FDU students roll up their sleeves and join hands to serve society. Clockwise from top left: Rumbdizai Kabatebate, David Nguyen, Mike Mento and Danielle Dombro.
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FDU Magazine regularly provides students’ views of their studies abroad. In this issue, we add a new twist and feature an internationl student who has journeyed abroad to study at FDU-Vancouver. Luis Cerón hails from El Salvador and shares his experiences so far from home.
Everyone is connecting with social media, and people today have more power than ever to promote themselves. But the digital world also has many dangers. Associate Professor of Marketing Caroline Lego Muñoz offers 10 important rules for using social media to manage your brand.
Part of the civic-minded group of Millennials, FDU students are lending many helping hands and connecting with compassion to community projects at home and across the globe. Meet several students serving others, learn why they give back and take a look at the causes they care about.
Seventy years after the birth of Fairleigh Dickinson, we return to where it all started. FDU Magazine celebrates the institution’s 70th birthday with a look back at the founding site, Rutherford. A special column by one graduate captures the unique essence of the campus, while other alumni recall their favorite memories.
When Opportunity Knocks
Dan Palmer, Political Science Major, College at Florham
Educating For Excellence
Vicki Cohen, Professor of Education and Director, Peter Sammartino School of Education, Metropolitan Campus
Hot Course on Campus
Utopias & Dystopias with Bruce Peabody, Professor of Political Science, College at Florham
What’s Up, Doc?
This ‘Shipping Magnate’ Is a Lady!
Dickson Despommier, BA’62 (T)
Angeliki Frangou, BS’86 (T)
FDU Magazine is published twice yearly by the Office of Communications and Marketing, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1000 River Road, H-DH3-14, Teaneck, N.J. 07666.
FDU Magazine welcomes your comments. E-mail Rebecca Maxon, editor, at maxon@fdu.edu.
J. Michael Adams, President; Richard Reiss, Senior Vice President for University Advancement; Angelo Carfagna, Assistant Vice President for University Advancement and Communications; Okang McBride, Director of Alumni Relations; Carol Kuzen Black, Director of Publications/Senior Editor; Rebecca Maxon, Editor and Web Designer; Nina Ovryn, Art Director
Contributors: Mary Ann Bautista, Kenna Caprio, Luis Cerón, Sara Chamberlain, Jenny Connell, W. Scott Giglio, James Henry, Dan Landau, Andrew McKay, Tom Nugent, Christopher Strauch
Photo/Illustration Credits: Bill Blanchard, Bill Cardoni, Stephanie Colvin, Timothy Cook, Martin Dee, Ellen Dubin, Deborah Feingold, Getty Images/Bloomberg, Dan Landau, Larry Levanti, Okang McBride, Elena Mitchell Photography, Danny Schwartz, S.R. Smith, University Archives
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