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After a comprehensive redesign and the implementation of new software to manage content, the new Fairleigh Dickinson Web site, www.fdu.edu, is due to be unveiled in October.
Based on the recommendations and direction of the University’s Web Review Committee, chaired by Interim College at Florham Provost Kenneth Greene, the Web project was undertaken by Ripple Effects Interactive (REI), based in Pittsburgh, Pa. In addition to providing an enhanced and more consistent appearance for the site, REI is implementing new content management software and converting site pages to the new system.
The content management concept, illustrated by FDU’s own locally developed Pagetoaster tool, allows offices, departments and individuals to create and maintain Web pages without knowledge of Web programming codes (HTML). By distributing the ability and responsibility to maintain pages to every office, content management encourages a frequency of page updates that could not be supported even with a much larger centralized Web staff.
The content management system, said Greene, “provides a basic model of uniformity among the pages, while still allowing flexibility for creative adaptations.”
He added, “We are very excited about the debut of the new site. Our committee members and REI have spent many hours defining what needed to be done and how best to enhance our Web presence. These changes provide us with a strong overall design and an effective system for future development.”
REI held introductory sessions in August to show Web content authors how to create and edit their Web pages. In addition to the authors, departments and offices will assign “content managers” to approve pages before they are posted. University Webmaster William Kennedy and Campus Webmaster Joyce Beck, who have built FDU’s Web site from a few dozen to a few thousand pages, will provide ongoing support and training to individuals in both these roles to facilitate the changeover. They will conduct training sessions on a regular schedule on both campuses beginning this month.
The Web Review Committee has now been reformed with additional members as the Web Governance Committee and will continue to serve as a clearing and review point for future Web actions.
For more information about creating and updating Web pages using the new system, contact Web operations (kennedy@fdu.edu or beck@fdu.edu). Information about the new navigation and design, examples of new pages and full user guides for download are available at http://www.fdu.edu/2005/.
The entering class of 2008 is over 1113 strong! “All academic indicators suggest that they are a bright, intellectually gifted and promising group of young adults,” said Bernetta Millonde, associate vice president for admissions and financial aid (Metro/Flor). As of September 8, preliminary data showed that the Scholastic Aptitude (SAT) scores for the students who committed to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University increased 30 points and 40 percent of the students enrolling have merit awards.
“Although the class of 2008 possesses academic prowess, they also add rich and diverse elements to the student body and will further the University’s mission to provide a global learning environment,” added Milonde. “This class is the most ethnically and socially economic diverse group in the history of Fairleigh Dickinson University.”
Incoming freshmen representing the U.S.A. come from the states of Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. They also hail from many countries including Bulgaria, Canada, China, Dominican Republic, India, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria, Romania, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Spain, Taiwan, Trinidad, Yugoslavia and the Philippines.
“The class of 2008 features writers, poets, thespians, musicians, band members, singers, community volunteers, athletes, cheerleaders, eagle scouts, members of honor societies and leaders in their schools and houses of worship. They are indeed a diverse and dynamic group of students, and I am confident that they will use their talents, gifts and voices to become leaders and positive, productive members of the Fairleigh Dickinson family,” said Millonde.
Four hundred and forty-eight incoming students have been named Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholars, having achieved average SAT scores of 1176 and a high school grade-point-average (unweighted on a 4.00 scale) of 3.40.
As of September 8, 1,113 total freshmen registered with an average GPA of 2.99 and average SAT score of 1035.
Overall freshman enrollments by college are:
• Silberman College of Business — 234 enrolled with average GPA of 3.00 and average SAT of 1084;
• University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies — 286 enrolled with average GPA of 3.10 and average SAT of 1069;
• New College of General and Continuing Studies — 145 enrolled with average GPA of 2.70 and average SAT of 914; and
• Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences — 448 enrolled with average GPA of 3.00 and average SAT of 1030.
For orientation photos see http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0409/photo1.html.
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President J. Michael Adams, center, met freshmen Arlene Villanueva, left, and Khadya Young, right, at the Metropolitan Campus orientation.
Students were welcomed back to the University this semester with improvements on both campuses and additional safety provisions.
“We continue to invest well in our physical infrastructure and take important measures to preserve a safe and rewarding learning environment,” said President J. Michael Adams. “Recently constructed and renovated buildings have generated tremendous excitement and momentum, and we are sustaining that by continuing to make important upgrades throughout the campuses.”
At the College at Florham, the recently completed projects and new features include: the installation of artificial turf on the football field; the renovation of the bathrooms at the Florham and Hamilton Twombly Residence Halls; new roofs on Dorm Village Residence Halls 3, 6 and 8; painting and renovations in Dorm Village Residence Halls 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8; the complete renovation of Twombly Lounge, including new furniture, carpeting and wall covering; the construction of a game room and the addition of new furniture in the Student Center; and the repaving of Village Road and the Danforth entrance to the campus. Currently under way are upgrades to the ecology lab and the undergraduate research lab in the Science Building.
In addition, five new public safety officers have been added, new video surveillance cameras are in place throughout the campus (operating at the Student Center, all entrances and all residence hall exterior doors, among other places), and a security booth is being built to serve the Madison Avenue entrance.
At the Metropolitan Campus, the finished projects include the renovation of the entrance to Williams Hall and the auditorium in the Robison Annex. Other work nearing completion includes the installation of new synthetic turf on the soccer field, the refurbishment of the Lecture Hall in Muscarelle Center and the new Hackensack River Greenway north of the pedestrian bridge.
Also, 13 more surveillance cameras have been installed (bringing the campus total to 50), more emergency phones have been added, and new security screens have been installed on the first floor sliding windows at the Linden Court Residence Halls.
The safety measures were among the priorities of the Metropolitan Campus Threat Assessment Team, which meets monthly to discuss issues relating to security, violence and potential threats to students, faculty and staff. Its chair is James Kenny, criminal justice (Metro).
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Left and center photos: Renovated Twombly Lounge, Twombly Residence Hall, College at Florham.
Right photo: New Game Room, Student Center, College at Florham.
Left photo: The Metropolitan Campus soccer field will soon boast artificial turf.
Right photo: The renovated entrance of Williams Building, Metropolitan Campus.
Fairleigh Dickinson and the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ specialized agency for health, have agreed to collaborate to provide videoconferences and student/faculty seminars. Members of WHO also will be recruited to join FDU as Global Virtual Faculty (GVF).
“Entering into a substantive relationship with the World Health Organization is another important step toward fulfilling our mission of global education,” said President J. Michael Adams. “We also believe that we will be able to provide a significant service to WHO in fulfilling its interests in reaching out to the public health, higher education and medical communities in the United States.”
The program begins this fall under the auspices of FDU’s Office of Interdisciplinary, Distributed and Global Learning and the Institute of Pharmaceutical and Health-care Studies. The University will organize two videoconferences each semester with WHO offices in Geneva, Switzerland, and New York. The format of these conferences will be a 45- to 60-minute lecture by a WHO expert on mutually agreed upon topics/themes, followed by 30 minutes of questions and answers. The University also will invite other audiences (such as local hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, public health offices, etc.) to participate in each conference and broadcast these events to up to five sites.
As part of its programs with the United Nations, the University has regularly hosted videoconferences broadcast from the United Nations Headquarters to the FDU campuses and then distributed these programs to other universities. The University also successfully hosted a pilot videoconference with WHO offices in New York City and Geneva.
This semester’s videoconferences will be held Wednesday, October 27, and Thursday, December 2. The potential topics include an overview of global health status and the role of the World Health Organization; environmental health; infectious disease; poverty and the health of the poor; health-care systems in developing countries; challenges of global public health; obesity; mental health; and bioterrorism.
The student/faculty seminars will be part of FDU’s MBA programs in health systems management for executives and pharmaceutical management studies. An important part of these programs will be a seminar on global health issues, part of which will involve visits to WHO offices in New York City and Geneva. As a centerpiece to the visit to Geneva, WHO will program seminars and discussions. The target date for the first seminar in Geneva is the spring or summer 2005.
The University also is seeking four to five WHO officials (and more long term) to became members of the GVF and offer perspectives on global health issues as part of FDU’s online initiative. The first course to utilize WHO professionals as GVF will be The Global Challenge.
Other possibilities for the future include internships at WHO and voluntary placements in WHO field offices that would focus on HIV/AIDS prevention and education.
In the annual U.S. News & World Report’s collegiate rankings, Fairleigh Dickinson University has maintained its high standing and was selected among the “Top Schools” in its peer group.
In the category “Universities-Master’s” (in the Northern geographic region), Fairleigh Dickinson is rated number 62 among “Top Schools.” A total of 83 institutions were included in the “Top Schools” in this category and another 82 were listed in the next two levels (Tiers 3 and 4).
