Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Quote of the Day "Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."
- Alexander the Great
Hot Topic
01. iSchool Named Among "Most Innovative"
Topics of the Day
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DAC Main Entrance Closed for Construction
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This Week at World Cafe Live
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Lecture on Future Trends in Senior Living
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Westphal College to Host Concert
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International Travel Awards
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Bus Trip to Little Italy in NYC
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This Week on The Drexel InterView
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School Library Media Information Session
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Sport Management Workshop
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Drexel News Media Watch
iSchool Named Among "Most Innovative"
The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology, was chosen by Computerworld magazine as one of the 56 “most innovative” IT schools in the nation.
Computerworld polled IT executives and academics and asked them to name “graduate-level IT programs and schools that are giving graduates the best deal in terms of salary increases or promotions vs. cost of tuition, and that are best at gearing their curriculum to the everyday demands of today’s IT workplace.”
For more information about the iSchool, visit http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
DAC Main Entrance Closed for Construction
Due to the construction of the new Recreation Center, the main entrance to the Daskalakis Athletic Center will be closed. All pedestrian traffic will now enter via the north entrance, located on Lancaster Walk (33rd Street, north of Market Street).
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Donna the Buffalo (above) will perform on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at the World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut Street).
Donna the Buffalo is 20 years young this year and as energized as ever. Their seventh record, Silverlined, which was released on July 8, 2008 on Sugar Hill Records, builds on Donna the Buffalo's signature sound: a bedrock of traditional mountain music infused with elements of Cajun, rock, folk, reggae and country. Throughout Silverlined, these undulating rhythms carry the original lyrics, and alternating vocals, of founding members Tara Nevins and Jeb Puryear along a powerful, mesmerizing current.
For more information, email Justin at webmaster@worldcafelive.com.
Drexel Special Offers:
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Lecture on Future Trends in Senior Living
The Interior Design Program will present a lecture, "Trends for the New Consumer, Future Senior Living," on September 4, 2008, at 6 p.m. in Nesbitt Hall (33rd and Market Streets).
America's elderly population is growing larger as we live longer. Senior citizens have special needs and are becoming more demanding about what they require to make their lives healthier, more enjoyable and productive. The Interior Design Program is conducting an extensive year-long design project to meet the housing demands of today's seniors.
A reception at 5 p.m. will preceed the lecture. The reception and lecture are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 215-895-2071 or visit http://www.drexel.edu/westphal.
Approved under the authority of Mark Greenberg, Interim Provost
Westphal College to Host Concert
The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design will host the concert "Indigenous Pitch" on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 5, 6 and 7, 2008, at Mandell Theater (32nd and Chestnut Streets).
Performance times are: Friday, September 5 at 7 p.m., Saturday, September 6 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, September 7 at 7 p.m.
Indigenous Pitch has been described as delivering a torrential mash-up of insanity: hip-hop, theater, motion-capture animation, multimedia, dance and aerial stuntwork.
The featured groups are Binc, Illadelphlave, Stephen Welsh/SWERVE, Underground Dance Works and Surge.
Digital Media alumna Lauren Mandilian will be the special guest performer.
For more information, contact Lisa Welch at lweldance@verizon.net, call 610-853-9656 or visit the concert Web site at http://www.pafringe.com/2008/details.cfm?id=5721.
Approved under the authority of Mark Greenberg, Interim Provost
The Office of International Programs and the Office of Faculty Development and Equity announce the International Travel Awards for faculty and the Office of International Programs announces the International Travel Awards for graduate students.
The competitive International Travel Award Program provides assistance to full-time faculty and graduate students for participation in an international conference outside the United States within the participant's professional field.
The application deadline for travel between December 1, 2008 and February 28, 2009, is Thursday, October 30, 2008.
For more information and future deadlines, visit http://www.drexel.edu/oip.
Approved under the authority of Mark Greenberg, Interim Provost
Bus Trip to Little Italy in NYC
The Italian Students Organization will sponsor a trip to the 81st San Gennaro Italian Festival in the Little Italy section of New York City on Saturday, September 13, 2008, with round-trip charter bus transportation departing at 10 a.m. from MacAlister Hall (33rd and Chestnut Streets) and returning at 7 p.m.
Attendees are free to spend the day doing as they wish. Tickets require a $20 deposit, of which $15 will be refunded. Deposits are due by Friday, September 5.
For more information about this event, visit http://www.ItalianStudentsOrg.com.
For more information about the festival and Little Italy, visit http://www.SanGennaro.org or http://www.LittleItalyNYC.com.
Approved under the authority of James Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
This Week on The Drexel InterView
The Drexel InterView™ is hosted by Dr. Paula Marantz Cohen, distinguished professor of English at Drexel University.
Megan Stein (above right), fashion designer, will be the guest on the weekly WYBE/MiNDTV broadcast of The Drexel InterView on Sunday, September 7, 2008, at 10 a.m.
WYBE/MiNDTV programming can be viewed on channel 35 and cable channels 34 and 57 in the Greater Philadelphia area.
For more information about The Drexel InterView™, visit http://www.drexel.edu/thedrexelinterview.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
School Library Media Information Session
The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Sciences and Technology, will host an information session on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in room 14, Rush Building (30 N. 33rd Street).
Information will be provided about the School Library Media Concentration within the master of science degree in Library and Information Science for those interested in working in a K-12 school library in public or private schools. The program is designed to prepare graduates for certification as school librarians by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, meets the requirements of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and provides a strong basis for obtaining certification or licensure in other states.
Dr. Delia Neuman, director of the School Library Media Program, will host this in-depth information session, and representatives from The iSchool’s admissions department will also be available to answer questions about admissions requirements and financial aid.
