Dear Members of the Molloy College Community,

Spring is the season of new growth and new life. As we wait for spring to begin, it is a good time to reflect on the many accomplishments we have made as a community. I hope you will take a moment out of each day during this semester to appreciate the many contributions you have made toward the College’s recent successes.

At the 34th Annual President’s Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 30th, I will have the opportunity to share my gratitude with you not only for your stewardship but also for the ways in which you exhibit the mission of the College. Thank you for the manner in which you demonstrate what it means to be a member of the Molloy College community and for being an ambassador to the external community of the good work we do.

In this issue of Molloy Matters, you will read stories about service, community and study; three of the four Dominican Pillars. As the pillars illustrate, the season of spring is the season for the budding forth of new ideas and for study. I look forward to seeing new ideas form and how they will become a part of the fabric of our daily lives on campus.

Drew Bogner, Ph.D.

President

Service,

Community and

Study

Spotlight on

Service

2012 President’s

Awards Ceremony

Calendar of Events

Focus on Health

and Wellness

Molloy Matters

Inside This Issue:

A Message from the President

Mission Statement

Molloy College, an independent, Catholic college rooted in the Dominican tradition

of study, spirituality, service, and community, is committed to academic excellence

with respect for each person. Through transformative education, Molloy promotes

a lifelong search for truth and the development of ethical leadership.

MATTErSMolloy Academic Year 2011/2012 • Number 3

FRANCiS BONNEt

S. DOROthY FitzgiBBONS, O.P.

DiANE FORNiERi

LiSA MiLLER

JACquiE RAth

CODY SNAPP

KEN YOUNG

Newsletter Staff

a nEWSLEttEr PuBLISHED For anD By tHE MoLLoy coMMunIty

on St. Patrick’s Day!March With Molloy

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, new york city – MarcH 17Time/Location: 10:00 a.m., Departing Kellenberg Circle

Pre-march breakfast at Slattery’s Pub – $20.00 per person and includes round-trip bus service.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, rockville centre – MarcH 24Time/Location: Noon/Line up in municipal parking lot located on the

corner of Sunrise Highway and Long Beach Road

For more info contact: Debra Falk at 516.678.5000 ext. 6397

or dfalk@molloy.edu

FoCuS on MISSIon

Service, Community and Study

By S. Dorothy Fitzgibbons

“It is better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.”

– St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P.

The Second Annual St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture will be held on March 7, 2012. Dr. Brad Gregory, professor of history at Notre Dame University, will speak on the topic of “Christianity and the Making of Modern Con-sumerism.” The program will begin at 6:00 P.M. with liturgy in the Sacred Heart Chapel, followed by the lecture in the Hays Theatre. the evening will reflect the rich tradition of Catholic intellectual thought.

this quote from thomas is also fitting for the annual President’s Awards Ceremony on March 30, 2012, when we celebrate members of the Molloy Community for who they are as well as for what they do in living the mission of the College. This event helps us to re-member what is important and to remind us of the gifts of life and love we receive daily.

This year we will be honoring two indi-viduals posthumously: Terri Hansen, Execu-tive Assistant for Enrollment Management (25 Year Service Award), who died suddenly on February 19th and Patty Sullivan, Assis-tant Library Director (Distinguished Service Award), who passed away last August after a courageous battle with cancer. Terri’s “love and generosity knew no bounds” as quoted from Newsday. She was a kindred spirit who helped anyone and devoted her life to her family. Patty illuminated the Library. She es-tablished the Dominican Reading Corner and provided research across all disciplines. Both women will always be a part of our lives.

Dr. Kathleen Lamaute, Associate Professor in the Division of Nursing, visits the Village of Carrefour, haiti regularly to do medical mission work. She is part of a collaborative effort to help the people of Haiti. As a nurse practitioner who works with the children, she is supported by a team of nurses, nurse practitioners, volunteers, laypeople and physicians, including her husband, a surgeon and an internal medicine physician.

To understand how close this mission is to her heart, one only has to listen to Dr. Lamaute speak of her work with the children of Haiti. “It is impossible to hold those beautiful children, who weigh so little, who suffer so very much and not absorb some of their pain.”

During her last mission in June 2011, Dr. Lamaute found that many of the children’s nutritional state had severely deteriorated, so she decided to take action. She called upon Sister Dorothy Fitzgibbons, Vice President of Molloy’s Office for Mission, to help put the word out to the Molloy community in order to gain support for a nutritional program to help the children of Carrefour. Help immediately came from faculty, staff, students and many people affiliated in some way with the Molloy community. the garden City and Mineola Rotary Clubs, the Rockville Centre Lions Club, the Board of Directors of Rotacare, and even some residents of Rockville Centre all joined with the Molloy effort to help the people of Carrefour.

