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City Tech Salutatorian Jhonatan Echavarria Determined to ‘Give Back’ to Future Students
“Life isn’t just about getting a degree. It’s also about helping others,” says Jhonatan Echavarria, City Tech’s 2009 salutatorian (second in his class). “Anything that comes easy, goes easy,” he adds, noting that “obstacles make us stronger.”
Exhibit Depicts Professor Jean Claude’s Inspirational Story
“Jean Claude’s story is truly inspirational,” says Patrick O’Halloran, explaining his decision to create a poetry and photo exhibition focused on that story, which is on view at City Tech this month. “It is the journey made by many of our students – young men and women who had to overcome daunting obstacles to reach their goals.”
Ribbon-Cutting Launches New RadTech DRF Lab
In April 2009, City Tech’s Radiologic Technology & Medical Imaging Program became the first in the country to include a state-of-the-art digital imaging modality that can be used to train students in both digital radiography and fluoroscopy.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli to Deliver 2009 City Tech Commencement Address on June 1
City Tech will mark the annual rite of passage for graduating students at its 69th Commencement Exercises on Monday, June 1, beginning at 10:30 a.m., in the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli will deliver the commencement address.
James Beard Foundation’s Diane Harris Brown to be Honored by City Tech
City Tech alumna Diane Harris Brown ’82, director of educational and community programming for the James Beard Foundation (JBF), will be awarded the distinguished alumna and outstanding industry professional awards by the College’s hospitality management department.
First Pakistani Muslim Female Student in City Tech’s History Named Valedictorian
“I want to help bring peace and harmony to the world,” says Ayesha Siddiqui, who is proud to be an American-Muslim, a Pakistani-American, a New Yorker and City Tech’s 2009 valedictorian. “I’ve lived in the Middle East and here; I feel I can be a bridge between different faiths and cultures.”
City Tech to Honor Five at May 18 Best of New York Award Dinner
New York City College of Technology (City Tech) will salute Peter Meyer, President of NYC Markets, TD Bank, Hon. Katherine Oliver, Commissioner, Mayor’s Office of Theatre, Film & Broadcasting, Theatrical Teamsters, Local 817, and Garey Ellis, MD, Founder & Executive Director, Inner Force, at its 2009 Best of New York Award Dinner on May 18. City Tech graduate Leonard Maisel ’64, retired Executive Vice President of Amalgamated Bank, will be presented the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Art and Technology, French and English Come Together as City Tech Partners with Lycée Français for Poster Show
When 10-year-old art students and college-age technology students collaborate on a project, the result is an engaging poster show taking place at City Tech from April 29 to May 5.
Film by Three City Tech Students to Be Featured at University of Hawaii Conference
Three City Tech entertainment technology students — Kumi Ishizawa, Tiamara Minott and Sissy L. Villamar — worked with other students from Columbia University and New York Institute of Technology on the production of a documentary on diversity in Astoria, Queens that will be featured at a University of Hawaii at Manoa conference on April 24, 2009.
Vision Care Technology Celebrates 40th Anniversary
The Department of Vision Care Technology at New York City College of Technology celebrated 40 years of excellence in opticianry education on March 26, 2009, at an on-campus alumni reunion attended by more than 200 department graduates, students, faculty, staff and other guests.
Jewish Faculty & Staff Association Honors City Tech President Russsell K. Hotzler
The Jewish Faculty & Staff Association at New York City College of Technology honored City Tech President Russell K. Hotzler at its annual demonstration Passover Seder held in the College’s Grace Gallery on April 2, 2009.
Professor Huntington’s Sound Work Is Music to Audiences and Students’ Ears
If anyone knows good sound from bad, it’s John Huntington, professor of entertainment technology at New York City College of Technology (City Tech). One of his favorite recurring gigs is the Tribeca Film Festival Drive-In, which will take place April 23-25.
City Tech Student Selah Brown Wins First Prize in College Bowl
Selah Brown, 19, a senior majoring in vision care technology at City Tech, walked away with the $500 first prize in the National Federation of Opticianry Schools (NFOS) College Bowl.
‘Cosmic Inflation’ at City Tech Lures Students to Study Astronomy
If you inflate it, they will come. That’s what City Tech Physics Professor Gregory Matloff thought when he set up a portable planetarium in the student cafeteria earlier this week.
