NEW ROCHELLE, NY, March 5, 2010 – The College of New Rochelle (CNR) School of Arts & Sciences Mathematics Department will host its third annual Sonia Kovalevsky Mathematics Day on Friday, March 26, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on its Main Campus in New Rochelle. According to Dr. Michelle Merriweather, Associate Professor of Mathematics at CNR, “As a women's college we not only encourage women to study math and science, we provide them ample opportunity to become excited about their future careers in these fields through individualized career counseling, course structures and conference attendance. Students, professors and college resources become a team to guide each student to the fields that best suit their talents and interests. Coursework and additional opportunities outside the classroom are provided to enrich students' learning and prepare them for their future.” This special event at The College of New Rochelle, sponsored by Con Edison, will feature math and science sessions, a problem solving contest and a career panel of professional women who demonstrate how math can be an intriguing and financially rewarding career choice. TI-Nspire Calculator Workshop will be offered for teachers. Teachers attending with their students are eligible to receive Professional Development Units. Keynote speaker is Joan DeBello of St. John's University. Professor DeBello holds both a B.S. in mathematics and mathematical physics (1997) and an M.A. in mathematics (1999) from St. John’s University. She is currently a doctoral student at Teacher's College, Columbia University completing her Ed.D. in Mathematics Education in May. She has taught at St. John’s University since 1999. Sonia Kovalevsky was the most widely known Russian mathematician of the late 19th century. A distinguished writer and advocate for women’s rights, her prominence as a professional mathematician reached its apex in 1888 when she received the prestigious Prix Bordin from the French Academie des Sciences for one of her research papers. The selection committee – unaware that the writer was a woman -- voted unanimously in favor of the winning paper. Mathematics Days for High School Girls are intended to encourage young women to continue their study of mathematics as they move from high school to college.  For information, contact Dr. Michelle Merriweather at 914-654-5462 or mmerriweather@cnr.edu

THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE RECEIVES PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD   Only College in Westchester To Be Recognized   New Rochelle, NY, March 3, 2010:The College of New Rochelle has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. CNR is the only college or university within Westchester County to receive this award.   “At The College of New Rochelle, our commitment to service is an integral part of our mission,” said President Stephen J. Sweeny when advised that CNR was included in the 2009 Honor Roll. “Our entire College Community is very proud of the work our students accomplished under the guidance of Helen Wolf, Director of Campus Ministry.”   Each year CNR students participate in numerous service activities. Among them are Midnight Runs to New York City to help the homeless, serving meals at HOPE Soup Kitchen, working with Habitat for Humanity of Westchester, teaching ESL at the Adult Learning Center, volunteering with seniors in assisted living programs in New Rochelle and Mt. Vernon. In addition, CNR students take annual service trips on which they spend a week serving those in need. On this year’s trip to New Orleans, students rebuilt homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.     Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, also congratulated CNR, saying, “Our nation’s students are a critical part of the equation and vital to our efforts to tackle the most persistent challenges we face. They have achieved impactful results and demonstrated the value of putting knowledge into practice to help renew America through service.”   The College of New Rochelle and other recognized schools make a significant contribution to the volunteer sector; in 2009, 3.16 million students performed more than 300 million hours of service, according to the Volunteering in America study released by the Corporation. Each year, the Corporation invests more than $150 million in fostering a culture of service on college campuses through grants awarded by its programs; the education awards that AmeriCorps members receive at the conclusion of their term of service to pay for college; and through support of training, research, recognition, and other initiatives to spur college service.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, February 19, 2010: The first recipient of the Mary Ellen Donnelly Critchlow (SAS’69) Endowed Chair in English is Daniel B. Smith, an author, journalist, and editor. Professor Smith will be teaching creative writing in the fall of 2010, and conduct workshops on writing for groups of students from all four schools this spring semester. A former staff editor at The Atlantic Monthly, Dan Smith has contributed essays and articles to numerous publications, including The American Scholar, The Atlantic Monthly, Granta, The New York Times Magazine, and New York. His most recent article “Is There an Ecological Unconscious?” appeared in the January 31, 2010 issue of The New York Times Magazine. He has written extensively about mental health and psychology, as well as about subjects ranging from the “cultural commons” to the lives of American expatriates in Dubai. His first book, Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Hearing Voices and the Borders of Sanity, about the history and meaning of auditory hallucinations, was published in 2007.  

