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Aswegotopress,anumberofissueshavebeenraisedinNewJerseywithrespecttotheoversight—and,perhapsmoreimportantly,theautonomy—oftheStatecollegesanduniversities.

Since1994,whentheBoardandDepartmentofHigherEducationwereelimi-natedbytheStateLegislature,aPresidents’Council,consistingofallcollegeanduniversitypresidentsinNewJersey,hasprovidedafocusoncooperationandcol-laboration,andaCommissiononHigherEducationhasprovidedadvisoryandcoor-dinationfunctionsforstatewidehighereducation.Throughthesubsequentyears,WilliamPatersonUniversityhasbeenabletogrowtobetterrespondtoStateneedsandtothedemandsofagrowingnumberofstudentsseekingtostudyhere.Atthesametime,wehavemaintainedaprudentandconservativefiscaloutlook.

ItistruethattuitionandfeeshaveincreasedlargelyasaresultofdecreasedStatesupportforoperationsandbecausetheStatehasprovidednocapitalallocationinmanyyearsfornewfacilities,theenhancementofexistingfacilities,ordeferredmaintenance.Asaneducationalinstitution,ourobligationremainstoprovideourstudentswiththemostup-to-datefacilitiesinwhichtolearn.Sincetheadventofinstitutionalautonomy,weacquiredandrenovatedthe1600ValleyRoadbuilding,astate-of-the-artfacilitythathousestheChristosM.CotsakosCollegeofBusinessandtheCollegeofEducation.WedevelopedtheAllanandMicheleGorabAlumniHouse,includingtheJohnRosengrenLaboratories,tosupportalumniactivitiesandstudentresearch.WepurchasedandrenovatedthePowerArtbuildingtopro-videawell-equippedcontemporaryhomeforthestudioarts.Thisfall,weaddedtothevitalityofthecampuswiththeopeningofUniversityCommons(seepage18),includingtherenovatedJohnVictorMachugaStudentCenter,WayneHall,andanewconferencecenter.Now,wearesettobeginarenovationandexpansionoftheSciencebuildingbecausestudentsdeservetostudyscienceinatwenty-first-centuryfacility,notonebuiltin1972.

Throughthisperiodofincreasedautonomy,theUniversityBoardofTrusteeshasbecomemoreandmoreinvolvedinleadershipandfiduciaryoversight,usingbestpracticesemergingfromthefederalSarbanes-Oxleylegislation.TheUniver-sityhasalsotighteneditsinternalauditingprocessesandformalizedreportingoffiscalcontrolsandsystemstotheBoard.

Weunderstandthatwhathastranspiredatothercampuseshasledthelegisla-turetofeelobligatedtocallforgreateraccountabilitymeasuresfortheStatecollegesanduniversities.MuchofwhattheywillcallforisalreadyinplaceatWilliamPat-ersonandwewillcomplywithanythingelsetheysuggestthatprovidesthepublicwiththenecessarytransparencyandaccountability.Istronglybelieve,however,thatourabilitytogrowanddevelopandberesponsivetostudentandStateneedshasresultedfromthegreaterautonomythatwehaveoperatedundersince1994.Anyartificialmeanstosupplantthatwouldbeveryunfortunate.

TheNewJerseyAssociationofStateCollegesandUniversitieshasdevelopedtheNewJerseyPromiseefforttostrengthenthecapacityoftheStatecollegesanduniversitiestoprovideaffordable,accountable,andfirst-classhighereducationtotheStateanditscitizens.Theydeservenoless.Iencourageyoutolearnmoreaboutthoseeffortsathttp://www.njcollegepromise.com.

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Ana Maria Schuhmann Named Interim Dean Of College of EducationAnaMariaSchuhmann,Ed.D.,hasbeenappointedinterimdeanoftheCollegeofEducation.Schuhmann,whoassumedthepostonSeptember1,previouslyservedasSingletonProfessorofEducationanddirec-toroftheBiddleCenterintheSpadoniCollegeofEducationatCoastalCarolinaUniversityinSouthCarolina.Priortothisappointment,SchuhmannservedasdeanoftheCollegeofEducationatKeanUniversityfrom1990through2006.DuringheryearsatKean,sheoversawextensivegrowthinthesizeofthecollegefacultyandthenumbersofstudentswhoachievedundergraduateandgraduatedegreesandcertificationsinabroadarrayofprograms.

“AnaMariaSchuhmannisrecognizednationallyandstatewideasaleaderonissuesrelatedtothequalityandaccreditationofteachereducationprograms,”saysEdwardWeil,provostandseniorvicepresidentfor

academicaffairsatWilliamPaterson.“TheexperienceshebringstoWilliamPatersonwillfurtherenhancethestrongreputationofourundergraduateandgraduateteacherpreparationprograms.Shewillalsoworkcloselywithsuperintendents,principals,andteacherstoimproveteachingandlearningintheschooldistrictssurroundingtheUniversity.”

Schuhmannhasbeenveryactivenation-allyandstatewideinmajorassociationsthataddressteachereducation.Shehaswrittennumerousjournalarticlesandmademanypresentationsacrossthecountryonissuesofteachereducation.Duringhercareer,shehasgarneredmorethan$50millioningrantfunding.

University Launches Emergency Communication SystemAn early alert system that provides a

means to instantaneously disseminate mes-

sages to students, faculty, and staff in the

event of a campus emergency was imple-

mented during the fall 2007 semester.

“The tragedy at Virginia Tech served as

a sobering national wake-up call for higher

education with regard to emergency man-

agement and emergency communication

procedures,” says President Arnold Speert.

“We learned that we need to be able to

communicate almost immediately with the

campus community, and this new system will

allow us to notify students, faculty, and staff

quickly and through various technologies.”

The system, Connect Ed, enables the

institution to send and track personal-

ized voice messages to up to six phone

numbers and two e-mail addresses per

person. Notification can include voice mes-

sages to home, work, and cell phones; text

messages to cell phones, personal digital

assistants, and other text-based services;

written messages to e-mail accounts, and

messages to receiving devices for the hear-

ing impaired. The system, which can send

out two million messages simultaneously,

will be used solely for emergency purposes.

All students, faculty, and staff have

been provided with the opportunity to

opt in to the system. Stephen Bolyai, vice

president for administration and finance,

says he is pleased with the response.

“Connect Ed is an important addition

to the University’s ability to communicate

with our students, faculty, and staff in the

event of a crisis,” he says. “But electronic

communication media may not always be

effective, so we also plan to take a hands-

on approach to communicate emergency

information and instructions to occupants

of campus buildings that are directly

affected by any incident—our campus

police will go door-to-door and use bull-

horns if necessary. The safety of our com-

munity is of paramount importance.”

The University continues to insure that

its emergency management plan is up-

to-date, comprehensive, and accessible in

addressing any contingencies the institu-

tion might face. “We are working with the

State Office of Emergency Preparedness

and the Commission on Higher Educa-

tion in adopting and disseminating best

practices in this area,” says Speert. “We all

need to feel safe within our community

and confident that if something does go

wrong, individuals will act to preserve our

well-being in the most effective manner.”

Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science EstablishedWilliamPatersonUniversityhasexpandeditsundergraduatedegreeprogramstoincludeabachelorofsciencedegreeinexercisesciencewithaconcentrationinexercisephysiology.

ThenewdegreeprogramreplacestheexercisephysiologyconcentrationoftheUniversity’sbachelorofsciencedegreeinphysicaleducation.Theprogramisdesignedtotrainexercisescientistsforemploymentincardiacrehabilitation,corporatefitness,healthandfitnesscenters,hospitals,andclinics,aswellaspreparestudentsforadvanceddegrees.Graduatesarealsoable

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Theprogrampreparesstudentstoworkwithnumerouspopulations,rangingfromnormalindividualstotheagedandthosewithchronicillnessesorhealthissuessuchasobesity,diabetes,arthritis,hypertension,pregnancy,cancer,andcardiacdisease.Stu-dentsarepreparedtodesignexercisepre-scriptionsandgivespecificexerciseandnutritioninformationasitappliestoexer-cise,health,andperformance.

Uponcompletionoftheprogram,stu-dentsareeligibletotaketheAmericanCol-legeofSportsMedicinecertificationexamsinthehealthandfitnesstrack.TheprogramalsoisrecognizedbytheNationalStrengthandConditioningAssociationandprovidesthenecessaryeducationalcriteriatopreparestudentstotaketheCertifiedStrengthandConditioningSpecialistexam.Studentswhoachievethiscertificationgoontocareersasstrengthcoachesforhighschool,collegiate,andprofessionalsports.

ThebachelorofsciencedegreeinexercisescienceincreasesthenumberoftheUniversity’sundergraduatemajorstothirty-five.

History Professor Named Guggenheim FellowSara Nalle, a professor of history at William

Paterson, has received a 2007 fellowship

from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial

Foundation. Guggenheim Fellows are

selected annually on the basis of distin-

guished achievement in the past and excep-

tional promise for future accomplishment.

Nalle is currently writing a book, Blood and Memory: Towards a New History of the Spanish Family, 1525-1725. The book

is based on her twenty-five years of exten-

sive work on Spanish religious and social

history. For the book, a longitudinal study

of the family in Spain, Nalle researched

five hundred families drawn randomly in

seven samples, thirty years apart, and dis-

cusses how economic and religious change

affected them as well as many other events

that were taking place at the time, such

as emigration, ethnic cleansing, and war.

“The fellowship will permit me to com-

plete this book,” she says. “It looks at the

ways in which ethnicity, gender relations,

religious turmoil, and imperial conflict

shaped the Spanish family during a period

that was crucial to that country’s transition

from the medieval to the modern period.”

Nalle, who joined the William Paterson

University faculty in 1986, is widely published

in her field. In addition, she is the author

of two books, Mad for God: Bartolomeo

Sanchez, The Secret Mission of Cardenete, and God in La Mancha: Religious Reform and the People of Cuenca,1500-1650.

She was selected from among nearly

2,800 applicants and was one of 189 art-

ists, scholars, and scientists selected for this

year’s awards. Since 1925, the Foundation

has granted more than $256 million in fel-

lowships to more than 16,250 individuals.

Awards for 2007 totaled $7.6 million.

English Professor Wins Fulbright AwardCharlotteNekola, professorofEnglish,hasbeennamedaFulbrightSeniorScholar.ShewillteachAmericanliteratureandstudiesattheUniversityofLiege,Liege,Belgium,fromFebruarythroughJune2008.

“IwillbeteachingtwocoursesdevelopedasspecialtopicsinAmericanliteratureatWilliamPaterson:one,KnowingNottoKnow:EmilyDickinsonandHenryJames,pairstwokeywritersnotusuallystudiedtogether,”Nekolasays.“Bothwritersillus-trateItaloCalvino’sconceptof‘lightness,’whichmightbecalledareleasefromtheneedtoknow.ThesecondcourseisTheLiterature,Film,andCultureoftheAmeri-can1950s,aninterdisciplinarycoursewhichexaminespoetry,drama,sciencefiction,beatnikliterature,film,andintellectualhistoryoftheAmerican1950s.”

ThisisNekola’ssecondFulbrightaward.Previously,sheheldaSeniorScholarFulbrightattheUniversityofRomeIII,Rome,Italy,in2000,whereshetaughtAmericanintellectualhistory.

TheauthorofthecriticallyacclaimedmemoirDreamHouse,Nekolaservedasco-editorwithPaulaRabinowitzofWritingRed:AnAnthologyofAmericanWomenWriters1930-1940.SheistherecipientofaNewJerseyStateCouncilontheArtsFellowshipforfictionwriting.

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James W. Hoban,aretiredassociateprofessorofEnglish,diedonMarch3,2007.Hewasamemberofthefac-ultyfrom1965to1987andisremem-beredforhisdedicationtostudents,colleagues,andthecauseofhighereducation,oftendrawingonhisownexperiencesatNorthwesternUniversitywhereheearnedbachelor’s,master’s,andlawdegrees.

“IsharedanofficewithProfessorHobaninhislasttwoyearsatWilliamPaterson,andwehadfrequentconver-sationsbetweenclasses,”saysStephenHahn,associateprovostandaprofessorofEnglish.“Hebelieveddeeplyinthepowerofhighereducationtotransformthelivesofstudents,andwascommit-tedtoteachingintroductorycoursesincompositionandliterature.”

JimHauser,professorofEnglish,recallshowHoban“hadawonder-fullylighthumantouch.Alawyer,andlaterarealestateagentwhilehewasatenuredassociateprofessor,Jimwasalwayswonderfullygracious,andwouldspendlongtimesinhisofficechattingwithstudentsandfacultyalikeasifwewerealldearfriends.Inmypictureofhim,he’sleaningbackandchattinginacomfortablewaythat’sprettyrareinacademia—actuallymorelikeanold-timejournalistorbanker,around-ishJimmyStewartinaFrankCapramovie—someonewhoneverhadhiseyeontheclock.AroundJimHobanitseemedtobeaprettygoodthingtobeanacademicandtobeworkingwithyoungpeople.”

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discoveredthatwaggledancingbeessecretefourspecificchemicalcompounds.“Perhapsthehoneybeesusethesecompoundstosendsignalstoothermembersofthehive,”Gilleysays.

Duringthesummer,Gilleyestablishedfivehoneybeecoloniesattheresearchsite,aswellasanobservationhiveencasedinglass.Aftersettingupseveralcontrolledfoodsources,heandhisstudentshavebeengather-ingdataonwhetherwaggledancingbeeswhoareexposedtothecompoundsaresendingotherrecruitstothesespe-cificfoodlocations.“Iexpectthedatatocontributetoourknowledgeaboutthisimpor-tantcommunicationsystem,andhowsocialanimalsmightusedifferentsenses—inthiscase,thesenseofsmell—tocommunicatewitheachother.”

David Shapiro Celebrates Sixtieth Birthday with Tenth Volume of PoetryDavidShapiro,professorofartandacriticallyacclaimedarthistorianandpoet,celebratedalandmarkin2007bypub-lishinghistenthbook-lengthvolumeofpoetrytomarkhissixtiethbirthday.

DavidShapiro:NewandSelectedPoems1965-2006includesworksthatspanhisentirecareer,fromhisacclaimed1965debut,January,totennewpoems.“Aperen-nialdramainthisvolumeisthatofaneruditeandrestlesslymodernizingmindconfront-ingpainsandpeculiaritiesthatnoamountofurbanitycanassuage,”saidareviewinTheNewYorker.“Theeffectisofunforeseenintimacyattheheartofabstraction.”

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Psychology Professor Explores Dangers of Religious ExtremismTherootsofreligiousextrem-ism—andwhat,ifanything,canbedonetoaddressthetwenty-firstcentury’smostseri-ouschallenge—areexploredindepthinBadFaith:TheDangerofReligiousExtremism,anewbookbyNeilKressel,apro-fessorofpsychology.

Kressel,asocialpsychologistwhosepreviousbooksincludeMassHate:TheGlobalRiseofGeno-cideandTerror,aninvestigationintowhypeopleparticipateinmassatrocities,hasspentdecadesresearchinggenocide,terrorism,andanti-Semitism.“Religiousextremistswhopracticeterrorismsometimeshavesimilarhabitsofmindtothosewhochoosetoparticipateingenocide,”heexplains.“Theyarestillfollowinganideologyofhatred…onethatdrawsonreligion.”

Inhisnewbook,Kresselprovidesadetailedanalysisofwhenandhowreligionsbecomecapableofinspiringevil.Heexaminesextremisminthe

worldofIslam,aswellasChristianityandJudaism,anddealswithcausesofmili-tantfaith,includinghowholybooksmightbeimplicatedinextremistbehav-ior.Kresselalsolookstomodernpsychologyforinsightintothe

extremistmindset,andseekstoidentifywhichsocietiesaremostlikelytoexperiencetheworstmanifestationsofreli-giousextremism.

“Thestakesareveryhigh.Thefreedomtofollowthereligionofone’schoice,ornoreligionatall,isoneofWesterncivilization’sgreatestaccomplishmentsandgreatesttreasures,”Kresselsays.“Yetthroughouthistory,manypiousindividualshaveponderedtheirrelationshipwithGod

onlytoendupwithaprogramofmurder,misogyny,bigotry,orchildabuse.”

Kresselsayshewasparticu-larlyinterestedinexploringhowMuslimreligiousbeliefsinteractwithpolitics,lifecircumstances,personalpsychology,andavari-etyofsocialforcestocreatemilitantandterroristtendencies.“Acenturyago,therewerenoMuslimextremists,”Kresselsays.“Sincethen,AmericaandEuropemodernized,butotherpartsoftheworldlaggedbehind,includingmanyMuslimcountries.”

“AllreligionsEastandWest,ornearlyall,canprovidefertilegroundforthegrowthofclose-mindedness,hatred,bigotry,andviolence,”headds.“Whatisneededisnottheabandonmentofreligionbutratherasocial,psychological,theological,andpoliticalsys-temofchecksandbalances.AsIseeit,theresponsibilityforimplementingthosechecksandbalancesliesfirstwithbelieversofeveryfaith.”

English Professor’s Film Wins AwardsAfilmwrittenanddirectedbyPhilipCioffari,aprofessorofEnglish,hasgarnerednumerousawardsforitsnostalgiclookatteenagelovefromtheper-spectiveofonewhohaslovedandlost.

LoveintheAgeofDionisbasedonCioffari’splayofthesamename.Dion,theleadsingerofthelate1950sdoo-wopgroupDionandtheBelmonts,isnotapartofthefilm,buthismusicisanexemplarofacertainplace,theBronx,andtime,thelate’50s,forFrankieRazzini,whohascarriedaphotoofhisfirstloveinhiswalletfortwenty-sixyears.Nowaveteranoftwofailedmarriages,Frankiereturnstohisteenagehauntstofixwhat’swrongwithhislife.

