Association of New Jersey (EANJ), the only nonprofit association in the state dedicated exclusively to helping employers make sound and responsible employment decisions, and the University’s Silberman College of Business.
The partnership allows EANJ members to benefit from a $100-per-graduate-credit tuition reduction on all business degree programs within Silberman College. There is also a 10-percent reduction on all noncredit business certificate programs. Other benefits include specially priced in-house training and noncredit programs as well as opportunities for invitations to Silberman lectures and events, research, student business projects, internships and MBA recruiting.
According to John Sarno, EANJ’s president, the biggest challenge facing the state’s employers in a global economy is the ability to increase the knowledge content of products and services. Investment in the state’s human capital is essential, he says. “We hope that this new business-education partnership will be a prototype for how New Jersey employers, including small businesses, will achieve and maintain world-class status,” Sarno says.
David Steele, dean, Silberman College (Metro/Flor), said, “Through this new educational business partnership, EANJ is offering members the tools to build employees’ skills sets, develop a company’s intellectual capital and improve the retention of high-potential employees.”
EANJ has been serving employers in New Jersey since 1916. More than 1,000 employers throughout the state are members — from small, family-owned businesses to multinational corporations.
Stephen Wang Appointed Executive in Residence
Stephen Wang, MD, has been appointed executive in residence at the Center for Health Care Management Studies.
Wang previously served as vice president of academic affairs at Atlantic Health System, Florham Park, N.J., and clinical professor of pediatrics at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Prior to joining Atlantic, he was associate director of pediatric ambulatory services and a member of the medical faculty at Yale University.
In 2002, Wang received the John C. Leonard Award for National Leadership in Medical Education from the Association of Hospital Medical Education. He serves on the boards of a number of national and statewide health-care organizations.
According to Donald Zimmerman, executive director, Center for Health Care Management Studies (Metro/Flor), “Stephen Wang has spent more than 30 years in nurturing academic and research programs, as well as developing university affiliations in the hospital environment. His aim is to help the center expand its academic role both internally and externally.”
In joining the center, Wang will work on developing a new health-care research program, provide special lectures and mentor students interested in leadership positions within the health-care industry.
Zimmerman said, “We look forward to working with Dr. Wang — the breadth of experience he brings to our program is exciting for the center and for our students.”
High School Students’ Best Business Ideas Competition
New Jersey high school students are now eligible to compete in a new program that recognizes their bright, commercially feasible ideas.
The program, “2004 New Jersey Business Idea Competition,” is open to all high school students (grades 9 through 12). The deadline for applications is Friday, January 9, and winners will be announced and honored on the evening of Friday, February 6, at the College at Florham.
The state will be divided into three regions: north (Bergen, Passaic, Sussex, Morris, Essex and Warren counties); central (Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Middlesex, Mercer and Hudson counties); and south (Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May counties). Each region will recognize five finalists and 10 semifinalists who will be awarded $150 and $75, respectively. In addition, winners will be chosen from each region and will receive an additional $250 each.
Administered by the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, the program administrators hope to make this a successful annual competition that grows with the excitement generated by New Jersey’s creative young people.
James Barrood, director of the institute, notes the objective for this new initiative is to “foster an entrepreneurial mindset among New Jersey’s high school students and recognize those who develop the brightest and most commercially feasible ideas. Many of our young people have very good ideas and simply need to be encouraged to submit them. They are, after all, the future business leaders of our state.”
The competition will be judged by the faculty of the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies. Sponsors include the Edison Venture Fund, Wachovia and the Discover Business Teen Camp at FDU.
For more information, log onto http://www.fdu.edu/rothman and click on NJ Biz Idea Comp or call 973-443-8842.
New Jersey Family Business Awards
The winners of the 2003 New Jersey Family Business of the Year Awards are Capalbo’s Gift Baskets, Nutley (in the category of annual revenues up to $10 million), and Grinnell Pavingstone, Inc. (companies with annual revenues over $10 million).
The family-owned businesses were selected from 14 finalists and semifinalists honored at the New Jersey Family Business of the Year Awards luncheon, which took place during an awards ceremony on October 16, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Somerset, N.J.
Now in its 11th year, this awards program is the only statewide effort to specifically honor family-owned companies for their significant role in the economy and contributions to the community.
The program’s sponsors are the University’s Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, PNC Bank and New Jersey Monthly magazine. Co-sponsors include: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, McCarter & English LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and PSE&G.
