Monday, April 4, 2005

Quote of the Day
"Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics of the Day
01. Meet and Welcome New Provost Dr. Stephen W. Director
02. Neurologist Dr. Robert J. Schwartzman on The Drexel InterView
03. Filmmaker Robert Greenwald to Screen Documentary at CoMAD
04. Student Counseling Center Holds Workshop on Promoting Positive Behavior
05. CEO Workshop on Decision Making
06. CoMAD Visual Studies Students Exhibit Work
07. The Drexel Collection Presents "Francis Martin Drexel: His Life and Work"
08. Watch the NCAA Championship Game Tonight at Ross Commons
09. Entrepreneurial Skills Workshop
10. The Peer Counseling Helpline is Recruiting
11. Conversation Network Welcome Party
12. Drexel News Media Watch

Meet and Welcome New Provost Dr. Stephen W. Director

President Papadakis invites all students, faculty and staff to meet and welcome Dr. Stephen W. Director (above), Drexel's newly appointed provost, at town hall meetings in the Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center (Market Street between 31st and 32nd Streets) on Monday, April 11, 2005. Dr. Director will meet with faculty and staff and answer questions from 2-4 p.m. He will meet with students from 4-6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Dr. Director was announced as Drexel's provost on March 23 following a national search. He comes to Drexel from the University of Michigan, where he has been the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering and professor of electrical engineering and computer science since 1996.

For more information on the town hall meetings, call 215-895-1530. For more information on Dr. Director, visit Dateline Drexel.

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

Neurologist Dr. Robert J. Schwartzman on The Drexel InterView

Dr. Robert J. Schwartzman, chair of neurology in the Drexel University College of Medicine and a specialist in RSD pain syndrome, will be the guest of Paula Marantz Cohen on DUTV's The Drexel InterView on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at 8 p.m. The show will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, April 6, at 10 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10, 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

Unconstitutional examines the Patriot Act as it focuses on the U.S. government's hunt for terror suspects in immigrant communities in the months following the September 11th attacks. The documentary was produced in association with the American Civil Liberties Union and won the 2004 Best Documentary Award from the Berkeley Film Festival.

Greenwald is responsible for the recent documentaries Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election and Uncovered: The War on Iraq. He is also an acclaimed feature film and television producer and director. He directed the television film The Burning Bed and the recent theatrical adaptation of Abbie Hoffman's book Steal This Book.

For more information on the event, call 215-895-1622.

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

Student Counseling Center Holds Workshop on Promoting Positive Behavior

The Student Counseling Center on the Center City Hahnemann Campus will hold the free workshop "Managing Misbehavior and Promoting Positive Behavior in Children and Adolescents" on Thursday, April 5, 2005 from noon-1 p.m. in the Bellet Building room 310 (15th and Race Streets).

Presenters Martha Strachan and Rachel Kalbeitzer will help participants learn simple but valuable techniques for managing children’s misbehavior and promoting positive behavior.

The workshop is open to students, faculty and staff. For more information, email Strachan at mks@drexel.edu

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

CEO Workshop on Decision Making

Creating Excellent Organizations (CEO) will hold the workshop "Hills..." on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 from 6-7:30 p.m. in MacAlister Hall room 2020 (33rd and Chestnut Streets).

Philip Poczik (above), coordinator of multicultural programs, will share a fable about how men and women can support each other in decision making.

The session is free and 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

CoMAD Visual Studies Students Exhibit Work

The work of College of Media Arts & Design Printmaking, Design I and Design II students will be exhibited in the Nesbitt Hall lobby (33rd and Market Streets) and Hagerty Library Wednesday, April 6, 2005 - Tuesday, May 3, 2005.

The exhibition’s opening reception will be held on April 6 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Nesbitt Lobby. The event is open to students, faculty and staff and includes complimentary refreshments.

For more information on the exhibition and reception, contact Sarah Steinwachs, instructor of visual studies, at sjs38@drexel.edu.

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

The Drexel Collection Presents "Francis Martin Drexel: His Life and Work"

Curator of The Drexel Collection Jacqueline De Groff will present the lecture “Francis Martin Drexel: His Life and Work,” and unveil three portraits by the artist that were recently purchased by the University on Monday, April 11, 2005 at 5 p.m. in the Westphal Picture Gallery (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

Francis Martin Drexel was the father of the University’s founder, Anthony J. Drexel. Suffering many financial hardships, he sacrificed his dream of becoming an artist to become a banker and support his family. He used the currency expertise he developed in his foreign travels to create one of America’s great banking houses. Under his leadership and that of his son, Anthony J. Drexel, Drexel & Company became a cornerstone of American finance.

The artist-turned-banker instilled in his children a love for art that crystallized into The Drexel Collection. Originally opening its doors in 1902, the Westphal Picture Gallery was restored to its original condition in 2002 and works from The Drexel Collection decorate its walls from wainscot to cornice.

