Staff Clinician, Counseling Center
Bro. Augustine Nicoletti, FSC is a member of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, the founders, and sponsors of Manhattan College. Brother currently teaches in the Religious Studies Department, was an academic advisor for the education department and now will be working as the athlete wellness counselor. Prior to this Brother spent three years as president of the newly founded Ethiopian Catholic University-La Salle in Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Brother is an emeritus faculty member of the School of Education and served as chair of the education department. Brother taught undergraduate courses in teaching preparation and courses in the graduate counseling program. Coming to Manhattan College from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Brother served at Saint Mary’s University both as an administrator and teacher. As an administrator he was an associate academic dean and dean of students. While at Saint Mary’s he taught courses in the undergraduate religious studies department as well as teaching in the graduate school of education.
Before working in higher education, Brother served in a variety of roles in secondary education. These include as a principal, associate principal, campus minister, counselor, and teacher. Brother Augustine was the director of two counseling centers and worked as a treatment coordinator for adjudicated youth. He holds a doctorate in Leadership and a doctorate in Spirituality, a masters in psychological counseling, a master’s in formative spirituality and undergraduate degree in International Relations.