FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: The College of New Rochelle Barbara Nitzberg: 914-654-5285

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The Graduate School at The College of New Rochelle is hosting a conference on “Building Resilience Through the Life Cycle.”

Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from hardship or misfortune.  This conference seeks to offer a multi-disciplinary exploration of how resilience manifests itself and may be developed through the events typical in a life cycle.  Recommended attendees:  CNR alumni, educators, administrators, social workers, guidance counselors, psychologists, graduate students, and parents.

Attendees will have the opportunity to choose two workshops spotlighting resilience in young children, teachers, or women’s lives, as well as subjects such as how to build resilience through artistic creativity, spiritual fitness training, and intergenerational communication.

WHEN: Saturday, March 27, 2004
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
$15 Registration Fee Before March 10; $20 After March 10.

WHERE: CNR Main Campus
Student Campus Center
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle, NY  10805

For questions or reservations, call (914) 654-5335 or 654-5561.

For travel directions, please log on to www.cnr.edu or call 654-5492.


The first Catholic college for women in New York State, The College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order. Today, it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three schools which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult learners), the School of Nursing and the Graduate School.  The main campus of the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of New York City.  The College maintains six other campus locations in New York City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu.
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