NEW YORK, NY- June 23, 2012– Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) in collaboration with NEXT Gallery continues its exciting and innovative exhibit of a talented and bold group of American photographers in Cuba entitled “I Dream Awake” by José Martí.  The exhibit ends August 2, 2012 and features photography through the eyes of 13 American photographers and their experiences throughout their travel in Cuba.

“MCNY is extremely honored and privileged to host this exhibit along with the NEXT Gallery in maintaining our tradition of supporting highly motivated learners which this group of talented artists portrays and upholds through their work,” said Dr. Vinton Thompson, president, Metropolitan College of New York.

The exhibit by NEXT Gallery at Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) features the photographic work of American photographers in Cuba including Ellie Bettle, Joan Lobis Brown, Sharon Burde, Giselle Chamma, Fran Eber, Richard Eber, Adele Epstein, Patricia Gilman, Linda Roche, Janet Rogers, Catherine Steinmann, Nitsan Tal, and Joan Tedeshi.

I Dream Awake

Poem by José  Marti

Day and night
I always dream with open eyes
And on top of the foaming waves
Of the wide turbulent sea,
And on the rolling
Desert sands,
And merrily riding on the gentle neck
Of a mighty lion,
Monarch of my heart,
I always see a floating child
Who is calling me!

Dream Awake Photographers Bios

History of NEXT Art Gallery @ MCNY:

Art Gallery was founded in the Fall Semester of 2001, by the Arts Administration students of the MBA in Media Management Program offered at Metropolitan College of New York for whom designing a gallery space and mounting an exhibition was a class project.

NEXT Art Gallery was an immediate success. Students, Faculty, Administration, and members from the surrounding communities were both excited by and appreciative of the works shown. It was decided that NEXT Art Gallery would become a permanent feature of the Institution.

Goals and Objectives

• To encourage the development of traditional and experimental art forms in all mediums.
• To support and promote emerging and under-represented artists of all ages and all ethnicities by offering them a central venue in Soho, an internationally renowned art center, to show their work.
• To educate and develop audiences by having innovative art shows and show-related events.
• To train future art and cultural industry administrators.

MCNY has one of the only MBA programs in the nation devoted to both media and arts management. In addition, we also offer the only Culture and Commerce Master’s degree in the nation. Students in the Media, Theatre, and Arts Administration courses are able to develop and promote exhibitions and events in a real world setting as part of their training.

Learn More about the MCNY MBA in Media Management Program.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and African-American Explorer & Activist Barbara Hillary to receive Honorary Degrees

NEW YORK, NY- JUNE 06, 2012 – On June 9, 2012, Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) will host its 35^th annual Commencement Ceremony at 4pm at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.  This year, more than 500 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees from MCNY.  Dr. Pedro Noguera, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and one of the nation’s foremost authorities on urban schools, will deliver the keynote address.  Dr. Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University and appears as a regular commentator on CNN and other national news outlets.  Other Doctor of Humane Letters honors will be conferred upon Barbara Hillary, activist, former nurse, explorer and the first African‑American to reach the North and South Poles, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. for their accomplishments as agents of change in education and politics.

“MCNY has carved a unique position allowing us to serve students with unique needs, who overcome extraordinary obstacles to do great things,” said Dr. Vinton Thompson, President of Metropolitan College of New York.  “This year’s keynote speaker and honorees are visionaries of strength and courage and leaders our graduates can proudly emulate.”

This year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Pedro Noguera, holds tenured faculty appointments in the departments of Teaching and Learning and Humanities and Social Sciences at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Development at NYU.  He is also the co-Director of the Institute for the Study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS).   Dr. Noguera is the author of seven books and over 150 articles and monographs.  His most recent books are “Creating the Opportunity to Learn” with A. Wade Boykin (ASCD, 2011) and “Invisible No More: Understanding and Responding to the Disenfranchisement of Latino Males” with A. Hurtado and E. Fergus (Routledge, 2011).

The 2012 Honorees Include:

Barbara Hillary   After retiring as a professional nurse, Harlem-born Barbara Hillary found new challenges in learning snowmobiling and dog sledding in the U.S. and Canada. During this time she became aware that no African-American woman had reached the North Pole. On April 23, 2007, after overcoming many obstacles Hillary reached the North Pole. Hillary has maintained an active role as an advocate for community improvement and was the founder of the Arverne Action Association, Inc.

