Ketchum VP Shares Professional Experience With Students

On March 2, the marketing club and the Thomas More Law Society sponsored a presentation by John Paluszek ’55, senior vice president and chief legal counsel at Ketchum, one of the top five public relations agencies worldwide

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Major Authors Reading Series Hosts Novelist on March 8

The Major Authors Reading Series (M.A.R.S.), sponsored by the English department and the school of arts, commences again today, March 8 with award-winning novelist and memoirist Rick Moody, at 4:30 p.m. in the O’Malley Library Alumni Room followed by a discussion.

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Students Gather at Jeopardy! The IBM Challenge Viewing Party

On Feb. 16, students assembled to watch the first non-human contestant, Watson, compete on Jeopardy and wore black shirts (students in the back) provided by IBM.

 

Manhattan’s Air Force ROTC Recruiting Students

The Air Force ROTC is actively recruiting full-time students interested in joining the program and becoming an Air Force officer after graduation. Participating officers in training can receive scholarships and $350-$500 monthly toward spending money and $900 per year for books.

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CRS Speaker To Come to Manhattan and Discuss Haiti on March 29

Dr. Jude Marie Banatte, head of programming for Catholic Relief Services (CRS), is coming to Manhattan on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. in the Alumni Room of O’Malley Library to present Strengthening Haiti ~ After the Earthquake.

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Manhattan Launches Tournées French Film Festival

On Monday, March 28, Manhattan will launch the first annual Tournées French Film Festival, which will run until Wednesday, April 6 and is sponsored by the department of modern languages and literatures, communication, English, performing arts and the school of arts.

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John Wilcox to Speak at James Luther Adams Forum on March 31

The 15th annual James Luther Adams Forum on Religion and Society will occur on Thursday, March 31 at 4:00 p.m. in the Scala Academy Room in Leo Hall. John Wilcox, Ph.D., director for the center of Lasallian studies at Manhattan and professor emeritus of religious studies, will speak on the topic, Together and by Association: The Legacy of James Luther Adams and the Future of Religious Colleges and Universities.

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Manhattan to Host Spuyten Duyvil Undergraduate Mathematics Conference on April 2

On Saturday, April 2, the sixth annual Spuyten Duyvil undergraduate mathematics conference, funded by a grant from the MAA-NSF, will take place on the College’s campus. The full-day conference runs from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and features presentations by undergraduate students and faculty in mathematics and related disciplines.

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Manhattan Honors Alumni at Mentor Dinner

The annual Mentor Dinner was held on Feb. 3 in Smith Auditorium, and the guest speaker was Sharon Greenberger, chief operating officer of the New York City Department of Education. 

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Br. Charles Barbush, President Brennan O’Donnell, Philip Castellano ’65 and Donna Hager ’92 pictured at the Mentor Dinner.

 

Br. Rummery Presents at the First Lasallian Conversation of 2011

Brother Gerard Rummery, F.S.C., a leading Lasallian scholar and a distinguished speaker, presented to more than 90 faculty and staff at Manhattan in late February at the first Lasallian Conversation of 2011.

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Manhattan Celebrates Black History Month With Spotlight on Entertainment

Last month, the Diversity Committee at Manhattan organized an afternoon of entertainment, music and trivia for the local community in honor of Black History Month. The featured list of entertainers included: Frank Owens, pianist and historian; Harold Cromer, actor, dancer and historian; Fred Stanton, saxophonist; Mabel Lee, singer and dancer; Cobi Narita, jazz promoter; and a few other surprise guests.