William Paterson University

A meeting of the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE), an association created to foster the development of higher education in the Americas, was hosted by William Paterson University from November 6-8. Representatives from educational institutions in South America, Mexico and Canada were in attendance.

President Arnold Speert is a vice president representing the United States on IOHE’s board of directors. The University joined IOHE in 1998 as part of its mission to expand international education initiatives.

"Links with Central and South America are critically important to the realities of the Americas. These countries are major contributors to the culture and life experience in the United States today," says Speert. Thirteen percent of the University’s student body is Latino; the University recently launched a major and minor in Latin American studies.

IOHE was created in 1979 as an association of universities that promotes cooperation between member institutions and fosters the development of higher education in the Americas. The IOHE offers a variety of activities primarily through the Institute of University Management and Leadership (IGLU) and the College of the Americas (COLAM). There are currently 400 members of the organization. During their meetings on campus, the board of directors planned for IOHE’s biennial meeting in November 2003, as well as reviewed the accomplishments of
the IGLU and COLAM.

Bush Administration Diplomacy Discussed

A series of panel discussions on the Bush administration’s foreign policy, and the prospect of a war with Iraq, was held on Monday, November 4 in the Cheng Library Auditorium.

"The Bush Administration and the World: The New Look of American Diplomacy" was sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the Master’s Program in Public Policy and International Affairs.

Veronica McGreevey, Governor McGreevey’s Mother, To Be Honored at William Paterson University During the Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Senior Citizens on November 16

Veronica McGreevey, mother of Governor James E. McGreevey, will be honored with a lifetime achievement award during William Paterson University's Fifth Annual Senior Citizens Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 16.

The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Machuga Student Center Ballroom on the campus in Wayne, and is hosted by the University in cooperation with community organizations and social agencies from cities in northern New Jersey. The purpose of the dinner is to recognize the contributions of senior citizens in the community.

Featured during the dinner will be the presentation of the William Paterson University Lifetime Achievement Award to five senior citizens who have made significant contributions to the community including Veronica McGreevey, who was a nurse practitioner, health care provider, and educator; Dorothy Emerson of East Orange, a former long-time employee of William Paterson and currently an active member of Citizen Action in Newark; Dr. Paul Chao of Wayne, William Paterson professor emeritus of sociology; Vera Ames-Garnes of Paterson, councilwoman of Paterson’s Fourth Ward; and Aleida Gines of Ridgewood, co-founder of Mi Casa Es Su Casa, a private medical adult day care center in Paterson.
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