News
College Advances in 2012 U.S. News Rankings
Manhattan College was recognized once again by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings of Best Colleges as being one of the leading institutions in the country. U.S. News & World Report ranked the College as the No. 15 regional university in the North, moving up from No. 17 last year. This is the fourth year in a row that the College has placed in the top 20.
The College earned high ratings in many categories, including freshman retention rate, overall graduation rate and the percentage of alumni who contribute to the College. "Our perennial presence on this list affirms our place among the very best institutions of our kind, and our movement up this year reflects growing recognition of our strength," said Brennan O'Donnell, Ph.D., president of Manhattan College.
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University also recently listed Manhattan College among 35 schools nationally distinguished as "excellent" investments, and among 15 schools in the Northeast. In addition, Manhattan College was named No. 12 among the best Northeastern Colleges in the United States by Payscale.com.
Read the U.S. News Press Release»
Charles Gargano '79 To Receive Honorary Degree at Fall Honors
Charles A. Gargano '79, former chairman and commissioner of Empire State Development and vice chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, will receive an honorary Doctor of Science at Manhattan College's Fall Honors Convocation on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of De La Salle and Hi
s Brothers.
During the ceremony, close to 130 seniors will be recognized for their academic excellence and inducted into Epsilon Sigma Pi, the oldest college-wide honor society. Induction into Epsilon Sigma Pi is considered the highest scholastic honor that can be earned by a Manhattan College student.
Pictured above: Charles Gargano
Indoor Track Re-dedicated to Joseph Kearney '67
On Oct. 1, the Manhattan College community and members of the Kearney family gathered together to honor Joseph Kearney '67 and re-dedicate the new five-lane Mondo surface indoor track. The event was also held in conjunction with the Spiked Shoe (track & field and cross country) reunion.
The original track was dedicated to Kearney on Dec. 7, 2002, the same day he was inducted to the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame. A three-time All-American, he at one time held nine different Manhattan College records. Kearney captained the Jaspers three times and ran the anchor leg on many strong Manhattan relay squads during his career, and he ran the 880 yards at the 1967 NCAA Indoor Championships. After graduating from the College with a degree in mechanical engineering and also receiving a master's degree from MIT in 1969 and a doctorate in 1973, both in nuclear engineering, Kearney worked in the White House under Presidents Ford and Carter before moving on to a successful career in the energy business.
Pictured above from left to right: Dan Mecca, head coach for track & field; James V. Kearney '69, brother of Joseph, a former Jasper runner and a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP; and Father George Hill.
Manhattan Education Student Receives Bond Scholarship
Brittany Egan '13, an education major in the dual childhood/special education program with a concentration in social studies, was recently recognized as a Bond Scholar. As part of her study abroad experience at Bond University in Australia, Egan was accepted to participate in the Bond Scholars Program, which is designed for high achiever study abroad students.
The opportunity will allow her to join a cohort of students facilitating accessibility to numerous networking events, specialized seminars, professional development workshops, guest lectures and meetings with the Australian vice chancellor and dean of scholars. At the completion of the program, all attendees receive a commemorative certificate to acknowledge them as a Bond Scholar.
On Campus
Manhattan College Presents First M.B.A. Student Convocation
On Sept. 28, Manhattan College's first five-year M.B.A. class symbolically transitioned from undergraduate students to graduate students with a special presentation and ceremony.
The 19 candidates worked in teams of four or five with a faculty sponsor, and each prepared a brief presentation on current business topics. After each presentation, the M.B.A. candidates fielded questions from the audience. A separate group of faculty and distinguished business alumni (Jeanne Altenau '79, Shaleen Dastur '04, Matthew Donohue '92, Aileen Farrelly '95, Charles Lynch '76, Nancy Maksomski '98, James O'Rourke '85, John Paluszek '55, Peter Torrente '88, Kandice Watson '10 and Lindsay Wills '04) were asked to sit as a panel and judge each of the presentations. The highest scoring team, which presented "Healthcare: Is it a Right or a Privilege," consisted of: Gabriella Catalano, Caitlin E. Frazer, Joseph E. Fernandes, Justin Clifford Jensen and Ashley Megan Zere.
