, PRESIDENT S REPORT 2019-2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S LETTER..................................................................................3
GOAL 1: A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING HERITAGE..........................................4
GOAL 2: A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.. .............................. 12
GOAL 3: A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING DYNAMIC.........................................20
STRATEGIC PLAN INDICATORS AT A GLANCE..........................................26
FINANCIAL REPORT..................................................................................28
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TO THE MANHATTAN COLLEGE COMMUNITY —
A
s we approach the close of a
in major college rankings. For example,
decidedly difficult year — one that
this was the seventh consecutive year that
has been challenging and even
Manhattan earned a place in Money’s listing
painful for so many — we at Manhattan
of U.S. colleges and universities in terms of
remain profoundly grateful to our entire
alumni outcomes — eighth among 50 leading
College community. Thanks to your faith and
institutions that garner high graduation rates
commitment, our campus continues to serve
and earnings.
as a powerful beacon of opportunity for our hard-working students.
Encouraging? Absolutely. Yet I would be remiss if I failed to note the formidable
In this issue of our President’s Report, we are
difficulties ahead. COVID-19 landed a severe
pleased to share the many accomplishments
blow. At Manhattan, pandemic-related
that have distinguished life and learning
disruptions exacted a toll on our resident
at Manhattan this past year. Impressive as
population. Although long-term projections
always, the success of our faculty, students,
remain good, the near-term drop in room
staff and alumni is more uplifting than ever.
and board revenue is requiring us to employ
Confronting the pandemic, our College
significant cost-cutting measures.
community has remained resolute in its dedication to our unique Lasallian Catholic
and contact-tracing. Key to our success has
Amid these challenges, we at Manhattan
been our students’ strong commitment to
remain confident — with good reason. As
the vision and values of our One Manhattan/
our strategic plan, Renewing the Promise,
Jaspers Return program, fulfilling their
notes, our College continues to offer a truly
pledge to protect themselves and one
unique academic experience supported by
Given the volatile reality of COVID-19, our
another by wearing masks, avoiding indoor
three strong pillars: our Distinctive Heritage,
safe return to campus this fall has been a
gatherings, maintaining safe distance, and
Distinctive Learning Environment, and
considerable achievement itself. From the
practicing effective hygiene. Thanks to all of
Distinctive Learning Dynamic. In the pages
start, our faculty, administrators and staff
these efforts, we have maintained throughout
that follow, we are pleased to provide just a
diligently monitored the pandemic’s course.
our return an infection rate well below state
few highlights of the kind of accomplishments
Working with state and local authorities,
and local levels.
that drive Manhattan’s ever-stronger
educational mission — one we hold in sacred trust for current and future generations of Jaspers.
we explored effective responses to likely scenarios. And we formed our comprehensive Return to Campus Task Force, comprising experts from across all campus disciplines. An advisory committee of distinguished alumni leaders, including members of our board of trustees, also guided these efforts.
reputation for excellence, with special focus Enabled by such measures, our academic community continues the outstanding
on the work that demonstrates our pursuit of the major goals of our strategic plan.
work begun last semester. One example: we extended our Summer Research
Our faculty, staff, alumni and friends
Program, allowing participants to resume
evince an uncommon commitment to our
the scholarly studies that were interrupted
Lasallian Catholic mission, which shapes so
when laboratories and other facilities
many young lives. And of course, there are
Laboring throughout the summer, we
were temporarily closed. Guided by their
our students — supremely talented young
developed a blueprint for a timely return to
professors, our students continue to create
men and women who enlarge the narrative
campus. New protocols covered personal
knowledge across all disciplines.
of success scripted by their distinguished
protective equipment and social distancing in common areas; virtual complements to services and activities; and innovative hybrid courses combining online and on-site study. We implemented a rigorous system of testing
predecessors. On their behalf, I thank you Reflecting this, Manhattan earned inclusion
again for all you do to keep this legacy strong.
among top colleges and universities in producing the most 2019-20 Fulbright
Brennan O'Donnell
students. We also retained our prominence
President
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A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING HERITAGE
“ We will advance learning by ensuring the vitality and visibility of our distinctive core identity as Catholic and Lasallian throughout the College.”
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I
n pursuing this first core goal,
society through this 300-year-old mission
Manhattan College strives to ensure
of education. Led by Brother Robert
that its Lasallian Catholic heritage is
Schieler, FSC, superior general of the
vital and visible throughout its academic,
Institute of the Brothers of the Christian
cocurricular and extracurricular programs.
Schools, the association celebration was livestreamed from La Salle University.
anhattan College hosted a gathering of •M
Brother Robert called on all Lasallians
local Lasallian ministries last November
to reflect on their vocation as educators
to celebrate a decade of mission as the
during the Jubilee Year, as designated by
District of Eastern North America
Pope Francis and the Catholic Church.
(DENA), which was formed on September 9, 2009. Gathering virtually and in-
• In June, Manhattan College sponsored
person at the College and in different
the Lasallian Association of Colleges and
cities throughout DENA’s geographic
Universities’ virtual panel on Responding
expanse, Lasallians celebrated their
to Racism: A Lasallian Dialogue. In
accomplishments while acknowledging
collaboration with the Office for
that there is more to be done to serve
Lasallian Education at Christian Brothers
the most vulnerable young people in our
Conference, DENA, the Midwest District,
(Opposite page) In his remarks at the DENA 10th anniversary celebration, Superior General Brother Robert Schieler, FSC, reminded listeners that they are partners in the Lasallian global mission that brings hope to one million students in 80 countries around the world. (This page) Items in the Lea and Herman Ziering Archive exhibit hosted by the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center were donated by the couple’s daughter and included those of rescuers – Muslim Albanians and Iranians, and a Lasallian, Brother Gabriel Boile, FSC – who assisted Jews in escaping the Holocaust.
and the District of San Francisco New
the Society of Survivors of the Riga Ghetto
to help practitioners of CEL grow in
Orleans, the discussion was an initiative of
and as a member of the Anti-Defamation
their professional practice. The faculty
the six Lasallian colleges and universities
League’s task force on Nazi war criminals.
demonstrated their new grasp of CEL
throughout the Lasallian Region of North
Items featured in the exhibit included a
methodology by designing or redesigning
America. It is a continuation of the work
concentration camp uniform from the
a course that reflected service-learning
of the annual Lasallian Higher Education
Riga Ghetto, letters alerting officials to
theory and pedagogy; principles of ethical
Colloquy on Racial Justice, which started
the activities of the Nazis during World
and effective community engagement; and
in 2017 and has published the first-ever
War II, and a postwar letter from Winston
intercultural effectiveness and humility.
Mission Mandated Lasallian Vision for
Churchill. The exhibit’s public opening
As a result of the seminar, five new CEL
Racial Justice. Panelists included Hayden
featured a talk by Abe Foxman, the
courses were developed, to be run in either
Greene, director of Multicultural Affairs
national director of the Anti-Defamation
the 2020 or 2021 academic years.
and the coordinator for the Multicultural
League from 1987 to 2015.
Center at Manhattan College.
• The fifth annual Community Partner • In the spring, five faculty members from
Summit networking event for faculty and
four different schools were recruited
local community partner organizations
Education (HGI) Center hosted an exhibit
for the 2020 Community Engaged
was held in November 2019. The event
of the Lea and Herman Ziering Archive
Learning (CEL) Faculty Development
brought together 28 community partners,
Collection in the O’Malley Library last
Seminar cohort. This is the fourth cohort
representing 17 different community
fall. The Zierings were Holocaust survivors
of faculty to participate in the seminar,
partner organizations, and 32 faculty
who sought justice for its perpetrators,
which consisted of a series of virtual
and administrators from the College.
with Herman serving as vice president of
workshops in May and June designed
Adam Arenson, professor of history and
• Th e Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith
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director of the Urban Studies program
nine faculty members participated in the
the LOCo program, committing to
at Manhattan College, discussed his
CEL faculty development seminar in the
engagement with a local nonprofit on a
Community Engaged Learning history
past four years.
weekly basis. LOCo includes students
course, Slavery in the Bronx.
participating in a volunteer capacity, as • The Lasallian Outreach Collaborative
• During the 2019-20 academic year, 47 CEL
well as the students hired to work at local
(LOCo) program and the Community-
nonprofit organizations as part of the
courses were held, a 62% increase since
Engaged Federal Work-Study (FWS)
FWS program. In fall 2019, there were
2018-19. A total of 677 students enrolled
program continued to expand
48 total participants: 22 students were
in these courses, a 57% increase since
opportunities for Manhattan College
involved in the FWS program, and 26
the 2018-19 academic year, and 30 faculty
students to engage in the local community.
volunteered through LOCo. In spring 2020,
members taught a CEL course in 2019-20,
During the 2019-20 academic year, 99
84 students participated: 53 through FWS,
a 30% increase since 2018-19. Out of the 30,
individual students participated in
and 31 through LOCo. About 20 of the
Twenty-five Manhattan students joined 60,000 young people at a climate strike in New York City in November 2019. The outing was one of two Activism Excursions that took place in the past academic year.
