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Events
Year in Review: 2008
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New York State Comptroller and Hofstra alumnus Thomas DiNapoli ’76 was the honoree and guest speaker at midyear commencement on December 18.
December
December 3: Two nationwide developers of multi-family housing, Bryce Blair and Ron Terwilliger, were speakers at a conference presented by The Institute of Real Estate at Hofstra, Historic Times, Unprecedented Opportunities: The Game Plan for Implementing 21st-Century Zoning. Mr. Blair and Mr. Terwilliger, addressed how well-designed mixed-use communities may offer a lifestyle that is attractive to today's younger generation, as well as couples and empty nesters.
December 3: Balbinder Singh Bhogal, Ph.D., was formally installed as the Sardarni Kuljit Kaur Bindra Chair in Sikh Studies at a Hofstra University convocation. "I am delighted to be the next holder of this important chair that has done so much to reinvigorate the field of Sikh studies," said Dr. Bhogal.
December 3: Anson Rabinbach '67, professor of history at Princeton University and a specialist in modern European history with an emphasis on intellectual and cultural history, gave a lecture titled "Concepts That Came In From the Cold: Totalitarianism and Genocide." The program was part of Hofstra's Visiting Presidential Scholar's Program, which brings to campus guest lecturers from many disciplines for multi-day visits that include a public lecture and guest teaching. Dr. Rabinbach has published extensively on Nazi Germany, Austria, and European thought in the 19th and 20th centuries.
December 10: Hardboiled eggs and chocolate candies were launched across a room as Hofstra engineering students competed in Hofstra's first Grand Design Challenge to solve engineering problems ranging from NASA escape pods to fire department ladders for high-rise buildings. Coordinated by Associate Professor of Engineering Mauro J. Caputi, the challenge consisted of teams of first-year students competing for the best designs to solve engineering problems using everyday materials such as poster board, twine, rubber bands, mailing tubes and duct tape.
December 18: Approximately 700 undergraduate, graduate and law students celebrated graduation at Hofstra's midyear commencement at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Hofstra Class of 1976, was the guest speaker and received an honorary doctor of humane letters at the ceremony.
December 20: Twelve student and alumni members of the Hofstra Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble joined Hofstra Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Michael Saltzman and 51 other musicians for a holiday music segment broadcasted on ABC's Good Morning America. This performance commemorated the 35th anniversary of TubaChristmas. Professor Salzman is one of the regional coordinators of TubaChristmas.