For more information or to RSVP, visit the program Web site at http://ww.ischool.drexel.edu/slim.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
The Sport Management Program will offer a sports business training workshop featuring Game Face, an international training and career placement company specializing in sports marketing, from Monday, September 15 through Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Suite 100, One Drexel Plaza, (3001 Market Street).
The workshop is an intensive, three-day, hands-on sports-career training program providing participants with proprietary sports executive training, including sales and corporate sponsorship exposure. Anyone seeking to enhance or start a career in sports is invited to attend. The cost for the workshop is $895.
Space is limited. Register online at http://www.drexel.edu/goodwin/sportsworkshop or by phone at 866-426-3223, ext. 4.
For more information, email sprtwrks@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Mark Greenberg, Interim Provost
Drexel’s rankings in U.S.News & World Report’s 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” continue to make news. The story appeared in various California-based newspapers on Aug. 29, 2008, including Roseville Press Tribune, Lincoln News Messenger, Folsom Telegraph and El Dorado Hills Telegraph.
StoryLink – Folsom Telegraph
The University was noted in a story on Aug. 27, 2008, published in the New England Journal of Medicine about collaborating with other universities and conducting research on the potential of magnesium sulfate to prevent cerebral palsy.
StoryLink – New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Howard J. Eisen of the Drexel University College of Medicine was noted on Aug. 28, 2008, in a Heartwire.org story about the FDA approving the a diagnostic blood test, AlloMap, to help identify heart-transplant recipients who might be at risk of organ rejection. The story also appeared on Medical News Today.
StoryLink - Heartwire.org
The Philadelphia Inquirer featured Drexel Green’s initiatives in a story published Aug. 25, 2008. Carl “Tobey” Oxholm III, executive vice president and chief of staff, and Jameson Detweiler, a graduate student in the civil engineering program, are quoted. Phillyist.com noted the story on Aug. 25.
StoryLink – The Philadelphia Inquirer
An Associated Press story about a cluster of rare blood cancers in northeastern Pennsylvania was published in USA Today, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer and hundreds of other newspapers nationwide Aug. 25, 2008. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved funding for Drexel to complete an investigation into the cluster. The news was also reported on KYW-TV (CBS-3) and WTXF-TV (FOX-29).
StoryLink – USA Today
Gerianne Tringali DiPiano, executive vice chair of the Board of Trustees, is featured in an EarthTimes.org story published Aug. 27, 2008, for being named one of the top 100 healthcare executives and one of the top 12 entrepreneurs by PharmaVOICE. DiPiano is president, CEO and founder of Wayne, Pa.-based FemmePharma. The story was syndicated on StreetInsider.com, MarketWatch.com and EMediaWorld.com.
StoryLink – EarthTimes.org
Argie Allen, director of clinical training programs in the College of Nursing and Health Professions’ (CNHP) couple and family therapy program, commented on FOX’s “The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet" on Aug. 22, 2008, on parents’ setting boundaries for their children. Allen also commented on WTXF-TV (FOX-29) on Aug. 27, 2008, on actions that constitute cheating in a relationship.
Campus Technology published an article Aug. 27, 2008, written by Dr. John A. Bielec, vice president for Information Resources and Technology, about LinkEdu and Drexel’s partnerships with Google and Microsoft for expanded e-mail and Web services.
StoryLink – Campus Technology
Dr. Kenneth Hartman, academic director of Drexel University Online, commented on WCAU-TV (NBS-10) on Aug. 29, 2008, on high-tech gadgets for students.
Drexel students were noted on KYW-AM (1060) on Aug. 28, 2008, for collaborating with West Philadelphia High School students.
StoryLink – KYW-AM (1060)
The Internet Public Library, hosted by the The iSchool at Drexel, the College of Information Science and Technology, is noted in the Guam Pacific Daily News on Aug. 27, 2008, for being a resource for students.
StoryLink – Guam Pacific Daily News
Dr. Gordon Richards, assistant professor of physics, is quoted in a Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) story published Aug. 26, 2008, about the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
StoryLink – Columbus Dispatch
Dr. Barry W. Ritz, assistant research professor in the Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, is noted in a FoodConsumer.org story published Aug. 26, 2008, for conducting a study that suggested the immune-boosting effect of a mushroom supplement. The supplement might help prevent and help treat cancer.
StoryLink – FoodConsumer.org
Heather Blackburn, program manager for the undergraduate degree in sport management, is quoted in a BusinessWeek story published Aug. 26, 2008, about choosing an undergraduate sport management program.
Drexel was noted in CN8’s coverage Aug. 26, 2008, of the Association for Corporate Growth’s Philadelphia Cup.
Dr. Robert L. Goldenberg, professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Drexel University College of Medicine, is quoted in a ScienceNews.org story published Aug. 25, 2008, about a study of a fluid containing infection-causing microbes that affects unborn babies and may cause premature birth. The story was syndicated on HealthNews.com.
StoryLink – ScienceNews.org
Dr. Mariana Chilton, assistant professor in the School of Public Health and principal investigator for the Philadelphia GROW Project, commented on KYW-AM (1060) on Aug. 23, 2008, on the Project’s initiative to donate digital cameras for low-income women to document the challenges of feeding their children nutritious meals.
StoryLink – KYW-AM (1060)
Drexel continues to be noted as the host of the Oct. 30, 2007, Democratic presidential candidates debate. The University is cited in a Philadelphia Inquirer story published Aug. 23, 2008, that was syndicated in several newspapers, including The Miami Herald.
StoryLink – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Michael Solonoski, an undergraduate majoring in architecture, is noted in a story published on Web.ICENetwork.com on Aug. 10, 2008, for winning a bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships.
StoryLink – Web.ICENetwork.com
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