Other New Jersey schools ranked in the top group included College of New Jersey (5), Rowan University (34), Rutgers-Camden (35), Rider University (37), Montclair State University (63) and Monmouth University (78). New Jersey schools in Tier 3 included Georgian Court University, Kean University, St. Peter’s College and William Paterson University.
In its category, Fairleigh Dickinson was highly ranked in several specific areas including Most International Students, Campus Diversity, Best Undergraduate Engineering Program and Highest Proportion of Classes Under 20.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings are determined by a number of measures, which are weighted by judged importance. These measures include peer assessment, retention and graduation rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.
During the summer and into the fall, the global mission of the University is being furthered on many fronts including exciting international study opportunities and challenging seminars.
China
A group of MBA in management for executives students, led by Peter Caliguari, director, executive MBA program (Flor/Metro), traveled to China this summer for a two-week International Business Seminar designed to meet the graduate students’ interest in learning more about emerging markets, specifically in Asia.
“Through further investigation, it became clear that offering the 2004 International Business Seminar in China would be a great educational experience for our students,” said Caliguari. Seventeen students participated.
The students traveled to Beijing, Shenyang, Tianjin and Shanghai. In Beijing, they visited the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. In Shenyang they attended lectures at Northeastern University and had an opportunity to interact with local faculty and students. The International Cooperation Department, Shenyang Science and Technology Bureau hosted the visit to Shenyang. In addition, the group was able to travel to a local software developer and one of China’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers.
In Tianjin, the students visited the Tianjin University of Finance and Economics to listen to presentations on the banking and retail industries and international trade issues. The group also visited Motorola, Nan Kai University and the Tianjin Federation of Industry and Commerce for discussions and lectures on trade and economic development.
Their final destination in China was Shanghai, where they met with representatives of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, the director of foreign administration and faculty and students at Jiaotong University. In addition, they attended a meeting at the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce to better understand the history, status and role of private economics in Shanghai. On their last full day in China, the students visited the Shanghai Foreign Investment Promotion Center, followed by a farewell banquet.
Italy
Mathematics of the Renaissance, a study-abroad class based in Florence, Italy, was taught by Peter Astor, mathematics (Metro), last summer.
“The purpose of the class,” he said, “was to show how mathematics affected progress in our disciplines during the Renaissance, and how they, in turn, affected which types of mathematics were discovered.”
While the American Language Center in Florence served as the primary classroom facility, the students were able to visit and do research at the University of Pisa as well as the University of Padua. A trip to Venice allowed them to investigate the unique canals, tides and structure of the city. This study-abroad experience culminated in Rome.
“We had access to original 17th-century manuscripts,” said Astor, “and became immersed in the art and architecture of Florence, Venice, Padua, Pisa and Rome. Mathematically, we learned how to solve cubic equations, calculate building heights and tessellate [form into a mosaic pattern] a floor with tiles.”
England
Twenty-five students are studying at the University’s Wroxton College in England this semester. The group includes 17 College at Florham students, five from the Metropolitan Campus and one each from the University of Indiana, the University of Oregon and Randolph-Macon College. Brian Swanzey, director, Wroxton study-abroad accompanied the group to Wroxton.
Global Seminars
A series of free seminars introduced by the Office of Global Learning continues this semester.
The Metropolitan Campus’ Global Leadership Seminars will feature Mirna Ottaway, senior associate, Democracy and Rule of Law Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, who will speak on “Women’s Rights and Democracy” on Wednesday, October 6, at noon in the Joseph Green Conference Room (Room 2245), Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus.
The seminars are by invitation only and reservations are required. To be added to the invitation list, contact Diana Cvitan, manager, global learning (Metro), at 201-692-7161 or e-mail dcvitan@fdu.edu.
The Office of Global Learning has partnered with the English, communication and philosophy department at the College at Florham to offer the Interrogating Boundaries Symposia.
On Wednesday, September 22, Robert Francouer, emeritus, biology (Flor), will speak on “Globalization, Reproductive Rights and the Family,” and on Wednesday, November 10, Mian Qadrud Din, former chef de cabinet, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), will address “Globalization and Refugees.” The seminars are scheduled for 11 a.m. in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham.
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, manager, global learning (Metro), at 201-692-7161 or dcvitan@fdu.edu.
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Left photo: From left: students Chanelle LaCross, Holly Jones, Jocelyn Davis and Ken Bruno pose on top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Middle photo: Students leaning in front of the Leaning Tower.
Right Photo: Peter Astor, right, mathematics (Metro), and his wife, Harriet, in the Vatican Museum.
Melissa Chuharan, left, senior (Metro), and Adam Roth, junior (Flor), are spending this semester at Wroxton College.
The University Libraries will be sponsoring a film festival, two art exhibits and a reading during the fall semester. In addition, Coolcatnj, the online Web research tool, will be launched.
Film Festival
“Revolution: Science and the Shaping of Modern Life,” a free film festival featuring award-winning documentary films with discussions, will be presented by FDU Libraries in partnership with National Video Resources and the American Library Association, on Wednesdays in the Auditorium, Weiner Library, at the Metropolitan Campus and on Sundays in Room S-11, Science Building, College at Florham.
“The Gene Squad” traces the development of forensic DNA sampling and profiling and its use in solving crimes. It will be shown at the Metropolitan Campus on September 22 at 8 p.m. with Roger Forsthoff, director of the Forensic Laboratory, Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor, N.J., as facilitator and at the College at Florham on September 19, at 2 p.m., with June Middleton, biology (Flor), as facilitator.
“Our Genes, Our Choices: Who Gets to Know?” is a panel discussion focusing on the impact and implications of the new molecular genetics. It will be shown at the Metropolitan Campus on October 6 at 8 p.m. with Lois Brenneman, nursing (Metro), as facilitator and at the College at Florham on October 3, at 2 p.m., with Robert Richlan, a reference librarian, library (Flor) and an attorney, as facilitator.
“What’s Up with the Weather?” takes an in-depth look at one of the most controversial issues in the 21st century, global warming. It will be shown at the Metropolitan Campus on October 20 at 8 p.m. with Joseph Labriola, natural sciences (Metro), and senior environmental scientist at RCC Design Inc., as facilitator and at the College at Florham on October 17, at 12:30 p.m., with Paul Boyer, geology (Flor), as facilitator.
“Natural Connections,” using stunning photography, illustrates an alarming trend of humans losing touch with natural connections and the world’s astounding variety of species and habitats, with a look at five habitats and the scientists who work within them. It will be shown at the Metropolitan Campus on November 3 at 8 p.m. with Marion McClary, biological sciences and associate director, biological sciences (Metro), as facilitator and at the College at Florham on November 7, at 2 p.m., with Paul Boyer, geology (Flor), as facilitator.
For further information contact, at the Metropolitan Campus, Michele Lempert at 201-692-2608 or michelel@fdu.edu; or at the College at Florham, Denise Marshall at 973-443-8627 or denimars@fdu.edu.
This series is a project of the National Video Resources with major funding from the National Science Foundation. It is organized in partnership with the American Library Association. Films are provided by National Video Resources and the American Library Association.
Coolcatnj
On Wednesday, September 29, at 10 a.m. at the Orangerie, College at Florham Library, an official ceremony launching the online library catalog, Coolcatnj will be held. Coolcatnj facilitates intercampus library loans, enabling students at either FDU campus and at the College of Saint Elizabeth to quickly procure useful materials from anywhere in the system.
President J. Michael Adams and Sister Francis Raftery, president, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J., will attend. A short history of the consortium will be presented, and the two colleges’ close relationship will be celebrated. At the Metropolitan Campus, the lauching of Coolcatnj will be held in the Lobby of Dickinson Hall at noon on the same day, September 29. Refreshments will be served at both events. For information, call 201-692-2608 or e-mail marialk@fdu.edu.
Exhibits
Through Saturday, October 30, an exhibit, “Picturing Autumn: Cover Illustrations from The New Yorker Magazine, 1934–1941,” will be held during library hours at the College at Florham. The witty and colorful covers, illustrated by Rea Irvin, the original art director of the magazine, captured the life of the urbane New Yorker. William Zander, English (Flor), will offer brief remarks on the history of The New Yorker cover art and how it changed at a reception on Monday, September 20, at 5:30 p.m. in the Orangérie, College at Florham Library.
For the first time, visual artists from the Teaneck Cultural Arts Coalition will exhibit in a group show at Weiner Library, Metropolitan Campus. Opening on Sunday, September 19, with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m., nine artists from the coalition will show 30 pieces of their work spanning a variety of media. The exhibit will run during library hours through November 14.
