President's Report 2018-2019

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S LETTER..................................................................................3

GOAL 1: A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING HERITAGE..........................................4

GOAL 2: A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.. .............................. 10

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 —

T

hanks to the hard work and

lives of its students, whatever their

dedication of our faculty, staff

background before becoming Jaspers!

and administrators, Manhattan

continues to be a very strong institution

As we look to the future, we are

that is constantly seeking better ways

constantly exploring ways to assure that

to fulfill its mission. The signs of our

we can continue to support students

strength are many, even as we negotiate

from across the economic spectrum.

the challenging environment of 21st-

A major effort is our ambitious capital

century higher education. Upgrades to

campaign, Invest in the Vision: The

our engineering and science facilities

Campaign for Manhattan. With a

are proceeding as planned, with the

goal of $165 million, it is the largest

Patricia and Cornelius J. Higgins ’62

fundraising effort in the history of the

Engineering and Science Center set

College. Its success will allow us to

to open in time for fall 2020 classes.

transform our campus, especially our

This year’s incoming class is the largest

engineering and science facilities; build

and strongest we’ve seen since 2015. In

our capacity to provide scholarship

addition, alumni and friends’ support

support to students; and continue to

of the College is at an all-time high,

attract and retain excellent faculty.

with a record-breaking $16.5 million

professional preparation. In short,

Already off to a strong start, the success

in contributions received in the last

we offer a Distinctive Heritage,

of this campaign is vital to assuring the

fiscal year.

a Distinctive Learning Environment,

long-term stability of the institution.

and a Distinctive Learning Dynamic. In the pages that follow, we are pleased

I hope you enjoy reading about some

to provide just a few highlights of the

Our success in pursuing these goals is

of the excellent work that our faculty,

kind of accomplishments that drive

a large part of the reason that, while we

students, staff and administration are

Manhattan’s ever-stronger reputation

continue to be ranked highly according

doing, day in and day out. This good

for excellence. With them, we offer a

to traditional metrics of academic

work would not be possible without the

glimpse into the daily life of the College

quality (rising this year two places,

continuing commitment of Manhattan’s

during the past year, with special

from 15th to 13th among our peer

alumni and friends, our dedicated

focus on aspects of our work that

group in U.S. News & World Report),

partners in the work of Lasallian

demonstrate our pursuit of the major

we also are increasingly emerging

Catholic education.

goals of our strategic plan, Renewing

as a national leader in rankings that

the Promise: drawing upon our

attempt to measure the actual outcomes

heritage as a Lasallian Catholic college;

of our alumni. In Money’s 2019 Best

providing a distinctive educational

Colleges for Your Money, Manhattan

environment as a majority-residential

emerged as number one in the country

campus in New York City; and offering

for providing a “transformational”

a distinctive approach to education,

experience to its students. Clearly,

combining liberal arts with strong

Manhattan continues to change the

BRENNAN O'DONNELL 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 pursuit of the first core goal,

educators, and also provides partici-

Manhattan College strives to

pants with opportunities to explore the

ensure that its Lasallian Catholic

significance of their personal vocation

heritage is vital and visible throughout

as Lasallian educators. Courses are con-

its academic, cocurricular and extra-

ducted for three consecutive summers in

curricular programs.

two-week durations.

•F or the third consecutive year, Manhattan College hosted the annual Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies, for which more than 150 educators from five continents and 31 Lasallian secondary schools gathered on campus in late June. The Buttimer Institute is an intensive three-year professional development and personal formation program that explores the life and work of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of

• The Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center (HGI) hosted a number of events throughout the year, including a screening of the documentary All Jews Out! and a talk by its director, Emanuel Rund. Author Sabeeha Rehman delivered a talk on her memoir, Threading My Prayer Rug, a reflection on what it is to be a Muslim in America today. Hasia Diner, the Paul and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History


and professor of Hebrew at New York

organizations such as the Center for

University, discussed Americans and

Migration Studies in New York and

the Holocaust. Kevin Spicer, C.S.C.,

the Jesuit Refugee Service. Featured

the James J. Kenneally Distinguished

speakers included Stephen Rasche of

Professor of History at Stonehill College,

the Catholic University of Erbil in Iraq;

delivered the HGI’s annual Schweitzer

Joan Rosenhauer, executive director

Lecture, titled Christian and Racial

of Jesuit Refugee Service USA; Ashish

Antisemitism: The Intersection Under

Gadnis, co-founder and CEO of BanQu;

National Socialism. Spicer is chair of the

and Archbishop Bernardito Auza,

Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian

permanent representative of the Holy

Relations and the co-editor of the

See to the United Nations.

Council’s academic journal, Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations.

• In 2018-2019, the Community-Engaged

(Opposite page) Author and interfaith speaker Sabeeha Rehman and her husband Kahlid Rehman met with students at a reading and book-signing event sponsored by the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center in February. (This page) For two weeks, Lasallian educators from around the globe converged on campus this summer for the Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies.

Participants also met one-on-one with CEL administrators throughout the course of the semester. Faculty in the cohort demonstrated their new grasp of CEL methodology by designing or redesigning a course that

Learning (CEL) administrators

reflected service-learning theory and

held another Faculty Development

pedagogy; principles of ethical and

and Migrant Education Network, the

Seminar. Five faculty members were

effective community engagement; and

College hosted a three-day conference

recruited to participate in the spring

intercultural effectiveness and humility.

to highlight global initiatives in refugee

of 2019, as the third faculty cohort.

As a result of the seminar, five new CEL

and migrant education. Participants

The semester-long seminar consisted

courses were developed, to be run in

included faculty and researchers from

of a series of workshops designed

the 2019-2020 academic year. There

higher education institutions from

to help faculty practitioners of CEL

was also the creation of the new Jasper

nearly a dozen countries and from

grow in their professional practice.

Community Engagement blog.

• In partnership with the Refugees

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• The fourth annual Community

Cortlandt Park Alliance. The LOCo

training at St. John’s University

Partner Summit networking event for

leadership team met on a weekly basis

in the fall of 2018. Twelve campus

faculty and local community partner

to discuss marketing, recruitment

ambassadors planned and executed the

organizations was held in November

initiatives, and plan for community

Crossing Borders Migration Simulation

of 2018. There were 52 attendees (21

engagement reflections, which included

in February with more than 80

representatives from community

a film screening of a documentary of

participants. More than 60 students also

partner organizations, and 31

the Bronx. A Certified B Corporation,

signed letters to their local members of

Manhattan faculty and administrators).

