Fort Schuyler Magazine Spring 2020

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS

Celebrating Constitution Day and Reflecting on the 19 th Amendment WOMEN SUFFRAGE TheStruggle for the 19 th Amendment by William Kendrick-Holmes

(top right) offered opening remarks: “The 19th Amendment was only the beginning. What we are seeing today, finally, is the incredible effort to see an equal number of women run for office, become elected and be in the room where the decisions are being made.” Bethann Rooney ‘91 (bottom right), General Manager, Port Security at The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, shared her experience as one of few women in her graduating class. “The mantra ‘See something, Say something’ by some is overused. It’s not only see something say something about security, it’s see something say something about security, about equal rights, about equal pay, about the abuses that go on in our society, in our homes, and in our families.”

On September 17, Constitution Day at Maritime College commemorated the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and highlighted the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi of the Bronx 34th Senate District

Cultural Club Hosts 33rd Annual Black History Month Dinner

The Organization of Black Maritime Graduates (OBMG), awarded scholarships to students at the Cultural Club’s 33rd Annual Black History Month Dinner on February 27 at the Maritime Academic Center. Marissa Danzy ’10, honoree and keynote speaker accepted a plaque from Capt. Robert Cook ’80, OBMG President. The plaque, in the shape of a rain drop, represents the organization’s signature motto: “Many drops make mighty oceans.” Marissa is also an active new Board Member of the Maritime College Alumni Association.

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