Renowned Photographer to Speak at William Paterson

George Tice, a photographer who specializes in New Jersey’s urban and industrial landscapes, will present "A Retrospective of Fifty Years in Photography" at William Paterson University in Wayne on December 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the David and Lorraine Cheng Library Auditorium. (More Information)

William Paterson University Plans Event for Graduating Students

A Graduation Salute, designed to provide an opportunity for graduating seniors and graduate students to take care of their commencement needs at one time and in one location, will be held on campus at William Paterson University on December 2 and 3 in the Gallery Lounge in the John Victor Machuga Student Center.

Representatives from a wide variety of University offices, including alumni relations, career development, graduate services, and the registrar, will be on hand to answer questions and provide services. Students graduating in January 2004 are encouraged to participate and pick up their caps and gowns and invitations and tickets for commencement, scheduled for January 25. The event is sponsored by the University and Josten’s.
Hours for the Graduation Salute are 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2 and 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3. For additional information, contact Francisco Diaz, Campus Activities, at 973-720-3244.



Lafer Speaks About Plight of the American Worker

Dr. Gordon Lafer, a professor at the University of Oregon’s Labor Education and Research Center, and a labor activist in that state, spoke on campus on November 6. In his lecture, he discussed issues of importance to American workers including problems with job training. "Job training is a dismal failure," he said. "It doesn’t work. The government should provide jobs instead." The event was sponsored by the Department of Political Science through its Graduate Program in Public Policy and International Affairs.

Holiday Social Set for December 13

The University’s annual Holiday Social for faculty and staff will be held on Saturday, December 13, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. in the Machuga Student Center Ballroom.

The evening will feature great music, dancing, a variety of festive foods and the chance to celebrate the holiday season with colleagues and friends. Tickets are $17 per person.

Committee co-chairs are Maryann Padula, Provost’s Office, Marion Turkish, Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Donna Santaniello, President’s Office, Lois Wolf, Political Science, and Sue Tardi, Sociology. The event is sponsored by the President’s Office.

For more information or to make reservations, call Donna Santaniello, President’s Office, at x2222.



William Paterson University Presents Jack Frost II

Jack Frost II, a sequel to last year’s sell-out hit, will be staged on December 7 at 2:00 p.m. at William Paterson University in Wayne, presented by Connecticut Children’s Theatre (formally ACME Performing Arts), a family-oriented performance group. The show will be held in the Shea Center for Performing Arts. (More Information)

Forensic Scientist Presents Lecture

Like the cast members on CBS’s hit show CSI, Donna Fontana is a forensic anthropologist. On a visit to campus on November 6, she spoke to students in Science 200A about her sometimes grisly job in forensics with the Missing Persons Unit of the New Jersey State Police. Called in to identify bodies, she said she uses many clues, including clothes and jewelry as in years past, but uses DNA to more successfully determine the cause of death.

Seniors Honored at University's Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

On November 15, almost 400 senior citizens from northern New Jersey attended the University's Sixth Annual Senior Citizens Thanksgiving Dinner held in the Machuga Student Center Ballroom on campus.

The purpose of the dinner is to recognize the contributions of senior citizens in their respective communities and demonstrate the University's commitment to serving its surrounding communities.

In addition to a traditional turkey dinner, guests enjoyed entertainment by the William Paterson Gospel Choir, the Wayne Senior Swing Band, and dance experts Robert Sweeney and Rebecca Reid. More than 150 volunteers, including William Paterson faculty, staff and students, assisted with the event.

Recipients of the University’s Lifetime Achievement Awards, presented annually to senior citizens who have made significant contributions to the community, are pictured with University President Arnold Speert (left). The honorees are (from left) Sarah Rodriguez-Martinez, a teacher in the Paterson School District and a professor of English as a Second Language at Passaic County Community College; Blonnie R. Watson, a current Freeholder in Essex County and retired postal worker, who actively works for affordable housing for senior citizens; Yolanda Esquiche, co-founder of the Peruvian-American Teacher’s Association, and a certified social worker and a substance abuse counselor at St. Joseph’s Hospital; Dolores Most, recently retired investigator with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, who was one of only four women among 400 males in the office; Virginia Charlotte Cobb, retired from the Passaic County Purchasing Department, former committee woman in the First Ward in Passaic, and active in the Head Start Program and the NAACP; and George J. Homcy, a former journalist with the Paterson Evening News, member of the North Jersey Chamber of Commerce among other community organizations, and executive director of the Nicholas Martini Foundation. Also receiving an award but not pictured is the Honorable James J. Murner, who served as a municipal and presiding judge in the Passaic County Vicinage.

