Manhattan College Names Ellen Kiernan As Director Of Alumni Relations

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan College has named Ellen Kiernan as its new director of alumni relations, effective Oct. 9, 2007.

Kiernan joins Manhattan College from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she served as director of alumni relations. She has spent her entire professional career in higher education administration, including positions at New York University (NYU), SUNY Stony Brook, Long Island University and Adelphi University.

“Manhattan College is a remarkable institution with a great story to tell,” Kiernan says. “I look forward to discovering its rich history through the dedicated alumni, faculty and students who have made Manhattan their alma mater.”

While at John Jay College, Kiernan engaged a community of 26,000 alumni through segmented outreach and communication initiatives, and organized regional chapters to link nationwide alumni. She also identified and cultivated affinity groups for initiating designated scholarships and created John Jay’s first endowed Alumni Association Scholarship.

In her role as alumni outreach coordinator for NYU’s College of Arts and Science, Kiernan served as the primary contact for a constituency of more than 140,000 alumni.

Kiernan is the first woman to hold the position of alumni director at Manhattan College, which became a coeducational institution in 1974.

A resident of New Canaan, Conn., Kiernan is a member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and an active volunteer for United Way/NYU Community Fund, Habitat for Humanity, New Canaan Food Bank, and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of undergraduate study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduate programs in education and engineering. For more information about Manhattan College, visit www.manhattan.edu.