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Fairleigh Dickinson is adding to its growing list of international partnerships, while students are immersed in a variety of study-abroad programs.
Currently, FDU’s partnership with institutions in Asia are the most numerous, which is not surprising considering that nationwide, Asian students make up slightly more than half of all international students. But FDU’s Latin American connections are growing rapidly.
In particular, two recent links to Latin America were forged. Under a recent agreement signed with the Organization of American States (OAS) and LASPAU, which administers OAS academic and professional programs, Latin American students will be studying at FDU.
Also, FDU has named the World Trade Center (WTC) Montevideo, Uruguay, to represent it in the MERCOSUR countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay). The WTC Montevideo and its president, Nelson Pilosof, will represent FDU in its efforts to establish academic partnerships in the region. In addition to his position as president of WTC Montevideo, Pilosof chairs the committee on tourism, hospitality and cultural exchange for the World Trade Centers Association.
These links come on the heels of agreements signed with Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in the Dominican Republic and Galen University in Belize. As part of the program with PUCMM, students from the International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management traveled to Puerto Plata on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic in January for a three-credit course titled Club Management taught by Vilma Mueller, assistant to the director of the hospitality school.
The students had the opportunity to compare characteristics of private-club operations in the United States and those rapidly developing in the Dominican Republic. Participants were provided with an overview of the unique world of private-club management with emphasis on the analysis of skills required in managing club operations. Lectures were enhanced with practical experience and included touring a local private golf and country club. Away from the classroom, the students enjoyed the beach facilities and a guided tour of the capital city of Santo Domingo.
Also this winter session, 11 marine biology students from the College at Florham traveled to the Virgin Island Environmental Resource Station on St. John, Virgin Islands, for an in-field experiential learning course. The weeklong program was designed to provide students with a practical learning experience in tropical marine systems. Field activities included a kayak tour of mangrove forests, snorkeling in remote portions of the island, whale watching and hiking tours. Prior to the trip, the students read and analyzed background papers on the systems they would be studying.
The Florham Scholars took advantage of the semester break by traveling to Wroxton College for one week. The 15-student study group participated in a course on Contemporary Britain and visited London, Oxford, Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace. During this spring semester, the students will enroll in a special section of The Global Challenge. Director of the Florham Scholars Program Naomi Weinberger, political science (Flor), accompanied the students on this overseas learning experience.
Finally, as part of its three spring semester offerings in Spanish, the department of modern languages and literature at the College at Florham provided a cultural excursion for 21 students to Spain in January. Laureano Corces, Spanish (Flor), and Patricia Bazán-Figueras, foreign languages/literature and chair, modern languages/literature (Flor), accompanied the group.
This spring, students are studying at Wroxton College in record numbers. At the end of January, Wroxton welcomed the largest class in more than 25 years. The spring enrollment of 66 students stands as one of the largest classes in Wroxton’s 40-year history. The Metropolitan Campus is home to 12 of the students, and the remaining 54 are from the College at Florham.
More travel adventures are scheduled this summer. The School of Natural Sciences, Metropolitan Campus, is leading an Environmental Field Study in Costa Rica for K-12 teachers as well as offering a three-credit undergraduate course, Human Impact on a Natural Environment, from August 3–14. And, the department of mathematics, computer science and physics, College at Florham, will be offering the three-credit course Math of the Renaissance in Florence, Italy, from June 5–19.
For more information on these and other study-abroad programs, see http://www.fdu.edu/studyabroad.
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Vilma Mueller, left, assistant to the director, international hospitality/tourism management (Metro), and Lisetty Nigrinis, right, coordinator of multicultural programs, global partnerships (Metro/Flor), joined students at the colonial fort of Fortalez de Puerto Plata during a cultural excursion in the Dominican Republic. Students from left are Sarah Wood, Linh My Ho, Nao Yoshimura, Keisuke Hirosaki, Michael Breitenbach, Mathew Thomas, Tan Tong Ma, Heather Boyle and Joannie Cruz.
After a hiatus of a few years, the newly constituted Academic Senate, comprising 32 members of the four senate committees (Academic Policies and Research, University Planning and Budget, Faculty Handbook, University Rights and Welfare), plus the newly elected senate officers, President John Kehoe, English (Metro), and Vice President Joel Harmon, management (Flor), and the president of the University, J. Michael Adams, held its first meeting on February 4 on the Metropolitan Campus.
The rationale for returning to the University senate structure is to provide an improved governance vehicle for expressing the cross-campus faculty voice in University affairs. Prior to the formation of this new senate each campus had a Faculty Assembly. The Faculty Assembly at the College at Florham continues, but the one at the Metropolitan Campus has dissolved. The senate is not a replacement for the assemblies but an over-arching governance structure for the entire faculty.
At the February 4 meeting, the officers of the senate briefly outlined areas of faculty concern, particularly the faculty role in University decisions relating to academic matters, the admission policy for undergraduates and the nature of the Core program. President Adams then addressed the senate regarding budget issues and various initiatives the administration is pursuing, including the new position of chief academic officer, the transition plan for enrollment services management and potential new relationships with the World Health Organization and the Department of State.
The meeting concluded with progress reports by the chairpersons of the four senate committees: Academic Policies and Research — Vicki Cohen, education and deputy director, education (Metro); Faculty Handbook — Helen Brudner, history/political science and associate director, history, political/international studies (Metro); University Planning and Budget — Anthony Adrignolo, engineering technology and director, Advisement Center for Graduate Schools/Preprofessional Studies (Metro); and University Rights and Welfare — Faramarz Fatemi, political science and director, history, political/international studies (Metro).
New bylaws are now being written. Details concerning the concept of revolving officers are yet to be decided, and since the senate is resuming in mid-year, the term of office also must be determined and finalized by the newly elected bylaws committee.
This semester, the University is offering a variety of free United Nations lectures, videoconferences and briefings.
United Nations Lectures
As part of the United Nations Pathways Lecture Series, U.N. ambassadors again will lecture on campus. On Wednesday, March 3, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations Mihnea Motoc will discuss “Romania in the World Today” at 6:30 p.m. in Room 105, Muscarelle Center, Metropolitan Campus. Ambassador Rastam Mohd Isa, permanent representative of Malaysia, will talk about “Malaysia in the World” on Wednesday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. On Wednesday, April 7, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations Marcello Spatafora will discuss “European Nation States or European Union” at 6:30 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. In February, Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, permanent representative of Brazil to the United Nations, talked about “Brazil in the World Today.”
