CUNY Resolution to Name the CUNY Leadership Academy in Honor and Memory of Ernesto Malave

CUNY Leadership Academy Named in Honor of Ernesto Malave

February 23, 2010

2009 CUNY Nobel Science Challenge

Leadership Academy Fellow Among CUNY Nobel Challenge Awardees

February 22, 2010

It's Our Honor [from Macaulay Monday Student News] Congratulations to Macaulay's CUNY Nobel Science Challenge Winners

InYourClass.com Launched by CUNY Students

CCNY Student Entrepreneurs Develop Social Network Site for CUNY Students

February 22, 2010

[City College News] A group of students at The City College of New York (CCNY) have developed a social networking website that its founder describes as a combination of “Craigslist and a more sociable Blackboard for CUNY students.”  Called “InYourClass.com,” the site combines the features of online bulletin boards with mini social networks for 20 of the 23 colleges and professional schools in the CUNY system.  A preliminary version of the site launched February 2.
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CUNY - Help for Haiti Website

CUNY Launches the Help for Haiti Website

January 18, 2010

In support of Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts, the City University of New York has launched the Help for Haiti website.

News from the Chancellor

Earthquake in Haiti & CUNY's Relief Efforts

January 14, 2010

As you know, the nation of Haiti is confronting the devastating effects of a powerful earthquake that struck on January 12.  Many of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni trace their ancestry to Haiti and may have family members, friends, and colleagues in the affected areas. I know that you share my deep concern about the tragic impact of the earthquake on the residents of Haiti, the hemisphere’s poorest country, and on our CUNY community.

CSI Today

Four CSI Students Named to CUNY Leadership Academy

January 06, 2010

Four out of the 25 Fellows who comprise the latest class at the prestigious CUNY Leadership Academy are from CSI, making the College’s contingent the largest in this year’s Academy. They include Qimei Luo, Jimmy Domdeth, Linda Gomez, and Katrina Hannan.

New York Times

Answers on Community Colleges, Part 4

November 19, 2009

 Kay McClenney, who trains community college presidents, is answering questions.  Each day this week, the Guidance Office — the forum on The Choice where readers ask questions of education experts — is featuring answers about community colleges by Kay M. McClenney. Dr. McClenney is the director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement, a research and service initiative of the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin.

CUNY Newswire

National Spotlight on CUNY Students Nov. 9-13 on CBS' The Early Show

November 06, 2009

To spotlight CUNY Month, students will share their CUNY experiences with America next week on "The Early Show" on CBS.

CUNY Matters

Nurturing Students Who Take the Lead

October 20, 2009

A COMPLETE LOSS OF VISION at 9 months didn’t limit Liliete Lopez after she came to the U.S. from Nicaragua in 1990, 13 years old and never having attended school. Lopez began her education at 16, learning English to earn her GED. Today she is one of 25 students from across the University selected as 2009-2010 Leadership Academy Fellows. 

The Ticker - Baruch College

Verizon gives grant to CUNY students

October 18, 2009

On Oct. 1, the Verizon Foundation made a surprise donation of $125,000 to the CUNY Leadershop Acadamy at its opening ceremony, which took place at the Hostos Community College Repertory Theater.

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PR Newswire

25 Students at CUNY Leadership Academy To Receive Scholarships Through $125,000 Verizon Grant

October 02, 2009

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ --The Verizon Foundation has awarded a $125,000 grant to fund scholarships to The City University of New York Leadership Academy.

Phi Theta Kappa Newsbrief

International President Receives Leadership Honor

October 01, 2009

Phi Theta Kappa’s International President Edgar Romero has received a $5,000 scholarship honoring his achievements as a City University of New York Leadership Academy Fellow. The scholarships were funded by the Verizon Foundation. Romero attends LaGuardia Community College, where he is majoring in Social Sciences and Humanities. The Academy Fellows Program provides academic and co-curricular opportunities for students who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership on their campuses and in their communities. Learn more.

Hostos Community College Student Profile

Liliete Lopez

September 30, 2009

Liliete Lopez was born in Nicaragua on January 16, 1977. She lived in that country for the first thirteen years of her life and then moved to the United States. In her country of origin, Liliete was not allowed to attend school, because she had a disability. Liliete is vision impaired and although she started to get an education later in life than most people, she has had an extraordinary journey, which has allowed her to travel from a world where she had very little to look forward to into a world where every door is now open to her.

CUNY Newswire

CUNY Board Names Peter G. Jordan Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

September 29, 2009

The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York today approved the appointment of Peter G. Jordan as Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, as recommended by Chancellor Matthew Goldstein. Dr. Jordan has been Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Development at LaGuardia Community College since 2004. He succeeds Dr. Garrie W. Moore, who is retiring effective September 30, 2009. A national search to fill the position is underway and a Search Committee is being chaired by York College President Marcia V. Keizs.

Modern Ghana News

Ghana's Flag Liften High Again

September 23, 2009

In recent times, Ghana has been the point of discussion around the globe. Soon after the 2006 world cup, Ghana gained a more popular stand on the international scene till December 2008 when it exhibited its ability to be seen as one of the most important and dependable countries in the world when it democratically elected and transferred power to a new government after a highly competitive political election. Indeed, Ghana has produced highly recognized individuals all over the world, in various disciplines and activities. These individual have exiled in their line of work and their recognition as heroes has brought to the good people of Ghana honor, development and inspiration. The likes of Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Mrs. Patience Quaye who were acknowledge by the United States President, Barrack Obama when he visited Ghana in July, Michael Essien and the black stars who are making Ghana proud and many others needs to be commended for their good works.

