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Iona to Provide Housing for Students for Four Years
Brother James A. Liguori, CFC recently announced future plans to provide housing for undergraduate students for four years. This enhancement to the current policy will be possible because of a proposed new residence hall anticipated to open in the Fall of 2012. This decision has come at a time when an increasing number of students have expressed a desire to live on campus throughout their Iona experience. More...
Vitanza Commons Renovation Delayed - Quiznos to Open - January 2010
As you may have read, renovations to Vitanza Commons in Spellman Hall, originally scheduled to occur over the break between the fall and spring semesters this year, will be delayed until next summer. Given the extensive structural and design changes planned, the architect and contractors felt that it would be in the best interests of the College to wait until there was an eight-week window to undertake the construction project.
During the winter recess, the Red Velvet Cafe (LaPenta Coffee Shop) will be transformed into a Quiznos Sub Shop. The Iona Quiznos will have all of the great sandwich concepts that are found in retail Quiznos outlets across the country. Look for future e-mails with news of the renovation and coupons for the Grand Opening.
Chartwells Customer Survey
Chartwells extends their thanks to the members of the Iona community for their patience with them as they bring their new food concepts online and become a more vital part of the Iona campus. They are looking forward to serving and being part of Iona for many years to come. Please fill out their online survey and let them know how they are doing. After completing the survey, print out a copy of the confirmation and receive a FREE Small Coffee or Fountain Soda with a $3 purchase.*
*Valid at LaPenta Marketplace, Vitanza Commons, Red Velvet Cafe and the John Cardinal O' Connor Cafe . This Offer Expires October 30.
Iona Dedicates Ryan Library
During Homeceoming and Family Weekend in October, Iona College held a dedication ceremony for its recently renovated and expanded Ryan Library. The $14 million project - paid for by funds by private donors and grants from the Kresge Foundation and the Booth Ferris Foundation - represents a sweeping renovation of the College's 60-year main library. View photos...
Make a Difference Week Continues
Iona's ninth year of making a difference during Make a Difference Week will come to a close tomorrow Friday, October 30. It's not too late to get involved! Schedule of events.
Fall Open House
This weekend the College will host thousands of potential students and their families on campus. If you know friends or family in the college search process, be sure to invite them. If you are an alumnus of Iona, call ext. 2390 to let us know you're coming!
Week of the Peacemaker
Economic Nightmare or Wake Up Call? Re- Imagining the American Dream
Sunday, November 15 - Friday, November 20
More information to follow.
Activities & Events:
Plugged in
The Lecture Circuit
Women's Studies Program - And It's Only Tuesday
"Women in Science: A Historical Perspective"
Tuesday, November 3, 2:00 - 3:00 pm - Faculty Dining Room, Spellman Hall
For more information please contact Penelope Moore, PhD, Social Work, at ext. 2118.
"Helping People, Planet, and Economy...it Matters"
Wednesday, November 4, 6:45 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
The Green Marketing class will host Dan Bena, director of Sustainable Development at PepsiCo. Mr. Bena serves as liaison between technical functions, government affairs, public policy, and field operations to develop key messaging related to sustainable development to internal and external stakeholder groups at PepsiCo. He will address a variety of issues, including the role of business in ensuring environmental sustainability, water as a human right, and "green" careers. Please contact Fredrica Rudell, PhD, at ext. 2748 if you are interested in attending and/or plan to bring a class or group of students to either presentation.
Light of Torah: Seminar II
Thursday, November 5, 7: 30 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
The Light of Torah, an occasional seminar series that will guide participants across faith traditions to read the Hebrew Bible through the interpretive eyes of Jewish sages - ancient, medieval and modern. The study sessions are conducted according to the traditional method of havrutah Torah study. John G. Driscoll, CFC, PhD, former president of Iona College (1971-1995) will lead this engaging and illuminating session, which have been offered to a variety of Christian communities around the world. For information, please contact Elena Procario-Foley, PhD, Religious Studies, at ext. 2744.
