To the Manhattan College community,
These are the recent news clips highlighting Manhattan College, our programs, and the activities and accomplishments of our students, faculty, administrators, staff and alumni from August 2017.
Thanks,
Pete McHugh
Director of Communications
Plainfield native returns to city with school supplies for start of new year
Home News Tribune Online, 08.31.2017 (1 day, 1 hour ago)
...recipients at the ACCNJ awards event on June 7, at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. From left: Michael Martello, a student at Manhattan College;
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Answer Man: What can you tell me about the mural on the Hawthorn Bank where I work?
My informs, 08.31.2017 (1 day, 10 hours ago)
...to Springfield, says Adam Arenson, associate professor of history and director of the Urban Studies Program at Manhattan College in New York.
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Scooby Steve's to close down on Labor Day
Ithaca Journal Online, 08.30.2017 (1 day, 20 hours ago)
All of the staff are from Danby and all are headed to college. They are Mianna Herson, Ithaca College; Madison Gneo, Manhattan College;
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Arts Education Advocate Takes Lead Role at Long Island High School for the Arts
Broadway World, 08.29.2017 (2 days, 18 hours ago)
Dr. Rogutsky Bleecker is an adjunct associate professor at Manhattan College. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership from the...
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McLaren Engineering adds to leadership team
Marine Log Online, 08.29.2017 (2 days, 23 hours ago)
...University of California at Berkeley and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Manhattan College. Famularo is also a certified Port Engineer...
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Class ring lost on Cape Cod 47 years ago returned to owner
Associated Press News, 08.29.2017 (3 days, 2 hours ago)
...owner. The Cape Cod Times reports that Patrick O'Hagan lost the Class of 1969 Manhattan College ring while on his honeymoon in Dennis in...
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The Women of Power and Style Summit: A high end fashion event for Westchester County, NY and Fairfield County, CT.
Daily Press - Online, 08.29.2017 (3 days, 4 hours ago)
...Metro North (Hudson Valley Tourism) 4) Angelique Pesce, Professor at Manhattan College, Mass Media Law and Mass Media Ethics. 5) Xellex...
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Student achievements
New Haven Register, 08.28.2017 (4 days ago)
BIC Corp. scholarship recipients, and the parent who is a BIC employee, are: Elizabeth Bruchansky of Hamden, daughter of Ann Bruchansky, $3,000, studying computer programming at Manhattan College ...
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NAIOP Sees Uptick In Industrial Space Demand
Daily Business Review, 08.28.2017 (4 days ago)
NAIOP's quarterly model, run by Dr. Hany Guirguis at Manhattan College and Dr. Joshua Harris at New York University, sees an economy that's back in expansion mode as a driver for continued demand. Accordingly, the potential for a slowdown in net absorption...
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No Iona home game for Jaspers this season
Riverdale Press - Online, 08.25.2017 (1 week, 1 day ago)
One week after announcing their non-conference schedule, the Manhattan College men's basketball team filled in all the blanks on who...
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Ring Lost at Cape Cod in 1970 Is Returned to NY Couple
WNBC-TV Online, 08.25.2017 (1 week, 1 day ago)
Patrick lost his new Manhattan College ring while swimming. “I felt it slip off my hand,” he said. The ring had been a gift from his...
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George Beamon joins Worcester Wolves as captain Marek Klassen departs
Evesham Journal, 08.24.2017 (1 week, 1 day ago)
Beamon graduated NCAA Division 1 Manhattan College in 2014 as the fourth highest scorer in Manhattan College history. He caught the eye...
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Ranking U.S. colleges: More lists than ever, with eye on value
Newsday, 08.20.2017 (1 week, 5 days ago)
...magazine list along with Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, Manhattan College in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, and...
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Who builds your bridges?
The Record, 08.20.2017 (1 week, 5 days ago)
Sandra Rosso WHO: Rosso, 25, is a field engineer from the Bronx and graduated from Manhattan College in 2014. WHAT SHE DID: Rosso previously placed steel bars in concrete to make structures stronger. More recently, she's been "stressing" the bridge's sta...
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Jaspers motivated for return to MAAC elite
Riverdale Press - Online, 08.18.2017 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)
As he enters his eighth season as head coach of the Manhattan College women's soccer program, Brendan Lawler is one year removed...
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Jaspers head to Tulsa, Ireland this season - The Riverdale Press
Riverdale Press - Online, 08.18.2017 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)
There's still roughly three months before the Manhattan College men's basketball team tips off its season, but it's never too early to check out who the Jaspers will take on outside of the usual Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference suspects.
