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GAELS for Haiti
The powerful earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12 devastated the country. In the midst of such catastrophe, the Iona College community, like many other institutions nationwide, was called to action. More.
Faculty, Administrators and Staff Service Awards
Faculty, administrators and staff members who believe they are eligible to receive a service award in 2010 should contact the Office of Human Resources at ext. 2067 prior to February 1. The following awards will be presented at the Iona College Loftus Dinner on Wednesday, April 21; The Pro Operis Award (20 years of service), The Bene Merenti Award (30 years of service) and the Pro Multis Annis Award (40 years of service).
Vision Benefit Change for Participants in the Empire BlueCross BlueShield Medical Plan
Effective January 2010, your Vision Plan under the Empire BlueCross BlueShield Medical plan is with Empire BlueCross BlueShield. The plan is now called the Blue View Vision Plan. Previously, the vision benefit had been provided through Empire by Davis Vision. This change effects only the network of vision providers, there has been no other change to your vision benefit (i.e. co-pays, allowances, etc.).
While the Blue View Vision Plan has many of the same providers the Davis Vision plan had, please be sure to check that your current provider participates with the Blue View Vision plan by calling your provider directly, or by checking their web site. Benefits under the Vision Plan are provided on an in-network basis only. New coverage cards from Empire BlueCross BlueShield will be mailed shortly. If you have any questions please contact the Office of Human Resources at ext. 2496.
TIAA-CREF Counseling Sessions
TIAA-CREF is now offering individual counseling sessions to help you simplify your retirement. To discuss your plan and options for managing your retirement savings or to schedule an appointment with TIAA-CREF Individual Consultant, please call (800)732-8353, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm.
TIAA-CREF will also be on campus in McSpedon Hall, Conference Room 2 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on the following days:
Wednesday, February 10
Friday, March 26
Tuesday, April 13
Tuesday, May 11
McCabe Award Nominations
Hugh J. McCabe Memorial Award For Social Justice
Since the college's 1979 commencement ceremonies, Iona has presented annually the Hugh McCabe Award for Social Justice to an employee who embodies an exemplary commitment to social justice. Awardees have demonstrated through their work and contributions their exceptional dedication to social justice in building a more just and peaceful world. More.
Activities & Events:
Plugged in
The Lecture Circuit
Careers in Science
Tuesday, February 2, noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Meet professionals in different areas of science.
Presentation by Tom Blackburn '87 (Finance Transformation Leader, IBM)
Women Studies Program - And It's Only Tuesday
Tuesday, February 2, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Spellman Hall, Faculty Dining Room
"From theChurch and the Second Sex to Frontiers in Catholic Feminist Theology: Shoulder to Shoulder 40 Years of Catholic Feminist Thought." Elena Procario Foley, PhD, Religious Studies and Teresa Delgado, PhD, Religious Studies, will provide an overview of the themes in their recent book on Catholic Feminist Theology and put it in the context of the waves of feminist theological thought over the past four decades.
Careers in Science
Tuesday, March 2, noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Meet professionals in different areas of science.
Presentation by John Savarese, MD '61 (Weill-Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital)
Careers in Science
Tuesday, March 9, noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Meet professionals in different areas of science.
Presentation by John Morgan, PhD (Quality Assurance Manager, Mirel Bioplastics)
Careers in Science
Tuesday, March 30, noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Meet professionals in different areas of science.
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.
Meet the Artist Gallery Tour: Thursday, January 28, noon
Art and Dessert Closing Reception: Thursday, February 25, noon -3:00 pm. Free admission.
Classical Music: Westchester Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, February 7, 3:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
This concert, conducted by Barry Charles Hoffman, will feature pianist Alon Goldstein in Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op 21 in F minor (in an acclaimed string arrangement of this work). Elgar's Serenade Op. 20 in E minor and his Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47, will also be performed. $40 general admission; $35 senior citizens; free to Iona College community.
Dance Concert: Magbana Drum & Dance NYC
Thursday, February 11, 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.
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.
Special events
Community Interest
Kids Day for Kenya
Saturday, January 30, 2:00 - 6:00 pm - Montgomery House (34 Montgomery Place)
Join the Iona in Mission Kenya team for an exciting day filled with arts and crafts, board games and music. Food will be available for purchase and there is a suggested donation of $5. All are encouraged to come and support Iona in Mission.
Faculty/Staff/Administrators Breakfast
Thursday, February 4
8:00 am - McGrath Room, Robert V. LaPenta Student Union
As mentioned in Brother Liguori's Items of Interest, there will be a breakfast held on Thursday, February 4. Anyone interested in attending please call ext. 2202.
Provost Warren Rosenberg, PhD to Give Talk in New Rochelle
Thursday, February 4, 7:00 pm - New Rochelle Public Library
Join us for a lecture on "The Search for the Fountain of Youth: The How, Why, and Must We of Human Aging." Location is the Ossie Davis Theater and Meeting Room, New Rochelle Public Library. Complimentary coffee, tea and dessert will be served.
Spring Convocation
"Current Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies for Iona College"
Tuesday, February 9, 3:45 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Brother Liguori and Iona administrators discuss key issues. All are encouraged to attend.
January, February and March Birthday Celebrations
Thursday, February 11, 2:00 pm - Charter Room, McSpedon Hall
As mentioned in Brother Liguori's Items of Interest, anyone celebrating a birthday during these months is invited to a birthday party on Thursday, February 11.
Iona College Honors Program for Thesis Day
Thursday, February 11, 1:30 pm - Ryan Library Auditorium
As the culmination of their year-long research projects, senior honors students will be presenting overviews of their research to the college community. These projects encompass every discipline in the College, from accounting to social work. Faculty, staff, administration, and students are welcome to join us for some or all of this wonderful celebration of our students' achievements. For more information, please contact the Honors Program at ext.2056.
