A Family Affair Warren Family Keeps MMC Legacy Alive This Is the Day to Envision Our Future
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MARY M OU NT MANHATTAN COLLEGE VOLUME 16 NO. 3 Summer 2009 SEVENTY-FIRST STREET 71A L U M N I Ma G A ZI NE A Family Affair Warren Family Keeps MMC Legacy Alive This is the Day to envision our future. Marymount Manhattan College has surpassed the $21.9 million mark of its $25 million campaign, the most ambitious fundraising initiative in the College’s history. This is the Day, the Campaign for Marymount Manhattan will substantially increase need-based student financial aid, encourage higher levels of scholarship and research, and increase the number of full-time faculty; and enhance our existing spaces to create a dynamic, yet comfortable environment for learning and growing. We are grateful to all donors whose generosity has supported our strong momentum toward reaching our campaign goal. This is the Day campaign is an extraordinary undertaking that has been supported and recognized by The Kresge Foundation, which recently awarded the College an extension to the challenge grant deadline from June 30, 2009 to March 31, 2010. To comply with Kresge’s requirements, campaign pledges must be received by that date; however, payments may extend up to five years, as long as they are received by March 31, 2015. This is the Day to show your support. CONTACT: Jean Wilhelm at [email protected] (212) 517-0460 Contents SEVENTY FIRST STREET 71ALUMNI MAGAZINE 71st Street Alumni Magazine is published three times annually by Marymount Manhattan College, and mailed to alumni and friends. Printed in the United States, 10 16 18 71st Street Alumni Magazine can also be viewed online at FEATURES www.mmm.edu/alumni /publications.html. MMC Women Grow in Mother and Daughter Value Numbers Abroad . 8 MMC Experiences . .16 Rachel Balma ’10 Nathalia Fonseca ’10 Cristiana Shields ’08 Send letters to: , and her mother and Angela Poh ’10 return to MMC with Barbara Shields ’66 describe the Editor, 71st Street new perspectives. transformations of the College since they Alumni Magazine each attended. Marymount Manhattan A Family Affair: Warren Family College Keeps MMC Legacy Alive . .14 Summer Offers Opportunities 221 East 71st Street Jerianne Niebergall Warren ’72, Jacob for Scientific Research . .18 New York, NY 10021 Warren ’09 and Evan Warren ’11 share MMC professors work closely with students E-mail: [email protected] common appreciation for MMC. on focused projects. EDITOR Manuel L. Romero DEPARTMENTS Alumni Avenue . .12 ASSISTANT EDITOR MMC News . .2 Reconnect with MMC alumni as they Megan Youngblood Learn about MMC’s comprehensive participate in local events and reunite at Reunion 2009. DESIGN campaign, This is the Day, summer Connelly Design renovations, campaign receptions and MMC and BHCP Commencements. Faculty Focus . .18 COVER PHOTOGRAPH Check out faculty achievements and Elena Olivo Recent Major Gifts . .7 books written by faculty members. Read about the generosity of alumni, friends and supporters of MMC. Class Notes . .22 Reunite with classmates as they share Campus View . .8 updates after graduation. Discover what’s happening on the MMC campus: Strawberry Festival, Spring Dance Calendar of Events . .28 Repertoire, Theatre Arts’ performances, Learn about exhibits and activities and more. hosted by MMC. MMC NEWS MMC Summer Construction Continues By Manny Romero he sights and sounds of construction continue as TMarymount Manhattan College (MMC) prepares to welcome students for the 2009 Fall Semester. On March 10, 2009, MMC’s Board of Trustees approved a new construction project that will join The Lowerre Family Terrace with a new Commons, a key component of the 2006 Facilities Master Plan. Once completed, The Commons will serve as a two-tiered dining facility and lounge located on the northern portion of the third and fourth floors of the Main building and adjacent to The Lowerre Family Terrace and across from the Shanahan Library. Construction of The Commons will 8TH FLOOR OFFICE help advance the President’s Climate SPACE (BEFORE): (Above) The design Commitment by incorporating energy concept for the 8th floor efficient lighting and mechanical office area focused on systems. The new lighting and HVAC maximizing the usage of space to meet the needs systems will help reduce the College’s of departments. carbon footprint. (Right) Before The College will celebrate the construction began in opening of The Commons with a March 2009, the 8th floor reception for invited guests on of the Main building served as a multi- September 14. The event will provide purpose room for college guests the opportunity to see the gatherings and meetings. renovated space and learn more about This is the Day, the Campaign for Marymount Manhattan. In June, Marymount Manhattan’s Offices of Academic Affairs and 8TH FLOOR OFFICE Student Affairs relocated to the 8th SPACE (AFTER): floor of the Main building, which was The 8th floor has been transformed into the part of the College’s summer new location for the construction project. Offices