Friday, December 14, 2007

Quote of the Day
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
- Anais Nin

Hot Topic
01. Tickets for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Team Trials

Topics of the Day
02. Dragons vs. Owls at The Palestra This Week
03. Drexel Alumni Brunch Before Saturday’s Game with the Temple Owls
04. Special Ticket Offers for Men’s and Women’s Basketball
05. New DUTV Programming to Air During Holiday Break
06. Annual Holiday Party for Faculty and Staff This Weekend
07. Last Day for Volunteer Toy-Wrapping
08. Alumni Association to Hold Annual Turkey Project
09. Call for Abstracts for IWHL Sex and Gender Research Forum
10. Nominations Sought for Graduate Student Teaching Award
11. Benefits Buzz
12. What Are We Thinking? The Most Dishonest Professions?
13. Drexel News Media Watch
14. Drexel Daily Digest Takes a Holiday

 
Tickets for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Team Trials

Tickets are now available for the 2008 U.S. Olympic & National Team Trials for table tennis to be held at the Daskalakis Athletic Center (33rd and Market Streets) beginning January 10, 2008 and concluding January 13 according to Dr. Eric Zillmer, athletics director. Tickets are limited and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Individual tickets for each day are $10. A three-day pass is $20. Admission is free for the January 10 open qualifying event.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-866-4-DREXEL or by visiting the Drexel ticket office located at the DAC.

The U.S. Olympic & National Team Trials is expected to draw the elite 24 table tennis athletes from across the country with 12 athletes competing in men’s singles and 12 athletes competing in women’s singles in a round-robin format to help determine who will represent the United States in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

For more information, visit www.drexeldragons.com

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

 
Dragons vs. Owls at The Palestra This Week

The Dragons men’s basketball team will face the Temple Owls on Saturday, December 15, 2007, at noon, at The Palestra (32nd and Spruce Streets).

Tickets are available at the Drexel ticket office in the Daskalakis Center (33rd and Market Streets), or by calling 1-866-4-DREXEL.

Approved under the authority of James R. Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
Drexel Alumni Brunch Before Saturday’s Dragons/Owls Game

The Office of Alumni Relations will sponsor an alumni brunch on Saturday, December 15, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. in the James D. Dunning Coaches' Center Board Room at the University of Pennsylvania (231 South 33rd Street).

Tickets for the brunch are $30 per person, and include a game ticket.

Season ticket holders can add the pre-game brunch to their tickets for an additional $15 per person.

To make a reservation, visit http://www.drexel.edu/alumni or call 215-895-ALUM or 1-888-DUGRADS.

$5 parking is available in the Drexel University Garage (Ludlow Street between 33rd & 34th Streets).

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

 
Special Ticket Offers for Men's and Women's Basketball

The Drexel Athletic Department is extending special ticket offers to all faculty and staff for the remaining men's and women's basketball games in December.

Men's Basketball - Buy One, Get One Free Palestra Special

Any faculty or staff member who purchases a ticket to the men's game against the Temple Owls on December 15, 2007, at noon at The Palestra (32nd and Spruce Streets) and/or the game against St. Joseph's University on December 31, 2007 at 7 p.m. at The Palestra, will receive a second complimentary ticket. There are no limits on this offer. The Temple Owls game will be a doubleheader, with the women’s team facing American University at 3:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Drexel Ticket Office in the Daskalakis Center (33rd and Market Streets), or by calling 1-866-4-DREXEL.

Women's Basketball – Free Admission on December 20

The women's basketball team will face Penn on December 20, 2007, at 1 p.m. at the Daskalakis Athletic Center (33rd and Market Streets). Any faculty or staff member who presents a valid Drexel I.D. at the ticket window will receive free admission.

Contact the ticket office for more information, 1-866-4-DREXEL.

Approved under the authority of James R. Tucker, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services

 
New DUTV Programming to Air During Holiday Break

Drexel University Television (DUTV), the student-run television station of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and the Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies announce new programming that will air during Drexel's holiday break.

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

 
Annual Holiday Party for Faculty and Staff This Weekend

President and Mrs. Papadakis will host the University's annual holiday party for faculty and staff this Sunday, December 16, 2007, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Great Court, Main Building (32nd and Chestnut Streets).

There will be a range of events including an international menu and outstanding entertainment. Everyone is encouraged to bring the whole family. Complimentary parking will be available in Lot F (31st and Ludlow Streets).

To RSVP, visit http://www.drexel.edu/party, email HolidayParty@drexel.edu or call 215-255-7317.

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

 
Last Day for Volunteer Toy-Wrapping

Members of the University community are invited to participate in the final toy-wrapping party in the Great Court today, December 14, 2007, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Complimentary lunch and beverages will be provided to volunteers by the Office of Government and Community Relations.

