Campus Involvement
Sister Mary T. Clark's 100th Birthday
Fall 2013
Along with other members of the Philosophy Club, I attended Sister Mary Clark's 100th Birthday to honor this amazing scholar. There is no one who better exemplifies a life long dedication to learning and teaching. As a member of the Manhattanville community who lives on campus, attend lectures and continues to help students in anyway, celebrating with Sister Clark was wonderful.
To read the full article about the event and the achievements of Sister Mary T Clark follow the link.
Free Speech Alley is Back!
Fall 2013
The loss of Roger "Duchesne" Drew from Manhattanville College is hard on the entire community. However, Roger wants nothing more than for the inatives he started on campus to continue and, I am happy to share that Free Speech Alley will continue this semester. After speaking with Roger and learning all his secrets to a hosting succesful Free Speech Alleys, Tony Ramos and myself have offered to become Co-Coordinators for Free Speech Alley.
Free Speech Alley is a safe space on campus where students, faculty and staff are able to communicate about issues on our campus and in the global community. To learn more about Free Speech Alley, how to get invovled or view our discussion updates follow the tab on the left.
Free Speech Alley takes place Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. Spellman Lounge
Freshman Move In
Fall 2013
This year First Year Mentors and Residence Advisors, along with other volunteers, helped to move in Manhattanville Class of 2018. After moving freshmen in and meeting mentees and their parents, mentors led group initiatives to help motivate interaction within the seminar classes. This was stimulated by the involvement of Welcome Weekend activities.
Welcome Weekend, an inclusive and exciting two day weekend program, is a way to welcome all students, both new and returning, to Manhattanville’s Campus. The idea behind Welcome Weekend is to create a series of events before the resumption of classes to allow you to enjoy yourself freely in a safe and friendly environment.
Trip to 2013 Digital Humanities Conference in Lincoln Nebraska!
Summer 2013
The Digital Humanities Conference in Lincoln Nebraska was a mind opening experience. The conference has a multitude of fascinating panels, discussions and the Willard McCarthy's acceptance speech of the Busa Award was supportive to a hopeful undergraduate.
Since attending the conference I began research to include digital techniques in my Senior Thesis. This thesis has become an experiment that was influenced by my time at the Digital Humanities Conference.
The scholars, graduates and fellow undergraduates that I met at the conference has provided a welcoming intellectual community.
Thank You for Voting Steph Camerone
Vice President of Academics
Spring 2013
Thank you to all Manhattanville students that voted me into office for the 2013-2014 year. I have many new ideas for programs and implements that can help to better the educational experience for undergraduate students. These include implementing co-curricular transcripts, raising credit restriction from 19 to 21 and help to build a more manageable general education requirements.
Please do not hesitate to forward me any of your academic questions or concerns.
Organic Garden
Fall 2012
Our Community Garden is back for another season. This year,we have expanded the number of beds and any student, faculty or staff member who would like to join Garden Club can plant their own vegetables or flowers in the beds.
Last year, over 40 volunteers helped to create a productive and thriving organic garden at the Environmental Park on the Manhattanville College campus. The garden started in March and organic produce has been thriving. In fact, ten pounds of kale and five pounds of green beans have already been donated to the Food Bank of Westchester. And some nights you can find the fresh produce in the campus cafeteria.
In addition, Garden Club was able to work with First Grade students from Purchase Day School and track the planting and growth cycle of peas, radishes and onions. By working with younger generations in an organic Garden Club, our group hopes to promote sustainability and organic living.
American Student Government Association Conference
Fall 2012
As a newly elected Student Government Member, along with five other students, I participated in the ASGA Conference in Washington D.C. This Conference allowed students involved in student governments around the country to come together in
discussions and workshops.
One workshop I attended taught students the positive and negative influences a student newspaper can have on the student government on campus. This session tailored itself to managing a student governments image and, as assistant editor of Touchstone Manhattanville's student newspaper, I learned how my dual positions could assist one another to easily transmit information across campus. One of the key points made by the discussion leader was the necessity of keeping communication open between SGA members and the college community.
Another workshop guided students through the creation and implementation of an Honor Code on campus. Although we do not yet have an Honor Code on Manhattanville's campus, this is something that SGA is working on producing and that I strongly believe in. After returning from the conference I had a wealth of information to share and disperse amongst the other academic representatives and faculty members working on this initiative.
The Conference in Washington, D.C was a great experience and largely influenced SGA's initiatives for the 2012-2013 year. If you are interested in the changes being made on campus or would like to voice a concern, please join SGA at our weekly meetings on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Berman Student Center.
Academic Representative
Spring 2012
Thank you to all who voted me Academic Representative. As stated on my platform, in this position I plan to work towards creating an honor code, creating funds for students to attend conferences with faculty members and developing new course evaluations. If you have any academic questions or concerns during the next year, please do not hesitate to contact me or attend one of SGA's weekly meetings next semester.
Freshman Essay Awarded Honors
Fall 2011
The Manhattanville College Board of Academic Standards awarded my Senior thesis, "The Deconstruction of Death: Sylvia Plath's", honors in the Spring of 2011. In a luncheon with Provost Gail Simmons, Chair of the Board of Academic Standards Alison Carson and Seminar Instructors Colin Morris and Karen Steinmetz, the four students awarded honors met to discuss their essays and achievement.
My essay looks at the ways in which Sylvia Plath is defined as a poet and how those classifications impose constrictions on her poetry. By defining Plath as a feminist poet, the Gothic images and domination of death in her poems is underscored. This essay explores the connection scholars continually draw between Plath's poetry and her autobiographical information.