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F E A T U R E  S T O R I E S

Celebration of The Feast of The Epiphany

The College Community celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany
on Sunday, January 6, 2008, in Holy Family Chapel.  m o r e


Taking the Polar Plunge

On December 8, 2007, 40 CNR students, faculty and staff participated in the National Polar Bear Plunge at Hudson Park in New Rochelle. This event helped raise awareness for the Focus the Nation's educational conference on January 31, 2008, when CNR will join the more than 1,000 universities and colleges from all 50 states participating in this unprecedented educational initiative  on global warming solutions for America.  Click here to read the Journal News article.   Click here to view the Journal News video, then scroll down on page and select video entitled "Keep winter cold!".

As the largest teach-in in U.S. history, Focus The Nation is preparing hundreds of thousands of students to become leaders in the largest civilizational challenge any generation has faced. For more about Focus The Nation, click here.


A R O U N D  C N R

CNR Faculty & Staff Collect Toys for Tots at Christmas Party

At the annual “Christmas in The Castle holiday event in the parlors of Leland Castle on the Main Campus on December 14, 2007,  President Stephen J. Sweeny and two representatives from the United States Marine Corps “check out” the toys collected for the U.S. Marines “Toys for Tots” program by the faculty and staff of CNR


Laura James Exhibit Opens

On December 9, 2007, an opening reception was held for the Castle Gallery's winter exhibition Fifteen Years: The Art of Laura James, which runs from December 2, 2007 through February 24, 2008. The exhibition, curated by Jennifer Zazo, focuses on a 15-year retrospective of the work of Laura James.  m o r e


Wellness Center Nears Completion

The Wellness Center is entering the final stage of construction—finishing of all remaining construction activities and preparing the building for occupancy.  m o r e

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School of Nursing hosts HIV/AIDS Talk

On Thursday, November 29, 2007, Robert Makunu of Kenya spoke to School of Nursing students in Romita Auditorium on the main campus of CNR. Mr. Makunu, who is the Deputy HIV/AIDS Unit Manager from CRS Kenya, spoke on the importance of development and implementation of HIV and AIDS control within the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) program. The title of his talk was “Restoring Hope in Africa: Community Based Care for HIV.” Mr. Makunu is pictured here with (l.-r.) Professor Elizabeth Rolston of the School of Nursing; Dr. Mary Alice Donius, Dean of the School of Nursing; Sr. Arlene Flaherty of Catholic Relief Services; and Deborah Hunt, Clinical Instructor in the School of Nursing.


Annual Faculty Art Exhibition

In November 2007, the annual Faculty Art Exhibition was held at SNR’s Brooklyn Campus. Enjoying the artistic expression were (l. to r.) SNR alumna and staff member Renee St. Clair, and alumna RoseClare Coombs.


C N R  S T U D E N T  N E W S

CNR Student Profile

"One of the many things I love about CNR is that it offers very close relationships between the students and professors. This is because it is a small college with a lovely campus where everything is open and available to students."

Jelena Krstic
Class of 2010
Political Science and History
Honors Program
School of Arts & Sciences
The College of New Rochelle
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SAS senior Ruchelle Austin named Player of the Week

Leading the nation in rebounding with 16.8 rebounds per game, CNR’s outstanding basketball senior center Ruchelle Austin was named the PrestoSports/Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association (MBWA) Player of the Week during the week of December 14. The Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association is made up of the New York City area college basketball writers.


In winning the award, Ruchelle Austin becomes not only the first CNR Basketball player to ever be honored by the MBWA, but she is also the first Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference (HVWAC) Basketball player to ever earn Player of the Week honors. Austin won the award over a field of more than 70 candidates across all three divisions. The Blue Angels return to action on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 when they host USMMA-Kings Point at Sarah Lawrence for a 7:00 p.m. game.


F A C U L T Y / S T A F F  F O C U S


"Our graduate program is special for several reasons. There is the intense, individual contact that students receive. Each student is led through an educational experience that is tailor made for their particular needs. We are able to do this because of the small class sizes and individual attention by the faculty members."

Robert Wolf                                     
Professor of Art Therapy
Graduate School
The College of New Rochelle
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Dr. Nick Smart, Associate Professor of English in the School of Arts & Sciences, contributed the essay "On Not Knowing Virginia Woolf" to the Modern Language Association's Teaching Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway to be issued in its series Approaches to Teaching World Literature. The series provides pedagogical support to high school and college literature instructors. Dr. Smart's essay describes an assignment he devised that employs psychoanalytic pedagogy as a means of defusing student resistance to the difficulties of modern literature.


Dr. Alice Siegel, Assistant Professor of Literacy in the Graduate School, gave a series of presentations at the Gloria Omolulu School on the island of Anguilla over the intersession. On December 13, 2007, an article appeared in The Journal News on Dr. Siegel’s work on Anguilla. Dr. Siegel also was instrumental in obtaining a teaching position for CNR graduate, Caryn Aiken, at the Gloria Omolulu School.  Caryn was recently featured in the Journal News. To view the article click here.


Dr. Amy Bass, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program in the School of Arts & Sciences, chaired a panel "Out of Bounds: Sport, Empire, and Globalization in the Twentieth Century"  at the 122nd Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association in Washington, January 3-6, 2008.


