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Page 4 The Scranton Record, September 2001 Lisa Scottoline to Receive Distinguished Author Award The Friends of the Weinberg Me m o r i a l L i b r a ry will host a book-signing and “Me e t the Au t h o r” reception for best-selling author Lisa Scottoline on Sa t u rd a y, 15 Se p t e m b e r. Ms. Scottoline will be in Scranton to re c e i ve the 2001 Di s t i n g u i s h e d Author Aw a rd from the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library. A book-signing for Ms. Scottoline is planned from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the University Book Store, Hyland Hall. The book-signing is free of charge and open to the public. Copies of Ms. Scottoline’s recent novels will be available for sale. The “Meet the Author” reception, which will begin at 5 p.m. in Eagen Auditorium of the Gunster Memorial Student Center, will be followed by the presentation of the Distinguished Author Award. Tickets required to attend this event may be purchased by contacting Patricia DeSarno at 941-7816 or desarnop2@scranton.edu. Tickets are $50 per person ($45 for Friends of the Library members) $25 of which is tax deductible. Student tickets are $25 ($20 for Friends student members). The reception will include cocktails, light fare and desserts. Summer at Scranton Among the 32 conferences held during the summer was the inaugural class of the Pennsylvania Victim Assistance Academy. The University of Scranton doesn’t shut down during the summer months. The summer of 2001 is a case in point. Conferences, youth programs and personal-enrichment classes, as well as for-credit courses offered at both the undergraduate and graduate level, were held throughout the summer. In the area of undergraduate studies, about 900 students from 19 universities took courses at the University during the summer session. Computer training and computer certificate programs were popular areas of study for students enrolled through the University’s Center for Continuing Education. Students in 6th through 12th grades were commonly seen on campus during the summer, as they participated in artsbased enrichment programs offered by the University. Programs included “Creative Me” for 4th, 5th and 6th grade students; The author of eight critically acclaimed thrillers, Ms. Scottoline’s books include T h e New Yo rk Ti m e sbest sellers Moment of Tru t h and Mistaken Id e n t i t y. Ms. Scottoline’s first book, Eve ry w h e re That Ma ry We n t ,was nominated for the 1994 Edgar Aw a rd . Sprinkler Systems Installed in Nine Residence Halls Summer is a time for sprinklers, no question about it. This summer, it was a time for indoor sprinklers at the Un i ve r s i t y. Full fire-sprinkler systems were installed in Redington, Gavigan, McCormick, Gannon and Lavis halls during the summer. Full fire-sprinkler systems were also installed in McGowan, Blair, Gonzaga and Luzerne houses. This was the first set of installations completed as part of a multi-million dollar program to install sprinklers in University housing. The five-year plan has been accelerated to three years. The next set of buildings slated for sprinkler installation includes Nevils and Driscoll halls. Sprinklers will be installed in the University’s off-campus housing thereafter. H FPO 60% Time Travelers for highachieving 6th through 8th grade students; Nurse Camp for 6th through 8th grade students; Arts Alive for 9th through 12th grades students; and the High School Scholars Program, which allows sophomore and junior high school students with a B+ or better grade-point average to take college-level courses. The National Youth Sports Program was also held. Among the 32 confere n c e s held during the summer was the inaugural class of the Pe n n s y l vania Victim Assistance Ac a d e m y. Mo re than 40 victim advo c a t e s f rom 24 counties gathered at the Un i ve r s i t y for a six-day, unive r s i t y - l e vel course of study to broaden their understanding of victimization, victimology and victims’ rights. The Academy is a partnership between the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) and The University of Scranton. Pennsylvania is one of five states chosen by the U.S. Department of Justice to develop an Academy, modeled after the National Victim Assistance Academy. Other conferences held at the University during the summer included the Diocese of Scranton Youth Rally, the Catholic Charismatic Conference, the summer academy for Diocese of Scranton administrators and the National Railroad Historical Society Conference. An Evening of Ellington On Sa t u rd a y, 22 Se p t e m b e , r the Un i versity will host “A n Evening of Ellington,” featuring The Loren Schoenberg Band. The free concert, open to the general public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Ho u l i h a n - McLean Center, located on the corner of Mu l b e r ry St re e t and Jefferson Avenue. At 6:30 p.m., Loren Schoenberg, re n owned jazz artist and jazz historian, will conduct a pre - c o n c e rt “Music Ta l k . ” Mr. Schoenberg has played and spoken at The White House with President and Mrs. Clinton. He has also