Annual Lecture Series Launches Sept. 20 to Honor Cardinal Newman

 

 

Manhattan College will celebrate the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers by establishing an annual lecture series. Michael Baur, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy at Fordham University, will speak on: What Cardinal Newman Really Said About the University, and Why it Really Matters. The lecture, focusing on Cardinal Newman’s views on the nature of liberal arts education, its contemporary significance and social consequences, will be followed by a reception. Cardinal Newman’s beatification will occur on Sept. 19 in Birmingham, England, at a ceremony presided by Pope Benedict XVI.

 

Manhattan Study Abroad Student Featured as “Active Adventurer”

Jessica Scarfuto, a Manhattan College senior and former Australian study abroad student, was recently recognized as an “Active Adventurer” on AustraLearn’s (a division of GlobaLinks Learning Abroad) website. AustraLearn honors students that take part in out- of-the-ordinary activities to enhance study abroad experiences, and Scarfuto defined just that after attending the Australia University Games (AUGs) or Unigames in the Gold Coast. AUGs is a week-long national sporting event that occurs every year involving more than 7,000 athletes from 44 universities throughout Australia and New Zealand. Scarfuto was able to immerse herself in the culture and learn teamwork from the Aussies firsthand by joining the University of New South Wales women’s soccer team and playing in the games. To read Scarfuto’s story, click here.

Scarfuto (front row second from left) on a hiking trip
in the Blue Mountains with other AustraLearn students.

 

Lasallian Convocation Will Be Celebrated on Sept. 23

On Sept. 23, Manhattan College will celebrate its annual Lasallian Convocation to honor the very traditions upon which the College was founded and to commemorate the beginning of the new school year. The Our Lasallian Heritage in Action: Helping Children in Crisis presentation will reinforce the importance of social justice by highlighting current work that Lasallians are doing for troubled young people.   

Brother Raymond Blixt, CEO of Martin de Porres Schools and Group Residence, and Skip Gaus, director of De La Salle in Towne, St. Gabriel’s System (a division of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia) will be the presenters and lead a discussion afterward. The event will start at 3:45 p.m. in Smith Auditorium.

A buffet supper will follow. To R.S.V.P. for the event, please contact Brother James Wallace via e-mail at (james.wallace01@manhattan.edu) or leave a message on his telephone (718) 862-7934.

 

Engineering Students Take First Place at AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition

A team of eight future chemical engineers, rising juniors and seniors, demonstrated their skills in building a chemically powered automobile at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Chem-E-Car Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference and received a first place finish. The regional conference was held at Johns Hopkins University, and Manhattan College will compete in the national competition in Salt Lake City in November. To read more, click here.

 

Manhattan College to Host Fair Trade Speaker as Part of Northeast Tour

Señor Pedro Ascencio, a farmer and marketing manager at Las Colinas, a small farmer coffee co-operative in El Salvador, will lead a discussion on Fair Trade Coffee and its significance on Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the Alumni Room of O’Malley Library. The presentation will be in Spanish with translation, and refreshments will be served. The event, co-sponsored by Equal Exchange and Catholic Relief Services, is part of a Northeast tour to inform and educate others on fair trade coffee. Ascencio will begin his trip attending the Fair Trade Futures Conference in Boston and visit colleges, parishes and church offices to speak about the lives of the farmers at Las Colinas and their compelling history of organizing and nurturing the co-operative, including receiving organic certification and a reusable water system for coffee processing and irrigation. For more information, please e-mail Lois Harr at lois.harr@manhattan.edu.

 

Manhattan College and ISP Partnership to Fund Iraqi Student Education

Starting this fall, Manhattan College and the Iraqi Student Project (ISP) will be working together to sponsor the education of an Iraqi student. The College is committed to forging partnerships like the ISP to help make American undergraduate education accessible to qualified international students unable to receive an education in their own country.

“The School of Business is thrilled to welcome the Iraqi student who has enrolled in the B.S. program,” said Salwa Ammar, Ph.D., dean of Manhattan College’s business school. “We consider this relationship an important responsibility and believe that it will lead to many enriching opportunities in our classrooms, and among our faculty and students.”

 

Join the Dept. of Physical Education & Human Performance for its
75th Diamond Anniversary Celebration

Manhattan College’s department of physical education and human performance will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, at the Diamond Anniversary Celebration. The event will start at 5:00 p.m. with mass, a 6:00 p.m. cocktail hour and a 7:00 p.m. dinner in Smith Auditorium. All are welcome to attend this event and click here for registration information. For additional information, please call (718) 862-7215.

 

ESL Classes Beginning this Fall for Housekeeping Staff

Roxanna Chowdhry-Velasquez, director of programs at Fordham Bedford Children’s Services (FBCS) will be teaching ESL classes to housekeeping staff on Saturdays this fall thanks to a joint effort between Sodexo and campus ministry. FCBS has placed many Manhattan College students in volunteer, internship and work-study programs. The classes started on Saturday, Aug. 28 and will continue to meet Sept. 11, 18 & 25, and Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in De La Salle 209.