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New faces hope to spark turnaround season for Jaspers - The Riverdale Press
Riverdale Press - Online, 08.18.2017 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)
Change is in the air for the Manhattan College men's soccer program. With a newly refurbished home field at Gaelic Park, an overhauled roster, and a renewed sense of optimism, the Jaspers are looking to put last season's two-win campaign behind them as ......
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St. Joseph Troop #142 honored at Ceremony
Twin-Boro News, 08.17.2017 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)
Carrier, a Don Bosco Prep graduate, will be attending Manhattan College, while Criscuolo is entering his senior year at Bergen Catholic. Liam M. Reilly will be a senior at Don Bosco Prep.
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John Burroughs High student hones skills in digital media through leadership conference
Los Angeles Times Online, 08.16.2017 (2 weeks, 2 days ago)
...with peers to create a digital publication highlighting New York at Manhattan College and helped execute an original short at the New York...
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Bronx leaders remember CB 7 DM, Andrew Sandler
Bronx Times Reporter Online, 08.15.2017 (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
A lifelong Bronx resident, Sandler attended Manhattan College and interned with Congressman Elliot Engel. He was then hired by Councilman...
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Bronx Religious Leaders Condemn Charlottesville Attacks
New York Observer Online, 08.15.2017 (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
...Riverdale, Episcopal Church of the Mediator, Hebrew Home at Riverdale and Manhattan College's Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education...
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How Much Is Shonda Rhimes' Netflix Deal Worth?
The International Business Times, 08.14.2017 (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
...recoup,” said Thom Gencarelli, chair of the communications department at Manhattan College, to International Business Times Monday....
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Basketball: Stop the Violence tourney in Riverhead fosters goodwill
Riverhead News-Review - Online, 08.13.2017 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
George Beamon, a burgundy player who has Manhattan College and the NBA developmental league on his playing résumé, said: “They got a great...
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DiPrete Engineering promotes Dana Nisbet to project engineer - The Westerly Sun
The Westerly Sun - Online, 08.13.2017 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
...earned bachelor's and master's degrees in environmental engineering from Manhattan College, and then went to work with environmental...
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Hundreds gather to honor memory of Andrew Sandler - The Riverdale Press
Riverdale Press - Online, 08.11.2017 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
A lifelong Riverdale resident and Manhattan College alum, Sandler got his start as an intern for U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, before going on to work for Koppell and Cohen. In January 2016, Sandler was hired as the district manager of CB7, which covered ...
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Manhattan volleyball hoping for bounce - The Riverdale Press
Riverdale Press - Online, 08.11.2017 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
Manhattan junior Olyvia Chaltas, who reached double figures in kills 11 times last season, and who ranked third on the team with 2.28 kills per set, will be key to a turnaround season for the Jaspers this year.
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A hall of fame three-peat for Manhattan legend Lembo - The Riverdale Press
Riverdale Press - Online, 08.11.2017 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
When Lembo graduated from Manhattan College in 1965, he left the school as the all-time leading scorer with 1,443 career points -- a total that is still ninth all-time in Jaspers history. Upon graduation, he was drafted in the fourth round by the NBA's New...
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WRITER'S CORNER
Bethpage Tribune, 08.11.2017 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
Manhattan College is a private independent Catholic liberal arts college in Riverdale that was founded in 1853. It is highly rated and said to be among the best colleges in New York. My wife and I are both graduates of Manhattan College. I graduated in 195...
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Personal trainer lifts clients' spirits through inspiring journey
The Mamaroneck Review - Online, 08.10.2017 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
...is a big part of her life, Gigante is also in her sophomore year at Manhattan College where she studies biological and allied health...
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DFI Educational Trust Awards $36,000 in Scholarships to Students Pursuing Careers in Deep Foundations
PressReleasePoint, 08.10.2017 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
...sophomore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology LisaMarie Nilaj, senior, Manhattan College Alexa Raffaniello, graduate student,...
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Caitlin Sullivan is Manhattan College graduate with bachelor of arts
West Springfield Record, 08.10.2017 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
Caitlin Sullivan, a 2013 graduate of West Springfield High School, graduated magna cum laude from Manhattan College on Friday, May 19, 2017. Ms. Sullivan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts as a double major in History and Sociology. Ms. Sullivan received th...
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Troy GOP formally unveils City Council slate
The Record Online, 08.07.2017 (3 weeks, 3 days ago)
A graduate of Our Lady of Victory, Catholic Central High School and Manhattan College, Magur grew up in his grandmother's popular restaurant,...