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MANHATTAN COLLEGE IS NO. 8 ON MONEY’S ANNUAL
FWS positions were transitioned to remote
2019, with eight students in attendance.
work experiences during the pandemic,
Excursions are one-time opportunities
enabling students to continue their work
that range from lectures and museum
with local community-based and nonprofit
exhibits to protests and advocacy actions.
organizations in a virtual space.
RANKING OF THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE COLLEGES IN AMERICA
• The Mission Month Day of Service • The diverse array of community
transitioned online in 2020 for a Mission
engagement options offered in 2019-20
Month Day of Advocacy in partnership
included opportunities with Concourse
with the Ignatian Solidarity Network.
THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN
House Shelter for Women and Children;
During the day, 55 students, 20 student
NAMED A TOP SCHOOL FOR
the Ethical Culture Society and the Bayit
clubs and eight campus departments
SERVICE BY THE CATHOLIC
Synagogue Emergency Shelters; Fordham-
shared information about their
Bedford Community Services; God’s
participation on Instagram. In addition, 46
Love We Deliver; Kingsbridge Heights
Manhattan College community members
Community Center; Methodist Home
participated in advocacy action through
for Nursing and Rehabilitation; Part
the Ignatian Solidarity Network.
VOLUNTEER NETWORK
FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR,
of the Solution (POTS); the University
MANHATTAN COLLEGE
Neighborhood Housing Program; the
• The Campus Ministry and Social Action
IS INCLUDED IN THE MILITARY
Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy
(CMSA) Social Justice Leadership Training
TIMES’ BEST COLLEGES
Coalition; Riverdale Neighborhood House;
Retreat was held in August 2019 and
the Bronx River Alliance; the Bronx
had 16 student participants. Under the
Chamber of Commerce; and the Van
theme Insight, Leadership and Action, the
Cortlandt Park Alliance, among others.
retreat focused on antiracism education.
FOR VETS LIST
NEARLY 100 STUDENTS
Students were asked to reflect on their
PARTICIPATED IN THE LASALLIAN OUTREACH
• In 2019-20, the Service on Saturday
identities, their position in relation to
COLLABORATIVE (LOCO)
program had 10 events, with an average
power, privilege and oppression, and to
PROGRAM, COMMITTING TO
of seven participants at each event. Two
share a commitment to establishing a
WEEKLY ENGAGEMENT WITH
events were canceled due to COVID-19,
more inclusive campus by acquiring tools
A LOCAL NONPROFIT
but 56 students engaged in the program,
to confront and disrupt social injustice.
with 74 attendees throughout the 10 events. • W hile travel restrictions affected MANHATTAN COLLEGE
• During this past academic year, 33
volunteer service opportunities during
HOSTED A GATHERING
students participated in the Activism
the COVID-19 pandemic, one Jasper
OF LOCAL LASALLIAN
Excursion program, which is designed
accepted a new service post and two others
MINISTRIES LAST NOVEMBER
to give students a chance to observe and
continued theirs. August Kissel ’20 joined
TO CELEBRATE A DECADE OF
participate in social justice activism taking
the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in the Hood
MISSION AS THE DISTRICT OF
place in and around New York City. Before
River and Odell communities of Oregon.
EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
COVID-19 necessitated the cancellation of
He serves as a community liaison at a
planned activities, two events were held: a
nonprofit immigration law firm. Kaiyun
climate strike in September 2019, in which
Chen ’19 and Sam Wilson ’19 are pursuing
25 students joined, and the Action Corps
an additional year of service with the
Annual Community Meal in October
Lasallian Volunteers.
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• Manhattan College was named a top
• This year, Lasallians in Faith Together
monthly speaker series program that
school for service by the Catholic
(LIFT) continued to offer retreats,
provides a safe, social environment for
Volunteer Network (CVN). The
welcoming 45 students to the fall 2019
students who want to learn more about
distinction highlights the work of Campus
Kairos Retreat and 35 seniors to the
how faith applies to real-life questions.
Ministry and Social Action, specifically
Senior Retreat in February. In fall 2019, a
Chemical engineering professor Patrick
in connecting college students with
record-breaking 45 participants took part
Abulencia spoke about balancing his faith,
postgraduate service opportunities
in the New Students Retreat, an overnight
family, career and passion for engineering
nationally. The CVN fosters and promotes
experience that focuses on the five points
in a talk entitled Towards Equilibrium.
full-time domestic and international faith-
of the Lasallian star while introducing new
Later in the spring, Agape Latte moved
based volunteer service opportunities for
students to the Lasallian charism.
to a digital format in a series of online fireside chats entitled Caffeinated Cyber
people of all ages, backgrounds and skills. • Peer Ministry continued to grow in
Conversations. In April and May, past
•C MSA and the new campus-wide Voter
2019-20, with a small faith-sharing group
speakers provided reflections on their
Engagement Committee brought five
meeting weekly for 90 minutes to discuss
experiences in quarantine and managing
students to the Eastern Pennsylvania
matters of God, vocation, relationships
stress, family and career in the middle
Student Voting Summit at the University
and choices. Peer Ministry is student-led
of a pandemic. These videos premiered
of Pennsylvania in February. The Voter
and attended by approximately 15 students,
every Thursday night on CMSA’s
Engagement Committee is composed
with hopes to grow in the near future.
Instagram TV page. The most popular
of faculty, staff and students, with the aim of increasing voter engagement among students.
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video accumulated more than 300 views • Approximately 65 students and staff attended the February Agape Latte, a
and can be viewed on the department’s YouTube page.
• During the 2020 winter break, 18 students,
from March through May, the leaders
spoke about his work to counter human
five student leaders and three advisers
coordinated online reflections and
trafficking and modern-day slavery.
participated in LOVE Social Justice
meditations for students, which averaged
Sal Santuccio ’13, co-founder of Hudson
Immersion Experiences in New Orleans,
more than 100 views in the 24-hour live
Roasters, and his business partner
Louisiana; Flint, Michigan; and El Paso,
periods.
Bernadette Gerrity, discussed starting
Texas. In preparation for each experience, student leaders held weekly meetings to
their successful coffee roasting business, • The College continued its Catholic Relief
and how they have incorporated Fair
discuss issues of identity, power, privilege,
Services Global Campus Project in
Trade practices and principles into their
oppression and social justice with their
2019-20. Campus ambassadors met with
business model.
team members. The LOVE Social Justice
Congressman Eliot Engel at his office in
Immersion Experience in New Orleans,
August for a brief district advocacy visit to
which had been revamped this past
follow up on migration issues addressed at
engage in a number of spiritual excursions
January, taught participants about
a larger meeting with him in the spring.
with the Riverdale Interfaith Community
disaster relief, climate change, racial justice and mass incarceration by
• Students were offered the opportunity to
during the 2019-20 academic year. • During Fair Trade Month in October
Among the excursions were an interfaith
meeting with grassroots and nonprofit
2019, Manhattan celebrated its role as a
celebration of Tashlich with the Riverdale
community partners.
Fair Trade College. The College welcomed
Temple, which called for migration justice
four major speakers and held outreach
along the Southern border of the United
events. These included a discussion by
States; an interfaith meal and celebration
leaders conducted weekly wellness check-
David Schilling, director of the Interfaith
at the Riverdale Temple that focused on
ins on Instagram Live. Every Wednesday
Center on Corporate Responsibility, who
interfaith cooperation toward achieving
• In the spring, several CMSA student
neighborhood climate justice; and an interfaith Thanksgiving gathering at the Riverdale Presbyterian Church. • Ten Manhattan College students traveled to Washington, D.C., in November for the 22nd annual Ignatian Family TeachIn for Justice. The group advocated for environmental and social justice issues such as climate change and immigration reform. It was the College’s fifth appearance at the annual teach-in. The (Opposite page) David Schilling, director of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, was one of several visitors to the College during Fair Trade Month who addressed ways that individual choices can impact the wellbeing of communities around the globe. (This page) Participants in the LOVE Social Justice Immersion Experience to El Paso, Texas, worked with El Otro Lado, a Lasallian Catholic program that helps visitors understand the realities of life near the border through visits to local nonprofits and government agencies.
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Manhattan group was joined by 25 other
Women’s History Month. These included
at the American Society of Mechanical
representatives from Lasallian universities
the Women and Gender Studies annual
Engineering, entitled How to Lead in
and agencies across the country. They
lecture by Gayatri Gopinath, director
the Workplace — Before You Have a
collaborated with other students and
of Gender and Sexuality Studies at New
Leadership Role.
organizers to demonstrate the Lasallian
York University, who spoke on Suspension,
tradition’s strong commitment to
Deviation, Unruliness: An Introduction
social justice.
to Unruly Visions: The Aesthetic Practices
held Wellness Week, a student-led
of Queer Diaspora; a Take Back the Night
series of events that focused each day
keynote address by poet Rachel McKibben;
on a different facet of wellness. Physical,
Resource Center (LWGRC) spearheaded
and a talk by Clare Bruff, senior manager
mental, spiritual and financial well-being
a full slate of well-attended events for
of leadership development and diversity
were stressed in events that ranged from
• The Lasallian Women and Gender
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• Earlier in the academic year, the LWGRC
(Opposite page) At the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, Jaspers met with groups from Lasallian universities and agencies and collaborated on ways to demonstrate the Lasallian tradition’s strong allegiance to social justice. (This page) Father James Martin, S.J., and Natalia Imperatori-Lee discussed his audience with Pope Francis, his vocation to the priesthood, and his advice on advocating for marginalized communities within the Church.
Fitness Center, office of Career Services,
issues in the Catholic Church and has
Catholic Studies and CMSA.
published several books.
• The Rev. James Martin, S.J., a Jesuit priest,
• Priya Varanasi ’22, a double major in
author and editor-at-large at America,
peace and justice studies and political
the national Catholic magazine, joined
science, has been named one of 290
religious studies professor Natalia
Newman Civic Fellows, recognized for
Imperatori-Lee for a conversation on
their commitment to solving public
a journaling workshop to yoga classes
how to foster a stronger relationship
problems. Varanasi is a community
to a talk by Stephanie Powell, adjunct
between the Catholic Church and
affairs liaison for New York State Senator
professor of religious studies: The Body
the LGBTQ+ community. Part of the
Alessandra Biaggi. The Newman Civic
Talks: Spiritual Distress and Identity
Agitating in the Charism lecture series,
Fellowship is a yearlong program for
Formation. Rachel Cirelli, director of
the event was sponsored by the Catholic
students from Campus Compact member
career development, gave a presentation
Studies program, the Religious Studies
institutions. The students selected for the
titled Slice of Social Justice: Stepping into
department, Campus Ministry and Social
fellowship are leaders on their campuses
Your Power in the Workplace and led a
Action, and LWGRC. A consultor for the
who demonstrate a commitment to
workshop on salary negotiation. Various
Vatican’s Secretariat for Communication,
finding solutions for challenges facing
events throughout the week were co-
Fr. Martin is a frequent commentator in
communities locally, nationally and
sponsored by the Counseling Center,
the national media about contemporary
internationally.
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“ We will advance learning by fostering student engagement and integrated learning through our distinctive environment on campus, in New York City, and with our international networks.”
C
ore goal two challenges
$88.8 billion in economic impact annually
Manhattan College to capitalize
and support more than 415,000 jobs
on its position as a residential
statewide. The renovations to Leo Hall
college in New York City.
are part of an overhaul of the College’s south campus.
•M anhattan College received a second grant from the Higher Education Capital
• The College has joined the NYC Media Lab,
Matching Grant Program (HECap) board
a consortium that facilitates collaboration
to support the fourth phase of renovations
between the city’s institutions of
to Leo Hall. The HECap board provided
higher education, corporate members
matching grants to 35 private, nonprofit
and the Mayor’s Office of Media and
colleges and universities in New York
Entertainment and New York City
for projects that provide critical funding,
Economic Development Corporation.
create prevailing wage construction jobs,
Maeve Adams, associate professor of
and drive investment in communities
English and director of the Digital Arts
across the state. New York’s private, not-
and Humanities program, serves as a
for-profit colleges and universities generate
liaison between the College and the NYC
Media Lab, and helps students and faculty to identify programs and opportunities that will benefit them. The NYC Media Lab aims to generate research and development, knowledge transfer, and talent across all of the city’s campuses. • Amira Annabi and Aileen Farrelly, two faculty members in the O’Malley School of Business, hosted a full-day financial literacy workshop on campus in January. The event was open to high school students and their parents, as well as the entire Manhattan College community. The day featured activities and games that raised awareness about the importance of early personal financial management, with segments focused on budgeting, student loans and banking accounts. The workshop comes as a result of a grant that
(Opposite page) Renovations to Leo Hall and the construction of the Higgins Engineering and Science Center are part of an overhaul of the College’s south campus, slated for completion in early 2021. (This page) At Financial Literacy Day, volunteers from the business honor society Beta Alpha Psi explained concepts such as overdraft protection, the distinction between grants and scholarships, and federal versus private student loans. As part of the banking exercise, attendees practiced how to write a check.
Manhattan College received from the New
that seeks to increase energy production
and economics. The grant has allowed
American Colleges and Universities.
via co-digestion of food waste. The
the College to hire a part-time social
project was funded by the New York
worker to work with the E3MC program,
• Robert Sharp, the Donald J. O’Connor
State Energy Research and Development
managed by Andrew Skotnicki, professor
Endowed Faculty Fellow of Environmental
Authority and is a partnership between
of religious studies.
Engineering, and Jeanette Brown,
Manhattan College, NYC DEP and Waste
research assistant professor in civil and
Management.
environmental engineering, connected undergraduate and graduate students
•F or the past decade, Manhattan College accounting students in the O’Malley
• Th e Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has
School of Business have volunteered at
with New York City’s Department of
provided a $30,000 grant to Manhattan
the University Neighborhood Housing
Environmental Protection (DEP), the
College’s Engaging, Empowering,
Program (UNHP) to help fellow Bronxites
environmental services company Waste
Educating Means Change (E3MC)
prepare their tax returns during February
Management, and consulting firms last
program, a religious studies course where
and March. This year, nearly 40 Jaspers
summer. Their goal was to advance the
traditional undergraduate students and
worked with other college students from
OneNYC Plan, New York City’s plan to
incarcerated students take the course
across the Bronx to assist neighbors
become the most resilient, equitable and
together within a correctional facility.
with their annual tax returns. Since
sustainable city in the world. Sharp and
The Sloan Foundation funded E3MC
2010, student volunteers have filed taxes
his civil and environmental engineering
as part of its New York City Program,
for more than 12,000 families at UNHP
students have worked on various waste-
created to support city-based projects
through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax
to-energy projects, including a large-
that advance the foundation’s mission to
Assistance program, known as VITA. In
scale study at the Newtown Creek water
support research and education in science,
2019, Manhattan College students worked
resource recovery facility in Brooklyn
technology, engineering, mathematics
with the program’s volunteers to prepare
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PAYSCALE RANKS MANHATTAN COLLEGE IN THE TOP 3% OF MORE THAN 1,500 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ITS COLLEGE SALARY REPORT THE TYPICAL MEDIAN EARLY CAREER SALARY FOR A MANHATTAN GRADUATE IS $64,000, WHILE THE TYPICAL MID-CAREER SALARY IS $125,700, ACCORDING TO PAYSCALE more than 1,500 returns and helped Bronx
• The St. Patrick’s Day Foundation honored
residents receive more than $2 million in
Manhattan College’s Pipes and Drums
85% OF 2019 GRADUATES
state and federal refunds.
band and the Gaelic Society for their
REPORT THAT THEY ARE
performances in the 2019 New York City
EMPLOYED OR IN
• Voter turnout among Manhattan students
St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The Pipes and
increased 14 percentage points in the 2018
Drums band took home second place in
federal midterm elections, compared
the High School and College Pipes and
MANHATTAN STUDENTS
to 2014, earning them a Bronze Award
Drums category, and the Gaelic Society
EARNED A BRONZE AWARD
earlier this year from the ALL IN Campus
received third place among all colleges
FROM THE ALL IN CAMPUS
Democracy Challenge, sponsored by the
and universities that participated in the
DEMOCRACY CHALLENGE FOR
National Study of Learning, Voting, and
parade. More than 300 Manhattan College
Engagement. Bronze Awards went to
students, alumni, family and friends
campuses with 20-29% voter participation
marched up Fifth Avenue alongside the
POINTS IN THE FEDERAL
in the 2018 midterm elections, when
Pipes and Drums band in March 2019.