Greyston Bakery, was invited to speak

Congress, which was followed up by a

on open hiring practices and restorative

meeting with Congressman Eliot Engel’s

justice in April 2019.

chief of staff and another meeting with

• The Lasallian Outreach Collaborative (LOCo), a weekly community service program that partners student

• Th is past year, Campus Ministry and

the congressman on campus with 100 people in attendance. The agenda

volunteers with local community-

Social Action (CMSA) expanded the

based organizations in the Bronx and

Social Justice Leadership Retreat by

greater New York City area, continued

broadening the focus on anti-racism.

to expand service site opportunities

The fourth iteration of this training

leaders and 10 advisers participated

for Manhattan College students. The

retreat promoted student leadership and

in the Lasallian Outreach Volunteer

diverse array of options included

understanding around power, privilege,

Experience (LOVE) social justice

Concourse House Shelter for Women

oppression and racism. Sixteen

immersion program during the winter,

and Children, Ethical Culture Society

student leaders attended the three-day

spring and summer breaks. Students

Men’s Emergency Shelter, Fordham-

retreat and also were trained in group

participated in eight unique experiences

Bedford Community Services, God’s

facilitation on campus, as a follow-up to

this year to Duran, Ecuador; New

Love We Deliver, Kingsbridge Heights

the retreat experience.

Orleans, Louisiana; Flint, Michigan;

Community Center, Methodist Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Part of the Solution, University Neighborhood Housing Program, and the Van

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•F or the Catholic Relief Services Global Campus Project, one student participated in the campus ambassador

centered on migration issues. • In 2019, 49 students, nine student

El Paso, Texas; Browning, Montana; El Cercado, Dominican Republic; Bethlehem, West Bank; and Chicago,


MANHATTAN COLLEGE IS NO. 1 ON MONEY’S ANNUAL RANKING OF THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE COLLEGES IN AMERICA

FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF FORBES 300 BEST VALUE COLLEGES

100 STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED AT VARIOUS SITES DURING THE COLLEGE’S ANNUAL MISSION MONTH DAY OF SERVICE

THE LASALLIANS IN FAITH TOGETHER PROGRAM (LIFT)

Illinois. In preparation for each experience, student leaders held weekly meetings to discuss issues of identity, power, privilege, oppression and social justice with their team members. • Th e LOVE experience in Flint, Michigan,

PROVIDED SEVEN RETREAT

ran for the first time in January

OPPORTUNITIES WITH 241

2019 with the Firestone Center. Five

TOTAL STUDENT SIGN-UPS

students and one adviser participated in the experience in January 2019 and

MANHATTAN COLLEGE HOSTED THE ANNUAL BUTTIMER INSTITUTE OF

learned about the water crisis and its intersections with race and poverty. Students engaged with local community

LASALLIAN STUDIES, WHICH

partner organizations in the city each

DREW IN MORE THAN

day and met with local leaders over a

150 EDUCATORS FROM

meal in the evenings.

FIVE CONTINENTS AND 31 LASALLIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, FOR THE THIRD-STRAIGHT YEAR

• The Lasallians in Faith Together (LIFT) program had seven retreat opportunities with 241 total sign-ups in 2018-2019. • Another Kairos Retreat was added to

(Opposite page) A group of Manhattan College students traveled to Flint, Michigan, for a Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experience (LOVE). They prepared and distributed meals at a food pantry and soup kitchen, among other activities. (This page) Natalia Imperatori-Lee, professor of religious studies, led the reflection at the Agape Latte event in February.

and spring semesters, which increased the overall student reach. Forty students attended in the fall, with 46 joining in the spring. The Kairos Retreat is rooted in spirituality and welcomes students of all religious or spiritual backgrounds who desire to grow in their relationship with God and faith. • Campus Ministry hosted four Agape Latte events during the course of the last academic year, with nearly 50 attendees at each event. Topics ranged from Fr. Thomas Franks, OFM, Cap., discussing A Fool for God, and Cunningham O’Leary talking about The Best Mistakes

the yearly lineup, giving students the

I’ve Ever Made, to Natalia Imperatori-

opportunity to attend in both the fall

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At an opening ceremony in October, students enjoyed the welcoming atmosphere at the new Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center (LWGRC) in the Kelly Commons. In response to student advocacy, the center is designed as a site of collaboration and solidarity between students, faculty and the Student Life division, as well as the College’s broader campus, Lasallian and Bronx communities. The LWGRC co-sponsored several Women’s Week events in April, including the third annual Lasallian Women’s Conference, which was focused on the theme of activism and advocacy.

Other Uncomfortable Fits, and Carolyn

individuals in the LGBTQ community.

Intergroup Dialogue Pedagogy of

Predmore on Hey God, Gotta Minute?

The center will work closely with a

Possibilities Conference in June at

Agape Latte is a monthly speaker series

variety of offices and resources across

the University of Massachusetts at

program that provides a safe, social

campus while playing a vital role in the

Amherst. Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) is a

environment for students who want to

Lasallian mission of the College.

facilitated and sustained critical-dialogic

learn more about how faith applies to real-life questions. • A new Peer Ministry program was

• Th e LWGRC co-sponsored several events as part of Women’s Week, which celebrates and empowers women in the

started in 2018-2019, in which students

College community. A highlight was

can gather for reflection on faith and

the third annual Lasallian Women’s

issues surrounding college life.

Conference, themed Student Activism

• Signaling a commitment to combine resources, support and advocacy for students having experiences related to gender and sexuality, the College opened the Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center (LWGRC) in

and Advocacy. The daylong event featured speakers from local political and advocacy groups, a panel discussion, a student research poster session, and a workshop on How to Be an Activist. • Th ree CMSA staff members and one

practice that encourages listening and voicing across difference, fosters shared understanding and learning, and cultivates social justice commitments. Students and staff who attended the conference were able to explore how the practice of IGD might support building a more inclusive culture on campus. Participants were able to engage in experiential learning activities throughout the weekend, which focused on different and intersecting social identities, intergroup conflicts, and

Kelly Commons in October 2018. The

staff member from the Lasallian

issues of power, privilege and oppression

center aims to connect students, faculty,

Women and Gender Resource Center

while building connections across

staff and administrators, and support

accompanied 13 students to the 2019

social divides.

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• CMSA also held a one-day Intergroup

serving others. In its fourth year, the

students joined City Harvest, Part of

Dialogue Retreat in March 2019, in

College partnered with the Bartow

the Solution, Friends of Van Cortlandt

collaboration with the Multicultural

Pell Conservancy in Pelham Bay Park,

Park, University Neighborhood Housing

Center and the Lasallian Women and

Jerome Park Reservoir Friends and

Program, Broadway Family Plaza,

Gender Resource Center.

Neighbors, Food Bank NYC at its

New York City Parks Stewardship and

Hunger Claremont location, Fordham-

Fordham-Bedford Community Services

Bedford Community Services at

at Serviam Gardens to make a difference

Serviam Gardens, Friends of Van

in the local community.

