Manhattan Monthly - November 2009

NEWS

Manhattan Inaugurates
Dr. Brennan O’Donnell
as 19th President

Inauguration

Manhattan College officially inaugurated Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., as president on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in Draddy Gymnasium. In front of more than 1,200 attendees, including university presidents, delegates, alumni and other special guests, O’Donnell was entrusted with the College’s charter and sponsorship covenant as the 19th leader in Manhattan history. He received a presidential medallion from Br. Dennis Malloy (pictured left) and Thomas O’Malley ’63 (pictured right), chairman of Manhattan College’s board of trustees and was presented with new presidential regalia by former Manhattan College president Br. Thomas Scanlan, F.S.C. The installation ceremony featured greetings by Raymond Kelly ’63, police commissioner of the City of New York, and The Most Rev. Gerald T. Walsh, rector and president of St. Joseph’s Seminary. The closing benediction was delivered by Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C. Please visit Manhattan’s inauguration Web site Here later this month to view the ceremony, highlights from the weeklong series of events and photos.

In Memoriam

Saltarelli

The Rev. Michael Saltarelli ’75, former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Del., passed away on Oct. 8. He was 77. Saltarelli served as bishop of the diocese, which includes Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore, until last year. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he studied at Seton Hall University and Immaculate Conception Seminary and received a master’s degree in religious studies from Manhattan. Saltarelli presided over an era of expansion and growth in the Diocese of Wilmington. A three-year capital campaign Bringing the Vision to Life addressed the needs of a growing diocesan family of nearly 200,000 to build, renovate and expand churches, schools and other facilities. For more on Saltarelli’s life, click Here.

ON CAMPUS

Holocaust Resource Center
Welcomes Trinity College Professor

Kassow

Dr. Samuel Kassow, the Charles Northam Professor at Trinity College, will deliver the second annual Frederick M. Schweitzer Lecture on the Holocaust at Manhattan College on Monday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. The event, presented by the Holocaust Resource Center, is free and open to the public. Kassow will deliver the lecture Between History and Catastrophe: Emanuel Ringelblum in the Warsaw Ghetto. He is the author of four books, including the award-winning Who Will Write Our History: Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oynet Shabes Archive (2007) and The Distinctive Life of East European Jewry (2004). A public intellectual whose efforts have contributed to the preservation of Jewish culture both in Europe and the United States, Kassow’s many scholarly articles have appeared in Polish, Russian and German, as well as in English. Read.

O’Malley Library Hosts
Holocaust Painting Exhibition

A selection of paintings by the artist Marilyn Honigman will go on display on Monday, Nov. 16 in the Alumni Room of O’Malley Library. Remembrance: A Daughter’s Reflections, co-sponsored by the Manhattan College archives and the Holocaust Resource Center, will run until Dec. 18. Inspired by photos that an American soldier gave to her father after he was liberated from Dachau, the paintings are a visual representation of the Holocaust that has evolved slowly. There are no accusations or condemnation, just contemplation of the psychological space in which we find ourselves. Read.

One-Woman Show Examines
North American Immigration Debate

Manhattan College will host the one-woman show The Deportee’s Wife on Monday, Nov. 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. The show, sponsored by sociology, peace studies and campus ministry and social action, is free and open to the public. It tells the story of the marriage of Giselle Stern Hernandez. She moved to Mexico after her husband, Roberto, was deported from Chicago, despite the fact that she was born and raised in the United States, and they were legally married. Hernandez brings a personal voice to the North American immigration debate. For more information, click Here.

Best-selling Author Visits
Manhattan College

Johnson

Author Steven Johnson will address the Manhattan College community about his book Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter (2005), on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. Johnson is the best-selling author of six books on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience. His writings have influenced everything from the way political campaigns use the Internet, to cutting-edge ideas in urban planning and the battle against 21st-century terrorism. Johnson is also a contributing editor for Wired magazine and a monthly columnist for Discover magazine. He is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University’s department of journalism and lectures widely on technological, scientific and cultural issues to both corporate and educational institutions. For more information, contact Adam Koehler, assistant professor of English, at (718) 862-7546 or e-mail adam.koehler@manhattan.edu.