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
GRADUATE SCHOOL
INCREASING THEIR VOTER TURNOUT BY 14 PERCENTAGE
voter turnout is historically lower than for presidential elections. In the 2018
• Evangelia Ieronymaki, assistant professor
FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT
elections, 22% of Manhattan College
of civil and environmental engineering,
YEAR, MANHATTAN COLLEGE
students voted, compared to 8% who voted
and Cara Cao ’20, a civil engineering
POSTED THE HIGHEST
in 2014. The College’s voter turnout in the
major, have been using predictive models
GRADUATION SUCCESS
2016 presidential election was 44.9%. The
to establish how human behavior causes
RATE SCORE AMONG MAAC
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
subway delays. Their data focused on
is a nonpartisan, national initiative
tracking how often individuals hold the
recognizing and supporting campuses
subway doors and those effects on arrival
to increase nonpartisan democratic
times for the No. 1 train route that runs
engagement and full student voter
from Manhattan College to South Ferry
participation.
at the southern end of Manhattan. In
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SCHOOLS, WITH AN OVERALL SCORE OF 98 PERCENT, AS RELEASED BY THE NCAA
January, Ieronymaki and Cao presented
• According to a survey of 2019 graduates
reported that their employment is related
their research at the annual meeting of
by the Office of Career Pathways, data
to their field of study, and 88% indicated
the Transportation Research Board at
for career outcomes for 2012-19 graduates
that it is in their desired industry.
the Walter E. Washington Convention
shows modest increases in positive career
Center, in Washington, D.C. The
outcomes over time and decreases in
meeting, known as the world’s largest
those still seeking or not pursuing. This
enrolled in graduate school, and 9% are in
transportation research conference, covers
year, there were slightly larger groups still
graduate school and working at the same
all transportation issues, with 5,000
seeking and not pursuing versus the past
time. In addition, 55% of those going to
presentations in more than 800 sessions.
four years, likely due to COVID-19, but
graduate school continued their studies at
overall there have been small decreases
Manhattan College.
• Despite the onset of COVID-19 resulting
• 1 8% of graduates from the class of 2019 are
since 2012. • 1 5% of graduates were still seeking or not
in the closing of residence halls in March 2020, Residence Life was on target to
• Of the 2019 graduates surveyed, 85%
pursuing employment or graduate school,
achieve multiple goals for the 2019-20
reported that they are employed or
an increase of 5% from the graduates of
academic year. To create a vibrant and
in graduate school, and 89% of those
2018, likely due to the pandemic.
engaging community on their floors,
reporting that they accepted employment
residence assistants led 555 programs
indicated they are employed full-time
with an attendance total of 7,650. These
(including those enrolled in graduate
participation in volunteer, community
programs include social gatherings,
school and working). For those that
service, advocacy and/or civic engagement
educational events, service activities, trips
reported being employed full time, 87%
activities during their time at Manhattan
• 4 7% of the class of 2019 reported
within the city, and events sponsored by other offices on campus. Residence Life continued to focus on providing exciting events in the city, offering 38 programs with participation from 324 students. • The Arches Learning and Living Community welcomed 214 students for the 2019-20 academic year from an applicant pool of 318. In August, the Arches’ Opening Week events provided new students with activities to engage with faculty and get to know their fellow classmates. • After a successful Residence Life recruitment campaign in the spring 2020 semester, approximately 160 candidates applied for 40 residence assistant positions for the 2020-21 school year.
(Opposite page) Each year, Manhattan’s Gaelic Society and Pipes and Drums lead a large contingent up Fifth Avenue in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The Pipes and Drums, which won second place in the High School and College Pipes and Drums category, are the longest-participating college marching unit in parade history. (This page) Students in the Arches Learning and Living Community move into residence halls a week early, facilitating their connections with classmates and faculty.
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• W hen asked how graduates obtained employment, 44% indicated it was through a Manhattan College resource. • 21% of the 2019 graduating class participated in the Mentor Program. One of the Center for Career Development’s core programs, it matches students with alumni for a year of mentorship, with 91% of participants reporting a positive career outcome. • The Office of Career Pathways also managed to host its key summer programs during this challenging job market. The (This page) Four career fairs are typically held throughout the year to connect students with employers looking for enthusiastic and engaging graduates from all majors. (Opposite page, top) Emily Sandford ’20 was one of 11 players chosen for the 2019 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Zag Sports Division I Academic Honor Roll. (Bottom, from left to right) Jaspers Tyler Reynolds ’20, Jesse Boyce ’20 and Pauly Paulicap ’20 join the MAAC All-Championship men’s basketball team.
• Engineering topped the list of industries in
W.I.S.E. (Women Influencing Successful
which 2019 graduates are employed, with
Enterprise) program went virtual and
32% of students accepting employment
continued to engage some of the College’s
in this area. Another 20% entered
most exceptional students. The office also
the business, consulting, finance and
added timely programming, such as the
accounting fields, while 14% are in media,
Manhattan College Micro Internship
communications, marketing, advertising
Program, which offered smaller, project-
and public relations. Approximately
based opportunities to students who lost
7% of 2019 graduates are working in
their summer internships.
College. Those that participated in
education. In addition, about 5% of
service were less likely to still be seeking
graduates accepted public service jobs in
employment (10% vs. 15%) and more likely
government, advocacy roles or fellowships
to be in graduate school. Approximately
of Manhattan College Athletics. A total of
in service, including AmeriCorps, Peace
33% of the 2019 graduates that participated
215 Manhattan student-athletes garnered
Corps, Lasallian Volunteers and the Jesuit
in service indicated that it affected their
inclusion on the 2019-20 MAAC Academic
Volunteer Corps.
Honor Roll, the fourth-highest number in
career plans.
the league. To be eligible, a student-athlete • The top employers list includes Con
• The median base salary of 2019 graduates
• Academic excellence was again a hallmark
must attain a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or
Edison, JPMorgan Chase, New York
is $50,000-$60,000 for students working
higher on a 4.0 scale. The cumulative
City Department of Education, Turner
full-time, and the average salary from
department GPA was 3.49, with 55
Construction and NBC Universal, among
individual reported salaries is $59,450.
student-athletes earning a 4.0, and 67%
many others. Each of these top companies
of student-athletes earning Dean’s List
hired two or more Manhattan graduates,
honors. All 19 teams had team GPAs of at
• 72% of students reported having at least
often through Office of Career Pathways
one internship while at the College,
least 3.1, while women’s softball and men’s
recruiting forums, including on-campus
and 85% had at least one career-related
basketball earned the highest team GPAs,
recruiting, career fairs and information
experience.
at 3.76 and 3.51, respectively.
sessions.
