CSI Bulletin  |  February 13, 2009  |  VOL 32 NO 3
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MEMORANDA

Message from the President

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. James Pepe as Assistant Vice President for Campus Planning and Facilities. Mr. Pepe assumed his duties on Monday, Jan. 12, 2009.

Mr. Pepe has worked as the Director of Facilities Management at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia since 1996 overseeing 160 employees responsible for facilities located on a 265 acre campus. Mr. Pepe’s prior experience includes working as the Director of the Physical Plant at SUNY Canton, Associate Director of the Physical Plant at SUNY Canton, and working with Q.P.K Architects.

Mr. Pepe has managed capital funding for multiple work improvement and maintenance projects, initiated several campus energy programs, and created and led operational teams to develop programs to enhance operational efficiencies. He has also led teams on campuses and in New York State on succession planning.

Mr. Pepe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Syracuse University and has participated in several educational advancement programs. He also serves on committees of a number of professional and
non-professional organizations.

Please join me in welcoming Mr. Pepe to CSI.

Tomás D. Morales

Search for New VP for Institutional Advancement and External Relations

The search for a new Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Relations has moved to the stage where we shall soon be inviting candidates for campus visits. President Morales and the Search Committee believe that it is essential for all constituencies of the College community to have input into the final determination of the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, who is the primary manager for the College’s development and fundraising campaigns. We strongly urge you to participate in this process. The names of the final candidates and their current positions are:

— Barbara Eshoo, Senior Vice President for Association Advancement, YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford, Inc.

— Maureen McKenna, Assistant Vice President, Development, Metropolitan State College

We have established a Website, ww.csi.cuny.edu/advancement_candidates/index.html, where the letters of application and résumé of each applicant can be viewed.

Please note that a case-sensitive userID and password are required to view this site. The userID is ExecutiveSearch and the password is VPAdvancement. 

Milton Santiago

Search for New VP for Student Affairs 

The search for a new Vice President for Student Affairs has moved to the stage where we shall soon be inviting candidates for campus visits. President Morales and the Search Committee believe that it is essential for all constituencies of the College community to have input into the final determination of the Vice President for Student Affairs of this institution, and we strongly urge you to participate in this process. The names of the final candidates and their current positions are:

—Dr. Peter Barbatis, Dean of Student Affairs, Broward College, FL 

— Dr. Ramona Brown, Vice Dean of Student and External Affairs, Grove School of Engineering, the City College of New York/CUNY, NYC

— Dr. Michael Hutmaker, Dean of Student Affairs, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, NYC

— Dr. Jerald Jones-Woolfolk, Interim VP for Student Affairs, Mississippi Valley State University, MS

To facilitate input from various stakeholders we have organized the campus visits so that time has been set aside to give as many as possible opportunities to meet with the candidates. Go to www.csi.cuny.edu/studentaffairs_candidates to review the candidates’ application, cover letter, and interview schedules:

Please note that a case sensitive userID and password are required to view this site. The userID is ExecutiveSearch and the password is VPStuAffairs. 

The search committee, comprised of William Fritz, Chair of the Search Committee and Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; Christopher Cruz Cullari, Assistant Director of Disability Services; Kathleen Cumiskey, Assistant Professor of Psychology; Terri Darragh, Coordinator College Health Center; Peter DeCrescenzo, Student Government President; Brian DeLong, Director of New Student Orientation/CLUE; Manny Esperance, Interim Director of Admissions; Nervana Gaballa, Student Government Senator; Tracey Jones, Acting Chair Performing and Creative Arts; Robert King Kee, Coordinator/Student Leadership Development; Marianne McLaughlin, Director of CSI Association; Miriam Perez-Lai, Counselor for the SEEK program; Eduardo Rios, Director for Finance and Business Services; Sandy Sanchez, Executive Assistant to the President; and Tobias Schaefer, Advisor/CSI Math Club, have spent many hours reviewing files, assessing the relative merits of the applicants, and recommending the list to be invited. We hope that you will take advantage of these opportunities to meet the candidates.

William Fritz

Cold Weather

This is a reminder asking everyone to please remember at the end of your day to close all office windows before going home to avoid any freezing pipes during the cold nights.

Milton Santiago

Employee Recognition Program

President Morales has approved the selection of Mary Ann Mauriello, College Assistant in Engineering Science and Physics, as the Employee of the Month for February 2009.

Patrice Barnett

Painting and Sculpture Exhibition

An exhibition that features student work from the painting classes of Craig Manister and the painting and sculpture classes of Howard Smith is on display in the Student Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts (Building 1P, Room 118B) now through Tuesday, Feb. 24.

All levels of achievement are represented, from introductory to advanced. The oil paintings reflect different genres such as still life, landscape, and abstraction. The sculpture ranges from colorful papier mâché masks to the “metamorphosis” project made in plasticene.

Please call 718.982.2118 for gallery hours. 

Tracey Jones

Meetings and Events

For the latest updates, please visit www.csinews.net/events