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For many college students, an internship is a quintessential component to their undergraduate experience. But what happens when a global pandemic alters the way most companies and organizations operate? How do students gain professional experience from home? Hear from several MMC students about their experiences as interns during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as from the Office of Career Services which oversees the process.

The entire Marymount Manhattan College community mourns the passing of MMC alumna and trustee Trish O’Connell Shortell ’90. She will be remembered for her unparalleled ability to forge relationships, her genuine concern for the welfare of others, and her wise counsel, openness, and joie de vivre.

Please join us online December 7—11 for the College’s arts and social justice festival, Stand Up Speak Out, to raise awareness and support for the Bedford Hills College Program and Bedford Hills College Club.

E. Jane ’12, an Art History major with minors in English and World Literatures and Philosophy, will exhibit their work at MoMA PS1 as part of The Studio Museum in Harlem’s annual Artist-in-Residence exhibition. In addition, Jane will participate in an online Roundtable on Monday, December 7 from 7:00-8:00 p.m to discuss their work completed throughout the residency program.

Hunter, a double major in Digital Media and Video Production and Philosophy and Religious Studies, has been included in the coveted Forbes 30 Under 30 list within the Marketing and Advertising category for 2021.

Dunigan, a Research Supervisor of Integrated Genomics Operation at Memorial Sloan Kettering, spoke to a packed ‘Zoom room’ about her work developing coronavirus antibody tests.

Marymount Manhattan’s College Speech Pathology and Audiology program has been listed as one of the nation’s top programs for communication and language disorders!

In addition to serving as an early voting location on October 31 and November 1, Marymount Manhattan College is thrilled to showcase how members of the community are working to get out the vote and educate their peers on the 2020 election and its surrounding conversations.

After a virtual hiatus due to COVID-19, a new exhibition graces the walls of the Hewitt. Changing Lanes: Painters Explore Dimension in Clay will run in the Hewitt Gallery of Art from October 19–December 2, 2020.

The entire Marymount Manhattan College community mourns the passing of Eilene Keller Bertsch ’59, the longest-serving Chief Academic Officer in the College’s history. She will be remembered for her vision of making MMC more accessible and affordable, her kindness and compassion, and her love of all things Marymount Manhattan since the moment she arrived as a first-year student—65 years ago, in 1955.

MMC’s Plan for Spring 2021

Students in our Biology and Chemistry science labs this semester conduct experiments with remote “lab partners” in real time.

Elizabeth Scott ’22, a double major in Urban and Environmental Sustainability and Biomedical Sciences, is conducting research on the Lowerre Family Terrace in collaboration with Prof. Matthew Lundquist.

The Department of Natural Sciences has formed a linkage agreement with the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.

After spending the spring 2020 semester creating artwork in quarantine, seven senior Art majors opened the Virtual Senior Solos Exhibition in the Hewitt Gallery of Art, all online!

The Office of Institutional Advancement and the MMCMagazine editorial board is thrilled to release the latest edition of Marymount Manhattan College’s annual magazine. Read class notes, feature stories on “Internships to Careers” and the College’s response to COVID-19, faculty spotlights, campus news, and more!

The Presidential Task Force to Restart MMC has worked diligently these past months to develop our Virtual Classes/Open Campus model for the fall 2020 semester. Our first priority, in this plan and through all of our efforts, has been to design and implement robust health and safety protocols for the MMC community, in alignment with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, New York State Governor’s Office, the NYS and NYC Departments of Health, and local healthcare professionals.