Marist’s annual fashion magazine FM/AM has won a Gold Crown Award from the prestigious Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) of Columbia University, an international student press organization.

Bill Thirsk, Marist College vice president of information technology and chief information officer, has been named to the Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2013.

POUGHKEEPSIE - The Campaign for Marist, the College's first-ever comprehensive campaign, has reached its $150 million goal with several months remaining before it concludes on Dec. 31. In the spirit of both the institution and the Campaign, Marist continues working to exceed its goal and provide the College with ever-greater resources for student scholarships, top-notch faculty, and key campus facilities.

Photos from the 68th Annual Commencement

POUGHKEEPSIE – Sue Herera, the pioneering financial journalist and award-winning author and co-anchor of CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” will be the featured speaker at Marist College’s undergraduate Commencement on Saturday, May 24, and will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. As a founding member of world business news leader CNBC, who began her career at the Financial News Network, Herera was one of the first women to break into broadcast business journalism and ascend to the top of her profession.

POUGHKEEPSIE – Dr. Frank T. Bumpus, a long-time resident of Cold Spring, N.Y., has made a significant gift to Marist College to establish an endowed chair for promoting greater understanding of the rich history, culture, and identity of New York’s Hudson River Valley. Dr. James M. Johnson, an internationally recognized expert on the War for Independence in the Hudson River Valley, has been appointed the first holder of the Dr. Frank T. Bumpus Chair in Hudson River Valley History.