Canvases, Clarinets, Costumes
Arts Central
Classical Music: Music Amici
Thursday, October 29, noon - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
This extraordinary chamber ensemble will perform works for violin, cello and piano including Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in C minor. $18 general admission; $15 senior citizens; free to Iona College community.
Classical Music: Westchester Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, November 14, 8:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Founder and Artistic Director Barry Charles Hoffman leads the orchestra in an all-Dvorak concert. Internationally-acclaimed cellist Amit Peled will perform the Cello Concerto, Op. 104, B minor and New World Symphony, Op. 95, E minor.
Theatre: "No Exit" by Jean Paul Sartre
Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20, 7:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22, 1:00 pm
Doorley Auditorium
This performance will be directed by faculty member Thomas Donnarumma and performed by members of the Iona student body.
Gallery Exhibition: "The Faculty Exhibition"
Art and Dessert Closing Reception:
Thursday, December 3, noon - 3:00 pm
Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery
This exhibition will feature the artwork of Iona's talented art faculty. A variety of media will be presented in the works of Stanley Lapa, Sheila Kriemelman, Ryan Seslow, Robin Tedesco and Br. Kenneth Chapman. Free admission.
Special events
Community Interest
Faculty/Administrator/Staff Coffee House
Tuesday, November 3, 9:00 -11:00 pm  End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta Student Union
Are you a musician, poet, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, illusionist, or short film maker? Perhaps you have another talent? The Center for Campus Ministries invites you to perform at our first Faculty/Administrator/Staff Coffee House. We are open to all genres and expressions of talent, so please don't be shy. There is plenty of time to polish your favorite song, poem, skit, and more. If you have a class commitment on Tuesday nights, we'll place you in the second set. Please contact Jeanne McDermott for more information at ext. 2772.
Careers in Science at Iona - Special Guest: Jon Friedrich, PhD, Cosmic Chemistry
Tuesday, November 10, noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Alumnae Spa Day
Sunday, November 15, 1:00 pm - Mulcahy Gym, Hynes Athletics Center
Reserve your place today for an afternoon of pampering, socializing and education (wellness forums) for alumnae and guests. Visit IonaConnections for more information and call ext. 2409 to reserve your place. $45 per person.
Careers in Science at Iona - Special Guest: Philip Barnett, PhD, Information Science
Tuesday, November 17, noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Film Screening: Abigail Disney's Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Please join us for Tribeca's Best Documentary Award-Winning Pray the Devil Back to Hell - the inspiring, true story of a group of brave and visionary women who, armed only with T-shirts, demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn apart by a decades-old civil war. This event is free and open to the public. A Week of the Peacemaker event!
Faculty 2010 Trip
Costa Rica trip planned for January 4-11, 2010. $1,099 per person double occupancy (does not include airfare). Includes 4-star hotels, breakfasts, tabacon hot springs with dinner, arenal volcano tour, Monteverde Rain Forest tour with zip-lining over tree tops, Tamarindo Beach Resort on the Pacific Coast. All transfers and tours with a naturalist guide. Contact George Bournoutian, PhD, History, for more information. This is not an Iona affiliated trip.
Book Drive
Are you overrun by books you no longer need? Don't throw them away! Bring them to the big bin in the English department. Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, is collecting books for the charity, Books for Africa. Your used books will be used for a great cause! Books will be collected through the end of the semester.
CELTIC Offering 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.
Seeking Musicians
The Iona College Players are seeking musicians for their spring musical, The Wedding Singer. All instrumentalists needed. The production dates are February 25 - February 28. Please send all resumes to Thomas Donnarumma, Theatre Arts program director.
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
Thomas Merton: A Book of Hours by Kathleen Deignan, CND, PhD, Religious Studies, has recently been released in Spanish as El Libro de las Horas: Thomas Merton, published by Sal Terrae. The company has also purchased the world wide rights to produce the book in Polish; it is also being translated into Korean. Her most recent essays, "Healing the Earth in Christianity," appear in Sacred Journey: The Journal of Fellowship in Prayer (Autumn 2009, vol. 60, no. 4), and "Founder of a School of Wisdom: A Tribute to Thomas Berry," in The Ecozoic (no. 2 2009). Sister received the Sapientia et Doctrina Award from Fordham University's Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education for her work in the field of spiritual development and education.
