Women’s Leadership Institute hosts summit
The Women’s Leadership Institute of the Manhattanville College School of Business will be hosting its 4th Annual Women’s Leadership Summit: Dare to Be Bold on June 14 at Reid Castle on its campus in...
View ArticleManhattanville College to launch Center for Design Thinking
Manhattanville College will launch next year a center focused on infusing a multidisciplinary creative process known as design thinking into the college’s undergraduate and graduate programs. The...
View ArticleWestchester schools named to best U.S. colleges list
Photo courtesy of Sarah Lawrence College. Sarah Lawrence College was awarded first place in classroom experience among the 384 U.S. colleges in the The Princeton Review’s recently released list, The...
View ArticleSuite Talk: Manhattanville president Michael Geisler talks design thinking,...
Manhattanville College President Michael Geisler at one of the new chair circles on campus. Photo by Ryan Deffenbaugh. Students arriving at Manhattanville College this fall will be welcomed by some new...
View ArticleSherie McClam & Andrea Kennedy: Sustainable thinking
Our world is changing. People are rising up to create that change. Hashtags such as #Keepfamiliestogether and #ItsUnAmerican helped to drive the reversal of an executive order. As social activists...
View ArticleKickoff for breast cancer walk
The breakfast gathering was at the West Hills Country Club in Middletown. Hundreds of breast cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers, corporate and community members from across the lower Hudson...
View Article‘Dinner and Dialogue’ for midsize businesses debuts at Manhattanville College
Attendees at the first “Dinner and Dialogue” event. Westchester’s midsize companies, those which have between 50 and 500 employees, are being targeted in a new program by the county’s Office of...
View ArticleRPW Group buys 100 Manhattanville Road in Purchase
Image via LoopNet RPW Group has added another property to its portfolio: 100 Manhattanville Road in Purchase. Robert P. Weisz, president and CEO of RPW Group, told the Business Journal that the sale...
View ArticleBusinesses, municipalities shared in $65.8M state REDC funds
The New York State Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) has issued a year-end report showing that it awarded $65.8 million in state financing to 105 projects in the Mid-Hudson Valley, including...
View ArticleManhattanville, Mercy colleges offering help to former CNR nursing students
Manhattanville and Mercy colleges are coming to the rescue of former nursing students at the closed College of New Rochelle by offering new or expanded nursing programs. Manhattanville College in...
View ArticleDebra Simons: Already lonely older adults are suffering under COVID-19 social...
This is a challenging time for older adults, whose routines and support systems may be disrupted because of social distancing. Although social distancing is considered critical in slowing the...
View ArticleElizabeth J. McCormack, nun who became Manhattanville College president, dies...
McCormack was the subject of the 2012 biography “No Ordinary Life.” This content is for Westfair Online members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Elizabeth J. McCormack, nun...
View ArticleManhattanville and New York Institute of Finance forge new educational...
Through the New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) at Manhattanville College starting up this fall, students will be able to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance or a master of education...
View ArticleManhattanville College President Geisler to retire
Manhattanville College has announced that Dr. Michael E. Geisler will be retiring as president on June 30. Dr. Louise Feroe, former acting president and former interim provost, will serve as interim...
View ArticleWestchester college bucks national trend
Both the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) have been reporting data showing the same thing: the downward trend in college...
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