• Dr. C. Emmanuel Ahia, associate professor in the department of graduate education, presented a paper titled, "A Case For Professional Peace Counselors in Post-War Environments” at the 11th International Counseling Conference held December 28-31, 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand.

• Dr. Michael G. Curran, Jr, associate professor in the department of teacher education has published a new book, "Accounting Fundamentals," Edition 7e, through the Irwin Division of McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. "Accounting Fundamentals" contains a single text and a student/instructor CD-ROM package containing supplemental materials including study guides, a workbook, a Power Point presentation of each chapter, and a computerized general ledger software program. The instructional package is designed to give students a practical skill development and an understanding of accounting theory, principles, and procedures used to record, classify, summarize, and analyze financial data.

• Robert J. Lackie, associate professor-librarian, presented a brief overview of ways to find information using general purpose search engines, social networks, and personal information search sites as part of a panel on “Internet Use By Teenagers:What Every Parent Needs to Know” at the Peddie School in Hightstown on February 19.

• Dr. Mitchell Ratner, associate professor of finance, and Dr. Ilhan Meric, professor of finance, have an article that will be published in the Spring 2006 issue of the "Journal of Investing" titled "SectorDispersion and Stock Market Predictability." Ilhan Meric and Mitchell Ratner have a second paper accepted for publication in the "International Review of Financial Analysis" titled "The Co-movements of Sector Index Returns in the World's Major Stock Markets During Bull and Bear Markets:Portfolio Diversification Implications." Both journals are refereed publications in the finance field and they are both included in the Finance Literature Index. Dr. Gulser Meric of Rowan University is a co-author of both articles.

• Dr. Ilhan Meric and Dr. Larry M. Prober, associate professor of accounting, and Dr. Edward H. Bonfield, professor of marketing, have a paper on the co-movements of the U.S. and E.U. stock markets accepted for presentation. Ilhan Meric, Dr. Ilene V. Goldberg, associate professor of business policy and environment, and Dr. Kathleen Dunne, associate professor of accounting, also have a paper on the co-movements of NAFTA stock markets accepted for presentation at the same conference. The papers will be presented at the 2006 annual conference of the Global Finance Association in April. Dr. Gulser Meric is a co-author of both papers.

• Dr. Jacqueline Simon, director of the Education Enhancement Program, presented a session entitled, “Academic Probation: A Compact Model and GPA Impact” at the 2006 National Association for Developmental Education Conference held on Feb. 15-18, 2006 in Philadelphia, PA. The presentation reviewed three years of research of the impact of a five-hour voluntary program with required tutoring that focuses on encouraging the student to figure out what went wrong through self-assessment and case studies and then how to change that behavior or problem. The one hundred students who participate yearly increase their GPA by +0.5 if they complete the program. Research was also presented about other college models that highlight mandatory intrusive advising and a required course for credit that is designed for this at risk population.

• Kendall Andersen Friedman, director of the Rider Learning Center and Tutoring Services and Barbara Ricci, director of the Math Skills Lab presented “Fostering Independent Learning Through Collaboration: Journeying Through Supplemental Instruction” at the same national conference. Sophomore Supplemental Instruction Leader, Jamie Papapetros was the co-facilitator. Papapetros engaged the audience of academic support professionals by demonstrating the collaborative learning techniques used by Tutoring Services tutors to enhance knowledge construction. Participants created graphic organizers, formed “expert groups” and played Jeopardy as a means of translating tutoring theory into practice. Tutor training materials and sources were shared, and five years of historical supplemental instruction data was presented.