2013-2014

MMC Student Francesca Negron interviews Marianne Liegey '64 for the Oral History Project
Introducing the Marymount Manhattan Oral History Project
June 26, 2014
Every spring, Marymount Manhattan College welcomes alumni back to campus for Reunion Weekend – a celebratory event for old friends to re-connect and new friends to be made. At each Reunion, there are opportunities to reminisce with classmates and to remember the special years in New York City as Marymount Manhattan students.

Introducing a New Major: Environmental Studies
June 25, 2014
The Department of Natural Sciences has just introduced a new major: Environmental Studies. Its objective is to foster an integrated understanding of environmental issues encompassing perspectives from the curriculum’s three broad disciplines - humanities, natural science, and social science. This will offer abundant opportunities for students to supplement their academic learning with experiences outside the classroom.

The Search is Underway
June 24, 2014
The College has officially launched its presidential search. The profile prepared by the Search Committee and additional information about the search, including the publications in which the position is being advertised, are now available.

Alumni weekend 2014
Marymount Manhattan Hosts Annual Alumni Reunion
June 17, 2014
On June 13 and 14, 2014, Marymount Manhattan College observed its annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, honoring the classes that graduated in years ending in 4s and 9s.

Josephine Ancelle '14, Valedictorian, addresses the audience
“Tomorrow” and Beyond: a Marymount Manhattan Commencement Story
June 10, 2014
During Marymount Manhattan’s commencement ceremony on May 23, 2014, something strange and wonderful happened. During Josephine Ancelle’s valedictory address, she broke into song – and then, spontaneously, was joined by her fellow graduates seated before her. The song? “Tomorrow,” from the musical Annie.

New Board Member John H. Hunt (left); new Board Chairperson Hope Knight '85 (right)
Board of Trustees Elects New Chairperson and New Member
June 9, 2014
On May 6, 2014, at its Annual Meeting, the Marymount Manhattan College Board of Trustees unanimously approved Hope Knight ‘85 as its newest chairperson, and John H. Hunt as its newest member. Ms. Knight is the second Alumnae in the College’s history to hold this position on the Board.

12 Theatre Arts Students and Alums Perfom NEO 10 at The York Theatre
June 2, 2014
Marymount Manhattan College students and alumni Omar Mack, Angelo McDonough, Drew Bloom, Sean Kovacs, Spencer Wilson, John Ammatuna, Katrina Colletti, Melissa Rose Hirsch, Mackenzie Perpich, Nicollette Shin, Fatima Cadet-Diaby and Jillian Sayegh performed in four numbers!

Alumni News: MMC Grad Featured on Cover of TIME Magazine
May 29, 2014
Laverne Cox, MMC alum and Orange Is the New Black actress, is featured on the cover of TIME magazine, for its June 9, 2014 issue.

Faculty News: Alessandra Leri Receives 2014 Cornaro Award
May 27, 2014
Marymount Manhattan College Professor Alessandra Leri has been selected to receive the 2014 Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Award.

Faculty News: Professor Ann Aguanno Named New Undergraduate Affiliate Network Chair
May 27, 2014
Professor Ann Aguanno has been selected as the new Chair of the Undergraduate Affiliate Network (UAN), the premier national organization dedicated to undergraduate research in biology and research-based undergraduate education.

Martin Charnin (foreground) and his wife, Shelly Burch (right/background), teaching a three-hour master class at MMC
Martin Charnin Teaches MMC Master Class
May 27, 2014
Martin Charnin, lyricist, writer and director (Annie), along with his wife, Shelly Burch, singer and actress (Nine), recently taught a three hour Master Class for all graduating seniors in Christine Riley’s Musical Theatre class.

Gearing up for the ceremony
Marymount Manhattan College 2014 Commencement
May 27, 2014
On May 23, 2014, over 400 graduates participated in Marymount Manhattan College’s 65th Commencement Exercises at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center.

MMC Professor Alister Sanderson to Retire
May 22, 2014
After 25 years of teaching, leading and innovating at Marymount Manhattan College, Alister Sanderson, Ph.D., is retiring.