The topics presented covered a wide range of areas in business today that are regularly analyzed and discussed. "How Green is Green Enough?" (Michael J. Borger, Joanna M. Kaminski, Brian M. Korney, Samantha Rose Marchese and Cara Ann Vullo) investigated how businesses prioritize the environment by looking at several different business models and analyzing the role of the consumer in this decision-making process. Whereas "Sarbanes-Oxley; Has it Been Effective?" (Kai Ni Feng, Diana Marcellino, Domenick F. McLaughlin, Jonathan James Potter and Erika Talesnik) examined the pros and cons of the 2002 business act and how it changed practices for better or worse. "Standard and Poors Credit Rating Agency – Credible Judgments or not?" (Fluvial C. Gaeta, Melissa Marie Lungariello, Vitaliy Simonian and Brian Uditnarine Singh) looked at the downgrade of the United States' credit rating in comparison to other countries and other agencies and worked to discover if this rating was something to be taken seriously. Finally, "Healthcare: Is it a Right or a Privilege" considered the hot-button issue with an economic and business focus, as well as a moral one, and tried to find an answer that made sense in both lights.
The events provided an exciting networking opportunity for M.B.A. candidates, current undergraduates, faculty and alumni, and will hopefully pave the way for future M.B.A. classes.
HGI Sponsors Post 9/11: An Interfaith Dialogue From a Woman's Perspective
On Sept. 26, Manhattan College's newly expanded Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center (HGI) hosted a panel discussion, Hope and Healing Post 9/11: An Interfaith Dialogue From a Woman's Perspective. This discussion, calling on several different religious voices, aimed to expose the collective healing process after the terrorist attacks, and to show how a variety of groups were affected. It aimed to dispel religious tensions and serve as a guiding light into the future.
Three highly qualified women, Daisy Khan, executive director of ASMA (American Society for Muslim Advancement); Rori Picker Neiss, a student at Yeshivat Maharat, a pioneering institution training Orthodox Jewish women to be spiritual leaders and halakhic (Jewish) legal authorities; and Elena Procario-Foley, Ph.D., Driscoll Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies at Iona College, took turns sharing personal anecdotes and connecting their communities and experiences with the global understanding of the attacks. Moderated by Mehnaz M. Afridi, Ph.D., the new director of HGI, the conversation brought to life aspects of the attack and its aftermath previously unexplored.
Niess, a high-school student at the time of the attacks, recalled one such aspect in her Israeli teacher's response to the news. "We're sitting [in school], in absolute fear, and the teacher stands up and continues the lesson. And we all were horrified. We said, 'We just had a terrorist attack, how can you possibly keep teaching?' And she said 'I come from Israel, this is what we do. You don't let it stop you, you keep on teaching.' And that's what she did. I don't remember a word of what she said that day."
The panel brought to life issues of community, healing and understanding that the American society as a whole had to deal with, coupled with the knowledge that these women, each with their very different backgrounds were parts of that American society. It was a poignant reminder that all of American society has strived to heal post 9/11 together.
Manhattan College's Major Authors Reading Series Continues
The second M.A.R.S. event will occur on Wednesday, Oct. 12 with award-winning poet and photographer Thomas Sayers Ellis, who is the author of Skin, Inc. and The
Maverick Room. In addition, Claudia Emerson, 2006 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry for Late Wife and author of Figure Studies, Pinion and Pharoah Pharoah, will be featured in the last M.A.R.S. event of the season on Thursday, Nov. 3.
Both events will be held in the Alumni Room of the Mary Alice and Tom O'Malley Library at 4 p.m.
For more information about the M.A.R.S. series at Manhattan College, contact David Eye, visiting assistant professor of English, by e-mail at david.eye@manhattan.edu or phone (718) 862-7921.
