Dr. Michelle Amazeen and Dr. Susan O’Sullivan Gavin (marketing, advertising and legal studies) had their paper entitled “The Advertising Industry in the Social Media Age: The Ethical and Legal Implications of Unsanctioned Rogue or ‘Scam’ Ads” accepted for publication in the Journal of Law, Business and Ethics. This work was funded by the Davis Fellowship award.
Dr. John Baer's (teacher education) recently published book, Teaching for creativity in the Common Core classroom (co-authored with Ronald Beghetto and James Kaufmanfrom the University of Connecticut), has been selected as an "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice Magazine.
Ingrid Clarfield (piano and voice) was given a lifetime achievement award from the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy and was subsequently featured on the cover of Clavier Companion magazine.
Margaret Cusack (chair, piano and voice) was chosen to serve on the national Fulbright Committee.
Dr. Judith Fraivillig (graduate education, leadership, and counseling) and Dean Sharon Sherman from the School of Education spent a day at the White House, working with colleagues from around the country to discuss key issues facing education. Representing one of only two schools of education invited to attend, they spent the day collaborating with national leaders in science, technology, mathematics and engineering to discuss national policy around STEM.
Dr. Anne Law, (special assistant to the provost for retention and student success), has been working with a task force to create a new graduation requirement for all students. The Integrated Learning requirement blends the strategic themes of the University’s learning objectives with high-impact practices to create a matrix of opportunity for students. Student participation will be equivalent to six academic credits and ensure that every student be afforded the opportunity to deepen his or her learning outside of the classroom. Participation will be documented on a co-curricular transcript that will verify the completion of the requirement and provide students with evidence for employers or graduate schools.
Interviews with Dr. Maury Randall (chair, finance and economics) explaining why the market was so volatile and why it had dropped so much during the previous weeks appeared on the front page of the Newark Star Ledger and Trenton Times.
Robert Lackie (chair, Moore Library) recently completed Creative Library Marketing & Publicity: Best Practices, in which a student, Paris Hannon ‘16, who has been heavily involved in The Rider Library Minute videos, coauthored the chapter “Creating Campus Buzz with Promotional Videos” with Ms. Heather Dalal.