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Drama to Explore Trauma of War
In 2003, playwright Siobhan Fitzpatrick was inspired to craft the play Waking Kya to aid fundraising efforts of the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children. She based the fictional story of 17 year old Abeba, who lives with her sister, Kya, and her grandmother in a refugee camp in Liberia, on situations commonly experienced by refugee women. Actress Linda Obasi stars in the production, which is described as “spoken word,” and although admission is free, a collection will be taken to help refugees in Darfur, Sudan. According to the Women’s Commission, “Siobhan’s dream is to secure enough funding to take Waking Kya to colleges across the country, so students around the US and abroad will be inspired to take action to help refugees in Darfur and around the globe.”

Performances take place, Wednesday, March 26 at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm in Ryan Library Lecture Hall. The second performance will be followed by a facilitated discussion.

Heritage Week to Celebrate the Legacy of Edmund Rice
Heritage Week opens with an evening liturgy Sunday, April 6, and offers the Iona community many opportunities during the week to explore the week’s theme: “Edmund Rice, A Man of Ireland – A Man for the World.” During Heritage Week, Iona College celebrates its employees with service awards. Added this year to the Pro Multis Annis (40 years), Bene Merenti (30 years) and Pro Operis (20 years) awards, is a new award honoring employees for 10 years of service. Click here for more information and a schedule of events.

Presidential Leadership Series 2008 Guest Speaker Announced
Former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee (R-ARK) will address the Iona College community as the 2008 Presidential Leadership Series guest speaker. The event will be held in the John A. Mulcahy Gymnasium, Hynes Athletics Center, Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 pm. For more information or to RSVP, please contact John Traynor, ext. 2066.

In the past year, Huckabee visited nearly 30 states to campaign for Republican candidates and conservative causes — and to share his message of vertical politics that he says reflects American values and priorities. From 1996-2007, Huckabee served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas. When he left office on January 9, 2007, he set out on a nationwide tour to promote his fifth book, From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 STOPS to Restoring America’s Greatness. The book reveals his optimistic vision for what America can become with the right kind of leadership and a clear direction (source: mikehuckabee.com) (photo credit: David Ball)

Alumnus Lectures on Communications Service Industry
John Diercksen ’71, executive vice president of Strategy, Development and Planning, Verizon Communications, returns to campus Thursday, April 3 at 6:30 pm to discuss “Leading Strategic Innovation in the Communications Service Industry.”

In his current position, Diercksen is responsible for corporate strategy, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, business development, venture investments, strategic alliances, joint ventures and company-wide strategic planning. He has held this position since 2003 but has worked in the telecommunications field since 1986 in increasingly responsible positions. Before 1986, he worked in a variety of industries.

The lecture is an Alumni Association MBA Chapter event, but is open and free to all in the Iona community. Faculty is encouraged to bring classes.

Students Attend Eastern Economic Association Conference
Sixteen Iona students attended the Eastern Economic Association (EEA) Conference, held in Boston March 7 – 9. Headquartered at Iona, the EEA is led by Mary Lesser, PhD, Economics, as the association’s executive director. She organized the conference, which was attended by around 825 people, “mostly professors of economics like myself, and there were about two dozen students from schools including the University of Mary Washington, Elon University, Furman University and SUNY Potsdam, to mention a few,” said Lesser.

Papers presented at the conference “covered a wide range of topics in economics from discussions of methods of teaching economics, to the subprime mortgage crisis, to various studies in international economics,” said Lesser. Students also presented papers, but this year, Iona’s students opted out. “None of our students presented this year, though a few were inspired to shoot for that as a goal next year,” she said. “We have had Iona students participate in the past, and one ended up having his paper published in an undergraduate journal of economics titled Issues in Political Economy,” she added.

