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p. 2Rutgers Scientists in the News
p. 3New Center Promotes Urban Entrepreneurship
p. 4Developing a Creative Voice
Centennial Gala Raises more than $180,000 for ScholarshipsIt was both an evening to remember and another opportunity to shape the future for Rutgers-Newark students now and into the future.
More than 370 people attended the Rutgers-Newark Centennial Gala held June 19, which netted more than $180,000 for student scholarships. Lead sponsors were PSEG and Prudential.
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This semester, the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) opened its doors to an inaugural class of 15 undergraduate students majoring in public service.
SPAA Dean Marc Holzer noted that the new undergraduate degree is the first of its kind in New Jersey, and among a handful in the country. The interdisciplinary program, he said, “is designed to bring students to a deeper understanding of their role as public servants, in the context of civic engagement, and provide them with the substantive knowledge, analytical skills and perspectives needed to respond effectively and fairly to major, contemporary social problems.”
Courses offered this semester include “Public Service as a Calling,” designed to explore students’ values regarding leadership, service and diversity through critical analysis of social issues, reflection and practice. Another class offered this semester is “Urban Experience in the United States.” This course gives students a better understanding of the complexities of urban communities, including the impact that oppression, power and privilege have on individuals. Next semester’s course selections include “Ethical Public Service,” “The Global Urban Experience,” “Leadership for the Service Professions” and “Philanthropic Public Service.”
School of public Affairs and Administration Welcomes inaugural Class of public Service majors By Ferlanda Fox Nixon
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Students enrolled in the School of Public Affairs and Administration’s new undergraduate public service course listen to instructor Marc Fudge in their “Urban Experience in the United States” class.
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The Robeson Center Multipurpose Room is transformed for an evening of
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Mauricio Delgado and his research into the hormone oxytocin, which increases trust in others and diminishes fears, that potentially could be a candidate for improving autism.
His work also appeared in Psychology Today.
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Paula Tallal and her pioneering neuroscience research and development of a computer program that helps to rewire the brains of children with language-learning difficulties.
Her work also appeared in Entrepreneur.
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Denis Paré and his research into the area of the brain involved in the elimination of fear-based memories that potentially could open the way for more effective treatment of anxiety disorders.
His work also appeared in the UK’s Daily Telegraph.
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Haesun Kim and her research into the neural communications links involved in protecting a nerve’s axon that could pave the way for reversing the breakdown of nervous system transmissions associated with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries.
Daniel Murnick and the new ultra-sensitive laser-assisted ratio analyzer he has developed opening
the way for more effective carbon measurement and carbon dating, along with the use of non-therapeutic microdoses in the drug-testing process.
TiME MaGaziNE April Benasich and her research into how infants begin to acquire language and the difficulties some
children encounter because they are unable to process differences in rapidly occurring sounds.
Her work also appeared in the UK publication Prima Baby.
Division of Global affairs
Professor simon reich is the new director of the Division of Global Affairs. Reich, whose background combines international affairs, administrative expertise and public service, previously was director of the Ford Institute for Human Security in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, where he also taught international affairs. His wide-ranging research interests include the protection of refugee camp populations, the use of slave labor in wartime Germany, and multinational corporate behavior.
John Cotton Dana library
Mark winston, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant chancellor and director of the John Cotton Dana Library. His responsibilities include campus-wide academic initiatives, development of instructional activities that leverage Rutgers-Newark’s diversity, and strengthening the campus’s engagement with its urban community, as well as management and development for Dana Library and the Institute of Jazz Studies.
College of Nursing
Professor lucille a. Joel has been named interim dean of the Rutgers College of Nursing. Joel will
administer the daily operations of the college while the university seeks a permanent replacement for Felissa Lashley, who retired last spring. Since coming to Rutgers in 1979, Joel has served in a variety of academic and administrative roles, including interim associate dean for academic affairs and associate dean for clinical affairs.
Faculty Fellow
Professor sherri-ann Butterfield, of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, has been appointed the first faculty fellow in the Office of the Chancellor. She will be a member of the chancellor’s leadership team, and will undertake special academic projects and initiatives. Butterfield is a scholar of Caribbean immigration and author of a forthcoming book, All We Is “One”? The Significance of Class Within the West Indian Second Generation.
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Responding to the increasing demand for competent, strong managers and leaders, the new program opens opportunities for undergraduates in not-for-profit, federal, state and local public service.
One of the students pursuing the new major is Adiatu Oladayo of Willingboro, who is planning a career in public service. “I have worked with nonprofit and government organizations whose goals are to better communities. Through this new program, I now can apply theory and academic discourse to my public service experience,” he said.
