The Observer, September 8, 2006
Volume XXXIX, Issue 2
Brief Case
Case thespians well-received in NYC
The 2006 graduates of Case's MFA Professional Actor Training Program made a big impression on agents during a New York City showcase.
According to Paul Fouquet, the casting director for the Elyssa Myers Casting Agency in New York City who oversees the MFA Agent Showcase, all of the 2006 MFA graduates have been signed with major NYC talent agencies and many have received call backs for commercials, television series, plays, and voiceovers.
The three-year Professional Actor Training Program works in collaboration with the Cleveland Playhouse. The students receive a versatile education, with training in classical and modern styles.
"This remains the most successful class in regard to agent signings in our history of working together. It is unheard of for an en entire class to get signed and especially by agencies of this quality," said Fouquet. "It only shows you the program is the talk of NYC and is working."
For more information on these rising stars, visit http://www.case.edu/artsci/thtr/MFA06.htm.
Undergraduate Nursing Students Get Financial Help
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing has received a $550,000 grant from The Helene Fuld Health Trust to be used for scholarships and financial aid.
The trust started in 1935, when Dr. Leonhard Felix Fuld and his sister created a foundation to honor their mother, Helene. They each contributed $5000. The Helene Fuld Health Trust has since grown to more than $130 million in assets and enjoys a yearly budget of almost $6 million. It is the nation's largest private foundation devoted to nurses and nursing students.
"I am very grateful to the Helene Fuld Health Trust for this generous gift," said May L. Wykle, dean of the Bolton School and Florence Cellar Professor of Nursing. "The Fuld Trust recognizes nursing's indispensable role in patient care, the growing nursing shortage, and the need to attract more people to the field. With the support of the Fuld Trust, more outstanding students will be afforded the opportunity to pursue nursing degrees at the Bolton School."
Case and University Hospitals Make Advances in Cardiac Imaging
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals have developed an innovative medical technology called electrocardiographic imaging. The technology is being commercialized by CardioInsight Technologies, Inc.
It was developed in the laboratory of a former professor of biomedical engineering, Yoram Rudy. He is now the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor of Engineering and the director of the Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrythmia Center at Washington University in St. Louis.
"The CardioInsight technology has the potential to enable physicians to diagnose and treat arrhythmias and other heart problems related to electrical function without performing an invasive procedure," said Jay Katarincic, a managing director at Draper Triangle. "The current gold standard for gathering this type of data is an electrophysiology study, which is invasive, expensive, time-consuming and risky. CardioInsight's approach offers a more effective option and addresses a potentially significant market."
Director of Government Relations Hones Skills in Summer Program
Adrienne Dziak, Case's director of government relations, attended a summer program about improving women's status in higher education. The program, Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, was sponsored by Bryn Mawr College and the Higher Education Resource Services.
Only 72 women were selected for the program, and women came from 29 states, as well as Canada, Singapore, and South Africa. The program provided ideas for strategic planning and campus development. The women were also introduced to pertinent information and the relevance of social, political, and economic trends.
Dziak's office serves as a contact point for state and federal government and monitors legislation that might influence the university. It also keeps all the relevant paperwork and is a place for students and campus community members to get assistance, from registering to vote to learning the necessary protocol for interactions with public officials.