The U.N. Pathways series is presented in conjunction with The Ambassador’s Club at the United Nations. The Record and HeraldNews are co-sponsoring the events at the Metropolitan Campus. The lectures are preceded by a half-hour refreshment/reception period.
Videoconferences
Videoconferences originating at the United Nations are planned and can be viewed at the ITV rooms on both campuses (Room 1132, Continuing Education Suite, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, and Room 214, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham). “World Energy Crises: Oil Alternative Sources and Solutions” is the topic on Thursday, February 19, at 10 a.m.; “The Rights of the Child” will be discussed on Thursday, March 25, at 10 a.m.; and “U.N. Millennium Goals: Fact or Fiction” will be the topic on Thursday, April 22, at 10 a.m.
NGO Briefings
In addition, members of the University community are invited to attend nongovernmental organization (NGO) briefings held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. These U.N. briefings are open to Fairleigh Dickinson because it is one of only four universities in the country with NGO accreditation from the Department of Public Information of the United Nations.
Remaining NGO briefings this semester include “Defending the United Nations: What Every NGO Should Know,” on February 19; “Women and HIV/AIDS,” on March 4; “International Criminal Court: What’s Next?” on March 11; “Rwanda 10 Years After: Overcoming a Genocide,” on March 18; and “Girls and Technology: New Educational Opportunities,” on March 25. Previous topics were “Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Local and International Strategies” and “Towards Tunis: The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).”
A pass is needed to attend the NGO briefings. For more information on U.N. events or to obtain a pass, call 201-692-7362 or e-mail suhonjic@fdu.edu.
Black History Month activities are in full swing at the two New Jersey campuses. Lectures, movies, games and other educational and entertaining events have been held on both campuses. The following programs are still to come.
On Monday, February 23, “Black Bootylicious: Marketing Black Women’s Sexuality in Adult Entertainment,” a talk featuring Mireille Miller-Young, a PhD candidate in history at New York University and a dissertation fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will be given in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham, at 1 p.m. Miller-Young will present work from her doctoral dissertation, “A Taste for Brown Sugar: The History of Black Women in Pornography, 1880s–The Present.” The event is sponsored by the campus’s Diversity Council and Women’s Studies Program.
Miller-Young is the winner of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation’s Dissertation Grant for 2003; has participated in the Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and has studied at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. Her primary interests are in woman of color feminisms, sexuality, popular and visual culture and media technologies.
Closing ceremony for the College of Florham’s Black History Month will be held on Thursday, February 26, at 6 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion. For information call 973-443-8570.
At the Metropolitan Campus, Black History Month continues on Tuesday, February 17, at 8 p.m., with African Dance Lessons in the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building. On Saturday, February 21, a Black Movie Marathon will be held all day in the Knight Club, also in the Student Union Building. On Sunday, February 22, a trip to a soul food restaurant in New York City is planned. Black History Jeopardy will be played at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, in the Lobby, Student Union Building. On Saturday, February 28, Metro Knight with Bobby Konders will be featured at 8 p.m. in the Knight Club, Student Union Building.
The month’s celebration ends at 8 p.m., on Sunday, February 29, with “An Extravaganza Closing Ceremony” in the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building.
Metropolitan Campus events were planned and sponsored by the Black History Month Committee comprising the Office of Student Life and the following student organizations: Black Men Alliance, Haitian Cultural Association, Inspirational Gospel Ensemble, Multi-Cultural Council and Student Programming Board. For information call 201-692-2231.
Fairleigh Dickinson’s Core curriculum offering, The Global Challenge (University Core A), received the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) Award for Outstanding Online Course.
Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro), the course manager and one of the course developers, will accept the award on behalf of the University and the Core faculty on February 23 at an ITC recognition luncheon in San Diego, Calif. Other faculty who developed the course are Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor); Christopher Devine, chemistry/philosophy (Metro); Linda Elfers-Mabli, English (Metro); and Jennifer Lehr, English/communications (Flor).
“The original faculty developers, the Core curriculum directors, the staff of educational technology, as well as all the creative and extremely dedicated Core A faculty are well deserving of this special recognition,” said Michael Sperling, associate provost for interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning (Metro/Flor).
He added, “The Global Challenge serves not only as the foundation of our Core program, but of our entire distance-learning initiative. It has been a real joy to be associated with the team of faculty and staff who have turned a concept into a powerful reality.”
An affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges, ITC represents higher-education institutions in the United States and Canada, and provides leadership and support for the expansion and enhancement of distance learning.
Eleven FDU students have been awarded technical scholarships funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The first of their kind, these new awards are part of NSF’s program for American students with a proven aptitude in computer science, engineering or mathematics.
Peter Astor, mathematics (Metro), working with Grants Office Director Pat Verost (Metro/Flor), and Seonja Kim, mathematics (Metro), submitted a proposal, “Undergraduate Scholarships in Mathematics: A Workforce Development Program,” to the NSF. Astor outlined the new academic program in pharmaceutical biostatistics, garnering support from Merck, Hoffmann-La Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis and the New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
NSF responded favorably by granting to FDU $400,000 in support, the bulk of which is for undergraduate scholarships within a four-to-five-year period. “The criteria for student selection,” said Astor, “were to be financial need and documented evidence of aptitude in mathematics. NSF liked the development of a statistics program combined with computer science course work that could lead to high-paying jobs in the U.S. for people with bachelor’s degrees.”
The first Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics Scholarships (CSEMS) were awarded to eight mathematics and computer science majors in January, with three additional students receiving awards for spring 2004. The awards, up to $3,125 each, per year, generally double the federal financial aid that a student can receive from the U.S. government.
Each awardee maintained a minimum grade point ratio of 3.00 in all mathematics and science courses, and each participates in the pharmaceutical biostatistics program. The students have agreed to share their knowledge and passion with others — they will either tutor a younger student or make a presentation at their hometown high school or community college. The awardees are Metropolitan Campus students Julia Aviza, Cristina Brescia, Kenneth Bruno, Neela Chari, Richard Dolinsky, Maytham Ghavami, Holly Jones, Chanelle LaCross, Dong Lee, Dhaval Patel and Khalif Smith.
Astor indicated that there is significant scholarship money in this program going unclaimed. “I believe that biologists, chemists, psychologists, computer scientists and business majors with a quantitative bent could take advantage of this program by having a double major,” he said.
The Metropolitan Club in Alumni Hall, Metropolitan Campus, officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 29. All campus faculty and staff are members of the club, and it is for their use and their guests. Club hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Complimentary coffee and tea are available Mondays through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Food service is not available in the club, but members may bring their own food.
