Monthly Archives: April 2010

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February 25, 2010

Briarcliff Manor resident in engineering has co-authored a book and has been accepted to several prestigious doctoral programs

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Francesco Ricci, a senior in the chemical engineering program at Manhattan College and a resident of Briarcliff Manor, has co-authored the textbook Thermodynamics for the Practicing Engineer by Louis Theodore, Francesco Ricci and Timothy Vanvliet. He has also recently been accepted into doctoral programs at Princeton University, Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University. The book was published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. in 2009.

Ricci is currently co-authoring a textbook on the topic of mass transfer, Mass Transfer Operations for the Practicing Engineer (L. Theodore and F. Ricci) which is scheduled for release by Wiley in mid-2010. His other publication experience includes serving as a contributing author to Introduction to Environmental Management. During his tenure at Manhattan College, Ricci has received numerous academic awards and scholarships. Ricci is a member of the Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon, and Pen & Sword honor societies. His GPA at Manhattan is currently 3.99.

Thermodynamics for the Practicing Engineer is written for all practicing engineers and anyone studying to become one. The authors focus on applications of thermodynamics. They cover the technical and pragmatic problems in the field, and provide readers with a solid base in thermodynamics theory.

This textbook includes sections on enthalpy effects, equilibrium thermodynamics, environmental concerns, economics, ethics, “exergy” analysis and more. It offers both detailed examples and practice problems to give the reader an opportunity to explore real-world problems.

The co-authors are Louis Theodore, ENG SCD, a consultant for Theodore Tutorials, a company specializing in providing training solutions to industry, academia and government, and Timothy Vanvliet, Manhattan College chemical engineering alumnus and a member of Omega Chi Epsilon. Both have distinguished resumes. For more information about this book, please e-mail frank.ricci88@gmail.com.

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February 19, 2010

Pax Christi to award Manhattan College at its annual reception

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Pax Christi Metro New York (PCMNY) has named Manhattan College’s Peace Studies program one of this year’s PCMNY Peacemakers. The award will be accepted by Dr. Joseph J. Fahey, co-founder of the program and professor of religious studies at the College. The program will be honored along with the New Sanctuary Movement and Eugene Moretta at its annual reception on Sunday, June 13, from 3 to 6 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Greenwich Village Casserly Hall.

The College’s Peace Studies program, established nearly 40 years ago, is dedicated to the search for solutions to the problems of war and human injustice. It is an interdisciplinary academic program that examines arms races and wars; economic, political and social justice; conflict creation, management and resolution; nonviolent philosophies and strategies of resistance; world community and world government and more. Manhattan College was the first Catholic college or university in the nation to offer a B.A. in peace studies.

The New Sanctuary Movement is known for working nonviolently for immigration reform and family unity. Moretta is a longtime ever-faithful PCMNY office volunteer and conscientious objector.

Pax Christi takes a threefold approach to peacemaking that fully involves prayer, study and action. It facilitates a number of programs and events throughout the year that are meant to engage its members, the Church and the world in the struggle for peace.

For more information on this event, please email lydia.gray@manhattan.edu.

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February 19, 2010   

United Nations Association to award grants to a number of New York organizations

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Riverdale United Nations Association (UNA) will award grants to a number of New York organizations. The awards will be given as part of a reception at Manhattan College in the Alumni Room of the O’Malley Library on Friday, April 9, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The recipients of the grants are: Manhattan College- Peace Studies Program, Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy Middle School-Model UN, In-TECH Academy Middle School -Model UN and Riverdale Country Middle School- Model UN who will work in partnership, Riverdale Presbyterian Church-Mission Work, Christ Church Riverdale-Mission Work, NGO- Disarmament for Peace & Security, World Peace,One Falafel at a Time, UNA- USA for Student Alliance Program (Materials & Program in Riverdale/Kingsbridge Schools), and UNA- USA for the Formation of New Bronx UNA Chapter.

The funds for this project come from the Patricia Kozma bequest to the UNA-USA Riverdale Chapter. Kozma was a longtime Riverdale resident and Riverdale Chapter Board member. She was devoted to the purposes and objectives of the United Nations and UNA-USA and made the bequest for the furtherance of these goals.

Margaret Groarke, director of the College’s peace studies program and an associate professor in government, said, “We are grateful to the Riverdale UNA. This grant will allow Peace Studies and JustPeace, the student activist group, to do more work on peace and justice issues over the next few years, and will help us reach out to invite Riverdale and Bronx residents to our events and do more collaborative work on important issues.”

Expected to join in the celebration will be Congressman Eliot Engel, NY State Senator Eric Schneiderman, NY State Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, and NYC Council Representative Oliver Koppell.

For more information on this event, please email lydia.gray@manhattan.edu.

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Mark Green will present “It’s 2012: Who Won The Obama-GOP Battle?” at Manhattan College

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Mark Green, former public advocate, public interest attorney, and author, will present “It’s 2012: Who Won the Obama-GOP Battle?” on Wednesday, March 3, at 4:30 PM at Manhattan College. The lecture is sponsored by the departments of history and government and will be held at the College’s O’Malley Library, Room 100. It is free and open to the public.

A native of Brooklyn, Green is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School. During the 1970s he was one of Ralph Nader’s first “Raiders,” ran Congress Watch from 1977-1980, and founded the Democracy Project, a public policy institute, in 1981. Over the past few decades Green has been a prominent figure in New York City politics, serving as the city’s Consumer Affairs Commissioner from 1990 to 1993 and as its first Public Advocate for two terms from 1994 to 2001. In these offices Green exposed and helped break up the criminal garbage cartel; enacted the law protecting the victims of domestic violence from unjust firings; filed the Federal Trade Commission petition that led to the elimination of Joe Camel advertisements aimed at youth; and twice successfully sued Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in cases involving police misconduct and racial profiling.

The author, co-author or editor of 22 books, Green had two bestsellers: Who Runs Congress?, published in 1972 and co-written by Michael Waldman; and The Book on Bush, published in 2004 and co-written by Eric Alterman. A regular on TV and radio news talk shows, Green has made hundreds of appearances on CNN’s Crossfire, PBS’s Firing Line, and MSNBC’s Hardball. He also debated co-panelists Ed Koch and Al D’Amato on NY1’s weekly segment “Wiseguys” from 2002 to 2008, and was president of Air America Radio from 2007 to 2008.

For more information on this event, please contact george.kirsch@manhattan.edu or call (718) 862-7127.

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