Grinnell Pavingstone, Inc., of Sparta, is led by the Cofrancesco family with various interests including a paving stone manufacturing business, a recycling container service and a leading stable of American Quarter Horses. The three-generation business was founded in 1959.
Capalbo’s Gift Baskets, Inc., of Nutley, is a premier retailer of fresh fruit and gourmet food baskets and other specialty food gifts, hand-delivered throughout the New York metropolitan area and shipped nationwide. The three-generation business was founded in 1906.
MBA Students Visit Brazil
Students in the Executive MBA program, accompanied by Janette Shurdom, program director, Silberman College of Business (Metro), and Hsu O’Keefe, seminar coordinator/interpreter, visited Brazil this past summer for the Seminar in International Business course.
A partner school in Curitiba (the capital of the state Parana), The High Institute of Administration and Economics (ISAE) - The Getulio Vargas Foundation, hosted this seminar. As part of this program, the students visited two companies, the BD (Becton Dickinson) plant in Curitiba and O’Boticario - Internacional, a Brazilian cosmetic company. The students were also invited to meet the mayor of Curitiba. The University’s partner school, ISAE, also organized trips to visit the Iguaçu Falls; the Itaipu Binacional, the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world; and the city of Rio de Janeiro. “The seminar was a tremendous success, according to students’ feedback,” said Shurdom.
New College of General and Continuing Studies
Middle College Program
The Middle College Program enrolled more than 2,000 students in September. This represents an increase of more than 200 students over last year’s enrollment. The program continues to build on its affiliations with 58 high schools throughout New Jersey.
Defensive Driving Course Offered
Starting December 9, 2003, the Office of Continuing Education will be adding a six-hour Defensive Driving classroom course. Students who successfully complete the course are eligible for a two-point reduction on their New Jersey automobile driver’s license. Some insurance companies also may offer a discount for successful completion of the course. The course is open to the public and will be conducted during two evenings. Courses will be offered five times in December, January and Febuary. For details or to register for the program, call 201-692-6500.
Human Resource Certificate
Fall 2003 enrollment for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Certificate was the highest in the program’s history. Fairleigh Dickinson University now has one of the largest SHRM certificate programs in the country. Also, the Certified Financial Planner program continues its record enrollment and now ranks third in the country.
Jazz Concert Features John Tank Group
Jazz enthusiasts of all ages will welcome the return of the John Tank Group to the Metropolitan Campus on Tuesday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. The group will perform original jazz compositions.
The leader of the group, tenor saxophonist John Tank, has lived and performed in the New York area since 1974. Pianist Michael Cochrane, a long-time member of the group, has played at numerous venues in New York City and has toured extensively in more than 15 countries. On drums is Jeff Hirshfield, one of the most versatile and accomplished drummers in jazz, who has worked with numerous jazz giants and played on more than 100 recordings. The group’s bass player, Calvin Hill, is a gifted musician who, throughout his career, has played with many well-known musicians, including McCoy Tyner from the legendary John Coltrane Quartet. Trumpet player Joe Magnarelli — appearing for the second time at FDU with the John Tank Group — has earned a worldwide reputation over the past 15 years.
This free concert is part of New College’s Performing Arts Series and will be held in the Auditorium in Edward Williams Building.
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Photographer Carol Porter Berlin Exhibits Work
Teaneck, N.J., photographer Carol Porter Berlin has her work on exhibit at University College Art Gallery until December 31.
For this artist, photography is a vehicle for documenting and narrating the visual world of family. “Photography has — from the beginning been a vehicle for documenting the unfolding of family,” she said. “The faces of a family could be recorded. It could be kept as a visual reminder of who they once were. As the mechanics of photography became more fluid, so too are the opportunities for recording a more fluid slice of life.”
The University College Art Gallery is located in Room 11, University Hall, Metropolitan Campus. The gallery is open Mondays to Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information call 201-692-2801.
Alumnus Speaks at Biology Seminar
Alumnus Dickson Despommier, BS’62 (Metro), gave a lecture on the ecology of the West Nile Virus and other viruses on October 30 at the Metropolitan Campus. Despommier is professor of environmental health sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, and professor of microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University.
Captions:
John Sarno, left, president, Employers Association of New Jersey, and David Steele, dean, Silberman College of Business, sign the agreement.