The club features artwork done by the campus’s faculty and staff. “Afternoon Tea,” a painting by Richard Wisch, director and associate dean, international hospitality/tourism management (Metro/Flor), is currently displayed above the club’s fireplace. Joseph Kiernan, campus provost (Metro), said the painting is quite appropriate for the site of the Metropolitan Club. When Alumni Hall was first constructed, founding President Peter Sammartino would often join students on the outdoor deck for afternoon tea and the side of Alumni Hall facing the river was purposely constructed, at the request of Sammartino, to simulate a ship at sea where afternoon tea on deck was a standard amenity.
The club is reserved for faculty use each Wednesday from 1:30 to 6 p.m. The club may not be reserved for any other use during the week except with the approval of the Office of the Provost. Any member may reserve the club for weekend use. Members must pay for public safety coverage, clean up and insurance. Food service must be arranged through Gourmet Dining Services. For information on weekend reservations call room reservations at 201-692-7355.
There is a phone located in the club, and it is for campus or intercampus use only. Questions or information about the Metropolitan Club should be addressed to the Office of the Provost, 201-692-2460.
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President J. Michael Adams, second from right, helps Metropolitan Campus Provost Joseph Kiernan, second from left, cut the ribbon to open the new Metropolitan Club for faculty and staff in Alumni Hall, Metropolitan Campus. Holding the ribbon are Richard Panicucci, left, quantitative analysis and assistant campus provost for campus life (Metro), and Richard Bronson, right, computer science (Metro) and former interim Metropolitan Campus provost, under whose tenure the club construction was originally initiated.
Left photo; Albert Schielke, left, associate dean, University College (Metro); and Peter Mullaney, right, English (Metro), chat by the fireplace.
Middle top photo: John Bednarz, assistant director for public service, and Roslyn Marcus, library aide, both Weiner Library (Metro).
Middle bottom photo: Martha Megna, coordinator, and Sanaa Hindeleh, senior clerk, both enrollment services (Metro).
Right photo: Richard Wisch, director and associate dean, international hospitality/tourism management (Metro/Flor), stands beside his painting, “Tea Garden,” currently on exhibit in the Metropolitan Club.
The University Libraries are sponsoring a series of exhibits and presentations, “Photography as Art and Story,” on the second floor of Weiner Library, Metropolitan Campus. Exhibit hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m. Photographers’ presentations will be conducted one day during the exhibit timeframe.
“Beautiful Birds,” by Douglas Goodell of Ridgewood, N.J., is currently on display through Sunday, February 29. Goodell has studied with the world-renowned photographer Arthur Morris, has won numerous awards for his bird photography and has exhibited widely. Most of the images were taken in Ridgewood and Allendale, N.J., or in Florida. For more information see http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/birdexhibit.html.
“African Journal,” by Nancy Lamb, will be on exhibit Sunday, March 7, though Thursday, April 1. Massachusetts-based Lamb specializes in nature photography and says that her goal is to capture the beauty of the natural world. She has won awards from international salons, the Photographic Society of America and the New England Council of Camera Clubs and has exhibited in Europe and on the Eastern seaboard. Her slide presentation, to be made on Sunday, March 7, at 2 p.m., is set to the music from “The Lion King” and is a photographic safari through African game reserves and animal parks that explores the beauty as well as the challenges of the regions in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. There will be a question-and-answer period.
Award-winning New Jersey photographer Vinne Kempf’s “Italy” will be shown from Sunday, April 4, though Sunday, May 9. Kempf judges international and local photography competitions, conducts photographic workshops and teaches digital manipulation of images. He travels extensively in pursuit of his photographic interests — New Zealand, Denmark, France, Germany, Argentina, Costa Rica, the Falkland Islands and various locations in Canada, the United States and Africa. His presentation, a multi-projector slide show with music, begins in Florence, moves through a number of small towns and scenic places in Tuscany and ends in Venice. He characterizes the show as “... a 45-minute trip to one of the greatest places in the world.” It will be on Sunday, April 11, at 2 p.m.
The series concludes with the “American Southwest,” by Philip Echo, on Sunday, May 16, though Sunday, June 20. Echo is the past president of the Tri-County Camera Club and three-time winner of the New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs’ “Nature Slide of the Year” award. He has garnered multiple medals in pictorial and nature competitions. Trips to the American Southwest inspired him to produce a series of photographs capturing the magnificence of this region. On Sunday, May 16, at 2 p.m., his presentation will be a multi-projector display of the diverse regions of Central California, Southeastern Utah, Arizona and Southwestern Colorado. As the images dissolve in and out on the screen, music representative of the flavor of each region will be played.
For information about the series, call 201-692-2278.
For other exhibits at the University go to http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/voices.html for information on “Voices of the Past” in Edward Williams Gallery, Edward Williams Building, Metropolitan Campus; http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/jewish.html for “Life in Film and Photography as Seen Through the Eyes of Jewish Photographers,” in the College at Florham Library; and http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0402/happenings.html in College Happenings, University College, for “The Contemporary New Jersey Landscape,” in University College Gallery, Room 11, University Hall, Metropolitan Campus.
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Left two photos: “Beautiful Birds,” by Douglas Goodell.
Right two photos: “African Journal,” by Nancy Lamb.
Left two photos: “Italy,” by Vinnie Kempf.
Right two photos: “American Southwest,” by Philip Echo.
Fairleigh Dickinson University’s global education Web site (http://globaleducation.edu) has been redesigned from top to bottom and enhanced with new features and information about the many international programs and offerings available.
“Since global education is our mission, we felt it was important to further upgrade the pages, update the content and offer viewers a new, attractive and more user-friendly site,” said Michael Sperling, associate provost, interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning (Metro/Flor). He added that the previous site had been in use for more than two years.
The new site went live this month and includes new sections on Student Opportunities and Faculty and Curriculum, to go along with updated sections on Global Education, Global Virtual Faculty™ (GVF), Online Learning and the United Nations Pathways.
Among other things, faculty and staff can nominate new GVF members, learn about upcoming U.N. lectures, reserve seats for their classes to attend U.N. events or sample the Global Challenge online course. Students can learn about the many global programs and international grant opportunities.
The reconstruction of the site was undertaken by the Office of Global Learning over the last six months in conjunction with the Office of Global Partnerships, the Wroxton Study Abroad Office and William Kennedy, director, Web operations.