Thefilm,whichmarksCioffari’sdirectorialdebut,hasbeenscreenedinseveralfilmfestivals.ItwasselectedbestfeaturefilmonvideoattheLongIslandInternationalFilmExpoin2006,andwas

Studying how honeybeeS coMMunicAte

knowledgetheonlycollegeoruniversityprofessorinNewJerseycurrentlyresearchinghoneybees.“Honeybeesliveinaverycomplexsocietythatisfascinatingtostudy,”heexplains.“Theyofferapowerfulmodelforaskingquestionsaboutevolutionandsocialbehavior.”

Hisparticularareaof

researchfocusesonthewaggledance,ahighlydevelopedsystemofmovementlanguagethatbeesusetocommunicatethelocationoffoodsources.Whileworkingasapost-doc-toralresearchassociateattheU.S.D.A.AgriculturalResearchService/CarlHaydenBeeResearchCenterinTucson,Arizona,Gilleyandcolleagues

nominatedforbestpictureinthe2007StatenIslandFilmFestival.Thefilmwasanofficialselectionofthe2007Wild-wood-by-the-SeaFilmFestival,andthe2006RhodeIslandInternationalFilmFestival.ItreceivedabestactorawardintheHobokenInternationalFilmFestival,whereCioffariwasalsonominatedinthebestdirectorcategory.

Cioffari,whoisprogramdirectoroftheliteraryandperformingartstrackoftheUniversity’sHonorsCollege,isaprolificpublishedauthor.Hisbookofshortstories,AHistoryofThingsLostorBro-ken,waspublishedthisyear,andreceivedtheTarrtFictionAwardandtheD.H.LawrenceAward.CatholicBoys,asus-pensethriller,willbepublishedthisfall.BothpublicationsjoinalonglistofCioffari’sessays,stories,plays,andpoetry.

Biology Professor Studies How Honeybees CommunicateInasecludedfieldfilledwithwildflowersjustashortdistancefromthecampus,aWilliamPatersonbiologyprofessorhasestablishedseveralcoloniesofhoneybees,seekingtodeter-minehowthesehighlysocialinsectscommunicatewitheachotheraboutthebestsourcesoffood.

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C L A S S N O T E S Deciphering the global villageinternational Media, Professor Diana Peck

The assignment was to com-pare two media, one national, and one international: to research, write, and discuss in class before handing it in. one student, sitting in the back of the class, robert sporer, reports on coverage about two women who had been shot that week by members of a secu-rity company in iraq. he compared coverage in The new york Times and the irish Times (published in Dublin, ireland), and found that the irish Times ran only a short two-column story, while The new york Times, which generally runs two full pages on international news, gave the story much more copy space. sporer’s assignment clearly pointed out the difference between international media systems and how the news is reported, a point driven home by the professor.

“Perhaps it’s because england is pulling troops out of iraq,” says Diana Peck, a professor of communication who teaches the undergraduate class. “That may explain the different approach.”

“i took this class because i wanted to expand my knowledge of the world and what better way than to study how different cul-tures and countries share informa-tion,” sporer says. “in this modern age, there are so many ways in which to accomplish this—from

television, to newspapers, radio, and the internet. We all like to think that there is freedom of the press everywhere, but in reality not every place is the same.”

how media operate in the United states and in other parts of the world is the focus of this three-credit course.

“The purpose of this course is to learn about media systems around the world,” Peck says. “how the systems work, how governments control the media, and how that results in the quality of information and entertainment disseminated.”

Peck has the class study news coverage and entertainment media in many countries includ-ing the U.s., germany, the United Kingdom, south africa, Japan, Mexico, China, and Brazil. “We look at how people around the world use media,” Peck reports. “We look at the way news flows around the world through the concept of hegemony, which holds that countries who hold a position of power send out their ideology to groups with less power through various ways, including entertain-ment, but also militarily.”

on another day the class dis-cusses recent events in Pakistan and how the media covered Presi-dent Pervez Musharraf’s suspen-sion of the country’s constitution.

rather than focus on the political ramifications of this event, Peck focuses the students’ interest in the role of the press in the state of emergency. after using her laptop to locate and project a map of Pakistan onto a screen at the front of the room and briefly reviewing the country’s strategic location as an ally of the U.s., she brings the discussion back to the media. “how important is it to have an independent press? What kind of risk is there for a jour-nalist who covers events in this situation?”she queries.

“Musharraf has suspended democracy,” she states. “here is an important event which calls for nuanced news coverage because it affects how the U.s. looks in the rest of the world. We have to ask if the press is doing a good job of informing us, and who or what is influencing the kind of coverage we are getting.”

government control of the media is a topic that some stu-dents, accustomed to a demo-cratic free press in the U.s., hadn’t considered before.

“in this class the students practice how to observe,” she says. “reporting their observa-tions helps them with their writ-ing and oral presentation skills. They become experts because

they have something original to offer—their observations.”

all of which supports one of Peck’s goals for the class: improv-ing the undergraduates’ key skills of writing, analysis, and observa-tion.

“Understanding and not taking for granted how media operate in the U.s. can be seen by comparing in significant ways the media in other countries and gives students a better appraisal on how media are the way they are,” Peck says.

students agree that this is one of the primary benefits of the class.

“This class taught me how sensitive the subject of the media is in different places as far as their regulations go and what is or isn’t accepted,” says Coleen innis, who is concentrating her studies on broadcasting. “This class helps me to understand boundaries…and it has given me an idea of what to expect when dealing with the media around the world.”

“i have gained more aware-ness on what’s going on around the world, and have so much more respect for international journalists,” adds Michael hoyt. “The international media is a cornerstone to creating a more globalized civilization. i want to be part of this movement.”

Peck, who has been teaching this course for more than twenty years, says that the emergence of the internet has changed the flow of information around the world, and has changed some of the issues. “i want to make the stu-dents aware that the exportation of U.s. ideology through the media is a sensitive subject outside our borders and if they want to work in international media they need to understand that point.” w

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werebuildingnuclearweaponsandconfrontingtheworldwithpossibleextinction,WillisConoverwassittinginawin-dowlessstudio,producingprogramsthatwouldultimatelycreateaninternationalunder-standingofjazzandbringpeoplefromhostilenationstogethertoenjoythefunandexcitement

ofAmerica’sgreatestculturalcontributiontotheworld—jazz,”saysRipmaster.

RipmasterwasspurredtowritethebookaftermeetingaRussianjazzbassistwhodescribedConover’simpact

onjazzaroundtheworld.HespenttenyearsconductingscoresofinterviewswithjazzartistsandscholarsandsortingthroughConover’spersonalpapers,whichcomprisemorethan250boxesofmaterialsdonatedtoNorthTexasUni-versity.HealsolistenedtomorethanfourthousandofConover’sVoiceofAmericaprograms,whicharehousedattheNationalArchives.

Ajazzaficionado,Ripmas-teristheauthorofAHistoryofJazzinPatersonandservedasproducerofJazzinPaterson,athirty-minutedocumentaryonthecity’sjazzheritage.HealsoisformerpresidentoftheNewJerseyJazzSociety.

Spring DLS Programs Focus on Sports, ArtsMajorLeagueBaseballgeneralmanagersBrianCashmanoftheNewYorkYankeesandTheoEpsteinoftheBostonRedSoxandmusicaltheatericonStephenSondheimwillbeoncampusthisspringaspartofthetwenty-eighthseasonoftheDistinguishedLecturerSeries.

Withspringtrainingrightaroundthecorner,CashmanandEpsteinwillpresentalookinsidethehottestrivalryinsportsonJanuary25,2008.They’lltalkaboutthechallengesofbuildingachampionshipteamandthepressuretowininarivalrythatbeganalmostacenturyago.TheconversationwillbemoderatedbyKevinBurkhardt’97,MetsfieldreporterforSportsNetNY.Atagethirty-one,theYankees’CashmanbecametheyoungestgeneralmanagerevertowinaWorldSeries,andtheonlyoneevertodosoineachofhisfirstthreeseasons.In2002,theRedSoxmadeEpstein,atagetwenty-eight,theyoung-estgeneralmanagerinMajorLeaguehistory.In2004,heengineeredBoston’sfirstWorldSerieschampionshipineighty-sixyears;theteamrepeatedthechampionshipin2007.

Sondheimdiscusseshisfifty-yearcareerasacomposerandlyricistforstageandscreenonFebruary15,2008.WinnerofthePulitzerPrize,anAcad-emyAward,andmultipleTony,DramaDesk,andGrammyawards,Sondheimisoneofthe

Selectingthepoemsforthiscol-lectionwasdifficult,Shapirosays.“Whenyoudoabook,ithasitsarchitecture,andthenyoutakethingsfromthosebooks,andit’ssomethingelse,”hesays.“Soyouhavetopray

you’vecreatedsomethingthatworksbyitself.”

AmemberoftheWilliamPatersonfacultysince1981,Shapirohasauthoredmorethanthirtyvol-umesofpoetry,artandliterarycriticism,anthology,andtransla-tion.Hehaswonnumerousawards,includingtheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsAwardinCreativeWritingandtheZabelAwardinPoetryfromtheAmericanAcademyandInstituteofArtsandLetters.

Professor Emeritus Authors Book on Jazz BroadcasterWillisConover,themanwhopresented“MusicUSA”overVoiceofAmericafrom1955to1996,isthesubjectofanewbiographybyTerenceRipmas-ter,WilliamPatersonprofessoremeritusofhistory.

Thebook,WillisConover:BroadcastingJazztotheWorld:ABiography,chroniclesConover’slifeandwork,fromhisbeginningsasabroadcasterinWashington,D.C.inthemid-1940s,tohisworkasajazzpromoterformusicianssuchasDukeEllingtonandLouisArmstrong,tohisroleasanambassadorforjazzdur-inghisfourdecadesatVoiceofAmerica,throughwhichhebroughtjazzmusictotheworld,includingtheformerSovietUnionandotherEast-ernEuropeannationsthatwere

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“Creatingasenseofcommunityisabso-lutelycritical,”Dinanadds.“Ifstudentsdonotbecomepartofacommunityatcollegetheyarenotconnectedandnotengaged.Studentswhoarenotengageddonotcareanddonotcontributetotheinstitution,andIthinktheinstitutionisonlyasrichasitsmembers.Everyone—students,faculty,andstaff—hastofeelcommitment,andbuildingcommunitydoesthis.”

ThestudentsagreethatlivinginHighMountainEasthasbeenanadditionalbenefitforthem.

“Theloungeshavemadeagreatmeet-ingspaceforsocials,liketheluncheonsandmovienights,”saysJessPepe,asecond-yearhonorsstudent.“Ialsoreallyenjoyedlivinginanhonorscommunitywithpeoplewhowantedtostudyandlearn.Weappre-ciateoureducationalpossibilitiesandtakeourgradesseriously.I’mnotsayingweareabunchofgeeks;wearecollegestudentsandalsoliketohavefun.But,beingabletoknockonyourneighbor’sdoorforhelpinclassesisalsoveryvaluable.”

Freshmanhonorsstudentstypicallytakefreshmanhonorsclassesinclusters,whichareagroupofthreecoursestaughttogether.Thefourhonorsgeneraleduca-tionclustersofferedthissemesterincludecoursesinbiology,English,history,philos-ophy,psychology,sociology,andwomen’sstudies.Althoughtheclassesareseparate,allprofessorsandstudentsmeettogetherregularlyinaplenarysessionasoftenasonceaweektodiscusstheconnectionsamongthedisciplines.

“Thepeopleintheclustersactedlikeasupportgroup,”delaFuentesays.“Wewereallinthesameboatandwestrovetohelpeachotherasmuchaspossible.IamproudtosaythatIremainclosefriendswithmanyofthepeoplewhowereinmyhonorscluster.”

“Thehonorsclassesarekeptsmallforpedagogicalreasons.Honorslearningispremisedontheimportanceofdiscus-sion-basedclassworkandnotlectures,”Dinansays.“Nonehasmorethantwentystudents,whichalsohelpstofostercom-munity.Thestudentsgettoknowtheirpeersandinstructorswell.Eveniftheycommute,theyhaveabodyofpeopleoncampusthattheyknow.”

ThisnewHonorsCollegeatWilliamPatersonistheculminationofhonorsprogramsbegunthirty-oneyearsagobythreeUniversityprofessors.MartinHahn,

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them,arehousedonthefourthfloor.Thisnumberisupfromlessthantwentylastyear.

Thestudentssharethecommonlivingarea,whichallowsthemtocraftthespaceintofluid,customsections.Itisnotunusualtoseeagroupofstudentsstudyinginthepodsorjusthangingout.

“HighMountainEastgavehonorsahome,”Dinansays.“We’veheldlunchesintheloungeswhichthecommuterstudentsjoined.Throughtheseandotheractivitiesthestudentsbonded.Theystudytogether,andworktogetherontheirpapers.Ithasbeenawonderfulareaforthem.Creatingthelearningcommunityinthisresidencehallhasbeentremendouslyimportantinoureffortstobuildcommunity.Thissemester,mostfirst-yearstudentsarelivingintheresidencehallandtheyseemverycontent.Theyknoweachother,theyturnoutforhonorseventsindroves,andtheyhaveconfidenceoncampus.”

Providingasenseofacommunitywithinacommunityhelpsstudentsadjusttolifeoncampusmorereadily.Thisis

especiallyimportantforfirst-yearstudentsastheyentercollegelifeforthefirsttime.

“Asafreshman,itisnotunusualtofeeluncomfortablewiththenewcollegeenvironment,”saysLouiedelaFuente,asophomorehonorsstudentwhocom-mutestocampusfromNewMilford.“Thetransitiontocollegelifewaseasierbecauseofthecommunitythattheprogramcre-ated.Wekickedoffthesemesterwithanicecreamsocial,whichhelpedustomeetotherhonorsstudents.Academically,thestudygroupshelpedmetremendously.Thesessionswereincrediblyeffectivebecausealmostthewholeclassstudiedinunison.”

twasalateSeptemberday,threeweeksintothefallsemester.Abuzzofexcitementcircledtheroomduringthe

gatheringthatwasheldduringtheUniver-sity’scommonhour—afreeperiodeveryTuesdayandThursdayfrom12:30to2:00p.m.whennoclassesareheldtoallowstu-dentandfacultyattendanceateventssuchasthisoneformembersoftheUniversity’sHonorsCollege.TheinformallunchwasdesignedtoofferthesehonorsstudentsmorethanjustanacademicexperienceatWilliamPaterson—togivethematruefeelingofcommunityinthebestsenseoftheword:asharedexperienceofcommoninterest.

ThislunchwasalreadythethirdsocialeventheldforHonorsCollegestudentsduringthefall2007semester.ThefirstwasatriptoalocalbowlingalleyonLaborDay;anicecreamsocialwasheldtwoweekslater.Morewereplannedduringthelunch:tripstoNewYorkCitymuseums;amovienight;atriptopickapples;avideogametourna-ment;aspeakerseries.LaurenLewandoski,anhonorsstudent,hasalreadysetupaUniversityhonorspageonFacebook.com.

Whileit’struethattheHonorsCollegeoffersarigorousacademiccurriculumandopportunitiesforcross-disciplinaryandmultidisciplinarystudythatattracttopstu-dentsfromhighschoolsaroundtheregion,it’salsotruethatoneofthehallmarksoftheCollegeisthattheeventsheldoutsidetheclassroomareequallyimportant.

“ThemostimportantelementoftheHonorsCollegeisitscurriculumofhonorssectionsofgeneraleducationclasses,hon-orstracks,andfinalthesesprojects,”saysSusanDinan,directoroftheCollegeandanassociateprofessorofhistory.“However,wewantedtomakethehonorsexperiencericherforourstudents.Onewaytodothiswastooffernotonlyachallengingacademiccurriculum,buttocreateabondamongthestudentsbyhousingthemtogetherandplanningculturalandsocialactivities.”

Tothatend,inthefallof2006,whenHighMountainEastopeneditsdoors,thetopfloorwasreservedforhonorsstudents,creatinganascentlearningcommunity.Afour-storyresidencehall,HighMountainEastconsistsofthreewings.Fourtofivesuitesarecombinedintoapod;thatis,theyareclusteredaroundacommonloungetoallowstudentstointeractinamorecomfort-ableway.Thisyear,forty-eightfreshmen,andthetensophomoreswhoarementoring

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whoretiredasaprofessorofbiologyearlierthisyear,alongwithDonaldVardiman,aprofessorofpsychology,joinedforcestocreateanhonorsprograminbiopsychologywithgrantsfromtheNationalScienceFoundation.Atthesametime,RichardAtnally,nowaretiredprofessorofEnglish,foundedthehumanitieshonorsprogram,oneoftheoldesthonorsprogramsinNewJersey.Twoadditionalprograms,ininter-nationalmanagementandlifescience,werealsofoundedaroundthistime.

“Ofthefour,biopsychologyandhumanitieslastedandremainedviableforallthoseyears,”Hahnrecalls.“Inthoseprogramswealwaysstruggledwithourfitintothecollegeatlarge.Therewereadministrative,fiscal,andstaffingissues.Anumbrellaforhonorsprogramsmadesensetous.WiththearrivalofformerPro-vostandExecutiveVicePresidentChernohSesay,therewasastudyofhonorsingen-eralandhowtoimprovethataspectofWil-liamPaterson.Acommitteewasformed,andmadesomespecificrecommendationsregardinghonorssothattherewasablue-printtofollowtoconstructalargerandmoreinclusivehonorsprogram.”