During the conference, “our students had the chance to have lunch with Greg Mankiw, a well-known economist from Harvard,” said Lesser. They are pictured here as follows: Back Row: John Teister, Magda Kielar, Greg Mankiw, Daniel Arce, and Robert Blake. Front Row: Ava Sun, Mayara Marques, Mary Lesser and Susom Ghosh

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Forum: The Plight of the Black Male in Education
Thursday, March 27, 6:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Iona ’s Department of Teacher Education is hosting a free public forum in collaboration with African-American Men of Westchester to explore the topic “The Making of a Scholar-Athlete.” The panel is comprised of Ray Rice, Lonnie Allgood and Lowes Moore, and will be moderated by John Saunders.

Authors, Inventors, Imposters And Thieves: Perspectives on Intellectual Property
Wednesday, April 2, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Spellman Lounge
9:00 am: “Emetic Revenge: Alexander Pope, Edmund Curll and Intellectual Property,” Scott Cleary, PhD, English;
10:00 am: “Chaucer and the Question of Authority,” Christina Carlson, PhD , English; 11:00 am: “Copyright and Universal Access,” John Breslin, PhD , and David Cundy, MFA , Mass Communications;
Noon: “A Portrait of the Author as a Young Role,” Amy Stackhouse, PhD , English;
1:00 pm: “Pop, Pulp and Borrowed Tunes,” Michael Jordan, PhD , philosophy and Dean DeFino, PhD, film;
2: 00 pm: “Proper Care and Treatment of Authors' Corp(u)ses,” Aaron Rosenfeld, PhD, English.

JOYWAR: Intellectual Property and the Myth of Originality
Wednesday, April 2, 7:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Joy Garnett is joined by public policy attorney Laura Quilter in a panel discussion of art appropriation and the legal, aesthetic, moral and academic implications of the creative commons and fair use. Open seating.

LIRIC Lecture Series: Impact on America
Fridays, 1:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
March 28: James Shiffer, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, “Impact of the Media on America” ; April 4: Deborah Williams, PhD, English, Toni Morrison's book, Beloved; April 11: Matt Davies, cartoonist, “Impact of Political Cartoons”; April 18: Cheryl Gadsden, “Impact of Alvin Ailey on American Dance”; April 25: Arthur Feinberg, LIRIC film series, “Impact of American Theater”; May 2: Alexander Eodice, PhD, Dean, School of Arts and Science, “Pragmatism in America.”

Thomas G. Bullen, CFC Lecture Series in Science and Technology: “Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel”
Thursday, April 3, noon – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
One hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of physical possibility. In his book, Physics of the Impossible , the renowned physicist Michio Kaku explores to what extent technologies and devices deemed equally impossible today might become commonplace in the future.

From teleportation to the routine use of force fields, Kaku uses the world of science fiction to explore the fundamentals—and the limits—of the laws of physics as we know them today. He explains how:

• The science of optics, electromagnetism, and light may be able to be used to simulate invisibility
• Enhancing the sensitivity of MRI devices may someday allow us to read minds
• Magnetic fields, superconductors, and nanotechnologies may eventually enable scientists to levitate an elevator in outer space

Michio Kaku, PhD , is the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has written several books, including Hyperspace, which was voted one of the best science books of the year by The New York Times and The Washington Post, and is the host of a nationally syndicated radio program. A reception and book signing will follow his lecture.

CELTIC Lecture: “Involving Community in Learning for Your Classroom and Campus, Your Students and Colleagues, Including an Overview of Faculty Learning Communities”
Tuesday, April 8, noon – Ryan Library Lecture Hall
What is community and how might it help you achieve some of your course learning and developmental objectives? Beyond the classroom, how do learning communities help achieve student, faculty, and institutional learning objectives? This session will provide opportunities to reflect on these questions, examine evidence of successful approaches, and consider ways to engage faculty learning communities that can benefit you and your students, colleagues, and institution.

