College of Staten Isla nd Foundation Annual Report 2007-2008

Message from the President

Greetings! I am delighted to introduce the 2007-2008 Annual Report from the College of Staten Island Foundation. The Foundation plays a crucial role in supporting our College and providing important funding for scholarships and overall institutional advancement. In my first full year as CSI President, I am honored that the Foundation’s board members have given so much of their time and energy to enhance our school. Their good work has paid off; CSI is on a sharp upward swing. Our enrollment has reached the highest level in CSI’s history, as more and more students are attracted by the world-class quality of our faculty and curricula, as well as the affordability of our tuition. Our entering baccalaureate students boast high school grade point averages and standardized test results comparable to any sister school in The City University of New York system, while our graduate programs, including doctoral programs in conjunction with the CUNY Graduate Center, have drawn hundreds of outstanding students. CSI is building on this success, quite literally, as we work to finalize funding that will allow us to begin construction of on-campus residence halls for 600 students, staff, and faculty. These residence halls will be transformative, providing students from Staten Island and beyond with the opportunity to live on our beautiful and green campus, yet be in the midst of the world’s greatest metropolitan region. As our growth accelerates, our Master Plan and Strategic Plan will plot a sustainable and intelligent map to the future. Certainly, part of that future will include our supercomputer. No ordinary computational machine, the CSI supercomputer, when fully operational, will make CSI home to one of the most powerful computational centers in academia. These achievements, and many others, have drawn the support of the Staten Island community; in the past year alone, Staten Island’s elected officials have secured more than $42 million in capital funding for the College to advance a broad range of projects that enhance the educational experience at CSI. For this we are immensely thankful, not only on behalf of our present faculty and students, but for future generations of the CSI community. This is an exciting time to be part of the CSI family, and as we take great pride in the achievements of the past year, we look forward with immense confidence to the future. Our prospects have never been brighter, and we look forward to the continual advancement of our institution and the people it serves.

Tomás D. Morales, PhD President

1 CSI Foundation I would like to begin by personally thanking each and every donor whose financial generosity and diligent volunteer efforts have enabled the CSI Foundation to raise in excess of one million dollars.

Under the tutelage of our new I welcome this challenge with open arms. The gift was also used toward advertising President, Dr. Tomás D. Morales, the Each year, we thank our individual, during Staten Island Yankee games and a Foundation had a tremendously exciting corporate , and foundation donors in the portion of the gift was given to the Physical and rewarding year. Dr. Morales’s broad Annual Report . I would like to take this Therapy department at the College. visions and social capital were vital to our opportunity to give special thanks to some •The Stavros Niarchos Foundation: success. of our most generous benefactors and This donation represents the first inter - Over the past several years, I have give you some examples of the programs national grant received by the CSI proudly served as an Executive Member we are able to fund because of their Foundation. The funds were used to of the CSI Foundation Board. Recently, support. The highlighted donors are: enable the College to complete the I was nominated as President of the •The Staten Island Foundation: restoration process of 12 rare casts of Foundation and have accepted this honor. The Foundation proudly supports our the Parthenon Frieze, and to create a James Easley, the Immediate Past President educational mission and recently funded permanent photography exhibit docu - of the Foundation, was instrumental in a program called the Three College menting the importance of Greek laying the groundwork for our continued Lecture Series. The series was designed culture in our society. success. He was effective in utilizing to spark civic engagement, with an •Arlie Anderson: Mrs. Anderson made a personal and professional networking emphasis on the direction of our nation $50,000 gift to the Arleigh B. Williamson for the advancement of the primary in the period leading up to the 2008 Family Library Archives and Special goal of the Foundation—securing phil - Presidential election. Collection Endowment, which enabled anthropic support to advance the critical •Gordon and Lorraine DiPaolo: the College to make strategic acquisitions objectives of the College. In the coming Professor DiPaolo and his wife made a of archival materials. years, I will be counting on my fellow board $50,000 gift to the Gordon and •Northfield Bank Foundation: The members, including Jim, to continue this Lorraine DiPaolo Program Fund. A Foundation established a program that important work. Our challenge will be to portion of the gift was used to make provides stipends for CSI students with uncover avenues previously unexplored significant improvements to the financial needs to work as interns at not - to further advance CSI as a center for College’s communications technology, for -profit organizations on Staten Island. learning and culture on Staten Island. especially for connecting with alumni. •Jean Roland: Mrs. Roland established 2 the Albert & Jean Roland Memorial instrumental role in driving the mission Scholarship by making a generous gift of the Foundation. While it is easy to of $35,000. The funds will also be used marvel at our success, it is to supplement the existing Edmond L. important that we continue to raise Volpe Library Endowment. funds to be used toward programs that •Con Edison: Through funding from will enrich the academic lives of our Con Edison, the CSI Division of Science students. In the coming years, as city and Technology established a green - and state funding becomes increasingly house program at Public School 35. sparse, we will become much more The program focuses on science and the environment. •Michael Shugrue: Dr. Shugrue is a former CSI faculty member and dean. His ongoing gifts to the Shugrue Cultural Development Fund allow the College to host world-class performances, free of charge to the public. The October 15, 2007 performance by the New York Philharmonic Brass Ensemble was attended by nearly 900 people, making it the most widely attended event ever held at CSI’s Center for the Arts. •United Way of NYC: CSI students served as tutors/mentors to students at dependent on philanthropic contributions . Intermediate School 49 and Public School I accept this challenge readily and look 57 through funding from the United Way forward to sustaining the momentum of NYC. The program offers academic established by the Foundation and its intervention to disadvantaged youth. board members. In closing, I am pleased to announce the addition of three new Foundation Sincerely, Board members, Joseph Ricciutti ‘94, Staten Island Yankees President; Brian Laline, Staten Island Advance Editor; and Joseph Rende, National Grid Vice Presi - Robert S. Cutrona, Sr., President dent. I am certain that they will play an CSI Foundation Board of Directors 3

Roads to Success The College of Staten Island offers exceptional students a number of options to enhance their college experience, and become more competitive when they enter the job market. The Macaulay Honors College, The Verrazano School, and the CUNY Teacher Academy are just three of the roads to success that CSI offers to select scholars.

MACAULAY HONORS COLLEGE University Scholars at the College of Staten Island are highly motivated students enrolled in the Macaulay Honors College—a special honors curriculum of innovative and challenging courses. Macaulay Honors College classes of 20 or fewer students feature field trips as well as independent and collaborative research, and other creative activities, which students may present at undergraduate research conferences. In recent years Macaulay Honors College classes have visited such destinations as West Point, the National Museum of the American Indian, and the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. At CSI, Macaulay Honors seminars are taught by some of CSI’s prominent faculty. CSI’s Macaulay Honors College staff also includes a professional counselor who offers guidance 5 and support as University Scholars adjust to college life, choose their majors, and make other important decisions. THE VERRAZANO SCHOOL CSI’s Macaulay Honors College houses a student lounge The Verrazano School (TVS)Vis a selective, four-year program and a state-of-the-art computer lab. Both of these facilities that offers dynamic individuals a unique undergraduate provide comfortable spaces in which Macaulay Honors education, integrating the cultural riches of New York City College students can work together, socialize, and meet with the academic excellence of the College of Staten Island/ informally with faculty. CUNY. TVS offers students the opportunity to be part of an Dr. Deborah Popper, the program’s Acting Director, active, academically motivated learning community in which notes that “the Macaulay Honors College is a critical part of students and professors share experiences and knowledge the many efforts to foster a strong academic community at within a culture of mutual respect and exploration, guided by CSI. It is a small, intense program, and its students work hard, innovation, experimentation, service, and experiential learning. collaborate with each other, and delight in getting involved As part of The City University of New York, The Verrazano with faculty research. Faculty members appreciate the reliable School at CSI continues the tradition of academic excellence source of good students for their courses and to work as and personal development by offering individual attention to research assistants. The attitudes surrounding Macaulay diffuse, students as they select from the wide range of majors offered as students take courses with non-Macaulay students, as at the College, as well as opportunities for career exploration, faculty view students as future colleagues, and as Macaulay internships, community service, and study abroad. The goal of students fulfill the service requirements and create new TVS is to educate the next generation of socially responsible programs on campus.” citizens and ethical leaders. TVS Director Dr. Deborah DeSimone notes, “Benefits of being a TVS scholar come naturally from the program design. First, students who enter TVS as freshmen study in learning communities. These communities consist of a small number of students (24-28) enrolled in three courses in the fall. Thus, the transition from high school to college is facilitated

Dr. Fred Naider, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry with Svetlana Rabinovich, BS Degree 2006, Macaulay Honors College at CSI, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, MD Degree 2010

6 through the friendships that naturally emerge within the middle or high schools; a full-time teaching position in a New learning communities. Moreover, TVS students have priority York City middle or high school upon successful completion registration, so they are almost assured of getting the courses of the entire Teacher Academy program including course work, they need and want. In many ways,” DeSimone continues, field work, and pre-employment screening; opportunities to “the benefits of TVS are intrinsic —the knowledge that you perform research in math or science with CUNY faculty; and are part of something selective, something unique, and much more. something special. The extrinsic benefits are that you study Dr. Jane Coffee, Director of the CUNY Teacher Academy with some of the best and the brightest faculty and students at CSI, explains that the Academy addresses a critical need. “I at CSI, receive help identifying your career path, build leader - have spent my career as a professor of mathematics and have ship skills, and receive a TVS distinction on your diploma.” had many good math majors whose first job was as a high school teacher of mathematics. Many of them contacted me later and said that they felt that they had been well-prepared in the theoretical topics of their major but were not prepared to survive in the classroom, were unable to establish an effective THE CUNY TEACHER ACADEMY learning environment, and were so overwhelmed by the work The CUNY Teacher Academy’s purpose is to educate that they had little time to use their knowledge of math to a new generation of exceptional teachers who will inspire develop daily assignments. They quit teaching and I thought it enthusiasm for science and mathematics in middle and high was a loss for the NYC schools—at the Department of Education school students. and CUNY levels. What is the loss for CUNY? I strongly believe The CUNY Teacher Academy at CSI offers four years that the ideal way for students to learn the mathematics needed of free tuition and no fees for students who graduate and for success in post-12th grade is to thoroughly understand the teach at least two years in New York City public schools; paid age-appropriate math topic at each grade in the pre-K to 12 internships each year to work with middle school or high sequence. The more well prepared math teachers are in the school students; study with exceptional faculty in science and NYC public schools, the less math remediation will hopefully mathematics; hands-on experiences in New York City public be needed at CUNY.”