Inthemid-1990s,atProvostSesay’srequest,Hahn,asdirector,broughttheblueprinttolife.Theresultwas“amorecomprehensivehonorsprogramwithsevenacademictracks.Whenthatresultwasfinished,Iresignedasdirectorinordertohavethetimetocompletesomeresearchprojects.”Thenewtrackswerebiopsy-chology,cognitivescience,humanities,lifescienceandenvironmentalethics,music,nursing,andperformingarts,buildingonthosethatcamebefore,andprovidingthefoundationofwhatwastocome.

TheHonorsCollege,nowdirectedbyDinan,grewoutofthatUniversityHonorsProgram.In2006,thehallmarksofthepreviousprogram—smallclasssizes,moreindividualizedinstruction,closerinterac-

tionwithfaculty—morphedintothenewCollege,whichaddedseveralfeaturesincludinganexpandedcurriculum,theopportunitytoliveinanhonorsresidencehall,andopportunitiestoparticipateinco-curricularactivities,suchasfieldtrips,outings,andothersocialgatherings.

“TheHonorsCollegehighlightssomeoftheacademicstrengthsoftheUniversity,particularlytheextensiveresearchbeingdonebyourfacultyandtheirenthusiasmforengagingourstudentsintheirdisciplines,”saysEdwardWeil,provostandseniorvicepresidentforacademicaffairs.“Itoperatesasacommunityofstudentscholarswhoengageeachotherinacademicpursuitsandsharecommoneducationalexperiencesthataredesignedspecificallytoenhancetheirundergraduateexperience.”

Inparticular,Weilsays,theCollegeprovideshigh-achievingstudentswiththeopportunitytoenhancetheirundergradu-ateeducationbeyondthemajorprograms.“Thehonorstracksaredesignedsothatstudentscanengageineitherundergradu-ateresearchorexpandedcreativeactivi-ties,”headds.“HonorsCollegestudentsgraduatewiththeaddedcredentialofhav-ingcompletedthehonorsprogramastheypursuecareeropportunitiesormaster’sanddoctoraldegrees.”

Currently,therearesevenprogramdirectorswhoruntheseventracksintheHonorsCollege.RobertBenno,professorofbiology,managesthebiopsychologytrack.TheperformingandliteraryartstrackisdirectedbyPhilipCioffari,professorofEnglish.KarenSwanson,associatepro-fessorofenvironmentalscience,overseesthelifescienceandenvironmentalethicstrack.JeffreyKresky,professorofmusic,directsthemusictrack,whileNeilKres-sel,professorofpsychology,administersthesocialsciencestrack.PeterMandik,anassociateprofessorofphilosophy,leadsthecognitivesciencetrack,andJohnPeter-

man,aprofessorofphilosophy,supervisesthehumanitiestrack,ashehassince1980.Additionally,numerousotherprofessorsfrommultipledisciplinesteachthetrackandgeneraleducationcourses,whilethetrackdirectorsactasmentorswhooverseetherequiredstudenttheses.

Studentschooseatrack,orcourseofstudy,whichsuitstheirinterestsandgoals.Thehonorsprogramtracksfunctionlikefifteen-creditinterdisciplinaryminors.Oncetheyhavecompletedthecourseworkrequiredforthetrack,studentsbegintoplanthefinalrequirementfortheprogram:thethesis,whichcanbeanythingfromafifty-pagepapertoapresentationtoper-forminganoriginalcompositionorplay,dependingontherequirementsofthetrack.

Peterman,directorofthehumanitiestrack,enjoysworkingwithstudentsontheirtheses.

“Workingwithstudentsandhelpingthemwiththeirresearchhelpsmeexpandmyowninterests,”hesays.“Seeingstudentsmovefromatentativestatementandwatch-ingthemdevelopitdraftbydraftuntilitbecomesmoreclearandpowerfulmakesastatementaboutthem.Manythesestouchonsomepartoftheirlives,somedimensionoftheirlifethattheycanlookat.Theendissatisfyingforthemandtheycanexpressthattootherpeople.”

Thethesis,asthecapstoneproject,ineffect,representsoneofthemostattractivecomponentsoftheentireprogram:indi-vidualattentionfromfacultymembers.

“Forme,theessenceofanhonorscollegeistheinteractionbetweenafac-ultymemberandstudent,”Hahnsays.“Remember,thatisfrommyperspective.Ifyouaskedthestudents,theymightreplythattheinteractionsbetweenandamongstudentsarethemostimportant.Certainly,acombinationofthosetwoelements(andtheyaredifferentanddistinct)makesasuccessfulprogram.”

Infact,manystudentssaythatinaddi-tiontothesmallclasssizesofthehonorsprogram,accesstofacultyisoneofthemostbeneficialaspectsoftheprocess.

Pepesaysthattheconversationshavebeenasignificantelementforher.“Ineveryoneofmyclasses,Ireallyenjoyedtheintellectualconversationswe’vehad,inwhicheveryoneparticipated.Thestructureoftheclasswasn’tthetypicalprofessorlec-turingandstudentstakingnotesscenario.Intheseclasses,thestudentsweretreatedasadultsandwereabletoholdconversa-tionswiththeirpeersandprofessors.”

DelaFuenteagrees.“Theprofessorsinthehonorsclassesare,frommyexperience,someofthebestteachersattheUniversity;notonlydotheyteachincrediblywell,theyarewithyoueverystepoftheway.Honorsclassestakeaninvestigativeapproachtolearning.Lecturesaredesignedtobeinter-activeanddynamic,andwearegivenpapersandreadingsthatreinforceandapplytheknowledgewelearnedinclass.Ihaveneverlearnedsomuchinmylife.”

“Thefacultycontactreallyhelps,”con-cursKristinaKosztyo,asecond-yearhonorsstudent.“Theycheckinwithustoseehowthingsaregoing,andIfeelthatIcangotothemwithmyconcerns.Ijustjoinedthebiopsychologyhonorstrackandtheyhelpedmetofigureoutwhatclasseswouldbebestforme.”

Thefacultycontactbecomesmoreintenseasthestudentssegueintotheirthesisproj-ects.TheHonorsCollegesupportsthisbyrequiringcoretrackcourses,anddividingthethesisintoatwo-semesterrequirement:onesemesterforresearch,andthesecondforwriting.Allalong,thestudentmeetswithhisorherfacultyadvisorwhosuggests,encourages,andinspiresasneeded.

Thispartoftheprocessrequiresacer-tainamountofriskforstudents,butonehonorsstudentscaneasilymanagegiventheirstrongworkethic.

“Risk-takingisalwaysadifficultthingtoencourage,”Petermansays.“High-achiev-ingstudentsaremoreopentorisk,andthethesisisanexampleofthis.Studentsoftenbeginbyasking‘why?’Manylargeprojectsstartoutvague,andthepayoffisofteninternalratherthanexternal.Thereisalwayspersonalgrowth.Risk-takingisgenerallynotpromotedinoursociety,butintellectualrisk-takingisemotionallysatisfying.”

Althoughinspirationforthethesiscancomefromnumerousplaces,foronerecent

graduatethesparkcameintheclassroom.“Theideaformyhonorsthesis,‘The

LegacyofEugenics,’cameaboutasaresultofmybehaviorgeneticsclass,”saysMichaelL.Blizzard,whograduatedinMay2007withadoublemajorinpsychol-ogyandEnglish.“Dr.Hahn,whowasmymentoronthisproject,sawmyinterestinthistopic.Iwantedtodelvedeeperintoafamous1927case,Buckvs.Bell,inwhich CarrieBellwassterilizedforbeing‘feeble-minded.’WiththeassistanceofDr.HahnandDr.Cioffari,Idevisedaplanonhowthiswouldbecomemyhonorsthesis.”

HepresentedhisthesisattheSeventhAnnualNortheastRegionalHonorsCol-legeconferenceearlierthisyear,whichhesayswas“ahighlightofmyhonorsexperi-enceatWilliamPaterson.”

Blizzard,whowastherecipientoftheHonorsStudentServiceAwardthisyear,istobeginstudiesforamaster’sdegreeinclinicalhealthpsychologyattheUni-versityoftheSciencesinPhiladelphiainJanuary.Concurrently,hewillundertakeaninternshipatFoxChaseCancerCenter.Hebelievesthatthebiopsychologyhonorstrackpreparedhimforbothhisgraduatestudiesandhisfuturecareerasaclinicaloncologist.

“Ibecameamemberofthebiopsychol-ogytrackbecauseitlookedattheunder-pinningsofbehaviorfromabiologicalperspective.Ithoughtthiswasacrucialpartofhelpingpractitionerstoidentifythebiologicalmechanismswhentreatingmen-taldisorders,”heexplains.“Therequiredcoursesincludedneuroscience,behavior

genetics,psychopharmacology,humanneurosciences,andthethesis.Clinicalhealthpsychologiststakethescientificknowledgeobtainedfromresearchinhealthpsychologyandapplyittopatientswithphysicalandemotionalillness.”Blizzardwasoneoftwenty-onestudentstograduatein2007fromtheHonorsCollege.

Morethantwohundredandthirty-fivestudentsarecurrentlyinvariousstagesoftheprogram,andDinancontinuestospurthegrowthoftheHonorsCollegewithseveralgoalsinmind.

“WhenIlooktowardthefutureoftheHonorsCollege,Iwouldliketoseeexpandedcurricularoptionsforhonorsstudents,includingmorehonorstracks,andgreaterflexibilitywithinthegeneraleducationprogram,”shesays.“IwouldalsoliketoseethelearningcommunityinHighMountainEastremaindynamicandbeaccompaniedbygroupsofhonorsstudentslivingtogetherinotherresidencehallssuchasHighMountainWestandtheapartmentsastheyenterthesophomore,junior,andsenioryears.”

Inaddition,Dinansaysshewillcon-tinuetoemphasizegrowthinthenumberofHonorsCollegestudents.“Iwouldliketoseetheoverallpopulationgrowtothreehundredorfourhundredstudents,”sheadds.“Mostimportantly,Iwouldliketoseemorestudentsgraduatewiththehonorsdistinctionnotedontheirdiplomas.Tra-ditionallyabouttwentystudentsgraduatefromthehonorstrackseachspring.I’dliketoseethenumbersofgraduatesincreasedramatically.”w

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Somecallithittingthe“MaternalWall.”

ElizabethHaines,anassistantprofessorofpsychologyatWilliamPatersonUniversity,ispassionateaboutunravelingthegenderstereotypesthatleadtosuchdiscrimination.Shefocusesherresearchandlecturesonissuesofbiasagainstworkingmothers,aswellasimplicitmeasurementofracialandgenderstereotypes,andhowthepossessionofpowerimpactswomen’sselfconcepts.

“Genderstereotypesdefinitelyexist,”saysHaines.“Theyhappenautomatically,unconsciously.Theyhappenwhenamanleavesworkearlytotakehissontoabase-ballgame,andwethink,‘He’ssospecial’or‘Whatagooddad!’Butwhenawomantakesofffromherjobtodosomecare-givingactivity,peoplearethinking,‘Well

youknowshe’sjustnotcommitted.She’dratherbewithherchildrenthanhereatwork.’”

ForHaines,theissuesinvolvedinjug-glingworkandfamilyarepersonal,aswellasprofessional.Marriedandthemotheroftwoyoungchildren,five-year-oldJustinandtwo-year-oldDanielle,sheunderstandsfirst-handtheconcernsandchallengesthatdual-careercouplesface,fromwhoiscook-ingdinnertowho’schangingthediaperstowho’sdrivingthecarpool.

“Myresearchhasmademeverysensi-tivetoissuesofdivisionoflabor,”shesayswithalaughwhendiscussingherfamily.Herhusband,TerenceMcCarty,hasademandingcareerasabondbrokerandisoutofthehousefrom6:00a.m.until6:00p.m.everyday.“IprobablyexpectmorefromTerryinthatregard;he’snotoffthehookwhenhecomeshome,”shesays.“Wesharechildcareandotherhouseholdtasksprettyevenlyandthey’renotdividedalongtypicalgenderlines.SohehelpsoutinthekitchenandItrytohelpoutwithsomeofthehousestuff.”

Theyrelyonthehelpofhermother,ababysitter,family,friends,andpreschooltocarefortheirchildren.Whilenotingsheisluckythatherhusbanddoesn’ttravelforhisjob,Hainesadmitsherowntraveltoarecentacademicconferencewasdifficult.

“Oh,youshouldseethewackyscheduleofpick-upsanddrop-offsandwhoI’mdependingonforthisandthatandmyback-upcrew,”sheexplains.“Sothere’salotofpeople…wecallitJustin’s‘cast,’thecastofcharacterswhosupporthim.Mydaughterisonlytwo-and-a-halfsoshedoesn’thaveanactivesociallife…yet!”

Whenitcomestogenderbiasandste-reotypes,Haineslikestodigin,dissect,andanalyzethesubtle,unconsciousthoughtsthatmakeupsociety’scollectivethinking.“Somuchissoengrainedinus,”shesays.“EvenIhavecaughtmyselfthinkinginthosekindsofways.Butifyou’recom-pletelyunawareyouwon’tbeabletogetthetoolstocontrolit.Sothat’shalfthebattle.”

Asasocialandpersonalitypsycholo-gist,Hainesdistinguishesherselffromthepsychologistusuallyinterestedinclini-calapplications.“Igettounderstandtheworldratherthanindividualpeople,”sheexplains.Socialpsychologistsstillhavetheurgetofindsomethingwrongandfixit—buttheyfixitina“worldview.”Dem-onstratingthatstereotypesdoexistand

tearingthemapartisonlythefirststep.Theunderlyingelementissocialchange.

GrowingupinSummit,NewJersey,Haineswastheyoungestinafamilywithtwoolderbrothers.Shebenefitedfromthesupportofintelligentparentsandteach-erswhonurturedhercuriosityanddesiretopursueanacademiccareer.Herfather

ranhisownconsultingbusinesses;whenHaineswasseven,hermotherbecameoneofthefirstlegallyordainedfemaleEpis-copalianministers.HavingamotherwhowasamongthefirstwomentoenterherprofessionmayexplainwhyHainesputssomuchfocusonwomenintheworkplace.“Ialwayshadagoodrolemodelofaninde-pendentcareerwomanwhohadgoalsandworkedoutsideofthehome,”shesays.

AfterspendingoneyearatElonCollegeinNorthCarolina,HainestransferredtotheUniversityofDelaware,whereshebecameinvolvedinthehonorsprogram,whichallowedhertocultivaterelationshipswith“wonderfulmentors”andworkone-on-onewithherprofessors.AnEnglishmajorfirst,Haineslateraddedpsychology,andgraduatedcumlaudewithbachelorofartsdegreesinboth.“TheEnglishmajorisallaboutsynthesizinghumanexperience—andthepsychologymajorisallaboutanalyzingandpickingitaparttofindoutwhypeoplebehaveastheydo.They’reanicecomple-menttooneanotherintermsofunderstand-ing,”sheexplains.

Fromherfirstclassinthepsychologyofwomen,Hainesknewshewantedtoenter

thefield.ItwasasmallhonorsclasstaughtbyDr.FlorenceL.Geis,aprofessorwithhighexpectations.Underhermentorship,Hainesconductedtworesearchprojects,analyzeddata,andwroteuptheresults.“Onepaperactuallywonacoupleofuni-versityawardsandIgottopresentitatconferences,”sherecalls.

Atagenineteen,HainesbecameanundergraduateteachingassistantforGeis,gradingstudentpapersandgivingherfirstclassroomlecture.Ashychildwhodidn’tlikespeakinginpublic,Hainessaystheexperi-enceofhaving“alittlebitofauthority”earlyinlifechangedhowshefeltaboutherself.

“Psychologistsareveryclosetotheirsubjectmatter,”sheexplains.Inhercur-rentresearch,Hainesadvocatesthatallyoungwomenneedsuchexperiencesinordertodevelopa“publicself.”Halfwaythroughhersenioryear,GeisdevelopedlungcanceranddiedbythetimeHainesreachedgraduateschool.“Itwasahugeloss,”saysHaines.“IfIcandohalfofwhatshedidformewithmyownstudents,IfeellikeI’mdoingagoodjob.”

HaineswentontoearnadoctorateinsocialandpersonalitypsychologyfromtheCityUniversityofNewYork(CUNY).AftercompletingherPh.D.,sheworkedwithDr.AnthonyGreenwaldonapost-doctorategrantfromtheNationalInstitutesofHealthstudyingtheeffectsofimplicitracismusingtheImplicitAssociationTest(IAT),atestthatassessesthestrengthofassociationbetweentwoconceptsbyhowfastapersonrespondstopairsofwordsorwordsandpictures.

Whenshebecameafirst-timemother,Hainesbeganconnectingwithothermotherswhodiscussedtheirstrugglesaboutwork.“Itseemedthatnearlyeverymotherhadastory,”saysHaines.“It’samazingtheegre-giouscommentspeoplewillmaketoyouwhenyouarepregnantorjusthadababyintermsofyourcompetenceorcommit-mentatwork.”

ItwasthenthatKayDeaux,adistin-guishedprofessorofpsychologyinthesocialpersonalityprogramatCUNY,calledtoinviteHainestobecomepartofaresearchgroupinvestigatingbiasagainstmothersintheworkplace.“Ihadathree-week-oldbabyonmylapandsaid,‘Ofcourse!I’dlovetobeinvolvedinthat,’”shesays.