City Tech’s Annette Saddik ‘Stars’ in Post-Performance Discussion of Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’ on May 2 at Studio 54
Theatre scholar and New York City College of Technology (City Tech) Associate Professor of English Annette J. Saddik will be interviewed by Roundabout Theatre's Ted Sodd at Broadway's Studio 54 on Saturday, May 2, after the 2 p.m. performance of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, starring Nathan Lane, John Goodman, Bill Irwin, and John Glover.
Novelist Colson Whitehead to Read at April 30 Literary Arts Festival
MacArthur “Genius” Colson Whitehead will read from his new novel as part of City Tech’s Annual Literary Arts Festival, to be held in Klitgord Center Auditorium, on Thursday, April 30, 2009, 5 p.m.
Multi-faceted Professor O’Halloran Co-authors Book on Landing Perfect Job
“If you talk the talk, this is the world in which you’ll have to walk the walk,” says Patrick O’Halloran, City Tech professor of hospitality management, who has just published a book, Unlocking the Door to Your Career – Guidelines to Finding the Perfect Job and Taking Charge of Your Life.
‘CUNY Sustainable Shorts’ Video Contest
“CUNY Sustainable Shorts” is a video contest with a $500 cash prize sponsored by Sustainable CUNY with the theme “Going Green.” All CUNY students, staff, faculty and alumni are invited to submit a video entry.
Professor Falk Launches Mentoring Program to Help Children of Incarcerated Parents
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provided support to City Tech Nursing Professor Kathleen Falk to help launch the New York City College of Technology Mentor Program for Children of Promise.
City Tech Professor’s Photos Inspired by Flannery O’Connor Focus of Exhibit
“ROUTE 441: Signs from Flannery O’Connor’s Milledgeville,” an exhibition of photographs by New York City College of Technology English Professor Carole K. Harris, will be on view at Park Slope Starbucks, 164 7th Avenue, from April 1 through May 31.
Walt Whitman’s Democratic Spirit Lives on in Professor Gold’s Multi-Campus Digital Humanities Experiment
A new kind of interactive learning, made possible by recent advances in social networking technologies, is at the heart of Professor Matthew K. Gold’s innovative digital humanities project, “Looking for Whitman: The Poetry of Place in the Life and Work of Walt Whitman.”
Julie Thompson Klein of Wayne State University Leads Workshop on ‘Interdisciplinarity’
Faculty from New York City College of Technology and John Jay College of Criminal Justice recently participated in an enlightening lecture and workshop on interdisciplinarity led by Julie Thompson Klein, Professor of Humanities in Interdisciplinary Studies and English at Wayne State University. The lecture and workshop were funded by the CUNY Office of Undergraduate Education's Faculty Development Grant Program as part of a year-long collaboration between City Tech and John Jay College to explore the pedagogy of interdisciplinary course development.
Honors Scholars and BMI Students Visit Nation’s Capital
The Honors Scholars Program and the Black Male Initiative (BMI) jointly sponsored a three-day, two-night trip to Washington, D.C., January 23 through 25, 2009. Forty-one Honors and BMI students participated in this rewarding and stimulating expedition.
Small Worlds on the Brink: Professor Jenna Spevack’s Recent Exhibition and Artist Residencies
Artist and City Tech Department of Entertainment Technology Professor Jenna Spevack is exhibiting large-scale graphite and gouache drawings at the Hendershot Gallery in the Chelsea Art District of Manhattan, January 22 through March 7, 2009. She will be giving an artist talk at the gallery on March 7 at 1 p.m.
Professor’s Latest Book Earns AAP/PSP Prose Awards Honorable Mention
New York City College of Technology Physics Professor Gregory Matloff and co-authors Giovanni Vulpetti and Les Johnson took a Finalist/Honorable Mention Award in Cosmology & Astronomy at the 2008 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence Awards Luncheon held in Washington, DC, for their recent book Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel.
City Tech Student Takes First Place in CUNY-wide Speech Competition
City Tech freshman Annupa Sookdeo, 18, took first place in the City University of New York (CUNY)-wide annual speech competition.
‘Give Kids a Smile Day’
“Give Kids a Smile Day” at New York City College of Technology’s Department of Dental Hygiene attracted a capacity clientele of young Brooklynites in early February 2009.
