Thursday, May 1, 2008

Quote of the Day
"Every calling is great when greatly pursued." 
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

Topics of the Day
01. Naming Ceremony for Earle Mack School of Law Today

Topics of the Day
02. Pedestrian Traffic in Front of the DAC Temporarily Re-routed
03. Great Works Symposium Today: "Other Healers: Unorthodox Medicine in America"
04. ECI to Present "Technology and Cities in the Information Age" Today
05. Public Exhibition and Lecture: Images from the Kabuki Theater
06. Late Night Series Tonight: Matt Gerson
07. Judaic Studies Program to Present "Death and Dying in Medieval Ashkenaz"
08. Save the Date: Global Research and Academic Network on June 2
09. Three CEO Workshops Today
10. Guitar Hero Tournament Tonight
11. Retirement Individual Conferences with TIAA-CREF
12. Writing Program to Present Poets: Jane Miller and Catherine Pierce
13. Community Clean-up Day This Saturday
14. Compete to Win $75,000 in Prizes
15. Physics Junior Wins Goldwater Scholarship
16. 5K Run, 5K Walk or 1-Mile Fun Walk to Support Breast Cancer Education
17. CoAS Dean's Seminar Series to Present: "Computerized Language Interventions for Autism"
18. Women's Studies Film Series to Present: Bandit Queen
19. Drexel News Media Watch

 
Naming Ceremony for Earle Mack School of Law Today

The law school will be named in honor of philanthropist Earle Mack,’59, Hon’06 (above), a businessman, arts advocate and former U.S. ambassador to Finland, at a ceremony today, May 1, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. on the grounds of the Daskalakis Athletic Center.

Edward G. Rendell, governor of Pennsylvania; George Pataki, former governor of New York; David Rudenstine, dean of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University; and John R. Drexel IV, direct descendant of University founder Anthony J. Drexel and president of Drexel Associates, will join guests in toasting Ambassador Mack and the school named in his honor.

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

 
Pedestrian Traffic in Front of the DAC Temporarily Re-routed

Tents have been set-up on the lawn in front of the Daskalakis Athletic Center for the Earle Mack Law School ceremony event. Normal operations of the DAC will not be affected. The main entrance will remain open during normal hours. However, Public Safety officers will be re-routing all pedestrian traffic around the tents until 4 p.m. today, May 1, 2008.

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

 
Great Works Symposium Today: "Other Healers: Unorthodox Medicine in America"

The Spring 2008 Great Works Symposium (UNIV 241) on "Modern Medicine" will present "Other Healers: Unorthodox Medicine in America" today, May 1, 2008, from 6 to 7:20 p.m. in room 108, Disque Hall (32nd Street between Market and Chestnut Streets).

Dr. Norman Gevitz, professor of the history of medicine and chair of the Department of Social Medicine at Ohio University, will be the speaker. He is currently at work on a book for Johns Hopkins, Puritan Medicine: Health and Healing in Seventeenth-Century New England.

Approximately 80 to 100 million Americans rely on practitioners who are not MDs, including DOs (osteopathic physicians), chiropractors, naturopaths, homeopaths, acupuncturists, folk and religious healers, and on drugs and devices that do not carry the endorsement of the orthodox medical establishment. This presentation will examine the rise of "other healers" in American society from the 19th through the 21st century and their significance on health care in America.

This event is free and open to the public.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
ECI to Present "Technology and Cities in the Information Age" Today

The Engineering Cities Initiative will host "Technology and Cities in the Information Age" today, May 1, 2008 at 2 p.m. in room 2020, MacAlister Hall (33rd and Chestnut Streets).

Tschango John Kim, an endowed professor of urban and regional systems at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will be the speaker. This lecture is part of ECI's 2008 Speaker Series.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Public Exhibition and Lecture: Images from the Kabuki Theater

Dr. Pia Brancaccio, assistant professor of art history, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, will give a lecture “Images from the Kabuki Theater – Edo Period: Japanese Woodblock Prints from The Drexel Collection™,” on Monday, May 7, 2008 at 6 p.m. in the Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery on the third floor of the Main Building (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

Japanese prints from the Edo Period, donated to the University by founder Anthony J. Drexel's son-in-law, James W. Paul, Jr., are currently on display in an exhibition in the Rincliffe Gallery on the third floor of Main Building (32nd and Chestnut Streets) through Friday, May 23, 2008.