Top photo: From left are students Richard Hurst, Norman Tynan, Ismail Dotday, Anthony Girardo, Fabio Coronado, Chris Sim, Tom Petersen, Kenneth Ardizzone, John Muniz and Thouki Stavris at O’Boticario - Internacional.
Left photo: From left, Li Xu, Thomas Petersen and Idit Ghivoni prepare for their visit to the BD plant.
Right photo: At the Iguaçu Falls are, front row, from left, students Cheri Drain and Maria Nollas and Hsu O’Keefe, translator, and Janette Shurdom, program director, Silberman College (Metro); middle row, from left, students Enilma Miller and Idit Ghivoni; and back row, from left, student Li Xu and Sergio Pires, director, ISAE.
Pictured before the biology seminar in October are, from left, Nicodemo (Nick) Agostino, natural sciences (Metro); presenter and alumnus Dickson Despommier and Gerhard Haas, natural sciences (Metro). Agostino and Haas plan the seminars every semester.
Stephen Antonio
Video/Electronic PC Specialist
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Ten years.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
I just read The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead, by Max Brooks. The book is like all the stuff you learned in high school. It seems useless now, but you never know when you’re going to need it.
What do you most value in your friends?
Empathy and trust.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I …
… am a pretty good cook.
My hobbies are …
… cooking, reading and archery.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Terry Gilliam, just want a chance to peer into the creative mind. I would serve my four-alarm venison chili with Cuervo 1800 and finish it off with a Don Diego cigar.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt? What profession would you want nothing to do with?
A professional wrestler, entertaining people always seemed like a fun job. I would want nothing to do with spelunking [exploring caves].
Samuel Feinberg
Clinical Assistant Professor of School Psychology
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
Three-and-a-half years. I was an adjunct faculty from fall 2000 to spring 2003 and full-time faculty beginning fall 2003.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
“Mystic River” (film and book). It presents an excellent portrayal of how childhood experiences and family dynamics affect adult behavior. The story plot was fascinating, and the acting in the film was outstanding.
What do you most value in your friends?
That they are good listeners, provide advice (when asked), are always there for me (especially during bad times) and laugh at my jokes (even when they are not funny).
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I …
… am very organized.
My hobbies are …
… antiquing and traveling.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Woody Allen. We could discuss the meaning of life and relationships and could share some good humor. I would serve sushi. I’m sure Mr. Allen would have something interesting to say about eating raw fish.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt? What profession would you want nothing to do with?
Designing and creating jewelry. As to a profession that I would want nothing to do with, none that I can think of. I would be willing to try almost any profession.
Naomi Weinberger
Associate Professor of Political Science
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Since September 2003.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
I enjoyed the film “Bend It Like Bekham” because of the honesty with which it captures the identity crisis of a young woman torn between two cultures.
What do you most value in your friends?
Discretion and a sense of humor.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I …
… have never been to Nigeria.
My hobbies are …
… working out, listening to music and taking care of my dogs.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
I would invite U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. I would serve salmon teriyaki, mushroom quiche, a green salad and crème caramel.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt? What profession would you want nothing to do with?
A fitness instructor, and I would not want to be an economist.
Martha Young
Administrative Assistant to the General Counsel
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
A little over a year, since August 2002. I’m also an alumna [BS’64, Ruth], so it seems like I’ve made a full circle.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
None recently, but my favorite movie is “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” It’s cool, it’s just fun.
What do you most value in your friends?
Warmth, understanding, honesty.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I …
… sing in two choruses and a church choir.
My hobbies are …
… golf, photography, genealogy and making greeting cards.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Someone who is very hungry. Turkey dinner with all the fixings.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I always thought it would be fun to own and operate a sandwich shop — on a golf course, an added plus! Social work would interest me, as would investigative work. I’d want nothing to do with the medical field or in the area of finance.
• Project Wellness at the Metropolitan Campus has declared November Stress Management Month and has been running a variety of workshops and lectures. Remaining on the schedule are “Managing Holiday Stress” on Tuesday, November 18, at noon in the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building. Judith Kaufman, psychology (Metro), will lead the session sharing strategies and techniques for managing holiday stress. Alice Mills, co-director, counseling services, student health services (Metro), will focus on “Exam Stress” on Monday, November 17, at 4 p.m. in the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building. Mills will teach how to identify the symptoms of test anxiety and learn the strategies of becoming a more relaxed and effective test taker. This session is sponsored by Cheryl King, assistant director, Educational Opportunity Fund Office (Metro).
