ADELPHI UNIVERSITY M A G A Z I N E Spring 2007 Sun, Sand, and Scholarship Dependency in the Digital Age Getting AIDS Out of the Closet Men’s Soccer Makes NCAA Playoffs Eight Gifts, Each Over $1 Million ADELPHI UNIVERSITY M A G A Z I N E Inside Magazine Staff Jeffrey A. Kessler Student Affairs Managing Editor Anthony F. Libertella Lori Duggan Gold School of Business Executive Director of External Relations and Andrew S. Safyer Assistant to the President School of Social Work Editor-in-Chief Charles W. Simpson Bonnie Eissner University Libraries Senior Editor/Writer and Assistant Photography Editor Board of Trustees Erin Walsh Michael J. Campbell ’65 Photography Editor Chairman Kali Chan Leon M. Pollack ’63 Vice-Chair Editor Maggie Yoon ’98 John J. Gutleber ’68, M.B.A. ’70 Secretary Senior Staff Writer Steven N. Fischer Rachel Rohrs ’07 Chairman Emeritus Staff Writer Steven L. Isenberg ’00 (Hon.) Jennifer Wesp ’10 Chairman Emeritus Robert A. Scott Contributors President of the University Mary Manning Carol A. Ammon M.B.A. ’79 Adam Siepiola Kenneth R. Banks ’74 Samantha Stainburn Rediscover John C. Bierwirth Photography Richard C. Cahn William Baker Robert G. Darling ’81 Brian Ballweg Michael J. Driscoll M.B.A. ’89 5 Message From the President Lucien Capehart Photography, Inc. Robert W. Gary ’61 Adam Fredericks Joan S. Girgus 6 University News Jason Gardner Douglas J. Green ’67 Gerald Janssen Jeffrey R. Greene 8 Adelphi in the News William Kelly Joseph A. Gregori ’77 10 Beyond Borders John Ellis Kordes ’86 Palmina R. Grella M.B.A. ’73 13 N. Gerry House Comic Relief Willson Lee 14 Carl Timpone ’08 Michael Lazarus ’67 Beep Baseball Katherine Littlefield 16 A Model Education Design and Production Kenneth A. McClane, Jr. Anthony Bagliani Thomas F. Motamed ’71 18 Cover Story: Adelphi Solid Design, Inc. Om P. Soni Marjorie Weinberg-Berman M.S. ’61 Educating the Net Gen Join us for events and programs on campus and in your community. Officers Barbara Weisz ’66 Joseph W. Westphal ’70 HTTP://ALUMNI.ADELPHI.EDU Robert A. Scott Robert B. Willumstad ’05 (Hon.) 26 Faculty Focus For an up-to-date schedule, please visit . President Barry T. Zeman 26 Dependency in the Digital Age As an Adelphi alum, you can take advantage of many exclusive benefits including: Marcia G. Welsh Mary Aldridge Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Assistant Secretary 28 Scholarly Pursuits Timothy P. Burton 30 Faculty Highlights Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Special Thanks to: Free career guidance and job search services through Access to undergraduate classes for personal Angelo B. Proto M.B.A. ‘70 34 Student Life the University’s Center for Career Development enrichment Vice President for Administration and Student Services Eliz Alahverdian '01, M.A. '05 Barbara Bosch Christian P. 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Join the Adelphi Alumni Online Community Today! Visit HTTP://ALUMNI.EDU and click on "Alumni Directory." Alumni will find Letters may be edited for publication. their ID's printed on their magazine mailing labels. Provost and Senior Vice Adelphi Alumni Association President for Academic Affairs Board President Martha C. Marcia G. Welsh presents Stark M.B.A. ’86 and Dr. Scott A Message From the President 5 Oppong Agyemang ’10 with welcome the Class of 2010. the Code of Honor during Matriculation. Harnessing the Promise of Guest curators National Association of Women Artists member Joan Greenfield B.A. ’78, M.A. ’81, and renowned African American artist Faith Ringgold at the Personal Totems reception New Technology At virtually every stage in the emergence of communications technology, experts have made bold forecasts about the dramatic consequences for education. Educational television was predicted to replace live teachers by beaming images of world-class experts to every classroom with an electrical outlet. Faster personal computers were expected to make students more efficient learners. With the Internet’s emergence came renewed predictions that digital learning would supplant live teachers and classes. Corporate and academic leaders rushed to establish footholds in the Wild West of Web learning. A few soared; many did not. Those that succeeded have realized that while the role of the teacher may have changed, great teaching and active learning are as vital as ever. At Adelphi, new interactive technology is enhancing two-way communication between Dr. Scott proudly dons NCAA Dr. Scott takes a stroll with Helen Taylor ’49, Adelphi’s Members of the women’s lacrosse teams reunite at Homecoming instructor and student, helping professors move away from the “sage on the stage” approach Division II women’s lacrosse first African American alumna, and Dean of the School to celebrate their NCAA Division II championship win. championship rings. of Nursing Patrick R. Coonan ’78. and toward the “guide on the side” model. With the widespread use of email and message boards, students can communicate with their professors and work with other students on study Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Marcia G. Welsh and Society of Physics Students President Camilo Malagon ’07 present teams around the clock from any place on the globe, whether they are traveling to an athletic contest or attending a theatre festival. Bill Nye with an Adelphi T-shirt and a furry friend. Live seminar discussions can be enriched by quick access to relevant Web sites and the latest, or oldest, research. New course management systems and other online programs allow students and faculty to create and edit audio and video files. As a consequence, students believe interactive technology helps improve learning, inspires more engagement in learning, allows greater control over assignments, facilitates research and collaboration, and results in faster feedback from faculty. This new power for students to be active participants in their education is not without challenge. Students must still learn how to validate what is purported to be true, and faculty need new tools to catch plagiarism. But these challenges can be and are being met. What next? Our goals for the future are as old as the academy: to engage students in a process of learning that leads to transforma- Dr. Scott, Adelphi Trustee and Black tion—in terms of knowledge, skills, abilities, and values—and not simply in a series of transactions leading to certification. History Month Celebration keynote speaker Dr. N. Gerry House, and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Dr. Scott and Trustee We need to be able to meet students with the technological tools and power they have mastered, to be sure. But we must not lose Affairs Marcia G. Welsh Carol A. Ammon M.B.A. ’79 sight of what an Adelphi education means in its essence and its manifestations. We are engaging students in a process of transformation that results in their becoming prepared for civic involvement, professional achievement, and personal fulfillment. And, by all accounts, we are succeeding. Thank you. Robert A. Scott, President Chair of the Department of Performing Arts Director of Alumni Relations Dr. Scott presents former Trustee Horace G. and Professor Nicholas Petron M.A. ’70, Joseph Geraci presents Dr. Scott McDonell, Jr. ’52, ’02 (Hon.) with a token of star of Our Town DJ Hill ’07, and technical with an “Oscar” and flowers after appreciation at the unveiling of the new director Pete Borchetta mingle during a a performance of Our Town. McDonell Chemistry Laboratory. cast party at Dr. Scott’s house. 6 University News Spring 2007 University News Editor’s Note Photo Below: Dr. Scott with cast members Samuel Adams ’08, Tessa Hauptman ’07, Laura Scully ’08 (first row), Tegan Flanders ’08, John Freeman ’09, Nick Ruth ’07 How Far (second row), Phillip Sann ’09, Mary Grace Keller ’07 (third row). Take a Bow. The cast of Our Town. We Have Come Dear Adelphi University Magazine Readers: Thank you to the hundreds of 2006 Reader Survey participants. To date, we have received over 250 responses, and they are still flowing in.