Of Dan Smith’s appointment, Dr. Richard Thompson, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences said, “We are honored to have Dan Smith join us in this position. He is an active and accomplished writer, as well as an engaging individual, who is eager to contribute in many ways to the intellectual life of the CNR Community.”  

The Endowed Chair is a gift made by Lillian Brennan Carney SAS'69 and her husband Patrick to the School of Arts & Sciences to honor classmate Mary Ellen Donnelly Critchlow. Lillian and Mary Ellen were roommates as undergraduates at CNR.
 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, February 23, 2010: The College of New Rochelle Office of Mission and Identity will present two significant events in March that recognize and celebrate the remarkable life of Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement, a candidate for canonization, and one of the most extraordinary and influential Catholics in the 20th century.

On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Fool for Christ, a one-woman performance by Sarah Melici, will be presented at 7 p.m. in Romita Auditorium on the Main Campus of the College. The performance explores the life of Dorothy Day: her loves, her spirituality, and her politics.

Sarah Melici, a New Jersey-based actress, has performed in Vaclav Havel’s Temptation at the New York Public Theatre and toured in Driving Miss Daisy.  Her TV credits include Law and Order, The Golden Years, and the pilot News at Twelve. Since 1998 she has chosen to perform exclusively in Fool for Christ, saying, “Many people have told me that seeing Fool for Christ has been a life changing experience for them. It has been for me.”

The following week, on March 23, 2010, Robert Ellsberg will deliver the lecture, “A Celebration of the Life of Dorothy Day” at 7 p.m. in Romita Auditorium on the Main Campus of the College.

Mr. Ellsberg, former managing editor of The Catholic Worker and a close colleague of Dorothy Day during the last five years of her life, edited The Duty of Delight, a collection of Dorothy Day’s diaries that recount her experience of historic events, persons and places, as well as the challenges and struggles of her life.  Robert Ellsberg is currently editor-in-chief and publisher of Orbis Books at Maryknoll. His own books include Blessed Among All Women: Reflections on Women Saints.
 
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information on these two important presentations, contact Dr. Joan Bailey, Vice President for Mission and Identity, at (914)654-5547 or jbailey@cnr.edu.
 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, December 17, 2009 – Dr. Stephen J. Sweeny, President of The College of New Rochelle (CNR), has announced the appointment of Dr. Marie Ribarich as Dean of the Graduate School.

          “I make this appointment with considerable enthusiasm, said Dr. Sweeny. “Dr. Ribarich is a highly regarded member of the community with rich experience and professional expertise that will serve us well.”

Dr. Ribarich joined CNR in 2003 as the Graduate School Division Head of Human Services. Since that time, she has served as Assistant Dean of Human Services, Acting Assistant Dean of Education, Associate Dean, and most recently, as Acting Dean of the School.

            Her professional experience includes administrative and clinical responsibilities in the Department of Behavioral Health Services at North Shore University Hospital in Glen Cove, NY, teaching at St. John’s University, and on-site clinical supervisory work at Adelphi University, C. W. Post, and Hofstra. She has also served as School Psychologist at The New Interdisciplinary School in Yaphank, NY.

            Dr. Ribarich holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Child Specialization from St. John’s University and a BA in Psychology from New York University.

            Founded in 1969, the Graduate School offers 31 degree and certificate programs in Art, Art Therapy/Counseling, Career Development, Communication Studies, Educational Leadership, Gerontology, Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, School Psychology, and Teacher Education.  

 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, December 10, 2009 – The College of New Rochelle’s (CNR) Office of Mission & Identity continues its lecture series with A Collision of Racism, Patriotism, & Global Politics: The Battle Over W.E.B. Du Bois by noted author and CNR faculty member Dr. Amy Bass.  The event will take place on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 7 p.m., in Romita Auditorium on the Main Campus in New Rochelle. The lecture is free and open to the public.  For information, contact Dr. Joan Bailey, VP for Mission and Identity at (914) 654-5547 or jbailey@cnr.edu . 
        Born in 1868, W.E.B. Du Bois, was an American civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, historian, and author. The first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University, he co-founded the NAACP. Du Bois’ works included three major autobiographies, The Souls of Black Folk, Black Reconstruction, and The Negro, books that greatly influenced the works of pioneer Africanist scholars.  
        Dr. Amy Bass is an Associate Professor of History at CNR, Director of the School of Arts & Sciences Honors Program, and author of Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle Over W.E.B. Du Bois. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.A in History from Stony Brook University and a B.A. in History from Bates College. Her research interests include African American history, modern American culture, identity politics, and historical theory and methodology. Those About Him is Bass’ third book. She previously published Not the Triumph but the Struggle: the 1968 Olympic Games and the Making of the Black Athlete in 2002 and In the Game: Race, Identity, and Sports in the 20th Century in 2005.  Bass served as research supervisor for the NBC Olympic unit at the Atlanta, Sydney, Salt Lake, Athens, and Torino Olympic Games.         