Reading
The College at Florham Library will offer a reading by Jane Rawlings (a.k.a. Mrs. Jane Odenweller) from her Penelopeia: A Novel in Verse, patterned after Homer’s Odyssey, in the library’s Orangérie, on Thursday, October 21, at 4:15 p.m. Penelopeia is written from the imagined point-of-view of Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, in response to his adventuring away from her. Although poetry, Penelopeia reads as heightened prose. Following her reading, Rawlings will discuss her research methods and the developmental process of her book.
Visions 2014
“Visions 2014: The Academic Library of the Future,” sponsored by the FDU Libraries and the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries/NJLA College and University Section, was held at the College at Florham last spring. President J. Michael Adams welcomed the group and spoke on “The Academic Library of the Future: A President’s Perspective.”
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Left photo: James Neal, vice president for information services and University librarian, Columbia University, spoke on “The Trompe L’oeil Academic Library of the Future: Image and Reality.”
Right photo: Also attending the conference are, from left, Richard Goerner, head, U.S. government documents, library (Metro); head of technical services librarian, Union County College; and Maria Kocylowsky, head, business information services/New Jersey documents, library (Metro).
With the new campus photo identification card, students, faculty and staff will be able to borrow books from the library, work out at the recreation center, shop at the bookstore and dine on and off campus, all with the same card.
The new Fairleigh 1Card was introduced this semester at the College at Florham and will be available at the Metropolitan Campus in the spring.
In addition to using the card for the campus meal plan, for entrance to buildings and rooms, access to the libraries, recreation centers and on-campus events, the new card will function as a convenient payment method (through a prepaid spending account) that will be accepted at the college bookstores, vending machines, retail dining locations and off-campus merchants.
To run and administer the program, the University has selected CardSmith of Basking Ridge, N.J., which features a managed transaction processing service and which will run all day-to-day operations of the program. FDU will designate the rules for each account plan and decide which off-campus locations will accept the card. New prepaid flexible spending accounts have been introduced (with a daily spend limit of $750).
The program works by using terminals on and off campus that are configured to the main processing center. CardSmith provides cardholder support online and through a toll-free help desk. Users can access their account activity via the Web and review program policies, including participating merchants. The program Web site is http://www.fairleigh1card.com.
“This new program provides tremendous convenience for our students and other members of the community,” said Neal Sturm, associate vice president and chief information officer (Flor). “Users will have greater opportunities for easy purchases on and off campus, less need to handle large amounts of cash and a simple way to monitor their transactions 24 hours a day.”
Sturm added that the University would also be able to cultivate greater ties with the surrounding merchants through their participation in the program
To obtain a card, nonresident students and faculty and staff must visit the Public Safety Office at the Barn. Residential students receive their cards during the check-in process. There is no charge for the initial card.
Co-chairing the task force that made the new program possible were Sturm and Robert Valenti, assistant vice president for administration (Metro). Lane Goldstein, operations manager (Metro), is serving as the program manager. “I want to thank all the members of the task force for their commitment and professionalism,” Sturm said. He especially credited Goldstein with “working day and night” to implement the program.
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Discussing the new campus identification card system are, from left, Jay Summerall, president and founder, CardSmith; Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor); Robert Valenti, assistant vice president for administration (Metro); and Neal Sturm, associate vice president/chief information officer (Flor).
A sample mockup of the ID card.
This semester, the University will welcome four international dignitaries who will lecture on campus as part of the United Nations Pathways Lecture Series.
On Wednesday, September 29, Amb. Pierre Schori, former permanent representative of Sweden to the United Nations and professor of political science at Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y., will discuss “European Nation-States vs. European Union: Foreign Policy Challenges” at 6:30 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham.
The ambassador of Germany to the United States, Wolfgang Ishinger, will talk about the “German-U.S. Relationship” on Wednesday, October 27, at 6:30 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham.
On Wednesday, November 17, Amb. Nabeela Al-Mulla, permanent representative of Kuwait to the United Nations, will discuss “The Role of Women in Islam” at 6:30 p.m. in Room 105, Muscarelle Center, Metropolitan Campus.
Amb. Rodney Lopez Clemente, permanent representative of Cuba to the United Nations, will talk about “Vanishing Borders and Human Rights” on Wednesday, December 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 105, Muscarelle Center, Metropolitan Campus.
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. These lectures are preceded by a half-hour refreshment/reception period.
Videoconferences originating at the United Nations and viewed at the ITV rooms on both campuses (Room 1132, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, and Room 214, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham) are also planned for this semester. “The Global and Domestic Determinants of Nation-Building: Iraq and the Developing World” will be the topic on Thursday, October 21, at 10 a.m., and “Rethinking Conflict, Stability and Peace in the 21st Century: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Proliferation” will be discussed on Thursday, November 4, at 10 a.m. For a complete schedule or for more information visit http://globaleducation.edu/2un/fa04video.html.
Members of the University community are invited to attend nongovernmental organization (NGO) briefings held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Information on the briefings can be found at http://globaleducation.edu/2un/unngo.shtml.
All events are free, but a pass is required to attend the NGO briefings. To obtain a pass and for more information on the above events, call 201-692-7362 or e-mail suhonjic@fdu.edu.
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Pierre Schori
Eleven distinguished individuals were chosen for inclusion in the Metropolitan Campus Heritage Hall. They join the 35 members who were inducted during the opening of Heritage Hall last year. Through Heritage Hall, the University recognizes, acknowledges and remembers exceptional individuals who had a major impact on shaping Fairleigh Dickinson University’s campuses in Teaneck and Rutherford, N.J.
The new members with their titles and years of service are:
Anthony P. Alessandrini*; professor and chair of social sciences; 1951–1987
Samuel Bieber; dean and provost of the Teaneck-Hackensack Campus, acting vice president for academic affairs; 1969–1980
G. Lansing Blackshaw; dean of science and engineering; 1983–1989
Mary Day; recorder, assistant registrar; 1955–1983
Mabel E. Dukeshire*; professor and tri-campus chair of mathematics; 1958–1988
Harold Feldman*; professor of management, first dean of business, vice president of finance; 1946–1985
J. Osborn Fuller*; second president; 1967–1974
Sherman Jaffe; professor of physics; 1960–1992
Jerome M. Pollack; vice president for academic affairs, third president; 1971–1985
Rondell H. Rhodes; professor and chair of biological sciences; 1961–1988
Malcolm L. Sturchio; professor of chemistry, executive director of Science Education Center, associate dean of education, first director of continuing education; 1952–1996; now emeritus, chemistry, and continuing education (Flor).
Heritage Hall, where plaques are installed honoring each member, is located on the first floor of Dickinson Hall. Honorees were invited last spring to visit Heritage Hall and the campus with Joseph Kiernan, Metropolitan Campus provost.
* Deceased.
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press announces its recently published books. They include:
• Converse in the Spirit: William Blake, Jacob Boehme, and the Creative Spirit, by Kevin Fischer;
• Harcourt and Son, by Patrick Johnson;
• Henry Timrod, a biography, by Walter Brian Cisco;
• Japan, France, and East-West Aesthetics, French Literature, 1867–2000, by Jan Walsh Hokenson;
• Lives Out of Letters: Essays on American Literary Biography and Documentation, in Honor of Robert N. Hudspeth, edited by Robert Habich;
• Old Spain and New Spain: The Travel Narrative of Camilo José Cela, by David Henn;
• Richard Goes to Prison and Other Stories, by Harley Granville Barker, edited by Eric Salmon;
• The Italian-American Vote in Providence, Rhode Island, 1916–1948, by Stefano Luconi; and
• The Riddle of the Sphinx: Interpreting the Human World, by H.P. Rickman.
For further information on these books or others published by the FDU Press, call Harry Keyishian, English (Flor), and director, editorial committee, FDU Press (Flor); or Louise Stahl, editorial/circulation coordinator, FDU Press (Flor), at 973-443-8564. A catalog is available.
Orders for books should be directed to: Associated University Press, 2010 Eastpart Boulevard, Cranbury, N.J. 08512; telephone: 609-655-4770; fax: 609-655-8366; or e-mail: aup440@aol.com.
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The Muse Upon My Shoulder, a collection of interviews with prominent American fiction writers, playwrights and poets, written by Sylvia Skaggs McTague, right, English (Flor), and published by FDU Press last spring, was celebrated at a reception at the College at Florham Library. With Skaggs-McTague is William Gillard, English (Flor).
Wednesday, September 29, 2 p.m.
Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building
College at Florham
To open the new year, recognize new faculty and honor this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Faculty and Pillars of FDU Awards.
Keynoter: Malcolm Sturchio, emeritus, chemistry (Flor), “Peter Sammartino: A Different View”
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Malcolm Sturchio
Update
France: From the Renaissance to the Present, a book by William Roberts, history/social science (New College) and director, public administration (Metro), was published this summer by Facts on File, Inc. (Ferguson Publishing), N.Y.C. The book provides detailed information on the people, events and social issues that are current to the study of French history.
