College of Saint Elizabeth Displays International Creche Exhibition

This holiday season, the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J. 07960, is showcasing a display of international crèches, The World Celebrates Christmas, from December 1 to 17, at the Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery in CSE Annunciation Center on campus.


Donated by Eileen Canty, Ph.D., of New York City, in honor of her friend and CSE alumna Colette Conroy, ’55, of New Rochelle, New York, the total collection of 200 crèches captures the culture of countries worldwide. A sample from this large collection is currently on view. The exhibition ids free and open to the public, exhibit hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 1 to 7 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Monday, 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Sundays. For information, contact the Maloney Art Gallery at (973) 290-4315 or at artgallery@cse.edu.



Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

World Renowned Cellist Stephen Framil to Appear at College of Saint Elizabeth

Internationally acclaimed musician Dr. Stephen Framil, who has the distinction of being the first American cellist to perform in Hanoi since end of the Vietnam War, will appear on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at 7 p.m., in Dolan Performance Hall, Annunciation Center, at the College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J.

Dr. Framil will perform a varied program for cello and piano including pieces by Bach, sonatas by Schubert, Shostakovich, and shorter virtuoso pieces by Paganini and Cassado. This program is a preview of a recital Dr. Framil will be performing at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, November 21. For more information, call 973-290-4379 or email events@cse.edu.

Dr. Framil has performed as concert soloist, chamber musician and conductor at concert halls around the world: including Carnegie, Weill, and Avery-Fisher halls in New York; Hong Kong City Hall, with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra from Hungary; Volgograd Philharmonic Orchestra in Russia; Manila Philharmonic Orchestra in the Philippines; Viêt Nam National Symphony Orchestra; and the Bombay and Bangalore Chamber Orchestras in India. He is the music director/conductor of CAMERATA PHILADELPHIA and artistic director of the Port City Music Festival in North Carolina.

As a versatile and dedicated educator, Dr. Framil, who holds a doctorate in music from Indiana University, has given cello and chamber music master classes at many prestigious music institutions worldwide, including the Shanghai Conservatory, China; DePaul University, Chicago; Longy School of Music, Boston; Blair School of Music, Nashville, Tenn.; and Volgograd Conservatory, Russia. He has been an adjudicator for the Hong Kong Schools of Music Festival, and the Schadt String Competition in Allentown, Pa.

An advocate of inner-city music education, Dr. Framil is the director of the Philadelphia Community Conservatory and the Philadelphia Youth Ensemble, programs that provide music lessons and orchestral experience to underserved youth. Dr. Framil has held professorships at the University of Delaware, Andrews University, Michigan; and Towson University Maryland.
Dr. Framil has recorded the complete J.S. Bach Suites for Solo Cello, as well as the works for Solo Cello by Zoltán Kodály and Gaspar Cassadó. for Radio 4 Hong Kong. He has also recorded the two Haydn cello concertos with Paul Freeman and Czech National Symphony Orchestra for Centaur Records.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls approximately 2,000 full and part-time students in 27 undergraduate programs, nine graduate degree programs, and one doctoral program. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

Photojournallist Harry Benson to Speak at the College of Saint Eizabeth Tuesday, November 16

Photojournalist Harry Benson, who traveled to the United States with the Beatles in 1964, will present a slide lecture on his 60 years in photography on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 7 p.m., in Dolan Performance Hall, Annunciation Center, College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J. During his presentation, Benson will show his images and answer questions about the photographs. Following his presentation, Mr. Benson will sign copies of his books.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the American Society of Media Photographers of New Jersey and sponsored by the Canon-Explorers of Light program and the CSE Culture and Humanities Area and the CSE Art Program. For more information, visit asmp-nj.org or the events page at maloneyartgallery.org.

Aside from creating some of the Beatles’ most famous images, Benson has been a witness to several major historic events. He was standing next to Robert F. Kennedy when the presidential candidate was assassinated in 1968. He marched with Martin Luther Jr. during the Civil Rights movement and stood next to Coretta Scott King at her husband’s funeral. He was in the room with Richard Nixon when the president resigned in 1974. He was there when the Berlin Wall went up … and when it came down. He has photographed 11 American presidents from Eisenhower to Obama.

Benson was the most published photographer in Life magazine and he is currently under contract to Vanity Fair magazine. His photographs have appeared in Architectural Digest, Newsweek and many other major magazines. In 2009, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington. He has had 40 gallery solo exhibitions and has published 14 books of his photographs.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls approximately 2,000 full and part-time students in 27 undergraduate programs, nine graduate degree programs, and one doctoral program. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Opens Week of Holocaust Remembrance with Cultural Program

The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company (CDDC) will perform as part of An Evening of Remembrance Through the Arts, launching the 20th Annual College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) Week of Holocaust Remembrance on Monday, November 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Dolan Performance Hall, Annunciation Center, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J. The evening, which also includes art and music, commemorates the anniversary of Kristallnacht. It is free and open to the public. Reservations are suggested, but not required. For more information, call 973-290-4378 or email events@cse.edu.



Performance Commemorates the Anniversary of Kristallnacht



Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, took place in Germany and Austria November 9-10, 1938, when Jews were attacked and their homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed. The activities of that night signaled the beginning of the Holocaust. The CSE Holocaust Education and Resource Center (HERC) is co-sponsoring this event with the Holocaust Council of MetroWest, the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, the CSE Lectures and Concerts Committee, and Yolanda, Mazza Kunz (CSE, ’68) and Raymond Kunz.



CDDC will perform two selections, Excerpts of The Klezmer Sketch, from the full evening work Mayne Mentshn (My People) and Cat’s Cradle, works choreographed by Carolyn Dorfman.
The selections are part of the Legacy Project, a body of work that reflects her experiences as a child of Holocaust survivors as well as acknowledges her Eastern European Jewish heritage and Jewish history. In the Klezmer Sketch, Dorfman shares the exuberant, joyful, yet soulful quality of explores Jewish gesture, expression, ritual, character and values. In essence, it is the LIFE that was interrupted. Cat’s Cradle, which incorporates music and lyrics by Theresienstadt inmate Ilse Weber, was inspired by Dorfman’s mother and aunts who knitted as they told their stories. “The yarn is both a metaphor for the extraordinary stories of my family and the reality of my mother and her two sisters who knitted while telling their tales and thus knitted the family together across generations,” explains Dorfman. “It is, in the end, a piece about connection and memory … past, present, and future.”



Between dance performances, Dorfman will speak to the audience about her experiences growing up a child of Holocaust survivors.



Pamela Stein, soprano, and Nancy Vanderslice, clarinetist, both members of the CSE music faculty, will perform I Never Saw Another Butterfly, a song cycle based on poetry written by the children of Theresienstadt (Terezin) concentration camp, most of whom did not survive. Lori Laitman, who composed the music, remarks, “One cannot help but be touched by the hope and innocence that these children put into their poetry, despite their terrible surroundings.”
Stein, a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, has performed contemporary music and traditional repertoire nationally and internationally. She has premiered works by composers Tristan Perich, Lesley Flanigan, Jacob Cooper, Daniel Felsenfeld, Jenny Beck, Eun-Jung Kim, Kevin Clark, Malina Rauschenfels, Paul Swartzel, Lauren Buchter, and many others. A composer herself, Stein is the recipient of The Ruth and Raymond Young Award for new music and has had several of her compositions premiered by musicians and chamber ensembles throughout New Jersey.



