Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Quote of the Day
"In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a resource against calamity."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hot Topic
01. Applications for Student Government Elections Now Available

Topics of the Day
02. Drexel Student Lilienthal Second Fastest American Woman Finisher at 2006 Boston Marathon
03. How to Eat Like a Millionaire
04. Pool and Pizza at Ross Commons
05. CEO Workshops on Intercultural Communication and Athletic Leadership
06. The Power of the Written Word: Listening and Note Taking
07. Drexel Freshman Receives "High Tech in Old Munich" Award
08. Academic Bistro Announces Spring Schedule
09. Award-Winning Author Bharati Mukherjee on The Drexel InterView
10. World Cafe Live Presents Shawn Mullins
11. Filmmaker Philip Haas to Premiere New Film at Drexel
12. Drexel News Media Watch

 
Applications for Student Government Elections Now Available


The Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) is seeking candidates for the spring 2006 elections. Applications are available online at http://www.drexel.edu/usga.

There are 24 positions available to full-time undergraduates. Visit the Web site for the full list of open positions and the requirements for candidacy.

The application must be turned in to the USGA office or the Office of Campus Activities by Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 5 p.m.

Candidates must attend an information session to be eligible for the elections. Information sessions will be held in the USGA office on the following dates:

For more information and to download the application, visit http://www.drexel.edu/usga.

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

 
Drexel Student Lilienthal Second Fastest American
Woman Finisher at 2006 Boston Marathon

Graduate student Michelle Lilienthal (above) completed the Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 40 minutes and 23 seconds. She was the 16th overall female finisher and second among American women. Her time qualified her for the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Running in just her second career marathon, Lilienthal finished 3 minutes and 21 seconds behind the top female American finisher, Emily Levan. A former All-Big Ten middle-distance runner at the University of Wisconsin, Lilienthal placed third in the Philadelphia Marathon in November of 2005.
 
Lilienthal is working toward a graduate degree in higher education at Drexel. She also works in the Drexel Athletic Department as an assistant in the Sports Information Office. Lilienthal is originally from Iowa City, Iowa.

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

 
How to Eat Like a Millionaire


A cultural food bazaar will be held today, April 18, 2006 from 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Behrakis Grand Hall (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

Enjoy lunch while you test your knowledge of cultural facts and trivia. Prizes include gift certificates to dine at Philadelphia's culturally-themed restaurants. This event is part of Drexel's week-long celebration of its multiple cultures.

For more information, visit http://drexel.edu/studentlife/ISSO/culturalcelebration/default.htm.


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

 
Pool and Pizza at Ross Commons


Calling all pool sharks to come out to Ross Commons tonight, April 18, 2006 at 7 p.m. for our first 8-ball tournament of the quarter. There is no entry fee; winners take home Ultima Funds and other prizes.

Bring a friend and get them a free pizza with the all-day, two-for-one pizza special at the 2nd Floor.

Tournament Tuesdays, with alternating Texas Hold 'Em and pool tournaments, are held at Ross Commons each week of the spring term. For more information, call the Ross Hotline at 215-895-1000.


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

 
CEO Workshops on Intercultural Communication and Athletic Leadership


Creating Excellent Organizations (CEO) will hold two workshops today, April 18, 2006.

These free workshops are designed for student organization leaders and members.

For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/oca/leadership/workshop_schedule.html.


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

 
The Power of the Written Word: Listening and Note Taking


The Drexel Center for Learning and Academic Excellence (DCLAE) will conduct a workshop "The Power of the Written Word: Listening and Note Taking" on Wednesday, April 19 from 5-6 p.m. in Main Building room 308 (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

Cappie McKoy, associate director of DCLAE, will demonstrate strategies and techniques for listening and taking notes effectively in class. Knowing when to listen and what to write make a big difference in how well students do in class. Participants will learn communication cues and note-taking formats, and are encouraged to bring their textbook(s) and notes.

Workshops are free and open to the Drexel community. For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/dclae/academicresources/workshopinfo.asp.


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

 
Drexel Freshman Receives "High Tech in Old Munich" Award


Scott Schmidt, a mechanical engineering and mechanics freshman, was awarded a partial scholarship to participate in this summer's High Tech in Old Munich program. The scholarship, sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), will cover his tuition, room and partial board.

While in Munich, Schmidt will take courses in the German language and culture and participate in seminars and workshops that focus on sustainability and environmental protection, hydrobiology and intercultural communications.

Schmidt is the second Drexel student to win this award.

To learn more about study abroad experiences, go to the study abroad Web site at http://www.drexel.edu/studyabroad.


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

 
Academic Bistro Announces Spring Schedule


The Goodwin College of Professional Studies hospitality studies division's Academic Bistro is open for spring term 2006 in a newly remodeled, stylish venue that boasts a marvelous view of the city. Experience the warm, comfortable surroundings from the sixth floor of the Academic Building at 33rd and Arch Streets.

