CUNY Newswire

City University of New York and the New York City Board of Elections announced today that CUNY had surpassed its goal of recruiting 1,000 students as poll workers to help address shortages for this fall’s city-wide elections.

El Rector de The City University of New York Matthew Goldstein anunció hoy una feria informativa de todo el sistema CUNY en Brian Park el martes 24 de Julio de 11:30 de la mañana hasta las 2:30 de la tarde. La feria, que se efectuará a la hora de almuerzo, estará localizada detrás de la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York desde la calle 40 hasta la 42, entre las avenidas Quinta y Sexta en Manhattan.

City University of New York Chancellor Matthew Goldstein today announced a University-wide College Information Fair at Bryant Park on Tuesday, July 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The lunch-time Fair will be located behind the New York Public Library 40th to 42nd street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Manhattan.

The results of a City University of New York drive to recruit 1,000 CUNY students as poll workers to help address shortages for this fall’s city-wide elections will be announced at a press conference Thursday, July 19, 10 a.m.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $1.5 million to The City University of New York to help support the new CUNY Honors College, which welcomes its inaugural class of 214 students this fall at five campuses.

Judith Litvin retired from a job a few years ago to pursue a lifelong dream of a college education. At The City University of New York, she found something even better: a tuition-free college education.

Judith Litvin se jubiló hace algunos años para cumplir su sueño de recibir educación universitaria. En The City University of New York, encontró algo aún mejor: educación univesitaria gratis.

Accepting The City University of New York’s “Humanitarian Leadership Award,” Haitian First Lady Mildred Trouillot Aristide called upon all leaders of the world to eradicate poverty as the root cause of the worldwide AIDS epidemic.

The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York named nine outstanding professors including a faculty member appointed Poet Laureate of the United States last week as University Distinguished Professors, CUNY Vice Chairman Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. announced today.

Governor George Pataki’s Letter of Congratulation to Prof. Collins on his appointment as the Poet Laureate of the United States

Professor Billy Collins of Lehman College, the Poet Laureate of the United States, will read a selection of his poetry at City University of New York Board of Trustees meeting on Monday June 25, 2001.

Professor Billy Collins of Lehman College, the Poet Laureate of the United States, will read a selection of his poetry at City University of New York Board of Trustees meeting on Monday June 25, 2001.

Billy Collins, Professor of English at Lehman College of The City University of New York, appointed as the Poet Laureate of the United States

“His magic is to take the most ordinary, common experiences of life, turn them over and around…”

A new 24-page paper, “CUNY and the City,” by City University of New York Chancellor Matthew Goldstein highlights “recent initiatives that can be and should be expanded or targeted to help make available CUNY’s faculty, staff, and student talents and resources as our City meets new challenges at every level.

The Board of Directors of the Rochdale Village Inc. and The City University of New York will co-sponsor a CUNY-wide College Information Fair at the Rochdale Village Community Center in Jamaica, Queens, Saturday, June 16th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Governor George Pataki’s Letter of Thanks to Former Chairman Herman Badillo

The First Lady of Haiti, Mildred Trouillot Aristide, an alumna of City College, will receive a Humanitarian Leadership Award from The City University of New York, Wednesday, June 27, at a 1 p.m. luncheon in her honor to be held at CUNY headquarters, 535 East 80(superscript: th) Street in Manhattan.

Eight outstanding City University of New York students to be awarded Jonas E. Salk Scholarships to study medicine. Six other top students will be named Honorary Scholars. All will attend leading medical schools.

Allan H. Dobrin, Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications and Chief Information Officer of the City of New York, was appointed last night by the Board of Trustees as Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer of the City University of New York.