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Letter from the Dean
Dear Friends of the College,
With one more month remaining in the spring 2007 semester, many exciting
things are happening in the
College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences that I'd like to share with you as we draw this semester to
a close.
On Saturday, April 28,
Margaret Dalzell Lowman, Ph.D.
(known affectionately as “Canopy Meg”),
director of environmental initiatives and professor of biology and
environmental studies at New College of
Florida in Sarasota, will receive the
2007
Mendel Medal.
Dr. Lowman will deliver a public lecture on campus entitled,
"It's a Jungle Up There:
Integrating Research and Education Through Canopy Ecology." You'll read more
about the event in this issue of the College's e-newsletter.
In addition, the Villanova Center for
Liberal Education, whose mission is to advance interdisciplinary studies
in the liberal arts and sciences in such a way as to enhance the
participation of all Villanova — the student body, our own Institute
faculty, and faculty in other departments — in the intellectual life central
to an Augustinian university, will celebrate its
official opening on Monday, April 16, at 4 p.m. in the first floor
lounge of Falvey Memorial Library with a guest presentation by Dr. Charles
Dougherty, president of Duquesne University, whose talk is entitled,
"Death and Taxes."
Read more about this special event in this
e-newsletter.
In order to keep our students better informed of all the wonderful learning
and professional development opportunities available in
the College and throughout the entire University, we have created
Connections, an
e-newsletter designed to share with our students critical information
related to academic advising; fellowships, grants, and scholarships;
internships and professional development; and other related matters. We hope
that our students find
Connections useful as they plan their academic and professional
futures.
Thank you for continuing to read the
College's e-newsletter. We appreciate your continued interest in the
life of the
College, and we welcome your
feedback. I wish you
and your families a happy Easter.
Sincerely,
Rev. Kail C. Ellis, O.S.A., Ph.D.
Dean of the College
In College News …
Margaret Dalzell Lowman, Ph.D. – “Canopy Meg” –
Named 2007 Mendel Medal Recipient
The
College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce that
Margaret Dalzell Lowman, Ph.D.
(known affectionately as “Canopy Meg”),
director of environmental initiatives and professor of biology and
environmental studies at New College of
Florida in Sarasota, has been named the 2007 recipient of the
Mendel Medal.
Dr. Lowman will deliver the annual Mendel Medal lecture and be awarded the
Mendel Medal on Saturday, April 28, on Villanova’s campus. The public
lecture, sponsored by the University's chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific
research society, is entitled, "It's a Jungle Up There: Integrating Research
and Education Through Canopy Ecology." The lecture will take place at 2:30
p.m. in the Connelly Center Cinema; refreshments will be served at 2 p.m. in
the Cinema foyer.
The
Mendel Medal is an annual award given by the College that recognizes
outstanding scientists who have done much by their painstaking work to
advance the cause of science, and, by their lives and their standing before
the world as scientists, have demonstrated that between true science and
true religion there is no intrinsic conflict.
Learn more here.
Call for Nominations: 2008 Praxis Award in
Professional Ethics
The Ethics
Program invites nominations for the
2008 Praxis
Award in Professional Ethics. In order to highlight and celebrate the
work of professionals and academics in the field of professional ethics, the
Ethics Program of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences intends to
recognize the work of such a person by awarding him or her with the Praxis
Award. The deadline for nominations is April 20, 2007. For more information,
click here.
Department of Communication Gets in "The Zone"
The Communication
Department is proud to announce the debut of "The Zone," an interactive
media portal. Beginning the week of April 9, students from COM 3305, Radio
Production, will be broadcasting their own 30-minute live audio shows, once
a week, for three weeks. The shows are varied: radio drama, political talk,
pop culture news.
You can listen in two ways: live to the shows at their scheduled time, or
download and listen to the prerecorded show at any time. Many of the shows
will be call-in, so you are encouraged to take part in the dialogue. Watch
your e-mail for an announcement with the Web address for the shows. The
Communication Department
hopes to "hear" you there!
