William Paterson to Hold 29th Annual Bilingual/ESL Conference on December 4

A conference designed to address the needs of English language learners with communication disorders will be held on Friday, December 4 at William Paterson University.

Students in University's Sketch Comedy Writing and Performing Course to Perform Saturday Night Live-style Skits on Monday, December 14

William Paterson University students taking a class in Sketch Comedy Writing and Performing will present a fun-filled evening of sketch comedy on Monday, December 14, at 8:00 p.m. in Hobart Hall’s Martini Room.

Upcoming Arts Events

Cherish the Ladies

Cherish the Ladies, the most sought-after Irish-American group in Celtic music, will perform traditional Irish music and dance in a holiday show, Celtic Christmas, on Sunday, December 6 in Shea Center for Performing Arts. The show will be held at 2:00 p.m. Pre-show activities begin at 1:15 p.m.

“The Elves and the Shoemaker,” a holiday musical for children presented by the Connecticut Children’s Theatre, will be held on December 13-16 at Shea Center for Performing Arts. The show includes original music, sing-a-longs and audience participation.

Newsnotes

Sheila Collins, political science, was recently named to the international advisory board of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, and was invited to become a participating member of the Global Ecological Integrity Group (GEIG). Both groups bring together international scholars from diverse disciplines who are engaged in cutting-edge research on issues of war and peace, and ecological concerns. Read More

In Memoriam

Virginia Taylor

Virginia Taylor, associate professor, marketing and management, died on November 11. She was appointed to the faculty in September 1998. Taylor taught a wide variety of marketing and management classes including courses on organizational theory, international management, global marketing, and money and banking.

University to Offer Online Winter Session Courses: Registration Open to William Paterson Students and Those from Other Colleges

William Paterson University will offer accelerated Online Winter Session courses during the University’s winter break from December 26, 2009 to January 15, 2010.

Ralph da Costa Nunez '72 Addresses Students as Part of Pioneer Leadership Institute
—Alumnus cites homelessness and poverty as seminal events

Ralph da Costa Nunez ’72

Homelessness and poverty are among the most important issues currently facing America according to Ralph da Costa Nunez ’72, president of the Institute for Children and Poverty, and president and CEO of Homes for the Homeless, who has made fighting poverty and helping the homeless the center point of his career.

College Students from Across the Country Win Awards in National Sales Competition at William Paterson University
—Students from 20 universities competed for top salesperson title

Featured speaker Thomas J. Dolan, senior vice president of Xerox Global Accounts Integration, and corporate senior vice president at Xerox, talks with William Paterson students (left to right) Jamie Fuentes, Gelsey Johnson and Chris Gonzalez (Photo credit: Robert Gardner)

Forty-eight students from 20 universities in 15 states participated in the National Sales Challenge, an intense series of selling competitions and workshops held at William Paterson University in Wayne November 5 through 7.

Money Bus Visits Campus

Standing in front of "Your Money Bus" when it was on campus at the University’s building at 1600 Valley Road, are Luke Dean (left), academic coordinator of the financial planning program, and Laura Mattia, Baron Financial Group

A big, green bus devoted to spreading free information about money and finances visited the University on October 20 as part of a yearlong national tour. The tour was open to both students and members of the community.

Communication Department to Hold Telethon to Raise Funds for Charity

Left to Right: Students Kris Almquist, Steven Eccles, Kirk Smith, Paul Toumey, and Jovanny Rosario

The Communication Department’s student-run television station WPTV-6 will be holding its semiannual telethon to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation on December 3 from 10 a.m. to midnight.

Rivera Selected to Play in Pair of Football All-Star Games

Joel Rivera

William Paterson senior wide receiver Joel Rivera (Hoboken, N.J.) has been invited to represent Team USA in the 2009 Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) to be played on Saturday, Dec. 19, in Monterrey, Mexico. Rivera also will participate in the inaugural Division III Football Senior Classic Saturday, Dec. 5, at Salem Stadium, in Salem, Va.

Swimming & Diving Teams Off to 5-1 Starts

The William Paterson men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have both started the season with 5-1 records, and will return to action Saturday, Dec. 5, at FDU-Florham.

Monahan Earns 300th Win as Women’s Basketball Starts Season 3-0

William Paterson women’s basketball head coach Erin Monahan earned her 300th career victory with an 85-47 win against Clark Nov. 20. The Pioneers (3-0) will play three straight road games before hosting York (N.Y.) Dec. 5 at 3:00 p.m.

Men's Basketall (2-1) to Play Five Of Next Seven at Home

The William Paterson men’s basketball team (2-1) will play five of its next seven games at home, including a contest against York (N.Y.) Saturday, Nov. 28, at 3:00 p.m.

Women’s Soccer Wins ECAC Metro Title

Women’s Soccer Team 2009 ECAC Champs

The second-seeded William Paterson women’s soccer team (13-7-3, 5-2-2 NJAC) finished its season by winning the 2009 ECAC Women’s Soccer Metro Region Tournament with a 2-1 overtime win against top-seeded NYU Nov. 15. Freshman Michelle Marabondo (Kenvil, N.J.) was named the Most Outstanding Player.

Fall All-Conference Teams Announced

Kelly Helfrich

Helfrich Named Volleyball Player of the Year

Strawman Selected as Men’s Soccer Co-Defensive Player of the Year

Feriod, Winkelspecht Earn First-Team Field Hockey Accolades

Co-Coach of the Year Woods Leads Women’s Soccer Honorees

Burke, Rivera are Two of Eleven Football Selections