Brooklyn, NY — August 30, 2006 — An overflow crowd of 1,500 new students plus at least 400 parents — an unprecedented turnout — came to yesterday’s New Student Orientation at New York City College of Technology (City Tech)/CUNY.
The students are part of what will be the largest freshman class in recent years and a [...]
Brooklyn, NY — August 29, 2006 — Dr. Marcela Katz Armoza has been appointed vice president of student affairs and enrollment at New York City College of Technology/CUNY (City Tech). She reports directly to City Tech President Russell K. Hotzler.
The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York (CUNY) approved Dr. Armoza’s appointment [...]
FLUSHING, NY, August 28, 2006 — The State of New York has awarded Queens College and the City University of New York $5 million to begin the design and construction of a Visitors Center for the Louis Armstrong House Museum.
Since its public opening in fall 2003, the Louis Armstrong House Museum, at 34-56 107th Street [...]
Brooklyn, New York (August 29th, 2006) — Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, Inc. (TMSF) recently announced that it has awarded a full scholarship to Alan Newton, who was released from prison in July after serving 22 years for a crime he did not commit. Newton will attend Medgar Evers College, CUNY.
Newton, who will start classes [...]
BRONX, NY—Entrepreneur and CEO Richard Rakowski will speak at Lehman College on Wednesday, September 13, during the College’s Convocation, which begins at 11 a.m. in the Lovinger Theatre. The public is invited to attend this free annual event, which celebrates the start of the new academic year.
In his address entitled “The Awesome Potential that Resides [...]
Long Island City, NY — Alan and Stuart and Suna, the founders of Silvercup Studios in Long Island City and developers of a future commercial and residential complex on the Queens waterfront, will be honored September 22 at LaGuardia Community College’s Thirty-fourth Commencement Exercises.
Along with receiving the President’s Medal, the highest honor given out at [...]
NEW YORK, August 25, 2006 —The first students today began moving into The Towers at The City College of New York (CCNY) residence hall. The Towers, which was developed through a public-private partnership, is the first student housing ever built on a City University of New York (CUNY) campus.
“There is no question that living [...]
Brooklyn, NY — August 25, 2006 — A major academic reorganization at New York City College of Technology (City Tech) in Downtown Brooklyn has resulted in the establishment of four new academic departments effective September 1, 2006 — Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics and Entertainment Technology.
“In the last few years, City Tech has hired several top-notch [...]
The Art Gallery of The Graduate Center will present The Painted Sculpture of Betty Parsons from September 12—December 9, 2006. Featuring 35 of the remarkable painted constructions that Parsons—a legendary art dealer who was also an accomplished painter and sculptor—made from 1966 until her death. Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12-6 pm. The [...]
BRONX, NY — Social work professor Dr. Carl Mazza has been elected president of the New York State Social Work Education Association (NYSSWEA), an organization that provides a forum for educators, professionals and scholars to discuss issues concerning social work education.
Dr. Mazza previously served as the NYSSWEA’s vice president. In 2005, he gave Lehman undergraduate [...]