News from Human Resources

Employees who have dependent children between the ages of 19 and 23 and are currently covered under CIGNA Health Plan are required to verify their dependents’ full-time student status by completing a CIGNA Questionnaire for Verification of Full-Time Student or Handicapped Adult Dependent Eligibility Form. If you have any questions, please call CIGNA Member Services at 1-800-CIGNA24. Dependents that are 23 years old will be covered under your health plan until Dec. 31, 2009. Effective Jan. 1, 2010, your son and/or daughter will be offered COBRA. Please call Eileen Armstrong at (718) 862-7393 if you have a dependent in this category. For more human resources information regarding flu vaccinations, tuition exchange and Premium TransitChek, click Here.

FACULTY/STAFF

Environmental Engineering Professor Receives $240,000 Grant

Dr. Robert Sharp, the D.J. O’Connor Endowed Chair of Environmental Engineering, has received a $240,000 research grant for the Hazen and Sawyer and CH2M-Hill joint venture to carry out research in support of New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s Applied Research Program. The work will focus on optimization and implementation of biological nutrient removal at wastewater treatment plants. The funding will support two graduate research assistants and two undergraduate research assistants for a two-year period. For more faculty and staff accomplishments, click Here.

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

Dr. Thom Gencarelli, associate professor and chair of the communication department, was invited to serve as the external reviewer for a dissertation Pragmatism not Idealism: Radiohead, Technopoly, and the Global Movement for Change by doctoral candidate Phillip Anthony Rose at York University in Toronto on Nov. 3. He was also invited by the New York Society of General Semantics to offer a solo guest lecture on Language Acquisition and Cognitive Development on Dec. 3 as part of the society’s Expanded Seminars series.

Dr. Jeffrey Cherubini, assistant professor of physical education and human performance, published the article “Coaches’ Perspectives on Eighth-Grade Athletes Playing High School Varsity Sports,” which appeared in the fall 2009 issue of The Physical Educator. The paper was co-authored by Tiffany Bentley ’07, who is a physical education teacher in the Irvington, N.Y., school district.

Dr. Shawn Ladda, professor of physical education and human performance, delivered the presentation The National Association for Girls and Women in Sport of the United States: Continued Advocacy Toward Equity for All at the 2009 Congress of the International Association for Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women in Stellenbosch, South Africa, this past July.

For more faculty and staff accomplishments, click Here.

Welcome New Employees

Manhattan College welcomed two new employees in October: Kevin Logan (security) and Jeffrey O’Neal (security). For a full list of recent new employees, click Here.

Manhattan College Milestones

Congratulations to Jose Polanco (residence life) and Xiang Wang (computer center), who celebrate their 20-year service anniversaries with Manhattan College in November. For a complete list of recent anniversaries, click Here.

ALUMNI

Athletic Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony

The 2009 Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14. It will honor Bill Goodfellow ’68, basketball (posthumously); John Leonard ’82, basketball; Marty Ludwikowski ’80, track; Aliann Pompey ’99, track; Mike Quigley ’72, baseball; Gerry Ryan ’90, track & field; and Gerard Smith ’79, tennis. All are welcome to attend this special event. For additional information and to register, click Here or call (718) 862-7454.

New York City Club Reception

O'Donnell

Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., president of Manhattan College, will join alumni at the fall networking reception of the New York City Club on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Hosted by New York Life, the event is $50 per person and includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Registration is required by Wednesday, Nov. 11 (security mandates that all guests be preregistered.) More information about this event is available Here.

Treasure Coast Alumni Luncheon

Join Florida’s Treasure Coast alumni for their first gathering of the season on Nov. 18, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. The luncheon will take place at the Ramada Inn in Stuart, Fla. (1200 SE Federal Highway). Future luncheons are scheduled for Jan. 13 and Feb. 17, 2010. For more information, contact Ed Plumeau ’52 at ginrum2@bellsouth.net or call (772) 340-5888.

Manhattan vs. Fordham On
Thanksgiving Weekend

Make attending a men’s basketball game part of your Thanksgiving weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 28, Manhattan College welcomes longtime rival Fordham University for the 102nd Battle of the Bronx. Join us for a pregame buffet dinner at $25 per person at 5:00 p.m. in the faculty dining room, Thomas Hall. Tip-off is at 7:00 p.m. Free giveaways for the first 100 people to arrive. For online registration, click Here.

Manhattan College Piper’s Ball

The Manhattan College Pipes & Drums will be hosting a Piper’s Ball on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Gaelic Park (240th Street and Corlear Avenue). The event, from 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m., is $35 in advance and $40 at the door. The cost includes beer, wine, soda and light food. The evening will feature the band Shannon Breeze and a performance by the Pipes & Drums. For more information and to register, click Here.

