INBRIEF Biology teaching program to launch on Valhalla campus
The Touro College Graduate School of Education will partner this fall with Touro’s New York Medical College in Valhalla to offer future middle school and high school teachers a new program to obtain a master of science degree in biology education. Touro officials said the new degree will allow graduates to meet New York certification requirements to teach biology at the middle and high school levels as well as environmental and general science courses. The partnering schools are part of the Touro College and University System based in Manhattan. “This unique relationship between New York Medical College and the Graduate School of Education addresses a real need that we see in this country today — to create teachers grounded in both science and pedagogy who will inspire our students to achieve in the sciences,” said Dr. Alan Kadish, Touro president and CEO, in a press release. Students in the program will be exposed to both the latest pedagogical techniques and training and the most current research and practices in biomedical science. The two-year, part-time program will be offered primarily on the Grasslands campus of New York Medical College. It consists of 10 courses for 30 credits and combines biology content, teaching skills and teaching practice in middle and high schools. To accommodate students with employment or family responsibilities, it will include evening and online classes.
Executives to mentor Pace business students
Edward F. Murphy, the former chief financial officer and executive vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Corporate Group, has been appointed the first mentor in residence at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business. The school’s new mentor program will bring Lubin alumni who are senior executives in their fields to engage with students on campus. The first students to be mentored by Murphy individually and in small groups will be from Beta Alpha Psi, the international honor organization for financial information students and professionals. A 1974 Pace graduate, Murphy is a retired financial and audit executive with 40 years of global financial services, auditing and regulatory experience at the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, JPMorgan Chase and Coopers & Lybrand. At JP Morgan, the certified public accountant served in several positions, including chief operating officer for the businesses conducted in the Asia Pacific region, for which he relocated to Tokyo. Following the merger of JP Morgan and Chase, Murphy served as chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of Chase’s retail division. He retired from the Federal Reserve Bank in 2013. Pace’s Lubin School of Business has campuses in White Plains and Manhattan.
in New Rochelle, near Iona’s campus. The church will include support and educational programs for area children. The Riveras received the “Blessed Edmund Rice Humanitarian Award,” named for the founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. During the scholarship dinner, a video message was broadcast from the Riveras’ son, Mariano Jr., who is a pitcher with the Iona College team. Robert LaPenta, who graduated in 1967, received the 2014 Legacy Award for lifetime achievements. LaPenta, who is a member of the college’s board of trustees,
has held executive and leadership positions with Loral Corp. and L-1 Identity Solutions, which he co-founded. He lives in Westport, Conn. The master of ceremonies of the dinner was Alfred F. Kelly, a college alumnus who was president and CEO of the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Company for Super Bowl XLVIII. It was the 52nd annual scholarship dinner. College President Joseph E. Nyre said, “Our honorees exemplify Iona’s mission of service, scholarship and values-based learning. – John Golden and Mark Lungariello
State site launched as college financing resource
The state’s Student Protection Unit has launched its website, offering resources for college students making decisions about financing their educations. The site, dfs.ny.gov/studentprotection, includes a resource center with information about different types of available financial aid and tips on deductions and opening bank accounts regarding paying for tuition. The Student Protection Unit, part of the Department of Financial Services, was established in January by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who called the unit the state’s “leading advocate for students and their families.” Its first official action was issuing subpoenas to 13 student debt relief companies about “potentially misleading advertising, improper fees and other consumer protection problems with the industry,” according to a news release from the governor’s office. Benjamin M. Lawsky, superintendent of financial services, said students were often their “own, best first line of defense against scammers.” “Helping educate student consumers about how to make smart financial choices is a vital part of our mission,” he said. According to the governor’s office, Federal Reserve data shows that the average student debt per borrower in New York is the third-highest in the country, at $27,310. Total national student debt is $1 trillion, according to the governor’s office.
Iona honors Rivera, local business executive
Westchester resident and former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, his wife and a local business executive received awards at Iona College’s annual scholarship gala recently. More than 500 people attended the event, held at the Waldorf Astoria, according to the college. Rivera, who retired last year as the alltime MLB career saves leader, started the Refuge of Hope church in 2009 with his wife, Clara, who is the church’s pastor. The church is setting up shop in the restored former North Avenue Presbyterian Church
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