First Annual Celestial Ball a Huge Success; CSI Honored by New York Center for Interpersonal Development; Marketing Association Hosts Successful Alumna

First Annual Celestial Ball Raises More Than $500K for Student Scholarships

The CSI Celestial Ball reached for the stars and raised over a half million dollars for student scholarships earlier this month.

More than 330 people braved the season's first winter snow in support of the College of Staten Island's first annual scholarship gala at the Richmond County Country Club. The event brought together community leaders and CSI faculty, staff, and students to celebrate the significant role that a CSI education plays in the lives of so many of our students, and the transformational experience that scholarships can provide to students and their families.

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College/National Grid Introduce High Schoolers to the World of Engineering

Students from Curtis H.S. learn about engineering at CSI at workshops sponsored by National Grid.

Twelve students from Curtis High School on Staten Island were guided by Engineering Science and Physics professor Neo Antoniades during four two-hour sessions at the College of Staten Island campus, working on various engineering projects focusing on electronic circuits, touring research laboratories, and learning about engineering design.

The National Grid Engineering Workshop series, in collaboration with CSI's Liberty Partnership program, also included a geology lecture by Alan Benimoff.

Thanks to the generous support of National Grid, which also sponsored engineering workshops last year at CSI, local high school students have had the opportunity to see what engineering is all about. Read More>

Marketing Association Hosts Successful Alumna

Members of the CSI Marketing Association met with alumna Janine LeChillgrien (fifth from left).

The Marketing Association of CSI recently held their semester event. This year 45 students from all different majors came to meet Janine LeChillgrien, an associate account manager at Google, and a former CSI student.

Janine was very proud and honored to be asked to speak at her alma mater. She explained her journey to Google and how much of her success comes from the opportunities offered at CSI. When Janine was a freshman, she became a news director at WSIA radio, 88.9 FM, CSI's radio station.

This rare college experience led her to an internship at WHTZ Newark (Z100) when she was just sophomore. She worked at the station as an intern until graduation and was offered a position upon graduation. She says "You have to get your fair share of coffee, but it pays off in the end." Read More>

CSI Honored by New York Center for Interpersonal Development

The New York Center for Interpersonal Development (New York Center) honored the College of Staten Island's Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development at their Annual Holiday Gathering last Thursday.

Dr. Hugo Kijne, and the staff of the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development, has collaborated with the New York Center to strengthen the services and opportunities for out-of-school youth on Staten Island. Through the NY Center's Out-of-School Youth program, youth, aged 17 to 21, have been offered the opportunity to obtain their GEDs through classes on the CSI campus for the past four years. The staff from the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development has been welcoming and supportive to the program's students and has ensured they have a home at CSI. Read More>

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