Gulf Coast Christmas Luncheon

Celebrate the holiday season with fellow Jaspers at our Gulf Coast Alumni Christmas Luncheon on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. at the University Park Country Club in Sarasota, Fla. The lunch is $25 per person (cash bar) and wives and guests are invited to attend. Online registration is available Here. Registrations must be received by Dec. 10. For more information, contact Neil O’Leary ’60 at cjoleary@yahoo.com or (941) 358-7720.

Lake Placid Ski and Snow Trip

Manhattan College alumni and friends are invited to enjoy a fun winter weekend at Lake Placid, N.Y., from Jan. 22-24, 2010. Enjoy all the attractions of this beautiful northern resort, including skiing at Whiteface Mountain, snowboarding, bobsled and luge tracks, and miles of cross country skiing and snowshoeing. The trip includes bus transportation, select meals and several rooming options starting from $279 per person. For more information, click Here or download the registration form Here.

Reunion Weekend

Reunion Weekend 2010 will be held June 4-6. Manhattan College welcomes home our alumni who return to campus to celebrate the 141st Alumni Reunion Weekend. Classes ending in either a 5 or 0 will have special receptions. For more information on how you can be a part of your class’s organizing committee, please call the alumni relations office at (718) 862-7977 or e-mail alumni@manhattan.edu. Photos from Reunion Weekend 2009 will be available for viewing online Here.

Reunion 2010 Volunteer Reception

For those who have already volunteered and for those considering joining their reunion class committees, you are welcome to attend an information session and overview of Reunion Weekend 2010 on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Alumni Room, O'Malley Library. Please R.S.V.P. to alumni@manhattan.edu or call (718) 862-7431.

Contact Your Alumni Office

If you have moved recently, have changed jobs or positions, or have any other new information to share, please remember to contact the College's office of alumni relations:

Ellen Kiernan, director
ellen.kiernan@manhattan.edu
(718) 862-7977

Thomas McCarthy, assistant director
thomas.mccarthy@manhattan.edu
(718) 862-7454

Grace Feeney, officer
grace.feeney@manhattan.edu
(718) 862-7432

For questions or comments, please call
college relations at (718) 862-7232 or e-mail college_relations@manhattan.edu.

CALENDAR

November 2009
01        Feast of All Saints
01        Daylight-saving time ends.
02        Web Registration for Spring 2009
03        Election Day
04        Staff Convocation, De La Salle Chapel
11        Veterans Day
11        Fall Engineering Awareness Day
14        Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
14        Alumni Society Meeting
16        Executive Board Committee Meeting
18        Senate Meeting
18        Treasure Coast Luncheon
19        New York City Club Networking Reception
26        Thanksgiving

December 2009
06        Christmas Concert, De La Salle Chapel
08        Feast of the Immaculate Conception
11        Last day of classes.
11        Hanukkah begins at sundown.
16        Gulf Coast Christmas Luncheon, Sarasota, Fla.
17        Board of Trustees Meeting
18        President’s Christmas Party
25        Christmas
26        Kwanzaa begins.

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SPORTS

Battle of the Bronx Highlights
Hoops Season’s Opening Month

The 2009-10 men’s college basketball campaign begins for the Jaspers with a home game against New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2:00 p.m. The season’s opening month features the annual Battle of the Bronx matchup with Fordham on Nov. 28 at 7:00 p.m. in Draddy Gymnasium. The women, under first-year head coach John Olenowski, open at home against St. Francis (NY). Follow both teams throughout the year at GoJaspers.com.

Women’s Basketball on
Facebook and Twitter

Fans of the Manhattan College women's basketball team can now follow the Lady Jaspers year-round on Facebook and Twitter. Click Here to go to the team's Facebook page, or check out head coach John Olenowski's Twitter page at Twitter.com/JohnOlenowski.

Men’s Lacrosse Squad Posts
Two Wins at Wishmaker Tournament

Lacrosse

The Manhattan College men’s lacrosse team concluded its fall season on Oct. 21 with two games at the Wishmaker Tournament at Dowling College. On a cold and rainy day, the Jaspers notched a pair of victories. Manhattan knocked off Stony Brook, 7-6, and posted a 15-11 victory over Dowling. The Jaspers open the 2010 regular season with a nationally-televised matchup at perennial national power Johns Hopkins on Feb. 20. Read.

