Friday, April 22, 2022 | Vol. 4 No. 12, Spring 2022 Semester
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MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DAISY COCCO DE FILIPPIS |
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Dear Colleagues and Students,
This past week we held the first organizing meeting of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee (2023–2028). I am grateful and proud to share with you some of my thoughts on the next five years as we initiate preliminary discussions of our work during Academic Year 2022–2023. It is timely and well-informed by our own reflections during the writing of our Middle States Self-Study, MS feedback and collegial suggestions and CUNY’s preparation this year of the Strategic Plan for our university system.
Anna Pond, someone well-known at Hostos and very familiar also with CUNY, has facilitated the Strategic Planning process for other institutions as well, the latest is Queens College’s. She will partner with Dean Babette Audant and Executive Chief of Staff Diana Kreymer to ensure a strong evidence-based and inclusive process. Alongside the Steering Committee, nearly 100 Hostos colleagues and students will be serving on six working groups, each focused on a mission pillar. We are blessed and rich in generous talent.
Since I arrived, I have shared my life-long vision of what a community college should be—a place where the word community is central; a place where students are considered our most sacred trust and our finest asset; and where collaboration within and outside the confines of our immediate surroundings defines our actions. Community college students provide us with an opportunity to contribute to the betterment of our society and to feel that we will share in a future which will not be ours and where we may not go, but whose rich harvest will have been ensured by the seeds that we plant today. Eugenio María de Hostos Community College is our very own academic community of purpose, an institution where we can place our highest aspirations, and a place where we cultivate lives for a better tomorrow.
As we look to our work together in years to come, I know that we will strive to create an environment rich with intellectual, educational, cultural and civic-minded experiences. In this regard, we will be forever indebted to the generosity of Ms. MacKenzie Scott’s gift of $15 million to the College, an anchor and enrichment of opportunities we offer our students. As diligent members of the Hostos family, our cultivation begins with engaging in careful curricular planning and reviewing to ensure that we are abreast of changing workforce trends and needs, and can be nimble enough to adjust and change in support of a stronger economy and a greener planet. We are also looking to create additional opportunities on campus for intellectual, social and cultural development outside of what has been traditionally called “the classroom.” It affirms the College’s commitment to blend rigorous academic study with hands-on service learning.
To that end, we will come together to work with constituent groups this academic year and in the coming years to firm up a number of strategies, including but not limited to the following:
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Putting intentionality at the forefront when it comes to students’ recruitment, enrollment, onboarding, evaluation of prior learning for credit, and continued programming—from orientation to advisement;
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Growing a stackable workforce with non-credit and credit certificates;
- Establishing or strengthening community advisory boards that link programs to jobs, and increase career educational opportunities tied to employment;
- Partnering with the Hostos Community Advisory Council (CAC) building on academic year 2020–2021 five roundtables, to create opportunities to benefit students, beginning implementation this Fall 2021 semester;
- Creating support to encourage faculty and staff research and foster and increase a culture of grant writing at the College by means of the engagement of the Committee on Sponsored Programs and Grants (established March 2021);
- Regularizing assessment particularly academic program reviews and other means of assessing how effectively our degree programs and support services help students learn and achieve career and transfer success;
- Mapping out all component elements that contribute to student transfer with special emphasis on frequent touchpoints and assessment of student's progress; and
- Using environmental scanning to assist us in determining what academic programs need more revisions and what programs need to be created to ensure that access is closely tied to career and transfer opportunities.
These goals are in support of our mission. Let us remember our six pillars:
Access to Higher Education
Diversity and Multiculturalism
English/Math Skills Development
Intellectual Growth/Lifelong Learning
Socio-economic Mobility
Community Resources
The next five years, I see the transformation of the College through the continued strength of viable academic programs, strong teaching and learning leading to strategic recruitment and enrollment of a growing number of students and the retention of students to graduation. This process will be supported by a full revision of recruitment planning, enrollment and advisement leading to retention of our students, full utilization of all common spaces, as classrooms to enhance intellectual, educational and cultural opportunities. I also see new opportunities for the exploration of classrooms without walls, supported by technology and by the multiple learning venues provided by our partners in education, business and industry in various locations in the areas served. I see an institution that takes pride in its role as a catalyst for change, and in the teaching and learning provided to students whose retention to graduation becomes a passionately embraced goal. I see above all, an institution where hope and optimism are embraced in every action. In his Nobel laureate speech, Pablo Neruda affirms: “All paths lead to the same goal; to convey to others what we are…but in this dance or in this song there are fulfilled the most ancient rites of our conscience in the awareness of being human and of believing in a common destiny.” I believe that our common destiny is that of a caring community of purpose; an academic community that partners with multiple stakeholders and works closely together in harmony and in concert, to ensure that Eugenio María de Hostos Community College will live to the promise made in our mission to embrace diversity and opportunity as the birthright of all.
Thank you for your support. I am deeply moved by our role in the South Bronx and New York, in particular, at this moment in time, and look to your continued support this academic year and in the future.
Mil gracias y bendiciones, Daisy
Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Ph.D.
