New Major in Art History at Manhattan College
Beginning in the fall semester of 2010, Manhattan College’s School of Arts will be offering a major in art history. The new major, the first for the College’s fine arts department, will examine art and architecture created from the ancient to the contemporary worlds within broad historical and cultural contexts.
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Manhattan College To Hold Spring Commencement
College to award bachelor’s degrees to students in the adult degree completion program, master’s degrees to students in the Schools of Education and Engineering and Professional Diplomas to students in the School of Education
Manhattan College will award more than 300 degrees at its Spring Commencement on Wednesday, May 26. The ceremony will be held in the College’s Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers. Dr. Noddings will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Pedagogy. Bachelor’s degrees will be awarded to those in the adult degree completion program, along with master’s degrees awarded to those in the Schools of Education and Engineering.
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Manhattan College To Award Undergraduate Degrees At 168th Commencement
College to honor Brother Louis DeThomasis, F.S.C., Chancellor, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and President, Christian Brothers Investment Services-European Union
Manhattan College will award more than 700 degrees in some 40 major fields of study from its five schools in arts, business, education, engineering and science at its 168th Undergraduate Commencement on Sunday, May 23. Students who completed their studies in September 2009, February 2010 and May 2010 will participate in the ceremony in the College ’s Draddy Gymnasium.
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Manhattan College Student Honored As Outstanding Phys Ed Major Of The Year
Kaitlin Rodriguez, a junior at Manhattan College and a resident of Warwick, NY, was recently honored as the Outstanding Physical Education Major of the Year from Manhattan College by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). NASPE, which has been setting the standard for the profession for over 31 years, is the largest of the five national associations of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD).
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Manhattan College to hold Open House for Graduate and Post Graduate Education Programs
Manhattan College will host an Open House for its Graduate Education programs on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the College’s O’Malley Library, Alumni Room (1st floor).
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Communications Students to present papers at regional conference
Two Manhattan College communications students have had their papers accepted for poster presentation at the Eastern Communication Association Conference in Baltimore, MD, which will be held April 22-25, 2010.
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Manhattan student accepted into Teach for America
Manhattan College student, Mike Bienkowski, class of 2010, has been accepted into Teach for America, a highly competitive program whose mission is “to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.”
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Briarcliff Manor resident in engineering has co-authored a book and has been accepted to several prestigious doctoral programs
Francesco Ricci, a senior in the chemical engineering program at Manhattan College and a resident of Briarcliff Manor, has co-authored the textbook Thermodynamics for the Practicing Engineer by Louis Theodore, Francesco Ricci and Timothy Vanvliet. He has also recently been accepted into doctoral programs at Princeton University, Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University. The book was published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. in 2009.
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Pax Christi to award Manhattan College at its annual reception
Pax Christi Metro New York (PCMNY) has named Manhattan College’s Peace Studies program one of this year’s PCMNY Peacemakers. The award will be accepted by Dr. Joseph J. Fahey, co-founder of the program and professor of religious studies at the College. The program will be honored along with the New Sanctuary Movement and Eugene Moretta at its annual reception on Sunday, June 13, from 3 to 6 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Greenwich Village Casserly Hall.
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United Nations Association to award grants to a number of New York organizations
The Riverdale United Nations Association (UNA) will award grants to a number of New York organizations. The awards will be given as part of a reception at Manhattan College in the Alumni Room of the O’Malley Library on Friday, April 9, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The recipients of the grants are: Manhattan College- Peace Studies Program, Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy Middle School-Model UN, In-TECH Academy Middle School -Model UN and Riverdale Country Middle School- Model UN who will work in partnership, Riverdale Presbyterian Church-Mission Work, Christ Church Riverdale-Mission Work, NGO- Disarmament for Peace & Security, World Peace,One Falafel at a Time, UNA- USA for Student Alliance Program (Materials & Program in Riverdale/Kingsbridge Schools), and UNA- USA for the Formation of New Bronx UNA Chapter.