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For all your Jaspers sports, breaking news and ticket information, visit www.gojaspers.com.


NEWS Manhattan Inaugurates Dr. Brennan O’Donnell as 19th President Manhattan College officially inaugurated Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., as president on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in Draddy Gymnasium. In front of more than 1,200 attendees, including university presidents, delegates, alumni and other special guests, O’Donnell was entrusted with the College’s charter and sponsorship covenant as the 19th leader in Manhattan history. He received a presidential medallion from Br. Dennis Malloy (pictured left) and Thomas O’Malley ’63 (pictured right), chairman of Manhattan College’s board of trustees and was presented with new presidential regalia by former Manhattan College president Br. Thomas Scanlan, F.S.C. The installation ceremony featured greetings by Raymond Kelly ’63, police commissioner of the City of New York, and The Most Rev. Gerald T. Walsh, rector and president of St. Joseph’s Seminary. The closing benediction was delivered by Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C. Please visit Manhattan’s inauguration Web site Here later this month to view the ceremony, highlights from the weeklong series of events and photos. In Memoriam The Rev. Michael Saltarelli ’75, former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Del., passed away on Oct. 8. He was 77. Saltarelli served as bishop of the diocese, which includes Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore, until last year. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he studied at Seton Hall University and Immaculate Conception Seminary and received a master’s degree in religious studies from Manhattan. Saltarelli presided over an era of expansion and growth in the Diocese of Wilmington. A three-year capital campaign Bringing the Vision to Life addressed the needs of a growing diocesan family of nearly 200,000 to build, renovate and expand churches, schools and other facilities. For more on Saltarelli’s life, click Here. ON CAMPUS Holocaust Resource Center Welcomes Trinity College Professor Dr. Samuel Kassow, the Charles Northam Professor at Trinity College, will deliver the second annual Frederick M. Schweitzer Lecture on the Holocaust at Manhattan College on Monday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. The event, presented by the Holocaust Resource Center, is free and open to the public. Kassow will deliver the lecture Between History and Catastrophe: Emanuel Ringelblum in the Warsaw Ghetto. He is the author of four books, including the award-winning Who Will Write Our History: Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oynet Shabes Archive (2007) and The Distinctive Life of East European Jewry (2004). A public intellectual whose efforts have contributed to the preservation of Jewish culture both in Europe and the United States, Kassow’s many scholarly articles have appeared in Polish, Russian and German, as well as in English. Read. O’Malley Library Hosts Holocaust Painting Exhibition A selection of paintings by the artist Marilyn Honigman will go on display on Monday, Nov. 16 in the Alumni Room of O’Malley Library. Remembrance: A Daughter’s Reflections, co-sponsored by the Manhattan College archives and the Holocaust Resource Center, will run until Dec. 18. Inspired by photos that an American soldier gave to her father after he was liberated from Dachau, the paintings are a visual representation of the Holocaust that has evolved slowly. There are no accusations or condemnation, just contemplation of the psychological space in which we find ourselves. Read. One-Woman Show Examines North American Immigration Debate Manhattan College will host the one-woman show The Deportee’s Wife on Monday, Nov. 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. The show, sponsored by sociology, peace studies and campus ministry and social action, is free and open to the public. It tells the story of the marriage of Giselle Stern Hernandez. She moved to Mexico after her husband, Roberto, was deported from Chicago, despite the fact that she was born and raised in the United States, and they were legally married. Hernandez brings a personal voice to the North American immigration debate. For more information, click Here. Best-selling Author Visits Manhattan College Author Steven Johnson will address the Manhattan College community about his book Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter (2005), on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. Johnson is the best-selling author of six books on the intersection of science, technology and personal experience. His writings have influenced everything from the way political campaigns use the Internet, to cutting-edge ideas in urban planning and the battle against 21st-century terrorism. Johnson is also a contributing editor for Wired magazine and a monthly columnist for Discover magazine. He is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University’s department of journalism and lectures widely on technological, scientific and cultural