October 16, 2007
Communications
Lecturer Dan Connell was quoted in the
New York Times Oct. 16 about the looming crisis in Eritrea, Africa,
which may be designated a terrorist state by the U.S. Connell said this once promising country is now
"seething" from the government's strict economical and political control.
Zach Abuza, professor of
political science and
international relations, was interviewed in the Christian Science
Monitor Oct. 9 about Southeast Asia's use of religious-based rehabilitation for terrorism detainees.
He also was interviewed in a Sept. 12 Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
article discussing the negative consequences of raising the status of Buddhism in Thailand.
Alumna Barbara Lee, a 1967 graduate, was quoted in
Newsweek
Oct. 15 about the rising number of female governors. Lee said that the best way for people to believe in
women as competent executives is by watching them govern.
Simmons School of Health Sciences Dean
Gerald Koocher was interviewed live by telephone on Australia's Neil
Mitchell radio show Sept. 26, to discuss issues surrounding the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Mitchell is
one of Australia's most experienced journalists, and his program is broadcast on Melbourne's 3AW.
Simmons School of Management Associate Professor
Mary Shapiro was interviewed in an Oct. 3
MiamiHerald.com article about the working women's need for their own
"wife," someone who could get all their household chores done while they work. Shapiro spoke about the
important of work/life balance and the guilt women face about not being able to do it all.
Simmons School of Social Work Alumna
Carol Gomez, a 2007 graduate, was featured in the Oct. 10 issue of
BostonNOW, in a section titled "Education Advantage: Where are the
now?" Gomez, founding director of Mata Hari: Eye of the Day - a network to end human trafficking -
discussed the benefits of her Simmons education and her "favorite professor,"
Michael Melendez. Also in that education section, a Simmons
event was highlighted in a calendar segment.
Simmons School of Social Work Professor
Gary Bailey was featured in the October issue of
NASW News, about his "Legacy of Caring" award, which he received
Oct. 9 during Devereux Massachusetts' Legacy of Caring Conference at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass.
NASW News is the monthly newsletter of the National Association of
Social Workers.
Head Basketball Coach and
Assistant Athletics Director Tony Price was featured in the Worcester
Telegram & Gazette Oct. 7 announcing that he would be inducted into the Worcester State College
Athletic Hall of Fame Oct. 12. Price is the 11th all-time leading scorer in Worcester State men's basketball
history, scoring 1,347 points over three years and earning MVP honors each year he played. A two-time
captain, he also is the leading shot-blocker in Worcester State's history.
Biology Professor
Elizabeth Scott, co-founder of the
Center for Hygiene and Health in Home and Community,
was interviewed in an October BabyCenter.com article titled "Parents
vs. Germs: A dirty world survival guide." Scott spoke about the presence of germs on grocery shopping cart
handles, and gave tips for cleaning countertops and other kitchen and bath surfaces.
Simmons School of Management Associate Professor
Susan Sampson, associate professor and director of the Prince Program
in Retail Management, was interviewed in a Sept. 30 Worcester Telegram
& Gazette article about the upscale, new Natick Collection mall in Natick, Mass. Sampson said that
we are rapidly becoming a society of haves and have-nots.
An article about Cheryl Howard, the College's new vice president of
marketing, appeared on the front page of
Bay State Banner.com's Oct.
4 issue. An announcement about Howard and about Adele Langevin, the
new vice president of human resources, ran in the Oct. 2 edition of
Boston.com.
Communications
Professor Marlene Fine was interviewed in the October issue of
Leadership Today about the current leadership crisis, and what makes a good leader. Leadership Today is a
British webzine that provides access to diverse views and information sources on the issues affecting
leadership today across the globe.
Simmons was featured twice in the spring annual report issue of the MASCO Now newsletter. Simmons
President Susan
Scrimshaw appeared in a photo with other college presidents who are members of the Colleges of the Fenway
consortium. And there was an article about the College being named to the President's Honor Roll of Community
Service Programs. MASCO Now is the publication of the Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization,
Inc., which highlights news about members of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area.
