News
June 25, 2009 - Fridays @ first - Summer Thursday Edition
And we’re off…CUNYfirst is Live! What a week it was!!
July 23, 2009 - Fridays @ first - Summer Thursday Edition
CUNYfirst is Live! - HR, General Ledger, Line Item Budgeting, Course Catalog
President Marcia V. Keizs Panelist of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
York College President Marcia V. Keizs served as a panelist of Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ (HBCU) Presidents during the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Annual Conference held recently at the Hilton New York Hotel in Manhattan.
Teacher Education Professor Scores Big Grant
Dr. Leslie Keiler, an assistant professor in York College’s Department of Teacher Education, recently received a nearly $1 million grant to create a program called the Robert Noyce Mathematics and Science Teachers (MaST) Scholars Program at York College.
Recent York Grad Learns From Alum’s Example
Accounting major, David Haynes, has just graduated with honors from York College armed with a job offer from the company of a proud (York) alumnus.
June 12, 2009, Fridays @ first
CUNYfirst is Coming Soon! We’re GO for launch on June 19.
June 5, 2009 - Fridays @ First
As the CUNYfirst core team works on critical cutover tasks in order to launch the new Human Resources, budget and course catalog functionality, system users are progressing through training. Human Resources professionals continue to receive training at the five borough centers, and training for budget and course catalog are now set, and those users will be trained over the next two weeks.
Retired 'New York's Bravest' Graduates From York
Michael D'Amico had passed York College countless times on his way to work as a firefighter stationed in South Jamaica; so when he retired four years ago, higher education beckoned and he chose York for his Bachelor of Science in Physical Education (PE).
York College Continuing Education and the FDA recently held the 8th Annual Professional Development Workshop for Food and Pharmaceutical Professionals
This year's topic was High-Throughput Methods of Detecting Foodborne Pathogens. Thirty-three scientists from eight countries--Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico, Nigeria, Germany, Canada, China and the U.S.--met to discuss rapid methods of detecting pathogens such as salmonella and eColi in food.
York Fine Arts Professor Talks Up Samuel F.B. Morse
Art Historian and Assistant Professor of Art History at York College, Sarah Kate Gillespie gave a presentation on Samuel F.B. Morse at the National Academy of Design in Manhattan on April 29, 2009.
H1N1 influenza "Swine Flu" Preparedness
CUNY has been part of the New York City Office of Emergency Management's efforts to coordinate a citywide response to the ongoing concern regarding H1N1 influenza also known as Swine Flu.
York College Theatre Announces its 2009-2010 Season
Experience the 2009–2010 Season at the York College Theatre… Join us 4 a season of DISCOVERY. FOUR powerful plays;
May 15, 2009 - Fridays @ First
Next week marks a busy and important two-week stretch of activities. Next week we’ll be focused on assessing campus and university readiness in front of a very important decision to go-live with new processes for Human Resources, Budgeting and for our Vanguard Colleges, Queens College and Queensborough CC. Many people will be involved in this assessment so please share this with your colleagues.
York Students Shine Among CUNY Stars
Veronica Carpio (Aviation Management), Jenny Chimbo (Aviation Management), Azhad Chowdhury (Chemistry), Jahi Rose (Business Administration), and Meredith Simson (Psychology) were recognized for their leadership efforts at the 16th Annual CUNY Leadership Awards held in The City College of New York’s Great Hall on May 11, 2009.
Two More York Students Off To NYU School of Dentistry
Artur Bababekov and Dmitry Malayev have a lot in common. In the late 1980s both were born in Uzbekistan when it was still Soviet Russia. Both left at about the time of the dissolution of Soviet Union and eventually came to the United States as young children; then both graduated from Forest Hills High School and came to York.
York Women Win Third Straight Cunyac Outdoor Track and Field Championship
The York College women's track and field team won its third straight City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) championship Tuesday and they did it in dominating fashion. The Lady Cardinals squad amassed 231 team points, which was a remarkable 80 points more than the second place team, Lehman College, who finished with 151 points.
Simplifying the CUNY Scholarship/Creative Activity Report
Use the Faculty CV feature in the York College website to simplify reporting faculty scholarship/creative activity to CUNY.
Another Salk For York
Sheryl Purrier, a Biology major, graduated with honors from York College in 2006; but she never left York. She continued to work in the lab of her mentor, Dr. Margaret MacNeil, on the prize-winning research paper, "The Organization for the Inner Nuclear Layer of the Cat Retina."
May 1, 2009 - Fridays @ First
Project Update – Key Target Dates in May & June
An Evening To Remember At York College
It was an evening to remember when York College hosted the 2nd Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in the Performing Arts Center (PAC).
