Friday, April 25, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Quote
of the Day
"A friend is one before whom I may think aloud."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Green Topics
01. Green Technology Expo Today at the DAC
02. Earth Week Concert Tomorrow: "Rock 4 Roots"
03. Drexel Team Wins Environmental Protection Agency Award
Topics of the Day
04.
Play in the Snow: "Winter in Spring" on The Quad Tonight
05.
Deadline Approaching Soon: Pre-registration Meetings for Co-op
06.
Support Breast Cancer Awareness: Drexel Softball This Weekend
07.
Rudman Institute to Present Seminar “Shooting the News” Tomorrow
08.
Business Plan Development Workshop Series Tomorrow
09.
Alpha Sigma Alpha to Host Luau Today
10.
Center City Campus Free Movie Tonight: Juno
11. Men's Basketball Receives Second Straight Academic Performance Award
12. Save the Date: An Evening of Cretan Culture
13. Drexel News Media Watch
Green Technology Expo Today at the DAC
The Drexel Sierra Club will sponsor a Green Technology Expo today, April 25, 2008 from noon to 2 p.m. outside of the Daskalakis Athletic Center (33rd and Market Streets).
The expo will present various green technologies including a hybrid Toyota from PhillyCarShare. Dr. Bradley Layton (above), associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanics will discuss the “human powered vehicle.” In addition, there will be a display with new technologies to be used in the Drexel Smart House, and the Sierra Club will present environmental awareness information.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Earth Week Concert Tomorrow: "Rock 4 Roots"
The Sierra Student Coalition will host a concert “Rock 4 Roots” on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Philadelphia Armory (33rd Street, north of Market Street).
The concert is open to the general public and will feature bands such as:
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Drexel Team Wins Environmental Protection Agency Award
A team from Drexel is among the winners of the Environmental Protection Agency's “People, Prosperity and the Planet” (P3) Competition. The annual competition plants the seeds for future technologies that are both environmentally-friendly and profitable.
The Drexel team presented a method of producing biodiesel from high free-fatty-acid oils. The winners were announced after the P3 Award competition held at EPA's 4th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., April 20-22. The Expo showcased innovative, cutting-edge technologies designed by the P3 teams along with sustainable policies and technologies developed and implemented by government and state agencies and nonprofit organizations.
This national competition, sponsored by EPA's Office of Research and Development, encourages college students to create sustainable solutions to environmental problems through technological innovation. These sustainable solutions must be environmentally friendly, efficiently use natural resources and be economically competitive. Each P3 award winner receives funding up to $75,000 to further develop their designs and implement them in the field or move them to the marketplace.
Support for the competition includes more than 40 partners in the federal government, industry and scientific and professional societies. This year's Expo was co-sponsored by The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education and The World Environment Center.
For more information about the project and the winners, go to http://www.epa.gov/P3/multimedia.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Play in the Snow: "Winter in Spring" on The Quad Tonight
The Inter-Fraternity Council and the Office of Campus Activities will present the first annual "Winter in Spring" event today, April 25, 2008 at 5 p.m. at The Quad (between Chestnut and Market Streets and 32nd and 33rd Streets).
Snow will fall at Drexel, regardless of the weather. The Quad will be transformed into a winter wonderland with real snow covering the ground. The event will include sledding, snowman building, snowball throwing and ice skating.
Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Deadline Approaching Soon: Pre-registration Meetings for Co-op
Steinbright Career Development Center (SCDC) wants students who are scheduled for fall/winter 2007-08 co-ops to know they must pre-register for their co-ops before May 9, 2008.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Support Breast Cancer Awareness: Drexel Softball This Weekend
The Drexel softball team will take on Towson in an important CAA series this weekend with play-off implications on the line. The three-game set includes a doubleheader on Saturday, April 26 at 11 a.m. at Drexel Field and a game on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the Vidas Athletic Complex (43rd Street and Powelton Avenue).
On Saturday, the softball team is sponsoring Breast Cancer Awareness Day with all proceeds from apparel and concession sales going to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. In addition, Saturday’s games will be announced by Dan Baker, public address announcer of the Philadelphia Phillies and radio voice of Drexel men’s basketball.
On Sunday the Dragons will honor seniors Molly Dacey, Amanda Hastings and Victoria Hanks prior to the game, as part of Senior Day festivities.
The Dragons are 21-16 on the season and in fifth place in the CAA with a 7-8 conference record. With only two conference series left in the season, Drexel is fighting for a spot among the top four teams in the conference, which would qualify the team for the CAA Tournament. The Dragons are one win shy of reaching their highest win total ever in CAA play.
Admission and parking are free at the Vidas Athletic Complex.
For more information, call Britt Faulstick, associate director of sports information in the Athletics Department, at 215-895-6895.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Rudman Institute to Present Seminar "Shooting the News" Tomorrow
The Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, will host a photojournalism seminar “Shooting the News” with the mid-Atlantic chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation on Saturday, April 26, 2008 from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Stein Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall (33rd and Market Streets).
CBS photojournalist Les Rose and the Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins will offer lessons for photojournalists on what they need to know about writing and producing, and for reporters and producers, what they should know about photojournalism.
