Tuesday, November 11, 2003

Quote of the Day
"Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance wheel of the social machinery."
- Horace Mann

Topics of the Day
1. "Ephraim Russell: Recent Work" to Open at Pearlstein Gallery
2. Drexel Student Among Top One Percent of New York Marathon Runners
3. Paula Marantz Cohen to Read at Arts, Books & Culture Festival
4. Scholarly Communication Speaker Series
5. Retiring Professor Arthur Shostak to Be Honored
6. Lecture by Writer Peter Egan of "Playmakers"
7. Drexel News Media Watch

"Ephraim Russell: Recent Work"
To Open at Pearlstein Gallery

The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, located in Nesbitt Hall (33rd and Market Streets), will present the exhibition "Ephraim Russell: Recent Work" from November 12 - December 5, 2003.

A wine and cheese reception will be held in Nesbitt Hall on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, from 5 - 7 p.m. to celebrate the exhibition's opening. The reception is free and open to the public. The Pearlstein Gallery is open Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, call Amanda Black at 215-895-2548.

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

Joerg Dickert (above), an electrical and computer engineering exchange student from Germany's Technical University of Dresden, competed in the 2003 New York Marathon on November 2 with a time of 2:55:33, just 45 minutes off the pace of winner Martin Lel of Kenya. Dickert's time placed him among the top 0.86 percent of the more than 34,700 finishers.

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

 
Paula Marantz Cohen to Read
at Arts, Books & Culture Festival

Paula Marantz Cohen, distinguished professor of literature, will read from her critically acclaimed novel Jane Austen in Boca tonight at 7 at the Festival of Arts, Books & Culture at the Katz Jewish Community Center (1301 Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, N.J.)

In a witty twist on Pride and Prejudice, Cohen uses Florida's Jewish retirement "villages" to follow the exploits of a widow and her friends seeking companionship and marriage. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Harriett Pozen at 856-424-4444 ext. 108.

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

 
Scholarly Communication Speaker Series

Mary Rose Muccie, journals publisher of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), will present "Scholarly Publishing in Mathematics," on Thursday, November 13, 2003, from 3 - 5 p.m. in Hagerty Library's Stern Conference Room (33rd and Market Streets).

The free discussion is open to the public and will focus on the changing face of professional and scholarly publishing, especially in mathematics. Particular emphasis will be placed on the impact of electronic publishing on authors, editors, readers and SIAM. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Peggy Dominy at 215-895-2754 or dominymf@drexel.edu.

Approved under the authority of Provost Harvill Eaton

 
Retiring Professor Arthur Shostak to Be Honored

The Department of Culture and Communication cordially invites the Drexel community to celebrate the 42-year college teaching career of Dr. Arthur Shostak at his retirement reception on Thursday, November 20, 2003, from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in the Paul Peck Alumni Center (32nd and Market Streets). Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Thursday, November 13, 2003, to Sharon Wallace at 215-895-2456 or gehmsk@drexel.edu.

Approved under the authority of Provost Harvill Eaton

 
Lecture by Writer Peter Egan of Playmakers

Live from Hollywood! The Dramatic Writing Program, the Film & Video Program and the Department of Media Arts invite Drexel students, faculty and staff to meet a writer at the top of his game. Screenwriter Peter Egan went from writing Rugrats cartoons to complicating the lives of head coach Mike George and his team on the ESPN series Playmakers. Come see an episode and find out how to turn football into fiction.

The free presentation will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, November 14, 2003, at Nesbitt Hall Room 125.

For information, call the Drexel University Dramatic Writing Program at 215-895-1332

Approved under the authority of Provost Harvill Eaton

 
Drexel News Media Watch

Drexel was featured on a WCAU (NBC10) live mid-day broadcast on Sunday, November 9, 2003, from its Technology and Lifestyles Expo at the Fort Washington Expo Center.

CNN and CNN International broadcast a story about the new book co-authored by Dr. Murugan Anandarajan, associate professor of MIS in LeBow College of Business, which argues that letting workers surf the Internet can yield some beneficial side effects such as better time management, stress reduction, improvement of skill sets and helping to achieve a balance between work and personal life.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/11/07/web.surfing.ap/

Clinical Director of the Eleventh Street Family Health Services of Drexel University Debra McGrath was the subject of a feature in the Monday, November 10, 2003, edition of the Delaware County Daily Times.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1675&dept_id=18177&newsid=10489204&PAG=461&rfi=9

New women's basketball graduate assistant coach Trish Juhline wrote the first person "Other Voices" column in the sports section of the Monday, November 10, 2003, edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer on the challenges she will face as a coach.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/7223954.htm

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

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