issues to both corporate and educational institutions. For more information, contact Adam Koehler, assistant professor of English, at (718) 862-7546 or e-mail adam.koehler@manhattan.edu. News from Human Resources Employees who have dependent children between the ages of 19 and 23 and are currently covered under CIGNA Health Plan are required to verify their dependents’ full-time student status by completing a CIGNA Questionnaire for Verification of Full-Time Student or Handicapped Adult Dependent Eligibility Form. If you have any questions, please call CIGNA Member Services at 1-800-CIGNA24. Dependents that are 23 years old will be covered under your health plan until Dec. 31, 2009. Effective Jan. 1, 2010, your son and/or daughter will be offered COBRA. Please call Eileen Armstrong at (718) 862-7393 if you have a dependent in this category. For more human resources information regarding flu vaccinations, tuition exchange and Premium TransitChek, click Here. FACULTY/STAFF Environmental Engineering Professor Receives $240,000 Grant Dr. Robert Sharp, the D.J. O’Connor Endowed Chair of Environmental Engineering, has received a $240,000 research grant for the Hazen and Sawyer and CH2M-Hill joint venture to carry out research in support of New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s Applied Research Program. The work will focus on optimization and implementation of biological nutrient removal at wastewater treatment plants. The funding will support two graduate research assistants and two undergraduate research assistants for a two-year period. For more faculty and staff accomplishments, click Here. Faculty and Staff Accomplishments Dr. Thom Gencarelli, associate professor and chair of the communication department, was invited to serve as the external reviewer for a dissertation Pragmatism not Idealism: Radiohead, Technopoly, and the Global Movement for Change by doctoral candidate Phillip Anthony Rose at York University in Toronto on Nov. 3. He was also invited by the New York Society of General Semantics to offer a solo guest lecture on Language Acquisition and Cognitive Development on Dec. 3 as part of the society’s Expanded Seminars series. Dr. Jeffrey Cherubini, assistant professor of physical education and human performance, published the article “Coaches’ Perspectives on Eighth-Grade Athletes Playing High School Varsity Sports,” which appeared in the fall 2009 issue of The Physical Educator. The paper was co-authored by Tiffany Bentley ’07, who is a physical education teacher in the Irvington, N.Y., school district. Dr. Shawn Ladda, professor of physical education and human performance, delivered the presentation The National Association for Girls and Women in Sport of the United States: Continued Advocacy Toward Equity for All at the 2009 Congress of the International Association for Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women in Stellenbosch, South Africa, this past July. For more faculty and staff accomplishments, click Here. Welcome New Employees Manhattan College welcomed two new employees in October: Kevin Logan (security) and Jeffrey O’Neal (security). For a full list of recent new employees, click Here. Manhattan College Milestones Congratulations to Jose Polanco (residence life) and Xiang Wang (computer center), who celebrate their 20-year service anniversaries with Manhattan College in November. For a complete list of recent anniversaries, click Here.		ALUMNI Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony The 2009 Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14. It will honor Bill Goodfellow ’68, basketball (posthumously); John Leonard ’82, basketball; Marty Ludwikowski ’80, track; Aliann Pompey ’99, track; Mike Quigley ’72, baseball; Gerry Ryan ’90, track & field; and Gerard Smith ’79, tennis. All are welcome to attend this special event. For additional information and to register, click Here or call (718) 862-7454. New York City Club Reception Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., president of Manhattan College, will join alumni at the fall networking reception of the New York City Club on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Hosted by New York Life, the event is $50 per person and includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Registration is required by Wednesday, Nov. 11 (security mandates that all guests be preregistered.) More information about this event is available Here. Treasure Coast Alumni Luncheon Join Florida’s Treasure Coast alumni for their first gathering of the season on Nov. 18, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. The luncheon will take place at the Ramada Inn in Stuart, Fla. (1200 SE Federal Highway). Future luncheons are scheduled for Jan. 13 and Feb. 17, 2010. For more information, contact Ed Plumeau ’52 at ginrum2@bellsouth.net or call (772) 340-5888. Manhattan vs. Fordham On Thanksgiving Weekend Make attending a men’s basketball game part of your Thanksgiving weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 28, Manhattan College welcomes longtime rival Fordham University for the 102nd Battle of the Bronx. Join us for a pregame buffet dinner at $25 per person at 