PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2016
2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S LETTER..................................................................................3
GOAL 1: A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING HERITAGE..........................................4
GOAL 2: A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.. .............................. 10
GOAL 3: A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING DYNAMIC......................................... 16
FINANCIAL REPORT..................................................................................20
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2 | 2016–2017
TO THE MANHATTAN COLLEGE COMMUNITY —
I
t is my pleasure to present this
opportunities, we are not resting on our
overview of some of the major
laurels. Our ambitious facilities Master
initiatives and accomplishments of
Plan continues to guide our efforts
the past academic year. As even this
to assure that our classrooms and
brief selection will indicate, 2016-
laboratories — as well as our student
2017 was yet another successful and
housing, our athletic facilities, and all
rewarding year for the College.
of our campus spaces — are sufficient to support a first-rate 21st century
As we enter our 165th year, we are
education. Especially exciting are our
committed to building an ever-stronger
plans to break ground early in 2018
Manhattan on the firm foundations of
on the Cornelius and Patricia Higgins
its past. We’re doing that by focusing clearly and with great intensity on our core mission and on the fundamental values and strengths of the College. In the pages that follow, you will find a review of highlights grouped according to these strengths, which also provide the three key goals guiding all of our strategic planning: 1. Our distinctive learning heritage, as Lasallian and Catholic; 2. Our distinctive learning environment, as a residential college in the great city of New York; and 3. Our distinctive learning dynamic, owing to our unique blend of (relatively) small size and extraordinarily broad curricular options. Taken together, these are the pillars that make Manhattan the truly distinctive place that it is. Thanks to these great resources of our
of our colleges and universities, Manhattan has emerged as a national leader, earning a particularly strong reputation for return on investment. Our faculty challenges our students to excel while also supporting them as they rise to that challenge. Through our extensive student support services — from our signature orientation and first-year learning and living programs, through our state-of-theart Career Pathways program, and continuing through to our alumni Mentor Program — we aim to create a true community of learning and inquiry out of which will emerge the
tougher questions about the value
And we are continually assessing all of our curricula and programs to ensure that we are responsive to the rapidly changing needs of the world our students will enter after earning their degrees. Word is out that Manhattan is an institution on the move. It is an honor and a blessing to be working with my colleagues and with the extended Jasper community in service to the great mission of Manhattan College.
leaders and (in a word) contributors to
The talented and dedicated people who
As our society asks tougher and
engineering and science disciplines.
writers and artists, entrepreneurs and
support of our alumni and friends
competitive world of higher education.
of south campus as the hub for our
and builders, discoverers and thinkers,
the common good.
in the increasingly challenging and
centerpiece of our transformation
next generation of problem-solvers
tradition — and to the extraordinary — Manhattan continues to thrive
Engineering and Science Center, the
come to work at Manhattan every day are united in pursuit of creative answers to a single question: how can we make this great institution even better? True to our heritage and attentive to new
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A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING HERITAGE
“ We will advance learning by ensuring the vitality and visibility of our distinctive core identity as Catholic and Lasallian throughout the College.”
I
n pursuing the first core goal, the College strives to ensure that its Lasallian
Dubose, a CRS country representative for
Catholic heritage is vital and visible
Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza, for a two-
throughout its academic, cocurricular, and
day visit in conjunction with the College’s
extracurricular programs.
celebration of Mission Month. Dubose met with key faculty and administrators at the
• Th e Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies
College to discuss collaborative research
returned to Manhattan College this
efforts and new exchange opportunities.
summer, after more than 25 years at Saint
She also gave a keynote address to the
Mary’s College of California in Moraga.
entire community about how to turn
Named after Brother Charles Henry
human development into a viable career.
Buttimer, fsc, a 1933 Manhattan College
Manhattan College has been a CRS global
graduate and former Superior General of
campus since 2014, and has worked to
the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the
advance the global social mission of
Buttimer Institute launched in 1986 with
the Catholic Church at the institutional,
the first cohort meeting at Manhattan
faculty and student levels.
College. The Institute is an intensive three-year formation program that studies
• I n late June, Jessica Wilson, assistant
the life and work of Saint John Baptist de
professor of civil and environmental
La Salle and the origins of the Lasallian
engineering, traveled with 10 other
educational mission. It is slated to return
faculty members from across the country
to campus in 2018.
to Ghana as part of the Ghana Faculty Enrichment Program, sponsored by
• Professors Gennaro Maffia, Kerri
CRS. Wilson visited different parts of
Mulqueen, Cory Blad, Jim Freeman,
the West African country, observed the
Aileen Lowry Farrelly and Marisa Lerer, as
water systems, and met with community
well as Vice President for Mission, Brother
leaders and partners from Ghana’s
Jack Curran, fsc, and Assistant Director
University for Development Studies to
of Study Abroad Kevin Gschwend, spent
establish a relationship and kick-start a
Jan. 1–9 forging academic partnerships
plan to support CRS’ integrated human
with students and faculty at Bethlehem
development goals.
University in Palestine. They also met with prominent leaders and non-government
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• I n April, the College welcomed Hilary
•A mong the many events hosted by the
organizations in Bethlehem, Hebron,
Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith
and Jerusalem, including Catholic Relief
Education Center, which is dedicated to
Services (CRS), and immersed themselves
advocating understanding across religious
in the culture and history of Bethlehem.
traditions and to fostering interreligious
dialogue, some of the speakers from
Scholar in Residence, Brother Robert
this past academic year included: Maud
Bimonte, fsc, delivered a talk entitled
Mandel, dean of the college and professor
Building a Better Brain: Teaching with the
of history and Judaic Studies at Brown
Brain in Mind. Then in April, Manhattan
University who spoke at the Center’s
College’s Mu Sigma Chapter of the
annual Schweitzer Lecture; Gregg
education honor society Kappa Delta Pi
Community-Based Learning (CBL)
Lambert, dean’s professor of humanities
hosted roundtable discussions on Social
Administrators piloted a Faculty
at Syracuse University; and Mike Wessells
Justice and Democracy in Education,
Development Seminar in community-
from Columbia University’s Forced
which featured keynote speaker Nicholas
based learning. Five faculty members were
Migration and Health program. There was
M. Michelli, a Presidential Professor in the
recruited to participate in the pilot cohort.
even an evening of entertainment, titled
Urban Educator Ph.D. program at the City
The semester-long seminar consisted of
Interfaith: The Musical.
