The Rosemont College Board of Trustees named Interim President Jim Cawley as the College's 15th president effective immediately.  

Cawley has served as Rosemont's interim president since June 21. His contract has been extended to June 30, 2028. 

Read more about President Cawley's appointment here.

Don't miss the opportunity to join fellow Rosemont alumni and friends at several upcoming Socials and Zoom events to meet Jim and ask him questions. See below for more details.

Special congratulations to our 15th Rosemont College President, Jim Cawley.  If you have not yet met Jim, please make the time to do so!  He is the consummate professional and has a magnificent vision for our Alma Mater!  On behalf of the Alumni Board of Directors, I would like to take the opportunity to wish President Cawley all the best.  We are honored to work together for the betterment of our school.  

For those who have supported our school in the past, I thank you.  I had lost touch with Rosemont College for the better part of 15 years post-undergrad but was welcomed back.  I was called one random evening on my landline (showing my age…don’t judge!) by a member of the Alumni Board who was just calling to check in on me.  She did not ask for money or for my time.  She just wanted to know how I was doing and how she could help reunite me with the school.  After the phone call, she followed up with a postcard (which I still have!)  The personal touch is something I will never forget.  

I treasure this experience, and welcome each of you to reconnect with our Alma Mater.  I decided to start supporting our school by writing a check for $50 because it was what I could afford at the time.  Can you imagine where our school would be if each of us did the same?  Baby steps.  Even $5 would make a difference as we work toward 100% class-giving participation.

I often wonder where I would be without my Rosemont experience.  I treasure the lifelong friendships, tuning in with my self-worth, and the soft skills I learned from my Liberal Arts education. To quote Cornelia Connellly…”This is the time to ask for great things: faith, zeal, generosity, humility, charity.”  To quote Dr. Karen Fiorillo…”You get more from others when you whisper rather than scream.”  Please listen as I whisper… “Let’s work together to enrich the academic, athletic, emotional, and spiritual joy offered by the dedicated administrators, professors, and staff at Rosemont College.”  We each need to support the “POWER of small!”

If you would like to reach me to check in or say hello, please feel free to text me at 610-761-0921, leave me a voicemail at 610-454-1513, or email me at karenfiorillo@comcast.net Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families :-)

Peace,

Dr. Karen A. Fiorillo, ‘84, BA-English and ‘02, MA-Technology in Education

Alumni Board President

Alumni and Friends Socials with President Jim Cawley

Please join President Cawley this month at one of our upcoming socials where he will share an update on the College, and a discussion about our future, answer questions you may have, and give you an opportunity to mingle with other Rosemont alumni and friends of the College. Note that there is a small fee for each of these events to help us cover some of the costs.

Locations include: Rosemont, Pennsylvania (11/2); Red Bank, New Jersey (11/7); Arlington, Virginia (11/9); New York, New York (11/16). To register and for more details click below.

Click here to Register for an Alumni Social.

ZOOM Alumni and Friends Get-Togethers with President Cawley

If you are not able to join us in person for one of the Alumni (and Friends) Socials, join us virtually for a Zoom event where you will hear an update on the College and get answers to any questions you may have. Dates include November 21 at 12 noon, November 29 at 7pm, and December 6 at 8am.

Advent Spiritual Retreat - Saturday, December 3, 9am to 3pm
Main Building and the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception

Join Retreat Leader Tobie Tondi, SHCJ to explore the theme "COVID (Blessings?) - How we discover graces in everyday life."

A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. There is no charge to participate but registration is required. 

Click here to Register for the Spiritual Retreat.

Rosemont has a long history—over 100 years now—of "meeting the wants of the age." The world, and the landscape of higher education, have changed immensely over the past few years, and Rosemont must consider how best to continue this legacy. Rosemont's leadership recently launched a comprehensive strategic planning process to define a vision and plan for the unique and valuable role Rosemont can have in higher education in the future, but specifically within the next 5-years. 

A successful future for Rosemont must honor and align with Rosemont's past. This is why we need to hear from you, our valued alumni and friends, who are the legacy of Rosemont. We invite you to complete this anonymous survey to share your thoughts.The survey will be open until November 15.

We will also be hosting virtual and in-person focus groups. If you would like to participate in one of these or would like to schedule a personal discussion with our planning team, please let us know by emailing strategicplan@rosemont.edu.

Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to support Rosemont in continuing to carry out its mission.

Do you own a small business?

If so, we want to help you promote your business to all Rosemont Alumni in time for Small Business Saturday which is taking place on Saturday, November 26. Click here to share details about your small business.

Rosemont alum Kathleen (Phelan) van Rijn '68 is a two-time breast cancer survivor and founder of the Lion Heart Fund. In this sneak peek at Rosemont's fall e-magazine, read Kathleen's incredible story of resilience and how raising money for breast cancer research has become her life's work. Read more about Kathleen here

The '22-'23 Alumnni Board met in person and via Zoom on October 15th for their first meeting of the school year.

The first of the Fall Alumni Socials with President Jim Cawley took place in Chevy Chase, Maryland on October 18. 

Alumni of our men's Lacrosse program played a game on October 29 vs our '22-'23 Men's Lacrosse team.

Ravens Advance to CSAC Semifinals! Men's Soccer are the CSAC Regular Season Champs! 

Congratulations to members of the women's soccer, women's volleyball, and men's soccer teams!

Women’s Soccer traveled last night, October 31, to Cairn for the first round. 

Women’s Volleyball will travel to Keystone for the first round tonight, November 1, at 7pm. 

Men’s Soccer are the CSAC Regular Season Champions and #1 seed for the tournament! They will host the semifinal November 3 at 6pm (opponent TBD). If they win the conference, the championship match will be November 5 at 6pm.

Let's Go Ravens! Click here to view Raven's site

Business Students Advance to Round Three of the America250PA Direct Effect Innovation Challenge

Three Rosemont students are advancing to the final round of “Lead PA: The Future is YOUth” Direct Effect Innovation Challenge (DEIC). The finals will be held on Nov. 18 in Harrisburg, PA.

The DEIC is a three-round marketing challenge that provides teams of students from postsecondary institutions across the Commonwealth with the opportunity to design and launch original programs, projects, and events (PPE) and integrated marketing campaigns for America250PA.

"Yes, Lord, yes, always yes." ~ Cornelia Connelly

Click here to see a list of all benefits of the Alumni Association including a 25% tuition discount for our School of Graduate and Professional Studies.