• Observing a theme of remaining united, Manhattan College celebrated Mission Month throughout April, with more than 125 events showcasing the College’s core identity, inclusive community, and Lasallian values: excellence in teaching, respect for human dignity, reflection on faith and its relation to reason, an emphasis on ethical conduct and commitment to social justice. • One hundred students volunteered in the College’s fourth Mission Month Day of Service, an annual event that calls on the Jasper community to follow in the legacy of our founder, Saint John Baptist de La Salle, by leading and

Cortlandt Park, Stewards of Brust Park, Student Veterans Organization, Henry Hudson Adopt-a-Highway, and the New York City It’s My Park program at Henry Hudson and Harlem Arts Park. The Mission Month Day of Service Planning Committee, comprised of eight student leaders interested in community engagement, planned the day’s activities. • Th e Service on Saturday program, which

• S ix Jaspers have continued the Lasallian mission of service to others after receiving their bachelor’s degrees on May 17. Three students — Kaiyun Chen ’19, Conlan McDonald ’19 and Samantha Wilson ’19 — joined Lasallian Volunteers this summer. While Julia Canigiani ’19 signed up to be a part of the Christian Appalachian Project. Ivan Montoya ’19 is serving with Jesuit

offers one-time service opportunities

Volunteer Corps Northwest, and Reilly

open to the entire student body, offered

Rebhahn ’19 joined Loretto Volunteers.

13 events this past academic year. Eighty

•R abea Ali ’20 has been named a Newman Civic Fellow, one of 262 students in the nation to receive the award from Campus Compact, a nonprofit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education. She is a management and marketing double major, with a minor in religious studies. Ali is president of Manhattan College’s Muslim Student Association, for which she collaborates with other groups on campus to host interfaith events.

The College’s annual Mission Month held particular significance in 2019, as Lasallians around the world commemorated the life and legacy of Saint John Baptist de La Salle 300 years after his passing into eternal life. Held in April, Mission Month featured more than 125 hallmark events centered around the Lasallian core principles, including a day of service.

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A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 10 | 2018–2019

“ 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

College’s spending translated to $121

Manhattan College to capitalize

million in wages, was responsible for

on its position as a residential

2,330 jobs, and contributed $8.7 million

college in New York City.

•A report from the Center for Governmental Research, on behalf of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, found that Manhattan College provided a $324.7 million economic impact to

in New York State income and sales tax revenue. Manhattan is one of 48 independent private, nonprofit colleges and universities in the five boroughs that contribute as much as $58 billion to New York City’s economy. •T o support the College’s renovation

New York City’s economy, through its

of Leo Hall, Manhattan received a

institutional operations and jobs related

$3.5 million grant awarded by the

to supporting student services and

Higher Education Capital Matching

construction. The study showed that the

Grant program board, which provided


matching grants to 39 private, notfor-profit colleges and universities for projects that create construction jobs and drive investment in communities across the state. Improvements to Leo already are underway, and when complete, the renovation will create teaching and research laboratory space for chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. • New American Colleges and Universities awarded a Collaboration, Growth, and Innovation grant to Amira Annabi, assistant professor of finance, and Aileen Lowry Farrelly ’95, assistant dean and accounting faculty at Manhattan College’s O’Malley School of Business. Together, they aim to create a Center for Financial Literacy on campus that benefits Manhattan students and the wider Bronx community. • Accounting students in the College’s O’Malley School of Business lent their tax expertise to the Northwest Bronx’s University Neighborhood Housing Program (UNHP) for the 10th straight year. Through UNHP’s program, the Manhattan students team up with other college students from across the Bronx to work with neighbors on their annual tax returns. Since 2010, student volunteers have filed taxes for more than 10,000 families at UNHP through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, known as VITA. Last year, more than 40 Manhattan College students worked with the program’s volunteers to prepare more than 1,400 returns. The students helped Bronx

(This page, top) For the 10th straight year, students from the O’Malley School of Business helped Bronx residents file their taxes for free through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. (Bottom) Manhattan received a $3.5-million grant from the Higher Education Capital Matching Grant program to support renovations in Leo Hall, part of an overhaul of the College’s south campus that includes construction of the new Patricia and Cornelius J. Higgins ’62 Engineering and Science Center.

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PAYSCALE PLACED MANHATTAN COLLEGE NO. 41 AMONG MORE THAN 1,500 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ITS 2019 COLLEGE SALARY REPORT

THE TYPICAL MEDIAN EARLY CAREER SALARY FOR A MANHATTAN GRADUATE IS $64,000, WHILE THE TYPICAL Students in the Arches Learning and Living program live together and take an intro-level class together in the fall and spring semesters of their freshman year. In December, Arches students gathered for a publication celebration in which they shared short books that they wrote and selfpublished for English 110 classes taught by Emmett Ryan, visiting assistant professor of English.

residents receive $1.9 million in state

•R esidence Life renewed its focus on

and federal refunds. The preparations

providing exciting events in the city and

are done free of charge, helping filers

increased its programs to 42, up from

avoid predatory tax services.

15 in 2017-18. In total, 303 students

• In the 2018-19 academic year, 146 students joined the Arches Learning and Living Community. In August, the

MID-CAREER SALARY IS $125,700, ACCORDING TO PAYSCALE

90 PERCENT OF 2018 GRADUATES REPORTED THAT THEY ARE EMPLOYED OR IN GRADUATE SCHOOL

explored the five boroughs with Residence Life staff, a marked increase from 30 in 2017-18.

MANHATTAN COLLEGE PROVIDED A $324.7 MILLION

Arches opening week events provided

• According to a survey given to 2018

ECONOMIC IMPACT TO NEW

new students with activities to engage

graduates from the Office of Career

YORK CITY’S ECONOMY,

with faculty and get to know their fellow

Pathways, data for career outcomes nine

ACCORDING TO A STUDY

Arches classmates, and included an

months after graduation for May 2012-

FROM THE COMMISSION ON

outside presenter who discussed the

2018 graduates shows modest increases

topic of adjusting to college for

in positive career outcomes over time

first-year students.

and decreases in those still seeking or

• To create a vibrant and engaging community on their floors, resident assistants completed 463 programs this past academic year. These programs include social gatherings, educational events, service activities, trips within

not pursuing employment. There were no significant differences in positive career outcomes in the past four years, but there have been steady increases since 2012.