One of her primary goals was to improve the quality of life in Arverne, New York and the Rockaway Peninsula community. She has received many awards and honors including the “Individual of Inspiration and Dedication” award from the Office of the Borough President, the Honorable Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn, New York. In addition, Hillary received a “Special Citation” from The United States House of Representatives, a Resolution honoring and recognizing her achievements introduced by Representative Gregory W. Meeks. She has also been honored by Sri Chinmoy, a noted visionary and spiritual leader, as an “Individual of Inspiration and Dedication.”

Ruben Diaz, Jr.    Elected Bronx Borough President in the Special Election on April 21st, 2009, Ruben Diaz, Jr., previously served in the New York State Assembly since 1997, representing the 85th Assembly District.  Throughout his seven terms in the State Legislature, Ruben Diaz, Jr. was a champion for working families in the Bronx.  He demonstrated passion for constituent service, social advocacy and community empowerment balanced with support for sensible, green economic development and job creation programs. He sponsored and secured passage of important and innovative laws to address the consequences of the intolerable levels of asthma in the South Bronx, healthcare insurance fraud, and quality of life concerns.  Borough President Diaz has proven himself to be a fearless and tireless advocate for justice and equality for all. A staunch defender of the environment, he is a leading voice against environmental racism and injustice and helped lead the fight to restore the Bronx River. Due to his tireless and relentless advocacy in the case of his constituent, Amadou Diallo – a law-abiding young African Bronx resident who was wrongly killed by four NYPD officers in a hail of 41 bullets – Ruben Diaz, Jr. is known around the world for his advocacy for civil and human rights.  In the State Assembly, Ruben Diaz, Jr. served as Chair of the Committee on Election Law and on the Assembly’s Standing Committees on Education, Ways & Means, Children and Families, Environmental Conservation and Transportation. He is also a member of the Assembly’s Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force and the Black/Puerto Rican and Asian Legislative Caucus.

Metropolitan College thanks the Edwin Gould Foundation for their support of this year’s Commencement.

President Vinton Thompson (second from right) of Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY), stands with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., Barbara Hillary, activist, former nurse, explorer and the first African American woman to reach the North and South Poles, and, Dr. Pedro Noguera, executive director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education.  Dr. Noguera, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on urban schools, delivered the keynote address and along with Diaz and Hillary received Doctor of Humane Letters honors during Metropolitan College of New York’s (MCNY) 35th annual Commencement Ceremony at the Jacob Javits Convention Center Saturday, June 9.  More than 500 undergraduate and graduate students received degrees from MCNY.

More photos at:   Facebook for MCNY Alumni

Contact:

Teresa Lyles Holmes

(212) 219-7239

NEW YORK, NY – May 7, 2012 – Metropolitan College of New York(MCNY) announced the appointment of Mr. Terence Peavy as Executive Vice President for Enrollment Management.   “Metropolitan College is pleased to have a consummate professional like Mr. Peavy join our team,” said Dr. Vinton Thompson, President.  “We look forward to working with him.   His deep and extensive experience will help the college continue to innovate and grow.”

At MCNY, Peavy will oversee Admissions, Marketing, Financial Aid, Registrar, and Student and Career Services. A seasoned professional with years of experience in higher education enrollment, Mr. Peavy was formerly Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing at Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he served since 2009.   From 2004 to 2009, he was at The New School in Manhattan, first as Director of Admission of Eugene Lang College and then as Assistant Vice President for Admission for the entire institution.  Preceding his work at The New School, he climbed the admissions ranks at Fordham University, where he served as Admission Counselor, Assistant Director of Admission, Senior Assistant Director of Admission and Associate Director of Admission.

“I believe in Integrity, Innovation, Empowerment and Diversity.  By upholding these values MCNY has continued to succeed.  Success is measured by the quality of your product.  This special college produces students that go out and change the world.  I look forward to promoting and supporting the MCNY community and the mission of the college,” said Peavy.

Terence Peavy has an MS in Education Administration and Supervision from Fordham (1999) and a BA in Speech Communications from York College of Pennsylvania (1992).  He resides with his family in Jersey City.

Steven K. Lenhart

August 28, 1952 – April 16, 2012

Dear Students, Alumni and Friends of the MCNY Community:

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Steven Lenhart, Dean of Enrollment Services and Director of Marketing.  Dean Lenhart passed on Monday, April 16^th after having suffered a serious heart attack on April 11^th.

For 25 years, Dean Lenhart served the institution, the students, faculty and community with great dedication.  With deep passion, commitment and pride, he was determined to improve the intellectual landscape of this diverse city by enhancing the lives of MCNY students.  Dean Lenhart’s institutional memory was second to none and an invaluable asset to the College. He worked with and admired our founder Audrey Cohen. He was a passionate advocate for our mission. He was a mentor to many individual students through their studies here and into life beyond the college – his office was an open congregation of students and alumni. All the while, he tirelessly promoted an admissions effort that combined integrity with effectiveness. He was a major architect of the present success of MCNY.

