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Fordham Graduate Returns as New Assistant Dean

FROM DEAN, PAGE 1 In 2021, she received her doctorate in education from Queen’s University of Belfast in Northern Ireland with a dissertation on international student adjustment in higher education.

As assistant dean for student involvement, she is well versed in what it means to balance education and co-curricular activities. After graduating from Fordham College at Rose Hill, she went to teach in Seoul, South Korea, for a year. “I knew that I really enjoyed teaching, as well as my student affairs background,” said McGlade.

She then came back as a residential director at Lincoln Center, which is where she worked to obtain her master’s degree from the Graduate School of Education.

It was always that academic, career and co-curricular together, said McGlade.

Before coming back to work at Fordham, McGlade also worked in a Brooklyn high school, where she earned her professional counseling license.

“I enjoyed working with students and utilizing Fordham’s education and guidance counseling particularly,” said McGlade.

“As an alum, I have stayed connected to the community,” said McGlade. “I have never really felt far from Fordham. I have always felt like part of the Fordham community and family.”

Since she wanted to come back to higher education, Fordham was the perfect opportunity, explained McGlade.

She is excited to get a chance to work with students who are leading and learning with the co-curricular experience since she works in the Office of Student Involvement (OSI).

OSI has partners and services that are offered to students, such as Orientation, First Year Formation, Commuter Student Services and student clubs, which McGlade is also looking forward to leading.

McGlade wants to “partner with them to help them shape their experiences with the services we have and continue to build upon many of the successes we have had and also embrace the areas we need to continue to improve as we move forward during this moment at Fordham.”

Along with the new role she is in, McGlade is glad to be back at Fordham.

“I am so delighted to be a part of a university that embraces Jesuit ideals and Jesuit pedagogy… It is a unique place to be and work every day… The Jesuit mission is something that I think is the fabric of who

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McGlade received her doctorate in Belfast, Ireland from Queen’s University after she attended Fordham.

we are as a community. It is wonderful to be part of it as an alum and as a professional now.” Overall, McGlade wants to emphasize that she is here for students.

“I invite students to let us know how we are doing and come by. My door is open, and come say hello to the team. Let us know how we can help students get involved.… I want to emphasize the opportunity for students to share their vision and share their feedback. McGlade looks forward to getting to know the Fordham student body

United Student Government Discusses Missing Printer, Imposter Accounts and By-laws

By ISABEL DANZIS

NEWS EDITOR

United Student Government (USG) hosted their weekly meeting last week on Sept. 15. The meeting was led by Executive Vice President Ava Coogan, FCRH ’25.

Senator Andrew Falduto, FCRH ’23, raised the public concern that the printer in Hughes Hall was missing. Executive President Santiago Vidal, FCRH ’24, tasked Natalia Kimmelshue, GSB ’23, vice president of Gabelli School of Business, to address the issue. Vidal asked her to bring an update on the printer to next week’s meeting. Senator Jamie Serruto, FCRH ’24, proposed looking at the quality and status of all printers around campus. Alex Chavez, GSB ’23, vice president of finance and budgets, brought up that many printers are maintained by residential life.

Vice President of Fordham College Rose Hill Gaby Simporios, FCRH ’24, brought up the concern that because of the Monday schedule the week of Labor Day, the add-drop period ended before some students got the opportunity to attend labs. Vidal recommended that she talk to the deans about resolving that issue for future semesters.

Serruto raised the concern about more communication within USG. USG released a giveaway last week, giving away tickets to the music festival Rolling Loud. Serruto said that he and other senators were unaware the giveaway was coming out and were unequipped to answer questions from students. Vidal said the giveaway was done on a “first come first serve” basis.

According to Vidal, it was important to keep information about the giveaway to a small group so word did not get out and people did not manipulate the “first come first serve” system.

On the topic of the Rolling Loud giveaway, Vidal noted that the USG Instagram account received an increase in attention. While the account gained more followers, Vidal said that there were a few imposter USG accounts created. To resolve that in the future, Vidal showed interest in trying to get the official USG account verified.

USG approved the club “Next Impact: Undergraduate Chapter.” The club aims to inspire the next generation of leaders and inspire positive impact.

Briana Al-Omoush, FCRH ’24, vice president of diversity and inclusion, re-introduced changes to the Diversity Action Coalition (DAC) bylaws.

Al-Omoush presented the changed by-laws to DAC, and the committee voted to keep the terminology as “co-chair” instead of changing to “vice chair,” as discussed in the USG meeting the previous week. DAC also voted to approve the changes that the cochair must have been on DAC for a semester to be elected. Coogan announced that the changes were approved.

Simporios also proposed changes to the FCRH Dean’s Council by-laws. There will now be two co-chairs on the committee, and they will be elected in the spring semester to help the vice president with the summer transition.

Simporios changed the bylaw to state that if the vice president were to get impeached or resign, one of the co-chairs would serve as the interim vice president. Lastly, she proposed to change the by-laws so that anyone with a second major, minor or concentration for FCRH is eligible to join the Dean's Council. The changes were approved.

Serruto raised concerns that some USG members must leave the meetings early due to class conflicts, which affects voting procedures.

Vice President of Operations Jillian Choy, GSB ’24, suggested that in the future, all issues should be added to the “public concerns” section of the meetings instead of being brought up during. This suggestion was made to potentially help streamline the meetings and help them get done promptly so people do not have to leave in the middle.

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USG discussed imposter accounts created after their Rolling Loud giveaway.