AND UNIVERSITIES

IN THE 2018 SPRING SEMESTER, 215 STUDENTATHLETES GARNERED INCLUSION ON THE MAAC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL, THE SECOND-HIGHEST TALLY OF

• 9 0% of 2018 graduates reported that

the city, and events sponsored by other

they are employed or in graduate

offices on campus.

school, and 86% of those reporting that

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INDEPENDENT COLLEGES

ANY MAAC INSTITUTION


Almost three-quarters of Manhattan students complete at least one internship at companies ranging from American Express to L’Oréal. Business analytics major Fiona Ruettimann ’21 landed an internship at accounting firm Deloitte.

they accepted employment indicated

study, and 87% indicated it is in their

they are employed full-time (including

desired industry.

those enrolled in graduate school and working). • For those that reported being employed

• 1 7% of graduates from the class of 2018 are enrolled in graduate school, and 10% are in graduate school and

• 10% of graduates were still seeking or not pursuing employment or graduate school, slightly lower than 2017 graduates. • 46% of the class of 2018 reported

full time, 87% reported that their

working at the same time. Also, 57% of

participation in volunteer, community

employment is related to their field of

those going to graduate school stayed at

service, advocacy and/or civic

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engagement activities during their time at Manhattan College. Those that participated in service were less likely to still be seeking (6% vs. 13%) and more likely to be in graduate school or in graduate school and employed. About 35% of the 2018 graduates that participated in service indicated that it affected their career plans. • The median base salary of the recent graduates that accepted employment is $50,000-$60,000 for students working full time, and the average salary reported from individuals is $54,305. • 73% of students reported having at least one internship while at the College, and 84% had at least one experience related to their field of study. • Engineering topped the list of industries with 37% of Manhattan students accepting employment in this area. Another 21% entered the business, consulting, finance and accounting fields, while 11% are in media, communications, marketing, advertising and public relations. Approximately 9% of 2018 graduates are working in education. • In addition, 3% of graduates accepted public service jobs in government, advocacy roles, or fellowships in service, including AmeriCorps, Peace (This page) In October, the office of Career Development brought students and prospective employers together for its fall career fair, one of four fairs and expos hosted throughout the year. (Opposite page) In its second year, the Women Inspiring Successful Enterprise (WISE) summer internship program placed 20 students at companies and organizations related to their career goals. Participants received on-campus housing, attended weekly enrichment sessions, and had professional portraits taken for their LinkedIn profiles.

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Corps, Lasallian Volunteers and Jesuit Volunteer Corps. • The top employers list includes Con Edison, JPMorgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, New York City Department


of Education, Turner Construction,

up from 21% for the class of 2017, and

to the offerings included American

and the Walt Disney-ABC Group,

16% for the class of 2016. One of the

Express, the Fresh Air Fund and the

among many others. Each of these

Center for Career Development’s core

Hudson Yards project, as well as two

top companies hired two or more

programs, it matches students with

literary agencies. This program hopes

Manhattan graduates, often through

alumni for a year of mentorship, and

to close the wage gap, empower female

Office of Career Pathways recruiting

94% of those participants had a positive

students, and prepare them to hold

forums, including on-campus recruiting,

career outcome.

professional leadership positions. With

career fairs and information sessions. • When asked how graduates obtained

• After a successful launch of WISE (Women Inspiring Successful

the opening of the Lasallian Women and Gender Resource Center, there also have been new opportunities for cross-

employment, 41% indicated it was

Enterprise) in 2018, the program had

through a Manhattan College resource,

almost twice as many participants this

an increase from 28% for the 2017 class,

past summer, increasing from 11 to

34% for 2016 graduates, and 40% for

20. This highly competitive internship

Opportunity Corps (TOC) recently

2015 graduates.

program matches participants with

received a grant from the My Brother’s

an eight-week paid internship that

Keeper Alliance for graduate special

aligns with their career interests and

education. The TOC represents

• 23% of the 2018 graduating class participated in the Mentor Program,

collaboration on campus. • Manhattan College’s Teacher

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a continued partnership between

annual New York State Industries

history of slavery in the borough and

Manhattan College and high-need focus

for the Disabled (NYSID) CREATE

its legacy as it relates to present day.

districts in New York City and Yonkers.

Symposium, which connects student

Slavery in the Bronx (HIST 100) is a

The project will provide a master’s

engineers from colleges and universities

community-engaged learning course led

in education program that offers a

across New York State with NYSID

by Adam Arenson, associate professor

comprehensive intensive program

member organizations that employ

of history and director of the urban

leading to full qualifications and

individuals with disabilities. Guided

studies program. The class is working

New York State certifications in

by Zahra Shahbazi, assistant professor

with community partners, including the

childhood students with disabilities

of mechanical engineering, the two

Hunts Point Slave Burial Ground Project

(SWD), grades 1-6; adolescence SWD

Manhattan College teams worked with

and the Kingsbridge Historical Society,

generalist 7-12 extensions: English or

Lifespire, a nonprofit with locations in

to explore how the history of slavery

math or social studies with an option for

all five boroughs of New York City, as

continues to reverberate in the Bronx,

bilingual certification.

well as Long Island, Westchester and

and to understand what it means for the

Ulster Counties.

local communities in Kingsbridge-Van

• Two teams of Manhattan College students traveled to Albany to present

• Th irteen Manhattan College students

their ideas for improving workplace

journeyed across the Bronx during the

efficiency for disabled individuals.

spring semester to learn about the

Cortlandt and Hunts Point.

The presentation took place at the

Through the community-engaged learning course Slavery in the Bronx, students had the opportunity to conduct research about slavery and emancipation, race relations and public planning, public history and advocacy in the context of the College's home borough. Led by associate professor of history Adam Arenson, the class visited the Kingsbridge Historical Society and the Hunts Point Slave Burial Ground in Drake Park, which was covered by ABC7 news. 16 | 2018–2019


At the Spring Honors Convocation in May, Emma Kaishian ’19 received the Joseph J. Gunn ’30 Alumni Medal. The Alumni Society bestows the medal on a graduating senior who has made the most significant overall contribution to Manhattan during his or her undergraduate years with an emphasis on excellence, leadership and service. Captain of the women's lacrosse team, Kaishian started all four years for the team.

• Manhattan College’s student-athletes

maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative

data that more accurately reflects the

continued their record of achievements

team GPA. The Jaspers finished 2018

success of college student-athletes than

in sports, academics and service.

with a cumulative GPA of 3.45. The

the federal graduation rate.

• During the 2018 spring semester, 215 student-athletes garnered inclusion on the MAAC Academic Honor Roll, the

team has earned the annual AVCA honor seven straight times since 2012. • The men’s and women’s track and

• Eleven Jaspers were selected to the 2019 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Academic Teams. To be

second-highest tally of any MAAC

field teams have earned All-Academic

eligible for the MAAC All-Academic

institution. To be eligible, a student-

Team honors from the U.S. Track and

team, a student-athlete must complete

athlete must hold a cumulative GPA

Field and Cross Country Coaches

two semesters at their institution and

of 3.20 or higher on a 4.0 scale. The

Association for last year’s indoor and

hold a cumulative GPA of 3.2.

cumulative GPA for the semester was

outdoor seasons. This marks the fifth

3.27, with 187 student-athletes meriting

consecutive year in which each team

Dean’s List status and 25 student-athletes

was honored. To be eligible, a team’s

earning perfect 4.0 GPAs.

cumulative GPA must be 3.0 or higher.

