F E A T U R E  S T O R Y

CNR celebrates 103rd School Year Opening

A R O U N D  C N R

Castle Gallery Fall Show features Native American culture

50 Years of Powwow An opportunity to celebrate Native culture and pass on important traditions September 10 - November 22, 2006 Opening Reception: Sunday, September 24, 2006 2 - 4 p.m. Redhawk Native American Arts Council to perform at Opening Reception m o r e

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 Wellness Center Construction Continues

Click on the Campaign for The College of New Rochelle Website and follow the building of CNR’s Wellness Center as well as the progress of the Campaign.  
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New Assistant Dean in the Graduate School
The College of New Rochelle announced the appointment of Dr. John Patton as Assistant Dean of the Art & Communication Studies Division of the Graduate School   m o r e

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Graduate School Expands Art Therapy Program
The Graduate School at The College of New Rochelle announced the expansion of the College’s existing Art Therapy program to include a master’s degree in Art Therapy/Counseling. Prospective students may apply now for enrollment in the Fall 2006 semester.    m o r e

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School of Nursing receives 23rd Consecutive
Federal Traineeship Award
The College of New Rochelle School of Nursing announced that it has been awarded the Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship for $34,335 -- formerly called the Nursing Traineeship Award -- from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions.   m o r e

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Fifth Annual CNR Golf & Tennis Outing

The Fifth Annual CNR Golf & Tennis Outing is scheduled for September 25, 2006 at the Donald Ross designed course of Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York. The Shotgun Start will be at 12:30 pm, after registration and brunch. A silent auction conducted by Steiner Sports, a raffle, door prizes, and awards will be held during dinner. For more information, contact Linda Grande at 914.654.5288 or visit the CNR Golf & Tennis Outing website.

C N R  S T U D E N T  N E W S

F A C U L T Y / S T A F F  F O C U S

Associate Professor Susan Acampora attended the American Library Association's Annual Convention in New Orleans in June and volunteered with ALA's "Libraries Build Communities" project," a community service restoration effort to help rebuild local neighborhoods and their libraries after Hurricane Katrina.  

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Director of Campus Ministry Helen Wolf and Rosann Santos, Director of Student Development and Programs, attended the international Ursuline educators conference held at Santa Ursula University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The CNR staff members represented the College at this conference. Over 120 educators from North and South America attended, as well as South Africa and Taiwan. Helen Wolf assisted with music at some of the liturgical celebrations and wrote the closing prayer service.

At right: Helen Wolf with Madre Maria de Fátima Maron Ramos, Chancellor of Santa Ursula University, and George Bittencourt Doyle Maia, President. Helen Wolf was asked by the university to bring a symbol of CNR to the conference and she brought a print of “Love One Another” a painting by artist Laura James that was commissioned by the College for CNR's Centennial Year.

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Dr. Anthony Cosenza, Associate Professor of Special Education in the Graduate School, recently published Crisis Intervention Christ-Is Intervention, Volume I. In his book, Dr. Cosenza unveils the biblical origin and characteristics of “spiritual valueness.”

I N  M E M O R I A M

Mary Lofton, Assistant to the Librarian at the Brooklyn Campus of SNR, passed away after a long illness on February 7, 2006.

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Sr. Loretta Shanahan, OSU, died on February 23, 2006. Sr. Loretta taught philosophy, history and psychology of education at the College from 1953 to 1955.

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Sr. Eugenia Marie Garvey, OSU,  a graduate of the CNR Class of 1944, died on April 11, 2006. Sr. Eugenia returned to CNR to teach English in 1969, and later in her CNR career worked in the administration and then from 1981 to 1986 in the Writing Center and the School of New Resources.

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Dr. Maria Zubritski passed away after a long illness on March 22, 2006. Dr. Zubritski joined the School of New Resources in 1992 as a member of the Instructional Staff in the School’s New York Theological Seminary Campus. She transferred to the Rosa Parks Campus in 1995 and retired in 2005.

A L U M N A E / I  N E W S

Kelly Clark GS ’05 has a solo exhibit entitled, “A Photographic Journey of India” hanging in the Mooney Center Exhibit Hall. The show will be on display through September 25. Ms. Clark is a Nyack-based artist, freelance photographer, and art teacher.   m o r e       Artist's Statement

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Cheryl A. Croce GS ’88, who has her Masters of Science in therapeutic education from CNR, was recently appointed lifestyle director for the Classic Residence by Hyatt in Yonkers, New York.

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Mary Jane Reddington SAS ’45 will be honored for her 35-plus years of service to the United Way at the organization’s annual Leadership Dinner at the Davenport Club on October 18.

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Sr. Dorothy Ann Kelly, OSU ’51 will present the fall Ursuline Institute Lecture on Thursday, October 5, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. in Romita Auditorium. Her talk “A Pilgrim’s Story—The 150th Anniversary of the Ursulines in New York: Inheriting the Past/Embracing the Future” will trace the evolution of ministries undertaken by Ursuline communities and by individual Ursulines.

At a ceremony at New Rochelle City Hall on September 6, 2006, The Coalition for Mutual Respect awarded the Yitzhak Rabin Peacemaker Award to Sister Dorothy Ann Kelly for her lifetime in the service of others. 

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Joan Varrone SAS ’72 was recently appointed the Chief Financial Officer of SenSage, Inc, the leading provider of scaleable log management solutions. Most recently Ms. Varrone served as CFO at Optiva, Inc., a South San Francisco-based nanotechnology developer. She received her BA in Mathematics from CNR, an MS in operations research from Purdue University, and an MBA in finance and international business from New York University. Ms. Varrone is a resident of San Francisco, California.

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Fall Cocktail Party
September 22, 2006
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
MacMenamin's Grill
115 Cedar Street, New Rochelle, NY
$60.00 per person

You've read about them in the paper; seen them on TV- Now is your chance to join in the fun at MacMenamin's Grill, voted Food Network's #1 Interactive Cooking Event. Guests watch or participate in hands on preparation of a fall cocktail party with a professional Chef - in a beautiful kitchen setting - while being served by a knowledgeable and professional wait team.

Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and soda will be offered along with the items prepared. Don't miss this terrific opportunity to catch up with fellow alumnae/i.

Seating is limited - you must register in advance. For more information log on to: http://www.macmenaminsgrill.com/
To Register, click  here and then on Event Registration

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