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Mark Green will present “It’s 2012: Who Won The Obama-GOP Battle?” at Manhattan College
Mark Green, former public advocate, public interest attorney, and author, will present “It’s 2012: Who Won the Obama-GOP Battle?” on Wednesday, March 3, at 4:30 PM at Manhattan College. The lecture is sponsored by the departments of history and government and will be held at the College’s O’Malley Library, Room 100. It is free and open to the public.
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Distinguished Author To Speak At Manhattan College
Harvard University professor and author, Stephen Owen, will deliver a lecture at Manhattan College on Thursday, February 25th at 5:00 p.m. Owen is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard and editor of the forthcoming Cambridge History of Chinese Literature. His most recent books include The Late Tang: Chinese Poetry of the Mid-Ninth Century (827-860), The Making of Early Chinese Classical Poetry, and An Anthology of Chinese “Middle Ages”. The title of his talk will be ”Chang’an”. Chang’an (modern Xi’an) was the capital of the Western Han in the second and first centuries B.C.E. and of the Sui and Tang dynasties, from the end of the sixth to the beginning of the tenth century B.C.E. In the tang it was the largest city in the world, and its urban topography is well known, both from archeology and from the textual record. The event, which is sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars Program, will be held in the College’s Academy Room, Leo Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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Manhattan College’s Holocaust Resource Center Hosts Lecture About The Aftermath Of Genocide In Cambodia
The Manhattan College Holocaust Resource Center will host a lecture, The Aftermath of Genocide in Cambodia: the UN and the Failures of National Reconciliation, given by Dr. Benny Widyono on Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. The event, which will take place in Smith Auditorium, is free and open to the public.
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Exhibition Of Early 20th-Century Traditional Ethiopian Folk Art At Manhattan College
Thirteen pieces of traditional Ethiopian folk art by the artist W.F. Mamo are on display from now until June in the Lobby of Manhattan College’s O’Malley Library. This exhibition, which is open all day, is open to the public and is possible thanks to the generous gift of Arbab Ghatak, who donated nineteen pieces of early twentieth-century traditional Ethiopian folk art to Manhattan College.
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Local Author To Discuss His New Memoir At Manhattan College
Author Joel Chasnoff will deliver a lecture at Manhattan College on Thursday, February 11 at 4:00 p.m. Chasnoff is a stand-up comedian and writer with stage and screen credits in eight countries. He has had his writings featured in The Idiots Guide to Jokes and The Big Book of Jewish Humor: 25th Anniversary Edition. Chasnoff will speak on his experiences as an American serving in the Israeli army in Lebanon, which is the subject of his new book, The 188th Crybaby Brigade: A Skinny Jewish Kid from Chicago Fights Hezbollah, (Simon and Schuster) out this month. The event will be held in the Scala Academy Room, Leo Hall, Room 215.
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Manhattan College Names Dr. William Clyde As Next Executive Vice President And Provost
Dr. William Clyde has been named the next executive vice president and provost of Manhattan College, effective July 1. Clyde will replace Dr. Weldon Jackson, who served Manhattan for 13 years before stepping down from his position at the end of 2009.
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Manhattan College Names Dr. Richard Satterlee As Next Vice President For Student Life
Dr. Richard Satterlee has been named the next vice president for student life at Manhattan College, effective July 1. Satterlee will replace Br. Robert Berger, who will step down from his position in June after nine years.
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Manhattan College To Honor Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairman Of Xerox Corporation, At 2010 De La Salle Medal Dinner
De La Salle Medal Dinner is the College’s key annual fundraising event.
Manhattan College will present Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman of Xerox Corporation, with the De La Salle Medal at the College’s annual fundraising dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.
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Manhattan College Presents A Candlelight Christmas Celebration
The Manhattan College Singers and Orchestra will host their holiday program A Festival of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 4:30 p.m. in the College’s Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers, with preludes beginning at 4:00 p.m. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public.