Provost and Executive Vice President Chernoh Sesay (right) dances with Virginia Overdorf, professor of exercise and movement sciences, during the Thanksgiving dinner.

Members of the University's Student Nurses Association provided blood pressure screenings.

The dinner was hosted by Della Crews, a reporter and anchor at News 12 New Jersey, who was assisted by John Omachonu, chair of the University’s Department of Communication (not pictured).

Women's Theatre Company in Residence at William Paterson
—Kindertransport is first production in University’s Hunziker Black Box Theatre on November 20 to 22

The Women’s Theater Company, a full Actors’ Equity group that offers a creative, educational environment for emerging and established women theatre artists, is now in residence at William Paterson University in Wayne. (More Information)

Men's Basketball to Play at Continental Airlines Arena on Dec. 13

William Paterson's men's basketball team will play in Continental Airlines Arena on Saturday, Dec. 13, against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The Pioneers will play at 2:30 p.m. after Seton Hall University opposes St. Peter's College.
(More Information)

Fall All-New Jersey Athletic Conference Teams Announced

Lauren Shears

A total of 13 William Paterson University student-athletes were selected to the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference all-star teams. Seven captured first-team selections, including four by the field hockey program.

For information on each program's all-stars, click on the sport below:

Field Hockey
Men's Soccer
Volleyball
Women's Soccer

Football's Garczynski Honored as NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Week

William Paterson University freshman quarterback Rob Garczynski became the sixth Pioneer rookie to earn a weekly honor when he was feted as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Offensive Rookie of the Week after throwing for 138 yards in the season finale against Rowan University on Nov. 7.
(More Information)

Cross Country's Holleny, Wallis Finish Second Team All-Conference

William Paterson University seniors Laura Holleny and Doug Wallis each finished among the Top 15 at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships run at Washington Crossing State Park, earning them All-NJAC second-team selections. (More Information)

Men's Basketball 2003-04 Preview

With nine key returnees from a team that finished second in the highly competitive New Jersey Athletic Conference, the William Paterson men's basketball program (19-7, 13-5 NJAC last season) has its sights set on a fourth conference championship in five seasons and the automatic NCAA Division III Tournament bid that comes with it. Among the players to watch are senior guard Khayri Battle, an All-Atlantic Region first-team selection by d3hoops.com and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. (More Information)

Women's Basketball 2003-04 Preview

Featuring four Presidential Scholars, a senior guard closing in on 1,000 points for her career and one of the finest crops of newcomers under 12th-year head coach Erin Monahan, the William Paterson women's basketball team (12-13, 9-9 NJAC) is looking for its first postseason appearance in four seasons.
(More Information)

Swimming and Diving Look Ahead

The Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Teams compete at New York Maritime on Thursday, Nov. 20, before returning home two days later for a 1:00 p.m. match against Lehman to conclude their November schedule. Junior Steve Pappendick (sprints) and Billy Schreyer (sprints/distance) lead the men's team (2-1), while junior Heidi Koeppel (freestyle/backstroke) and sophomore All-American Kristin Clegg (backstroke, freestyle sprints) lead the women (1-2).

Pioneers Fall in ECAC Final

Cheryl Naurath

Jess Shellaway (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) took a feed from Amanda Young (Palm, PA/Upper Perkiomen) and scored the game's lone goal with 10:11 left in the first half as fourth-seeded Ursinus defeated third-seeded William Paterson, 1-0, in the ECAC Division III Mid-Atlantic Region Field Hockey title game Sunday afternoon. (More Information)

Pioneers End Season with ECAC Tourney Loss to Richard Stockton

William Paterson's season ended Wednesday night with a 4-0 loss to No. 2-seeded Richard Stockton in the ECAC Metro Region Tournament women's soccer semifinals. Seeded third, the Pioneers ended with a 9-8-1 record. (More Information)



Field Hockey's Sardinas-Wyssling Feted as NJAC's Top Rookie

William Paterson University freshman forward April Sardinas-Wyssling snared the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week award after scoring a goal in a 4-0 victory over conference rival Richard Stockton on Nov. 1. (More Information)

Men's Basketball Look Ahead

Rory Caswell

With seniors Khayri Battle (13.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg), Brandon Constantine (10.2 ppg, 89.5 free-throw percentage), Rory Caswell (5.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg) and Egbavwe Pela (X.X ppg) leading the way, the Men's Basketball Team (19-7, 13-5 NJAC in 2002-03) opens its season at NJAC rival Rutgers-Newark on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 7:30 p.m. Also keep an eye on fast emerging 6-7 sophomore forward Nick Torres.

