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Volume C, Issue 8
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NEW YORK, OCTOBER 15, 2019
MC In Need of New VP of Facilities Madalyn Johnson & Christine Nappi Asst. A&E Editor & Staff Writer
Kelly Commons Bridges Campus Gap The building operating in its fifth year connects north and the newly renovated south campus. BRIAN ASARE/ THE QUADRANGLE
Public Health Major Set To Arrive For Fall Pete Janny
Asst. Sports Editor Come fall 2020, Manhattan College will offer a Public Health major in place of the pre-existing Allied Health major. A proposal was approved by the College Curriculum Community regarding the creation of a Public Health major designed to help students find a career in the Public Health industry. This past August the college received accreditation by New York State to implement this program. Students currently enrolled in the Allied Health program will have the luxury of sticking with that major until they graduate. They may also switch to the Public Health program if that’s what they feel best aligns with their career goals. However, students will no longer be able to transfer into the Allied Health program come the Fall 2020 semester. The School of Education & Health is prepared to make sure that student needs will be met, particularly the needs of
Allied Health Majors who will be finishing up their coursework in a program that will reach extinction in a few years. “Students who are Allied Health majors can change to public health or we will counsel those who want PT individually,” Karen Nicholson, Dean of the School of Education & Health, said. “None of the students will suffer. They aren’t going to lose any credits.” In addition, the students will have faculty support. Dr. Tekeyah Sears, who currently serves as the director of the Allied Health Program, will also be assuming the role of the director of the Public Health Program. Sears will work individually with students to support them during this time of transition for the School of Education and Health. According to Nicholson, the impetus for inaugurating a Public Health major was because of the prevalence of public health issues in the world today. These issues will need to be monitored and addressed by those working jobs in the Public Health industry. “We do regular scans of
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the environment to see what are growth fields or what are potential new opportunities for us,” Nicholson said. “To do this we use a company called Hanover and this company has identified public health as one of the areas that looks like a growth area going forward.” Public health’s irrefutable pertinence to a wide range of disciplines is another justification for this big change. “The bottom line is that Public Health aligns with the School of Education and Health and other programs here at the College and prepares them for more positions out there,” Nicholson said. Unbeknownst to many, there is a distinction between Allied Health and Public Health. Initially, even Nicholson herself had trouble identifying a fundamental difference between the areas. “The term is ‘Allied Health’ is fairly outdated,” Nicholson said. “The students in that program take 54 science credits so half of the program is science and the other half of __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
As the Manhattan College community started the year off with a number of staff shake ups and the announcement of the search for a new provost, another new staff member will need to join the team soon. Andrew Ryan, who served as the Vice President of Facilities, has departed from the college, leaving the important role vacant in the middle of the semester. With as many challenges as the school’s facilities face, students and faculty are concerned with who will be hired for the position, how soon the role will get filled, and what action the school will take to improve the campus. Andrew Ryan served as Manhattan College’s vice president of facilities for 11 years and was in charge of all major constructive projects on campus. He graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in electrical engineering granting him a professional engineering license in the states of New York and New Jersey. According to Matthew McManness, Manhattan College’s Vice President of Finance, Ryan’s departure may seem sudden to the school at large, but the college had time to prepare for it. “Andy informed me that he was leaving the College about a month before his departure. I am serving in an interim role working with the Facilities team until the President determines next steps in filling the position. As he left, we coordinated our planning meetings and I met with the Facilities team to insure a smooth transition,” said McManness. Though Ryan’s job was riddled with challenges, he also accomplished a lot in the 11 years he spent in the role. “Andy has accomplished a great deal, most notably overseeing the construction of the Raymond W. Kelly Student Commons, the Patricia and Neil Higgins ’62 Engineering and Science Center, and major renovations to Leo Engineer-
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ing, De La Salle Hall, and Smith Hall. In addition, he oversaw the process leading to the creation of the College’s current facilities Master Plan,” said McManness. The process in searching for a new VP of facilities is an intensive and important process. “In higher education and in this position the position is first reviewed for comprehensiveness by members of the President’s Senior Team with some collaboration with the Board of Trustees Facilities Committee. The position will then be advertised nationally through several media outlets including the Chronicle for Higher Education. Generally the entire process takes 3-4 months,” said McManness. McManness hopes the new VP will be self motivated, have strong analytical and problem solving, leadership, IT and communication skills. In addition, McManness would like to see the next VP of Facilities have experience in plant HVAC systems and hopes they will serve “as a community liaison to represent the College on local issues concerning buildings and grounds.” As the school sets out to search for a new VP of Facilities that has all the desired skills and attitudes necessary, some students and faculty have their own idea of what they would like to see from the new hire. A new non-Student Government recognized club, The Mother Nature Club, advocates for sustainable practices throughout campus to better the environment on campus and in the community as a whole. As word got out that the school was in need of a new VP of Facilities, members of the club and Pamela Chasek, faculty advisor for the club, have started to hope that the role will be filled with someone who cares about the “carbon footprint” of the college. Ryan leaving has given the Mother Nature Club and the campus community an opportunity to push for feasible solutions to a variety of facility issues and advocate for ecofriendly options on campus that __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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