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Statement by Chancellor Matthew Goldstein ‘Reaching for the Stars’

March 30th, 2005 | The University

Just yesterday, CUNY Honors College student Claudio Simpkins was named a Truman Scholar, one of only 75 students nationally-and the only student in New York City-to win a prestigious $30,000 scholarship that recognizes students with exceptional leadership skills who are committed to public service. Another City College student, Philipa Njau, received a Goldwater Scholarship, the [...]

The art of new music CSI will showcase two leading composer/performers in a free evening of unique compositions

March 21st, 2005 | College of Staten Island

The College of Staten Island (CSI) Foundation presents An Evening with Two Composers on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the college’s Center for the Arts.
The composers, Cristian Amigo and David Keberle, each bring a unique perspective to the art of musical performance.
Amigo, a guitarist and ethnomusicologist, produces music for film, dance, theater, and [...]

Nobel Laureate inaugurates new polymer center at CSI Staten Island researchers target more powerful batteries for consumer electronics and pollution abatement resins

March 21st, 2005 | College of Staten Island

The College of Staten Island (CSI) inaugurated its Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials (CePM), funded by a five-year, $2.3 million grant to “bolster and expand high-tech research” as a part of Governor Pataki’s initiative to spur technology-based applied research and economic development across the state.
CSI was one of two colleges in New York State to [...]

CUNY rolls out new master’s degree in business management at the College of Staten Island

March 21st, 2005 | College of Staten Island

he City University of New York’s Board of Trustees has recently approved the creation of a Master of Science degree in Business Management at the College of Staten Island (CSI).
The program will accept its first class of 25 students this fall pending approval from New York State ’s Education Department, and will focus on strategic [...]

Kingsborough “My Turn” student runs marathon through streets of Paris as part of College’s Independent Study

March 16th, 2005 | Kingsborough Community College

March 16, 2005- Brooklyn N.Y. – Sixty- four year old Kingsborough Community College “My Turn” student, Michael Jaron, ran the Semi-Marathon de Paris as part of his independent study in the “Walk, Jog and Run” class in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at KCC.
Wearing a Kingsborough shirt, Mr. Jaron ran the 13.1 [...]

John Jay College Recognized for highest Hispanic enrollment of any College in the Northeast

March 13th, 2005 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice

May 13, 2005- John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranks as one of the leading institutions of higher education for Hispanics, according to The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine, which this week identified its “Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics.”
John Jay enjoys the highest enrollment of Hispanics of any college in the Northeast, according to [...]

CSI inaugurates new research center

March 9th, 2005 | College of Staten Island

The College of Staten Island (CSI) inaugurates its Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials (CePM), funded by a five-year, $2.3 million grant to “bolster and expand high-tech research” as a part of Governor Pataki’s initiative to spur technology-based applied research and economic development across the state.
WHO: Alan G. MacDiarmid, Nobel Laureate in chemistry
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