Teresa Delgado, PhD, Religious Studies, and Elena Procario-Foley, PhD, Religious Studies and Driscoll Professorship in Jewish-Catholic Studies have published the volume Frontiers in Catholic Feminist Theology: Shoulder to Shoulder with Augsburg-Fortress Press. Dr. Delgado wrote the chapter "This is My Body ...Given for You: Theological Anthropology Latina/Mente and she co-authored the theological roundtable for part two, Christology. Dr. Procario-Foley is the co-editor of the volume and contributed the chapter "Liberating Jesus: Christian Feminism and Anti-Judaism" while also participating in the writing of the theological roundtable for part three, Ecclesiology.
James Stillwaggon, PhD, Education, will present, as part of a symposium of papers entitled "Taught on Film: Tensions of Desire and Teacher Identity in Popular Media," with Chris Higgins (UIUC) and David Jelinek (The Collegiate School) at the American Educational Studies Association in Pittsburgh, PA November 4-8.
Bulletin Board
Thursday, October 29
Classical Music: Music Amici
Noon - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium, Murphy Center
Sunday, November 1
Undergraduate Fall Open House
10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Campus wide
Monday, November 2
College Council Budget Committee Meeting
3:30 pm - Charter Room, McSpedon Hall
Community Mass
7:00 pm - Arrigoni Center
Tuesday, November 3
Lecture: Women's Studies Program - And It's Only Tuesday
"Women in Science: A Historical Perspective"
2:00 - 3:00 pm - Faculty Dining Room, Spellman Hall
Faculty/Administrator/Staff Coffee House
9:00 - 11:00 pm - End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta Student Union
Wednesday, November 4
Lecture: "Helping People, Planet, and Economy...it Matters"
6:45 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Thursday, November 5
Meet a Career Mentor
5:00 pm - Mulcahy Gym, Hynes Athletics Center
For more information contact ext. 2409
Light of Torah: Seminar II
7: 30 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Sunday, November 8
Community Mass
7:00 pm - Arrigoni Center
Tuesday, November 10
Careers in Science at Iona - Special Guest: Jon Friedrich
Noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Wednesday, November 11
Veterans Day - Administrative Offices Closed
Thursday, November 12
Rockland Alumni Chapter Networking Reception
6:00 - 8:00 pm - Rockland Graduate Center
Saturday, November 14
Classical Music: Westchester Chamber Orchestra
8:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium, Murphy Center
Sunday, November 15
Alumnae Spa Day
1:00 pm - Mulcahy Gym, Hynes Atletics Center
Week of the Peacemaker Begins
Economic Nightmare or Wake Up Call? Re- Imagining the American Dream
Community Mass
7:00 pm - Arrigoni Center
Tuesday, November 17
Careers in Science at Iona - Special Guest:Â Philip Barnett
Noon - Room 108, Cornelia Hall
Graduate Information Session
5:00 - 6:30 pm - New Rochelle
Wednesday, November 18
Film Screening: Abigail Disney's Pray the Devil Back to Hell
6:30 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium, Murphy Center
Thursday, November 19
Graduate Information Session
5:00 - 6:30 pm - Rockland Graduate Center
Theatre: "No Exit" by Jean Paul Sartre
7:00 pm - Doorley Auditorium
Friday, November 20
Theatre: "No Exit" by Jean Paul Sartre
7:00 pm - Doorley Auditorium
Saturday, November 21
Theatre: "No Exit" by Jean Paul Sartre
1:00 pm - Doorley Auditorium
Sunday, November 22
Theatre: "No Exit" by Jean Paul Sartre
1:00 pm - Doorley Auditorium
Community Mass
7:00 pm - Arrigoni Center
Wednesday, November 25 - Sunday November 29
Happy Thanksgiving! - College Closed
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