All Faculty Invited to an Open Discussion of
IT-related Topics
Stephen Fugale, the University's chief information officer, invites all
faculty to attend an open discussion of IT topics on Friday, April 13, from
2:20 to 5 p.m. in Bartley Hall Room 1001. Among the topics to be discussed
are the directions to follow concerning open courseware, the current Web
refresh plans and their rationale, direction and plans for the University
course management system, the rationale for migrating to Microsoft Exchange
and Outlook, and the new phone system. In addition, faculty are encouraged
to bring up any other IT-related issues. UNIT hopes that you can attend.
Organization of Human Services Sponsors First
Alumni Career Panel
On Sunday, Feb. 25, the
Organization of Human Services held its First Annual Alumni Career
Panel. Reaching out to alumni from the last five years, more than a dozen
students committed to returning to share their career and life experiences
with current Human Services
students. While the snow and ice caused some representatives to cancel,
those who came provided great insight into the process of job search,
interviews, possible career options, grad school -- when and why? -- job
changes, and most useful courses and programs still used from their
"college" days. More than 25 students attended and engaged the alumni with
questions and made connections for future contacts.
The Organization of Human
Services is the student club for the
Human Services major and
plans to continue to host this panel on an annual basis. If anyone would
like to participate or be invited to attend, please contact the
Education and Human Services
department.
Department of Education and Human Services Inducts
12 Students Into the Beta Zeta Chapter of the Alpha Delta Omega Honor
Society for Human Services
On Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, the
Department of Education and
Human Services inducted 12 students into the Beta Zeta Chapter of the
Alpha Delta Omega Honor Society for Human Services.
The ceremony was held in St. Rita's Chapel and brings the total number of
members to 49 since the chapter was installed in April 2004. The founding
premise and integral philosophy of Alpha Delta Omega charges its members
with the responsibility of empowering those they serve to make positive
changes throughout their lives. The students inducted share not only a
strong academic record, but also an extensive list of service to others both
on and off of the Villanova campus. These students do and will continue to
make a difference in the world of those they serve.
University's Center for Instructional Technologies
Sponsors Two Upcoming Presentations
On Tuesday, April 3, Dr. Edwin Goff, director of the
Honors Program, will offer
a “Lunch and Learn” from noon to 1 p.m. in the Chapel Room of the Technical
Services Building. Dr. Goff will speak about the Honors E-Portfolio
Program. His presentation will cover the adoption of an electronic portfolio
requirement by Honors and provide a progress report.
On Thursday, April 12, from 2:30 to 3:30
p.m. in Mendel Room G83, Dr. Philip Maurone, chair of the
physics department, will
demonstrate how he is using Responders (clickers) in the classroom.
Responders are similar to the clickers used on TV game shows such as
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. They provide a way to obtain
feedback from students and may also be used in quizzing.
For more information on the
Center for Instructional
Technologies, please click
here.
Falvey Memorial Library Encourages Community to
Attend Public Events
Falvey
Memorial Library welcomes everyone to attend the many upcoming public
events and ongoing exhibits being hosted in the library. Many departments
and programs in the College use the first-floor lounge in
Falvey as
the location for their events. The attractive, multi-use space is a very
welcome addition to campus. The College thanks the Library for its
generosity in sharing the space.
For a full list of upcoming events and ongoing exhibits, please visit the
Library on the
Web.
Villanova Center for Liberal Education Prepares for
Official Opening Ceremonies
The Villanova Center for
Liberal Education, whose mission is to advance interdisciplinary studies
in the liberal arts and sciences in such a way as to enhance the
participation of all Villanova — the student body, our own Institute
faculty, and faculty in other departments — in the intellectual life central
to an Augustinian university, will celebrate its
official opening on Monday, April 16, at 4 p.m. in the first floor
lounge of Falvey Memorial Library with a guest presentation by Dr. Charles
Dougherty, president of Duquesne University, whose talk is entitled,
"Death and Taxes."
VCLE accomplishes this mission in two primary ways: teaching the
Augustine
and Culture Villanova Seminar, a two-semester introduction to the liberal
arts and the thought of Saint Augustine required for all first-year
students, and fostering conversations among faculty and students, and across
the disciplines, on topics central to the liberal arts and sciences,
particularly about the “books for all time,” which have shaped the great
civilizations of the world.
For a complete rundown of the
cultural events sponsored by the
VCLE this semester, please visit
VCLE on the Web. Even more
upcoming events can be found
here.
