Marist College has been named a top ten fundraising college by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. During the 2017-18 academic year, Marist students raised more than $59,000 for the renowned Tennessee-based hospital, which offers its services for free to children with cancer.

Marist College has been awarded $426,612 New York State’s Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program (HECap). The funds will be used toward creating the Steel Plant Advanced Technology & Equipment Program.

In collaboration with academic and industry partners in the enterprise computing community, Marist College hosted the tenth annual National Enterprise Computing Community (ECC) Conference earlier this month.

Responding to a growing job market for nonprofit administrators and data analysis experts, Marist College has announced the addition of two new concentrations in its Master of Public Administration (MPA) program: Nonprofit Management and Analytics.

Excitement is building as one of the world’s premier architectural firms is transforming Marist’s Steel Plant Studios into a spectacular learning center for the Fashion Program and the Department of Art & Digital Media.

From June 5-8, Marist played host to the first-ever joint conference of the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling (NYSACAC) and the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC), otherwise known as the 2018 Super Conference.

This marks the seventh year that Marist College will serve as the host location for the 2018 Renewable Energy Conference, presented by the Business Council of New York State, The Hudson Renewable Energy Institute, Inc. and the Marist School of Management.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Stacy A. S. Williams has been elected the Executive Board for Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP), a national organization representing faculty members from both specialist and doctoral training programs in school psychology.

In a decisive move to expand into New York City, Marist College has purchased 18,000 square feet of space at 420 Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan.

Professor of Art Ed Smith’s sculptures primarily focus on the heroic and mythical aspects of humankind. This summer his work will be on display in a variety of locations in the northeast.

Three hundred years of history fill the pages of the latest issue of The Hudson River Valley Review. This latest edition spans the Colonial Dutch, and enslaved African, celebration of Pinkster, the Revolutionary-era recollections of a French gentleman and American farmer, past World War I recollections of an Orange County man, and the establishment of the Hudson River Valley Greenway.

Leonard S. Schleifer, MD, PhD, the Founder, President, and CEO of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, will deliver the Commencement address at Marist College’s undergraduate graduation exercises on Saturday, May 19.

Celebration of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (CURSCA)

Marist undergraduate Philosophy Journa Gives Students Peer Reviewed Publishing Experience

Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan will give a talk, “Four Perfect Pebbles: My Holocaust Story, A Message of Perseverance, Determination, Faith, and Hope,” at the Marist College annual Holocaust Remembrance event on Four Pebbles book coverTuesday, April 10, 7:00pm in the Nelly Goletti Theatre.

Marist College’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT) and Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates of Poughkeepsie will sponsor a First Stride Training and Clinic.

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.

POUGHKEEPSIE - Dr. Azar Nafisi, author of the number one New York Times bestseller "Reading Lolita in Tehran," will be the speaker at Marist College's Third Annual First Year Seminar Lecture in the McCann Center on Wednesday, Oct. 21st at 12 p.m. A book signing will follow. The lecture is free and open to the public.

POUGHKEEPSIE – Judy Woodruff, co-anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour, and Al Hunt, Bloomberg View columnist and longtime Wall Street Journal reporter and executive Washington editor, will deliver a joint address at Marist College’s undergraduate Commencement on Saturday, May 23, and both will be awarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees.

Nothing encapsulates the transition into adulthood like the traditional college experience.

Photos from the 68th Annual Commencement

School of Management Professor Jay Bainbridge spent part of his semester break in Paris, but it’s not as glamorous as it sounds.

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.

Eric Kaufmann ’14 is gearing up for a new adventure.

Coached by Clare Knapp ‘03, the Marist Equestrian Team has grown exponentially in the last 10 years. In 2008, there were six members, and now there are 30-35 student-athletes competing for team and individual championships.

POUGHKEEPSIE – “I want you to go out there and live a life that’s filled with satisfaction, joy, and happiness,” Emmy Award-winning newsman Ernie Anastos told the 1,051 members of the Marist College Class of 2013 at Saturday’s Commencement, as thousands of family members and friends looked on.

POUGHKEEPSIE — The Committee on Catholic Studies and the Marcellin Board for Catholic Activities present the 2015 St. Marcellin Champagnat Lecture at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, in the Nelly Goletti Theater. The lecture, "Pope Francis and Church Reform," will be delivered by Fr. Thomas J. Reese, S.J., of the National Catholic Reporter. It is free and open to the public.

The 4th annual Hudson valley conference

POUGHKEEPSIE - The election of Pope Francis has sparked a leadership revolution in the Catholic Church and energized Catholics worldwide. In the annual Champagnat Lecture, presented by the St. Marcellin Endowment for Catholic Activities, veteran religion journalist John L. Allen, Jr. explores the "Francis Revolution" and provides a framework for identifying challenges faced by the Church, the Pope, and the Catholic people as the revolution continues.

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.