Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences

‘Hair’ Plays Host

“Hair” was host to high-school students and was also performed off campus. Approximately 160 high school students enjoyed a special matinee performance of the musical, produced by the visual and performing arts department, on April 15. Newark Technology High School sent approximately 100 students. In addition Robert Barron, visual/performing arts (Flor), directed a performance by 20 students from the cast of “Hair” for a Madison Tsunami Benefit Concert at the Presbyterian Church in Madison, N.J. The students performed five songs from the musical accompanied by Allen Cohen, music (Flor). The concert raised more than $50,000 to help build a new telemedicine facility in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal.

Communication Presentation

Hestor Coan, communication (Flor), accompanied 14 communication students to the New Jersey Communication Association conference, where she and the students presented their papers. Student Irene Nasser received a Top Student Paper Award for “Women in a Globalized World: A Global Women’s Perspective.” Coan was awarded two curricular enrichment (CEP) grants to take the students to the conference and to engage in a group research project. Curricular enrichment grants were instituted by Becton College in 2001 to support experiential learning activities for its students. Applications are reviewed and approximately 20 grants are awarded by the college curriculum committee.

Cultural Diversity in Corporate World

The Corporate Communication Institute in cooperation with the Office of Global Learning will present its next executive briefing, “The Challenge of Addressing Cultural Diversity in the Corporate World,” by Juliana Roth, professor in intercultural communication at Munich University, Germany, on Tuesday, May 10, at 8 a.m. in Hartman Lounge, the Mansion, College at Florham.

For more information on this event and other CCI upcoming activities visit http://www.corporatecomm.org/calendar.html.

Silberman College of Business

Seth Gerszberg, co-founder and president of Marc Ecko Enterprises, South River, N.J., will give the seventh annual Richard M. Clarke Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham on May 4.

Gerszberg’s lecture will be held in conjunction with the awards ceremony for the 2005 East Coast Collegiate Entrepreneurial Awards program. The finest undergraduate student entrepreneurs from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Delaware will be recognized in a program that is now in its eighth year.

As president, Gerszberg is responsible for business development and strategic planning that ensures the Company’s growth. He has turned a modest T-shirt company into a $1 billion clothing and lifestyle empire.

Along with Head Designer Marc Ecko and Executive Vice President Marci Tapper, Gerszberg founded *ecko unltd. in 1993 as a T-shirt company with six popular graffiti-inspired shirts. Today, the urban fashion company continues to transcend the boundaries of traditional business with interests ranging from clothing to automobile rims and video game design and production.

A reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by the awards at 6:45 p.m., and the lecture at 7:15 p.m. The event is free, but attendees must be preregistered. For further information and registration, call 973-443-8842 or visit http://www.fdu.edu/rothman. The event is sponsored by the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies. For information on additional events scheduled for May and June visit http://www.fdu.edu/rothman.

Left photo: President J. Michael Adams, center, is pictured with students from the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) in Ghaziabad, India, who are at the Metropolitan Campus this semester studying in the joint MBA in global management program. Students spend one semester in classes in the spring which is followed by a 6-credit internship in the United States. Right photo: Seth Gerszberg, co-founder and president of Marc Ecko Enterprises, South River, N.J., will give the seventh annual Richard M. Clarke Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham.

Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies

Motorcycle Awareness Month

To start the month, the FDU Motorcycle Safety Education Program, based at the Metropolitan Campus, is hosting a course for new RiderCoaches. This intense three-day, three-weekend course is conducted by Miriam Romais, a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) certified national RiderCoach Trainer and director of RiderCoach development (Metro). Upon successful completion of the RiderCoach Training, candidates will be eligible to apply for New Jersey state certification to teach the Motorcycle Safety Education courses in our state. To meet this requirement, students must submit for a fingerprint and background check and maintain an acceptable driving record. Romais was instrumental in bringing the Motorcycle Safety Education program to Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1996 and she travels throughout the United States for many kinds of two-wheeled training for the MSF.

Since 1996, FDU’s continuing education department has been providing the metropolitan area’s motorcycle riding population with classroom and riding-range instruction that focuses on essential safe riding and life-saving techniques. The Motorcycle Program can be seen operating in North Lot.

FDU is approved by the chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to offer these courses, and the curriculum is provided by The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization helping riders avoid accidents by learning how to improve their skills.

The MSF implemented its latest curriculum update in 2001, and it was adopted by New Jersey last year. Discarding the previous overall style which was heavy on lecture and regimented, the MSF instead now uses a learner-centered structure. Students take responsibility for their own learning and are active participants in the classroom. MSF RiderCoaches serve as informed facilitators rather than all-knowing moto-gurus.

These adult learning and teaching techniques are applied to all of the motorcycle safety classes offered at FDU: a Basic RiderCourse (BRC); an Additional Riding Basic RiderCourse (A-BRC) and two different Experienced RiderCourses (ERC Practice 1 & Skills Plus 2). BRC students are introduced to the basic aspects of the motor skill of riding, plus the mental “street strategies” that come with taking that skill to the street. These fundamental riding techniques then require practice in places like parking lots and quiet streets. The A-BRC is for individuals who have taken a basic course and would like more riding practice. Both BRC and A-BRC students learn on FDU’s small-sized motorcycles while ERC students ride their own bikes.

