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Credit Cards Forum Attracts Capacity Student Crowd

“I was amazed,” says City Tech Professor Partrick O’Halloran, “at how many students 25 and younger with mounting credit card debt often exceeding $20,000 asked about how to declare bankruptcy at a forum I conducted with Professors John Akana and Amit Mehrotra in early November. “Many of these young people clearly were on the brink of financial desperation.”

City Tech Student Plays Significant Role in Queens Public Library Renovation

Carlos Carbonero hasn’t even finished college yet, but he is already making his mark in his home borough of Queens.

Update on Steam Pipe Explosion Victim/City Tech Student Gregory McCullough

Two years ago, before the horrific steam pipe explosion seared third-degree burns over 80 percent of his body, Gregory McCullough enjoyed the challenges and rewards of his daily life, including his classes at City Tech.

City Tech Awarded Several Competitive Federal Grants

City Tech recently won several competitive federal grants, totaling close to $3 million.

City Tech Fall Open House Set for November 8; Part of ‘CUNY Month’ Celebration

City Tech’s Fall 2009 Open House will take place on Sunday, November 8, from 1 to 4 p.m., giving prospective students a chance to find out about the enormous opportunities the College offers.

City Tech Cuts Ribbon on New Construction Safety Lab

The city just got a little safer with the introduction of a new construction safety facility at City Tech, which will allow construction workers to get hands-on safety training on full-sized scaffolding equipment.

With Her Mom’s Inspiration, City Tech Student Wins Prestigious Award

“Having grown up in poverty in rural India, my mother never had the opportunity to get an education. It’s because of her that I have the courage to stand still in a blowing storm.” So said City Tech student Salima Moosabhai, expressing her gratitude for being chosen to receive the Patrick Clark Memorial Award from the James Beard Foundation.

Novelist Elizabeth Nunez to Read From New Novel on November 4

City Tech will host a book reading and signing by novelist Elizabeth Nunez on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the President’s Conference Room, Namm Hall 318. Her latest work, Anna In-Between, was published by Akashic Books this past September.

‘Black Church, Politics and African American Community’ Talk on Nov. 2

Accomplished scholar and historian Dr. Clarence Taylor and Abyssinian Baptist Church Reverend Violet Dease will give a talk, “Black Church, Politics  and the African American Community,” at City Tech, Monday, November 2, 11 a.m., in the Atrium Amphitheater.

Three Computer Engineering Technology Students to Compete in International Robotics Competition

Three City Tech computer engineering technology students – Sandor Bocz, Michael Hernandez and David Ruffins – have been selected to participate in the 1st Annual Robotics Innovations Competition & Conference (RICC) to be held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, on November 7 and 8, 2009.

Prof. Michal’s Solo Show Focuses On Brooklyn’s Industrial Past, Toxic Present

The legacy of Brooklyn’s industrial past and the spectrum of pollution in which we live are captured in City Tech Assistant Professor Robin Michals’ photography exhibition, “Toxi City: Brooklyn’s Brownfields,” at the Brooklyn Lyceum.

 

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