Due to Dr. Lamuate’s efforts and the support of the Molloy community, she was able to design and implement a Medika Mamba Program. Medika Mamba is a ready to use therapeutic food (RtutF) that is made of peanuts, powdered milk, cooking oil, sugar, vitamins, and minerals. In January 2012, Dr. Lamaute was able to offer this program to all children ages 6 months to 5 years who were moderately or acutely malnourished. In addition to the nutritional program she implemented, Dr. Lamaute and her team were able to treat 2,000 people facing other medical conditions. Unable to treat everyone in need, Dr. Lamaute was touched by the outpouring of appreciation. “The needs were so great, and resources so limited. We ran out of food, vitamins, antibiotics, even ointments, yet no one complained, they took whatever we were able to do for them with gratitude.”

On Sunday, Dr. Lamaute saw the same people at Mass. She said, “They held their heads high and they prayed and sang with such zest! Their faces beamed with enthusiasm and love for God. I watched as these people who had so little sang so beautifully and so joyfully! it moved me in a way i am unable to fully describe.” Dr. Lamaute is grateful to all who gave time, money, donations, and prayers. She summarizes her gratitude with a passage from Matthew 25:35-40, “whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

Spotlight on Service

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Molloy College is proud to highlight stories of service about our faculty, staff and administrators. In every issue of Molloy Matters, we will share your stories of service outside the workday. Please send your story, photo and contact information to molloymatters@molloy.edu. Due to space limitations, stories may be edited. We look forward to reading your contributions.

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President’s Medal:Brother Thomas Casey

Additional Medal Recipient tBA

caritas Medal:Gwen O’Shea, M.S.

St. catherine of Siena Medal:S. Joanne Callahan, OSU, M.S., P.D.

Distinguished Service Medal:Mr. guillermo LaRosaMrs. Marion LoCascioMrs. Diane PlaiaDr. Kristen Blake, Ph.D. Dr. Carole gutterman, Ph.D., CuRNDr. Susana Rubio, Ph.D.Ms. Susan Fortman, M.A.Mrs. Cynthia Metzger, B.S. ‘09*Mrs. Patricia Sullivan, M.A., M.L.S.(posthumously)

40 year Service award: Lillian Bozak-DeLeo, Ph.D.

30 year Service award: John Markwalter, B.A. ‘87*Daniel McGann, M.A.

25 year Service award: Irene Bossert, M.A.Roger Dupré, Ph.D.Theresa Hansen (posthumously)Kevin McCormack, M.A., M.S.Bruce Nyman, J.D.S. Judy Olsen, O.P., B.A. 02*, M.B.A.Margaret Whelan, Ed.D.

20 year Service award: S. Alice Byrnes, O.P., B.A.’71*, D.A.Mary Cuff Plante, M.A.S. Bernadette Donovan, O.P., Ph.D.Elsa EstevezMarc Fischer, M.B.A.Matthew R. Foster, Ph.D.A. Sharon Hayes, M.S.June Hinton-Doyle, M.S., L.C.S.W.

Joann Manning-Baker, B.S. ’79*, M.S.N.John McGannAnn McTigue, B.A.Pamela Monaco, M.D.Rosa MorzilloMary O’Shaughnessy, B.S. ‘74*, Ph.D. Frances RehrenMary Sibilio, A.A. ‘01*, B.S.Alicia Stone, M.S.Barbara Young, B.A. ‘86*, Ph.D.

10 year Service award: George Berardinelli, M.M.Cheryl Camenzuli, Ph.D.Kathleen CareyKathleen P. Conway, Ed.D.Bernadette Curry, Ph.D., R.N.Anna D’Aloisio, M.A.Francine Desposito, B.A. ‘97*, M.A.Marianne Fiata, B.S., R.N.Dorothy GodleyPatricia Hinds Mason, Ed.D.Rev. Paul Johnsen, M.Div.Eric Karahalis, B.A. ‘98* M.A.John Krizel, M.A.Jean Kuehn, A.S.Michael Lairmore, M.S., M.A.Leon Lipkovich, B.S. ‘00*, M.B.A. ‘08*Maureen MahoneyKarl McDannell, M.A.Madeline McDonaghMichael McGovern, B.S.S. Ann Melber, O.P., B.S. ‘71*, M.S.Rickey Moroney, M.S.Patricia Mulvaney-Roth, M.S.N.Llynn Newman, M.S.Catherine Phillips, M.S.John PisciottaBernard Restivo, B.S.Susan A. Smith, Ed.D.Andrea Spatarella, M.S.N.Kevin Sullivan, M.Phil.Claudine Vacirca, M.S.Joann Victor-Fassman, M.S, R.N.Janet Whalen, A.O.S.