Steve joined the College in October 1987 after serving four years as Assistant and Associate Director of Admissions at Fordham University. During twenty-five years of dedicated service Dean Lenhart played an important leadership role as Director of Admissions, Marketing and Recruitment; Director of Graduate Admissions; Director of Marketing Communication; and Dean of Enrollment Services.

On a personal note, from the moment I arrived at the College in May 2008, Steve was supportive in innumerable ways. He pitched in with optimism and confidence to move the College forward at a time of uncertainty. I can never adequately repay my debt for his personal support, but I can speak for all of us in recognizing his tremendous contributions to MCNY and the deep affection we felt for him personally.  His spirit was contagious.

On behalf of the MCNY Family, to his partner Tom Carroll and the Lenhart Family, we extend our deepest sympathy.

In the coming weeks we will find appropriate ways to celebrate his life.

Sincerely,

Dr. Vinton Thompson

President, Metropolitan College of New York

New York, April 6, 2012 — MPA student Tywan Mata was one of two national recipients of the national Section on Professional and Organizational Development (SPOD), American Society of Public Administration’s annual scholarship. The national conference took place from March 3 to  March 6, 2012 in Las Vegas Nevada.

Mr. Mata is the fourth MCNY recipient of this national award.

Pictured in the attached photo (left to right) are: Dr. Philip M. Dodd-Nufrio, MCNY; Tywan Mata, MCNY; Dr. Gigi Harris of Portland State University and  SPOD Chair; Captain David A. Moran, USMC and The University of Texas Pan American; Dr. Cynthia Lynch, The University of Texas Pan American and Dr. Pamela Ransom, MCNY.

Each year, the Section on Professional and Organizational Development (SPOD) confers at least two (2) scholarships to the most deserving doctoral and master level students who are actively

enrolled in the study of public affairs, public administration, public policy or public service at accredited institutions of higher learning. The scholarship money is used to defray the costs of student attendance at the national ASPA conference. President Vinton Thompson’s office also contributed funds to cover Mr. Mata’s expenses.

The SPOD scholarship is designed to help facilitate learning to advance students’ academic work and interests in finding solutions to public organizational challenges. The scholarship is also intended to introduce students to the work of ASPA and SPOD. It also connects and networks these students into this preeminent national organization.

Mr. Tywan was also a student volunteer at the national conference. He and Dr. Ransom plan to co-author a paper to be submitted, with other national conference attending PA students, as part of an initiative to publish student papers in the peer-reviewed journal Public Administration Quarterly. Mr. Mata’s paper is based on his current Constructive Action.

Students wishing to inquire on the 2013 award and nomination process should contact Dr. Nufrio at . The 2013 conference will be held in March, 2013 in New Orleans LA.

New York, NY – Award winning and Oscar nominated filmmaker Samuel Pollard, will join Danielle Lurie, Parris Moore and Ritika Hiranandani as speakers at the Metropolitan College of New York’s 3^rd Annual Short Film Festival on April 12 and 13 from 6-9pm in the school’s Conference Center at 431 Canal Street, New York, NY.

This year’s festival, with a theme of New Faces in Film, continues to grow and gain the support of established entertainment industry leaders and corporate and community sponsors.  MCNY is proud to welcome Essence, Tourism Malaysia, Subway, Little Kingdom, Cinematiq, Lords Bakery, Soi66 and Yamerra as they join returning sponsors Kraft, and the Crosby Collective to support the efforts of our Media Management MBA students in organizing this year’s festival.

About the Panelists:

Sam Pollard is an accomplished film and video editor and a documentary producer/director whose work spans almost 30 years. He began his career in 1989 with Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads and received an Emmy for an episode he produced. Between 1990 and 2000, Pollard edited a number of Spike Lee’s films: Mo’ Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Girl 6, Clockers, Bamboozled and their Oscar® nominated 4 Little Girls. He recently won his sixth Emmy for best editing on the HBO documentary By the People: The Election of Barack Obama. His most recent film, Slavery By Another Name, premiered on PBS in February of this year.

