Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Quote
of the Day
"We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance."
- Harrison Ford
Hot Topic
01. Last Day for Reservations: Student Luncheon with SVP James Tucker
Topics of the Day
02.
The Nutrition Program Offers Workshops at the DAC
03.
Rudman Institute Presents Discussion on the Art of Musical Film Scoring
04.
Student Forums with University Administrators
05.
Alumni Association Scholarships Available
06.
Lunch, Learn and Lead with Pat McGonigal, Co-Founder of iHealth Technologies
07.
TIAA-CREF Individual Conferences
08. Biddle Law Society to Present "Battle of the LSAT Preps"
09. Retirement Planning Workshops
10. DCAE Faculty Profile - Dr. Denise Agosto
11. Aramark Discussion
12. Drexel's Brand New Bingo Night
13. Three CEO Workshops Today
14. Violinist Leila Josefowicz and Pianist John Novacek at the Kimmel Center
15. Conference Services Seeking Summer Help
16. Fantasy Casino and Halo 3 Tournament
17. Homecoming Focus Group Session
18. "Cyborgs, Artificial Intelligences, and Meat Machines: Computers and the Reinvention of the Body."
19. Drexel News Media Watch
Last Day for Reservations: Student Luncheon with SVP James Tucker
Students with questions regarding student life, housing, campus safety, recreation or facilities are invited to meet James R. Tucker, senior vice president for student life and administrative services, and key members of his division for a complimentary lunch and an open forum on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at noon in the third floor atrium of the Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center (Market Street between 31st and 32nd Streets).
The luncheon will feature special presentations on campus construction by Robert Francis, vice president for university facilities, and public safety initiatives by Domenic Ceccanecchio, senior associate vice president for public safety.
The event is free, but seating is limited. RSVP for this event at edwardda@drexel.edu or by calling 215-895-2800.
Today, March 4, 2008 is the last day that reservations will be accepted.
For more information about Student Life and Administrative Services and its departments, visit http://www.drexel.edu/slas.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
The Nutrition Program Offers Workshops at the DAC
The Nutrition Program will sponsor two nutrition workshops at the Daskalakis Athletic Center (33rd and Market Streets):
Wednesday, March 5
Maintaining Proper Nutrition on a Vegan/Vegetarian Diet
7 p.m. in the media room
A discussion of what foods ensure vegetarians/vegans get enough protein, vitamins and minerals in their diet, including a discussion about soy-based foods.
Thursday, March 13
Body Type Workshop
7 p.m. in the media room
Participants will find out the answers to these questions:
Is your body type an apple or a pear? What does that mean in terms of your health? What foods should you eat based on your body type?
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Rudman Institute Presents Discussion on the Art of Musical Film Scoring
The Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Studies in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design will present: "Learn How to Score: The Art of Musical Film Scoring," a panel discussion today, March 4, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stein Auditorium in Nesbitt Hall (33rd and Market Streets).
Speakers include Grammy winner Steve Horowitz, who wrote the music for Morgan Spurlock's Supersize Me, Emmy award-winning music industry professor Jim Klein, and prolific composer and Westphal adjunct professor John Avarese. The discussion will be moderated by KYW-1060 Newsradio's afternoon anchor Brandon Brooks.
This is a free public event.
For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/westphal or email zw36@drexel.edu
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Student Forums with University Administrators
Dr. David A. Ruth (above), dean of students, will host an open forum where students can ask questions of University administrators on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Patten Auditorium, Matheson Hall (32nd and Market Streets).
There will be representatives from the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, the Bursar's Office, co-op, public safety, financial aid, IRT, and the Office of Student Life and Administrative Services.
Complimentary pizza and refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact StudentLife@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Alumni Association Scholarships Available
Applications are due at the Office of Alumni Relations by Friday, March 7, 2008, and are available at http://www.drexel.edu/ia/alumrel/association_scholarships.asp
Approved under the authority of Pete Frisko, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Lunch, Learn and Lead with Pat McGonigal, Co-Founder of iHealth Technologies
Learn which factors contribute to the success of leaders from great organizations at a lunch-and-learn session with Pat McGonigal on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, from noon to 1 p.m. in room 208, Matheson Hall (Market Street between 32nd and 33rd Streets). In this series, leaders from diverse companies discuss challenges and opportunities that they faced in their journeys to the top.
Lunch will be provided.
For more information, e-mail Cassandra Brown at clb87@drexel.edu, or call 215-895-6294.
Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost
TIAA-CREF Individual Conferences
Human Resources will host individual investment education conferences with TIAA-CREF at the Center City Hahnemann Campus today, March 4, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the HR Office, first floor, Bellet Building (15th and Race Streets).
Conferences will also be held at the Queen Lane Medical Campus in Seminar Room A03 on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, and at the University City Main Campus on Thursday, March 6, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in room 110, College of Law Building (3320 Market Street). Reservations are required.
