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CCNY Retains Standing As ‘U.S. NEWS’ Diversity Leader
NEW YORK, August 24, 2009 – The City College of New York (CCNY) ranks first in diversity among masters-level universities where Hispanics comprise the largest minority group, according to the 2010 “U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges” guidebook. Hispanics comprise 39 percent of CCNY’s student population, the report noted.
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President Williams Kicks Off Lecture Series At CCNY Center For Worker Education
NEW YORK, August 21, 2009 – CCNY President Gregory H. Williams inaugurates the Center for Worker Education’s Book Talk lecture series, which runs August 31 through December 14. All lectures are free and open to the public and begin at 6 p.m. They will be held in the CWE auditorium, located on the seventh floor at 25 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
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Time Running Out For Baby Boom Bridges, New Engineering Journal Editor Warns
Just as people tend to incur higher medical expenses as they get older, the cost to maintain a bridge rises significantly as it nears the end of its useful life. So says Dr. Anil K. Agrawal, Professor of Civil Engineering in The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York. Professor Agrawal was recently elected editor of the “Journal of Bridge Engineering,” considered the world’s most prestigious journal in its field.
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Crest Center At CCNY Hosts Gathering Of NOAA Cooperative Institutes
The NOAA-CREST Center, based at The City College of New York (CCNY), is hosting the sixth annual Cooperative Research Symposium for NESDIS Cooperative Institutes, Tuesday, August 18, and Wednesday, August 19. The two-day event brings together representatives from Cooperative Institutes and individual schools supported by NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS) to share recent research and highlight the work of graduate students and post-docs.
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CCNY Appoints NYPD Veteran Steven Harris Director Of Security And Public Safety
NEW YORK, August 13, 2009 – Steven L. Harris, a 25-year veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), has been appointed Director of Security and Public Safety for The City College of New York (CCNY). In addition, Douglas M. White, a member of the CCNY Office of Public Safety since 1992, has been promoted to Deputy Director from Lieutenant. The appointments, effective August 10, were announced by CCNY President Gregory H. Williams.
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HIP-HOP Theatre Pioneer Will Power Brings His Vision To CCNY As Kaye Artist In Residence
Theatre with a heavy dose of hip-hop is in store for City College undergraduates this fall when Will Power, an award-winning playwright and singer, actor, and dancer brings his multiple talents to CCNY as the Kaye Artist in Residence.
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CCNY Security Officers Rescue Tenants In Convent Avenue Inferno
Scores of residents at 260 Convent Avenue, the apartment building across from Baskerville Hall and Steinman Hall on the City College campus can thank the quick response of a team of CCNY public safety officers for helping avert a major tragedy during a fire on July 3.
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CCNY Appoints Marilyn Hoskin Dean Of Social Sciences
NEW YORK, July 20, 2009 - Dr. Marilyn Hoskin, a political scientist with 24 years of experience in academic leadership, will become Dean of Social Sciences at The City College of New York (CCNY), the College announced today. She will join the College September 1.
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JAE LEE Seeks To Control Methane Hydrate Formation
Methane hydrate is a substance consisting of molecules of methane encased in molecules of water. Naturally occurring deposits of the ice-like substance have been located in Polar Regions and on the continental shelves of the world’s oceans. They represent a potentially huge untapped energy source since the deposits may contain more organic carbon than all the world's coal, oil, and non-hydrate natural gas combined, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Japanese Delegation Visits CCNY To Honor Townsend Harris
Hon. Kiyoshi Masuda, Chairman of the Shimoda, Japan, City Assembly, will lead an eight-member delegation on a pilgrimage to The City College of New York (CCNY) Wednesday, July 15, to honor CCNY’s founder Townsend Harris, who opened the first U.S. consulate in Japan.
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DORIS CINTRON Named Acting Dean Of CCNY School Of Education
NEW YORK, July 10, 2009 – Dr. Doris Cintron has been appointed Acting Dean of City College’s School of Education. She will hold that position, which she assumed June 1, while the College conducts a search for a permanent successor to Dr. Alfred Posamentier, who has retired. Dean Cintron had been Assistant Dean of Education since 1998.
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