Christina Idava began seeing the classroom from a teacher’s perspective shortly after she became a freshman at the CUNY Teacher Academy, directed by Dr. Jane Coffee.

Professor Alan Zimmerman, The Verrazano School, counsels CSI business student Roberto Molina.

7 Elected Officials Secure $8M for a High- Performance Computational Science Center

Dr. Jonathan Peters, left, Dr. Cameron Gordon, University of Canberra, Australia*, center, and Dr. Michael Kress, far right, discuss rapid-transit route patterns in the High-Performance Computational Science Center.

CSI has been working to enhance the scientific computing power of CUNY to boost the school’s research, economic development, and teaching activities. With $6.5 million passed by the state and guided by our state legislative team, Senators Andrew Lanza and Diane Savino, and Assembly Members Michael Cusick, Matthew Titone, Janele Hyer-Spencer, and Lou Tobacco; $1 million secured by Borough President Molinaro ; and $500,000 by Councilman James Oddo, the school has created a High-Performance Computational Science Center. The enhanced computing power will allow greater numbers of students at the undergraduate, graduate, and post- doctoral levels the opportunity to participate in research projects involving the use of advanced computing equipment, thereby preparing them for careers in scientific research for the 21st century.

8 bridges that serve Staten Island. The goal of these models is to be able to predict the flow conditions and the operational guidelines that will minimize traffic delay caused by the toll collection process. Further research is focused on the impact of land use and development patterns on traffic flow and congestion. “The facility will provide CUNY researchers and staff with the computational resources to solve world-class problems in modeling and simulation, and to advance science in general,” said CSI President Dr. Tomás D. Morales. “It will also allow us to enhance the quality of our education experience for students.” President Morales noted that the computer and its facilities are still “in their infancy,” but that, with additional The CSI High-Performance Computational Science Center state funding, the College eventually hopes to build a 91,000 is an integral part of CUNY’s Decade of Science, renewing square foot “metropolitan computer center” that would serve the University’s commitment to strengthening science, math, academic and business interests in the entire downstate region. technology, and engineering fields by advancing science at Dr. Michael Kress, Vice President for Technology Systems, the highest levels, training students to teach in these areas, added that the Center’s current capacity exceeds the capacity and encouraging young people, particularly women and of the supercomputers at Columbia and New York University. minorities, to study in these disciplines. The current computational power is an extraordinary leap The College’s high-performance computers (HPCs), forward for CUNY, allowing researchers to perform modeling working in tandem, enable researchers to complete projects simulations in a day that previously took a month. much faster—often in a couple of days instead of a couple of weeks—as well as to design problems and create “virtual *Dr. Cameron Gordon of the University of Canberra in Australia has experiments” that previously were impossible. been appointed as the first Marchi Visiting Scholar in Public Affairs Currently, researchers are using the HPC systems to and will be working on transportation and regional planning issues develop accurate traffic flow models for each of the toll at the College of Staten Island during the 2008-2009 academic year.

9 Growing Plants, Respect, and Enthusiasm CSI helps to create the PS 35 Greenhouse Project with funding from Con Edison. “Working with CSI on the greenhouse and environmental studies program at PS 35 is an example of community and corporate entities taking steps to enhance the quality of life for all and instill values in future generations,” said Mark Irving, Director of Public Affairs for Con Edison.

The students at PS 35, a New York City major at CSI and one of the Teaching Scholars, public school on Staten Island’s North Shore says that her “experience with this program that serves children in grades K through 5, are has just been unbelievable. Being able to do growing a lot more than plants in their green - different grades definitely helped to let me house, thanks to the College of Staten Island know where I want to be as a teacher, what and Con Edison. After receiving a $20,000 grade level works best for me… I was able to Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ralf Peetz grant from Con Edison through the CSI Foun - learn that I worked better with younger chil - recalls that the Project dation, CSI’s Discovery Institute and its Teach - dren and I thought, actually, that I was going began initially as a way ing Scholars program have enlisted CSI students to [work with] older children. So, that really to provide support to the to go to PS 35 and help the children and their helped me to find myself.” As for her impact greenhouse, but explains, “the bigger goal behind teachers run the greenhouse. As a result, the on the children, Groth adds, “through the it is to give the kids a green inhabitants of the facility are happier, but Greenhouse Project, working with all the dif - respect and appreciation so is everyone involved: the school children, the ferent grades, seeing what their abilities are in of the environment around them.” CSI students, and the teachers. science, and being able to help them work The Greenhouse Project is a supplementa l hands-on in the greenhouse, I think that the program, focusing on science and the environ - program is excellent. The greenhouse allows ment. CSI faculty, including Biology Department children to come out of the classroom with Chair Richard Veit, PhD and Assistant Professor hands-on experience, visualizations, [experience of Chemistry Ralf Peetz, PhD contribute their in] working with groups, and with us being expertise, advice, and supervision in regard to there we’re able to circulate through the the curriculum, while Ivin Doctor, Director of groups and actually make sure that they’re the Teaching Scholars program, coordinates doing the work, and that they understand CSI student involvement. why we’re doing this.” Ashleigh Groth, an Elementary Education The Project’s other Teaching Scholar is

10 Debbie Miranda, an Education major at CSI students who are lagging behind the others to who will be receiving her associate’s degree help them catch up. this semester. She relates a similar experience Doctor explains that the students who of self-discovery through the Project. “I first came become Teaching Scholars are often those who to school in hopes of going into psychology and I initially are not going into education. Through got involved with Mr. Doctor. Because of that, Teaching Scholars, CSI students are placed in I decided to go into education and I started actual classroom situations with the hope that working with high school students. I’m now they will get a better idea of their career goals working with elementary students, so I’ve had after the experience. Even if they decide against the opportunity to see children at all different an education career, Doctor said that the ex- ages. Working with the children in the Green - perience is “a win-win” because CSI students house Project, I get to see them work hands- enhance the educational experience of their on and actually understand what’s going on pupils, while discovering more about their with science. And I actually found that that’s career paths while receiving financial support. where I want to be in education.” Hoping Building on the theme of discovery, eventually to teach special education, Miranda Doctor says that the Greenhouse Project puts has chosen to give additional assistance to a new spin on science education. “Science in 11 the elementary school is often handled in a very and corporate entities taking steps to enhance dry, robot-like manner because the teachers the quality of life for all and instill values in future themselves aren’t comfortable with the [topic. generations. It’s important that our customers This Project] is almost like a marriage because know that preserving the environment is part it’s a discovery situation, which is what we are of our business philosophy and we are willing all about. The children learn from the CSI to team up with them to educate our children mentors, and the mentors learn from the to build and maintain strong and stable neigh - school children and the teacher.” borhoods. This project will help professors and Ralf Peetz recalls that the Project began students, at the college- and grade school- initially as a way to provide support to the level to cultivate a “green consciousness.” Building on the theme of discovery, greenhouse, but explains, “the bigger goal “This is part of a benevolent cycle of Ivin Doctor, Director of behind it is to give the kids a respect and giving,” said Robert E. Huber, Interim Vice the Teaching Scholars appreciation of the environment around them— President for Institutional Advancement and program, says that the sciences, life sciences—by providing them External Relations . “We are grateful to Con the Greenhouse Project puts a new spin on with role models [who are] helping the teacher. Edison for their funding, and proud of our science education. But it’s a give and take on both sides, in essence. continued strategic partnership with Staten The kids get more out of the greenhouse, so it Island schools. This wonderful program will can be used to the full extent, and there are instill a love of nature and a sense of plans to introduce creative writing and reading environmental stewardship in our school in connection with the greenhouse so it’s being children, and will ultimately have far-reaching used in more dimensions than were originally benefits to our entire community. I look conceived.” At the same time, Peetz continues, forward to working with Mark, and all our “science is not a foreign vocabulary anymore friends at Con Edison, on future projects.” CSI student but it’s a hands-on experience, it gets respect, Ashleigh Groth realized that she and you just grow up in a different way appre - worked better with ciating it… I think this provides the kids with younger children, tremendous opportunities, as well as everybody as a result of her who’s connected.” participation in the Project. “As a company dedicated to education and environmental excellence, Con Edison partners with institutions like the College of Staten Island that share its concerns for preserving and protecting the environment through conservation and beautification projects and educational initiatives,” said Mark Irving, Director of Public Affairs for Con Edison. “Working with CSI on the greenhouse and environmental studies program at PS 35 is an example of community 12

JPMorgan Chase Funds a Financial Literacy Program For seven years, CSI’s Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge (SEEK) program has collaborated with the community in an effort to offer academic assistance to at-risk intermediate and elementary school children, creating a project called Strategies for Success. Today, the program continues to thrive, working to promote the development and application of effective learning strategies and study skills essential to academic success within the population of economically disadvantaged college students at CSI, as well as for children at IS 49 and PS 57, both Title 1 public schools located in Stapleton.