University of New York Graduate Center.
a series of workshops, and participants
Also, in September 2016, the center hosted
met one-on-one with CBL administrators
Diana Reyna, deputy Brooklyn borough
in between each workshop. The faculty
Education, which launched in 2015 and
president, and a panel discussion on
in the cohort demonstrated their new
contributes to the academic discussion of
the impact of homelessness, unstable
understanding of CBL methodology
key issues impacting education in the 21st
homes, and poverty on children,
by designing or redesigning a course
century, hosted two seminars this past
schools and communities.
that reflected service-learning theory
• Th e Center for the Study of the Future of
spring. In March, the College’s Lasallian
The Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies returned to Manhattan this summer, bringing Lasallian educators from across the country and world together on the College's campus.
• Th roughout this past spring, the
and pedagogy; principles of ethical and
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•D uring a School of Business brainstorm-
effective community engagement; and
by the national organization, Fair Trade
intercultural effectiveness and humility.
Campaigns, Manhattan was also the fifth
ing session about potential group projects
As a result of the seminar, four new CBL
in the nation. Later in the spring semester,
for the 2016–17 academic year, the idea of a
courses were developed, which will run in
the College held an event that was hosted
student-run store focusing on selling Fair
the 2017–2018 academic year.
in part by representatives of Gourmet
Trade products was born. In September
Dining, as well as faculty, administrators
2016, 30 students began to put together a
and students who, since 2012, have helped
business plan for the Fair Trade store, and
celebrated the five-year anniversary of its
to grow efforts to bring fair trade prod-
zeroed in on the Christmas season to open.
designation as a Fair Trade College. In
ucts to campus and into the classroom by
The pop-up store, named Fair Trade Fuel,
addition to being the first in New York
scheduling lectures, guest speakers, film
opened on the second floor of De La Salle
City to be recognized with this status
screenings, and tastings.
Hall during the last three days of classes
•O n February 16, 2017, Manhattan College
in December, as well as for Valentine’s Day and Easter.
• J aena Sigue ’18, an environmental science major at Manhattan College, was chosen as one of 273 students worldwide who are part of the 2017 class of Newman Civic Fellows. The fellowship, sponsored by Campus Compact to advance the public purposes of higher education, recognizes and supports students who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country. Sigue is an intern for the health justice committee with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition.
• Th e Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experience (L.O.V.E.) program has provided students, faculty and staff with opportunities to learn and serve in some of the most economically challenged areas of the country and world. This past year, 91 (Clockwise) Manhattan celebrated five years as a Fair Trade designated college. Jessica Wilson, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, participated in the Ghana Faculty Enrichment Program. As part of Mission Month, Hilary Dubose, a Catholic Relief Services representative, discussed collaborative research and exchange opportunities. Religious studies professor Kevin Ahern talked about his vocation for peace and justice at Agape Latte in February. 6 | 2016–2017
students traveled to Ecuador, New Orleans, Jamaica, Haiti, Montana, Guatemala, Florida, Chicago and Arizona. A new trip to MANHATTAN COLLEGE IS INCLUDED AMONG THE TOP 100 IN THE NORTHEAST AND THE TOP 15 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED BY FORBES ON ITS BEST VALUE COLLEGES LIST
the Dominican Republic was also added.
• Th e first-ever retreat dedicated to the graduating class, the Senior Wisdom Retreat, was created this past year. It was the brainchild of Roma Parikh ’18, who approached Campus Ministry and Social Action last fall about creating a retreat to say “thank you” to seniors. Parikh gathered a team of other underclassmen (to
MONEY MAGAZINE LISTS MANHATTAN AT THE NO. 17 SPOT ON ITS 50 BEST COLLEGES THAT ADD THE MOST VALUE LIST
make sure the seniors didn’t have to do any work), and they put together the agenda, schedule, and created a video message that compiled words of wisdom and advice from professors, faculty and the president, which was shown on retreat.
•C MSA also developed the first Faith on MANHATTAN COLLEGE CELEBRATED THE FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ITS DESIGNATION AS A FAIR TRADE COLLEGE IN FEBRUARY
The second Jasper in the past two years to be honored, Jaena Sigue '18 was selected as one of 273 students worldwide to be part of the 2017 class of Newman Civic Fellows.
• I n its third year, the Kairos retreat saw its biggest attendance numbers this past
Tap event, a night of faith and conversa-
spring, with more than 50 students partici-
tions over brews at a local pub (for 21 and
pating in Kairos III in Goshen, N.Y. Kairos,
older students). The department partnered
which encourages students to examine
with the College of Mount Saint Vincent
their relationship with God, self and
and Iona College, and each college invited
others, is part of the Lasallians in Faith
a young alumnus/a to speak about his/her
Together (LIFT) program at the College.
experiences exploring his/her faith life after graduation. This year's speaker was 138 STUDENTS ATTENDED 12 SERVICE ON SATURDAY EVENTS
THE COLLEGE HOSTED ITS FIRST ANNUAL WOMEN’S LASALLIAN CONFERENCE IN APRIL
Tegan Nelson ’14, an alumna of the Rostro de Cristo Program in Ecuador.
