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Campus Christmas Party
Wednesday, December 15, 2:30 pm -
Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Please plan to attend this annual tradition.
Blessing and Lighting of the Nativity Creche and Christmas Tree Recap
Iona celebrated the season a little early this year with our Blessing of the Creche and lighting of the LaPenta Christmas Tree last night. The event began at the Nativity scene outside of McSpedon Hall, followed by Christmas carol singing on the walk to The Robert V. LaPenta Student Union. Blessings were given by Father Frank and Brother Liguori had the honor of lighting the tree. Finally, Santa made his grand entrance and directed the crowd to the Mulcahy Gymnasium for the Home for the Holiday's event.
Brother Liguori to Receive NASPA President's Award
Based on his impressive work and contributions, President James A. Liguori, CFC, has been selected as the Region II regional recipient of the National Association of Student Personnel Administration (NASPA) President's Award.
This award is a special recognition given to a college or university president who has, over a sustained period of time, advanced the quality of student life on campus by supporting student affairs staff and programs. Nominees had to show evidence of direct involvement in enhancing the quality of student life on campus, active attempts to involve students and student life staff in governing the institution, and demonstrable contributions to the profession, which have an impact beyond an individual campus.
Region II will announce recipients at its regional business meeting at the Annual NASPA Conference in Philadelphia, PA on March 14, 2011. Awards will be presented at the Annual Region II Awards Ceremony at the Regional Conference in Baltimore, MD on June 6, 2011. Congratulations to Br. Liguori!
Support the Annual Fund
Many thanks to those of you who have already supported success with a gift to the Annual Fund. For those of you who have not made a gift yet, we do hope that you will consider supporting the Annual Fund in your year-end giving plans.
This year, donors will be recognized for their generosity in the Annual Report as well as the commemorative journals at the Loftus Award Dinner and the Trustee Award Dinner.
Your gift to the Annual Fund supports scholarships, student programs, technology resources and much more. Gifts of any size are important and appreciated! Make your gift online, enroll in the payroll deduction program or send your donation in the business reply envelope you should have received in the mail.
Merry Christmas from Iona College Phonathon Callers!
Women's study program And It's Only Tuesday
Tuesday, December 7, 2:00 pm - Faculty Dining Room, Spellman Hall
Guest Speaker Susan Toliver, PhD, chair, Sociology, will facilitate a conversation about, "The End of Men: Implications for Women and Academia." Inspired by a recent Atlantic magazine article of similar title, using higher education and employment data, Dr. Toliver will situate the present and future status of women and men in the context of affirmative action, false consciousness regarding women's roles in work and family, and Social Capital theory.
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Iona College Association of Parents Event Concert: |
Arts Recap:
For additional details visit the Council on the Arts Web page.
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Friends of Edmund
Tuesday, December 7, 4:00 pm - Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel
Please join us for the final Friends of Edmund of the semester. It's Saint Columba's Birthday, we will celebrate St. Columba's great influence on Irish history and on Edmund and his "monks." Carl Procario-Foley will offer a reflection on Contemplation, and Sr. Kathleen Deignan, CND and Kathy Wiegand will collaborate on the music. Supper and cake will follow in the Faculty Dining Room, Spellman Hall. If you plan on attending the supper, please RSVP to Tameka Hastick.
Mass: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Wednesday, December 8, noon - Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel
All are welcome to attend.
Thanksgiving Baskets and Blessing Ceremony Recap
On November 22, the Iona community gathered in the John A. Mulcahy Gymnasium for the Thanksgiving Basket Blessing. The program (coordinated by Campus Ministries) is an annual tradition that helps those in need. This year the food was donated to three organizations: Hope Community Services (New Rochelle), Greyston Foundation Child and Youth Services (Westchester County), and Abraham House (Bronx). Student Clubs and various departments on campus decorated and filled laundry baskets for the cause. This year Ryan Library won best decorated basket! Thank you to all participants for your gracious efforts.
Members from the Education Club were among the 70 student organizations, sports teams, and academic offices participated in this yearly tradition.
Students from South Hall, floors one and two proudly show off their contributions.
Ryan Library won best decorated basket for their festive creativity.
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. In addition, during these cold months, donations of new hats, gloves and scarves are sorely needed for those poor who come to the LAMPcafe.
Young Alumni Leadership Society (YALS) Happy Hour
Wednesday, December 15, 5:00 - 10:00 pm - Rathbones, NYC
1702 Second Ave (Between between 88th and 89th street)
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SAVE THE DATE!
Race to Nowhere - a film by Vicki Abeles
Tuesday, January 25, 5:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium, Murphy Center
Continue.
SAVE THE DATE!
Loftus Award Dinner
Wednesday, February 9, 5:30 pm - Lake Isle Country Club, Eastchester, NY
This year all full-time employees are invited as we recognize the achievements of our 20, 30, and 50 year honorees; celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Iona College and honor the legacy of Iona's seventh president, Br. James A. Liguori, CFC.
