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Derek McGork ‘97, a 23-year veteran of the Syracuse Police Department (SPD), has been selected from a strong pool of candidates to become the College’s director of security. Currently one of four individuals serving as deputy chief for a police force with an authorized strength of 423 sworn officers and 165 civilian personnel, McGork will begin in his new position on Monday, Aug. 1.

Michael F. Melara '81 and Lisa Mannella Melara ‘85 have been selected as the honorees for the 2022 Founders’ Day Gala. At the event, which will be held on campus on Friday, Oct. 21, the Melaras will be presented with the Simon Le Moyne Award, the highest honor given by Le Moyne. “I’m so proud to recognize both Mike and Lisa with this prestigious award,” said Le Moyne President Linda LeMura. “Both professionally and personally, they have demonstrated a long-standing commitment to giving back."

Le Moyne's Upward Bound Program - one of only five in the nation still in existence from a pilot program that began in 1965 - will be funded for the next five years thanks to a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Jason Luscier, associate professor of biology, spoke with the New York Times for a recent story talking about concerns about outdoor domesticated and feral cats.

An Inside Higher Ed story on first-generation students and the challenges they face in college featured comments from President LeMura.

A Reuters article on violence against women that ran in multiple media outlets includes comments from Associate Professor Alison Marganski, director of Le Moyne's criminology program.