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This year’s coveted Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship has been awarded to Marymount Manhattan College sophomore Aisatou Ishimori ’23, a double major in International Business and Marketing. The Watson Fellowship is a three-year program that provides funded summer internships and unprecedented opportunities to promising undergraduate students from twelve New York City partnering schools.

Marymount Manhattan College President Kerry Walk has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU), a statewide association representing the public policy interests of more than 100 independent (private, nonprofit) colleges and universities in New York state.

Congratulations to our 2021 valedictorians Sarah Haley and Sydney Weiser! Both will address the College community, family, and friends at this year’s Commencement ceremony. Learn more about them and their MMC journey below.

Marymount Manhattan College is pleased to announce the election of two new members to the Board of Trustees, Stacey Ryan-Cornelius and Kristina Stroh Gimbel ’93. They join the Board in overseeing MMC’s mission, fiscal integrity, and educational quality for our students.

Gianna O’Connor ’21, a senior double-major in Urban & Environmental Sustainability and Politics & Human Rights, was selected as one of 60 undergraduates from across the nation to present her research on the links between Covid-19 outcomes and environmental racism in New York City.

Each spring, the MMC community comes together to celebrate extraordinary work from across departments and disciplines in one of the College’s most cherished events: Honors Day. In a year that has challenged us as students, educators, and human beings, this year’s virtual event is an opportunity to celebrate accomplishments within our community and connect passions across distances. Submissions are now open!

The Natural Sciences Class of 2020 boasts an impressive list of recent graduates, all having found success in an intensely competitive job market and in pursuing graduate studies, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Read some of their profiles below.

When Judith Mara Carson, a well-known champion of New York City arts and culture, graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2003 with a degree in Art History, she saw in her mind’s eye a luminous creative space at the College that would reflect the education she had received.

With the reopening of MMC’s Main Campus during the Fall 2020 semester, the Department of Dance was challenged with continuing instruction in a discipline characterized by live performance. Following the Virtual/Open Campus model of education, dance instruction persevered via the addition of new equipment, implementation of health and safety protocols, and the determination of MMC students and faculty.

Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at Marymount Manhattan College, appeared on Fox 5 New York in a segment discussing “coronaphobia,” a term used to describe severe anxiety caused by the fear of contracting COVID-19.

The Office of Student Development and Activities and the Campus Activities Board are proud to present the Spring Speaker Series. The Series is a monthly program offering students a chance to learn from and connect with experts in their respective fields. Each session includes an interview-style question and answer model, moderated by a member of the MMC community, and is followed by audience Q&A.

MMC congratulates Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Kathleen LeBesco, Ph.D., and Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Peter Naccarato, Ph.D., whose co-authored book chapter “Brooklyn: Hipster Aesthetics, Foodways, and the Cultural Imaginary” has been published in a new edited collection, Global Brooklyn: Designing Food Experiences in World Cities.

Black History Month, observed each year in the month of February, reflects on more than 400 years of Black history and heritage in national parks and communities across the country. Like years past, the Marymount Manhattan College community has organized a number of events to celebrate and pay tribute to Black history, culture, and experiences.

In her own words, Biology alumna Hope Kenmore ’20 describes her day-to-day work with the COVID-19 virus as an Institutional Biorepository Core Lab Technician at Weill Cornell Medicine in Manhattan.

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.

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.

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!