This year's award recipients:
Loftus Award: (Br.) James A. Liguori, CFC, EdD '65
Facere Et Docere:
50 Years of Service
Victor Stanionis, PhD
Physics
Science and Technological Literacy
Bene Merenti:
30 Years of Service
Frances Bailie, PhD
Computer Science
James Carpenter, PhD
Mathematics
Mr. Stephen D'Alessio
Computer Science
Mr. Alexander Delfini
Philosophy
(Br.) William Joyce, CFC
Information Technology
Warren Rosenberg, PhD
Provost
Robert Schiaffino, PhD
Computer Science
Pro Operis:
20 Years of Service
Ms. Rose Antonelli
Controller's Office
Mary Hagerty, PhD
Political Science
Mr. Edward Helmrich
Ryan Library
SAVE THE DATE!
50th Annual Trustee Award Dinner
Friday, April 29, 7:00 pm - Waldorf=Astoria, New York
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Teresa D'Aversa, PhD, Biology, and her husband, Lance, announce the birth of their son, Michael Alexander. He was born June 23 weighing 10 lbs, 2 oz. and was 22 inches long.
Benefits Open Enrollment
The open enrollment period for full-time employees interested in joining the Flexible Benefit plans (a medical or dental plan) will continue through Friday, December 3. Full-time employees opting for coverage before December 3 will be enrolled as of January 1, 2011. Please call Rosemary Bartolomeo, Human Resources, at ext. 2049 for additional information.
Jack Breslin, PhD, Mass Communication, wrote a review of the book "The Case for Human Reporting" which appears in the current issue of the Journal of Mass Media Ethics.
Teresa Delgado, PhD, Religious Studies, presented a paper entitled, "The Impact of Diversity on Scholarship, Pedagogy and University Climate," for Princeton University's "Diversity and the Future of the Professoriate" Conference on November 20. This conference was sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs and Diversity at The Graduate School of Princeton University. Delgado also gave a presentation for a workshop sponsored by the Fund for Theological Education, "Nurturing the Next Generation of Scholars: A Workshop for Students from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Communities to Explore a PhD / ThD in Religion, Bible or Theology," in Atlanta, GA (October 28-29). This section of the program "A glimpse into the life of students and professors," provided narrative-based insights into issues of life (family, race/class/gender, support, faith, environment, etc.) that students will need to consider as they discern the call to graduate school and an academic career.
Dorothy Leone, Speech Communication Studies, presented a paper entitled, "American English Adults' and Children's Perception of Spanish-Accented Conversational and Clear Speech" at the annual American Speech and Hearing Association Convention on November 19 in Philadelphia, PA.
Frank A. Salamone, PhD, Sociology, presented a paper, "The Heroic Anthropologist Rides Again" at the meetings of the American Anthropological Association on November 20. He was also a discussant on the panel on anthropological pedagogy on the same day.
Salamone was also interviewed in the award winning documentary Secrets of the Tribe, concerning the dispute surrounding Napoleon Chagnon's work among the Yanomamo Indians of Venezuela.
Friday, December 3
Holiday Boutique
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - Vitanza Commons, Spellman Hall
Department of Economics Presents:
Leonard Gordon - "Merger Analysis at the Federal Trade Commission"
Noon - 1:00 pm - Romita Auditorium, Ryan Library
LIRIC Fall 2010 Lecture: "Introduction to Argentina"
1:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium, Murphy Center
Sunday, December 5
Christmas Mass and Santa Breakfast
10:30 am - John A. Mulcahy Gymnasium, Hynes Athletics Center
Community Mass
7:00 pm - Ferdinand E. Arrigoni Center
Tuesday, December 7
Last day of Undergraduate day classes
Women's study program And It's Only Tuesday
2:00 pm - Faculty Dining Room, Spellman Hall
Friends of Edmund
4:00pm - Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel
Wednesday, December 8
Mass: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Noon - Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel
Wednesday, December 8 - Tuesday, December 14
Undergraduate Final Exams
Saturday, December 11
Iona College Association of Parents Event
Westchester Chamber Symphony Pre-concert reception and Concert
Reception: 6:30 pm - Ryan Library
Concert: 8:00 pm - Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium, Murphy Center
Sunday, December 12
Community Mass (Last Mass of the semester)
7:00 pm - Ferdinand E. Arrigoni Center
Tuesday, December 14
Graduate Programs Information Session
5:00 pm - New Rochelle
Wednesday, December 15
Campus Christmas Party
2:30 pm - Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Young Alumni Leadership Society (YALS) Happy Hour
Wednesday, December 15, 5:00 - 10:00 pm - Rathbones, NYC
Thursday, December 16
Graduate Programs Information Session
5:00 pm - Rockland Graduate Center
Tuesday, December 21
First Day of winter
Friday, December 24
Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 25
Merry Christmas!
Saturday, January 1
New Year's Day - Happy New Year!
Monday, January 3
First day of Intersession
Monday, January 3 - 14
Intersession
Monday, January 17
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Administrative Offices Closed
No day semester classes
Tuesday, January 18
First day of Day and Evening Semester Classes
Tuesday, January 25
Save the Date!
Race to Nowhere - a film by Vicki Abeles
5:00 pm - The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium, Murphy Center
Wednesday, February 9
Save the Date!
Loftus Award Dinner
5:30 pm - Lake Isle Country Club, Eastchester, NY
Friday, April 29
Save the Date!
50th Annual Trustee Award Dinner
7:00 pm - Waldorf =Astoria, New York
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