Wednesday, September 24, 2003

Quote of the Day:
"Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not
as a hard duty."
- Albert Einstein

Topics of the day:
1. Introduction to the Baiada Center
2. Celebrate Founders Day & Convocation
3. Red Cross Blood Drive
4. Commuter Carnival
5. Drexel News Media Watch

 
Introduction to the Baiada Center

The LeBow College of Business and the Laurence A. Baiada Center for
Entrepreneurship in Technology invite you to "'What's Up With That?' - An
Introduction to the Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in
Technology."

Please join us on September 30, from 6-7:30 p.m. on the ground floor of the
Academic Building, 3225 Arch Street, for an informational tour of the Baiada
Center, the Drexel resource for incubating entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial
enterprises.

The Center's Entrepreneurial Workshop Series, Mentoring Program, Business Plan
Competition and Annual Entrepreneur Conference are among the topics covered in
this session.

To RSVP, visit http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/baiada/workshops.html or contact Terri
McIlhenney at 215-895-0302, e-mail terrim@drexel.edu.

Approved under the authority of Harvill Eaton, Provost

Join the University and celebrate.

Drexel University’s Founders Day & Convocation is scheduled for Tuesday,
October 7, 2003. Convocation celebrates the beginning of the academic year.
The Convocation ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. in the auditorium of the
Main Building at 32nd and Chestnut Streets.

Classes will be cancelled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the University City Main
Campus to allow members of the Drexel community to attend this important
function. Faculty and students in the Health Sciences need to check with their
program directors for class schedules on that day.

This will be the first year that the Office of the Provost is being charged with
organizing the day’s events. Accordingly, the Provost is intent on placing the
faculty and students at the heart of Founders Day & Convocation celebrations.

This year the procession is scheduled to begin in the Quad, weather
permitting. Note also that if the outdoor procession is possible, students will be
invited to walk with the faculty of their Colleges and/or Schools.

Mark your calendars and plan to join the University as we celebrate the beginning
of a new year.

Faculty can order regalia from the bookstore by Thursday, September 25.
For more information, call 215-895-4927.

 Red Cross Blood Drive

What: A blood drive sponsored by the Division of Student Life for the benefit of the Penn
Jersey Region Red Cross
When: September 25, 2003, from 2 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Union Complex
Why: The blood supply in the Delaware Valley is so critically low that the Penn Jersey
Region Red Cross has begun importing blood from outside the region.
To sign up: http://Drexel.givesblood.org

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

Commuter Carnival

What: Organized especially for commuter students but open to the entire Drexel Community,
the Commuter Carnival activities include izzy dizzies, putt putt, horseshoes, pogo stick
challenge or a frisbee free throw. There will be a prize raffle, BBQ and music.
When: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where: The Quad
For more information: www.drexel.edu/StudentLife/news+events/welcomeback.html.


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



Drexel News Media Watch

• The Monday, September 22, 2003, edition of the Wall Street Journal featured Drexel
  University's libraries in a story about online access to Reed Elsevier journals through
  the company's ScienceDirect service. Go to: www.drexel.edu/univrel/new/WSJ.asp.
  
  
• Following President Bush's Family Day proclamation on September 22, 2003,
  Dr. Myrna Shure, professor of psychology and author of "Raising a Thinking Preteen,"
  was interviewed by WPVI-TV (ABC 6) about the importance of family dinners.
  
  
• In the wake of Hurricane Isabel, Dr. Philip Handel, associate professor of bioscience
  and biotechnology, was interviewed on September 19, 2003, by Cheryl Elias on KYW
  radio about how long frozen food can last without electricity.
  
  
• WCAU-TV (NBC 10) came to campus on September 23, 2003, for the MAD Dragon
  Concert in the Quad, the kickoff event for "Welcome Back Week." MAD Dragon
  performers Polymer and Conrad Folkes were featured in the clip.
  
  
• On September 20, 2003, WB17 interviewed Drexel freshmen for a story about the third
  annual Philadelphia College Festival on the Parkway.
  
  Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
  
  

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