Sorin Tuluca, economics/finance (Flor), presented “The Manufacturing Flexibility to Switch Products: Valuation and Optimal Strategy,” which he co-authored with Piotr Stalinski of Central Missouri University, during the 10th Society of Computational Economics Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance, held from July 8 to 10 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Judith Kaufman, psychology and director, MA program in general-theoretical psychology (Metro), presented “Working with Culturally Different Patients” at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, England, in March. She also has two articles in press: a book review on Counseling International Students: Clients from Around the World in Contemporary Psychology and “Working with Culturally and Linguistically Different College Age Students” in the Handbook of Psychology for Culturally and Linguistically Different Students.
Student Bernard Agyei, public safety officer (Flor), received third prize in the annual North Jersey American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Symposium held at the College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J. Agyei, who works with Stephen Waller, chemistry (Flor), on two senior chemistry research projects, presented his work on the gastric fate of pharmaceuticals in the presence of ethanol.
Neil Massoth, psychology and director, PhD program in clinical psychology (Metro), presented “Psychological Factors in Cancer” at the Annual Meeting of the International Waldenstorm’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation in Chicago, Ill., in May and co-presented “Further Assessment of the Construct Validity of Two Measures of Cognitive Status: Replication and Extension” at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., in April. Massoth was elected to the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives as representative of Division 51 (Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity) for a three-year term (2005–2008).
J. Michael Adams, president, and Encho Gospudinov, delegation head for the International Red Cross at the United Nations in New York, addressed Red Cross volunteers, staff members and supporters about their organization’s role in international affairs, at the Red Cross Building, Englewood, N.J. Adams authored “Think Globally, Educate Locally: Colleges’ Mandate — Preparing Students for Connected World,” published in the June 20 issue of The New York Times and “Foundations for Innovation: Encouraging Academic Empire Building,” in the spring issue of The Presidency, a publication of the American Council on Education. He also delivered the commencement address, “Success in a Global Age,” at Cumberland County College, Vineland, N.J., on May 20, and was the commencement speaker at the Brick (N.J.) High School graduation ceremony on June 23.
Herbert Ouida, University Core (Metro), reports that the Todd Ouida Children’s Foundation, which he organized, received a $10,000 award from CIBC World Markets. The foundation, in honor of Ouida’s son, Todd, who died in the attack on the World Trade Center, raises money to help children with anxiety and other psychological problems.
James Hutton, marketing (Metro), lectured at several universities — University of Lugano, in Switzerland; University of South Florida; and Thammasat University and Bangkok University, both in Thailand. He served as a panelist at conferences of the New Jersey Communication Association and the Southern States Communication Association in Tampa, Fla.
Deborah Gonzalez, director, Puerta al Futuro, New College (Metro), was appointed national coordinator on higher education for the National Hispanic Agenda Summit held in June. She will serve as the organization’s point person for Latino issues in higher education — researching, collecting, preparing and presenting prevailing views to government leaders on the needs of Latinos in higher education. In July, Gonzalez was invited to be international female marshal during Club Colombia’s Cultural Week, Hackensack, N.J. She was chosen for her dedication, work and support of the Hispanic and Colombian communities in New Jersey.
In June, R. Gordon Perry, biological sciences (Flor), participated in a photographic exhibit and juried contest sponsored by the Canal Society of New Jersey and held at Waterloo Village, N.J., in June. Three of his photographs placed — “Scene Along the Delaware and Raritan Canal” (first place), “Scene at the Waterloo Village” (second place) and “Scene Along the Morris Canal” (third place). In addition, he and his wife, Jean Perry, visual/performing arts (Flor), presented “Along the Canal,” an art and photographic exhibit featuring various scenes along the Lehigh and Delaware Canals in Pennsylvania and the Morris and Raritan Canals in New Jersey at the Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery, Delaware Water Gap, Pa.
Faramarz Fatemi, history/political science and director, history/political/international studies (Metro); Helen Brudner, history/political science and director/coordinator of graduate programs, history/political/international studies (Metro); Christopher Rasmussen, history (Metro); and Samuel Raphalides, political science/history (Metro), were featured speakers at installation ceremonies for Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honors Society) and Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honors Society), held last May 16 at the Metropolitan Campus. The eight inductees included alumni and students.
Robert McGrath, psychology (Metro), is the author of “The Making of Meaning: Comments on Hofstee and Ten Berge” in the Journal of Personality Assessment and co-author of “Professional Issues in Pharmacotherapy for Psychologists” in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice and “Effect of Mental and Physical Practice Schedules on Acquisition and Retention of Novel Timing Skills” in Perceptual and Motor Skills. He also has several articles in press: “Saving Our Psychosocial Souls,” in American Psychologist; “Personal Reflections on the Pharmacy Collaboration Program,” in The Oklahoma Psychologist; “A Taxometric Analysis of Experimenter-induced Response Style,” in Graduate Student Journal in Psychology; and “A Promising, Clinically-Practical Intervention for Hemiparesis After Chronic Stroke,” in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In addition, McGrath was elected president of Division 55 (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy) of the American Psychological Association.
Samuel Feinberg, psychology (Metro), spoke on “Successful Parenting in Stressful Times” in April at the River Edge (N.J.) Public Schools.
Carl Viola, executive vice president, was among the new members inducted to Pi Alpha Alpha, the National Public Administration Honor Society, in May. Members must have at least 18 credits toward a master in public administration and a 3.70 grade point ratio. Viola received his MPA in 1979 from the Rutherford Campus.
David Pogge, psychology (Metro), is the author of the following abstracts: “Identification of Bipolar Disorder in Depressed Adolescents,” “Improvement of Cognitive Functioning with Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment in Non-Schizophrenic Adolescent Inpatients,” and “Empirical Predictors of Long-term Outcome in Adolescent Inpatients: A Five- to Seven-Year Follow-up Study,” which were all published in Biological Psychiatry.
Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro), is the author of a paper, “Yeasts in Biosensing,” which was published in Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. As visiting professor in France from May to June, she gave two conferences at the University of Nantes — one on the field of enzyme electrodes used in synthesis and biosensors and one on the area of scientific methods for the detection of art forgeries. In April, she co-presented “PEG Derivative Used for Bioconjugation in One- and Two-enzyme Systems” with two students at the 49th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Science in Madison, N.J.
Eamon Doherty, administrative sciences (Metro), and student Joel Fernandes exhibited a poster and demonstrated a prototype of a wireless telerobotic arm, which can potentially be used by homeland security personnel for handling small hazardous materials, at the New Jersey Homeland Security Conference on June 7. At the same conference, Doherty and alumnus Peter Lacerda, MS’04 (Metro), exhibited a poster and demonstrated a prototype of an augmentative communication program that could help injured American soldiers communicate with American or coalition-force medical personnel. The posters are now on display in the conference room, Becton Hall, Metropolitan Campus, as part of the permanent collection of materials for accreditation for computer science.
Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), was among the artists included in the following group shows in New York: “PMS Women Painters, Sculptors and Musicians” at the Brooklyn College Art Gallery, Brooklyn War Memorial in March; “Open House: Working in Brooklyn,” at The Brooklyn Museum of Art from April 16 through August 15; “Benefit for Equality Now” at the Locus Media Gallery; “Spectra” at the Diesel Gallery, Red Hook, Brooklyn; the “Seventh Annual Mermaid Show” at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn; “Second Annual Benefit Exhibition,” Kentler International Drawing Space, Red Hook, Brooklyn; “Members Exhibition” at the Bowery Gallery, Manhattan; “Small Works Invitational” at the Blue Mountain Gallery, Manhattan; and “Circus Day” on Coney Island. Roberts also was Eleanor Heartney juror at the La Grange National XXIII Biennial Exhibition at the Chatahoochie Valley Museum, La Grange, Ga. She also has been commissioned for several projects: by CNN for seven paintings for the show “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explores Life Beyond Limits,” by Astroland & ThirstyGirl Productions for a backdrop for Circus Day Main Stage and by Coney Island USA for nine banner paintings and Upper Story bannerline. Roberts and her art were featured in SoHo Journal, The New York Times and in the Brooklyn College Magazine. Roberts was interviewed by NY1 during the opening of the “Open House” show at The Brooklyn Museum and by German NPR and by BCAT Television during the Mermaid Parade Ball. She was interviewed and her works featured in “400 Years of Working in Brooklyn” a video by the Brooklyn Historical Society. Her works were also used as a backdrop during the Second Annual New York City Burlesque and Village Voice Siren festivals. Roberts sits on the panel sponsored by City Lore at Brooklyn Historical Society for Art in Coney Island and the Circus Historical Society and CIUSA Board of Coney Island Museum. In addition, she lectured at The Brooklyn Museum, N.Y.
Hal Wallis: Producer to the Stars, a book by Bernard Dick, English/communications (Metro), was featured on the TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Book Corner (http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com) for the month of July. Published by the University Press of Kentucky in May, the book is the first biography of the man behind film classics such as “Casablanca,” “The Adventures of Robin Hood” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Dick also reviewed two books — Paul Buhle’s and David Wagner’s Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950–2002, and Blacklisted: The Film Lover’s Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist — in the September–October 2004 issue of Tikkun: A Critique of Politics, Culture & Society.
Diana Balasis, director, paralegal studies, New College; University Core (Metro); and BA’92 (Metro), was elected to the University’s Alumni Association Board of Governors, effective September 2004. Balasis also serves on the board of advisers for the Paralegal Studies Program.
Francis Mertz, president emeritus, was elected chairman of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education effective July 1.
Linda Reddy, psychology and director, Center for Psychological Services (Metro), presented “Empirically-based Behavioral Management Strategies for Schools” for the Livingston (N.J.) Public Schools in April and co-presented “The Relationship Between Parental Efficacy and Externalizing Behaviors in Young Children with ADHD” at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., in April. Reddy is the co-author of “Measuring Adherence in Behavior Therapy: Opportunities for Research and Practice,” which was published in The Behavior Therapist, and “Psychosocial Group Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Adolescents,” which was printed in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. A book she co-authored, Empirically-based Play Interventions for Children, will be published by the American Psychological Association Press. Her article, “From A to Z on Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder,” appeared in School Psychology Quarterly.
René Steinke, English (Flor) and editor-in-chief, The Literary Review, reports that FDU alumna, Chineesa Gates, BA’03 (Flor), is an editorial assistant at O, The Oprah Magazine. Gates’s recent article, “What’s Playing in Denyce Graves’s Ear?” appeared in the magazine’s July 2004 issue.
Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, New College (Metro), was appointed to the University Librarian’s Advisory Board. The board met with James Marcum, University librarian (Metro/Flor), in April to discuss programming and partnerships possible between FDU libraries and people and organizations of the region.
Vladimir Zwass, computer science/management information systems (MIS) and deputy director, computer sciences/MIS/E-commerce/mathematics (Metro), was an invited speaker at the Eighth Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems held in Shanghai, China, on July 9. His subject was “The Domains of Information Systems and Electronic Commerce: The Core, the Trends and the Pragmatics.”
Peter Woolley, political science and director, PublicMind (Flor), will be the guest speaker at “Good Morning, Morris Goes West,” a breakfast seminar, on October 8, at Skylands at Randolph, N.J. He will talk about “Election 2004: Polling the Presidential Contest.”
At the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., last April, Jane Braden-Maguire, psychology (Metro), co-presented “The Effects of Defendant Characteristics on Simulated Juror Judgments in a Multiple-shooting Crime” and “The Effect of Gender of Stalker and Victim’s Coping Response on Reactions to a Campus Stalker” with Janet Sigal, psychology and director, BA/MA program in general-theoretical psychology. Sigal also presented “Cross-cultural Research: Challenges, Pitfalls and Rewards” at the meeting.
Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), presented at the 18th Noel-Levitz National Conference on Student Retention, held in New Orleans, La., on July 15. Vehrkens has presented at all 18 Noel-Levitz conferences.
Object-Oriented Program Development Using Java: A Class Centered Approach, the latest textbook by Gary Bronson, data processing (Metro), was published by Course Technology, Boston, Mass. A companion volume, Object-Oriented Program Development Using C++, is scheduled for publication this fall. Bronson is the author of 14 other textbooks.
Rape and Race in the Nineteenth-Century South, a book by Diane Sommerville, history (Flor), traces the evolution of white southerners’ fears of black rape by examining actual cases of black-on-white rape throughout the 19th century. It will be published by The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, in November.
Margaret Gibbs, psychology (Metro), has three articles in press: “The Personal Problem-solving System,” in Scoring Systems for the TAT and “Domestic Violence” and “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder” in The Encyclopedia of Rape.Roger Koppl, economics/finance (Flor), is president-elect of the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics and will become its president in November. He is included in the 2005 issue of the Marquis Who’s Who, to be published in October. He also reports that Meike Niedbal, a graduate student from Berlin, will be at the University until September completing her dissertation and working with him on a paper. Niedbal delivered faculty presentations on trends in marketing research in Germany.
An article by Louis Hsu, psychology (Metro), “Biases of Success Rate Differences Shown in Rowenthal and Rubin’s Binomial Effect Size Displays” appeared in Psychological Methods.
Michael Goodman, English and director, Corporate Communication Institute (Flor), as a member of Business for Diplomatic Action, participated in the United Nations Conference “Business Partners for Peace, Global Ethics and Public Diplomacy” in July. Goodman wrote an editorial for the latest issue of Corporate Communications: An International Journal, and contributed to The Handbook of Corporate Communication and Public Relations: Pure and Applied.
Charles Schaefer, psychology (Metro), presented the keynote address, titled “Play Therapy: Evidence-based Practice,” at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association for Play Therapy, held in St. Louis, Mo. He is co-author of “An Investigation of Validity of the Subjective Happiness Scale,” published in Psychological Reports, and “The Effects of Violent Fantasy on Children’s Aggressive Behavior,” in Psychology and Education.
Gertrude Levine, computer science (Metro), and Harvey Lowy, computer science/management information systems (Metro), recommended Robinah Nabayego, student, computer sciences/engineering (Metro), for a scholarship for graduate-level study from Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ), which helps and encourages the next generation of female executives. Nabayego received a $3,000 merit award.
Ida Jeltova, psychology (Metro), co-presented “Ecological Approach to Resilient and Risky Behaviors in Adolescent Girls in Heterogeneous Societies: Cross-cultural Study” at the Annual International Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, held in San Diego, Calif., in April. She also co-presented “Cross-cultural Experiences in Cross-cultural Research” at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., in April. Jeltova has three articles in press: “Creating School Environments Responsive to Gay and Lesbian Parents: Challenges in Consultation,” in the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation; “Families, Schools, Communities Partnerships in Russia: Traditions and Innovations,” in Family-School-Community Partnership: Promising Practices for Family Involvement Across Continents; and “Education for Gifted and Talented in Contemporary Russia,” in Encyclopedia of Education for Gifted and Talented. She also is the author of “Psychological Tools for Educators and Psychologists,” a book review published in the Journal of Educational and Cognitive Psychology, and co-author of “Major Issues in Women’s Health,” a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Health Psychology.
William Lipkin, social sciences/history (Flor), will be honored as this year’s outstanding older worker from New Jersey as part of the Experience Works Prime Time Awards Program, the nation’s largest provider of training and employment for older workers, which will be held October 5–9 in Washington, D.C.
Web Application Design Handbook, a book Susan Fowler, computer sciences/engineering (Metro), co-written with her husband, Victor Stanwick, was recently published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, subsidiary of Elsevier Publishing. Fowler also is the co-author of two other software design books, The GUI Style Guide and the GUI Design Handbook.
Two published journal articles by Scott Behson, management (Metro) and chair, management (Metro/Flor), were nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research. Both were ranked in the top 20 research articles of 2002–2003 by a jury of work-family researchers. His article “The Relative Contribution of Formal and Informal Organization Work-Family Support” is in press with the Journal of Vocational Behavior. Behson’s article “Paying the Price of Strategic Blunders (Expert Commentary on the Case Study, Vivendi: In a State of Strategic Flux)” was printed in IFCAI University Press Case Folio. He co-presented “Teaching Executive Communication and Leadership,” with James Hutton, marketing (Metro), at the European Applied Business Research Conference, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in June, and “Dual Sources of Support for Dual Roles: Mentoring and Work-Family Culture and Employee Job Attitudes,” at the 2004 Academy of Management Conference, held in New Orleans, La., in August. Behson also presented “The Relative Contribution of Formal and Informal Organizational Work-Family Support” at the Southern Management Association Conference, held in Clearwater Beach, Fla.
Tiferet: A Journal of Spiritual Literature is published and edited by Donna Baier Stein, English (Flor), who teaches advanced writing courses. Tiferet’s poetry editor is Renée Ashley, a core faculty member for the MFA program in creative writing (Flor), and its prose editor is Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor).
Teresa Donati, sociology and coordinator, sociology (Metro), presented “Can Sociology Help to Prevent Future Columbines?” at the national meeting of The Society for the Study of Social Problems, held in San Francisco, Calif., on August 14.
In Memoriam
Renee Breitbarth, AA’89 (Metro), BA’94 (Metro), retired secretary, New College (Metro), died on July 23. She worked at the University from 1979 to 2002, most recently as faculty secretary at New College. Breitbarth previously worked in Weiner Library and the former School of Dentistry library.
Alison Storipan, BA’75 (Flor), MA’93 (Flor), member of the Alumni Association Board of Governors, died on July 21 at the age of 51. She served as a member of the board’s Nominating Committee and was the board’s liaison to the College at Florham. She also was an active member of the English, Communication and Philosophy Alumni Chapter. She is survived by her mother, Irene Storipan, of Perth Amboy, N.J.; her brother, Tyler, of Carteret, N.J.; and a niece and nephew.
Joseph Krufka, the first and only wrestling coach at the College at Florham from 1964 to 1983, died on July 15 at the age of 74. Krufka is a member of the Division III Hall of Fame Class of 1999. He is survived by Mary, his wife of 46 years, and daughters Mary Jo Gearhart of Forest, Va.; Lisa Stanski of Lebanon Township, N.J.; and Alison Krufka of Haddonfield, N.J.
Richard Klosek, retired microbiology (Metro), died on July 18 at the age of 71. He joined the University in 1960 and taught at FDU’s Rutherford and Teaneck campuses, where he was instrumental in establishing microbiology as part of the undergraduate and graduate curricula, until his retirement as a professor of microbiology in 2001. Klosek is survived by Emily, his wife of 50 years; sons Richard, Michael, David and John; a sister, Elizabeth Spellman; and a grandchild.
Algirdas Landsbergis, retired history (Metro), died in April at the age of 79. Born in Lithuania, he joined the University’s Rutherford Campus in the fall of 1965. Landsbergis transferred to Edward Williams College (now New College of General and Continuing Studies) in 1986 and retired as a professor of history in 1992. As chairman of PEN In Exile, he was a jurist for the Nobel Prize for Literature. After his retirement, Landsbergis, a playwright and novelist, lectured in the New York metropolitan area.
Alfred Shadowitz, retired physics (Metro), died on March 26 at the age of 88. He taught at the University from 1958 until his retirement as professor of physics in 1989. He authored seven books, two of which — Electromagnetic Field and Special Relativity — are still in print. He is survived by a daughter, Sarah, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Shirley Williams, staff (Wroxton), died September 7. She is survived by her husband, Dave Williams, staff (Wroxton) and her daughter. Dave and Shirley came to Wroxton in 1997. She helped in many areas including reception coverage, security, tour guide to name a few. Said Nicholas Baldwin, dean (Wroxton), “A lot of students simply called her their ‘English mother.’” Her family had asked that in lieu of flowers, donations (by check or international money order) be sent to Katharine House Hospice, East End, Adderbury, OX17 3NL, England.
Announcing
Nestle Cabrera, secretary, natural sciences (Metro), and her husband, Hermie, announce the birth of their son, Brett Allen, on July 27.
Rose D’Ambrosio, manager of employee benefits, human resources (Metro) and her husband, John, learning specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro), announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Rose, on February 14.
William Koenig, HR/HRIS administrator, human resources (Metro), and his wife, Renee Goodlin Koenig, BA’99 (Metro), MAT’01 (Metro), announce the birth of their son, Tyler Joseph, on August 1.
Stefanie Miller, assistant manager of employee benefits, human resources (Metro), and her husband, John, announce the birth of their son, Jake Garrett, on May 15.
Martha Young, assistant to the general counsel (Metro), announces the birth of her first grandchild, Owen Isaac Sutcliffe, to Heather and George Sutcliffe, on July 21.
Welcome
The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU from April through August 26, 2004.
Welcome to Nancy Abady, assistant trainer, athletics (Metro); Michael Adamchuk, library systems/technical services assistant, College at Florham Library (Flor); Dominick Amoroso, assistant trainer, athletics (Flor); Rosaria Andraka, secretary, psychology (Flor); Francine Armentano, staff nurse, student health services (Metro); Margaret Campo, administrative assistant to director, natural sciences (Metro); Joseph Casale, officer, public safety (Flor); Charles Davis, University admissions counselor, enrollment management (Metro); Vito Di Stefano, assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); Arturo Flores, assistant trainer, athletics (Metro); Judith Guido, administrative assistant to MBA adviser, Silberman College (Metro); Mary Beth Harbach, assistant trainer, athletics (Flor); Jeffrey Miskura, coordinator, enrollment services (Metro); Jennifer Noon , assistant women’s lacrosse coach, athletics (Flor); Louis Orth, assistant to director, athletics (Flor); Jamillah Powell, counselor, financial aid (Metro); Usama Shaikh, assistant director, residence life (Metro); Ruth Soto, administrative assistant, Puerta al Futuro/Gateway to the Future program (Metro); and Olga Torres, library assistant, Weiner Library (Metro).
Captions:
Marie Roberts, right, fine arts (Metro), with the “Amazing Blazing” Tyler Fyre at the “Open House: Working in Brooklyn” exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum.
U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine of New Jersey held a press conference at the Metropolitan Campus to discuss his proposed legislation, the ASPIRE Act, which would create an investment account for every child born in America. Pictured with Corzine is Teresa Donati, sociology and coordinator, sociology (Metro), who met him while he was on campus.
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences
‘Museum’ and ‘The Good Doctor’ Scheduled
This semester, the department of visual and performing arts will present two main stage productions in Dreyfuss Theater, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham.
“Museum,” by Tina Howe is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13, through Saturday, October 16, at 8 p.m; Sunday, October 17, at 2:30 p.m. A matinee performance for high school students will be on Thursday, October 14, at 11 a.m.
This contemporary play was first performed at the Public Theater in New York City in 1985. It takes place in a room of a modern art museum and has a cast of 40 characters who walk through and comment on the art, themselves, each other and life in general. “It’s a fascinating piece which provides acting opportunities for many students and also the possibility to work in collaboration with fine arts students as well,” said Stephen Hollis, theater and director, theater arts (Flor).
“Museum” is directed by Hollis, designed by Michael Auszura, with lights by David Landau, electronic filmmaking (Flor). Tickets are $5 for students and FDU community and $10 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling 973-443-8644 (ext. 4) in advance.
“The Good Doctor,” a selection of Chekhov’s short stories adapted by Neil Simon, will be performed Wednesday, November 17, through Sunday, November 21, with a matinee for high school students on Friday, November 19. Hollis describes the production as “a very funny evening of different sketches and comic pieces, again with a variety of acting opportunities.”
For further information call 973-443-8467 or hollis@fdu.edu.
Shakespeare and Politics
“Shakespeare and Politics,” a free day-long colloquium, will be held on Saturday, October 16, Room S-11, Science Building, College at Florham, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Speakers will discuss not only Shakespeare’s treatment of politics, but also the politics of performing his works in the 21st century. “Although his was an age of kings, Shakespeare shows a clear understanding of politics and the political process, and of the relationship between morality and leadership,” said Harry Keyishian, English (Flor), who organized the event. This is the 12th seminar in this popular series.
“The Beginning of Shakespeare’s Political Education: The Henry VI Plays and Richard III” will be discussed by Thomas Pendleton, professor of English, Iona College. “The Wrong Way to Solve the Shylock Problem: The Politics of Interpretation in Playing Shakespeare’s Jew” will be presented by Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origin of His Evil and a forthcoming book on Shakespeare scholars and directors. “Henry V, Demagogue of the Battlefield” will be explored by Iska Alter, professor of English, Hofstra University. “Leveling Distinction: Politics from the Bottom Up in Shakespeare” will be addressed by Thomas Cartelli, professor of English, Muhlenberg College.
For further information, call 973-443-8714 or e-mail harry_keyishian@fdu.edu. Registration is not required but is strongly encouraged.
Sarbanes-Oxley Revisited at AMEX
“Sarbanes-Oxley: Building a Culture of Accountability” will be this year’s topic on Wednesday, September 29, at a special Corporate Communication Institute (CCI) briefing hosted for the second year by the American Stock Exchange, New York City, in association with FEI–Financial Executives International and Business Wire. Mary Sjoquist, special counsel to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), returns as the featured speaker. Sjoquist works directly with board members and senior staff of the PCAOB in formulating rules required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A panel of experts will further explore the topic adding their insights and practical strategies. The program will emphasize the strategic importance of building a culture of accountability. To register download the program flyer at http://www.corporatecomm.org/calendar.html or call CCI at 973-443-8709.
Public Affairs Lectures
Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences is again sponsoring the Public Affairs Lecture Series from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Bickford Theatre, Morris Museum, Morristown, N.J. Already sold out, the series includes “The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy: Implications of ‘Preemption’ for American Leadership in the World”; “Israel/Palestine Conflict: Sharon’s Disengagement Initiative and Prospects for American Re-engagement”; “The Role of an Emerging China: Problem or Partner?”; “The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties and the U.S.A. Patriot Act”; and “The Surge in Anti-Semitism in Europe Today.”
For additional information, visit the What’s Happening calendar page at http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/calendar.html or its Web site at http://palslectures.com.
Silberman College of Business
Incentive Compensation Seminar
A two-day seminar for human resource professionals on incentive compensation planning will be held on Thursday and Friday, September 23 and 24, at the College at Florham.
Presented by the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, the session will be led by nationally recognized expert Paul Dorf, managing director of Compensation Resources, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. He brings more than 40 years of compensation experience to the workshop and will provide participants with innovative strategies for incentive compensation.
The seminar at FDU has been approved for 13.5 recertification credit hours toward Professional in Human Resources and Senior Professional in Human Resources recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. For information, call-877-934-0505, ext. 180 or e-mail ddn@compensationresources.com.
Business Plan Development Offered
Business plans or new venture plans for New Jersey-based businesses are created and developed by teams of MBA candidates at the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies.
Under this program, more than 125 business plans have been developed for New Jersey companies and nonprofits. In order to participate, businesses must fall into one of three categories: entrepreneurial start-up situations in early stage expansion; mature companies entering new markets or restructuring; or nonprofits increasing outreach without jeopardizing financial position.
The MBA teams work under the close supervision and mentoring of seasoned business planning experts. Interested companies should anticipate spending a considerable amount of time working with their MBA team as an extension of their company’s own management team. The application and screening process is free. When a company is chosen for the program, there is a $95 fee for the semester-long consultation to offset research and printing costs. George Maddaloni, entrepreneurial studies (Flor), the contact for the program, can be reached at 973-443-8842 or by e-mailing g.j.maddaloni@att.net.
New College of General and Continuing Studies
Puerta al Futuro Enters Second Year
The Puerta al Futuro program entered its second year this September with 75 returning students and more than 35 new students in three New Jersey locations — Hackensack, Newark and Dover — servicing Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Morris counties. Students come from 15 Latin-American countries and are taking advantage of the program’s focus on earning a university degree and learning English on parallel tracks.
This summer, the Puerta students celebrated Hispanic Community Day on July 25 with a barbecue. Entertainment included the MetroStars and the FM 93.1 Amor Music Van. Also on hand was Colombian artist Raul Manzano, who exhibited in the Edward Williams Gallery, Metropolitan Campus, during the summer. Manzano served as judge of a children’s coloring contest based on sketches from the exhibit.
This semester’s bilingual courses will include Business Law, the University Core course The American Experience and Communications and Gender.
The next Puerta event will be “Voces Unidas,” a concert to be held on Sunday, October 24, at the Auditorium, Edward Williams Building on the Metropolitan Campus, from 2–5 p.m. This concert of national hymns from Latin-American countries will be sponsored in part by the various Latin-American consulates in New York City. For more information contact Deborah Gonzalez, director, Puerta al Futuro (Metro), at 201-692-2500 or dgewc@fdu.edu.
Distance Learning for Booz Allen Hamilton
New College, in collaboration with the Office of Global Learning, now offers a distance-learning program for employees of Booz Allen Hamilton, an employer of more than 14,000 individuals. Forty-one students enrolled in the summer pilot, which was offered from June 7 through August 27. Linda Elfers-Mabli, English, New College (Metro), taught one section of The Global Challenge; Lisa Layne, University Core (Flor), taught another section of that course; and Robert Medaska, mathematics/computer science, New College (Metro), taught two sections of Business in a Global Society. “The pilot was very successful, and Booz Allen Hamilton has requested the University expand its offerings into a full, online degree-completion program beginning this semester,” said Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor).
Certified Financial Planning
At the recent National CFP® Conference held in Colorado in August, it was reported that Fairleigh Dickinson University’s CFP® program is now the largest university-based program in the nation. This past year, a new fast-track curriculum, resulting in a 14-month completion cycle, was instituted with great success. Record enrollment is anticipated for this fiscal year. Alumni are welcome to enroll in the program at a substantially discounted tuition rate.
Web-related Programs
The Office of Continuing Education will be offering two Web-related programs including Web Skills Certification and Database-Driven Web sites this fall. The Web sites course focuses on creating Web sites using Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP and will be offered at the College at Florham in the fall and at the Metropolitan Campus in the spring.Courses begin the week of October 11. Faculty, staff and alumni receive a 10 percent discount off the course fee of $1,650. For more information call 201-692-6500 or visit the Web site http://www.fdu.edu/web-skills.
Certified Public Managers® Program Re-accredited
New College’s Certified Public Managers® (CPM) program received its second re-accreditation this summer. Charles Phelps, director of CPM for the state of Ohio, led the accreditation team and recommended the program be accreditated for another five years. Paulette Laubsch, administrative sciences (Metro), is administrator of the University’s CPM program. “The New Jersey CPM program is the second largest in the nation,” said Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, New College (Metro/Flor). The University has had this educational public/private partnership with the state of New Jersey Department of Personnel since 1997.
One hundred and sixty-eight new Certified Public Managers® graduated from the program in July at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village. Mark Campbell, senior vice president for government and community affairs and executive associate dean, New College (Metro/Flor), was the keynote speaker. Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, New College (Metro/Flor), was the honored guest.
University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies
Funds Received by College
The Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health received a three-year, $500,660 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand its MSN nurse practitioners program. Minerva Guttman, director, nursing (Metro/Flor), is the principal investigator. Also in the school, Susan Warren, nursing (Metro), received a $24,311 grant from the same department to provide traineeships for part-time graduate nursing students.
In the Peter Sammartino School of Education, Mary Farrell, director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro/Flor), and associate director, education (Metro), and Teresa Montani, education (Metro), received a $150,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Education for restructuring teacher preparation programs to support the education of children and youth with disabilities. In addition, the school’s participation in a grant from the U.S. Department of Education through a regional consortium via Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., has been renewed, reports Vickie Cohen, director, education (Metro/Flor).
In the School of History, Political and International Studies, Faramarz Fatemi, school director (Metro), and Helen Brudner, school associate director (Metro), announced that a generous donor contributed $45,000 to support the school’s mission for this academic year.
Administrative Changes
Over the summer, a variety of administrative changes have taken place within University College. Vicki Cohen, education (Metro), has been named director of the Peter Sammartino School of Education. Mary Farrell has resumed her role as director, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro/Flor), and has been named associate director, School of Education, Metropolitan Campus. Daniel Aronoff, education (Flor), will serve as interim deputy director of the School.
In the School of Natural Sciences, Rick Isquith, biological sciences (Metro), has assumed the directorship. He will be aided by Marion McClary, biological sciences (Metro), as associate director for biological sciences, and James Dougherty, chemistry (Metro), as associate director for chemistry.
Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro), will serve as the director of both the School of Arts and Media Studies and the School of English, Philosophy and Humanities.
Natural Sciences Students Present Research
Students from the School of Natural Sciences presented their research at the 52nd Student Research Symposium of the New York section of the American Chemical Society last spring. Yuegao (Golden) Huang and Alberto Clavijo (both undergraduate students, biochemistry) presented the paper “PEG Derivative Used for Bioconjugation in One- and Two-enzyme Systems” — the research adviser was Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro); and Babu Ambati (graduate student, biology) presented the paper “Mutual Enhancement of Antibacterial Activity of Hop Compounds and the Cyclic Peptide Polymyxin B” — advisers were Gerhard Haas, natural sciences (Metro), and Leonida. At the same symposium the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate John Fenn gave a presentation.
Captions:
Colombian artist Raul Manzano, second from left, stands in front of one of his paintings that was exhibited in Edward Williams Gallery, Edward Williams Building, Metropolitan Campus. With him are Victoria D’Alessandro, left, coordinator, New College Dean’s Office (Metro); Deborah Gonzalez, second from right, director, Puerta al Futuro (Metro); and Amy Geraghty, right, secretary, New College Dean’s Office (Metro).
At the announcing of the re-accreditation of FDU’s Certified Public Managers program in Kansas are, from left, Ronald Calissi, executive associate dean for off-campus credit programs, New College (Metro/Flor); Paulette Laubsch, administrative sciences and CPM administrator (Metro/Flor); Charles Phelps, CPM review team director and director, CPM, state of Ohio; Ro Ciampo, CPM manager, New Jersey CPM program; and Harry Baker, director, CPM, New Jersey Human Resource Development Institute.
Mihaela Leonida, right, chemistry (Metro), with Nobel Prize winner John Fenn, center, and students Alberto Clavijo, left; Babu Ambati, second from left; and Golden Huang, second from right.
