Wednesday, June 8, 2005

Quote of the Day
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
- Seneca

Topics of the Day
01. Student Award Winners to Receive $500 Each at Commencement for Best Suggestions
02. Emergency Call Boxes Provide Direct Link to Public Safety
03. Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism Symposium at Bossone Center
04. Conference on Campus Security and Emergency Preparedness
05. CoMAD Student Wins National Playwriting Competition
06. Coming Soon to World Cafe Live
07. Drexel Undergraduate Awarded Scholarship in Germany
08. Drexel News Media Watch

 
Student Award Winners to Receive $500 Each
at Commencement for Best Suggestions

During the University City Main Campus commencement on Saturday, June 11, 2005, President Papadakis will award $500 cash awards to 2005 graduates Joseph Dougherty and Rachel Pannepacker for having the best undergraduate student suggestions that have been implemented by the University. Both awards will be presented at the noon ceremony.

Dougherty, an IST major, suggested that the University incorporate customer service training in the new employee orientation. This concept is a key component of the University's new StudentsFirst initiative. Pannepacker, a communication major, recommended that the University offer credit counseling and other financial management services to students. Drexel now includes topics on financial management in its mandatory UNIV 101 course.

Dougherty and Pannepacker emailed their suggestions to President Papadakis, who invites undergraduate students to send their suggestions for improving the University to his email address, papadakis@drexel.edu.

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

Drexel's department of public safety has strategically placed blue emergency call boxes in and around campus for safety and convenience. The emergency call boxes, when activated, automatically contact a 24-hour public safety dispatcher, notifying the dispatcher of the caller's exact location. Students and staff are encouraged to learn the location of the emergency call boxes and to use them for all security-related and emergency communications.

To operate an emergency call box press the red button, wait for the dispatcher to answer and in a calm voice provide the dispatcher with as much information as possible.

To learn more about being safe in and around the Drexel campus, visit the public safety Web site at http://www.drexel.edu/admin/publicsafety/homepage.html.

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

 
Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism Symposium at Bossone Center

The Drexel University College of Medicine's department of emergency medicine and the College of Engineering's department of civil, architectural and environmental engineering will hold the symposium "Toxic Industrial Chemicals/Toxic Industrial Materials: Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism" on Monday, June 13, 2005 from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center (Market Street between 31st and 32nd Streets).

The symposium includes presentations on "Chemical Terrorism Against Food and Water Supplies," "Agricultural Terrorism: Fertilizers, Crops and Opportunity," "Pediatric Issues," "Toxic Industrial Gases," "Unusual Causes for Metal Poisoning," "Cyanide and Fumigants" and "Delayed Neurotoxic Syndromes."

Sessions will be presented by faculty from DUCoM, CoE, School of Public Health, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

Registration for the symposium is complimentary due to the support of the ATSDR. The event, sponsored by the ATSDR and American College of Medical Toxicology, is open to students, faculty and staff.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.drexel.edu/med/agents-symposium.

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

 
Conference on Campus Security and Emergency Preparedness

Bernard D. Gollotti (above right), Drexel's executive director of public safety, will chair the Academic Impressions Conference on Best Practices in Campus Security and Emergency Preparedness, which will be held today, June 8, 2005 through Friday, June 10, 2005 at the University City Sheraton Hotel (36th and Chestnut Streets).

The Conference includes presentations on "University Policing in an Urban Environment," "When the Worst Happens: The Importance of Responsible Procedures & Reporting" and more.

During the Conference, Gollotti will conduct a recap and question and answer session, moderate a panel and present "Utilizing Today's Communication Methods During a Crisis." James L. Moore (above left), Drexel's director of public safety, will participate in the joint presentation "University City Emergency Preparedness Exercise and Site Visit to the Penn Command Center." The University will also host a reception for Conference participants in the Westphal Picture Gallery tonight, from 5-7 p.m.

The conference is sold out. For more information on its topics, visit https://www.academicimpressions.com/conferences/0605_campus_security.php.

