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Congratulations to the Class of 2011!
Best wishes from the Iona Community.
Reunion 2011
Thank you to everyone who joined us this past weekend on campus for Reunion and Commencement Weekend!
Iona's Mock Trial Team Rises in National Ranking
Even within a rebuilding year, the mock trial team rose 19 ranking spots to become ranked 102 out of 603 teams in the country on the national level. Iona's team is now the highest ranked single-team program. The year included the team's first ever tournament championship - finishing in first place at the 50-team invitational tournament at UPenn. The team, comprised 50 percent of freshmen, has qualified for the national tournament for the third consecutive year.
Eugene Marshall, Jr. Introduced as Eighth Director of Athletics. Continue.
CELTIC 2011 Faculty Awards Winners Announced
The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at Iona College announces its 2011 Award Recipients.
2011 CELTIC Excellence in Teaching Awards (CETA): Chia-Ling Tsai, PhD, Computer Science and Eric Muller, PhD, Biology; Kathleen Deignan, CND, PhD, Religious Studies; and Nicholas Beutell, PhD, Management and Business Administration.
2011 CELTIC Faculty Instructional Technology Awards (FITA): Diane Ferrero-Paluzzi, PhD, Speech Communication Studies; and Stanley Lapa, Department of Fine and Performing Arts. Congratulations to all.
More information on CELTIC Awards and a list of current and prior grant recipients are available on the CELTIC Web site or by calling the CELTIC office at ext. 2146.
22nd Annual Kenneth Dolan Memorial 5K Run and Pee Wee Run
Sunday, June 5, 10:00 am - Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Lace up your sneakers and head to Prospect Park, Brooklyn for this annual event. All are welcome.
Funds from the race benefit the Kenny Dolan Memorial Fund at Iona College, established to assist a student in need of financial support for his or her education. For more information visit www.dolanrun.com or contact Louis J. Vazquez (212) 860-1899 ext. 305.
Goal Club Hall of Fame Golf Outing
Monday, June 6 - Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, NY
Iona College Athletics invites the community to support the Goal Club and the 2011 Hall of Fame inductees with an exciting day of golf at Wykagyl Country Club. Guests who choose not to golf can still show support by reserving a table in the main dining room. For further details and registration please contact William Montanaro at ext. 2071.
Women's Studies Program: Woman of Achievement Luncheon
Tuesday, June 7, 12:30 – 2:30 pm – Ferdinand E. Arrigoni Center
Jeanne Zaino, PhD, Political Science will be honored as this year's Woman of Achievement. For more information please contact Penelope J. Moore, DSW, at ext. 2471.
Thank You from Books to Soldiers
The Stein family would like to thank all members of the Iona community who have donated to Books to Soldiers this year. Hundreds of books were collected and will be sent to military bases in the tri-state area. Soldiers also take the books with them overseas, and some are distributed to the hospitals and libraries on military bases. Your generous spirit is greatly appreciated. Books to Soldiers collections will resume in the fall. For more information, contact Diana Breen at ext. 2686.
Alumni Events: There are several alumni events scheduled during the summer. For the most up-to-date schedule, visit www.ionaconnection.com.
Friday, June 24, 7:30 pm - St. John the Evangelist Church, Mahopac, NY
Hugh Berberich, assistant professor in the Fine and Performing Arts department at Iona College and organist and musical director at St. John the Evangelist Church in Mahopac, NY. He passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday June 10, 2009.
Mr. Berberich started teaching at Iona in 1979 and became full time in l981. He taught music appreciation and music in film and video. Prior to that, he directed the Iona Singers. He was also the music director for St. Augustine Church in Larchmont, NY for over twenty-five years... Read More
The concert will feature guest organist Anthony Newman and the Candlelight Concert Chorale. Coffee and cake will be served.
Admission: $20 Adults, $15 Students and Seniors.
For more information please call Janet Berberich at (845) 228-4077 or email jberberich@hotmail.com.
Mini Cooper Raffle
Thank you to everyone who supported the Annual Fund, your generosity is greatly appreciated. The winner will be announced this week. Please check www.ionaconnection.com for raffle winner updates.
The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELTIC) at Iona College is pleased to congratulate Tricia Mulligan, PhD, Chair, Political Science and International Studies, for her appointment as Iona’s 2011-2012 Presidential Teaching Scholar.
Dr. Mulligan’s award winning project is entitled: “Internationalizing the Curriculum.” The project seeks to create a model for faculty who are interested in internationalizing the curriculum in their respective classrooms, traditional or otherwise; enrich the content and pedagogical tools of the Political Science and International Studies curriculum; engage students with a wide array of learning styles and through web-based information and technology via Blackboard, Wimba, webinars, video conferencing, and other linkages. More specifically, the project seeks to create a platform that provides students with an opportunity to participate in active learning with students in other countries, and experience first-hand the issues, challenges and processes involved in national and international politics.
CELTIC faculty awards have been established to support projects that promote teaching effectiveness and improve student learning. More information on CELTIC Awards and a list of current and prior grant recipients are available on the CELTIC Web site or by calling the CELTIC office at ext. 2146.
Smiljana Petrovic, PhD, Computer Science and Frances Bailie, PhD, Computer Science, participated in a panel discussion entitled, "Untangling the Maze of Pedagogical Strategies in Introductory Programming" at the Sixteenth Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northeastern Conference. The consortium was held at Western New England College, Springfield, MA on April 16. Drs. Petrovic and Bailie presented various techniques they have used in the classroom to enhance students' understanding of introductory programming. Participants engaged in a lively and informative discussion after the presentation.
Frank Salamone, PhD, Sociology, has been notified that his essay, "Hausa Wrestling in Ibadan as an Ethnic Boundary Marker," appeared in the Journal of Cultural Studies, a Nigerian publication. Lagos: 2010. Vol. 8, Iss. 1-3; pg. 319, 15 pgs.
James Stillwaggon, PhD, Education published "Between Private and Public: Recognition, Revolution and Political Renewal," an examination of private values in the public discourse of American education, in Educational Philosophy & Theory vol. 43, no.4, pp. 351-364.
Through Friday, May 27
Summer Session I
Monday, May 30
Memorial Day
Administrative Offices Closed, Classes not in Session
Tuesday, May 31 – Friday, July 1
Summer Session II
Sunday, June 5
22nd Annual Kenneth Dolan Memorial 5K Run and Pee Wee Run
10:00 am - Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Monday, June 6
Goal Club Hall of Fame Golf Outing
Wykagyl Country Club, Mamaroneck, NY
Tuesday, June 7
Women's Studies Program: Woman of Achievement Luncheon
12:30 – 2:30 pm – Ferdinand E. Arrigoni Center
Graduate Programs Information Session
5:00 pm – New Rochelle
Thursday, June 9
Graduate Programs Information Session
5:00 pm – Rockland Graduate Center
Saturday, July 2
Joseph E. Nyre, PhD begins as Iona's eighth president
Monday, July 4
Happy Independence Day!
Administrative Offices Closed
Tuesday, July 5 – Friday, August 5
Summer Session III
Tuesday, July 12
Graduate Programs Information Session
5:00 pm – New Rochelle
Thursday, July 14
Graduate Programs Information Session
5:00 pm – Rockland Graduate Center
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