Marie Bello, though she gave up her career as a technician in the lab at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown in 1951 to raise her children, never left the Saint Rose degree in biology she earned in 1948 far behind. That’s why her daughters, Dr. Jacqueline A. Bello and Bianca A. Bello, set up the award in Marie Bello’s name, remembering that their mother was the one who taught them how to make solar ovens in Girl Scouts, always knew the right way to treat a bee sting, and helped pull Bianca through biology class by breaking down science into relatable terms.

In October, Marie and her husband, Edward Bello, returned with Jacqueline and Bianca to Saint Rose for HOME.COMING & Family Weekend, where they caught up with the 2018 recipient of the Marie D. Chirico Bello ’48 Award, who was visiting campus from Albany Medical College, where he is a graduate student.

Read more about Bello. Or, watch this video featuring Bello talking about her career in science and what it means to her to support Saint Rose students today.

Saint Rose Junior Christine Myers  placed fifth out of 184 runners (22:30.30 6K) at the NCAA East Regional on November 17, qualifying her for the NCAA Division II Championships on December 1 at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

At the championships on December 1, Myers, just the third Golden Knight to run as an individual at NCAAs, covered the 6k course in 24:43.9. She placed 130th out of more than 260 competitors.

Read more about Myers in this story.

The Golden Knights Club is the official athletics booster club of The College of Saint Rose, dedicated to the support of the College’s 19 intercollegiate athletics teams. The Golden Knights Club is an avenue for Saint Rose faculty, staff, alumni, family, friends, and parents to provide both financial and moral support to the College’s student-athletes and athletics programs.

A thriving athletics department is one of the many components necessary to a well-rounded College, and your support reinforces the positive experiences that intercollegiate athletics can provide.

One hundred percent of your donation will go directly to the athletics program of your choice, while donations made directly to the “Golden Knights Club General Fund” will enhance the experience for 300 Saint Rose student-athletes. Expanding our mentorship program and enhancing our Golden Knights banquet are a few examples.

With the $50 annual membership fee, you will receive a Golden Knights car decal, weekly subscription to the Golden Knights newsletter, and recognition on the Golden Knights Club webpage.

Sign up at this link or contact Matthew Akins, associate athletics director, at 518.454.2040 or akinsm@strose.edu for more information.

December 19:

Women’s Basketball vs. District of Columbia, 1 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium

2019:

January 2:

Women’s Basketball vs. LIU Post, 5:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium

Men’s Basketball vs. East Stroudsburg, 7:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium

January 12:

Women’s Basketball vs. Bentley, 1:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium

Men’s Basketball vs. Bentley, 3:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium

January 18 through February 23:
“Revised Realities: Isidro Blasco + Elise Engler,” on view at the Esther Massry Gallery, 1002 Madison Avenue, Albany.  Both artists held solo shows in the former Picotte Hall gallery. Isidro Blasco (2007) works between Madrid, Spain and New York City. He combines architecture, photography, and installation to explore physical and psychological terrains with a focus on the New York urban environment. A life-long New Yorker, Elise Engler (2005) is a painter who documents people, places and things. Her series, A Year on Broadway, was featured on the news show, CBS Sunday Morning. First Radio Headlines Heard of the Day, is a daily drawing project that has been ongoing since before the 2016 presidential election. See hours for the Esther Massry Gallery online. A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. January 25 at the gallery. Artist lectures will be held at 7 p.m. January 25 in Saint Joseph Hall Auditorium, 985 Madison Avenue, Albany. The events are free and open to the public.

Don’t miss our Saint Rose blog. You’ll find great insight on going to grad school, ways to keep yourself safe online, even more reasons to appreciate the Capital Region, excellent videos, and the amazing and inspiring things that our faculty do inside and outside of the classroom.