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Creative Writing Class Inspires Student to Blog on Autism
When Lisa Quinones went to City College’s commencement exercises last month, she had to “fight back tears” when her dean talked about overcoming hardships and obstacles. Ms. Quinones, a legal secretary from the Bronx, had just spent the last five years working toward her MFA degree in creative writing while dealing with the challenges of raising a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
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President Coico Selected as Outstanding Educator of the Year
Dr. Lisa S. Coico, president of The City College of New York, has been selected as an Outstanding Educator of the Year by the award-winning publication Education Update. This prestigious honor is given to education leaders who have embodied strong leadership in enhancing the quality of education at their institutions and an unflagging dedication to the advancement of all students in attendance. The award presentation will take place June 24 at the Harvard Club in New York.
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CCNY Senior Stephanie Guzman Awarded LAGRANT Scholarship
Stephanie M. Guzman, a senior in The City College of New York’s Honors Program, is one of 36 exceptional advertising, public relations and marketing students nationwide awarded 2013 scholarships by The LAGRANT Foundation [TLF].
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Prize in Laser Science Awarded to Professor Alfano
The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded the 2013 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science to Distinguished Professor of Science and Engineering Robert Alfano. The prize recognizes outstanding contributions to basic research using lasers to advance knowledge of the fundamental physical properties of materials and their interaction with light.
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Sheldon Weinbaum Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Sheldon Weinbaum, Distinguished Professor of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering Emeritus in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, has just joined a very exclusive club. With his election in April as a 2013 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (the Academy), he becomes one of just five living persons with membership in the Academy- and the three U.S. National Academies: Academy of Sciences, Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine.
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CCNY English Professor Awarded Fulbright to Italy
Dr. Carla Cappetti, a professor of English at The City College of New York whose specialty is American literature and literary theory, has been awarded a 2013-2014 Fulbright Scholar Award for teaching and research in Italy.
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CCNY Professor Challenges Designers to Focus on Suburbia
In 2010, June Williamson, associate professor of architecture at The City College of New York’s Spitzer School of Architecture, organized and ran a design competition for the Long Island Index, a not-for-profit that conducts research on regional issues. Ideas from that contest, which challenged entrants to creatively retrofit Long Island’s existing downtown areas, provide the foundation for her new book, “Designing Suburban Futures: New Models from Build a Better Burb.”
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‘Virtual Queuing’ Wins $50K CCNY Kaylie Prize for Entrepreneurship
Waiting in long lines is about as appealing to most Americans as getting a root canal or being audited by the Internal Revenue Service. A team of students from The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering has developed an online “virtual queuing” system that can save people time and has won kudos from CCNY students and administrators alike. The team, NextQ, won the $50,000 first prize in CCNY’s third annual Kaylie Prize entrepreneurship competition, which was announced following the final round May 21.
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CCNY Alumni Association Annual Meeting June 6
The 161st annual meeting of Alumni Association of The City College of New York will take place 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6 in The Great Hall, Shepard Hall, 160 Convent Ave., on the CCNY campus. The program includes service award presentations to CCNY faculty, administrators and alumni, a panel discussion celebrating the 75th anniversary of CCNY’s Department of Psychology and a presentation on highlights of the 2012 – 2013 academic year by CCNY President Lisa S. Coico.
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Class of 2013 Salutatorian Becomes YouTube Sensation
When he graduates from The City College of New York May 31, Vijay Nazareth, who will receive a BFA in film and video production, summa cum laude, is one student who won’t be looking for a job. He and his brother, Antonius, are the proprietors of AVbyte, one of the most successful video channels on YouTube.
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