THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE APPOINTS
GUY LOMETTI DEAN OF ITS GRADUATE SCHOOL

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, May 11, 2005 -- Dr. Stephen J. Sweeny, President of The College of New Rochelle (CNR), today announced that Dr. Guy E. Lometti has been appointed Dean of the Graduate School, effective July 1, 2005.  He will succeed Dr. Nancy Brown who is leaving after a 13-year career at CNR. 

“Dr. Lometti is a highly experienced, committed educator,” said Dr. Sweeny.  “His excellent interpersonal skills, clear understanding of the mission-driven nature of the College, and scholarly and interdisciplinary background will inspire cooperation, confidence and creativity in the faculty at the Graduate School.”
The founding Dean and Professor of the School of Communication and The Arts at Marist College, Dr. Lometti has also served as Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina as well as Assistant Professor and Director of Research at West Virginia University.  He served as the Co-chair of Marist’s Educational Programs and Curricula Committee for the College’s Middle States 10-year re-accreditation.  Dr. Lometti has also been employed as Associate Director of Social Research for ABC Television Network Group, Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., and as a United States Army Aviator and Intelligence Officer.  He is fluent in Spanish and French.

Dr. Lometti was graduated from The Citadel with a bachelor of arts in modern languages, Queens College with a master of arts in communication, and from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a doctorate in mass communications.

The Graduate School was founded in 1969 as a regional professional school educating men and women in the service professions as teachers and administrators, counselors, school psychologists, gerontologists, and art therapists. Today, the GS offers 25 certificate and master’s degree programs in three divisions: Human Services, with programs in Career Development, Guidance and Counseling, Gerontology, and Community-School Psychology; Art & Communication Studies, with programs in Art Education, Art Therapy, Studio Art, and Communication; Education, with programs in Early Childhood Education, Creative Teaching and Learning, Special Education, Literacy Education, School Administration and Supervision, Multilingual/ Multicultural Education, and Speech-Language Pathology.

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The first Catholic college for women in New York State, The College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order. Today, it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three schools which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult learners), the School of Nursing and the Graduate School.  The main campus of the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of New York City.  The College maintains six other campus locations in New York City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu