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College of New Rochelle Wellness Center Honored

 

The College of New Rochelle’s Wellness Center received the 2013 Silver Award from the Society of American Registered Architects.

 

The award was presented at a ceremony at the One UN Plaza Hotel Oct. 11. The Wellness Center was designed by iKon 5, a New Jersey architectural firm.

 

The two-story, 54,000-square-foot structure includes a 1,500-seat gymnasium, competition-size pool, suspended running track, fitness and aerobics center, and classrooms. The use of recyclable and natural materials, such as a grass roof, day lighting and ground-source heat pumps among other features, earned the building LEED-Silver certification for environmental efficiency.

 

Judith Huntington, president of The College of New Rochelle, described the center as a place “to promote wellness of the body, mind and spirit.”

 

Mount St. Mary Donates More Than 800 Gifts to Families

 

Students and staff of Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh collected 844 Christmas gifts to be donated to the local community through the campus’ annual Giving Tree. The gifts were donated to Catholic Charities of Orange County.

 

The program was a joint effort between campus ministry and arts and letters. According to Alexander J. LaPoint, assistant director of campus ministry, the 2013 drive had the highest donations since the Giving Tree began four years ago.

 

Volunteers collected, sorted and brought the gifts to Catholic Charities of Orange County.

 

St. John’s Granted $500,000 for Childhood Grief Services

 

St. John’s University’s Child HELP Partnership received a two-year $500,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation to increase the quality of childhood bereavement services and serve a greater number of bereaved children in New York City. 

 

The Child HELP Partnership is a multi-disciplinary clinical-research program based in the Department of Psychology at St. John’s University. According to St. John’s website, HELP stands for “Healing children after trauma,” “Empowering multicultural communities through adaptation of services” “Learning Center for professionals,” and “Public health programs and evidence-informed programs for the public.”

 

“The grant provides a unique opportunity to better understand when and what services are most helpful for grieving children to improve their long-term outcome,” said Dr. Robin Goodman, a clinical psychologist and art therapist who serves as grant’s clinical director.

 

The Child HELP Partnership was founded in 2001 with a mission to protect children from violence and its emotional impact. The program is dedicated to healing children after trauma by providing therapy free of charge and preventing abuse and injury through prevention programs.