Vanderslice began her professional training on oboe at the N.C. School of the Arts and has performed with the Madison Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and the Dubuque Symphony, New Jersey Concert Opera, Garden State Opera Company, and The Garden State Concert Band. For the past two years, she has been principal oboe with the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey. She is also an adjunct professor of oboe at the College of Saint Elizabeth, the County College of Morris, and Rutgers University - Newark.



Art Exhibition Open Through November 23, 2010



Shards: Documenting Genocide, an art exhibition, which runs from October 21 through November 23, 2010, will be open before and after the Kristallnacht program. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, is located in the Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, Annunciation Center on campus. The hours are Tuesday through Thursday, from 1 to 7 p.m., and Friday, Saturday, and Monday from 1 to 5 p.m, closed Sunday, major holidays, and college vacations. For more information about the gallery and its exhibitions, call 973-290-4314 or click on http://maloneyartgallery.cse.edu/.



The exhibition features the work of 7 Grani, Italy; Aliza Augustine, West New York, N.J.; Gordon Baldwin, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Ula Einstein, New York; Harold A. Kuskin, Bernardsville, N.J.; Stephen Mead, Albany, N.Y.; Leonard Merlo, South Plainfield, N.J.; Neal Korn, Union, N.J.; Jeremy Newman, Mt. Laurel, N.J.; Carol Rosen, Califon, N.J.; Eva Schuster, South Lee, Mass.; Katherine D. Singh, New York; Ariela Steif, Ann Arbor, Mass.; Ani K. Volkan, Johnson City, Tenn.; and Florence Weisz, South Orange, N.J.



Week Includes These Additional Programs



On Wednesday, November 10, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., HERC will present The Holocaust in a Catholic Educational Setting: Post-Vatican II Church Teachings and Implementation. Sister Kathleen Flanagan, SC, co-director of HERC and CSE professor of theology, and Sister Joseph Spring, SCC, president of Assumption College of Sisters, will lead the discussion in Dolan Performance Hall. Sister Spring is also the former assistant superintendent of the Paterson diocesan schools.



Throughout the week, various members of the CSE faculty will tailor their in-class lessons to topics relevant to the themes of the week and to their disciplines. These sessions will include survivor testimony, films, and discussions. The public is invited to attend these classes and information about the topics is available by emailing holocaustcenter@cse.edu or visiting www.cse.edu/holocaustcenter.



Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls approximately 2,000 full and part-time students in 27 undergraduate programs, nine graduate degree programs, and one doctoral program. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Hosts Expo for Adult Students October 30

More than 35 colleges are expected to be represented at the Adult and Graduate Student Expo hosted by the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), in partnership with The Star-Ledger, on Saturday, October 30, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Expo takes place in the Annunciation Center on campus at 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J.

“The Expo will bring together top colleges and universities from all over the tri-state area,” said Tom Billings, assistant director of recruitment at CSE. “Students of all ages who are considering going back to school can do some one-stop shopping for the institution that is right for them.” For more information, contact Tom Billings, assistant director of recruitment, at 973-290-4191 or tbillings@cse.edu.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Hosts Adult Open House October 12, 2010

On Tuesday, October 12, 2010, the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., will host an Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. for adult students interested in graduate and undergraduate programs.

The college offers more than 35 programs for adult learners, including new offerings for this academic year:

• M.S. in Management/public administration track, designed for New Jersey municipal, county and state employees looking for professional advancement.

• M.A. in Theology/low residency program, which combines a sequence of one-week residences on campus with periods of directed reading and research. It offers flexibility for students who live a long distance from campus.

• Professional certificates in weight management and counseling, pastoral care, forensic psychology, and nursing education.

“We have several new and innovative programs for this academic year,” says Vice President of Academic Affairs James Dlugos. “By attending our open house, potential students can obtain further information on these and other programs that will expand their career potential.”

Members of the faculty, program advisors and admissions counselors will be on site for each of the programs. The session will be held in the Annunciation Center on campus. Doors for the event will open 5 p.m., with sessions beginning at 6 p.m.

For more information about the Open House, call (800) 210-7900 or log on at www.cse.edu.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls approximately 2,000 full and part-time students in 27 undergraduate programs, nine graduate degree programs, and one doctoral program. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

The fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina will be commemorated at the College of Saint Elizabeth on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, with the appearance of poet Patricia Smith whose recent collection, Blood Dazzler, chronicles the human, emotional, and physical toll exacted by that catastrophe. The book was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and was one of the National Public Radio’s (NPR) Top Books of 2008. Smith will read from this latest book along with her other works and will follow with a book signing. The event, which will take place at 7 p.m.in the Dolan Performance Hall in Annunciation Center on campus, is free and open to the public.

Smith’s appearance is sponsored by the CSE Poets and Writers Fund and the Lectures and Concerts Committee. For more information, call 973-290-4413.

In a review, South Carolina poet laureate Marjory Wentworth wrote, “Blood Dazzler is the narrative of a shameful tragedy, but it is lyrical and beautiful, like a hymn we want to sing over and over until it lives in our collective memory.”

Smith’s previous book, Teahouse of the Almighty, was a National Poetry Series selection and winner of the first Hurston/Wright Award in Poetry. Her other poetry books are Close to Death, Life According to Motown, and Big Towns, Big Talk. Her work has been published in Poetry, The Paris Review, TriQuarterly, and other literary journals/anthologies, and performed around the world, including Carnegie Hall and the Sorbonne in Paris.

Smith is a winner of four National Poetry Slam individual championships, the most in the competition’s history. She has been featured on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. She currently teaches in the Stonecoast Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Southern Maine and is a professor of creative writing at the City University of New York/College of Staten Island.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth to Host Open House, October 3, 2010

On Sunday, October 3, 2010, the Women’s College of CSE, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J. will host an Open House for prospective undergraduate students and their families from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Open House begins with information sessions hosted by College organizations and staff, where prospective students and their families will learn about the CSE experience. In addition, attendees may take a tour of the campus to visit classrooms, residence halls, and other facilities. After the tour, students will have the opportunity to speak with members of the campus. For more information about the CSE Open House, please call 1-800-210-7900 or visit http://www.cse.edu/.

The College of Saint Elizabeth is an independent, four-year liberal arts college for women, located on 200 acres within Morris County, New Jersey. It is the oldest women’s college in New Jersey and the first Catholic college in the United States to award degrees to women. In addition, CSE offers undergraduate programs for non-traditionally aged adults, both men and women, as well as a comprehensive graduate program. The College offers a diverse array of academic majors, minors, and several certification programs.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at http://www.cse.edu/.