Robert Hammond to Speak on the High Line on Oct. 19
On Wednesday, Oct. 19, Robert Hammond, co-founder and executive director of Friends of the High Line, will be on campus to discuss his new book, High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky. The event is sponsored by the urban affairs program, and will take place at 4 p.m. in Hayden 100.
Hammond was an early proponent to redevelop an abandoned elevated railway and worked to organize the Friends of the High Line, the organization responsible for the majority of funding, maintenance and continuing development of this unique public green space.
A tour of the High Line will follow on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 12 p.m., and the tour will meet at the entrance of West 22nd and 10th Avenue. For more information, please contact Cory Blad by e-mail at cory.blad@manhattan.edu or by phone 718-862-3868.
Upcoming Lasallian Convocation Sponsored by the Office of Mission
On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the College will celebrate its annual Lasallian Convocation, Bethlehem University in the Holy Land: Oasis of Peace, Beacon of Hope, Land of Promise. The presentation will focus on Bethlehem University and its story is one of people committed to pursuing their higher education in the face of adversity and injustice, while working together in hope with an ever widening international circle of colleagues to build a better future.
Brother Robert Smith, FSC and Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs at Bethlehem University and a De La Salle Christian Brother for 30 years, will be the presenter and lead a discussion afterward.
The event will start at 3:45 p.m. in Smith Auditorium with a buffet dinner to follow. To R.S.V.P. for the event, please contact Charity Njau via e-mail at cnjau.student@manhattan.edu or phone at (718) 862-7734 by Oct. 14.
HGI Fall Events on Oct. 26 and Nov. 7
The Holocaust Genocide and Interfaith Education Center is gearing up for its fall semester of programming with two enlightening events, including: Remembering, Page-by-Page; Teaching the Holocaust Through Picture Books on Wednesday, Oct. 26 and Kristallnacht: The Diary of Robert Harlan and Preserving Jewish Experiences, as part of the Frederick M. Schweitzer Lecture on Monday, Nov. 7.
Remembering, Page-by-Page; Teaching the Holocaust Through Picture Books is a workshop for administrators, teachers and librarians, and will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26 in the College's Rodriguez Room (311) in Miguel Hall.
The fourth annual Frederick M. Schweitzer Lecture will feature honored speakers Peter Black, Ph.D., senior historian at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Rebecca Erbelding, archivist of the museum, discussing Kristallnacht: The Diary of Robert Harlan and Preserving Jewish Experiences. This event is free and open to the public.
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.
View the Air Force ROTC brochure»
Alumni
College Names New Alumni Director
Thomas McCarthy '06 was named director of alumni relations at Manhattan College on Sept. 19. As a five-year seasoned employee of the College's advancement office and an alumnus, he will play a crucial role in leading alumni relations into a new era, including enhancing alumni communication, maintaining and building relationships with young and senior alumni members, planning and organizing events, and much more.
McCarthy most recently served as assistant director for annual giving, and focused on sustaining and recruiting prospects, while connecting and cultivating other alumni at a variety of College events. In addition, he served as assistant director of alumni relations for three years and alumni relations officer for one year. In both of these roles, he was instrumental in helping to facilitate new programs for alumni in areas of arts, culture, athletics and the College's history and Lasallian heritage, and implementing more alumni integration on the Web with online registration and introducing the alumni e-newsletter.
Pictured above: Thomas McCarthy
Alumni Businessmen's Retreat Celebrated in September
From Sept. 16-18, alumni and friends gathered for the 20th anniversary of the annual Alumni Businessmen's retreat at the Bishop Molloy Retreat house in Jamaica Estates, N.Y. The founding purpose of the retreat is to bring together alumni and friends of the College for the weekend to listen to gifted speakers and hear presentations based on this year's theme The Beatitudes – An Everlasting Guide for Christian Life.