Milton D. Cox, PhD, is director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at Miami University, where he founded and directs the Lilly Conference on College Teaching, is founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, and facilitates the Hesburgh Award-winning Teaching Scholars faculty learning community. Cox is also project director of a FIPSE grant establishing faculty learning community programs on other campuses and is co-editor of the book, Building Faculty Learning Communities. He incorporates the use of student learning portfolios and Howard Gardner's concept of multiple intelligences in his mathematics classes. He is recipient of the C.C. MacDuffee Award for distinguished service to Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honorary, and he holds a certificate of special achievement from the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education in recognition and appreciation of notable contributions to the profession of faculty, instructional, and organizational development.

Dean’s Symposia: Of Terminators and Trellises
This spring’s lectures represent just two examples of what faculty in the School of Arts and Science are examining outside of the classroom. All members of the Iona community are welcome to attend.

Thursday, April 10, noon – Cornelia Lecture Hall, Room 108, Cornelia Hall
“Inside the Brain of the Terminator: Neural Networks De-cloaked,” Lubo Ivanov, PhD, Computer Science, lecturer

Thursday, April 17, noon – Faculty Conference Room, Spellman Hall
“A Green Thought in a Green Shade: Environmental Issues and The History of the New York Botanical Garden,” Harry M. Dunkak, CFC, PhD, History, lecturer.

Lecture: Keeping War and Occupation on the Agenda: Only We the People Can Stop the War
Thursday, April 10, 7:00 pm – Ryan Library Lecture Hall
The Westchester Peace and Justice Coalition sponsors this teach-in event, with Malachy McCourt, brother of Frank McCourt and former Green Party candidate for NY governor, emceeing. Speakers include: Robin Andersen, “Media and the War/Occupation”; Arlene Flaherty, “Iraqi Refugee Crisis”; Chris N. Miller, “Iraq Veterans”; Chuck Bell, “Political Analysis and Plan of Action.”

For more information, contact Ted DeSoyza, (914) 235-1744. 

Faithful Citizenship: The Environment
Tuesday, April 22 (Earth Day), 7:00 pm - McGrath Room A&B – Robert V. La Penta Student Union
Welcome: Warren Rosenberg, PhD, Provost
Participants: Brian Brown, PhD, Religious Studies; Kathleen Deignan, PhD, CND, Religious Studies; Fredrica Rudell, PhD, Marketing; Iona College Green Students
Session Coordinator: Brian Brown, PhD, Religious Studies

Thomas G. Bullen, CFC Lecture Series in Science and Technology: “The Science of Chocolate”
Thursday, April 24, noon, The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Lecturer: Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, FACN, CNS, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy , Tufts University.

Evidence dating before 1000 B.C. of the consumption of chocolate beverages in Mesoamerica suggests the value and popularity of products from a tree named “the food of the gods,” theobroma cacao. Although it is now clear that a variety of factors contribute to the health benefits associated with consuming more plant foods, much research attention has recently been given to the polyphenols, phytochemicals with a broad array of potential bioactivity, including mechanisms that may reduce the risk for vascular conditions like heart disease, hypertension, and stroke. Apart from fruits and vegetables, cocoa products contribute to a major proportion of total polyphenol intake in Western countries because of their high concentration of flavonoids, particularly of a subclass called flavanols. Flavanols are also found in blueberries, red wine, and tea. Chocolate flavanols have been demonstrated in clinical studies to lower blood pressure, improve serum lipids, increase blood flow to the brain, inhibit blood clotting, reduce oxidative damage, and promote insulin sensitivity.

Organizers are hoping to follow Dr. Blumberg’s lecture with a sampling session; however, the sampling session has not yet been confirmed.

Shoah Commemoration: On Christian Heroism
Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 pm - Spellman Lounge
Award-winning author and local resident Cynthia Ozick will offer reflections on what she calls "those extraordinary Christian rescuers who during the Shoah saved Jewish lives while radically endangering their own. The meditation is a writer's grappling with one merciful shaft of light in the blackest period of the 20th century."

