If you are interested in presenting at an event Thursday, September 30, 2010, please let me know in an email that also includes the publication information about the book you wish to discuss.

Please respond as soon as possible to James Kaser at kaser@mail.csi.cuny.edu.

This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.

-Wilma Jones

-Hope Berte

The program will take place at 9:00am at the World Trade Center Memorial on the lawn between Buildings 2N and 2A and will include reflective words, poetry, music and remembrances of CSI Alumni who lost their lives in the 9/11 tragedy. The rain location for the event is the Green Dolphin Lounge in the Campus Center (Building 1C).

-Division of Student Affairs

In addition, the College of Staten Island will be following the Computer Security Policy put in place by CUNY, which states that passwords need to expire every 90 days. Having the automatic password reset functionality will help in transitioning to the 90-day password change. In order to take advantage of the self-service password reset for the FLAS domain please Click Here, enter your FLAS/Exchange username and password and then answer the challenge questions.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Office Automation and User Services at 718.982.4080.

-Thomas Lauria

At the top of the list of our reasons to celebrate, student enrollment continues to flourish as more and more students are choosing to attend CSI. For the fourth consecutive year, CSI has experienced record enrollment (over 14,000 students). More than just the overall numbers, the academic profile of this incoming class has reached heights unparalleled in the history of CSI.

As a testament of our commitment to those students who have chosen CSI for its excellence in education, we also celebrate the arrival of an extraordinary group of 18 new faculty and several new administrators to the CSI community. This extremely accomplished cohort of faculty and staff represent some of the most promising talent in their respective fields, and they are certain to contribute to our evolving status as a world-class educational institution.

We can also now reflect upon a remarkable summer in which CSI established itself as a global destination for cultural exchange and academic excellence. Approximately 200 students from prestigious middle and high schools in and around Shanghai, China visited CSI this summer as part of the Continuing Education Summer Camp Program to learn and study English and Art. This international partnership resulted in a transformative experience for the visiting Chinese students as well as the CSI students and staff who served as gracious hosts.

Looking forward, the 2010-2011 academic year will be a time filled with momentous activity and progress in CSI’s Middle States reaccreditation process. More than 130 members of the broad campus community, assigned to seven different working groups, are involved in this process, which will culminate in a visit to our campus by the Middle States Commission evaluation team in 2011-2012.

Additionally, the Institutional Planning Committee (IPC) will continue to develop CSI’s new Strategic Plan, which will guide planning and decision-making at the College for many years to come. Through its hard work and diligence, the IPC has already successfully finalized the College’s new Mission, Vision, and Values statements as well as the strategic directions that form the foundation for the Strategic Plan. I encourage you to visit the Strategic Planning Website. When prompted for your username and password, type in your email name and email password and you will be able to log-on.

On behalf of the College, I thank you for your continued support, and I wish you a great year at CSI.

-Tomás D. Morales, PhD

Ms. Dimitrov was most recently in practice as a contract attorney for various law firms in Manhattan handling legal matters in the areas of employment discrimination and securities litigation.

Previously, Ms. Dimitrov worked in the legal services department for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Ms. Dimitrov also worked as a Research Aide for the College of Staten Island Center for Environmental Science providing support for research conducted by the Staten Island Breast Cancer Research Initiative and was an adjunct faculty member at CUNY LaGuardia Community College.

Please join me in welcoming Ms. Dimitrov to the College of Staten Island.

-Tomás D. Morales, PhD

For more information about any of the Center’s events, please check out the Center’s Website .

-Winnie Brophy

Registration for the event is open to all former CSI baseball players for $50 and includes an official game jersey, baseball cap, and post-game food and refreshments for them and their families. All proceeds help support CSI Baseball. Players can register in advance by calling Head Coach Michael Mauro at 718.982.3171 or they can register on the day of the event at 6:00pm. Spectators are invited to enjoy the event free of charge. Concessions will be available for purchase along with CSI Baseball memorabilia with all proceeds benefiting the Baseball program.

-David Pizzuto

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Hellstrom served as Acting Director of Development, and from 2006 to 2009 she served in the capacity of Director of Foundation, Corporate, and Government Relations, where she wrote and prepared grant proposals and researched funding opportunities through individual, corporate/foundation, and government resources. From 2000 to 2006, Ms. Hellstrom was the business owner of Hellstrom Media Group LLC, where she designed marketing, political, and fundraising campaign strategies. She has also served as Director of Community Marketing and Membership Relations for the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island and Director of External Communications for the Snug Harbor Cultural Center.

Ms. Hellstrom currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Staten Island Not-For-Profit Association where she chairs the Development Committee, and she also serves on the Board of Directors for A Vision for Staten Island.

She holds an MBA from Wagner College and a Bachelor of Technology in Communication Design from New York City Technical College/CUNY.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gloria Garcia, who served as the Chair of the search committee, as well as the other search committee members for their hard work, which resulted in this successful appointment.

Please join in congratulating Erika Hellstrom on her new position.

-Barbara Eshoo

We apologize for the interruption of service for this necessary maintenance.

-Lenny Wolski