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This included the team’s partnership with Team Impact, a nonprofit organization that connects children facing serious or chronic illnesses with college athletic teams. Women’s basketball placed fifth nationally and first in the conference, while women’s lacrosse, rowing and men’s cross country and track and field all placed sixth nationally for their respective sports. All five teams earned 100% participation. • Th e women’s lacrosse team named 11 student-athletes to the 2019 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Zag Sports Division I Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be a junior, senior or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater. The 11 student-athletes represent the second-highest number of honorees from the nine MAAC schools that sponsor women’s lacrosse. •F or the second straight year, Manhattan
a student-athlete must have had a 3.5
•O ff the field, the women’s lacrosse team
College posted the highest Graduation
cumulative GPA or higher for her career,
helped mentor the next generation of
Success Rate (GSR) score among MAAC
be in at least her second year of eligibility,
lacrosse players by hosting a clinic for
schools, with an overall score of 98%,
and rowed in a NCAA or Intercollegiate
Bronx Lacrosse at Gaelic Park. Bronx
according to the NCAA. The Jaspers
Rowing Association eligible boat for a
Lacrosse works with students year-round
also registered a perfect 100% GSR
minimum of 75% of the season. Seven
to improve their lacrosse skills along
across a league-high 12 sports. Division I
seniors, five juniors and one sophomore
with their attendance in school in order
established the GSR to provide a metric
earned the distinction.
to increase their academic success. The
that measures the success of studentathletes more accurately than the federal
program saw 100% of participating eighth • Manhattan topped the MAAC and
graduation rate. The MAAC posted a GSR
placed 33rd among all Division I schools
of 91%, two points higher than this year’s
in community service hours this past
national average of 89%.
year, according to HelperHelper, an
graders pass all four major content areas and graduate from middle school on time. • Th ree men’s basketball seniors — Jesse
official NCAA volunteer management
Boyce ’20, Tyler Reynolds ’20 and Pauly
tracking system. Men’s lacrosse had the
Paulicap ’20 — were named to the 2020
team have been honored by the Collegiate
most community service hours (369)
MAAC All-Championship Team. The
Rowing Coaches Association with 2020
among Division I schools, placing fourth
trio joined senior participants from the
Scholar Athlete Awards. To be eligible,
nationally and at the top of the MAAC.
10 other MAAC schools who saw their
• Th irteen members of the women’s rowing
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playing careers end prematurely due to
•G ambino also was chosen as one of 30
COVID-19. In the Jaspers’ two games,
NCAA Division I athletes to contend
calculated for all Division I sports teams.
Paulicap averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds
for the 2020 Senior CLASS Award
It measures eligibility, graduation and
and two blocks per game. Reynolds
(Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for
retention each term while providing a
averaged six points per game while
Staying in School). The award focuses on
clear picture of the academic performance
converting on 4-of-7 from long range over
the total student-athlete and encourages
for each team in every sport. Public
the two games.
students to use their sports platform to
Recognition Awards are given to those
make a positive impact as leaders in their
teams that rank among the top 10% in
communities. To be eligible, a student-
their sports. This is the seventh-straight
Pamela Miceus ’20 (women’s basketball)
athlete must be an NCAA Division I senior
Public Recognition Award for the golf
were nominated for the 2020 NCAA
with notable achievements in four areas
team, while the softball team was honored
Woman of the Year award. The award
of excellence: community, classroom,
for the sixth consecutive year.
was established in 1991 to recognize
character and competition. A civil
graduating female student-athletes
engineering major, Gambino had a 3.98
• Th e men’s and women’s swimming and
who have distinguished themselves
GPA and was selected to the 2019 Google
diving teams were selected as Scholar
in academics, athletics, service and
Cloud Academic All-District First Team,
All-Americans by the College Swimming
leadership throughout their collegiate
among other accomplishments.
& Diving Coaches Association of America
• Adriana Gambino ’20 (softball) and
careers. Gambino and Miceus were among 259 nominees from Division I. Both
scorecard of academic achievement
for fall 2019. In order to receive this • Th e golf and softball teams were cited
recognition, a team must have a minimum
student-athletes are members of several
by the NCAA for their impressive
3.0 GPA. The men’s program earned a
honor societies, including Epsilon Sigma
performance in the classroom, earning
cumulative 3.33 GPA in the previous
Pi, and were finalists for the Gunn Medal
Public Recognition Awards for their
semester, which was the highest GPA for
for the class of 2020.
academic progress rate (APR) from the
a men’s team at Manhattan College in
governing body. The APR is an annual
the fall semester. The women’s program collectively tallied a 3.22 GPA. • Th e track and field team collected three individual titles at the 2020 Metropolitan Indoor Championships. Anu Awonusi ’21 won the men’s shot put, hitting a distance of 16.99 meters — the MAAC’s top performance of the year. Enrique Martinez ’21 won the indoor title for the men’s weight throw, while Andria Scaglione ’23 won the women’s 3,000-meter race. •W omen’s basketball point guard Emily LaPointe ’23 was unanimously named the MAAC Rookie of the Year at the league’s annual postseason awards show on March 11. An eight-time Rookie of the Week honoree this season, LaPointe is the third Jasper to earn Rookie of the Year honors
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kicked-off in 2018 in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience for five of Manhattan’s outdoor sports — including men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, and softball — that previously did not have a dedicated space. Located across from Gaelic Park along Tibbett Avenue, the facility also features a state-of-the-art athletic training room and a multipurpose lounge area. • The baseball team will soon be able to play home games steps from campus (Opposite page) Adriana Gambino ’20 (softball) and Pamela Miceus ’20 (women’s basketball) were nominated for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year award. A softball captain, Gambino is a member of Epsilon Sigma Pi and Tau Beta Pi honor societies. Miceus was a finalist for the Gunn and valedictory medals for her graduating class. (This page) The new Gaelic Park Athletic Center provides Jaspers with first-class facilities near the legendary playing field.
at Van Cortlandt Park, which was the team’s home field until the 2014 season. In preparation for the Jaspers return, the College has worked with the New York City Parks Department to aerate
and the first unanimous selection in
Fund program for several summers as
and overseed the outfield, replace and
program history. LaPointe led the Jaspers
a child.
upgrade the infield, renovate the existing fencing and install new dugouts. The
in scoring with 12.5 points per game this season, ranking 13th in the league.
• The fourth annual Jasper Academic and
College continues to work with the Parks
Sports Performance Yearly Showcase
Department and the various permit
(JASPYS), which celebrates the College’s
holders to address maintenance and future
has been named to the roster for the
19 Division I athletic programs, were held
ballpark enhancements.
Haitian National Under-23 team. A transfer
virtually this year. The male and female Iron
student, Dulysse credits his move to the
Jasper Awards went respectively to Luke
MAAC and Manhattan as a key aspect of
Hanson ’20 (men’s lacrosse) and Kate
basketball games at Draddy Gymnasium on
preparing him for international play.
Sexton ’21 (women’s rowing). Male and
ESPN’s streaming services, beginning with
female Student-Athlete of the Year awards
the women’s basketball team’s game against
• During a January 2020 women’s basketball
went to Anu Awonusi ’21 (men’s track and
Duquesne in November 2019. Students
game vs. Niagara, the Jaspers welcomed
field) and Courtney Warley ’21 (women’s
in Manhattan’s sports media production
representatives and children from the
basketball). Other awards were bestowed
concentration were part of the game-day
Fresh Air Fund to honor the work of
in categories including Unsung Heroes and
crew producing each contest. Since the start
the organization, which provides life-
Cheerleading and Dance Team Spirit.
of the spring 2019 semester, students have
• Francois Dulysse ’21, men’s soccer defender,
been learning techniques for producing a
changing summer experiences for children from New York City’s underserved
• The College broadcasted all 27 home
• The newly established Gaelic Park Athletic
live, high-definition, multicamera event
communities. A ceremony was held in
Center (GPAC) in Robert Mahan Hall
from a remote location. In the mobile
memory of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-
officially opened for the 2019-20 academic
production unit, students are working
Feliz, a young victim of gang violence, in
year. The facility, which includes locker
with a Ross Carbonite switcher, Ross
whose name the Fresh Air Fund recently
rooms, office space and a training room,
Xpression graphics, Envivo replay and
created Camp Junior. Jasper guard D’yona
is home to the Jasper teams competing at
audio controls for a broadcast with 4K
Davis ’22 participated in the Fresh Air
Gaelic Park. The campaign for the GPAC
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A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING DYNAMIC
“ We will advance learning through the distinctive dynamic of our integration of liberal arts and professional disciplines throughout the College.”
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G
oal three underscores the value
Assistant awards during the 2019-20
of the College’s combination of
academic year. Alvarez is currently
a large university’s curriculum
teaching English in Brazil. Both Flanigan
with the person-centered learning of a
and Hay are teaching English in Malaysia.
liberal arts college, which challenges
It was the first time that more than one
students to become educated both in depth
Manhattan College student has received a
and breadth.
Fulbright award during an academic year.
• Manhattan College announced the public
• During the last week in September 2019,
launch of its capital campaign, Invest in
58 students gave presentations on the
the Vision: The Campaign for Manhattan,
research they conducted during the
at the annual President’s Dinner in
summer in a variety of fields of study.