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CUNY Newswire

Top Medgar Evers College Business Students Admitted to Prestigious CUNY Leadership Academy for 2009-10

September 11, 2009

Meet BC (Brooklyn College)

Jasmine Patel: Skulls & Trophies

September 01, 2009

Hostos Community College Student Leadership Academy News

Hostos breaks a record and sends ten brilliant women to the 2008 New York State Model Senate

September 01, 2009

Elizabeth Soriano (D) represented District 20 sitting in the seat of New York State Senator Eric Adams. Elizabeth who was born in the Dominican Republic and migrated to the United States in 2004 had limited exposure to the English language prior to arriving at Hostos, but has worked diligently to become a Phi Theta Kappa Member Honors Society Member, a Hostos Student Ambassador and a participant in the Hostos Summer Honors Institute. Elizabeth is also Hostos’ first representative as a CUNY Leadership Academy Fellow, a program of which she is a 2009 graduate. She is currently studying Psychology at The City College of New York. (Elizabeth won a five hundred dollar award for an essay that she wrote about her position in the debate.)

Medgar Evers College News

New Women's Volleyball Coach

August 07, 2009

2009.08.07 | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL  -  Brooklyn, NY- Taisiya Zuyeva was named the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at Medgar Evers College , today by Roy Anderson, the Director of Athletics at Medgar Evers College .

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Brooklyn College News

Student Governments Learn to Be Leaders Who Serve at CUNY Conference in Brooklyn College Student Center

June 17, 2009

You might not think that a lot of hootin’ and hollerin’ fits in at an educational conference. But the CUNY New Leadership Challenge Conference held recently at Brooklyn College was no ordinary educational conference. It was more like a pep rally rolled up in a political convention, complete with balloons, cheers, T-shirts, and even a mascot or two.

Hostos Community College Student Profile

Elizabeth Soriano

June 15, 2009

Elizabeth was born in the Dominican Republic and came to the United States in 2004. In a very short time as a student at Hostos Community College, Elizabeth has participated in a variety of programs and been supported by the entire college community in her search to find the road that she wants to travel on. Elizabeth’s goal is to become a bilingual therapist and have her own clinical practice. She would love to work with adolescents and adults to provide them with a forum to discuss their issues and challenges from a proper cultural perspective. This is important for her, because being a Latina immigrant, she could not find a therapist to help her to address her concerns from her cultural point of view and it was frustrating to her.

City Tech News

City Tech Student and Other CUNY Reps Attend Mayoral Press Conference on Volunteerism

June 05, 2009

City Tech student and human services senior Anna Acevedo (fourth from right, second row from top) was one of a group of CUNY community assistance volunteers to participate in New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s April 20, 2009, press conference honoring volunteerism and promoting the city’s new volunteering opportunities website at nycservice.org. The site enables visitors to search a database for organizations listing currently available volunteer openings. Ms. Acevedo participated at the invitation of the CUNY Leadership Academy and the CUNY Citizenship and Immigration Project.

York College News

York Students Shine Among CUNY Stars

May 11, 2009

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.

Student News - LaGuardia Community College

LaGuardia Sudent Profile: Danielle Garrett: Developing as a Leader and a Scholar

May 09, 2009

With my second year of college coming to a close, I can look ahead of me and see a flourishing career, which began here at LaGuardia Community College. It has been an enlightening experience since day one, and it keeps getting better. Before starting my first class, I attended the Opening Sessions, where I saw familiar faces, met future teachers and attended an introduction to the Leadership & Diversity Program sponsored and run by the Office of Student Life.

CUNY Newswire

The Remarkable Journey of Suzanne Jablonski

May 04, 2009

By any account, second-year liberal arts major Suzanne Joblonski has faced daunting challenges. At 34, she has struggled with depression, been a victim of domestic abuse and survived the loss of a child. After enrolling in one, and then another CUNY college, her initial efforts to earn an Associate degree were thwarted by what was later, at BMCC, identified as a math learning disability.

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CUNY Newswire

Manny Mejia: BCC's Representative to CUNY's New Leadership Initiative

April 15, 2009

Bronx, NY - Manuel Arsenis Mejia Fernandez, better known by fellow students at BCC as Manny Mejia, is a member of a special group at City University. He is one of 28 students to become a member of CUNY's new Leadership Academy out of 480,000 students.

New York Amsterdam News

The bold and the beautiful, Ms. Jay-Sheree

April 09, 2009

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER, Amsterdam News Staff, Published: Thursday, April 9, 2009 11:53 AM EDT

Between attending college, working at a public elementary school and running her own youth organization, 20-year-old Jay-Sheree Allen is on the path to success. Her aspirations are to combine her goal of becoming a doctor and help young women at the same time.

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CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise

Changing the World Through Action

March 19, 2009

On Friday February 28th, CUNY had its second annual Emerging Leaders Conference under the governance of the new CUNY Leadership Academy Director Dr. Joe-Joe McManus. The Conference held at Baruch College, attracted over 100 CUNY students including student leaders from the CUNY/IVE Leadership Program.

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