Thursday, February 14, 2008

Quote of the Day
"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
- Michael Jordan

Hot Topic
01. Seniors: Sign-up for Class of 2008 Graduation Photos

Topics of the Day
02. Black History Month Awards Banquet
03. Alumni Association Scholarships
04. Gender and Ethnic Medicine CME Seminar
05. Birthright Trip to Israel
06. OCA and Hagerty Library Sponsors Free Late-night Breakfast for Midterms
07. Free Concert for Drexel Students
08. Growing a 21st Century Farm: Civic Agriculture and Social Change
09. Great Works Symposium
10. Be an Orientation Leader/Dragon Leader
11. Guitar Hero Contest at Ross Commons
12. Drexel's Winter 2008 Rubik's Cube Competition
13. University of Leeds Study Abroad Information Session
14. Drexel News Media Watch

 
Seniors: Sign-up for Class of 2008 Graduation Photos

Senior portraits for the Class of 2008 will be taken Monday, February 25 through Thursday, February 28, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in room 3012, MacAlister Hall (33rd and Chestnut Streets).

Any student who has a portrait taken will receive a complimentary Lexerd yearbook.

To schedule an appointment, log onto Carl Wolf Studio’s 24-hour scheduling Web site at http://www.cwsouryear.com and enter Drexel's school code: 87172. Appointments can also be scheduled by calling 1-800-687-9327 during normal business hours.

When scheduling an appointment, complete information will be provided about preparing for the portrait sitting, as well as other pertinent information.

Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
Black History Month Awards Banquet

The Drexel Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers is hosting its Fifth Annual Black History Month Awards Banquet in celebration of minority excellence in science, technology and engineering on Friday, February 15, 2008, at 6 p.m. in Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

The event will celebrate past, present and future leaders in the science and engineering fields. NSBE will be honoring individuals in the categories of professional excellence, technical excellence and community service.

The keynote speaker for the event will be Angela Dowd-Burton, manager of local government relations at Rohm and Haas Company. The special guest will be the Mayor of Philadelphia, The Honorable Michael Nutter (above). This night will be a memorable night pulling together members of the Drexel and Greater Philadelphia communities together to celebrate the successes of minorities who are changing the world.

Tickets are $20 single non-student, $35 couple non-student and $10 Drexel student, and can be purchased online at http://pages.drexelnsbe.org/bhmab or by contacting programs@drexelnsbe.org.

Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
Alumni Association Scholarships

Applications are due to the Office of Alumni Relations by Friday, March 7, 2008 and are available at http://www.drexel.edu/ia/alumrel/association_scholarships.asp.

Note that students already awarded a full-tuition scholarship are not eligible.

Finalists may be required to interview with the Scholarship Committee.

Approved under the authority of Pete Frisko, Vice President for Institutional Advancement

 
Gender and Ethnic Medicine CME Seminar

Drexel University College of Medicine will host a Continuing Medical Education seminar on Friday, February 29 and Saturday, March 1, 2008, at the Union League of Philadelphia (140 South Broad Street).

Physicians and other healthcare professionals seeking to update their knowledge of gender and ethnic medicine are invited to attend. The agenda will highlight the latest information about gender and ethnic differences in health status and treatment outcomes.

For more information, call 215-255-7373 or visit http://www.drexelmed.edu/iwhl.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Birthright Trip to Israel

Jewish students between the ages of 18-26 who have never participated in a peer-group trip to Israel are eligible for a free summer trip.

Birthright is a free ten-day trip that allows students to explore the land of Israel and their Jewish identity. Students will get a complete taste of Israel, from climbing Masada, to floating in the Dead Sea, to seeing the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Join Drexel Hillel and fellow Drexel students in June for this trip.

Birthright registration is now open online at http://hillel.birthrightisrael.com.

This trip is a gift from Taglit-Birthright Israel; a partnership between the people of Israel through the Government of Israel, Jewish communities around the world (North American Jewish Federations through the United Jewish Communities (UJC)) and leading private philanthropists.

For more information, contact Rachel of Drexel Hillel at rkaplan@phillyhillel.org or visit http://www.freeisraeltrip.org

Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
OCA and Hagerty Library Sponsor Free Late-night Breakfast for Midterms

The Office of Campus Activities and W.W. Hagerty Library will sponsor a free late-night breakfast for midterms today, February 14, 2008, from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Bookmark Cafe, W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets)

The event is open to all Drexel students. Free French toast, eggs, sausage and more will be served.

For more information, contact 215-895-1328 or askoca@drexel.com.

