Manhattan Monthly Expanding, Going Interactive

Manhattan Monthly is growing!!  Starting with this month’s edition, you will find even more news and information about Manhattan College in each issue.  This month’s highlights include a listing of all new members of the Manhattan community, as well as a section that congratulates the employees who have recently celebrated a milestone anniversary at the College. Manhattan Monthly is also going interactive. We encourage your feedback about our publication and will post responses on the College’s Web site on a weekly basis. Did you attend a recent College event? Looking forward to an upcoming alumni get-together? Plan on catching the Jaspers in action?  Want to congratulate a College employee for dedicated service to the Manhattan community? We want to hear all your thoughts at college_relations@manhattan.edu.

 

Thomas J. Heffernan ’68 to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Fall Honors Convocation

Dr. Thomas J. Heffernan ’68, Ph.D., who holds the Kenneth Curry Professorship at the University of Tennessee (UT), will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at Manhattan College’s Fall Honors Convocation on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 4:00 p.m in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers. During the ceremony, nearly 150 seniors will be recognized for their academic excellence and inducted into Epsilon Sigma Pi, the oldest college-wide honor society. Induction into Epsilon Sigma Pi is considered the highest scholastic honor that can be earned by a Manhattan College student. A native of New York City, Heffernan is a member of the departments of English and religious studies and the program in Medieval Studies at UT. Read.

 

College Debuts New Lasallian Community Section on Web

As an institution founded in the Lasallian tradition, Manhattan College’s faculty, staff, administrators and students continue to identify and be inspired by the Lasallian mission. To further that mission and to better educate current and future members of the Manhattan community, the College recently launched a Lasallian Community section on its Web site Here. The site provides information about Lasallian events on campus and beyond, links to the global and U.S. Lasallian community of which Manhattan College is part, and information about the College’s current Christian Brothers. New visitors or long-time members of the College community are invited to further explore Manhattan’s Lasallian heritage on the new Web pages, and the site will continue to grow with additional and updated information in the coming months.

 

 

President Scanlan Honored by Irish Echo

Brother Thomas Scanlan, F.S.C., Manhattan College’s longest-tenured president, was named one of Irish Echo’s Best of the Bronx 2008 in the newspaper’s Sept. 3-9 issue. Br. Thomas, who will retire from his office in June after nearly 22 years of unparalleled leadership, was one of 25 honorees celebrated by Irish Echo at a gathering in the Museum of the City of New York on Thursday, Sept. 4. Others recognized included Peter Quinn ’69, a noted author of such works as Banished Children of Eve and Looking for Jimmy: A Search for Irish America. To view the entire list of honorees, visit the Irish Echo’s Web site Here.

 

Staff Convocation To Honor Dedicated Employees

At the annual staff convocation, which will be held on Thursday, Nov. 20 in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers, members of the College community will be recognized for their 25 years of service.  Neptali Sanchez (physical plant) and Ann Scanlon (HEOP) will be honored. The Distinguished Lasallian Staff Award and the Distinguished Lasallian Administrative Award also will be presented. For more information, call human resources at (718) 862-7392.