Deaux,whoservedasamentortoHainesingraduateschool,holdsherinthehighestregard.“Elizabethisanextremely

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HainesjoinedDeauxasamemberofthecognitivebiasworkinggroupattheCenterforWorkLifeLaw.Thegroup,amixofsocialscientistsandlawyers,ispartofaresearchandadvocacycenterbasedattheUniversityofCalifornia’sHastingsCollegeoftheLawinSanFrancisco.TheCenteristheauthorityonemploymentdiscriminationagainstmothersandcaregiv-ers—theplacewhereemployees,employ-ers,attorneys,legislators,journalists,andresearchersgoforhelpandinformationonthesubject.Frequentlycitedinthepress,itwasfoundedbyJoanWilliams,theattorneywhowroteUnbendingGender:WhyFamilyandWorkConflictandWhattoDoAboutIt.Asamemberofthegroup,Hainesgivespresentationsacrossthecountry,andjoinsindiscussionsaboutthevalidityoftheresearchandhowitcanbeappliedtothecasescurrentlybeingprosecuted.

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LifeLaw—andtheaverageawardinsuchcasesisestimatedatjustover$100,000.

Typicaltriggersformaternalwallbiasareannouncingapregnancy,goingonmaternityleave,orshiftingtoflexibleworkarrangements(e.g.,flextime).Oftenthesetriggersresultinloweredperformancerat-ings,exclusionfromworkopportunitiesthathelpworkersgetahead(importantassignments,travel,training),harassment,orevendismissal.TheCenterforWorkLifeLawchangedtheterm“maternalwallbias”to“familycaregiverbias”becausemenalsoexperiencediscriminationbybeingacaregiver.“Caregiver,broadlydefined,couldmeancaringforyoungchildren,asickspouse,oragingparents.Allofthesefallunderthisumbrella,”saysHaines.

Hainesalsofocuseson“benevolentsexism”—thetypeofsexismthattreatswomenaskinderandgentler.Forexample,it’sbenevolentsexismwhenasupervisorassumesthataworkingmotherdoesn’twanttotraveltoanimportantconference.“Somanypeopledon’twanttobringuptheseissuesintheworkplacebecausethey’reafraidofretribution,”saysHaines.Sotheyacceptthestereotypesandthink,“WellIshouldbediscriminatedagainst

becauseIamamom,”andthereforedon’tfeeldeservingofpart-timeorflexibleschedules.ButHainespointsoutthatsur-veysofmenandwomenareshowingthatmothersactuallywanttobemoreengaged.Andmenaresayingtheywanttospendlesstimeatwork.“However,wehaveadivisionoflaborwhich,inmanycases,separatesmenandwomenintermsofworkforceresponsibilities,”sheadds.

AmemberoftheWilliamPatersonfac-ultysince2002,Hainesteachesavarietyofcourses,includingpsychologyofwomen,socialpsychology,statisticsandresearchmethods,psychologyhonorsclasses,andanewseminaronstereotypingandprejudice.

Ontopofhernormalteachingcourse-loadandheavyadvisementschedule,Hainesencouragesdedicatedstudentstojoinherasco-researchersinsmall,inde-pendentlabs.Thissemester,threestu-

dentsareparticipatinginanextra-creditlabthatmeetsonTuesdaysat12:30p.m.inScienceHall.

“IalwaysfeellikeastudentagainwhenIattendpsychologyconferences,”saysHaines,addressingthestudents.DanielleGemmell,DimitriTeresh,andShanaPistonami,allseniorswhoaremajoringinpsychology,listenattentivelyasHaineshighlightstheeventsataSocietyforExperimentalSocialPsychologyconfer-enceinChicagoshejustattended.Thefoursittogetherandnibblesandwiches(whichHainesbroughttoclass)asshecoachesthemlikecolleagueswhoplantoenterthefield.“It’simportanttoattendconferenceslikethisforyourownprofessionaldevelop-ment,”sheadvises.“AndtrytoreadthesciencesectionofTheNewYorkTimesonaregularbasis.Youneedtokeepyourpulseonwhat’sgoingoninthefield.It’sallpartofbecomingawell-roundedscholar.”Thediscussionthenturnstodatagatheringandthelogisticsofrecruitingnewstudentpar-ticipantsfortheirupcomingstudies.

Pistonami,whoisinhersecondlabwithHaines,describesitasarewardingexperience.“Wedoourownresearch,assistDr.Haineswithherresearch,andjuggle

threeorfourprojectsatatime,”shesays.Researchprojectsusuallyfocusonmaternalbiasandstereotypingtopics.

Evenwhenthediscussionturnsper-sonal,thegroup’ssharedinterestcomesintoplay.Gemmell,whohasbeenshoppingforacar,exclaims,“Dr.Haines,you’regoingtolovethisstory.Iwasquestioningacardealeraboutpurchasingaparticularmodelandhisreactionwas,‘See?Andwhosaidthatwomencouldn’trepresentthemselveswhenbuyingacar!”Thegrouproarswithlaugh-ter.“You’reright,”Haineschuckles.“That’saperfectexampleofsomeonereinforcingastereotypebypointingoutastereotype!”

Teresh,liketheothers,hastakenseveralofHaines’classes.StereotypingandPreju-dicewasoneofhisfavorites.“Itwasaveryinterestingclass,”hesays.“Everyonehadtolearnhowtoreadandunderstandapeer-reviewedresearcharticleandthenteacha

classsession.Ilearnedalot.”Gemmellagrees.“It’sbeenabigadvan-

tagetostudydirectlywithDr.Haines.Beinginthelabhasbolsteredmyleadershipskillsandimpactedmyworkinotherclasses.”

Threeofherstudents,NelliElGhazal,MonicaKoval,andBaharMansur,havegoneoninsuccessiontowintheawardfor“bestundergraduateresearch”fromtheNewJerseyPsychologicalAssociation.

Whenshe’snotjugglingherteachingandresearchscheduleswithherlifeasaparent,Hainessayssheenjoyscooking—“That’sprobablymyonerelaxation”—andreadingfictionwhenshecangrabafewminutes.“Alltheresearchshowsthatwomenwhoworkandhavechildrenhavezerohobbies,”shelaughs.

Hainesplanstocontinuetofocusherresearchongenderstereotypesandwork-placeperceptions,andhasrecentlybegungatheringdataonhowmenandwomenwhoworkpart-timeareperceived.LikehercolleaguesatWorkLifeLaw,Hainesadvo-catesmore“familyfriendlypolicies”intheworkplace.“Mostwomenworkbecausetheyhaveto.AndwehavethisPuritanworkethic—workhard,workseventyhoursaweek.Butit’snotgoodforkidstohaveparentswhobothworkallthetime,”saysHaines.“Also,researchshowsthathavingmultiplebasesofself-esteemiscriticalforpsychologicalwellbeing.Totheextenttowhichmenandwomencandevelopaworkselfandacaregivingself,it’sbet-terfortheminthelongrunbecausebothofferopportunitiestofeelhighselfworth.Whenwomenonlyengageincaregivingandmenonlyengageinbreadwinning,itcanproducelopsidedpeoplewhoaremorevulnerabletothreatsintheir‘masterdomain.’”

Organizationsneedtooffermoreflex-iblehours,jobsharing,part-timework,andtelecommutingas“morelegitimateways”ofworking,saysHaines.“That’sthebestwaytohaveaqualifiedandskilledworkforce,”sheadds.

“Alotofwhatweseeasgenderdif-ferencesisn’tinherentinourgenes—it’sactuallyafunctionofwherewestandinsociety,”shecontinues.“Decadesofresearchhaveshownthatthesituationyou’reinstronglydetermineshowyouwillact.That’swhyweneedtochangesomeofthesesituations.Basicallyit’sallaboutsocialchange.”w

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Organizationsneedtooffermoreflexiblehours,job-sharing,part-timework,andtelecommutingas“morelegitimateways”ofworking,saysHaines.“That’sthebestwaytohaveaquali-fiedandskilledworkforce,”sheadds.

groupdrewattentiontotheplightofwork-ingmothersbypublishingtheirfindingsintheDecember2004issueofTheJournalofSocialIssues.Theentireissuewasdevotedtoresearchonbiasagainstmothers—whichtheydubbedthe“maternalwall.”

Haines,alongwithDeauxandtwootherresearchers,conductedastudythatshowsthatworkingmothersarelesslikelytobehiredandpromotedthanchildlessworkers.Thestudywastitled“MothersandFathersintheWorkplace:HowGenderandParentalStatusInfluenceJudgmentsofJob-RelatedCompetence.”

Ingeneral,theresultsshowedthatpar-entsarejudgedaslesscommittedtotheirjobsandlessavailableatworkcomparedtothosewithoutchildren.Motherswithchildrenwerelesslikelytobehiredthanwomenwhohavenochildren.Moreover,amotherwithtwochildrenwaslesslikelytobepromotedcomparedtoachildlesswomanwiththesamequalifications.

“Themostsurprisingthingaboutthestudywasthatitshowedaleniencybiasforfathers,”saysHaines.“Fathersweregivenmorebreaksthantheothertypesofwork-ers.Fathersrequiredlowerabilityscoresinordertobeseenashirable.Theywerealso

allowedtohavelesspresenceintheofficethanotherworkers.”

Hainesexplainsthis“leniencybias”towardsfathersastheflipsideoftheste-reotypecoin.Stereotypescanbenegativeanddamaging,butatthesametimetheycanmovepeopleforwardinthecontextofprivilege,orasbeingmoredeserving.Afather,whoisviewedasthesoleorprimaryprovider,isgivenabreakbecausepeoplethinkheneedsthejobmore.“Theassump-tionisthathehasastay-at-homespousecaringforthechildrenandhe’snotgoingtobetheprimarycaregiver,”sheadds.

Sinceherstudywaspublished,otherresearchershavegoneontoreplicateandextendthefindingsonmaternalbias.Hainescontinuestoactivelyresearchandspeakonthetopic,givingpresentationsforWorkLifeLaw,campusworkshops,andpsychologyconferences.

Inrecentyears,genderbiasandfamilycare-givingdiscriminationhasbecomeahottopic.Onereasonforthebuzzisthedramaticincreaseinthenumberoflawsuitsnationwideclaimingworkplacediscrimina-tionduetofamilycare-givingobligations.Sincethe1990s,therehasbeenafourhundredpercentincreaseinthesetypesoflawsuitsaccordingtotheCenterforWork

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The hearT of Campus Life:

William Paterson Celebrates Opening of University Commons

ByMaryBethZeman

WilliaM PatErson univErsity studEnts, faculty, and staff, as WEll

as MEMbErs of thE ExtEndEd coMMunity, arE Enjoying a WondErful

addition to thE caMPus: thE nEW univErsity coMMons coMPlEx,

Which includEs thE rEdEsignEd john victor Machuga studEnt

cEntEr, WaynE hall, and a nEW confErEncE cEntEr.

GlassfacadesonbothsidesoftherenovatedMachugaStudentCenter

allowthoseoutsidethebuildingtoviewtheactivityinside.TheinsideprovidesexpansiveviewsofWilliamPaterson’sbeautifulsuburbancampus,especiallythenewstudentquadrangleonthesouthsideofthecomplex.Studentsnowhaveseam-lessaccesstostudentdevelopmentservices,activities,meetingrooms,anddiningvenues,allunderoneroof.

“Thisisthecenter,theheartbeatofthecampus,theplacemostusedbystudentsandfaculty,too,”saidUniversityPresi-dentArnoldSpeertinremarksduringanofficialribbon-cuttingceremonyduringthefirstweekofthefall2007semester.“It’samagnificentstructure,andit’saboutyou,thestudentbodyofWilliamPatersonUniversity.”

JamieMariano,presidentoftheStu-dentGovernmentAssociationandaseniormajoringincommunication,saidUniver-sityCommons“hasrejuvenatedthelifeofthiscampus…TheStudentCenterisnolongerjustaplaceforstudentstowalk

throughtogettoclass;ithasbecomethecentrallocationforsocializingandaplacewherestudentscangetinvolved.”

MarianoalsothankedtheJohnVictorMachugaFoundationforitsgenerousdonationtotherenovationproject.“ThesupportgiventodatehasnotonlyhelpedexpandtheStudentCenter,ithashelpedwithscholarshipprogramsandvariousleadershipprogramsaswell.Forthiswewillallbeeternallygrateful.”

A Vibrant Complex At the Center of Campus

Thousandsofpeople—currentandpro-spectivestudents,parents,facultyandstaff,alumni,andvisitors—passthroughUni-versityCommonseachdayandevening.Whethertheyareattendingastudentclubororganizationmeeting,seekingabitetoeat,oraccessingstudentsupportservices,thefacilityoffersawelcomingenvironmentwithitsopendesignandnumerousnewloungeswherestudentscangatherormeetwithfac-ulty.Newpatiosandoutdoorseatingareas

aresurroundedbybeautifullandscaping,providingattractiveandcomfortableplacesforstudentsandfacultytointeract.

“UniversityCommonsisconsistentwithourcommitmenttosupportingallofourstudents,academicallyanddevelopmen-tally,”saysJohnMartone,vicepresidentforstudentdevelopment,whoseofficehasrelocatedtotheMachugaStudentCenter.“Ifyouwanttoexperiencehowlivelythisfacilityis,visitduringlunchtimeandyou’llfindeverythingfromastudentwellnessfair,anartexhibit,oranopenmikehour.Whenstudentsarefullyengagedincampusactivities,theydevelopimportantlifeskillsandleadershipabilitiesthathelpthemsuc-ceed,notonlyherebutintheirlivesandcareersaftercollege.”

Designedwiththefullrangeofstudentneedsinmind,UniversityCommonsbringsalloftheUniversity’sdiningoptionstogetherinonefacility—fromtheWayneHalldiningroomandnewstudentloungestothebrandnewStudentCenterfoodcourtandcoffeeshop.

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JamesM.Caparro’73ofSaddleRiver,presidentandCEO,EntertainmentDis-tributionCompany,LLC;BruceLundvallofWyckoff,presidentandCEO,EMIMusic;andBAESystems,headquarteredinWayne,willbehonoredduringtheeigh-teenthannualLegacyAwardGalahostedbytheWilliamPatersonUniversityFoun-dationonSaturday,April5,2008.

Thegala,theFoundation’sannualeventtoraisefundstosupporttheUniversity’smissionofpromotingstudentsuccessandacademicexcellence,willonceagainbeheldatTheVillaatMountainLakes,andalsowillincludetheWilliamPatersonUniversityAlumniAssociation’spresentationoftheDistinguishedAlumniAwardandtheFacultyServiceAward.

Ahighlightoftheeveningwillbeaper-formancebyjazzpianistMulgrewMiller,directoroftheUniversity’sJazzStudiesProgram,andtheWilliamPatersonJazzOrchestra,conductedbyDavidDemsey,

professorofmusicandcoordinatoroftheJazzStudiesProgramandtherecipientofthisyear’sFacultyServiceAward.TheFacultyServiceAwardisgiventofacultymembersnominatedbyWilliamPatersonalumniinrecognitionofdemonstratedcareerachievementandcommitmenttotheUniversity.

“FundsraisedbytheLegacyAwardGalaprovidevitalsupportforsignificantUniversityinvestments,includingscholar-ships,studentlife,andfacultyresearch,”saysSandraS.Deller,vicepresidentforinstitutionaladvancementandpresidentoftheWilliamPatersonUniversityFounda-tion.“Thedividendsonthisinvestmentareoverthelifetimeofourstudents.”

TheDistinguishedAlumniAwardwillbepresentedtoCatherineRyanCallagee’83ofEmerson,vicepresidentofinforma-tionservices/operations,UPS;JosephJ.Douress’82ofEaston,Pennsylvania,seniorvicepresident,clientdevelopmentservices,

LexisNexis;PaulT.Fader’83ofHaworth,partner,FlorioPerrucciSteinhardt&Fader;Dr.ChristopherHoulihan’81ofMontville,maternalandfetalmedicinephysician,St.Peter’sUniversityHospital;andKathleenWalsh’81ofKearny,seniorvicepresident,TheArc,Inc.

Ticketsforthegalaare$350;tablesoftenandsponsorshipsrangefrom$3,500to$15,000.Theeveningbeginsat5:30p.m.withpresentationoftheDistinguishedAlumniAwardsandtheFacultyServiceAward.Theeventcontinueswithcock-tailsat7:00p.m.,dinneranddancingat8:00p.m.,andpresentationoftheLegacyAwards,andincludesasilentauction.Forreservations,callMaryPospisil,WilliamPatersonUniversityOfficeofInstitutionalAdvancement,at973.720.2934.

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eighteenth annual Legacy award gala scheduled for april 5Program features Performance by renowned Jazz Pianist and university Jazz Director Mulgrew Miller

muchofthecollegeexperience:academics,food,concerts,activities,Greeklife,”saysJenniferBauer,asophomoremajoringinpoliticalscience.“Everythingisrightthere,inoneeasilyaccessibleplace.You’llfindpeoplegettingtogetherandtalking,eatinginthefoodcourt,studyingupstairsingroups,talkingwithprofessors,meetingfriendsforcoffee,volunteeringorparticipatinginthevariousclubsandactivities,workingonthecampusnewspaper,orvisitingthestudentdevelopmentsupportoffice.”

Themorethanfiftystudentorganiza-tionshousedintheMachugaStudentCenter—rangingfromtheBeaconnewspaperandtheStudentGovernmentAssociationtonumerousclubsandleadershipactivities—nowhavenewmeetingrooms,includingaredesignedmultipurposeroom,inwhichtoofferevents.