Pictured: The Faculty Center (which houses many of MMC's academic divisions)
Announcing Changes to Academic Divisions
May 21, 2014
Thanks to the growth in student enrollment in the Communication Arts major – Marymount Manhattan’s largest major – the Communication Arts Department will become its own division, coming out of the Humanities Division. It will be called the Division of Communication and Media Arts. Professor Laura Tropp will be the divisional chair.

Alice Trye
MMC Biology Students Named to Honor Society
May 20, 2014
Three Marymount Manhattan College Biology majors have been inducted into the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Honor Society (Chi Omega Lambda), which recognizes exceptional undergraduate juniors and seniors pursuing a degree in the molecular life sciences at a college or university that is a member of the Undergraduate Affiliate Network (UAN).

Marymount Manhattan College President Judson R. Shaver Announces His Retirement
May 19, 2014
Marymount Manhattan College President Judson R. Shaver has announced that he will retire on June 30, 2015, after 14 years at the College and 35 years in higher education.

Bedford Hills College Program Class of 2009,  along with President Shaver
Announcing the Bedford Hills College Program 2014 Commencement
May 15, 2014
On June 12, 2014, the Bedford Hills College Program will hold its annual commencement exercises at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison for women. Created in spring 1997 and officially inaugurated as an extension campus of the College in fall 2004, the program empowers inmates with knowledge and support to rebuild their lives after possible release.

Professor Jason Rosenfeld addresses a crowd at the Met
Faculty Notes: MMC Professor Co-Teaching Course at the Met
May 12, 2014
This June, Marymount Manhattan College Professor Jason Rosenfeld will be co-teaching “Pre-Raphaelites at the Met,” a course offered in conjunction with the exhibition The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy: British Art and Design, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Faculty News: American Museum of Natural History Offers Course Taught by MMC Professor
May 9, 2014
Marymount Manhattan College Professor Debra Tillinger will be teaching adult courses this June and July at the American Museum of Natural History. The courses are titled “Our Earth’s Future.”

MMC Student Awarded Boren Scholarship
April 21, 2014
Marymount Manhattan College Student Christophe Horita has been selected to receive a coveted Boren Scholarship for the coming academic year.

Marymount Manhattan College Opens Its Doors to Elon University
April 21, 2014
Marymount Manhattan College has long been a destination of choice for ambitious and determined students - even students from other colleges.

Left to right: Victoria McIlrath, Iris Platt, Alice Trye, Marisa Dunigan, Katie Ness
MMC Biology Students Earn Accolades at Regional Research Symposium
April 21, 2014
The Department of Natural Sciences recently announced that on Saturday, April 12, five students presented their research findings at the 8th Annual Undergraduate Symposium in the Biological and Chemical Sciences at William Paterson University in New Jersey.

Alex-Quan Minh Pham (L) and Emily Garcia (R)
Two MMC Students Named Watson Fellows
April 14, 2014
The Thomas J. Watson Foundation announced in late March the selection of its 15th class of Jeannette K. Watson Fellows. The Watson provides outstanding undergraduates at 12 New York City colleges the opportunity for paid internships for three successive summers – two in New York City and a third spent overseas.

Advocates for Wellness Education (AWE) Seeking Applicants
April 8, 2014
The Counseling & Wellness Center (CWC) is seeking applicants to join AWE: Advocates for Wellness Education for the 2014-15 school year.

In Memoriam: Former MMC Professor Sr. Dympna Haber, RSHM
April 3, 2014
Former Marymount Manhattan Professor Sr. Dympna Haber, RSHM, of Tarrytown, passed away March 31. She was 72.

Emilie Maurer presented her research to interested listeners.
Marymount Manhattan Students Shine at Regional Psychological Conference
April 3, 2014
Along with faculty from the Division of the Sciences and the Psychology Department, 11 current MMC students and recent graduates presented their research at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association.

Alumni News: Theater Major Alums Launch Language Learning Service in Paris
April 2, 2014
Marymount Manhattan alumni Richard Serio ‘12 and Elizabeth Hepburn ’12 have announced the launch of DisLangue, a new language learning service business venture.

