Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

News & Events for 2005

An Exhibition of Souvenir Buildings from the Collections of Architecture Faculty

• Through August 19
• The Rincliffe Gallery
• Main Building, third floor
• 32^nd Street and Chestnut Street

Miniature souvenir buildings have been a feature at tourist sites for more than a hundred years, expanding in popularity with the rise of popular tourism in Europe. In recent years there has been a boom in collecting these little buildings in the United States. Souvenir Buildings have been made in a variety of materials, but are usually cast in metal, mirroring the original in great detail. When seen collectively, souvenir buildings offer a fascinating commentary on the history of architecture, and a barometer of popular appreciation of architectural monuments. The Souvenir Building Collectors Society held its annual convention in Philadelphia in late June. The collections of three Drexel Architecture faculty members - Paul Hirshorn, John Blatteau and Charles Evers - are being displayed in the Rincliffe Gallery in conjunction with this convention.

What Price Media Consolidation?

• Wednesday, September 28 @ 2pm
• Drexel University, Mandell Theater
• 33^rd & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA

A symposium on the impact of media consolidation on the film, television, radio, internet and music businesses. Changes in the business and regulatory environments have led to a media and entertainment industry dominated by a very small number of huge companies. These industry consolidations impact what we see on TV, in movie theatres, what music we listen to, and the future of the internet.

Speakers currently include (speaker list is subject to change):

• FCC Commissioner Michael Copps
• President & CEO of Common Cause Chellie Pingree
• President & CEO of the Media Access Project Andrew Jay Schwartzman
• CEO of Air America Radio Danny Goldberg
• Independent Media Consultant Alyce Myatt
• Screenwriter (Ali and Remember the Titans) Gregory Allen Howard
• Director, Writer (The Blair Witch Project and The Strand) Daniel Myrick
• Senior Director for Public Policy for Consumers Union Gene Kimmelman

While the event is free, space is limited. Reserve your seat(s) now by phone 215.895.0352 or email rsvp.rudman@drexel.edu.

Presented by:

• Drexel University's Kal & Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies
• National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC)
• The Center for Creative Voices in Media
• Drexel University's LeBow College of Business

The symposium will be webcast at the following link: www.lebow.drexel.edu/webcasts

Rosita

• Thursday, October 6, 2005 at 7PM
• Large Screening Room
• University Crossings
• 15 North 32^nd Street

Philadelphia documentarians Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater's heartbreaking true story of a 9-year old Nicaraguan girl who was raped and impregnated but whose unwanted pregnancy became a political football between abortion rights and antiabortion forces.

The medical establishment were deeply concerned that 9 year old Rosita's life would be in danger if she carried to term, but the Church and the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica intervene in direct contradiction to Rosita's parents' wishes for a medical abortion. After women's health groups help Rosita win a landmark court victory for victims of sexual abuse, the Catholic Church excommunicates Rosita and her parents, setting off a wave of public outrage.

With its even-handed and compassionate look at issues of women's rights, medical ethics, and the roles of church and state, the film resonates with the recent headline-grabbing battle fought over the fate of Terry Schiavo.

Attie and Goldwater will speak about the making of the film and the issues involved.

These Philadelphia filmmakers work includes MAGGIE GROWLS about gray panther activist Maggie Kuhn which aired on PBS and I WITNESS: Shot Down in Pensacola about violence against abortion clinics. They are 2005 winners of a Pew Fellowship in the Arts.

The screening is free, but space is limited. Reserve your seats by calling 215-895-0352 or e-mailing rsvp.rudman@drexel.edu for this event which is presented by the Kal & Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies.

Westphal College's Screenwriting & Playwriting Program Presents Peter Egan, Screenwriter for FX Network Original Series, OVER THERE

On October 21^st, the Screenwriting & Playwriting Program will be hosting an Open Forum entitled "Writing in La-La Land" at 10-11:15am in the University Crossings Large Screening Room #028.

