The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
ALLIE BEEKMAN

ALLIE BEEKMAN, Staff Writer

Allie Beekman, FCLC ’23, is a staff writer at The Observer. She is majoring in new media and digital design with a concentration in new media and information. Outside of The Observer, she can be found giving weekly tours with the Lincoln Center Society, taking dance classes or watching hockey. She hopes to work in broadcast journalism or public relations.

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A screen capture of the commencement website congratulating seniors on finishing their undergraduate careers.

Seniors Graduate Without In-Person Ceremony

May 13, 2020
A virtual ceremony is a placeholder for the indefinite commencement of the Class of 2020. Students share mixed reactions.
A spring 2020 report card reflecting both letter grade options and pass/fail options

Students Submit Pass/Fail Requests Prior to Finals

April 28, 2020
Due to the unprecedented time and remote learning period, Fordham extended the Pass/Fail option to include core curriculum and major requirements. By the April 24 deadline, 8,200 students had submitted Pass/Fail requests.
Fordham London Dramatic Academy Class of 2019 outside the Kensington Palace. Students said that their close friendships made the program memorable.

London Dramatic Academy to Close in Summer 2020

February 5, 2020
After nearly two decades under Fordham leadership, the London Dramatic Academy (LDA) will be closing at the end of the Spring 2020 semester. Richard P. Salmi, S.J. will also be stepping down as the Head of London Center.
Mica McKnight, who is chairing the committee for both FCLC dean searches.

New Deans To Begin Next Semester

December 4, 2019
Fordham University is concluding interviews in search of two new deans: one to replace Assistant Dean for First-Year Students Joseph Desciak and a new position titled Assistant Dean for Student Support and Success.
Police investigate a shooting on West End Avenue and West 63rd Street, exactly one month after a shooting on Amsterdam Avenue

Gunshots Cause Safety Concerns

October 30, 2019
In September, students reported hearing gunshots. However, students never received a notification from Fordham's public safety about the incident that happened just a block away from campus.
The Fordham Lincoln Center Campus has gone through a number of changes since it was founded in the late 1960s. The Board of Advisors was one element of continuity from 1989 to 2019.

What Was the Board of Advisors?

October 16, 2019
“I think one of the unfortunate things, and I think I might have done this differently if I could go back and do it over, was that the board was very quiet. They didn’t trumpet what they did, but they did an awful lot,” said Grimes. “I would hate for anybody to think that they were do-nothing board. They really quite a bit.”
The Board assisted the Dean of FCLC in overseeing how the entire college was run. Dr. Wertz (left) served as interim dean after Fr. Grimes (right) stepped down due to a medical emergency. Last Spring, Dr. Auricchio (center) was appointed to the position.

FCLC Board of Advisors Disbanded

October 16, 2019
Two nights before their quarterly meeting last April, the secretive “Board of Advisors” received an email tacitly announcing the Board’s termination. Since then, the influential alumni who made up the board’s members have been caught in a state of limbo.
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