Canvases, Clarinets, Costumes
Arts Central

Gallery Exhibition: New Paintings by Joy Garnett
Monday, February 25 – Thursday, April 17, gallery hours – Br. Kenneth Chapman Gallery
Controversial artist Joy Garnett appropriates news and documentary photographs from the Internet and re-invents them as paintings. Her work mines the tensions between the open-ended narratives of art, and ubiquitous media representations of real-life events.

Concert: The Harvie S Band
Thursday, March 27, noon – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
One of the jazz world’s greatest treasures, bassist and composer Harvie S presents Music Without Borders, original music that combines Afro-Cuban and world music forms with dynamic exploratory jazz. Admission: $10, free to the Iona College community. Open seating.

Dance Concert: Dancevent
Friday, April 11, 8:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
The Iona Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Catherine Mapp, presents an evening of original works choreographed by faculty and students. Admission: $10; free to the Iona College community.

Springtime Serenade II: A musical tribute to Mr. Jean Claude Lovinsky, 1950—2007
Sunday, April 13, 3:00 pm –The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Proceeds from this fundraising benefit will help to support The Jean Claude Lovinsky Memorial Scholarship at Iona College and the Elinor Martin Residence for Mother & Child of New Rochelle. To make a contribution to the Lovinsky Scholarship, please call Dan Konopka, Advancement, ext. 2069.For additional information, or for journal advertising, please call (914) 235-0505 or e-mail momandchildpcc@aol.com. Admission: $25 general • $15 students and seniors.

Come hear music performed by local musicians, including the Church of the Holy Family Choir and the Iona College Gospel Choir. Jean Claude Lovinsky was a 30-year employee of Iona College and an active parishioner of Holy Family parish. This concert will occur near the one-year anniversary of his untimely passing. The Elinor Residence for Mother & Child provides a safe haven and support for young, single pregnant women and mothers.

A Gospel Praisefest Concert
Friday, April 18, 7:30 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
The Iona College Gospel Choir presents inspirational gospel music, and the Iona Praise Dance Ministry will also perform. Limited seating: Tickets - $5 students, $10 faculty, staff, and administrators. For further information, please contact  Delores Patterson, ext. 2004.

Theatre Production: Moliere’s Tartuffe
Thursday – Saturday, April 24 – 26, 7:00 pm; Sunday, April 27, 1:00 pm, Doorley Auditorium
Thursday – Saturday, May 1 – 3, 7:00 pm; Sunday, May 4, 1:00 pm, Doorley Auditorium
Written for the fêtes at Louis XIV’s Versailles in 1664, Moliere’s five-act comedy is a pointed critique of religious hypocrisy. The Fine and Performing Arts Department presents this production, which is directed by Thomas Donnarumma. Admission: $10 general, $5 for students, free to Iona faculty, staff and administrators. Open seating.

Special events
Community Interest

CELTIC's Faculty Teaching Scholar Reception
Wednesday, March 26, 3:30 pm – Faculty Reception Room, Spellman Hall
Meet 2007 CELTIC Grants and Awards recipients. Talking with past recipients might be helpful in developing your own proposals for 2008 grants. The list of 2007 Faculty Grants and Awards recipients can be found here. Requests for proposals and more information on 2008 Faculty Grants and Awards can be found on the CELTIC website. Deadline for 2008 applications is Friday, April 4. Refreshments will be served.

CELTIC Spring 2008 Workshops and Seminars
Faculty, explore our new Information Literacy Series which includes topics such as “Put the Library’s Electronic Resources to Work for You” and “Exploring Wikis and Blogging.” Start using a Mac and explore the differences between Mac and PC. Expand your knowledge of advanced Blackboard capabilities for new hybrid courses. CELTIC will be offering 45-minute workshops during the spring 2008 semester to all interested faculty members. Visit the CELTIC website for detailed information about the classes. Please stop by CELTIC to sign up, or call ext. 2146 to reserve a seat in the learning lab, but reservations are not required.