Pictured above: Alumni Businessmen's retreat group
Alumni Men's and Women's Lacrosse Games on Oct. 15
The Manhattan College men's and women's lacrosse teams have announced that their annual alumni games will both take place on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Gaelic Park. This marks the third straight year in which both lacrosse programs are hosting an alumni game on the same afternoon. The day gets underway with the women's alumni game at 2 p.m., followed by the men's alumni game at 4 p.m.
For more information, contact men's lacrosse head coach Tim McIntee at (718) 862-7841 or e-mail timothy.mcintee@manhattan.edu.
Career Fair 2011 on Oct. 19
Representatives from about 80 companies will converge on the Manhattan College campus Wednesday, Oct. 19 in Draddy Gymnasium from 12-4 p.m. Representatives will speak with interested students and alumni about job opportunities, internships and co-op positions.
The career fair serves as a chance to meet with potential employers, as well as a terrific networking opportunity to reconnect with other alumni, many of who act as company representatives. Ken Kelly '54 is the coordinator of the event along with many alumni volunteers.
To participate as an exhibitor, contact Emily Murphy in the center for career development (718) 862-7399 or e-mail Emily.Murphy@manhattan.edu. Alumni are also encouraged to list job openings and view job postings through JasperLink, and those interested in helping should contact Marjorie Apel, director of the center for career development, by e-mail at marjorie.apel@manhattan.edu.
Attend the Basketball Season Preview on Oct. 27
The alumni relations office invites alumni to come and greet Manhattan College's men's and women's coaches and hear about the upcoming 2011-2012 season on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the new Café 1853 on the 1st floor of Thomas Hall. Enjoy dinner and drinks with fellow sports fans and discuss the teams' prospects for the seasons. The cost is $30 per person. Also join the men's team for a Green and White scrimmage from 5-7 p.m. in Draddy Gymnasium to see the team in action.
Alumni Open House Brunch for Prospective Students Oct. 30
Alumni are welcome to bring college-bound high school and transfer students to a complimentary brunch hosted by the Alumni Society on Sunday, Oct. 30. 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. Advance reservations are required. The open house is an opportunity for prospective students to visit campus and meet representatives from all areas of the College. Remember to also register with admissions in order to attend other open house events that day.
For more information, register at the link below or call (718) 862-7432.
*The alumni relations office is also in need of alumni volunteers to meet and greet prospective students and their families from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Long Island Alumni Reception on Nov. 9
Geri Gregor '85, John Kirrane '78, John Nason '52 and Thomas McCarthy '06, director of alumni relations, cordially invite alumni to attend a reception on Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 6-8 p.m. Jim O'Leary '75, proprietor of the Saint James Restaurant and Bar, is hosting the event at the restaurant, which is located at 190 Second Street, Mineola, N.Y. The cost of the event is $20 and includes open bar and hors d'oeuvres. Please R.S.V.P. by Nov. 2.
Athletic Hall of Fame To Induct Alumni on Nov. 12
The 2011 Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12. It will honor Robert T. Baker, football coach from '73-'82; Mark P. Connor '72, baseball; the Rev John Cullinane '51, team chaplain; Lori A. Graham '99, lacrosse; James A. Gillcrist '51, track & field; Thomas J. Leder '61, baseball & basketball; Kathleen McCarrick-Weiden '79, women's basketball; and Manny Silverio '80, track & field. The 1986 women's cross-country and track & field teams will also receive special recognition.
Mass will be offered in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers at 4 p.m., cocktails will be served in Dante's Den at 5 p.m., and the dinner and ceremony will take place in Smith Auditorium at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend this special event.
For more information, register at the link below or call (718) 862-7432.
New York City Club Reception on Nov. 17
Attend a special networking reception on Nov. 17, entitled Getting Ready for Election 2012, and featuring political strategist and media consultant Russell J. Schriefer '80 at New York Life Insurance Company (51 Madison Avenue, Ben Feldman Room).