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A New Semester Brings New leadershipBy Carla Capizzi
Professor Daniel Murnick (center) with research associate Ozgur Dogru (left) and Rutgers graduate student Erhan Ilkmen with the laser-assisted ratio analyzer.
Rutgers Scientists in the NewsOn TV, in print and online, Rutgers-Newark science researchers have been making major headlines in recent months. Here is a sampling of where some of those researchers and their work have been appearing.
In attendance were the event’s five co-chairs, all distinguished alumni of Rutgers-Newark: Dennis Bone, President of Verizon New Jersey; Raymond Chambers, Chairman of the MCJ-Amelior Foundation, Ralph Izzo, CEO of PSEG; Barbara Bell Coleman, President of BBC Associates, and Alfred Koeppe, CEO of The Newark Alliance.
Other special guests included former governors of New Jersey. Governor Jon Corzine was unable to attend, but Governors Brendan Byrne, James Florio and Christine Todd Whitman were all there with
Centennial Gala… from page 1 their spouses. Newark Mayor Cory Booker gave the keynote address focusing on the legacy of Rutgers University in Newark, beginning with the founding of the New Jersey Law School in 1908. More information on the centennial celebration, including a transcript of Mayor Booker’s address, is available at www.newark.rutgers.edu/century.
See page 4 for photos from the gala.
to research corruption and apply their results to real conditions occurring worldwide. Moreover, working with agencies, businesses and non-governmental organizations, RICS will seek to strengthen the integrity and economic and governmental infrastructure of such institutions and developing countries.
For more information, visit www.newark.rutgers.edu/rscj/riCs.html.
Former R-N Coach Shines at olympics
When Ron Larsen went to the Beijing Olympics with the U.S. men’s volleyball team, it was to serve as assistant coach. Instead, he found himself acting as interim head coach for three games after the regular coach was called away by a family tragedy. During his stint as interim head coach, Larsen led the team to three successive victories in its first three games, defeating Venezuela, Italy and Bulgaria. The regular coach returned to the Olympic Games Aug. 16 and resumed his duties for the rest of the competitions.
Larsen was the Rutgers-Newark head men’s and women’s volleyball coach from 1993-1999. During that time, he earned both the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women’s Volleyball Coach of the Year and Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Coach of the Year. He led the men’s team to a record of 97-80 while helping the women’s squad to a 111-79 record, and took the Scarlet Raiders women’s team to the NJAC championship in 1998.
Larsen, who left Rutgers-Newark to coach at the University of California-San Diego, is in his fourth year as top assistant coach for the USA Men’s Volleyball Team. The tradition of excellence in volleyball continues at Rutgers-Newark; for upcoming games visit www.newark.rutgers.edu/athletics.
Annette Juliano is Chancellor’s Scholar
Annette Juliano, visual arts professor and an internationally known Chinese art expert, has been named the Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Scholar for 2008/2009. A renowned art historian, Juliano has curated critically acclaimed exhibitions and authored numerous books and scholarly articles. She was recruited to the faculty in 1992 to serve as chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department.
In nominating Juliano, the current chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Ian Watson, noted that since she entered the field in the 1970s, Juliano “has almost single-handedly
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transformed the study of Chinese art by bringing attention to the non-Han minority’s contributions to China’s artistic heritage.” He also cited her ability to “incorporate meticulous groundbreaking research with a combination of exhibit and publication to draw attention to the importance of northwestern China during the first millennium…”
The Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award honors professors who have done exceptional scholarly work on a subject of fundamental intellectual importance. Awardees also must be able to discuss their research in terms understandable to a broad general audience. Juliano will demonstrate that part of her expertise on Oct. 23, when she delivers the Chancellor’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture. Juliano also will receive a research honorarium.
School of Criminal Justice Establishes Rutgers institute on Corruption Studies
With hopes of taking a bite out of public corruption globally, a new institute, the Rutgers Institute on Corruption Studies (RICS), opens it doors under the auspices of the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers-Newark and the leadership of Adam Graycar, the school’s dean and former director of the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Public corruption, the abuse of public office for private gain, includes bribery, misappropriation, extortion, patronage, job manipulation and many other types of malfeasance. It occurs worldwide in many sectors – healthcare, energy, environment, urban planning, logging, banking and the judiciary. Solutions to minimizing corruption lie in prevention, transparency, appropriate policies and procedures, accountability, enforcement and education.
Charged with conducting research on public corruption and devising methods for its reduction, RICS faculty and staff will train graduate students
management and leasing firm Paul V. Profeta and Associates, Inc.