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, November 30, 2009 -- The Castle Gallery, housed in historic Leland Castle on The College of New Rochelle’s Main Campus, continues its 2009-10 season with Mapping Memories, an exhibit featuring the works of installation artists Beili Liu and Takafumi Ide.  The exhibit opens to the public on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 and runs through Sunday, February 21, 2010. The Gallery will host an opening reception on Sunday, December 13, 2009, from 2 to 4 p.m.  The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

Mapping Memories brings together the work of installation artists Beili Liu and Takafumi Ide.  Born in China and now living and working in Austin, TX, Liu depends heavily on her connection to the materials she uses to create time- and process-based installations that address transience, fragility, and time lapse.  Her media varies from everyday materials such as salt, water, needles and thread, to digitally processed images, video and sound.  The resulting work forms from sweeping cultural legends and traditions, to personal family memories.  Using Japanese aesthetics, Ide, based in Brooklyn, NY, utilizes fragility and transitory qualities of impermanence to convey ephemeral human life and its beauty.  Although sound is essential to his work, he employs several of the viewers’ senses.  Like Liu, his media ranges from common and basic materials (sand, water, branches), to the technologically advanced.  Ide’s creations are also born of memories. Simultaneously personal and universal, Liu and Ide’s complex installation works engage both physically and psychologically. 

          The Castle Gallery, established 1980 as an art resource for the entire community, dedicated to teaching and committed to providing a rich diversity of art experiences, serves school groups and art lovers from throughout Westchester County with innovative exhibits, lectures, and programs.  The Gallery is located on the Main Campus of CNR, 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle, NY. Castle Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. It is closed Mondays and major national holidays. For additional information, tours, and directions to CNR, please call (914) 654-5423 or go to www.cnr.edu/CNR/cnr-directions.html#NEWROCHELLE.

Fr. Leo O’Donovan Continues Lecture Series
on Art & Religion

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, November 20, 2009 – The College of New Rochelle’s (CNR) Office of Mission & Identity will once again host a lecture on the subject of art & religion by the Reverend Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., president emeritus of Georgetown University and past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. Fr. Leo will present Madonnas at the Met: A Beloved Theme at a Beloved Institution, on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 7 p.m., in Romita Auditorium on the Main Campus in New Rochelle. 
    During his lecture, as he did in last year’s three-part series, “Finding God In All The Galleries” presented at CNR, Fr. Leo will reflect on the relationship between art and religion, with special emphasis on the depiction of the Madonna in great art through the ages. 
    Born in New York City, Fr. Leo attended Iona Preparatory School before earning his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1956. He studied at the Universite de Lyon on a Fulbright scholarship and received a Ph.L. in 1961 from Fordham University, an S.T.L. in 1976 from Woodstock College, and an S.T.D. in 1971 from the University of Munster in Germany, where he studied under Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner.  Fr. Leo is a former member of The College of New Rochelle’s Board of Trustees.

 

LECTURE TO ADDRESS MODERN DAY SLAVERY &
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN & GIRLS

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, November 9, 2009 - The College of New Rochelle’s (CNR) Office of Campus Ministry will present “Stuck in Traffick: A Human Trafficking Event” on the Main Campus in New Rochelle on Thursday, November 19, at 6 p.m. in Romita Auditorium.  The speaker will be Sister Clare Nolan, Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd and former representative of a United Nations Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) providing direct social service across the globe to women and girls prostituted and/or trafficked for sexual exploitation.  Sr. Clare holds a BA from Fordham University and an MSW and Certificate in International Affairs from NYU.