Professor Wortzel Reconfigures Robotic Toys to Portray Folly of Blind Obedience
Reconfigured robotic toys performing military maneuvers in rigid choreographed formations are featured in a new artistic work, “A Re-enactment of The Battle of the Pyramids,” by City Tech Professor Adrianne Wortzel, to be presented on Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 p.m. at Light Industry at Industry City.
Humanities Professors to Recreate Final Lincoln-Douglas Debate on February 18
As part of New York City College of Technology’s celebration of Black History Month, Humanities Professors Robert Geary (Lincoln) and Frank Dezego (Douglas) will recreate parts of the final of the seven Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 on Wednesday, February 18, 2009, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the College’s Atrium Amphitheater.
City Tech Students Help Prospect Heights School Design a New Library
City Tech students recently presented their visionary designs for a new children’s library at Public School 9/Middle School 571 in Prospect Heights to parents, faculty, consultants and city governmental officials.
Hospitality Management Professor Roger Dagorn Named Sake Samurai
Roger Dagorn, a Master Sommelier who is an adjunct assistant professor of wine education at City Tech and the sommelier at Chanterelle restaurant, was awarded the prestigious title of Sake Samurai in an elaborate ceremony held recently in Japan.
City Tech Students Take Part in Research Expedition to Mexico
Three New York City College of Technology science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors – Renee Clarke, Kashif Hoyte and Javier Joya – were part of a research expedition to San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, in summer 2008. Working with Dr. Oscar Carranza Castaneda, principal investigator of the Mexican Megafauna project and researcher from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, the three were part of a team of scientists working with Earthwatch, an international organization that’s helping to bring science to life for people concerned about Earth’s future.
‘Operation Healthy Homefront’ Caps Semester of Activities for Student Veterans
“Operation Healthy Homefront,” a November 2008 collaborative venture between New York City College of Technology’s Student Wellness Center and Office of Veteran Services featured 30 community organizations and attracted a sizable College and outside audience thanks to CUNY-wide promotion. The event provided CUNY student and other veterans with the information they need to more efficiently deal with the mountain of paperwork they often encounter in pursuit of the health, educational and other benefits available to them.
6th Annual City Tech Faculty & Student Research Poster Session
The 6th Annual Poster Session at New York City College of Technology was held on November 13, 2008. Funded in part by the City Tech Foundation and open to the College community and general public, the event provided faculty and students with an opportunity to showcase the results of their research.
College Community’s Spirit of Giving Is High as 2008 Draws to a Close
While holiday shoppers nationwide tightened their purse strings as 2008 drew a close, the spirit of giving at City Tech was alive and well across campus.
Hospitality Management Fall 2008 Baccalaureate Celebration Honors Two
It was another dazzling affair, a winter wonderland-themed event in celebration of the Department of Hospitality Management’s 47 fall semester graduating seniors. The evening began in the College’s Atrium Amphitheater with various student, faculty and special guest awards and later moved to the Janet Lefler Dining room for an elegant buffet supper. Among those honored were celebrity chef Waldy Malouf and City Tech graduate and Port Richmond High School culinary arts coordinator James Ryan ’90.
S-STEM Student Pedro Peralta Ranks Second in Cyber Security Competition
Pedro Peralta, City Tech junior majoring in computer systems technology (CST), has won second prize in the Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) competition, marking the first time a City Tech student has received a CSAW prize.
Entertainment Technology Chair and Students Part of Theatrical Production Commended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
City Tech’s Department of Entertainment Technology Chair David Smith provided violin accompaniment for the Tiyatro Global production of MIKA in Manhattan recently and department students crewed the performances. The cast, other musicians and Smith were personally congratulated by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former foreign minister of the Republic of Korea, on a job well done.
City Tech Partners with Woodhull to Open Radiology Learning Lab
City Tech has partnered with Woodhull Medical Center to establish a Radiology Learning Lab on the premises of the hospital. The initiative was made possible by Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez.
DLT Students Host Table Demonstrations at 2008 Great New York Dental Meeting
Four dental laboratory technology students from New York City College of Technology’s Department of Restorative Dentistry presented table demonstrations at the 84th Annual Session of the Greater New York Dental Meeting on November 30, 2008.
‘Partners’ Honored at 2008 Best of New York Award Dinner
New York City College of Technology honored 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East President George Gresham, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Independence Community Foundation at its 2008 Best of New York Award Dinner in May. Celebrity chef Michael Lomonaco ’84 was presented with this year’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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