Caldwell College's new Center for Graduate and Continuing Studies
is offering adult students the exciting opportunity to learn and
grow in an atmosphere that meets the needs of their busy lifestyles.
"It really is a thrilling time for us. At the new Center, we recognize
the unique academic needs and lifestyles of adults students," said
Dr. Dennis DeLong, Dean of the new Center
Caldwell College senior midfielder Nicholas Harriott (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Campion)
was selected to the ESPN Magazine Academic All-America College Division
third team in voting conducted by members of the College Sports
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Harriott is the first
student-athlete at Caldwell College to earn Academic All-America
honors from CoSIDA.
Rev. Philip Alphonsus Smith, O.P., the 11th President of Providence
College and a former Caldwell College faculty member died suddenly
on November 4, 2007. His Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday,
November 9 in St. Dominic Chapel on the Providence campus.
Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen of New Jersey's 11th Congressional
District visited Caldwell College on January 28 to teach a class
for the Department of History and Political Science's History of
Political Theory course.
The Mathematics Department hosted a Panel of Female Mathematicians
on November 28. Nearly 150 college students and approximately 50
Mount Saint Dominic Academy students attended the lecture. The aim
of the presentation was to introduce female students (along with
male students) to successful businesswomen who had majored in mathematics.
Music student Conner Brown performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie
Hall on Saturday, December 1. Conner, a junior, won the opportunity
to play at Carnegie Hall after competing in the Fourth Russian Music
Festival sponsored by the Talented Young Musicians Association in
New Jersey on November 4th. She performed in the Carnegie Hall recital
with other festival winners.
Students and staff gathered in the Academic Building lecture hall
on January 28 for a very special Speaker Night presented by the
St. Jude "Up 'til Dawn" student organization. The event focused
on two Caldwell College students and their stories of cancer survival
and hope.
Caldwell College Campus Ministry students took part in a Winter Alternative
Break Experience on Nazareth Farm in Salem, West Virginia from January
6 to January 12, 2008.
Caldwell College student Michael Petrillo was hired last year to
be the youth minister at Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Joseph's parishes
in West Orange, New Jersey.
Psychology Professor Stacey Solomon and Education students Kimberly
Glassman and Tamara Ranieri are holding a book drive to collect
books for the Bridge of Books Foundation.
Jennings Library began the New Year with a new look. The Reference Room was
renovated over the semester break and now has more comfortable spaces
where you can study, use the computers or even sit and read a book!
The Library's renovations started last year with new carpeting and
furniture for the 2nd floor rotunda and lobby.
The feedback has been really positive. Come and check it out for
yourself!
The office of Residence Life hosted its first United Nations forum
on October 22.
Caldwell College students and staff joined over 250,000 people
for the 35th annual March for Life in Washington D.C. on January
22, 2008.
Students, faculty and staff enjoyed cuisines from over 15 countries on Wednesday
Nov. 7 at the cultural luncheon "Taste of the Holidays".
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February
2008 Volume 13 Issue 3
Friday March 14 - The Alumni Veritas Awards
Dinner, Mayfair Farms. Contact Kathleen Buse at kbuse@caldwell.edu
Friday April 25 - The 33rd Annual Presidential
Scholarship Gala, Mayfair Farms. For more information contact
Kristen Koehler at kkoehler@caldwell.edu
Friday April 25-26 - St. Jude "Up Til Dawn"
- Contact Abbe Benowitz at abenowitz@caldwell.edu
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Business Department
Business Professor Virginia H. Rich gave a presentation on "Law
and Ethics For Business Leaders" at the New Jersey Banker's Association
Conference on Trust and Wealth Management on October 4. In attendance
were bankers and trust officers.
Communication Arts Professor and Media Educators Association Director
John Yurko presented the MEA Lifetime Achievement Award
to veteran filmmaker John Sayles at a screening of Sayles' latest
film Honeydripper.
Counseling Office
Robin Davenport, Director of Counseling and Director of the Student
Development Center, will present at the New Jersey Association of
College Counselor's Conference on May 5, 2008. The theme of the
conference will be Managing Students at Risk; Implications for College
Counseling Policy and Practice.
The Counseling Office received a $500.00 grant from RadioShack
to promote its ongoing program: The College Years and Beyond: Ending
the Cycle of Violence.
Andrea Schenk Kornberg, daughter of Harriet Schenk and Caldwell
College alumni in the M.A. in Special Education program, and Assistant
Professor of Education Joanne Jasmine presented to a standing room
only crowd at this year's New Jersey Education Association annual
conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
History and Political Science Department
Associate Professor Bill Barnhart's article, "Anglican Voluntarism,
Ecclesiastical Politics, and the Bath Church Missionary Association
Controversy, 1817-1818," will be published in the March 2008 issue
of Anglican and Episcopal History.
Music Department
Professor of Music Rob Middleton participated in and performed
at the annual conference of the New Jersey chapter of the International
Association for Jazz Education Friday, November 16, 2007 in Newark.
Death in Summer to Receive Staged Workshop in
March
Music Department adjunct Gregg Wramage's Death in Summer will
be produced as a staged reading on March 16, 2008 at Manhattan School
of Music's Greenfield Hall. The performance will be part of the
annual New American Opera Previews presented by Opera Index and
hosted by Midge Woolsey. A panel of judges selected Death in Summer
after seeing the opera's opening scenes performed as part of Composers
& the Voice: Six Scenes in September 2007. Gregg was a composer
for C&V's 06-07 season. Past AOP/C&V projects presented at New American
Opera Previews have included Renee Favand's Exiles, Daniel Sonenberg's
The Summer King, and Conrad Cumming's The Golden Gate. Adapted from
the William Trevor novel by librettist Paul Bentley, Death in Summer
tells the tragic story of a young English nanny obsessed with the
widower father of her ward.