Alumni News: Theatre Arts Major Earns Prestigious Award
March 31, 2014
Ashley Kelly-Tata ‘07, a Theatre Arts alumna in Directing, has been awarded the 2014 Lotos Foundation Prize in the Arts and Sciences, citing her as an Emerging Artist.

Faculty News: MMC Professor Featured In New York Times
March 31, 2014
Assistant Professor of Psychology Samantha Berkule was featured in the Sunday, March 30 edition of The New York Times in a story titled “Planes, Dog Sleds and Automobiles.”

Presenting the MMC President’s Report
March 26, 2014
The Marymount Manhattan College President’s Report 2012-2013 encompasses the last two years of the College’s financial statements. However, it contains so much more than just financials. The President’s Report commemorates our institutional progress over the last two years – celebrating numerous accomplishments such as the opening of our new Faculty Center, the launch of our new website, and the many achievements of our hard-working faculty, staff, and students.

Psychological Science in Russia: A Marymount Manhattan College Forum
March 24, 2014
On March 19, 2014, many distinguished international psychologists in New York joined 20 students at Marymount Manhattan College, where Professor Henry Solomon hosted a public forum on “Psychology in Russia: New Trends.”

Lauren Gerrie '05
Alumni News: Two Art Graduates Recognized
March 24, 2014
From magazine profiles to art galleries, the talents of two Studio Art graduates of Marymount Manhattan’s Art program have recently been warranting some welcome attention.

Faculty News: English Professor’s Book Garners Positive Review
March 18, 2014
The Sentimental Theater of the French Revolution, a book by Marymount Manhattan College Associate Professor of English Cecilia Feilla, was praised in the Winter 2013 issue of Comparative Drama.

Satellite photograph of the Bering Strait.
Alumni News: MMC Grad Published in Scientific American
March 17, 2014
“The climate 25,000 years ago was cold, very cold. It was the height of the last ice age, and survival required desperate measures…”

Tales from the Archive
March 17, 2014
Broadway blocking scripts and sheet music with handwritten notes! Original playbills and reviews for thousands of New York productions during the 1960s-1990s! Costume photos and production stills from famous downtown drag performances! Click here to see what else Theatre History students are looking at in MMC’s archives.

Stage Directions Magazine Features New Innovative Curriculum in Theatre Arts at MMC
March 16, 2014
March issue of Stage Directions magazine profiles MMC’s new BA in Theatre Arts concentration in Performance & Digital Media.

Faculty News: Choice Magazine Names Professor Giersdorf’s Book Outstanding Academic Title
March 14, 2014
Marymount Manhattan College Associate Professor of Dance Jens Richard Giersdorf’s book The Body of the People: East German Dance since 1945 was recently named as a 2014 Outstanding Academic Book by Choice Magazine.

New Textbook Authored by Marymount Manhattan Professor
March 5, 2014
Marymount Manhattan College Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Sue Behrens, Ph.D., has authored a new textbook, Understanding Language Use in the Classroom: A Linguistic Guide for College Educators.

Marymount Manhattan Professor Publishes New Text
March 3, 2014
Marymount Manhattan College Assistant Professor of Psychology Nava R. Silton, Ph.D., has published a new text, “Innovative Technologies to Benefit Children on the Autism Spectrum.”

Announcing a New Theatre Arts Program: Performance & Digital Media
February 28, 2014
A cross-disciplinary opportunity to blend performance with multiple media.

Marymount Manhattan College Graduate Selected as Spring 2014 Intern at Kennedy Center
February 24, 2014
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts selected Marymount Manhattan College graduate Nicole Reinholdt for its prestigious, nationally recognized internship program. The DeVos Institute of Arts Management, a part of the Kennedy Center, administers the program. From January to May 2014, she will intern in the Volunteer Management department, Friends of the Kennedy Center division.

Still, At Your Door
Marymount Manhattan College Student Releases Novel
February 20, 2014
Writers AMuse Me Publishing is proud to announce the release of Marymount Manhattan College Student Emma Eden Ramos’ YA novel Still, At Your Door on February 22, 2014.

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill to Visit MMC
February 19, 2014
In honor of Black History Month, MMC will host a presentation featuring Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, host of HuffPost Live and BET News and political contributor for CNN.

