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College of New Rochelle Professor Receives Award from Art Therapy Association

Patricia St. John, professor of art therapy and art education at The College of New Rochelle, received the Honorary Life Member award from the New York Art Therapy Association, the highest award given.

Ms. St. John has taught at The College of New Rochelle since 1986 in positions including professor and chair of the Graduate School Division of Professional and Fine Arts. She has presented throughout the nation on topics of art therapy and neurological impairment, developmental characteristics in drawings by children and youth, art therapy ethics in assessment, and art therapy outcome research.

“It is truly wonderful to have the chance to practice art therapy, have the chance to help people and see the discipline grow. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to educate students who are using art therapy techniques to help others and expand the reach of the practice,” said Ms. St. John.

The interdisciplinary art therapy undergraduate and graduate programs at The College of New Rochelle combine foundation studies in studio art with training in psychology. The state-approved B.S. and B.F.A. degrees can lead to professional registration as an art therapist once the student completes a master’s degree.

Mount St. Mary College Students Collect Prom Dresses to Raise Scholarship Funds

Mount St. Mary College students held “Prom Fest,” a night during which they offered high school students affordable prom dresses, and earned more than $1,000 for the St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Scholarship Fund.

The scholarship will be awarded to a current Mount St. Mary student. The March event was held in the college’s auditorium where 900 gently used dresses were on display for sale. More than 100 families attended.

Manhattan College Junior Honored as Newman Civic Fellow

Campus Contact, a national coalition of some 1,100 college and university presidents, named Freda Tei, a Manhattan College junior, a Newman Civic Fellow in April.

The award honors student leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to finding solutions to challenges faced by their communities.

She was given the honor for her advocacy work in the Bronx. Since 2009, Miss Tei has been speaking out for better schools and social change. She is part of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) and Sistas and Brothas United (SBU). She worked to decrease overcrowding by joining the NWBCCC’s campaign to turn the Kingsbridge Armory into schools.

At Manhattan College, she helped establish a tutoring program with SBU and helps with the college access program. Miss Tei has led a petition to support the New York State Dream Act and registered people to vote.

“We are extremely proud of Freda Tei and happy to have her represent Manhattan College in the Newman Civic Fellowship,” said Brennan O’Donnell, president of Manhattan College. “Not only has she developed her own leadership abilities, she is helping to build a new generation of young community leaders.”

The Newman Civic Fellow Award is sponsored by the KPMG Foundation, which works in partnership with business and higher education to provide college and university students the opportunity to make a difference and to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise.