Wednesday, May 16, 2012
J. Michael Adams has been on medical leave since October.
Fairleigh Dickinson University President J. Michael Adams announced Wednesday he would step down in June after ongoing medical issues have made it impossible for him to lead the school. Adams, 64, has been on medical leave since October while undergoing treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome, which impacts bone marrow and impairs blood production. In a message to the university, Adams said he was later diagnosed with a cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia. “Since I was named president 13 years ago, I have done everything I could to serve our amazing students. The opportunity to work with all of you has been the greatest joy of my professional life. However, I have reluctantly concluded that my continuing medical issues make it impossible…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Saving energy and money without impacting available parking.
There is a new tide of green energy savings moving through Morris County. The “Morris Model,” which is a plan to reduce energy costs by installing solar panels at facilities throughout Morris County, is now landing at County College of Morris (CCM). This month, CCM will begin installing solar panels over several of its parking lots to cut costs and energy. The panels will be placed in Parking Lots 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Rooftop units also will be placed on the college’s Student Community Center. The panels are expected to generate 3,900,000 kWh annually, which represents about 45 percent of the college’s yearly energy usage. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average residential home in the United States uses 11,496 …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Young and young-at-heart alike enjoyed food, dancing on Friday.
The prom isn't just for our 11th and 12th-graders at Morristown High School. For 14 years, volunteers have organized the "Intergenerational Prom" at MHS for seniors from Morristown, Morris Township, Morris Plains and beyond, for an evening of food, folks and fun. This year was no different, as the cafeteria was transformed into Athens, Greece on Friday, May 11.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Parsippany Company Offers Financial Aid to High School Students
Solix Inc., of Parsippany, N.J., a leading provider of program administration, qualification processing and customer-care solutions for government and commercial clients, has established a new scholarship at County College of Morris (CCM). John Parry, chief executive officer of Solix, recently presented a check for $30,000 to CCM President Edward J. Yaw to initiate a new endowed scholarship to support high school students taking college courses at CCM through its Challenger program. The scholarship will provide $1,000 annually to a qualified high school student. Eligible students must have completed at least one course at CCM with a minimum GPA of 3.0. “We are very grateful to Solix for establishing this new student scholarship, …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Community members weigh in about the pressures that adolescents are facing in school after watching, "Race to Nowhere," a documentary that has been shown across the country.
More than 100 teachers, parents and doctors came out to the Morristown Medical Center on Thursday, May 10 to discuss the growing pressures that adolescents are facing in school and with extracurricular activities, and the impact it is having with children and teens across the country. Doctor Thomas Zaubler, the chairperson of the Department of Psychiatry at Morristown Medical Center led a panel discussion with two other doctors and the head of a prestigious private school with the concerned audience members, all looking to help children and teens combat the problem of being over-worked in this highly driven society. The hour-long discussion followed a screening of the documentary "Race to Nowhere." "I think we need to encourage kids to …
Sessions Start May 21, May 29, June 25 and July 30
It’s not too late to earn some extra college credits and save on tuition at County College of Morris (CCM) this spring and summer. CCM offers four Summer Sessions. The first one begins on Monday, May 21. The other three sessions start on May 29, June 25 and July 30. A number of classes are offered either online or as hybrid courses with instruction provided both in-class and online to make it easier to fit some additional credits into your schedule. Classes being offered this summer cover a range of disciplines and general educational requirements. For in-county students, tuition and fees are $133.50 per credit. Out-of-county tuition and fees are $249.50 per credit. Registration is now taking place for all four sessions. Those interested …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
New Jersey Arts Education Census Project surveys nearly all schools to compare arts education offerings.
A statewide survey of arts education programs in New Jersey schools to be released Thursday finds a correlation between schools with more arts education programs and greater proficiency scores on the language sections of the state's High School Proficiency Assessment. The report is a follow-up to one conducted in 2007, and is a joint project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the state Department of Education, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Arts Education Partnership, ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, and Quadrant Arts Education Research. According to Robert Morrison, project coordinator of the report and founder of Quadrant Arts Education Research, the report compiled survey responses from about 99 percent of the …
Zachary Certner, of Morris Township, among award recipients at Ramapo College.
A Morristown High School sophomore was among 11 winners of the Russ Berrie Foundation Award For Making a Difference. The group collectively awarded $150,000 at a ceremony Wednesday afternoon to help fund the “good” they do in the community. Winners from across the state were chosen from a pool of New Jersey residents nominated by their peers for being “unsung heroes” in the community. “There is a very wonderful, dedicated committee that reviews all of the nominations we get, and the people who are finalists for the award each year come from all walks of life,” Angelica Berrie, who is President of the Russ Berrie Foundation on behalf of her late husband, said. “Russ had this idea to recognize people who are doing amazing things, but who …
Professor of anthropology at County College of Morris Jill Schennum examines the reshaping of America's working class.
Jill Schennum of Blairstown may have grown up in the world of Mad Men, the daughter of an advertising executive, but today as an anthropologist her domain looks a lot more like The Hunger Games. Professor of anthropology at County College of Morris (CCM) since 1998, Schennum for the past several years has been studying the economic disparities that have resulted from the loss of union jobs, pension plans and health insurance. Specifically, her research examines the changes steelworkers experienced in their lives following the bankruptcy and then the closing of Bethlehem Steel in Pennsylvania at the turn of this century. In her Ph.D. dissertation, Bethlehem Steelworkers: Reshaping the Industrial Working Class, Schennum traced the …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Wiley, instrumental in the merger of the Morristown and Morris Township school districts 40 years ago, also was a founding trustee for the Morris Educational Foundation 20 years ago.
Try to imagine a Morristown without such landmarks as The Community Theatre, Morris Museum or the iconic Green? What about a Morris School District? Now, try to imagine a world without a Stephen Wiley. For those who might not know who Wiley is, you likely have not lived in the area too long, but you have likely reaped the rewards of his many efforts. As a tribute, the Morris School District, in conjunction with the Broadcasting Department at Morristown High School, will present a 20-minute documentary on Wiley at a private event Thursday at the Morris Museum. The video–featuring interviews from friends and associates of the Early Street native–is part of an event honoring both Wiley, as well as the 40th anniversary of the Morristown/…
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Thirty Four
9:03 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
I find it sad that many people cannot think beyond oil. Solar is not one of the simple business activities (like Facebook) where they are driven by profits. Similarly to when the military (not a subsidy, a total government funding) started the deployments of early Internet, that investment was not for profit, but for national security. Solar is also a major investment of national interest, or you… more ›