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Manhattan College Expands Program to Offers Scholarships To Students From Lasallian Schools

The Manhattan College Lasallian Ambassadors logo.  MANHATTAN.EDU/COURTESY By Lauren Raziano, Copy Editor/Web Editor Manhattan College is the only Lasallian higher education institution in New York City, and is now seeking to expand their Lasallian tradition through a revised scholarship award. The Lasallian Scholars Award is a $2,000 scholarship that is offered annually to all full-time undergraduate students who have graduated from a Lasallian high school, secondary … Continue reading Manhattan College Expands Program to Offers Scholarships To Students From Lasallian Schools

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Jaspers Commit to Lasallian Values Amid Pandemic Through Hosting Summer Camp

by Christine Nappi, Features Editor For Edgar Zavala, MC’s director of non-credit programs, commitment to education and community is one of the most important Lasallian values that should be present, even in the time of COVID-19. Although summer 2020 was a whirlwind of uncertainty when trying to decide whether or not undergraduate students would return to campus in the fall, Zavala and other dedicated Jaspers … Continue reading Jaspers Commit to Lasallian Values Amid Pandemic Through Hosting Summer Camp

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Connecting With Fellow Lasallians: Five Students Travel to Rio for Lasallian Conference

by Haley Burnside & Shannon Gleba, Senior Writer & Copy Editor In the month of July, five students and one faculty member journeyed nearly five thousand miles from New York City to Rio de Janeiro in order to broaden their understanding of the Lasallian mission.  Hayden Greene, the director of the Multicultural Center, worked alongside Brother Jack Curran to organize the trip for a handful of selected … Continue reading Connecting With Fellow Lasallians: Five Students Travel to Rio for Lasallian Conference

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New Program to Teach Students Lasallian Leadership Values

Rooted in the values that Saint John Baptist de LaSalle preached, leadership practices are one of the most encouraged ones on Lasallian institutions around the world. Manhattan College is not the exception and, although is a common word spread around the student body, faculty and administration, many of them have no idea about what this concept means. This is why this year a group of … Continue reading New Program to Teach Students Lasallian Leadership Values

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The Lasallian Leadership and Global Understanding Program

by BRIGID SHEA, Staff Writer This summer, students from Manhattan College will be traveling to Mexico to participate in the Lasallian Leadership and Global Understanding Program. This program takes students from different Lasallian colleges and universities around the world to learn leadership skills in a global setting. The Lasallian Leadership and Global Understanding program has been at Manhattan College for five years now. Last summer, Brother … Continue reading The Lasallian Leadership and Global Understanding Program

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Winter Break at Home (and Away)

Manhattan students are inevitably looking beyond finals week to the elusive winter break. Breaks from school are often times that we spend at home, relaxing and spending time with family, but over winter break and spring break, many Manhattan College students spend their time helping others. The Manhattan College Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experience (LOVE) offers students “service and social justice travel experiences” according to the … Continue reading Winter Break at Home (and Away)

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Should Criminal Records Be on College Applications?

Everyone remembers the process of applying to colleges. Mostly basic questions fill up the pages until you get to the one that asks, “Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a felony?” The answer to this could make or break someone’s college future. Three New York colleges have removed it from their application. However, Manhattan College is not one of them. But should it … Continue reading Should Criminal Records Be on College Applications?

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From Students to Humanitarians: The Post-Grad World of Lasallian Volunteers

For each Jasper here at Manhattan College, there is some kind of vision for the future. Most stuents’ post-graduation plans involve going right into their career of choice or attending graduate school. Life might keep them here in New York, or it may take them somewhere completely different so they can pursue their dreams. Whether they have discovered it yet or not, all students have a passion, and for some students that … Continue reading From Students to Humanitarians: The Post-Grad World of Lasallian Volunteers

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Mission Month Redesign Reflects MC’s Tradition

CAROLYN QUEST SENIOR WRITER This month of April, Manhattan College celebrates its Lasallian tradition and mission by affirming the day-to-day activities and events that students, faculty, administration and staff all organize and attend. Mission Month was coordinated with the college community and the Office of Mission by the Vice President for Mission, Brother Jack Curran. The recast of De La Salle week all started when … Continue reading Mission Month Redesign Reflects MC’s Tradition

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