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Men’s Basketball Standout John Leonard ’82 And Olympics Star Aliann Pompey ’99 Among Those To Be Inducted Into Manhattan College’s Athletic Hall Of Fame
Men’s basketball standout John Leonard’82 and Olympics star Aliann Pompey ’99 headline the list of 2009 inductees into Manhattan College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 31st annual induction ceremony, sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 6:00 p.m. Smith Auditorium.
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Manhattan College Presents Holocaust Painting Exhibition
A selection of paintings by the artist Marilyn Honigman will go on display on Monday, Nov. 16 in the Alumni Room of Manhattan College’s O’Malley Library. Remembrance: A Daughter’s Reflections, co-sponsored by the Manhattan College archives and the Holocaust Resource Center, will run until Dec. 18.
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Trinity College Professor To Speak At Manhattan College’s Holocaust Resource Center
Dr. Samuel Kassow, the Charles Northam Professor at Trinity College, will deliver the second annual Frederick M. Schweitzer Lecture on the Holocaust at Manhattan College on Monday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. The event, presented by the Holocaust Resource Center, is free and open to the public.
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Manhattan College, Congregation Tehillah, Riverdale Temple And Hebrew Institute Host Special Program
JJ Keki, leader of Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda, visits College on Oct. 24.
Manhattan College, along with Congregation Tehillah, Riverdale Temple and the Hebrew Institute, have teamed to co-sponsor a program featuring JJ Keki, a leader of the 1,000-member Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda. It will be held in Manhattan College’s O’Malley Library on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
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Manhattan College To Inaugurate Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., As 19th President
Installation ceremony to be held in College’s Draddy Gymnasium on Wednesday, Oct. 28
Manhattan College will inaugurate Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., as its 19th president on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The installation ceremony, the culmination of a weeklong series of events under the theme The Work is Yours: Work, Career & Vocation in Lasallian Catholic Education, will take place in the College’s Draddy Gymnasium at 1:00 p.m.
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John Neuhauser ’64 To Receive Honorary Doctor Of Science At Manhattan College’s Fall Honors Convocation
John J. Neuhauser ’64, Ph.D., president of Saint Michael’s College, will receive an honorary Doctor of Science at Manhattan College’s Fall Honors Convocation on Monday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers. The event is part of a weeklong celebration marking the installation of Dr. Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., as Manhattan’s 19th president.
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Manhattan College Hosts Reading And Discussion With Slave Hunter Author Aaron Cohen
Freedom Week raises awareness of modern-day slavery.
Aaron Cohen, the author of Slave Hunter, will read from his acclaimed book at Manhattan College on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 7:00 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. The event, which is part of Freedom Week, is free and open to the public.
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Manhattan College’s Brother Luke Salm, Professor Emeritus Of Religious Studies, Passes Away At 88
Brother Luke Salm, F.S.C., professor emeritus of religious studies and a beloved member of the Manhattan College community for more than a half century, passed away on Monday. He was 88.
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Manhattan College To Host Premier Of Film On Evolution Of Mexican-American Music
Manhattan College will host the premiere of the film The Chicano Wave/La Onda Chicana, a documentary which explores the evolution of Mexican-American music. The event, presented by the history department, modern foreign languages and the provost’s office in celebration of Latino Heritage Month, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 10 in the Rodriguez Room of Miguel Hall.
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Manhattan College’s Undergraduate Engineering Programs Reaccredited By ABET
Manhattan College’s six undergraduate engineering programs – chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental and mechanical – have been reaccredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology.
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Manhattan College’s School Of Engineering Among The Best In The Nation
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Manhattan College’s school of engineering among the best undergraduate engineering programs in the nation. The College’s ranking appears in the print and online versions of U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 Edition of America’s Best Colleges released this week.
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Manhattan College And Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Announce Multiyear Collaboration
Summer Literacy Institute is opening event from July 9-12.
Manhattan College and the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center’s College Directions Program will host a Summer Literacy Institute from July 9-12. It is the opening event in a multiyear collaboration between the Bronx institutions.