Scheduling information and other dates are available on the Drexel University and DUCOM Web sites in calendar format. Click on one of the links below for this information.
Drexel University: Retirement Plan at http://www.drexel.edu/hr/benefits/IE-IndividualConf.html
DUCOM: Retirement Plan at http://www.drexel.edu/admin/hr_hs/benefits/InvestEducation.html
For more information, e-mail Rhianna Pearl at pearlr@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Adele T. Barbato, Senior Vice President for Human Resources
Biddle Law Society to Present "Battle of the LSAT Preps"
Drexel's Biddle Law Society will present "Battle of the LSAT Preps" today, March 4, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 140, College of Law Building (3320 Market Street).
Three of the biggest names in the test prep business, Kaplan, Testmasters and Princeton Review, will battle each other to prove who provides the best test prep.
This is an opportunity to ask questions, learn more about their programs, and make a choice based on facts, experiences and serious advertising. There will also be a raffle at the end of the event for one free LSAT course that each company is donating.
Refreshments will be catered.
For more information or to RSVP, contact bls@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
TIAA-CREF will present the lecture "Five Habits of Highly Successful Investors" on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Queen Lane Medical Campus in Seminar Room A03. The lecture will also be presented on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at the University City Main Campus in room 110, College of Law Building (3320 Market Street). Reservations are recommended, but not required. Attendees are free to bring a lunch to the lecture.
Scheduling information and other dates are available on the Drexel University and DUCOM Web sites in calendar format. Click on one of the links below for this information.
Drexel University: Retirement Plan at http://www.drexel.edu/hr/benefits/InvestEducation.html
DUCOM: Retirement Plan at http://www.drexel.edu/admin/hr_hs/benefits/InvestEducation.html
For more information, e-mail Rhianna Pearl at pearlr@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Adele T. Barbato, Senior Vice President for Human Resources
DCAE Faculty Profile - Dr. Denise Agosto
The Drexel Center for Academic Excellence (DCAE) invites visits to their Web site to learn about the teaching philosophy of Dr. Denise Agosto (above), recipient of the 2006-07 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching. Dr. Agosto is a faculty member in the College of Information Science and Technology, and her DCAE faculty profile is available at http://www.drexel.edu/provost/dcae.
For more information about the DCAE and the services it offers to Drexel faculty, e-mail Antonis Asprakis at aja22@drexel.edu or call 215-895-4973.
Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost
Students are invited to experience bingo as never seen before: awesome prizes, music, dance-offs and a boatload of friendly fun and shouting. Bring the friends, bring the family. The first round begins today, March 4, 2008, at 7 p.m.
For more information, call the Ross Commons Hotline at 215-895-1000, visit http://www.drexel.edu/rosscommons or contact Adrian Hardy at 215-895-6187.
Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
The Creating Excellent Organizations (CEO) Program will offer three workshops today.
These free workshops are designed for student organization leaders and members. For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/oca/l/.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Violinist Leila Josefowicz and Pianist John Novacek at the Kimmel Center
Today, March 4, 2008 at 8 p.m., violinist Leila Josefowicz (above left) and pianist John Novacek (above right) will perform at the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (206 S. Broad Street).
Josefowicz once spent a year as a top model for Chanel and acted as the face of Allure perfume. A driven, Toronto-born prodigy, she began playing the violin at the age of 3, made her Carnegie Hall debut at 16, then graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and recorded the violin concertos of Tchaikovsky and Sibelius while still in her teens. She has won the hearts of audiences around the world with her honest, fresh approach to the repertoire and her dynamic virtuosity. Josefowicz will play works by Mozart, Tuur, Stravinsky and Schubert, accompanied on the piano by Novacek.
For free tickets to this concert, e-mail bkochel@pcmsconcerts.org.
Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Conference Services Seeking Summer Help
Conference Services is now accepting applications for summer conference assistants and linen crew. The application deadline is March 14, 2008.
To learn more about Summer Conferences and available positions, attend an information session today, March 4, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. on the second floor of Towers Hall (34th and Arch Streets). Complimentary snacks will be served.
For conference assistants and linen crew job descriptions, visit http://www.drexel.edu/housing/conferences/staff.
For more information, e-mail conferences@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Fantasy Casino and Halo 3 Tournament
The Office of Campus Activities is hosting a Fantasy Casino and Halo 3 Tournament on Saturday, March 8, 2008, from 9 to 11:30 p.m. in the Daskalakis Athletic Center (33rd and Market Streets).
Students are invited to come out and have some fun, enjoy free food and a chance to win a new Xbox 360 or portable DVD player.
To sign-up for the Halo Tournament, e-mail jmg29@drexel.edu. Only the first 20 people will be accepted. All other games, such as roulette, craps, blackjack and poker, are open to all students for the duration of the event.
