Academic Catalog
The mission of Manhattanville College is to educate students to be ethical and socially-responsible leaders in a global community.
We are committed to:
Manhattanville College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, gender, and disability in its programs or activities. This policy applies to access to all activities and programs under the College sponsorship, as well as to application and selection for admission, employment, and all other personal procedures within the College.
Consistent with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, and Part 86 of 45 C.F.R., Manhattanville College does not discriminate on the basis of gender in the conduct of its education programs or activities (including employment therein and admission thereto). Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and Part 86 of 45 C.F.R. may be referred to the Director, Office of Civil Rights (Region II), 26 Federal Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10007.
Manhattanville’s tradition is based on an educational heritage that fosters the free exchange of ideas between students and teachers within the context of challenging academic programs. Through this exchange the College encourages the development of human values and a view of society as a community requiring each person’s support. A liberal arts education at Manhattanville seeks to cultivate the growth of conscience as well as intellect — the ability both to reach personal moral decisions by the use of reason and understanding and the courage to defend these convictions. The alumni who have become leaders in business and the professions testify to the usefulness of the College’s definition of a liberal arts education.
The College began as the Academy of the Sacred Heart, a school for girls founded on Houston Street in New York City in 1841. It was one of a world-wide network of schools maintained by the religious congregation founded in France in 1800 with the name of Society of the Sacred Heart. Like its sister schools, the Academy accepted pupils ranging in age from the elementary grades through high school. After the 12th grade, two more years were added, the so-called "superior classes," which prepared students for independent work, and allowed a wider choice of subjects. The last two years of undergraduate work were added in 1917, and the institution was chartered by the State of New York as a college for women — with the new name, Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. Still committed to the values that shaped its founders’ belief in the liberal arts, the College became coeducational in 1971 and independent of the Society of the Sacred Heart after 1971.
Changes in the nature of the institution did not take place without corresponding changes in locale. The success of the school in the 1840's was such that a larger area was needed, and Houston Street was abandoned for the "salubrious air" of Astoria. This place, too, quickly proved too small, and the Lorillard estate north of the present 125th Street on the upper West Side was bought. In 1847 this was a rural area; gentlemen’s estates and small farms were its characteristic features, and the district was known as Manhattanville. Hence the name of the modern College. As the College and the city grew, better conditions for the largely residential student body became necessary. After one hundred and five years another move brought the College to Purchase, New York, just 25 miles north of New York City to the property formerly owned by the Whitelaw Reid family, in 1952.
The long tradition of the school, which preceded the College charter, determined the character the College would have: a firm belief in the liberalizing effect of the liberal arts, a lively sense of tradition, a wide-ranging interest in the most humane manifestations of the human spirit, a continuing effort to enhance the local community and to accept responsibility for this segment of human history. These forces are alive today on the College campus. It is the challenge of students and faculty to keep them active, to translate them into terms which can be effective in the 21st century world.
The Mission of the Manhattanville College School of Education, inspired by the College Mission statement, is to educate candidates to become ethically and socially responsible teachers and school leaders for participation in the educational community.
We are committed to doing that by:
1. Ensuring the intellectual, ethical and social development of each candidate within a community of engaged scholars, teachers and school leaders. We are committed to developing our candidates’ capacities in the following two domains of competence:
a. Learning and teaching: candidates’ teaching is based on knowledge, learning theories and best practices, family and community influences as well as local, state and national standards.
b. Liberal arts: candidates understand the importance of demonstrating mastery of literacy on two levels – a broad base of content knowledge necessary to support student learning and solid literacy skills that include reading, writing, speaking and listening.
2. Encouraging each candidate to apply his or her development as an independent leader and creative thinker to career and personal goals. We are committed to promoting in our candidates the following domain of competence:
a. Professionalism: candidates are committed to being leaders in the educational community.
3. Providing a diverse campus community whose members know, care about and support each other and actively engage the community beyond. We are committed to developing our candidates’ capacities in the following two domains of competence:
a. Diverse learners: candidates understand and meet the varying needs and interests of each student with sensitivity to racial, ethnic, socio-economic, ability and gender differences.
b. Family, school and community: candidates value and recognize the importance of being informed by the community to support student learning.
Through professional and collaborative teaching, research and self-governance, in cooperation with Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty, and in partnership with local educational agencies, we will model intellectual and ethical individual and institutional practice for our candidates.