• For the seventh consecutive year,

• Th e NCAA’s latest Division I graduation

• Women’s lacrosse player Emma Kaishian ’19 received the Joseph J. Gunn ’30 Alumni Medal, given to a graduating senior who embodies Manhattan’s Lasallian mission and has

Manhattan volleyball has received

rate data, including the division’s

made a significant contribution to the

the Team Academic Award from

Graduation Success Rate (GSR), held

College. She was the captain of the team

the American Volleyball Coaches

good news for Manhattan. The College

during the 2019 season, which was one

Association (AVCA). The award honors

produced a 97% GSR for the cohort,

of the best in program history. Kaishian

collegiate and high school volleyball

with 10 programs attaining a perfect

also was named to the 2019 Google

teams that displayed excellence in the

100% GSR. The Division I Board of

Cloud Academic All-District Women’s

classroom during the school year by

Directors created the GSR to provide

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Performance Yearly Showcase (JASPYS) celebrated Manhattan’s 19 Division I athletic programs. Niasia Boone ’20 (women’s track and field) was named Female Athlete of the Year for the 2018-19 season and men’s soccer player Adrien Awana ’20 was named Male Athlete of the Year. Awards were also distributed in categories including Unsung Heroes, Comeback Player of the Year, and Iron Jaspers. Women’s basketball won the Jasper Cup, which recognizes the team that most supports other athletic programs, gives back to the community and excels in the classroom. • Baseball’s Nick Cimillo ’22 was Women’s basketball captain Courtney Warley ’21 was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Year for the 2018-19 season. She is the second Jasper in program history to earn the honor. Warley started in all 31 games for Manhattan, playing a team-high of 32.2 minutes per game.

• The NCAA honored the golf and

basketball and volleyball teams all

softball teams for their impressive

landed in the top 10 for their respective

performances in the classroom with

sports, with men’s lacrosse taking

Public Recognition Awards, which are

home first place out of all the DI men’s

given to those teams that rank among

lacrosse programs.

the top 10% in their sports. This is the sixth straight Public Recognition Award for the golf team, while the softball team was honored for the fifth consecutive year. • Six Manhattan College athletic teams

• Th e Manhattan Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) raised more than $4,100 at its fourth annual Brave a Shave for Kids with Cancer event. Coaches and staff members raised money by either volunteering as

earned national recognition for their

a pie-throwing target or by shaving

community service during the 2018-19

their head. Proceeds were donated to

academic year, as tracked by Helper

the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to help

Helper, an official NCAA volunteer

fund research in the battle against

management platform. Jaspers on the

pediatric cancer.

men’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s swimming, women’s lacrosse, women’s 18 | 2018–2019

• Organized by SAAC, the third annual Jasper Academic and Sports

selected unanimously as the MAAC Rookie of the Year. Cimillo registered a team-best 26 multi-hit performances and a 15-game hitting streak. It is the fifth time in MAAC history that a Jasper has claimed Rookie of the Year. • Amir Khaghani ’19 was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-American Division I Cross Country/Track and Field Third Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The award recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Khaghani was the only MAAC student-athlete to receive All-American honors for cross country and track.


• Women’s basketball players Candela

• Cross Country’s Hali Ielfield ’22 earned

NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

Abejon ’19 and Gabby Cajou ’20, and

the MAAC Most Outstanding Rookie

The nominees competed in 20 different

men’s track and field athletes Ryan

title at the 2018 MAAC Cross Country

women’s sports across all three NCAA

Addlesberger ’19 and Chris Woodhouse

Championships.

divisions, including 251 from Division

’19 participated in College Dream Day at P.S. 153 in Harlem this spring. At an assembly, they spoke about what it takes to be a college athlete, and what drives

• Women’s track and field standout Madison Arndt ’18 was among the

I, 131 from Division II, and 199 from Division III.

record 581 nominees for the 2018

them to do their best in both sports and their studies. • The international philanthropic organization Sport Changes Life named women’s basketball player Taylor Williams ’18 as a 2018-19 Victory Scholar. The Victory Scholar program brings hope to young people in local Irish communities. • Courtney Warley ’21 (women’s basketball) was named 2019 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year. She is the second student-athlete in school history to take home the MAAC’s highest defensive honor. Warley led the MAAC in a number of categories, including a league-high 9.1 rebounds per game. • Golfer Connor O’Rourke ’18 was named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf AllAmerica Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America. • Infielder Richie Barrella ’19 was named a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League All-Star this summer. Barrella was selected by the coaches of his collegiate summer team, the Amsterdam Mohawks. During his junior campaign at Manhattan, Barrella earned Second Team All-MAAC honors after hitting a team-leading .309 with a teambest 16 multi-hit games to go along with a 17-game hitting streak.

(Top) The impressive stats of Richie Barrella ’19 earned him a spot on the Perfect Game Baseball League All-Star Team. Barrella had a 17-game hitting streak and started all 51 games he played in, playing primarily at first base and in the outfield. (Bottom) For the 2018 cross country season, Amir Khaghani ’19 was Manhattan's top finisher at the Metropolitan Cross Country Championships, earning fifth place overall for the five-mile course. He also earned All-MAAC honors as the Jaspers' top finisher at the 8K MAAC Cross Country Championships. PRE SIDEN T ’ S REP O R T | 19


A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING DYNAMIC

“ We will advance learning through the distinctive dynamic of our integration of liberal arts and professional disciplines throughout the College.”

G

oal three underscores the value

those students in Manhattan College’s

of the College’s combination of

Communication department. Students

a large university’s curriculum

will produce live broadcasts for

with the person-centered learning of a

NCAA Division I athletics events, and

liberal arts college, which challenges

announce and produce pre-packaged

students to become educated both in

segments to air during those contests.

depth and in breadth.

Sports Media Production is a 300-level course that is currently open to all

• For the fifth consecutive year, 75 Manhattan College students spent the

course is to train a group of students

last week in September presenting

to serve as the production crew for the

the work they conducted during the

men’s and women’s basketball games at

summer in a variety of fields of study.

the start of the 2019-20 season.

