Business Professor Romano Presents on Critical Thinking in Management

Business Division Professor Anthony Romano gave a presentation on the subject of a "Best Practice-Based Model of Critical Thinking in Management" on Nov. 7. The presentation was given at the One Voice Institute of Elemental Ethics and Education International Conference and Forum, New York 2009. The Institute brings subject matter experts in education together to exchange ideas on research, best practices, developments, and visions in the field of ethics and education. The conference was held at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, New York and included presenters from various colleges and universities. Romano’s presentation complemented the conference topic category of business education and argued that management education needs a model of critical thinking that is experiential and grounded in the practice of management.

Romano provided an understanding of the differences between generic and context-specific critical thinking, provided indicators of best practices of critical thinking in management, and offered recommendations to enhance the learning of practice-based critical thinking. The presentation described research that was conducted to identify elements of a best practice-based model of critical thinking in management. The objective of the study was to address the problem that generic models of critical thinking are not adequate in describing critical thinking in context specific areas, such as management.

Davenport Published in Journal of American College Health

Robin Davenport, MS, NCC, LPC, Director, Student Development Center has had her article From College Counselor to "Risk Manager": The Evolving Nature of College Counseling on Today's Campuses published in a recent issue of the JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH. To read the article, click here.

Pictured left to right:
First row: Angela Dechellis, Erica Brown
Second row: Megi Qoshja, Nicole Ehrogott

Education Division Holds Meeting for Newly Admitted Students

The Education Division held a special meeting on October 28 for all students newly admitted to the Division. These students had completed their first course that had required an intensive clinical field experience of 40 hours in a school with a cooperating teacher from the school district. All Education faculty attended and were available to answer the students’ questions. The group discussed specific certification requirements, and students received a copy of the course checklists needed for their preparation for spring 2010 registration. A raffle was held, and prizes included several selections of children’s literature.

English Department's Dr. Susman Publishes and Gives Reading

Dr. Maxine Susman, English Dept., gave a poetry reading with fellow poet Nancy Scott at the Bridgewater Public Library on Nov. 10. New poems have recently been published in the journals Poet Lore, Exit 13, and Home Planet News.

News from the Foreign Languages Department

Foreign Languages Professor Isabelle Genest, Ph.D. and Education Department Professors Jan Stewart, Bob Rosado and Elina Chernobilski attended "Seminar XVI on Teacher Preparation for World Languages" on Friday, October 30th at Middlesex County College. The workshop was devoted to the 2009 Core Curriculum Content Standards for World Languages.

Dr. Sharon Reeve and Dr. Ken Reeve Publish and Present on ABA

Dr. Sharon Reeve and Dr. Ken Reeve, Caldwell College Professors of Psychology and ABA, recently had an article published in the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts newsletter describing the new Ph.D. program in ABA at Caldwell College. Sharon was also one of the presenters of a workshop concerning parent and professional collaboration for effective autism treatment at the 27th Annual Autism New Jersey Conference in Atlantic City.

Sharon and Ken were featured in a chapter on public relations in the new book 25 Essential Skills for Behavior Analysts by Drs. Jon Bailey and Mary Burch.

Philosophy Professor Manchester Presents at Conferences

Philosophy Professor Eric Manchester, Ph.D. presented a paper at the annual American Maritain Association conference held in Houston on October 22-24 entitled Creation and the Probability (But Not Necessity) of Evil. The society focuses on the work of 20th century Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain, and this year's theme dealt with how to reconcile God's existence with the reality of evil.

The following week, Prof. Manchester gave a paper at the Society of Catholic Social Scientists conference held at the University of Mississippi School of Law (Oxford, MS) entitled Chalcedon and America: Vladimir Soloviev and the Evangelical and Prophetic Vision of Church and State. The conference featured academics and professors across many fields within the various social sciences and the humanities.