CSE Opens Fourth Season of Exhibitions with a Look at Robes as Art

The Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery at the College of Saint Elizabeth begins its fourth year of exhibitions with Robes, which reveals how artists use cloaks, robes, enveloping dresses and costumes to investigate the concepts of identity, symbolism, power, prestige, poverty, transformation, and metaphor associated with the notion of a covering for the body. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, runs from Sept. 2 to Oct. 10, 2010. The gallery is located in the Annunciation Center on the CSE campus at 2 Convent Road, Morristown.

The exhibition features actual robes as well as paintings, prints, sculptures, collage works, photographs and DVD films in a variety of styles and materials by well-known and emerging artists. Works by artists such as Laura Cantor, Bronx, N.Y., Valerie Constantino, Tucson, Ariz., Adel Gorgy. Baldwin Harbor, N.Y., Susan Holford, Denville, JoAnna Johnson, Austin, Texas, Patricia Malarcher, Englewood, Maria Mijares, Plainfield, Nancy Ori, Berkeley Heights, Carl Rattner, New York, Babs Reingold, Bayonne, Nell Sonnemann and Rodney Thompson, Redding, Calif., are included.

The public is invited also to enjoy an evening of art and music on Wednesday, Sept. 15, beginning at 7:30 in the Dolan Performance Hall in Annunciation Center downstairs from the gallery, which will be open before and after the concert. The performance features the members of the CSE music faculty and some of their friends: John A. Kizzie; Kristine Oddsen Lamb and the Eclectic Consort; Jee Sun Lee, Suji Kim, and Sohyun Ahn. Vincent J. Rufino and Jarred Tafaro will play a variety of traditional and more contemporary music. The concert is free and open to the public.

The Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, which opened in September 2007, is dedicated to presenting exhibitions that coordinate with the curricula and events on the CSE campus. Virginia Fabbri Butera, Ph.D., the gallery’s director and curator, has been curating art exhibitions for more than 30 years for museums and galleries such as the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Toledo Museum of Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She has curated 16 exhibitions for the Maloney Art Gallery since it opened. Her areas of expertise are in 19th, 20th and 21st century American and European art.

The gallery is open, free of charge, to the public Tuesday through Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Monday from 1 to 5 p.m. It is closed Sundays, major holidays and college vacations. For more information about the gallery, visit maloneyartgallery.cse.edu.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth website at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Names Dr. Harriet Sepinwall Professor of Holocaust Studies

The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) has appointed Dr. Harriet Sepinwall as professor Holocaust studies beginning in the fall 2010. In this new role, Dr. Sepinwall will continue to advance the mission of the Holocaust Education Resource Center (HERC) that was established in 1994 on the CSE campus at 2 Convent Road, Morristown.

The appointment of Dr. Sepinwall to her new position is another illustration of the College’s commitment to its mission of fostering just and ethical relationships in a spirit of service and social responsibility for others. Explains Dr. Jim Dlugos, vice president and dean for academic affairs, “The College of Saint Elizabeth Holocaust Resource Center aims to encourage remembrance of the Holocaust and to promote respect for diversity. By providing an opportunity for serious Jewish-Christian theological dialogue, it is opening doors through which many are experiencing mutual respect and understanding.”

Dr. Harriet Sepinwall, who has been professor of education and history at CSE since 1980, is a founding co-director of HERC, along with Sister Kathleen Flanagan, professor and director of the graduate program in theology.

“Sister Kathleen and I are so fortunate to have had the encouragement and support for this work from the leadership of the College who have had a special vision for what we needed to do to ensure that the work we did had integrity and support,” comments Dr. Sepinwall. “With this appointment, the College has shown confidence in us to continue this work. It is so amazing to have such wonderful encouragement for our work from so many on our campus, including students, faculty, staff, administration and alumni. We also count as our supporters the survivors who trust to tell their stories and the outstanding scholars who come to our campus from all over the United States and the world to help us educate others.”

Dr. Sepinwall has been involved in teacher education for many years, for both undergraduates and in-service teachers. She received her doctorate in educational foundations that included study of history, sociology, anthropology and philosophy of education from Rutgers University. Her teaching has included multicultural, human rights and Holocaust education. She has been involved in Holocaust education on campus, statewide, and nationally and has developed conferences, commemorations, and workshops for teaching about the Holocaust to diverse students and to the community. She has spoken and provided workshops for educators for many years, including annual presentations at the National Catholic Educational Association, and she presented a workshop at Yad Vashem’s International Education Conference in 2008 related to her work.

Dr. Sepinwall received a fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in Princeton for the American Civil Liberties at Times of Crisis program, and was chosen as a Wye Faculty Fellow. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the College of Saint Elizabeth Caritas Award and the Axelrod Award for teaching about the Holocaust and genocide, given by New Jersey-Anti-Defamation League (NJ-ADL) and the N.J. Commission on Holocaust Education. She is a member of the New Jersey-Israel Commission.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at http://www.cse.edu/.

CSE Director Teri Corso Honored by NEASEA

Teri Corso, director of career services at the College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., is the recipient of the Robert Gallione, Jr., District Representative of the Year Award, presented by the Northeast Association of Student Employment Administrators (NEASEA) at their annual conference held August 1 to 4, 2010, in Annapolis, Md.

NEASEA is a nonprofit association of professionals involved with programs for students who work while attending college. NEASEA members are professionals from educational institutions, business, industry, labor and government who have an interest in the employment of students on a part- or full-time basis and who support on-campus and off-campus student work programs including community service, cooperative education programs, internship and summer employment programs. Corso, a resident of Stillwater, N.J., has been a member of NEASEA since 2001 and a district representative for the past two years for District 4, which encompasses western Connecticut, downstate New York, northern New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

“Teri Corso is a wonderful example of what a district representative should be,” says Jennifer Heller, vice president of membership for NEASEA. “She involves current NEASEA members, goes out of her way to contact non-members and invite them to her meetings, therefore advertising and getting non-members involved in the organization, and invites speakers to her meetings that are relevant to today’s student employment professional. She is active in our organization. I hope that when her term as a district representative is up, she will consider staying active as a part of our organization.”

Corso has been at CSE since 2008. Prior to coming to the College, she was director of career services at Bloomfield College. She is a graduate of Centenary College where she earned a master’s degree in leadership and public administration and from Bloomfield College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diversity training certificate.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

CSE President Sr. Francis Raftery and Television Host Benedict Groeschel Honored by SOAR!

Sister Francis Raftery SC, EdD, LHD, president of the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), and Father Benedict J. Groeschel, a well known author and television talk host, will be the honorees at the 24th annual benefit dinner for Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR!) at the Union League Club in Manhattan on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, beginning at 6 p.m.

The proceeds from the $275 dinner tickets help SOAR! make grants that assist religious congregations in need of very basic help, such as the purchase of therapeutic equipment, the renovation of space for handicapped accessibility and structural safety, and the installation of fire alarm and wander guard systems. Through this fundamental assistance many more women and men religious live out the last years of their lives in dignity, safety, and with modest care. For information and reservations, contact Peg Zukowski at 732-564-9975 or bpzuk@aol.com . The deadline for journal advertisements is September 3, 2010. For more information about SOAR! visit http://www.soar-usa.org/ or call 202-529-7627 or 800-403-7627.