 

 

• According to a U.S. State Department study, 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States from at least 35 countries and enslaved each year.
• Every 10 minutes a woman or child is trafficked into the United States.
• In 2008, traffickers made an estimated thirty-one billion dollars buying and selling human beings.        

 

Those attending the event will be encouraged to write to their Congressional representatives to urge eradication of this modern-day form of human slavery.

            The event is free and open to the public.  For information, contact Suzette Walker-Vega at 914-654-5339 or swalker@cnr.edu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, October 22, 2009 – CNR Drama, The College of New Rochelle’s renowned theater club, opens its 103rd season on November 6, 2009, with the multiple-award-winning musical Dreamgirls, Michael Bennett’s original Broadway show that gave birth to the 2006 film of the same name.  All performances take place in Romita Auditorium on CNR’s Main Campus at 29 Castle Place in New Rochelle.

 

Performances are as follows:

 

Evening performances at 8 p.m.

   November 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 

Matinee performances at 2 p.m.

   November 7, 8, 14 and 15

 

Ticket prices:

   $20 general admission

   $17.50 students and seniors

 

          For information or to reserve seats, contact the box office at (914) 654-5373 or reserve on-line at www.cnrdrama.org.  Seating is limited, so early reservations are suggested. 

          Taking place through the late 60s and early 70s, Dreamgirls follows the lives of Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson, three young women from Detroit who form an R&B singing trio called "The Dreamettes." Thanks to manipulative agent and record executive Curtis Taylor, Jr., the Dreamettes become famous as the backup group for soul singer James "Thunder" Early. Conflict arises when Curtis transforms the trio into the pop-friendly "Dreams," and replaces Effie with Deena as both lead singer of the group and his romantic interest.

          Directed by Laurie P. Castaldo, advisor for the group and a member of the College’s administrative staff, the CNR production includes Mary-Elizabeth Smith-Mitchell (CNR ’10), Keeva Moolenaar Brown, Danielle Summons, and Darianna Para (CNR ’11) as The Dreams, as well as 11 other CNR students in various ensemble roles.  Other featured actors are Erich McMillan-McCall as Curtis Taylor, Jr., Richard E. Waits as James “Thunder” Early, and Glenn Herndon as C.C. White.  Ariel Ares (CNR ’10), president of the student-run drama club, is Stage Manager. 

    CNR Drama’s first production, Tennyson’s The Princess, premiered on June 12, 1906. Today, CNR Drama has the distinction of being the campus club with the longest uninterrupted tenure in the College’s history.

           

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, October 9, 2009 – The College of New Rochelle (CNR) School of New Resources (SNR) will present Images of Life, an exhibition of the works of photographer Toni Parks, daughter of the legendary artist Gordon Parks, at its Gordon Parks Gallery & Cultural Arts Center located on the John Cardinal O’Connor Campus in the South Bronx. The exhibit opens with a reception on Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 4 – 7 p.m., and runs through Friday, December 18, 2009. The reception is by invitation only; media is invited to attend.

    The Gordon A. Parks Gallery & Cultural Arts Center reflects the diverse interests of renowned photographer, filmmaker, and writer Gordon Parks. The Center serves both Campus and community through a variety of multicultural activities, including art exhibits, lectures, poetry readings, and musical events.

    The Gordon Parks Gallery is located on the School of New Resources John Cardinal O’Connor Campus at 332 East 149th Street, New York. Gallery hours are Friday from 2 – 6 p.m., Saturday from 1 – 5 p.m., and by appointment. To schedule an appointment or tour, contact Delphine Hill-Smith, 718-665-1310.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, October 6, 2009 – The College of New Rochelle’s (CNR) School of New Resources (SNR) for adult learners will hold open houses on five of its six campuses, located in Westchester, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, on Saturday, October 24, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Attendees will have an opportunity to tour the campuses, meet faculty and students and talk to academic and financial advisors. If they wish, attendees may also complete required testing and apply for admission on that day.

 

 

SNR’s fully accredited Bachelor of Arts degree program offers:

•   A distinctive program for adult learners 21 years of age
    and older

•   Convenient admission and registration processes

•   One-on-one advisement on how to finance your education

•   One-on-one academic advisement

•   Many six-credit seminars

•   Classes that meet just one morning or evening each week

•   Independent study and streamed video telecourses

•   Course credit for learning from life and work experience

Founded in 1972, The College of New Rochelle School of New Resources is recognized internationally as a model for adult education.  The School has graduated more than 17,000 adult learners with baccalaureate liberal arts degrees. More than 55 percent of SNR graduates have gone on to obtain advanced degrees at colleges and universities nationwide. Many hold senior management positions in the public and private sectors.