Members of the Metropolitan Campus community are invited to review and provide feedback on the draft of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Athletics Certification Report. Copies of the report have been placed in the following Metropolitan Campus locations: the Weiner Library, the Business Reference Library in Dickinson Hall, the library in the Edward Williams Building, the Rothman Center and the Provost’s Office. An open forum for feedback will be held in Room 1127, Dickinson Hall, on Wednesday, February 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. The certification report will be finalized by March 1, and the NCAA Peer Review Team will make its visit from May 23 through May 25.
Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), and chair of the NCAA Certification Steering Committee, thanked Jennifer Lehr, English/communication (Flor), report writer, and the 50 students, faculty and administrators who served on the four subcommittees and the steering committee to produce the draft report.
William Armstrong, risk manager, human resources (Metro), and Richard Panicucci, quantitative analysis and assistant campus provost for campus life (Metro), and their committee are seeking to recruit players for a charity softball game on Friday, April 30, to benefit Tomorrows Children’s Fund (TCF). TCF is a privately funded, nonprofit organization that eases the pain and suffering of children fighting cancer or serious blood disorders. TCF is connected to the Don Imus - WFAN Pediatric Center for Tomorrows Children at Hackensack University Medical Center, N.J.
The WFAN softball team will play a seven-inning game against an FDU composite team at the softball field, Metropolitan Campus. In the event of rain, the plan now is to hold a volleyball match in the Rothman Center.
Panicucci will work with the departments to help assemble groups of FDU players. A department also may sponsor a group (one faculty member, one administrator/staff and one student) for $50. The group will be part of the team and play at least one inning against the WFAN team. At the end of this month, Panicucci will e-mail information on how to register players before the March 26 deadline.
Also during the day there will be a home run derby ($5 for three chances to hit a ball over the fence into the Hackensack River), a 50/50 raffle and a bake/cake sale in the Dickinson Hall lobby at noon. Gourmet Dining will set up a hot dog cart to serve picnic-type food.
Individual donations may be made during the game.
Other members of the committee are Catherine Liggitt, head, athletics trainer (Metro); Craig Mourton, director, student life (Metro); Pat Knigge, payroll administrator, human resources (Metro); David Miles, director, public safety; Art Petrosemolo, associate vice president for communications/marketing (Metro/Flor); and Michele Vaccaro, MBA program adviser, Silberman College, and assistant to the provost for special projects (Metro).
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A book by Francis Ingledew, English/comparative literature (Metro), ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ and the Order of the Garter, has been accepted for publication by the University of Notre Dame Press, Ind. A second manuscript, “Romance as History,” is under review by the same press.
In January, Michael Goodman, English and director, Corporate Communication Institute (Flor), presented “Meeting the Challenges of a Hostile Business Environment” to the Association of National Advertisers in New York City and “Financial Services at a Crossroads: Restoring Investor Confidence” at The Financial Services Roundtable Public Affairs Council Winter Meeting in Washington D.C.
Richard Turick, theater and acting chair, visual/performing arts (Flor), recently completed a mural and three portraits for the Middlesex County (N.J.) Cultural and Heritage Commission. The works are part of the exhibit “Our Long Endurance: The Story of New Jersey in the Civil War,” which is running at the Cornelius Low House, in Piscataway, N.J., through April 2005.
Christopher Capuano, psychology and director, psychology (Metro), co-presented “Evaluation of Slow-speed Strength Training as a Treatment Intervention for Mild to Moderate Obesity,” at the Annual Meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity and the American Diabetes Association in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in October. The abstract was published in Obesity Research.
Ellen Spaldo, communication and director of writing (Metro), presented “Writing Techniques from Real Research: Scholars vs. Scavengers” at the symposium Academic Integrity in the Technology Age, held at the College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J., on December 3.
Allen Cohen, music (Flor), had his first scholarly book, Howard Hanson in Theory and Practice, published by Praeger Publishers, a division of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. His first book, That’s So Funny I Forgot to Laugh!, a children’s joke book, was published by Scholastic Inc. and has sold more than a half million copies.
Andrew Eisen, psychology and director, Child Anxiety Disorders Clinic (Metro), was the symposium chair for “Recent Advances in the Treatment of Separation Anxiety and Panic in Children and Adolescents,” presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy in Boston, Mass., in November. As part of the symposium, he co-presented “The Unique Impact of Parent Training for Separation Anxiety Disorder,” “Measuring the Dimensions of Separation Anxiety and Early Panic in Children and Adolescents: The Separation Anxiety Assessment Scale” and, with Linda Reddy, psychology and director, Attention Deficit Disorders Clinic/Center for Psychological Services (Metro), “The Phenomenon of Separation Anxiety Across DSM-IV Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders.” Eisen also co-presented “The Prescriptive Treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder: Child CBT vs. Parent Training” at the convention, while Reddy also co-presented “The Effect of Gender on Parental Stress, Expectancies, and Efficacy and Home and School Behavior Among ADHD Children.” In addition, Eisen presented in November for the Statewide Professional Development Conference of the New Jersey Association of Jewish Day Schools, Livingston, N.J., on “Separation Anxiety, Panic, and School Refusal Behavior.” Reddy is editor of School Psychologist for Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. She was appointed liaison for the Division 16 Evidence-based Interventions Task Force and the Inter-Divisional Task Force for Children’s Mental Health.
Ann Lucas, emerita, management (Metro), co-authored her fourth book, Academic Administrator’s Guide to Conflict Resolution, which was published by Jossey-Bass in January. In November, she presented a workshop, “Maximizing Program Performance,” in Arlington, Va., for the AACSB International — Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
“The Twice and Future President: Constitutional Interstices and the Twenty-second Amendment,” co-authored by Bruce Peabody, political science (Flor), and published in Minnesota Law Review, was cited by John Fortier, executive director, Continuity of Government Commission, in his testimony before the Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate on September 16. He referenced the fact that even former presidents who had served two terms and were ineligible to be elected president under the 22nd Amendment would be eligible to become president again through the line of succession.
Teresa Donati, sociology and coordinator, sociology (Metro), presented two topics, “The Ring of Gyges: The Measure of Real Against Ideal Culture” and “Permitted Fears,” at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, held in Atlanta, Ga., in August.
“Biases of Success Rate Differences Shown in Binomial Effect Size Displays,” by Louis Hsu, psychology (Metro), is in press with Psychological Methods.
Robert McGrath, psychology (Metro), has two articles in press: “The Making of Meaning: Comments on Hofstee and Ten Berge,” in the Journal of Personality Assessment, and “Personal Reflections on the Pharmacy Collaboration Program,” with The Oklahoma Psychologist. McGrath testified before the Tennessee House of Representatives’ Health Committee Subcommittee on Professional Relations concerning proposed legislation awarding psychologists prescriptive authority.
James Barrood, director, entrepreneurial studies (Flor), and Ethné Swartz, entrepreneurial studies (Flor), attended the U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s national meeting in Dallas, Texas, in January. Barrood offered opening remarks at one of the breakfasts sponsored there by the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, and Swartz, a member of the welcoming committee, chaired a session titled “How to Write a Good Empirical Paper.”
Cynthia Radnitz, psychology (Metro), co-presented “Is General or Temptation Coping More Important for Maintaining Abstinence Among Opiate Addicts?” at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, held in Boston, Mass., in November. She is co-author of two articles in press: “An Instrument for Assessing Coping with Temptation: Psychometric Properties of the Alcohol Abuse Coping Responses Inventory,” with Substance Use and Misuse, and “Alcohol Use Disorders and Spinal Cord Injury: A Study of Monozygotic Twins,” with the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
Benjamin Nelson, English (Metro), spoke on “From Hester Street to Hollywood, the Image of the Jew in American Films,” at the Temple Avoda, Fair Lawn, N.J., on November 16. On December 7, he discussed “Philip Roth and McCarthyism” to mark “Jewish Book Month” (November 20–December 20) at the Englewood (N.J.) Public Library.
Judy Moonelis, visual/performing arts (Flor), writes that her show, “New Jersey Artist Series: Judy Moonelis,” at the Morris Museum, Morristown, N.J., was mentioned in two short articles by art critic Dan Bischoff in The Star-Ledger. The museum held an artist’s reception on February 1, and Moonelis is scheduled to give a gallery talk/lecture on February 19 at 7:30 p.m. A shuttle will bring students from the College at Florham to the museum that evening, and admission to the museum and the lecture are free. The exhibit runs through March 28. Moonelis’ work was featured in The New York Times’ Art Guide on January 2 in conjunction with the “Ninth Triennial: Corporal Identity — Body Language,” an international show of 150 artists at the Museum of Arts & Design, N.Y.C. Her work will be exhibited there through June 4.
R. Gordon Perry, biological sciences (Flor), and his wife, Jean Perry, visual/performing arts/modern languages (Flor), exhibited 60 original works, each accompanied by “the story behind the art” in “Nature Tales,” a monthlong nature art and photography exhibit at the Monroe County Environmental Education Center in Bartonsville, Pa. An opening reception was held January 10, and the exhibit ran through February 12. The Perrys were featured on the front page of the Pocono Record on January 9, with a two-page spread on the exhibit published in the Pocono Life section. In addition, the couple appeared that day on the Pocono Report on “Channel 13 News on Friday.” The Perrys’ next planned exhibit will be “Along the Canals,” at the Antoine Dutot Museum in the Delaware Water Gap in August.
Deborah Gonzalez, director, Puerta al Futuro, New College (Metro), was a panelist for the Morris County Chamber of Commerce’s discussion on “Building Your Customer Base Through Marketing,” held in October.
Peter Woolley, political science and director, PublicMind (Flor), did a taped radio interview with Barry Newhouse of “Voice of America” on the subject of Japanese re-armament.
Ron Kraus, University Core and psychology (Metro), is editor of A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals, published by Elsevier Academic Press. Kraus is the founder of the American & International Association of Online Psychotherapists. The group’s Web site, http://www.AAOP.com, contains a discussion forum for mental health professionals and students. Three memorial Web sites: http://www.1Holocaust.com, http://www.NationalMemorialSite.com and http://www.StillRemember.com, have been initiated by Kraus. Staff members, students and alumni are welcome to post their own personal memorials at no cost. Go to http://www.StillRemember.com, click “Find a Memorial,” Enter FDU in the First Name field and click search.
The latest edition of The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, edited by Robert Francoeur, emeritus, biological sciences (Flor), was published January 2.
Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), and alumnus George Martin, BA’87 (Ruth), former team captain and defensive end for the National Football League’s New York Giants and vice president of Mutual of New York, wrote the “Super-Bowl Wrap-up” for The Record. It ran on January 27. This is the 15th consecutive year that they have written for the paper’s Gridiron Geography Program.
Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, New College, and director, administrative science (Metro/Flor), and Paulette Laubsch, administrative science (Metro/Flor), have been elected northern trustee and secretary, respectively, of the Certified Public Managers Society of New Jersey’s Board of Trustees. Both are Certified Public Managers, and Laubsch has twice served as president of the chapter.
In Memoriam
Bernard Rivin, emeritus, mechanical engineering (Metro), died December 14, just two weeks after his 80th birthday. He joined the Metropolitan Campus in 1957 and served as chair of the mechanical engineering department. He retired in 1990. He is survived by his second wife, Galina, of Sparta, N.J., and three children, Beth of Seattle, Wash., and Jonathan and Noah of Raleigh, N.C.
Frederick “Sandy” Sulcer, a member of the board of advisers for the Corporate Communication Institute, College at Florham, and former Schering-Plough visiting professor of corporate communication, died January 18 at the age of 77. A retired vice chairman of DDB Worldwide, Sulcer co-organized the Schering-Plough Executive Lecture Series, “While You Were Looking the Other Way.” He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and children: Tom, Ginna, Marston and David.
Announcing
J. Michael Adams, president, and his wife, Susan, are the proud grandparents of Zackary John Queen, born January 17 to Beth and Jeff Queen.
Michele Vaccaro, MBA program adviser, Silberman College, and assistant to the provost for special projects (Metro), and her husband, Joseph, announce the birth of their fourth grandchild, Emma Rose, to Danielle and Joseph Petrolia, on January 17.
Welcome
The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of January 28, 2004.
Welcome to Alicja Bobrowska, officer, public safety (Flor); Juliette Brooks, assistant University director, purchasing (Metro); Neil Clarke, instructional design coordinator, educational technology (Flor); Leonard Content, traffic attendant, public safety (Flor); Christopher Groff, director of corporate/foundation relations, University advancement (Metro/Flor); Joseph Poovathur-Thomas, assistant to the director of online MAS program, administrative science (Metro); and Ruxandra Ritter, counselor, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro).
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
New Major in Organizational Behavior Begins
This semester, the psychology department is offering for the first time an MA in organizational behavior, see http://alpha.fdu.edu/psychweb/. Intensive year-round scheduling makes it possible for students to complete the entire 42-credit program within 30 months. Most classes include a “mentoring” component where each student works one-on-one with an experienced business or professional faculty mentor and coach to enhance their personal skills. For more information, contact Paul Strauss, psychology (Flor), coordinator of the program, at 973-443-8550 or e-mail at dr.paul@strauss.net. The department also offers a Certificate in Organizational Leadership, which essentially consists of the first 18 credits of the organizational behavior program.
