C N R  C O M M E N C E M E N T

The College of New Rochelle celebrated its 101st Commencement as it graduated the Class of 2008. The College awarded 1,427 baccalaureate and masters degrees during commencement exercises on May 22, 2008 at Radio City Music Hall. 

CNR conferred honorary degrees on Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Sister Mary Antona Ebo, F.S.M., civil rights pioneer, and Emily Kernan Rafferty, President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, pictured here with Board of Trustees chair Michael N. Ambler (left) and President Stephen J. Sweeny (right).   m o r e
2008 Hooding Ceremonies

E N D  O F  Y E A R  D I N N E R

At the annual End of the Year Dinner, President Sweeny (c.) recognized and paid special tribute to four outstanding School of Arts & Sciences professors who are retiring at the end of the semester. Here with Dr. Sweeny are (l.-r.) Professor Richard D. Cassetta, Associate Professor of Chemistry; Dr. Mireya Perez-Bustillo, Associate Professor of Modern Languages; Dr. Ann Raia, Professor of Classics; and Dr. James Schleifer, Dean of Gill Library.

At the end of the evening Dr. Raia's niece, mezzo-soprano Allegra De Vita, sang the Andrea Bocelli/Celine Dion song "The Prayer" in honor of her aunt. Here Ms. De Vita (c.) poses with her aunt and President Sweeny.

N U R S I N G  P I N N I N G

The Nursing faculty of The College of New Rochelle leads the graduating seniors to Holy Family Chapel on the afternoon of May 15, 2008, for the traditional pinning ceremony.

The tradition of the nursing pin and the ceremonial pinning originated in the 1860's at the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas Hospital in London, England. Having been recently awarded The Red Cross of St. George for her selfless service to the injured and dying in the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale chose to extend this honor to her most outstanding graduate nurses by presenting each of them with a medal for excellence. This year the School of Nursing graduated 58 outstanding nurses.

S P R I N G  F I N A N C I A L  R E P O R T

Judy Huntington, Vice President for Financial Affairs, and Keith Borge, Controller, presented the Spring Financial Report to the College Community on May 11, 2008  in Romita Auditorium in the Mooney Center on the Main Campus. They gave a projection of the final financial results for the year ending June 30, 2008, and discussed the proposed budget for 2008-09. Here, Ms. Huntington informs the College Community that for 29 consecutive years The College of New Rochelle has positive operation results.


B L U E  A N G E L S  S P O R T S  B A N Q U E T

The College of New Rochelle's annual Sports Awards Banquet was held on May 6, 2008. Guest speakers were Lois Salto, SAS ’84 and Ann Fitzpatrick, SAS ’85. These two women were All-Americans on CNR’s Blue Angels basketball team. Pictured here, left to right: Harold Crocker, Director of the Wellness Center and CNR Athletic Director;  Ann Fitzpatrick; Joan Bristol, Vice President of Student Services (who never missed a Blue Angels basketball game when these women were star players); and Lois Salto.

Over twenty sports awards were presented to student/athletics, including the top Blue Angel Award to Ruth Collura, SAS ’07, and the Senior Scholar Athlete Award to Gabrielle Carrasquillo. This award is given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA.

Left to right: Senior Scholar Athlete Award winner Gabrielle Carrasquillo, Swimming Coach Kristen Ferranti, and Director Harold Crocker.

Left to right: Coach Kristen Ferranti with Gold Key Award winner Daniela Pinori, Director Harold Crocker, and ‘Blue Angel’ Award winner Ruth Collura.

Left to right: Basketball Coach Gary Torigian with the Blue Angel star player and Bronze Plaque Award winner Ruchelle Austin, and Director Crocker

E D U C A T I O N   O U T L O O K

Graduating Senior Blanca Pacca SAS'08 was interviewed in the Spring 2008 issue of the Journal News Education Outlook about the many advantages of a CNR education that helped shape her plans for a career in medical research. This issue marked the second Education Outlook in a row that a CNR student was featured as the main subject of the cover article. To view the online video of Blanca's interview click here.

2 0 0 8  S T R A W B E R R Y  F E S T I V A L

On  Sunday, May 4, 2008, the 36th Annual Strawberry Festival was held at CNR. The Strawberry Festival, which was introduced to CNR in 1973, is the single largest event organized entirely by the College’s undergraduates.


The campus was filled with family, friends, and the community enjoying a day of fun-filled activities for the whole family.

C L A S S  O F  2 0 0 8  P R A Y E R  S E R V I C E

In celebration of the graduating Class of 2008, the Office of Campus Ministry presented a special Prayer Service on Friday, May 2, 2008, at Holy Family Chapel.

The CNR Gospel Choir sang at the evening service.


N U R S I N G  C A R E E R  E X P O

The School of Nursing hosted, "Career Expo for Nursing”  on Thursday, May 1, 2008. This Job Fair was an opportunity for senior undergraduate and masters students to learn about opportunities within many of the health care agencies in the area. In addition, freshman/sophomore/junior students learned about student internship programs available. Students were able to speak directly to nursing recruiters in the greater New York area.