The exhibition was curated by Andrea Good, a 2007 graduate of Westphal College.  She was inspired to create the exhibition when she learned of The Drexel Collection’s Japanese woodblock prints in an art history class with Dr. Brancaccio.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Jacqueline DeGroff, curator, The Drexel Collection™, at 215-895-0480 or email drexelcollection@drexel.edu.

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

 
Late Night Series Tonight: Matt Gerson

Late Night Series Philadelphia, a weekly open-mic sponsored by the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, will present Matt Gerson today, May 1, 2008, at 8:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Creese Student Center (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

LNS is free and open to the public.

There will also be a bake sale at tonight’s program.

Those interested in performing should arrive by 8 p.m.

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

 
Judaic Studies Program to Present "Death and Dying in Medieval Ashkenaz"

The Judaic Studies Program will present "Death and Dying in Medieval Ashkenaz" on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in room L33, Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets).

Yechiel Schur, lector, New Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Yale University, will delve into the following questions that reveal the nature of Jewish life in the Middle Ages: How were the dead cared for, from the moment of death until burial? What happened during times of anti-Jewish violence? How did communities address individual requests? Did medieval rituals differ from the rites of ancient Judaism?

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Save the Date: Global Research and Academic Network on June 2

The Office of International Programs, Office of Research and the Office of Faculty Development and Equity invite students, faculty and staff to attend GRAND, the University’s Global Research and Academic Network, on June 2, 2008, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Paul Peck Alumni Center (32nd and Market Streets).

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Three CEO Workshops Today

• Stephanie McKissic, program coordinator, Global and International Education, will present "Who are the Nacirema?" from noon to 1:30 p.m. in room 2020, MacAlister Hall (33rd and Chestnut Streets).
  
  Participants will learn how perception can influence attitudes and dispositions of other cultures and will develop skills for respect and tolerance.
  
  
• Ephraim Worede, systems coordinator, will present "Planning for the First Five Years after Graduation" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in room 2020, MacAlister Hall (33rd and Chestnut Streets).
  
  This workshop offers the opportunity for attendees to focus on their achievements before graduation. Attendees should come prepared to share concise achievements and future goals that might impact another's life.
  
  
• Katie Peoples, director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, will present "Greek Values Revisited" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Myers Hall Tutor Lounge (33rd and Race Streets).
  
  Many people are involved in fraternity and sorority life, but do they know the history of Greek Letter organizations? Why are there chapter values and rituals? Attendees will learn important information about Greek Life's history and governance structures, as well as the relationships between chapters and their host institutions. This workshop is designed for student organization leaders and members.

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

 
Guitar Hero Tournament Tonight

The Xbox 360 Guitar Hero tournament will take place today, May 1, 2008, beginning at 7 p.m. at the 2nd Floor Lounge, Ross Commons (34th Street and Powelton Avenue).

Prizes will be awarded to winners of all levels. Students are invited to come and compete with their peers and enjoy the 5 for $4 chicken fingers deal available every Thursday.

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

 
Retirement Individual Conferences with TIAA-CREF

Human Resources will host the workshop "Getting Ready for Retirement" with TIAA-CREF on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, from noon to 1 p.m. in Seminar Room 3504, New College Building (245 N. 15th Street).

This workshop will provide information about income options from retirement and tax savings investments. The information provided will be helpful to anyone, regardless of individual provider.

Lunch will be provided to those who reserve a space.

To RSVP, call 800-842-2010 and ask for Alicia, or sign up by visiting http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc.

Approved under the authority of Adele T. Barbato, Senior Vice President for Human Resources

 
Writing Program to Present Poets: Jane Miller and Catherine Pierce

The Writing Program will present poets Jane Miller and Catherine Pierce on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11 a.m. in the Living Arts Lounge next to Mandell Theater (33rd and Chestnut Streets).

This program is presented in celebration of National Poetry Month and is co-sponsored by Pennoni Honors College, Department of English and Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences, Drexel’s Week of Writing and Saturnalia Books.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Community Clean-up Day This Saturday

The University City District will host a Community Clean-up Day on Saturday, May 3, 2008, beginning at 9 a.m.

Various organizations are coordinating volunteer groups to work in different locations near the University City Main Campus and in other areas of University City.