• An agreement has been formalized with Ocean County College, making them the 14th school to establish a Burgundy-Blue Connection with the University. The Burgundy-Blue program assists students enrolled at Ocean County College to pursue a full-time associate’s degree followed by a full-time bachelor’s degree from either New Jersey campus of Fairleigh Dickinson. Through this dual admissions agreement, the movement from the associate’s degree through the bachelor’s degree becomes seamless. A student who maintains a 2.50 cumulative grade point ratio at Ocean County College and earns the associate’s degree will be awarded a Burgundy-Blue Connection Achievement Grant, which essentially 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.
Northpointe
Additional photos of opening day and moving in at Northpointe, Metropolitan Campus.
Opening Day
Left photo: Ruth Schwam, front left, systems analyst, and Michelle Portnoi, programmer analyst, both from management information systems (Metro), wave as they finish their tour of the building in the lobby.
Center photo: Jenifer Campbell, standing center, director of residence life (Metro), visits a room with students, from left, Adam English, Theodora Ravago and Roberto Chavez.
Right photo: Residence Assistant Charles LeMay stands outside his room in Northpointe.
Moving In
Top photo: Northpointe.
Left photo: Students moving in.
Second from left photo: David Miles, director, campus safety (Metro), records some initial impressions of the new facility.
Second from right photo: Beth Reuse, dean of students (Metro), and Jonell Sanchez, associate dean of students (Metro), discuss the new student accommodations.
Right photo: The courtyard between Northpointe and the Fitness Center.
Professor’s Sketches of Campus on Exhibit
Floyd Geller, computer graphics (Flor), has his sketches of the College at Florham on exhibit in the Becton College Dean’s Gallery in the Mansion, An opening reception was held in October. The sketches are for sale.
Left photo: Madeleine McMahan, administrative assistant, Becton College Dean’s Office (Flor), makes note of a point of interest on a sketch of the Mansion.
Right photo: Floyd Geller explains a sketch to Patricia Geehr, director, Academic Support Center (Flor).
Walk for Cancer
Approximately 20 staff and 60 students participated in the Walk for Breast Cancer on October 19 and helped raise approximately $2,900. “It was cold and rainy, but spirits were very high and the energy was good,” said Amy Boyd, psychological counselor/substance abuse educator, student counseling/psychological services (Metro), who helped organize the FDU contingent. “I think everyone enjoyed the good feeling they got from contributing to such a great cause and being together. Students walked in large and small groups and seemed very connected and proud as they wore their “FDU/Making Strides Against Breast Cancer shirts.”
Left photo: Some of the Fairleigh Dickinson University participants at the walk.
Right photo: Amy Boyd, right, organizer of the FDU part of the event speaks with student Liz Ostenfeld.
Halloween Havoc
The traditional kickoff of the Devils basketball season is the College at Florham’s celebration of Halloween Havoc.
Left photo: Okang McBride, associate director, undergraduate admissions (Metro), who serves as the announcer at the Devils games, was the DJ at the Havoc.
Right photo: Roger Kindel, center front, associate athletic director and head basketball coach, and Dante Fedeli, behind him, softball coach and assistant sports information director, judged the funny game contest.
Left photo: The cheerleaders perform.
Right photo: Meghan Griswold, a junior soccer player, holds up the Havoc T-shirt.
Roundtable
The Core series of faculty roundtables at the Metropolitan Campus continued this semester. In October, Thomas Beam, accounting, New College (Metro), led a discussion on physician-assisted suicide.
At a recent Metropolitan Campus faculty roundtable are, from left, Francis Ingledew, English/comparative literature; Mary Beaven, management; Leonard Grob, philosophy and Core director; Thomas Beam, accounting (New College); and Paula Mayhew, English.
Alumni/Shields Golf Outing
The sixth annual Robert T. Shields FDU Alumni Golf Outing was held at the Cedar Hill Country Club in Livingston, N.J. Proceeds from this event go to the Shields Field Campaign (College at Florham). The campaign’s phase one is in progress.
On the golf course are, from left, Gregory Sarajian, manager, accounts payable (Metro); Karen Lewis, director, annual giving, University advancement (Metro); and James Pierce, assistant controller, accounting (Metro).
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