MMC Joins Citywide “Take the Stairs” Campaign
February 18, 2014
Two student organizations, AWE and the Go Green Coalition, kick off the Take the Stairs campaign this week, promoting physical fitness and environmental responsibility by encouraging the MMC community to take the stairs instead of riding the elevators.

Doing Good in D.C.
February 18, 2014
Fifteen Marymount Manhattan College students recently embarked on a “vacation of volunteering,” feeding the homeless and exploring Washington, D.C.

2014 President’s Gala to Feature Broadway’s Frank Wildhorn
February 6, 2014
Tony® and Grammy® Award nominee Frank Wildhorn will be the honoree at the Marymount Manhattan College President’s Gala on Monday, April 28, 2014. The Gala will include dinner and drinks, silent and live auctions, and a special performance by Broadway actors, MMC alumni, and students!

The Real Happiness Challenge!
January 31, 2014
This month, the Counseling and Wellness Center has a challenge for you: the 28-day meditation program. It’s simple: commit to meditating each day and connect online to share experiences – pleasant, difficult or otherwise. Follow this blog to share your experiences and support each other’s efforts.

Study Fashion in the Fashion Capital of the World: MMC Announces New Programs in Fashion Studies and Fashion Marketing
January 28, 2014
From Fashion Ave. to Fashion Week, there’s no better way to kick start a career in fashion than to study in New York City. With established programs in Business, Communications, and Costume Design, Marymount Manhattan College is the perfect place to learn all the tools you need to excel in the world of style.

Theatre Department Featured in Playbill Magazine
January 23, 2014
MMC’s Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens was featured on the front page of Playbill.com! The production, which featured performances from over forty students, alumni, and faculty, was directed by Tony-nominated book writer Bill Russell.

MMC January Musical Theatre Projects Feature Guest Artists
January 14, 2014
Coming up: Musical Theatre students at Marymount Manhattan College are thrilled to be performing VOW on January 31st and February 1st, featuring writers from The Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers.

Students in San Marcos
Blogging Abroad: Art and Philosophy in Venice
January 13, 2014
During the month of January, students in the Art and Philosophy in Venice course kept a travel blog detailing their travels. Click on through to see photos from the trip, see what students saw day-to-day, and read about food that you wish you were eating.

A Day in the Life: “Creativity in Context” Video Series Highlights Work of FAPA Students
January 13, 2014
MMC announces a new video series highlighting work from majors in the Fine and Performing Arts Division. Every Monday for the next five weeks, we will release a new video highlighting a different facet of the creative experience at MMC.

MMC Partnerships Sow Advantages for Students and the Community
December 20, 2013
Thanks to two close partnerships with MMC, students in the Business Division had the opportunity to practice and develop real-world marketing strategies and campaigns

Alex Steffen
Future Talk on Future Cities: MMC To Host Alex Steffen for Commoner Lecture
December 17, 2013
Alex Steffen is the thinking-person’s optimist. His inspiring, provocative talks about our future pack houses around the world. Whether explaining humanity’s best solutions (in Worldchanging), imagining the opportunities to be found in climate-neutral cities (in Carbon Zero), or sharing breakthrough insights into the powerful forces now driving worldwide change (in the forthcoming Planetary), Steffen, as The New York Times states, “lays out the blueprint for a successful century.”

Student Mariely Mena '16 and Alumna Honory Peña '13
HEOP Students Recognized for Work in Social Community Project
December 10, 2013
HEOP Student Mariely Mena ‘16 and Alumna Honory Peña ‘13 were recently highlighted by the Huffington Post for their immersive work in education reform. Both are co-researchers on Edwin Mayorga’s Education in our Barrios project, which examines pressing educational issues in historically Latino communities in NYC. For more information about our HEOP program, check out the HEOP section of our website.

Top row (from left to right): Jordyn Santiago, Honza Pelichovsky, David Flores, Jessica Sgambelluri, Doug Burkhardt, Cindy Reid, Evan Sup...
Dance Department Takes the World
December 6, 2013
The Dance Department at Marymount Manhattan College is proud to announce that ten Dance Majors traveled to China this past Friday, December 6th to perform in the Yang Liping International Dance Festival.

