dcc newsDuring his lecture, which was free andopen to the public, Nyswaner showedclips from some of his films while discussingwriting and the arts.In addition to "Soldier's Girl" and "Philadelphia,"Nyswaner wrote the screenplaysfor other films such as "Mrs.Soffel," "Painted Veil," "Love Hurts," "ThePrince of Pennsylvania," "Smithereens,"and co-authored "Gross Anatomy.""Philadelphia" won two Academy Awards,and earned Nyswaner a GoldenGlobe nomination, a Writers' Guild awardnomination, a British Academy of Filmand Television Arts (BAFTA) award nomination,and an Academy Award nomination."Soldier's Girl" premiered at the 2003Sundance Film Festival and received thePeabody Award, three Golden Globe nominations,an Emmy nomination, a TelevisionCritics Association nomination, aGotham Award, and was named by theAmerican Film Institute as one of the 10outstanding television events of the year.Nyswaner's lecture was presented by JosephCosentino, holder of the LlelanieOrcutt Endowed Chair, and head of theDepartment of Performing, Visual Arts andCommunications. The Llelanie OrcuttEndowed Chair is made possible by a generousdonation from Llelanie Orcutt.Past DCC Lyceum SpeakerWins Nobel PrizePaul Krugman, who won the Nobel Prizethis past year, spoke to more than 500people at <strong>Dutchess</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>on March 29, 2007 discussing the currenthealthcare debate, comparing plans presentedby the governors of California andMassachusetts, and health plans of othernations. He was invited to campus by economicsprofessor Seemi Ahmad.Professor Ahmad is the recipient of the<strong>Dutchess</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> HandelFamily Endowed Faculty Chair. The Chairwas established in 2003 by the HandelFamily to honor the memory of Franklin andEleanor Roosevelt.Princeton University Scholar and New YorkTimes columnist Dr. Paul Krugman, won theNobel economic prize for his analysis of howeconomies of scale impact the location ofeconomic activity and trade patterns."Dr. Krugman's work on international tradeis well known in academia," said ProfessorAhmad. "People familiar with his New YorkTimes columns know that he can explaincomplex issues in an easy-to-understandway."Friend and longtime supporter of the <strong>College</strong>,Bernard Handel, who endowed theHandel Family Endowed Faculty Chair, hadpraise for Krugman."He's had a marvelous career as an economistand as a columnist for the New YorkTimes," said Handel. "His judgment on economicmatters and the gains and problemsof active foreign commerce interchange areexcellent and he is more than deserving ofthis award. I'm pleased that DCC was ableto welcome someone of his caliber to campusas the speaker at the Handel FamilyEndowed Professor lecture. We again thankProfessor Seemi Ahmad for helping to bringDr. Krugman. We are very proud that ourspeaker has won the Nobel Prize."Dr. Krugman met with economics studentsprior to the lecture.The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciencescomes with a monetary award of $1.4million. The Swedish Central Bank createdthe award in Alfred Nobel's memory in1968. It is not one of the original Nobels,which were established in 1901 to honorachievements in physics, chemistry, medicine,literature, and peace.DCC Student-Produced TV Show TeamTravels to Washington, D.C. to CoverObama InaugurationEighteen student producers from<strong>Dutchess</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>'s Communicationsprogram joined the thousandsof media professionals covering January'spresidential inauguration. Four of the studentsreceived press credentials givingthem the same access as any member of anational news outlet.The DCC students, all participants in"Learning in Progress," a student-producedTV program, regularly produce theshow as part of two communicationsclasses taught by Professor Camilo Rojas.The show covers a wide variety of topics,and has received numerous awards.In addition to covering the inaugurationitself, the students interviewed visitors toWashington, D.C. who came to witnessthe swearing-in of President BarackObama. Their taped interviews and film ofthe ceremony will be used in the "Learningin Progress" series.2008 ANNUAL <strong>REPORT</strong>15 15
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