SOAR! was founded in 1986 as the direct result of a Wall Street Journal article that brought attention to the retirement needs of women and men religious in the United States. The organization raises national public awareness of the religious retirement crisis and provides financial resources to Catholic religious congregations to care for their elderly and infirm members.

Sister Raftery will be presented the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award for her distinguished service to the Catholic community where she inspires and empowers others through education. Sister Raftery has been a recipient of the National Catholic Education Association’s Outstanding Educator Award and she has served as the chairperson of the department of Education at CSE from 1972 to 1986 and as a faculty member from 1964 to 1986. Sister Francis served as Provincial of the Sisters of Charity of the Western Provence and as a member of the General Council of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.

Sister Raftery is the past president of the New Jersey Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and has been active in the Teacher Education Roundtable, the National Association of State Directors for Teacher Education Certification, the National Catholic Education Association, the New Jersey Education Association, the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, and the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.

Father Groeschel will be presented the Father Victor Yanitelli, SJ, Award for his love of God, that is reflected in his giving of himself to those in need.

Father Groeschel is recognized for a number of accomplishments since becoming a priest in 1959. He was the chaplain of the Children’s Village, a facility for emotionally disturbed children in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. He has taught classes at Fordham University, Iona College and Maryknoll Seminary. He founded the St. Francis House in Brooklyn that is a safe haven for young men looking for a new start. He was requested to direct a program for spiritual development for the Archdiocese of New York where he continues to serve today.

In 1985 he co-founded the Good Counsel Homes, located in several New York sites, for homeless pregnant women and children. He is the author of more than 30 books and currently hosts a weekly EWTN television program, “Sunday Night Live with Father Benedict Groeschel.”

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

Rev. Mpho Tutu to Speak at College of Saint Elizabeth, September 7, 2010

Rev. Mpho Tutu, author of the recently published book, Made for Goodness, will speak in the Dolan Performance Hall, Annunciation Center, at the College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., on September 7, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at $25.

Rev. Tutu is the daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu with whom she wrote the book.

An Episcopal priest and an experienced preacher, teacher, and retreat facilitator, Rev. Tutu, is the founder and executive director of the Tutu Institute for Prayer & Pilgrimage, located in Alexandria, Va. She has run ministries for children in downtown Worcester, Mass.; for rape survivors in Grahamstown, South Africa; and for refugees from South Africa and Namibia at Phelps Stokes, an organization located in New York City that connects emerging leaders and organizations in Africa and the Americas with resources to help them advance social and economic development.

Rev. Tutu earned her Master of Divinity degree from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., and began her ordained ministry at historic Christ Church in Alexandria, Va. Rev. Tutu is the Chairperson Emerita of the Board of the Global AIDS Alliance, the Chairperson of the Board of Advisors of the 911 Unity Walk, and a trustee of Angola University.

For more information about this event, visit the CSE website at http://www.cse.edu/ or call 973-290-4378 or email at events@cse.edu.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at http://www.cse.edu/.

College of Saint Elizabeth to Host First Golf Outing

The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, is inviting golfers to tee up at its first Golf Outing to benefit CSE scholarships at Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club, 100 Walnut Street, Livingston, New Jersey, on Thursday, July 15, 2010, (rain date: July 22).

“Players and their golf partners, or better yet, foursomes, are invited for a friendly game of golf for a good cause,” said Eric Becher, CSE vice president, Institutional Advancement. “Due to the recent, drastic budget cuts in aid to higher education, fund-raisers, such as the golf outing, have become a crucial means of support for many of our students.”

In addition to the golf game, participants can support the College through a variety of sponsorships. Non-golfers won’t have to miss out on the fun, either. They are welcome to attend the dinner reception.

For more information, visit the CSE website at www.cse.edu/golfouting or contact Rose Marie Andriola at 973-290-4449, or at randriola@cse.edu.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

Enjoy a Day of Culture at the College of Saint Elizabeth

Stroll through an art exhibition featuring the works of 30 artists … enjoy a picnic dinner under the trees … watch a play in an open air theatre … and do it all in one day at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J.

Audience Will Enjoy This Adaptation
Of a Classic Comedy

This summer CSE is again hosting the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey as it continues its extraordinarily popular annual summer tradition of family theatre “under-the-stars” with a new translation/adaptation of Carlo Goldoni’s hilarious comedy The Servant of Two Masters. This new translation and adaptation of the “Moliere of Italy’s” popular comedy, which opened June 23, will delight audiences of all ages.

The performances are scheduled Tuesday through Sunday through August 1, 2010, at 8:15 p.m., at the outdoor Greek theatre on the campus. This replica of an ancient Greek theatre nestled into the hillside on the campus offers a theatrical event unique on the East Coast. The beautiful grass-and-stone amphitheatre – inspired by the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens, and one of the only theatres of its kind in the United States – debuted as The Shakespeare Theatre’s Outdoor Stage in 2002.

Tickets are $32 for adults and $17 for ages 17 and under. For tickets or more information, call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org. Patrons may also purchase ticket packages for additional discounts. Groups of 10 or more are eligible for group discounts.

Patrons are invited to picnic before and during the performance on the lawn. Audience members may bring their own food and non-alcoholic beverages. They can bring a blanket or low beach chair, or rent a stadium seat for $3. Complimentary hand-held fans will be provided courtesy of Air Group Heating and Air Conditioning Co., while supplies last. Seating is general admission.

Visit the Latest Art Exhibition at CSE

Next to the outdoor theatre in the Annunciation Center, portraits by more than 30 artists fill the CSE Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery in a new exhibition that opened June 10 and closes August 15, 2010. Through paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, and collage pieces, Who We Are: Contemporary Portraits, documents a myriad of ways that artists investigate and record themselves and the people around them. These portraits may be seen during the Gallery's summer hours, Tuesday through Sunday, 4:30 to 8 p.m. or by appointment (artgallery@cse.edu or 973-290-4314). The art exhibition is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Welcomes Prospective Students at Summer Tours

Norma Schiavone, ’12, can clearly recall when she knew the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) was the school for her. That defining moment came with a simple sentence from an admission counselor.

Says Schiavone, a Sociology major, “It was my first campus tour of CSE and right from the beginning I really loved it! As my mom and I walked around the campus, we felt so welcomed by the admission staff. Everyone was just so friendly and answered all our questions. As I walked around campus, it felt like home to me.

“At the end of the tour, I was talking with admission counselors Ann Madison and Carlye Koehler. Ann asked me my name. After I told her, she said, ‘Okay, Norma, we’ll remember you.’ For some reason that moment always stuck in my head. I knew that CSE would always be a great choice for me because I love the fact that you are not just a number at the school, and that the faculty really cares about you.”

On Tuesday, July 20, Wednesday, July 28, and Thursday, August 5, The College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., will once again roll out the welcome mat when it hosts Summer Visits for prospective students.