“UniversityCommonsisanimpor-tantpartoftheenergyoncampus,”saysMahmoudMahmoud,ajuniormajoringinsociologywhoalsoservesasexecutivevicepresidentoftheStudentGovernmentAsso-ciation.“It’sagreatplaceforresidentsorcommuterstogobetweenclasses.There’salwaysalotgoingonthere.”

Inadditiontotheofficeofthevicepres-identforstudentdevelopment,thecareerdevelopmentandadvisementcenterandthedisabilityservicesofficehaverelocatedtotheMachugaStudentCenter,which

continuestohouseofficesforcampusactivities,hospitalityanddiningservices,andtheWomen’sCenter.Italsoincludesthecampusinformationdesk,bookstore,andagame/recreationroom,aswellasstudentcomputerfacilities.

Aglass-enclosedbridgeonthesecondfloorlinkstheMachugaStudentCentertothenewConferenceCenter,whichwillbeusedforlarge-scaleeventsinclud-ingconferences,campus-widemeetings,celebrations,socialevents,andothermajoractivities.Thecomplexalsofeaturesnewconferenceandmeetingrooms,allequippedwithstate-of-the-artmultimediacapability.

Alumniarealsoenthusiasticaboutthenewfacility.“TheStudentCenteristhelifebloodoftheUniversitycommunity’senergyandenthusiasm,”saysPaulBonney’00,formereditoroftheBeaconandcurrentlythepresidentoftheAlumniAssociation’sYoungAlumniChapter.“Forundergradu-atestudents,ithasalwaysbeentheheartofthecampus,wherefaculty,staff,studentleaders,andfriendsshareinterestsandexchangeideas.Now,asanalumnus,Iamexcitedabouttheimprovementsandchangestakingplace.”

ToseemorephotosofUniversityCom-mons,visitthewebatwww.wpunj.edu/com-mons.w

New University Commons Fundraising Campaign Seeks Valuable Resources for Students

Individuals and businesses interested in partnering with William Paterson Univer-sity to develop valuable student resources can take advantage of numerous naming opportunities offered through a new fund-raising campaign for University Commons.

“By choosing one of the many naming opportunities, donors are making an investment in student programs and ser-vices that not only enhance college life but also develop our future leaders,” says Sandra S. Deller, vice president for institu-tional advancement. “This campaign offers opportunities to secure your legacy at William Paterson University—name a space for someone you love, a favorite professor/mentor, or for yourself.”

Funds raised through the University Commons campaign will support a variety of programs, including:

n �student leadership development pro-grams, such as the Pioneer Leadership Institute and the Society for Student Leadership and Success;

n �counseling, health, and wellness programming;

n educational speaker series;

n �programs to help students develop the skills to succeed in a university setting, both academically and in their lives on campus;

n �career development programs, including job fairs, networking events, and work-shops on such topics as resumé writing, interviewing, and job negotiation skills;

n �life planning programs to help students in their senior year make a successful transition to life after college, including workshops on such topics as buying insurance and related practical finance issues;

n �large-scale student conferences;

n �activities that encourage student civic engagement, ethics, and volunteerism;

n �diverse cultural events programming;

n �entertainment and social events, such as spotlight talent nights, film festivals, and more.

For more information or to make a gift to the Campaign for University Commons, call Joanne Nigrelli in the Office of Institu-tional Advancement at 973.720.2615, e-mail [email protected], or visit the Web at www.wpunj.edu/philanthropy.

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PattonduringWorldWarII.Hebeganhisacademiccareerin1957atthen-PatersonStateTeacher’sCollegeteachinghealthandphysicaleducation.“IrealizedbyteachingteachersIcouldreachmorechildren,”hesaysofhisdecisiontoteachonthecollegelevel.Healsoservedastheassistantcoachforbaseballandbasketball;later,heintro-ducedcross-countryasasport,andforatimewasheadbaseballcoach.

AstestimonytoVitalone’sdedicationanduniqueapproachtoteaching,formerstudentsfromthe1950s,’60s,’70s,and’80scontinuetostayintouchwithhim.“TheArmymademealeader,”saysVitalone.“WilliamPatersonmademeaprofessional.TheUniversityhelpedmebecometheper-sonIam.That’swhyIdecidedtotakepartinthecharitablegiftannuityprogram.”

Asafacultymember,heestablishedanoff-sitetutoringprogramthroughwhichWilliamPatersonstudentstraveledtovariousschoolsinPatersontoprovideone-on-onetutoring.Atremendoussuccess,itcontinuedtopositivelyaffectyounglivesformorethantwentyyears.Sincehisretirementin1991,Vitaloneandhiswife,Evelyn,havebeenactiveseniorathletes,competingatSeniorOlympiceventsacross

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DEVELOPMENTNEWSstudent callers Bring Personal touch to annual fund campaignEachyear,dozensofWilliamPatersonUniversitystudentssignupforaspecialassignment:makingcallstoalumnitoseekdonationsfortheAnnualFund.Thisyear’scropofthirty-sevencallers,whohailfromacrossNewJerseyaswellasConnecticut,Florida,andKentucky,spoketomorethantenthousandalumniduringthefall2007semester.

“Formanyalumni—andforus—speakingtooneofourstudentsisthenextbestthingtoapersonalvisit,”saysNancyNorville,directorofannualgiving.“ThesestudentsarethebeneficiariesofdonationstotheAnnualFund,andtheyreallyenjoyhavingtheopportunitytointeractwithalumniandthankthemfortheirsupport.”

ForSheenaGonnam,ajuniorfromCapeMayCourtHouse,workingasaphonathoncallerhasprovidedherwithachancetolearnabouttheUniversity.“SinceIjusttransferredherethisfall,Ienjoyedspeakingtoalumniaboutthechangesthathavetakenplaceoncampusovertheyears,”shesays.“I’msogratefultoallourloyalalumnisupporters.”

DianaBurbano,asophomorefromCarteret,saysalumnioftenaskquestionsaboutherownacademicexperiences.“Ienjoytalkingwithalumniandhearingtheiradvice,”sheexplains.“Theywereonceinmyshoesandithelpstoheartheirviews.”

NorvilleemphasizesthatgiftstotheAnnualFundhelptoincreaseWilliamPat-erson’salumniparticipationrate,boost-ingtheUniversity’spositioninexternalrankingslikeUSNews&WorldReport.Inaddition,whencorporationsandfounda-tionsconsiderwhichschoolstosupport,alumniparticipationstronglyinfluencestheirdecisions.“Thegreaterthesupport

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ofouralumni,thegreaterthesupportofcorporationsandfoundations,”Norvillesays.“EachandeverygifttotheAnnualFundhelpstheUniversitytomaintainamarginofexcellencebyfundingstudentscholarships,technologyupgrades,facultyresearch,andmanyotherareas.”

FormoreinformationabouttheAnnualFundprogram,ortomakeadonationtothisyear’sAnnualFund,pleasecalltheOfficeofInstitu-tionalAdvancementat973.720.3201orvisitusonlineatwww.wpunj.edu/philanthropy.ThefiscalyearendsJune30.

Ifyouareinterestedinservingasavolunteerforourfundraisingprogram,pleasecalloneofourAnnualFundstaffmembers:NancyNorville,directorofannualgiving,973.720.2782AlanGrossman,associatedirectoroftheAnnualFund,973.720.3920AnnAppleby,programassistant,973.720.3201

a gift from the heart

ApassionforhisfellowmanhasbeenthecornerstoneofGabeVitalone’slife.Duringhisthirty-four-yearcareerasaprofessorofcurriculumandinstructionatWilliamPaterson,heservedasamentortonumerousstudent-athletesanddevelopedprogramsdesignedtoguidestudentteachers.

Therecipientofthe2005AlumniAsso-ciationFacultyServiceAward,VitaloneservedasalieutenantunderGeneralGeorge

thecountry.Vitalone’sconnectiontothe

UniversitybecameevenstrongerinSeptember2007.Hisdaughter,NancyVitalone-Racarro,joinedthefacultyasanassistantprofessorofspecialeducationandcounseling.

“Irealizedthetremendousinflu-enceWilliamPatersonhadonmylifethroughpersonalexperiencesandthepeopleIcameincontactwith,”Vitalonecontinues.“IwantedtogivesomethingbacktotheplacethatgavemesomuchandagiftannuityprovidedthebestopportunityforustomakeasignificantgifttotheUniversitywhilereceivinganincomeforlife.”

Acharitablegiftannuityisanexcel-lentwaytomakeagifttoWilliamPatersonUniversitywhileobtainingalifeincomeforyourselfandyourspouse.It’sverysimpletosetupandcanbefundedwithcashorappreciatedsecurities.

Formoreinformationonthisorotherplannedgivingopportunities,pleasecontactSpencerScott,directorofmajorgiftsandplannedgiving,[email protected].

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Shape the UniverSity’S FUtUre with a planned giFt“I attended William Paterson as a scholarship student, and was a teacher for twenty-eight years, so it’s nice to be able to give money for education, which is a worthwhile cause. Through this gift, we’re helping to preserve the future of young Americans and support their growth.” —arlene Schreiber ’53

like arlene and helmut Schreiber, alumni and friends who establish a planned gift are making an investment in the future of our students. a charitable gift annuity that provides income for life is the best way to guarantee a constant revenue stream for you and a loved one. in addition to tax savings, you are also creating a significant legacy gift that will benefit william paterson University.

For more information on life-income gifts such as charitable gift annuities, contact Spencer Scott, director of major gifts and planned giving, at 973.720.2825 or via e-mail at [email protected].

otherintercollegiateathleticprogramstoemulate.”

Asproudashewastoseehisplayersachievethedreamofhoistingthenationalcham-pionshiptrophy,intrueAlbiesfashion,theachievementwasaboutsomuchmorethantheresultonthefield.

“ThethingIammostproudofwiththosetwoteamsisthattheyunderstood,toacertainpoint,thatthiswastheprobablythehighlightoftheirlivesatthattime,”hesays.“It’ssomethingthattheywillneverforget,anditwasextremelyspecialtoexperiencethatwiththem.Itgivesmetremendoussatisfactiontoseehowwinningthenationalchampionshiphasimpactedtheirlives.”

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didnotjusthappenbetweenthelinesonthefield.Asalmosteveryoneofhisformersplay-ersandassistantcoachescanattest,Albiesnevermissedachancetoteach.

“I’llneverforget,wewereplayingatArmy,andIlookedintothedugoutforthesigns,”saysBobLauterhahn,Albies’assistantcoachandfriendforthelasttwenty-sevenyears.“ButhewasbusytalkingtooneofthefreshmenabouttheSpanish-AmericanWar.That’sjustJeff.Hegotinvolvedineverykid’slife,andnotjustfromabase-ballstandpoint.AndhestayedinvolvedintheirlivesaftertheyleftWilliamPaterson.”

Anattendeeatmorewed-dingsandchristeningsthanhecancount,Albieswasalwayshappytosharehisplayers’triumphsandspecialmomentsaftertheircollegeplayingcareershadended.

BothofBobLauterhahn’ssonsplayedforthePioneers(Mike,1993-94,andDan,1995-97),andwhenMikebeganhiscoachingcareeratRutherfordHighSchool,hisformercollegeheadcoachwasquietlyintheshadows,show-inghissupport.

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theintegrityofthebaseballpro-gram.Thesuccessofhisplayersonthefieldandintheirlivesaftergraduationwasatthecoreofhisapproachtothesport.”

ForamanwholedthePioneerstoapairofnationalchampionships(1992,1996),receivedcountlesspersonal

honors,andrankseighthalltimeinDivisionIIIvictories(862-401-15),itwouldbeeasytoassumethatAlbies’fond-estmemoriesareofhisteams’accomplishmentsonthedia-mond.ButthosewhocametoknowhimduringhistimeasWilliamPaterson’sbaseballcoachandassociateathleticdirector,alsoknowthatAlbies’thoughtswouldnotbecen-teredonthewin-losscolumn.

“Thethirty-threeyears,Ican’tsaythatithasgoneslowly,”hesays.“Iremembersomanymomentssovividly,fromthirtyyearsagototoday.Thepriorityhasalwaysbeenabouttherelationships,abouttheplayersandthecoaches.Ithasneverbeenaboutthescore.

Itwasjustaboutbeinginasituationtowin.”

Byallstandards,hisPio-neersdidmorethanjustgetthemselvesintosituationstowin.FromtwonationaltitlestoelevenNewJerseyAthleticConferencecrownstoseventripstotheDivisionIIIWorldSeries,thePioneersbecameoneofthecountry’smost-respectedprogramsunderAlbies’tutelage.

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mostsuccessfulcoachesevertooccupythedugout,Albieshadhisdoubtsabouthisabilitytobecomeacoach.

“MyfirstgamewasinMarch1975,andwewereplayingTrentonState,”herecallswithachuckle.“Wewon3-2,butIthoughtI’dneverrecover.Iwasabundleofnervesfornineinnings!Onthebusridehome,Irememberthinkingtomyself,‘Areyoureallythinkingaboutdoingthisasacareer?’”

Despitehisownmisgivings,AlbiessettledintothepositionandledthePioneerstoa13-8recordthatspring.“Mystresslevelstartedtogodownaswewentthroughthatfirstseason,”hesays.“AndIdecidedthatIreallyenjoyedcoaching.Ilikedtheteachingelementofit,andimpartingmyknowledgetoothers.”

Albieshadawealthofbaseballexperiencetopasson.SelectedintheseventhroundoftheveryfirstMajorLeagueDraftin1965bytheMilwau-kee(nowAtlanta)Braves,hespentthreeyearsintheBraves’minorleagues,andanothertwosummersintheQuebecProvincialLeague,allwhileattendingcollegetofinishhis

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Through1,278gamesandthirty-threeyears,Jeff

AlbieshasbeentheoneconstantfortheWilliamPatersonbaseballprogram.Whenhedecideditwastimetoretireshortlyaftertheconclusionofthe2007sea-son,Albieslefttheprogramwithhislegacyfirmlyinplace,bothonandoffthefield.

MorethantwohundredofAlbies’friends,familymem-bers,colleagues,andformerplayersandassistantcoachesgatheredSeptember16atNor-wood’sColonialInntosharetheirmemories,showtheirgratitude,andcelebrateAlbies’remarkablecareer.AnAmericanBaseballCoachesAssociationandWilliamPatersonAlumniAssociationAthleticHallofFamer,Albies’impactonthelivesandplayingcareersofhundredsofPioneerplayerswasacknowledgedwhenhebecamethefirstpersoninprogramhis-torytohavehisnumberretired,afittingtributeforamanwhocareddeeplyabouthisplayers’livesafterbaseball.

“Jeffwasaconsummatecoach,”saysPresidentArnoldSpeert.“Nothingwasmoreimportantthanhisplayersand

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Hekeptupthefreneticpace,evenashewasstillplayinginthesemi-proMetropolitanLeague,untilthen-athleticdirectorArtEasonmadeAlbiesafull-timeemployeein1979.ItisnocoincidencethatthePioneersquicklybegantheirclimbtothetopwhenAlbieswasabletodedicatehisfullattentiontotheWilliamPatersonbaseballprogram.

“Theprogramreallystartedtomovefrom1979untiltheearly1990s,”hesays.“Ourscheduleimproved,andwestartedplayingalotoftheNewYorkschoolsandthelocalDivisionIteams.Westartedtogetbetterandbettertalent,andIthinkonereasonwasthatwepromisedtoplaythebestteamsthatwecould.Weplayedaboveourlevel,andthatwassomethingthatIreallyliked.Wecajoledthekidsintobelievingthattheywerebetterthantheywere,andtheybecameconvinced.”

WilliamPatersonbecameadominantforceinDivisionIII,earningbidstothe1982,1985,and1988CollegeWorldSeries.The1992teamwontheDivi-sionIIINationalChampion-ship;thePioneersrepeatedthefeatin1996.”

“JeffAlbies’accomplish-mentsspeakforthemselves,”saysSabrinaGrant,WilliamPaterson’sdirectorofathletics.“Hebroughtnationalacclaimtotheathleticdepartment,andtoWilliamPatersonUniversityasawhole.Heisahumbleindividualwhohassetastan-dardofexcellenceforallofour

playersleftWilliamPatersonwiththetoolsnecessarytoleadhappyandful-filledlives,Albiesisalsoquickwithajokeandasmile.Hisfourgreatpas-sionsinlifemaybehisfamily,baseball,fishing,andfood,andhebalancedthemallwhilepre-paringhundredsofyoungmenfortheworldaftercollege.

“Ihavetogivemywife,Andie,alotofcredit,”Albiesrelates.“It’snoteasytoraiseafamilyandwork,especiallywhenIwasatthefieldsomuch.Butshediditall,andstillmanagedtocomeoutandwatchwhatisreallyalittleboy’sgame.AndbecauseIrecruitedsomanygreatplayersfromNorthJerseyanddidn’thavetobeaway,Icouldgethomeforallofmydaughters’‘firsts’andbearealfamilyman.IneverhadtosacrificewhatIwantedtodoforwhatIneededtodo,soIamverygratefulforthat.”w

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runner-upfinishesin2001and2003,andtheBergenCountyScholasticLeague’s(BCSL)AmericanDivisioncrownsin2001and2003.The2005BergenCounty,BCSL-American,andnorthjerseysports.comCoachoftheYear,Lauterhahnhassent

morethantwentyofhisformerstudent-athletesontoplayinthecollegeranks,andmen-toredthreemorewhosignedcontractswithMajorLeagueBaseballclubs.