•P articipation in Agape Latte continued to
• Th e Lasallian Outreach Collaborative (LOCo) program grew from 45 student members during the 2015-16 academic year to 65 in the spring of 2017. The service site options were expanded, which gave the
climb, with 125 students in attendance in
students a more diverse array of communi-
November 2016 for a talk presented by civil
ty service projects from which to choose.
and environmental engineering professor Moujalli Hourani entitled, “You’re More than Your Major.” Kevin Ahern, assistant professor of religious studies, also discussed “A Peace of Heart and Mind” at the February Agape Latte and detailed his vocation for peace and justice.
• I n addition to more than doubling its student participation this year, the Service on Saturday program also offered more events, increasing the lineup from four in 2015–16 to 12 for the 2016–17 academic year (8 in the fall semester, 4 in the spring semester).
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Schmidt ’17 — were accepted into postgraduate volunteer programs, continuing the College’s mission of service to the community and concern for social justice. Burns was accepted into Lasallian Volunteers; Hoey joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Cleveland, Ohio, along with O’Connell, who headed to New Orleans; Lockhart joined City Year; while Schmidt is serving with the Brothers of the Christian Schools at St. Vincent Strambi Catholic High School in Bull Savannah, Jamaica.
• Th roughout the month of April, known as Mission Month at Manhattan College, the College hosted more than 100 events — a broad range of lectures, presentations, performances and discussions — inspired by Saint John Baptist de La Salle and celebrating the College’s core identity and inclusive community.
•N early a dozen student groups from across campus gave back to the greater New York City community during this year’s Mission Month Day of Service, an annual tradition at Manhattan College. In its second year, the April event included 120 volunteers who traveled to community (Top) Nearly 40 attendees participated in the annual Community Partner Summit, which encourages dialogue between local partners and Manhattan students and staff. (Bottom) World Water Day 2017 featured a panel discussion on the controversial construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
With an average of nearly 12 students per
administrators, summit attendance grew
event, 138 students attended the 12 Service
from 25 attendees in December 2015 to 38
on Saturdays, compared to 53 last year.
attendees in this past November (19 faculty and administrators, 19 community partners).
•C MSA held its second annual Community Partner Summit in November of 2016. En-
• F ive recent graduates — Lindsey Burns
couraging dialogue between community
’17, Christopher Hoey ’17, Soremi Lockhart
partners, faculty, students and
’17, Caroline O’Connell ’17 and Marissa
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partner organizations throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens to assist in service projects at organizations including Serviam Gardens-Fordham-Bedford Community Services, Brilla Academy College Prep, Friends of Van Cortlandt Park, and Hunger Helpers in Claremont, an initiative from the Food Bank for New York City. Last year, 98 volunteers participated in the Day of Service.
• I n April, the College hosted its first annual
and what it means for the Sioux people of
from UNHP partners and 38 Manhattan
Women’s Lasallian Conference, which
the Standing Rock Reservation in North
College students, the program’s volunteers
focused on Lasallian approaches to sexual
and South Dakota. Sponsored by Just-
prepared 1,555 returns and helped Bronx
assault prevention. The keynote speaker
Peace, the panel featured four speakers of
residents receive $1.9 million in fee-free
was Megan McCabe, a doctoral candidate
different disciplines: Jovita Geraci, adjunct
refunds. The VITA program offers free tax
in theological ethics at Boston College,
professor of religious studies at Manhattan
preparation assistance to qualified families
who discussed mission-based approaches
College; Hossain Azam, assistant professor
with an income of $54,000 or less and indi-
to combatting sexual assault and ha-
of civil and environmental engineering at
viduals with a gross income below $30,000.
rassment on Catholic campuses. Elaine
the College; Eric Martin, activist and co-
Garbaty of the North Bronx Sexual Assault
author of The Berrigan Letters; and peace
Response Unit shared information on local
and justice organizer, Matt De Vlieger.
resources, and Vicki Cowan, assistant vice president for human resources at Man-
•M anhattan College has joined a coalition of more than 90 public and private colleges and universities to improve the college ap-
•D uring tax season, Manhattan students
plication process for all students, provide
hattan, talked about Title IX legislation.
in the School of Business partnered with
substantial support to lower-resourced and
During the forum, students, faculty and
the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
underrepresented students, offer respon-
administrators engaged in conversation
(VITA) program at the Northwest Bronx
sible student financial aid support, and
about women’s resources on campus,
Resource Center’s University Neigh-
demonstrate a commitment to student
women in the Lasallian mission, and
borhood Housing Program (UNHP) to
graduation. The Coalition for Access, Af-
potential changes to the campus sexual
provide tax preparation services to Bronx
fordability and Success has developed a free
assault policy.
residents free of charge. This year, the
platform that affirms college admissions as
School of Business trained and certified 48
part of the educational process that encour-
student volunteers who completed three
ages long-range reflection and planning.
• Th is spring, Manhattan College held World Water Day 2017 with a panel called
IRS VITA certification exams. Since 2010,
“Mni Wiconi,” a Native American phrase
Manhattan College students have collab-
meaning “water is life.” The discussion
orated with other New York City college
centered around the controversial con-
students to help UNHP file taxes for more
struction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
than 9,000 families. In 2016, with support
(Left) Mission Month featured more than 100 events inspired by the College's Lasallian heritage. (Right) During this year's Mission Day of Service, 120-plus volunteers participated in community projects all across the city.
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A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 10 | 2016–2017
“ We will advance learning by fostering student engagement and integrated learning through our distinctive environment on campus, in New York City, and with our international networks.”
