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C N
R C E N T E N N I A
L E V E N T S
In
Celebration of The Centennial
Year
The College of New Rochelle presents
a wide array of events honoring
CNR’s
One Hundred Years of Academic
Excellence.
A T O U
R H E A R
T :
D I V E R S I T Y
A C A D E M I C C O N V
O C A T I O N
Another in a
series of Academic
Convocations held in celebration of the CNR Centennial Year took place
on Thursday, February 19, 2004.
Historical
commentary which detailed
CNR's long-standing commitment to diversity was provided by College
Historian
James T. Schleifer.
Keynote
speaker Cornel West of
Princeton University spoke to an overflowing crowd in Holy Family
Chapel.
About
Cornel West
In an
electrifying presentation
that was both passionate and perceptive, Dr. West spoke on “At
Our
Heart: Diversity”
Dr. West's
words thrilled, delighted,
and engaged the enthralled audience of over seven hundred students,
faculty
and invited guests who filled the chapel and the main parlors of the
Castle.
Pictured: Tanesha Grand-Pierre, a junior in the School of Arts &
Sciences.
During the
Convocation, Dr. West
also received an Honorary Degree and the special Centennial Medal from
Dr. Stephen J. Sweeny.
U N V E I L I
N G R E C
E P T I O N
Prior to the
Academic Convocation,
there was a reception held in Gill Library for the unveiling of a
painting in the Library Alumnae Reading Room. Commisioned for the CNR
Centennial,
the painting, entitled CNR, Love One
Another, is a celebration of the College's
diversity. The work was done by artist Laura James, whose style
comprises
Biblical themes using Ethiopian Christian iconography. Using bright
colors,
intricate patterns, and sometimes surreal imagery, Ms. James paints
women,
families and scenes of everyday life.
President
Stephen J. Sweeny and artist
Laura James pose in front of painting (detail at right.)
The
painting's
unveiling was met with immediate critical acclaim.
Following the
unveiling, President
Sweeny presented Centennial Medals to Laura James and Brother Tyrone
Davis
CFC, Executive Director, Office of Black Ministry, Archdiocese of New
York.
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