A Call to Excellence: The Campaign for the Dominican Center

Mount Saint Mary College

A Call to Excellence

THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE DOMINICAN CENTER

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A CALL TO EXCELLENCE

“I invite you to participate in the campaign to transform the Dominican Center into a first-rate center of living and learning for our students.”

Fr. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM President

Plans for future honor our past

M

ount Saint Mary College purchased the Dominican Center, the seat of Mount

Saint Mary Academy and the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, in July 2011.

As both symbol and reality, the Dominican Center joins the College’s past and present, and offers a renewed vision for the College’s future.

The Dominican Center will offer exceptional new living and learning space for our students.

This five-story, 100,000-square-foot building will house a modern learning commons with advanced research and information technologies, plus new residential space and a dining center.

With the beautiful Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary as its spiritual core, the Center will represent the best of the Sisters’ traditions and PROJECT TIMELINE

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Mount Saint Mary College begins renovations on the Dominican Center, formerly Mount Saint Mary Academy/High School, purchased from the Dominican Sisters of Hope in 2011.

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July 2012

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Work on the athletic fields adjacent to the Dominican Center will be complete, providing new facilities to host softball games and baseball practice for the coming year.

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A Call to

EXCELLENCE Ground was broken for the Dominican Center in late 1926, and some of the Sisters moved in on Christmas Day, 1927. Above, Cardinal Hayes, Archbishop of New York, blesses the building’s cornerstone.

the exciting new possibilities for our student body.

In 2012, the College embarks on the Campaign for the Dominican Center to raise $10 million for the transformation of the Center. We look to the Mount community to join us and support the future of the College, while honoring the Sisters’ legacy.

The Dominican Center.

Building from the past. Building for the future.

August 2013

The first phase of building renovations will be complete as the upper floors of the Dominican Center are opened with a combination of suites and double and single rooms, providing housing for more than 150 students.

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The Campaign for The Dominican Center

Purpose Transform the Dominican Center into a modern facility with library, residential and dining space, historic chapel, and athletic fields.

Campaign goal $10 million total Seeking participation from The Mount community, friends, foundations, corporations, and the Hudson Valley community.

January 2014

While students are on break, materials will be moved from Curtin Memorial Library to the new library in the Dominican Center.

Spring 2014

Porches on the north end of the building will be glassed in.

The transformed Dominican Center–with residence halls, modern library, historic chapel, new parking, and a terrace that highlights the scenic views–will be ready to serve the College community.

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Intertwined histories

The Academy and College grew from the same roots established by the Dominican Sisters.

1919: Festivities at the Academy, then located in the “white house” of the original McAlpine estate, off Gidney Avenue.

Nearly complete, October 1927

Groundbreaking, November 1926: Bishop John J. Dunn conducted the ceremony and blessed the ground.

Building the chapel: View of chapel construction on west side of building, 1927.

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Room to play and learn: The school’s gym stood at the end of the athletic field.

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“In 1963, the College had a full liberal arts program that included a large department of education and nursing.

This established a foundation for students pursuing careers.”

The original estates: The view looking southwest from Liberty Street: the McAlpine estate to the left, and the Van Duzer estate, center and right.

James Finn Cotter Professor of English

The big day arrives: The laying of the cornerstone was held in October 1927 and presided over

by Cardinal Hayes, Archbishop of New York.

The white house: This building was part of the McAlpine estate, and housed the original Mount Saint Mary’s Academy.

Early College years: In 1960, the classes and dorms were located in the Villa.

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“The new library will be a site for exploration, inspiration, collaboration, and transformation, continuing the Sisters’ traditions of educational excellence.”

Barbara Petruzzelli Director of Library Services

Room to live and to learn

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hen the transformation of the Dominican Center is complete,

the College will gain three floors of exclusive upperclassman housing overlooking the campus and the Hudson River, with a new stateof-the-art library and dining facility below.

This blending of living and learning spaces reflects the building’s original purpose, with an injection of modern technology and a design that fosters collaborative learning.

A library designed for the 21st century Sharing information The new library design features collaborative, technology-rich spaces that help students to discover, share, and create information with ease. Students can rehearse and record presentations and classroom lessons. Faculty can teleconference with colleagues anywhere in the world.

Student support A professionally-staffed writing center will be located on site, making the library a single stop for students seeking help in researching and writing.

