F E A T U R E  S T O R Y

CNR Celebrates 68th Annual Alumnae/i College Reunion

A R O U N D  C N R

Wellness Center Constructions Begins with Blessing and Bulldozers

Dr. Stephen J. Sweeny and the Office of Campus Ministry led members of the College Community in a Prayer Service of New Beginnings at the Wellness Center Site on Monday, June 19. More than 200 members of the CNR Community joined in this special blessing at the site of the Wellness Center. 
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Construction began at the end of June 2006 on the new Wellness Center with the removal of several trees and the College’s tennis courts. When completed, CNR’s interdisciplinary center will integrate all aspects of health and wellness education in a holistic manner.

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Three New Campus Directors Named for City Campuses of CNR

The College of New Rochelle has appointed three new campus directors at the School of New Resources. They include (l.-r.): Dr. Barbara Adams, Rosa Parks Campus in Harlem; Darnley M. Osborne, Brooklyn Campus in Bedford-Stuyvesant;  and Dr. Joseph King, John Cardinal O’Connor Campus in the Bronx.  m o r e

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Co-op City Campus Receives $10,000 Grant from Patrina Foundation for New ESL Access Program  m o r e

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Congresswoman Nita Lowey Holds Press Conference at CNR

At a press conference held on June 27, 2006, on the main campus of The College of New Rochelle, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), met with dozens of CNR students to discuss changes in the college loan interest rates. Congresswoman Lowey urged students to consolidate their college loans before proposed federal legislation becomes laws.    


Speaking at the discussion on college loan interest rates were (l. to r.): Ellen Curry Damato, Executive Vice President at CNR; Matthew Fortino, CNR student from the Main Campus; Congresswoman Nita Lowey; Tamika Riley, CNR student from Co-op City Campus; Sandy Cayo, CNR nursing student; Katy Klepfer, CNR nursing student; and Terri Eberle Boyle, Director of Government Relations at CNR.

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CNR Drama Launches New Theatrical Season With Cinderella
To mark its third consecutive year of offering quality summer entertainment for young children, CNR Drama -- the student-run drama group at The College of New Rochelle -- will present Rodgers & Hammerstein’s timeless musical, “Cinderella.”
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F A C U L T Y / S T A F F  F O C U S

Dr. Amy Bass, Director of the Honors Program and Assistant Professor of History, spoke at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 27, 2006, in conjunction with the Holocaust Museum's traveling exhibit on the 1936 Olympics entitled, The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936. Dr. Bass, author of the critically acclaimed book, Not the Triumph But the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete and In the Game:  Race, Identity, and Sports in the 20th Century, spoke on race, competition and the legacy of black Olympic athletes, including Jesse Owens.

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Dr. Bass, and Dr. Roblyn Rawlins, Assistant Professor of Sociology, also attended the Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education – “Enacting Social Justice” held at Georgetown in early June.

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Dale Benjamin Drakeford, Adjunct Professor at the John Cardinal O’Connor Campus of the School of New Resources, recent published A Universal Template for Research Position and Life Experience Papers: Applied to Contemporary Urban Education. It is available from Barnes & Noble.

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Dr. Ken Doka, Professor of Gerontology in the Graduate School, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on June 26, 2006, in an article entitled, “Memoir vs. Memoir” written by senior special writer to the WSJ, Jeffrey Zaslow. 

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Arleen Hogan, Instructional Staff at the Co-op City Campus was the speaker and workshop facilitator at the M.S. 113 K public school on June 7, 2006. At the event entitled, “Young Women’s Empowerment Conference,” Ms. Hogan discussed college application processes and strategies to continue one’s education.

A L U M N A E / I  N E W S

Linda Serino deBourbon SAS’80, is serving this year as president of the Greater Lansing Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants. Linda has been on the AGA chapter's board of directors for 5 years, starting as newsletter editor. She is very active in community service, participating in Adopt a Highway, VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and the Capital Area Humane Society in Lansing, Michigan. Linda recently received the AGA Greater Lansing Chapter's 2006 Leadership Award.  

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