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The Brandon Tierney Radio Show Live Broadcast from Iona
Friday, February 12, 10:00 am
Food Court, Robert V. LaPenta Student Union
Following the broadcast, Brandon Tierney will host a meet and greet and Q and A for students interested in the field of sports communications. Tune into 1050am ESPN Radio or visit the website for more information.
Distribution of Ashes
Wednesday, February 17
The Center for Campus Ministries will offer a noon Mass, as well as prayer services throughout the day.
Mass
Noon - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Prayer Service
3:00 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
6:00 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
8:00 pm- South Hall
9:00 pm- Conese Hall
10:00 pm - Loftus and Rice Hall
Emergency Notification System
Receive notification of a campus emergency or college closing via text message on your phone. All cell phone numbers are secure and remain confidential. To sign up go to www.iona.edu/campusalert.
Did you know?
Quiznos is now opened on campus. Located on the ground floor of the Robert V. LaPenta Student Union, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 10:00 pm.
Activities & Events:
Plugged in
The Lecture Circuit
Careers in Science at Iona (CSI)
Tuesday, March 2, noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Presentation by John Savarese, MD '61 (Weill-Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital)
Tuesday, March 9, noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Presentation by John Morgan, PhD (Quality Assurance Manager, Mirel Bioplastics)
Tuesday, March 30, noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Presentation by John Malara '81 (PepsiCo, IT Manager)
Canvases, Clarinets, Costumes
Arts Central
Gallery Exhibition: "Dreamscapes"
Now - Thursday, February 25
Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery, Arts Center
Ard Berge, a skilled portraitist, playfully and sardonically populates his canvases with a great American bison, an African peddler on the moon, a fairground on a desolate landscape, an Apache hero engulfed in the stars and stripes, and the White House on a camouflaged lawn.
Art and Dessert Closing Reception: Thursday, February 25, noon -3:00 pm. Free admission.
Theatre Production: "Grease"
Thursday, February 25 - Saturday, February 27, 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 28, 3:00 pm
Doorley Auditorium
$10 general admission; $5 senior citizens/students. 
Gallery Exhibition: "Family Matters"
Sunday, March 7 -Thursday, April 8
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 7, 1:00 -3:00 pm
Art and Dessert Closing Reception: Thursday, April 8, noon -3:00 pm
Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery, Arts Center
As part of Women's History Month, painters Patricia Horing and Kristin McElroy explore the pleasures, tensions, ironies and comforts inherent in the concept of family.
Free admission.
Classical Music: Music Amici
Sunday, March 7, 3:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
This extraordinary chamber ensemble, devoted to traditional, as well as new and unusual repertoire, will perform works for violin, viola, cello and piano by Faure, Vitali, and other works connected with the cultural developments during Leonardo Da Vinci's lifetime. $18 general admission; $15 senior citizens; free to the Iona College community.
Women's History Month Production: Wendy Wasserstein's Third
Wednesday, March 24 and Thursday, March 25
7:00 pm - Romita Auditorium, Ryan Library (formerly Ryan Library Lecture Hall)
This play dramatizes the conflict between an English professor and the student she has accused of plagiarism. A post-performance discussion on the issues addressed in the play will follow the performance. The entire Iona Community is encouraged to attend.
Dance Concert: Magbana Drum & Dance NYC
**RESCHEDULED**
Thursday, March 25, 5:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Magbana Drum & Dance NYC is a multicultural performance group of percussionists and dancers, who will demonstrate how traditional Guinean drum rhythms and dance interrelate. This high-energy performance will describe the cultural contexts in which music and dance co-exist. Magbana's performance fuses world percussion with traditional African drum and dance rhythms, martial arts and contemporary dance.
$5 suggested donation.
Special events
Community Interest
MBA Alumni Chapter Networking Reception
Thursday, February 25, 6:30 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
To make a reservation call ext. 2390 or e-mail alumni@iona.edu. Visit www.ionaconnection.com for more information.
