Archive - Feb 2008

 

During Reunion Weekend (June 6-8, 2008), more festivities are planned to celebrate Wagner's rich heritage. For the first time in recent history, we will celebrate Founders Day on October 15, 2008. This should be a meaningful celebration for all. Founders Day will feature a major 125th anniversary convocation; interesting historical speakers, special guests and much more!

            STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 9 p.m., Wagner College will offer its 3rd annual Tribute to Black Music in the Campus Hall Performance Center. The public is invited; the performance is free.

            The program will pay homage to the spiritual and gospel tradition, and will celebrate the lives of many important figures from the world of jazz: Oscar Peterson (1925-2008), Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974), Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967), Thelonius Monk (1917-1982), Milton Nascimento (b. 1942), Charlie Parker (1920-1955), John Coltrane (1926-1967), Clifford Brown (1930-1956), Bennie Golson (b. 1929) and Jon Hendricks (b. 1921) — and all in just 90 minutes!

The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission Inc. and the New York State Education Department will be conducting a site review for continuing accreditation of the Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing at Wagner College on Feb. 26-28.  You are invited to meet the visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting in the Nursing Resource Center, Campus Hall, on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 4:45 p.m.

Lauren O'Hare, chairwoman of Wagner College's Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing, was featured in the February 2008 issue of Advance for Nurses, a professional magazine serving the Greater New York metropolitan area. The article focused on working conditions for nurses on Staten Island. To download the story, CLICK HERE.

Public relations executive and attorney Joshua Spivak has recently been named a research fellow with Wagner College’s Hugh L. Carey Center for Government Reform. Since joining the Carey Center team, Spivak has published several op/ed pieces in a variety of newpapers and magazines around the country, including (click on the titles to read the opinions):

Friday, Feb. 22, 5 p.m.

WAGNER COLLEGE was closed for most activities today, including classes and administrative offices, due to weather conditions.

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