meet the deans

Diana Breslin Knudsen, Associate Dean, Fox School of Business

BA, Labor Studies, Rutgers University
MPA, Temple University

Jobs I have had in my lifetime.

• Babysitter, lifeguard, swimming instructor, pool manager, union organizer, research assistant, scheduling coordinator, assistant director, associate director, assistant dean, associate dean, and the best of all: Mom and Nana.

Movies I can watch over and over.

• Shrek and The Guardian (my son's in the Coast Guard)

Places I have lived.

• Central Valley and Bay Area in California and south and central New Jersey

Favorite sports teams.

• Temple when they're winning and the Eagles

Favorite TV shows.

• Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends, Grey's Anatomy, and I am a compulsive Weather Channel watcher since I spend a lot of time on the road

Foreign places I have traveled to.

• Ireland, Paris, Cozumel, Antigua, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Puerto Vallarta

Favorite spot on the Jersey shoreline.

• Atlantic City (I love the entertainment and my husband loves the gambling)

Websites I visit daily.

• MSN, iTunes, Weather.com, temple/fox.edu

Favorite foods.

• Lobster, asparagus, San Francisco sourdough bread

Favorite area restaurants.

• Le Bec-Fin if someone else is paying and any Irish Pub

Favorite things to do outside of work.

• I love Irish music and my son plays in an Irish band, Birmingham Six, so I try to see him playing as much as possible. I also love live concerts and have spent a fortune on concerts over the years including: Bob Dylan, Santana, Sting, The Goo Goo Dolls, Yes, Rush, Moody Blues, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, Paul McCartney, The Doors, The Dixie Chicks, James Taylor, Steve Winwood, Fleetwood Mac, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Jethro Tull, Paul Simon, U2, and many more.

Coolest things I've ever done.

• Going to California's version of Woodstock in the '60s

If I could eat dinner with one living person, it would be.

• Martin Luther King

Favorite flavor of ice cream.

• Rocky Road

Favorite toy as a child.

• My skates and record player (I loved skating to music)

Book (not textbook!) I am currently reading.

• Still Life with Crows (I am an Agent Pendergast junkie)

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minors

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