G
oal two challenges
did so in 2015–16, when these programs de-
Manhattan College to
buted. Also, the Residence Life department
capitalize on its position as a
added two new communities — Health
residential college in New York City.
and Wellness and Lasallian — in 2016–17 for a total of six. Performing Arts & Visual
• I n the 2016–17 academic year, 155 stu-
Culture, Environmental Issues & Sustain-
dents joined the Arches Learning and
ability, Entrepreneurship, and Nuestra Casa
Living Program. Arches students live in a
all began in the fall of 2015.
community in Lee Hall and take one class together each semester of their freshman
•N ine Manhattan College students had the
year that incorporates cultural excursions
unique opportunity to study New York
and service projects in New York City.
City from the inside out during LeadWeek 2017, a new program spearheaded by the
• Th e number of students participating in a
Multicultural Center in conjunction with
Common Interest Community (CIC) — a
Campus Ministry and Social Action,
series of themed residences where students
which introduced students to public
can live with those who share similar in-
policy and how the city works through
terests — tripled this past year. In 2016–17,
different systems.
185 students took part in a CIC, whereas 61
•E ach weekend throughout the school year, Manhattan College resident advisers lead Saturdays in the City, which feature popular and fun trips to landmarks, museums, festivals, arts and cultural events, and different neighborhoods in New York City, so that Jaspers can experience the one-ofa-kind culture of the city while meeting other students. This year, among other destinations, they ventured to the New York Public Library, the National September 11 Memorial, Central Park, Coney Island, the Christmas Village in Bryant Park, as well as joined the Breast Cancer Walk.
• Th e College’s new Center for Student Success opened last fall in Thomas Hall, and brought together the existing offices of Academic Success, Career Pathways, Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program, Financial Aid, Graduate Admissions, Higher Education Opportunity Program, Specialized Resource Center and Study Abroad into one distinct physical space. The new center allows students to receive guidance from multiple areas, at any step during their college experience. It also provides students with quiet spaces to study with peer tutors, or to engage in small group study sessions. The Center for Academic Success already saw a 20 percent increase in student visitors during September 2016, compared to the same time a year ago.
• Th ree classrooms were renovated with newer technology (DLS 212, DLS 308, and Miguel 218), and a new civil engineering projects lab and a soils lab debuted in Leo Hall, all of which are aimed at meeting the needs of today’s students.
(Opposite page) Students in the Performing Arts & Visual Culture Common Interest Community worked on a mural for their floor. (This page) Students take advantage of the new spaces in the Center for Student Success to meet with peer tutors and study. A new soils lab opened in Leo Hall this spring.
•M anhattan College’s new Intensive English
•A ccording to a survey given to 2016 gradu-
Language Program assists international
ates, data for career outcomes nine months
students in strengthening their language
after graduation for May 2012–2016 grad-
skills in order to pursue study in the U.S.
uates shows modest increases in positive
Launched this past year, the program is
career outcomes over time and decreases
part of a multifaceted strategy for the
in those still seeking or not pursuing
recruitment of international students.
employment. There were no significant differences in positive career outcomes in the past three years, but there have been steady increases since 2012. PRE SIDEN T ’ S REP O R T | 11
• Th e median base salary of the 2016 graduates that accepted employment is $50,000- $60,000 for students working full
IN PAYSCALE’S ANNUAL COLLEGE
time, and the average salary reported from
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
individuals is $55,715.
REPORT, MANHATTAN COLLEGE RANKED 28TH AMONG PRIVATE
• 7 6 percent of students reported having an
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
internship while at the College, and 89
AND 57TH AMONG THE
percent had at least one experience related to their field of study.
1,833 INSTITUTIONS SURVEYED THROUGHOUT THE U.S.
•E ngineering topped the list of industries with 26 percent of Manhattan students ac-
• 8 8 percent of 2016 graduates reported that
cepting employment in this area. Another 12 percent entered the business, consulting,
88 PERCENT OF 2016
they are employed or in graduate school,
finance and accounting fields, while 16
GRADUATES REPORTED THAT
and 87 percent of those reporting that
percent are in media, communications,
THEY ARE EMPLOYED OR IN
they accepted employment indicated they
marketing, advertising and public rela-
GRADUATE SCHOOL
are employed full-time (including those
tions. Approximately eight percent of
enrolled in graduate school and working).
2016 graduates are working in education.
• F or those that reported being employed
• I n addition, five percent of graduates
MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S
full time, 84 percent reported that their
accepted public service jobs in government,
20-YEAR NET RETURN ON
employment is related to their field of
advocacy roles, or fellowships in service,
INVESTMENT IS $588,000
study, and 86 percent indicated it is in
including AmeriCorps, Peace Corps,
their desired industry.
FEMA, Lasallian Volunteers, and Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
• 1 8 percent of graduates from the class of 2016 are enrolled in graduate school. Also,
• Th e top employers list includes Apple,
62 percent of those going to graduate
Consolidated Edison, Ernst & Young, IBM,
school stayed at Manhattan College.
KPMG, L’Oréal, New Avon, NBC, and Turner Construction, among many others.
• Th e survey notes that 51 percent of these graduates participated in service during
SURVEY, MANHATTAN GRADUATES’ TYPICAL MEDIAN EARLY CAREER SALARY IS $58,500, WHILE THE TYPICAL MID-CAREER SALARY IS $104,000
•E ach of these top companies hired two or
their time at the College, and 28 percent
more Manhattan graduates, often through
had some a study abroad, study away or
Office of Career Pathways recruiting
L.O.V.E. experience.
forums, including on-campus recruiting, career fairs, and information sessions.
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ACCORDING TO A PAYSCALE
A RECORD 206 STUDENTATHLETES WERE NAMED TO THE MAAC HONOR ROLL FOR EARNING A 3.2 GPA OR HIGHER
• 1 6 percent of recent graduates participated
•D iana Balaj ’19 has received a Benjamin A.
in the Mentor Program, one of the Center
Gilman International Scholarship, which
Environmental Sustainability, along with
for Career Development’s core programs,
enabled her to travel to Malaga, Spain, this
the Sociology department, Environmen-
which matches students with alumni for a
past summer through the College’s Study
tal Studies Program and Green Club,
year of mentorship, and 92 percent of those
Abroad program. Balaj is the second
sponsored distinguished climate scientist
participants had a positive career outcome.