According to Senior Program Director Joan Leder (Metro), enrollment for motorcycle classes has increased every year and is currently triple what it was at the program’s inception. Classes are offered five days a week to help meet the demand. Although a class is not mandatory for students to earn motorcycle endorsements on their licenses, a New Jersey state waiver for the MVC road test is issued upon successful completion of a written test and a riding skills evaluation in the BRC. Miriam Romais, who originally helped bring the program to FDU, said, “When you live in one of the most densely populated areas of the country, you have to think about what you can do so other traffic sees you — but also take the responsibility to make sure your skills are refined, in order to cope with those tight moments should they arise. That’s why we’re here, to make sure everyone has access to learning the techniques to help keep them safe.”

For additional information on the courses, call 1-800-338-3887, e-mail ridesafe@fdu.edu or visit the Web site http://www.fdu.edu/motorcycle.

Left photo: Miriam Romais, director of RiderCoach development, motorcycle program (Metro), holds a class in the Northpointe parking lot, Metropolitan Campus. Right photo: Kenneth Verhrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor), is served by Chiara Giordano, student (Flor), during the Annual Student Scholarship/Benefit Dinner for the International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management held at Hamilton Park, Florham Park, N.J.

Hospitality Tourism Event Raises Scholarship Money

The International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management sponsored its annual fund-raising dinner on February 26. The sold-out event took place at Dolce Hamilton Park Conference Center, Florham Park, N.J., and approximately 300 guests from industry, families, alumni and the University community attended. More than 150 students participated in areas of culinary arts, service management, facilities planning and entertainment. This year’s event had a Latin-American theme and focused on the global mindset, as the school has many students of Latin-American heritage and new partnerships with hospitality schools and universities in the Caribbean and South America. More than $20,000 was raised by the dinner and silent auction.

In addition, the proceeds from the New Jersey Annual Wine and Food Classic, to be held May 5 to May 7 will benefit the scholarship fund of the International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Thursday, May 5, will feature six wine dinners. Friday, May 6, will be a Grand Tasting and Silent Auction. On Saturday, May 7, eight wine and food seminars will be conducted. For more information visit http://www.njwineandfood.com. George Staikos, international hospitality/tourism management (Metro), is the event coordinator. He can be reached at 908-284-4930.

Camp Discovery

Camp Discovery is offering a new summer program, Leader in Training (LIT), for campers entering eighth and ninth grades. This program will teach leadership skills and provide leadership opportunities to these students as part of the Camp Discovery program. The campers will also go on three field trips and complete a community service project. The program, held at the College at Florham, runs from July 18 to August 12 in two sessions. For more information call 201-692-6500 or visit the Web site at http://www.fdu.edu/campdiscovery.

School of Administrative Science

The Educational Policy Committee (EPC) of the Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies voted unanimously at its meeting on March 30 to endorse the Academic Program Review for the master of administrative science degree program.

Puerta al Futuro

On April 15, 12 Puerta al Futuro students attended a ceremony at the Colombia Consulate in New York City, where they were awarded graduate Diplomatic and International Relations Certificates.

On Thursday, May 19, the Puerta Achievement Dinner will be held at 7 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. The cost is $50. For more information and reservations, contact Ruth Soto at 201-692-2625.

University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies.

On April 15 and 16, the School of Computer Sciences and Engineering played host to the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) Mid-Atlantic Section Spring 2005 Conference titled “Evolution and Innovation in the Engineering Classroom” in Muscarelle Center, Metropolitan Campus.

Attending the Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held at the Metropolitan Campus are, from left, Christopher Devine, chemistry/philosophy (Metro); James Daino, biology major and presenter of a poster; speaker Mary Eustace, BS’84 (Metro), chemistry (Metro) and forensic scientist, Westchester County (N.Y.) Forensic Laboratory; Mihaela Leonida, conference organizer and chemistry (Metro); Senghane Dieng, chemistry major and presenter; Stephen Chung, chemistry major, presenter and recipient of the Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major award; and Yuegao (Golden) Huang, biochemistry major and presenter.

Also on April 15, the School of Natural Sciences and the Hudson-Bergen Chemical Society presented the Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. This is a forum for undergraduate students and their mentors to present the results of their research. High school students from the area were also invited to attend. Alumna Mary Eustace (BS’84 Metro), a forensic scientist from Westchester County (N.Y.) Forensic Laboratory, and chemistry (Metro), spoke on “Finding the Chemistry in Forensic Science.”

During the month of April the School of Art and Media Studies held senior student art exhibits in University College Gallery, University Hall.

Wroxton College

The annual Conference on Corporate Communication will be held Friday, June 10, to Monday, June 13, at Wroxton College.

The three-day event features speakers from industry and universities. Past representation has been from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The conference takes a global perspective. Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary proposals for original research, complete session devoted to an issue, panel discussion, case studies, workshops or demonstrations are encouraged.

The conference is sponsored by the Corporate Communication Institute in association with Corporate Communications: An International Journal. For additional information visit http://www.corporatecomm.org/calendar.html.

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