Professor Jennifer Scuro, Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the School of Arts & Sciences, gave a paper in Chicago on November, 2007, at The Society for Phenomenology and Existentialist Philosophy (SPEP) entitled, "Murder and Incest: Violence in Levinas' Ethical Metaphysics." In December 2007, she delivered a paper entitled, "Thinking of Bhopal: Womens' Bodies as Waste-Sites” at the Society for Social and Political Philosophy Conference hosted by American Philosophical Association (APA) and held in Baltimore, Maryland.


Dr. Dorothy Larkin and Dr. Marjory Peterson, Associate Professors in the School of Nursing, made presentations on October 17, 2007, at the Health and Hospital conference: "Nurturing Yourself, Your Patients and The Nursing Profession." This conference was held at The Passionists Spiritual Center, Riverdale, New York. Dr.  Peterson presented two topics: "Preception: A Professional Nursing Responsibility" and " Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Professional Nurse Licensure." Dr Larkin presented the workshop "Self Healing Modalities."


Professor Deborah Hunt, an Instructor in the School of Nursing, recently was appointed the first National League for Nursing Ambassador for The College of New Rochelle.


Dr. Constance Iervolino, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership in the Graduate School, has been invited to participate and make a presentation this coming summer at the Oxford Round Table at The University of Oxford, United Kingdom. This is the 20th anniversary of this educational group. There are 35 interdisciplinary and international invitees who have been asked to participate. The title of the conference is "Balancing National and State Curriculula: Trends and Choices."


Dr. Elizabeth Stanton, Assistant Professor of Economics in the School of Arts & Sciences, co-authored a study for the Global Development And Environment Institute at Tufts University entitled “Florida and Climate Change:  The Costs of Inaction. Over the week of December 10-14, 2007, Dr. Stanton gave testimonies on this report to Florida state house and senate committees. The report is the first detailed analysis on the potential consequences of continued climate change for the state’s economy.



A L U M N A E / I  S P O T L I G H T

“I wanted a graduate program
that had a great reputation; yet,
I needed affordability and convenience.
CNR was the only school that measured up.
"

Janet E. Heed
Professional Diploma in Educational Administration
Graduate School
Assistant Superintendent
Archdiocese of New York
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
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The College of New Rochelle
School of Arts & Sciences
presents
F O C U S  T H E  N A T I O N
Keynote address
The Daily Planet:
On the Front Lines
of Climate Change,
from the North Pole
to the White House
presented by
Andrew Revkin
NY Times
environmental reporter
Wednesday,
January 30, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Student Campus Center
Reception to folllow

National Simultaneous
Educational Symposia
On Global Warming Solutions
For America
Thursday, January 31, 2008
The College of New Rochelle
Main Campus,
Student Campus Center
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F E B R U A R Y
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School of
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School of Nursing
C A M P U S  V I S I T
&  I N T E R V I E W  D A Y
Saturday, February 2, 2008
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C E L E B R A T I O N
of SNR’s Graduating
Class of 2008
 Saturday, February 9, 2008
1 p.m.
 Mooney Center
The College of New Rochelle
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New Rochelle, NY 10805
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School of
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O V E R N I G H T
P R O G R A M
Sunday-Monday,
February 10-11, 2008
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A R T  A T  C N R
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Fifteen Years:
The Art of
L A U R A  J A M E S

December 2, 2007
- February 24, 2008

Castle Gallery
 Main Campus

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A solo exhibit by
T E D D  S T R A T I S
Mooney Center Exhibit Hall
January 5 through
January 28, 2008
Opening reception:
Saturday, January 12
4 to 6 p.m.
(snow date January 19)

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Giclee prints,
pen and ink drawings by
B E T T Y  L A D U K E
February 21 - May 2, 2008
Gordon Parks Gallery
School of New Resources
John Cardinal O'Connor Campus
The College of New Rochelle
332 East 149th Street
Bronx, New York 10451
Exhibit viewing by appointment
(718) 665-1310


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B A S K E T B A L L
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Tues.
 Jan. 22
 @ USMMA Kings Point
 7:00 PM
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Sun.
 Jan. 27
 Polytechnic  (H)
 1:00 PM
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Mon.
 Jan 28
 @ CCNY
 6:00 PM
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Sat.
 Feb. 2
 @  St. Elizabeth   
 1:00 PM
 
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Mon.
 Feb 4
 @ York
 7:00 PM
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Wed.
 Feb. 6
  St. Josephs Brooklyn (H)
 7:30 PM
 
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Tues.
 Feb 12
 Medgar Evers (H)
 7:00 PM
 
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Thurs.
 Feb. 14
 HVWAC Tournament / Play In
 7:00 PM
 
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Sat.
 Feb. 16
 HVWAC Tournament
 6:00 PM
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Sun.
 Feb. 17
 HVWAC Tournament
 1:00 PM
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Sat.
 Feb. 23
 AD3I Tournament
 1:00 PM
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Sun.
 Feb. 24
 AD3I Tournament
 1:00 PM

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C H E E R L E A D I N G
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Tues.
Jan. 22
Swim Meet - Baruch (H)
7:30 PM
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Sun.
Jan. 27
Polytechnic
1:00 PM
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S W I M M I N G

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Tues.
Jan. 22
Baruch (H)
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All Home meets are at Sarah Lawrence College
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