The Office of Government and Community Relations is seeking student volunteers who can help beautify the Summer/Winter Community Garden located at 33rd and Race Streets.

Approved under the authority of Brian Keech, Vice President for Government and Community Relations

 
Compete to Win $75,000 in Prizes

The deadline to submit full business plans to the 2008 Business Plan Competition, hosted by the Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology, is May 5. Prizes valued at over $75,000 will be awarded to the winners.  All Drexel students are welcome to participate. 

Visit http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Centers/Baiada/BusinessPlan/index.php for complete requirements, to register and to upload a plan. 

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

 
Physics Junior Wins Goldwater Scholarship

Physics junior Alyssa Wilson (above) achieved national distinction as a recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Wilson was recognized for success in math and sciences, and was one of 321 sophomores and juniors chosen from 1,035 nominees for the award by the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Based on her nomination as a Senior Scholar, she will receive $7,500 (the maximum award) to apply toward her education.

This scholarship program was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

For more information about the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, visit http://act.org/goldwater.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
5K Run, 5K Walk or 1-Mile Fun Walk to Support Breast Cancer Education

Women in Business and the Graduate Entrepreneurship Club will sponsor a 5K run, 5K walk and 1-mile fun walk on Sunday, May 11, 2008, beginning at 8:15 a.m. at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway).

Seventy-five percent of all funds raised will support local breast cancer education, screening and treatment in the Delaware Valley. The remaining 25 percent will go toward national breast cancer research.

Register online by joining the "DWIB's Dragons" team at http://www.KomenPhiladelphia.org.

Individuals unable to participate in the Race for the Cure who would like to show their support, can make a donation on the "DWIB's Dragons" team page of the Komen Philadelphia Web site.

This event is open to all students, faculty, staff and friends.

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

 
CoAS Dean's Seminar Series to Present: "Computerized Language Interventions for Autism"

The College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Seminar Series will present "Computerized Language Interventions for Autism" on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in room 109, Disque Hall (32nd & Chestnut). 

Dr. Felicia Hurewitz, assistant professor, Department of Psychology, will address whether or not typical language development can inform the design of therapies for children with autism.

Modern linguistic theory, using evidence from a wide range of procedures, suggests that children learn their native language via dedicated mechanisms that facilitate the acquisition process, most prominently including an innate faculty for grammar.  Use of technology, from simple instructional software to virtual worlds, is proposed as a way of providing the learner with language input without the necessity for social engagement.

This event is free and open to students, faculty and staff.  Refreshments will be served.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Women's Studies Film Series to Present: Bandit Queen

Voice Interests and Education of Women (VIEW) and the Women's Studies Film Series will present the film Bandit Queen on Friday, May 2, 2008, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Ruth Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall (33rd and Market Streets).

Bandit Queen tells the story of Phoolan Devi, who was sent to prison in 1983 and released in 1994. During the five years she was prosecuted by the Indian police, the Indian press turned her into a modern-day Robin Hood. Phoolan eventually ran for office and became a member of India's parliament.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join International Area Studies, Africana Studies, Women's Studies and the Office of Multicultural Programs as they present the final film in the Women's Studies 2008 Film Series.

Refreshments will be served.

Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Drexel News Media Watch

Drexel was noted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story April 30, 2008, about the naming of the law school in honor of philanthropist Earle Mack, Drexel Class of ’59, a businessman, arts advocate and former U.S. ambassador to Finland. The Philadelphia Business Journal and Associated Press also published similar stories that were syndicated. The Bulletin covered the story.
StoryLink - The Philadelphia Inquirer
StoryLink - The Philadelphia Business Journal
StoryLink - CBS 3

President and Mrs. Papadakis were featured in the “Social Circuit” column of The Philadelphia Inquirer April 30, 2008. The column highlighted the gala at which Dr. Papadakis received the William Penn Award. Board of Trustees member C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni, and Manuel N. Stamatakis, chairman of the Drexel University College of Medicine Board of Trustees, were noted as co-chairs.
StoryLink - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dr. Kali N. Gross, assistant professor of history and politics and director of Africana Studies, is quoted in a Philadelphia Tribune story published April 29, 2008, about Rev. Jeremiah Wright's speech Monday to the National Press Club.
StoryLink - The Philadelphia Tribune

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

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