In October 2007, CSI partnered with White. "So right when I went home I JPMorgan Chase to expand the program got my mother and father's credit cards to offer financial literacy skills. The new and I checked if they were fake." component, this time at IS 49, solely "This project presented financial funded by JPMorgan Chase with a literacy skills in a fun, hands-on, real- $20,000 grant, was named by the world learning environment," said Erika students, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” Hellstrom, Director of Foundation, This after-school club attempts to provide Corporate, and Government Relations participating students with financial literacy at CSI, and co-creator of the project. skills that they can adopt and apply to "We firmly believe that this type of their own lives. The club creates a academic intervention in the early years hands-on opportunity for students to administration, and identity theft. of school will help underserved students learn about important banking issues, "We used a formula and we'd be make great strides in achievement." such as creating accounts, money and able to tell whether [a credit card] was Seth Edwards, Vice President of credit management, general business fake or real," said IS 49 student Shawn Community Relations at JPMorgan Chase, 14 SEEK is a higher education opportunity program offered through The City University of New York. It is a program designed for students who have the potential to do well in college, but would benefit from enhanced academic support and financial assistance. The SEEK program at CSI provides access to college, and promotes academic success and

personal achievement through an recognized the value of this initiative and a mural and to fund the painting of new array of counseling and other support generously invested in the program, which track lines in the school’s play yard. These services. CSI's SEEK program accepts in turn represents an investment in the philanthropic efforts were then matched between 150 and 200 new students participating students and ultimately, by JPMorgan Chase. each year. the community. The philanthropic end to the project The SEEK program staff is The club taught students how to allowed the students to come full circle and dedicated to helping students reach bring together everything they have grasp the concept of financial capabilities their highest level of success, both learned. They presented products and and the need to play a role in the quality academically and professionally. services, while testing profit and loss. They of life of their community. It provided a Since 1976, CSI's SEEK program collectively took on an entrepreneurial sense of achievement and created a has graduated thousands of goal- project, deciding on what type of products genuine interest throughout the course oriented and talented students. It is they sold. Through the club, participating of the workshops. At the end of the a program that is committed to each students learned about giving back club, the students were taught the of its students, from the first day of to their community, as the proceeds immeasurable value found in giving college to the last –and beyond. went to commission an artist to paint back to the community. 15 ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES Dr. Michael Shugrue has continuously funded a number of top-rate artistic performances, free of charge to the general public. This year, as a result of his tremendous generosity, CSI students and the community were privileged to watch the New York Philharmonic Brass Ensemble, the Canaan Chamber Ensemble, and the Spectrum Concerts Berlin. These events, in particular the NY Philharmonic, continue to draw some of the largest audiences in the history of the Center for the Arts at CSI.

GOVERNMENT FUNDING Thanks to the incomparable work of Staten Island’s elected officials, the College of Staten Island has obtained more than $42 million in state and city aid to help fund capital improve - ments, such as a campus-wide security system, needed upgrades to our Sports and Recreation Center, and a High-Performance Computational Science Center that will be among the most powerful campus-based computers in the United States. Funding will also support programmatic initiatives, including CSI’s Staten Island Breast Cancer Research Initiative, a multidisciplinary approach aimed at making a positive impact on breast cancer incidence and mortality, which received $130,000 in funding. CSI acknowledges the support from State Senators Andrew Lanza and Diane Savino; Assembly Members Michael Cusick, Matthew Titone, Janele Hyer-Spencer, and Lou Tobacco; Borough President James Molinaro; City Council Speaker Christine Quinn; and Council Members James Oddo, Michael McMahon, and Vincent Ignizio.

16 In October 2007, the Women’s Soccer team RESIDENCE HALLS won both the Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Currently slated to open with a first phase of 600 beds, the Conference and the CUNY Athletic Conference addition of residence halls to the College will enhance and transform Championships. campus life, provide exciting new options for students who ordinar - In March 2007, Pavel Buyanov became an ily may not have attended CSI, and enrich and further diversify our NCAA National Champion when he broke an campus community. In tandem with the residence hall project, the NCAA record in the 100-yard breast stroke and College is also engaged in developing a new Facilities Master Plan , won the gold in the 100- and 200-yard breast stroke. which will address our considerable growth since the last Master Plan In May 2007, the Men’s was drawn up in 1986, and propose classroom, science laboratory, Basketball team captured and computer laboratory facilities to better serve the developing the CUNY Athletic needs of our students, faculty, and staff. Conference championship, which was their fifth in the last six years.

HONORARY DEGREE In recognition of his determined commitment to the College of Staten Island and the community that it serves, the faculty of the College of Staten Island awarded Michael Shugrue an honorary degree at last year’s Commencement ceremonies. Dr. Shugrue came to CSI in 1974 as Dean of Faculty. He served the College as the Director of Graduate Studies and a Professor of English until his retirement in 1999. He is also a generous benefactor of the arts at CSI, underwriting artistic performances at the Center for the Arts.

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STEAM is a National Science Foundation- funded comprehensive curriculum, research, advisement, and scholarship program.

Undergraduate students at the College summer courses in research methods, and the of Staten Island who are interested in pursuing possibility of securing four-year scholarships, a degree in science, technology, engineering, research stipends, and semester-long scholarships or mathematics are in luck, thanks to STEAM, (based on SAT scores, high school averages, a new program from the Division of Science and math readiness). and Technology. STEAM is a National Science Simmons says that STEAM’s courses Foundation-funded comprehensive curriculum, strive to “make links between science and the advisement, scholarship, applications of mathe - and research program matics to help students that, according to CSI see the relevance and Dean of Science and grasp the mathematics Technology Dr. Gail behind the science. Our Simmons, “helps students data tell us that this According to CSI build mathematical should make it more Dean of Science and fluency in all science and probable that they will Technology Dr. Gail Simmons, “STEAM technology majors. STEAM do well in their courses helps students build prepares students for a and progress in their de - mathematical fluency world in which being able grees. Also,” she contin - in all science and to `do the math’ is key to ues, “those math skills are technology majors.” career advancement.” In a real key to getting a addition, she notes, great job when a student STEAM’s goal is to “improve retention and finishes a science degree. A student who has a graduation rates for students in areas of biology, bachelor’s degree in science is math proficient, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, and is qualified for lots of different careers, engineering science, information systems, whether they are explicitly science careers or mathematics, and physics.” not. These are important skills no matter what STEAM participants receive a number of career a student pursues.” benefits, including early advisement and access Looking to the future of STEAM, Simmons to full-time faculty mentors, special winter/ notes that “there is going to be more work on 20 curriculum, because we believe that giving students the best possible exposure to the sciences in their freshman courses is the key to keeping them in the sciences. We’re going to be doing more with early advising and ongoing mentoring, including some peer mentoring, as well as faculty mentoring, because we know from experience that hooking the students in with faculty and students who have been successful in the program is really important.” Simmons also wants to expand the amount of money available for STEAM scholarships. In tandem with the CSI Foundation, Simmons states that she hopes to find “some private or corporate donors and other sources of money so that we can help our students financially. We’re also talking about having extracurricular activities that will happen on campus periodically throughout the year—speakers, events—that introduce students to broader areas of science.”

21 Northfield Bank Foundation Awards CSI $25,000 for Internship Program CSI students and Staten Island not-for-profit organizations will benefit from $25,000 in funding from the Northfield Bank Foundation. The funds will sustain a program to provide stipends for CSI students with financial need who intern at various not-for-profit agencies in the borough.

The Northfield Internship Program is Lucille Chazanoff, Treasurer of the Board offered through CSI’s Career and Scholarship of Directors for the Northfield Bank Foundation, Center, and has been funded for three consec - notes, “This is a wonderful program. It brings utive years by Northfield Bank and the CSI new employees—young people and possible Foundation. The program offers internship future contributors—to those organizations, so Lucille Chazanoff, Treasurer of the Board of opportunities to students who are traditionally it’s just a win-win for everyone.” CSI President Directors for the Northfield unable to participate in non-paid internships, Dr. Tomás D. Morales, says, “I really appreciate Bank Foundation, notes, with preference given to those with financial that the Northfield Bank Foundation was will - “This is a wonderful program. It brings new need. It provides students with the ability to ing to provide us with its support. My vision, employees—young people gain experience in, and/or explore, their fields and the vision of many of us here—the staff and and possible future of interest while helping them to develop new faculty— is to create opportunities for our stu - contributors—to those skills through experiential learning. The program dents to give back to the community, and to organizations, so it’s just a win-win for everyone.” also offers a tremendous service to the community align those experiences with their curriculum.” by placing the students in not- for-profit agencies Many CSI students express interest in throughout the borough whose budgets do not participating in an internship because of the great allow for much support staff. The interns are care - rewards it can provide, such as developing fully placed to ensure that they match the specific contacts and job-relevant skills, while these intern job description provided by the selected students are still in college. In addition, this not-for-profit sites. program eliminates the difficult choice between

22 finding paid employment to offset tuition and Center for Independent Living, and the Staten other expenses or participating in a paid career- Island Mental Health Society. related educational experience. Looking to the future, President Morales CSI students Sharon Daniel and Raquel hopes to establish “a Center for Community Service Brown participated in the program last summer. Learning on campus that will offer service-learning Daniel, who interned at Seaman’s Society work - as an effective tool of higher education and ing with children, comments “I learned a lot strengthen ties between Staten Island and CSI. from the youth; they were very broadminded, The mission of the Center will be to serve as a eager to learn, and just wanted to know what model of excellence through building partnerships, lies ahead of them. It was a privilege to represent the College of Staten Island, to be there and be a part of their lives, and it also inspired me to go out there in the future and work with the youth in our community.” Brown, who worked with AIDS patients at Community Health Action, says, “For me, it was a very rewarding experience...and it really influenced me in the [career] direction that I wanted to go.” To participate in the program, students must have completed 24 credits, have a GPA of 3.0 or better, and submit an essay on how serving the community, and educating the future an internship would help them to achieve their workforce of the borough to have an enduring career goals. Selected students must work a total committment to civic responsibility and social of 60 hours for the organization to which they justice for the common good.” are sent. With the $25,000 grant, 25 students will be placed in internships at Staten Island not-for- profit organizations, including Community Health Action, Eden II, Community Resources, Seaman’s Society for Children and Families, Staten Island