Women's Basketball Look Ahead

Kat McPhail

The Women's Basketball Team (12-13, 9-9 NJAC in 2002-03) opens its season against Western Connecticut on Saturday, Nov. 22, in the first round of the Skidmore College Tournament. From there, the Pioneers open their conference schedule at Rutgers-Newark on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 5:30 p.m. Senior guard Kat McPhail (15.3 ppg) enters the season 99 points away from becoming the 16th player in school history to score 1,000 points.

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Notice
Department of Public Safety: The Safe Ride program is a free service for students on campus. The program offers escorts from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. seven days a week. A 15-passenger shuttle van is used. The shuttle is equipped with a two-way radio and is in contact with police headquarters at all times. The shuttle is being outfitted with green overhead lights for additional visibility. Currently, the shuttle is providing approximately 450 escorted rides per week.

Now through November 26
Ben Shahn Galleries: South Gallery: Alison Weld; East Gallery: Richard Carboni - Works on Paper; Court Gallery: "Objects of Power," from the University's African Collection; Gallery hours 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., x2654.

November 18
Languages and Cultures: Madhuri Mukherjee, Languages and Cultures, "Zola at the ‘fin de siecle’" (in English); Andrew Monaco, French major, "A Critical Analysis of Beckett’s ‘En Attendant Godot'" (in English); 12:30 p. m., Student Center 213, x2516.

AFT Local 1796: Meeting, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m., Machuga Student Center 203-5, x2988.

November 19
William Paterson University Toastmasters Club: Meeting 5:00 p.m., Harvest Officer’s Meeting, 6:00 p.m., College Hall 312, Lynne B. Orr, x3021.

Music: Opera Workshop, also on November 20, Stephen Bryant, director, Shea Center 101, tickets $6 standard, $5 senior citizens, William Paterson community and students (limit two per ID), x2371.



November 23
High Mountain Symphony at William Paterson University: "The Lost Elephant," a comedy concerto, 3:00 p.m., Dan Kamin, zookeeper, Susan Chapek, narrator. Instrument "petting zoo" at 2:00 p.m. where adults and children can meet the musicians and play a variety of instruments in the lobby, Shea Center. Tickets $25 standard, $20 senior citizens and William Paterson community, $8 William Paterson students and children up to age 17. To order tickets, call the Shea Center box office, x2371.

Catholic Campus Ministries: 25th Annual Thanksgiving Awareness Mass, 7:30 p.m., WPUNJ Gospel Choir, x3524.


November 24
Philosophy Department Colloquium Series: George Abaunza, Felician College, "Student Agency and the Relevance of Relevance," 3:30 p.m., Atrium 126, x2173.

November 25
Office of Hospitality Services: Annual Holiday Bazaar, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Machuga Student Center, vendors selling cosmetics, jewelry, posters, watches, small gift items, Greek wear, and handbags, x3243. 

November 30
Catholic Campus Ministries: Advent "Healing” Masses, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., CCM Chapel, x3524.

December 2
Department of Chemistry: Professor Yorke Rhodes, New York University, "What's New in Astrochemistry, " 12:30 - 1:50 p.m., Science 433. (More Information)

December 3
Race and Gender Project: Virginia R. Mollenkott will lead a workshop, “Teaching About Gender, the Defense of Marriage Act, and the Proposed Federal Marriage Amendment," 12:30 p.m., Paterson Room, Cheng Library, x3062.

Philosophy Department Colloquium Series: Jared Blank, CUNY, "Deflationism and the Location of Thought," 3:30 p.m., Atrium 126, x2173.

Languages and Cultures: Grisel Maduro, Languages and Cultures, "El realismo socialista y la conciencia critica en la narrativa puertorriquena de la decada del 50" (in Spanish); 6:30 p.m., Student Center 213, x2516.

William Paterson University Toastmasters Club: "Changing Seasons" meeting, 5:00 p.m., College Hall 312, contact Lynne B. Orr, x3021.

December 4
Department of Nursing: "Palliative Pain Management: Moving from Patient to Person," Anne Banta Nelson, guest, and Renee F. Pevour, RN, MS, AOCN, William Paterson, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Hunziker 101, x3511.


December 13
President's Office: Faculty and Staff Holiday Social, 7:00 p.m., Machuga Student Center Ballroom, $17 per person, make check payable to the William Paterson University Community Fund and RSVP to the President's Office in Hobart Manor by December 3, x2222.

December 16
AFT Local 1796: Meeting, 12:30 - 1:45 p.m., Machuga Student Center 203-5, x2988.

December 17
William Paterson University Toastmasters Club: "Peace and Joy" meeting, 5:00 p.m., College Hall 312, contact Lynne B. Orr, x3021.


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