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Manhattan Receives High Rankings from Top Business Publications Recently, Manhattan College emerged as a leader in producing successful graduates, while delivering value on one’s investment. To read more, click here.
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President and Provost Highlight Upcoming Year at Faculty Convocation At the annual Faculty Convocation held on Sept. 1, Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D., president of Manhattan College, welcomed all of the new faculty members (click here to see a complete list), and also introduced William Clyde, Ph.D., new executive vice president and provost, Richard Satterlee, Ph.D., new vice president of student life, Brother James Wallace, new vice president for Mission, and Michael Carey, Ph.D., new dean of students, to the Manhattan community. To read more, click here.
Sociology Major Offers New Concentrations and Minor This fall, Manhattan’s sociology major received an upgrade for current or future students with a new minor in cultural anthropology and concentrations in immigration and global sociology, an expanded criminal justice/sociology of law concentration, and an updated social work concentration in social services. To read more, click here.
School of Arts Enhances Urban Affairs Program with Single Manhattan students currently focusing on the urban affairs program now have the option to major in just urban affairs with a more concentrated focus on urban issues and without the requirement of a second major. To read more, click here.
Manhattan Sponsors Student Attendance at Catholic Social At the end of the spring semester, Patrick McGarry ’11, an English major, attended the Catholic Social Teaching Seminar at the Path to Peace Foundation as a Manhattan College representative. To read more, click here.
October is Fair Trade Month
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ON CAMPUS Reflections of the Soul Exhibition Launches on Oct. 6 On Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, Martin Spett, renowned artist and Holocaust survivor, Reflections of the Soul: Oil Paintings of the Holocaust (a series of 23 oil paintings) exhibition will go on display for two months in Manhattan College’s O’Malley Library, and will open with a reception at 4:30 p.m. in the library’s Alumni Room. To read more, click here.
Rutgers’ Psychology Professor to Lecture at Manhattan
Elon Professor to Present at David Crowe, history professor at Elon University, will discuss The Jews, the Roma, and the Holocaust: A Comparative Look at the Breadth of Nazi Evil on Monday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Smith Auditorium at the third annual Frederick M. Schweitzer Lecture. To read more, click here.
Manhattan College’s Literary Journal Publishes Sixth Issue Manhattan College’s Literary Journal of Contemporary Fiction, The Avery Anthology, has released its sixth issue. To read more, click here.
Admissions to Host Open House for Prospective Students Manhattan College’s admissions office will host the Fall Open House for college-bound students on Sunday, Oct. 24 starting at 12:00 p.m. in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers. To read more, click here.
Maryland State Boychoir to The Maryland State Boychoir will present the Tour Choir in a joint performance with the Manhattan College Singers on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers. To read more, click here.
Learning to Listen - Listening to Learn Workshop on Oct. 6 The Holocaust Resource Center is sponsoring a workshop for administrators and teachers on Oct. 6, 2010, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Rodriguez Room, Miguel Hall. To read more, click here.
Need Writing Assistance? Located in Miguel 203, the Manhattan College Writing Center is a free and student-staffed writing tutoring service, providing one-on-one assistance with papers at any stage of the drafting process, from brainstorming through final editing. To read more, click here.
L.O.V.E. Books? Manhattan’s office of campus ministry and social action in conjunction with the students of the Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experience (L.O.V.E.) will sponsor a used/new book sale on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. To read more, click here.
Manhattan Hosts Sneak Preview of On Sept. 30, Manhattan College’s history department, diversity committee, school of arts and the departments of communication, government and sociology hosted two sneak previews of the upcoming PBS documentary The Longoria Affair. To read more, click here.
School Building Leadership Program Graduate Students In July, the College’s school building leadership graduate program received final approval on a grant for $1,250,000 from the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) Bureau of Nonpublic School Reimbursable Services (BNPS). To read more, click here.
FACULTY/STAFF Faculty and Staff Accomplishments Ricardo Dello Buono, Ph.D., chair of the sociology department and associate professor, was a visiting professor last June at the Universidad Iberoamericana, a Jesuit University in Mexico City, Mexico. Paul Droubie, Ph.D., assistant professor of history presented, “Phoenix Arisen: Japan as Peaceful Internationalist at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics” on Aug. 30 at the 11th World Leisure Congress in Chuncheon, South Korea. George Kirsch, Ph.D., professor of history, discussed Two Aspects of Life in Hackensack in the 1950s: Desegregation of the Elementary Schools, and the Impact of the Shopping Centers on Main Street on Sept. 23 at the Johnson Public Library in Hackensack, N.J. Claire Nolte, Ph.D., professor of history, was invited to give a lecture at Oxford University entitled, Inter arma silent Musae? Culture in wartime Prague as part of the international symposium, “Kafka, Prague, and the First World War,” organized by the Oxford Kafka Research Center in September. Julie Leininger Pycior, Ph.D., professor of history, presented the lecture Trans-national Labor Activism: Lessons from the Mexican-heritage Community on March 17, 2010, at Michigan State University’s Julian Samora Research Institute. Grishma Shah, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of management and marketing, presented “Globalization and the Rise of Work-Family/Family Work Conflict in India,” at the Academy of International Business in Rio de Janiero, Brazil in June. For the complete faculty and staff accomplishments, click here.