For more information, e-mail askoca@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Homecoming Focus Group Session
Drexel University's Student Life Spirit Committee, consisting of members from Student Life, Alumni Relations, Athletics, Traditions Program and the DAC PAC, is hosting a Homecoming Focus Group Session on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at 6 p.m. in the Paul Peck Alumni Center (32nd and Market Streets).
Pizza and refreshments will be provided at the session.
The Spirit Committee hopes to institute a Homecoming Weekend on campus this fall, but cannot do so without the assistance and guidance of students. Specifically, the Spirit Committee is looking for students who would like to serve on a Student Advisory Committee, which would organize and plan Homecoming events.
Students interested in taking part in the group or attending the meeting, RSVP to homecoming@drexel.edu by Wednesday, March 5, 2008.
Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior vice President of Student Life and Administrative Services
"Cyborgs, Artificial Intelligences, and Meat Machines: Computers and the Reinvention of the Body."
The Winter 2008 Great Works Symposium (UNIV 241) on "The Mechanical Body" will present a talk by Dr. Nathan Ensmenger titled "Cyborgs, Artificial Intelligences, and Meat Machines: Computers and the Reinvention of the Body" today, March 4, 2008, from 3:30 to 4:50 p.m. in room 340, Curtis Hall (32nd and Chestnut Streets).
In the years after World War II, the electronic computer emerged not only as an important and revolutionary technology, but also as a power metaphor for the workings of complex social and biological systems. The re-conceptualization of the body as an "information machine" has transformed modern biology, psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, and medicine. This lecture will explore the movement of techniques and ideas from computer science and communications engineering into scientific and popular culture.
Dr. Ensmenger is an assistant professor in the History and Sociology of Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania. His undergraduate degree (in civil engineering and operations research) is from Princeton and his Ph.D. in the history of science is from the University of Pennsylvania.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, e-mail Scott Knowles at works@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost
A story published on the Web site of New Scientist on February 29, 2008, quotes Dr. James Tangorra, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics, about research on a mechanical fin that could propel robotic submarines. The story was syndicated on TopNews.in and Thaindian.com on March 1.
Storylink - New Scientist
Dr. Shawkat Hammoudeh, professor of economics, commented on WTXF-TV (FOX-29) on February 29, 2008, on the sagging U.S. economy and the possibility of a recession this year.
An Associated Press story in which Dr. Joseph Mason, associate professor of finance, is quoted was published nationwide, including in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Inquirer and on the Web sites of Forbes and CNN, from February 29, 2008, to March 1. The story focuses on the loosening regulatory reins around U.S. government-sponsored mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Storylink - Forbes
Dr. Myrna Shure, professor of psychology, commented on KYW-AM (1060) on March 3, 2008, on studies that link spanking children to sexual dysfunctions.
Storylink - KYW-AM
Dr. Walter Bien, research associate professor in the Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, is featured in a Press of Atlantic City story published on March 2, 2008, about the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve. Dr. Bien discussed his research Saturday about the Pinelands during the Pinelands Short Course, an annual event.
Storylink - Press of Atlantic City
Dr. Michael Gombola, professor of finance, is quoted in a story published on MultiChannel.com, DigitalProducer.com, DigitalAnimators.com and several other Web sites on March 1, 2008, about chief executive officers' stock options.
Storylink - MultiChannel.com
College of Law students were noted on KYW-AM (1060) on March 1, 2008, for helping New Orleans residents obtain federal funding to rebuild their homes.
A Philadelphia Inquirer story about the cost of college textbooks in which Dr. Jean-Claude Bradley, associate professor of chemistry, is quoted was syndicated on March 1, 2008, in The DePaulia (DePaul University).
Storylink - The DePaulia
Dr. Robert L. Goldenberg, professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Drexel University College of Medicine, is noted in stories published on MedicalNewsToday.com and the Web site of the National Cancer Institute on February 29, 2008. Dr. Goldenberg served as a co-researcher in a study of the effects of tobacco use and secondhand smoke during pregnancy.
Storylink - MedicalNewsToday.com
Storylink - National Cancer Institute
A Law.com story published on February 29, 2008, notes that the "centerpiece" of the U.S. tour of three high-ranking attorneys from Pakistan involved in a recent constitutional crisis is the National Lawyers Guild's Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, hosted March 1 by Drexel Law's chapter of the guild.
Storylink - Law.com
Dr. Carol Lippa, professor of neurology and director of the memory disorders program in the Drexel University College of Medicine, is noted in a story about Alzheimer's disease published in the Bucks County Courier Times (Levittown, Pa.) and The Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) on February 28, 2008.
Storylink - Bucks County Courier Times
A story in which Dr. Kimberly Flemke, assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, commented on virtual affairs continues to be syndicated. The story was broadcast on WLOX-TV (ABC-Biloxi, Miss.) on February 28, 2008.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
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