Lauterhahnsucceedshisformercoach,JeffAlbies,whoretiredafterthirty-threeyearsatWilliamPaterson.HisconnectiontothePioneerprogramstretchesbackmorethanaquartercentury,ashisfather,Bob,justcompletedhistwenty-seventhseasonasanassistantcoach,andhisbrother,Dan(1995-97),wasanall-AmericanattheUniversityanda1997draftselectionoftheDetroitTigers.

“Mikeisanoutstandingindividualwhopossessesanexcellentworkethic,passionforthegame,andalife-longcom-mitmenttothePioneerbaseballprogram,”saysSabrinaGrant,directorofathletics.“Hewillserveasagreatrolemodelforourstudent-athletes,andwelookforwardtothecontinuedsuccessofourbaseballprogramunderMike’sleadership.”

“IamextremelyexcitedtohavethisopportunitytoreturntoWilliamPatersonastheheadbaseballcoach,”Lauterhahnsays.“Igrewupintheprogram,anditisextremelyimportanttomethatwemaintainthatconnec-tiontoourpast,aswellasworkhardtotaketheprogramtothe

nextlevelnationally.Reachingthosegoalswillbemyrespon-sibility,andIamanxiousandexcitedtogetstarted.”

A1997graduateofWilliamPatersonwithabachelor’sdegreeinelementaryeducationandhistory,LauterhahnresidesinCarlstadtwithhiswife,Lucia,andtheirtwenty-month-oldson,Sean.

RiosworkedwiththeNorthBergenHighSchoolgirls’tennisteamfrom2001-07,includingthelastyearastheprogram’sassistantcoach,andhasservedasaninstructorattheProtuffTennisAcademyandtheSteveBergerRecreationalTennisCamp.AlsoanassistantcoachfortheNorthBergenHighSchoolbowlingteam,RiosplayedsinglesanddoubleseachofherfourseasonsatMontclairStateUniversityfrom2001-05.

“WeareveryhappytohaveCoachRiosjoinourstaff,”saysGrant.“Herpassionfor,andknowledgeof,thegamewillbekeyingredientsaswecontinuetobuildasuccessfulwomen’stennisprogramatWilliamPaterson.”

“IamveryexcitedtohavethisopportunityatWilliamPaterson,”saysRios.“Theprogramhastremendouspotential,andIamreadytodevotethetimeandenergynecessarytohelpourstudent-athletesbesuccessful.”

AmathematicsteacheratNorthBergenHighSchool,Rioscompletedabachelor’sdegreeinmathematicsatMontclairStatein2005.SheresidesinNorthBergen.w

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Itwasherdoctor’sdecreetoremovesugarfromherdiet

thatledDawnFitch’89toestab-lishPooka,Inc.,acompanythatsellsall-naturalbathandbodyproducts,whichbeganatthestoveinherkitchenbecauseshecouldn’tfindwhatsheneededinstores.

“MybusinesswasbornbecauseIhadbeenfeelingsickandthedoctorscouldn’tfindoutwhatwaswrongwithme,”Fitch

recalls.“Ibegantoresearchholis-ticalternativestomakemyselffeelbetter.Igotintoaromathera-py,burningoils,andothernaturalthingsandreadingthelabelsoftheproductsIused.”Adiagnosisofhypoglycemiaseveralyearsago,andarecentdiagnosisofmultiplesclerosisrenewedFitch’sresolvetofindaholisticwayofliving.

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Atfirst,Fitchmadetheproductsforherself,butshesoonbegangivingthemawayaspresentstofamilyandfriendsinpackagingthatshehaddesignedherself.Theresponsewassopositivethatshetooksomeprod-

uctstoalocalfestivalwhereshequicklysoldout.

Theideaforabusinesscametoherafterthissuccess.“Iliter-allyfellintothebusiness,”sheremembers.ThenamecamefromhermotherwhousedtocallFitchandhersiblings“Pookalitas,”butFitchcouldn’tfititontoherlabelsinawaysheliked,sosheshortenedittoPooka,Inc.

AnartmajoratWilliamPaterson,Fitchdrewonwhat

FormerWilliamPatersonstandoutsBrianAppel-

man’99,CourtneyA.Heller’02,andLaurenM.Hertzberg’03,B.S.’06,becamethenew-estmembersoftheWilliamPatersonUniversityAlumniAssociationAthleticHallofFamewhentheywereinductedNovember12intheUniversityCommonsBallroom.

Appelman,whoplayedforthePioneersfrom1996-97,helpedleadWilliamPatersontothe1996DivisionIIIbase-ballnationalchampionship.Anall-AmericanpitcherforthePioneers,AppelmanestablishedWilliamPatersonsingle-seasonrecordswith11victoriesand75strikeouts,tiedtherecordforcompletegames(eight),andrankedsecondininningspitched(92.1)in1996.Asaseniorin1997,AppelmanwasnamedtheNJACPitcheroftheYear.

HellerandHertzbergstartedinthePioneersoftballoutfieldtogetherforfouryears(1999-2002),helpingleadWilliamPatersontoitsfirstappearanceintheNCAATournamentChampionshipSeriesin2001.Duringtheir

careers,thePioneerswonthe1999NJACTournament,playedintwoNCAATourna-ments(1999,2001),wonthe2001NCAATournamentEastRegionaltitle,andcompileda124-46overallrecord.

Hellerwasafour-timeall-EastRegionselectionandatwo-timefirst-teamall-NJACpick,earningsecond-teamNationalFastpitchCoachesAssociationAll-Americahonorsin2002.Onthecareercharts,Hellerfinishedfirstinat-bats(558),hits(215),andrunsscored(140),andsec-ondingamesplayed(167)andbattingaverage(.385).

Hertzberg,atwo-timeall-American(2000-01),includingafirst-teamselectionin2001,wasafour-timeall-EastRegionpickandatwo-timefirst-teamall-NJAChonoree.The1999NJACRookieoftheYear,sheearnedall-conferencehonorseachofherfourseasonsonthefield.HertzbergfinishedhercareerasthePioneers’leaderintriples(26),rankedsecondinbattingaverage(.386),andthirdinrunsscored(177),hits(185),runs-batted-in(93),andgamesplayed(165).w

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WilliamCorrente’91alwaysenvisioned

owninghisownbusiness.Evenwhileanunder-graduatestudentatWil-liamPaterson,Correntebecameapartnerinasuccessfullawncareandlandscapingbusinessandthenturnedamomandpopcleaningserviceintoafull-timeoperationwithmultipleemployees.Aftergraduation,therewerestintsofrunninghis

father’shomeandcarpetcleaningbusinessandbeingapartnerinatele-communicationsconsult-ingfirm.Overthecourseofhiscareer,healsoworkedforfirmssuchasMerrillLynch,SmithBarney,NewYorkLifeInsurance,andCharlesW.CammackAssociates.

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CenteronthemorningofSeptember11,2001,Correntedecideditwastimeforachange.“AfterseveralyearsofrunningontheNewYorkCitytreadmill,Ithoughtthiscan’tbeallthatlifeisabout,”hesays.Withinthenextsixmonthshequithisjob,soldhishome,andmovedtosunnyFlorida.“Ididn’treallyhaveagameplan.IjustknewthatIwantedtoopenabusiness.”Whileestablishinghim-selfinFlorida,CorrentedidsomevolunteerworkforthelocalHumaneSocietyandcameupwiththeideaofcreatingafancyhotelfordogs.

Correntepartneredwithtwofriends,fellowWilliamPatersonalum-nusKevinKeene’89,andMarcStreet,aprofes-sionaldogtrainer,and

togethertheystartedVeryImportantPaws(VIP)inWestPalmBeach,Florida(www.veryimportantpaws.com).

TodayCorrentespendshisdayssurround-edbyhappy,pampereddogsathisupscaledogdaycarehotel,groom-ing,andtrainingfacility.“Thisisnotliketheoldchainlinkandblockprison-stylekennel,”saysCorrente.It’sfarfromit.AtV.I.P,mostdogown-ersdropofftheirdogsforextendedstaysandtheuseofitshotelser-vices.Unlikeinatradi-tionalkennelthatusuallyrestrictspetstoarun,thesepamperedpoochesenjoylotsofinteractionwithdogsandhumans,frequentpottybreaks,exercise,andtimeoutoftheirsuites.Suites?Yes,atV.I.P.,dogguestscan

enjoyair-conditionedluxurysuiteswithraisedbeds,ceramicbowls,andtelevisionsthatplaydog-themedmovieslikeAirBudandAllDogsGotoHeaven.

“Wecatertoaclien-telethatincludesmanycelebritymusicians,actors,andconscientiousdogowners.Theyarewillingtopayalittlebitextratohavetheirdogscaredfor,haveagoodtime,andgetanexperi-encethey’renotgoingtogetatanotherkennel.SomeguestsstaywithusforaslongasninetydayswhiletheirparentsareinMonaco,theVineyard,ortheSouthofFranceforthesummer,”headds.

V.I.P.wasthefirsttoofferdogdaycareservicesinWestPalmBeach.Theyalsooffertraining,grooming,andaretail

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shehadlearnedinthecampusstudios,andrefinedinherworkforSonyasadigitalimageartistwhereshedesignedCDcov-ersforartistssuchasLaurynHillandMari-

ahCarey.Shecombinedthatknowledgewithherinterestinaromatherapytolaunchherbusiness,whosemottois“some-thinggoodforyourskintoeat.”Inadditiontothepackaging,shedesignedthecorporatelogoandtheWebsite.

“Allofourproductscomeinsmallcontain-ers,andcostbetweenfiveandtwenty-twodollars,”Fitchsays.“Ourprod-uctsareallnatural,andaremostlyhandmixedonstovesinbigvatsinourwarehouseinEastOrange.Theyhavea

shelflifeofeightmonthsbecauseIbelieveyoushouldn’tuseanythingthat’soldonyourbody.”

Knowingshecouldn’trunthebusinessbyher-self,sheturnedtofamilyandfriendstohelp.HerthreepartnersareAprilReeves-Mathis,alsoa1989alumnaofWilliamPatersonwhoisthevicepresidentofsalesandmarketing;DonnaLynn,Fitch’ssister,whoisvicepresidentofopera-tions;andfriendTriciaAkinwande,whoisvicepresidentoffinance.

“Together,wedoPooka,”saysFitch,whoservesaspresidentofthecompany,whichemploystenpeopleintheware-house.“It’sbeensuchablessing,thebusinessisjustrollingon.”Theproductsareavailableon

theirWebsite,intwenty-eightWholeFoodsstoresacrossthecountry,inboutiques,insalons,andastoreintheirwarehouse.Pooka,Inc.hasbeenfea-turedontheTodayShowandinBlackEnterprise

magazine.Sosuccessfulisthe

business,Fitchhaswrittenabook,MovingThroughOpenedDoors,tohelpinspireotherwomenwhomightwanttofollowherlead.

“AllfourofusarerolemodelsasAfricanAmeri-canwomen,”shesays.“Wehavereceivedmanyblessingsinthisbusiness.Westartedabusiness,we’refollowingthroughtogether,andwetakeeveryopportunitythatcomesourwayandwe’rethankfulforit.Hopeful-ly,wecanbeamulti-mil-liondollarcompanyoneday.We’reveryexcitedatthebuzzwe’vereceivedsofar.”

Fitchalsotriestobesociallyresponsible.OnherWebsite,www.pookpureandsimple.com,isasectioncalledPookaGivesBack.“Wehavebeenblessedandalthoughwearenotabigcompany,wetrytogivebackwhenwecan,byhelpingothers.”w

boutique.Otherameni-tiesincludehotoiltreat-ments,aromatherapy,doggieReiki,andabath-ingsystemthatinfuseswaterandairtocreateamassagingbathforpets.

Whentheywerestillintheearlystagesofdesigningthefacil-ity,Correntesaiditallcametogetherwhentheydecidedonthename–VeryImportantPaws.“That’swhenweknewithadtohaveacertainlookandfeel,”hesays.Theyvisitedseveralothersimilarfacilitiesandthen“tookittothenextlevel.”

Sincestartingthebusiness,Correnteandhispartnerspurchasedthebuildingnextdoorandexpandedthefacility.Itnowincludeseleventhousandsquarefeetofindoorspaceandthirteenthousandsquarefeetout-doors.Plansarealreadyunderwaytoopenanaquaexercisepooltoofferdogsadditionalexerciseandtherapeuticsessions.Inthefuture,Correnteandhispart-nersplantoraisemorecapitalandopennewfacilities.They’realreadyintheprocessofopeningtheirsecondfacilityinWellington,Florida.

Correntesaystheymarkettheirservicesusingavarietyofmedia,includingradioandbill-boards.“Howeverthereisnobettermarketingtoolthanthereputationwehavebuiltforourselvesandtheconfidentreferralsofourclientsandlocalveterinarians,”headds.

DoesCorrenteownadog?Yes,andshe’sablackLabradorwhogetstoroamV.I.P.offleash.“Werescuedherfromashelter.Andshe’stheperfectlytraineddogthatyou’dexpectfromaguywhoownsaplacelikethis,”hesays.w

LisaBrown’76:ArtasHealing

WhenLisaBrown’soldersonwas

six,heaskedifhecouldenrollinanartclass.Hisrequestsparkedanidea.“Ithought,‘Icandothis,’”saysBrown,agraduateofWilliamPatersonwithbachelor’sdegreesinartandEnglishandteachingcertificationingradeskindergartenthroughtwelve.“SoIstartedteachinglocalkidsinmybackyardandenteringmyownartatlocalfairsandevents.”

Butitwasseveralyearslater,whilestudy-ingforamaster’sdegreeineducationatRutgersUniversity,thatshefoundhertruecalling.“Inthemiddleoftheprogram,IcontractedLymedisease,andIwassickforfiveyears,”shesays.“Icre-atedalotofartduringthattime,whichhelpedmefeelbetter.Ihadbeeninterestedinarttherapypreviously,butnowIrealizedthatIwantedtohelppeoplefindtheirwaythroughtheirowndifficultiesbydelvingintotheprocessofart.”

Browntookartther-apyworkshopsinNewYorkCity,changedhermaster’sdegreefocustocreativeartseducation,andbegantoexplorethepossibilityofoffer-ingartclassesforadultsandchildrenwithhealthissues.“Ididn’twanttoanalyzeordiagnoseart-work,butIfoundittobe

therapeuticformyownillness,andthatIwantedtoshare,”shesays.

ThroughherArtasTherapyworkshops,Brownoffersavarietyofartclassesforadultsandchildrenwhoaredealing

withhealthissues,cancerpatientsandtheirfami-lies,andthosesufferingfrombraininjuries.ShehasworkedwithavarietyofhospitalsandsupportgroupssuchasPathways,aSummit-basedsup-portgroupprogram,theFriendsHelpCon-nection,St.Peter’s,UMDNJinNewark,andHunterdonCountyMedicalCenter.

Shechoosesprojectsandthemesthatwillgivethesespecialstudentsachancetoescaperealityforafewhoursthroughtheexperienceofart.“Theyoftencreatecol-lagesusingrealvisualimagesofthingstheymaynotbeabletospeak,”sheexplains.Oneyoungwoman,whoshebeganworkingwithasasecondgrader,recentlydiedatagenineteen,andherartworkwasondisplayatthefuneral.“Itwasreallymoving,”Brownsays.“Herfamilyappreci-atedthatshehadcreatedsuchwonderfulartworkespeciallyforthem.”

Inadditiontoher

artastherapyprogram,Brownalsoteachesgen-eralartclassesforchil-drenandadults,rangingfromdrawing,painting,andphotographytopot-teryandmixedmedia.Shealsofindstime

tocreateherownart,whichincludeswatercol-orpaintings,smallsculp-tures,andmixedmediareliefsculptures,whichshehasexhibitedandsoldinlocalartshowsformorethantwenty-fiveyears.SinceSeptem-ber11,2001,muchofherworkhasfocusedonimagesofgardens.“Whenspringcamefol-lowingthatyear,therewasafeelingofhopeagain,”sheexplains.“Thesepiecesaremyimpressionsofwhatthatlookedlike.”

Brown,whogrewupinRoseland,saysshealwayswantedtobeanartteacher.SheworkedherwaythroughWilliamPaterson,includingfouryearsasawork-studystudentintheregistrar’soffice.“Theexperiencewasgreat,”sheremem-bers.“Iwasacommuter,butIspentalldayoncampus.Theywerebuildingthestudentcen-terduringthattime,andIrememberhavingtoschlepacrosscampuswithmyartcanvases.My

bestmemoryismeet-ingareallygoodfriendatthecoffeetruck—afriendIstillhave.”

Followinggradu-ationin1976,shetaughtartinpublicschoolsinMaywoodandMontclairforthreeyears,butrealizeditwouldbedifficulttofindaperma-nentpositionatthattimeasanartteacher.Soshemovedintothecorporateworld,takingaposi-tionataNewYorkCitycompanyasatrainer/developerinthepublish-ingindustry.Afterhertwosonswereborn,shefoundshemissedwork-ingwithchildren,soshebeganteachingpreschoolandalsolaunchedherartworkshopbusiness.

BrownteachesmostofherclassesoutofherstudioinWatchung,wheresheliveswithherhusbandRichard,aretiredentrepreneur,andtheirtwosons,Zackery,asophomoreatRutgers,andMatthew,asenioratWatchungHillsHighSchool;herstepdaugh-ter,Heather,arestaurantmanager,livescloseby.Brownishopingtoexpandhercourseoffer-ingstoincludeclassesgearedtothecorporateworldthatwouldhelpthosereturningtoworkafterahealthproblemtoexpresstheirconcernsthroughart.

