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Archive for July, 2011

Clips of the Week: Making News

July 28, 2011 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Greetings, Here are some more great stories – including some frontpage and homepage gems: •Amy Stretten reported on a mural that brings attention to the plight of murdered and missing aboriginal women in Canada. Her piece aired on the Aboriginal Peoples Television (APTN) National News. •Ichi Vazquez shared the byline on a story about a [...]

The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Hosts a Free Concert Featuring Pianist Jon Urrutia and Percussionist Mauro Satalino on August 19

July 27, 2011 | LaGuardia Community College

LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) is hosting on August 19 a free concert and master class with accomplished Latin and jazz pianist and composer Jon Urrutia and drummer/percussionist Mauro Satalino who is a LaGuardia music instructor.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum Will Host the Monthly Hot Jazz/Cool Garden Outdoor Concert Series With Gordon Au and The Grand Street Stompers on Saturday July 30.

July 27, 2011 | Queens College

Now in its fourth season, the Hot Jazz/Cool Garden outdoor series is held each summer in the Armstrong Garden at LAHM.

Aisha Al-Muslim (’09) has Front Page Story in Newsday about Jet Noise near JFK Airport

July 27, 2011 | CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Aisha Al-Muslim’s enterprise story about noise caused by low-flying airplanes landing on a runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport made the front page of Newsday on July 20. (Airplane_Noise_page_1) This was the first lead story at the Long Island newspaper for Al-Muslim, who is covering the Town of Hempstead as part of a two-year [...]

CSI Small Business Development Center Expands into Brooklyn

July 27, 2011 | College of Staten Island

Dean Balsamini, Director of the Small Business Development Center at the College of Staten Island (CSI-SBDC) was awarded the Paul Harris Award by Rotary International this past June. Balsamini, a former President of the South Shore Rotary, was presented the award for demonstrating “Service above Self” in life as well as work.

CUNY SPS announces Online B.A. in Psychology

July 26, 2011 | School of Professional Studies

The CUNY School of Professional Studies announces that its new Online Bachelor of Arts degree program in Psychology has begun accepting applications for Spring 2012.

LaGuardia Community College’s Assistance with Government Contracting Helps One Local Company Stay Afloat

July 26, 2011 | LaGuardia Community College

  Long Island City, NY–The 2008 economic recession hit Visual Millwork & Fixture Mfg., Inc., hard. The Woodside, Queens-based, family-owned millwork and metalwork business, which started out in 1934, was losing revenue and considering laying off employees. That is, until the LaGuardia Community College Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) showed the company how to reach [...]

CSI’s Office of Disability Services Hosts Freshman Connections Summer Institute

July 26, 2011 | College of Staten Island

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) at the College of Staten Island is proud to be holding its annual “Freshman Connections Summer Institute” in the summer of 2011. During these one-day programs, Office staff guide new students through interactive workshops, disseminate important information about services and accommodations, discuss self-advocacy and professor outreach, and provide students with an individualized campus tour.

American Cancer Society Honors CSI

July 25, 2011 | College of Staten Island

The College of Staten Island was one of two honorees at a gathering of the Staten Island Chapter of the American Cancer Society (ACS) that was held last week at Li Greci’s Staaten. The recognition came as a result of CSI students raising over $25,000 over two years for the ACS’s Relay for Life.

Tres estudiantes hispanos se entrenan con Legisladores del Estado de Nueva York

July 22, 2011 | En Español

Son muchos los jóvenes que se atreven a soñar pero pocos los que alcanzan esos sueños. Kevin Magaña, Gloria Colon y Alejandro Madi de LaGuardia Community College son estudiantes ejemplares a seguir.