Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Quote of the Day
"Affection is like bread, unnoticed till we starve, and then we dream of it, and sing of it, and paint it, when every urchin in the street has more than he can eat."
- Emily Dickinson

Topics of the Day
01. Casting Call for New ABC Family Reality Show at Drexel
02. Wilma Theater Artistic Director on The Drexel InterView
03. CEO Workshop on Gaining Credibility
04. International Area Studies Graduate School Information Seminar
05. IAS Brown Bag Seminar Presents Dr. Joel Oestreich
06. Public Health Grand Rounds to Discuss Social Marketing
07. Noyce Scholarship Application Deadline: February 25
08. University City Main Campus Commencement Update
09. Undergraduate Students' Assistance Needed on Tobacco Use Survey
10. Albania 2005: Economic and Political Achievements
11. Public Safety Web Page Features Link to Pennsylvania Megan's Law Web Site
12. Drexel News Media Watch

 
Casting Call for New ABC Family Reality Show at Drexel


The University is pleased to announce that the ABC Family network and Endemol USA, producers of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Big Brother are coming to the University City Main Campus this spring to film Back to School (working title), a new comedic reality show.

The show will give the parents of four current undergraduates the opportunity to experience college life at Drexel with their children during the spring term. The program will also allow us to share the Drexel experience with a national audience.

Casting directors are visiting Drexel now through Sunday, February 20, 2005 to interview possible project participants. To be considered, you must be 18 years old and a current full-time Drexel undergraduate student, who is in class and not on coop, with a parent who has never attended a university or never had the opportunity to finish college. To schedule an interview and for more information about the show, contact Cynthia at 213-595-3702 or sassycv@yahoo.com, Julie at 310-871-8473 or julie.link@endemolusa.tv or Eliza Beth at 323-839-7162 or ampcasting@yahoo.com.

Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Wilma Theater Artistic Director on The Drexel InterView


Jiri Zizka (above), artistic director of Philadelphia's Wilma Theater, will be the guest of Paula Marantz Cohen on DUTV's The Drexel InterView tonight, February 8, 2005, at 8 p.m. The show will be re-broadcast on Wednesday, February 9 at 10 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday, February 12-13 at 8 a.m.

DUTV can be seen on Comcast channel 48 in Center City and South Philadelphia, channel 99 in North Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill and Germantown, channel 54 in other Philadelphia neighborhoods and channel 62 on Urban Cableworks.

For more information on The Drexel InterView, visit http://www.drexel.edu/univrel/events/drexel_interview.html.


Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
CEO Workshop on Gaining Credibility


Creating Excellent Organizations (CEO) will hold the workshop "Credibility-It's Hard to Get and Easy to Lose" today, February 8, 2005 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the North Hall Multipurpose Room (33rd and Race Streets).

Stephen Rupprecht, director of fraternity and sorority life, will help participants learn what actions leaders need to take to gain the trust and confidence of their constituents.

The free session is open to all students. For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/oca/leadership/ceo.html.


Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
International Area Studies Graduate School Information Seminar


IAS will hold an information seminar designed to help students navigate the sometimes confusing graduate school application process. Please come to Creese Student Union Complex room 226 (32nd and Chestnut Streets) today, February 8, 2005 any time between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. for a question and answer session. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call 215-895-1863.


Approved under the authority of Dr. Ali Houshmand, Interim Provost

 
IAS Brown Bag Seminar Presents Dr. Joel Oestreich


Dr. Joel Oestreich, assistant professor of history and politics, will speak on "The Impact of War on Children: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It?" on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at 1 p.m. in MacAlister Hall room 2020 (33rd and Chestnut Streets). This interactive presentation is open to the University community as part of the International Area Studies Brown Bag Seminars Series.

For more information, call 215-895-1863.


Approved under the authority of Dr. Ali Houshmand, Interim Provost

 
Public Health Grand Rounds to Discuss Social Marketing


The next Public Health Grand Rounds will address the topic "Evaluating the Science and Success of Social Marketing Campaigns" on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 4:30 p.m.

Dr. Peter Rumm (above), associate professor of community health and prevention in the School of Public Health, is the presenter.

Dr. Rumm was formerly the chief medical officer and state epidemiologist in the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, and served as senior public health advisor to multiple European commands including NATO. He also led the development of the Virtual Public Health Laboratory Directory Project for the Department of Defense and has published articles on health promotion, terrorism preparedness and social marketing.

