May 2008
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May 2008 |
Groundbreaking for the Stevenson Residence will take place on Tuesday, May 6, at 1 pm on Stevenson Street, just below the Campus Center. Faculty and staff are welcome to attend the ceremony. The new Stevenson Residence will offer suite-style living, with design and amenities that students expect in contemporary campus housing. Each unit will have two bedrooms, a bathroom with separate shower and sink facilities, and a small living room. Kitchenette and laundry rooms are provided on each floor. A quiet study room will sit on one wing of each floor and on the opposite wing of each floor a student lounge will offer a panoramic view of the campus and beyond. Info Meeting and Annual Picnic The University community is invited to an information meeting on Tuesday, May 13 at 11 am in the Perzel Education & Technology Center (ETC). Following the meeting, the University’s Annual Picnic will be held from 12:30-2:30 pm in the Campus Center Dining Commons. Offices will re-open at 2:30 for the remainder of the day and during normal evening hours. Commencement Transportation Administrators, full-time faculty, and professional staff who plan to ride a motor coach from the Northeast Campus to the Kimmel Center on Commencement Day should be at the Campus Center by 7:30 am on Friday, May 23. Three chartered buses will leave at 7:45 am. Those with academic attire will be able to carry their attire onto the buses or place their cap, gown and hood in the storage bins of the buses. Upon arrival at the Kimmel Center, a continental breakfast will be available in the Wachovia Founders Club and Rendell Room. This is the same location where the faculty will robe and line up for the morning processional. Assistant Vice President for Finance, Budget and Institutional Research Michael Van Thuyne, MBA, will coordinate the queue for the faculty processional. The graduate ceremony will take place at 9:30 am, followed by the undergraduate ceremony at 12:30 pm. The ceremony will be simulcast to the Perzel Education & Technology Center (ETC) for those unable to attend at the Kimmel Center. Detailed information on Commencement is available at www.holyfamily.edu/commencement. Business Professor Presents at Association Meetings Assistant Professor of Economics Mihai Badescu, PhD, attended the Midwest Finance Association meeting in February and the Eastern Finance Association meeting in April. He presented “Corporate Board Networks and Corporate Governance” authored with Parveen Gupta and James Dearden of Lehigh University. Business School Dean Attends Conference Interim Dean for the School of Business Administration James Higgins, MBA, attended a conference at DeSales University on April 10, 2008. The conference sponsored by Temple University’s Center for International Business Education and Research and DeSales University‘s Gambet Center for Innovation and Global Competitiveness was entitled “Thought Leadership for Education and Business: Co-constructing New Organizational Models for Innovation and Global Competitiveness.” Assistant Vice President Attends Annual Forum Assistant Vice President for Human Resources Renee Rosenfeld, MBA, CEBS attended the Penjerdel Employee Benefits and Compensation Association’s (PEBA) Annual Forum, entitled “The New Workforce,” on April 10 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. She attended a legislative update and sessions on creating wellness at work, as well as breaking down language barriers and other communication issues. Assistant Professor Presents Paper on Portal Assistant Professor of Computer Management Information Systems Bernice Purcell, MBA, presented her paper “Case Study: Web Portal Project at Holy Family” at Holy Family’s Boyer Conference. She also is scheduled to present the paper at the “Portal 2008” Conference at Gettysburg College in early June. Article Published by Trio of Education Professors School of Education Professors Helen Hoffner, EdD, Kathleen Quinn, PhD, and Eileen Baker, MEd, published an article entitled “Lights, Cameras, Pencils! Using Descriptive Video to Enhance Writing” in The Reading Teacher, the journal of the International Reading Association. The article introduces educators to visual description, a new form of technology. The trio of authors also published a related lesson plan on the Read Write Think Web site at www.readwritethink.org. Graduate Admissions Director Presents at Workshop Director of Graduate Admissions Margaret Bacheler, MBA, will present a workshop on small office management techniques at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals. The Conference will be held from April 30 – May 3 in Denver, Colorado. Nursing Professor Contributes to Reference Manual Professor of Nursing Kathyrn Van Dyke Hayes, PhD, RN, contributed to the newly published Sparks and Taylor’s Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual 7th Edition. The