Also on the 21^st, they will welcome Peter Egan, for a free public screening (followed by Q&A) of an episode of the FX Original Series OVER THERE. Egan is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter, who has current projects including writing for the FX Network's controversial original series OVER THERE and Midway Entertainment's controversial new video game BLITZ THE LEAGUE (XBOX, PS2). He's a former writer for ESPN's groundbreaking and - yes - controversial original series PLAYMAKERS. Come meet him in Ruth Auditorium (Nesbitt Hall, 33^rd & Market Sts) at 7:00pm.

For more information, contact Matthew Kaufhold at (215) 895-2882, or screenwriting@drexel.edu.

• Details:
• Public Screening: OVER THERE: "Embedded" episode
• Q&A with Peter Egan, Screenwriter
• Oct 21^st @ 7pm
• Ruth Auditorium (Nesbitt Hall, 33^rd & Market Sts)
• Free
• For more info: 215-895-2882 / screenwriting@drexel.edu

LeBow Hosts Panel Breakfast featuring Westphal College Alumni Nana Goldberg

The LeBow College of Business Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology invites students, faculty and staff to the "Challenges of Family-Owned Businesses" breakfast panel on Friday, October 21, 2005 from 7:30-10 a.m. in Behrakis Grand Hall (32^nd and Chestnut Streets).

The panel discussion will focus on issues faced by entrepreneurs who operate family businesses and the solutions that they have developed. Topics to be addressed include maintaining equitable company culture, managing non-family employees, succession planning and shareholder interest.

The panel discussion will be monitored by Mark Loschiavo (above), senior executive-in-residence of LeBow College and executive director of the Baiada Center. Panelists are: Jon Corle '70, president of Tycor benefit Administrators, Inc.; Nana Goldberg DeLia '78, president, I. Goldberg Army &Navy (Westphal College alumni); Charles B. Grace, Jr., chairman and CEO Ashbridge Investment Management; Richard D. Wood, Jr., Chairman of the board of Wawa, Inc.

To RSVP, click here. For more information, contact Terri McIlhenney at terrim@drexel.edu or 215-895-0302.

Drexel's Dance Ensemble Presents Rose Eichenbaum

Drexel University's Dance Ensemble presents author and dance photographer Rose Eichenbaum on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 7:30pm in the Mandell Theater.

Eichenbaum will be speaking and sharing slides of her journey in creating Masters of Movement: Portraits of America's Great Choreographers. Over the course of five years, Eichenbaum interviewed and photographed 59 of America's most celebrated choreographers. In Masters of Movement, Eichenbaum gives the reader a rare insight to the experiences and emotions that have defined some of dance's greatest choreographers including, Susan Stroman, Bill T. Jones, Gregory Hines, Debbie Allen and David Parsons.

The presentation, which will be followed by a book signing, is free and open to the public. For more information about this event please call (215) 895-4914.

• Details:
• Rose Eichenbaum Presentation and Book Signing
• October 20^th at 7:30pm
• Mandell Theater at Drexel University (33^rd and Chestnut Sts)
• Free; Open to the Public
• More info: 215-895-4914

Westphal College Faculty Participating in Philadelphia Open Studio Tours

Anne Cecil, Instructor of Design, will be exhibiting her works at the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours.

She will be opening her home/studio at 915 Kimball Street, Philadelphia 19147 on October 15^th and 16^th. Her work includes multiple media, one of a kind and limited edition. For more information on Anne Cecil's work, visit: www.minervamedia.com

Last week, Blaise Tobia, Professor of Media Arts, participated in a collaborative show of Powelton Village photographer, at the Photo West Gallery as part of the Open Studio Tours.

For more information on Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, visit www.philaopenstudios.com

College of Media Arts & Design Named in Honor of Beloved Alumni, Antoinette Westphal

On October 18, 2005, President Constantine Papadakis officially announced that the College of Media Arts & Design will be named after the late Antoinette Wespthal '58, Hon. '02, at the request of her husband, Ray Westphal '59, Hon. '02. Mr. Westphal has pledged a donation primarily in support of Westphal College - the largest single private donation in Drexel University's history. Mrs. Westphal was an active voice for the College's alumna as part of the Alumni Advocates group, as well as being the 2003 recipient of the prestigious alumni Rankin-Epstein award. The Westphal family has been among the most generous and engaged of Drexel alumni, donating their time and money to the University for many years. We are honored to be known as the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and deeply grateful to Mr. Ray Westphal and the Westphal family for his donation, which will only further the College's accomplishments in media arts and design for years to come.