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 (the country's second largest St. Patrick's Day parade). For more information call ext. 2390.
Special Presentations During Commencement 2010
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.
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.
Professional Activities
McGraw-Hill has recently published Paul Beaudin's, PhD, Education, Treasures and Gospel Values, (2nd edition). This teacher resource material is distributed to the thousands of faith-based schools throughout the country who use the McGraw-Hill reading series, Treasures. It helps teachers to embed Christian spirituality into children's literature. Beaudin was also the keynote speaker for the annual professional conference day for 200 teachers of the Saddle Brook (NJ) Public Schools on January 18. He addressed the K-12 group of teachers and administrators on the Essential Elements of a Learning Community. Beaudin contends that in addition to high expectations of every student, respectful adult communication with all stakeholders, especially the students, is the greatest priority for developing true learning communities.
On behalf of Iona College Libraries, Callie Bergeris gave a presentation, "What College Research Is Like," to over 100 seniors at Yonkers International Baccalaureate High School this past December. She shared what faculty expect from students on the college level, what scholarly journals are, and the difference between library subscription databases and internet resources retrieved by search engines such as Google. Bergeris also showed them ways to search the internet more effectively.
George Bournoutian's, PhD, History, last book A Brief History of the Aghuank Region received a favorable review in the December 11 issue of Times Literary Supplement of London. This is the seventh book of Bournoutian's to be reviewed by the TLS. Bournoutian has also published an article on Armenian historiography and a book review of Iran and Armenia at the Crossroads of History in the latest issue of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies.
Jack Breslin, PhD, Mass Communication, wrote a review of Robert Phelps' God and the editor: My search for meaning at The New York Times for the Journal of Mass Media Ethics.
James T. Carroll, CFC, PhD, History, presented a paper titled "Miner's Canary: Indigenous Education in the United States and Australia," at the 2010 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, Hawaii on January 14.
Harry M. Dunkak, CFC, PhD, History, published the history of The Wartburg, Mt. Vernon, NY in the Westchester Historian. This is Brother Dunkak's 19th publication.
Robert E. Novak, CFC, PhD, Physics, delivered an invited lecture at ASTROBIO2010, an interdisciplinary workshop held in Santiago, Chile (January 13-15) at the United Nations Commission for the Economic Development of Latin America (CEPAL). The title of his lecture was "Probing Planetary Atmospheres through Infrared Astronomy: Finding Conditions Supporting Life." Drs. Michael Mumma and Geronimo Villanueva of NASA were co-authors. The workshop was sponsored by several groups including NASA, the European Southern Observatory, and the United Nations.
Michael Pregot, PhD, Education, discussed how a college partnership can reduce the high school drop-out rate at the National Alternative Education Conference sponsored by Ferris University in San Antonio, TX on January 20. He discussed two initiatives that Iona College and the education department have embarked upon in recent years. Project Create offers alternative options for New Rochelle public schools students who have not fared well in their traditional setting and the Professional Development School Partnership with Rice High School. The partnership offers dual secondary / collegiate credit for students currently who excel in their current school program. He has also been offered a membership seat on the National Alternative Education Executive Board in 2010.
Malissa A. Scheuring-Leipold, EdD, Education Department, had a piece published in the Sunday, January 17 edition of The Journal News (Westchester edition), Education Outlook section, entitled "Laying It On the Line: Local Faculty Offer Their Own College Advice to Freshman," where she discussed the importance of effective communication and decision-making.
Frank A. Salamone, PhD, Sociology, has two books published this month with University Press of America. The Hausa of Nigeria, 2010 and Viewing an Ethnic Community: The Rochester, NY, Italians.
Bulletin Board
Now - Thursday, February 25
Gallery Exhibition: "Dreamscapes"
Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery, Arts Center
Thursday, January 28
Men's Basketball vs. Marist
7:30 pm - New Rochelle
Saturday, January 30
Kids Day for Kenya
2:00 - 6:00 pm - Montgomery House
Dance for Haiti
9:00 pm - End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta Student Union
Sunday, January 31
Community Mass
7:00 pm - Arrigoni Center
Monday, February 1
Women's Basketball vs. Fairfield
5:00 pm - New Rochelle
Men's Basketball vs. Canisius
7:00 pm - New Rochelle
Tuesday, February 2
Black History Month Opening Ceremony
Noon - End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta Student Union
Careers in Science: Tom Blackburn '87
Noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Women Studies Program - And It's Only Tuesday
2:00 -3:00 pm - Faculty Dining Room, Spellman Hall
Sunday, February 7
Classical Music: Westchester Chamber Orchestra
3:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Tuesday, February 9
Spring Convocation
3:45 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
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
Dance Concert: Magbana Drum & Dance NYC
5:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Friday, February 12
Men's Basketball vs. Manhattan
7:00 pm - New Rochelle
Monday, February 15
Presidents Day
Administrative Offices Closed
Tuesday, February 16
Graduate Information Session
5:00 pm - New Rochelle
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
Tuesday, March 16
Graduate Information Session
5:00 pm - New Rochelle
Wednesday, March 17
St. Patrick's Day Parade
11:30 am (line up) - NYC
Thursday, March 18
Graduate Information Session
5:00 pm - Rockland
Sunday, March 21
Pearl River St. Patrick's Day Parade
Rockland County - More information to come
Friday, March 26
TIAA-CREF counseling service
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Conference Room 2, McSpedon Hall
Tuesday, March 30
Careers in Science: John Malara '81
Noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
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