Education Professor Honored by Alpha Kappa Alpha

Dr. Thelma Baxter, assistant professor of education, was honored on Sept. 20 by the Bergen County (N.J.) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc., for her outstanding education career. Nine women were honored for each facet of AKA’s national program, including Faye Wattleton, CEO of Planned Parenthood. The sorority was founded in 1908 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., as the first of its kind for black women. It currently has 150,000 members throughout the world. Baxter also served as a delegate during AKA’s national convention in Washington this past July. For more information about AKA, visit its Web site Here.

 

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

Dr. Patricia Sheridan, assistant professor of business law, published the article “Determining Domicile of Nursing Home Residents” in the fall 2008 issue of the North East Journal of Legal Studies. She also participated in the panel discussion “Surefire Techniques that Work in Teaching Business Law Topics” at the annual meeting of the North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business on May 2-4 in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Dr. William Merriman, professor and dean of the school of education, and Dr. Jeff Cherubini, assistant professor of physical education and performance, presented the paper “The Latino Millennial Student” at the National Summit: A Just Education in Underserved Communities, in Philadelphia on July 10th.

Dr. Robert Geraci, assistant professor of religious studies, and Dr. Stephen Kaplan, professor of religious studies, accompanied five Manhattan College students to a presentation by author Michael Novak and Heather Mac Donald, the John M. Olin fellow at the Manhattan Institute. The event, hosted at the Harvard Club by the John Templeton Foundation Book Forum, addressed the topic of religious doubt and the Christian response to the new atheist movement.

For more faculty and staff accomplishments, click Here.

 

Welcome New Employees

Manhattan College welcomed many new employees during the summer and into the start of the fall semester, including Tim Ward, dean of the school of engineering; Paula D’loria, director of enrollment management operations; Pamela Poe, assistant professor of communication; Susan Bronson, director of corporate and foundation relations; and Eric Huang, assistant professor of chemical engineering. For a full list of new employees, as well as recent promotions, click Here.

 

Manhattan College Milestones

Congratulations to several full-time and part-time members of the College community who have celebrated a recent service anniversary. Brother Robert Berger, vice president for student life, recently marked his 20th anniversary at Manhattan College. Individuals who celebrated their 45-year anniversary in September include Nicholas De Lillo and Thomas Smith, professors of mathematics and computer science, and Peter Heller, professor of government. For a complete list, click Here.