👏👏👏Congratulations to MMC alumna Natasha Roland ’20! She just won a Fringe First Award, which recognizes outstanding new writing premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (@edfringe). She earned the prize for her play "And Then The Rodeo Burned Down," written with Chloe Rice. (A scene from their work is pictured above.) Click the link in our bio to read more. #MMCProud #Griffins

Hey, Mom and Dad (and the rest of the family, too)! You’re invited! �🥳 Join President Walk, students, faculty, and staff on Saturday, Aug. 27, or Sunday, Aug. 28, from 4 - 6 pm for an in-person Parents and Families Orientation. After a big #Griffin welcome, you’ll get a taste of the MMC learning experience with a mini-master class led by an MMC professor. A reception on the Lowerre Family Terrace will follow. For full details, click the link in our bio!

When psych professor Nava Silton Ph.D. published her seventh textbook this summer, it held extra special meaning for the MMC community: Nine students served as contributors and wrote entire chapters under her guidance. The book, The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child, Adolescent, and Adult Development, explores how the pandemic adversely impacted those with disabilities and affected schooling, relationships, and mental, physical, and developmental health. MMC contributors include Alexandra (Ali) McClellan ’22, Brianna Blackwell ’21, Ariana Lopez ’21, Amanda Hall ’21, Regina Colie ’21 (all pictured above), Emily Angelillo ’22, Ingrid Brussier ’21, Manuella Hounton ’21, and Justin Vrana ’21. Click the link in our bio to learn more! 📸 📸 📸 Above: A few of the book’s contributors, who shared what they’re up to, and Professor Silton 1. Ali McClellan ’22. “I graduated with a major in Dance and Psychology and plan to attend Pratt Graduate school for Dance Movement Therapy in Fall ’23.” 2. Brianna Blackwell ’21. “Since graduating from MMC, I’ve worked as an assistant teacher at a Montessori preschool, guiding children through a self-directed and hands-on learning environment.” 3. Ariana Lopez ’21. “This fall, I’ll be starting my master’s in social work, which will hopefully lead to my LCSW and then onto my Ph.D. My goal is to open my own practice.” 4. Amanda Hall ’21. “I just started a new job as a Virtual Reality Host for a WarnerMedia store, and I’m also branching out into voice acting!” 5. Regina Colie ’21. “After graduating last year, I decided to attend graduate school to pursue my master’s degree. I’m enjoying my journey thus far, and I’m excited to see what my future holds in the field of psychology.” 6. Professor Silton

Michael Salmon, Associate Vice President/Dean of Academic Excellence and Senior Advisor to the President, will be a keynote speaker at The Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network’s Annual Summer Education Conference, happening Aug 8-9. ICYMI, #Jamaica� just celebrated 60 years of independence!

If you haven’t binge-watched the latest season of The Umbrella Academy (@umbrellaacad) on @Netflix yet, now’s a good time to jump on it! It stars MMC alumna and fan favorite @EmmyRaver ’12 as reality-bending Allison Hargreeves. Click the link in our bio to read what she says was the best part of her MMC experience. #MMCProud #GoGriffins #GriffinPride ���

Calling all parents and families of new MMC students! We want to welcome you to the community too! 👋🥳 Join President Walk, students, faculty, and staff on Saturday, Aug. 27 or Sunday, Aug. 28, from 4 - 6 pm for our in-person Parents and Families Orientation. After a big #Griffin welcome, you’ll get a taste of the MMC learning experience with a mini-master class led by an MMC professor. A reception on the Lowerre Family Terrace will follow. For details and to RSVP, click the link in our bio!

A big congrats to a big talent! @georgiaggreene was among the incredible dancers who participated in the @NYCDA Foundation’s college scholarship audition in Orlando this month–and she won a $100K scholarship to come to MMC! She’ll enroll in Fall ’23. Glad to have you as part of our community Georgia! #dance #thearts #Griffins #MMCProud

#MMCProud! Musical Theatre alumna @liz.mattera (that’s her on the far right) stars in the @eastlynnetheater's upcoming play WHO AM I THIS TIME? (& Other Conundrums of Love) in Cape May July 27-September 3. The performance includes three #KurtVonnegut stories in celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday. Click the link in our bio for more! #Griffins #GriffinPride

👏 👏 👏 #MMCProud! Celebrated artist and MMC alumna Ellie Ga ’98 has a new exhibit, "Quarries," that you can view now through July 23 at the Bureau Gallery on the Lower East Side. The @nytimes and @newyorkermag both recently reviewed it; see the link in bio to read the articles.

👏👏👏 #MMCProud! Congrats to Sarah Nelson Wright (@southnorthwest), an associate Communication and Media Arts professor and director of the Theresa Lang Center for Producing. Her public media art project Tomorrow’s Sea was selected for the outdoor exhibition Art at the BlueLine, which launches this Saturday at the South Street Seaport. Organized by the @waterfrontalliance, the show highlights the risk we all face from sea level rise and coastal storms. Wright created Tomorrow’s Sea, an interactive media sculpture, with new media artist Edrex Fontanilla. It transports viewers to NYC shorelines threatened by #climatechange. Click the link in our bio for details on seeing it in person!  📷 1: Wright doing sound field recordings (credit: Nathan Kensinger) 2-3: Tomorrow’s Sea VR viewer (credit: Fontanilla) 4: Coney Island Creek, Brooklyn, 360 video still (credit: Wright and Fontanilla) #GriffinPride #WorldClassFaculty

Incoming freshman @kendall.becerra hasn’t even started yet, and we’re already #MMCProud of her! She took home the top prize at the 2022 National High School Musical Theatre Awards (aka the #jimmyawards) a few weeks ago. Becerra, who hails from San Diego, won the coveted Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress and a $25,000 scholarship. See the link in our bio for an @officialbroadwayworld interview with her. #thearts #GriffinPride

Congratulations to MMC student @jessica.sanzone, who’ll play the lead role (made famous by Olivia Newton-John) in the #musical “Xanadu,” July 7-17 at @ThePrizery in South Boston. See the link in our bio for more! #GriffinPride