performed with Wynton Marsalis, Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, and Dr. David Barker in an event internationally televised by VH-1. He has produced shows at Carnegie Hall, including tributes to Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker. He is a member of the faculties of the Manhattan School of Music, The New School and the Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies. He also serves on the faculty for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Band Director’s Academy. In addition to performing and lecturing, Mr. Schoenberg has been active on radio as a host, writer, producer and critic. He served as an advisor to the Ken Burns’ Molecular Biology Initiative Links Prep Students to U of S Sh a ron Rose (far right), biosafety officer at the Un i ve r s i t y’s Institute for Molecular Biology and Me d i c i n e (IMBM), demonstrates DNA re s e a rc h techniques to Scranton Prep students ( c o u n t e rclockwise, seated from left) Sarah Davis, Michael Ei s n e r, Jo s e p h Ma rchese and Scranton Pre p’s Science De p a rtment Chairperson Su z a n n e d o c u m e n t a ry “Jazz,” and has lectured thro u g h o u t the world. Mr. Schoenberg has also written pieces for the Ne w Yo rk Ti m e s, and chapters in books such as T h e Ox f o rd Companion to Jazz and The Masters of the Jazz Sa xo p h o n e .He re c e i ved the 1995 Grammy Aw a rd for Be s t Album Notes, in conjunction with Da n Mo r g e n s t e r n. Born in New Jersey in 1958, he began playing the tenor saxophone in Eddie Durham’s quartet during his college years at the Manhattan School of Music. He formed his big band in New York City in 1980. In 1993, Mr. Schoenberg served as the musical director for the International Du k e Ellington Conference. He has conducted The American Jazz Orchestra, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and The Sm i t h s o n i a n Jazz Ma s t e rw o rks Orchestra. His own band has released a number of albums and performed throughout the world in many of the most respected jazz venues. For additional information call 941- 7624 or visit the University’s Web site at www.scranton.edu/bandsandchoirs. The Loren Schoenberg Band will perform at the Houlihan-McLean Center on 22 Sept. at 7:30 p.m. The concert is open to the public, free of charge. Fitzsimmons. In June, U.S. Re p. Do n Sh e rwood announced a $500,000 grant f rom the U.S. De p a rtment of Energy to s u p p o rt the creation of the In i t i a t i ve of Excellence in Science and Te c h n o l o g y at Scranton Pre p a r a t o ry School and the Un i ve r s i t y. The summer internship with Scranton Prep students and faculty is p a rt of this initiative.
The Scranton Record, September 2001 Page 5 Vincent Carilli, Ph.D., Named V. P. For Student Af f a i r s Vincent Carilli, Ph.D., has been named Vice President for Student Affairs at the University. “An outgoing, energetic and cre a t i ve a d m i n i s t r a t o , rDr. Carilli has re c e i ved a host of awards for his work in student affairs,” said Un i versity President Joseph M. Mc Shane, S.J. “He brings to his new position a wealth of experience and expert i s e in a wide variety of a reas, especially student deve l o p m e n t , student leadership I and dive r s i t y. ” FPO Dr. Carilli over- 37% sees the offices of Career Services, Vincent Carilli, Student Health Ph.D. Services, Residence Life, the Counseling Center, the Campus Women’s Center, the Commuter and Off- Campus Affairs Office, Student Activities and Intercollegiate Athletics. Dr. Carilli previously served as the dean of students at the University of Tennessee, responsible for the management of 11 departments concerning many facets of student life. He began his service at the University of Tennessee in 1998 as the associate dean of students. He became the dean of students in 2000. 1 1 t h Muskie Fe l l o w Begins MBA Studies Among the University’s incoming graduate students is Leila Nabiyeva, Azerbaijan. She is the 11th student from four former Soviet Union republics to study business in the University’s MBA program, supported through the Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Graduate Fellowship Program, which was established 10 years ago to encourage economic growth in 15 republics that formerly made up the Soviet Union. Just over 500 Muskie Fe l l ows will study in the United States this ye a r, including t h ree at the Un i ve r s i t y. In order for an institution to be able to e n roll Muskie Fe l l ows, the academic programs in the students’ areas of specialization must have the highest accre d i t a t i o n . The MBA program at the Un i ve r s i t y’s Kania School of Management is accre d i t e d by the rigorous standards of AAC S B - International, the Association to Ad va n c e Collegiate Schools of Business. Muskie Fe l l owships are based on academic excellence, proficiency in En g l i s h , p rofessional aptitude and leadership potential. Upon completion of the fellow s h i p, students will return to their home countries for at least two years to apply what they h a ve learned. Other Muskie Fe l l ows in the Un i ve r s i t y’s MBA program are Ilgar Um u d