During both Summer Visits, which start at 10 a.m. and end at noon, prospective students will meet with admission counselors and student ambassadors to learn about the admission process and scholarship opportunities. They will also learn about the College’s academic and extracurricular programs. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to tour the campus and join the College for a picnic.

To register, prospective students can call 1-800-290-7900 or click apply@cses.edu.

The College of Saint Elizabeth is an independent, four-year liberal arts college for women, located on 200 acres within Morris County, New Jersey. It is the oldest women’s college in New Jersey and the first Catholic college in the United States to award degrees to women. In addition, CSE offers undergraduate programs for non-traditionally aged adults, both men and women, as well as a comprehensive graduate program. The College offers a diverse array of academic majors, minors, and several certification programs.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

Make a Life-Changing Decision in an Instant at the College of saint Elizabeth

You can change your life in an instant at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., at one of the Instant Decision Days, every Tuesday and Thursday, now through August 19, 2010.

Students who apply to attend to the Women’s College at CSE for the Fall 2010 semester will have their $35 application fee waived and they will receive an on-the-spot decision based on their credentials. Applicants should bring their official high school (or college, if a transfer student) transcripts for an immediate credit evaluation, which will determine their financial aid eligibility. In addition, they will enjoy a tour of the campus, led by one of the College’s student ambassadors. Applicants can register on online at www.cse.edu or call 1-800-210-7900 to schedule an appointment.

Interested students who are unable to attend Instant Decision Days can simply mail in their applications or apply online The College of Saint Elizabeth is an independent, four-year liberal arts college for women, located on 200 acres within Morris County, New Jersey. It is the oldest women’s college in New Jersey and the first Catholic college in the United States to award degrees to women. In addition, CSE offers undergraduate programs for non-traditionally aged adults, both men and women, as well as a comprehensive graduate program. The College offers a diverse array of academic majors, minors, and several certification programs.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

Internationally Renowned Educator to Speak at CSE July 12

Dr. David Hargreaves, renowned educator and author on school reform, will speak at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., on Monday, July 12, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Annunciation Center on campus. He will address the topic, “Is School Transformation Necessary and Imminent?” The event, sponsored by the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership at CSE, is free and open to the public.

Dr. Hargreaves, known for his work on transforming schools for the 21st century, believes schools cannot be simply modified to meet the needs of today’s students, but must be transformed. The current structures, he writes, are rooted in the industrial age and are no longer appropriate for students who live and work in the information/digital age. D

Dr. Hargreaves is the associate director for development and research, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge University, England. He has been a teacher serving for many years in teacher education, including as a reader in education at the University of Oxford and professor of education at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books, including Social Relations in a Secondary School; Interpersonal Relations and Education; and, Deviance in Classrooms.

Previous speakers for the doctoral program summer lectures have included Dr. Margaret Wheatley and Dr. Kent Keith, both supporters of servant leadership and well-known authors on the topic. The three-year doctoral program in educational leadership began at CSE in August 2007. A new cohort or learning group for the program begins this July.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Opens Portrait Art Exhibition

Portraits by more than 30 artists will fill the Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery in Annunciation Center at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., in a new exhibition that opens June 10 with a reception that is open and free to the public. The exhibition closes August 15, 2010.

Through paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs and collage pieces, Who We Are: Contemporary Portraits documents a myriad of ways that artists investigate and record themselves and the people around them.
Dover sculptor Jim Kearns’s portrait by CSE adjunct art instructor Ellen Denuto pays double homage to him as well as to his figurative sculptures, one of which is in the show. A 10-foot by 8-foot collage portrait of Van Gogh made out of current art world detritus including NYC Gallery Guide pages, bar codes, security envelopes, packing tape and pencil drawing, is the contribution by Athens, N.Y. artist Sam Sebren. Digital painter, Wayne Roth, a Mountain Lakes, N.J. resident, combines a photograph and his own digital creations to produce a memorable portrait of Eric Pryor, the director of the State Museum in Trenton.

Pulled from newspapers, silly putty portraits are placed in petri dishes that make up an accumulation piece called Cultures by Fairfax, Va., artist, Travis Childers. Short Hills, N.J., photographer, Leslie Milton, depicts herself as a tiara and tutu-wearing Tinker Bell, ready to scrub the bathroom. Hair patterns fascinate Wayne, N.J., artist, So Yoon Lym, while Neal Korn from Union, N.J., is fascinated by odd vistas of his subjects’ chins and upside down eyes.

These portraits and more may be seen during the Gallery’s summer hours, Tuesday through Sunday, 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. or by appointment (artgallery@cse.edu or 973-290-4314).

Starting June 23, 2010, visitors may picnic on the grounds and enjoy Carlo Goldoni’s play, The Servant of Two Masters, presented in the College’s outdoor Greek Theater by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. For tickets and information, call 973-408-5600 or visit http://www.shakespearenj.org/.

Artists Exhibiting in Who We Are: Contemporary Portraits

Rob Barth, Lafayette, N.J.
Amy Becker. Madison, N.J.
Patricia A. Bender, Somerset, N.J.
Gianluca Bianchino, Little Falls, N.J.
Janet Boltax, Montclair, N.J.
Travis Childers, Fairfax, Va.
Judy Cooperman, Great Neck, N.Y.
Ellen Denuto, Denville, N.J.,
Todd L.W. Doney, Gillette, N.J.
Pat Flaherty, North Caldwell, N.J.
Enrique Flores-Galbis, Forest Hills, N.Y.
Marianne Fourie, Hoboken, N.J.
Hayat Huma Gul, Wayne, N.J.
Neal Korn, Union, N.J.
Yen-Hua Lee, Scarsdale, N.Y.
So Yoon Lym, Wayne, N.J.
James Kearns, Dover, N.J.
Kendall Messick, Jersey City, N.J. Leslie Milton, Short Hills, N.J.,
Charles Perkalis, Whippany, N.J.
James Patrick Reid, Madison N.J.
José Rodeiro, Madison, N.J.
Larry Ross, Madison, N.J.
Wayne Roth, Mountain Lakes, N.J.
Sam Sebren, Athens, N.Y.
Miriam Stern, Teaneck, N.J.
Peter Tilgner, Montclair, N.J.
Doreen Valenza, Livingston, N.J.
Raul Villarreal, Verona, N.J.
Willem VanDooijeweert, Mountain Lakes, N.J.
Bill Westheimer, West Orange, N.J.
Barry Zawacki, Mountain Lakes, N.J.
Sue Zwick, Summit, N.J.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at http://www.cse.edu/.

College of Saint Elizabeth Holds 108th Commencement May 15, 2010

The 108th Commencement, which took place on Saturday, May 15, 2010, was marked by several milestones for the graduates and the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J. Among the 437 graduates were the first doctoral recipients in the history of the 110-year old College. Seven students received their Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership. In addition, CSE awarded for the first time a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology and Counseling to seven students and a Master of Arts in Justice Administration and Public Service to one student.

