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MolloyMatters
Matters
Academic Year 2012/2013 • Number 3
A newsletter published for and by the Molloy Community
A Message from the President
You may have noticed that Molloy Campus Life
(@molloylife ) is alive
and full of spirit. Perhaps you’ve witnessed our students delivering amazing
presentations in the classroom; winning basketball games or indoor cross
country conference titles; fundraising for Make-A-Wish, St. Baldrick’s Day,
and Relay for Life; volunteering for Midnight Run or Hurricane Sandy relief; or
preparing for spring activities like rugby, softball and baseball. Perhaps you’ve
also witnessed our faculty engaging in the Molloy spirit in the classroom or
attended the first annual Global Studies Alumni Reunion Reception.
Whichever activities each of us have attended this year, it is evident that Molloy has an energy that
is unmatched. In addition to face-to-face conversations, we are also using Molloy’s social media sites
and Twitter
(http://www.molloy.edu/about-molloy/social-media) to communicate
like Facebook
our message. No matter what form of communication we use to share our message, our sense of spirit
always shows. This is the hallmark that encapsulates our academic excellence and creates the “whole
Molloy package.”
I encourage you to continue to share our mission and spirit inside and outside the walls of the
College and look forward to seeing you at various events and activities this semester. Our rich, multifaceted campus life has reached a new level of success. Thank you for sharing your spirit each day and
for participating in the many things that contribute to the continued success of Molloy College.
Spotlight on Service
2013 President’s
Award Ceremony
Vincent Ventura
Memorial
Scholarship
Focus on Athletics
Come and Celebrate
New York City:
The cost is $20.00 per person for breakfast.
Free bus service will leave from the Molloy
Campus promptly at 10 a.m.
St. Patrick’s Day
with Molloy College
New York City
Saturday,
March 16, 2013
Focus on Mission:
Catholic Higher
Education and
Globalization
Focus on Academics
Drew Bogner, Ph.D.
President
NYC First Place winner in 2012
Inside This
Issue:
Heart Disease in
Women
R.S.V.P. by March 13, 2013 online at:
http://alumni.molloy.edu/NYCstpat2013
Bus seats are limited! Reserve now!
!
for College Marching unit
Rockville Centre
Saturday,
March 23, 2013
“Be a part of the oldest, biggest
and best parade in the world.”
Rockville Centre:
New Employees
Line up at 11:30 a.m. (parking lot 12, on the
corner of Sunrise Hwy and Long Beach Rd.)
Newsletter Staff
R.S.V.P. by March 20, 2013 online at:
Francis Bonnet
http://alumni.molloy.edu/RVCstpat2013
For more info email [email protected]
or [email protected]
Alexandra Enderle
S. Dorothy Fitzgibbons, O.P.
Diane Fornieri
Mission Statement
Molloy College, an independent, Catholic college rooted in the Dominican tradition of study, spirituality, service, and
community, is committed to academic excellence with respect for each person. Through transformative education, Molloy
promotes a lifelong search for truth and the development of ethical leadership.
Lisa Miller
Jacquie Rath
Ken Young
Focus on Mission
Catholic Higher Education
and Globalization
By S. Dorothy Fitzgibbons, O.P.
This was the theme of the 2013
Association of Catholic Colleges and
Universities Annual Meeting, held in
Washington D.C. on February 2nd-4th. As an
independent, Catholic college rooted in the
Dominican tradition, Molloy is comfortable
with the term “Globalization.” The word
“catholic,” (small “c”) means universal, “Go
out to all the world” and preach Good News
through education, health care, social justice
activities, care for the poor and oppressed,
and care for creation.
As the Molloy Community, we are
members of the Dominican Family, the
Worldwide Order of Preachers, founded in
the 13th Century by St. Dominic de Guzman.
The phrase “think globally, act locally”
has been around for many years. It is not just
a “catch phrase,” but is one to take seriously.
When we engage in service activities and
respond quickly to natural catastrophes,
whether locally or globally, we can reflect
on these experiences as seeing our place
in what is being called the “New Global
Commons.” We come from a culture which
is global in nature. Our Mission calls us to
respect each person, which extends to each
person’s religion or faith tradition.