Attendees are encouraged to invite alumni and colleagues and enjoy a social networking atmosphere from 6-9 p.m. The cost is $55 per person and includes cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Registration is required by Monday, Nov. 14 (security mandates that all guests be preregistered).
Come to the Gulf Coast Alumni Luncheon on Nov. 30
Join fellow Jaspers at the annual Gulf Coast alumni luncheon on Wednesday, Nov 30. at 12 p.m. at the University Park Country Club in Sarasota, Fla., (7671 The Park Blvd.). The lunch is $25 per person (cash bar), and spouses and guests are invited to attend.
For more information, contact Neil O'Leary '60 by e-mail at cjoleary@yahoo.com or phone at (941) 358-7720.
Become a Class Representative
Reunion Weekend 2012 will be held Friday, June 1 to Sunday, June 3, 2012. Manhattan College welcomes home alumni who return to campus to celebrate the 143rd Alumni Reunion Weekend. Classes ending in either 7 or 2 will have special receptions planned for them.
For more information on how to be a part of a organizing committee, please call the alumni relations office at (718) 862-7977 or e-mail thomas.mccarthy@manhattan.edu.
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. Students grow educationally, personally and professionally as they learn about their responsibilities and employment options within their career path. The Mentor Program is always looking for new mentors in all fields to assist our students, particularly in computer engineering and software, business, communications, law enforcement (FBI) and psychology.
If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please contact Brother Charles Barbush, FSC, mentor program coordinator, by e-mailing charles.barbush@manhattan.edu or calling (718) 862-7519.
Jaspers Helping Jaspers
Since its inception in February 2009, the Alumni Society's Jaspers Helping Jaspers initiative has posted more than 4,450 open positions on the College's website. Alumni have contributed most of these job postings, but we need more.
The center for career development has identified mostly large companies where there are many alumni employed and will be reaching out to these alumni asking them to join our efforts to help unemployed Jaspers connect with open positions at their firms. In this economic environment, the personal touch of Jaspers Helping Jaspers is needed to help alumni who are unemployed and looking for work.
This is a call to all of our alumni who are business owners and those in management positions at other firms. Please lend a hand to assist your fellow Jaspers. We need more interaction between alumni and this program. If you have open positions, please send the information to Bernadette Hicks, recruitment coordinator, via e-mail at bernadette.hicks@manhattan.edu, and if you're looking for a job, send your résumé to Bernadette Hicks at the same e-mail address. If you would like to help our committee, contact Marjorie Apel, director of the center for career development, by e-mail at marjorie.apel@manhattan.edu.
Giving to Manhattan
Please consider Manhattan College as you make your charitable gifts. Your support helps provide essential student programs and services that make this Lasallian Catholic educational experience uniquely Manhattan.
Should you have any questions, please contact the development office at (718) 862-7582 or e-mail giving@manhattan.edu.
Alumni Resources
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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 via e-mail at alumni@manhattan.edu.
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Faculty/Staff
Faculty and Staff Accomplishments
Mehnaz M. Afridi, Ph.D., director of Manhattan College’s Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center, co-taught with Rabbi Linda Shriner-Cahn at Congregation Tehillah on Sept. 16. She also was a moderator at the Union Theological Seminary on Sept. 22, and Afridi was a speaker at Mary Knoll for 9/11 on Sept 23. In addition, she will be a moderator at 92Y on Jewish-Muslim sacred texts on Nov 17.
Joan F. Cammarata, Ph.D., professor of Spanish, was invited to join the Editorial Board of the prestigious scholarly journal Quaderni Ibero Americani, which is dedicated to the study of the culture and literature of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America.
Robert M. Geraci, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies, published the paper “There and Back Again: Transhumanist Evangelism in Science Fiction and Popular Science” in the journal Implicit Religion.