Librarians Request Participation in Survey
Iona College Libraries are committed to providing excellent library services and would like feedback on how well library users think we do our jobs. The LibQUAL Survey, developed by the Association of Research Libraries, will give you the opportunity to let us know how we’re doing and how we can do better. Survey results will provide us with a better understanding of your expectations, which will help us tailor services to your needs.

The survey is open to all Iona faculty, students, administrators and staff. Watch your Iona e-mail for a formal announcement of the survey and an invitation to participate. This will include a link to the online survey which will become active on Monday, April 7.

Please answer all items when you do take the survey. The survey can be completed in about 12 minutes. You may also enter the drawing for one of five Barnes & Noble $50 gift cards.

Hagan Sponsors Free Tax Help Program
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am – noon – lower level computer lab, Hagan Hall
March 29 and April 5 and 12
The Taxpayer Assistance Program is available once again to offer free tax help with basic tax returns to College employees, students and local residents. It will be held in the lower level computer lab in Hagan Hall. Taxpayers are asked to bring the following items: Their 2006 tax returns, this year's tax package and/or label, W-2 and 1099 forms, and information on other income and deductions and credits. Seniors in Accounting 410 are required to participate in the program, said Robert Strittmatter, MBA, CPA, Accounting. “They use ProSeries tax software, and can process basic returns,” he said. “They can do federal tax returns, which include 1040s with Schedule A, itemized deductions; Schedule B, interest income; and Schedule D, capital gains and losses; and also New York State tax returns.” The program can’t help taxpayers with more complicated returns, such as those claiming income from self-employment or out-of-state tax returns. The students’ work is supervised by William Bottiglieri, JD, CPA.

Spring Blood Drive
Tuesday, April 8, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta Student Union
Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester will conduct this year's blood drive, which is sponsored by Iona College Health Services and DTB Sorority. There is always a need for blood. It only takes a few minutes and you will truly be giving the “gift of life” to someone in need.

Faculty Author Reception
Wednesday, April 16, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, Irish Collection Room, Ryan Library
The Iona College Libraries are hosting a reception to celebrate the latest publishing successes of Iona's Arts & Science faculty authors in the Irish Collection Room, Ryan Library (second floor). The honored authors will make brief presentations about their works; light refreshments will be served.

Senior Class Gift Drive : Student Fundraiser Dinner
Tuesday, April 22, 5:00 pm – Spellman Lounge
Come enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal and raise money for student clubs and activities. A 50/50 raffle will be held. Tickets - $5 students / $7 faculty/staff/administrators. For further information, please contact  Aja Evans or Delores Patterson, ext. 2004.

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Professional Activities

Richard J. DioGuardi, PhD, psychology, gave a presentation March 7 called "Use of Electronic Discussion Boards to Enhance Classroom Learning" at the 22nd Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, which took place at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains, NY.

Cathryn Lavery, PhD, criminal justice, was invited to speak at the 47th Annual Conference on Maternal & Paternal Health presented by the Michigan State Medical Society on March 20 in Plymouth, MI. Dr. Lavery's presentation was titled “Intimate Partner Violence: Signs, Assessment and Considerations for Health Care Providers.”

Paul O'Connell, PhD, and Cathryn Lavery, PhD, criminal justice, presented their paper, “Creating a Successful Sexual Assault Training Module for College Faculty” at the Academy of Criminal Justices Sciences Annual Conference on March 13 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Thomas Donnarumma, MFA, fine and performing arts, participated as a judge for student debaters at the Foundation for Economic Education and the Freedom Tournament. He also performed the role of Marcus Andronicus in William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus in March with the theatre company Shakespeare Saturdays.