Under a tent the size of a football field pitched on the front lawn of the campus, 214 undergraduates and 223 graduate students were welcomed by CSE President Francis Raftery who said, “Graduates, you know and we know that you stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before you.”

She continued, saying, “Seventy-five percent of our students are the first in their family to receive a higher education degree. Ten percent are international students, but 100 percent have families that love and care about them. We welcome all of the families today.”

Commencement Speaker: Father Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M.

11th president of DePaul University in Chicago

For his outstanding contributions and leadership in higher education, the College of Saint Elizabeth awarded Reverend Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa.

Father Holtschneider, who became president of DePaul University in 2004, has a broad range of higher education experience. From 1996 to 1999, he was an administrator with St. John’s University, Queens, New York, first serving as assistant dean of Notre Dame College, then as associate dean of the university’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In 2000, he returned to his alma mater, Niagara University, Niagara, N.Y., as executive vice president and chief operating officer. He is the author of one book and co-author of another book and numerous articles on U.S. higher education and Catholic higher education. He is a frequent consultant and speaker on these topics. In January 2010, he was elected to chair the board of directors of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.

Father Holtschneider, a native of Detroit, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Niagara University and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Harvard University.

In his commencement address, Father Holtschneider encouraged the graduates to push through the challenges that lie ahead. Using the lives of Marie Ponsot, poet, and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, foundress of the Sisters of Charity, as examples, he compared their responses to their lives’ challenges. After an early critical failure, Ponsot stopped writing poetry for decades, returning to it much later in her life. “She let an early disappointment almost stop her from a brilliant career,” said Fr. Holtschneider.

Fr. Holtschneider commented that St. Elizabeth’s tragedies and difficulties caused her to develop an inner sense of mission that changed her life. Those challenges made St. Elizabeth more responsive to caring for others in similar situations. Speaking directly to the graduates, Fr. Holtschneider, “I have hope for you because of who you are. You are graduates of the College of Saint Elizabeth. You have been taught at an institution that is more than information. It is purpose. It is mission. It is vision and heart. Take that with you. Take the friendships, relationships, knowledge, skills, vision, name of Elizabeth Ann Seton, and go out from here to be a blessing to the world. Live up to the vision of service that you saw here.”

About Honorary Degree Recipients

Sister Mary Canavan, S.C., B.A., A.M.

Former General Superior, Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth

CSE bestowed a Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, degree to Sister Canavan for her dedicated and outstanding service to both education and health care.

Sister Canavan, a 1957 graduate of the College with a Bachelor of Arts in French, was named the Sisters of Charity assistant provincial for the Northern Province, then provincial in 1973. Six years later, she became assistant general superior and general superior from 1987 to 1995. Sister Canavan was a member of the CSE board of trustees from 1979 to 1995, serving first as its secretary, then as its chairperson. The next year, Sister Canavan served as the vice president for mission services at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Conn. Her achievements have been recognized by both the Saint Raphael Healthcare System, which awarded her the Elizabeth Seton Award. She received this recognition for her work as chair of the hospital’s board and being the general superior of the Sisters of Charity during the congregation’s 135th anniversary.

Kathleen DiChiara, B.S., L.H.D.

President and CEO of Community FoodBank of New Jersey

DiChaira received a Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from the College in recognition of her community service and leadership.

DiChiara began her non-profit organization by distributing food and groceries from the trunk of her car in 1975. Today, Community FoodBank of New Jersey is one of the largest food banks in the nation with a staff of 144, more than 25,000 volunteers, and two warehouses. The food bank distributes more than 33 million pounds of food and groceries to more than 1,500 charities in 18 out of 21 New Jersey counties. DiChiara has received numerous awards, both local and national, including those from three presidents, three governors of New Jersey, and the Pope. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from the State University of New York at Oneonta, as well as seven honorary doctorates from colleges and universities in New Jersey and New York.

About Our Student Speakers

Aracely Tagliaventi, ’10, of East Orange, N.J., B.A. in Sociology and Justice Studies, Legal Track, Represented the Women’s College

In her speech entitled, “A Seat Before the World,” Tagliaventi said, “Whether you entered the College as a first time freshmen, transfer, resident, or commuter you have sat at the table of a legacy grounded in tradition. At the College’s first graduation, there were only four women. Today, graduates as you look around you may see that we are vast in numbers, diverse in ages, of different cultures, and are of opposite gender. We are the embodiment of the CSE mission. We have been grounded in a Catholic liberal arts tradition. The College of Saint Elizabeth for 100 and 10 years has prepared its students to sit at the table of the world. As we leave here today with tears in our eyes, memories in our hearts, and a degree in our hands let us always remember where our journey began.”

Sandra Ooms, ’10, of Vernon, N.J., B.S. in Nursing

Represented the Adult Learners

In her speech entitled, “Our CSE Educational Journey,” Ooms told her fellow graduates, “I wanted to come up here and give you a deep profound mysterious riddle that will guide us into the future, but after days of racking my brain, I realized the College of Saint Elizabeth has given us the foundation to go forward and demonstrate our new responsibilities. Through the College’s own values and mission, they have given us the knowledge to go forth as caring, respectful and ethical members of society, and the tools necessary to act on our social obligation to others and provide needed services to our communities. So, use all of the knowledge and skills the College has given us, coupled with your own values and mission, to go forward and demonstrate your new responsibilities as a servant leader. It is only through the use of our CSE education and participation that we can better the world for our future generations.”

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

Native American Poet and Artists Featured In College of Saint Elizabeth Cultural Programs

Dinẻ (Navajo) poet Luci Tapahonso will visit the College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., on April 14, for a free public poetry reading in the Octagon Theater in Mahoney Library at 7 p.m. This event is part of a humanities program focusing on Native American culture this spring. After her evening program, Tapahonso will be available for book signings and her book will be on sale. The art gallery will be open before and after the poetry reading. The accompanying art exhibition Traditional Traces in Native American Art, on display in the Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery in Annunciation Center, is free and open to the public, through May 24.

Luci Tapahonso, Ph.D., is a professor of American Indian Studies and English at the University of Arizona, Tucson. She is the author of five books of poetry including Blue Horses Rush In, which won the Mountain and Plains Booksellers Association’s 1998 Award for Poetry. Tapahonso’s appearance is part of the CSE Poets and Writers Fund program and is supported by the campus’s Lectures and Concerts Committee. Her book Radiant Curve is being read by CSE students in several English classes, including the Native American Literature seminar for senior English majors, taught by Dr. Margaret Roman. At 3:30 p.m. on April 14 in the Octagon Theater, Dr. Roman will conduct a conversation with the poet as part of a master class.

Dr. Roman has firsthand knowledge of Native American cultures. She has taught literature and writing to high school students on the Navajo reservation in Arizona and has brought her love of their literature back to the CSE campus with the creation of this course.

“It is important for the students to know the indigenous literature of this country,” said Dr. Roman. “Native American cultures are vibrant and alive with a great volume of literature that is grounded in their oral tradition. The students find it compelling. It broadens them and gives them an appreciation of Native American culture.”

