Nicole Garland Performs in Marist College Benefit Play

2012 Mar 1

Nicole Garland, of Bronx NY, performed in the play "The Vagina Monologues," at Marist College for two performances in mid-February.

Garland, a Marist College Junior, performed in the play that is based on interviews with more than 200 women, celebrating women's sexuality and strength and raising awareness about sex crimes. Proceeds from admission sales to the play go to the Crime Victims Assistance Program at Family Services in Poughkeepsie and the V-Day Organization. This year, the event raised over $1,350.

Marist is an independent comprehensive liberal arts college with an enrollment of 4,200 full-time undergraduate students. Founded in 1929, the College offers 43 major fields of undergraduate study and 12 graduate degree programs. Marist is included in the Princeton Review's 2012 guide to the top colleges and universities in the U.S., The Best 376 Colleges.

Marist is also ranked 13th out of 183 colleges and universities in the northern United States in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 "Best Colleges" guide and is listed by Kiplinger's Personal Finance as one of the best values in private colleges and universities. For more information visit www.marist.edu