Parris Moore, who holds an MBA in Media Management from MCNY, produced the film Black Ninja, and is a Producer of the film Kinyarwanda, which debuted at Sundance in 2011 and was released in theaters by the AFFRM in December 2012.  The film won the World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic Category in Sundance and was nominated for 3 NAACP awards. Kinyarwanda is based on true accounts from survivors who took refuge at the Grand Mosque of Kigali and the madrassa of Nyanza during the Rwandan genocide. It recounts how the Imams opened the doors of the mosques to give refuge to the Tutsi and those Hutu who refused to participate in the killing.

Danielle Lurie has been named as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s ’25 New Faces of Independent Film,’ and a fellow of IFP’s 2011 Emerging Visions symposium. Her debut short film, In the Morning, premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and has won nine film festivals to date, including ‘Best Narrative Short’ at the Oscar® qualifying Nashville Film Festival.  On the narrative side, Danielle has written screenplay adaptations of Jamaica Kincaid’s novel, Lucy, to star Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) as well as an excerpt of Nicholas Kristof’s best selling book, Half the Sky, directed by Marisa Tomei and Lisa Leone, for a PBS series. Danielle is also adapting another Nicholas Kristof NY Times article into a full-length screenplay that she will direct titled Usha, set in the slums of India.  She is also attached to direct the film adaptation of Marina Budhos’s book Ask Me No Questions, produced by Jane Startz.

Ritika Hiranandani is an independent filmmaker and distributor serving US and Bollywood markets.  She is President and CEO of Atlantic-Crossing LLC, a technical services company that offers software-consulting services to corporate clients including Western Union, Godrej, National Stock Exchange of India, Tata, and Videocon. Through her most recent company, Atlantic Crossing Productions, she partners with leading international television and film production and distribution companies and broadcasters who have been involved in producing motion pictures, soap operas, reality television, game shows, tele-films, title animations and related software for companies ranging from NBC to Turner Broadcasting as well as numerous production, advertising, public relations and media companies in both the US and India.  Her recently distributed films include Lava-kusa, Bruce, and Sharukh Told Me ‘I am Beautiful’.

The festival, which is organized and planned by students in the Media Management MBA program, provides opportunities for experiential learning where students can engage in practical applications of theoretical topics learned in class. “We are honored to host these accomplished film professionals to speak with our students and guests at the Festival and provide a forum for them to share their insights and wisdom on becoming future business leaders and navigating this rapidly changing time of convergence, globalization and digitization in the film industry,” says Kristie Velasco, Adjunct Professor & Coordinator, Media Management MBA Programs for MCNY.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information please contact Sophia Atwell at 718-913-7297, or Prof. Kristie Velasco at , (347) 455-9502.  Information is also available on our school Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcnyedu.

CONTACT: Sophia Atwell  (718) 913-7297, or Prof. Kristie Velasco (347) 445-9502,

Metropolitan College of New York’s Media Management MBA Program

Presents

3^rd ANNUAL MCNY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

April 12 – 14, 2012

Join us

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

8:30-11:30 a.m.

for a preview and panel discussion when

Metropolitan College of New York’s (MCNY) Media Management MBA Program hosts

“The Ever-Changing Media Landscape” - a panel discussion and media cultivation experience featuring key industry influencers, trade and consumer media, and faculty and students from the Media Management MBA Program.  This event precedes the MCNY 3^rd Annual Short Film Festival, April 12-14.  The festival features three days of film screenings, panel discussions and networking opportunities with entertainment and media industry leaders, and more … with a focus on “New Faces in Film.”

Please join us and key industry influencers for this panel discussion and kick off MCNY’s 3rd Annual Short Film Festival.

Featured Panelists include:

• Moderator Cheryl Wills, Reporter at NY1 News and  VP of NYABJ; Author of Die Free: A Heroic Family Tale
• Maisha Azadi, Founder of Urban Actors Academy and MCNY alumna
• Doug Foreman, Manager of Consumer Marketing at Music Choice; Member, MCNY MBA Business Advisory Board and MCNY Alumnus
• Bernie Jackson, MCNY Media Management Professor and Former Counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf Entertainment and Media Group
• Agata Rzepka, Owner / Executive Producer at Trygon Pictures
• Peter Schelfhaudt, Chairman/CEO of Creative Partners, Founder/Managing Partner, Unconditional Love Productions, Executive Film Producer

Date:

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Panel Discussion

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. – Q&A

Location:

Metropolitan College of New York

431 Canal Street at Varick Street

MCNY Conference Center, 11^th Floor

RSVP by April 6, 2012:  Teresa Holmes, UniWorld Group

(212) 212-7139 or

One of the school’s most successful academic programs is its Media Management MBA Program.  This program teaches students to manage and develop successful new business models in the worlds of film, new media, music and publishing in a new era of digitization and convergence.

