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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Manhattan College’s Holocaust Resource Center Welcomes Dr. Ben Kiernan
Award-winning author will address genocide in world history.
Dr. Ben Kiernan, author and editor of numerous works on recent events in Southeast Asia, will speak at Manhattan College on Tuesday, Feb. 24 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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Best-Selling Author And Journalist Hooman Majd To Speak At Manhattan College
Acclaimed author is a new voice on one of America’s top foreign policy concerns.
Best-selling author and journalist Hooman Majd, a new voice on Iran, one of the United States’ top foreign policy concerns, will speak at Manhattan College on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 4:00 p.m. in the William J. Scala Academy Room of Leo Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
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Manhattan College Honors John V. Magliano ’66, Chairman Of Syska Hennessy Group, Inc., At Annual
De La Salle Medal Dinner
De La Salle Medal Dinner raises more than $1 million for Manhattan College.
Manhattan College presented John Magliano ’66, chairman of Syska Hennesssy Group, Inc., with the De La Salle Medal at the College’s annual fundraising dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at The Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.
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Manhattan College’s School Of Business Receives Extension Of Accreditation From Prestigious AACSB International
The school of business at Manhattan College has received an extension of accreditation by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the premier accrediting agency for business programs worldwide. Of the 555 institutions throughout the world to hold AACSB accreditation, only 42 institutions are undergraduate-only programs such as Manhattan.
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Manhattan College Partners With WCBS-TV To Sponsor Special Television Advertising And Web Programming Surrounding Obama Inauguration
Manhattan College has partnered with WCBS-TV New York on a special sponsorship of television advertising and web programming scheduled to cover the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
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Manhattan College Announces Presidential Proclamation Declaring College’s Efforts To Increase Its Sustainability
Manhattan College has announced a presidential proclamation declaring the College’s intent to take all feasible steps to increase its sustainability while ensuring that “going green” issues are a factor in all future major decisions, policies and contracts. The proclamation has the concurrence of Manhattan’s council of vice presidents and the executive committee of the board of trustees.
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