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First-year students will celebrate their entry into
academic life during the University’s annual Convocation on Wednesday,
September 13 from 5:30 to Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the ceremony, which will feature remarks by President Arnold Speert and Provost Edward Weil, and an address by Chriss Williams, assistant professor of communication. “Convocation marks the beginning of a very exciting time in the lives of our first-year students, and the participation of faculty and staff is critical to the success of this event,” says Kim Daniel-Robinson, director of first-year experience. “We are aware that some classes are in session during this time and we hope that, where possible, faculty will attend and will allow their first-year students to attend.” Robing and line-up for faculty and staff begins at 4:45 p.m. in room 101 of Shea Center. For additional information, call the Office of the First-Year Experience at x3768.
David F. Bolger, through The Bolger Foundation of Ridgewood,
N.J., has donated $500,000 to William Paterson University to support
the creation of a patient simulation laboratory suite that will enhance
the ability of nursing students to learn in a technologically advanced
facility that reflects actual hospital and clinical environments. The
laboratory will be named The Nel Bolger R.N. Nursing Laboratory. Read
More Trumpeter Wallace Roney and his Quintet will open the fall 2006 season of The Jazz Room at William Paterson University in Wayne on September 24. The series continues with Tim Newman and his Sextet; Miguel Zenón; the David Liebman Big Band; Derek Smith; and Kevin Mahogany with the William Paterson University Jazz Orchestra. The Sunday afternoon fall series, one of the most prestigious university-sponsored jazz events in the country, will run from September 24 through October 29.
Friends, family and colleagues of Marcelo Llarull, professor of mathematics, who passed away last year, have created an endowed scholarship in his honor that will benefit students who study mathematics at William Paterson University. Read More
Campus Campaign to Conserve Energy Underway A campus-wide campaign, led by the Department of Physical Plant Operations, continues this year in an effort to converse energy and reduce energy-related costs. Underway since 2001, savings have been realized primarily by shutting unnecessary energy to buildings during downtime, retrofitting rooms with energy-saving devices and implementing an energy management system. Read More
“More Than Meets the Eye: Insight Into the Artistic Process,” features works by six artists who work in a variety of media. On view in the South Gallery is “Jeffrey Mason: Paintings and Drawings,” which features a selection of the Cranford artist’s abstract works. The Court Gallery features the annual exhibit of works by the William Paterson University art faculty.
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The opening day of the new semester brought the campus
together in Shea Center for a speech by University President Arnold
Speert, who highlighted strategic academic planning, enrollment and
institutional advancement as important aspects of the University’s
future as it moves forward through a period of fiscal constraints.
William Paterson University’s 27th Distinguished
Lecturer Series will feature a range of programs and formats including:
Donning heavy gloves, hoisting dead limbs and filling trash bags with debris, approximately 135 students and staff spent three hours cleaning up the area surrounding the Great Falls in Paterson on Friday, September 1. Students spent the morning in a training session on service leadership before arriving in buses. The event was part of a William Paterson University service leadership effort, Collaborations for Change, designed to help students develop an expanded view of leadership and their responsibility to act as role models for the campus and community. Paterson Mayor Jose Torres and Congressman Bill Pascrell welcomed the students and thanked them for all their work and volunteerism.
To emphasize their mission, students descended down the
riverbank trails and picked up everything from old tires to discarded
mufflers. Volunteers included Student Government Association (SGA) officers,
resident assistants, athletes, Greek organization members, club members
and others.
The Parents Association will host a breakfast for parents with President Arnold Speert at 9:30 a.m. in the Wayne Hall Annex, followed by campus tours at 11:00 a.m. The Pioneer Football Team squares off against Western Connecticut at 1:00 p.m. on Wightman Field. Admission is $7. The Pioneer Men’s Soccer Team plays Eastern University at 5:00 p.m. on Wightman Field; the Volleyball Team plays Kings College at noon and Wilkes University at 2:00 p.m. in the Rec Center. Other events include a Football Alumni Reunion that includes pre-game bagels and coffee, a half-time barbecue, and a post-game wrap-up with Head Football Coach Mike Miello and his staff under the Ben Shahn Center awning adjacent to Wightman Field. The cost is $15 per person. To register for events, or for additional
information and updates, call the William Paterson University Alumni
Relations Office at 973-720-2175. |
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