Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Quote
of the Day
"Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly."
- Epictetus
Hot Topic
01. Magnificent Minds to Present "Geek Logik"
Topics of the Day
02.
Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Tonight
03.
SCDC Online Features Job Postings for Seniors and Graduate Students
04.
CEO Program Schedules Workshops for October 4
05.
Tobey Oxholm on The Drexel InterView
06.
College of Engineering Presents Graduate Fellowships Workshop on October 4
07.
A View From the Top: "Winning Strategies for Entrepreneurs"
08.
UCD Presents Free Concerts in Clark Park
09.
MPiRP and Screenwriting/Playwriting Program Present Playwriting Workshop
10. The Well and Disciples inDeed Meet Weekly at Asbury
11. Freeman-ASIA Study Abroad Deadline Fast Approaching
12. Multicultural Student Reception
13. Halloween at the Mutter Museum
14. Drexel News Media Watch
Magnificent Minds to Present "Geek Logik"
Magnificent Minds presents author Garth Sundem today, October 3, 2006 at 2 p.m. in the Drexel University Bookstore (33rd and Market Streets).
"Geek Logik" takes the guesswork out of life by translating 50 of its most vexing dilemmas into simple algebraic equations that give real, useful answers. Garth Sundem's clever equations help you determine things like "Should you let your girlfriend meet your embarrassing family?" "Should you quit your day job?" and "Should you apologize?" Although the equations make you chuckle, they really work and they give you real answers you can use.
Magnificent Minds is a lecture and art series sponsored by the Office of Auxiliary Services and Barnes & Noble College Bookstores. For more information on this event or how to become a Mag Minds VIP member, contact Jackie Eliassen at 215-895-6776 or email magminds@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Anthony T. Caneris, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Tonight
Play poker? Check out Ross Commons tonight (34th and Powelton Avenue), October 3, 2006 at 7 p.m. for a free Texas Hold' Em tournament on the third floor. There are 48 spots available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Enjoy a chance at awesome door prizes. Top winner receives grand prize!
Come with a friend and try the two-for-one pizza special at The 2nd Floor available from 5:30-11:30 p.m.
Tournament Tuesdays, with alternating poker and pool, are held every Tuesday night at Ross Commons. For more information, call the Ross Commons hotline at 215-895-1000.
Approved under the authority of Anthony T. Caneris, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
SCDC Online Features Job Postings for Seniors and Graduate Students
Seniors scheduled to graduate between now and June 2007 and graduate students looking for full-time jobs can access more than 1,100 job openings on the classified job postings provided by the Steinbright Career Development Center (SCDC). Students can access SCDC Online as follows:
Students must have a resume posted online in the system to apply for jobs. For more information on how to post a resume online, visit http://www.drexel.edu/scdc/resource.asp?Subject=r_SCDCOnlineResume.html. The deadline for posting a resume online is Friday, October 6, 2006. Students can apply for as many jobs as they want.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
CEO Program Schedules Workshops for October 4
The Creating Excellent Organizations (CEO) program has scheduled two workshops for Wednesday, October 4, 2006.
Both workshops are free and open to all students. For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/oca/leadership/ceo.html.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Tobey Oxholm on The Drexel InterView
Drexel Senior Vice President and General Counsel Tobey Oxholm will be the guest of Paula Marantz Cohen on DUTV's The Drexel InterView tonight, October 3, 2006 at 8 p.m. The show will be rebroadcast at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4; Saturday, October 7; Sunday, October 8; and Monday, October 9.
DUTV can be seen throughout Philadelphia on Comcast Cable and Urban Cableworks on channel 54 and on channel 48 in Center City and South Philadelphia, channel 62 in West Philadelphia and channel 99 in Northeast Philadelphia.
For more information on The Drexel InterView, visit http://www.drexel.edu/univrel/events/drexel_interview.html. Visit The Drexel InterView archives at http://www.drexel.edu/provost/dva/drexel_interview.asp to view free streaming video of previous shows.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
College of Engineering Presents Graduate Fellowships Workshop on October 4
All undergraduates and first- and second-year graduate students who are interested in pursuing a degree in engineering, science, math and the social sciences are invited to attend the graduate fellowships workshop on Wednesday, October 4 from 5-6:30 pm in the Bossone Center Auditorium (Market Street between 31st and 32nd).
Participants will learn how to obtain graduate school funding, receive tips and best practices from recent fellowship winners and GRE test-taking tips from a Kaplan representative.
For more information contact Katie Gibson, kgibson@drexel.edu in the College of Engineering or visit http://www.drexel.edu/coe/events.asp.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
A View from the Top: "Winning Strategies for Entrepreneurs"
In conjunction with Minority Enterprise Development Week, LeBow College of Business, the Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology and Drexel Women in Business will sponsor A View From the Top: "Winning Strategies for Entrepreneurs" featuring Patricia H. Lee on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 6 p.m. in Matheson Hall room 109 (32nd and Market Streets).
Business in the 21st century requires CEOs to soar with risk, innovation, vision, integrity, character and the ability to make sound judgments. Lee is a third-generation entrepreneur and founder of the National Institute for Urban Entrepreneurship, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit, nonpartisan organization created to stimulate, establish and grow private enterprise in urban communities. This presentation will explore Lee's winning strategies that can be used by flourishing entrepreneurs.
A View from the Top is a forum for executives to share how they strategically guide business and inspire innovation while maintaining the bottom line in a marketplace that is fundamentally changed.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information and to register, call 215-895-2376 or visit http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Newsroom/Events/viewevent.php?id=846.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
UCD Presents Free Concerts in Clark Park
The University City District (UCD) will hold free concerts in Clark Park (43rd Street and Chester Avenue) on Thursday, October 5 and Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 6 p.m.
Steel guitarists The Campbell Brothers will perform this week. Medeski, Martin and Wood percussionist Billy Martin and Socket will perform on October 12.
The concerts are sponsored by UCD, WXPN, Philadelphia Weekly, World Cafe Live and Rope-A-Dope Records. For more information, visit http://www.ucityphila.org or call 215-243-0555.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
MPiRP and Screenwriting/Playwriting Program Present Playwriting Workshop
The Mandell Professionals in Residence Program (MPiRP) and the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design's screenwriting/playwriting program will hold a playwriting workshop with Los Angeles-based playwright Alice Tuan on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 from 2- 4 p.m. in the University Crossings Small Screening Room, room 030 (15 N. 32nd Street).
The workshop will give students the chance to try playwriting with no pressure and no expectations. All levels of writers are welcome to attend.
Tuan is currently in residence on the Drexel campus creating Batch: An American Bachelor/Bachelorette Party in Six Rounds with New Paradise Laboratories, the MPiRP for this year.
Tuan has had her plays produced in New York, Los Angeles and most recently at the Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep in Providence, R.I., Dad's Garage in Atlanta and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005. She received emerging artist recognition with the Richard E. Sherwood Award and the Colbert Award for Excellence. During the past two years, she has taught at the Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas, Independence Community College at the William Inge Center in Kansas and the California Institute of the Arts.
For more information about the workshop, contact Nick Anselmo, director of Mandell Professionals in Residence, at nick.anselmo@drexel.edu or 215-895-1920.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
The Well and Disciples inDeed Meet Weekly at Asbury
The Well is an informal, Christ-centered, student-led gathering for worship and fellowship that meets at 7 p.m. on Sundays in MacAlister Hall 0024 (33rd and Chestnut Streets).
The group meets for worship on the first, third and fifth Sundays of the month; a shared meal is offered on the second and fourth Sundays, co-sponsored by Asbury Protestant Ministry and Disciples InDeed.
Asbury offers a variety of other programming, including Bible studies for students and staff/faculty, community service projects, midweek prayer, fellowship activities, etc. For more information, email asbury@drexel.edu or visit http://www.asburycrossroads.org.