The Francis Martin Drexel portraits that will be unveiled consist of a Self-Portrait in his early 20s; one of his daughter, Mary Johanna; and a Self-Portrait with Family.

For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/univrel/news_information.

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

Watch the NCAA Championship Game Tonight at Ross Commons

Tonight's NCAA Championship Game will be shown at 9 p.m. at The 2nd Floor in Ross Commons (34th Street and Powelton Avenue).

The games will be shown on three plasma TVs. Half-time sports trivia will be sponsored by Recreational Sports. Food specials will include:

$1 off any personal pizza
$9.99 game platter: four chicken fingers, four mozzarella sticks, five shrimp eggrolls, onion rings and waffle fries
$1.25 32oz soda in NCAA souvenir cup

The event also includes a bracket contest with prizes!

For more information, contact the Ross Commons hotline at 215-895-1000.

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

Entrepreneurial Skills Workshop

The Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology invites you to "Brand Communication That Builds Business," an Entrepreneurial Skills Workshop led by John A. Willis, president of Hunter. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Baiada Center (3225 Arch Street, on the ground floor of the Academic Building).

The success of an organization is directly related to its ability to develop and maintain its brand. Join this outstanding professional to learn how to develop focused brands that have personality and emotional appeal to the appropriate target audience.

RSVP online by visiting the Baiada Center's Calendar of Events at http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/baiada/workshops.html.

For additional information, contact Terri McIlhenney at terrim@drexel.edu or 215-895-0302.

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

The Peer Counseling Helpline is Recruiting

The Peer Counseling Helpline is currently recruiting new Peer Counselors. If you are an undergraduate student who is an excellent listener, empathetic, committed to helping others and willing to volunteer your time, pick up an application at the Creese Student Union Complex, Counseling Center, Room 201 (33rd and Chestnut Streets). All application materials are due by Friday, April 8, 2005.

For more information contact Amy Henning at amyh@drexel.edu or 215-895-1415. You can also visit the helpline's website at http://www.drexel.edu/studentlife/ch.

The Peer Counseling Helpline is managed by the Counseling Center, a part of the Division of Student Life, University City Main Campus.

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

Conversation Network Welcome Party

Drexel students, faculty and staff are cordially invited to the Spring 2005 Conversation Network welcome party on Thursday, April 7, 2005 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. in the Van Rensselaer Hall Living Room (34th Street and Powelton Avenue). Bring your Drexel ID.

Are you heading for an international co-op?
Are you majoring in international studies?
Are you interested in doing business around the world?
Are you thinking about learning another language?
Are you curious about other cultures?

The Conversation Network is a unique opportunity for language and cultural exchange. It provides a forum for Drexel students to meet and interact with the Drexel English Language Center (ELC) international students. Native English speakers can help ELC students practice English and adjust to life in the U.S. while ELC students help Americans practice a foreign language. The exchange may also focus on culture and other areas.You can find a partner whose interests match your own by putting yourself on our member list.

Contact the Conversation Network at conversation.network@drexel.edu if you have questions.

You can now submit a sign-up form online by visiting our Web site http://www.drexel.edu/elc. Scroll down to Activities and click on the Conversation Network section. The updated participant list will posted on our Web site by the end of the third week of every term.

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

Drexel News Media Watch

Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, professor of bioscience and biotechnology, was interviewed on CN8’s “Your Morning” on March 31, 2005 in a segment about a recent report that paleontologists have extracted soft, flexible structures that appear to be blood vessels from the bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex that died 68 million years ago.

Drexel was mentioned in a story in Today’s Sunbeam (Salem, N.J.) on March 31, 2005 about FIRST’s annual regional high school robotics competition, recently held on campus.
StoryLink - Today's Sunbeam

Dr. Bruce McCullough, associate professor of decision sciences, was quoted in a York Daily Record story March 31, 2005 about how Powerball officials may change the odds of winning the lottery. The story has appeared nationwide in various print and broadcast media.
StoryLink - York Daily Record

Dr. Robert Brulle, associate professor of sociology and environmental policy, was quoted in an article published in the March 28, 2005 edition of the TriState Observer (Milford, Pa.) about environmental issues uniting conservatives and liberals.
StoryLink - TriState Observer

Drexel was mentioned in a story in the Bucks County Courier Times on March 27, 2005 about how interns of the Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center, a nonprofit organization in Bucks County, Pa., will study turtles this spring in a partnership with the University.
StoryLink - Bucks County Courier Times

Dr. Yuri Gogotsi, professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, was quoted in a story on the NanotechWeb.org Web site April 1, 2005 about magnetic nanostructures.
StoryLink - NanotechWeb.org

Dr. Michele Marcolongo, associate professor of materials engineering, and Drs. Steven Kurtz and Avram Edidin, School of Biomedical Engineering Science and Health Systems, co-authored an article about their study in “Vivo Degradation of Polyethylene Liners After Gamma Sterilization in Air” published in the April 2005 edition of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
StoryLink - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

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