Local Water Conference Returns to Manhattan College

The 8th Annual Water Conference, sponsored by the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, will be held in Manhattan College’s Leo Hall on Wednesday, March 18 from 3:00-7:00 p.m. This year’s conference will focus on helping watershed stakeholders to form a Harlem River Working Group to work toward restoring the Harlem River, reconnecting the waterfront with the public and recreating a healthy water edge. For more information, click Here.

 

One-Man Play Tells The Story of the Rev. Damien de Veuster

Damien, a one-man play about the heroic missionary priest the Rev. Damien De Veuster, will be performed at Manhattan College’s Smith Auditorium on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. The play tells the true story of how de Veuster risked his life to care for outcasts on the Hawaiian island of Moloka’i. He ministered to victims of Hansen’s disease (then called leprosy) who had been quarantined on Moloka’i without medical care. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, click Here.

 

Not-For-Profit Job Fair Scheduled for April 15

Undergraduates, alumni and graduate students are all welcome to attend the not-for-profit job fair on Wednesday, April 15 from 2:00-4:00 p.m in Smith Auditorium. Attendees can speak with interested employers about job opportunities and internship positions, have their résumé reviewed and set up interviews during the fair. For more information, contact the center for career development at (718) 862-7224 or e-mail careerdevelopment@manhattan.edu.

 

De La Salle Days Celebrate Manhattan’s Founder

Manhattan College’s annual celebration of its founder, St. John Baptiste de La Salle, is scheduled for April 14-16. If you are interested in participating in any of the events being scheduled for De La Salle Days, or for more information, call Nancy Cave at (718) 862-7527.

 

Manhattan College’s Sixth Annual Relay For Life

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, an overnight event to raise awareness and funds for cancer research, will return to Manhattan College for its sixth year on Saturday, April 4, 2009 from 3:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m. in Draddy Gymnasium. The event has become a school and community favorite, bringing students together for the common cause of fighting cancer. We hope to raise even more money than in past years and have set our goal at $50,000 to help the estimated 97,000 New Yorkers and 1 million Americans who will be diagnosed with cancer this year. A team has been designated for alumni and friends of Manhattan College. To join the alumni team or donate online in support of the alumni society's team, click Here.  For more information about the event, e-mail relayforlife@manhattan.edu or click Here.