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Hostos Community College Gala
On April 19th Hostos Community College and The Hostos Foundation will hold its 2012 Annual Gala at Marina del Rey in the Bronx. Dedicated to the support of student scholarships and the educational mission of the College, the Hostos Gala is a fundraising event that actively seeks the charitable patronage of corporations, foundations, individuals and alumni. This year's honorees are two outstanding individuals and a corporate citizen who are great champions of education and Hostos Community College.
Susan Taylor - Recipient of the President's Medal
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine and Founder of the National Cares Mentoring Movement
Iris Weinshall - Hostos' Person of the Year
CUNY Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning, Construction and Management
TheraCare, Inc. - Hostos' Corporation of the Year
To be accepted by company President, Mr. John Calderón
The Office of Institutional Advancement welcomes all interested parties and encourages everyone to visit the Hostos Gala web-page at www.hostos.cuny.edu/gala for sponsorship and ticket information, along with further details about this event. You may also call Ms. Dianne Vargas at (718)518-4152 or email her at dvargas@hostos.cuny.edu.
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Teatro Pregones & Hostos Community College Come Together to Honor
Puerto Rican Author Luis Rafael Sánchez
Orlando José Hernández
Teatro Pregones and Hostos Community College will host the internationally acclaimed Puerto Rican author Luis Rafael Sánchez this spring for two public events that will celebrate and honor his contributions to Latin American literature.
On Saturday, April 28th Pregones will present Sánchez with the Master Artist 2012 Award and then premiere an excerpt opera version of La Pasión según Antígona Pérez one of Sánchez's key plays. The original music for this piece was created by classical composer Carlos Carrillo. The excerpt performance will be directed by Alvan Colón Lespier, Associate Director of Pregones, and Desmar Guevara, its Musical Director. This collaboration promises to be a very creative musical and artistic exchange. The presentation of La pasión según Antígona Pérez is a special fund-raising evening performance for Pregones Theater. (Tickets are on sale at Pregones website.)
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President Of Hostos Community College,
Dr. Félix Matos Rodríguez Selected As
Grand Marshal Of
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade announced on Thursday, March 15th, at a press conference held at the Bar Association of Puerto Rico that Dr. Félix Matos Rodríguez, President of Hostos Community College of The City University of New York, was selected as the Grand Marshal of the 2012 Puerto Rican Day Parade to be held on Sunday, June 10 on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
The theme of the 2012 Puerto Rican Day Parade is Puerto Ricans and Higher Education. As one of the most prominent Latino educators in the United States, President Matos is an esteemed representative of all Puerto Ricans in the field of education.
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Symposium on the 2012 Presidential Election and The Latino Community
Silberman School of Social Work @ Hunter College & the Latino Leadership Institute
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 6 - 8 PM
(5:30 Networking + Reception)
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The Next Note Music Conference
By Rees Shad
As a professor of audio production, I have for years been confronted by the disconnect involved when I meet students who wish to become audio engineers and record producers while expressing disdain for the purchasing of music. The irony of wanting to be involved in 'the business' while not finding it necessary
to invest in it struck me as a uniquely 21st Century quandary.
But as I have researched the history of my medium in order to teach courses in the topic, I began to see that the future has always seemed bleak in the recording arts - from the earliest Edison phonographs threatening to put professional musicians out of work, to the danger of radio being the end of purchased music, on to the sharing of digital recordings making the music industry feel like a house of cards. Yet the music business has always had its visionaries who have repurposed the form and re-established enterprise.
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Alumni Profile - Van Tran, Class of 2001
The College is proud to count Van Tran, class of 2001, as a contributing member to the Hostos legacy. Since his time here as a student, Mr. Tran has gone on to become an academic leader, researching, writing and teaching immigration issues and public policy at some of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country.
Here Mr. Van shares his reflections about life in New York City and his professional trajectory - as well as offering helpful words of wisdom to today's students.
How did Hostos influence your life in New York City when you first arrived?
Hostos provided a wonderful intellectual home and an excellent foundation for my education. When I first arrived in New York City in 1998, I started working at Wankel's Hardware on the Upper East Side of Manhattan full-time. At the time, I wanted to attend a community college that was conveniently located and affordable, so that I could attend courses in the evening after work.
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