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

 
CoMAD Student Wins National Playwriting Competition

Screenwriting and playwriting freshman Deborah Yarchun's play FreezeFrame was selected as a winner of the 2005 Young Playwrights Festival National Playwriting Competition. In August, she will travel to New York City to hear her play read Off-Broadway by a professional cast and to participate in the nine-day Young Playwrights Writers Conference.

This is the second time Yarchun has received this honor. Her play Human Adhesive won the competition last summer.

The winning plays were selected from the works of more than 1,300 young playwrights across the country. In the past, the finalists' plays have been read and evaluated by a committee of distinguished dramatists, including Lynn Ahrens, Keith Glover and Alfred Uhry.

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

 
Coming Soon to World Cafe Live

World Cafe Live (31st and Walnut Streets) has scheduled the following special events:

Tonight, June 8, 7:30 p.m. (dinner seating begins at 6 p.m.), Downstairs Live
Blanche and the Ditty Bops
Tickets: $15 (floor, loge and bar); $42 (mezzanine, includes buffet)

Thursday, June 9, 7 p.m. (dinner seating begins at 6 p.m.), Downstairs Live
Hayes Carll with Mark Gandy
Tickets: $13 (floor, loge and bar)

Friday, June 10, 7:30 (dinner seating begins at 6 p.m.), Downstairs Live
The Battlefield Band
Tickets: $23 in advance, $28 day of the show

World Cafe Live is offering Drexel students, faculty and staff with valid Drexel IDs 15 percent off of their food bill for lunch or dinner. The special offer runs now through August 31, 2005. For more information, call 215-222-1400 or visit http://www.worldcafelive.com.

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

 
Drexel Undergraduate Awarded Scholarship in Germany

Nikolay Hristov, a sophomore majoring in International Area Studies, has been awarded a $3,000 Edu.de Undergraduate Scholarship for study in Germany. He will spend the fall term in Bonn, Germany as part of International Area Studies EPA study abroad program. During his time overseas, Hristov will take courses and participate in an academic internship.

The Edu.de, sponsored by DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service, is a competitive scholarship which aims to support students who are interested in spending four-10 months studying in Germany. Applicants write several essays which explain how studying in Germany will help them achieve their future professional goals.

Information about this and other scholarships can be found at: http://www.drexel.edu/fellowships.

Information about study abroad programs can be found at http://www.drexel.edu/studyabroad.

For more information, students, faculty and staff may also contact Daniela Ascarelli in the Drexel Study Abroad and Fellowship office at ascareld@drexel.edu.

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

 
Drexel News Media Watch

Dr. Paul Ambrosini from the Drexel University College of Medicine was quoted in a story published in The Charlotte Observer (N.C.) on June 7, 2005 about bipolar disorder. The story also ran in other Knight Ridder newspapers such as the Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.), Grand Forks Herald (N.D.), and the Bradenton Herald (Fla.)
StoryLink - The Charlotte Observer

Dr. James Spotilla, L.D. Betz Chair Professor in the department of bioscience and biotechnology, was noted in a story in The Washington Times and on the World Peace Herald, M&C Science & Nature and WebIndia123.com Web sites on June 7, 2005 about the protection of sea life.
StoryLink - The Washington Times

Dr. Michael Vogeley, assistant professor in the department of physics, was quoted in a story on the NewScientist.com Web site on June 7, 2005 about galaxies' ability to form stars.
StoryLink - NewScientist.com

Dr. Carl Drott, associate professor of information science, appeared on a KYW-TV (CBS-3) newscast on June 6, 2005 to comment on the online purchase of materials used in making bombs.

A study conducted by Dr. Janna Flint from the Drexel University College of Medicine was noted in a story on the FoxNews.com site on June 6, 2005 about how obese children may need regular blood-sugar tests.
StoryLink - FoxNews.com

Dragonfire, a campus-based nonprofit news site that will launch July 5, was noted in a brief on the Online Journal Review Web site on June 1, 2005.
StoryLink - Online Journal Review

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

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