NEWS William Baker To Speak
William F. Baker, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Educational Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), will deliver the keynote address at Manhattan College's 2008 Commencement on Sunday, May 18. During the ceremony, Baker will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. Baker has been head of EBC since 1987. Under his leadership, the station has grown and created new programs, such as Charlie Rose, City Arts and Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly. For more information on Baker's career, click Here.
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ON CAMPUS Celebrate De La Salle Week Manhattan College's annual celebration of its founder, St. John Baptiste de La Salle, is scheduled for April 7-11. For a tentative schedule of this year's Founder's - De La Salle Week, click Here. If you are interested in participating in any of the events, or for more information, call Nancy Cave at (718) 862-7527.
Dr. Thelma Baxter to Speak on Dr. Thelma Baxter, assistant professor of education, will speak on "Women in Education: A Personal History of Her Journey Through the NYC Education System," on March 12 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Alumni Room of O'Malley Library. Dinner will follow the presentation. The event is sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society. R.S.V.P. by calling (718) 862-7977 or e-mail alumni@manhattan.edu.
Manhattan College's The Manhattan College community will come together at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2008 to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life is an overnight fundraiser held each year in Draddy Gymnasium and in hundreds of communities around the country. For more information click Here or e-mail relayforlife@manhattan.edu.
College Presents Human A selection of paintings of human rights leaders/activists by artist Tom Block will be on display through May 2 in the fifth floor lobby and Alumni Room of Manhattan College's O'Malley Library. The Human Rights Painting Project is sponsored by the Manhattan College archives. Read.
Lasallian Thursday Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick, professor of management, will speak at the April 3 Lasallian Thursday Luncheon at 12:20 p.m. in Cornerstone (Miguel 209). Fitzpatrick will discuss his “passion,” the place where head and heart come together for individuals who serve as both scholar and educator. Please R.S.V.P. to Meredith Mante at (718) 862-7758 or e-mail mmante.student@manhattan.edu.
College To Host Undergraduate Mathematics Conference Manhattan College will host the third annual Spuyten Duyvil Undergraduate Mathematics Conference on Saturday, April 5. The goal of the conference is to offer undergraduates the opportunity to attend and actively participate in a professional meeting while encouraging mathematical conversation among students. In the past two years, the conference has drawn participants from colleges throughout the tri-state area, New England and Pennsylvania. This year's keynote address will be delivered by Carl Pomerance, professor of mathematics at Dartmouth College . For more information, e-mail Kathryn Weld, associate professor of mathematics and computer science at Manhattan College, at kathryn.weld@manhattan.edu or click Here.
FACULTY Engineering Professor Presents Dr. Robert Sharp, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was the co-author of two research papers presented at the 80th New York Water Environmental Annual Meeting. Sharp is the Donald J. O'Connor Endowed Faculty Fellow of Environmental Engineering. He teaches and directs externally funded research in advanced water and wastewater treatment, re-growth and bioremediation. For more information, click Here.
Faculty and Staff Accomplishments Dr. Juliana Gilheany, adjunct associate professor of history, will deliver the lecture Highlights of Modern United States Foreign Relations on Wednesday, April 2 at Fordham College of Liberal Studies, Lincoln Center. The talk is part of the College at 60 lecture series. Dr. Zella Moore, assistant professor of psychology, has published the peer-reviewed journal article “Evidence-based Interventions for the Treatment of Eating Disorders” in the Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology . Dr. Christoph Lienert, associate professor of physical education and human performance, recently authored the chapter A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Inclusive Physical Education in the book International, Inclusive, Interdisciplinary: Perspectives of a Modern Sport Science . For more faculty and staff accomplishments,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 Thomas McCarthy, assistant director Grace Feeney, officer
For questions or comments, please call
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ALUMNI March With Manhattan in the 247th
All alumni, family and friends are invited to march with Manhattan College and the oldest Catholic alumni society on St. Patrick's Day, Monday, March 17, 2008. Please assemble by 11:15 a.m. at West 45th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Marchers are required to purchase a sash for $5 from the Gaelic Society. For more information on the NYC parade as well as the White Plains, N.Y., parade, please click Here.
