NEW ROCHELLE, NY, May 23,
2006 -- The College of New Rochelle will host it
68th Annual Alumnae/i College Weekend at the Main Campus in New Rochelle
from June
9-11. Keynote speaker, Daniel P.
Sulmasy, O.F.M., M.D., Ph.D., will address alumnae/i on
Saturday, June 10, at
10:45 am on “What is an Ethicist?”
Dr.
Sulmasy, a Franciscan Friar, holds the Sisters of Charity Chair in
Ethics at
St. Vincent’s Hospital (Manhattan), and
serves
as Professor of Medicine and Director of the Bioethics Institute at New York Medical College.
Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Sulmasy
served as Director of the Center for Clinical Bioethics and Senior
Research
Scholar of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, at Georgetown University.
He is a member of the Board of Advisors of
the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, and editor-in-chief
of the
journal Theoretical Medicine and
Bioethics.CNR alumnae/i who
have graduated in a year ending in a one or six, starting with the
class of 1931,
will spend the weekend attending various lectures, gatherings, and
award
ceremonies. Scheduled events include:
* The
Ursula Laurus, Angela Merici, and Women of
Achievement Awards;
* Class
of 1956 Golden Anniversary Cocktails and Reunion
Dinner;
* Cooking
class and demonstration at MacMenamin’s Bar
Grill; and
* Festive
BBQ Celebration and Dinner
RSVPs are required by Friday, June
2.
To register or if you have questions about
the weekend, please contact: Office of Alumnae/i Relations at (914)
654-5293 or alum@cnr.edu.
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