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CNR Celebrates President's Circle Donors

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The CNR Community Celebrates Opening of New Academic Year

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President Sweeny Receives Awards
President Stephen Sweeny received two awards in September, the Pierre Toussaint Medallion from the Archdiocese of New York Office of Black Ministry and the 2006 Diversity Achievement and Mosaic Award from American Advertising Federation.   m o r e

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Xavier University
Thanks CNR
for Gifts of Kindness
CNR’s fundraising efforts to assist the rebuilding at Xavier University in New Orleans resulted in $45,000 in donations from 500 members of the CNR Community.

(Click here to read letter)

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Faculty & Staff Honored for CNR Careers at Opening of School Dinner
On September 15, 2006, the College Community came together for their annual Opening of School Year Meeting & Dinner during which faculty and staff celebrating service anniversaries were recognized. At the podium: Richard Cassetta, Associate Professor of Chemistry, School of Arts & Sciences, celebrated 45 years of dedicated service to The College of New Rochelle.   Click here for 2006 Service Anniversaries List

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Constitution Day Held on Main Campus
In recognition of Constitution Day, a special seminar was held on September 18, 2006.  Over 75 students, faculty, and staff attended this presentation held in the café lounge of the Gill Library on the main campus of CNR.

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Dr. Linda Swerdlow, Associate Professor of Education in the School of Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a grant from the organization Teaching Tolerance. This grant will support Dr. Swerdlow's collaboration with Isaac E. Young Middle School on a project on Global Child Labor.

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Heather Herrera, a member of the Instructional Staff of Letters of the School of New Resources at Co-Op City, will present her paper "Promoting High School Student Achievement through Mentoring and Partnerships" at the New Educator's conference "Building and Sustaining Learning Communities in Challenging Times" on October 21, 2006, at The City College of New York.

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Dr. Nick Smart, Associate Professor of English and Chair of the English Department in the School of Arts & Sciences, visited the University of Missouri St. Louis’s International Studies Program on September 22, 2006, and delivered the address “Helen of Utah: The truth of fiction in the life and writing of Helen Papanikolas." Mrs. Papanikolas was Dr. Smart’s grandmother. Dr. Smart is co-executor of her literary estate and co-editor of her posthumously published novel Rain in the Valley, which won the Utah Book Award for fiction, 2005. Dr. Smart also read from the novel at The King’s English Bookstore in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 19, 2006.

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Mariya Rivera SAS ‘82, who majored in art history at CNR, recently opened an art studio at the NEST Arts Factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Her first show at the NEST was entitled, “Women of Spirit, transcribing our inner vision via color & canvas."

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Dr. Kathy Reilly Fallon SAS ’90  Co-Founder and Chairwoman of the Heavenly Productions Foundation, has released "Heavenly Skies & Lullabies~Illustrated Song Book & CD" dedicated to "Children Throughout The World".  All net proceeds from the first publication run will be donated to World Vision-specifically to Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.  This is the second project to help children in need.

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New Features Added to the Online Community!
Get Connected and Stay Connected!

INTRODUCING: E-Mentoring - Now, registered members can mentor students and fellow alum by email, at your convenience, from any location. Student Recruitment - Without having to pick up a phone, send a letter or make a visitation, you can alert the admissions office to potential students. Alumnae/i News - The News section is a great way to find out what’s happening at CNR and how you can get involved. Other benefits include: - Keeping in touch with friends all around the world via the Online Directory - Showcasing your accomplishments on the Alumnae/i Spotlight page - Viewing online editions of Quarterly and CNR Report - Registering for CNR Events Online And Much More! Joining is just a click away! Alumnae/i who register between now and December 31, 2006 will be entered in a drawing to win a special CNR memento, choose between a man’s tie, a woman’s silk scarf or an afghan.

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