Manhattan College student in two years to
Ben Santer to visit campus and deliver a
earn a Gilman scholarship.
talk titled, The Evidence for a Discernible
•M anhattan’s Office of Career Pathways also began providing students in the
• Th e Center for Urban Resilience and
Human Influence on Global Climate. The
•M anhattan College alumna Kathleen
purpose of the event was to provide educa-
School of Continuing and Professional
White ’14 was selected as one of 12 mem-
tion about humanity’s impact on a number
Studies with resources tailored to their
bers of the 2018 class of George J. Mitchell
of different climate variables.
needs and schedules. The new initiative
Scholars, which funds her master’s degree
offers in-class sessions that are tied to
in sociology at University College Cork
learning objectives of the program. For
in Ireland. At University College Cork,
example, the M.S. in Organizational
White is studying Ireland’s juvenile justice
Leadership program requires students
system, and gaining an international
to craft a personal development plan to
perspective on criminal justice reform
parallel their studies for the duration
and juvenile justice issues.
of the program.
• F or six years running, Hany Guirguis, professor and chair of economics and finance, has single-handedly assembled and coached top-performing College Fed Challenge teams. With all of the past year’s participants graduating in May, a new team was recruited this past year. These
(Opposite page) Kathleen White ’14 was chosen as a George J. Mitchell Scholar. (This page) Diana Balaj ’19 studied in Spain this summer through a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The College Fed Challenge team, coached by Hany Guirguis, chair of economics and finance, competed at the Federal Reserve Bank for the sixth year.
first-time contenders were mostly sophomores and juniors, including Caitlin Boyle ’17 (finance); Shaina Colombo ’18 (economics); Zoe McGreevy ’19 (undeclared); Daniel Molina ’18 (economics); Sumeru Sapkota ’18 (finance); Rebecca Taylor ’17 (computer information systems); and Nicholas Weyland ’17 (finance). While this year’s team did not make it to the finals, as last year’s team did, they turned in a strong performance while gaining valuable experience for future competition.
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•M any of the College’s athletic teams and
•M anhattan ranks second in the MAAC,
•T eam Jasper Strong, comprised of 350-plus
student-athletes had an impressive year,
according to an NCAA report about
student-athletes and staff members, par-
both on and off of the field.
conference Graduation Success Rate (GSR),
ticipated in the American Cancer Society's
with a GSR of 93 percent. The report tracks
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K
•A record 206 student-athletes were named
conference graduation trends over a four-
walk in October in Central Park.
to the MAAC Honor Roll for earning a 3.2
year time period (2006–2009) and reflects
GPA or higher during both the fall and
data from all 32 conferences except the Ivy
• S AAC hosted the first-ever J.A.S.P.Y.S., an
spring semesters.
League. Overall, in all sports, the MAAC
end-of-the-year award show that honored
graduation rate for the 2009 cohort was
student-athletes for accomplishments in their
92 percent, placing the conference third
respective sports for the 2016–2017 seasons.
• Th e average GPA for teams was 3.27, during both the fall and spring semesters.
among the 31 conferences that are included
Also, 18 of the 19 teams had an average GPA
in the report.
of at least 3.0 during the spring semester.
•T wo recent Manhattan College graduates were among the record 543 nominees for
• F our teams were cited by the NCAA for
the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
their impressive performances in the
Jenny Bitzer ’17 (women’s soccer) and
GPA for the spring semester, while 21
classroom in earning Public Recognition
Allie Yamashiro ’17 (volleyball) were both
notched perfect GPAs during the fall.
Awards — golf, softball, women’s basket-
nominated for the honor, which recogniz-
ball and women’s cross country programs.
es graduating, female student-athletes who
They were among 1,203 teams that were
have distinguished themselves in academ-
publicly recognized for their academic
ics, service and leadership throughout
achievement, based on their most recent
their college careers.
• 2 3 student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0
Academic Progress Rate.
•B itzer also was a finalist for the Senior •M anhattan student-athletes finished the
CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrat-
2016–17 academic year ranking eighth
ing Loyalty and Achievement for Staying
among all Division I programs in commu-
in School, the Senior CLASS Award
nity service, as determined by the number
honors the attributes of NCAA Division
of hours submitted to the NCAA’s Helper
I senior student-athletes in four areas:
Helper app. Manhattan was recognized as
community, classroom, character and
the national community service leaders in
competition. In addition, Bitzer earned
men’s swimming and diving, while the men’s
All-MAAC Second Team honors for the
track and field and golf teams were the third-
second straight year. She was last year's
most active in their respective sports.
MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, and paced a team that yielded just 23 goals.
• Th e Manhattan College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) continues to rank among the national leaders in com-
• Yamashiro set the school record for career digs in volleyball, as well.
munity service, coming in fifth nationally according to Helper Helper.
• Th e men’s basketball team won the annual Battle of the Bronx this past season, led by Zane Waterman ’18, who earned Third Team All-MAAC honors.
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•P aige Chapman ’18 won the 60-meter dash
•T om Cosgrove was selected by the San
at both the MAAC and ECAC Champion-
Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 2017
ships, and became the first women’s indoor
Major League Baseball Draft, while free
track and field team member to win both
agent Jose Carrera ’17 won the Gulf Coast
championships in an event since 2013.
•M en’s lacrosse players Brandon Grinnell ’20, Trevor Pelletier ’20 and CJ
League with the Yankees.
(Opposite page) Zane Waterman ’18 led the men's basketball team in the Battle of the Bronx. (This page, clockwise) Paige Chapman ’18 won the 60-meter dash at both the MAAC and ECAC Championships, as Allie Yamashiro ’17 set the school record for career digs in volleyball. Tom Cosgrove was picked by the San Diego Padres in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft. Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year, Jenny Bitzer ’17 also was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award.
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A DISTINCTIVE LEARNING DYNAMIC
“ We will advance learning through the distinctive dynamic of our integration of liberal arts and professional disciplines throughout the College.”
G
oal three underscores the value
peers can influence peace throughout
of the College’s combination of a
the world. Kamau, who serves as the
large university’s curriculum with
country’s permanent representative to
the person-centered learning of a liberal
the U.N., visited the College in April to
arts college, which challenges students to
meet upperclassmen enrolled in GOVT
become educated both in depth and
420: Conflict Resolution, a senior seminar
in breadth.
course that analyzes sources of conflict and explores ways of finding resolutions at
•M ore than 65 students participated in the annual Research Scholars Presentation
the interpersonal, neighborhood, national and international levels.
Day in September, and 2016 marked the first time it was moved into a two-day
• Th e College’s newly renamed Student
event, rather than a single day. There was
Veterans Organization co-sponsored two
a poster session on Thursday, followed by
well-attended panels during the spring
oral presentations on Friday. In addition,
semester. The first, War and Peace: A Vet-
five Lasallian Research Scholars presented
erans Perspective, coincided with the Col-
their mission-oriented findings during a
lege’s celebration of Peace Week and took
special lunch.
on the oft-misunderstood topic of how the U.S. military propagates peace during
•T wenty-four members of the Manhattan
wartime. A month later, an all-female
College community traveled to Saint
Women Who Served panel opened up a
Mary’s University of Minnesota for the
discussion on the stereotypes that women
fifth annual International Symposium
in the military face.
on Lasallian Research in September. The three-day event, which featured several
•M anhattan College was among the recip-
keynote presentations, drew more than
ients of a U.S. Department of Energy $70
100 faculty, administrators, researchers,
million grant over five years to work on a
and students from seven countries (Brazil,
system to reduce energy consumption and
Colombia, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, the
lower the country’s carbon footprint. Man-
Philippines, and the United States).
hattan is one of 34 academic institutions, along with 75 companies, seven national
• I n a presentation directed toward college
laboratories, two additional government
students studying conflict resolution,
laboratories, and seven non-governmental
United Nations (U.N.) Ambassador to
organizations from all regions of the coun-
Kenya, Macharia Kamau highlighted
try, to receive the grant, which includes
the important ways that they and their
matching funds from the department for in-kind project support.
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(Clockwise) Macharia Kamau, U.N. Ambassador to Kenya, met with students studying conflict resolution to explore ways in which they can influence peace. The Student Veterans Organization co-sponsored two panels this spring, one of which was part of Peace Week and discussed how the U.S. military cultivates peace during war. Gertrude Turinawe Hatanga '17 explained her findings at the College's annual Research Scholars Presentation Day in September.
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Christopher Woodhouse ’19, competed as one team and took 12th place, while Ryan
U.S. NEWS & WORLD
McPartlan ’18, Megan Haber ’19, Ellison
REPORT RANKS MANHATTAN
Madsen ’19, Karolina Fik ’18, and Paul
15TH OUT OF 145 IN THE BEST
Revelo ’18 comprised the other team and placed ninth.
REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES (NORTH) CATEGORY OF ITS BEST COLLEGES LIST
•O nly five years after its inception, the Computer Science department at Manhattan College played host to the 2016 Greater
•A t this year’s Business Analytics Competition at Manhattan College (BAC@MC), now in its third year, computer information systems majors Ryan-Arnold Gamilo ’19 and Christopher Sandoli ’17, mathematics major Hope Miedema ’17, and accounting major Patrick O’Connor ’18, under the direction of Musa Jafar, associate professor of Accounting, CIS and Law, went up against more than 50 participants from 16 colleges and universities from the U.S., Canada and Palestine. The team took third place at the event with its presentation on U.S. Educational Funding Decisions.
•O n April 9, two groups of computer science majors participated in the Google Games, an annual competition held at the multinational tech company’s New York City office. Twenty teams were tasked with completing programming challenges and decrypting files that gave away clues determining the time, location and target of a hypothetical criminal organization’s next crime. Each group was ranked on its ability to solve 27 puzzles, which got them a bit closer to cracking the case. Steve Romero ’18, Elizabeth Bruchansky ’18, Niko Colon ’19, Arlind Bebja ’19, and
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New York ACM Computer Programming
MANHATTAN COLLEGE
Contest. Nearly 150 top programmers from
IS ONE OF THE NATION’S
19 area college and universities, including
BEST INSTITUTIONS FOR
Columbia, Cornell, NYU and Princeton,
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION,
gathered in November to compete for first
ACCORDING TO THE
prize and a place at the World Finals. The
PRINCETON REVIEW
contest pits teams of three students against eight or more complex, real-world problems, with a grueling five-hour deadline. Manhattan College entered three teams, including Tim Hamling ’18, Ryan McPartlan ’18, Patrick Mulvihill ’16, Paul Revelo
TWO GROUPS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL GOOGLE GAMES,
’18, Mitchell Rifkind ’18, Steven Romero
HELD AT THE TECH COMPANY’S
’18, John Stone ’18, John Tomici ’17, and
NEW YORK CITY OFFICE
Christopher Dusovic ’17. While Manhattan didn’t place, the contest offered the team a chance to learn new tricks, rub elbows with fellow elite student programmers, and make some technical breakthroughs.
