The College of New
Rochelle Announces Partnership
With Hope For A Healthier Humanity Foundation
NEW ROCHELLE, NY, October 11, 2007 – The College of
New Rochelle (CNR) School of Nursing announced that it will become the
official nursing school affiliated with the Hope For A Healthier
Humanity (HHH) Foundation. The School of Nursing will partner with the
Foundation and its sister organization, The Pan American Catholic
Health Care Network (PACHCN), in support of the Foundation’s charitable
work in the Caribbean, Latin and Central Americas. The official
announcement will take place at HHH’s Sixth Annual Cocktail Reception
on November 2, 2007, during which NY Yankee Mariano Rivera will be
presented the Foundation’s 2007 Humanitarian Award. The reception will
be held from 5:30 – 8:00 pm at the offices of Ropes & Gray, LLP,
1211 Avenue of the Americas, in New York City.* Dr. Stephen J. Sweeny,
President of the College, will serve as a co-chair of the event.
“Hope For A Healthier Humanity and the Pan American
Catholic Health Care Network are committed to assisting the peoples of
the Caribbean and Latin America achieve sustainable improvements in
healthcare and greater access to advanced education and training in the
medical, dental and nursing fields,” says Dr. Mary Healey-Sedutto,
Executive Director and Co-founder of HHH. In 2006, HHH shipped over $3
million in donated medicines, medical and dental equipment, and
supplies to Latin America and engaged in numerous medical, dental and
nursing brigades, providing free services to the poor as well as
instruction and education for physicians, dentists and nurses.
“We have an immediate congruency of mission and
philosophy,” says Dr. Mary Alice Donius, Dean of the School of Nursing.
“So we begin this affiliation with a meeting of minds and of hearts.”
Established in 1976, the School of Nursing at The
College of New Rochelle is widely recognized for innovation and
excellence in programming that is responsive to the public’s changing
health needs. Administration and faculty believe that nursing as a
service profession has a primary responsibility to address the
healthcare needs of all members of the community, and the School’s
programs of academic excellence prepare professional nurses and
advanced practice nurses to service diverse and multicultural
populations.
In 1993, the School of Nursing became the first in the
country to offer a graduate degree in holistic nursing. CNR revamped
its entire master’s degree program several years ago to ensure that all
of its graduate programs integrate holistic philosophy and principles.
*For information on Hope for a Healthier Humanity’s 6th
Annual Cocktail Reception, contact Dr. Mary Healey-Sedutto at
718-966-4750 or mhealeysedutto@netscape.net.
