For the last six years, Manhattanville College's Center for Career Development (CCD) has parntered with the Senior Class to organize Backpack to Briefcase, a fundraising dinner for the Senior Class Gift held every fall. Backpack to Briefcase is on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 6 p.m. in the West Room, Reid Hall.

In celebration of Manhattanville College's 60th year in Purchase, the First Year Advisory Committee is organizing the First Annual Valiant Week. The events for the week will kick off on Monday, October 22, 2012 with "A History of Manhattanville" presented by archivist Lauren Ziarko, and lead up to the unveiling of the Manhattanville College Heritage Hall on Friday, October 26.

Election season is a busy time with a lot of information given to voters at once. To help students at Manhattanville College navigate the process and pick their candidate, the Duchesne Center for Religion and Social Justice, along with the Communications Studies department and the Office of Campus Life, hosted a viewing party for each debate in the Berman Students' Center.

Continuing a tradition that started in the spring, Manhattanville College's Duchesne Center for Religion and Social Justice is putting on an improvisational play to raise funds for CAST Kids trip to see a Broadway play.