Annual Architecture Student exhibit at the Pearlstein Gallery

The Department of Architecture is holding its annual student exhibition through October 31, 2005 in the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery (33^rd and Market Streets). The Pearlstein Gallery is open Monday-Friday from 11 a.m-5 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, call 215-895-2548 or email gallery@drexel.edu.

Department of Performing Arts Donates Time and Money to Benefit HIV/AIDS Services

Westphal College Faculty Member, Howard Homonoff, Moderates Columbia University Panel

Howard Homonoff, Director of the MS/MBA in Television Management, moderated a panel on new developments in the video world at Columbia University's Business School's Institute on Tele-Information on Friday, October 21^st. The panel was part of a day-long program entitled "The State of Telecom: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead". Participants of the panel included Marilyn O'Connell, Senior Vice President for Video Solutions at Verizon and Bob Zitter of HBO.

Mr. Homonoff also spoke on the topic of IPTV and its implications for the video world and beyond, in a program entitled: "Timely Topics in Telecoms", on October 20^th at the New York City Bar Building in Manhattan. This program was offered as a part of Continuing Legal Education by the City Bar Association.

Westphal College Alumni, Jamila Payne, Featured in Wall Street Journal

Jamila Payne '00, was featured in a Wall Street Journal article entitled "In a Tough Business, Persistence is Required", which ran in the October 18^th edition. Ms. Payne, who is also serving as President of Westphal College Alumni Advocates, runs a successful online retailer: www.millabymail.com. The article notes how Ms. Payne's Drexel experience - in which she started out as an engineering major, but switched to Westphal College's design and merchandising major after a co-op in London - was a key component in developing her entrepreneurial skills. The Wall Street Journal can be found online: www.wsj.com.

Westphal College Faculty Member, Joseph Hancock, Quoted in MSU Newspaper

Joseph Hancock, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Design and Merchandising, was interviewed for an article entitled "Sticking to the Issues" which ran in Michigan State University's student newspaper The State News on October 20^th. The article is focused on MSU's stage production of Hairspray, originally a movie by John Waters, in which an unlikely star is born in the form of the character, Tracy Turnblad - an overweight 'hair-hopper' from Baltimore who becomes the starlet of a local dance show (think American Bandstand). Although the overt tone of Hairspray is comedic, the characters all struggle with racism, weight and social class. Mr. Hancock's quote and the article in its entirety can be viewed at: www.statenews.com

Rudman Institute Presents Free Screening of The Beast of War

Free Screening followed by Q&A with the Screenwriter

• Wednesday, November 2 @ 7pm
• Screening Room 028
• University Crossings
• 15 North 32^nd Street
•  
• For reservations call 215-895-0352 or RSVP online

Noted screenwriter and playwright William Mastrosimone's THE BEAST OF WAR was a film ahead of its time and is something of a lost classic. The movie tells the story of a Soviet tank crew lost behind enemy lines during the war in Afghanistan.

Set in 1981, Afghan Mujahadeen set out to destroy a lone Russian tank and its crew after the Russians' vicious attack on a local village. The film stars Jason Patric, Stephen Baldwin and George Dzundza, and was directed by Kevin Reynolds (ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES).

This is a superior war movie that portrays all sides of the conflict with complexity and compassion. The film was produced during the tenure of Sir David Puttnam as the head of Columbia Pictures. Puttnam was vocal about his intentions to produce more ambitious movies that tackled social and political issues rather than most Hollywood fare which he saw as exploitative. A movie about a foreign conflict set in a distant land would never have been an easy sell to audiences and when Puttnam's short tenure came to an end, his successors 'dumped' the film.

In light of the United States' involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, THE BEAST OF WAR is even more relevant today and the film holds up well as a tense action film and as an examination of the horrors of war. Mastrosimone's work includes the script and play of EXTREMITIES; the critically acclaimed BURNING SEASON, an HBO film on the destruction of the Amazon rain forest; and TNT's recent Steven Spielberg produced mini-series INTO THE WEST. His play THE AFGHAN WOMEN will be presented on Broadway in 2006. The author lives in the Delaware Valley.