Marlene Gottlieb, Ph.D., professor and chairperson for the modern languages and literatures department, and José Chávarry, a senior majoring in Spanish and history, represented Manhattan College at the World Congress of Catholic Universities in Avila, Spain, this summer. The pair participated in discussions about the meaning of a university’s Catholic identity both from the student, as well as the faculty perspective. Gottlieb and Chávarry will also talk about their experience at an upcoming Lasallian Conversation this semester.
Gennaro J. Maffia, Ph.D., professor of chemical engineering, presented a paper on HYSYS to evaluate a Novel Distillation process via Skpe at a conference in Chisinau, Moldova, and the paper will be published in Moldovan Academy’s Journal. Cinthujaa Sivanantha, a graduate student pursing a master’s in chemical engineering, drafted the paper as a senior under Maffia’s direction.
Zella E. Moore, Psy.D., associate professor of psychology, recently presented her work to the U.S. Army’s training staff. At a curricular summit held at West Point Military Academy, Moore detailed her co-authored approach to elite performance enhancement, known as the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) program. The invited presentation was given following a U.S. Army initiative to integrate the MAC program into the core curriculum of the U.S. Army’s Comprehensive Soldier Fitness – Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program, which engaged more than 46,000 soldiers in 2010.
Robert Sharp, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental engineering, co-authored the research paper titled Fate of Organic Nitrogen in Four Wastewater Treatment Plants in the peer reviewed Journal of Water Environment Research (Volume 82, No. 12).
During the summer, Sharp also received a $70,000 extension for his Applied Nitrogen Research Project. These funds will continue to be used to support graduate and undergraduate research assistants who will work on various biological nitrogen removal research projects for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
In addition, Sharp is the co-author of the research paper titled Full-Scale Methanol Optimization at a Step-Feed BNR Demonstration Facility and the workshop presentation titled Development of a Crude Glycerin Specification Accounting for Design, Operational and Sustainability Issues. Both papers are being presented at the Water Environment Federation Technical Exposition and Conference (WEFTEC) held in Los Angeles this month. Sharp will also be awarded the Water Environment Federation’s Eddy Medal for Applied Research at WEFTEC.
Lastly, Sharp co-authored the following presentations in September: Impact of Nitrogen Removal on Wastewater Disinfection at the New York Water Environment Association Annual Watershed Conference at West Point, and Phosphorous: Moving from Treatment to Sustainable Resource Recovery at the New Jersey Water Environment Association Technology Transfer Seminar.
Gary Vena, Ph.D., professor emeritus of English at Manhattan College and part-time faculty member at the New School for Drama, was honored on Sept. 15 with a Distinguished University Teaching Awards, which is the highest achievement the New School presents for excellence in teaching.
Hurricane Irene 2011
The Public Safety Administration is proud to report that the performance of Manhattan College staff and supervisors during Hurricane Irene was exemplary. Tasks included managing move-in weekend, a public transportation shut down and the effects of the hurricane on the campus. In addition, staff volunteered to provide rides to those employees who use public transportation. It was truly a community effort to address a difficult weekend. Thank you to the members of the public safety department.
Welcome New Employees
Manhattan College welcomed six new employees this month including: Noreen Carey, academic advisor for the school of arts; Marisa Passafiume, director for the Center of Academic Success; Diane Haddeland, head coach for women's lacrosse; Mel Lasky, database administrator; Shawn St. Luce, campus security officer; and Jerome Wood, head coach for men's golf.
Manhattan College Promotions
Congratulations to all of the following people who received a promotion:
Thomas McCarthy, director of alumni relations
Kristen Cuppek, director of publications and editorial services
Andrew Weingarten, area coordinator
Manhattan College Milestones
Congratulations to all of the following people who celebrated an anniversary in October:
Ten Years
Glenn Albert, physical plant
Fifteen Years
Sue Pape, athletic department
*The following people will be recognized for full-time and full-time equivalent service at the 2011 Employee Convocation on Nov. 14.
