History Professor Michael Hughes
Has New Book Published
“Forging Napoleon’s Grande Armée”
» see Press Release
Sr. Kathleen Deignan, Religious Studies,
Named President of International
Thomas Merton Society
» see Announcement
History Professor George Bournoutian
Has Book Published In Many Languages,
“A Concise History of the Armenian People” » see Press Release
Computer Science Students in
Dr. Ivanov’s iPhone applications class
Market iPhone App, Start Own Company
» see the Press Release; see their Website and iPhone App

SAS News
March 2012, Issue 4

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Message from the Dean

One of my initial priorities in coming to the Dean's Office was to increase the flow of communication across the School of Arts and Science and to showcase the work of the students and faculty. In the fall, we produced the first two SAS newsletters. This spring, thanks to the hard work of the IT Department, we are introducing a new web-based, electronic newsletter format. The goal of the SAS Newsletter is to highlight activities going on in departments across the School.   Read more »

Important Reminders

April 20: Undergraduate Research Day

Our 3rd Annual Undergraduate Research Day is on Friday, April 20, 2012 in the Hynes Athletics Center, 12-2:30 pm. Rep. Nita Lowey will be on campus to celebrate our students' work. The deadline for submission has been extended to March 9. Special thank you to organizers Dr. Sunghee Lee, Dr. Catherine Lavery, Dr. Tricia Mulligan, & Dr. Daniel Thiery. Visit the URD website here.

April 23: Rudin/Driscoll Lecture

This Spring's Rudin/Driscoll Scholar, Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins, will speak on “Faith, Values and the Public Square”. Join us Monday, April 23, 2012 at 3:30 pm in the Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium. Thanks to the Presidents Office and Dr. Procario-Foley for facilitating this important lecture. More on Dr. Harkins and Rudin/Driscoll Fellowship..

Call for Proposals

The Council on the Arts is currently accepting proposals from the Iona Community for financial and programming sponsorship of arts events for the 2012-2013 season. The deadline to submit is March 9, 2012. The proposal form is located here.

SPOTLIGHT

Faculty Art on Display in the Dean's Office


Courtesy of Robin Tedesco and Stanley Lapa

Please send your announcements, events, or any information you would like included in the newsletter to Barbara Essick (bessick@iona.edu) and Jeanne Zaino (jzaino@iona.edu).