CHRISTI PEACE
Staff Writer
On April 28, Fairleigh Dickinson held its first-ever Twombly Awards. Similar to the Maddy Awards, this event recognized freshmen who stood out in several different categories.
The idea originated with Lindsay Grettner, a GA from last year, and current Resident Assistant, Jackie Radcliff. Radcliff was inspired by the Maddy Awards and decided to hold an awards ceremony for freshmen so they could see that others were noticing their actions as well.
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MELANIE ANZIDEI
Editor-in-Chief
The recent selection of Sheldon Drucker as Fairleigh Dickinson University’s seventh president was a surprise to the FDU community – for some it was a pleasant one; for others it was a questionable one.
Drucker, who has been serving the university for 17 years, took on the role of interim president of the university after the former president, the late J. Michael Adams, announced his retirement. Drucker was not considered a candidate in the presidential search process, but was chosen to be the university’s next president on April 23.
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AYINDE J. STEVENS
Staff Writer
Last week’s Hot Topics event went into deep philosophical territory, the type that goes from debt to taxes, and everything in between.
The event, “The Debt Crisis: How it Affects You,” was held at the Orangerie on April 30, which seemed fitting since income taxes were due on April 15.
The panel, which was moderated by political science professor Bruce Peabody, consisted of Tom Strowe, a junior political science major and board member of Fair Tax New Jersey; Burton Zwick, a professor of economics and finance; Dan Cassino, a professor of political science; and Joaquin Villanueva, a professor of geography.
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Photo by Joe Castillo.
For two days starting on April 23, students, members of the FDU community gathered for the annual Green Day celebration. This year’s theme was to spread awareness for sustainable and renewable energy and the technology that supports it.
On April 24, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, an organization run by FDU student athletes, hosted a campus cleanup in honor of Green Day. Athletes, dressed in green and armed with plastic gloves and garbage bags, pick up trash between flowers, behind benches and even on top of statues at the College at Florham. Photos by Joe Castillo.
MELANIE ANZIDEI
Editor-in-Chief
Every year, the College at Florham’s graduating class gives back to the FDU community, usually in the form of an attractive addition to an already established space on campus. This year, the graduating Class of 2013 will give back in a different way; by creating a scholarship that will help support future FDU students.
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On May 1, the College at Florham community gathered to recognize the hard work of students, faculty and staff during the 2012-2013 academic year at the 12th annual Maddy Awards ceremony.
The ceremony, which was held in Lenfell Hall, gave attendees ample time to socialize on the Mansion lawn prior to and after the event. It was presented by the Student Government Association.
The following awards were given:
Student Leader of the Year
Kristen Bova
Faculty Member of the Year
Ruth Hladyk
Staff Member of the Year
Rose Andraka
Facility Maintenance Excellence
Ismael Torres
Organization of the Year
FDU Accounting Society
New Organization of the Year
NAACP
Male Athlete of the Year
Derek Hall
Female Athlete of the Year
Kyra Dayon
Program of the Year
Presidential Election – Brittany Coleman/NAACP
Greek Event of the Year
Zeta Beta Tau Air Band
RA Program of the Year
Hello to the Holidays – Brittany Coleman, Alexis Camarena
Creative Contribution Award
James Michaelson
Orientation Leader of the Year
Zane Decker
Upperclass Area Resident Assistant of the Year
Samantha Fano
First-Year Area Resident Assistant of the Year
Sophia Anselmo
Greek Chapter of the Year
Phi Sigma Sigma
Sorority Greek Week Winner
Theta Phi Alpha
Fraternity Greek Week Winner
Phi Sigma Kappa
Exemplary Contribution to Campus
(President’s Choice)
Pam Messina
Photo courtesy of Dan Landau. Former interim president, Sheldon Drucker, named FDU’s seventh president.
On April 23, Sheldon Drucker, who most recently served as the university’s acting and interim president as well as its Chief Operating Officer, was named Fairleigh Dickinson University’s seventh president.
The decision was made after an extensive nationwide and almost year-long search by the Presidential Committee, which was led by Board Vice Chair Robert Hallenbeck and consisted of various members of the FDU community, as reported by The Pillar.
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Photo by Lucila Sparkes. The Turick family thanks everyone for their support.
“When we gathered last time we gathered in shock and sadness, but tonight we are gathering in celebration…in celebration for Rich,” Becton College Dean Geoffrey Weinman said, setting the tone for the two-hour tribute to Richard J. Turick that took place on April 20 in the Dreyfuss Theater.
Turick was a faculty member in the Visual and Performing Arts Department at the College at Florham campus for 22 years. After spending 13 years with the university, he was named department chair and helped build the department to its current standard of excellence.
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CHRISTI PEACE
Staff Writer
On April 16, a global peace panel was held in the Orangerie. Sarah Horn, the operations specialist for FDU’s Office of Global Learning, began by explaining this event was a result of a grant the school received to promote global peace on this campus.
Books and movies related to the subject were bought with the money the grant provided. She then introduced one of the reference librarians, Eleanor Friedl, who welcomed the audience members.
The first speaker was Madelyn Hoffman, the executive director of New Jersey Peace Action.
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AYINDE J. STEVENS
Staff Writer
For the final “Brooklyn” event of the semester, poet Eamon Grennan spoke about and read his poems at the Orangerie at the College at Florham campus on April 18. This was the final “Brooklyn” event for the Freshman Read series.
Grennan, who was born in Dublin in 1941, immigrated to the United States after earning his bachelor’s degree at the University College Dublin. He then earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University.
After accepting a teaching position in Vassar College’s English department in 1974, he taught everything from Shakespeare to Irish Literature, according to the Vassar website.
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