Welcome New Employees Manhattan College welcomed three new employees this month including: Amy Dall (nurse practitioner), Jonathan Santos (campus security) and Pamela Bottge (director of capital campaign).
Manhattan College Milestones Congratulations to all those who celebrated an anniversary in October, as well as those who celebrated an anniversary in 2010. For the complete list of milestones that will be announced on Nov. 7 at the Staff Convocation, click here.
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ALUMNI Annual Career Fair Slated for Oct. 20 Representatives from about 100 companies will converge on the Manhattan College campus Wednesday, Oct. 20 from 12:00-5:00 p.m. in Draddy Gymnasium. To read more, click here.
Alumni Open House Brunch for Alumni are welcome to bring college-bound high school and transfer students to a complimentary brunch hosted by the Alumni Society on Sunday, Oct. 24. Mass will precede the event at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers and brunch will be in Dante’s Den (Thomas Hall) at 10:30 a.m. To read more, click here.
St. Thomas More Law Society Pre-Law Manhattan College alumni who have entered the law profession are asked to lend their time and talent to mentor current students as they consider a career in law. To read more, click here.
Mentor Program The Mentor Program provides opportunities for Manhattan College students to gain insight into their intended careers by being paired with professionals, generally Manhattan College alumni in those careers.
Basketball Season Preview The alumni relations office invites you to come and greet Manhattan College’s men’s and women’s coaches and hear about the upcoming 2010-11 season on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Dining Room, Thomas Hall. To read more, click here.
Second Ave Subway Alumni Panel at New York City Club Reception Nov. 4 On Thursday, Nov. 4, join us for a panel discussion of Manhattan College engineers who are currently working on the design and implementation of the New York City Second Avenue Subway. To read more, click here.
Athletic Hall of Fame to Induct The 2010 Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Nov. 13. To read more, click here.
Old Spice Classic Join the Manhattan Jaspers men’s basketball team at the 2010 Old Spice Classic Nov. 25-28 Fieldhouse sponsored by HP at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., along with teams from Boston College, California, Georgia, Notre Dame, Temple, Texas A&M and Wisconsin as they battle in the Thanksgiving weekend early season tournament. To
Battle of the Bronx - On Saturday, Dec. 8, Manhattan College travels across the Mosholu to face longtime rival Fordham University for the 103rd meeting of the Jaspers and the Rams. To
Regional Alumni Events For information on upcoming events in your area, click here.
Alumni Resources Click here to learn about the great alumni resources available to alumni of Manhattan College.
Giving to Manhattan Please support the Fund for Manhattan, our annual fund program, with your gift today. To read more, click here.
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 Ellie Calabro, alumni relations manager For questions or comments, please call
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SPORTS Women’s Basketball Team Blogs From Canadian Tour In late August, Manhattan College’s women’s basketball team traveled to Canada to compete against Canada colleges and universities. Read more on their trip from the blog the team posted by clicking here.
Learn More about Men’s Soccer To learn more about this year’s men’s soccer team, check out its media guide by clicking here.
Pompey to Represent Guyana at Aliann Pompey, former Manhattan College track and field athlete, is competing in the Commonwealth Games from Oct. 3-12 in Delhi, India, and will represent her native Guyana. To read more, click here.
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Who are the Faces of Manhattan’s Women’s Volleyball Team? Visit gojaspers.com to learn everything you can about this year’s women’s volleyball team.
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Manhattan College students placed 2,977 flags on the College’s Quad to honor the Sept. 11, 2001, victims and 20 alumni. 
Dr. Marybeth McCall ’74, vice president and chief medical officer for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s Central New York and Southern Tier regions, will receive an honorary Doctor of Science at Manhattan College’s Fall Honors Convocation on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 3:00 p.m. 
During the month of October, people around the world will eat Fair Trade chocolate and drink Fair Trade coffee while keeping in mind the farmers and small producers who grew the coffee and cocoa beans.