Walsh Library Celebrates 25th Birthday

FROM WALSH, PAGE 1 accomplishments to his Jesuit education and looked to give back to both Fordham and the wider New York City community. The project first began construction in 1994 but faced multiple delays including harsh winter weather impeding progress, as well as time-consuming wiring and import demands to build the library as it was desired to be.

Since its completion in 1997, Walsh Library has endured a great deal, including the flooding damages in early September of last year. However, it has continued to be a staple of campus life for many. This May marked the 25th anniversary of the library’s opening and it is a triumph which the library department has planned to celebrate with the Fordham community.

Fordham Library News published an article stating that the library would honor this anniversary with the launch of the Walsh25 campaign. They have planned numerous celebrations to take place throughout the fall semester. During the first week of classes, students who visited the library likely noticed the display of free Walsh Library merchandise. The opportunity to grab some of the items is not gone forever, as the library plans to sporadically set up some more giveaways.

Additionally, the Exhibition Hall located on the first floor of Walsh is currently home to a display about the history of the library. It contains a collection of writings, designs, blueprints and modeling from when the building was undergoing its original construction. Current students and community members can get a snapshot of the library’s construction process, opening and history. As of early September, there were plans to add a display of books which were best sellers in 1997, when the library doors opened. The display will remain in place through October.

Fordham University Director of Libraries Linda LoSchiavo was able to provide her insight into both the history and the future of Walsh Library. LoSchiavo explained that the library was designed by Shepley Bulfinch, a prominent architecture firm for academic libraries, just at the start of the more technological era. Because of this, the library has needed to change throughout its 25 years to keep pace with electronic advancements. However, Walsh Library is flexible, keeping its traditional aspects throughout these transitions.

LoSchiavo detailed some of the functional transitions that various areas of the library have undergone, including what was once the Periodicals Reading Room being converted into the Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art.

What current students know as the East Reading Room was once the Reserve Room, among other changes. However, LoShiavo highlights an important consistency of the Walsh Library as well. That is the large volume of physical books that the library is home to. Despite the increasing prevalence of e-books and other online resources, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Walsh Library continues to grow its collection of over one million books.

In terms of the biggest change in student use of the library, LoSchiavo explains that as the emphasis on collaborative work has become more common, so has the occurrence of seeing multiple students occupying the study rooms at a time. However, according to LoSchiavo, some student habits don’t seem to ever change.

“One of the things that hasn't changed is that students are still trying to sneak food into the library but our detection rate is very high,” said LoSchiavo.

The story of the Walsh Library is far from over.

“Walsh Library has a long life ahead of it. Every university library has a core set of deliverables that will never change. Students and faculty want and need information,” said LoSchiavo. “They want places to study, to read, to do research, to collaborate with each other. They need librarians to guide them through some of this and to make sure that research and teaching needs are supported. None of this has changed in the past 25 years, nor will it in the next 25.”

LoSchiavo said that the role of the library staff is likely to change drastically, as will the technology once again, but books will remain on the shelves. Beyond that, she said it is hard to predict what the future will hold.

For updates on the Walsh25 celebratory events and other library events, one can refer to the University Libraries’ social media pages.

They are accessible on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook in addition to the library website.

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Walsh Library serves as the primary library on the Rose Hill Campus.

COURTESY OF PIA FISCHETTI/ THE FORDHAM RAM Library staff celebrated the Walsh Library's birthday detailing its history.

The Class of 2026 Senate Election Results

By ISABEL DANZIS

NEWS EDITOR

Five candidates from the First-Year class won the seats in the United Student Government (USG) elections for the class of 2026 senate. The elections took place on Sept. 19- 20.

Rhianna (Reese) Dains, FCRH ’26, received 119 votes. She plans to focus on sustainability, efficiency and campus beautification projects as a senator. She is already a member of the USG Sustainability Committee. According to her platform, she hopes to look into Fordham’s printer program. She says that many academic buildings require papers to be printed single-sided and wants to create options for documents to be printed double-sided to reduce waste.

Dains hopes to make the club application process easier. Dains also wants to work with Dining Services to use compostable cups on campus instead of plastic. Lastly, as a senator, Dains will push Fordham to put air conditioning units in every building on campus.

Lucas Hjertberg, FCRH ’26, garnered 100 votes. Hjertberg served on student government in high school. As a senator, he will work to get what the class of 2026 needs done and is open to taking suggestions from his fellow classmates.

Nicky D’Abundo, FCRH ’26, won his seat by getting 125 votes. D'Abundo wants to work as a senator to help integrate the First-Year students into the greater Fordham community. D’Abundo wants to help existing initiatives like getting water bottle filling stations in residence halls. He also wants to add contraceptives to campus, improve the food options, change the guest-pass policy and improve access to lowcost academic materials.

Mikaela Casanova, GSB ’26 received 104 votes. As a senator, Casanova wants to bring more activities to campus. She proposes a sports day and more recreational activities for students. She wants to give First Years a folder of resources like a map and printer guide.

Additionally, Casanova wants to make the Duo mobile app optional. She also hopes to make improvements to the facilities in Martyr’s Hall. Lastly, she wants to expand vegetarian options on campus.

Muhammed Zaveri, GSB ’26, won 95 votes. He stresses the importance of diversity. He believes diversity and inclusion are the most important issues on campus. As a senator, he hopes to improve food options on campus.

Additionally, Zaveri hopes to enhance student life by improving activities and emphasizing intramural sports. Rhianna Danis