• 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.

September 2004

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College at Florham, Madison, N.J.

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