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Manhattan College Names Dr. Richard Emmerson As Next Dean Of Arts
Dr. Richard Emmerson has been named the next dean of Manhattan College’s school of arts, effective July 1. Emmerson will replace Dr. Mary Ann O’Donnell, who will step down from her position after 38 years at Manhattan, 15 of which she spent as dean.
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Vincent Desimone ’59, Founder And Chairman Of Desimone Consulting Engineers, To Deliver Keynote Address At Manhattan College’s Spring (Graduate) Commencement
Manhattan College will award master’s degrees to students in the graduate programs of education and engineering, as well as bachelor’s degrees in organization management to students in the adult degree completion program, at its Spring (Graduate) Commencement on Wednesday, May 20. The ceremony will be held in the College’s Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers at 4:30 p.m.
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Manhattan College To Award Undergraduate Degrees At 167th Commencement
College to honor Br. Thomas Scanlan; NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly ’63 to deliver keynote address.
Manhattan College will award close to 700 degrees in some 40 major fields of study from its five schools in arts, business, education, engineering and science at its 167th Undergraduate Commencement on Sunday, May 17. Students who completed their studies in September 2008, February 2009 and May 2009 will participate in the ceremony in the College ’s Draddy Gymnasium.
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Manhattan College’s Robert J. Christen Program Welcomes Col. James Johnson, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Hudson River Valley Institute to lecture in full Revolutionary War uniform.
Col. James Johnson, Ph.D., executive director of the Hudson River Valley Institute, will speak at Manhattan College on Tuesday, April 7 at 4:00 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. Presented by the College’s Robert J. Christen Program in Early American History and Culture, the event is free and open to the public.
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Manhattan College Names Dr. Salwa Ammar As Next Dean Of Business
Dr. Salwa Ammar has been named the next dean of Manhattan College’s school of business, effective July 1. Ammar will replace Dr. James Suarez, who will step down from his position after 18 years.
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Manhattan College’s Holocaust Resource Center Presents Music Out Of Oppression
Event features composer Ronald Senator, pianist Miriam Brickman and soprano Marni Nixon
The Manhattan College Holocaust Resource Center will host a special program, Music Out of Oppression, on Monday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. The event, which is co-sponsored by the College’s department of fine arts, is free and open to the public. The program also commemorates Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is April 21.
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First Ladies Historian Dr. Betty Boyd Caroli To Speak At Manhattan College
Dr. Betty Boyd Caroli, historian and biographer of first ladies in the United States, will speak at Manhattan College on Saturday, March 28 at 1:00 p.m. in the Capalbo Room of De La Salle Hall. The event, part of Manhattan’s celebration of Women’s History Month, is free and open to the public.
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The Faith Club Authors To Speak At Manhattan College
Event highlights three-day celebration of College’s founder.
Authors Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner will speak about their acclaimed book The Faith Club in Manhattan College’s Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers on Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, highlights the College’s De La Salle Days, an annual celebration of Manhattan’s founder, John Baptist de La Salle.
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Manhattan College To Host Screening Of Acclaimed Documentary Call+Response
Film explores human rights offenses and fight against modern-day slavery.
Manhattan College will host a free screening of the acclaimed documentary Call+Response on Thursday, March 26 at 8:00 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. Following the presentation, director Justin Dillon will lead a discussion about the film and human rights offenses plaguing the world.
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Manhattan College To Host 28th Annual Engineering Awareness Program
Manhattan College’s Engineering Awareness Program, which aims to introduce high school students to potential careers in the various fields of engineering, will be held for the 28th straight year in July.
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Manhattan College Names Dr. Brennan O'Donnell As 19th President
O'Donnell brings 21 years of experience in Catholic higher education to Riverdale institution.
Manhattan College has named Dr. Brennan O’Donnell as its 19th president, effective July 1, at which time Br. Thomas Scanlan, F.S.C., will step down from his position after nearly 22 years of leadership.
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