5:00 p.m. in the faculty dining room, Thomas Hall. Tip-off is at 7:00 p.m. Free giveaways for the first 100 people to arrive. For online registration, click Here. Manhattan College Piper’s Ball The Manhattan College Pipes & Drums will be hosting a Piper’s Ball on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Gaelic Park (240th Street and Corlear Avenue). The event, from 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m., is $35 in advance and $40 at the door. The cost includes beer, wine, soda and light food. The evening will feature the band Shannon Breeze and a performance by the Pipes & Drums. For more information and to register, click Here. Gulf Coast Christmas Luncheon Celebrate the holiday season with fellow Jaspers at our Gulf Coast Alumni Christmas Luncheon on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. at the University Park Country Club in Sarasota, Fla. The lunch is $25 per person (cash bar) and wives and guests are invited to attend. Online registration is available Here. Registrations must be received by Dec. 10. For more information, contact Neil O’Leary ’60 at cjoleary@yahoo.com or (941) 358-7720. Lake Placid Ski and Snow Trip Manhattan College alumni and friends are invited to enjoy a fun winter weekend at Lake Placid, N.Y., from Jan. 22-24, 2010. Enjoy all the attractions of this beautiful northern resort, including skiing at Whiteface Mountain, snowboarding, bobsled and luge tracks, and miles of cross country skiing and snowshoeing. The trip includes bus transportation, select meals and several rooming options starting from $279 per person. For more information, click Here or download the registration form Here. Reunion Weekend Reunion Weekend 2010 will be held June 4-6. Manhattan College welcomes home our alumni who return to campus to celebrate the 141st Alumni Reunion Weekend. Classes ending in either a 5 or 0 will have special receptions. For more information on how you can be a part of your class’s organizing committee, please call the alumni relations office at (718) 862-7977 or e-mail alumni@manhattan.edu. Photos from Reunion Weekend 2009 will be available for viewing online Here. Reunion 2010 Volunteer Reception For those who have already volunteered and for those considering joining their reunion class committees, you are welcome to attend an information session and overview of Reunion Weekend 2010 on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Alumni Room, O'Malley Library. Please R.S.V.P. to alumni@manhattan.edu or call (718) 862-7431. Contact Your Alumni Office If you have moved recently, have changed jobs or positions, or have any other new information to share, please remember to contact the College's office of alumni relations: Ellen Kiernan, director ellen.kiernan@manhattan.edu (718) 862-7977 Thomas McCarthy, assistant director thomas.mccarthy@manhattan.edu (718) 862-7454 Grace Feeney, officer grace.feeney@manhattan.edu (718) 862-7432 For questions or comments, please call college relations at (718) 862-7232 or e-mail college_relations@manhattan.edu. CALENDAR November 2009 01 Feast of All Saints 01 Daylight-saving time ends. 02 Web Registration for Spring 2009 03 Election Day 04 Staff Convocation, De La Salle Chapel 11 Veterans Day 11 Fall Engineering Awareness Day 14 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 14 Alumni Society Meeting 16 Executive Board Committee Meeting 18 Senate Meeting 18 Treasure Coast Luncheon 19 New York City Club Networking Reception 26 Thanksgiving December 2009 06 Christmas Concert, De La Salle Chapel 08 Feast of the Immaculate Conception 11 Last day of classes. 11 Hanukkah begins at sundown. 16 Gulf Coast Christmas Luncheon, Sarasota, Fla. 17 Board of Trustees Meeting 18 President’s Christmas Party 25 Christmas 26 Kwanzaa begins. View College Calendars SPORTS Battle of the Bronx Highlights Hoops Season’s Opening Month The 2009-10 men’s college basketball campaign begins for the Jaspers with a home game against New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2:00 p.m. The season’s opening month features the annual Battle of the Bronx matchup with Fordham on Nov. 28 at 7:00 p.m. in Draddy Gymnasium. The women, under first-year head coach John Olenowski, open at home against St. Francis (NY). Follow both teams throughout the year at GoJaspers.com. Women’s Basketball on Facebook and Twitter Fans of the Manhattan College women's basketball team can now follow the Lady Jaspers year-round on Facebook and Twitter. Click Here to go to the team's Facebook page, or check out head coach John Olenowski's Twitter page at Twitter.com/JohnOlenowski. Men’s Lacrosse Squad Posts Two Wins at Wishmaker Tournament The Manhattan College men’s lacrosse team concluded its fall season on Oct. 21 with two games at the Wishmaker Tournament at Dowling College. On a cold and rainy day, the Jaspers notched a pair of victories. Manhattan knocked off Stony Brook, 7-6, and posted a 15-11 victory over Dowling. The Jaspers open the 2010 regular season with a nationally-televised matchup at perennial national power Johns Hopkins on Feb. 20. Read. For all your Jaspers sports, breaking news and ticket information, visit www.gojaspers.com.