ov, Aze r b a i j a n and Tatyana Ni k i f o rova, Uz b e k i s t a n . From 1995 to 1998, Dr. Carilli served as the assistant director of student development at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He was awarded the Administrator of the Year Award at the University of Tennessee this year and the Outstanding Student Affairs Staff Member Award at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1997. A native of New York City, Dr. Carilli earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education from East Stroudsburg University in 1988. He earned a master’s degree in student affairs in higher education administration from Kutztown State University and a doctorate in higher education administration from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He is a member of the American College Personnel Association, the National Association of Student Personnel Ad m i n i s t r a t o r s and the National Education Association. Renowned Economist to Speak at Scranton One of the leading economists in the United States, Robert J. Shiller, Ph.D., will present the University’s 16th annual Henry George Lecture. He will discuss “Progress, Poverty and the Digital Age” on 13 September at 7:30 p.m. in Eagen Auditorium of the Gunster Memorial Student Center. Dr. Shiller will also speak to area business leaders at the Un i ve r s i t y’s Pre s i d e n t’s Breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Exe c u t i ve Center, fifth floor, Brennan Hall. He will pre s e n t “ Irrational Exuberance and the St o c k Ma rket.” Co-sponsored by PNC Bank, the Pre s i d e n t’s Breakfast Series periodically brings together members of the business community to hear guest speakers address topics of regional, national and international intere s t . J FPO 75% Liturgical Musicians’ Reunion to be held 29 - 30 September A major event is being planned for alumni who have participated as liturgical musicians at the University. A reunion will be held 29 - 30 September to mark the 25th anniversary of the University’s Campus Music Ministry. Over 200 Music Ministry alumni are expected to gather for the event, which will include a barbecue, a brunch, and, of course, a liturgy. The liturgical celebration will be held in the Houlihan-McLean Center, the music for which will be conducted by present and past directors of liturgical music: William Mulligan, Richard Shaw, Kathy Kanavy and Sister Joan Roccasalvo. For information, call (570) 941-6152. In his latest book, Ir rational Ex u b e ra n c e, Dr. Shiller thoroughly examines the enthusiasm driving the stock market highs, endorsing what Alan Greenspan termed as the mark e t’s “irrational exuberance.” Dr. Shiller believes the mark e t’s high is more re p re s e n t a t i ve of the optimism of millions encouraged by Wall St reet analysts rather than the realistic judgements of rational e x p e rts. His book became a New Yo rk Ti m e s non-fiction best seller, forewarning of the potential for poorer market perf o r m a n c e and offering alternative investment options. “A superb macroeconomist, Dr. Shiller has done pioneering work in the areas of stock market volatility and market psychology, large-scale risk management and income inequality,” said Satyajit Ghosh, Peter J. Danchak, President of PNC Bank, Northeastern Pennsylvania, presents a check for $6,000 to University President Joseph M. McShane, S.J., to co-sponsor the upcoming President’s Breakfast Series. From left: Mr. Danchak, Paul J. Strunk, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Fr. McShane and Margaret McNulty, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. Ph.D., Professor of Economics/Finance and Department Chairperson. “The Henry George Lecture at the University will once again provide Northeastern Pennsylvania a rare opportunity to listen to a true scholar in economics.” R o b e rt J. Shiller, P h . D . An expert in market fluctuations, Dr. Shiller is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics and a faculty re s e a rcher for the C owles Foundation for Re s e a rch in Economics at Yale Un i ve r s i t y. Dr. Shiller has written extensively on financial markets, behavioral economics, macroeconomics, real estate and statistical methods, as well as on public attitudes, opinions and moral judgements regarding markets. He is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Academic Advisory Panel for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The He n ry George Lecture Series is the p re-eminent public lecture series in economics in No rtheastern Pe n n s y l vania. T h ree of the previous speakers – Amartya Sen, Ro b e rt So l ow and Ro b e rt E. Lucas, Jr. – have subsequently won the Nobel Pr i ze in Ec o n o m i c s . Funded by a grant from the Ro b e rt Schalkenbach Foundation, the lecture is presented to the public free of charge. T h e Ec o n o m i c s / Finance De p a rtment at the Un i versity and the campus chapter of Om i c ron Delta Epsilon host the He n ry George Lecture, which honors the 19th cent u ry American economist and social re f o r m e . r For information, call 941-4048.
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