This event is presented by the Kal & Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies.

DragonDrive 2005 Deadline: October 31^st!

The 2005 Dragon Drive, which gives Drexel employees a variety of ways to participate in charitable giving, ends on October 31^st! If you have not filled out a Contribution Form, which spells out the many different ways you can give, please see your departmental administrative assistant for a copy. Each department also has a copy of the Dragon Drive booklet, which lists the various organizations that the Drive benefits. For more information on DragonDrive, please contact Westphal College's DragonDrive representative, Joe Hancock at jhh33@drexel.edu or x6993. All employees who participate will have their name placed in a special drawing for prizes from the University. Departments that have 100% participation will receive a gift from Drexel. Please drop off all donations to Karen Conaghan in the Dean's Office (1st Floor, Nesbitt Hall). This is your chance to give back!

Professor Stuart Rome's New York City Exhibit and Book Signing

Stuart Rome, Professor of Media Arts, will be opening his exhibition at Sepia International / The Alkazi Collection in New York City (48 West 24^th Street, NY 10011 www.sepia.org) on November 4th. There will be an opening reception on November 3rd from 6-8pm, followed by a signing of Rome's new book "Forest" at 3pm on Saturday, November 5th. The exhibit will run until January 28, 2006.

Architectural Photographer, Julius Shulman, Lectures at Drexel University

Julius Shulman will offer the fall lecture in the 2005-2006 Farajollah & Maryam Badie Lecture Series in Architecture on the night of November 8th at the Bossone Auditorium at Drexel. With a career spanning seventy years, Shulman is one of the twentieth-century's preeminent architectural photographers. His iconic images are immediately recognizable to anyone familiar with American Modern architecture. Voted an honorary fellow of AIA, he recently photographed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao at the request of Frank Gehry. Shulman's work is currently the focus of a retrospective exhibition at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

• Details:
• Julius Shulman Fall Lecture
• November 8th @ 6:30pm
• Bossone Auditorium - 1st floor of Bossone Research Enterprise Center, 32^nd and Market Streets
• This lecture is worth 2 AIA / CES Learning Units.

Photographs by Drexel Study Abroad Students in Art & Art History Gallery

Photographs taken by seven Drexel students are featured in an exhibition in the Art & Art History Gallery in the Hagerty Library. The work is the visual culmination of the Prague Study Abroad experience during the summer of 2005. The photographs synthesize the many ideas, people and places the students encountered while participating in the study abroad program.

The Art & Art History Gallery is located in the Study Lounge on the Lower Level of Hagerty Library - 33^rd and Market Sts. The exhibition will be on view through December 30^th.

Westphal College Junior, Rebecca Wolfrum, Wins Student Fashion Design Competition

Rebecca Wolfrum, Junior in Fashion Design, recently competed in, and won, a student design competition held by upscale maternity company Mothers Work, Inc. Rebecca's formal gown design was judged along with designs from students from area schools, such as Philadelphia University, University of Delaware and The University of the Arts. Rebecca won first prize, which was $1,000. Congratulations Rebecca!

Film and Video Major, Dan Nelson, Named Semi-Finalist in MTVU Contest

Film and Video undergraduate student Dan Nelson is one of 10 semi-finalists in MTVU's "Best Film on Campus Trailer Challenge" for his film Will and Owen. You can view Nelson's trailer online and vote for it on MTU's website. Voting for the finalists will be held October 31-November 6. The winner will receive a development deal with MTV Films and a home theatre system. The semifinalists' trailers will be aired on MTVU this week. Congratulations and Good Luck Dan!

Associate Professor, Kathi Martin, Travels to Turkey to Present Drexel Project

Kathi Martin, Associate Professor & Director, Drexel Digital Museum Project, presented the project at the 13^th European Textile Network conference in Izmir, Turkey, September 16, 2005. She then traveled with Jack Lenor Larsen, American textile designer, to meet with the directors of the Fashion and Textiles departments at Dokuz Eylël University in Izmir and Marmara University and Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul, and the curators of Sadberk Hanim Museum in Istanbul and the Costume Collection in Bursa to promote the project.