 

 

Campuses locations are:

Main Campus in Westchester

29 Castle Place, New Rochelle (914) 654-5528 

 

Co-op City Campus in the Bronx

755 Co-op City Boulevard  (718) 320-0300

 

John Cardinal O’Connor Campus in the South Bronx

332 East 149th Street (718) 665-1310

           

Brooklyn Campus at Restoration Plaza

1368 Fulton Street  (718) 638-2500

 

Rosa Parks Campus (Studio Museum) in Manhattan

144 West 125th Street (212) 662-7500

 

DC 37 Headquarters in Manhattan*

125 Barclay Street, Room 213 (212) 815-1710

 

*There will be an open house for the DC 37 Campus on

Thursday, October 22, beginning at 6 p.m.

 

 

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 five other campus locations in New York City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu .

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY, October 6, 2009 – The College of New Rochelle (CNR) Graduate School will host an Information Session on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in the Student Campus Center on the Main Campus in New Rochelle.

 

Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about the 31 degree and certificate programs offered in Art, Art Therapy/Counseling, Career Development, Communication Studies, Educational Leadership, Gerontology, Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, School Psychology, and Teacher Education. Current students, members of the faculty, administrators, the Dean of the Graduate School and a financial aid representative will be on hand to answer questions.

 

A representative from the School of Nursing will also be available with information about Graduate Nursing programs.

 

For information, contact the Office of Admission at 914-654-5452 admission@cnr.edu.

 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, October 5, 2009 – The College of New Rochelle School of Arts & Sciences (SAS) Art Department will present “Museum Education: Celebrating the Past & Building the Future,” a lecture by Dr. Kent Lydecker, on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at 6:45 p.m., in Romita Auditorium on the Main Campus in New Rochelle.  Immediately following the lecture, a reception will be held in CNR’s Castle Gallery, where guests may tour the Gallery’s current exhibit three women.  The lecture and reception are free and open to the public.

            Lydecker guided the activities of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as an educational institution for nearly two decades. At the time of his retirement in 2008, he was serving as the Museum’s Frederick and Sandra Rose Associate Director for Education.  He has held senior posts at The National Gallery of Art as Curator in Charge of Public Programs and The Art Institute of Chicago as Executive Director of Museum Education.  His achievements touch on all areas of museum education and practice, art history, institutional management, governance and policy, and the use of new technologies in the service of institutional mission. Metropolitan Museum programs for public and specialized audiences exceeded 20,000 events annually during his tenure. He holds a master’s degree from Cornell University and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University.

            For information on the event, contact SAS Art Department Chair Emily Stern at 914-654-5834 or estern@cnr.edu.

           

Author of Marathon Woman Recounts Victorious Fight

To Become First Woman Runner in Boston Marathon

 

New Rochelle, NY, August 21, 2009 – The College of New Rochelle (CNR) will present “Empowering Women Through Athletics,” a lecture by women's running pioneer and noted author Kathrine Switzer on Thursday, September 17, 2009, as part of its Second Annual Fitness for Life! Day. The lecture, which takes place at 7 p.m. in Romita Auditorium on the Main Campus, will open with an introduction by CNR Associate Professor of History and Honors Program Director Dr. Amy Bass (author of Not the Triumph but the Struggle: the 1968 Olympic Games and the Making of the Black Athlete) and will be followed by a question and answer session featuring a panel of CNR student athletes. The event will conclude with a reception and book signing by Kathrine Switzer. The event is free and open to the public. For further information, please call (914) 654-5380.

        Switzer gained world-wide notoriety as the woman who challenged the all-male tradition of the Boston Marathon by being the first woman to officially run the race in 1967. As recapped in her most recent book, Marathon Woman, her entry created an uproar when a race official tried to remove her forcibly from the competition. The "Boston Incident" only strengthened Switzer’s resolve to excel athletically. To date, she has run 35 marathons, won the 1974 New York City Marathon, and ran her personal best of 2:51.33 by finishing second in the 1975 Boston Marathon (at the time, the sixth best women's marathon time in the world and third in the United States). 