of Academic In order to accommodate the new Affairs and Student Affairs. The renovated space, the offices of Academic Affairs space includes new and Student Affairs relocated from the cubicles, offices and third floor of the Main building to the work areas. eighth floor in early June. The eighth 2 M ARYMOUNT M ANHATTAN C OLLEGE floor has been transformed into a new was removed. Construction will the third floor; and additional work office space that includes eight offices, continue on the third and fourth floors will continue in the library and several cubicles, and restroom facilities. of the Main building, The Great Hall the chapel. The space previously served as a and the library. According to Paul “As anticipated, the multiple multi-purpose room for staff gatherings Ciraulo, B.A., Executive Vice construction projects are ambitious and and meetings. Originally, the seventh President for Administration and difficult,” Ciraulo said. “However, our and eighth floors of the Main building Finance, contractors will install general contractor remains confident housed a swimming pool, which was structural steel in The Great Hall and of completing all projects in a built in 1929 when the building was on the fourth floor. Masonry timely manner.” the clubhouse of the Manhattan Junior construction, ductwork installation, All projects should be completed by League. The College continued to use plumbing and electrical work will the beginning of Fall 2009-2010 the swimming pool until 2003 when it continue throughout the north side of semester. The Kresge Foundation Extends Challenge Deadline to March 31, 2010 n recognition of Marymount Manhattan’s Arts, and Jason Rosenfeld, Ph.D., successful fundraising efforts during this Associate Professor of Art History, as the Iunique economy, The Kresge first Distinguished Chairs at Marymount Foundation granted an extension to meet Manhattan College. its challenge grant. In order to receive the Campaign Director Jean Wilhelm, B.A., $1.5 million grant, the College must have said the extended deadline presents new gifts and pledges totaling $25 million by opportunities to meet the College’s March 31, 2010. As of August 12, 2009, the campaign goal. College has raised $21,884,173 in gifts and “To comply with Kresge’s new deadline, pledges. the College must develop more than In January 2008, the College launched $3,000,000 in gifts and pledges by March 31, the public phase of This is the Day, the 2010,” Wilhelm said. “However, actual comprehensive campaign to dramatically payments may be spread out, as long as increase need-based student financial aid, they are received by March 31, 2015.” encourage unprecedented levels of faculty Throughout the remainder of the scholarship and research, as well as campaign, MMC will be scheduling meetings increase the number of full-time faculty, and receptions to provide information about and enhance our existing spaces to create the campaign in general as well as special a dynamic, yet comfortable, environment for learning initiatives in honor of Sr. Judith Savard, Professor and growing. The campaign is an extraordinary Gurcharan Singh, Professor Marvelle S. Colby, Ph.D., undertaking that requires funding that is quite separate and Professors John and Priscilla Costello. These from general operating support raised through the inspirational educators touched the lives of thousands of College’s Annual Appeal. students during their many years of teaching at the There have been exciting milestones throughout the College. A number of endowed scholarships also exist course of the campaign. Each milestone supports one of that honor other distinguished faculty and staff members the three campaign initiatives: who span MMC’s history. They include the Professor The Lowerre Family Terrace, the campaign’s first major J. William Bordeau Scholarship, Sr. Raymunde McKay facilities project, was unveiled on September 8, 2008. By Scholarship and the Sr. Dymphna Leonard Scholarship. fall 2009, the new Commons will be completed, along The Maureen Lyons Olson ’79 Endowed Scholarship was with renovations to the Shanahan Library. established by Trustee Ginger Lyons de Neufville ’70 Today, with the demand for scholarship support at in honor of her sister who died on September 11. nearly historic levels, the College has been able to To learn more about This is the Day, the Campaign for significantly increase its financial assistance to MMC Marymount Manhattan, visit the Web at students through funds raised as part of This is the Day. www.mmm.edu/campaign or contact Jean Wilhelm, In March 2009, the College named Kathleen Campaign Director, at (212) 517-0460 / LeBesco, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Communication [email protected]. 71ST S TREET . S UMMER 2009 3 President’s Medal Gala Raises More Than $667,000 Marymount Manhattan vote of confidence in the College presented the 2009 College and its Mission at a time President’s Medal to Rabbi when philanthropy is Philip Hiat, religious advisor, understandably in decline almost friend to the College and everywhere.