The noted German theologian Father
Hans Kung wrote that there will be “no
world peace without peace between the
Spotlight on Service:
Midnight Run
by Alexandra Enderle
On February 28, S. Diane Capuano, O.P., Associate Director of
Campus Ministries; Diane Fornieri, Director of Executive Affairs; and
eight Molloy students gathered on campus at 8:15 p.m. for the last
“midnight run” of the year in conjunction with Caldwell College. S.
Diane offered up a prayer and had everyone pick a job for the night
before boarding the van into New York City. Upon arrival at each of
the stops, S. Diane brought the entire group together in a circle for
prayer. Many individuals remembered this familiar practice, which
always includes her motto: “Raise the praise, minimize the criticize,
increase the peace, silence the violence!”
Molloy’s “runs” are coordinated through the Midnight Run
organization, a not-for-profit organization that began in the late
1980’s. Every night of the year, volunteers affiliated with churches,
synagogues, schools and other civic groups distribute food, clothes,
and assorted necessities to the less fortunate living on the streets
of New York. The Molloy College Midnight Run is especially known
among the homeless population in the City and truly exemplifies
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religions.” In the spirit of the hymn, “Let
There Be Peace on Earth, and let it begin
with me,” I invite us to learn more about
religion and cultures other than our own.
The 2013 Spring Events planned by the
Molloy College Institute of Interfaith
Dialogue, under the direction of Marion
Lowenthal, offers us an opportunity to learn
about diverse faiths and cultures and to
engage in dialogue, qualities of a Dominican
education. Indeed, Molloy College does
have a significant place in what is being
called, “The New Global Commons.”
The Dominican Tradition has existed for
over 800 years, and is being lived out in our
very lives here at Molloy College.
Molloy’s Dominican tradition of community, service, and spirituality.
S. Diane, who organizes and chaperones each Molloy “run,” says that
“the people love Molloy. Two weeks after Super Storm Sandy, we
went on a “run,” and the people in the streets were literally cheering
for us. They were so happy and worried about Molloy College after
the storm.”
Each semester, Campus Ministries collects items for this purpose,
which include backpacks, sweatshirts, sleeping bags, socks, and toiletries. Molloy’s Sacred Heart Chapel transforms into an outreach center,
where items donated are sorted and stored prior to going out on the
“runs.” This year, Molloy had 32 students participate. “I watch the students fall in love, it is an eye-opening experience,” says S. Diane, “it is
a new understanding outside of their comfort zone.”
For more information about “The Midnight Run,” please contact
S. Diane Capuano at 516-678-5000 ext. 6935.
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youtube.com/MolloyCollege
community
2013 President’s Awards Ceremony
March 22, 2013 • Madison Theatre • 4:00 PM
President’s Medal:
Robert Houlihan, M.S.
Vice President for Student Affairs,
Molloy College
Caritas Medal:
Randi Shubin Dresner, C.F.R.E.
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Island Harvest
St. Catherine of Siena Medal:
V. Elaine Gross, M.S.W.
President, ERASE Racism
Distinguished Service Medal:
Stephen Bier, M.B.A.
Samuel Carpentier, Ed.D.
Patricia O’Neill, B.F.A.* ’10
Jeanne Ryan, A.A.
Nick Simone, B.S.
Judith Trinder
Sr. Rita Vanson, C.I.J., M.S., R.N.
40 Year Service Award:
Joan Reidy Merlo, Ph.D.
30 Year Service Award:
Pamela Branham, B.S.
Ursula Dehmer
Sr. Margaret Kavanagh, O.P.,
B.A.* ’70, Ed.D.
Carol Sprotte, B.A.* ‘77, M.A.
25 Year Service Award:
Maureen Carey, B.A.* ’73, Ph.D.
Donna FitzGerald, B.S.* ’81, M.S.
Marguerite Lane, B.A.
Helene Peters, B.A.* ’97
Barbara T. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Evelyn Selesky, M.A.
Mary Zink, B.A.* ’95
Vincent F. Ventura, A.A.
(posthumously)
20 Year Service Award:
Teresa Aprigliano, Ed.D., R.N.
Rev. H. Gaylon Barker, Ph.D.
Kathleen Conway, D.A.
Elizabeth Cotter,
B.S.* ’86, M.S.* ’92, Ph.D., R.N.-BC
Helen Dubinsky,
M.S., R.N., PMHCNS-BC
Mary E. Fassetta,
B.S.* ’78, Ed.D., R.N.
Joanna Forgione, B.A.* ’96
Joan Ginty, M.S., ARNP
Diane S. Harper, M.S., ANP
Helen LoTruglio, A.A.* ’04
Freida Pemberton,
Ph.D., Ed.D., R.N., BC
Diane Plaia, A.A.S.
William Robeson, M.A.
Mary Ann Romano, Ph.D.
Irene Steinman, M.S.
10 Year Service Award:
Cristina Artusa, B.A.* ’02, M.S.* ’12
Margaret Blair, M.A.
Kristen Blake, Ph.D.
Margaret Mary Byrnes, M.A.
Ronald Cavallaro, M.A.
Michelle Chamblin, Ed.D.
Elseah Chea, M.A.
Geralyn Cleary, B.S.* ’95, M.S.* ’01
Brian Cogan, Ph.D.
Margaret Doonan, M.S., LNMT
Diane Fezza, R.N., M.S.N.* ’00, CPNP
Shawn Gordon
Robert Gordon, Ph.D.
Robin Handelman, B.S.
Lori Higbie, B.S.* ’08
Peter Hollenstein, M.S.
Granger D. Holt, B.S. ‘05
Dennis Jackson, Ph.D.
Azad Khan
Walter Kleinmann, M.A.
Joseph Kuczyk, M.Ed.
Juana M. Lajara, A.A.S.
Luis Landron, Ph.D.
Debra Lo Verde, B.A.* ’95, Ed.D.
Lauren McDonough, M.A.
James Montalbano, B.M.
Kathleen M. Morrison, M.S., ARRT(N)
Maureen Moulder,
B.S.* ’76, M.S.N.* ’01, Ed.D.
Karen Musicaro,
B.A.* ’72, M.A., M.S.W.
Michael Olivo, B.S.* ’06, M.B.A.* ’10
Betty Pierre-Gilles,
M.S.* ’99, DNP, FNP-C, Cs, CHFN
E. Deidre Pribram, Ph.D.
Lynne Quiroz
Ellen Rich, Ph.D., R.N.
Dominick Russell
Sharion Scott, M.B.A.* ’08
Pamela Smith, B.A.* ’90, M.S.
Maureen Stea, M.A.
Peter Witkowski, Ph.D.
Stanley Youngberg, S.T.M.
*Alumna/alumnus
Vincent Ventura
Memorial Scholarship
The Vincent Ventura Memorial Scholarship
has been established through generous donations from his family, friends and colleagues.
This scholarship will be awarded yearly to a student majoring in Computer Science or Computer
Information Systems. While working at Molloy
for almost 25 years in the College’s IT department, Vinny offered many opportunities for work study
students and graduates of
Molloy to hone their computer skills. This scholarship is a fitting tribute to his
memory. Anyone wishing to
contribute to the scholarship can do so by contacting
the Development office at
(516) 678-5000 ext. 6218,
or by sending a gift to
Cathy Muscente’s attention. Checks should
be made out to Molloy
College.
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Madison theatre:
South Shore Symphony
April 6, 2013 - 8 PM
La Boheme
April 7, 2013 - 3 PM
Almost Queen
April 17, 2013 - 8 PM
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
April 26, 2013 - 8 PM
For more information visit
madisontheatreny.org
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We welcome your news and comments. Please
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Molloy Schedule of Events
March 16 - NYC St. Patrick’s Day
Parade
March 19 - Hunger Banquet
March 22 - President’s Awards
Ceremony
March 20 - Community Coffee Hour
April 23 - Founder’s Day, College
Closed
May 16 - Undergraduate Hooding
May 17 - Commencement Brunch
March 23 - RVC St. Patrick’s Day
April 23 - Honors Convocation
March 28 - Holy Thursday
April 28 - College Open House
March 29 - Good Friday
May 14 - Nursing Pinning Ceremony
May 27 - Memorial Day,
College Closed
March 28 - April 1 -Easter Recess,
College Closed
May 15 - Graduate Hooding
June 7- BBQ
April 1 - Easter Monday
Contact the Office of Public Relations at ext. 6020 for more details about these events.
Focus On Academics
New Academic Programs approved this year:
Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in Nuclear
Medicine Technology
Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Communications:
New Media
Focus On
Athletics
• The Molloy College men’s indoor track and
field team took home the first-ever East Coast
Conference Indoor title at St. Anthony’s High
School on Saturday, February 23. Congratulations!
