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The College of New Rochelle
School of Arts & Sciences / School of Nursing
F R E S H M A N   C O N V O C A T I O N

The Class of 2009 was formally welcomed to the College at a midday Freshman Convocation in Holy Family Chapel, Tuesday, September 6, 2005.

Associate Professor of Nursing Geraldine Valencia-Go spoke on behalf of the faculty in welcoming the students to the School of Arts & Sciences and the School of Nursing.

Dean Richard H. Thompson of the School of Arts & Sciences introduced the freshman class, and Dean Donna J. Demarest of the School of Nursing introduced the students in the School of Nursing.

President Stephen J. Sweeny addressed the incoming students, referring to noted anthropologist and author Margaret Mead, and her ground-breaking book, Coming of Age in Samoa, when presenting the students their class quote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

President Sweeny encouraged this new freshmen class of The College of New Rochelle to do just that with their college degree of CNR, go out and change the world.


The Freshman class was introduced by each department, and then freshman entered their names into the Matriculation Book.

As a welcoming gift, each student received a portable memory stick to use with their new laptops.

Following the Convocation, the freshman received their DELL Latitude laptops in the Student Campus Center, where members of Information Systems provided setup assistance and basic operating instructions. This initiative represents the culmination of a strategic institutional plan to enhance the technological resources and services for SAS and SN students.


Above: IS technician Eliot Bank makes sure that these new students will be able to start the semester fully prepared to take advantage of CNR's technological resources.