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Kwakwaduam Association of NY – Family Networking and Scholarship Award Night
Modern Ghana, 08.07.2017 (3 weeks, 3 days ago)
...Akua Owusu - Harold Washington College, Chicago Irwing Kofi Frimpong - Lafayette College, New York Rachel Asante - Manhattan College,...
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Senior-level hires and promotions for the week of Aug. 7, 2017
The Miami Herald Online, 08.07.2017 (3 weeks, 4 days ago)
...contact center solutions for sales and customer service operations. He has a bachelor's in MIS and computer science from Manhattan College.
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Kids to learn art of running at Ocean Breeze cross country clinic
Staten Island Advance Online, 08.06.2017 (3 weeks, 5 days ago)
Current Manhattan College coach Kerri Gallagher has also competed at the highest levels of cross country and the middle...
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College notes
The Daily Messenger Online, 08.06.2017 (3 weeks, 5 days ago)
...Sabia, of Canandaigua, was named to the spring 2017 dean's list at Manhattan College in Riverdale. To be eligible, students must complete...
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August Festival to celebrate African-American pride
The Advance of Bucks County, 08.06.2017 (3 weeks, 5 days ago)
Barbara's daughter Stefani Allen (Truman 1999) was a scholarship recipient when she enrolled as a student in Manhattan College (Class of 2003) for marketing. "Now she wants to give back," said Barbara. Stef has joined the team along with Darryl Curtis, Ra...
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Cody gets 'hall' pass from Manhattan
Riverdale Press - Online, 08.04.2017 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
Chris Cody gets asked about the 2006 baseball season often. It was the year the former Manhattan College lefty posted a sterling 12-2...
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James Nicholas and Johnny Schob get to match play at Met Am
The Journal News Online, 08.04.2017 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
...Schob, a former Winged Foot junior champion who is a rising senior at Manhattan College, went 73-74 to finish tied for 14th place at 5-over.
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Bethlehem University students visit NYC for research program
News 12 The Bronx - Online, 08.04.2017 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
...had never traveled before, but for the past 13 weeks they have been at Manhattan College working a summer research program and learning...
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USA Curling hires former USA Luge director Ron Rossi
Lake Placid News - Online, 08.03.2017 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
A graduate of Manhattan College with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Rossi also served as CEO of the United States Luge...
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Club softball the means for elite local players to get to the next level
Wicked Local - Mendon, 08.03.2017 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
“This is the big year,” Katy Holly said. “I'm looking at Manhattan College and Binghamton University.”
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Looking forward to fall term: public versus private colleges
Bronx Times Reporter Newspapers, 08.03.2017 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
In the Bronx, there are 10 public and private universities or colleges (not counting divinity schools and beauty schools): Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Boricua College, Fordham University, Manhattan College, Mercy College, Metropolitan College and M...
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Catholic Colleges Ponder Challenges of Excelsior Scholarships
Catholic New York - Online, 08.03.2017 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
"Free tuition sounds good, but the details are in the fine print," said Bill Bisset, vice president of enrollment management at Manhattan College in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
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Little Miss Cupcape Flourishes With Designer Cupcakes
The Shelby Report, 08.02.2017 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
...bachelor's degree in business marketing and a minor in communications from Manhattan College, she established her shop, Little Miss...
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August festival to celebrate African-American pride, raise funds for scholarships
Bucks Local News, 08.02.2017 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
...1999) was a scholarship recipient when she enrolled as a student in Manhattan College (Class of 2003) for marketing. “Now she wants to...
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Republic Bank Adds Peter M. Musumeci, Jr. to Board of Directors
Markets Insider, 08.02.2017 (4 weeks, 2 days ago)
...Board of Directors, Musumeci holds a seat on the Board of Trustees at Manhattan College in New York City, where he earned a Bachelor of...
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HOLMDEL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ACCEPTED TO NATION'S TOP SCHOOLS
HOLMDEL JOURNAL, 08.01.2017 (4 weeks, 3 days ago)
HOLMDEL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017: WHERE ARE THEY HEADING? Manhattan College (5) Manhattanville College Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Marist College (3)
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Where are they now? KSR interviews former Wildcat Heshimu Evans
Jack Pilgrim (Kentucky Sports Radio), , 08.24.2017 (1 week, 1 day ago)
...community were out partying and getting into trouble, Evans was focused on basketball. After high school, he eventually decided to stay...
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