Psychology Department
Psychology Professor Dr. Joe Pedoto wrote a book chapter entitled
"Biological Roots of Shadow Syndromes and Flow in Rational Emotive
Behavior Therapy (REBT)" in the recently published book "Under the
Influence: Reflections of Albert Ellis in the Work of Others" edited
by Emmett Velten, Ph.D.
Dr. Pedoto also co-authored an article with Psychology Professor
Dr. Stacey Solomon, entitled "Replacing the Self-Esteem Construct
in School Counseling Curricula with Self-Acceptance" that appeared
in the Pennsylvania School Counselor's Association's journal "What
Works in School Counseling" (2006-2007 Edition).
Student Development Center
Director of Career Development Maureen Haggerty presented on aspects
of career development and career counseling at the college level
at the October 12 meeting of the New Jersey Career Development Association
(NJCDA). Maureen is a National Certified Career Counselor and a
Licensed Professional Counselor. The meeting was held at the Certification
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With the new calendar year, come a new tax year and an opportunity to review
our own personal circumstances as we muddle through W2's and tax
returns. Everyone should have received a W'2 by now, so if you didn't
please let us know. If you need to make changes to your W'4 to correct
your tax withholdings, now is a good time to do so.
Remember that the contributions you make to your TIAA CREF retirement
annuity plan are pre-tax. The limits have not changed this year.
You may contribute up to $15,500 with an additional catch up contribution
for those age fifty or over of $5,000, or a total of $20,500. Additionally,
if you have fifteen or more years of service, you may save another
$3,000. Salary Reduction Agreement forms are available
on the HR webpage if you wish to make a change.
The Benefits Committee has agreed to adopt the new IRS extension
of the limits for incurring and subsequently submitting receipts
for reimbursement through the flexible spending account plan. Participants
now have until March 15th to "spend" the money in their accounts
from the prior tax year, and until June 15th to submit the claims
for uncovered medical and childcare expenses. If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to contact HR. New employees will now be
eligible to participate in the FSA plan on the first day of the
month following thirty days of employment as opposed to waiting
the full year as before.
HR is pleased to announce that preliminary planning sessions have
taken place with Sibson Consulting, a firm that has been engaged
to analyze and make recommendations for our administrative compensation
system. Representatives will be on campus working with HR and the
vice presidents to determine strategy beginning in March after the
initial data gathering process has taken place. Our goal is to develop
a clear and effective compensation strategy for administrators and
staff that is understandable to the College community and meets
the recruitment and recognition and rewards needs of the College.
Performance evaluation season will be upon us soon. HR will distribute
calendars and materials beginning in late March. New hire and supervisor
training will be scheduled at that time as well.
The North Essex Chamber of Commerce has announced its annual
NECC Foundation Scholarship. Employees of the College and
their dependents are eligible to apply. If you are interested, applications
are available in HR.
Our Brown Bag Lunch Series is in full swing with a record number
attending the Residence Life presentation this month. The room was
divided in two as participants competed in a game of Family
Feud! Congratulations and many thanks to the Residence Life
team for a job well done.
RSVP to HR if you would like to attend the next luncheon presenting
"A Day in the Life of Admissions" on Wednesday, February 27th in
the Student Center gym. Bring your lunch; HR will provide beverages
and desserts.
Join us on February 14th at 8:30 a.m. for the Valentine's Day
HR Welcome Breakfast. We will welcome new Caldwell College employees
as well as those who have joined the Sodexho Food Service and Facilities
teams and the Follett group in the Campus Store. All of us work
together to Keep the Promise to the students of Caldwell
College.
Check your mail for an invitation to the annual St. Patrick's
Day party on the 17th of March. Let's hope that 'Ole Man Winter
doesn't force us to cancel again this year!
A preliminary list of service award recipients will be distributed
in preparation for Founders day. If you believe that you are eligible
for a 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 year (or more!) award, please send an email
or make a quick call to HR to ensure that your name has not been
overlooked. Due to breaks in service and changes in status, it is
not as simple as one might imagine to put this list together. We
wish to avoid leaving anyone out. Thanks for your cooperation.
Our Keep the Promise mailbox receives
regular emails from employees recognizing colleagues for their contributions.
If you have never sent one, why not start now? If you have received
one but never sent one, think about how great it felt to be recognized,
and do the same for a coworker. Here are some examples:
- Once again, your expertise has assisted us in automating our office and we are grateful…thanks."
- Because of you, Caldwell College is a special place. Thanks for all that you do for our students and all those you work with."
- For taking initiative and doing it as a part of your everyday work ethic, I applaud you."
- It's so nice having you on our team and I know it must feel fantastic to have made such a difference already in the lives of so many people! You have made a very positive mark!"
- Kindness comes back…students do greatly appreciate how much you care about them and their success! Thank you for keeping the promise."
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The Campus Newsletter of Caldwell College
Harriott
Chosen to Academic All-America Third Team
Caldwell College Remembers Father Phil Smith
Congressman Frelinghuysen Lectures in History of Political Theory
Class 
Mathematics
Department Hosts Panel of Female Mathematicians
Music Student Takes to the Stage at Carnegie Hall
St. Jude Speaker Night Features Caldwell Students' Stories of Survival and Hope
Campus Ministry Students Travel to West
Virginia for Retreat That Works Winter Alternative Break Experience
Office of Residence Life Hosts First United Nations Forum 
Caldwell College Students Join 35th Annual March
for Life 
International Student Organization
Hosts Taste of the Holidays
Communication
Arts
Education
Department