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CUNY Encourages
Green Videos at CSI
Students,
staff, faculty, and alumni at the College of Staten Island have a
chance to win $500 and get posted to YouTube for demonstrating their
video prowess, thanks to the CUNY Sustainable Shorts contest, whose
theme is “Going Green.”

Marketing
Students Invade Madison Avenue
Members
of the Marketing Club at CSI took a proactive approach to their
studies last January with a winter break trip to Young & Rubicam
(Y&R), one of the leading marketing and communications firms in the
U.S.
Vitaliy Isikov, the
president of the Marketing Club and a junior who is majoring in
Business with an emphasis in Marketing, says that “I think that the
trip went phenomenally..."
CSI Hillel
helps Rebuild New Orleans
As
many students around the country were using their winter breaks to
take a breather from the books, seven members of the CSI chapter of
Hillel, the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, went to New Orleans
and help to rebuild the damage left behind by Hurricane Katrina.
CSI student Loren Lemberg, said, “I was impressed that even
though there were many students at this site that three of the
homeowners openheartedly decided to join us in helping rebuild their
home. We scraped together, we primed together, and we even formed a
bond together.”
New Book Studies Six-year-olds and Their Use of computers
Parents
and educators in the U.S. are faced with the crucial task of
ensuring that children become computer literate. Toward that
end, Dr. Helen Mele Robinson recently authored Emergent Computer
Literacy: A Developmental Perspective.
The book is the culmination of recent research and over 20 years of experience on the
topic of how children learn computer skills and what their parents
and teachers can do to assist with this process.
ZZ Packer to Teach,
Give Reading at CSI
Fiction
writer ZZ Packer will visit the College of Staten Island on
Wednesday, February 11 to present a master class for voice in
fiction for CSI students and a fiction reading for the general
public.
Discussing the fiction reading, CSI's Cate Marvin says that this
will be “a presentation of original work by ZZ Packer, one of our
country's most exciting young fiction writers. This event is sure to
be lively, thought-provoking, enlightening, and entertaining."
CSI Student Leaders
do it with Zing!
Student
Leaders participated in the Fourth Annual Leader Retreat at Villa
Roma Resort and Conference Center in New York’s Catskill Mountains.
The theme was “Zing! Your Life, Community, and Collective
Potential,” and featured guest presenter Nancy Hunter Denney.
"The
retreat definitely prepared me for the future," commented Bilikisu
Hassan. "The most important thing I want to do in the future is to
become a great public speaker... and attending this retreat helped
me with that.".
Sen. Lanza joins Nursing Pinning
Ceremony
CSI
honored its January 2009 Associate of Applied Science Nursing
graduates on Thursday, January 15 in the Center for the Arts Concert
Hall.
A diverse and eclectic group of 81
graduate nurses received their CSI Nursing Pins and took the International
Council of Nurses Pledge during the traditional Nightingale lamp ceremony.
NYS Honors Physical Therapy
Doctoral Candidate
Blanca
Moreno, part of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Class of 2009,
has recently received the 2009 Minority Affairs Award from the
American Physical Therapy Association, New York Chapter.
This award, given to only one student in New York State who is
currently enrolled in a physical therapy educational program,
recognizes outstanding contributions to the physical therapy
profession.
CSI Professor
Co-Authors Book on The Economics of Counterfeiting
From
videos to pharmaceuticals, counterfeit products flood the U.S.
market annually. Alan Zimmerman, Professor of Business at the
College of Staten Island, and his co-author Peggy Chaudhry, Professor of
Business at Villanova University, have recently completed a book, The
Economics of Counterfeit Trade: Governments, Consumers, Pirates and
Intellectual Property Rights.
The book examines the problem of counterfeiting, but goes
further in offering international business managers effective tools to
combat the problem.
Verrazano School
Mentors Bring Holiday Cheer
 As
the economy continues to slide, affecting families nationwide, two
Peer Mentors at The Verrazano School decided to bring some holiday
cheer to Staten Island children in need by organizing a Toys for
Tots Drive
Coinciding with
the Peer Mentor team’s end-of-semester holiday party, Stephanie
Vlismss and Christina Rossi helped collect approximately 50 toys,
donated by freshman, sophomore, and junior students.
DiPaolo Scholarship Funds
Study in Dublin
CSI
student Kaitlin Barr, a senior majoring in International Business,
has headed to the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) to study
there this spring. Barr, the first CSI student to participate in the
exchange program with DIT, is the recipient of a Lorraine and Gordon DiPaolo Scholarship, which is providing her with $3,000 for study in Europe.
“I feel that studying overseas is
integral to the completion of my degree,” says Barr, adding "...there is no substitute for living and learning
in another country.”
Legislative Luncheon
Underscores CSI's Many Contributions
CSI
President Dr. Tomás D. Morales hosted Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro,
City Councilman James Oddo, State Assemblyman Matthew Titone, and
representatives of Governor David Paterson and other local officials as part
of the annual CSI Legislative Luncheon to update elected
officials and urge them to provide continued financial support to
CSI.
Jay Hershenson, CUNY Senior Vice Chancellor for University
Relations, said "I’ve had the
chance to see CSI grow, and I believe in my heart that the reason why CSI is
where it is today among public higher education institutions is
because of the fact that the support for CSI has been unified."
Tech Experts Present at CUNY Conference
Faculty
and staff from the College of Staten Island (CSI) shared their
technological expertise at the Seventh Annual CUNY IT (information
technology) Conference sponsored by The City University of New York
(CUNY) and the Center for Digital Education.
Presentations included: Teaching and Learning with Rich Media:
Podcasting and iTunes U; Listening to Students: A Conversation about
Online Teaching and Learning; and Engaging Faculty through Class
Capture and Tablet Computing.