23 Annual CSI Phonathon Reac

The CSI Foundation held its semi-annual Thanks to President Morales’s help, the Phonathon last spring, an effort that, as part of goals for this round of the Phonathon also the College’s Annual Fund, raises funds for student changed, as the Advancement Office reached out scholarships, research stipends, internships, and to an unprece dented number of alumni and friends Library acquisitions. in one session , 25,000 (as compared to the aver - Robert Huber, Interim Vice President for age number of calls made per Phonathon session Institutional Advancement and External Affairs, to date, 3,000). Subsequently, this single explains that fundraising efforts were drastically Phonathon session also raised more than double increased, thanks to the support and enthusiasm the amount relative to previous results. Perhaps of CSI President Dr. Tomás D. Morales, noting that most importantly, the callers’ efforts yielded gifts “the President had provided additional resources for from hundreds of donors with no history of giv - the Phonathon and Annual Fund.” As a part of this ing to the institution. renewed effort, the Phonathon moved from its These efforts are important, Huber notes,

original location in the Institutional Advancement because both the Phonathon and the Annual Fund Office to the College’s Financial Aid Office. This are “really what build a foundation for philanthropy. location, according to Huber, gave Phonathon staff For many CSI alumni, the Phonathon is the first way “access to a greater number of phones, a greater they are exposed to the idea of charitable giving number of calls made, and, therefore, resulted in a to the College. Once this foundation has been greater number of gifts to CSI. The space,” Huber established and we prove to be good stewards of continues, “was an environment far more conducive their gifts and further cultivate these relationships, to calling donors. It was a wide-open space, where it is our hope that not only will they continue to pretty much everyone could see each other, excitement contribute to the College in the context of the was created, and the callers fed off of one another Annual Fund, but they may also be interested in as they made their calls. That kind of energy gen - other projects, some of which may represent more erated enthusiasm on the callers’ end and on the substantial commitments on their behalf.” receiving end.” In addition to the improved location, Although some members of the CSI staff this session was extended over 17 evenings, as placed calls to alumni, the majority of callers opposed to the usual seven, and the number of consisted of current CSI students. This, Huber callers was significantly greater. says, had an added benefit as students “had the 24 hes Out to 25,000 Alumni

unique opportunity to form a bond with the person to listen, critique, and advise .” they’re calling, because most of those people to Beyond all of the activity, Santulli-Barone whom we reached out are alumni. In a lot of cases, explains that she was glad to be the Coordinator. there was an instantaneous connection that was “As a recent graduate of CSI, I have such a large made between the caller and the callee.“ connection with CSI. I believe in the cause. In The Coordinator of this spring’s Phonathon fact, due to the College’s fundraising efforts and was Debra Santulli-Barone ‘07, who is no stranger the generous donations of our alumni, I had the to CSI Phonathons, having worked as a caller opportunity to be awarded scholarships. I have and supervisor at these events for the past six spoken with delightful alumni who believe in years. Describing the scene in the call room, the cause, too.” Santulli-Barone notes, “The process was hectic For more information on participating and funny at times. In one of the rooms, there as a caller for future Phonathon sessions, or were six callers talking at once, so there was a contributing to the Annual Fund, call the variation of conversations going on. This particular CSI Office of Institutional Advancement at room was a conference room where I had the 718.982.2365. newest callers working. It gave me the opportunity 25 CSI Foundation Receives Its First International Grant: $65,000 Once completely restored, all 12 casts will be rearranged in a manner from the that replicates the original Western Frieze and exhibited permanently in CSI’s Center for the Arts. The Stavros Niarchos installation of a 100-foot photo- graphy exhibit of the Parthenon Foundation Frieze on the second floor of the building will further enhance its The College of Staten Island owns usage as a tool in the study of 12 rare casts of the Parthenon Frieze, ancient Greece and classical manufactured by the Caproni Factory antiquity. When the casts and exhibit are both complete, the of Boston. As CSI embarks on the College of Staten Island will offer restoration, display, and enriched tours to school groups, classes, educational experience that these and those interested, providing casts offer, the College received a the ability to enlighten visitors by documenting the importance grant in the amount of $65,000 from of Greek culture in our society, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. while exposing students to the This generous gift enabled CSI to brilliant Hellenic art and archi - move forward with the completion of tecture of the 5th century BCE. the repair and restoration of the casts, New York-based Art Conservator Karen J. Fix has and create a permanent photography initiated the process by cleaning exhibit of the Parthenon Frieze. and restoring the casts. Her process 26 includes repairing any damage to that if for some reason, you want the casts and removing years of to take the paint off, there’s a dirt, including a varnish that was barrier that will protect the added in the 1970s. Only one original varnish.” cast is severely fragmented and This past summer, Leo requires a significant amount of Caproni, the grandson of Pietro repair and rebuilding. As the casts Caproni, one of the founders were removed from the CFA walls of the manufacturing company last summer, Fix noted, “Once of the casts, visited the CSI cam - we get them down, we’re going pus to witness their deinstalla - to clean them. First, you have to tion. Commenting on the vacuum to get all the loose debris importance of the restoration, and the dust because they’ve been Caproni stated, “I think that it’s sitting up there for quite a while. very fitting that they are in this Then, we’re going to start clean - particular building and can be ing them with distilled water on seen by students and visitors be - a cotton swab, to get into all the We’re going to leave it on and cause they are beautifully done.” little crevices, and some sponges then we’re going to paint it with Using the impetus of this that are super-absorbent— they acrylics, so that it matches these project, CSI seeks to develop don’t leave the water on the [the restored pieces] and there’s new course offerings, expand surface, because then they’ll a couple different colors that you faculty research, and increase the start expanding and contracting use to bring out the highlights CSI Library collection, as it relates and they’ll crack. After that is all and tone down the lowlights to Greek culture and history. clean [pointing at an unrestored between the original varnish and piece] this is a varnish that is the paint. We put a layer of acrylic probably the original varnish. that is soluble in a solvent so 27 Telling the CSI Story 101 With additional funding from the CUNY Compact Budget, the College of Staten Island successfully completed the first year of its three-year marketing communications plan, designed to improve the perception of CSI as a first- choice college destination.

The College used print, outdoor, and Web creatives to feature faculty research, distinguished alumni, and degrees offered, specifically master’s and doctoral degrees. CSI expanded its television presence by creating interactive commercials on Time Warner Cable. The three-month interactive campaign resulted in nearly 6,000 households using their cable remotes to request a free recruitment DVD. The College has supported all of these initiatives with a comprehensive online presence, from multimedia Websites to direct mail and email campaigns, with the most intriguing and successful campaigns underscoring the shifting marketplace, placing a higher premium on multimedia and measurability. The electronic communications agenda includes a prominent presence on YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook, as well as direct mail campaigns, and a revamping of the College’s Website. Through this campaign and future media strategies, the College of Staten Island hopes to showcase its exemplary students, world-class faculty, and state-of-the-art facilities for prospective students on Staten Island and around the world.

28 College of Staten Island Bachelor’s Master’s PhD’s

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The CSI Center for the Arts 200 7-2008 season For their part, the club members were also the stars celebrated “Island Culture: Near and Far,” turning of the show as they assisted with ticket sales; notified the spotlight on many Staten Island performers, but the community; created programming on WSIA-FM also many from around the world. One of the most to promote the event; arranged for and sold food successful events, “Ru Sanda Rae” (Beauty, Moon, from Sanrasa Restaurant on Staten Island during the Night) incorporated local and international elements, intermission with proceeds going to Educate Lanka; as many of the performers were born in Sri Lanka, solicited playbill ads from local Sri Lankan businesses, but are now a part of Staten Island’s large Sri Lankan also benefiting Educate Lanka; decorated the CFA community. Atrium; served as student ambassadors for the event; “Ru Sanda Rae,” featured Rookantha and much more. Goonatillake and Chandralekha Perera (who now call A total of 640 people attended the event, one

Center for the Arts Celebrates “Island Culture Near and Far”

Staten Island their home), guest artist Jananath of the largest turnouts for a show at the CFA last season. Warakagoda (who flew in from Sri Lanka), and Sri Commenting on the fantastic attendance numbers, Lankan musicians and dancers, some of whom are Sri Lankan Student Association spokesperson, Amila students at the College. Goonawardena, says “[the Sri Lankan Student The event developed in partnership with the Association has] done a lot of events at CSI and we Sri Lankan Student Association, a student club had a good reputation in the community…so they through the CSI Office of Student Activities. At the thought that this was going to be another great time of the performance, the 46-member group was show.” Among the more notable attendees were led by Padmi Ranasinghe, President; Rishan Fernando, Prasad Kariyawasam, Permanent Representative of Sri Vice President; Amila Goonawardena, Staff and Faculty Lanka to the United Nations, and Bhante Pannatissa Advisor; and Professor Lalith Rajakaruna, Patron. Thero of the Staten Island Buddhist Vihara.

31 On Monday, March 10, 2008, the College of Staten Island paid tribute to Dr. Edmond Volpe, who passed away last December at age 85.