Ryan Seslow, fine and performing arts, forged a connection with a wine shop, Red White & Bubbly, in Park Slope, Brooklyn last year, to install monthly art exhibits in their shop window. Additionally, they commissioned him to design a label for their private label wine. “The commissioned project included designing an illustration of the Brooklyn Bridge that would serve as the company logo as well as the illustration for the packaging for a new brand of wine. The company enjoyed the illustration/logo (plus my personal art) so much they asked me to add my signature on the actual labels,” said Seslow.

Now the company’s design team, Seslow and creative director Don Citarella, plus co-owners Adam Goldstein and Darrin Siegfried, have been honored by How magazine with an international design award for the labels.This means that the company's logo and packaging design will be published both in the April 2008 issue of How, as well as the Best of 2007 International Design Annual Publication,” said Seslow.

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Spotlight: Woman of Achievement

At the Woman of Achievement Dinner March 5, Eileen Panetta, PhD, English, was recognized as this year's honoree. The Woman of Achievement Award is presented annually to a woman who has significantly contributed to the Iona College community. Any member of the Iona community can nominate another member who meets those qualifications. The honoree is chosen by the women who have previously been honored with the award in a secret process.

At the dinner, Helen Pike Bauer, PhD, English, remarked on the suitability of Dr. Panetta, who has been a member of the Iona faculty since 1993, when she came from Elizabeth Seton College. "She has a long record of service to the College. She has been a member of numerous committees, among them, the Committee on Academic Affairs, the College Council, the Council on the Arts, the Sexual Harassment Task Force Pool, and currently, the Faculty Senate. She received a Faculty Fellowship in 2000-2001, and the distinction of being named Faculty Speaker of the Year in 2005," said Dr. Bauer.

Dr. Bauer cited Dr. Panetta's many scholarly accomplishments and publications, as well as the outstanding work she has done in collaborating with the Department of Education in making certain the English Department met or exceeded NCATE accreditation standards. Dr. Bauer closed, "on a more personal note, I have long admired Eileen for her imaginative and subtle mind, for her valor under extremely challenging personal circumstances, and for her temperamental equanimity, her graciousness and good humor."

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Bulletin Board: Events for Faculty, Staff and Administrators

Wednesday, March 26
Theatre Performance: Waking Kya
1:00 pm – Ryan Library Lecture Hall

CELTIC's Faculty Teaching Scholar Reception
3:30 pm – Faculty Reception Room, Spellman Hall

Theatre Performance: Waking Kya
7:00 pm – Ryan Library Lecture Hall

Facilitated Discussion on Waking Kya
7:50 pm – Ryan Library Lecture Hall

Thursday, March 27
Jazz Concert: The Harvie S Band
Noon – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Women’s History Month Lecture: “Medieval Women Writers and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition,” Christina Carlson, PhD
2:00 pm – Faculty Dining Room, Spellman Hall

Friday, March 28
LIRIC Lecture: “Impact of the Media on America”
1:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Saturday, March 29
Free Tax Help
9:30 am – noon, lower level computer lab, Hagan Hall

Wednesday, April 2
Teach-in: Perspectives on Intellectual Property
9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Spellman Lounge

JOYWAR: Intellectual Property and the Myth of Originality
7:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Thursday, April 3
Thomas G.Bullen, CFC Lecture Series in Science and Technology: “Physics of the Impossible”
Noon – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

MBA Alumni Chapter Event: “Leading Strategic Innovation in the Communications Service Industry”
6:30 pm – Spellman Lounge

Friday, April 4
LIRIC Lecture Series: Toni Morrison's book, Beloved
1:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Saturday, April 5
Free Tax Help
9:30 am – noon, lower level computer lab, Hagan Hall

Sunday, April 6
Opening Liturgy: Heritage Week
7:00 pm – Arrigoni

Monday, April 7
Lecture: “The Educational Philosophy of Blessed Edmund Rice,” Br. Harry Dunkak
Noon – Faculty Reception Room

Tuesday, April 8
Lecture: "Involving Community in Learning for Your Classroom and Campus, Your Students and Colleagues, Including an Overview of Faculty Learning Communities,” Milton Cox, PhD
Noon – 1:30 pm – Ryan Library Lecture Hall

