Monday, November 17, 2003
Monday, November 17, 2003
Quote
of the Day
"The
secret in education lies in respecting the student."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Topics of the Day
1. LeBow College
Ph.D. Mentoring Program
2. Great Works
Course on Globalization
3. "Fear's
Empire"
4. Colonial
Athletic Association Blood Challenge
5. Dr. Israel
to Present Week-long Series on Design Psychology
6. Drexel
News Media Watch
LeBow College Ph.D. Mentoring Program
Answering the University's call for mentoring at all levels, Dr. Jeffrey
H. Greenhaus (above left), William A. Mackie professor of management
and director of the LeBow College of Business Ph.D. program, and Dr.
Sidney R. Siegel (above right), professor of management, are leading
the formation of the LeBow College of Business Ph.D. Mentoring Program.
This innovative program matches LeBow's Center for Teaching Excellence fellows with Ph.D. students to foster excellence in the classroom to complement research strengths. For more information, contact Dr. Siegel at 215-895-6933 or lebowphd@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Provost Harvill Eaton
Great Works Course on Globalization
UNIV 241, the Great Works
course on Globalization, invites all students and faculty to "Democratizing
the Global Economy: the Battle against the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO,"
a lecture by Kevin Danaher (above), director of public education for
the San Francisco-based human rights organization Global Exchange, on Tuesday,
November 18, 3:30-4:50, in Nesbitt Hall 125, Ruth Auditorium.
Kevin Danaher is a nationally known speaker, veteran human rights activist, author of many books and outspoken critic of those aspects of globalization which are undemocratic and contrary to the interests of disadvantaged people everywhere.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Approved under the authority of Provost Harvill Eaton
Distinguished political theorist
Benjamin R. Barber, author of Jihad Versus Mcworld,
will speak on his recent book, Fear's Empire: Terrorism, War and Democracy
on Thursday, November 20, 2003 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Stein Auditorium,
Nesbitt 111 (33rd and Market Streets).
Sponsored by the Drexel Great Works Symposium, the College of Arts and Sciences and LeBow College of Business, the lecture is free and open to the public. It is also part of the UNIV 241, Globalization course.
For more information, visit http://www.library.drexel.edu/research/univ241/fall2003/default.html or contact Dr. Charles Morscheck at 215-895-1749 or morschcr@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova,
Vice President for University Relations
Colonial Athletic Association Blood Challenge
The second Colonial Athletic
Association (CAA) Blood Drive Challenge is underway. Drexel students, faculty
and staff can join President Papadakis in assisting the American
Red Cross in its efforts to increase the local blood supply while helping the
University win the CAA Blood Drive Challenge by making a blood donation today,
November 17, 2003, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. in Behrakis Grand Hall (32nd and Chestnut
Streets). Last year Drexel finished second to the University of Delaware, collecting
more than 120 pints of blood.
For more information on how you can help Drexel win the CAA Blood Drive Challenge and make an appointment to donate, visit http://drexeldragon.givesblood.org or contact Rebecca Gigli at 215-895-6092 or Rebecca.gigli@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Anthony T. Caneris,
Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services
Dr. Israel to Present Week-long
Series on Design Psychology
Dr. Toby F. Israel,
Rankin Scholar-in-Residence at Drexel University, will present a week-long series
of workshops, seminars and public lectures on design psychology to design, architecture
and psychology students and faculty. The series is open to the public.
The series begins today, November 17, 2003 with a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by the "Opening the Treasure Chest" lecture highlighting in-depth interviews with Michael Graves, Andres Duany and Charles Jencks, at 6:30 p.m. in Ruth Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall (33rd and Market Streets).
The series will continue throughout the week. "Resounding Echoes," a presentation of the "environmental autobiography" of Margo Grant and other top designers will illustrate the importance of using past place-echoes in psychology and the design process. The presentation will be held in Stein Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall on Wednesday, November 19, 2003, beginning with a breakfast at 8 a.m. and followed by the lecture at 9 a.m.
Dr. Israel, an internationally recognized environmental design psychologist, is also an advisor to educational institutions and to the homebuilding and design industry. She has worked as a visual arts coordinator for the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and serves as a professor at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside in England. Her experience and theories are summarized in her recently published book, Some Place Like Home.
For more information, contact Rena Cumby at 215-895-4943 or Cumbyrp@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Provost Harvill Eaton
Straits Times,
Singapore's largest English language newspaper, reported in its November 14,
2003, edition, that Chinese leader Jiang Zemin is preparing
his elder son Jiang Mianheng for a key position in China's
military. Dr. Jiang Mianheng graduated from Drexel in 1991 with a doctorate
in electrical engineering.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,219806,00.html
The Philadelphia Daily
News published a preview on November 14, 2003, of the Drexel men's basketball
season.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/7259284.htm
DrexelOne Mobile was the subject of the feature "DrexelOne Mobile Puts Services at Students' Fingertips" in the November edition of the education industry newsletter CXO Monthly and its companion Web site, eduventures.com. Drexel's Vice President for Information Resources and Technology Dr. John Bielec is quoted throughout.
The Drexel campus was featured during the weather forecast of CN8's 10 p.m. newscast on November 13, 2003.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova,
Vice President for University Relations
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