President
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Hope
By Philip Booth
Old spirit, in and beyond me,
keep and extend me. Amid strangers,
friends, great trees and big seas breaking,
let love move me. Let me hear the whole music,
see clear, reach deep. Open me to find due words,
that I may shape them to ploughshares of my own making.
After such luck, however late, give me to give to
the oldest dance. . . . Then to good sleep,
and - if it happens - glad waking.
Read more about the poet here.
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MIDDLE STATES SELF-STUDY UPDATE |
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Submitted by MSCHE Steering Committee Co-Chairs Professor Kate S. Wolfe and Professor Nelson Nuñez-Rodríguez
The institution meets Re-accreditation Standards and Requirements based on MSCHE Team Exit Report
The MSCHE evaluation team members considered that Hostos appears to meet Middle States requirements of affiliation and standard criteria based on their exit report. This institution's re-accreditation must be validated by the MSCHE commission when our MSCHE team chair Dr. Clayton Railey further presents our evaluation report to the commission. In addition, the institution received commendations, suggestions, and recommendations. The team affirmed our identified areas of opportunities for improvement as suggestions or recommendations while providing additional ones.
This rich assessment moment encounters the institution embarking on the 2023–2028 strategic planning. Thus, the Self-Study final document and the team report represent valuable information as college stakeholders start appraising ways to transform our findings into actions. Overall, the MSCHE reviewers encouraged us to think about our institution's future through the lens of the mission. The MSCHE Steering Committee members appreciate the opportunity of sharing our efforts with the whole community through Semanario weekly while this April 22, 2022 Semanario issue brings MSCHE team contributions to a sunset. Thank you for the endurance in this three-year journey!
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Submitted by Director of Research Programs Sofia Oviedo, Ph.D.
Dear Students and Colleagues,
It is my hope that you had a good spring break and had the opportunity to spend time with family and friends over the holidays, as well as get some needed rest and relaxation. As we head toward the final weeks of the semester, the Ms. MacKenzie Scott’s Gift: President’s Initiatives are continuing to progress well and are providing many opportunities for student and faculty engagement. I am excited to share with you some recent highlights and upcoming opportunities.
- On April 21 we held the Jobs on Campus Virtual Recruitment Fair to connect students that have applied for Jobs on Campus positions with the Hostos departments that are looking to hire students for these new jobs. I want to give a special thanks to the Career Services office, especially Director Lisanette Rosario and her team, for making this possible, and for helping students apply for these new job opportunities. Thank you to all the Hostos departments and programs that participated. I am hopeful that good connections were made that will result in new hires!
- On Monday, April 25, we are inviting students to attend a virtual information session for our newest initiative, the NextGen Public Health Scholars 2+2+2 Program, which will provide a pathway for students interested in serving as public health practitioners and leaders by offering scholarship support and resources to help them achieve their goals. Representatives from Columbia University will be in attendance and available to answer your questions about studying at Columbia and the incredible career prospects in public health and epidemiology.
Virtual Information Session: Monday, April 25, 2022, 12 to 1 p.m.
The application deadline has been extended to May 6, and I encourage all interested students to get started right away and download the application here.
- The Hostos Research Center (HRC) and Committee on Sponsored Programs and Grants (CSPG) has issued a new Call for Proposals for the 2022 IDEAS Project Development Awards (Innovating, Developing, and Executing Actions with Success). Faculty and staff are invited to submit proposals addressing institutional needs and/or current research questions with the potential to be translated and materialized into a full-fledged project eligible for external funding. Each selected HRC-CSPG – IDEAS Project will receive $1,000 or $2,000 as a summer 2022 stipend/start-up funding to develop a grant proposal to be submitted to an external funding opportunity.
The application deadline is May 31, 2022.
Click here to access the full Call for Proposals.
For more information and to request a form please email Sofia Oviedo at soviedo@hostos.cuny.edu | Tel: 718-518-4309.
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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE AND DIVERSITY |
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Submitted by Latoya S. Jeffers, Esq., Chief Diversity Officer, Title IX Coordinator and 504/ADA Coordinator
Do you have a preferred name and/or preferred gender identity?
Employees and students can select their preferred name (first and/or middle) as well as preferred gender identity. A preferred name is not a legal name, but it is how the individual wishes to be addressed.
No documentation is needed to update a preferred name or preferred gender identity.
Please find the completed Guidance Memorandum Student and Employee Requests for Name and/or Gender Changes here.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS |
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Submitted by Director of Governmental and External Affairs Eric Radezky, Ph.D.
This week’s update comes from the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit
NYC Speaks Unveils Results of Largest Public Policy Survey in NYC History
Sixty-two thousand New Yorkers responded to the NYC Speaks survey on topics including public safety, housing, transit, mental health, broadband, workforce policy, childcare and climate change. Findings and community engagement events will culminate in an Action Plan to inform the Mayor Adams Administration on city policy.
Full results of the survey are available on the NYC Speaks Dashboard at nycspeaks.org/data, where data points can be viewed by income, race, gender and more.