H O N O R S  C O N F E R E N C E  D A Y

The annual Honors Conference Day was held in the Students Center on the main campus on May 1, 2008. It was a day set aside by the College to celebrate the Honors Program students. Fourteen juniors and seniors displayed and explained their work on posters to the faculty, staff, and other students of CNR. Shown here is Jenell Lenge, a junior English major, explaining her research project “Postmodern Political Subjectivity” to Dr. Daniel McCarthy, Associate Professor of Political Sciences, and Loretta Vaughan, Assistant to the Dean for 1^st year student support.

Dr. Amy Bass, Honors Program Director and Associate Professor of History, stops to chat with Mary Henderson, a double major in religious studies and psychology. Mary’s research project was entitled, “Why I went to prom in a duct tape dress: The Politics of Do-It-Yourself.” According to Dr.  Bass, “These honors students have engaged in a variety of projects that have pushed them to think critically in a number of ways, working closely with their peers and their generous faculty mentors.”

I N T E G R A T E D  M E D I A  P A R T  T W O

Walking around CNR's main campus is an artistic experience this May when the second projects by students enrolled in Integrated Media, an advanced elective course for SAS art majors taught by Professors Cristina DeGennaro and Margie Neuhaus, are on display.  The artworks focus on an interdisciplinary approach to media and process and will be viewable for one week, starting May 1, 2008.
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N U R S I N G  A D V O C A C Y  F O R U M

The School of Nursing launched a Nurse Advocacy Forum for nursing alumnae and senior baccalaureate students on April 30, 2008.  The new forum provides mentoring support and networking opportunities among alumnae who are "novice" nurses, students and faculty. Dean Mary Alice Donius, and two faculty conveners, Professors Connie Vance and Deborah Hunt, welcomed returning CNR alumnae: Dahlia Graham Khanns SN’07, Shari Lewis SN’07, Meilig Moran SN’07, Rachel Nunez SN’07, Maureen O'Neill SN’07, Paulette Jackson SN’07, Cebrena Purcell SN’07 and Yovanca Rodriquez SN’07.

W E L L N E S S  C E N T E R  D E D I C A T I O N

On a warm and sunny April 24, 2008 the College officially dedicated the new Wellness Center with an Academic Convocation and a blessing of the building by The Most Reverend Gerald T. Walsh, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of New York and Rector of St. Joseph’s Seminary.  Renowned medical ethicists Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino, John Carroll Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Medical Ethics at Georgetown University and Chair of the President’s Council on Bioethics, and Dr. Nuala Kenny, O.C., FRCPC, Professor, Departments of Bioethics and Pediatrics at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, addressed the audience before receiving honorary degrees from the College.  m o r e


R E G I O N A L  H O N O R S  C O N F E R E N C E

On April 3, 2008 four CNR honors students, accompanied by Honors Program Director Dr. Amy Bass, attended the Northeast Regional Honors Council's annual conference in Morristown, New Jersey.  The students spent four days participating in panels and roundtable discussions, presenting their own research, and exploring various themes as part of the NRHC's "City as Text" field seminars. CNR participants in this year's NRHC conference were  (left to right: ) Hasiba Mohammad, Mary Henderson, Binh Phong, and Eileen Schaub.

S P R I N G  C O N C E R T

The CNR Gospel Choir held their annual Spring Concert "Evening of Praise" on Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Holy Family Chapel.


 The "Evening of Praise" featured selections of song, dance and dramatic skits.  The CNR Gospel Choir is directed by Roger Francis,.

H U M A N  R I G H T S  A C T I V I S T  V I S I T S  C N R

Human rights activist and Fulbright Scholar, Homa Sorouri spoke on April 21, 2008, about “Human Rights in the Lives of Refugees: the Plight of Stateless People” on the main campus of CNR.  Ms. Sorouri spoke about the lives of refugees from first-hand experience. Born in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, Ms. Sorouri was forced with her family to relocate to Iran when her country was invaded.
 

Educated in Iran, Homa Sorouri has a B.A. in English Translation and an M.A. in International Relations from Tehran University. Today she is studying for a M.A. in International Affairs at the New School in New York City. Ms. Sorouri address was sponsored by the International Studies Program at CNR and funded by the Deborah and Russel Taylor Foundation.

W E L L N E S S  C E N T E R  R I B B O N  C U T T I N G

On April 8, 2008, members of The College of New Rochelle Community joined President Stephen J. Sweeny and Board Chair Michael N. Ambler at a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the College’s new $28 million Wellness Center. The official dedication of The Wellness Center will take place on April 24.  m o r e

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An opening reception was held on April 6 f0r the Castle Gallery’s Westchester Biennial 2008.  Created in 1998 to showcase work by emerging and established Westchester County artists, the Castle Gallery recognizes the diversity and innovation of artists living and working in Westchester County.  For more opening reception photos click here.

Participating artists gather for a group photo at the opening reception. This exhibition runs from March 30 through June 15, 2008.  m o r e

C N R  C O M M U N I T Y  S E R V I C E  D A Y

On April 1, members of The College of New Rochelle’s  faculty, staff, and students from the Main Campus, and five NYC campuses participated in the College’s Annual Community Service Day coordinated by the Office of Campus Ministry.

This year, CNR's annual event concentrated on painting, gardening and cleanup chores, and providing one-on-one services for the residents of the Richmond Community Services  Intermediate Care Facility Program for the developmentally disabled and physically challenged. CNR faculty, staff, and students also volunteered for the Midnight Run, where they prepared food, clothing, and blankets for distribution to the homeless in New York City.