September 2019. Invest in the Vision is a
The Jasper Summer Research Scholars
historic $165 million campaign to secure
program is managed through the Center
and strengthen the College’s educational
for Graduate School and Fellowship
mission at a time of unprecedented
Advisement. Students are chosen based on
technological, social and economic change.
an evaluation of their proposed research
The top three priorities are: enhancing
or creative project, their academic and
facilities on the College’s north and
cocurricular achievements, and promise
south campuses; growing endowment for
for future contributions to knowledge
scholarships and faculty development;
and research in their discipline. As part
and securing unrestricted support for
of this program, the Center provides
academic programming and student
enhanced programs, advising and support
support services.
so that students develop intellectual, interpersonal and research skills to be
• Manhattan College made the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced
competitive applicants to graduate school, professional school and fellowships.
the most 2019-20 Fulbright U.S. students. Each year, the U.S. Department of State’s
• Last October, Manhattan College’s Center
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
for the Study of the Future of Education
Affairs announces the top-producing
hosted Marc Brackett, director of the Yale
institutions for the Fulbright Program, the
Center for Emotional Intelligence and
U.S. government’s flagship international
professor at the Child Study Center at Yale
educational exchange program. Natalia
University. Brackett is the lead developer
Alvarez ’19, Alia Flanigan ’19 and Emily
of RULER, a systemic, evidence-based
Hay ’19 earned Fulbright English Teaching
approach to social and emotional learning
The Summer Research Scholars poster session, keynote address and presentations took place in late September. Students from all five schools participated, with research topics covering a wide range of academic inquiry, from Wonder, Philosophy and Irish Poetry to Classifiers for Machine Learning to Investigating the Effects of Decaying Dark Matter on the Hubble Constant.
that has been adopted by more than 2,000
specialist for the Good Food Institute,
of Doing Good in the World. Sponsored by
public, charter and private schools across
gave a lecture on plant-based foods and
the Peace and Justice Studies department
the United States and in other countries.
his work in addressing global alternative
in collaboration with the Center for Ethics,
In his talk, Brackett addressed the role
food production. Classroom “Giving
Campus Ministry and Social Action, the
of emotions in learning and decision-
Games” were led by Kathryn Mecrow-
Women and Gender Studies department,
making. Through research, discussion
Flynn, philanthropic educator and
the Religious Studies department and the
and application to the Manhattan College
curriculum developer from the nonprofit
Multicultural Center, the week’s events
community, the Center for the Study of
The Life You Can Save, which also
included a presentation by Savanna
the Future of Education explores issues
provided free copies of Peter Singer’s book
Michener, the first graduate of Drexel
related to education, from preschool
The Life You Can Save for an effective
University’s master’s degree program
through college, that have the potential
altruism reading group. Kennan McClung,
in peace engineering, and a lecture by
to dramatically impact the future of
director of growth and development for
Palestinian artist Malak Mattar on her
education.
One for the World, a movement to change
development as an artist in the Gaza Strip.
charitable giving to end extreme poverty, • As part of the Center for Ethics’ Manhattan College Effective Altruism
held an informational session and student chapter training.
Project, several leaders in the emerging field of effective altruism visited campus this past year. Scott Weathers, policy
•P eace and Justice Week events continued later in the month with a visit from Sister Norma Pimentel, executive
• Th e College’s annual Peace and Justice Week in February centered on the theme
director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley and a national advocate
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKS MANHATTAN COLLEGE 13TH AMONG THE BEST REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES IN THE NORTH CATEGORY — THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP 15 MANHATTAN ALSO WAS RANKED SIXTH AMONG THE BEST COLLEGES FOR VETERANS IN In her Peace and Justice Week address, Sister Norma Pimentel shared firsthand accounts of asylum seekers whom she has encountered during her three decades of humanitarian work in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. She emphasized migrants’ humanity, and called for Catholics to respond by spreading a message of love for all.
for immigrants and justice. A sister
of History, Political Science, Sociology and
with the Missionaries of Jesus, Sister
Modern Languages and Literatures.
Norma delivered a talk on her work and immigration at the Southern border.
• In April, the O’Malley School of Business
Her visit, which drew a crowd of about
hosted its annual Innovation Challenge
450 attendees, was hosted by Catholic
virtually on Facebook Live. Budding
Relief Services, Campus Ministry and
entrepreneurs from the business school
Social Action, and the office of Student
and School of Engineering pitched their
Engagement, with several other offices
business ideas to a panel of alumni, friend
collaborating.
and faculty judges for prizes totaling $6,500 in startup cash. Marketing majors
• The Urban Studies Annual Lecture
Jeffrey Bartlett ’21 and Desmond Cole ’21
featured A.K. Sandoval-Strausz of Penn
were awarded first prize of $3,000 for
State University to present research from
their company DYFRENT, a digital media
his book Barrio America: How Latino
consulting service that provides clients
Immigrants Saved the American City in
with social media design and management,
February. Sandoval-Strausz discussed
lead generation, targeted outreach and
the history of how Latino immigrants
web design. Marketing major Joseue
revitalized the nation’s cities after
Encarnacion ’20 and business analytics
decades of disinvestment. The lecture
major Adrian DeJesus ’21 took home
was co-sponsored by the Urban Studies
second prize of $2,000 for their product,
program, Fuerza Latina, Campus Ministry
Baythoven, that would sell a health-
and Social Action, the Critical Race and
monitoring chip for pets through retailers,
Ethnicity Studies minor, the Peace and
wholesalers, veterinarian offices and
Justice Studies program, the O’Malley
animal shelters. In third place, economics
School of Business, and the departments
major Laurent Span ’21 captured $1,000
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THE REGION BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND PLACED SEVENTH IN THE REGION FOR UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING MANHATTAN COLLEGE IS ONE OF THE NATION’S BEST INSTITUTIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATES TO EARN THEIR COLLEGE DEGREE, ACCORDING TO THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S BEST 386 COLLEGES THE COLLEGE MADE THE LIST OF THE TOP U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT PRODUCED THE MOST 2019-20 FULBRIGHT STUDENTS, ANNOUNCED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR, MANHATTAN COLLEGE HAS EARNED A SPOT ON VIQTORY’S LIST OF MILITARY FRIENDLY SCHOOLS, RECEIVING A SILVER DESIGNATION
for his social media sharing app, WeGoal,
It also supports her through a two-year
the recipient of a $5,000 STV Group
which allows users to announce their goals
graduate program to receive a master’s
Scholarship. The following six students
and receive support from fellow users
degree in an area relevant to U.S. foreign
also earned $2,500 scholarships: Grace
through posts, tokens and follows.
policy and provides extensive professional
Stackowitz ’21 (ACEC Long Island Region
development opportunities.
Scholarship), Rachel Foertech ’21 (ACEC
• Nicholas Rogalewski ’20 is the first recipient of the Con Edison Endowed
New York Western Region Scholarship), • Mary Elizabeth Pizzimenti ’21 earned a
Alyssa Hirani ’21 (Hazen and Sawyer
Scholarship, which was initially
National Italian American Foundation
Scholarship), Kerry Brosnan ’21 (HDR
announced at the 2019 De La Salle Medal
Fellowship for the 2019-20 academic
Scholarship), Robert Del Prete ’21 (Sam
Dinner by John McAvoy ’80, chairman
year. An Italian minor, she is one of 15
Schwartz Engineering Scholarship)
and CEO of Con Edison. A native of
college students nationwide to receive the
and Danielle DeSimone ’21 (Stantec
the Bronx, Rogalewski is majoring in
competitive prize. The fellowship program
Scholarship).
electrical engineering with a minor in
is intended for future leaders who self-
mathematics. The $5,000 scholarship has
identify as active in the Italian American
• In addition, five civil and environmental
been established through Con Edison to
community through their choice of study,
engineering students participated in the
provide support, based on financial need,
participation in on-campus Italian Clubs,
Water Environment Federation’s Technical
for undergraduate students who major in
and their grassroots efforts.
Exhibition and Conference, hosted by
a field of science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
the Young Professionals Committee of • Civil engineering major Matthew
the Water Environment Federation in
Sweeney ’21 is the first Manhattan
fall 2019. The team was composed of civil
• Rachel Roca ’21, a mathematics major, is
College student to receive a prestigious
engineering graduate students Sarah
one of 396 students across the United
honorable mention from the Morris K.