Joanne Landis, Instructor of Fashion Design, Featured in Exhibit at Penn State's Robeson Gallery

Joanne Landis, Instructor, Fashion Design, is exhibiting her paintings in a joint show with sculptor Jim Bright at the Robeson Gallery in the HUB-Robeson Center, on the Penn State campus, University Park, PA. Landis works exclusively with the figure, her main interests lie in the interactions between the physical and mystical, the internal and external. She works to create an environment which mirrors that of the internal geography of the figure with which she is working. The show is running now through December 4, 2005, Tuesday-Thursday, noon to 6PM, Friday and Saturday, noon - 4PM. For further information, contact 814-865-2563.

Rudman Institute Presents Free Screening of WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price

Free Screening followed by Discussion

• Wednesday, November 16 @ 7pm
• Screening Room 028
• University Crossings
• 15 North 32^nd Street
•  
• For reservations call 215-895-0352 or RSVP online

Is retailing giant Wal-Mart an unfair competitor? Does a Wal-Mart in your area ruin the neighborhood? Does Wal-Mart exploit its workers? Is Wal-Mart's reliance on goods produced overseas destroying some segments of American manufacturing and retailing?

One perspective on Wal-Mart will be shown in the new documentary WAL-MART: The High Price of Low Cost which will be screened on Wednesday, November 16^th at 7pm at the University Crossings Screening Room.

Producer-director Robert Greenwald's other documentaries include Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, Uncovered: The War on Iraq, and Unconstitutional which Greenwald screened at Drexel this past April.

National distribution of WAL-MART: The High Price of Low Cost will be innovative. During the week of November 13^th over 3,000 screenings of the film will be held by church, educational and political organizations in the largest 'viral' grassroots marketing campaign ever. Further information on the film can be found at www.walmartmovie.com.

Yvonne Leach, Department Head of Westphal College's Media Arts programs, and Roberta H. Gruber, Program Coordinator of Westphal College'S Design & Merchandising program, will tackle the many retailing and filmmaking issues raised by the film in an open discussion which will immediately follow the screening.

This event is presented by the Kal & Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies.

Director of Rudman Institute, Allen Sabinson, Quoted in Widely-Published Article

Allen Sabinson, Director of Drexel's Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies, was noted in a story on November 7 and 8, 2005 about video-on-demand. The story was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Kansas City Star, the San Jose Mercury News, the Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.), the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ga.), the Telegraph (Macon, Ga.), the Duluth News Tribune (Minn.), the Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.), the Grand Forks Herald (N.D), The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pa.), the Sun News (Myrtle Beach, N.C.) and on Menafn.com, RedNova.com, SiliconValley.com and Tallahassee.com.

Drexel Student Designs on Display at Tiffany's

Sandra Alton, Vice President of Tiffany and Company is honoring ten Drexel Fashion Design students by exhibiting evening gowns they created from exquisite fabrics generously donated by Ralph Rucci, the only American fashion designer invited to show in the Paris Haute Couture Syndical and recipient of Drexel's Crystal Star award in May 2005.

On November 9th, the gowns were displayed at a dinner party for 75 of Tiffany's top customers. President Papadakis and his wife attended the event. The students, whose gowns were selected from those designed as part of their eveningwear design class, and their families, have been invited to a reception at Tiffany's in Center City Philadelphia, November 17^th.

Allen Sabinson Appointed Dean of Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Allen Sabinson has been appointed the dean of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Allen joined CoMAD as the director of the Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies in January, where he has organized many successful projects open to the Drexel community and general public, including screenings and discussions with filmmakers, talks with top entertainment industry professionals, and the recent symposium on the impact of big media. His appointment as dean is effective December 1, 2005.

Serving in executive positions in the film and television industry for the past thirty years, he has commissioned hundreds of movies, television series, documentaries and reality series for A&E, ABC, TNT, NBC, Showtime and Miramax. Under Mr. Sabinson's leadership as senior vice president of programming at A&E, the network received more Emmy nominations for two consecutive years than any other basic cable network. He has also been responsible for the Emmy Award winning Horatio Hornblower films, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Stephen King's It, Sidney Lumet's 100 Centre Street and the Emmy Award winning miniseries Separate But Equal and The Old Testament.

Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is Drexel's fastest growing college, and Mr. Sabinson is looking forward to sharing his expertise and experience on managing creative endeavors as part of the education that gives CoMAD's students, artists, and creators the skills they need to change, embellish and improve the world.

Art History Now Offered as a Minor

The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design offers a new Minor in Art History. Designed to be highly flexible and to appeal to a wide range of majors, the Art History Minor includes a variety of courses exploring Western and Asian art, history of architecture, design, film, photography, and theatre. Additional information is available online.

A brief information session on the Art History Minor will take place Monday, November 28^th at 4:30 pm in Ruth Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall. For more information, please contact Pia Brancaccio, Coordinator of the Art History Minor, Department of Art & Art History at pb69@drexel.edu.

Brack Around the World: Architectural Historian, Mark Brack, Gives Slide Lecture on November 28^th

Associate Professor of Architecture, Mark Brack, will present a slide lecture on his sabbatical world travels on November 28^th at 5pm in Ruth Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall (33^rd & Market Streets). Also a talented photographer, Mr. Brack is writing a book on his experiences abroad, which took him to such places as Egypt, China, India, Cambodia, Syria and Japan, just to name a few! This event is sponsored by the Department of Art & Art History and the Office of the Dean. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Pia Brancaccio.

Drexel Players Present World Premiere of Ahab: A Musical Odyssey

The Department of Performing Arts opens their 2005-2006 season with the world premiere of Ahab: A Musical Odyssey. This original musical was created by composer and adjunct Professor Bud Noble. It is directed by Theater Program Director, Bill Pollock and choreographed by Melissa Rector. Set in the mid-nineteenth century whaling seaport of Boston, and inspired by the writings of Herman Melville, the show tells the formative life story of one of literature's most tragic heroes, Ahab, the mad captain of the Pequod.

The show opens Thursday, Nov 10^th and runs through Sunday, Nov 20^th. Tickets are $10 with discounts for students, senior citizens and Drexel alumni. For more information please call 215-895-ARTS. All performances take place in Drexel's Mandell Theater - 33^rd and Chestnut Streets. For more information on the Department of Performing arts, please visit: www.drexel.edu/comad.

• Details:
• Ahab: A Musical Odyssey, Presented by the Drexel Players
• November 10^th - November 20^th - various showtimes
• $10 / discounts available
• Mandell Theater - 33^rd and Chestnut Sts
• 215-895-ARTS

Drexel Fashion Design Students Take Top 5 Paris Spots

Fashion Design students traveled to San Francisco to participate in the "Arts of Fashion 2005", which is a juried fashion showcase which brings together an international collection of fashion, art and ideas. Seventy fashion students selected from 43 different U.S. fashion schools and universities entered their creations to be shown and judged in a fashion show and display. Ten U.S. students were chosen to be invited to present in Paris at the prestigious event, 'Concours International des Jeunes Createurs de Mode'.

Of the ten U.S students chose, FIVE are Drexel Design students! Ann Burton, Megan Stein, Jung Soo Lee, Mia Murphy and Lisa Hutchinson will all travel to Paris in December. They were chosen to present by a distinguished judging panel that included the Creative assistant for Jean-Paul Gaultier, Paris, a Haute-Couture Designer for Dior, and the former director and curator at the Museum of Fashion in Paris, among other notable and accomplished individuals.

Congratulations to the Department of Design on a job well done, and good luck in Paris!

Lydia Hunn's Work to Be Published in National/International Literary and Art Review

Lydia Hunn, Professor of Art & Art History, has had her painting "Grimace Man" selected for publication in the upcoming fall/winter issue of The G.W. Review, the bi-annual national/international literary and art review of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. which publishes fiction, poetry, and works of art from writers and artists around the nation and, sometimes, the world.

She was a panelist and presenter on the subject Philadelphia 2005: Traditions & Innovations in Art and Design at the annual conference of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design in October.

