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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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Children With Autism Need To Be Taught In Smaller Groups, Pilot Study Confirms
NEW YORK, July 1, 2009 – Since the 1970s, there has been much debate surrounding the fact that individuals with autism have difficulty in understanding speech in situations where there is background speech or noise.
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CCNY Hosts Northern Manhattan Photo Exhibit
City College’s Compton-Goethals Art Gallery will host “Economy,” an exhibition of 58 photographs by members of the Northern Manhattan Photography Group (NOMA Photo), Wednesday, July 8, through Wednesday, July 22. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Thursdays. The Compton-Goethals Art Gallery is located on Amsterdam Avenue between 139th and 140th Streets.
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Professor Tedesco To Study Mysteries Of Supraglacial Lakes In Greenland
Supraglacial lakes are pools of liquid water that collect on the surfaces of glaciers during summer months as a consequence of melting. Because of the huge pressure created by the water over the ice, they can empty out in a matter of hours. Dr. Marco Tedesco, City College Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS), wants to find out how much water these lakes store and where it goes.
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Natalie Mason-Kinsey Named To Affirmative Action Post
Natalie L. Mason-Kinsey has been appointed Director of Affirmative Action, Compliance and Diversity at The City College of New York (CCNY). She started at CCNY June 15.
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Sally Hoskins’ C.R.E.A.T.E.-IVITY Wins Kudos From Students
For the second consecutive year and the third time since 2001, graduating seniors in the CCNY Division of Science CCAPP (City College Academy of Professional Preparation) program have selected Dr. Sally Hoskins, Professor of Biology, to receive the CCAPP “Teacher of the Year” Award. No other faculty member has won as often, according to Dr. Millicent Roth, the program director.
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CCNY M.F.A. Grad Jeremy Joffee Wins Silver Medal In 36TH Annual Student Academy Awards
NEW YORK, June 18, 2009 – Jeremy Joffee, a 2008 graduate of the M.F.A. program in Media Arts Production at The City College of New York (CCNY), received the Silver Medal in the 36th Annual Student Academy Awards for his thesis film “The Bronx Balletomane.” The award was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences at a ceremony Saturday, June 13, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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CCNY Alumni Honor Joyce Conoly-Simmons, Joan Newman
Joyce Conoly-Simmons, Academic Support and Supplemental Instruction Coordinator for CCNY’s SEEK Program received the 2009 Faculty Service Award from the CCNY Alumni Association at the Association’s 157th Annual Meeting, Thursday, June 11. In addition, the Association presented its new Administrative Service Award to Joan Newman, Deputy to the Dean of the School of Education.
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CCNY Education Professors Catherine Franklin And Amita Gupta Named Fulbright Scholars
NEW YORK, June 11, 2009 – Amita Gupta and Catherine Franklin, members of faculty of the City College of New York (CCNY) School of Education, have received 2009-2010 Fulbright Scholar grants for research and teaching abroad.
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CCNY Faculty, Alumni Join World Science Festival
The City College of New York will be well represented at the World Science Festival, which runs June 10 – 14, with some of CCNY’s prominent scientists and alumni participating in the program. The Festival aims to cultivate public interest, awareness and support for science by taking it out of the laboratory and into the streets, theaters, museums, and public halls of New York City. Participating presenters include entertainers, writers and artists, as well as scientists.
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