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University Sesquicentennial Celebration to Conclude with Gala on November 11

William Paterson University faculty and staff are invited to attend the Sesquicentennial Gala, the final event of the institution’s 150th anniversary celebration, on Friday, November 11 at The Brownstone House in Paterson.  Conference on the Ideals That Have Shaped New Jersey's Unique Identity to be held on October 17

A conference addressing New Jersey’s overlapping urban, suburban, and rural ideals and constituencies will be held on Monday, October 17, 2005 at William Paterson University, 1600 Valley Road building, Wayne, N.J., from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
Achievements

Ming Fay, art, recently presented a workshop to sculpture students in Shengyang, China from the Luxan Academy of Art. The students worked on a group project making branch boats which they then launched into the river.
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Research Project Seeks University Employees with Stories About Organ Donation

Do you have a story to tell about organ donation?  William Paterson is one of 45 New Jersey institutions participating in The New Jersey Workplace Partnership for Life.  Funded by a grant from the U.S. Division of Transplantation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the project is designed to research the most effective methods to increase organ donation levels in the workplace.
Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby Dream Band, Featuring Clark Terry and Jimmy Heath, to Perform in Benefit Concert on November 8 to Support the Creation of the Clark Terry Concert Hall at William Paterson

The Bill Cosby Dream Band, featuring jazz legend Clark Terry, fellow jazz great Jimmy Heath, Terry’s Titans of Jazz Big Band, William Paterson University students and other surprise guests, will perform in a benefit jazz concert on Tuesday, November 8 at 8:00 p.m. in Shea Center at William Paterson University in Wayne. 
Goldie Hawn
Actor and Philanthropist Goldie Hawn Speaks at University

Goldie Hawn, the Oscar-winning actor and philanthropist, brought her talent for connecting with young people to William Paterson University on September 26, during a lecture uplinked live from the Nicholas Martini Teleconference Center, to students at more than 300 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada.

Ben Shahn Gallery Exhibit Focuses on 150 Years of Women's Collegiate Fashion as part of University's 150th Anniversary Celebration

The history of women’s collegiate fashion in the context of a dynamic American culture is the focus of a new exhibit, “Revelation and Revolution:  150 Years of Women’s Collegiate Fashion,” on view in William Paterson University’s Ben Shahn Galleries from September 12 through November 25, 2005.  The exhibit, held as part of the University’s celebration of its 150th anniversary during 2005, is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pioneers to Take Part in V Foundation For Cancer Research "Shoot-a-Thon"

The William Paterson University women’s basketball team has announced its involvement in a Shoot-a-Thon on Tuesday, Oct. 25, that will help raise money for The
V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Pioneers’ program.		 Dana Feltz-Schwartz and Roger E. Clarke Part of 2005 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class

Former women’s soccer/women’s basketball/softball standout Dana Feltz-Schwartz  (’00) and baseball support person Roger E. Clarke (’54, M.A. ’62) will be inducted into the William Paterson University Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame on Monday, Nov. 7, at the Madison Hotel in Morristown.
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