Southern Connecticut Westchester Alumni Chapter Networking Reception
Thursday, March 4, 6:30 pm - Zody's 19th Hole Restaurant, Stamford, CT
To make a reservation call ext. 2390 or e-mail alumni@iona.edu. Visit www.ionaconnection.com for more information.
St. Patrick's Day Parade
NYC - Wednesday, March 17 (line up at 11:30 am)
Pearl River -Sunday, March 21 (time: TBA)
Join the Iona College parade contingent and march up 5th Avenue in NYC or in Pearl River in Rockland County (New York's second largest St. Patrick's Day parade). For more information call ext. 2390.
LAMPcafe Outreach
Malissa Scheuring-Leipold, PhD, Education, invites students and faculty to serve the less fortunate through the LAMPcafe - a mobile canteen street outreach - sponsored by LAMP Ministries, a Catholic lay missionary association. It brings simple food to the homeless on the streets of the Bronx. The LAMPcafe serves on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10:30 am -1:00 pm and Saturday from 10:15 am - 12:30 pm. Volunteers are specifically needed on the first, third and fifth Saturday of every month. Contact Dr. Scheuring-Leipold at ext. 2553 if you are interested or would like to serve by donating snack foods or sandwiches.
CELTIC Workshops
CELTIC is offering new hands-on workshops for faculty throughout the spring semester in Ryan Library's new Technology Classroom 201. Topics include: Test Drive Wimba; Faronics Insight Lab Control; APA and MLA Style Changes; What's New in Blackboard and iTunes U at Iona College. Visit the CELTIC site for more information.
Weekday Mass
Weekday Mass is celebrated Monday through Thursday at noon in the Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel. All are invited.
Library Instruction Class
Would you like your students to know how to find quality information for research assignments and be more aware of library resources and services? Schedule a library instruction class! Classes may be taught for any discipline, undergraduate or graduate. Librarians will work with you to plan a class relevant to your students needs. Classes may be taught in the library or elsewhere at New Rochelle and Rockland campuses. To schedule a class please complete the online request form and contact Adrienne Franco at ext. 2348 for more information.
Learning in Retirement at Iona College (LIRIC) Offering Courses
LIRIC offers courses and social activities for people of retirement age. LIRIC meets Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at the Elks Lodge, 19 The Boulevard, New Rochelle. LIRIC meets at Iona College's New Rochelle campus on Fridays. For more information, contact LIRIC Director, Suzanne Page, PhD, director of LIRIC, or check out the LIRIC catalog.
Employee Information
Thank You for donating to Books to Soldiers
Ryan Library and CELTIC would like to thank everyone who donated to the Books to Soldiers book drive. Over 300 books were donated by the Iona Community, family and friends. These books will help bolster the morale of our troops overseas, helping to alleviate boredom, relieve loneliness and reduce stress. Thank you for remembering those brave men and women who put their lives on the line for us each and every day.
Mileage Reimbursement Rate Change
The IRS has lowered the standard mileage reimbursement rate for the business use of personal automobiles to .50 cents per mile. The new rate became effective January 1. Please use this new rate going forward on travel expense reports for which mileage reimbursement is being requested.
Adjustment to Employee Coffee Plan
Coffee, tea and cold fountain beverages will still be available free of charge at the LaPenta Snack Bar and in the Vitanza Commons for all employees, however the number of beverages permitted each day will be limited to four. The adjustment became effective Monday, February 1.
Flu Vaccinations
It's not too late to get vaccinated against the seasonal and H1N1 flu. Make an appointment today with Student Health Services at ext. 2548.
Special Presentations during Commencement
All faculty and administrators who have children graduating from Iona in May have the opportunity to present these students their diplomas during the 2010 Commencement ceremony at Madison Square Garden. If you have a child that will march in the 2010 Commencement ceremony, please notify Tresmaine Grimes, PhD, AVP for Academic Affairs, by April 23. Please include the graduate's name, school, degree, and the name of the presenter in an e-mail and send to tgrimes@iona.edu.
Commencement: Time Change
The time for the Commencement ceremonies at WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden has been changed to 11:00 am on Sunday, May 16.