Musical ‘Pippin’ Scheduled for April
Save the dates — “Pippin,” with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, will be presented by the visual and performing arts department Wednesday, April 14, through Sunday, April 18.
First seen on Broadway in 1972, the smash-hit musical “Pippin” ran for more than 1,700 performances and was directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, whose work on this production greatly influenced future generations of dancers. It tells the fanciful tale of Prince Pippin, youngest son of King Charlemagne, who seeks a meaningful life of adventure, romance and glory only to discover that true happiness lies in the simplest pleasures.
This production will be directed by Carole Healey, director of last year’s presentation, “Picnic.” Musical director will be Allen Cohen, music (Flor), with choreography by Susan Ancheta; sets by Richard Turick, theater and acting chair, visual/performing arts (Flor); costumes by Bettina Bierly; and lights by David Landau, electronic filmmaking (Flor).
Performances are in Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham, Wednesday, April 14, through Saturday, April 17, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 18, at 2:30 p.m. A special performance for high school students will be on Friday, April 16, at 11 a.m. Tickets are $5 for students and the FDU community and $10 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling 973-443-8644, ext. 4.
For information, contact Stephen Hollis, theater program director (Flor), at 973-443-8467 or at hollis@fdu.edu.
Leadership in Co-located and Virtual Settings to Be Discussed
The Corporate Communication Institute (CCI) is presenting an executive briefing, “Leading From Afar: Effective Communication Practices for Leading Dispersed Teams,” on Thursday, February 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham. A discussion will be led by Stacey Connaughton, communication department, Rutgers University, and will be based on findings of research she conducted with John Daly of the University of Texas at Austin. Connaughton won a Best Paper Award at the 2003 Conference on Corporate Communication for this work.
The event is free for CCI members and FDU faculty and staff. The cost for nonmembers is $35 and for FDU graduate students $10. To register or for information call 973-443-8709, e-mail cci@corporatecomm.org or visit its Web site at http://www.corporatecomm.org/.
CCI corporate sponsors are Accenture; Allstate Insurance Company; Convergys Corporation; Fortis, Inc.; Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.; Information Services International, a division of Mars, Inc.; J.M. Huber Corporation; Pfizer Inc; Raytheon Company; TIAA-CREF; and Wyeth.
Silberman College of Business
The inaugural New Jersey Female Entrepreneur Lecture by Diahann Lassus, president and co-founder of Lassus Wherley & Associates, P.C., a wealth-management firm with offices in New Jersey and Florida, on “Focusing on the Future: Growing Your Company in a Competitive Environment” and presentation of the winners of the 2004 New Jersey Business Idea Competition, were postponed because of weather and are rescheduled to Friday, March 26.
The Rothman Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies is sponsoring the lecture along with FirstEnergy Foundation and the Daily Record. The evening, free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. After a reception, the awards will be presented and, at 7:15 p.m., the lecture begins. It will be followed by a question-and-answer period with the audience.
Lassus, CFP and CPA, was named one of Worth Magazine’s Top Financial Advisers for an unprecendented five times — most recently in January 2004. NJBIZ Magazine has named Lassus on their “Top Women in Business” list as well as “Twenty-Six Intriguing Women of New Jersey Business.”
Her expertise is recognized at all levels of government, serving President Bill Clinton at the Retirement Savings Summit, New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman on the New Sources of Capital Board, and New Jersey Speaker of the Assembly Jack Collins on the Assembly Business Task Force. Her lecture is presented by the Rothman Institute’s Female Entrepreneurs’ Alliance, which provides female entrepreneurs with a networking venue, business support, workshops and mentoring.
The 2004 New Jersey Business Idea Competition was open to all high school students in New Jersey and was sponsored by the Edison Venture Fund, Wachovia and the Discover Business Teen Camp at FDU.
For further information, call 973-443-8842.
New College of General and Continuing Studies
Annual Hotel Student Scholarship/Benefit Dinner
The International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management is sponsoring its Annual Student Scholarship/Benefit Dinner this year on Saturday, February 28, at 6:30 p.m. at Dolce Hamilton Park, Florham Park, N.J. The event features the school’s students’ talents in culinary arts and service while generating needed funds for student scholarships. This year it will showcase Switzerland, a multicultural country considered to be the cradle of today’s hospitality industry, which serves as the school’s host for its annual global seminar.
The dinner will feature an array of activities including an expanded wine/beer and food pairing related to the unique menu. The price is $45 per person. For reservations or to make a donation call the school at 201-692-7271. If you cannot attend, consider being a sponsor and/or donating an item for the silent auction.
School of Administrative Science
The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police recently received the “Positive Impact Award” from the New Jersey Society of Association Executives (NJSAE) for its participation in the Public Administration Institute’s Law Enforcement Executive Leadership Seminar. The seminar, a one-week educational and cultural program for public safety professionals, was held at FDU’s Wroxton College. The NJSAE Award Committee recognized the seminar as an innovative program in law enforcement education.
Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), announced that the School of Administrative Science now offers six online master of administrative science courses. More than 100 students have enrolled in the online MAS courses, which began on January 26 with an average class size of 17. Online MAS courses are offered year-round with more than a dozen courses expected to be offered in this modality by fall 2004. The off-campus, 30-credit MAS has 14 specializations.
The School of Administrative Science conducts off-campus, degree-completion bachelor of arts in individualized studies (BAIS) and master of administrative science (MAS) courses at 55 locations throughout New Jersey. The newest site is Atlantic Health System in Morris Plains, the state’s second largest health system after St. Barnabas Health System. Both health systems host the BAIS and MAS programs and have an undergraduate 18-credit specialization in health and human services administration and a 12-credit global health and human services specialization. Both specializations were developed by Deborah Fredericks, former director of the Bergen County Department of Human Services.
For additional information on the school’s offerings, see http://alpha.fdu.edu/mas or contact Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, New College, and director, administrative science (Metro/Flor), at e-mail mas.fdu.edu or (201) 692-7172.
New College’s Middle College Night
On Monday evening, February 23, superintendents, principals and teachers from 56 Middle College high schools will join faculty and staff from New College at the Rothman Center for a catered reception in the Stratis Lounge followed by a basketball game between the FDU Knights and Monmouth University. This annual social event provides a great opportunity for high school administrators and faculty to visit the University’s Metropolitan Campus and to interact with New College’s faculty and staff.