Approved under the authority of Dr. Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Free Concert for Drexel Students

Free tickets are available for Piotr Anderszewski's (above) Philadelphia Chamber Music Society debut on Monday, February 18, 2008, at 8 p.m. at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (260 South Broad Street, on the Avenue of the Arts).

Anderszewski will perform works by Bach, Schumann and Szymanowski.

Born in Warsaw to Polish-Hungarian parents, Anderszewski studied piano at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw and at conservatories in Strasbourg and Lyon. At age 18, he spent a year at the University of Southern California, and in his 20s studied with Murray Perahia and Leon Fleisher. He has been described variously as a "Polish punker" (New York Times) and a pianist of inspirational brilliance." (The Guardian). The product of a polyglot upbringing, Anderszewski speaks four languages. His life is lived mostly on the move, but he keeps a piano and a bicycle in Paris.

For free tickets, email mcohen@pcmsconcerts.org.

Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
Growing a 21st Century Farm: Civic Agriculture and Social Change

Drexel Engineering Cities Initiative will host Ian Marvy, the founder and director of the innovative urban agriculture organization Added Value, on Monday, February 18, 2008, at 1 p.m. in room 2020, MacAlister Hall (33rd and Chestnut Streets)

Marvy will address some of the challenges and rewards in establishing urban farming operations. Farming small city plots is one way of dealing with a deindustrializing city landscape as well as the urban "food desert" that leaves many Americans without access to fresh food products.

For more information, call 215-895-2552 or email cities@drexel.edu.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Great Works Symposium

The Winter 2008 Great Works Symposium (UNIV 241) on "The Mechanical Body" presents a talk by Dr. Patricia Shewokis, "The State of the Art in Prosthetics," today, February 14, 2008, from 3:30 to 4:50 p.m. in room 340, Curtis Hall (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Scott Knowles at works@drexel.edu

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Be an Orientation Leader/Dragon Leader

Students who love Drexel and want to take a step into student leadership are invited to apply to become an Orientation Leader/Dragon Assistant.

Applications will be available online until Monday, February 18, 2008. For complete details, visit http://www.drexel.edu/StudentLife/olda.

For more information, email Tina Brackett-Wood at orientation@drexel.edu, call 215-895-1328 or visit the Office of New Student and Family Programs in suite 215 of the Creese Student Center (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
Guitar Hero Contest at Ross Commons

Ross Commons (34th Street and Poweltown Avenue) will host a Guitar Hero contest today, February 14, 2008, at 7 p.m. on the second floor.

Students can sign-up by contacting Adrian Hardy at 215-895-6187 or arrive early and register at the event.

For more information, call the Ross Commons Hotline at 215-895-1000 or visit http://www.drexel.edu/rosscommons.

Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
Drexel's Winter 2008 Rubik's Cube Competition

Drexel's Winter 2008 Rubik's Cube Competition will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2008, from noon to 4 p.m. on the sixth floor, MacAlister Hall (33rd and Chestnut Streets).

The event is free and open to everyone. The competition is for Rubik's cube solvers to have fun and determine the fastest solver on campus. Prizes will be awarded to the top competitors. Pizza for everyone will be available.

Participants are asked to bring their own Rubik's cube.

For more information, visit http://www.freewebs.com/drexelcubers or e-mail drexelcubers@gmail.com.

Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
University of Leeds Study Abroad Information Session

Students thinking of spending a term studying in the UK and considering the Leeds exchange program are invited to attend an information session on February 14, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. in room 302, Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center (Market Street between 31st and 32nd Streets).

Elizabeth Harris, study abroad director, will be available to answer questions and tell more about life in Leeds.

For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/studyabroad or contact email studyabroad@drexel.edu.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Drexel News Media Watch

USA Today published on February 12, 2008, excerpts from an interview with Eli Phillips, a Drexel Law student, on errors in filling prescriptions.
Storylink - USA Today

MAD Dragon Records and Friday night's Mandell Theater showcase of bands signed to the label were featured in a review published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on February 11, 2008.
Storylink - Philadelphia Inquirer

Dr. Joseph Mason, associate professor of finance, is quoted in a Dow Jones story published on CNN.com, FinChannel.com and Lloyds.com on February 12 and 13, 2008, about bond insurers. Dr. Mason also commented on bond insurers on CNBC's "Power Lunch" on February 12, 2008.
Storylink - CNN

A story about the College of Nursing and Health Professions' fifth annual Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice continues to be syndicated. The story was published on Nurses.com on February 13, 2008.
Storylink - Nurses.com

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

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