High Mountain Symphony Sponsors Young Artists’ Competition
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| Benjamin Bregman, winner of this year's Mae and Fletcher Fish Young Artists' Competition |
The 2005 Mae and Fletcher Fish Young Artists’ Competition was held during the High Mountain Symphony’s season finale on April 30 at William Paterson University in Wayne. The winner of this year’s competition was Benjamin Bregman, a violinist from Short Hills who performed the symphony Espagnole, composed by Edouard Lalo. The competition is open to high school-age musicians who will be in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 and reflects the symphony’s commitment to promoting youth education and participation in the arts.
William Paterson University Hosts 25th Annual National History Day for New Jersey Students
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| Isabel A. Tirado (right), dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Congressman Bill Pascrell with one of the student recipients. |
More than 400 students from middle and high schools around the state came to William Paterson University on May 7 to participate in the 25th annual History Day for New Jersey Students. Prizes were awarded in four categories- historical papers, projects, performances and media presentations- on junior (grades six to eight) and senior (grades nine to 12) levels based on the theme, “Communication in History- the Key to Understanding.” The event allows students to investigate a broad range of topics chosen from local, state, or national history, and gives them the opportunity to conduct primary research.
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ANNIVERSARY TRIVIA CONTEST
Editor’s Note:
This Trivia Contest is part of the University’s 150th
Anniversary celebration. There will be one question per issue
dealing with the history of the institution. Responses should
be sent to the efocus mailbox at efocus@wpunj.edu.
The first correct response will be declared the winner and
will receive a prize. Only one prize will be awarded per issue.
Answers will be published in the next issue.
Q:Baseball coach Jeff Albies has coached more victories than any other William Paterson coach in history with 816. Three other coaches have also led their teams to more than 400 victories. Which coach has achieved that milestone most recently?
a. Ed Gurka, swimming
b. Hallie Cohen, softball
c. Sandy Ferrarella, volleyball
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Theresa Lobosco, humanities and social sciences, is the winner of the May 1 efocus Trivia Contest. She was the first person to respond with the correct answer: The original Student Center was dedicated in 1974. |
Achievements
The William Paterson University student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management earned the Superior Merit Award for the 2004-2005 academic year. The award is presented to student chapters who have done an outstanding job of providing opportunities for growth and development to its members. The University chapter’s activities included sponsorship of the New Jersey student conference and numerous presentations by professionals on human resource management topics. This year’s student officers were Matthew Prail, Juan Caneo, Jessica Orozco, Sam Kedala and Matt Fins; the students were mentored by Marketing and Management faculty Steve Betts, Tom Roberts and Dick DeLuca…Three photographs by Robin Schwartz, Art, were included in “Witness to a Century – Part II” at the Leica Gallery in New York City… A chapter by Jaime Ortiz, international programs and economics, finance, and global business, titled “Towards the Internationalization of Business Education in Latin America,” will be included in Business and Management Education in Transitioning and Developing Countries: A Handbook, which is scheduled for publication in fall 2005.
| Editor’s Note: This is the final issue of efocus for this semester. Efocus will return in September. For additional news about the University, look for WP Perspectives, the University’s printed newsletter in July. |
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University to Hold Commencement on May 17
William Paterson University in Wayne will hold its 181st commencement on Tuesday, May 17, 2005. Separate ceremonies will be held for undergraduate and graduate students. The commencement ceremony for undergraduate students will begin at 10:30 a.m., and will be held on Wightman Field; the rain date is May 18. The graduate ceremony will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Rec Center, rain or shine. (More Information)
University Softball Team Advances to NCAA Division III Championship Finals
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| Pioneer Softball Team |
The William Paterson University Softball Team won the NCAA Division III East Regional Championship earning them a trip to the NCAA finals.
Senior left fielder Kelly Harchetts provided the only run with an RBI triple, while the pitching tandem of freshman Diana Schraer and junior Jenn Scott was brilliant as William Paterson thwarted Rutgers-Camden, 1-0, to win the 2005 NCAA Division III East Regional championship on May 15 at Wightman Softball Field.
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The Pioneers (37-9-1), who had captured the New Jersey Athletic Conference championship on May 7 to qualify for the national playoffs, advanced to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Finals in Raleigh, NC, where they will play Ithaca/or King's College on Friday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m. It was the second time in school history they captured a regional championship and, to hear Harchetts tell it, her team's postseason run is following a magical script.
"We’ve worked so hard all season, we deserve this,” said Harchetts, one of six Pioneers who were named to the All-East Regional tournament team. “This is a fairy tale, but it’s not over yet.” (More Information)
Passaic County Historian Lectures on University’s History
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| Ed Smyk |
Ed Smyk, historian for Passaic County, presented a lecture last month about the history of William Paterson University as part of the University’s ongoing celebration of its 150th anniversary. Working on the premise of “what are you without your history,” Smyk regaled the audience with tales of those individuals who created the institution that is now William Paterson University. “The study of history enters another dimension when you understand the personalities of the people involved,” he said. He spoke of Samuel Hosford, sometimes called the father of the Paterson Normal School, who came in as principal in 1854, Senator Henry A. Williams, who was instrumental in purchasing the land the University now sits on, and Marion Shea, the first women to be named president of a state teachers college, among many others.
William Paterson University Presents First Conference in New Jersey on International Baccalaureate Degree
William Paterson University in Wayne will host a day-long conference on Wednesday, May 25, for K-12 educators interested in implementing the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, a comprehensive, writing-intensive interdisciplinary curriculum that is gaining popularity in the United States. The conference, the first to be held in New Jersey on the program, will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the University’s building at 1600 Valley Road in Wayne. The cost is $75, which includes breakfast and lunch. (More Information)
Local History Under Discussion
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| (Left to right) President Arnold Speert, Vincent Parrillo, Evelyn Gonzalez, and Edward Smyk |
The history of William Paterson University, the city of Paterson, and the Bronx were discussed at a lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Library in the David and Lorraine Cheng Library. The panelists, who discussed their experiences in researching community history, were Evelyn Gonzalez, associate professor of history at William Paterson, and author of The Bronx, a wide-ranging book that details the history of one of New York City’s five boroughs, and Vincent Parrillo, a professor of sociology at William Paterson, and the author of a book called William Paterson University, a pictorial history of the institution published this year in commemoration of the University’s 150th anniversary. Joining them was Edward Smyk, Passaic County historian, who is the author of The Plaza of Memories: Eastside Park, Paterson, New Jersey, and Passaic County: An Illustrated History.
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