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Two
Senior Citizens Honored at Seventh Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
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| Provost and Executive Vice President Chernoh
Sesay (left) presents the William Paterson University Lifetime
Achievement Award to Patricia Brathwaite Cumberbach (center).
With them is Sonia Rosado (right), vice chair of the University’s
Board of Trustees. Looking on is Sue Tardi, professor of sociology
and host of the dinner. |
Recognizing the contributions of all seniors
citizens to their communities was at the core of the University's
seventh annual Senior Citizens Dinner on November 20.
Held this year at the Brownstone in Paterson because of construction
on campus, the event brought together nearly 400 seniors from around
the region for a traditional turkey dinner.
“We are grateful for all the efforts and generosity extended
to our senior citizens by the University community,” says
Pedro Martinez, associate vice president for academic affairs. “Year
after year, William Paterson continues the tradition of making their
commitment to our extended family.”
During the event, the William Paterson University Lifetime Achievement
Award was presented to two women who have made significant contributions
to their communities, Laura B. Freytes and Patricia Brathwaite Cumberbach.
Cumberbach is a longtime volunteer for the
American Red Cross, where she sat on the board for many years. She
was also a commissioner for the Paterson Council on Aging, a member
of the Child Placement Review Board and co-chair of the Juvenile
Conference Committee of Paterson. She is an active member of the
NAACP, and serves as a Eucharistic minister, a lay reader and acting
president of the St. Paul's Community Development Corporation at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Paterson.
Currently holding the office of Passaic County Deputy Superintendent
of Elections and Deputy Commissioner of Registration, Freytes continues
to be an active member of the Paterson community. She has served
on the Mayor's Council on Education, and the Affirmative Action
Advisory Committee. She is a member of numerous community organizations
including the Passaic County Human Relations Committee on Minority
Concerns, the Passaic County Human Relations Committee, and the
Passaic County Advisory Commission on the Status of Women.
The dinner was coordinated by the University's Office of the Provost
and University volunteers.
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| Provost and Executive Vice President Chernoh
Sesay (left) presents the William Paterson University Lifetime
Achievement Award to Laura Freytes (center). With them is Sonia
Rosado (right), vice chair of the University's Board of Trustees.
Looking on is Sue Tardi, professor of sociology and host of
the dinner. |
American
Democracy Project Holds Community Partners Forum
A forum designed to open a dialogue between
non-profit community organizations and the University regarding
strategies for short- and long-term collaborative partnerships was
sponsored by the American Democracy Project on November 19.
Thirty-four representatives from community-based organizations,
public schools and public sector agencies joined 20 William Paterson
faculty, staff and administrators for the event to discuss issues
such as student placements related to curricular and co-curricular
service learning opportunities, as well as joint research and grants
projects. Community organizations from the greater Paterson area
shared their desire for greater coordination and centralization
of student placements, and the need for future support in the areas
of research, needs assessment and joint grant projects. In all discussions,
emphasis was placed on the areas of education, housing, community
health, jobs creation, child care and elder care.
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| Yvette Murry, associate director, Citizenship
and Service Education (CASE), Rutgers University |
“William Paterson University is very committed
to this project, and to engaging in partnerships with the community,”
said Provost Chernoh Sesay, who addressed the attendees. “It is
crucial that we give students the foundation and knowledge they
will need to be active citizens. We ask you as partners in the community
to work with us as we move forward.”
Yvette Murry, director of the Citizenship and Service Education
(CASE) Program at Rutgers University gave the keynote address. Speakers
included Kenneth Armwood, administrator of youth services and community
education, American Red Cross of Central New Jersey; Stacey Norris,
assistant director of activities and volunteers, Broadway House
for Continuing Care; Zaida Padilla, ombudsperson and affirmative
action officer, Paterson Public Schools; and Irene L. Sterling,
executive director, Paterson Education Fund. The forum was coordinated
by Howard Lune, assistant professor of sociology and director of
the urban studies program, and Christine Kelly, assistant professor
of political science and director of the American Democracy Project.
The American Democracy Project was initiated on campus in 2003.
It is part of a nationwide initiative of the American Association
of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and seeks to raise the
political and civic participation levels of students attending public
higher education institutions.
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Reno and
Gaffney to Discuss Patriot Act on December 3 as Part of Distinguished
Lecturer Series
Former attorney general Janet Reno and Washington
Times Columnist Frank R. Gaffney Jr. will discuss “The Patriot
Act: Liberty versus Security” on Friday, December 3 at 8:00 p.m.
as part of William Paterson University's ongoing Distinguished Lecturer
Series. Tickets are still available for this event. Please call
the Shea Center box office at x2371.
| 150th
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. Which William Paterson College president kept in touch
with enlisted men and women during World War II?
1. Roy Lee Shaffer
2. Clair Wightman
3. Robert Morrison
4. Marion Shea
Nina Trelisky,
registrar's office, is the winner of the Nov. 15 contest.
She was the first person to respond with the correct answer
which was: Hunziker Hall was the first building constructed
on the Wayne campus. It was dedicated on October 18, 1951;
N.J. Gov. Driscoll was the main speaker.
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Holiday
Social to be Held on December 4
The University's annual Holiday Social for
faculty and staff will be held on Saturday, December 4, from 7:00
to 11:00 p.m. in the Café at the Valley Road Building. This evening
is an opportunity to celebrate the holidays with friends and colleagues,
but space is limited this year by the location. A number of tickets
are still available at $17 per person. For more information or to
make reservations, call Donna Santaniello, President's Office, at
x2222.