Hands Around Iona
Noon – Mazzella Field

Fidelis Operarius Awards
2:00 pm – Spellman Lounge

Lecture: Catholic Intellectual Tradition
5:00 pm – Faculty Reception Room, Spellman Hall

Wednesday April 9
Loftus Dinner
5:00 pm – Davenport Club, New Rochelle

Thursday, April 10
Dean’s Symposium: “Inside the Brian of the Terminator: Neural Networks De-cloaked”
Noon – Cornelia Lecture Hall, Room 108, Cornelia Hall

Hands Around Iona – Making a Difference
Noon – Faculty Reception Room, Spellman Hall

Lecture: Keeping War and Occupation on the Agenda
7:00 pm – Ryan Library Lecture Hall

Friday, April 11
LIRIC Lecture Series: “Impact of Political Cartoons”
1:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Dance Concert: Dancevent
8:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Saturday, April 12
Free Tax Help
9:30 am – noon, lower level computer lab, Hagan Hall

Sunday, April 13
Springtime Serenade II: A Musical Tribute to Mr. Jean-Claude Lovinsky, 1950-2007
3:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Wednesday, April 16
Faculty Author Reception
3:00 pm – Irish Collection Room, Ryan Library (2nd floor)

Thursday, April 17
Dean’s Symposium: “A Green Thought in a Green Shade: Environmental Issues and the History of the New York Botanical Garden”
Noon – Faculty Conference Room, Spellman Hall

Friday, April 18
LIRIC Lecture Series: “Impact of Alvin Ailey on American Dance”
1:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

47th Annual Trustee Award Dinner Dance
Honoring Charles W. Schoenherr '82, Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Waldorf=Astoria, NYC

A Gospel Praisefest Concert
7:30 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Tuesday, April 22
Senior Class Gift Drive
Student Fundraiser Dinner
5:00 pm – Spellman Lounge

Faithful Citizenship: The Environment
7:00 pm – McGrath Room A&B, Robert V. LaPenta Student Union

Wednesday, April 23
Presidential Leadership Series: Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee
7:30 pm - John A. Mulcahy Gymnasium, Hynes Athletics Center

Thursday, April 24
Thomas G. Bullen, CFC Lecture Series in Science and Technology: “The Science of Chocolate”
Noon – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Theatre Production: Moliere’s Tartuffe
7:00 pm – Doorley Auditorium

Friday, April 25
LIRIC Lecture Series:, “Impact of American Theater”
1:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Theatre Production: Moliere’s Tartuffe
7:00 pm – Doorley Auditorium

Saturday, April 26
Theatre Production: Moliere’s Tartuffe
7:00 pm – Doorley Auditorium

Sunday, April 27
Theatre Production: Moliere’s Tartuffe
1:00 pm – Doorley Auditorium

Latin American Classical Music: Recuerdos de Alhambra
3:00 pm – Arrigoni Center

Tuesday, April 29
Shoah Commemoration: On Christian Heroism
7:30 pm - Spellman Lounge

Thursday, May 1
Theatre Production: Moliere’s Tartuffe
7:00 pm – Doorley Auditorium

Friday, May 2
LIRIC Lecture Series: “Pragmatism in America”
1:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Theatre Production: Moliere’s Tartuffe
7:00 pm – Doorley Auditorium

Saturday, May 3
Theatre Production: Moliere’s Tartuffe
7:00 pm – Doorley Auditorium

Concert: Westchester Chamber Orchestra
8:00 pm – The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium

Sunday, May 4
Theatre Production: Moliere’s Tartuffe
1:00 pm – Doorley Auditorium

Tuesday, May 6
Gala Art Show Opening Reception: Accumulation 2008
Noon – 3:00 pm – Br. Kenneth Chapman Gallery

For Athletics events, see the Athletics website.

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