Patricia Aldworth
Assistant Director of Global Business Management and Off-Campus Programs
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
I started on April 15, 1999.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, a book by Carson McCullers, is a great story about relationships and being a good listener.
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… completed my bachelor’s degree in May 2002 and am working on my master’s degree.
My hobbies are …
I love to read, and I play mahjongg once a week with a group of women friends.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Close friends and family. My husband does all the cooking at our house, so he would choose the menu. I usually never care what he serves as long as I don’t have to cook it!
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
If I could be anything I would like to be a midwife. I would never want to be a farmer.
Stephen Hollis
Assistant Professor of Theater and Theater Program Director
College at Florham
How long have you been at FDU?
Since January 2001.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
Book: Secret History by Donna Tartt — unputdownable. Film: “Bad Education” by [Pedro] Almodovar, one of the most original and imaginative film writers and directors working today.
What do you most value in your friends?
Humor and passion.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
It would depend on what people you’re talking about. Some people might find it surprising that I’m very political, others might be surprised that I prefer living in New York to London. On the other hand, my friends don’t ever seem to be surprised at anything about me at all.
My hobbies are …
… the usual — theater, movies, dining out and playing Scrabble®.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
From all time — William Shakespeare, as I’d like to know if he REALLY wrote those plays. From today, either Nelson Mandela, the only world leader I truly respect, or Eddie Izzard, depending on my mood. I’d serve whatever the cook prepared.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I love my profession of teacher and theater director. Alternatively, I would most like to be a playwright and would hate to be a naval officer or anything on a submarine, as I’m horribly claustrophobic.
Okang McBride
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
I have been at FDU for a total of 13 years — eight years as an employee and five years as a student.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
I recently enjoyed “The Manchurian Candidate.” Denzel Washington is the lead actor, need I say more.
What do you most value in your friends?
I value their honesty and trust. Oh, I value their sense of humor.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… announce football games on the weekend, and I am fascinated by current events.
My hobbies are ...
… reading, basketball, golf and politics.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
My secret admirer. I would serve up the telephone so we could order in and … talk. Besides, I am not a very good cook. And yes, I would pay for dinner.
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 travel around the world as a motivational speaker. And I want nothing to do with being a fisherman. It’s not that I don’t appreciate fishermen. It’s just that I get seasick.
Janet Sigal
Professor of Psychology and Coordinator, BA/MA Program in General-Theoretical Psychology
Metropolitan Campus
How long have you been at FDU?
I have been teaching at FDU since 1967 — it was my first and only job.
What book or film did you recently enjoy? Why would you recommend it?
Guardian of the Horizon, by Elizabeth Peters. The book is a historical mystery taking place in Egypt and has a vibrant and fascinating female sleuth as the central character. It combines archaeology with support of women professionals.
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty, good communication. I have a strong support network of friends who listen to me and share feelings with me. We are always there for each other.
Complete the phrase: People would be surprised to know that I ...
… am an excellent ballroom dancer and can do a good tango!
My hobbies are ...
… European travel, crossing the ocean on a ship and going to the theater and art museums.
Who would be your perfect dinner guest? What would you serve?
Someone who is interesting, amusing and witty. I would serve Cornish hens and rice with a delicious dessert like cheesecake or strawberries.
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt, and what profession would you want nothing to do with?
I can’t think of any other profession that I would like to attempt. I love my job. If I had to answer this question possibly an attorney. And I want nothing to do with finance.
• The University has entered into two agreements — a Community College Partnership and the Burgundy and Blue Connection — with Warren County Community College, Washington, N.J. The partnership allows county residents with associate degrees to earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University at their own community college. The connection program assists students enrolled at county colleges to pursue a full-time associate degree from either New Jersey campus of Fairleigh Dickinson. Through this dual admissions agreement, the movement from the associate degree through the bachelor’s degree becomes seamless.
• The TNT Sparklers Faculty Development Series — free, moderated roundtable discussions on integrating the Web into the classroom — is being conducted by the Office of Educational Technology for all faculty members. On Thursday, September 23, Linda Elfers-Mabli, English (Metro), and Susan Gerson, English composition and director, College Writing Program (Flor), will conduct “Presence in Your Online Class” from 2 to 4 p.m, in the Rutherford Room, Ferguson Recreation Center, College at Florham. On Friday, October 8, Francis Ingledew, English/comparative literature and director, special projects, University Core (Metro); Robert Medaska, Jr., mathematics/computer science, New College (Metro); and Patrick Reynolds, criminal justice and assistant director, criminal justice (Metro), will discuss “Fully Online or Blended — Which Is Best for My Class?” from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 2245, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. Registration is necessary. To register and for more information call 201-692-7061.
• Fairleigh Dickinson University received several awards in the 2004 Apex Awards for Publication Excellence, sponsored by Communications Concepts, Springfield, Va. FDU Magazine Online, at http://www.fdumagazine.us, earned the competition’s highest honor, a Grand Award, for Web journal. For the sixth straight year the print version of FDU Magazine received an Award for Excellence for outstanding magazine. An Award for Excellence for Best Redesign was awarded to the Hospitality Scholarship/Benefit Dinner Program. In addition, the script for the promotional video, “Fairleigh Dickinson University: The Leader in Global Education,” was honored with an Award for Excellence.
• The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association has announced its 2003–2004 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll, and the Metropolitan Campus’ women’s Division I basketball team ranked number four with a grade point ratio of 3.475.
Orientation
Before classes began, the Dean of Students Offices held a variety of activities for freshmen. These included candlelighting ceremonies at orientation, where these pictures were taken.
College at Florham
Left photo: Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor), lights candles with freshmen Lindsey Alimini, center, and Lauren Balbi, as their parents look on.
Center photo: Student Government President Matt Rubba carries a historic campus banner as he leads the processional to begin the ceremony.
Right photo: Freshmen and their parents gathered in the Italian Gardens next to the Mansion, College at Florham, during orientation.
Metropolitan Campus
Left photo: Jessica McMillan, right, director, international student services (Metro/Flor), greets freshman Lauren Lombardo.
Center photo: From left are Crystal Redding, administrative assistant and summer conference coordinator, dean of students office (Metro); Craig Mourton, director of student life (Metro); and Michelle McCroy Heins, assistant dean of students (Metro).
Right photo: Joseph Kiernan, left, provost (Metro), and freshman Chris Johnson chat after Johnson received his orientation T-shirt.
College at Florham Awards
Campus Recognition Awards were presented at a picnic at the College at Florham. Awards are given to individuals who have done an outstanding job during the year, consistently gone beyond the call of duty and done an outstanding job and have demonstrated special accomplishments such as developing a successful program, bringing special recognition to the campus, providing a special service to students or doing something to enhance the campus community or contribute to the campus’s development.
Recipients were Patti Aldworth, program coordinator, global education; Betty DeCicco, supervisor, automated processing, library; Joan DiPalma, records/graduate specialist, enrollment services; Ray Flook, assistant director, student life; Theresa Montalbano, administrative assistant, English/communication/philosophy; Bruce Peabody, political science; and Rose Twomey, business law.
Captions:
Left photo: Kenneth Greene, interim provost (Flor), and Betty DeCicco.
Second from left photo: Provost Greene and Theresa Montalbano.
Second from right photo: Bruce Peabody and Barbara Salmore, dean, Becton College (Flor).
Right photo: Richard Ottaway, associate dean for academic affairs, Silberman College (Flor/Metro), and Rose Twomey.
Metropolitan Campus Exhibit
The University Gallery in University Hall, Metropolitan Campus, held an exhibit of artwork/crafts created by staff and non-art faculty. Participants, all from the Metropolitan Campus, included Dorian Alu, assistant to the director, history/political science/international studies; Marie Casano, administrative assistant to associate dean, Silberman College; Paul Fallaha, records/graduate specialist, enrollment services; Julie Friedman, manager, HRIS/payroll operations, human resources; Michael Gibbons, general mechanic, buildings/grounds; Claire Goodlin, administrative assistant, art/media studies and English/philosophy/humanities; Rose Hussain, accounting clerk, bookstore; Lynn Lechner, career development specialist, career development; Elizabeth Noonan, executive assistant to the president; Miriam Romais-Hopkins, motorcycle program, New College; Lee Rosenthal, engineering technology; Maryann Sena, assistant to department head, periodicals, library; Christina Sousa, admissions services clerk, graduate admissions; Martha Young, assistant to general counsel; and Renee Zobel, major gifts coordinator, University advancement.
Caption:
Staff with their artwork are, from left, Maryann Sena, “Tiger, Tiger, Tiger”; Clair Goodlin, “Teapot”; Beth Noonan, “Harvest and Holiday Reversible Table Runner”; and Martha Young, “Reflection.”
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