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CSI Partners with Harris Connect to Produce Alumni Publication College of Staten Island Partners with Harris Connect to Produce Alumni Publication
College of Staten Island/CUNY grads change emails, jobs and locations so often that it is hard to keep up with them. The school has contracted with Harris Connect to update contact information for all alumni around the world so that they can keep up-to-date on news and activities from campus. Harris will also help produce a beautiful hardcover publication that will allow alumni find their old friends and be used for personal and professional networking.
President Morales/CSIAA Host Nursing ReceptionPresident Morales/CSIAA Host Nursing Reception
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[L-R] Donna Garambone, Jennifer Lynch, Nursing Professor Eileen Gigliotti, and Dr. Tomás Morales Nursing Alumni and Faculty recently attended a special reception at the College’s home. The reception was hosted by CSI President Dr. Tomás D. Morales and Mrs. Evy Morales, and the CSI Alumni Association (CSIAA) Board of Directors.
Alumni Association Board Holds Annual MeetingAlumni Association Board Holds Annual Meeting
![Alumni Association President Vullnet Kolari [center] with the 2010 CSIAA Student Leadership Awardees](http://www.csitoday.net/story_img/images/alumni_meeting_070110.jpg)
Alumni Association President Vullnet Kolari [center] with the 2010 CSIAA Student Leadership Awardees The CSI Alumni Association (CSIAA) Board of Directors recently held their annual meeting. The evening was a mix of tradition, with former Board members in attendance, and a glimpse into the future of CSI alumni as 2010 grads were also present.
Berger Wins Fulbright ScholarshipBerger Wins Fulbright Scholarship
Prof. Sarah Berger has won a Fulbright scholarship to conduct child development research in Israel. CSI Associate Professor of Psychology Sarah Berger has won a coveted Fulbright scholarship to work abroad examining how locomotor development in infancy affects other types of development taking place at the same time.
Cho Wins Best Book on Asia AwardCho Wins Best Book on Asia Award
Haunting the Korean Diaspora has recently won an award from the American Sociological Association. A book by Grace M. Cho, Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Women’s Studies at CSI, has been selected by the American Sociological Association to receive this year’s award for best book on the subject of Asia and Asian America.
CSI Wins NYC “Distinguished Award in Service” for Volunteer WorkRising to Challenge, CSI Wins NYC “Distinguished Award in Service” for More than 11,000 Hours of Volunteer Work
CSI has won NYC's Distinguished Award in Service for its impressive showing in the College Challenge CSI has won New York City’s “Distinguished Award in Service,” in recognition of its impressive showing in the city’s first College Challenge. The Challenge was a four-month event in which 18 NYC colleges and universities strove to amass as many volunteer hours of community service time as possible against their own pre-set goals.
Mummert Selected as New Athletic DirectorMummert Selected as New Athletic Director
Vernon Mummert has been selected as the new Athletic Director at the College of Staten Island. Following a nationwide search and extensive campus participation, Mr. Vernon Mummert has been appointed Athletic Director at the College of Staten Island (CSI), effective July 15, 2010.
CSI Alum’s Film Wins SIFF AwardCSI Alum’s Film Wins SIFF Award
Randal and Simon's Big Damn Movie received Best Comedic Feature honors at the SI Film Festival.ARP Holds First Annual Luncheon
Academy of Retired Professors co-chairs Jim Sanders and Irene Deitch at the Inaugural Luncheon The Academy of Retired Professors recently held its inaugural luncheon in the Campus Center Park Café, providing a warm and friendly atmosphere for retired faculty to socialize, catch up, share a delicious buffet lunch, and plan the future course of the organization.
Students for International Business CSI Is “All Over the Map”When Preparing Students for International Business CSI Is “All Over the Map”
Members of the CSI International Business Society took a tour of the Asia Society last semester. With U.S. businesses of all sizes increasingly involved in global commerce, CSI’s International Business program is, literally and figuratively, “all over the map” in preparing students to meet the challenges and opportunities
CSI Alumnus George Lekovic Produces Award-Winning Film, “Here and There”CSI Alumnus George Lekovic Produces Award-Winning Film, “Here and There”
Supporters of Here and There trumpet the film’s merits in New York City’s Washington Square Park. CSI Alumnus George Lekovic (BA, Media Studies, ‘04) is the main producer of Here and There, an award-winning film with parallels to his life. The movie recently finished brief runs at the Quad Theatre in Manhattan and Laemmle’s Music Hall in Los Angeles and is booked in 15 to 30 other cities.
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