Introducing the next generation of creatives to MMC! Adriana Kunstenaar ’19 (back row, left) is a head kindergarten teacher at The Birch Wathen Lenox School and also teaches art to kindergarteners and first graders. She brought her students to the Hewitt Gallery last week to check out the current exhibit and meet some of the artists. 🥰 We’re cheering Adriana on as she celebrates an important milestone, too: Her ceramics business is turning 5 years old. Check it out at @adriana_k_art and adrianakart.com and see the link in our bio to RSVP for its big anniversary event on June 10, right here on the #UES. There’ll be ceramic activities, food, and more! 🎨 📸 4-5: Another art alum to follow: Emily Arenberg ’15, who uses watercolors, oils, resin, and acrylics to create stunning works. Her pieces will be on display all month at the Mad Batter, a historic restaurant/bar in Cape May, NJ.  Check her out at www.emilyarenbergart.com and @em_a_art. Alums, you know the deal! DM us your updates, and we’ll spread the word! #MMCProud 💙 #GoGriffins   

Happy #Pride🌈 to all and to all a good #Pride!🌈 💙 #pridemonth2023 #NYCCollege #GoGriffins

Happy #Pride🌈 to all and to all a good #Pride!🌈 💙 #pridemonth2023 #NYCCollege #GoGriffins

Good news from MMC’s alumni community! If you have a career or life update you want to share, DM us so we can celebrate you too! 📸 1-2: Art alum and new grad Alice Moye-Honeyman ’23 designed the cover of Princess Private Eye, the latest children’s title from NYT bestselling author Evelyn Skye. She also created interior illustrations for The Sun and the Star, which Amazon ranked as the #1 best seller in its Children’s Books on LGBTQ+ Families category. 📸 3-4: Ashley Pavia ’21 graduated from the University of Delaware with a master’s in Marine Studies and a concentration in Oceanography. Her thesis explored the mobility of man-made chemicals known as PFAS in the environment and the factors affecting their fate as they migrate to the ocean. She recently presented her research at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America’s annual conference. 📸 5-6: Lucy Martin ’11 writes and performs tracks for film and TV promos as one-half of the alt-pop duo Oskura. Her work includes promos for the HBO series Succession. (You can listen to the band’s latest album at the link in our bio.) Martin credits part of her success to Associate Professor of Music and Dance Andrew Warshaw, who helped her customize an independent study for her first album.   💙 #MMCPROUD #GoGriffins

Congratulations, Class of 2023! #MMCPROUD

#MMCProud! 🎓 Commencement season at MMC continues today, with students in our college programs at the Bedford Hills and Taconic Correctional Facilities for women set to graduate. President Walk will confer their degrees at ceremonies taking place this morning and afternoon. MMC has been the sole degree-granting institution at Bedford Hills for 25 years, awarding more than 275 degrees. In 2019, the College began partnering with @hudson_link to award degrees at Taconic. See the link in our bio to learn more about MMC’s #prisoneducation programs and our recent Crossing Borders academic conference held at Bedford Hills and pictured above!

We can’t stop talking about MMC’s Commencement ceremony last Friday. What a day! Congrats to the Class of 2023—DM us or drop a note in the comments about your plans for life after college, and we’ll share the news! 📸 1. MMC President Kerry Walk celebrating her final Commencement at the College. During the ceremony, MMC Board Chair Abby Fiorella ’83 inducted President Walk into the MMC Alumni Association. 📸 3-4: Class of 2023 Valedictorian Kathryn Miramontes and Senior Class Speaker Charlie Keirnan 📸 5: President Walk and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Peter Naccarato present Anthony Romero, executive director of @aclu_nationwide, with an honorary degree. 📸 6: MMC’s Musical Theatre majors sang America the Beautiful as well as our alma mater Hail Marymount Manhattan. 📸 8: Big smiles from a few of our Senior Class Marshals

More great scenes from Commencement 2023! The last slide is a photo of Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU. He received an honorary degree at the ceremony and officially became a part of the MMC family. #MMCgrad23 #MMCProud

🎵 MMC Musical Theatre graduates singing America the Beautiful at Commencement and making us #MMCProud. #MMCgrad23 #nyccollege

It’s going dooooown! We’re at the United Palace, getting ready to send off the Class of 2023! Use the hashtag #mmcgrad23, and we’ll repost your pics! #MMCPROUD #GoGriffins

More pics from last night’s Pre-Commencement Reception for the Class of 2023. See you later at Commencement–and if you can’t make it, use the link in our bio to watch the livestream! #mmcgrad23 #GoGriffins #nyccollege

Celebrating the Class of 2023! 🎓🎓🎓 Here are a few incredible moments from this evening’s Pre-Commencement Reception. Tag us in your photos, and we’ll repost them. #MMCGrad23 #GoGriffins #NYCCollege