Physical Education Professor Participates in White House Roundtable

Shawn Ladda, associate professor of physical education and human performance, participated in a roundtable event sponsored by the newly-formed White House Office of Women and Girls on June 23. The panel, held in celebration of the 37th anniversary of Title IX legislation, featured both political and sports leaders, including Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and tennis legend Billie Jean King. Ladda currently serves as president of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS), an organization dedicated to addressing issues and promoting opportunities for all girls and women in sport. The roundtable was streamed live on the Web on the official White House site, as well as part of an innovative Facebook application that allows users to simultaneously watch the live stream and be part of an online chat about the roundtable. For more information about the NAGWS, click Here.

 

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

Dr. Janet Rovenpor, professor of management and marketing, and Dr. Mary Michel, assistant professor of accounting, CIS and law, co-authored the case study “JetBlue Airways: A Cadre of New Managers Takes Control,” which was recently published in the textbook Crafting and Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage.

Dr. Joseph Lennon, associate professor of English, authored the cover story “The Art of the First Hunger Striker: Marion Wallace-Dunlop,” for the July 24, 2009 issue of The Times Literary Supplement. To read the article, click Here.

Dr. Nicholas De Lillo, professor of mathematics and computer science, completed the paper “Simulations of Deterministic Finite State Automata Using C++ and the Standard Template Library.” It has been accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of the Technical Reports Series of the Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University and will be published in either September of October.

Dr. Bruce Liby, associate professor of physics and chair of the physics department, and Ryan Scholl ’09 authored the paper “Using a Michelson Interferometer to Measure Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Copper,” which appeared in the May 2009 issue of The Physics Teacher, a publication of the American Association of Physics Teachers. To read a short abstract, click Here.

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Welcome New Employees

Manhattan College welcomed three new employees in May: Jeanette Grant (education), Douglas Merino (security) and Marja Roemer (biology). For a full list of recent new employees, click Here.

 

Manhattan College Milestones

Congratulations to Vicki Cowan (human resources), Arlene Coughlin (college advancement) and Janet Loftus (physical plant), who celebrate their 20-year anniversaries with Manhattan College this summer. For a complete list of  June, July and August anniversaries, click Here.