The program will take place in Lecture Hall B of the New College Building, located 245 N. 15th Street, second floor. Videoconferencing will be at Queen Lane Campus, 2900 Queen Lane, in Auditorium B.

CME credit is available to attendees. For more information, call 215-762-4110.


Approved under the authority of Dr. Ali Houshmand, Interim Provost

 
Noyce Scholarship Application Deadline: February 25


Do you want to teach? Would you like $10,000 a year to help you get certification to teach math or science?

Drexel's School of Education is offering an exciting scholarship to students who are majoring in, or who have already graduated with, a degree in mathematics, science or engineering. In addition to $10,000, students receive individualized mentoring and a job in the School District of Philadelphia upon certification/graduation.

There are two types of scholarships being offered from this National Science Foundation grant award:

Those interested in applying for the scholarships should contact Dr. Sheila Vaidya at vaidyasr@drexel.edu or visit the Noyce Program Web site at http://www.drexel.edu/academics/soe/duns/index.html. The deadline for applying for the spring term is Friday, February 25, 2005.


Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
University City Main Campus Commencement Update


Commencement 2005 will be held on the University City Main Campus in the Daskalakis Athletic Center (33rd and Market Streets) on Saturday, June 11, 2005. This year's commencement includes a ceremony specifically for graduate students. The ceremony schedule is as follows:

For more information on commencement activities, visit http://www.drexel.edu/univrel/commencement/2005/index.asp.


Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Undergraduate Students' Assistance Needed on Tobacco Use Survey


Undergraduate students should have already received a confidential email survey on "Health Behaviors and Perceptions Regarding Tobacco Use," developed collaboratively by the Offices of Student Life, Government and Community Relations, Institutional Research and Assessment, the Undergraduate Student Government Association and the School of Public Health. Student input is needed and greatly appreciated. For those who may have already responded, thank you for doing so.

To complete the survey, visit http://www.drexel.edu/provost/ir/studentresearch/.


Approved under the authority of Brian Keech, Vice President for Government and Community Relations

 
Albania 2005: Economic and Political Achievements


Anastas Angeli, the Minister of the Economy and Trade in the Republic of Albania, and Agim Nesho, the Albanian Ambassador to the United Nations, will speak at "Albania 2005: Economic and Political Achievements" on Friday, February 18, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. in the Pearlstein Business Learning Center room 101 (33rd and Market Streets).

The lecture is sponsored by International Area Studies and the Balkan Educational Partnership in the U.S. Department of State's Office of Global Educational Programs ECA. The Balkan Educational Partnership Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Drexel, involves the exchange of U.S. professors to Albania and Albanian instructors to the U.S. to help in the development of political science in Albania. There are currently five instructors visiting classes, meeting with professors, participating in seminars and more at Drexel and neighboring universities.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Julie Mostov, director of International Area Studies, at 215 895-6793, or Ernald Furxhi, at 215-895-1863.


Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

 
Public Safety Web Page Features Link
to Pennsylvania Megan's Law Web Site


Drexel's Public Safety Web page now includes a link to the Pennsylvania State Police's Megan's Law Web site. Under Megan's Law, the Pennsylvania State Police are required to create and maintain a registry of persons who have either been convicted of, entered a plea of guilty to, or adjudicated delinquent of certain sex offenses. The State Police are also required to make certain information on registered sex offenders available to the public through an Internet Web site.

The Web site, http://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/EntryPage.aspx, includes a searchable database of the Commonwealth's registered sex offenders to help the public take appropriate precautions to prevent or avoid placing potential victims at risk.

For more information about Public Safety at Drexel and your right to know about sexual assault, visit http://www.drexel.edu/admin/PublicSafety.


Approved under the authority of Anthony T. Caneris, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
Drexel News Media Watch


Dr. Eric Zillmer, director of athletics and Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology, was quoted in a story in the February 5, 2005 edition of The Sunday News (Lancaster, Pa.) about new Philadelphia Eagles fans.
StoryLink - The Sunday News

Dr. Michael Sullivan, professor in the department of history and politics, was featured on January 28, 2005 in the Higher Education Supplement of The London Times in a review of his recently published book American Adventurism Abroad.

Drexel was noted in stories posted February 4, 2005 on the PrimeZone and Arrive Net Web sites for its partnership with DE Technologies in developing reactive materials for the Office of Naval Research.
StoryLink - PrimeZone
StoryLink - Arrive Net


Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations

Black History Month Calendar of Events

For information on Drexel's 2005 Black History Month celebration, visit http://www.drexel.edu/studentlife/BlackHistory/bh_events.htm.

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