Spring Break
Letters to the Editor
Issue date: 10/8/04 Section: Ed-Op
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Drexel Success
Editor:
It is to easy to shrug off and ignore formal events on campus, too easy to think them not worth one's time. In fact, the largest turnout of faculty and students in recent years enjoyed a remarkable Founders Day Convocation program October 4. Especially worth while were five memorable aspects:
1.) Joseph Jacovini, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, paid the audience a fine compliment by actually highlighting informative facts and figures about the remarkable gains of Drexel in recent years.
This was a welcomed change from stale, if well-intentioned platitudes and homilies of most speakers on such occasions.
2.) John F. Street, the Mayor, likewise shared useful information about the city's plans to become the world's first wireless urban community, a project aided by two Drexel professors and their students. He also expressed his warm appreciation for the fine schooling a child of his recently earned on our campus.
3.) Drexel's President, Constantine Papdakis, underscored the University's firm intention to keep faith with its founder by helping the city, and by deliberately positioning itself at the cutting-edge of widespread research endeavors.
4.) Drexel's University Chorus drew whispers of admiration with their beautiful rendition of a traditional song, Walk Together Children.
5.) Clearly, the best part of the morning was the strong and long applause given to many students who stood in recognition of having grade point averages of 4.0: They are what makes a Drexel degree so strong a credential in the Greater Delaware Valley and far beyond.
Taken all in all, the Convocation was as good as the best I've attended annually for the past 38 years. Anyone who hasn't given the event a try should join us in 2005 when we enjoy it once again as we have for over 100 years.
Dr. Art Shostak
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
Editor:
It is to easy to shrug off and ignore formal events on campus, too easy to think them not worth one's time. In fact, the largest turnout of faculty and students in recent years enjoyed a remarkable Founders Day Convocation program October 4. Especially worth while were five memorable aspects:
1.) Joseph Jacovini, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, paid the audience a fine compliment by actually highlighting informative facts and figures about the remarkable gains of Drexel in recent years.
This was a welcomed change from stale, if well-intentioned platitudes and homilies of most speakers on such occasions.
2.) John F. Street, the Mayor, likewise shared useful information about the city's plans to become the world's first wireless urban community, a project aided by two Drexel professors and their students. He also expressed his warm appreciation for the fine schooling a child of his recently earned on our campus.
3.) Drexel's President, Constantine Papdakis, underscored the University's firm intention to keep faith with its founder by helping the city, and by deliberately positioning itself at the cutting-edge of widespread research endeavors.
4.) Drexel's University Chorus drew whispers of admiration with their beautiful rendition of a traditional song, Walk Together Children.
5.) Clearly, the best part of the morning was the strong and long applause given to many students who stood in recognition of having grade point averages of 4.0: They are what makes a Drexel degree so strong a credential in the Greater Delaware Valley and far beyond.
Taken all in all, the Convocation was as good as the best I've attended annually for the past 38 years. Anyone who hasn't given the event a try should join us in 2005 when we enjoy it once again as we have for over 100 years.
Dr. Art Shostak
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
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