The memorial featured a concert by The Arden Trio, made possible through the generosity of Dr. Michael Shugrue, as well as remarks by Dr. Theodore Gross, President Emeritus of Roosevelt College and a friend and former colleague of Dr. Volpe’s at The City College of New York/CUNY. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Dr. Volpe received a bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan and his master’s and doctorate from Columbia University. He joined the faculty of The City College of New York in 1954. In 1960-1961, he was a Fulbright Professor to France. A Professor of English and American literature, he was elected Chair of The City College Department of English and served from 1964 to 1970. During his teaching career, Dr. Volpe earned an international reputation for his scholarship on William Faulkner. His critical study of Faulkner’s novels, A Reader’s Guide to William Faulkner (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1964), has remained in print for more than 40 years. It was reissued by Syracuse University Press in 2003, and in 2004 Syracuse also published A Reader’s Guide to William Faulkner: The Short Stories . In 1974, Dr. Volpe was appointed President of Richmond College of The City University of New York. An upper-division institution, Richmond offered junior, senior, and graduate work. In 1976, as a result of the New York City fiscal crisis, Richmond College and Staten Island Community College were merged as the College of Staten Island. Dr. Volpe was appointed as its first President and guided the unification of the two institutions into a single four- year college. During his 20 years as President, Dr. Volpe was appointed to numerous University and national committees. He represented The City University in delegations of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities to explore and establish exchange agreements with universities in China, Egypt, Italy, Korea, the Soviet Union, and elsewhere. In New York City, he was a member of the Mayor’s Committee on Community Relations. 32 Edmond L. Volpe, PhD CSI President Emeritus January 16, 1922 to December 14, 2007

From the very start of their life on Staten Island, Dr. Volpe and his wife Rose took an active interest in the community and its organizations. Rose Volpe nurtured the Friends of the College of Staten Island. It was she who introduced the popular International Festival that brought to the campus the cultures of the myriad ethnic groups of the borough. Together, Dr. Volpe and his wife encouraged extracurricular music and theater programs and exhibitions that enhanced the cultural life of the College and beyond. A respected educational and civic leader on Staten Island, Dr. Volpe was honored over the years by many organizations. Among these were the United Jewish Appeal, the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the Italian Club of Staten Island, the New York Urban League, the American Committee on Italian Migration, and the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. Dr. Volpe retired in 1994. He continued to write and publish. Recent works, the fruit of his long and extensive experience in higher education, are Creating a College (2000) and The Comprehensive College: Heading Toward a New Direction in Higher Education (2001). In his remarks at the memorial, Dr. Gross stated, “Ed Volpe did so much for this College and Staten Island. He unified two separate campuses; he brought international programs to the College; he built this magnificent campus; he developed countless programs that helped to build the College of Staten Island as one of the senior campuses of The City University of New York. His achievements were truly ex traordinary.” Later in his remarks, Gross paid tribute to the type of person Dr. Volpe was, echoing the sentiments of many of the attendees, “Ed may be gone, but he’ll be in our individual memories as long as we live. The friend and colleague I’ll remember is a leader of great strength, stability, keen intelligence, political savvy, moral clarity, and boundless compassion. Ed was so strong, I couldn’t imagine he would ever die. Perhaps he hasn’t, after all; perhaps he’s still alive in our minds and therefore still alive for each of us.” 33 Friends of CSI: Laura and Hal Kennedy

Although they never attended classes at the College of Staten Island and in the most exciting city in the world. Staten Island, Laura and Hal Kennedy are proud members of “The Friends of CSI have a mission to not only raise the Board of Directors of the Friends of CSI. Laura, who is scholarships funds for CSI students, but to provide opportuni - the Director of the Early Childhood Develop - ties for the community to come to CSI and ment Center of Staten Island University enjoy the resources here, be it through a Hospital, and Hal, who is a Managing literary brunch, concert, or dinner Attorney with the law firm Willkie theater... It is a great campus with a Farr & Gallagher LLP, are both great history and an exciting committed to our College and future. It is also supported by also to the Staten Island com - many, many people in the munity, through their tireless community who appreciate advocacy for people with having CSI right here in their developmental disabilities, own back yard.” among whom is their daughter Hal adds, “I never attended Julia. They both serve on a number of classes at CSI; however I have had committees, including board positions the opportunity to involve myself with with the Staten Island Mental Health CSI by participating in a number of activi - Society, Inc. and the Staten Island Disabilities ties including lecturing, serving on committees, Council, in addition to their work for the Institute for Basic and organizing Friends events. By participating in these Research in Developmental Disabilites. Laura and Hal have activities, I have come to realize how important CSI is to our received many honors for their dedication and efforts, including community and to the future of Staten Island. CSI College Awards. “I am currently chairing a committee under the Laura recalls the beginning of her involvement with auspices of the S.I. Disabilities Council that is exploring seek - CSI, “I first became involved with CSI back in 1989 when the ing landmark status for the CSI campus and other property College was still at the old campus. I volunteered with the that once was the Willowbrook State School. Like Central `Starlight Ball’ Committee that raised funds each year through High School in Little Rock, Arkansas—an important site for the efforts of the annual gala. As a graduate from a CUNY the civil rights movement and now a National Historic Site— college, Hunter College, it was very rewarding for me to be the Willowbrook State School was ground zero in the struggle involved with raising funds for scholarships. Hal and I became for civil rights for those who are developmentally disabled. involved with the Friends of CSI on its present campus in 2001. Whenever I visit the CSI campus, I find myself reflecting on We both recognize the important role the College plays in our Willowbrook and CSI, their history and their importance. Where Staten Island community, not only for the students enrolled, but once stood a terrible place is now a citadel of higher education for the entire community. CSI offers lifelong learning experi - whose mission is providing educational opportunities for our ences for the people on Staten Island through its courses and entire community.” its special events. It is an extraordinary place, in the heart of

34 A CSI Alumnus Gives Back Joseph Franzese

Joseph Franzese ’84, ’88, has for many years. It helped me to achieve CSI education has helped you achieve come a long way since he received his a promotion at Chase Bank in 1983 to great success in your field, even attaining Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Financial Controller, as well as give me CFO status of the U.S. operation of a Finance in 1988. He is now a success in the confidence to eventually move to major foreign bank? Serving on the international banking, currently serving a new foreign bank in 1985. My CSI board gives me a chance to give some - as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the mentor, Professor Kay Pesile (now a thing back to CSI, while ensuring that Connecticut Branch of the Bank of Ireland. CUNY Trustee), taught me the finer points students receive proper financial support His résumé also includes CFO and Senior of finance in the four courses that I took to achieve success in their current and Vice President of Fortis Bank SA/NV, Vice with her; however, she also showed me future careers. Students are our future President and Controller of Den Danske that strong personality and fearless and are the newest points of light to Bank, and prestigious positions at other leadership are essential qualities to glow from CSI. The students are the banking institutions. achieving success. Knowledge is easy to next chapter in our CSI bestseller. It is Franzese recalls how his CSI obtain, yet more difficult to apply. With Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 'Oversoul,' or education led him to his achievements. my evening studies, I was immediately collective spirit, that helps us achieve “I actually started my studies at CSI in applying what I learned at CSI, and soon great things together. I have tremendous 1974/1975; however I decided to stop discovered that it was as good as those pride in what I learned at CSI and am after one year to work full-time, saving who went to Harvard or Columbia. My very proud to see how the College has money for my marriage in 1977. I went education at CSI has had a profoundly grown, and will continue to grow now back to CSI in 1980 as an evening student, positive effect on my career.” under Dr. Morales’s leadership and passion. earning an AAS in 1984 and BS in 1988 Although Franzese works in a No matter how tight my schedule has with Honors. Since I was studying at night, demanding field, he finds the time to become, I will always have time to serve my new-found knowledge gave me serve on the Board of Directors of the at CSI, whether as a board member, donor, competitive advantages over my peers CSI Foundation. “What greater testimony mentor, or just as a fan cheering in the who had been removed from college is there than being able to say that your stands for how far the team has come!” 35 MAKING A DIFFERENCE $1,000 to $2,499 Gregory J. Coil CSI Foundation Donors ABCO Maintenance, Inc. Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch ACS State and Government Solutions Church of City of NY $100,000 and above Barbara Alnwick Christine Collins The Staten Island Foundation American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit Patricia A. ‘70 and Joseph Cuzzocrea Anthony Como Associates Norma and Hon. Charles D’Arrigo $50,000 and $99,999 Atlantic Salt Inc. Anita DeRuiter Gordon and Lorraine DiPaolo CAEL/Verizon Tuition Assistance Program Gustave Di Leo Richmond County Savings Foundation CareMates, Inc. Nicholas Dimarco Stavros Niarchos Foundation Irwin Cohen First Transit, Inc. Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island Solomon Fleckmon $25,000 to $49,999 John W. Decorato, MD FACS Eleanor Fogarty Arlie and Douglas Anderson Annmarie De Pinto Beverly Garcia ‘82 and Lawrence Anderson Asia Society DeVita/Becker Physical Therapy, PC Paul M. Gold Carnegie Corporation of New York Doherty Breads LLC Megan Grunlund Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc. Enrichment Through The Arts Marvin Harris JCC of Staten Island Evelyn Marshall Scholarship Association Christopher Howard ‘07 MetLife Annuity Benefit Services Kristin B. Glen Joann Isgro Northfield Bank Integrated Financial Services, Inc. Island Ford NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship Carol L. Jackson, PhD and Emile Schreiber Jean G., ACSW and Albert E. Roland Byung-Hoon and Sungnae Kim The Landtek Group Michael F. Shugrue, PhD Daniel C., PhD and Richenda ‘74 Kramer Renee and William E. Lautenbach State of NY Department of Taxation & Finance Steven Leahy Manfredi Motors, Inc. Staten Island Economic Development Corp. Lee & Amtzis LLP Grace Mitchell Hijab Lone Mon Cheri Hair and Nail Inc. $10,000 to $24,999 Rukhsana Malik Anne and Frank Mondello Barnes & Noble College Booksellers Marstay Ltd. Charles L. Montanti ‘75 Brooklyn Home For Aged Men Ann Merlino, PhD Robert D. ‘70 and Linda S. O’Mara The City of New York Tomás D., PhD and Evy Morales Matthew Pagnotta Con Edison Dolores and William Morris, III Anthony Pahopin CSI Auxiliary Services Corporation New York Candle & Home Fragrances Inc. Jullie Pellegrino Kurtz Foundation The New York Community Trust Jonathan Pereira LiquidFx Inc. The Nicotra Group, LLC Physicians First Messages Inc. Physical Therapy at Briarcliff & Jefferson James P. Padula Floyd Randolph, Jr. Valley PC James G. Parese William M. Roane ‘87 Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Park School Corporation Rosemarie Roberts Switzer Foundation Rose Marie Pietsch Jeffrey and Elise Rothman United Way of New York City Richard M., Jr. ‘93 and Angela Prinzi Joseph Sammy Project-One Services, Inc. Joan M. ‘93 and Ignatius Sclafani $5,000 to $9,999 David Rampulla The Sephardic Home American Campus Community Services RBC Dain Rauscher Gail Simmons, PhD Carrabba’s Italian Grill Research Foundation of CUNY Soroptimist International of Staten Island CSI Sports & Recreation Center Peter J. and Gail Salvatore Kristie Stapleton Joan E. Hartman, PhD Barbara L. Solan ‘62 Staten Island Board of Realtors Inc. Interstate Materials Corporation South Shore Rotary Club Staten Island Yankees Keyspan Energy St. John’s University Sweetbrook Nursery & Garden Center Christopher J., CPA ‘88 and Michele Loiacono Time Warner Cable Jihane Tamri New England Foundation for the Arts Thomas G. ‘73 and Susan Tyburczy Time Warner Cable NHK Enterprises America Inc. Juliet Ucelli Tony’s First Impressions Marla R. and Arun Ucelli-Kashyap Loretta M. Ucelli Nicholas Trivento Young Adult Institute Victory State Bank Richard I. Truitt Theodora and Howard Waltman Manuel P. Vara ‘73 $2,500 to $4,999 Westview Middle School Delia Vel ABM Co. of NY Manhattan Sally W. Williams Connie Weir Cadwell Laboratories, Inc. Donna Winograd Cicatelli Associates Inc. $500 to $999 Wohl & O’Mara, LLP Commerce Bank Thomas Aguilera Dr. Mohamed and Lena Yousef CSI Alumni Association Allen C. Bentson Agency Inc. Alexandre Zaitsev, PhD Expert Clinical Benchmarks, LLC Anaconda Sports, Inc. Christopher Ziegler Deborah Franzblau and Jerry D. Tersoff Angelo J. ‘79 and Linda ‘75 Aponte Joseph A. ‘88 and Ann Marie Franzese Peimin ‘99 and Albert Appel $250 to $499 Diane M. Kelder Mary Ellen Arrington Carlton J. Abbott ‘65 National Collegiate Athletic Association Nicolas Benau Mirella, PhD and Charles Affron, PhD The Pool Therapist Christopher, Esq. and Nancy ‘73 Benbow John, PhD and Emily Antonopoulos Staten Island Mall Jill and Eric ‘96 Bischoff Daisy Arredondo-Rucinski United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, Inc. Boardwalk Hotel Group Ronald R. Avis Visiting Nurse Association of Staten Island Breezin HVAC, Inc. Joseph J. Barreca ‘99 Rose M. Volpe Vera and Nicholas ‘01 Cangro Daniel J. Beaton ‘89 Stamos O. Zades, PhD Wayne and Vivian Castore Sarah E. Benesch Christine D., PhD ‘88 and Peter Cea Carol and Rocco Berardi Karen M. Cocchi ‘04 Joel J., PhD and Judith I. ‘85 Berger

