CSI Grads Receive Passport for the Rest of Their Lives
CSI President Dr. Tomás Morales told 2,263 students at the College of Staten Island that "the degree you receive may say 'College of Staten Island, The City University of New York', but it has the power to take you anywhere you want to go. It is a passport for the rest of your life."
Describing CSI as an institution on the move, with graduates "going on to the most prestigious graduate and professional schools," Morales highlighted the college's record enrollment of 13,000 and improved infrastructure, with such innovations as the new High-Performance computational and Visualization Center and the shuttlebus that runs between the Staten Island Ferry and the CSI campus.
In addition to the presentation of the degrees to CSI students, Dr. Morales and Dr. William Fritz, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, bestowed the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters on author, humanitarian, and Vietnam expert Lady Borton.
Later that day, the CSI Library hosted the annual Dolphin Awards ceremony that honored outstanding contributions to the College. Read More>
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CSI Today launched a Video On Demand internet TV channel featuring original programming last Friday.
A highlight of the channel is Headlines and History, a new monthly TV series hosted by CSI's Richard Flanagan. The pilot episode, The Mass Transit Blues, is also currently airing on Staten Island cable channel 57. View now> |
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Celebrating Student Achievements at Second Annual Honors Convocation
 Students and their families, as well as College of Staten Island faculty and staff, gathered yesterday in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall to recognize the achievements of the College's top graduates at the second annual Honors Convocation. The event was emceed by Michael Daniels, Acting Vice President for Student Affairs.
After opening greetings from Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. William Fritz, CSI President Dr. Tomás Morales, in his comments, said that he was "honored to be in the presence of the soon-to-be graduates," calling them "the finest ambassadors this school will ever have." He added that the Honors graduates "show the world the value of a CSI education" and that "through [their] achievement and hard work, [they] reaffirm for us-faculty and staff-the very reasons we have devoted our lives to public higher education." Read More>
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New Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences
 Following a nationwide search and extensive campus participation, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. William Fritz is pleased to report the appointment of Dr. Christine Flynn Saulnier as the Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences at the College of Staten Island, as of August 3, 2009.
Dr. Saulnier is an accomplished scholar and administrator. She is the author of Feminist Theories and Social Work: Approaches and Applications as well as several book chapters. Dr. Saulnier's publications also include editorials and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. She has presented at national and international symposia and conferences, and is the co-editor of Affilia, a scholarly journal in social work and women's studies. Read More>
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Six Seniors Place in Engineering Competition
 Six senior Engineering majors won second- and third-place honors at the 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Design Competition, recently, in Baltimore.
Due to a conference rule that teams could consist of no more than four members, the seniors, John Barricella, Diego Agvila, Sujit Potluri, Camilo Galeano, Jay Brabthan, and Ryan Tomas, split into two teams and entered two radio-controlled robotic vehicles designed to collect rock samples on Mars. Initially, all six students built a prototype, but they had the time to build a second, more improved, version, so one team of two students entered the prototype and the other team competed with the newer model.
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First Nursing Reunion a Huge Success
 The Department of Nursing and the CSI Alumni Association hosted CSI Nursing graduates; faculty, past and present; and staff to celebrate all generations of CSI nurses on May 12, 2009, the last day of National Nurses Week and, coincidentally, the birthday of Nurse Florence Nightingale. The evening honored the 25th Anniversary of the Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, 42 years of the Associate in Applied Science, and seven years of the Master of Science degree in Nursing at CSI. Read More>
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