Menus are posted weekly in the Drexel Daily Digest, on the Human Resources Web site, and on flyers distributed around campus. Call Adrienne Hall at 215-895-5872 to make reservations or to obtain more information, or email academic.bistro@drexel.edu.

Students develop the menu and prepare and serve the food. Every meal provides a new dining experience. See http://www.drexel.edu/goodwin/programs/cula_hm/bistro.asp.

The restaurant's spring 2006 lunch schedule:


The restaurant's spring 2006 dinner schedule:

Students always prepare a creative vegetarian option


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

 
Award-Winning Author Bharati Mukherjee on The Drexel InterView


Author Bharati Mukherjee (above), winner of the 1988 National Book Critics Circle Award for The Middleman and Other Stories, will be the guest of Paula Marantz Cohen on DUTV's The Drexel InterView tonight, April 18, 2006 at 8 p.m. The show will be rebroadcast at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19; Saturday, April 22; Sunday, April 23; and Monday, April 24.

DUTV can be seen throughout Philadelphia on Comcast Cable and Urban Cableworks on channel 54 and on channel 48 in Center City and South Philadelphia, channel 62 in West Philadelphia and channel 99 in Northeast Philadelphia.

For more information on The Drexel InterView, visit http://www.drexel.edu/univrel/events/drexel_interview.html. Visit The Drexel InterView archives at http://www.drexel.edu/provost/dva/drexel_interview.asp to view free streaming video of previous shows.


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

 
World Cafe Live Presents Shawn Mullins


World Cafe Live (31st and Walnut Streets) presents Shawn Mullins (above), with supporting act Clay Cook tonight, April 18, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the Downstairs Live venue.

Singer-songwriter Mullins has dedicated his latest CD, 9th Ward Pickin', to the musical spirit of New Orleans.

Tickets are $20 (plus $4 processing fee). For more information, call the World Cafe Live box office at 215-222-1400 or visit http://www.worldcafelive.com.


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

 
Filmmaker Philip Haas to Premiere New Film at Drexel


The Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design will host the premiere of Philip Haas' new film, The Situation, on Monday, April 24, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Crossings Screening Room 028 (101 N. 32nd Street). A question and answer session with the director will follow.

The Situation, which stars Damian Lewis and Connie Nielsen, dramatizes the impact of the war in Iraq told through multiple stories of Iraqis placed in impossible situations caught between the U.S. efforts and the growing violent insurgency. Haas juggles the stories with those of an American CIA agent and a reporter.

Haas' previous work includes Up the Villa with Sean Penn, The Music of Chance with James Spader and Mandy Patinkin, and Angels & Insects with Kristin Scott Thomas.

The screening is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. To RSVP, call 215-895-0352 or email rsvp.rudman@drexel.edu. For more information, call 215-895-1029.


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

 
Drexel News Media Watch

The FIRST Regional Robotics Competition, which Drexel hosts, was noted in The Delaware County Times and The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pa.) on April 17, 2006.
StoryLink - The Delaware County Times
StoryLink - The Times-Tribune

A Philadelphia Inquirer story about the training physicians receive to help them explain bad news to patients continues to be syndicated. The story, in which Dr. Dennis Novack and Dr. Christof Daetwyler from the Drexel University College of Medicine, were quoted, was published in The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) on April 17, 2006.
Storylink - The Commercial Appeal

Delta Zeta was noted on a KTVO-TV (ABC-Ottumwa, Iowa/Kirksville, Miss.) broadcast on April 17, 2006. The sorority recently won a prize for holding the country's best soap opera viewing parties.

Drexel was noted as the locale of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board public hearings on Philadelphia-area casinos on a WPVI-TV (ABC-6) story on April 16, 2006.

The University was noted in The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) on April 16, 2006 as a participant of a course in accounting forensics.
StoryLink - The Morning Call

Dr. Paula Marantz Cohen, author, host of The Drexel InterView and professor of English and philosophy, was featured along with her new novel, Jane Austen in Scarsdale or Love, Death, and the SATs in the Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, N.J.) on April 16, 2006. A Philadelphia Inquirer interview with Dr. Cohen was syndicated and published in The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) on April 17.
StoryLink - Courier-Post
StoryLink - The Sun News

The University was noted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story on April 16, 2006 about a West Philadelphia High School auto mechanics team's work in entering a competition for hybrid cars.
StoryLink - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Drexel's campus was featured on WTXF-TV's (FOX-29) weather report on April 14, 2006

The Department of Public Safety's use of Segways was noted in a story in the GW Hatchet (George Washington University) on April 13, 2006.
StoryLink - GW Hatchet

Dr. Arthur Shostak, emeritus professor of sociology, was featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer on April 17, 2006 in a column abut men and abortion.
Storylink - The Philadelphia Inquirer


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

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End of DREXEL DAILY DIGEST, Tuesday, 18 April 2006