• The Molloy College women’s indoor track
and field team came in 3rd place at the 2103 ECC
Championships. Go Lady Lion’s!
• The men and women’s outdoor track and field
season will begin on Saturday, March 9. Good Luck!
• The Molloy College men’s basketball team has
set the record for the number of wins in a season,
breaking 1999-2000’s record of 16 wins with an
improved 17-7 overall for 2012-2013. They were
seeded fourth in the ECC Tournament, defeating
Queens College, seeded fifth, at the play-in game
on March 5. The team wrapped up a historic season
on Thursday, March 7. Congratulations Lions, and
to Charles Marquardt, Head Coach and ECC Coach
of the Year!
• Molloy College’s baseball team scored the first
win of 2013 on Friday, February 22 in Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina, against Mercyhurst University, with
a final score of 1-0, with the only run being scored
in the ninth inning! Congratulations on a wonderful
start to the season! Next stop: Florida!
• Men’s Lacrosse took home their first win of the
spring season at Molloy on Sunday, February 24,
with a score of 20-8 vs. American International.
• 20th-ranked Molloy College softball team
earned a split against Adelphi University in a nonconference twinbill at Janet L. Ficke Field in Garden
City, N.Y., taking the first game with a score of 3-0.
Congratulations, ladies, and good luck this season!
For more information and a schedule of
upcoming events, please visit our athletics
homepage at www.athletics.molloy.edu. Hope
to see you at the games!
May 20- Commencement
Focus on Health:
Heart Disease in Women
By Lisa Miller
A lot of people think that women do not
get heart disease. More women die from heart
disease than from anything else. Any woman
can get heart disease. When you think about
heart disease, you probably think about chest
pain. Women might not have chest pain, and
if they do, they might call it an achy, tight
or “heavy” feeling instead of pain. The pain
might even be in the back between the shoulder blades, instead of the chest. Women might
think these signs are no big deal because they
don’t “sound” like a heart attack. Don’t ignore
these signs; see a doctor right away.
What are the signs of heart disease in
women? The most important sign is feeling
really tired--even if after enough sleep.
Other signs of heart disease in women are:
• Trouble breathing
• Trouble sleeping
• Feeling sick to the stomach
• Feeling scared or nervous
• New or worse headaches
• An ache in the chest
• Feeling “heavy” or “tight” in the chest
• A burning feeling in the chest
• Pain in the back, between the shoulders
• Pain or tightness in the chest that spreads to
the jaw, neck, shoulders, ear, or the inside of
the arms
• Pain in the belly, above the belly button
There is good news: You can take steps to
keep your heart healthy. Don’t wait to get
help! Go to your doctor or clinic if you have
any warning signs.
Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease:
• Find out if heart disease runs in your family.
• Don’t smoke. Stay away from other people
who are smoking.
• Get your blood pressure checked often. You
might need medicine to keep it at the right
level.
• Get your cholesterol checked often.
• Stay active. Walking every day can lower
your chances of a heart attack.
• Eat right and keep a healthy weight.
• Eat less salt.
• Being stressed, angry or sad a lot may add to
your risk of heart attack.
• If you’ve had a heart attack, talk to your
doctor about medicine. Some medicines can
help cut down the risk of having another
heart attack.
• High blood pressure adds to the chance of
having heart disease.
• High blood pressure is called the “silent
killer.” Most people who have it do not feel
sick and don’t know that they have it.
• Have your blood pressure checked each
time you go to the doctor or clinic.
To learn more: Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) www.fda.gov/womensheart
welcome New Employees
Roberto Arevalo.................................................. Planning and Research/Information Technology
John Brandt.................................................................................................................................Public Safety
Francine Dougherty................................................................................................Division of Education
David Friedrich.................................................... Planning and Research/Information Technology
Seatbyul Diane Lee...................................................................................................... Division of Nursing
Maria McCarey.......................................................................................Theology and Religious Studies
John McNally...............................................................................................................Energeia Partnership
Sara Palazzolo.......................................................................................................................Public Relations
Kristine Ragaglia...........................................................................................................................Admissions
Maura Trinder.....................................................................................................................................Registrar
Angela Zimmerman............................................................................................ Office of Advancement