The art exhibition features the paintings, sculptures, prints and mixed media pieces of four, Native American women artists: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Corales, New Mexico; Lynne Allen, Boston, Massachusetts; Anna Hoover, Grapeview, Washington; and Melissa Staiger, Brooklyn, New York. The gallery is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, from 1 to 7 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, and Monday, from 1 to 5 p.m.; and is closed Sundays.

“The work of these artists poignantly reveals how ancestral histories, politics, passions, and subject matters continue to reverberate through a variety of formats, patterns and media in their contemporary art,” said Dr. Virginia Fabbri Butera, director of the CSE Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery and associate professor of art history. In conjunction with coordinating Traditional Traces in Native American Art exhibition, Dr. Butera is teaching a course at the College entitled Art of Early Cultures with a focus on the history of Native American art.

About the Artists

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Nation, Montana, is an internationally renowned painter, printmaker, and artist. She uses a wide variety of media, including painting, printmaking, and richly textured mixed media pieces. Smith’s work is held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, both in Washington; the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art, both in New York City. Her art has been reviewed in the New York Times, ArtNews, Art in America, and many other notable publications.

Lynne Allen, professor of art and director of the School of Visual Arts at Boston University, has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. On her mother’s side, she is descended from members of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Allen’s work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art Library, and the New York Public Library, all in New York. In Washington, her work has been shown in the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress. She has exhibited in the Springfield Art Museum in Missouri and the Minneapolis Museum of Art. Internationally, Allen’s work has been displayed in the Vesteros Kunst Museum in Sweden and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Anna Hoover, an Aleut artist, and daughter of carver John Hoover, has worked in many media including photography and sculpture. The Aleuts are the indigenous people of Alaska. Hoover was a recent recipient of a National Native Creative Development grant. She is currently a graduate student working on a double degree in art history and communications in the University of Washington's Native Voices program. She has exhibited recently at the Daybreak Star Indian Art Gallery in Seattle, Washington, and The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington. Her piece, Skin of the Earth, using sewn photographic landscape images, is on special loan to the College of Saint Elizabeth. This work is part of a touring exhibition, Dry Ice: Alaska Native Artists and the Landscape, curated by Julie Decker, Ph.D., director of the International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage, Alaska. Dry Ice has been exhibited at the Arts Council of Princeton, New Jersey, Alaska House in New York, and this summer will be on display in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Melissa Staiger is of Cherokee descent and has her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, and her Master in Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where she resides. She has been actively exhibiting and curating in various galleries including Nurture Art, AIR Gallery, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Denise Bibro Gallery, and The Halls, all located in New York.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Women's College Hosts Open House, April 11

On Sunday, April 11, 2010, the Women’s College of CSE, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J. will host an Open House for prospective undergraduate students and their families from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Open House begins with information sessions hosted by College organizations and staff, where prospective students and their families will learn about the CSE experience. In addition, attendees may take a tour of the campus to visit classrooms, residence halls, and other facilities. After the tour, students will have the opportunity to speak with members of the campus. For more information about the CSE Open House, please call 1-800-210-7900 or visit www.cse.edu.

The College of Saint Elizabeth is an independent, four-year liberal arts college for women, located on 200 acres within Morris County, New Jersey. It is the oldest women’s college in New Jersey and the first Catholic college in the United States to award degrees to women. In addition, CSE offers undergraduate programs for non-traditionally aged adults, both men and women, as well as a comprehensive graduate program. The College offers a diverse array of academic majors, minors, and several certification programs.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Hosts Open House for Adult and Graduate Students Monday, April 12, 2010

On Monday, April 12th, the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J. will host an Open House starting at 6 p.m. for all of its graduate and undergraduate programs for adults. The College offers over 35 graduate, undergraduate and professional certificate programs for men and women.

“Adults are increasingly returning to school in this uncertain economic climate to enhance and improve their job prospects,” said James Dlugos, Vice President of Academic Affairs. “At present we have over 1500 adults in our programs – ranging from education, healthcare, nursing, business, nutrition and psychology, to our newest offerings -- an online Masters in Justice Studies and professional certificates in Social Media Management and Executive and Career Coaching.”

Academic advisors, admissions representatives and program directors will be at the Open House to answer potential students’ questions. The program will be held in the Annunciation Center. Doors open at 5:30, and the formal Open House program will begin at 6 p.m.
For more information about the Open House, call (800) 210-7900 or log on at www.cse.edu/visit.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Relays for Life March 26-27, 2010

Jessica Dunleavy, ’10, is a young woman with a mission. For the third consecutive year, Dunleavy is the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) representative for the Relay for Life – The Colleges of Madison Avenue. She has been participating in the event since she was a freshman at CSE, her motivation stemming from a personal loss. Her support of the American Cancer Society comes from the death of her father while she was in high school. The event has helped Dunleavy communicate her experience, she “learned how to talk about it and be more open, because that is how people will understand.”

Relay for Life, hosted by The American Cancer Society, is a team event that helps raise awareness and funds to fight and to prevent cancer. Dunleavy says, “It is an overnight event that is meant to symbolize the fact that cancer never sleeps, so neither will we (sleep) that night.” The Fourth Annual Relay for Life – The Colleges of Madison Avenue hosted by Drew University, begins Friday March 26 and runs through Saturday, March 27, 2010. CSE, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Park, N.J., and Drew University, Madison, N.J., will participate.

The event begins with an opening ceremony welcoming all participants who have raised funds through sponsorships. Later that evening, the Lumineria Ceremony is held, where illuminated bags are placed around the walking track, bearing names of people that have battled cancer. The participants walk around the track in silence to honor and remember those affected by cancer. Throughout the evening, teams raise funds through the sale of merchandise and donate the proceeds to the American Cancer Society. Last year, more than 450 students from the three schools participated in the event and they raised more than $55,000. Dunleavy single handedly raised $2,500 last year. This year’s goal is to raise $60,000 to aid in the fight against cancer.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

Dr. Margaret Farley to Visit College of Saint Elizabeth on March 22

Dr. Margaret Farley, one of the most accomplished and honored theological ethicists of our time, will address the topic, “Forgiveness in the Service of Justice,” at the College of Saint Elizabeth on Monday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m., in the Annunciation Center on campus. The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

Dr. Farley is the Gilbert L Stark Professor of Christian Ethics at Yale Divinity School, and the author of numerous books, including, Personal Commitments: Beginning, Keeping, Changing, and Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics. She has also published more than 80 articles and chapters of books on medical ethics, sexual ethics, social ethics, historical theological ethics, ethics and spirituality and feminist ethics.

Dr. Farley’s lecture is part of the Sister Ellen Joyce Memorial series, started in 2005 as a tribute to Sister Ellen Joyce, director of the Graduate Program in Theology, who died in 2004. The lectures aim to carry on her passion for lively discussion about ethics, and its integration into holistic spirituality. Past speakers have addressed topics such as human dignity, justice and peace keeping, and end of life care.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

Area College to Host College Expo, March 6

The College of St. Elizabeth, Drew University, and Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Caldwell College have teamed up to host a College Expo on Saturday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Caldwell College, 120 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell. The Expo is free and open to prospective students including veterans and transfer students.