          A journalist and frequent speaker at major marathon events in the U.S. and abroad, Switzer has dedicated her multi-faceted career to creating opportunities and equal sport status for women. Her part in the development of programs in 27 countries for over one million women led to the inclusion of the women's marathon as an official event in the Olympic Games, changing forever the face of sports, health and opportunities for women around the world. Today, Switzer continues to champion women’s health and wellness initiatives by sharing her story and personal philosophies. Her lecture at The College of New Rochelle will be the culmination of the College’s Second Annual Fitness for Life! Day event, a day devoted to health education for all members of the CNR Community.

          The day’s events begin at 9 a.m. with a one-mile Fun Run and Walk around the Campus.  Activities also include fitness seminars, workshops, exhibits, and tours of the College’s state-of-the-art Wellness Center.

          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 five other campus locations in New York City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu.

         

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-media Exhibit Features the
Works of Women Artists

 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, August 18, 2009 -- The Castle Gallery, housed in historic Leland Castle on The College of New Rochelle’s Main Campus, will open its 2009-10 season with three women, a multi-media exhibit featuring the works of artists Joan Giroux, Whitney Huber, and Lisa Kaftori.  The exhibit opens to the public on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 and runs through Sunday, November 8, 2009. The Gallery will host an opening reception on Sunday, September 13, 2009, from 2 to 4 p.m.  The Gallery will also present an Artist Panel on Wednesday evening, November 4, 2009, from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m.  The exhibit, reception and artist panel are free and open to the public.
        three women, collaboratively curated by the three artists, features sculpture, video, installation and performance.  “The exhibit invites visitors to explore interconnections between the social, emotional, and material textures of women’s lives: paper, flowers, glass, silk, water, sugar, steel, thread, strawberries, buttons, ink, dresses, and neon,” says Dr. Jean Petrolle, author of Religion Without Belief: Contemporary Allegory and the Search for Postmodern Faith.“
        Joan Giroux is an interdisciplinary spatial artist, activist, and educator, whose work engages language, history, game theory and social conditioning. Giroux and Kaftori founded Compassionate Action Enterprises, a collective devoted to art strategies addressing issues of sustainability in our world. An Assistant Professor in Columbia College Chicago’s Art + Design Department, Giroux teaches studio art and art activism.
        Whitney Huber is a spatial and performance artist with a background in art history, film theory and criticism. Her artistic work addresses perception, iconography and performance of gender roles, and pleasure and struggle in personal history. She teaches studio art, art history and interdisciplinary creative practice at Columbia College Chicago.
        Lisa Kaftori is a social sculptor and ecological artist, interested in the ways aesthetic experience is created and framed. Her work explores history, memory and place, identity and contemporary culture. Kaftori creates artwork that emphasizes a sense of understanding and connectedness between human beings and a respectful, symbiotic relationship with the natural world.
        On Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Castle Gallery will participate in New Rochelle Arts Fest ’09, a collaborative event with art, music, performance, culinary and retail venues throughout the City of New Rochelle. Each venue will be a stop on the free trolley tours operating throughout the downtown New Rochelle area on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. 

          The Castle Gallery was established in 1980 as an art resource for the entire community. Dedicated to teaching and committed to providing a rich diversity of art experiences, the Gallery serves school groups and art lovers from throughout Westchester County with innovative exhibits, lectures, and programs.  The Gallery is located on the Main Campus of CNR, 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle, NY. Castle Gallery Hours: Tues. & Wed., 10 am to 8 pm, Thurs. & Fri., 10 am to 5 pm, Sat. and Sun., 12 to 4 pm. It is closed Mondays and major national holidays. For additional information, tours, and directions to CNR, please call (914) 654-5423 or go to www.cnr.edu/CNR/cnr-directions.html#NEWROCHELLE.

