College Prepares for Inauguration of Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D.

Preparations are underway for the inauguration of Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., as Manhattan College’s 19th president. The installation ceremony will take place in Draddy Gymnasium on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the culmination of a weeklong series of events to celebrate the leadership transition. The theme of the week is The Work is Yours: Work, Career and Vocation in Lasallian Catholic Education. A special Web site devoted to inauguration events is currently in development and will be posted in mid-September. Festivities begin with an opening Mass and reception on Friday, Oct. 23, continue with the student inaugural ball later that evening and the Fall Honors Convocation on the following Monday. There also will be a Lasallian Academic Symposium and campus concert (for a complete list of events see calendar below).

 

 

 

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 of ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology. In addition to the continued accreditation of the undergraduate programs, the College has received accreditation for its master’s of degree in environmental engineering. The accreditation of the master’s degree is retroactive to Oct. 1, 2007. Accreditation by ABET – the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – is considered the gold standard for engineering programs and is based on numerous factors, including faculty quality, facilities and success of students in achieving stated program outcomes. Read.

 

In Memoriam

Brother Luke Salm, 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. Salm was a past president of the Catholic Theological Society and delegate to the 39th, 40th, 41st and 42nd General Chapters of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. A native of Albany, N.Y., he graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in that city and received his bachelor’s, master’s and a licentiate in theology from The Catholic University of America. A member of Manhattan’s faculty since 1955, Salm also taught at Maryknoll Seminary, St. Mary’s College in California, and De La Salle College in Washington, D.C. He began his teaching career at La Salle Academy in New York City in 1945. A prolific writer, Salm served for 10 years as the editor of Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America and Proceedings of the Society of Catholic College Teachers of Sacred Doctrine. In addition to numerous articles on theology and religious life, he authored 10 books, most of them dealing with the history of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, including the biography of the founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle, entitled The Work is Yours: The Life of Saint John Baptist de La Salle. In retirement, he served as the archivist for the De La Salle Christian Brothers archives of the New York District. Read. To make a gift to the Brother Luke Salm, F.S.C. Scholarship, click Here.