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Top-Seeded BMCC Women Panthers Upset by Hostos in 2007 CUNYAC Community College Volleyball Championship.

October 31st, 2007 | Borough of Manhattan Community College

Berbelin Jape scored 23 points on a match-high 20 kills and three service aces on October 29 at Kingsborough Community College, and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 CUNYAC (CUNY Athletic Conference) Community College Volleyball Championships after lifting second-seeded Hostos to its first title after upsetting top-seeded BMCCC, 3-2 (30-26, 16-30, 24-30, [...]

Brooklyn College Department of Theater Presents The Fighting Days

October 31st, 2007 | Brooklyn College

From November 8-11, the Brooklyn College Department of Theater will present Wendy Lill’s play The Fighting Days, directed by Pamela Brusoski, an M.F.A. candidate in Directing at Brooklyn College. Performances will take place at The New Workshop Theater on the College’s campus.
The Fighting Days tells the story of real-life Canadian suffragists Francis Marion Beynon, Nellie [...]

Hostos Women’s Volleyball Team Wins First CUNY Championship in College’s History!

October 31st, 2007 | Hostos Community College

-Most Valuable Player Has 3.6 GPA-
The City University of New York Athletic Conference issued a press release on October 29, 2007, announcing that the Hostos Community College Women’s Volleyball Team has won the first CUNY championship in the college’s history.
In addition, Hostos sophomore Berbelin Jape was recognized as the Most Valuable Player. Jape, who has [...]

Bronx Small Business Development Center Collaborates with Operation Hope in Harlem

October 31st, 2007 | Lehman College

The Bronx Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Lehman College is providing business assistance at the new Operation Hope Center in Harlem.
Serving residents of Harlem, the Bronx and neighboring communities, the center is offering financial education as well as assistance to entrepreneurs. Services include banking and money management seminars, credit counseling, resume building, home and [...]

CUNY Law Invited to Join Prestigious Panel on Curricula

October 31st, 2007 | CUNY School of Law

CUNY School of Law has been selected to join an elite group of law schools to make recommendations on the future of law school curricula

Maurice Ashley 1st African-American Grand-Master Takes on 12 Members of BMCC Chess Club at Once

October 30th, 2007 | Borough of Manhattan Community College

Maurice Ashley has been called the “Tiger Woods” of Chess. He made history when he became the first and only African-American to attain the coveted title of International Grand Master of Chess in 1999.
On Thursday, in celebration of CUNY Month, the Grand-Master will face BMCC’s Chess Club in an all-out simultaneous exhibition, which will take [...]

Special Message on Missing Laptop & Financial Aid Data

October 30th, 2007 | The University

Recently, a non-functioning laptop locked in shutdown mode was taken from the University’s office of financial aid. The disappearance was immediately reported to the police. The computer contains a file with names and social security numbers of approximately 20,000 students. If you are one of these students, you should have received a letter in the mail earlier this week advising of the situation. Please be aware that we have had no reports that the laptop’s hard drive has been accessed

Miniature Worlds: Art from India from the 15th to the 20th Century at the Mishkin Gallery

October 30th, 2007 | Baruch College

Indian deities and rulers, their avatars, consorts, martial exploits and love interests are depicted in this exhibition of miniature paintings and sculptures from the 15th to the 20th centuries, on view at Baruch College’s Mishkin Gallery, November 15 to December 14, 2007. Opening reception Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, 6 to 8 pm.
Using brilliant colors, virtuoso [...]

Chancellor Goldstein To Honor 9 CUNY Women College Presidents At Feminist Press Gala

October 30th, 2007 | The University

Chancellor Matthew Goldstein will present Sue Rosenberg Zalk Awards to nine women presidents and deans of the colleges and professional schools of the City University of New York at the 37th anniversary gala of The Feminist Press at Tavern On The Green, Monday, Nov. 5, 6 p.m., Central Park West at 67th Street, Manhattan.

CUNY Law Joins Carnegie Foundation Working Group

October 30th, 2007 | CUNY School of Law

CUNY School of Law has been selected to join an elite group of law schools around the nation, among them Stanford, Harvard, NYU and Georgetown, to make recommendations on the future of law school curricula.
The invitation follows the release of several public reports, including those from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and [...]