NEWS Manhattan Announces Last month, Manhattan College formally announced that the College has engaged the services of SME, Inc. to conduct the new marketing and identity initiative. The project will provide market insights, benchmarking, an evolved brand identity, a new website, and a new branding campaign for the College. To read more, click here.
Manhattan Community Remembers Brother Leo Michiels, F.S.C. Brother Leo Michiels, F.S.C., a resident at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, N.J., and beloved chemistry professor at Manhattan College, died peacefully after a lengthy illness on Oct. 9, 2010, at the age of 82. To read more, click here.
Engineering Conference Room Named in Honor of Manhattan Alumnus
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Become a Friend of The Christian Brothers Conference, an organization that spreads the Lasallian mission and links the districts in the United States and Toronto, recently launched a new Facebook page to further connect Lasallians and share news more quickly. To read more, click here.
Security Educates the College From Oct. 25-29, the offices of safety, security, risk management and residence life, circulated daily fire safety tips and instructions to the Manhattan Community during Fire Safety Week. To read more, click here.
Two Manhattan College Margaret Groarke, Ph.D., professor of government and director of peace studies, and Cory Blad, Ph.D., professor of sociology and director of urban affairs, are connecting their students to fair trade and economic justice issues through the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Global Solidarity Network. To read more, click here.
Engineering Students Help To Build Playground in Yonkers
Ten civil and environmental engineering students spent two days in September helping to build a playground in Trevor Park in Yonkers, N.Y. To read more, click here.
ON CAMPUS Former Student Joins the While most college graduates enter the workforce immediately or choose to attend graduate school, Theresa (Grosso) Bashaw ’09 is spending the next year volunteering for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) Northwest. To read more, click here.
Manhattan Seeking Alumni Singers To Join in Festival of Lessons and Carols
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Visit the Reflections of the Soul Exhibition at the O’Malley Library Martin Spett's Reflections of the Soul: Oil Paintings of the Holocaust (a series of 23 oil paintings) exhibition are now on display at Manhattan's O’Malley Library until December. To read more, click here.
Elon University Professor and Roma Expert to Speak at Schweitzer Lecture David Crowe, history and legal 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.
Business School Sponsoring On Oct. 13, the school of business launched an eight-series seminar for faculty on key industry topics, and there is still time to attend the remaining four seminars in November and December. To read more, click here.
Prantik Kundu ’07 Accepted into The NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program, which enables top science students to receive their doctorate from the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge at an accelerated pace, recently accepted Prantik Kundu ’07 into the program. To read more, click here.
Major Authors Reading Series Hosts Travel Writer on Nov. 9 Award winning travel and nonfiction writer Frank Bures will come to Manhattan on Tuesday, Nov. 9 as part of the Major Authors Reading Series. To read more, click here.
November 2010 BENEFITNEWS - Human resources will offer individual counseling sessions for faculty and staff during the month of November to allow them to discuss personal financial situations with a TIAA-CREF consultant on a confidential basis. To read more, click here.
Come to the Relay for Life To read more, click here.
Lois Harr Speaks at The first Lasallian Conversation of the year occurred last week and Lois Harr, director of campus ministry, presented "Understanding and Living Lasallian Association Today." To read more, click here.
Two Faculty Members Win Romeo Pascone, professor of electrical engineering, and Richard FitzPatrick, professor of management, each scored a 20 out of 20 on the contest created in honor of Constitution Day in September. 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.
FACULTY/STAFF Faculty and Staff Accomplishments George Kirsch, Ph.D., professor of history and author of Golf in America released the audiobook version of his book in October. Zella Moore, Psy.D., assistant professor of psychology, recently published the chapter "Acceptance-based Behavioral Therapies and Sport" in the text Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology. Margaret Toth, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, will be presenting the paper "Visual Media and African-American Modernism" at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association conference in Atlanta, Ga., (Nov. 5-7), and will present on the MELUS panel (Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature in the U.S.). For the complete faculty and staff accomplishments, click here.
Welcome New Employees Manhattan College welcomed four new employees this month, including: Nancy Miranda (adult degree completion), Kyle Ochwat (assistant coach for men's lacrosse), Thomas Reilly (O’Mallley Library) and Jason Wingate (operations manager/men's basketball).
Manhattan College Milestones Gary Dillard, campus security (15 years); Martha Longo, residence life/housekeeping (10 years); Kathleen Creaven, O'Malley Library (five years); and Sharn Simon, O'Malley Library (five years).
Manhattan College Promotions Congratulations to all those who received promotions including: Tair Azirov, security officer specialist; Kathy Muskopf, director of principle gifts; and Thomas McCarthy, assistant director for annual giving.
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ALUMNI The Class of 1957 Gathers in Riverdale
Photo courtesy of Bill Steponkus from the class of 1957’s alumni luncheon at the Greentree Restaurant in Riverdale. The photo includes in the back row, left to right: Pat Garvey, B.B.A.; Lou Schmitt, B.C.E.; Frank Raviola, B.S.; John Queenan, B.B.A.; Chuck Dowd, B.E.E.; Ned Reilly, B.B.A.; and Andy Kavanagh, B.A. The front row includes: Bill Steponkus, B.A.; Tom Hickey, B.E.E.; Tim Murphy ’58, B.A.; and Bob Golden, B.E.E.
Last Chance to Register: 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 Eight at Nov. 13 Ceremony The 2010 Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Nov. 13. To read more, click here.
Performance and Talk Back with The Manhattan College community is invited to attend a special performance of Peter Quinn ’69’s Banished Children of Eve on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 8:00 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theater (132 W. 22nd St., New York, N.Y.).
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 read more, click here.
Battle of the Bronx - On Wednesday, 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 read more, click here.
Regional Alumni Events For information on upcoming events in your area, click here.
Become a Mentor at Manhattan 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. To read more, click here.
Alumni Resources Click here to learn about the great 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 Manhattan and Horace Mann High School Host 2010 Mayor’s Cup
The weekend tournament started at Manhattan on Oct. 8 with games being held in both Draddy Gymnasium and Horace Mann High School. To read more, click here.
Manhattan Mourns Passing of On Oct. 17, longtime Jaspers fan Fred "Freddy Sez" Schuman died at the age of 85. To read more, click here.
Jaspers Represented at Jimmy V Basketball Classic Dinner Auction Barry Rohrssen, Manhattan College head men's basketball coach, Patrick Boyle, board of trustees member, and Scott Padgett, assistant coach, attended the 2010 Jimmy V Basketball Classic Dinner Auction on Oct. 13 to show their support for the V Foundation. To read more, click here.
Manhattan Athletics Launches The Manhattan College athletic department has launched the Junior Jaspers Kids Club, a fan club for kids 14 years and younger. To read more, click here.
Manhattan Unveils 2010-2011 JasperVision Basketball Packages The JasperVision broadcast schedule for the 2010-2011 men's and women's basketball seasons was recently released. To read more, click here.
Manhattan Madness Sights & Sounds Check out the sights & sounds video feature by clicking here for a sneak preview of the 2010-2011 basketball season.
Behind the Snapshots: Check out the behind the scenes video feature from Manhattan men's and women's basketball teams annual photo day on Oct. 11 by clicking here.
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Ten of the U.S. and Canada’s best wheelchair basketball teams met in Riverdale in early October to compete for the 10th annual NYC Mayor's Cup Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.