This research program is managed through the Center for Graduate School and Fellowship Advisement. Students are chosen based on an evaluation of their proposed research or creative project, their academic and cocurricular achievements, and promise for future contributions to knowledge and research in their disciplines. The Center for Graduate School and Fellowship Advisement provides enhanced programs, advising and support so that students develop intellectual, interpersonal and research skills to be competitive applicants to graduate school, professional school and fellowships. • Students in the Manhattan College sports media production program have a new classroom. A new ESPN mobile production unit arrived on campus in March and serves as a classroom for

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communication majors. The goal of the

• Members of New York City’s public sector recently came together in the Kelly Commons to inform students about the impact that working in the public sector can have on the lives of New Yorkers. Moderated by Robert Walsh, the College’s senior adviser for strategic partnerships, the event featured Gregg Bishop, who leads the New York City Department of Small Business Services, as well as representatives from the Neighborhood 360° Fellows Program, the NYC Urban Fellows Program and the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. • The Center for the Study of the Future of Education (CSFE) hosted Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, CSJ, founder of Hour Children, who gave a talk on her ideas to end intergenerational incarceration. Hour Children is a nonprofit agency


Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, CSJ, visited campus to discuss her work with the nonprofit Hour Children, named for the critical hours that govern the relationship between an incarcerated mother and her child: the hour of incarceration, visitation hours during the prison term, and the hour of the woman’s release and reunification with her family.

that provides comprehensive services to

• In celebration of Earth Week, the

program, discussed the history of the

incarcerated and formerly incarcerated

Center for Urban Resilience and

Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal

women and their families. Sr. Tesa has

Environmental Sustainability

and what developments to expect going

been named a CNN Hero and a White

(CURES) provided a week of activities,

forward. Heidi Furey, assistant professor

House Champion of Change. In the

fitness events and info sessions

of philosophy and director of the

spring, the CSFE welcomed educators

related to the theme #Jasperfit and

Center for Ethics, moderated. The Peace

at two separate events. Matthew

#LetsMoveManhattan.

and Justice Studies program, office of

Porricelli, an upper-elementary school teacher who designs his classroom with flexible seating and student-led lessons, delivered a presentation titled, True Stories Shrink the Globe. Lorraine Dowler ’80, an associate professor of geography and women’s studies at Penn State University, spoke about the power of sports and human rights in higher education.

• As part of Peace and Justice Week in February, the Center for Ethics co-sponsored a panel discussion titled Sexual Abuse: A Project for Justice in the

Mission, Catholic Studies program, and the department of Religious Studies also co-sponsored the event. • Students from 17 colleges and

Church and Society. Manhattan chaplain

universities from the United States,

Fr. Thomas Franks, OFM, Cap., Brother

Canada and Romania arrived on

Jack Curran, FSC, vice president of

campus in May for the fifth annual

mission, and Natalia Imperatori-Lee,

Business Analytics Competition. Their

associate professor of religious studies

task was to create a presentation

and director of the Catholic Studies

analyzing the electricity data from

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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKS MANHATTAN 13TH OUT OF 179 IN THE BEST REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES (NORTH) CATEGORY OF ITS 2019 BEST COLLEGES LIST

MANHATTAN IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S BEST INSTITUTIONS IN THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S BEST The Business Analytics Competition features a two-phase contest that requires teams to analyze and glean business insights from a data set. Judging panels are comprised of faculty advisers and industry experts. This year, the Jasper team took third place out of 19 teams and won $1,000.

385 COLLEGES

FOR THE FIRST TIME, THREE

the New York Independent System

entrepreneur judges that awarded a

GRADUATING SENIORS HAVE

Operator and the Energy Information

total of $5,000 in startup cash to three

EARNED FULBRIGHT ENGLISH

Agency. Alongside the other teams,

winning teams. The team of Karthik

TEACHING ASSISTANT

the Manhattan College group of Heyi

Maddur ’19, an electrical engineering

AWARDS

Cheng ’20, Anthony DePinho ’19,

major, Praise Omiponle ’19, a global

Chris Freund ’20 and Jean-Baptiste

business and management major, and

Tamas-Leloup ’19 analyzed the data

Kishan Thakurdin ’19, a mechanical

COLLEGE STUDENTS HELPED

provided and put together a conclusion

engineering major, created QuickMech,

BRONX RESIDENTS RECEIVE

surrounding Governor Andrew

a smartphone app that allows users to

$1.9 MILLION IN STATE AND

Cuomo’s plan to boost New York’s

find local car mechanics in their areas.

FEDERAL TAX REFUNDS

Clean Energy Standard from 50% to

They took home the first prize of $2,500.

70% renewable electricity by 2030. The Manhattan team came in third place in the 19-team field, winning $1,000 for

MORE THAN 40 MANHATTAN

• Thomas O’Malley ’63 gave a well-

FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT

attended talk, Creating Wealth, in

YEAR, MANHATTAN COLLEGE

February. He shared wisdom gleaned

HAS EARNED A SPOT ON

from the early days of his career and

VIQTORY’S LIST OF MILITARY

through his successes and setbacks as

FRIENDLY SCHOOLS AND

O’Malley School of Business, School

a commodities trader and corporate

IS RANKED IN THE SILVER

of Engineering and School of Science

leader. Among the practical tips he

CATEGORY, WHICH INCLUDES

competed in the College’s annual

offered, O’Malley advised his listeners

Innovation Challenge in March.

to take risks, be careful what you put

The teams pitched their inventions

in writing, treat those below you well,

and innovations to a panel of

and have a stable personal life. The

Manhattan College alumni and faculty

presentation was followed by a Q&A

the College. • Nine teams of students from the

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THE TOP 20% OF THE 766 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON THE LIST


session with business students and

award during an academic year. An

childhood in the South Bronx. He hopes

faculty. In September 2018, Manhattan

international studies major, Alvarez will

to pursue a career in the aerospace

College formally dedicated the O’Malley

teach in Brazil next year. Both Flanigan,

industry after graduation.

School of Business.

an international studies major, and

• Three Manhattan College recent graduates — Natalia Alvarez ’19, Alia

Hay, a special education/adolescent education major, will teach in Malaysia.