All faculty, administrators and staff members participating in the Commencement ceremonies must order academic regalia online at www.jostens.com/college. The deadline for ordering is March 7.
Professional Activities
Teresa Delgado, PhD, Religious Studies, participated in a Sexual Health Scholars Program webinar panel discussion on the subject of "Sexuality, Culture and Religion", as part of an online course for medical students sponsored by the American Medical Student Association on January 26. Click here for more information.
Frank A. Salamone, PhD, Sociology, presented a paper, "His Eyes Were Watching Her: The Relationship between Franz Boas and Zora Neale Hurston", at the Zora Festival in Eatonville, FL. The paper examined Hurston's significance for anthropology and the manner in which she used anthropology in her fiction. Boas, in turn, sought to diversify anthropology, battling the established white male power structure in the profession.
Bulletin Board
Now - Thursday, February 25
Gallery Exhibition: "Dreamscapes"
Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery, Arts Center
Thursday, February 11
Iona College Honors Program for Thesis Day
1:30 pm - Ryan Library Auditorium
January, February and March Birthday Celebration
2:00 pm - Charter Room, McSpedon Hall
Friday, February 12
Brandon Tierney live from Iona College (ESPN Radio: 1050 AM)
10:00 am - Robert V. LaPenta Student Union
Men's Basketball vs. Manhattan
7:00 pm - New Rochelle
Sunday, February 14
Community Mass
7:00 pm - Arrigoni Center
Happy Valentine's Day!
Monday, February 15
Presidents Day
Administrative Offices Closed
Tuesday, February 16
Graduate Information Session
5:00 pm - New Rochelle
Wednesday, February 17
Ash Wednesday Mass
Noon - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Ash Wednesday Prayer Service:
3:00 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
6:00 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
8:00 pm - South Hall
9:00 pm - Conese Hall
10:00 pm - Loftus and Rice Hall
Thursday, February 18
Graduate Information Session
5:00 pm - Rockland
Thursday, February 25
Gallery Exhibition: "Dreamscapes" - Art and Dessert Closing Reception
Noon - 3:00 pm - Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery, Arts Center
MBA Alumni Chapter Networking Reception
6:30 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Theatre Production: "Grease"
8:00 pm - Doorley Auditorium
Friday, February 26
Theatre Production: "Grease"
8:00 pm - Doorley Auditorium
Saturday, February 27
Theatre Production: "Grease"
8:00 pm - Doorley Auditorium
Sunday, February 28
Theatre Production: "Grease"
3:00 pm - Doorley Auditorium
Tuesday, March 2
Careers in Science: John Savarese, MD '61
Noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Sunday, March 7
Gallery Exhibition: "Family Matters" Opening Reception
1:00 - 3:00 pm - Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery, Arts Center
Classical Music: Music Amici
3:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Tuesday, March 9
Careers in Science: John Morgan, PhD
Noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Friday, March 12
St. Patick's Celebration
Arrigoni Center
Visit www.ionaconnection.com for details.
Monday, March 15
Spring Break Begins
Tuesday, March 16
Graduate Information Session
5:00 pm - New Rochelle
Wednesday, March 17
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Administrative Offices Closed
St. Patrick's Day Parade
11:30 am (line up) - NYC
Thursday, March 18
Graduate Information Session
5:00 pm - Rockland
Friday, March 19
Spring Break Ends
Saturday, March 20
First Day of Spring
Sunday, March 21
Pearl River St. Patrick's Day Parade
Rockland County - More information to come
Wednesday, March 24
Women's History Month Production: Wendy Wasserstein's "Third"
7:00 pm - Romita Auditorium, Ryan Library
Thursday, March 25
Dance Concert: Magbana Drum & Dance NYC
5:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Women's History Month Production: Wendy Wasserstein's "Third"
7:00 pm - Romita Auditorium, Ryan Library
Friday, March 26
TIAA-CREF counseling service
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Conference Room 2, McSpedon Hall
Sunday, March 28
Palm Sunday
Tuesday, March 30
Careers in Science: John Malara '81
Noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
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