36 Thomas M. and Elaine ‘88 Callow Julie Spriggs Eleanor Calafato Paul Capofari Marlene Springer, PhD Linda J. Calarco ‘70 Sally ‘81 and Richard Carp Staten Island Medical Rehab PC Janet M. and Francis J. Callahan Lois E. ‘82 and Henry Cartmell Staten Island Zoological Society Inc. Call It A Wrap Jonathan J. Chui ‘98 Stephen Stearns John C. ‘67 and Laraine Caminiti Classic Pharmacy, Inc. Ciro R. Taddeo ‘69 Arlene Cammarano Sandi and John M. Cooper Two Kings Tickets LLC Shannon D. ‘97 and Frederick J. Cammarano Cousins Gourmet Soups Inc. Rosemary Varriale Frank M. Cangemi John Cutrona Philip J. Canlon ‘75 Davler Media Group LLC $100 to $249 Joseph A. Cantalupo ‘86 Decker Decker Dito & Internicola LLP 6 T 2 Club Patricia Cappiello Anthony J. and Theresa C. DeFazio Jose A. Acosta Ramos Pamela J. Carlton Melissa Delia Debbie Adress Charles Carrington Linda C., CTRS CLP ‘74 and John F. and Diwoaux W. Adrian Patricia A. Carroll ‘85 Nicholas L. ‘01 Dianto, DC Mary Alavarces Hazel Carter Stephen G. ‘76 and Rhea K. Dignam Alisha Ali Anna Mary Caruso Rita DiMartino ‘76 Marion Allen ‘92 Loretta Cavataio Robert C. Dunne, Jr. Diane P. Amodeo ‘91 Peter Cea, Jr. Cynthia Edwards Evelyn M. ‘66 and Thomas R. Anderson Celerant Technology Corp. Duane C. Felton, Esq. Joyce Anderson Robert Celi Lou and Barbara Foleno Peter Anderson Lucille ‘65 and Jay D. ‘65 Chazanoff Alice F. Forman Regina Arminas Michael ‘90 and Christine Chiacchiero FX Concepts Alyce ‘91 and Constantine S. ‘90 Arniotes, CLU Karen K. Choi Wong ‘86 Margaret and Thomas Galligan Margaret and Elias Arout, Jr. Anita Chong Kathleen E. ‘87 and Arnold E. Galvez Christabell J. Arrindell ‘88 Church & Dwight Co. Inc. Eugene, PhD and Anne Garaventa Auto Pro Collision Inc. Church of the Holy Child Donna B., PhD ‘84 and Michael A. Gerstle Kimberly A. ‘90 and Victor P. Avis, DDS Marilyn and Philip Cirrone Suzette Gross William Bailey Peter M. Cisyk ‘98 Deborah M. Hartnett ‘80 Michael Baker Dorothy A. Clark Robert Hennessey Marie E. ‘70 and Frank Ballweg Jerome and Virginia E. Cole A. K. Iafolla, MD Patricia M. Ballweg ‘77 Mary A. ‘81 and Victor Cole Jerry L. ‘78 and Kim D. Jackson Bank of America Securities Peter W. ‘81 and Gertrude B. ‘95 Coleman Wilma P. Jones James F. and Barbara S. Barlak Frank Collins Kamco Supply Corp. Imara Barnett Phyllis B. Collins ‘72 Marcia Knoll Raffaela Bartone Colonial Funeral Home Denise Longworth Gabriela M. Bass Ellen Conklin Concetta ‘73 and Philip Mauro Joan T. Bauer Andrew ‘69 and Sandra Conti Richard, Jr. and Robin J. Milne William R. Bauer, PhD Laurance Conti Frank J. Molinaro ‘94 Bayonne Plumbing Supply Marion Coolen Stacy Mondone BayWay Lumber Marvin Cooper Grace M. Murphy Don Beach Carrie Cooperider Robert Naeder Bonnie Beiseker Christine Coppolo NTSI Corp. A.F. Bennett Salon and Wellness Spa Janet and Joseph Coriasco Aurora N. Ocampo Thomas O. ‘85 and Diane Bergendale Richard and Lucy Aloise Corno William Ocasio Nicholas F. Berlingieri ‘79 Nancy Correra ‘00 Ocean Park Estates Ltd. Loretta A. and Nicholas Bernini Maryanna P. ‘94 and David G. Crawford Old Bridge Hustlers Beyar’s Market Inc. John C. Criso ‘80 Oracle Trucking Inc. Irene Bilcher Crown Trophy Edward Pajak Frederick M., EdD and Teris W. Binder John Paul ‘73 and Louisa Vezza Culotta Carl A. Perrino Ina and Jerome S. Birch Margaret K. ‘65 and Richard A. Currie, PhD Linda S. ‘81 and Robert Peters Christine Bivona-Cardello ‘95 Irmgard Cusumano Pilo Arts-Day Spa Elsie S. Blackshear ‘84 Jennifer D’Ambrosio The Players Choice Camps Inc. Fred Blank Janelle Damen David M. Podell, PhD Daniel Blois Michael R. Daniels Sharon Poyntz Blue Arrow Swim Club Joseph Darconte Eileen ‘92 and James W. Pryor Michael Bogart Daniel M. and Mary Jane Davis Redford Construction Corp. David M. Bonamo ‘89 Lawrence J. Davis Mary F. ‘72 and James F. ‘71 Regan Andrew Bonizzi Deborah De Castro Mary Beth Reilly Valerie and James Booth James and Mary Ellen De Gruccio REMITCO Elaine and Anthony Bowden Brian C. DeLong Kathleen M. ‘90 and William M. Rode Barbara A. ‘89 and James P. Braisted Thomas Del Priore Anthony Sacco Louise O. ‘80 and Louis J. Brinskelle Alfred Denigris Frederick and Virginia Schweizer Brooklyn Sporting Goods Co., Inc. Mary E. DeRosa ‘77 Elizabeth M. Seder Janet Brown Denise Derushe Anna Mae and David Seeley Brownie’s Pro & Sport Hobbies Rita Diamond Garry Sellers Jennifer Browning Theresa ‘00 and John Dick Glenn J. Sheehan Rosetta G. and Louis M. ‘75 Bunch Donna Dimino ‘90 SITG LLC Buona Pasta Frank J. Dito Loretta A. Smith ‘97 Debra Burko Robert M. Donahue Carol A. ‘71 and Richard E. Sorensen Florence Burrus ‘85 Dongan Hills Veterinary Practice Bruce I. Spender ‘67 Alfred C. Busacco Walter T. Dornfest 37 Lawrence, Sr. ‘80 and Marilyn Droge John D. and Celide Hogan Michael McDermott Evelyn Drucker Susan and William Holak Lillian M. McIsaac ‘06 Marsha T. and Howard S. ‘73 Duchan Pat Holland Robert A. ‘87 and Celia McNeill Rita E. and Michael J. ‘85 Duenas Holy Rosary Sports Program Maureen McNiece John B. Dunne ‘02 Robert E. and Frances X. Huber Armando Medina EB Pritchard Glass & Metal I. Janvey & Sons Lina Merlino, MD Robert and Diane G. Edelman Shirley Ikefugi Arthur J. Merola, DPM ‘85 Barbara B. ‘92 and Matthew Edwards Maria Infante Marsha Meyer Adele B. and Isaac Eines Albert Ingravallo Allan S. Meyers, Esq. Alaa Elhaddad Carmen Irizarry ‘04 Michael Meyers Dianne Epps ‘87 Jabour Realty Company Inc. Microsoft Matching Gifts Robert L. Epstein ‘72 David and Carol Jacobs Joan M. Migliori ‘90 Equity Valuation Associates Jennifer Jacobs Frances Mitilieri Lisa Esposito ‘03 Karan Jain Mizu Japanese Hibachi Steak House Debra Evans ‘99 JAJ Builders LLC Mahesh Mohan Dorothy H. Evensen ‘71 James Jennings Radhakrishna Mohan Kate Fahy Mae Jeon Gloria and Salvatore Monte Samir A. and Lisette Farag Carol F. and George Jochnowitz Frank Morano Donna J. Fauci ‘96 Cynthia Johannssen ‘07 Patricia A. and Fred W. Morgenthaler Catherine Fazzolari ‘81 Kenneth Johnson Russ J. ‘07 and Laura Morisi Carla and Frank W. ‘04 Fellmann Kathleen Jorissen Phyllis ‘79 and Alex Morris Florina Festa James R. Kahrs MPG Glass Co. William ‘71 and Cathleen Figuccio Sheila Kahrs Lisa M. Muelbauer Financial Planning Concepts of America Shkumbin Karpuzi Louis E., Jr. ‘90 and Teresa Mugnano Michael and Madeline J. ‘75 Fiore Leonard and Gail ‘76 Katcher Marie and Rocco Mulea Lawrence Florek, CSW ‘82 Barbara Kaufer Carolyn Mullen Forest Avenue District Mgmt. Assoc. Inc. KCM Plumbing & Heating Corp. Karen L. ‘76 and Thomas J. ‘86 Munnelly Dominick Franzo Lucille Keilman Lawrence H. Naeder Robert L. Freedland, PhD Zach Kelehear Susan Nagy Dennis Gaffigan Laura and Henry, Esq. Kennedy Fred, PhD and Anita Naider Donna S. ‘93 and Peter Gallagher John J. King Donna Narducci Jane Gallagher, PhD Marcia Klein National Starch and Chemical Foundation Inc. Cecilia Gallo Edward J. ‘72 and Rosemarie ‘94 Klingele NBM Development, LLC Noreen Garman Joan Knighton Thomas M. ‘76 and Eileen Neeri Trina Gary Roseann Kohm Brenda Ness-Cooper Joan Gavin Carla ‘92 and Gamil Kostandy New York Community Bank Margaret Geraghty Tricia M. Kress ‘00 Peter D., PhD and Ann Marie ‘76 Nigro Kathleen ‘80 and Alan Gerbing Anthony J. ‘65 and Barbara H. LaMarca John and Lucille Nikolai Dominick J. Gervasi ‘87 Joseph LaPerna Kenneth O’Brien Gloria Gibbons ‘83 Lourdes O. Lapinid Mary Ann ‘80 and Francis O’Donnell Wayne C. Gietz Vivian R. Lem Linda V. Oliverio Belinda Gimbert Bernice and Robert B. Leopold Claire Olsen, MSW ‘80 Helen Giovanucci Jeffrey Levin June L. and William A. Olsen Sanda Gladstein Albert K. and Marilyn W. Levine OLSS Sports Kenneth M. Gold, PhD Maureen Lilly One Three Sports Carmen Goldberg Rochelle Lindley Kevin O’Rourke Golden Touch Transportation of NY Inc. LIR Consulting LLC Karen Osterman Gold Mine Jewelers Phyllis A. Litwinka Page Ave. Body Building Inc. Jan Goldsberry Luke J. Lucas Maria Palandra Lee Goldsberry Dorothy M. Lyons ‘79 Evelyn Palomba Joanne Goodfellow ‘83 Mark MacConnell Panariello Properties Inc. Beon and Catharina Goosen Miroslaw Mach Kostas Papadakis Steve Gordon Macmanz Inc. William and Jacqueline Parrott Jay Goretsky Irene M. Madison Alexander Parziale Grant Supply Co. Inc. Michael ‘83 and Sandy Maffattone Paul B. ‘79 and Sarah A. Passero Veqiang Guan Joseph A. ‘98 and Shari Maggiore Pastosa Ravioli/Andy Pasta Ltd. Daniel Gutmore Major League Screen Printing Holly Pecora Frances M. ‘76 and Paul Halamandaris Amie Malihan Claudia Perez Jason S. Handelman ‘01 Nicole Malliotakis Joan S. ‘84 and Allen A. Peters Helen M. Hannan Mandolin Brothers Ltd. Louise Petosa Laura ‘71 and Thomas F. 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38 Diana Puma St. Joseph-St. Thomas Parish James J. ‘91 and Mary Adinolfi Mariusz J. Pyrycz Robert Starrat Joyce A. ‘06 and Enrique Adorno Kathleen M. ‘93 and James Quilty-Bussey Staten Island Day Camp Inc. Mary Jean Agalio ‘88 Joseph P. ‘73 and Maureen Quinlan The Staten Island Hotel Joan Agnello Sundar Ramaswamy Staten Island Wine & Liquor Corporation Grace E. Alexander ‘74 Shelly-Ann Ramdass Abraham Steinberg Anthony Aliffi Joan B. Rannie ‘71 Susanne and Hans B. Steiner Shirley A. Allen ‘95 Laurie Raps Marie Stewart Mimi D. ‘78 and Thomas Aloia John Rebori Joanne M. ‘76 and Thomas O. Stodgel Gayle M. Alstrom ‘76 Linda E. Reese Carmine and Mary E. ‘76 Stoffo Elisabeth A. ‘81 and Paul F. Altruda Norman E. ‘92 and Susan Reid Jennifer E. ‘75 and Philip Straniere Gladys ‘69 and Angel Louis Alvarez Retna Ltd. Gaby Stuart, PhD Anthony Amatullo ‘73 Margaret Ricciardi ‘86 Susan Sullivan Roberta L. ‘03 and Robert A. Amerosa Aaron Richman Sundog Theatre Inc. Michael A. ‘73 and Linda Ammirato Richmond Elevator Company Inc. Elizabeth Susalis John J. and Theresa Amodio Ridge Abstract Corp. Stanley S. Suski Geraldine Amuso Rosemarie Rivera Alice Suslowitz Marie E. ‘03 and George Anderson Roberta and Allan Weissglass Foundation Malka J. Taitelbaum Raymond and Claudia ‘93 Anello Sylvia Roberts Kathryn Talarico Patricia ‘02 and Salvatore Annarumma RockPoP Gallery Angelo Tanzi Michael C. Aponte ‘76 Robert Rodriguez Curet George Targownik Marie G. Arida Linda Rojack Miriam R. and Eric R. Tausner Jerome A. ‘71 and Gabriella Armani Rotary Club of Gateway SI Thomas P. Tellefsen ‘77 Elias, Jr. and Margaret Arout Rotary Club of South Shore Thomas M. ‘82 and Deborah A. Terracino Edwin Artuz ‘96 Lee S. and Sally Ruffett James R. and Lucille I. Thomas Susan E. ‘02 and Stephen A. Ascolese Joseph G. ‘78 and Sharon Rumpolo Thrifty Exterminating Charles Aseervatham ‘97 Charlotte Russell TJK Pizza Inc. 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Schweikert John, PE ‘63 and Carole Vokral Jeanette C. Baskin ‘84 Scott’s Auto Corner Inc. Silas T. Wandera ‘06 Lewis P. Bassin ‘01 Diane Searles Stephanie Watson Frank Battaglia, PhD Iris Semic Weil, Gotshal and Manges Thomas H. ‘71 and Barbara Baur Andrew and Susan C. ‘00 Senno Staci J. Weile ‘94 Virginia and Silvio Beaton Tom Sergiovanni Ronald S. ‘75 and Francine Weiss Helen E. Beattie Timothy W. Shanahan West Brighton Community R.O. Beauchamp, Jr. Ursula and Martin G. Shapiro Local Development Corp. Hilda Becker ‘83 Ted M. Shapses ‘69 Andrea White Maureen Becker ‘97 John J. Shea ‘80 Rhonda M. Whitfield ‘84 Juritta Bellaragione ‘70 Barnett Shepherd Kathleen C. and Alvar A. Widlund Kristin and Kenneth Bellouny Lynne M. Sherman Williams Eye Works Inc. Carol and Albert Belmonte Katherine Shorr Barbara A. ‘73 and Geoffrey Worton Gloria and Terence Benbow Vivian, PhD and Yale Shulman Robert J. ‘93 and Joyce Wright Bernadette Bennett ‘75 Reuben Sivagnanam ‘05 Bernard Wu Charles and Suzanne ‘00 Bennetti Kathleen A. ‘79 and Kevin Smith Cheryl C. Wu ‘90 Robert Bentson Lorraine C. ‘70 and Joseph M. Smith Jamshad Wyne, MD Carol ‘90 and Norman Berger Thomas L. Smith ‘78 Maria Xenakis Marc A. Berger ‘73 Nancy Soffer Patricia Yak ‘81 Carolyn Bernet Helene Sokal ‘74 Diane Yendol-Hoppey Martin B. ‘72 and Patricia K. ‘95 Berntsen Gloria Solomon Betty J. Young ‘75 Constance ‘85 and Frederic B. Beyer Laurie Sorito Elaine Yu ‘95 Abrar A. Bhatty ‘96 Francisco Soto, PhD Lawrence M. Zerega Thomas Biggs Kenneth J. ‘80 and Joyce Spamer Margaret Zwiren ‘01 Anne Rose Bilotti Spartan Embroidery Judith Bischoff ‘90 Evan Spring Up to $99 Florence and Albert Bishonsky Srilak Shipping & Services LLC Abbott Fund Matching Grant Plan Susmita Biswas ‘95 Sri Lankan Travel Inc. Joel and Milla Abidor Carolyn A. ‘93 and Leonard C. Bivona St. Charles Sports Program Bella Acharya ‘84 Maryanne Blaine ‘91 St. Clare’s Basketball Olga D. Adebowale ‘71 Rowee Blaine 39 Helen Bolton Rosemarie Chirdo ‘02 Christine ‘77 and Patrick Donahue Constance Bombara Siuwang Chu ‘74 Evelyn Donohue William C. Bommer ‘67 Joanne Cipolli ‘00 Lorraine C. Donlon ‘80 Barbara K. ‘72 and Theodore S. Borek Albert ‘79 and Danya Cirigliano Rita ‘76 and Michael J. Donlon Joseph Borelli Nicole L. Cirillo ‘01 Edmond Dorcelus ‘87 Anna Borg ‘94 Citrin Cooperman & Company LLP Rita M. Dougherty ‘06 Jane E. 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Sterlacci ‘97 Vita ‘00 and John Paino Maria F. ‘97 and Liberio Romano Frederick M. ‘73 and Connie B. Stern Bart F. Panettieri ‘02 Andrew Rosalbo Jeanette Stern ‘74 Pauline E. Papapietro ‘98 Lisa Rossman-Murphy ‘99 Ina Stone ‘74 Dorothy Paradzinski Gail ‘98 and Robert Rostawanik Susan Strahm Joseph Parisi Lisa and Joseph Rothman, MD Diane Sullivan Lewis N. Parisi ‘70 Jeffrey, PhD and Elise Rothman Elizabeth G. Sullivan ‘84 Jacqueline and William Parrott Lori S. Rowe Richard ‘92 and Jennifer Sullivan Suzanne Pasch Royal Crown Bakery Nan M., PhD and Jerald Sussman Susan D. ‘72 and Joel B. Pasternack Julia Ruocco Laura A., Esq. ‘93 and Mike Sword James E. Patella ‘79 Irene Ruotolo ‘71 Arne K. ‘71 and Laura Syvertsen Fred Patelsky ‘78 Russ Auto Parts T.G.I. Friday’s Nancy A. Paugh Frank A. Russo ‘78 James Tarangelo ‘87 Geralyn J. Paulsen ‘89 Paulette ‘76 and Frank Russo Kevin G. ‘75 and Linda ‘71 Tash Raymond and Joanne Pavia Angela M. Ryan Elmore R. ‘75 and Yvonne Taylor Yvonne Payne ‘82 Linda Ryan ‘76 F.C. Taylor ‘74 Jose Luis Paz Marian Ryan ‘86 Joyce and Ron ‘74 Taylor Melvin Pedersen ‘71 William Ryan Samuel L. ‘73 and Junell Taylor Joanne M. Pellegrino ‘71 Maureen M. Sadowski ‘90 Louis L. Terruso ‘87 Rachel Pepe Kathleen ‘80 and Thomas Santo Audrey Tesora ‘06 Benjamin J. and Nancy H. Pernick Joan A. and Michael Santore Theresa M. Thingelstad ‘87 Patricia and John Peterkin Eugene Sass Roberta Thomas ‘92 Phelamenia Petillo Cathleen S. ‘69 and Thomas P. Savery Sandra E. ‘82 and Stephen H. Thomas