In addition, the following schools will also be in attendence Rutgers University, Columbia University, Monmouth University, Bloomfield College, Felician College, Saint Peter’s College and Stevens Institute of Technology. Kaplan Test Preparation will be offering free demonstrations of their most popular courses.

College of Saint Elizabeth Hosts New Classicism Lecture Program February 23

A free evening of mini-lectures and a panel discussion around the theme of New Classicism in Literature, Music, Philosophy and Visual Art, will be the second in the new series of cultural programs at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE). The College, located at 2 Convent Road, Morristown, will host the event in the Dolan Performance Hall, in the Annunciation Center on the campus on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 7 p.m.

The featured lecturers are faculty members from the College including Virginia Fabbri Butera, Ph.D., associate professor of Art History; Robert W. Butts, DMA, adjunct lecturer of Music and Conductor of the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey; Johanna Glazewski, Ph.D., professor of classics; and Alexander Murzaku, Ph.D., associate professor of Foreign Languages. The talks, which will explore areas where classical ideas and ideals have shaped subsequent art forms, will include power point presentations and live music including works sung by CSE adjunct voice lecturer, Pamela G. Stein.

“The classical ideas handed down throughout the ages are as relevant today as they were then,” said Dr. Butera. “Their ability to influence art and contemporary thought is still evident and we are excited to explore those influences and how they have been interpreted by modern artists in our New Classicism program. We will continue to present cultural programs that coordinate with our art exhibitions and other events on campus and we look forward to seeing you at similar events throughout the year.”

The evening lectures accompany the New Classicism art exhibition in the College’s Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, also in Annunciation Center. The exhibition brings together paintings, sculpture, mixed media works, DVDs and photographs and illustrates the impact of these ancient cultures on 11 contemporary artists: Gianluca Bianchino (Little Falls, NJ), Gerald Lynch (The Villas, NJ), Winifred McNeill (Jersey City, NJ), Franc Palaia (Jersey City, NJ, and Poughkeepsie, NY), James Patrick Reid (Madison, NJ), Jesus Rivera (Union City, NJ), José Rodeiro (Madison, NJ), Vincent J. Romaniello, Jr. (Willow Grove, PA), Edward Schmidt (Piermont, NY), Cheryl Wheat (Piermont, NY) and Sue Zwick (Summit, NJ). The exhibition, which opened January 21 and will close March 5, will be open both before and after the lecture event.

“Classical art continues to have a powerful effect on artists who are inspired by ancient Greek and Roman painting, sculpture and architecture, classical proportion, mythology, philosophical thought, archaeological finds and even graffiti which influence the subject matter, appearance and thought behind their contemporary works,” notes Dr. Butera, who is also the curator of the exhibition and the director of the Maloney Art Gallery.

The art exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 1 to 7 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Monday, 1 to 5 p.m., and closed Sunday. For more information, please contact Dr. Butera at 973-290-4314, or at artgallery@cse.edu or consult the Gallery’s website, http://maloneyartgallery.cse.edu.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Opens New Classicism Art Exhibition, January 21, 2010

New Classicism, exploring the influence of classical Greek and Roman ideas on contemporary artists, is the theme of the latest exhibition at the Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery located in the Annunciation Center on the campus of College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown. All are invited to attend the reception for the artists, on Thursday, January 21 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The show, which remains on view through March 5th, is free and open to the public.



New Classicism brings together paintings, sculpture, mixed media works, DVDs and photographs and illustrates the impact of these ancient cultures on ten contemporary artists: Gianluca Bianchino (Little Falls, NJ), Winifred McNeill (Jersey City, NJ), Franc Palaia (Jersey City, NJ and Poughkeepsie, NY), James Patrick Reid (Madison, NJ), Jesus Rivera (Union City, NJ), Jose Rodeiro (Madison, NJ), Vincent J. Romaniello, Jr. (Willow Grove, PA), Edward Schmidt (Piermont, New York), Cheryl Wheat (Piermont, New York) and Sue Zwick (Summit, NJ).



“Classical art continues to have a powerful effect on artists who are inspired by ancient Greek and Roman painting, sculpture and architecture, classical proportion, mythology, philosophical thought, archaeological finds and even graffiti which influence the subject matter, appearance and thought behind their contemporary works,” notes Virginia Fabbri Butera, Ph.D., the curator of the exhibition and the director of the Maloney Art Gallery.”



On Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 7 p.m., a free panel presentation, New Classicism in Literature, Music, Philosophy and Visual Art, will explore areas where classical ideals have shaped subsequent art forms. Featured faculty members from the College include Virginia Fabbri Butera, Ph.D., associate professor of Art History; Robert Butts, DMA, adjunct lecturer of Music and Conductor of the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey; Johanna Glazewski, Ph.D., professor of classics; and Alexander Murzaku, Ph.D., associate professor of Foreign Languages. The talks include power point presentations and live music and will take place in Dolan Performance Hall in Annunciation Center. The exhibition will be open both before and after the event.



Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 1 to 7 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Monday, 1 to 5 p.m., and closed Sunday. For more information, please contact Dr. Butera at 973-290-4314, or at artgallery@cse.edu or consult the Gallery’s website, http://maloneyartgallery.cse.edu/.



Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.

College of Saint Elizabeth Celebrates Anniversary with Free-to-the-Public Choral Concert, January 29, 2010

The College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, continues its year-long 110 anniversary celebration with a performance work entitled Agape, a Greek word meaning selfless or unconditional love, on Friday, January 29, 2010, in Dolan Hall of Annunciation Center on campus at 7:30 pm. The event, which also honors the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth who are celebrating their 150th anniversary this year, is free and open to the public.

Free will offerings will be collected to aid the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Checks should be made payable to Catholic Relief Services.

The choral work is dedicated to the life of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, foundress of the Sisters of Charity. The performance will also be sung in memory of the late Father Edward Hinds, former pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in Chatham, who was to have participated in this performance as a member of his parish’s adult choir. Fr. Hinds died tragically in October.

“We will gather to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the College, the 150th anniversary of the Sisters of Charity, the life of Elizabeth Ann Seton whose feast is in January, and honor the life and legacy of Father Edward Hinds,” said Carol Pisani, special assistant to the President for Mission and Values. “The Agape is a dramatic reflection upon the sacred communal experiences of storytelling and meal sharing. It is about community and the meaning of the Eucharist for Christians today.”

In addition to St. Patrick’s choir, the work will be performed by the CSE Festival Choir and members of the Elizabeth Singers, and the children’s choir from Our Lady of the Mountain Parish, Long Valley. It also features as the main storyteller Monsignor Ray East, pastor of St. Theresa of Avila Parish and director of the Office of Black Catholics and vicar for Evangelization of Washington, DC. For more information, contact Carol Pisani at (973) 290-4491 or write to cjpisani@cse.edu.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.