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The summer of science at CSI CSI’s national research reputation attracts students for ten weeks of hands-on investigations in the college’s state of the art laboratories

June 30th, 2003 | College of Staten Island

The National Science Foundation (NSF) annually funds summer research opportunities for undergraduate students through its Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. This is the third consecutive year that the College of Staten Island has been an NSF-sponsored REU site for students seeking to build their hands-on research skills in the study of polymers and biopolymers.
The [...]

CSI leads the way in preparing teachers 98 percent of students pass state licensing exams

June 11th, 2003 | College of Staten Island

Nearly 17,000 students took one or both of the examinations for teacher certification in New York State in the 2001-2002 academic year. These tests include the Liberal Arts and Science Test (LAST) and the Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written.
While almost all of the public and private colleges preparing students to be teachers met the state’s [...]

CSI professor wins Guggenheim

June 2nd, 2003 | College of Staten Island

Zoe Beloff, an adjunct professor with the College of Staten Island’s recently formed department of Media Culture, was named a Guggenheim Fellow in the 2003 competition.
Beloff joins an elite group of CSI professors who have earned this distinction: Rafael Herrera, assistant professor of mathematics; Sarah Schulman, assistant professor of English; Patricia Passlof, professor of art; [...]