This wrapping party is part of the 11th Annual Toy Drive, which benefits children in need, primarily in West and North Philadelphia.

For more information on the Holiday Toy Drive, contact the Office of Government and Community Relations at 215-895-2109.

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

 
Alumni Association to Hold Annual Turkey Project

The Drexel University Alumni Association will continue a thirty-year tradition by providing holiday turkeys to our community neighbors in need this holiday season. This year turkeys will be donated to more than 1,200 families in the West Philadelphia area and to those served by Drexel's 11th Street Family Health Services Center.

The entire Drexel community is encouraged to help the Alumni Association by making a donation to the project. A contribution of $25 will supply two families with turkey dinners.

Donations can be made online by visiting http://www.drexel.edu/ia/giftsonline (enter S8C1 in the "Special Instructions" field) or checks (made payable to Drexel University) can be can be mailed or delivered to the Office of Alumni Relations in the Paul Peck Alumni Center (32nd and Market Streets).

Assistance is also needed with turkey distribution. Volunteers are asked to meet outside of the Paul Peck Alumni Center on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at 8 a.m.

To volunteer or for more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@drexel.edu or 215-895-ALUM.

Approved under the authority of Pete Frisko, Vice President for Institutional Advancement

 
Call for Abstracts for IWHL Sex and Gender Research Forum

The Drexel University College of Medicine's Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership (IWHL) will host its annual Helen I. Moorehead-Laurencin, M.D. Sex and Gender Research Forum on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at the Bossone Research Center.

The IWHL is seeking abstracts from students (undergraduate and graduate) and faculty for the poster session. The submission deadline is Friday, December 14, 2007. For abstract submission guidelines, visit http://www.drexelmed.edu/iwhl.

The event is free and open to the entire Drexel community. A reception/poster session will immediately follow. For more information, contact Lindsey Hewitt at 215-255-7391 or lindsey.hewitt@drexelmed.edu.

Approved under the authority of Dr. Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Nominations Sought for Graduate Student Teaching Award

The Committee on Teaching Assistant Excellence seeks nominations of Drexel University graduate students who are outstanding teachers for certificates of recognition and monetary awards.

Deadline for submissions is April 1, 2008.

Approved under the authority of Dr. Stephen W. Director, Provost

 
Benefits Buzz!

• "Understanding and Maximizing Your Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision Benefits," Monday, December 17, 2007, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 116, Korman Center (33rd Street between Chestnut and Market Streets). Human Resources will host the same session on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Bellet Building, Room 105, (1505 Race Street) at the Center City Hahnemann Campus.
• The next Benefits Buzz, "The ABC’s of Your Retirement," will be held on Monday, January 7, 2008, on the University City Main Campus and Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at the Center City Hahnemann Campus.

Benefits Buzz is an informal weekly meeting geared toward answering questions and providing information about Drexel benefits. Human Resources representatives will be available to present information and answer questions from faculty and staff.

For more information, contact Trish Mahon at pam82@drexel.edu

Approved under the authority of Adele T. Barbato, Senior Vice President for Human Resources

 
What Are We Thinking? The Most Dishonest Professions?

For more information about the program, "What Are We thinking" visit http://whyy.org.

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

 
Drexel News Media Watch

The Washington Post quotes Dr. Joseph Mason, associate professor of finance, in a story about the subprime mortgage market published on December 13, 2007.
Storylink - Washington Post

Dr. Eric Zillmer, Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Psychology and director of athletics, commented on his November 2006 trip to the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on KYW-AM (1060) on December 13, 2007.
Storylink - KYW-AM

Dr. Daniel R. Taylor, assistant professor in the Drexel University College of Medicine, is quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story published on December 13, 2007, about Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of its HIB vaccine.
Storylink - Philadelphia Inquirer

MAD Dragon Records is noted in a story published in The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) on December 13, 2007, about Philadelphia band Hoots & Hellmouth. The label released the group’s first full-length CD.
Storylink - The Morning Call

Drexel's partnership with Burlington County College is noted in a Courier-Post (N.J.) story published on December 13, 2007.
Storylink - Courier-Post

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

 
Drexel Daily Digest Takes a Holiday

The staff contributors to the Drexel Daily Digest would like to extend season's greetings to the entire Drexel community. Best wishes for a happy 2008.

The Drexel Daily Digest will not be published from Monday, December 17, 2007 through Friday, January 4, 2008. The Digest will resume publication with the start of the winter term on Monday, January 7, 2008.

Alese Dickson, Craig Eisenberger, Niki Gianakaris, Ilene Goldman, Beth Hazany, Marsha Hurst, Matt Kaminsky, Mary Madeira and Brian Rossiter

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