42 Sunny ‘93 and Susan Thomas Dominic R., Jr. ‘95 and Joyce Vignola Barbara ‘89 and Russell Winrock-Hampton Helen ‘91 and John Tierney Robert Vinciguerra Edward Wronski ‘70 Bill Tierno Angelo Viola Sue-Mei ‘80 and Theodore Wu Diane, PhD ‘78 and Jeffrey Tirado-Lampert, MD Phyllis Volpicella ‘80 Juliana Yanushefski ‘76 Loretta Tomlinson ‘91 Charles N., Sr. ‘66 and Frances ‘87 Volpini Brian L. Young ‘71 Marty and Karen Tommer Adrienne von Grey Barbara J. Youngman ‘90 Ralph, CPA ‘72 and Sandra G. Torgerson Richard J. Walker ‘94 Sylvia B. ‘73 and Herman Zaage Janet Torre ‘75 Carol A. Walsh ‘85 Mona L. ‘83 and Vincent Zaloom Frank J., Jr. ‘63 and Maria Toscano Beverly Walters Raymond ‘76 and Christina Zaniewski Mary A. ‘01 and Richmond J. Trapp Mary J. ‘80 and John Walters-Keffer Zhanyang Zhang ‘88 Carmen Tripo Marie Miller and Jay W. ‘82 Warshofsky Gertrude ‘91 and Milton Zlotnick Rev. Terry Troia Ellen J. Washington ‘84 Eleanor Zorfas Diane B. ‘91 and Robert F. Tyson Gary N. Washington ‘78 Anthony P. ‘90 and Carol J. Zupo United Artists Hylan Plaza Denis A. Watkins ‘75 Elizabeth A. and Raymond V. ‘79 Zwingraf Richard J., Jr. and Rosemary B. Uppvall Bernice S. ‘79 and Eugene Waxman UPS Store Elena T. Wee Milton Valenta Simone Wegge, PhD Angelita Valeroso Anita and Joseph Weisenfeld The College of Staten Island Foundation is Phyllis A. ‘77 and Harold Valvik Ann Welden ‘75 grateful to the many donors listed on these pages Mary T. Van Valen ‘76 Judy A. Welsh ‘79 who made contributions between July 1, 2007 John L. ‘03 and Jennifer Vaselli Richard M. ‘75 and Celia Wexler and June 30, 2008. If we have inadvertently Vera E. Vaskis ‘98 Mary F. Wheeler omitted or misspelled your name, please call Patricia Venito-Christensen ‘67 John J. ‘92 and Xerna J. ‘91 Widlund the Office of Institutional Advancement and Richard G. Vento ‘02 Glenda and Bruce W. Wieland External Relations at 718.982.2365 or email Margaret ‘94 and Thomas Ventrudo Lorraine ‘72 and Gary ‘78 Wilbur [email protected] so that we Marilyn A. Verna ‘78 Eleanor E. Wilson ‘89 may update our records. Thank you for your Diane M. ‘93 and Fred Viggiano Leonard P. Winkler support.