Puerta al Futuro
The Puerta al Futuro Program began the new year with festivities, music and a royal visit from the Three Kings. Puerta received a proclamation from Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney, honoring the program for its celebration of Three Kings Day and its commitment to children and literacy.
Seventy-five students are currently enrolled in the Puerta al Futuro program. A visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been scheduled for the spring, and a student newsletter Nuestra Puerta has been established. The program has launched its first online course titled La Voz Femenina/Women’s Voices, which examines the writings of female authors from ancient Japan to modern Peru.
Puerta’s director, Deborah Gonzalez, is working with Lisetty Nigrinis, coordinator of multicultural programs, global partnerships (Metro/Flor), to offer a “Spanish for Educators” workshop. The weekend immersion course is open to FDU staff to help administrators acquire a working knowledge of the language being used by the new students entering the program. Workshops are scheduled for Saturday, March 6, and Sunday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 308, Edward Williams Building, Metropolitan Campus. A continental breakfast and an authentic Spanish meal will be provided. Registration is required. Call Deborah Gonzalez at 201-692-2500 or e-mail at dgewc@fdu.edu.
Camp Discovery
Camp Discovery for children entering 1st through 7th grades has announced its summer season dates — at the College at Florham June 28 through August 6, and at the Metropolitan Campus July 5 through August 13.
In addition, Camp Discovery will conduct a weeklong camping adventure for the same age group during the week of April 26–30. The program will provide its participants with experiences in science, arts and crafts, recreation, cooking, games and computers and ends with a field trip to Sandy Hook.
For information call 201-692-6510.
University College Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies
Joint Venture with Union for Traditional Judaism
Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Union for Traditional Judaism (UJT), Teaneck, N.J., recently announced a joint venture for a master of arts in teaching (MAT) with a specialization in Jewish education. The concentration in Jewish education is aimed at meeting the needs of those wishing to teach in Jewish day schools, yeshivas and synagogue Sunday/Hebrew school programs as well as in public schools.
The MAT requires 36 credits, of which 22 meet the eligibility requirements for New Jersey teacher certification and 14 are a combination of required and specialization courses. The program will be given to a cohort at the UTJ’s Institute of Traditional Judaism (ITJ).
Miriam Singer, education and coordinator, MAT in Jewish studies (Metro), says, “We are really excited about our new program and alliance with ITJ. Our goal is to reach out to the community and join with them to provide well-trained and licensed teachers who are knowledgeable in Jewish education. Our aim is to meet the needs of those who wish to teach in Jewish day schools, Yeshivot and Sunday/Hebrew school programs. We offer a one-of-a-kind program in New Jersey.”
In addition, the University and UTJ are in their third year of cooperation with several dozen students seeking a master of public administration emphasizing Jewish communal service.
Contemporary New Jersey Landscape on Display
The exhibit “The Contemporary New Jersey Landscape” will open Tuesday, February 17, in University College Art Gallery, Room 11, University Hall, Metropolitan Campus. The opening reception will be on Thursday, February 19, from 3 to 6 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Twenty-three artists are participating including Jackie Lima, art (Metro). The paintings and drawings are perceptual responses to the New Jersey landscape, and most are done directly from nature, “en plein air.” Many of the artists live in New Jersey, and the others come to rural New Jersey to paint. The majority of the painters in this exhibit have shown together before at Rider University, Lawrenceville, N.J.; Romano Gallery at Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.J.; the Firehouse Gallery, Bordentown, N.J.; and the Antoine Dutot Museum, Delaware Water Gap. In addition to Lima, the artists are Sally Bo Andrews, Rita Baragona, Paul Carrellas, Suzanne Clothier, Jane Culp, Dave Dewey, Dorothy Dierks, Lois Dodd, Jeff Epstein, Dan Finaldi, Louis Finkelstein, Leslie Hertzog, Thayer Hutchinson, Lynn Kotula, Barbara Kulicke, Arthur Kvarstrom, Deborah Nelson, Terri Nichol, Elizabeth O'Reilly, Robert Shoup, Paula Stark and St. Clair Sullivan.
Captions:
Lona Whitmarsh, left, psychology (Flor), with the support of the psychology department, College at Florham, invited psychology alumni back to campus for a presentation by Julia Rathke, right, who discussed her book, What Children Need When They Grieve.
Left photo: Natalya Margolina, left, and Susan Ginprich, Puerta al Futuro (Metro) faculty, were on hand to help with the Three Kings festivities.
Second from left photo: Deborah Gonzalez, director of Puerta al Futuro (Metro), welcomes children, parents and families.
Second from right photo: A young guest enjoys the hand puppet entertainment.
Right photo: One of the Three Kings was caught in traffic so Thomas Swanzey, English and associate dean, New College (Metro), took on the task and did a wonderful job of filling in as the third King.
Edward Catanzaro
Professor of Chemistry
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
Thirty-three years.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
The last great movie I saw was “In The Bedroom.” The script and the acting are superb. The movie stirs deep emotions; going from a horrible murder to an equally horrible, but primitively satisfying, eye-for-an-eye retribution.
What do you most value in your friends?
Mutual understanding.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I …
… was an all-star shortstop in the National Bureau of Standards fast-pitch softball league, and that I played goalie for the University of Wyoming soccer team.
My hobbies are …
… reading (history and science) and playing with my two grandsons, (Matt, 7, and Mike, 3).
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Herb Walker — lawyer, gourmet cook, raconteur and expert on old movies and jazz. I would serve manicotti and chicken parmigiana.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt? What profession would you want to have nothing to do with?
I would like to try medicine, and I would not want to have anything to do with politics.
William O’Brien
Biology Laboratory Coordinator, Biological and Allied Health Sciences Department
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Two years.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
Any book from the fantasy science fiction “Discworld” series by Terry Pratchett. The most recent I read was The Color of Magic. They are funny, surreal and intelligent and incorporate trivial knowledge that makes up everyday life.
What do you most value in your friends?
As Doug Larson [British middle-distance runner and 1924 Olympic gold medalist] once said, “A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes.”
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… am single.
My hobbies are …
I enjoy running and plan on participating in my first New York City Marathon this year. I love wandering around and finding new places to eat, explore and visit that are hidden treasures, whether it is in New York City or in the countryside of Bucks County [Pa.]. My advice to a person who is bored on any given day is to get in your car and get good and lost. I bet in your travels you’ll find a neat place to stop and visit and/or eat. (Just bring a map so you can find your way home.) I also enjoy kayaking, photography, surf fishing on Long Beach Island [N.J.], cooking, barbecuing and a good cigar while staring at a sunset.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Anybody who doesn’t know where their next meal is coming from or if there is even going to be one. What the meal would be is inconsequential.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I would like to be an artist and/or musician so I can convey my feelings in a way that could make people find a temporary escape from everyday life. And I would not want to be a pimp.