The Catholic Imagination Lectures for Spring 2007
The
Catholic Imagination Lectures for Spring 2007 are co-sponsored by the
Department of
Humanities and the Office of Mission Effectiveness. The first of the
series was held on Friday, March 30, 2007, in the Connelly Center Cinema.
The title was,
"Faith
Seeking Beauty," presented by Dana Gioia, chair of the National
Endowment for the Arts.
The second lecture in the series will be held on Friday, April 20, 2007, in
Bartley 1101 at 3:30 p.m. The title of the lecture is, "Theological
Meditations on The Wilton Diptych: Conversion and Culture in Medieval
English Art," to be presented by John Saward of Oxford University.
The Catholic
Imagination Lecture is a semi-annual event dedicated to the exploration
of faith and culture not only by nationally and internationally recognized
scholars of religion, culture, and the arts, but also by creative writers
and artists.
College Charts Many Fascinating "Courses of
Discovery"
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers students many exceptional
courses in a wide array of disciplines. Learn more about some of these
courses in a new feature on the College's Web site entitled,
"Charting Courses of Discovery."
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Partners with
the Financial Times
Providing Students With Global
Perspectives on World Events
 The
College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences has partnered with the
Financial Times, internationally recognized for
its authoritative news, comment, and analysis,
to provide students and
faculty with full access to the FT’s electronic edition and to FT.com’s
Level Two subscription service. This partnership will enable the University
to further educate its students on socio-economic and geo-political issues
that affect everyone regardless of a student’s major.
How To Access the Financial Times Online
There are many ways to access the FT online:
Students to Participate in National Conference on
Undergraduate Research
Eight students have had their abstracts accepted to the
21st National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which will
take place April 12-14, 2007, at the
Dominican University of
California. These students either are completing their Honors theses or
are supported by the College's
Undergraduate Research Program. For more information, please visit the
NCUR on the Web.
Department of English Sponsors Annual
Literary Festival
The English Department's
annual
Literary Festival takes place this semester. Featured authors
still to visit campus include:
Rosellen
Brown (novelist), author of The Autobiography of My Mother, Tender
Mercies, Civil Wars, Half a Heart, and (most recently) the critically
acclaimed and best-selling Before and After; and
Marilyn
Chin (poet), author of Rhapsody in Plain Yellow, The Phoenix Gone,
The Terrace Empty, and Dwarf Bamboo.
For more information on the Literary Festival, please visit the
English
Department.
Former Chairperson of Classical Languages Department Dies
at 69
Submitted by Charles Helmetag, Ph.D., a professor of classical and
modern languages and literatures (Announcement prepared by Dr. Helmetag's
former colleague, Ed Jaworowski)
Robert J. Rowland, Ph.D. (1938-2007)
Robert Rowland, Ph.D., died recently in Philadelphia, where he had been
undergoing treatment for cancer. Dr. Rowland taught Latin and ancient
history in Villanova’s Department of Classical Languages (later
Classical Studies) during the 1960s and early 1970s, specializing in
history of the late Roman Republic. He was also the founding director
of the Villanova Honors Program.
After graduation from LaSalle College (now LaSalle University), he
received an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Following
his years at Villanova, his extensive accomplishments include:
Professor of Ancient History at the University of Missouri-Columbia;
Chair of the Department of Classics and Director of the Center for
Archaeology at the University of Maryland-College Park; Dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences of Loyola University, New Orleans, where
he was teaching in the Department of History at the time of his death.
His academic credentials are stellar. Widely published in classics and
history, Dr. Rowland authored or edited seven books, including his
ancient and early medieval history of Sardinia. He also served as
editor for two online encyclopedias, President of the Classical
Association of the Atlantic States, President of the American
Philological Association’s Friends of Ancient History, Executive
Secretary of the Vergilian Society, and editor of
the annual journal, The Augustan Age. In 1994, the Republic of Italy
honored him with the title of Cavaliere (Knight), in recognition of
his contributions to archaeology and history.
Dr. Rowland is survived by his wife Carol, four children, and seven
grandchildren. His former students and colleagues at Villanova fondly
remember him as teacher, scholar, and friend.
Save the Dates!
Please mark your calendars for these important events:
Easter Recess Begins
Wednesday, April 4
Classes Resume
Tuesday, April 10
Candidates' Day Saturday, April 14
Mendel Medal Award Lecture Saturday, April 28
Reading Day
Friday, May 4
Final Exams
May 5 to 11 (no exams on Sunday, May 6)
Baccalaureate and Commencement
May 19 and 20
Please click
here for the complete academic calendar.
Event Round-up
Be sure to visit the
College's home
page for a more complete and up-to-date rundown of upcoming events!
Learn About a Major or Minor in History
All
prospective and current majors in
history and art
history are invited to a reception and information session on
Wednesday, April 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Radnor-St. David's
Room of Connelly Center. Meet the faculty and other majors, and enjoy
pizza and other refreshments.
Learn more here ...
Africana Studies Presents ...
Dr. Angelyn Mitchell
Associate Professor of English
Georgetown University
"Representations of Illness and Disease in African American Women's Writing"
April 11, 2007
4:30 p.m.
First Floor Lounge, Falvey Library
East Asian Studies Presents ...
Dr. Michael Gordin
Princeton University
speaking on
"Five Days In August: How World War II Became A Nuclear War"
April 13, 2007
Tolentine 215
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. talk
1:30 to 2 p.m. reception
Reception given by the History Department.
Russian Area Studies Presents ...
Father Victor Gorodenchuk
Dean, St. Stephen's Cathedral Orthodox Church in America
Philadelphia, PA
"Russian Orthodoxy In America: 1794 To The Present"
Presider: Joseph Loya, O.S.A.
April 17, 2007
4 p.m.
DeLeon Room SAC 300
Light refreshments will be served.
Center for Peace and Justice Education Sponsors Series of Events
The
Center for Peace and Justice Education is sponsoring many events this
semester. For a full rundown of the events, please visit the
Center
on the Web.
Chemistry Department Hosts Seminar Series
The Chemistry Department is hosting a series of seminars this semester. For more information, including
dates, times, and locations, please visit the
Chemistry Department on the Web.
2007 Spring Cultural Film Series Examines "Forgiveness"
Be sure to visit the
2007 Spring Cultural Film Series schedule on the Web to learn more about
the films making up this semester's series.
An Extensive Program of Events Marks the 2006-2007 Series in
Anthropology
Looking Into Culture: The 2006-2007 Series in Anthropology features a number
of events planned throughout the spring semesters. For
more information on all of these events, please visit the
series' Web site.
Women's Studies Calendar of Events Posted on the Web
Make plans to attend one of the many events being sponsored by
Women's Studies.
Five events are planned in March, including, “'My Ethnic Identity is What
Anchors Me Wherever I Go': Performing Somali Identity in Maine," "War Rape,"
"Vampires in Caribbean Literature," and a panel discussion, “The Role of
Women Studies (and Women) at Villanova University.”
The Ethics Program Sponsors "Ethics for Lunch" Series of Events
"Ethics for Lunch" will examine the following topics:
“See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil: Sexual Health Issues on a
Catholic Campus”; and “Global
Poverty, Consumption, and Environmental Footprints.” For more
information, please visit the
Ethics
Program.
Center for Arab and Islamic Studies Celebrates Egypt's Nobel Laureate,
Naguib Mahfouz, April 3-17
The Center for Arab
and Islamic Studies has planned a series of events to celebrate Egypt's
Nobel Laureate, Naguib Mahfouz. For more information about these events,
please click here.
Make Plans Now to Visit the Mendel Exhibit ... Coming to Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences
Villanova University and The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia
proudly announce their partnership to present the traveling exhibition,
“Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics,”
which will visit the
Academy at 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway from May 28 to September 28, 2008.
The exhibition will be available to only five tour venues in the United
States through 2008: Philadelphia (Villanova and the Academy of Natural
Sciences), Chicago, Washington, D.C., Columbus, Ohio, and Memphis,
Tennessee.
During the exhibition’s Philadelphia tour, all Villanova students, staff,
and faculty who present valid identification will receive free general
admission to the Academy of Natural Sciences. It is our hope that you will
find this special exhibition informative and enjoyable.
To learn more about the exhibit, please visit
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/mendel/. For more information, please contact
Kate Szumanski.