THE COLLEGE AGAIN EARNED THE MILITARY FRIENDLY SCHOOL DESIGNATION BY
•U nder the advisement of Mohammad
VICTORY MEDIA
Naraghi, professor of mechanical engineering, four students — Maggie Brownson ’17, Nicole Oliveri ’17, Matthew O’Meara ’17 and Patrick O’Sullivan ’17 —
THE ROOT RECENTLY
won a $10,000 prize at the 7x24 Exchange
SPOTLIGHTED MANHATTAN
University Challenge for their presentation
COLLEGE’S SUMMER
on how customers and companies can save
ENGINEERING AWARENESS
energy on their cooling systems during the
PROGRAM AS ONE OF 10
summer. The Manhattan team presented an evaporative cooling system in con-
STANDOUT SUMMER CAMPS FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR
junction with a geothermal dehumidifier,
Stephen Kiernan, and poets Keetje Kuipers
designed to allow evaporative cooling to
and John Hoppenthaler in the spring;
be used in all climates. The judges decided
and poets Megan Sexton and Christine
that the group’s plan provided the best
Poreba, and novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn,
solution for data centers to gain a signifi-
a former adjunct instructor at the College,
cant amount of energy and cost savings.
in the fall. M.A.R.S. is co-sponsored by the English department and the School of
• Th is summer, a group of seven MBA students, led by Poonam Arora, associate
Liberal Arts.
(Opposite page) The Manhattan College team took third place at this year's Business Analytics Competition. (Below) Four mechanical engineering students nabbed a $10,000 prize at the 7x24 Exchange University Challenge. A group of MBA and undergraduate business students spent a week in Peru to study sustainable economic development solutions, as part of their international field courses.
professor of management and marketing, traveled to Peru to research sustainable economic development solutions as part of the International Management Field Project (MBAL 647) course. The seven-week field study course, which ran during Summer Session I, was developed by Arora. The MBA students were accompanied by a group of undergraduates along with Carolyn Predmore, professor of management and marketing, who designed the corresponding undergraduate level course, International Field Study Seminar (MKTG 414).
• Th e College now offers a Master of Science degree program in construction management. Focusing on management rather than design, the program will prepare graduates to participate in the management of engineering work for all types of construction projects.
• Th e Major Author Reading Series (M.A.R.S.) returned this spring for its seventh year, and continued to expose students to and spark discussion about contemporary literature. The events have brought many acclaimed writers to campus for readings, discussions and book signings, and this past academic year included: novelists Heidi Julavits and
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2016–17 FINANCIAL REPORT
Manhattan College ended its 2016–17 fiscal year in a strong financial position; reflecting careful and strategic budget planning; steady, incremental growth in enrollment; and continuing increases in contributions and investment earnings. Net Assets
Change in Net Assets
Net assets are the difference between
The College's net assets grew by $22.6
the College's assets and its liabilities.
million in 2016-17, an increase of 10.4
As of June 30, 2017, the value of
percent. Since 2010, the College's net
Manhattan College's net assets totaled
assets have grown steadily, from $126
$241 million. Of this amount, $142
million to more than $240 million, an
million was unrestricted, $44.1 million
increase of more than 90 percent.
was temporarily restricted, and $54.5 million was permanently restricted.
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Assets
2016
2017
$52,693,771
$57,117,441
Accounts Receivable*
$982,398
$1,428,414
Government Grants and Other Receivables
$879,837
$940,881
$3,991,086
$4,141,098
$627,364
$1,547,983
$80,295,657
$91,625,679
$1,093,843
$1,086,124
Funds Held by Bond Trustee
$20,433,230
$40,327,675
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net
$166,795,523
$166,775,191
TOTAL ASSETS
$327,792,709
$364,990,486
2016
2017
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
$8,306,879
$9,157,432
Deferred Revenues and Student Deposits
$11,914,696
$11,632,961
Liability Under Planned Giving Agreements
$1,054,294
$1,020,228
Long-Term Debt
$85,618,782
$99,678,698
Asset Retirement Obligation
$1,654,000
$1,671,000
$1,221,672
$1,221,672
$109,770,323
$124,381,991
Unrestricted
$130,713,810
$141,952,327
Temporarily Restricted
$35,866,737
$44,172,166
Permanently Restricted
$51,441,839
$54,484,002
TOTAL NET ASSETS
$218,022,386
$240,608,495
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$327,792,709
$364,990,486
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Contributions Receivable, Net Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Investments Other Receivables**
Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities
U.S. Government Grants Refundable TOTAL LIABILITIES Net Assets
*Net of allowance for uncollectible amounts of $725,000 in 2017 and $813,000 in 2016 foruncollectible uncollectible amounts of $725,000 ***Net Net of of allowance allowance for amounts of $90,000 in 2017on and2017 2016and $813,000 in 2016 **Net of allowance for uncollectible amounts of $90,000 in 2017 and 2016
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MANHATTAN COLLEGE REVENUES, FISCAL YEAR 2016–2017 Government Grants and Contracts
All Others
$3
$3
Investment Income
$8
Contributions*
$14.5
Auxiliary Enterprises
Tuition and Fees (Net)
$35
$91
Figures are represented in millions *Utilizes the accrual method of accounting.
TOTAL REVENUES $154.5 MILLION This includes $140.8 million in unrestricted revenues, $10.7 million in restricted revenues, and $3 million in permanently restricted revenues. Revenues Manhattan College received $154.5
The College's revenue increased by 6
vided financial aid). Another 23 percent
million in revenue in 2016–17, of which
percent in 2016–2017, compared to
of revenue ($35 million) was generated
$140.8 million of these revenues were
2015–16. The increase in total revenues
by the activities of the College's auxil-
unrestricted, $10.7 million was tempo-
is a result of significant increases in
iary enterprises, 9 percent came from
rarily restricted (i.e., designated by do-
tuition and fees revenue, contributions
contributions, 5 percent came from in-
nors and other contributors to support
and auxiliary enterprises.
vestment income, 2 percent came from
specific programs and activities), and
government grants and contracts, and
$3 million was permanently restricted
At $91 million, student tuition and fees
revenue, which went to augment the
represented 59 percent of the College's
College's endowment.
