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Marist Brothers - United States - History
Marist College History
Marist College (Poughkeepsie, New York)
Marist College Social Aspects
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John Ritschdorff Oral History Part 1
In the following interview, Dr. John Ritschdorff reflects on his years at Marist College. Within the interview, Dr. Ritschdorff speaks of his teaching mathematics as well as an introductory computer course among other courses. Other roles that he has participated on throughout his years at Marist College include being elected as Chair of AAC working towards the adoption of the Core program from the sixty-sixty program, as well as his position as an Athletic Director. Dr. Ritschdorff also compares Marist students from the college’s early years to the college’s current students and describes the expansion of the campus in terms of both the physical grounds and the student population. The interview ends with Dr. Ritschdorff’s thoughts on the direction of the college for the future. -
Milton Teichman Oral History
The following interview occurs with Dr. Milton D. Teichman, former English professor at Marist College. The interview begins with Dr. Teichman’s educational background, as well as his transition to Marist College from Indiana. At Marist, Teichman reflects on his experiences in teaching English romanticism among various other subjects including Literature of the Holocaust. Dr. Teichman’s contributions to the College are outlined including his introduction of the annual Effron lecture to Marist College. The interview ends with a Dr. Teichman’s comments concerning the direction he hopes Marist College will continue to pursue. -
John Scileppi Oral History
In the following interview, Dr. John A. Scileppi reflects on his years at Marist College teaching in the psychology department. The interview begins with a brief background of Dr. John Scileppi’s educational years and his transition to teaching at Marist College. Dr. Scileppi speaks of his early teaching assignments given to him by Dan Kirk, including courses on The Theories of Personality and The Psychology of Interpersonal Communication and he continues to several of the same courses he previously taught twenty-nine years earlier. Dr. John Scileppi also speaks of the transition to the core program as well as several influential colleagues at Marist College. The interview end with Dr. John Scileppi’s hopes for the future of Marist College. -
Edward O'Keefe Oral History
The following interview is with Dr. Edward O’Keefe, former professor at Marist College. The interview begins with a brief summary of Dr. O’Keefe’s educational background and his connection to Marist through the Marist Brothers. Dr. O’Keefe reflects on the his participation in developing the Psychology major and Master’s program at Marist with Dan Kirk. The development of the internship program for the Psychology Department through the Cardinal Hayes’ Home, now known as the Astor Home, is also described within the interview. The interview ends with Dr. O’Keefe’s stance on the importance of a Core Liberal Studies program at Marist College. -
Lawrence Menapace Oral History
The following interview is with Dr. Lawrence Menapace from the Chemistry Department at Marist College. In the beginning of the interview, Lawrence Menapace gives a brief describes his educational background as well as his professional background, working as a full-time chemist for Texaco. After transferring to Marist College, Lawrence Menapace became a full-time organic chemist. In the interview, Lawrence Menapace compares the environments of Marist College now and in his early teaching years, particularly in terms of the faculty and students. Lawrence Menapace also describes his participation as an Academic Advisor and Assistant Varsity Coach for Marist’s basketball team. The interview ends with Lawrence Menapace’s account of the differences between students entering the college now and the students enrolled in the college during his earlier teaching years. -
David Kammer Oral History
The following interview occurs with David Kammer, who speaks of his participation as a Brother at Marist Training School. In the beginning of the interview, David Kammer reflects on his early educational years during the Depression into his involvement with the Marist Brothers. David Kammer speaks of the Novitiate and Scholasticate as well as many other people involved in Marist College’s earlier years including Brother Paul Stokes among various other Brothers. Within the interview, David Kammer also speaks of the physical plan of Marist College in its earlier years as well as his various responsibilities as a Brother. David Kammer also speaks of his working at St. Ann’s Academy and Marist Institute of Theology. The interview ends with David Kammer’s reflection on Marist’s All and its impact on the college. -
Judith Ivankovic Oral History
In the following interview, Judith Ivankovic speaks of her past fifteen years working as an administrator at Marist College. The interview begins with a brief background of Judith Ivankovic’s educational history and her coming to Marist. Within the interview, Judith speaks of her transition from the Bursar’s office to becoming Registrar of the College, as well as the tasks involved in being Registrar. Judith Ivankovic also describes various previous administrators and their input over the years at Marist College. The interview ends with Judith Ivankovic’s take on where Marist may be in the future with regards to distance education. -
John Martin Kevin Carolan Oral History
Within the following interview, Kevin Carolan speaks of his forty years teaching at Marist College as an Associate Professor of Mathematics. Kevin Carolan speaks of his early educational years and his introduction to Marist College through the Marist Brothers at Esopus. After completing his undergraduate degree in mathematics at Marist College and his graduate studies at Catholic University, Kevin Carolan returned to Marist College in 1962 to teach mathematics. Among teaching most of the courses offered in the Mathematics major within his forty year span at Marist, Kevin Carolan also encouraged the cooperation between the college and IBM to improve Marist’s computer technology. Within the interview, Kevin Carolan also speaks about the physical development of the college as well as the leaderships of the college under former President Linus Foy and President Dennis Murray. The interview ends with Kevin Carolan’s stance on where he hopes Marist College will be in the future in terms of distance learning. -
Joseph Bettencourt Oral History
In the following interview, Dr. Joseph Bettencourt reflects on his past thirty-seven years at Marist. In the beginning of the interview, Dr. Bettencourt speaks of his educational years and the attainment of his Masters and Ph.D., as well as his continued research. Dr. Bettencourt’s career in the Science Department at Marist College is outlined from its beginning in 1965 to the current time at which he is the Chairman of the Science Department as well as the Pre-Medical advisor and professor of many courses in the Science Department. At the end of the interview, Dr. Bettencourt speaks of the expansion of Marist College as a whole as well as the development of the science curriculum and voices his feelings concerning the current direction of the College. -
Jeptha Lanning Oral History
The following interview occurs with Dr. Jeptha Lanning, former communications professor at Marist College. Dr. Jeptha speaks of his years as a professor as well as his administrative roles and participation with the Marist Abroad program within the interview. At the end of the interview, Dr. Jeptha Lanning speaks of his fellow colleagues who have played a significant role in the formation of the college as it is today as well as where he hopes the college will be in the future.