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Maya Addie is a new Radio City Rockette!
With the holiday season is full swing it was so cool to see a Fordham Graduate and a member of the Alvin Alley Dance Company giving her all to entertain NYC. 😀@therockettes•@mtaagency Ailey/Fordham Alum
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"Women deserve changes in the social stigma and lack of research surrounding contraceptive care."
Source: The Fordham Observer
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COLIN POWELL: Soldier, Diplomat, Political Force (w) Ties to Fordham University
Colin L. Powell was an American politician, diplomat, statesman, and four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He has the distinction of being the first African-American Secretary of State in the history of the USA. His early years of training brought him in direct contact with Fordham University.
Completed his ROTC Training at Fordham University Rose Hill
Powell was raised in the South Bronx and graduated from the now defunct Morris High School in 1954. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the City College of New York (CCNY) in 1958.
There are approximately 35 New York Metro area colleges and universities that supplement their Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) with the assistance of the program at Fordham University on the Bronx campus (Rose Hill). General Powell was one of them-see photo below. He was a member of Pershing Rifles, an ROTC fraternal organization and drill team begun by General John Pershing. Even after he had become a general, Powell kept a pen set, on his desk, that he had won for a drill team competition.
Did It Without A West Point Diploma.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces. At age 52, he became the youngest officer, and first African-American/Afro-Caribbean (of Jamaican Parents), to serve in this position. Powell was also the first JCS Chair who received his commission through ROTC. In addition to being only the 3rd CJCS who did not attend a service academy (USMA or Annapolis).
The Fordham University Military Hall of Fame is established to recognize the achievements of Fordham University veterans and graduates of Fordham University’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps who exemplify the ideals of men and women in service to others. Powell was included on the 2002 roster. (
https://forever.fordham.edu/s/1362/18/interior.aspx...)
Later Career
Vietnam War: Powell served a tour in Vietnam as a South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) advisor from 1962 to 1963. While on patrol in a Viet Cong-held area, he was wounded. Later, he returned to Vietnam as a major in 1968, serving as assistant chief of staff of operations for the 23rd (Americal) Infantry Division. During the second tour in Vietnam he was decorated with the Soldier's Medal for bravery after he survived a helicopter crash and single-handedly rescued three others.
Secretary of State: From 2001 to 2005 he served as Secretary of State during the administration of George W. Bush. After the September 11 attacks, Powell came under fire for his role in building the case for the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. In a press statement on February 24, 2001, he had said that sanctions against Iraq had prevented the development of any weapons of mass destruction by Saddam Hussein.
April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021
The cause of death was complications of Covid-19, his family said in a statement, adding that he had been vaccinated and was being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., when he died there.
A spokeswoman said his immune system had been compromised by multiple myeloma, for which he had been undergoing treatment. He had been due to receive a booster shot for his vaccine last week, she added, but had to postpone it when he fell ill. He had also been treated for early stages of Parkinson’s disease.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
(The First African American Secretary of State, Colin Powell Archived June 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, The African American Registry.)
O'Sullivan, Christopher D. (April 16, 2009). Colin Powell: American Power and Intervention From Vietnam to Iraq. Rowman & Littlefield. p. ix. ISBN 978-0-7425-6535-7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell#cite_note-23 Retrieved (October 19th, 2021)
Title 10 of the United States Code
"The 14 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff".
https://www.defense.gov/
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2019/07
Finlayson, Reggie (2003). Colin Powell. Biography (A & E). Twenty-First Century Books. p. 55. ISBN 9780822549666.
Colin Powell, Who Shaped U.S. National Security, Dies at 84, N.Y. Times Obit October 18, 2021
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-Kevin Bergin
Class of 1980 (Gabelli)
Missed our screening of The Eyes Of Tammy Faye last week? Check out The Fordham Observer's review of the event and film.
On this 12th anniversary of Casey's death we honor her life by sharing her story:
https://bit.ly/Casey12th. Casey loved her cousin's baby, Kadence (L) as well as NYC and Fordham where she was the news editor for The Observer. Casey was hard-working, thoroughly enjoyed life, actively pursued her dreams of becoming a journalist and always stayed connected to friends and family. Follow the link to learn about Casey and view more photos. #becauseofcasey
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This week's Top 5 roundup starts with an article on top customer service trends by Phillip Britt in Destination CRM. Customer service is changing as digital and self-service options to get questions answered and problems resolved to become more popular. That doesn’t mean live agents are going to disappear. As strong a case as this article makes for the digital-first options, it still supports the notion of reaching a live agent when necessary.
Next up is a very interesting article by Isabella Scipioni on The Fordham Observer about requiring Customer Service Competency for students. One of the questions we asked in our soon-to-be-released 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement study was if colleges should require a course in customer service. Out of 1,000 consumers, 65% said, “Yes.” Well, Fordham University takes this concept to the next level, requiring the course to be taken before admission.
Plus, two bonus articles including a list of the best customer experience (CX) podcasts put together by Podchaser. I’m honored to be included on this list with many of my colleagues and friends.
https://hyken.com/customer-experience-2/5-top-customer-service-articles-of-the-week-7-12-2021/
Fordham Alumni Pen Pal Program
I don't know how widely this was distributed, so my apology if you already saw this, but Fordham is starting a Pen Pal program? Read the information below and possibly contact Ms. Paone (
[email protected]) for additional information.
It mentions getting letters from "our alumni around the globe."
http://sot.ag/fqyBB
(UNDER ALL THINGS NAMED FORDHAM)
There was a movie version of Dragnet in 1954. I saw it on TV about a decade ago. Frankly, it isn’t the best: Crime shows have gotten so much more sophisticated, generally a format that works for a 30 minute TV episode seldom works for the length of a feature film and Joe Friday’s (Jack Webb) treatment of a suspect will send even the most ardent law-and-order type, like me, looking to join the ACLU.
However, there was one scene where a Fordham Pennant appears on the wall. It didn’t come in to the story but I always wondered why? Well, the screenplay was written by our own Richard L. Breen (Fordham Class of 1940). Below are both the poster for the movie release (left) and the matching IMDb site (right).
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A wonderful tribute to the late Mitch Berger upon the 40th anniversary of Fordham University’s newspaper, The Observer, for which he was a founding editor-in-chief. A leader in the neuroendocrine tumor community, Mitch will forever be in our thoughts and hearts.
https://fordhamobserver.com/63241/40th-anniversary/tribute-to-mitch-berger/ Fordham University The Fordham Observer