“IdebatewithmyselfaboutwhetherIshouldbeafull-timeartistorafull-timeteacher;IalwaysfeellikeIshoulddevotemoretimetooneortheother,”shesays.“ButIreallylovehelpingpeople.Mygoalisalwaysformystudentstoleavewiththeircreationintheirhandsandsmilesontheirfaces.”w

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TwoNewMembersJoinExecutiveCouncil

TheWilliamPatersonUniversityAlumni

AssociationExecutiveCouncilhaselectedtwonewmemberstoitsroster:MichelleHart-man’93,M.A.’95andDeseralNeal’04.

Hartmancom-pletedherdoctorateinpoliticalscienceattheNewSchoolforSocialResearchin2006,andnowisanassistantpro-fessorofpoliticalscienceatSt.Peter’sCollege.A1993graduateofWilliam

Patersonwithbachelorofartsdegreesinpoliticalscienceandsociology,sheearnedamasterofartsinsocialsciencefromtheUniversityin1995.Shehasservedasdirectorofthewomen’sdivisionfortheDevelopmentCor-porationforIsraelandasdirectoroftheannualfundfortheCollegeofSaintElizabeth.SheisaresidentofWyckoff.

Nealservesasafieldcompliancecoordina-tor/securitiesprincipal

atStateFarmInsurance,whereshehasworkedsince1996.Sheearnedherbachelor’sdegreeinbusinessadministra-tionin2004throughtheLEADprogram,apart-nershipbetweenWilliamPatersonandStateFarmthatoffersStateFarmemployeestheopportu-nitytoearnanunder-graduatebusinessdegreeoranacceleratedM.B.A.throughtheUniversity.Nealearnedamaster’sdegreeinbusinessman-

agementfromKeanUni-versitythisfall.

Sheservesasamen-toratGarretMorganAcademyHighSchoolinPatersonandalsovolun-teersforOperationLink-Up,whichfocusesonhelpingstudentsprepareforthetransitiontocol-lege.Sheisthemotheroftwoteenagechildren,Jahhad,sixteen,andBrittany,thirteen.TheyresideinPaterson.

SeatsontheExecutiveCouncilremaintobefilled.

PleaseconsiderjoiningMichelleandDeseralasmembersoftheAlumniAssociation’sleadershipboard.Formoredetails,pleasecontactJudyLinder,executivedirectorofalum-nirelations,[email protected]

membersoftheClassof1958ReunionCommitteeastheybeginplanningfestivitiesfortheirfiftiethreunioninMay2008tocoincidewiththeUni-versity’scommencementscheduledforMay20.

Fiveofthecommit-teemembers,Marge(Anderson)Norton,Gloria(Vogt)Fulton,Dorothy(Cantilina)DeBoer,Cathy(Can-tisano)Brolsma,andPat(Byers)Floriohavebeenfriendssincetheirfirstdaysoncampusin

Singingfolksongsonthelawnin

frontofHunzikerHall.Learningcardgamesinthecafeteria.

Thesnowstormin1958thatmadetheroadssoimpassablethatstudentsweretrappedoncampusovernightinWightmanGym;therewerenoresidencehalls.FavoritefacultymemberssuchasPaulVouras,EmilyGreenaway,BenjaminMatelson,andRayMiller.

Thesearejustafewofthememoriessharedby

MArge (AnderSon) norton, MAry (tAtAr) brAnick, JoAn (breyer) dixon, dot (coleMAn) churchill,

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TheWilliamPatersonUniversityAlumniAssociationcelebratedHomecoming2007onOctober13witha

varietyofeventsthatwelcomedalumnibacktocampus,includingtheannualgatheringofthePioneerSociety—thosealumniwhograduatedatleastfiftyyearsago—aswellasareceptioncelebratingtheopeningofUniversityCommons.w

SharedMemoriesInspireClassof1958asTheyPlanReunion

1954,whentheyformedagroupwitheightotherstudentswhobecameknownastheP.O.O.P.S.(PartyOwlsofPatersonState),alongwithAlice(Borer)Steinkamp,Joan(Breyer)Dixon,Dot(Coleman)Churchill,Margaret(Clark)Cre-mer,Loretta(DeBetta)Morris,Pat(DeVries)Gaines,Gerry(Marsh)Mitlehner,andMary(Tatar)Branick.

“Wewouldmeetateachother’shousesandgoouttogether,”says

Fulton.“Aftercollege,someofuscontinuedtogettogether,firstonSaturdaynights,thenforanannualsummerpicnic.Whenourchildrenwereolder,westartedgoingonvacationstogether,firstforsummercamp-ingtrips,thenforwintervacations,too.”Morethanfiftyyearslater,sixoftheP.O.O.P.S.stilltraveltogethereachyear.

FultonandNorton,whoareco-chairsofthereunioncommittee,encourageallmembersoftheClassof1958togetinvolvedbyjoiningthecommittee,offeringideasandcommentsaboutactivities,anddiggingoutoldpicturesandPat-ersonStatememorabilia.OthermembersofthecommitteecurrentlyincludeFlorio,DeBoer,Brolsma,Ginny(Garvey)Kostisin,Irene(Kahrs)Boeren,Jeanne(Maicki)Markham,andCarol(McConaghy)Runo.“Wewelcomeanyonewhowantstobeinvolvedtohelpuswithplanning.We’regoingtohaveagreattime,”saysNorton.

Forinformationortosubmitideas,contactthecommitteeviatheOfficeofAlumniRelationsat973.720.2175oralumni@wpunj.edu.w

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19 ninety 9FREDDIE HENDRIX,ajazztrumpeter,performedwithMelDavisatTrumpetsJazzClubinMontclair.OneofhismanyaccomplishmentswasstarringonMelDavis’A-1CD.

2 thousand DALIA GHANEMfoundedT-shirtat,acompanywhosenamemeansT-shirtsinArabic.Sheisacolorspecialistforawomen’sclothingcompany.Inthefuture,GhanemhopestoopenaboutiqueinNewYorkCitythatwouldshowcaseproductsofallethnicities.

19 ninety 6TheNewJerseyAssociationforEducationalTechnologynamedGREGG FESTAits2007NewJerseyTechnologistoftheYear.FestaisdirectoroftheADPCenterforTeacherPreparationandLearningTechnologiesatMontclairStateUniversity…COLEMAN MELLETT,atal-entedjazzguitarist,performedatHopewellBistroinJuly2007.HehasperformedonManhat-tanCableTelevisionandwithGrammyAwardwinnerChuckMangione.

19 ninety 7 KEVIN BURKHARDTisabroadcasterforSportsNetNewYork,wherehecoverstheNewYorkMets.HewillserveasthemoderatorattheUniversity’sJan-uary2008DistinguishedLecturerSeriesprogramfeaturingBrianCashmanandTheoEpstein.

2 thousand 1 MICHELLE (WINE) DESARO waspromotedtoassistantvicepresidentatTDBanknorthInc.Asapartofthecashmanage-mentdepartment,sheoverseesthesaleofcashmanagementproductsforgovernmentbankingclients…SHERRINE SIMES,acertifiedhealtheducationspecialist,presentedaseriesonstrengtheningfamiliesandhealthyparentingatFannyMeyerHillersSchoolinHackensack.Theinter-activelectureintroducedparentstoapositiveapproachforspeakingtotheirkidsregardingdrugsandalcohol…JILL WHITE istheteamcoordinatorforWestMilfordParksandRecreation.Lastsum-mershecoachedayouthfieldhockeytravelteamthatplayedmatchesthroughoutthestate.

2 thousand 2JOSEPH SUTERA,aphysicaleducationteacheratGlenRockHighSchool,servedascampdirectorlastsummerforRockyRidgeSummerSportsCamp.In2006,heledtheNewMilfordHighSchoolbaseballteamtoastatechampionship.

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19 seventy 6DOROTHY (NAGELHOUT) VOORMAN-FISHwashonoredastheCourageAwardRecipientfor2007bytheCarePlusFounda-tion,anorganizationthatoperatescomprehensivementalhealthcentersinNorthernNewJersey.Shewasrecognizedforherforoutstandingleadership,dedica-tion,andcourageinaddressingtheneedsofthementallyill.

19 seventy 7BRADLEY J. BENDER,anartteacherinRutland,VT,wasoneoffourartteachersinthestateselectedtocreatemuralsfortheVermontDepartmentofEducation.Previously,heservedaspresidentoftheWestMilfordBoardofEducation…ROBERT EWING,aresidentofWestCaldwell,waspromotedtoseniorvicepresidentofValleyNationalBankandpresidentofValleyNationalBank’saviationfinancingandequipmentleasingsubsidiary,ValleyCommercialCapital.Hehasmorethantwenty-fouryearsofexperienceinbanking…RICH-ARD LIO, M.A.,wasappointedprincipalofRamseyHighSchool.Hehasbeenaneducatorfortwenty-eightyearsandstartedhisteachingcareerasasocialstud-iesteacheratRamseyHigh.Hesaysthatheislookingforwardto“goinghome.”

19 seventy 8 RICHARD A. BUNTZEN receivedarecognitionawardinthe2007CollegeArtAssociationRegionalMasterofFineArtsExhibition.Currently,heisanM.F.A.studentatNewJerseyCityUniversityinJerseyCity.

19 seventy 9CongratulationstoBARBARA PECUCHonherrecentpromotiontodirectorofsecurityatFoxwoodsResortandCasinoinMashantucket,CT.ShehasbeenemployedwithFoxwoodsforfifteenyears.Asdirectorofsecurity,shesupervisesmorethanfivehundredemploy-ees…DENIS YAROSHhasbeenpromotedtocolonelintheUnitedStatesAirForceReserves.AformerresidentofLivingston,hehasbeenassignedtotheSpaceWingCom-mander,MinotAirForceBaseinNorthDakota.

19 eightyTHOMAS MELVILLE, M.ED.,recentlyretiredasprincipalatRamseyHighSchool,afterthirty-sevenyearsofserviceintheschooldistrict.ThenewprincipalatRamseyisalumnusRichardLio’77.

19 eighty 1SUSAN (HAGGERTY) O’CONNORpublishedanarticletitled“ComplementaryAlterna-tiveMedicineTherapiesEnhanceSociety’sGrowingEmphasisonWellness”inHIU(HealthInsuranceUnderwriter)Magazine.Shehastwenty-fiveyearsofexpertiseinthemedicalindus-tryandservesasassistantvicepresidentofTheGuardianLifeInsuranceCompanyofAmerica.O’Connorisalsoco-chairofEducationalSubcommitteeofAmerica’sHealthInsurancePlans.

19 eighty 3SUSAN BENNER’Swatercolorartwork,InBloom,wasexhibitedattheStableGalleryinRidge-wood.SheiscurrentlyemployedbyPage2,LLC,agraphicdesigncompany…JOE MEKLERisamemberoftheStandardDevia-tionBand,whichperformedattheannualMainLineJazz&FoodFestivalinWayne,PA,lastsummer.HeisamusicteacherinBurlingtonandservesascitycouncilman.

19 eighty 3MARLENE (MULGREW) POLINIK, M.ED. ’05,wasreelectedforathree-yeartermontheWayneBoardofEducation.Sheenjoyedasuccessfulcareerinbankruptcyandrealestateforeclo-suresandtaughtinthePatersonPublicSchoolDistrictforsixyears.Polinikiscurrentlyanassis-tantprincipalatUnionTownshipSchoolinUnionTownship.

19 eighty 6MARK CORBAE wasnamedseniorvicepresidentandgeneralmanagerofMWWGroupinIrvine,CA,oneofthecountry’stoptenpublicrelationsfirms.Priortojoiningthefirm,hedirectedhisownmarketingandpublicrelationscompany.

19 eighty 7CongratulationstoMAUREEN (MAZZEO) DECICCO onherrecentpromotionfromseniorman-agertopartneroftheRedBank-basedWithumSmith+Brown,CPAsandConsultants.

19 eighty 8KENNETH BERKhascoachedtheRutherfordHighSchoolswimteamforfourteenseasons.Healsoteachesphysicaleduca-tionthere…PHYLLIS SISCO, M.ED.,isthenewprincipalofMagnificatSchoolofKinnelon.Shehastwenty-fiveyearsofexperienceinthefieldofeduca-tion…GARY STAGERearnedhisPh.D.inmathematicsandsci-enceeducationattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia.His430-pagedissertationwastitled,AnInvestigationofConstruction-ismintheMaineYouthCenter.HewasoneofthefoundersofTheFriendsofMusicofWayne.StagerwashonoredforhisroleasnewmediaproducerforTheBrianLynch/EddiePalmieriProject-Simpatico,whichreceiveda2007GrammyAwardfortheBestLatinJazzAlbumoftheYear.

19 ninety 1SUSANNAH MODIN,aNep-tuneCityteacher,receivednation-alattentioninanarticle,“ANewBloom:TransformingLearning,”publishedintheinternationaljournalLearningandLeadingwithTechnology.ThearticlediscussedaprojectinwhichherstudentsbecamepenpalswithchildreninFinland.ShehasdevelopedtheprojectinorderforherstudentstointeractwithstudentsinothercountriesincludingGhana,Sen-egal,Morocco,andArgentina.

19 ninety 2CINDY (SCHOTTER) WHITTENBURY hasjoinedStone-GliddeninDoylestown,PA,asadministrativeassistantandpressreleasecoordinator.ThecompanyhasservedtheMid-Atlanticregionformorethantwenty-fiveyearsandreceivedtheprestigiousNARIAwardforContractoroftheYearinHomeTheaterDesign.

19 ninety 4CHARLES A. HAAS, M.A.,ateacheratRandolphHighSchool,wasinductedintoRandolph’snewlycreatedHallofFameforhisdistinguishedaccomplish-mentsasaneducator.Haashasbeenaneducatorforthirty-sixyears…GEORGE HILL,aphysicaleducationteacher,wasselectedtorepresenttheRamapoIndianHillsRegionalSchoolDistrictintheGovernor’sTeacherRecognitionProgram.Atarecentboardofeducationmeeting,healsoreceivedaplaqueandagrantforaneducationalproject.

19 seventy VINCENT GIORDANO, M.A. ’76,retiredinJune2007afterfortyyearsofserviceintheNewBrunswickschoolsystem.Since1999,hehasbeenprincipalatLincolnSchool…KATHY (ALM) PIGNATELLI,profes-soranddirectoroftheWellnessCenteratBergenCommunityCollege,hostedabusinessseminarinJune2007titled“ManagingStressOnandOfftheJob.”Shehasthirty-sixyearsofexperienceinteaching,coaching,anddirect-ingtheWellnessCenter.

19 seventy 1JOHN ALFIERI, M.A. ’75,wasappointedsuperintendentfortheClintonPublicSchoolseffectiveJuly2007.Priortothisappoint-ment,heservedasprincipalfortenyearsinMillburnTownshipandWestOrange.AlfieriisalsoanadjunctprofessoratWilliamPat-ersonUniversityandattheCol-legeofSt.Elizabeth…HELENA (STASIA) WISNIEWSKI,vicepresidentforuniversityresearchandenterprisedevelopmentatStevensInstituteofTechnol-ogy,wasappointedtotheNavalResearchAdvisoryCommitteebytheSecretaryoftheNavy,withtheconcurrenceoftheOfficeoftheSecretaryofDefense.Shewasselectedin2000asaWil-liamPatersonUniversityAlumniAssociationDistinguishedAlumniAwardrecipient.

19 seventy 3FollowinghisretirementfromacareerwiththeNewJerseyDivisionofRevenuein2002, ROBERT JENKINSONhasresumedhisinterestinpottery.AnactivepotterintheBing-hamton,NY,area,hisworkcanbeviewedatlakemargepottery.com…DAVID S. LIVINGS-TON, M.A.,hasretiredafterthirty-nineyearsineducation.HehasservedastheSomersetCountyschoolssuperintendentforthelasttenyears.

19 plus...19 fifty 1CongratulationstoJOSEPH TRIONE, M.A. ’58,whorecentlyretiredasthedevelopmentreviewcoordinatorforPalmBeach,FL.Hewritesthat“thisretirementisthefinalone.”

19 fifty 7ALBERTA (SCALETTI) WHEELIHAN-ALLEVA,aresidentofPomptonPlains,waselectedtoasecondtermonthePequannockTownshipBoardofEducationinApril.SheiscurrentlyanadjunctprofessoratCaldwellCollegesupervisingstudentteachersinthefield.Wheelihan-Allevaparticipatedintheclassof1957’sfiftiethreunionactivitiesinMay.

19 fifty 9JOHN MOSCHELLA, M.A. ’64,aresidentofRoxburyandaretiredelementaryschoolprinci-pal,waselectedtoasecondtermontheRoxburyBoardofEduca-tioninApril.Previously,heservedassecretaryfortheMorrisCountyRetiredElementaryPrincipalsAssociation.

19 sixty 6Screenwriteranddirector RICHARD PANTALE hascompletedanindependentfilm,DelilahRose.Heiscurrentlyseek-ingadistributor…STEFANIE ROTSAERT, M.A. ’68,alayeucharisticministeratSt.Stephen’sEpiscopalChurchinWhiting,participatedinthebless-ingofthemotorcyclesalongwithRev.PaulA.VanSant,Sr.onMay6,2007.

JoSeph trione ‘51, M.A. ‘58

MAureen (MAzzeo) decicco ‘97

CRYSTAL TORRES ’05,whomadenewsinourspring2005issueforherparticipationinajazzmusicperformanceattheWhiteHouse,isplayingtrumpetinsuperstarsingerBeyonce’sten-piece,all-femalebandduringherworldtour,whichfeaturedperfor-mancesinAsia,Australia,Europe,andNorthAmerica,

includingNewJersey’sContinentalAirlinesArena.AgraduateoftheUniversity’sacclaimedJazzStudiesProgram,shehasalsotouredwithjazzlegendClarkTerryandacclaimedtrumpeterRoyHargrove.

