Powerful Women Event Draws Hundreds

Pictured (l.-r.): Dee Delbello, publisher of Westfair Business Publications; Kay Koplovitz, Founder of USA Networks; Cindi Bigelow, CEO of Bigelow Tea; Judith Huntington, President of The College of New Rochelle; Dr. Michelle Koury, COO of Crystal Run Healthcare; Jennifer Tombaugh, President of Tauck; and Elizabeth Bracken Thompson, Partner at Thompson & Bender.

Before a crowd of 300 women, gender disparity in salary, how to be perceived as assertive rather than aggressive, and the ability to have your ideas heard in male-dominated settings were just some of the topics discussed during the Powerful Women event at The College of New Rochelle held on February 28, 2012.  m o r e

CNR Receives Presidential Community Service Award, Third Year in a Row
Over 2400 CNR students completed 164,397 hours of service in the 2010-2011 academic year. CNR was recognized for three specific programs: monitoring the Westchester County Watershed, facilitating a Science in the Garden program for 35 second-grade students, and hosting a Special Olympics Afternoon Competition.  m o r e

CNR Community Joins in Celebrating
Passover/Easter Interfaith Seder

Pictured here: Tazmin Uddin SAS’13 reads a prayer from the Koran.

CNR Community members joined those from the surrounding community to celebrate the Passover/Easter season at the Liberation Freedom Seder Dinner on March 22, 2012, where they shared religious traditions through an interfaith experience.

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Salon.com Senior Editor Rebecca Traister
Lectures on Women and the 2008 Election

Pictured (l.-r.): Dr. Amy Bass, Professor of History in the School of Arts & Sciences; Rebecca Traister; Dr. Richard Thompson, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences; and Dr. Dorothy Escribano, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The 2012 Elvira M. Dowell '36 Lecture "Clinton to Palin to Bachman: the Past, Present and Future pf Women in Politics" was presented by Rebecca Traister, senior editor for Salon.com and author of Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women.   m o r e

"Kamoinge: Revealing the Face of Katrina" Exhibit
Opens at Gordon Parks Gallery

Kamoinge member and co-curator John Pinderhughes pictured in front of some of his photographs.

From February 17, 2012 through May 6, 2012, the Gordon Parks Gallery at the John Cardinal O'Connor Campus in the South Bronx will display "Kamoinge: Revealing the Face of Katrina." Nine artists from Kamoinge, a pioneering photographic collective, worked together to reveal "the face of [Hurricane] Katrina in all its terror, irony, beauty and humanity."  m o r e

President Huntington Addresses High School Students
at First YMCA Y PowerUP Lecture

Judith Huntington, President of The College of New Rochelle, spoke to high school students on March 8, 2012, about how to plan their future education and career as part of the Y PowerUP Program, sponsored by The College and the New Rochelle YMCA.  m o r e

Castle Gallery Wins 2012 Community Arts Award

The College of New Rochelle Castle Gallery has been awarded the 2012 Community Arts Award from ArtsWestchester. The award recognizes individuals and organizations whose vision, commitment, and leadership enrich Westchester, its communities, and its citizens.  The Castle Gallery won the award for having “demonstrated extraordinary vision and leadership in using the arts to enhance community life, increasing access to cultural experiences, and by enriching the county’s cultural heritage.”  m o r e

Achievement Celebration Brings Biology Animation,
Recycling, and Installation Art Together

Pictured (l.-r.): Shiyon Mathew SN’13 and Diane Forte SAS’13

Diane Forte SAS’13 and Shiyon Mathew SN’13 sought to solve a plastic bag problem for The College of New Rochelle community members, who receive an average of 14 plastic bags per week. Their work, along with many other student projects, was presented at a recent event celebrating student achievements on March 29, 2012.  m o r e

CNR Wellness Education Program Launches
Onsite Workplace Workshops at Castle Oil

Pictured (l.-r.): Christine Cady SAS’14; Danielle D’Angelo, Wellness Coordinator at Castle Oil; Dr. Adrienne Wald, Director of Wellness Education; Brian Hart SN‘12, and Susan Onatte SN‘11.

This twelve-week pilot program is aimed at educating interested employees on healthy lifestyle behaviors with an emphasis on weight management, healthy eating, and strategies for behavior change.  m o r e

Ex Corde Ecclesiae
- CNR Affirms Catholic Identity
CNR engaged in a process of self-assessment focused on institutional mission that has affirmed the institution’s ongoing dedication to its Catholic identity and the integration of Catholic teaching throughout all aspects of the College’s life. 
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CNR Alumnae/i Gather in Florida During February

Pictured (l.-r.):Donna Matthews Walcott SAS'52, Judith Huntington, President, Aline Sgueglia Martinelli SAS'52 & Gioia Carusone Regan SAS'52.

On February 12, 2012 at John's Island Club in Vero Beach, over 30 alumnae/i and friends of The College of New Rochelle gathered for a cocktail reception hosted by Aline and Alfred Martinelli.  m o r e