Jennifer Quirk
Director of Academic and Student-Athlete Support Services
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
I’ve been with Fairleigh Dickinson for almost five years, since July 1999. I started in the Academic Advisement Center and moved to athletics in August 2002.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
Babyville, by Jane Green. As I just became a mom, it is very fitting. I also really enjoy any book by Bill Bryson. He is a great humor writer. Being from a small town originally, I loved The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America.
What do you most value in your friends?
Humor and trustworthiness. I love people who can make me laugh out loud. I think trust is the basis of any relationship and allows you to feel comfortable in any situation.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… am from a small town in Indiana that has the third largest Amish population in the country, and that I have a brother that has been to Antartica three times.
My hobbies are …
… playing with my son, Brady; golfing; watching athletic events; being at the beach; baking; and, my husband would say, shopping.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
My grandparents. I don’t think I fully appreciated them when they were alive, and I would love to learn from their wisdom now. I would serve lobster, steak, baked and au gratin potatoes and homemade pies.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I would love to try to be an actress because I love being on stage. I would not want to be a person in the IRS as people tend to get frightened by them easily.
Irene Thomson
Professor of Sociology
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Since 1975.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
I would recommend Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy for the sheer virtuosity of the writing.
What do you most value in your friends?
Humor, empathy and an interest in politics.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… consider a long leisurely meal at a first-rate restaurant one of life’s great pleasures.
My hobbies are …
… completely self-indulgent: reading and listening to classical music. I don’t really have any hobbies in the traditional sense.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
My perfect dinner guest would be my husband, to whom I would serve any of his favorite dishes.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I can imagine myself as a journalist or a freelance writer. I cannot imagine myself in business or law, though I have repeatedly been told I’d be good at these.
• Fairleigh Dickinson University won one silver and one merit award in the 19th annual Admissions Marketing Report competition. The Silberman College of Business’ The Edge won the silver award in the direct-mail advertising category. In the internal publication category the College at Florham Student Handbook, Building on a Strong Foundation, captured a merit award.
• Several offices have relocated. The College at Florham Human Resources Office has relocated to join the Career Development Center on the first floor of the Student Center. Also at the College at Florham, Silberman College of Business’ Institute for Global Business Education has moved to the new Chaîne Building. At the Metropolitan Campus, the Career Development Center now can be found on the second floor of Weiner Library.
• The Interrogating Boundaries seminar series, which explores areas relating to the study of globalization, features two compelling talks this semester. On Wednesday, March 10, Arnaldo Cruz Malave, associate professor in the department of modern languages at Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y., will speak on “Globalization and Sexualities.” The lecture will focus on the connections between transnational sexualities and the forces of globalization in Latin America. On Wednesday, April 21, Awam Amkpa, assistant professor in the drama department at New York University, N.Y.C., will discuss “Globalization and the Media.” His presentation will include samples of his documentary work done in Mali and Guinea. Both the Interrogating Boundaries seminars will be held at noon in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham. The seminars are by invitation only. Those who want to be added to the invitation list should contact the Office of Global Learning at 201-692-7360 or e-mail dcvitan@fdu.edu.
• During the Metropolitan Campus Provost’s Night at the Rothman Center on Saturday, February 28, the sixth class of Division I Athletics Hall of Fame, nine alumni and one team, will be recognized at halftime of the men’s basketball game vs. Long Island, see http://fduknights.ocsn.com/genrel/021004aaa.html. Before the game, which starts at 7 p.m., sandwiches and refreshments will be available for provost night attendees. The night is free, but reservations are required, call 201-692-2486.
• Metropolitan Campus senior soccer midfielder Johnny David, the 2003 Northeast Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Year was selected by the MetroStars in the fifth round of the 2004 Major League Soccer Super Draft. Also the Knights’ senior forward Aaron Paye was selected by the Milwaukee Wave United (outdoor) in the first round of the 2003 A-League draft. Fairleigh Dickinson’s all-time leading scorer, Michael King (BA’86, Metro), is on the Wave’s indoor roster.
• As of February 8, the Knights women’s bowling team was ranked fourth in the nation. Head Coach is Mike LoPresti.
Captions:
Left photo: College at Florham Student Handbook.
Right photo: Silberman College of Business recruitment brochure.
The Sound of Music
Did you know that the University has a chorus and pep band that faculty and staff can join?
At the College at Florham, Allen Cohen, music (Flor), is in charge of the campus chorus. The group’s performances have included appearances at Morristown Memorial Hospital, the visual and performing arts department’s Images Festival and the president’s holiday reception. People can volunteer or also can participate in the chorus for a one-credit course. Cohen also says that the campus is interested in forming a pep band. All interested parties should contact Cohen at 973-443-8638 or allen_cohen@fdu.edu.
At the Metropolitan Campus, Dante Ferrara is pep band director and invites all who wish to join up. They presently play at the basketball games. Volunteers are always welcome. They can contact Ferrara at dferrara@fdu.edu or Sean Morrison, assistant athletic director for development/marketing (Metro), at sean_morrison@fdu.edu.
Captions:
Inset: Allen Cohen sits at the piano before the chorus’s performance. Members of the chorus from left are students Graham Eckmann, Jon Onufryk, Tiago Silva, Jason Fluegge, Kim Severson, Elizabeth Sudock, Heather Klinger, Katie Hakucsa, Beth Ann Meichenbaum, Erin Pach, Cyndi Rohrbach and Maggie Ferguson.
Left photo: Thomas Swanzey, English and associate dean, New College (Metro/Flor), plays in the pep band at the Metropolitan Campus.
Right photo: From left are Dominick Ferrara, pep band director (Metro), and students Owen Cunningham (drums), Swanzey (trombone), Julius Thomas (trumpet), Alex Cabrera (drums), Carlo Aragoncillo (drums). Also in the band are Jillian Peabody (clarinet) and Jeff Cheng (sax).
Winter Wonderland
The storm of January 15 caused classes to be cancelled, but the University community enjoyed a campus transformed into a winter wonderland.
College at Florham
Left photo: A group walks from Rutherford Hall.
Right photo: Students cross in front of the library toward the Mansion.
Metropolitan Campus
Left photo: A student walks down the pathway toward the Hackensack River.
Right photo: The Hackensack River was icebound. This is a view looking toward Dickinson Hall.
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