*Alumnae

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March 5, 2012John Pizzarelli and Friends

8:00 PM

March 8, 2012Waking Sleeping Beauty

7:00 PM

March 9, 2012My Life with Men and other animals

8:00 PM

March 10, 2012My Life with Men and other animals

8:00 PM

March 10, 2012

Kaleidoscope, the teaching artists Ensemble of the new york Philharmonic

2:00 PM

March 11, 2012 Imaginocean1 PM& 4 PM

March 22, 2012 ny Short Film concert 8:00 PM

March 24, 2012 Ethel 8:00 PM

March 31, 2012South Shore Symphony Petrushka Ballet

8:00 PM

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April 12, 2012 rachel & Julio 8:00 PM

April 13, 2012 rachel & Julio 8:00 PM

April 14, 2012 rachel & Julio2 PM & 8 PM

April 15, 2012 rachel & Julio 3:00 PM

April 20, 2012the old Man and the Sea - Ittai Shapira and the Knights

8:00 PM

April 27, 2012 Dick Hyman 8:00 PM

2012 President’s Awards CeremonyMarch 30, 2012 at 4 P.M. in the Madison Theatre

Please Join Us in Congratulating This Year’s Honorees:

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Heart disease is the world’s number one killer. It is responsible for one in every three deaths. It affects women and men with no respect for geography or economics.

Fact: cardiovascular disease claims 900,000 lives each year.Fact: Some heart risk factors, such as family history, are out of your control.Fact: a healthy diet and lifestyle are your best weapons against heart disease.

To help prevent cardiovascular disease, nutrition experts recommend the following heart-healthy eating guidelines. (From eatingwell.com)

Watch your weight - . The best way to maintain a healthy weight is to consume the right number of calories (from healthful foods) for your age, size and lifestyle. Familiarize yourself with the calorie contents of foods and what reasonable portions look like. Aim for 30 minutes of moderate exercise (e.g., brisk walking) nearly every day.

Eat your vegetables -- and fruit - Eat a variety, focusing on deeply colored vegetables and fruits (e.g., spinach, carrots and berries).

Fill up on fiber - Eat 25 to 30 grams of total fiber daily. Research shows that soluble fiber, found in oats, beans, barley and citrus, helps reduce bad LDL cholesterol levels. Studies suggest that insoluble fiber -- found in whole-wheat breads and cereals and vegetables -- also helps protect your heart.

Hold the (unhealthy) fats - Keeping a cap on saturated fats, trans-fats and dietary cholesterol helps reduce risk of heart disease primarily by lowering bad LDL cholesterol. Limit intake of saturated fats (in butter, full-

fat dairy products and fatty meats) to less than 7 percent of daily calories -- that’s 16 grams, if you’re consuming 2,000 calories.

Eat fish twice a week - Fish, especially oily kinds, such as salmon -- are rich in the omega-3 fatty acids that, studies suggest, protect the heart.

Limit sugary drinks and foods - Americans’ consumption of added sugars (e.g., sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup) has risen about 25 percent in the last four decades. Added sugars are empty calories that supply few nutrients -- and research links drinking lots of sugary beverages with weight gain.

Keep an eye on salt - Limit daily sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams (about 1 teaspoon). Call it supply-side salt-economics: as salt intake increases, so does blood pressure. Your heart has to work harder to pump the added fluid your body retains from sodium.

If you drink alcohol, do it in moderation - that’s two drinks per day for men, one drink for women.

If you are looking for additional assistance with managing your weight, remember, Molloy offers the Weight Watcher’s at Work program for our employees. For further information, contact Lisa Miller at x6331.

Focus on Health and WellnessMarch 7

Second Annual St. Thomas Lecture

March 17St. Patrick’s Day Parade NYC

March 24St. Patrick’s Day Parade RVC

March 30President’s Awards Ceremony

april 1 Palm Sunday

april 5-9Easter Recess (College closed)

april 8Easter Sunday (College closed)

april 15High Tea

april 24 Founder’s Day (College closed)

april 29Admissions Open House

May 15Nursing Pinning

May 16 Fitzgerald Hall Dedication

May 16Graduate Hooding

May 17Undergraduate Hooding

May 21Commencement

May 28Memorial Day (college closed)

June 5Allied Health Sciences Pinning

June 15President’s BBQ

Calendar of Events

In Loving Memory of theresa c. Hansen

The entire Molloy College community mourns the sudden passing of Terri Hansen on February 19th. Terri is a long term member of the Enrollment Management Office and has worked for the College for 25 years. Our thoughts and prayers remain with her family and friends.

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