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Employee Campus Announcements, 9/9

In this edition:

  1. A Message From Campus Safety
  2. 60 Years of Vatican II and Interreligious Dialogue Anniversary, 9/16
  3. 2025 Brother William B. Cornelia Lecture, 9/17
  4. Classroom to Career with Alumna Carmen Widman '96, 9/18
  5. Budget Managers with Adaptive Planning Access: Log In with SSO by 9/22
  6. Fight the Good Fight at the NYC Tunnel to Towers 5K, 9/28
  7. Gymnastics and Tumbling Lessons
  8. IonaGaels Wi-Fi
  9. Welcome New Employees
  10. More Important News & Deadlines

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A Message From Campus Safety

Columba Parking Lot, 9/10
Please be advised that there will be a reduction of available parking spaces in the Columba parking lot on Wednesday, September 10. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Scams Prevention News
The American Bankers Association Foundation and the FBI have released an informative bulletin to educate the public on deepfake scams. These scams often use AI to deceive and defraud consumers resulting in losses exceeding $50.5 billion. Please take a moment to read this article and this infographic to help protect yourself and your family from these sophisticated scams.

Additional information on how to protect yourself online can be found here.

60 Years of Vatican II and Interreligious Dialogue Anniversary, 9/16

60 years ago, the Vatican and the Second Vatican Council issued the historic document "Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions." On Tuesday, September 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Romita Auditorium, come celebrate the 60th anniversary of Vatican II and the opening of the church to other religions, specifically understanding the progress, the problems, and the promise of Jewish-Catholic dialogue. Internationally renowned Dr. Amy-Jill Levine of Vanderbilt University, the first Jew to teach at Rome's Pontifical Biblical Institute, is our guest lecturer.

2025 Brother William B. Cornelia Lecture, 9/17

The 2025 Brother William B. Cornelia Lecture will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, in the Murphy Auditorium. The Cornelia Lecture celebrates the life of Iona's first president, Br. Cornelia, by reaffirming Iona's commitment to being a caring academic community, inspired by the legacy of Blessed Edmund Rice and the Christian Brothers and the liberating power of education.

This year's lecturer is Father Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor in chief of America Media. Father Sawyer entered the Jesuits in 2004 and was ordained a priest in 2014. He previously served as an associate pastor at Holy Trinity Church in Washington, D.C. and currently assists the pastoral team at St. Francis Xavier Church in New York City. In 2012, Father Sawyer co-founded The Jesuit Post, a website featuring articles and videos by Jesuits in formation about a range of topics geared toward young people, where he served as an editor for the site. Since 2015, Father Sawyer has worked at America Media and in 2022 became its editor-in-chief. Father Sawyer holds a BS from Boston College and master’s degree from Boston College and Loyola University Chicago.

Classroom to Career with Alumna Carmen Widman '96, 9/18

Please join us on Thursday, September 18, from noon-1 p.m. in Henry Lecture Hallfor a “Classroom to Career” chat with Emmy Award-winning veteran journalist and Iona alumna Carmen Conte Widman ’96.

Widman is an Emmy Award-winning veteran journalist who received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, as a double major in Broadcasting and Journalism from Iona in 1996. Her career spans more than 29 years covering major world and breaking news events and includes collaborations with various talents including Erin Burnett, Lester Holt, Andrea Mitchell, Brian Williams and many more. She is currently a supervising producer for CNN’s acclaimed prime time program “Erin Burnett OutFront” where she leads guest booking for the show.

All are invited to attend. Additional information can be found here.

Budget Managers with Adaptive Planning Access: Log In with SSO before 9/22

As part of our ongoing efforts to streamline access and improve security, Adaptive should now be accessed through Single Sign-On (SSO) at myiona.iona.edu.

When signing in:
• enter your Iona email address;
• leave the password field blank and press "Enter."

This process ensures your login is routed through SSO, in preparation for the deprecation of the old Adaptive credentials.

Please begin using this method immediately to avoid disruptions. Direct Adaptive Planning login will no longer be available as of September 22.

If you encounter any issues logging in, please submit an IT work order.

For all other Adaptive-related questions, please continue to reach out to Diane Mulvey at dmulvey@iona.edu or Fatima Ferreira at fferreira@iona.edu.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Fight the Good Fight at the NYC Tunnel to Towers 5K, 9/28

Don’t miss your chance to join this inspiring run/walk on Sunday, September 28, at 9:30 a.m. in NYC. Tunnel to Towers is offering Iona University a special $60 ratefor students, staff, alumni, friends and family (valid through race day). Children 14 & under are free with registration.

Register Now: Tunnel to Towers, 9/28

Gymnastics and Tumbling Lessons

The Iona acrobatics and tumbling team, after coming off a 6th place national finish, are excited to announce they will be coaching discounted tumbling and gymnastics lessons to grades K-6th in the Fall to our local community! Sign up today as spots are limited.

IonaGaels Wi-Fi

The Office of Information Technology is pleased to announce a major upgrade to the University’s Wi-Fi network, aimed at improving security, connectivity and convenience for our campus community. 

A new Wi-Fi network, "IonaGaels," is now available for use on personal devices. 

Please visit wifi.iona.edu for setup instructions. 

Choose IonaGaels to connect to your phone or laptops. Once connected, devices will remain authenticated for up to five years, offering a more seamless, reliable and uninterrupted user experience.

Choose IonaDevices to connect gaming, streaming or other specialty devices

Any guest of Iona can use IonaGuest to gain 24 hour access to WIFI connection

If you need help during the connection process, follow the step-by-step guide specific to your device:

• Android: Setup Guide
• iOS (iPhone/iPad): Setup Guide
• macOS: Setup Guide
• Windows: Setup Guide

If you have any questions, please email the Help Desk at helpdesk@iona.edu.

Welcome New Employees

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our most recent new hires. We are delighted that you have chosen to share your talents with Iona, and on behalf of everyone at the University, we look forward to working with you!

More Important News & Deadlines

Submitted on: September 9, 2025

Submitted by: University Marketing & Communications