PEGGY STEWART ’91,whoseselectionas2004-05NewJerseyTeacheroftheYearwasincludedinthewinter2006issueofWP,wasoneoffouroutstandingNewJerseysecondaryschoolteachershonoredbyPrincetonUniversityatits2007commencementceremonyonJune5.AhistoryteacheratVernonTownshipHighSchool,StewartwashonoredforhereffortstoprovideglobalexperiencesforherstudentsthroughhighlyengagingU.S.andworldhistorycourses,andfordevelopingopportunitiestointeract

withpeopleandculturesaroundtheworld,includingtravelprogramswithstudentstoEuropeandChina.Shereceiveda$5,000award,aswellas$3,000forherschoollibrary.

2 thousand 4CHRIS FERRONE,agymteacheratPointPleasantBoroughHighSchool,istheheadcoachoftheAmericanLegionBaseballteamthere…JOHN FUQUA returnedtohishometownofBridgetontoworkwithhiscommunity.HeworkedwiththeTri-CountyCommunityActionPartnership’seight-weekanti-gangprogramandwasabletoinvolvemorethan100childreninasummerbaseballleague…KAREN WILSON, M.ED.,ownerofKangarooKourtPreschoolandChildcare,iscelebratingtheschool’sseven-teenthyearofoperation.Overtheyears,shehascreatedafunlearningenvironmentforchildrenfromagesthreemonthsthroughnurseryschool.

2 thousand 5MARGARET (DEVOS) LEININGER, M.ED.,wasappointedprincipalofTravellElementarySchoolinRidgewood.Shehasbeenteachingsince1992.

WhenwefeaturedHODA BASTANI ’02inthefall2002issueofWP,shehadmadenewsastheUniversity’syoungestgraduate,justafewdayspasthersixteenthbirthday.Bastani,whoearnedabachelor’sdegreeinbiologyfromWilliamPaterson,hasjustgraduatedfromPennState’sMiltonS.HersheyMedicalSchool.Shebeganathree-yearresidencyinpediatricsatInovaFairfaxHospitalinFallsChurch,Virginia,inJune.

PianistANAT FORT ’96,whoweprofiledaspartofafeatureonwomeninjazzinthesummer2003issue,returnedtoheralmamateronOctober28tomakeherdebutperformanceintheUniversity’sJazzRoomSerieswithherowntrio.ShejustreceivedtherarehonorofarecordingcontractwiththeECMlabel,whichreleasedher2007CDtitledALongStory,featuringheroriginalcompositions.PriortoherJazzRoomperformance,FortandhertriotouredEuropeandperformedattheMontrealJazzFestivalandatNewYork’sfamedBirdlandjazzclub.

ROBERT TALISSE ’93,whowehighlightedinthesummer2003issueinconnec-tionwithhisroleorganizingamajorphilosophyconference,returnedtoWilliamPatersononSeptember4togivealectureonthemeaningofhighereducationonthefirstdayofthefall2007semester.Talisse,whoearnedabachelor’sdegreeinphilosophy,isaspecialistincontemporarypoliticalphilosophy,andisanassoci-ateprofessorofphilosophyandpoliticalscienceatVanderbiltUniversity.Theauthorofnumerousbooksontopicssuchasethics,pragmatism,ancientphilosophy,democracy,pluralism,andpoliticaljustification,TalisseearnedadoctorateinphilosophyfromtheCityUniversityofNewYorkGraduateSchool.

Where Are They Now?WP decided to take a look back at some of our alumni whose accomplishments previously made news in the magazine:

2 thousand 6BRANDON HANS,whoteachesvoice,piano,andguitarattheMusicAcademyinTomsRiver,releasedhissecondalbum.Heperformedselectionsfromthealbum,titledOneHitIsAllINeed,atMcIntyre’sPubinTomsRiverlastsummer…ADRIENNE KOPKO playsfortheWomen’sBasketballLeagueinColling-wood.TheleagueissanctionedbytheNCAA…JUSTIN WOLFisworkingtowardsamaster’sdegreeinmusicatPurchaseCollegeinNewYork.HehasperformedwiththeNewJerseyPercussionEnsembleandisafoundingmemberofAbsolutePercussionQuartet.Heperformsthroughoutthecountry.

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toalumnusFrankFincken‘56whosenamewasincor-rectlylistedinhisclassreunionphotoappearinginthewinter2007issueofWP.Frankenjoyedhear-ingfromhisbuddieswhocalledtoaskifhechangedhisname...weregretouroversight.

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I N M E M O R I A M’39 MARSHALLMURRAYSR. Glenside,PA July4,2007

EVELYN(JACKSON) SCHWAEBLE RioRancho,NM December31,2006

’40 LILLIANM.VERDUIN CedarGrove,NJ June29,2007

’47 MERRILLK.DILTS Dumont,NJ April15,2007

’54 RUTH(HOFFMANN)TIEMANN Phoenix,AZ January1,2007

’55 LORRAINE(DEROSA) BENJAMIN Salem,OR June16,2007

’57 VICTORMONTESANO,M.A.’59 Williamsburg,VA April25,2007

’59 PHILLIPMOSCA RochellePark,NJ April30,2007

’60 PAULGREFF Wayne,NJ June2,2007

’64 DORISLACKTIS PuntaGorda,FL June16,2007

’65 JAMESE.MILLER Jamestown,NY October1,2007

’66 CHARLESRAMSTHALER Westfield,NJ July7,2007

’67 LAURELELSAJOCHEN,M.A. HighPoint,NC April15,2007

’69 JOSEPHT.ZERENER UpperSaddleRiver,NJ February17,2007

’70 GERALDINEE.HILTON Livingston,NJ June17,2007

WELDONPOESAMS UniversityPark,PA August1,2007

’71 LOIS(LITTLEFIELD)KENISON Shushan,NY April29,2007

’72 GRACE(HALSEY)MARR Vernon,NJ April11,2007

’74 CAROLYVONNELEHING,M.A. SunCity,AZ May31,2007

’75 KAREN(JONES)ACKER PomptonPlains,NJ May2,2007

DAVIDBARRETTJR. Denville,NJ July9,2007

’76 STEPHENPILAT Wayne,NJ June7,2007

’77 GREGGGEIGER Cloverdale,CA July19,2007

’78 BARBARA(VOSE)DANILACK, M.A.,M.ED.‘86 Montville,NJ June21,2007

’81 VINCENTGIANTOMASI Parsippany,NJ June21,2007

’88 DONALDP.VOLMAN Clifton,NJ April11,2007

’90 KIM(VANORE)HAAS,M.B.A. Macon,GA May23,2007

’95 TONIMARIEBAKER Durham,NC May4,2007

’97 LEOE.FAGAN Haskell,NJ April27,2007

’99 LANCEE.PORCO HasbrouckHeights,NJ June16,2007

’04 MICHAELPAULMESSINEO CedarGrove,NJ May9,2007

BETHA.VORHIES Wantage,NJ April17,2007

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sTay ConneCTeD To yoUr alMa MaTer!

T H E r E A r E M A N y WAy S T O B E C O M E A N A C T I V E V O l U N T E E r

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q Host a regional reception for alumni

q Join the Alumni Executive Council and chart the direction of the Alumni Association

q Nominate fellow alumni for the Distinguished Alumni, Faculty Service, and Athletic Hall of Fame Awards

q Assist the Alumni relations staff with Homecoming and reunion planning

q Include me on your monthly distribution list for the campus online newsletter, efocus. Here’s my e-mail:

q Send me information on joining the new online alumni community at www.moli.com/wpunjalumni

Please fax this form to 973.720.3202 or mail to:

William Paterson University Alumni Association • Allan and Michele gorab Alumni House • 42 Harmon Place • North Haledon, NJ 07508

Or, fill out the online form at www.wpunj.edu/alumni and click the link Stay Connected

P l E A S E C H E C k A r E A S y O U A r E I N T E r E S T E D I N A N D P r O V I D E U S W I T H T H E F O l l O W I N G I N F O r M AT I O N

Full Name

Address City State Zip

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2003Joshua CoppolatoJacqueline Sawey ‘05May18,2007

Steven DeFrinotoDanaStraubOctober7,2006

Matthew M. FinamoretoGinaFergusonAugust11,2007

Lauren LocknertoAdamBialekAugust5,2006

Kristin Lee Pepe toCraigKarabinosJr.July2,2006

2004Abigail Ferris toDavidTonzolaApril21,2007

1966Raymond Toth, M.A. ‘70toCamillaStegeApril18,2007

1985Sally A. Newbury toRobertBalioniFebruary23,2007

1994Kimberly Clark toJamesE.BryantIIISeptember9,2006

2000Thomas SchmidbergertoLisaM.OjedaDecember3,2006

2002Nicole CerchiotoDavid Guanzon ’05September25,2005

Douglas J. Hamilton Jr.toKristinDominickOctober6,2007

Lauren Kersbergen toMatthewSpeyDecember9,2006

Alumni Networking Forum

and Reception Monday, April 28, 2008 • 1600 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ

5:30 p.m. Registration 6:00 p.m. Panel7:30 p.m. Reception and business card exchange

Primary funding of this event is provided by the Alumni Association and gifts from alumni to the Annual Fund.

A $10 tax-deductible gift to the Annual Fund is suggested, so we can continue offering programs such as this.

Cultivate Contacts and Share Information at William Paterson’s First Alumni Networking Forum And ReceptionUniversity alumni business experts provide a road map to help you maximize your success and your connections. The panel consists of:

• Christos M. Cotsakos ‘73, Ph.D., Founder, Chairman, CEO, and President, Mainstream Holdings, Inc. (Internet and technology)

• Michael A. Mendillo ‘88, President and CEO, The Wentworth Group (real estate management services)

• William Pesce ‘73, President and CEO, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and member, Board of Trustees, William Paterson University (publishing)

• Barry A. Shier ‘78, COO, FX Real Estate and Entertainment Company and CEO, FX Luxury Realty (real estate development and asset management)

• William Corrente ‘91, Founder and Partner, Pet Power LLC, moderator

William Paterson President Arnold Speert and Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business Dean Sam Basu will also report on the future of the University and College.

To register, or for more information, please visit www.wpunj.edu/alumni/networkingforum or call 973.720.2175

douglAS hAMilton Jr. ’02 And hiS wife, kriStin, ShAre their

wedding with williAM pAterSon univerSity AluMni And

StAff. bAck row, left to right: rolAnd wAttS, ASSociAte

vice preSident for cAMpuS life, denniS MArco ’75, vincent

Stilo ’02, cAndice crowley ’05, MichAel MAngione ’05,

douglAS hAMilton Sr. ’75, chArleS greg ’06, JAnine veli

’03, Judy linder, executive director of AluMni relAtionS;

front row, left to right: Audrey bonApArte wAttS ’95,

AnnAbelle (nArgiSo) MArco ’73, ShAron dellorto MAStroSi-

Mone ‘78, And clAriSSA (rotSAert) wolpert ’57.

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February 4-March 7, 2008 CourtGallery:BradfordGraves:“ThisMirrorCanCrackaStone—1980-1998”;SouthGallery:“AmericanImpressions:AnnualJuriedPrintExhibit”;EastGallery:“PrintsandCompany”

March 24-April 22, 2008CourtGallery:StudioMontclair—“Currents”;SouthGallery:DrawingExhibit;EastGallery:“PrintsandCompany”

M U S I CFebruary 14, 2008TheSubdudes,8:00p.m.

March 7, 2008LosLobos,8:00p.m.

March 26, 2008DanielBernardRomain’sONELOSSPLUS,7:30p.m.

March 28, 2008ElRepertorioEspanolpresentsPilarRioja,8:00p.m.

April 25, 2008“OntheVerge”withChristineLavin,8:00p.m.

JAZZ ROOM SERIES SheaCenter,4:00p.m.;“Sittin’In”pre-concertlecture,3:00p.m.,Shea101,973.720.2371forticketsandinformation

February 10, 17, 24, March 2 and 9, 2008 TBA

OTHER MUSICAL EVENTS SheaCenter,8:00p.m.,973.720.2371forinformation

March 6, 2008 WilliamPatersonUniversityWindEnsemble

April 17, 2008WilliamPatersonUniversityBrassEnsembles

May 1, 2008WilliamPatersonUniversityWindEnsemble

l E C T U R E SJanuary 25, 2008BrianCashmanandTheoEpstein:InsidetheHottestRivalryinSports

February 15, 2008StephenSondheimwithAnthonyRapp:SondheimonSondheim—InWordsandMusic

March 14, 2008TheFutureoftheAmericanCity:APanelDiscussionModeratedbySteveAdubato(rescheduledfromNovember30,2007)

T H E AT R EApril 9-14, 2008 WinneroftheFourthAnnualNewJerseyPlaywrights’Contest,SheaCenter,April9,11,12,and14,8:00p.m.,April10,12:30p.m.,andApril13,3:00p.m.,973.720.2371

FAMILY SCENE SERIES,SheaCenter,2:00p.m.,973.720.2371forticketsandinformation

March 8, 2008PushcartPlayers’LittleRedRidingHoodandOtherStories,partofFamilyWeekattheTheatrepresentedbytheNewJerseyTheatreAlliance,appropriateforgradespreK-5

March 30, 2008AlexanderWho’sNot,Not,Not,Not,Not,NotGoingtoMove,presentedbySurflightTheatre,appropriateforgradesK-5

April 20, 2008Pinocchio,presentedbyConnecticutChildren’sTheatre,appropriateforgradespreK-3

May 4, 2008 TheCircus,presentedbyMarionetasdelaEsquina,appropriateforages3andup

S P E C I A L E V E N T SApril 5, 2008EighteenthAnnualLegacyAwardGala,cocktails,dinner,dancing,silentauction,andpresentationofAlumniAssociationAwards,TheVillaatMountainLakes,7:00p.m.,973.720.2934

May 19, 2008SeniorSend-Off,SpringCommencement,1600ValleyRoad,7:00p.m.,973.720.2175

May 20, 2008Commencement,undergraduateceremony,WightmanField,10:30a.m.(raindate,May21);graduateceremony,RecCenter,“underthetent,”5:00p.m.,973.720.2222

A L U M N I E V E N T SJanuary 26, 2008Tampa,FloridaAlumniEvent,PerformancebyWilliamPatersonUniversityPercussionEnsembleandreception,UniversityofSouthernFlorida,Tampa,FL,3:00p.m.

February 22, 2008NewJerseyMusicEducatorsConferenceReception,EastBrunswickHiltonandTowers,EastBrunswick,NJ,8:00p.m.

April 28, 2008AlumniNetworkingForumandReception,1600ValleyRoad,6:00p.m.

May 8, 2008NewYorkCityAlumniEvent,After-hourstourandreception,MuseumofModernArt,NewYork,NY,5:30p.m.

May 18-20, 2008Classof1958FiftiethReunionActivities

VisittheAlumniWebSiteatwww.wpunj.edu/ALUMNI/events.htmforfurtherdetails.PleasecontacttheOfficeofAlumniRelationsat973.720.2175toregisterorwithquestions.

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JeffAlbies(center),whocoachedthePioneerBaseballTeamforthirty-threeyears,issurroundedbysixtyofhisformerplayersandcoachesataretirementdinneronSeptember16,2007.Attheevent,theUniversityretiredhisNo.42jersey,makinghimthefirstpersoninPioneerathleticshistorytobesohonored.

VISTAS SERIES SheaCenter,call973.720.2371forticketsandinformation

BEN SHAHN GALLERIESMondaythroughFriday,10:00a.m.to5:00p.m.Admissionisfree.Forfurtherinformation,callthegalleriesat973.720.2654

1. DanEgbert’982. MarcSalvatore’993. BobLauterhahn,cur-

rentassistantcoach4. BobSlomkowski’995. BrendenLago’996. R.C.Renshaw’007. TomKraljic,M.Ed.

’86,formerassistantcoach

8. EdMitchell’979. MikeVoza’9110.BobBenkert’87

11. TomYounghans’8712.MitchMele’8213.GarrettTeel14. ShawnRooney,for-

merassistantcoach15.RichFryer’8316. JeffWeber’8217. PeteBeiser,former

assistantcoach18.DanPasqua19. JohnAvento,former

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20. RonVanSaders’74,formerassistantcoach

21.BobSmalling’8222.DaveDeLotto’8223.MarkCieslak24.FrankBarker’8925. JoeBrock’8026. JerryDelaney’8127.BrianMannain28.StuSchmelz’8029.DanLimone30.DanCorrado

31. MatSackman’0632.Dan Singer’0433.BryanGraham’0634. JoeLynch’9135.BruceDostal36. BrianDetwiler’9637. MikeLauterhahn’97,

currentheadcoach38.KenArbadji’8439.RalphPerdomo40. AnthonySenatore’8941. JakePravkewitz’06

42.MikeGuadango43.DonHays44. JackBaker,current

assistantcoach45.MikeRivera46.SteveSchlitzer47.LouGiovannielli48.BrianGelalia49. BrianAppelman’9950. JeffAlbies51. BillMedea,former

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52.AlanPerez53. ScottFarber,current

assistantcoach54.KeithEaddy55. MarkDeMenna’9956. DanLauterhahn’0257. TonyListro’8758. CarlStopper’90,

B.S.’93,M.S.’0159. BrianMonacelli’9960. DanBartolomeo’9461. AlanAnderson’81

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