Pipes & Drums To March in the The Manhattan College Pipes & Drums, an award-winning college pipe band, will march in the 30th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Naples, Fla., on Saturday, March 15. The event was made possible due in large part to the support and efforts of Jim Connors '57, who was instrumental in planning the parade festivities and also helped to organize lodging and financial support for the group. For more information on our Southwest Florida Alumni Club, click Here.
Upcoming Florida Events For more information on the upcoming Florida events, please click on the links below: Southwest Florida Alumni Club, Naples, Fla. Gulf Coast Alumni Club, Sarasota, Fla. Treasure Coast Alumni Club, Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Regional Alumni Receptions The alumni office has a number of receptions and gatherings planned in the month of March celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Events will be held in Philadelphia, Pa., Washington, D.C., and Long Island, N.Y. For more information, click Here. On April 23, 2008 there will be an alumni dinner reception at the Sharon Heights Country Club in Menlo Park, Calif. hosted by Joe Merkert '60. Please R.S.V.P. before April 16. To register or find out more about this event, click Here.
Ambassador Ted McNamara '69 To The New York City Alumni Club will be hosting a networking reception at the Mutual of America Building (330 Park Avenue) from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2008. The event will feature a presentation by Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara '62. McNamara has extensive diplomatic experience in political-military affairs, terrorism, narcotics, and the regions of Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Russia. President George W. Bush recently appointed him to program manager for the information sharing environment. He reports directly to the director of national intelligence and is responsible for implementing basic reforms in the management of information throughout our government. For more details about this event and to register online, click Here.
Staten Island Communion Breakfast The Manhattan College Alumni Society will be hosting a Communion breakfast on Sunday, April 13 at Blessed Sacrament Church on Staten Island, N.Y. The mass will be celebrated by Monsignor Peter Finn '60 and a breakfast will follow at Li Greci's Staaten on Forest Avenue. For more information and to register, click Here.
Mentoring Opportunities for Alumni If you are interested in mentoring Manhattan students, please contact Brother Charles Barbush at (718) 862-7519 or charles.barbush@manhattan.edu. Students in the computer science and arts departments are especially in need of mentors.
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SPORTS Hoops Squads Set
The Manhattan College men's basketball team finished the regular season 11-18 and will play ninth-seeded Saint Peter's in the opening round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament on Friday, March 7 in Albany , N.Y. The women's team (15-14) opens MAAC tournament play earlier that afternoon against the No. 5 seed Peahens of Saint Peter's at 3:30 p.m. A complimentary hospitality suite for all Jaspers fans will be available in the Webster's Corner Meeting Room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Albany from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Read
Jaspers Selected Second in
The Manhattan College baseball team has been predicted to finish second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference this season, according to a preseason poll of the league's coaches. Manhattan received 67 first-place votes to finish just four points behind Canisius. The Jaspers (1-6) play their home opener on Wednesday, March 12 against the University at Albany. Read
2008 Athletics Raffle Grand Prize: 2008 Dodge Avenger Tickets are $100 and only 500 will be sold. Tickets may be purchased during over the phone or at the business office in De La Salle Hall, room 105. The drawing is on or before March 14, 2008. For more information, call (718) 862-7456. Cash, credit cards and checks are all accepted.
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Some 750 members of the Manhattan College community attended the Focus the Nation events held on campus on Thursday, Jan. 31. With more than 1,500 educational institutions participating, Focus the Nation, a nationwide global warming initiative, was billed as the largest ever “teach-in” in the United States. Manhattan College hosted numerous seminars and events throughout the day, including a panel discussion with local elected officials Councilman Oliver Koppell, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (pictured, left) and State Senator José Serrano '94 (pictured, right). To read the article that appeared in the Riverdale Press, click 
