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Veterans Activities Supported n January 19, veterans, mentors and FDU administrators at the Metropolitan Campus celebrated a check presentation from the Walmart Foundation. The foundation’s grant of $35,000 supports the Veterans Launching Ventures program at FDU’s Silberman College of Business. Combining in-person instruction with online education and active mentorship, Veterans Launching Ventures provides skills and support to enable veterans to seize entrepreneurial opportunities, launch small businesses and nonprofits and achieve personal success.
United Nations Pathways Program Turns 10
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fluence and insight, you have been the dynamic force for the program that has influenced and transformed the lives of so many students.” This semester brought four dignitaries to DU’s United Nations Pathways Program celcampus. On February 28, Byrganym Aitimova, perebrated its 10th year on February 14 with a manent representative of Kazakhstan to the United gala at the College at Florham. Nations, addressed “Kazakhstan: A Giant in Asia Jason Scorza, vice provost of international and Its Leading Role in Sustainable Development”; education, who served as the master of ceremonon March 28, Trita Parsi, ies, said, “This is a rare and founder and president of the unique event that not only National Iranian American celebrates the anniversary, Council, spoke on “A Single but also pays tribute to Amb. Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Ahmad Kamal [president of Diplomacy with Iran”; on The Ambassador’s Club of April 18, Ioannis Vrailas, the United Nations and a deputy head of the Delegaformer University trustee] tion of the European Union and his contributions to the to the United Nations, adUniversity and to the world dressed “The European Unof diplomacy.” Since the proion Today”; and on May 1, gram’s inception in 2002, the Pedro Nunez Mosquera, University has hosted 80 permanent representative of dinners and forums, held 48 Ambassador Ahmad Kamal Cuba to the United Nations, videoconferences and enterspoke on “Cuba — Yesterday, Today, and Tomortained more than 150 senior officials and diplomats row.” Videoconferences were held on “U.N. Defrom the U.N. system. partment of Public Information Partnerships with Christopher Capuano, University provost and NGOs” and “The Global Financial Crisis,” and a senior vice president for academic affairs, read a special youth forum with FDU faculty and students special message from President J. Michael Adams addressed “Winds of Change: Role of Chinese to Kamal stating, “Because of your passion for Youth in the Future of the China.” global education [and] your unique position of in-
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Human Resource Management Program Recognized The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recognized the Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies’ Human Resource Management Certification Preparation Program for its “success and incredible achievement” in reaching the Top 20 Enrollments category for the 2011 SHRM Learning System course. FDU ranked sixth out of 300 colleges and universities participating in the SHRM Learning Program each year. Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College, said, “Reaching this elite category makes FDU the largest SHRM program in New Jersey and one of the six largest programs in the United States.”
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