Community space Plans include spaces ideally suited to lectures, readings, and performances. The library classroom will open up to the reading room, creating event space that can hold over 100 participants. Community organizations can use space in the center.

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Rendering of library interior

Above and below right: The new library will occupy the first two floors of the Dominican Center, blending historic architecture with modern technology, and creating a variety of spaces for accessing and sharing information.

The main entrance to the Dominican Center will offer access to the first two levels, while maintaining the character of the structure.

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Revitalizing a historic building for the Mount community

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“The Dominican Center was the Motherhouse for the Sisters of Saint Dominic, as well as the seat of Greater Mount Saint Mary Academy.�

Sr. Catherine Walsh, OP Chair, Div. of Arts and Letters Professor of Communication Arts

A sacred space preserved

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he Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary at Mount Saint Mary College has been the

heart and soul of the Dominican Center for generations of Sisters and students. With the transformation of the Center, it will continue as a source of inspiration and a place for prayer and contemplation for the Mount community.

Completed in 1928, the chapel features several types of Italian marble and magnificent stained glass windows from Munich, Germany.

This historic and beautiful chapel, a singular gem, will be preserved and made more accessible to our students and their families, and our supporters, faculty, and the community at large.

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“A great constant has been the personal interest that we take in our students.

We attract the kind of student that thrives in this environment.�

Irene Walsh Nunnari Professor Emerita, English and Communication Arts

The Rose Window, depicting the Immaculate Conception.

The Last Supper, from the main altar, made of Carrara marble.

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“As the Dominican Sisters did in the late 1920s, we now appeal to our Mount community to help us restore this magnificent building to its former status as a center of living and learning.”

Sr. Ann Sakac President Emerita

Contributing to the campaign

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he College is launching the $10 million Campaign for the Dominican Center to

help transform the Center to a state-of-the-art living and learning resource. This highly visible symbol of an active, growing campus will play an important role in advancing the College’s profile, while honoring the legacy of the Dominican Sisters.

Become a part of our college community as we take these first exciting steps toward a transformation of our campus. With your gift comes the opportunity to help transform this building, to transform the lives of our students, and to help transform the world that they prepare to enter.

Mount Saint Mary College builds on the past as we build for the future. Join us in the Campaign for the Dominican Center.

CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Sr. Ann Sakac, OP

President Emerita Mount Saint Mary College

Spectrum Pension & Compensation, Inc.

James P. Smith, Jr.

Sr. Lorelle Elcock, OP ’66

President Advance Testing Company, Inc.

Prioress Dominican Sisters of Hope

James W. Taylor, Jr. H ’11

R. Abel Garraghan

CEO Taylor Biomass, Energy, LLC

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CABINET

Ludwig H. Bach ’82 President

President Heritagenergy, Inc.

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“The transformation of the Dominican Center represents a blending of the best of our past and the possibilities of the future. It’s an exciting time for the College!”

Albert J. Gruner, DMD

How to give The campaign seeks active participation from all College

Chair, MSMC Board of Trustees

constituents: Trustees, alumni, parents and grandparents of current students and graduates, foundations, corporations, friends, and members of the Hudson Valley community.

The campaign seeks gifts and pledges payable over a period of three to five years. We appreciate all gifts and will steward them with care. Examples include: • Gifts of Cash

• Charitable Gift Annuities

• Appreciated Securities

• Life Insurance Policies

• Retirement Plans

• Bequests

• Mutual Funds

• Personal Property

• Charitable Remainder

• Corporate Matching

Trusts

Gifts

For more information: www.msmc.edu/excellence excellence@msmc.edu or 845-569-3216

Joseph T. Kirchhoff

Joan P. Millens

President and CEO Kirchhoff-Consigli Construction Management, LLC

Vice President B. Millens Sons, Inc.

Fr. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM

CEO Murphy Healthcare Group

Carl E. Meyer

Chair Advancement Committee MSMC Board of Trustees

David W. Melby

Senior Account Executive 1050AM ESPN New York

President Mount Saint Mary College

President & CEO The Solar Energy Consortium Vice President Rose and Kiernan, Inc.

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Robert Murphy

Susan Najork

Joseph O’Loughlin

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Mount Saint Mary College

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EXCELLENCE The Campaign for The Dominican Center

Building on the past.

Building for the future.

330 Powell Avenue, Newburgh, New York 12550 www.msmc.edu/excellence

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