2020 Year in Review
As one Manhattan College community, we rose to the many challenges of 2020 and celebrated our victories together.
After the COVID-19 pandemic sent everyone home in March, our students adapted to a remote learning environment with unwavering support from faculty. Meanwhile, members of our College community — let’s call them Jaspers on a Mission — lived out our mission to lead and serve during the crisis. One alumnus even helped develop the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
In August, we returned to campus for the fall semester. Thanks to a widespread effort, we kept our positive test count low and students were able to experience campus life. 2021, we’re ready for you.
Take a look back at the most significant moments of 2020 at Manhattan College.
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Nate Garcia ’18 was on a team of scientists that developed the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which began to be distributed in the U.S. in December.
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We introduced Jaspers on a Mission, a campaign highlighting the positive efforts of our students, administrators, faculty and alumni during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Armed with hand sanitizer and COVID-19 safety reminders, student and employee volunteers joined the One Manhattan ambassadors program to keep us safe on campus.
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The College welcomed Hamilton megastar Leslie Odom Jr., Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach and YouTuber Cody Ko for virtual lectures open to the College community.
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Raina Cunzio '20 and Amber Saracino '20 developed a back to school re-entry guide for families in New Rochelle.
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Student teams presented their best business ideas at a virtual Innovation Challenge, hosted by the O’Malley School of Business. Later in 2020, winners Jeffrey Bartlett ’21 and Desmond Cole ’21 began selling face masks on their e-commerce website.
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Manhattan College’s School of Engineering established a new laboratory for cosmetic engineering graduate students within the chemical engineering department.
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The Manhattan College Singers, Players and Jazz Band released end-of-semester performances this spring as YouTube videos.
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The College welcomed Steven Schreiner, Ph.D, P.E., as provost and vice president of academic affairs and Steven Goss, Ed.D., as Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
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Manhattan College was included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. students.
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Anthony Fernicola ’78, ’82 (MBA), president and chief customer officer at Salesforce, received the 2020 De La Salle Medal at Manhattan College’s annual fundraising event on February 6.
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Manhattan College was recognized as a top school for service by the Catholic Volunteer Network (CVN), thanks to the work of Campus Ministry and Social Action (CMSA).
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Mechanical engineering major Miguel Díaz-López ’20 was named valedictorian for the undergraduate class of 2020, while Hongbin Xu ’19, 20 (M.S.) was the Spring Commencement valedictorian.
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The Center for Career Development connected students with remote internship opportunities during the summer.
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