Friday, November 19, 2004

Quote of the Day
"Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it."
- Sir Winston Churchill

Topics of the Day
01. CEO to Hold Conflict Resolution Workshop
02. Pearlstein Gallery to Exhibit Award-Winning Photography of Sarah Stolfa
03. Bone Marrow Drive
04. Business Students Win International Internet-Based Contest
05. South Asian Cultural Show and Dinner for Charity
06. Judicial Board Seeking New Members
07. Drexel in Iceland Deadline Extended
08. Radoslav Zuk Exhibit in Architecture Department Lobby
09. Drexel Daily Digest Thanksgiving Schedule
10. Drexel News Media Watch

 
CEO to Hold Conflict Resolution Workshop

The Creating Excellent Organizations (CEO) program will hold the workshop "Win-Win Situations: Conflict Resolution" on Monday, November 22, 2004 from 6-7:30 p.m. in MacAlister Hall room 2020 (33rd and Chestnut Streets).

Presenters Jose Luis Riera, associate director of residential living, and Mackenzie Streit, assistant director of residential living for judicial affairs, will review what conflict is and how we confront it. The session, which is designed for student organizational leaders and members, will demonstrate an effective means of talking about conflict and reaching positive outcomes for the parties involved.

The workshop is free. For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/studentlife/ceo.

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

The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery (33rd and Market Streets) will hold the exhibition "The Regulars: The Photography of Sarah Stolfa" from November 22, 2004 through December 10, 2004.

Sarah Stolfa, a photography major in the College of Media Arts & Design, was the grand prize winner in The New York Times Magazine's "Capture the Times" college photography contest. Her work (above), a color photo essay featuring the patrons of McGlinchey's, one of Philadelphia's oldest taverns, was published in the June 13, 2004 issue of the magazine.

The Pearlstein Gallery is open Monday - Friday from 11 a.m - 5 p.m. and by appointment. For information, call 215-895-2548 or email gallery@drexel.edu.

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

 
Bone Marrow Drive

The Drexel University College of Medicine's South Asian Medical Student Association and the South Asian Association of Recruiters will hold a bone marrow drive on Saturday, November 20, 2004 from 6-9:30 p.m. in the Hahnemann University Hospital Geary Lobby (15th and Vine Streets).

The bone marrow drive will offer an opportunity to give back to the community by registering to be a bone marrow donor. Donors must be between the ages of 18-60 and in relatively good health.

For more information, email rm3252@drexel.edu.

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

 
Business Students Win International Internet-Based Contest

Four Drexel students enrolled in LeBow College of Business won first place in the annual fall Capstone and Foundation International Challenge - a worldwide, Internet-based contest for business students.

The challenge, supported by Management Solutions Inc., featured a computer-based information technology business that simulated the pace and pressures of moving an enterprise from start-up to success. More than 500 colleges and universities competed head-to-head in the virtual competition as they integrated strategic operational concepts for a business cycle of eight years.

The Drexel team, Eric J. Zerphy, Ed O'Donnell, Kevin Shmihluk, and Kurt Kaminsky, all students of Professor Robert Laessig, netted $136 million in profits to take the top spot in the Foundation Challenge. Other finalists included teams from Dartmouth, the University of Denver, University of Massachusetts, Montana State University and St. Andrews Presbyterian University.

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

 
South Asian Cultural Show and Dinner for Charity

The South Asian Medical Student Association will present a South Asian cultural show and dinner on Saturday, November 20, 2004 from 6-8 p.m. at the Hahnemann University Hospital Geary Auditorium (15th and Vine Streets).

The dinner will benefit the South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters. The cost is $6 if paid in advance at the student life office on the Center City Hahnemann Campus or $8 at the door.

For more information, email nmp32@drexel.edu or ngk24@drexel.edu.

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

 
Judicial Board Seeking New Members

Are you a Drexel student who is interested in the judicial process? The Judicial Board is a good way to learn about the judicial process, and a good way to meet others who are part of the Drexel community.

The deadline for applications is Friday, November 19, 2004 at 5 p.m. Applications should be dropped off in the Student Life Office, Creese Student Union Complex, suite 215 (33rd and Chestnut Streets).

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

 
Drexel in Iceland Deadline Extended

Drexel Spring Break in Iceland has extended its application deadline until December 1, 2004.

This unique study abroad program combines winter term coursework worth 1.5 credits and a one week spring break trip to Iceland that will involve extensive site visits and an intensive immersion in Icelandic culture. While the program is of particular interest to COMAD students, all students with sophomore standing are encouraged to apply.

More information, including an application, payment information and details can be found on the Study Abroad Web site at http://www.drexel.edu/studyabroad or by emailing ascareld@drexel.edu

Approved under the authority of Dr. Ali Houshmand, Interim Provost

 
Radoslav Zuk Exhibition in Architecture Department Lobby

The exhibition "Radoslav Zuk - Tradition and the Present" will be shown in the lobby of the Architecture Department (3201 Arch Street) from today, November 19, 2004 through Friday, December 3, 2004. The show features Ukrainian churches (above) in North America designed by Radoslav Zuk, either in association with or as a consultant to architectural firms in Canada and the U.S.A.

The exhibition consists of black-and-white photographs, drawings of plans and sections, and descriptions of Zuk's projects for the expansion of the National Museum of Ukrainian Art in Kyiv. This traveling exhibition has been shown in Munich, Germany; Delft, The Netherlands; in Sheffield, Leicester and Cambridge, Great Britain; as well as in Toronto, New York and Washington. It has also been shown in Ukraine.

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

 
Drexel Daily Digest Thanksgiving Schedule

The contributing editors of the Drexel Daily Digest would like to extend Thanksgiving best wishes to the entire Drexel community..

The Drexel Daily Digest will not be published from Wednesday, November 24, 2004 through Friday, November 26, 2004. The Digest will resume publication on Monday, November 29, 2004.

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

 
Drexel News Media Watch

The College of Nursing and Health Professions was featured in a segment broadcast on November 17, 2004 on WTXF-TV (Fox-29) for opening a new dental and fitness center in North Philadelphia. The 76ers donated the equipment.

Dr. Carl Drott (above), associate professor in the College of Information Science and Technology, was featured on WTXF-TV (Fox-29) on November 17, 2004 in a segment concerning the motion picture industry's federal lawsuits against those who download pirated movies.

Drexel alumnus, Dr. Michael Pellini '90, was featured in a November 17, 2004 article in mysan.de for his entrepreneur-in-residence appointment at BioAdvance, the Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeastern Pennsylvania, to help provide solutions to major medical and life sciences challenges.
StoryLink - Mysan.de

The attempted assault on a Drexel University College of Medicine student on November 17, 2004 was widely reported by the regional news media.
StoryLink - The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

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