Five Years
Mary Allgaier
Richard Archibald
Katrina Balaj
Michael Carey
Melissa Cerezo
Fiona Delaney
Jason Durney
Katrice Finch
Robert Hamilton
William Kerin
MaryEllen LaMonica
Dennis Lonergan
Kelvin Moreaux
Thomas Mauriello
Thomas McCarthy
Carol McTiernan
Carol Ann O’Connor
Caitlin Read
Luz Torres
Charmaine Whitter-White
Renata Williams
Ten Years
Glenn Albert
Glenis Brown
Jason Caban
Ellie Calabro
Christina Cardinale
Judy Cases
Fe Diaz
Adeochun Hamilton
Ramon Jacquez
MaryEllen Malone
Robert Moran
Irene Snitkoff
Fifteen Years
Juan Cerezo
George Kuzma
Kevin McCloskey
Richard McKeown
Suzanne Murphy
Sue Pape
Pat Stone
Twenty Years
Ramon Mercedes
David Reddick
Louis Ubiera
Forty Years
Daniel Carpenito
Sports
Weight Room and Fitness Center Open in Draddy
Last month, as part of the Draddy Gymnasium renovations, the weight room and fitness center featuring top-of-line strength training and cardio equipment, opened its doors to the College community. The weight room and fitness center now houses Life Fitness equipment, which is available to the entire student population. In addition, the brand new equipment includes a variety of free weights, dumb bells and Olympic lifting stations, as well as treadmills, elliptical machines and exercise bicycles.
Also, stay tuned for more details on the newly designed basketball floor and video scoreboards. The basketball floor in Draddy Gymnasium will have a fresh design, incorporating Manhattan's new athletic logos and word marks. Additionally, a new four-sided, center hung scoreboard with a virtual message center will be complemented by two video displays strategically positioned in each end zone to enhance fan experience. Draddy Gymnasium's LED video displays will be 8-feet tall by 12-feet wide, and used to play highlight reels, instant replays and comprehensive statistical information.
Pictured above: Fitness center (top left) and weight room (bottom right)
Pompey Named Director of Educational Development at Armory
Immediately upon returning from Daegu, South Korea, where she represented her native Guyana at the 2011 World Championships, former Manhattan College track & field star Aliann Pompey '99 embarked on a new role as the Armory College Prep program's director of educational development. The program was founded by 1996 Olympic gold medalist Derrick Adkins and is run out of the New Balance Track & Field Center at The Armory in Manhattan.
Jaspers Join in Fight Against Breast Cancer
For the eighth consecutive year, the Manhattan College women's basketball team and coaching staff participated in the annual Susan G. Komen New York City Race for the Cure, which was held on Sept. 18 in Central Park. The Jaspers volunteered at the finish line, handing out bottles of water to the 25,000 runners/walkers as they completed the 5K course.
George Beamon Named Men's Basketball Co-Captain
Manhattan first year head men's basketball coach Steve Masiello has named junior guard George Beamon the Jaspers' co-captain for the 2011-2012 campaign. Beamon joins senior guard Kidani Brutus to serve as the Manhattan men's basketball team's designated leaders. Manhattan opens the 2011-2012 season at home on Nov. 12 against NJIT in a newly renovated Draddy Gymnasium.
Manhattan and Syracuse To Air Live On ESPNU
The 2011 NIT Season Tip-Off television schedule was recently announced setting the Manhattan men's basketball team's opening round contest at Syracuse to air nationally live from the Carrier Dome on ESPNU on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. The team will then take on Albany or Brown on Nov. 15 in the ensuing round for either the North Regional's championship (7 p.m.) or consolation contest (4 p.m.).
Haddeland Named Manhattan Women's Lacrosse Coach
Manhattan College athletic director Bob Byrnes has named Diane Haddeland Jaspers’ head women’s lacrosse coach. Haddeland had spent the previous three years as an assistant coach at Division III power Fairleigh Dickinson in Madison, N.J. A native of Mahopac, N.Y., Haddeland brings experience in developing programs to compete on a national level.
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