43 FINANCIAL STATEMENT College of Staten Island/CUNY

State Operating Budget 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 (Does not include fringe benefit costs, utilities, or $66,265,800 $71,644,500 $73,173,200 capital expenditures.)

CSI Foundation, Inc. Amount raised $1,380,499 $1,567,000 $1,380,839

Total assets at June 30, 2008 $3,696,789 $4,244,353 $4,143,324

CSI Scholarships and Awards (Includes scholarships held by CSI Foundation and College of Staten Island Fund, which were raised prior to 1995 and are stewarded by the Business Office.) Total assets $5,516,396 $6,121,774 $6,009,443

Scholarships awarded $204,689 $226,423 $231,484

Building Program Support Gifts support CSI Programs: $768,950 $847,032 $922,293 Non-profit Internship Stipends Undergraduate Research Stipends Student Writer Project Library

Faculty Grants and Contracts Number + Awards Number + Awards Number + Awards (Includes federal, state, city, and CUNY) 80/ $11.7 Million 85/ $8.9 Million 95/ $9.8 Million

CSI AT A GLANCE Fall 2007 Enrollment Snapshot

Enrollment By Ethnicity Tuition Per Semester By Age Undergraduate ...... 11,588 American Indian/ Undergraduate Under 20 ...... 35.3% Graduate ...... 929 Native Alaskan ...... 0.1% Full-time ...... $2,000 20 to 24 ...... 36.9% Asian/Pacific Islander .... 10.3% Graduate 25 to 29 ...... 10.2% By Gender Black, non-Hispanic ... 10.9% Full-time ...... $3,200 30 to 39 ...... 9.7% Female ...... 60.9% Hispanic ...... 13.6% Over 40 ...... 7.9% Male ...... 39.1% White, non-Hispanic ... 65.1% By Attendance Full-time ...... 65.4% Part-time ...... 34.6%

44 THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CSI PRESIDENT’S CABINET 2008-2009 President BOARD OF TRUSTEES William J. Fritz, PhD Tomás D. Morales, PhD Benno C. Schmidt, Jr., Chairman Senior Vice President CSI Foundation Board President Valerie Lancaster Beal for Academic Affairs/Provost Robert S. Cutrona, Sr. Philip Alfonso Berry Milton Santiago Wellington Z. Chen Vice President for Finance and Interim Vice President Rita DiMartino Administration for Institutional Advancement Frieda D. Foster-Talbot Michael Daniels Robert E. Huber Joseph J. Lhota Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Hugo M. Morales Executive Director, CSI Foundation Peter S. Pantaleo Robert E. Huber Interim Vice President, Institutional Director of Foundation, Corporate, Kathleen M. Pesile Advancement and External Relations and Government Relations Carol A. Robles Roman Erika E. Hellstrom Marc V. Shaw Michael Kress, PhD Charles A. Shorter Vice President for Technology Systems Director of Development Sam A. Sutton Anthony R. Zic Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld Manfred Philipp, BS, PhD, ex officio CSI Foundation Coordinator Robert Ramos, BA, ex officio Lisa Pipitone

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