Honoring Scholarship Recipients
CSI
will honor approximately 90 students who are recipients of
scholarships at a Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Reception on
Tuesday, February 3 in the Center for the Arts at 6:00pm.
Caryl Watkins,
Director of CSI’s Career and Scholarship Center says that "students
enjoy the event because they get to meet other scholarship recipients, are
recognized for their achievements, and can have their guests share in their
success." 
Researchers Battle Breast Cancer
The incidence of breast cancer is inordinately high on Staten Island, as the
borough has one of the highest death rates from the disease in the state and
the highest death rate in New York City.
In response, researchers at the Staten Island Breast Cancer Research
Initiative (SIBCRI) at the College of Staten Island are working diligently to
discover what is causing this epidemic and to educate the community
about this disease.
New Research leaves many wondering whether or
not the Clean Water Act is working
New
York State Senator Andrew Lanza visited CSI for a briefing
on the research of two CSI faculty members whom the Senator has
funded.
Dr. Jeff Bussolini of the CSI
Sociology department shared his observations with Senator Lanza and
CSI President Dr. Tomás D. Morales regarding sociological research
on the Staten Island Ferry and how Ferry riders perceive this
103-year-old Staten Island icon, while
Dr. William Wallace of the Biology department
reviewed his research on three local marshes, noting that much of
the metal contamination found had occurred within the past four to
eight years.

CSI participates in the inaugural class of
CUNY Leadership Academy
Three
CSI students are among the 28 participating in the CUNY Leadership
Academy, the flagship leadership program of The City University of
New York.
Representing CSI are Peter DeCresenzo, History/Secondary
Education; Nervana Gaballa, Communications; and Jose Saltos,
Biochemistry.
Partnering for
Change can make a difference
for CSI and the Island
The CUNY Campaign for voluntary Charitable
Giving celebrates 25 years year of collecting contributions from
faculty and staff to help people in need both locally and worldwide.
This year’s theme is “Partnering for Change to Make a Difference.”
Participants can contribute to the CSI Foundation Scholarship Fund
by noting “1618” on their pledge form.
Kwanzaa takes Center Stage with
Star Power
Kwanzaa
takes center stage at CSI with an array of beautiful costumes,
exciting poetry and lavish performances -- all marking the 32nd
annual Kwanzaa celebration, recognizing African and African American
heritage and achievements, focusing on paying particular attention
to the contribution of ancestors.
This year's theme is "It's a Family Affair." Staten Island's
own Gano Grills also will perform. The actor's credits include
movies and TV including the upcoming, "Cadillac Records"; "Shaft";
"Bamboozled" directed by Spike Lee; HBO's "Oz", "30 Rock," and "The
Sopranos."

Educational Leadership in the Service of Youth Award presented to
President Morales
The
National Honor Society Chapter at Susan E. Wagner Higher School
honored CSI President Tomás Morales by presenting him with the
Educational Leadership in the Service of Youth Award.
Wagner High
School Principal, Gary M. Giordano said, “It is my belief that as a
result of his academic vision and leadership, the College of Staten
Island continues its rise to prominence in The City University of
New York system of higher education. The partnership that Susan E.
Wagner High School and the College of Staten Island have nurtured
over the years has had a wonderful impact on the Wagner students and
graduates.”
Master's of Mental
Health Counseling comes to CSI
CSI
is launching a Master of Arts Degree in Mental Health Counseling.
The program is currently pending approval by the New York State
Education Department, but the College plans to admit the first class
of students into the program for the fall 2009 semester.
The program is a 60-credit two-and-a-half-year program. Class
sizes are very small. The curriculum is composed of 16 courses as
well as one practicum and three internship courses.

Senator
Lanza Breathes Life into New Nursing Simulation Lab
CSI
has a new state-of-the-art, high-fidelity nursing simulation
lab, thanks to a $150,000 endowment secured by New York
State Senator Andrew Lanza.
Saying that “nurses are really the backbone of the health
care delivery system,” Senator Lanza added that it’s "just
so nice to see that right here on Staten Island we have this
center for nursing education excellence.” Nursing Department
faculty and students also treated the Senator to a
demonstration of some of the lab’s equipment.
Dolphins capture CUNYAC Championship
Title
CSI
remained the only school to ever win the CUNY Athletic
Conference Women’s Soccer final, with a
hard fought 1-0 win over Medgar Evers College in a game
played in a cold driving rain at CSI.
Celebrating 25
Years of Students Studying in Italy
CSI’s
Center for International Service hosted a reception on November 20,
during International Education Week, to celebrate a quarter-century
of offering study abroad programs in Italy.
Together with institutional partners, The American University of
Rome, the Istituto Venezia, and Lorenzo de’Medici in Florence and
Tuscania, the College has enabled hundreds of students to discover
the delights of Italy and to experience the life-changing effects of
studying abroad.
Nursing Program
Receives $200K for Geriatric Care
The
Brooklyn Home For Aged Men presented CSI with $100,000 in
scholarship support today. The endowment will support Nursing
students pursuing a career with a focus in geriatric care,
and will provide support in perpetuity.
This $100,000 gift will be matched through a U.S. Department of
Education challenge endowment as part of the College’s Title 3
grant, making the total endowment size $200,000.
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