Faculty in the News
- Craig Bailey, Ph.D., an assistant professor of
history, has
published an article entitled, "Micro-credit, misappropriation and
morality: British responses to Irish distress, 1822-1831." It appears in
Continuity and Change, a journal published by Cambridge
University Press, Vol. 21, No. 3 (2006).
- Edward F. Guinan, Ph.D., a professor of
astronomy and
astrophysics, spent spring break (March 5 to 9) and the following
week serving as faculty for the
International
School of Young Astronomers (ISYA) meeting on Langkawi Island in
Malaysia. This school is sponsored by the International Astronomical
Union for graduate students and recent Ph.D. recipients from developing
countries and moves around the world to give regional access. Dr. Guinan
has been the vice-chair of this program since 1998. Thirty-eight young
astronomers from 12 countries (including Nepal, India, The Democratic
Peoples Republic of Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines) participated.
Dr. Guinan gave six lectures and two public talks while there. The
second public talk, "Evolution of the Sun through Time and Effects on
the Planets," was heavily publicized with street banners advertising Dr.
Guinan and the University. More than 400 students and the general public
attended, including the Malaysian Prime Minister and Malaysian Space
Agency officials. Dr. Guinan's students rescued one of the street
banners so he could bring home a souvenir.
-
Jeff Johnson, Ph.D.,
professor of history, has edited, Frontline and Factory: Comparative
Perspectives on the Chemical Industry at War, 1914-1924 (Springer,
2006) with Professor Roy Macleod of the University of Sydney. The book
contains Dr. Johnson's article, "Technological Mobilization and
Munitions Production: Comparative Perspectives on Germany and Austria."
-
Maghan Keita, Ph.D., a
professor of history, has published
the book, A Political Economy of Health
Care in Senegal
(E. J. Brill).
This work is a political
economic history that analyzes approximately 350 years of rivalry
between traditional, Islamic, and European systems of health in the
Senegambian region of West Africa.
- Deborah Kendzierski,
Ph.D., an associate professor of
psychology, published a paper, "A Self-Schema Approach to Healthy
Eating," in the December 2006/January 2007 issue of the Journal of
the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. The paper discusses
implications of her social psychological research for screening and
intervention to promote healthy eating habits in the psychiatric patient
population. Weight management is an important issue for this population
due to the possibility of medication-induced weight gain.
- Patrick M. Markey, Ph.D., an assistant professor of
psychology, recently published an article in the Journal of
Research in Personality entitled, “The interpersonal meaning of
sexual promiscuity,” and an article in the Journal of Social and
Personal Relationships entitled, “Romantic ideals, romantic
obtainment and relationship experiences: The complementarity of
interpersonal traits among romantic partners.” Dr. Markey also
co-authored two papers with graduate and undergraduate students that
were presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Psychological
Association. One paper is entitled, “Teaching accuracy in judgments of
conscientiousness,” and was co-authored by Sara Lowmaster. The other
paper is entitled, “Linking self-esteem and body mass to sexual
promiscuity in females,” and was coauthored by Caitlin Cells and Lindsay
Rice.
-
Matthew Matell, Ph.D., an assistant professor of
psychology, published a paper, “Impulsive responding on the
peak-interval procedure,” in a special issue of Behavioural Processes.
His co-author on the article was George S. Portugal, who received his
M.S. in psychology from Villanova in 2005. He also served as a reviewer
for the National Science Foundation’s Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program.
- Silvia Nagy-Zekmi, Ph.D., a professor of
Hispanic
studies in
the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures,
published a co-edited book with Luis Correa-Diaz (University of Georgia)
titled, El arte de vivir: Aproximaciones críticas a la poesía de
Pedro Lastra. (Santiago de Chile: RIL/Biblioteca nacional, 2007). In
addition, Dr. Nagy-Zekmi delivered a paper entitled, "New World (B)Order:
Migration and the Relevance of Postcolonial Theories," in Berlin at a
recent Fulbright conference. She also delivered a paper entitled,
"Borderland and Identity: Theoretical
Approaches," at the Globalitás/Lokalitás conference in Pécs, Hungary.