Dear Graduate Student in the School of Education,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to Manhattanville College and our stellar NCATE-accredited School of Education.
Through rigorous academic programs Manhattanville College prepares students for ethical and socially-responsible teaching and leadership in a diverse, global, challenging, and interconnected world. The School of Education subscribes to this mission by helping students to apply current educational theories through sustained practice in its coursework and fieldwork.
The School of Education has a rich and long tradition of developing innovative programs and responding to changing needs in the field. Today, with sixty-five New York State-approved programs, including a doctoral program in Educational Leadership, we continue to lead our peers in educating future teachers.
Our resources include technologically-equipped classrooms and labs, and a Library with impressive archival and online resources. Our strongest resources are our deeply engaged and caring faculty and staff. Your challenge and responsibility will be to take full advantage of the wide spectrum of support that we offer.
Whether your goal is to enhance your teaching or leadership credentials or begin preparation for a career in teaching or leadership, you will find that the School of Education, with its nationally recognized programs and engaged faculty and staff, provides a nurturing, supportive, and academically challenging environment where your aspirations and potential can develop to their fullest.
I look forward to seeing you soon on our beautiful and historic campus.
Sincerely,
Jon C. Strauss
Interim President
Administration and Staff |
Dean |
Shelley B. Wepner 323-5192 |
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Associate Dean For Graduate programs |
Laurence Krute 323-5141 |
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Associate Dean of Accreditation & Tech. |
Elizabeth Johnston-O’Connor 323-3149 |
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Assistant Dean of Operations |
Danielle Wachter 323-7192 |
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Dir. of Field Placement and Certification |
Gail Robinson 323-5465 |
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Dir. of Jump Start and Special Initiatives |
Mikki Shaw 323-5368 |
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Dir. of Admissions |
Jeanine Pardey-Levine 323-3208 |
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Assistant Dean of Outreach |
Laura Bigaouette 323-5482 |
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Assistant Dean of Graduate Advising |
Jody Green 323-5432 |
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Assistant Dir. of Graduate Admissions |
Kathleen Cairney 323-5435 |
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Assistant to the Dean |
Linda Putorti 323-3153 |
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Coordinator of Data Analysis-Accred. & Tech. |
Renee Roff 323-5365 |
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Admin Ass’t Dctoral and Ed Programs |
Patricia Gannon 323-7162 |
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Secretary, Graduate Advising |
April Browne 323-5366 |
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Secretary, Field Placement |
Alexis DePersia 323-3152 |
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Secretary, Jump Start & Physical Education |
Linda Molloy 323-7125 |
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Admissions Counselor Megan Macedonia 323-3150 |
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Main Office-General Information 323-5214 Fax 323-5493 All emails: Firstname.Lastname@mville.edu
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Faculty |
Curriculum and Instruction |
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JoAnne Ferrara – Childhood 323-5180 |
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Frederick Heckendorn III – Social Studies 323-3207 |
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Sherie McClam – Science/Math 323-5137 |
Joan Gujarati – Childhood Math 323-5197
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Lynn Huber – Childhood Science 323-5131
Dennis Debay – Mathematics
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Early Childhood Education |
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Patricia Vardin – Early Childhood 798-2714 |
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Victoria Fantozzi—Early Child/Child 323-7138 |
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Educational Leadership and Special Subjects |
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Lenora Boehlert – Ed Leadership 323-5443 |
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Yiping Wan – Ed Leadership 323-7251
Stephen J. Caldas – Ed Leadership 323-5199
Robert Monson – Ed Leadership 323-5370 |
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Laurence Krute – Foreign Language/TESOL 323-5141 |
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Diane Gomez – Foreign Language/TESOL 323-5488 |
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Rhonda Clements – Physical Education 323-5327 |
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Stephen Maletz – Physical Education 323-5437
Robert Schmidlein – Physical Education 323-7215
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Literacy |
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Kristin Rainville 323-5460 |
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Courtney Kelly 798-2745 |
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Katherine Cunningham 798-2713 |
Special Education |
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Vance Austin 323-7262 |
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Micheline Malow 323-5348
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Ellis Barowsky 323-5467 |
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Nikki L. Josephs 323-5214 |
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Faculty Emeritus
Joan Weinreich - Foundations
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