manual was published by Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Prayer Request Form Available The prayer request form, located at http://extra.holyfamily.edu/news/prayer-request.asp, remains available for all faculty and staff members. The campus community is invited to submit special intentions, which will be added to the University prayer list and posted bi-monthly on the Intranet. The listing will be refreshed at the beginning of each month, so please re-submit your request on a monthly basis if you wish to have it posted and prayed for again. You can view the listing of prayer requests at http://intra.holyfamily.edu/president/prayers.asp. School of Business Hosts Conference The School of Business Administration hosted a conference for Archdiocese of Philadelphia High School Business Departments on Friday, April 4. Chairs from over 20 area high schools as well as Diocesan Directors of Technology, Business Programs, and Curriculum Development, were in attendance. Professor’s Poems Published Adjunct Professor of English Daniel Picker, MA, had his third poem accepted for publication in Rune: MIT Journal of Arts & Letters, which is published every spring. Picker’s previous poems were entitled “Steep Stony Road” and “Above a Station of the BART.” Picker also contributed two of his poems to the third annual Haddonfield Speaks Poetry Celebration, and both appeared in the Haddonfield Speaks Anthology. SEPCHE Modern Language Forum Held on Campus The Arts and Communications Department hosted SEPCHE’s Fourth Annual Language and Culture Symposium on Saturday, April 12, in the Perzel Education and Technology Center (ETC). Terri Morrison, author of Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries, was the keynote speaker. Ninety-four students representing SEPCHE schools participated by performing, presenting research papers, and sharing experiences from their Study Abroad or Service Learning Abroad programs. Former Soap Producer Speaks on Life of “Riches to Rags” Gerry Straub, founder of the San Damiano Foundation, brought his message of consciousness deepening to Holy Family on Wednesday, April 23. Addressing a crowd of faculty, staff, students, and friends of the University, Straub detailed his journey from “riches to rags.” Straub, a former television executive with a strong resume of Hollywood hits including time spent as the producer of General Hospital, has produced several documentaries portraying the reality of the poor and homeless. One of his films – “Room at the Inn” – focuses on the work being done at the St. Francis Inn in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. The event was sponsored by the University, in conjunction with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Religion Publishers. Scholarship Ball Raises More Than $400,000 In excess of 350 people attended Holy Family’s Scholarship Ball 2008 on Saturday, April 19 in the Crystal Tea Room of the Wanamaker Building. The University raised approximately $404,000, with proceeds from the evening benefitting student financial aid. University President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, presented the Corporate Leadership Award to Joseph W. “Chip” Marshall, III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Temple University Health System. A Sample of Recent Items in the News April 1: The Irish Edition newspaper ran a photo and news brief about Assistant Director of Residence Life Michelle Mack. Mack will be named the 2008 Mary from Dungloe by the Donegal Society on May 18 and will compete in the international Mary from Dungloe competition in Ireland in August. April 3: The Northeast Times ran a feature piece on freshman pitcher Angela DiBeneditto and the early-season success of the softball team April 6: The Philadelphia Inquirer published a brief in its Bucks County Neighbors section about the University’s new Teacher Completion Program based at Holy Family University – Newtown. April 11: The Philadelphia Daily News ran a story and photo on Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, and her recent appointment as chairperson of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. April 15: The Philadelphia Inquirer covered the Herb Good Basketball Club’s 63rd Honors Banquet, where senior men’s basketball player Michael Sturns was named to the All-Philadelphia Area Team. Holy Family Welcomes New Employee Dawn Bradby joined the academic advising center on April 15 as a part-time Academic Services Assistant. Bradby is self-employed as a medical transcriptionist, and she holds a bachelor of science in Exercise and Sports Science from Penn State University. Tiger and Cub Café Summer Hours The Tiger Café will be open from 8 am – 2 pm effective May 5. The Tiger Café will close for the summer on Monday, June 2. The Cub Café will close for the summer on Saturday, May 2. Both will re-open in August.
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