Drexel Players Studio Productions Presents: SubUrbia

On December 1, 2 and 3 at 7pm, the Drexel Players Studio will present SubUrbia, a production depicting the lives of friends in the early 20s, gathering together to relive the past and to dream of a way to get out of Suburbia. Tensions mount as the night goes on, and when the next day dawns, some of the group have found a way out, while the rest are left to deal with a tragedy. A familiar story for many young adults who have struggled, or witnessed loved ones struggle, to gain independence and get out of their parents' version of "The American Dream". This production contains strong language and sexual content.

• DETAILS:
• SubUrbia by Eric Bogosian
• December 1, 2, 3 @ 7pm
• All shows presented in the Ballroom of the Van Rensselaer Resident Hall
• 3320 Powelton Ave
• FREE
• For more info: 215.895.1920

Music Festival Showcases Drexel Talent in Assortment of Genres

The Department of Performing Arts at Drexel University kicks off the first ever Music Festival, an exciting, eight-concert series, featuring a wide variety of music styles on Thursday, December 1, 2005. The music festival will showcase a multi-genre line-up of jazz, baroque, holiday selections, early renaissance, contemporary gospel, latin, reggae, funk and more. All performances are free and open to the public. For more information please all 215-895-ARTS. All performances take place in the Mandell Theater, located on Drexel University's Main Campus at 33^rd and Chestnut Streets, unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, Dec. 1	Jazz Orchestra and Jazztet	8:00pm
Friday, Dec. 2	Keyboard & String Ensembles	7:30pm
Saturday, Dec. 3	Naturally Sharp	3:00pm
	Gospel Choir	7:30pm
Sunday, Dec.4	University Chorus & Chamber Singers	3:00pm*
	University Concert Band	7:00pm
Tuesday, Dec. 6	Guitar & Fusion Ensembles	7:30pm
Friday, Dec. 9	Percussion Ensemble	4:00pm**

* Performance located in the Main Auditorium of the Main Building. Located at 32^nd and Chestnut Streets.

** Performance located in the Living Arts Lounge next to the Mandell Theater at 33^rd and Chestnut Streets.

Fashion Design Students Take Top Honors in New York FIT Competition

The AW CoMAD Fashion Design program continues to garner accolades - three students took the top prizes at the "Your Mind's Eye View" design competition held during Career Day at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York on November 18, 2005. Students Brandi Laughery won $2,000 for first place in children's wear, Sarah Bernard won $1,000 for second place in children's wear, and Megan Stein won $1,000 for second place in men's wear. The students were presented their awards by American fashion designer Michael Kors, who also gave the keynote address. The event was sponsored by "The Fashion Group Foundation, Inc". Lisa Hayes was the faculty advisor for the students.

AW CoMAD Website Wins Davey Award

The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design's website, designed by digital product design firm Electronic Ink, and Westphal College students Tony Ballas, Jon Aldinger, Dan Mall and Adam Little, received a Silver Medal in the Davey Awards. The awards are presented once a year for excellence and innovation in commercials, videos, print, television, online advertising and multimedia, in addition to websites. For more information on the Davey Awards, go to www.daveyawards.com.

Allen Sabinson, Dean of AW CoMAD, Featured in Philadelphia Inquirer

An article entitled "Hollywood and Drexel", which appeared on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer's Business Section on Thursday, December 1st, focused on AW CoMAD's new Dean, Allen Sabinson. Highlighting his thirty year career in film and television, the article also focused on Mr. Sabinson's vision for the future of AW CoMAD, Drexel University's fastest growing college. This article can be viewed online.

Independent Study in Radio Promotion Now Offered

Learn all aspects of promoting recording artists' music to radio, including commercial and non-commercial, as well as satellite radio. Students will learn how to read and analyze radio airplay data for your record label and artist clients, how to approach Program Directors and Music Directors of radio stations, and how to create and build an effective radio marketing campaign. You will experience these, and other related activities, first-hand by working on radio campaigns with nationally-released MAD Dragon Records recording artists LPs. For more information, please contact: Marcy Rauer Wagman at mrw33@drexel.edu as soon as possible because seats are limited. This course is open to all students.

Nominations Being Accepted for Distinguished AWCoMAD Alumni Award

The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design would like to invite nominations for its 2006 Rankin-Epstein Distinguished Alumni Award. This award was established in 1997 by the alumni of the college and named for the former dean, Marjorie Rankin and the former head of the Design Department, Mary Epstein. The Prestigious award was created to highlight and recognize the achievements of its own graduates.