 

 

Pictured: “inclined to suppose,” mixed media, Joan Giroux, Whitney Huber and Lisa Kaftori

New Rochelle, NY, August 7, 2009 – The College of New Rochelle Mooney Center Exhibit Hall opens its fall season with American Kiss, a solo exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by Brooklyn-based artist Jen P. Harris. The exhibit opens on Thursday, August 27, and runs through Monday, September 21, 2009. A reception with the artist will be held on Wednesday, September 16, from 6 - to 8 p.m. in the Mooney Center Lounge. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public
        Harris’ work explores dissonance in identity – disruptions of self, sexuality and purpose – and challenges expectations about culturally familiar imagery. The artist builds her pictures from a central vocabulary of images, which includes androgynous men and women, embracing couples, twins, dancing or diving bodies, mirrored figures, and figures in the landscape – motifs that have social and political dimensions. Her paintings and works on paper feature the interaction of naturalistic forms and flat graphic elements, big spatial shifts, and subtle perceptual paradox.
        Harris, who studied art at Yale University, Queens College and the Yale Norfolk Summer Program, has exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, and Italy. Her awards include the E.D. Foundation Grant, the Bates Traveling Fellowship, and the Ellen Battel Stoekel Fellowship. Learn more about the artist and her work at www.jenpharris.com.

           The Mooney Center Exhibit Hall is located at The College of New Rochelle, 29 Castle Place in New Rochelle, NY  10805.  Hours:  Monday-Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  For directions or information, please call (914) 654-5423 or go to: http://www.cnr.edu/CNR/cnr-directions.html#NEWROCHELLE. Additional images available upon request. 

New Rochelle, NY, July 15, 2009 – Dr. Stephen J. Sweeny, President of The College of New Rochelle (CNR), has announced the appointment of Ana Fontoura as Dean of Mother Irene Gill Memorial Library.

 

Fontoura began her career at the College in 1987 as a periodicals assistant.  At the time of her appointment as Dean, she was serving as an Assistant Professor/Electronic Resources Librarian. Her professional background includes over 21 years of combined library experience in Technical Services, Periodicals, Reference, Teaching, Staff Training, and Electronic Resources in academic and school libraries.  Fontoura has also worked for the Yonkers School System and as a liaison to the Ursuline School in New Rochelle and Sacred Heart Grade School in Yonkers.  In all of her endeavors, she promotes information literacy at all levels not only in her library instruction sessions but also through collaborative efforts with other faculty and administration. An active member of the College Community chairing and serving on many committees, Fontoura’s interests include trends in library innovation, management of electronic resources and technology, children’s literature, and promoting lifelong learning.

 

“Dean Fontoura is a highly regarded member of the Library faculty who has made a significant contribution to the Library during her tenure,” said Dr. Sweeny. “She possesses impressive leadership skills which will serve the Library and College well into the future.”

 

Fontoura earned her B.S. in Psychology and M.S. in Gerontology from The College of New Rochelle and her M.L.S. in Library Science from Queens College of the City University of New York. She is currently pursuing a certificate in Leadership and Management from the New York Library Association.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, July 22, 2009 – The College of New Rochelle’s (CNR) School of New Resources (SNR) will hold open houses on its six campuses, located in Westchester, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, on Saturday, August 15, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Attendees will have an opportunity to tour the campuses, meet faculty and students and talk to academic and financial advisors. If they wish, attendees may also complete required testing and apply for admission on that day.

 

SNR’s fully accredited Bachelor of Arts degree program offers:

•        A distinctive program for adult learners 21 years of age and older

•        Convenient admission and registration processes

•        One-on-one advisement on how to finance your education

•        One-on-one academic advisement

•        Many six-credit seminars

•        Classes that meet just one morning or evening each week

•        Independent study and streamed video telecourses

•        Course credit for learning from life and work experiences

 

Campuses locations are:

Main Campus in Westchester

29 Castle Place, New Rochelle (914) 654-5528 

 

Co-op City Campus in the Bronx

755 Co-op City Boulevard  (718) 320-0300

 

John Cardinal O’Connor Campus in the South Bronx

332 East 149th Street (718) 665-1310

           

Brooklyn Campus at Restoration Plaza

1368 Fulton Street  (718) 638-2500

 

Rosa Parks Campus (Studio Museum) in Manhattan

144 West 125th Street (212) 662-7500

 

DC 37 Headquarters in Manhattan

125 Barclay Street, Room 213 (212) 815-1710

 

 

Founded in 1972, The College of New Rochelle School of New Resources is recognized internationally as a model for adult education.  The School has graduated more than 17,000 adult learners with baccalaureate liberal arts degrees. More than 55 percent of SNR graduates have gone on to obtain advanced degrees at colleges and universities nationwide. Many hold senior management positions in the public and private sectors.