Three Inducted
Into Athletic Hall of Fame
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The William Paterson University Alumni
Association Athletic Hall of Fame inducted three new members
during a special ceremony on November 15 at the Madison Hotel.
From left: basketball player Tommie Johnson (‘94), assistant
baseball coach Bob Lauterhahn, and baseball player Dan Lauterhahn
(’02).
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Clark
Terry to Perform in Jazz Holiday Celebration at William Paterson
University
Clark Terry, a legendary jazz trumpeter and educator,
will appear with the William Paterson Jazz Ensemble as part of a
jazz holiday celebration at William Paterson University in Wayne,
on Sunday, December 11. (More
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English Professor
to Discuss Relationship Between Words and Visual Images in Lecture
at William Paterson University Library on December 5
James Hauser, a professor of English at William
Paterson University and a photographer, will discuss the relationship
between words and pictures during a lecture at the University on
Sunday, December 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cheng Library Auditorium.
Admission is free. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the
David and Lorraine Cheng Library; a reception will follow the lecture.
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Achievements
C.K. Leung, economics
and finance, presented a paper at the Third China (Hangzhou) International
Conference on WTO and Financial Engineering in China in November.
His topic, “The Recent Economic Relations Between the U.S. and China,”
addressed concerns that the immediate upward appreciation of the
Chinese currency, the yuan, would produce harmful consequences to
the Chinese economy…The Political Science Department and the Political
Science Club hosted a student conference on November 11. Four students,
Jae Tia Ghim, Moataz
Hamza, Ryan Mingo, and Thesa
Tacayon, presented papers. Martha Thomas,
a graduate student, was the chair and moderator. Brett
Kaffe was the commentator. The students were all in a seminar
class taught by Maya Chadda and Michael
Principe…Eight music students, Dan
Foran, Eric Giles, Frank
Impelluso, Paul Jansson, Ashley
Petitt, Dan Salyerds, Rick
Voegele, and Laura Wisbauer,
were among 110 students who sang in the Festival of Singing and
State Auditions on October 30. The event was sponsored by the National
Association of Singing Teachers at the College of New Jersey in
Trenton. In the sophomore men's category, Voegele
was awarded second place, Foran third
place, and Giles fourth place. Wisbauer
placed third in the senior women's division. Those participating
were students of Stephen Bryant, Anastasia
Swope, and Nan Guptill-Crain…The
Catholic Campus Ministry Club raised
$2,833 during its annual Thanksgiving Awareness Program. The money
collected was deposited with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey,
which will be able to purchase almost nine tons of food for the
poor.
Issues of
Copyright Discussed at University Program
Copyright law, intellectual copyright, copy
infringement and how they can affect education in the 21st century
were among the issues discussed during a program on campus on November
11. After a morning session by James Heller, a professor of law
at William and Mary School of Law, a panel was convened to further
illuminate the issues. The program was sponsored by the Cheng Library
Advisory Board, the American Democracy Project, and a Provost’s
Incentive Grant.
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| (From left) Robert Boynton, a professor
of journalism at New York University; Heller; Michael Principe,
professor, political science, William Paterson; and Liz Birge,
associate professor, communication, William Paterson. |
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Hockey's Harchetts Repeats as All-Region First-Team Honoree
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| Kelly Harchetts |
William Paterson University senior goalkeeper
Kelly Harchetts (Clarksburg, NJ/Allentown) was named to the STX/National
Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III All-South
Atlantic Region first team for the second straight year when the
team was announced on Nov. 22.
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Men's Basketball Look Ahead
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| Feron McGee |
The sharpshooting of junior guard Feron McGee
(18.3 ppg) and the rugged rebounding of junior forward Miguel Rodriguez
(7.3 ppg, 11.3 rpg) has given the Pioneers (2-1, 0-1 NJAC) a fine
tandem thus far. It could help them when they continue their New
Jersey Athletic Conference schedule at Rutgers-Newark on Wednesday,
Dec. 8 at 8:00 p.m. and at home against Richard Stockton on Saturday,
Dec. 4 at 1:00 p.m. McGee went 10-for-11 and scored a game-high
23 points in a 77-64 victory
over New Jersey City on Nov. 27.
Swimming and Diving Look Ahead
The Pioneers' men's (4-1) and women's (5-2)
teams swim their final meets of 2004 when they host Arcadia and
New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1:00 p.m.
and Division II Adelphi on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 1:00 p.m. The men's
team has received solid contributions from, among others, senior
Tom Carson (freestyle) and freshman Tim Godleski (individual medley).
On the women's side, senior Heidi Koeppel (freestyle) and freshmen
Katelyn Esposito (backstroke) and Jessica Lyon (breaststroke) have
fared well thus far.
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Breeden Highlights
Nine Pioneers Picked to All-NJAC Football Teams
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| Prince Breeden |
William Paterson junior Prince Breeden (Jersey
City, NJ/Snyder) was selected to the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference
first team as a kick returner and eight other Pioneers were honored
when the conference named its all-star teams on Nov. 19.
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Women's Basketball Look
Ahead
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| Luci Custis |
Freshman point guard Michelle Pellichero (13.8
ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 13 steals) has been a revelation for the
Pioneers (1-3, 0-1 NJAC) thus far. In addition to her scoring, she
has set up sophomores Luci Custis (14.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and Melissa
Moore (11.8 ppg) for easy baskets as evidenced in the team’s
67-47 victory
over New Jersey City on Nov. 22. They will play their final
New Jersey Athletic Conference contests of 2004 when they host Richard
Stockton on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3:00 p.m. and travel to Rutgers-Newark
on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 6:00 p.m.
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