Sansone ’20; Logan Graney ’18, ’20; Adina
States to receive a Goldwater Scholarship
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation.
Rivera ’19, ’20; Chris Casey ’19, ’20; and
from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
The program recognizes sophomore and
Arijit Ghosh ’20. The group was led by
Excellence in Education Foundation. She is
junior college students across the United
Jeanette Brown, professor of civil and
the second Manhattan College student in
States for leadership, public service, and
environmental engineering, who was
two years to receive the scholarship. From
commitment to issues related to Native
recently named a distinguished member of
an estimated pool of more 5,000 college
American nations or to the environment. It
the American Society of Civil Engineers.
sophomores and juniors, 1,343 natural
awards 50 scholarships and 54 honorable
The team was tasked with redeveloping a
science, engineering and mathematics
mentions around the nation annually.
wastewater treatment plant and creating
students were nominated by 461 academic institutions to compete for the prestigious scholarships.
a design report, along with a 20-minute • Eight civil engineering students have been awarded scholarships from member firms
presentation, which were the result of five months’ effort.
and regions of the American Council of • Autumn Herndon ’19 was awarded a 2020
Engineering Companies of New York. The
• With creators using new techniques to
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs
scholarship amounts range from $2,500
produce artistic content from home, five
Fellowship. The fellowship, funded by the
to $10,000 and are awarded based on
film studies students were inspired to
U.S. Department of State and managed by
the students’ cumulative GPA, college
create their own short films, New Day,
the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs
activities, work experience and essays.
New You and Captor to showcase their
Center at Howard University, supports
Nadia Itani ’21 received a $10,000 ACEC
talent and express their creativity while in
extraordinary individuals who want to
New York Award of Merit Scholarship,
quarantine. Regan Alejo ’22, Nick Chiofalo
pursue a career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
and Jeremy Capuder ’21 was named
’21, Sharon Egan ’22, Angela Ramoni ’23 and
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Teresa Ramoni ’20 participated in both the
•H elene Tyler, associate professor of
into the decision to form a multicellular
FilmOneFest 24-Hour Film Slam and the
mathematics, won the Distinguished
community.
New York City Quarantine Film Festival.
Teaching Award by the New York
Captor won Best Horror Film in the
Metro section of the Mathematical
New York City Quarantine Film Festival,
Association of America, the world’s largest
awarded a grant from CVS Health
competing against more than 100 other
association of mathematicians, students
to implement its recently launched
short films. New Day, New You won the
and mathematics enthusiasts. Her main
e-cigarette prevention program, CATCH
People’s Choice Award in the FilmOneFest
research interest is in the representation
My Breath. An acronym for Coordinated
24-Hour Film Slam.
theory of finite dimensional algebras.
Approach to Child Health, CATCH
• The Kinesiology department has been
My Breath is an e-cigarette and JUUL • Angel Pineda, associate professor of
• S arah Wacker, assistant professor of
prevention program that aims to provide
mathematics, was awarded a three-year
chemistry and biochemistry, received an
middle and high school students with the
National Institutes of Health grant
Academic Research Enhancement Awards
skills to resist peer pressure and media
of $395,000. The funding will support
R15 grant from the National Institutes
influences to try e-cigarettes. Kinesiology
Pineda’s project, Optimizing Acquisition
of Health to identify and characterize
faculty will facilitate training sessions for
and Reconstruction of Under-sampled
the environmental signals that bacteria
physical education student teachers and
MRI for Signal Detection. This research
recognize when forming communities
health and physical education teachers.
project advances a larger scientific effort
called biofilms. These communities have
to accelerate MRI while maintaining
roles in a variety of settings and can lead to
the diagnostic quality by optimizing
chronic infections. The proposed research
new public health major this fall. The
the performance of constrained
will answer fundamental questions about
program’s mission is to educate students
reconstruction and deep learning on
how cells choose a particular fate and
on the core principles of public health
detecting subtle signals in accelerated MRI.
how environmental signals are integrated
knowledge to address health outcomes
• Manhattan College introduced a
of the population through equity, policy and action. Students can choose from two tracks: community health and health care administration, both concentrations within the field of public health. Tekeyah Sears serves as program director of the Allied Health/Public Health programs and designed the public health major. • Manhattan students can now minor in geography through the Sociology department. Students will learn how geographers think about the complex problems facing our planet: poverty, inequality, environmental degradation, climate change and more. The theoretical foundation of human geography gives students a critical lens to approach humanenvironment interactions, including
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(Opposite page) Tekeyah Sears, program director of the Allied Health/Public Health programs, designed the new public health major. Courses address health issues through five public health disciplines: behavioral health/health education, biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, and health services administration. (This page) Manhattan’s new cosmetics lab will help students prepare for entry into the cosmetic and consumer goods industries.
studying the link between geography and
interact with top business leaders
in spring 2019, moved to a pop-up
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
and mentors.
space in midtown Manhattan’s Flatiron Building in fall 2019. The exhibit includes
• The O’Malley School of Business MBA
• The School of Engineering recently
visual presentations and accompanying
program launched concentrations that
established a new laboratory for cosmetic
narratives, such as those of a World
provide students with in-depth knowledge
engineering graduate students within the
War II Marine who fought in Okinawa,
in some of the economy’s fastest-growing
Chemical Engineering department that
Japan; a Gold Star mother; and a post-
sectors: business analytics, finance and
will help prepare students for top jobs in
9/11 82nd Airborne veteran who served
economics, and organizations, markets
the industry at companies such as Estée
multiple tours as part of Operation Iraqi
and sustainability. In response to student
Lauder and L’Oréal USA. The chemical
Freedom. Two alumni who served in the
demand for programs targeted to specific
engineering program features industry-
armed forces — Kirsten Battocchio ’18
career areas, these concentrations are
relevant equipment and advanced
and Michael Giraldo ’19 — also had their
available to all MBA students.
characterization techniques that also are
stories told through the EVAC art gallery.
being used by graduate students carrying • The O’Malley School of Business also started an Honors Program in the fall
out research within the department’s new biopharmaceutical engineering option.
2019. Those accepted join a community of students who are focused on academic
• Andy Bauer, director of performing arts, produced a series of videos featuring the Singers, Players and Jazz Band this past
• The Major Author Reading Series (MARS)
spring to replace their on-campus, end-of-
and leadership achievement, and enter
featured Helen Phillips, author of The Need
semester performances. The videos were
a curriculum designed to enhance their
and various other works, and Sarah Grieve,
recorded in the performers’ homes from
business and interpersonal skills through
poet, professor and author of Honey My
across the country. The Manhattan College
seminar-style core classes, major courses
Tongue, during the fall 2019 semester.
Singers’ performance of Let the River Run, the Players’ presentation of The Addams
and a senior capstone research experience. The honors program offers highly
• The Experiencing Veterans and Artists
Family Musical Special, as well as the Jazz
motivated business students the chance
Collaboration (EVAC), an art project that
Band’s Stay at Home Shuffle, among others,
to develop rigorous business skills and
was displayed in the O’Malley Library
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2019-2020 STRATEGIC PLAN KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
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Faculty and administrators that participated in the College Core Identity Seminar
214 Students who participated in the Arches during the 2019-20 academic year
28%
Percent of graduating students that had a study abroad, study away or LOVE experience
15
Attendees in the International Leadership Program for Faculties from Lasallian Universities Programs
424
36% Percent of full-time freshmen that are minorities, as of fall 2019
Students enrolled in first-year seminar courses in the 2019-20 academic year
63
36% PERCENT OF FULL-TIME FRESHMEN THAT ARE FIRST GENERATION, AS OF FALL 2019
420 Total number of graduate students
58
Students enrolled in the Camino Program
46% Percent of seniors that participated in community service during their undergraduate years
47 Number of Community Engaged Learning courses in the 2019-20 academic year
60 677
Total number of work-study placements for community partnerships
Students enrolled in a Community Engaged Learning course
Summer Research Scholars
10
Manhattan College presentations at the International Lasallian Research Symposium
243 64 Alumni that participated in the Mentor Program
Students enrolled in Environmental Studies, Environmental Science and Environmental Engineering
3,365 TOTAL NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
2019–2020 FINANCIAL REPORT
Manhattan College ended its 2019–20 fiscal year in a strong financial position; reflecting careful and strategic budget planning; steady, measured planning in enrollment; and continuing increases in contributions and investment earnings. Net Assets Net assets are the difference between the College's assets and its liabilities. As of June 30, 2020, the value of Manhattan College's net assets totaled $295 million. Of this amount, $147 million was without donor restrictions, and $149 million was with donor restrictions.