A biology major breaking a banana frozen in liquid nitrogen!
MMC Scientists Encourage High Schoolers to Launch Futures (and Angry Birds)
November 25, 2013
A group of New York State high school students recently attended the Division of Sciences’ Open House to learn about carbon dioxide’s effect on the earth’s atmosphere, perform mock speech clinics, analyze projective Psychological tests, and dissect a sheep brain – or in other words learn what it’s like to be an MMC science student.

Dick Cavett and Anne Kaufman Schneider (the daughter of Stage Door playwright George S. Kaufman) from an earlier visit to MMC to speak to...
Stage Door Welcomes Friends, Old and New!
November 22, 2013
Marymount Manhattan College’s production of Edna Ferber & George S. Kaufman’s Stage Door spurred a week-long flurry of events on campus, bringing old friends together and introducing a new generation to the much-loved play in the Theresa Lang Theatre.

Making a Difference: Student Creates Educational Programs in South Africa
November 22, 2013
Dance and International Studies major Kiley Griffith combined her two areas of study to create an educational program in Cape Town, South Africa centered around dance, English proficiency, and community engagement.

Hallie Cohen Paa Vidderne (On the Heights) Watercolor
Marymount Manhattan Faculty Teach and Exhibit Together
November 18, 2013
Fox Gallery NYC is presenting an exhibition of paintings and watercolors by MMC Art Professors Hallie Cohen and Jim Holl, on view until February 13, 2014.

Helen Metzger and Mark Finkel, of the Stanley Finkel Scholarship, with current Finkel Scholar, Samantha Trainor.
Division of Business Scholarship Reception
November 15, 2013
Students, alumni, faculty, and donors joined President Shaver to celebrate scholarship recipients.

Hakeem Rahim (center) with MMC students after his Conversation on Diversity Talk
Full House for Talk on Mental Illness and the College Experience
November 14, 2013
Guest speaker Hakeem Rahim presents a Conversation on Diversity talk to a standing room only crowd

A student meets with Suzanne Sorrentino, LCSW, in the Counseling and Wellness Center
Counseling and Wellness Center Receives Full Reaccreditation
October 30, 2013
MMC’s Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) receives full reaccreditation as a College Counseling Center by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney joins President Shaver, benefactors Judy and Russ Carson and Board Chair Jim Buckman for Faculty Center Rib...
Faculty Center Ribbon Cutting Held During Homecoming Weekend
October 29, 2013
Honored Guests Join President Shaver for Ribbon Cutting

New MMC Web site homepage
MMC Launches New Web Site
October 29, 2013
College Debuts New Web Site

Deogratias Niyizonkiza
Global Health Advocate Delivers 2013 Rudin Lecture
October 29, 2013
Storied founder of Village Health Works Deogratias Niyizonkia delivered a college-wide lecture on October 23, 2013

The Ruth Smadbeck Communication and Learning Center at MMC
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Expands Offerings
August 27, 2013
Additions Include Sequence of Courses for Second Career Students, A New Minor, and the Development of a Master’s Program

MMC's 2013 production of Triumph of Love
Marymount Manhattan College Ranked as Top School for Broadway Performers
August 14, 2013
Backstage, the most trusted publication for budding and established performers to find casting opportunities and gain career advice, has listed Marymount Manhattan College as the # 2 school where TONY Award nominees go to get their start for promising futures on the Great White Way.

Gloria Steinem to Receive Medal of Freedom After Marymount Manhattan College Hosts Conference Honoring Women’s Rights Icon
August 14, 2013
Just eight weeks after her appearance at Marymount Manhattan College where she was honored by the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR), Gloria Steinem has been announced as one of 16 outstanding Americans to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Marymount Manhattan College Receives Prestigious $250K Mellon Grant
August 14, 2013
Marymount Manhattan College is proud to announce that it is the recipient of a $250,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

MMC Makes List of NY Colleges with Best Lifetime Return on Investment
August 14, 2013
The value of a Marymount Manhattan College education was underscored when MMC made the list of New York Colleges with the Best Lifetime Return on Investment (ROI), compiled by AffordableCollegesOnline.org (AC Online), a student resource that provides information about affordable higher education options.