New York, NY – March 10, 2012 – Moviemakers and MBA students collaborate once again for the Metropolitan College of New York’s 3^rd Annual Media Management Short Film Festival from 6-9 p.m., April 12 and 13 and April 14 from 12-6pm in the school’s Conference Center at 431 Canal Street, New York, NY.

“New Faces in Film” is the theme for this year’s festival, which includes moderated filmmaker and movie industry panels on April 12 and 13, followed by the screening of the selected short films on April 14^th. The festival, which grew out a classroom project, has crystallized into a platform for burgeoning filmmakers, and provides real time project management experience for the school’s media management MBA students. “The event continues to grow and offer opportunities to combine creative film production with the acquisition of practical business experiences in the media industries and education at the school,” says Kristie Velasco, Adjunct Professor & Coordinator, Media Management MBA Programs for MCNY.

“I am excited that the students have been successful in developing an exciting event that has become embraced by the entire MCNY community,” says Dr. Tilokie Depoo, Professor and Director of Business Programs at MCNY. “It represents an established annual opportunity for the concretization of theoretical MBA competencies by our students while it showcases the wonderful collaborative efforts of our students and the media industry.”

The event is free and open to the public. For more information please contact Sophia Atwell at 718-913-7297, or Prof. Kristie Velasco at , (917) 719-0293.  Information is also available on our school Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcnyedu.

New York, March 4, 2012 — MPA student Tywan Mata was one of two national recipients of the national Section on Professional and Organizational Development (SPOD), American Society of Public Administration’s annual scholarship. The national conference took place from March 3 to  March 6, 2012 in Las Vegas Nevada.

Mr. Mata is the fourth MCNY recipient of this national award. Pictured in the attached photo (left to right) are: Dr. Philip M. Dodd-Nufrio, MCNY; Tywan Mata, MCNY; Dr. Gigi Harris of Portland State University and  SPOD Chair; Captain David A. Moran, USMC; Dr. Cynthia Lynch and Dr. Pamela Ransom, MCNY.

Each year, the Section on Professional and Organizational Development (SPOD) confers at least two (2) scholarships to the most deserving doctoral and master level students who are actively

enrolled in the study of public affairs, public administration, public policy or public service at accredited institutions of higher learning. The scholarship money is used to defray the costs of student attendance at the national ASPA conference. President Vinton Thompson’s office also contributed funds to cover Mr. Mata’s expenses.

The SPOD scholarship is designed to help facilitate learning to advance students’ academic work and interests in finding solutions to public organizational challenges. The scholarship is also  intended to introduce students to the work of ASPA and SPOD and to serve as a conduit for encouraging students to become involved in the various activities of  ASPA and the Section.

Mr. Tywan was also a student volunteer at the national conference. He and Dr. Ransom plan to  co-author a paper to be submitted,  with other national conference attending PA students, as  part of an initiative to publish student papers in the peer-reviewed journal Public Administration Quarterly. Mr. Mata’s paper is based on his current Constructive Action.

Students wishing to inquire on the 2013 award and nomination process should contact Dr. Nufrio at . The 2013 conference will be held in March, 2013 in New Orleans LA.



Open House & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Take Place on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 4PM

WHO: For more than 40 years, Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) has cultivated a community of seasoned practitioners at its Manhattan campus in the areas of human services, education, business and public administration. MCNY is proud to now be able to offer a quality education to professionals who work or live in the Bronx and beyond.

WHAT: MCNY will host a special Open House for media, elected officials, prospective students and the community on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 4:00 pm to celebrate the opening of its Bronx Extension Center (located at 529 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY). This campus extension offers added convenience for students who live or work in the Bronx, adjacent parts of Manhattan and Westchester County.

The MCNY Bronx Extension Center will offer Associate, Bachelor and Master degree programs including an Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Professional Studies in Human Services, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Business Administration in Business or Healthcare Systems Management, Master of Public Administration and a Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling Program (CASAC).

WHY:  MCNY’s return to the Bronx is made possible by the tremendous success at the Manhattan Campus over the last three years. It is one more sign of the vitality that represents the continuing commitment of the College to bring MCNY’s special programs and educational philosophy to the broadest possible audience.

WHEN: MCNY Open House & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

4:00 pm

WHERE: MCNY Bronx Extension Center

529 Courtlandt Avenue

Bronx NY 10451

RSVP:              Tyrha Lindsey, UniWorld Group, (212) 219-7145,  

For more information on MCNY, visit www.mcny.edu or call 800.33.THINK.