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Change in Net Assets The College's net assets grew by approximately $9 million in 2019-20, an increase of 3%. Since 2010, the College's net assets have grown steadily, from $126 million to more than $295 million, an increase of more than 100%.
Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents
2019
2020
$62,441,720
$35,299,801
$1,238,877
$1,383,845
$927,482
$933,093
Contributions Receivable, Net
$21,159,601
$20,071,719
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
$1,305,680
$324,308
$108,230,334
$118,146,329
$921,952
$791,512
$14,682,364
$161,067
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
$200,199,175
$237,704,427
TOTAL ASSETS
$411,107,185
$414,816,101
Accounts Receivable* Government Grants and Other Receivables
Investments Other Receivables** Funds Held by Bond Trustee
Liabilities and Net Assets
2019
2020
Liabilities Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
$12,441,224
$11,562,909
Deferred Revenues and Student Deposits
$10,763,299
$8,237,410
$949,467
$1,001,817
Long-Term Debt
$97,658,611
$95,874,733
Asset Retirement Obligation
$1,740,000
$1,775,000
$1,221,672
$1,056,457
$124,774,273
$119,508,326
$147,494,249
$146,541,838
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions
$138,838,663
$148,765,937
TOTAL NET ASSETS
$286,332,912
$295,307,775
$411,107,185
$414,816,101
Liability Under Planned Giving Agreements
U.S. Government Grants Refundable TOTAL LIABILITIES Net Assets Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
*Net of allowance for uncollectible amounts of $443,000 in 2020 and $664,000 in 2019 **Net of allowance for uncollectible amounts of $90,000 in 2020 and 2019
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MANHATTAN COLLEGE REVENUES, FISCAL YEAR 2019–2020 Government Grants and Contracts
All Others
$6.8
$3.5
Investment Income
$7.2
Contributions*
$14.1
Tuition and Fees (Net) and Auxiliary Services
$114.6
Figures are represented in millions
*Utilizes the accrual method of accounting.
TOTAL REVENUES $146.8 MILLION This includes $135.7 million in revenues without donor restrictions and $11.1 million with donor restrictions. Revenues Manhattan College received $146.8 million in revenue in 2019-20, of which $135.7 million of these revenues were without donor restrictions, and $11.1 million with donor restrictions. The College's revenue decreased by 4.6% in 2019-2020, compared to 2018-19. The decrease in total
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revenues is a result of lost revenues and additional expenses due to the pandemic. At $114.6 million, student tuition and fees and auxilary services represented 78% of the College's 2019-20 revenues (net of College-provided financial aid). 10% came from contributions, 5%
came from investment income, 4.6% came from government grants and contracts, and 2.4% came from all other sources.
MANHATTAN COLLEGE EXPENDITURES, FISCAL YEAR 2019–2020 Academic Support Services
Research and Sponsored Programs
$0.9
$13.6
Institutional Support
Instruction
$25
$50.7
Student Services
$47.6
Figures are represented in millions
Expenditures Higher education costs for wages and salaries, health benefits, utilities, deferred maintenance, capital development and information technology were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 201920 budget reflects expense decreases in all of these categories representing a 3.65% decrease over 2018-19.
The largest area of expenditure in 2019-20 was instruction, which at $50.7 million represented 36.8% of total College expenditures. Other major expenditure areas were student services ($47.6 million, 34.5% of total expenditures); institutional support ($25 million, 18.1% of total
expenditures); academic support services ($13.6 million, 10% of total expenditures); and research and sponsored programs ($900,000, .7% of total expenditures).
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MANHATTAN COLLEGE MARKET VALUE OF ENDOWMENT, JUNE 30, 2009–2020 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
MANHATTAN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, FALL 2014–2020 (includes School of Continuing and Professional Studies) 4,300 4,100 3,900 3,700 3,500 3,300 3,100
278 252
87
94 366 392
217
150
107 98
78 168
201 230
192
96
3384
3459
98
109 3369
97
412
511
3412 3292
3267
3116
2,900 2,700 2,500 2014
2015
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Graduate Full Time
2017
2018
2019
Undergraduate PT (FTEs)
2020
Graduate PT (FTEs)
On opposite page: Endowment The market value of Manhattan College's endowment, including reinvested earnings, increased steadily from 2011 until 2020. In 2020, the College experienced a growth of its endowment value from approximately $108 million in 2019 to $118 million in 2020, an increase of just over 9.2% compared to the market valuation 12 months earlier.
Enrollment Total full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment has grown by almost 9% at Manhattan since 2011 and is now just under 3,900 students, including more than 3,100 fulltime undergraduate students. The College's strategy is to encourage incremental steady growth in enrollment appropriate to the College's resources and mission. Growth has also occurred in the categories of full-time graduate and part-time graduate students.
MANHATTAN COLLEGE TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED, FISCAL YEAR 2019–2020 TOTAL RAISED $16.35 MILLION *
Corporations and Foundations
7% $1.12 * Parents, Employees, and Friends
12% $2.02* Current Trustees and Emeriti
27% $4.42 * Estates
17% $2.75 * Alumni
37% $6.05*
Figures are represented in millions *Utilizes the cash method of accounting.
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OVERALL FUNDS RAISED, FISCAL YEARS 2015–2020 $18
$16
$14
$12
$10
$8
$6
$4
$2
Figures are represented in millions
0 2015
2016
2017
2019
2018
2020
ALUMNI PARTICIPATION RATE 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0%
2015
2016
2017 Manhattan College
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2019
U.S. News Peers
2020
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Terence Gaffney ’74 Retired President Integrated Textile Resources Inc.
Gen. Maryanne Miller ’18 (Hon.D.Sc.) Retired Commander Scott Air Force Base
Brother Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, FSC Provincial District of Bogota of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
James S. Motherway ’83 Managing Director, Risk and Control Group, Operations & Technology MUFG Americas
Brother Dennis Lee, FSC Provincial District of Eastern North America Brothers of the Christian Schools
Moira A. Kilcoyne ’83 Retired Managing Director/CIO Morgan Stanley
Peter M. Mulderry ’87 Chief Operating Officer Alua Capital Management
John Banks III ’85 President Emeritus Real Estate Board of New York
Noreen Krall ’87 Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel Apple Inc.
Suni Munshani Chief Executive Officer Lola and Veranda
CHAIRMAN Kenneth Rathgeber ’70 Retired Executive Vice President & CCO Fidelity Investments VICE CHAIRMEN
BOARD MEMBERS Mary Ann Avella President Doyle & Roth Manufacturing Co. Kenneth Bouyer ’90 Director of Inclusiveness Recruiting EY Americas Patrick G. Boyle ’75, ’82 Retired Executive Vice President New York Life Investment Management Brother Frank G. Byrne, FSC President Christian Brothers Academy Gerard Caccappolo ’63 Retired CEO Ebone John Desmarais ’85 Founding Partner Desmarais LLP Thomas Farrell ’83 Partner Cove Property Group
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Thomas P. Kuster ’86 CEO Merit SI LLC Brother William Mann, FSC President Emeritus Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Fredric Marro ’77 Founder and President Westmont Associates
Peter Musumeci Jr. ’72 Consultant Republic Bank Brennan O’Donnell President Manhattan College Robert Pulver ’69 Retired All State Industries
Lynn Martin ’98 President ICE Data Services
Milo E. Riverso ’81 Retired Chief Executive Officer and President STV Group Inc.
Rosanne Thomas Matzat ’82 Retired Partner Hahn & Hessen LLP
Anthony Scala Jr. ’74 President Lowy & Donnath Inc.
John McAvoy ’80 Chairman, President and CEO Consolidated Edison Inc.
Brother Robert J. Smith, FSC Senior Vice President for University Initiatives and Special Advisor to the President Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Marybeth McCall ’74 Retired Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Thomas J. Meloro ’86 Partner Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Stephen J. Squeri ’81, ’86 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer American Express