2016–17 revenues (net of College-pro-
22 | 2016–2017
2 percent came from all other sources.
MANHATTAN COLLEGE EXPENDITURES, FISCAL YEAR 2016–2017 Academic Support Services
Research and Sponsored Programs
$13
$2
Residence Life, Food Services, etc.
Instruction
$21
$46
Student Services
$25
Institutional Support
$24 Figures are represented in millions
Expenditures Higher education costs for wages
representing a well-managed 2 percent
services ($25 million, 19 percent of
and salaries, health benefits, utilities,
increase over 2015–16.
total expenditures); auxiliaries such
deferred maintenance, capital devel-
as residence halls, food services and
opment and information technolo-
The largest area of expenditure in
college store ($21 million, 16 percent
gy continue to generate significant
2016–17 was instruction, which at
of total expenditures); and institutional
increases in expenses for the College.
$46 million represented 35 percent
support ($24 million, 18 percent of
The 2016–17 budget reflects expense
of total College expenditures. Other
total expenditures).
increases in all of these categories
major expenditure areas were student
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MANHATTAN COLLEGE MARKET VALUE OF ENDOWMENT, JUNE 30, 2008–2017 100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
MANHATTAN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, FALL 2011–2017 (includes School of Continuing and Professional Studies) 4,000 278 3,800
252 217
150 3,600
157 144
3,400
3,200
131 182
201
197 190 117
192
230
87
366
96
98 109
115
144 3,000 3459 2,800
3141
3195
3267
3369
3384
2015
2016
3006 2,600
2,400 2011 Undergraduate Full Time
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2012
2013 Graduate Full Time
2014
Undergraduate PT (FTEs)
2017 Graduate PT (FTEs)
On opposite page: Endowment
Enrollment
The market value of Manhattan College's endowment,
Total full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment has grown by
including reinvested earnings, increased steadily from 2009
more than 20 percent at Manhattan since 2011, and now
until 2017. In 2017, the College experienced a growth of its
exceeds 4,000 students, including more than 3,400 full-time
endowment value from approximately $80 million in 2016 to
undergraduate students. The College's strategy is to encour-
$92 million in 2017, an increase of just over 15 percent com-
age incremental steady growth in enrollment appropriate to
pared to the market valuation 12 months earlier.
the College's resources and mission. Growth has occurred primarily in the categories of full-time undergraduate and part-time graduate.
MANHATTAN COLLEGE TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED, FISCAL YEAR 2016–2017 TOTAL RAISED $14.98 MILLION *
Estates
10% $1.43*
Corporations and Foundations
6% $0.84*
Parents, Employees, and Friends
Alumni
15% $2.31*
42% $6.281*
Current Trustees and Emeriti
27% $4.121* Figures are represented in millions *Utilizes the cash method of accounting.
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ALUMNI PARTICIPATION RATE 16%
15%
14%
13%
12%
11%
10% 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
U.S. News Peers
Manhattan College
OVERALL FUNDS RAISED, FISCAL YEARS 2012–2017
$16
$14
$12
$10
$8
$6
$4
$2
0 2012
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2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Figures are represented in millions
BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN Kenneth Rathgeber ’70 Retired Executive President & CCO Fidelity Investments VICE CHAIRMEN Br. Dennis Lee, FSC Provincial District of Eastern North America, Brothers of the Christian Schools Kenneth W. Orce ’65 Retired Executive Committee Member and Partner Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Thomas Farrell ’83 Partner Cove Property Group Br. Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, FSC Provincial District of Bogotá, Brothers of the Christian Schools Moira A. Kilcoyne ’83 Retired Managing Director/CIO Morgan Stanley Noreen Krall ’87, J.D. Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel Apple, Inc.
BOARD MEMBERS
Louis J. Lamatina ’79 Law Office of Louis J. Lamatina
John Banks III ’85 President Real Estate Board of New York
John V. Magliano ’66 Chairman Emeritus Syska Hennessy Group
Kenneth Bouyer ’90 Director of Inclusiveness Recruiting EY Americas
Br. William Mann, FSC, D.Min. President St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Patrick Boyle ’75, ’82 Retired Executive Vice President New York Life Investment Management
Fredric Marro ’77, J.D. Founder and President Westmont Associates
Gerard Caccappolo ’63 Retired CEO, Ebone
Rosanne Thomas Matzat ’82, Esq. Partner Bankruptcy Department Hahn Hessen, LLP
Clare A. Cunniffe ’81 Senior Vice President of Global Sales Protegrity John Desmarais ’85 Founding Partner Desmarais LLP William N. Dooley ’75 Retired Executive Vice President, Investments American International Group
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Marybeth McCall ’74, M.D. Retired Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Br. Michael J. McGinniss, FSC, Ph.D. President Emeritus, Professor of Religion La Salle University
John McMaster ’78 President for Preparedness, Health & Safety Services American Red Cross James S. Motherway ’83 Managing Director Global Head of Audit, BlackRock Peter M. Mulderry ’87 Managing Director of Marketing/Client Services Highfields Capital Management Suni Munshani Chief Executive Officer Protegrity Peter Musumeci Jr. ’72 Consultant MetroBank, London, England Brennan O’Donnell, Ph.D. President Manhattan College Milo E. Riverso ’81, Ph.D., P.E. Chief Executive Officer and President STV Group, Inc. Anthony Scala Jr. ’74, P.E. President Lowy & Donnath Inc. Stephen J. Squeri ’81, ’86 (MBA) Chairman and CEO-elect American Express
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