Disciples InDeed meets every Friday night at 6:30 p.m. for Bible study and fellowship. For more information, email dsodid@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Anthony T. Caneris, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Freeman-ASIA Study Abroad Deadline Fast Approaching
Freeman-ASIA Awards of up to $7,000 are available for students participating in undergraduate study abroad programs in East and Southeast Asia. The deadline to apply for winter and spring term departures is October 16, 2006.
The primary goal of the Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA), an IIE-administered program generously supported by the Freeman Foundation, is to increase the number of American undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia by providing students with the information and the financial assistance they will need. Since its inception, Freeman-ASIA has supported more than 2,900 U.S. students to study abroad in East and Southeast Asia.
For more information on full eligibility criteria and the online application process, please visit the Freeman-ASIA Web site at http://www.iie.org/freeman-asia.
Students interested in study abroad should contact the study abroad office in 3019 MacAlister Hall (33rd and Chestnut Streets) or visit the web site at http://www.drexel.edu/studyabroad. Other fellowship and award information can be found at http://www.drexel.edu/fellowships.
Approved under the authority of Dr. Stephen W. Director, Provost
Multicultural Student Reception
Dragons Abroad and the Office of Multicultural Programs will host a multicultural student reception for the incoming freshman class today, October 3, 2006 from 6-7 p.m. in the Main Building Great Court (32nd and Chestnut Streets).
The reception is open to the entire Drexel community. It will include an array of ethnic food, a multicultural student organization fair and numerous performances by student organizations. The event is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs.
For more information, contact Philip Poczik at 215-895-2662 or plp52@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Halloween at the Mutter Museum
Students are invited to see a 1930’s cult film at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Mutter Museum on Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. A discussion of the film will follow. The Museum is offering a discount rate of $6 for students.
On the night of the show, students can explore the Mutter Museum during special evening hours starting at 6 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.collphyphil.org/mutter.asp or call 215-563-3737.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
A story in which President Papadakis was noted on September 29, 2006 about his role as co-chair of a task force continues to be syndicated and published. The story, which notes his appointment by Philadelphia Mayor John Street to examine whether the School District of Philadelphia should regain control of the city’s public schools, was published in the Carlisle Sentinel (Pa.) and on Phila.gov.
StoryLink - Phila.gov
Dr. John Rich, chair of the department of health management and policy, was featured in a Boston Globe story on October. 2, 2006 for being named a MacArthur Foundation fellow.
StoryLink - Boston Globe
Dr. Alan Lawley, emeritus professor of metallurgy, was noted in The Philadelphia Inquirer on October 2, 2006 for being invited to co-chair the World Congress on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials in Washington in June 2008.
StoryLink - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Drexel’s partnership with PhillyCarShare was noted on a WPVI-TV (ABC-6) newscast on October 1, 2006.
Dr. Elizabeth Blunt and Debra Shearer, assistant professors in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, published a story in Advance for Nurses on October 1, 2006 about "In Case of Emergency" (ICE), an initiative encouraging people to provide easily accessible contact information to be used if they become incapacitated.
StoryLink - Advance for Nurses
The University was noted in a story published on IndUSBusinessJournal.com on October 1, 2006 for its participation in Infosys Technologies Ltd.’s Global Talent Program.
StoryLink - IndUSBusinessJournal.com
The upcoming Steinbright Career Development Center-sponsored Philadelphia Law School Fair was noted in the Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, N.J.) on September 30, 2006.
StoryLink - Courier-Post
Drexel students were noted on WCAU-TV’s (NBC-10) weather report on WCAU-TV (NBC-10) on September 29, 2006.
Dr. George Tsetsekos, dean of the LeBow College of Business, was noted on CNBC on September 29, 2006 for ringing the bell at the close of business at the New York Stock Exchange.
Dr. Eva Thury, associate professor of English and philosophy, was noted in the Conshohocken Recorder (Pa.) on September 29, 2006 for leading a book discussion series at the Conshohocken Free Library.
StoryLink - Conshohocken Recorder
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
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