- Alain J. Phares , Ph.D., of the
department of physics
presented a paper entitled, "High Temperature Adsorption Isotherms on
Equilateral Triangular Terraces," at the March Meeting of the American
Physical Society in Denver, Colorado. The paper was a collaboration with
Francis J. Wunderlich, Ph.D., of the
department of physics,
and David W. Grumbine, Jr., Ph. D., of the department of physics at St.
Vincent College, Latrobe, Pa. The paper can be found
here.
-
Paul Steege, Ph.D., an
associate professor of
history, has published Black Market, Cold War:
Everyday Life in Berlin, 1946-1949 (Cambridge University Press).
-
Eva-Maria Swidler, an
adjunct member of the history department who is teaching "Themes in
Modern World History and Environmental History" in the College this
semester, has published an article based on her teaching experience here
and elsewhere. The article is titled,
"Defending Western Civ: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the
Course." It appears in the online journal
World History Connected.
- Melanie A. Vile, Ph.D., director of grant development and
research assistant professor in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, spoke on campus at the March meeting of the Philadelphia
chapter of the Association
for Women in Science. Dr. Vile's topic: "From Boreal Peatlands to
Coastal Marshes: How Global Climate Change is Affecting Ecosystem Carbon
Reserves."
- The research of Laurence E. DeWarf, Ph.D., Ed Guinan,
Ph.D., and Jennifer Carton, a student, was published
in the astronomy
magazine, Sky & Telescope. This is stemming from results
presented at the most recent American Astronomical Society meeting (January
2007, Seattle, Washington) entitled, "FUSE Observations of the Unprecedentedly
Deep `Quiescent' Magnetic Activity State of alpha Centauri A" (J.M.
Carton, L.E. DeWarf, E.F. Guinan).
Alumni in the News
- David Mazzo, Ph.D., '79, has been named president and chief
executive officer of AEterna
Zentaris Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Mazzo joined the
company from Chugai Pharma USA where he has been president and CEO since
April 2003. Dr. Mazzo has broad experience working in a variety of
multi-cultural environments in the United States, Europe, and Asia,
where he amassed a track record of successful global product
development, registration, and launch. He has held positions of
increasing responsibility with Merck, Baxter, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer,
Hoechst Marion Roussel, and Schering-Plough. Dr. Mazzo holds a
B.A. in Honors
(Interdisciplinary Humanities) and a
B.S. in
Chemistry
from Villanova, as well as an M.S. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in
Analytical Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst).
Learn more here.
Students in the News
- Sarah Blanchard,
('08,
Sociology/Honors,
Presidential Scholar), was recently selected as a finalist in the Harry
S. Truman Scholarship competition. Sarah recently interviewed for the
Truman Scholarship, which supports undergraduates who plan careers as
public servants and agents of change. Sarah, who is currently studying
in Spain as a Connelly Delouvrier Scholar, has been actively involved in
research in the
Sociology Department, and she plans a career as a university
professor and an advocate for social change in education.
- Robert Zellem,
('08, Astronomy &
Astrophysics/Honors,
Presidential Scholar), received Honorable Mention in the Goldwater
Scholarship competition for his outstanding academic record and his
contribution to the research efforts in our
sstronomy and astrophysics
department. Rob is currently working with
Edward Guinan, Ph.D., a professor of
astronomy and
astrophysics, on the star IM Pegasi. Rob also will be attending the
Vatican Observatory Summer School this summer.
IT Corner
- All Faculty Invited to an Open Discussion on IT-related Topics.
Stephen Fugale, the University's chief information officer, invites
all faculty to attend an open discussion of IT topics on Friday, April
13, from 2:20 to 5 p.m. in Bartley Hall Room 1001. Among the topics to
be discussed are the directions to follow concerning open courseware,
the current Web refresh plans and their rationale, direction and plans
for the University course management system, the rationale for migrating
to Microsoft Exchange and Outlook, and the new phone system. In
addition, faculty are encouraged to bring up any other IT-related
issues.
- Why Not Podcast Your Next Lecture or Event? UNIT can
assist you to create a
podcast of your next event and post it to
iTunes University and your Web site. And the best news is ... it is
easy to do! Simply contact
Jennifer Pohlhaus
for more information.
- New E-mail System Coming -- More details on the new email and
calendaring system (Microsoft Exchange) can be found at:
http://www.unit.villanova.edu/exchange/
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