Recipients for the award are selected on the basis of excellence in her or his chosen work, dedication to high ideals, and a consistent commitment to citizenship. Each nomination must include a letter of recommendation written by the nominee, along with a list of professional achievements and activities, leadership positions held, awards and honors received, workshops/seminars attended or led, innovations developed, mentoring/sponsorship activities participated in, and any civic and community achievements. Please also include a copy of the nominee's resume. All materials must be received by January 20, 2006. The Selection will be made by The Executive Council of the AWCoMAD Alumni Advocates. The winner will be notified by the third week of February and will be presented with the award at the AWCoMAD Alumni Weekend 2006 reception on May 6, 2006.

• Send all materials to:
• The AWCoMAD Alumni Advocates
• c/o Larry Epstein
• Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• 3141 Chestnut Street,
• Philadelphia, PA 19104.
• Phone: 215.895.2386
• Fax: 215.895.4917

Call for Proposals: Rankin Scholar-in-Residence 2006

Proposals for the Rankin Scholar-in-Residence for the upcoming calendar (2006) year are now being solicited from Westphal College faculty members.

The Rankin Scholar-in-Residence award, named in honor of former Dean Marjorie Rankin and established through the continuing donations of her friends and colleagues, seeks to bring noted individuals to campus who excel in any of the fields related to the Antoinette Westphal Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Goals of the program include: inspiring students, stimulating faculty; invigorating the professional field, and aiding in the continuing development of the College.

Westphal College faculty members should have received an e-mail explaining the nomination process. For a copy of the e-mail, or for additional information, contact Larry Epstein, Assistant Dean (215-895-1623 or lepstein@drexel.edu). Nominators should submit proposals to their Department Head for their recommendation, and then forward them to the Dean's office by Monday, December 19, 2005.

Pearlstein Gallery & Judaic Studies Program Present Paintings by Samuel Bak

The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, in conjunction with the Judaic Studies Program, is proud to present: From Genesis to Vilna, Paintings by Samuel Bak. The exhibition, which is open from November 20 - December 17, 2005, will begin with an Artist's Lecture on Sunday November 20 at 4:00 p.m. in Stein Lecture Hall. Afterwards, from 5-7 p.m., there will be an opening reception at the gallery including a book signing by the artist.

In addition to the exhibition and lecture at the Pearlstein Gallery, Bak's prints and biographical items will be on display on the first floor of the W.W. Hagerty Library. Bak will also be speaking at the American Association of Religion's annual meeting at the Philadelphia Convention Center.

Samuel Bak first exhibited his drawings in 1942 at the age of nine in Vilna, Poland, during the time of the Nazi occupation. From his humble and challenging beginnings as an artist, Bak went on to study art in Jerusalem and Paris, and has dedicated his life to dealing with the artistic expression of the destruction and dehumanization which make up his childhood memories.

The Pearlstein Gallery is located on the first floor of Nesbitt Hall (33^rd & Market Streets). For more information, contact: Liz Quinn, 215.895.2548, gallery@drexel.edu; or Kathy Carll, 215.895.6388, judaicstudies@drexel.edu.

Professor Stuart Rome's Forests Selected as Best New Photo Book

Forests, a monograph featuring forests of the world by Professor Stuart Rome (Media Arts), has been selected as one of the "Best New Photo Books". The selection was made by Photoeye Books, the largest photo bookstore in the country. To see the complete list, please visit: http://www.photoeye.com/booklist/2005...

AW CoMAD Freshman to Premiere Film in Knoxville Movie Theater

Over the winter holidays, freshman Screenwriting student Luke Giordano will be premiering his full-length feature film in a local movie theater in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. The comedy called Run For Your Life, written and co-directed by Giordano, was shot and edited in completion all before he arrived at Drexel this fall.

The premiere will be on January 2nd, 2006 at 7:00PM at Regal Cinemas Downtown West 8 in Knoxville. A Philadelphia premiere at Drexel is planned early in the winter term. For more information on the film, visit http://www.runforyourlifemovie.com/.

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