The fund has two related missions. The first is to assist in the revitalization and renaissance of Newark by providing seed money for the establishment of business enterprises owned and operated by members of Newark’s minority
Established this year, The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development at Rutgers Business School (RBS) will propel the revitalization of Newark by building a world-class, research-driven urban entrepreneurship and economic development program.
Under the leadership of RBS professors dt ogilvie as director and Jeffrey A. Robinson, assistant director, the center’s mission is to develop a model that can be utilized by other universities for creating wealth in urban communities.
One of its economic initiatives is the Profeta Urban Venture Capital Fund, a private, not-for-profit equity investment fund established through a lead gift from Paul Profeta, president and sole shareholder of the national real estate investment,
communities. Its second mission is to provide RBS students with the opportunity to be directly involved in the evaluation, selection, guidance and monitoring of the enterprises financed by the fund.
For additional information, visit business.rutgers.edu/cueed.
For a 2007 exhibition on Buddhist sculpture, Annette Juliano selected this piece and other works that reflected both traditional Chinese culture and social diversity.
New Center promotes Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
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A 1997 graduate of the Rutgers-Newark graphic design program and currently an instructor, Brenda McManus was particularly pleased to be invited to serve as art director for the campus’s centennial history book, A Century of Reaching Higher.
“Rutgers-Newark has such a wonderful, rich history,” says McManus. “It’s the nation’s most diverse campus, and something I’ve always appreciated, first as a student and now as an instructor, is being exposed to so many different cultures. It’s an amazing educational experience and one we wanted to get across in the book.”
One way she and her team of students from The Design Consortium helped to convey that was through the book’s multicolored palette accented with strong, vibrant shades. The Design Consortium is Rutgers-Newark’s own student/faculty collaborative studio. The book’s palette and design, McManus explains, were drawn from the many photos and archival documents the team sorted
through, including old folders, tests, notebooks and black-and-white photographs. It is that same process of sorting, arranging and rearranging – of “playing with images and ideas” – she utilizes to teach students “how to develop their creative voice.”
A meeting with Frank D’Astolfo, professor of art and design, as an undergraduate led McManus on her way to finding her own creative voice.
“I had no idea what graphic design was about,’ she recalls. “Had it not been for Professor D’Astolfo, I would not know this world today.”
It is that opportunity of helping students to find their own direction that has led her to pursue a career teaching. Following graduation, she worked in Manhattan as a graphic designer, and then for Prudential Retirement managing its design team. All were rewarding and good learning opportunities, but it is teaching that has turned out to be the most creative process, she says.
“There is just something about the university environment and its experimental nature that enhances your creativity,” she explains. “But not only is it a great place to gain practical experience, it’s an opportunity to give back and have an impact on someone else’s life.”
More than just a historical account, the Rutgers-Newark Centennial book is a story about opening the doors of opportunity for individuals to fulfill their dreams.
Designed in muted browns, greens and oranges, with dashes of purple and green, the book conveys both a sense of place and a moving forward. Rutgers-Newark Instructor Brenda McManus, art director, explains that she, the Office of Communications and her team – The Design Consortium — were looking
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The Centennial Gala —Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Friends Celebrate 100 years of Rutgers University in Newark Photos by Shelley Kusnetz
Distinguished alumni and gala co-chairs (l-r) Dennis Bone, CEO of Verizon New Jersey; Al Koeppe, CEO of The Newark Alliance; Ralph Izzo, CEO of PSEG; and Barbara Bell Coleman, President of BBC Associates, are joined by Professor Clement Price, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Chancellor Steven Diner at the June 19 gala.
Alumnus Ray Chambers, chairman of the MCJ-Amelior Foundation and gala co-chair, with his wife, Patti.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker gives the keynote address detailing the mission and growth of Rutgers University in Newark
Jazz Mosaic, an alumni ensemble led by Jazz History alumnus Leo Johnson, entertains guests at the Centennial Gala. Also providing entertainment was another jazz ensemble led by Lewis Porter, professor of music.
(l-r) Chancellor Steven Diner with former New Jersey Governors James Florio, Christine Todd Whitman and Brendan Byrne, and Rutgers President Richard McCormick.
The Centennial History Book – A Century of Reaching Higher By Kathleen Brunet Eagan
Developing a Creative Voice By Kathleen Brunet Eagan
to convey R-N’s growth from its humble roots to what it is today – the nation’s most diverse university campus. To order a copy ($10 including shipping and handling), contact the Office of Communications at 973-353-5262, or [email protected]. A PDF file of the book also can be downloaded at www.newark.rutgers.edu/century
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