• Autumn Herndon ’19 is one of approximately 1,000 college students nationwide to receive a Gilman

Flanigan ’19 and Emily Hay ’19 —

• Miguel Diaz ’20 is one of 496 college

earned Fulbright English Teaching

students across the United States to

enabled Herndon to study abroad in

Assistant awards for the 2019-20

receive an annual Barry Goldwater

Panama this past summer. A native

academic year through the Fulbright

Scholarship. A mechanical engineering

of Clifton Park, New York, Herndon

U.S. Student Program. This is the first

major and a physics minor at

plans to graduate in December 2019

time that more than one Manhattan

Manhattan College, Diaz was born

with a bachelor’s degree in international

College student has received a Fulbright

in Puerto Rico and spent most of his

studies with a concentration in Latin

Scholarship. The scholarship of $3,500

America and the Caribbean. • Musa Jafar, associate professor of computer information systems and business analytics, invited two technical solution specialists from Microsoft to serve as guest instructors in his senior seminar, Data Mining for Business Analytics (BUAN 410). Steven Batista and Kendall Jakes taught a crash course in Power BI, a new Microsoft analytics service that aims to provide business intelligence capabilities with an interface for users to create their own reports and dashboards. • In January, Moujalli Hourani, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the graduate program in civil engineering and construction management, was recognized with an Outstanding Autumn Herndon ’19 received a Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in Panama. She has held internships at Corewoman, an organization dedicated to helping women develop the skills necessary for leadership, and the Center for Italian Modern Art.

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Achievement Award by The Moles, a

Instrumentation Program grant from

of paleontologists found the remains

national heavy construction industry

the National Science Foundation. The

of this particular mammal in the

professional organization.

grant, which totals nearly $300,000, is

Andes Mountains, located in southern

in support of Suresh’s proposal to build

Bolivia. According to a paper published

a chemical vapor deposition instrument

recently in the Journal of Vertebrate

with novel capabilities for producing

Paleontology, L. shockeyi is among the

polymer thin films. A majority of the

first characterized in the macraucheniid

operators for the proposed instrument

family of South American ungulates

will be undergraduate students.

(hoofed mammals).

• Cristina Pérez Jiménez, assistant professor of English, is one of 24 professors across the United States to be awarded a 2019-20 Ford Postdoctoral Fellowship, a fellowship administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation. • Aravind Suresh, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has received a three-year Major Research

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• Bruce Shockey, associate professor of

• In March, Manhattan College and

biology and department chair, is now

the Maxine Greene Institute co-

a part of history. Llullataruca shockeyi,

sponsored the fifth annual Imagination,

an extinct species that existed during

Inquiry and Innovation Institute. The

the Miocene era, has been named for

institute’s goal is to bring together

Shockey. An American-Bolivian team


approach to the act of listening and performance, and incorporates studies in music editing and recording, audio technology, acoustics, musicology, popular music, music theory, and performance in piano, voice and guitar. The core areas of the major will include music theory and analysis; music history and culture, including the history of audio technology; performance studies via a particular instrument; and digital audio recording and sound design. • The Major Author Reading Series (MARS) featured poet Fatimah Asghar, writer of If They Come For Us, in September 2018. Alvaro Enrigue, author of Sudden Death; Laura Sims, author of Looker and editor of Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson; and Erika Meitner, author of Holy Moly (Opposite page) An extinct species of hoofed mammal was named for Bruce Shockey, associate professor of biology. An American-Bolivian team of paleontologists named the species after Shockey in recognition of his efforts to improve knowledge of Cenozoic mammals of Bolivia. (This page) The new Digital Arts and Humanities (DAsH) minor brings a digital slant to classes in the School of Liberal Arts, such as Victorian Media. The interdisciplinary program incorporates the internet and digitized resources into coursework.

Carry Me, were featured in the spring 2019 semester. • In April, the O’Malley Library hosted Experiencing Veterans and Artists Collaboration (EVAC), an art project

innovative thinkers and practitioners

of Liberal Arts and is designed to

that connects veterans and artists

who exemplify outstanding practice.

provide students digital skills that are

together. Two recent Manhattan College

Attendees included educators, visual

attractive to employers after graduation.

alumni — Kirsten Battocchio ’18 and

and performing artists, media and

It includes classes within several

Michael Giraldo ’19 — had their stories

communication specialists, medical and

departments in the School of Liberal

told through the art exhibit. EVAC

health-care professionals, members of

Arts, including, but not limited to,

curators interview veterans about their

the business, technology, engineering

English, History, Modern Languages

experiences, and artists make original

and science communities, and

and Literatures, Sociology, Psychology

and signed prints based on their

Manhattan College students and alumni.

and Communication. Students also can

interpretation of those stories.

• The College launched a Digital Arts and Humanities (DAsH) initiative

take interdisciplinary courses in the O’Malley School of Business.

that became a minor in the fall 2019

• The College announced a new sound

semester. The program incorporates

studies major beginning in the fall of

current course offerings in the School

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2018-19 STRATEGIC PLAN KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AT A GLANCE 26 | 2018–2019

35%

83 HYBRID COURSES OFFERED IN 2018

Full-time freshmen who are first generation, as of fall 2018

11

2

Total research contracts awarded

240

Number of students who attended the Diversity Dialogue Series

419 Students enrolled in a community-based learning course

7 Attendees in the International Leadership Program for Faculties from Lasallian Universities

238 Full-time faculty

7


se

23% STUDENTS WHO STUDIED IN OTHER COUNTRIES DURING THE PAST ACADEMIC YEAR

$101

Million in Manhattan College’s endowment

39%

21

98

167

Full-time freshmen who are minorities in fall 2018

Capstones offered during the past academic year Number of students enrolled in a practicum course

Total full-time transfer students

46%

7,201 3,412

Seniors who participated in community service during their undergraduate years

Total full-time undergraduate enrollment in 2018

415 Students enrolled in first-year seminar courses

NUMBER OF DONORS

90%

76%

Students who report often or very often having conversations with people of different economic backgrounds

2018 GRADUATES ENROLLED IN GRADUATE SCHOOL OR EMPLOYED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF GRADUATION


2018–19 FINANCIAL REPORT

Manhattan College ended its 2018–19 fiscal year in a strong financial position; reflecting careful and strategic budget planning; steady, incremental growth 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, 2019, the value of Manhattan College's net assets totaled $286 million. Of this amount, $147 million was without donor restrictions, and $139 million was with donor restrictions.

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Change in Net Assets The College's net assets grew by approximately $8 million in 2018-19, an increase of 2%. Since 2010, the College's net assets have grown steadily, from $126 million to more than $286 million, an increase of more than 100%.


Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents

2018

2019

$64,936,166

$62,441,720

Accounts Receivable*

$1,582,688

$1,238,877

Government Grants and Other Receivables

$1,042,586

$927,482

Contributions Receivable, Net

$22,301,130

$21,159,601

$1,286,819

$1,305,680

$99,212,081

$108,230,334

$1,072,272

$921,952

Funds Held by Bond Trustee

$40,073,442

$14,682,364

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

$171,980,074

$200,199,175

TOTAL ASSETS

$403,487,258

$411,107,185

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Investments Other Receivables**

Liabilities and Net Assets

2018

2019

Liabilities Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

$13,340,908

$12,441,224

Deferred Revenues and Student Deposits

$11,657,846

$10,763,299

$1,011,624

$949,467

$99,372,489

$97,658,611

$1,705,000

$1,740,000

$1,221,672

$1,221,672

$128,309,539

$124,774,273

$147,271,619

$147,494,249

$127,906,100

$138,838,663

Liability Under Planned Giving Agreements Long-Term Debt Asset Retirement Obligation U.S. Government Grants Refundable TOTAL LIABILITIES Net Assets Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions Net Assets With Donor Restrictions TOTAL NET ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

$275,177,719

$286,332,912

$403,487,258

$411,107,185

*Net of allowance for uncollectible amounts of $664,000 in 2019 and $698,000 in 2018 **Net of allowance for uncollectible amounts of $90,000 in 2019 and 2018

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MANHATTAN COLLEGE REVENUES, FISCAL YEAR 2018–2019 Government Grants and Contracts

All Others

$3.7

$4.9

Investment Income

$7.8

Contributions*

$15.1

Tuition and Fees (Net) and Auxiliary Services

$122.5

Figures are represented in millions *Utilizes the accrual method of accounting.

TOTAL REVENUES $154 MILLION This includes $140.5 million in revenues without donor restrictions and $13.5 million with donor restrictions

Revenues Manhattan College received $154 million in revenue in 2018-19, of which $140.5 million of these revenues were without donor restrictions. The College's revenue decreased by 10% in 2018-2019, compared to 2017-18. The

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decrease in total revenues is a result of one significant donor gift received in 2017-18. At $122.5 million, student tuition and fees and auxilary services represented 79.5% of the College's 2018-19 revenues (net of College-

provided financial aid). 10% came from contributions, 5% came from investment income, 2.4% came from government grants and contracts, and 3.1% came from all other sources.


MANHATTAN COLLEGE EXPENDITURES, FISCAL YEAR 2018–2019 Academic Support Services

$13.8

Research and Sponsored Programs

$0.8

Instruction

$51.8 Student Services

$50

Institutional Support

$26.5 Figures are represented in millions

Expenditures Higher education costs for wages reflects expense increases in all of and salaries, health benefits, utilities, these categories representing a welldeferred maintenance, capital managed 4% increase above 2017-18. development and information The largest area of expenditure in technology continue to generate 2018-19 was instruction, which at significant increases in expense for $51.8 million represented 38% of the College. The 2018-19 budget total College expenditures. Other major expenditure areas were

student services ($50 million, 36.7% of total expenditures); institutional support ($26.5 million, 19.5% of total expenditures); academic support services ($13.8 million, 10.1% of total expenditures); and research and sponsored programs ($800,000, .5% of total expenditures).

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MANHATTAN COLLEGE MARKET VALUE OF ENDOWMENT, JUNE 30, 2008–2019

110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

MANHATTAN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, FALL 2013–2019 (includes School of Continuing and Professional Studies) 4,300 4,100 3,900

278 252

3,700 3,500

230

392

192

96

3384

3459

98

109 3369

3,100

94 98

201

157

115

107

366 217

150

197

3,300

87

97

412

3412 3292

3267 3195

2,900 2,700 2,500 2013 32 | 2018–2019

2014

Undergraduate Full Time

2015 Graduate Full Time

2016

2017

2018

Undergraduate PT (FTEs)

2019 Graduate PT (FTEs)


On opposite page: Endowment The market value of Manhattan College's endowment, including reinvested earnings, increased steadily from 2011 until 2019. This past year, the College experienced a growth of its endowment value from approximately $99 million in 2018 to $108 million in 2019, an increase of just over 9% compared to the market valuation 12 months earlier.

Enrollment After a period of strong growth, enrollment continues to be stable in an increasingly competitive market, and now stands at approximately 3,900 students including more than 3,200 full-time 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 2018–2019 TOTAL RAISED $16.58 MILLION *

Corporations and Foundations

10% $1.66* Parents, Employees and Friends

9% $1.43*

Current Trustees and Emeriti

20% $3.36* Estates

14% $2.27* Alumni

47% $7.86*

Figures are represented in millions *Utilizes the cash method of accounting.

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OVERALL FUNDS RAISED, FISCAL YEARS 2014–2019 $18

$16

$14

$12

$10

$8

$6

$4

$2

0

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Figures are represented in millions

2019

ALUMNI PARTICIPATION RATE 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0%

2014

2015

2016 Manhattan College

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2017

2018

U.S. News Peers

2019


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN Kenneth Rathgeber ’70 Retired Executive President & CCO Fidelity Investments VICE CHAIRMEN Br. Dennis Lee, FSC Provincial District of Eastern North America Brothers of the Christian Schools Kenneth W. Orce ’65 Retired Executive Committee Member and Partner Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Br. Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, FSC Visitor District of Bogota Brothers of the Christian Schools

James S. Motherway ’83 Managing Director, Risk and Control Group, Operations & Technology MUFG Americas

Moira A. Kilcoyne ’83 Retired Managing Director/CIO Morgan Stanley

Peter M. Mulderry ’87 Managing Director of Marketing/Client Services Highfields Capital Management

Noreen Krall ’87 Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel Apple Inc. Thomas P. Kuster ’86 CEO, Merit SI LLC

BOARD MEMBERS

Louis J. Lamatina ’79 Law Office of Louis J. Lamatina

John Banks III ’85 President Emeritus Real Estate Board of New York

Br. William Mann, FSC President Emeritus St. Mary’s University of Minnesota

Kenneth Bouyer ’90 Director of Inclusiveness Recruiting EY Americas

Fredric Marro ’77 Founder and President Westmont Associates

Br. Frank G. Byrne, FSC President Christian Brothers Academy

Lynn Martin ’98 President and COO ICE Data Services

Gerard Caccappolo ’63 Retired CEO Ebone

Rosanne Thomas Matzat ’82 Partner, Bankruptcy Department Hahn Hessen LLP

John Desmarais ’85 Founding Partner Desmarais LLP

John McAvoy ’80 Chairman, President and CEO Consolidated Edison Inc.

William N. Dooley ’75 Retired Executive Vice President, Investments American International Group

Marybeth McCall ’74 Retired Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Thomas Farrell ’83 Partner COVE Property Group

Thomas J. Meloro ’86 Partner Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

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Suni Munshani Chief Executive Officer Protegrity Peter Musumeci Jr. ’72 Consultant Republic Bank Brennan O’Donnell President Manhattan College Robert Pulver ’69 Former CEO and President All-State Industries Milo E. Riverso ’81 Chief Executive Officer and President STV Group Inc. Anthony Scala Jr. ’74 President Lowy & Donnath Inc. Br. Robert J. Smith, FSC Senior Vice President for University Initiatives and Special Adviser to the President St. Mary’s University of Minnesota Stephen J. Squeri ’81, ’86 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer American Express


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