At the Board
Archived article from Oct 20, 2003
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Retreat to address student concerns
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Board of governors approves new chair in life sciences
The Rutgers Board of Governors endorsed the establishment of the Philip and Dorothy Schein Chair in the Life Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick at its Oct. 10 meeting in Camden. The chair was made possible through a charitable remainder trust established by Philip and Dorothy Schein.
Dr. Philip Schein is president of the U.S. branch of the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research. A 1961 Rutgers College graduate, he is widely regarded as a leading authority on the treatment of cancer. The founder and former chair and CEO of U.S. Bioscience, he is also the former scientific director of the Lombardi Cancer Research Center at Georgetown University. He served as senior investigator and head of the pharmacology section of the National Cancer Institute. Schein, who attended the board meeting, said he and his wife decided to make a charitable donation to establish the chair because they are grateful for financial assistance he received from Rutgers as an undergraduate.
“We regard the faculty to be the lifeblood of a university,” said Schein. “It is essential that Rutgers be in a position to attract and retain talented individuals who can make important contributions to the quality of instruction and research.” In addition, he said, “we are hopeful that the new chair will serve to maintain the momentum that already is establishing Rutgers as a national force in several disciplines in the life sciences.” This endowed chair comes at a critical time when there are new opportunities for active collaboration with the medical schools and centers of pharmaceutical research within the state, Schein said.
Approval of the Philip and Dorothy Schein Chair in the Life Sciences brings to 10 the number of endowed chairs created during The Rutgers Campaign, now in its fifth year.
“Creating and disseminating knowledge, and using it to improve society and the health and well-being of our citizens, are key to the mission of the great public research universities,” says Philip Furmanski, executive vice president for academic affairs. “Establishing endowed chairs that acknowledge professional accomplishment and enable faculty to freely contribute to these efforts are among the most important mechanisms we have to achieve these aims. Rutgers’ Division of Life Sciences is stronger today because of Philip and Dorothy Schein’s generosity, for which the entire university community and all our constituencies are most grateful.”
Retreat to address student concerns
During his report to the board of governors, President Richard L. McCormick announced he would hold a retreat within the next few weeks to address ways of making nonacademic campus services more responsive to student needs. The president was responding to informal complaints from student leaders that seemed at odds with his administration’s commitment to a service orientation. The president said he was “taken aback” by the consistency of the complaints, which covered every area from parking and healthcare to food services and residence life.
The retreat will provide an opportunity for students, administrators and staff to develop strategies for improvement, he said.
Newark campus adds interdisciplinary graduate program in American Studies
The board of governors approved a new, interdisciplinary graduate program in American Studies at The Graduate School–Newark. The program creates a master of arts and a doctor of philosophy in American Studies — the first humanities doctoral program at Rutgers–Newark. The programs focus on advancement of public scholarship and collaborations with the region’s cultural institutions, identified as high priorities in the Newark campus strategic plan.
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