Tickets are $40 for students, $75 for NATAS members and $100 for non-members.
To register, call Eileen Matthews at 610-940-9028 or email Eileen@natasmid-atlantic.org.Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Business Plan Development Workshop Series Tomorrow
The Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology is hosting its spring/summer workshop series every Saturday morning through May 3, 2008 in the Baiada Center (ground floor, 3225 Arch Street).
Sessions kick-off at 9:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast, and instruction begins promptly at 10 a.m.
The Baiada Center's Business Plan Development Workshops are designed for Drexel student teams who are developing business plans for submission to the 2008 Business Plan Competition. Individual and group support is provided by the Baiada team of mentors throughout this series.
Winning teams in the 2008 competition will be awarded $1,000 in cash and may be given the opportunity to compete in the Baiada Incubator Competition, where cash and in-kind prizes of more than $75,000 will be awarded.
Visit http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Centers/Baiada/BusinessPlan/Workshops.php to download presentations and register for each workshop.
The 2008 Business Plan Competition is open to all Drexel students who meet qualifying requirements. Visit http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Centers/Baiada/BusinessPlan/phaseII.php to register the intent to compete and review complete competition guidelines.
For more information, email Terri McIlhenney at terrim@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Alpha Sigma Alpha to Host Luau Today
Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority is sponsoring a luau today, April 25, 2008 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for students interested in becoming a member of the sorority at the Alpha Sigma Alpha House (102 N. 35th Street).
The chefs will be on the grill. Refreshing umbrella drinks will be served and there will be a hula hoop competition.
For more information, email Lisa Salen at nunurecruitment@gmail.com.Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Center City Campus Free Movie Tonight: Juno
The Office of University Student Life will show the movie Juno today, April 25, 2008 at 7 p.m. in Geary B Auditorium, New College Building (245 N. 15th Street).
Juno is about a social misfit who protects herself with a caustic wit. Juno gets pregnant by her friend Paulie, and she finds herself unwilling to terminate the pregnancy. When she chooses a couple who placed a classified ad looking to adopt, Juno gets drawn into their lives more than she anticipated.
This movie screening is free for all students and their guests.
Visit Student Life's Web site at http://www.drexel.edu/cchc/studentlife/Campus_Life/Free_Movie_Series.html for more information about the free Friday night movie series at the Center City Campus. If you have any questions about the film screenings, call 215-762-1410 or email studentlife.cchc@drexel.edu.Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Men’s Basketball Receives Second Straight Academic Performance Award
The NCAA announced yesterday, April 24, 2008, that the men’s basketball team has received the NCAA’s Academic Performance Program public recognition award for the second straight season. Drexel is one of just 33 Division I men’s basketball teams out of 341 schools and one of only two schools in the Colonial Athletic Association to earn the award.
The NCAA is honoring Division I sports teams with public recognition awards for their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The public recognition awards are part of a broad Division I academic reform effort.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The calculation of APR includes eligibility, retention, and graduation figures. It provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport. High-performing teams that received these awards posted APR scores ranging from 965 to a perfect 1,000. Drexel’s score was 983.
Drexel has graduated every player who has exhausted his eligibility under Head Coach Bruiser Flint, who has just completed his seventh season at the school.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Save the Date: An Evening of Cretan Culture
The Office the President, the Greek Studies and Culinary Arts Programs and Creta-Farms will present an evening of Cretan culture on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 6 p.m. at the Academic Bistro, 6th floor, Academic Building (33rd and Arch Streets).
The evening will celebrate the publication of Unraveling Ariadne's Thread: Cretan Music by Dr. Maria Hnaraki, director of Greek Studies. It will also mark the inauguration of the Drexel University Greek Alumni Association.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, email Dr. Hnaraki at mh439@drexel.edu or call 215-895-6143.
Approved under the authority of approver Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
The Spring 2008 edition of preLaw magazine featured a story about the College of Law receiving provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association. President Papadakis, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff Carl “Tobey” Oxholm III, Dean Roger Dennis, Professor Susan Brooks and students Jerome Aquino and Michelle Payne are quoted in the story.
Dr. William Rosenberg, professor of political science, commented on segments April 23, 2008, on KYW-TV (CBS-3), KYW1060-AM and Potus (XM-Radio) about the campaigns of democratic presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama.
Dr. Kenneth Hartman, academic director of Drexel University Online, and Dr. Gloria Donnelly, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, were featured in a story April 24, 2008, on eMediaWire.com about Drexel University Online offering complimentary massages to nurses at local hospitals around the tri-state area in recognition of National Nurses Week.
Storylink - eMedia.com
The College of Law was noted as a competitor for the Temple Law School in a Philadelphia Inquirer April 24, 2008, about the challenges for Temple Law 's new dean. The College of Law was also noted in an Inside Higher Education article on April 24, about the push by universities around the country to create law schools and the debate on whether or not they are needed.
Storylink - Philadelphia Inquirer
An Associated Press story about Drexel's campus development plan continues to be syndicated. The story was published April 24, 2008, on the Phillyburbs Web site. President Papadakis and Noah Cohen, editor of The Triangle, are quoted and James Tucker, senior vice president for student life and administrative services, is noted in the story.
Storylink - Phillyburbs
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
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