Community Conversations
Have thoughts or questions about the NYC Speaks survey results? Want to discuss critical local issues with neighbors and community leaders? Register for a Community Conversations event! Register now.
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NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
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Cross Divisional Advisement Committee (CDAC)
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Shiang-Kwei Wang and Student Development and Enrollment Management Vice President La Toro Yates are guiding the Cross Divisional Advisement Committee (CDAC) as the institution moves into a strategic planning phase that follows the Middle States re-accreditation process.
As they begin the work, the CDAC team has the following goals:
- Develop the decision tree (to guide the team on student enrollment into different programs, registration, choosing a major, advising support, graduation).
- Help define responsibilities of each unit (coaches, faculty, CD, CLIP, CUNY/Math Start, ASAP, and staff) and how to collaborate across divisions.
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Develop strategies to encourage faculty and staff to use Succeed@Hostos.
Cross-Divisional Advisement Committee (CDAC) Membership:
- Maria Cano, College Discovery (CD), Director
- Jason Pelosi, Student Success Coaching Unit (SSCU), Director
- Andrea Gabbidon-Levene, CUNY Start/Math Start, Director
- Silvia Reyes, CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP), Director
- Laura McGowan, Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), Director
- Sam Byrd, Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CEWD)
- Daliz Perez-Cabezas, Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CEWD)
- Jacinta Patrice-George, Academic Affairs, Associate Director
- Gregory Marks, English Department, First Year Seminar and Capstone Coordinator, Faculty Member
- Linda Hirsch, English Department, A.A. Liberal Arts and Sciences Director, Faculty Member
- Damaris Lang, Natural Sciences Department, A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences Coordinator, Faculty Member
- Lillian Morales, Director of Student Development and Enrollment Management (SDEM)
- Lissette Jourdain, Director of Hostos Academic Learning Center (HALC)
CDAC Team Leaders:
- Provost Shiang-Kwei Wang, Academic Affairs
- VP LaToro Yates, SDEM
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The “Caiman Clues” for the Spring ’22 semester
Students: Every week, for the Academic calendar year, read the Caiman Clues for helpful tips and reminders.
Caiman Clues —Your Hostos Helping Hand to Success
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NEWS FROM THE DIVISION OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT |
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Submitted by Vice President of Student Development & Enrollment Management La Toro Yates, Ph.D.
won’t you celebrate with me
By Lucille Clifton
won't you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
i made it up
here on this bridge between
starshine and clay,
my one hand holding tight
my other hand; come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed.
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Health & Wellness: Campus Food Pantry
The Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday by appointment and is located at 120 E. 149th Street at Walton Avenue, Room D101. Please contact Madeline Cruz for further information and to make an appointment at mcruz@hostos.cuny.edu or 718-319-7981
Additional Resource:
We know that many students that need food feel more comfortable visiting a food pantry
that is close to home. Click here for a free app, Plentiful, that helps families locate local food pantries and schedule appointments for pick up.
Plentiful is a free, easy-to-use reservation system for food pantries and the people they serve. Use it to find pantries and get the food you need, without waiting in line.
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VP La Toro Yates reads a story at the Children’s Center
On Wednesday, April 6, VP Yates joined the Hostos Children’s Center students and staff in a reading of the classic, “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Eric Carle. The children were thrilled! Click here to see a clip of the reading. Hostos students' children may qualify for their services. If interested, please call 718-518-4209 or email pmartinez@hostos.cuny.edu. |
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Denim Day Bronx-Wide March
Thursday, April 28, 2022 | Gather at 3:30 p.m. | March begins at 4 p.m.
Starts and ends at the corner of Grand Concourse and Mt. Eden Parkway.
Join Bronx community members in a march to raise awareness about sexual violence.
Wear denim to show your support! In conjunction with the Denim Day Coalition ( www.denimday.nyc) For more information about the events, contact Director of the Health and Wellness Center, Fabián Wander, at fwander@hostos.cuny.edu. |
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NEWS FROM THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE |
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CUNYfirst Campus Solutions upgraded to PeopleSoft 9.2
CUNY CIS upgraded the CUNYfirst Campus Solutions to PeopleSoft 9.2 over the spring break in April 2022. This upgrade has extended the new PeopleSoft 9.2 improvements across all of CUNYfirst, including the new tile-based home page. Campus Solutions directly impacts our student enrollment and support processes, as well as the academic integration aspects such as grade submissions for faculty. The new version provides a tile-based interface that you can customize by dragging and dropping tiles. It is mobile-friendly with pages that resize to your device and provides better search abilities to make it easier to find the function you need.
If campus users of Campus Solutions encounter or hear of any immediate issues with the system (including from students), please inform the Hostos IT team via email at itjobrequest@hostos.cuny.edu or via phone at 718-518-6646.
CUNY CIS continues to provide live and recorded training on PeopleSoft 9.2 upgrade topics, including an introduction to the new CUNYfirst navigation and Campus Solutions training on select topics and job aids for specific tasks. Registration and training resources for Staff, Faculty, and Advisors are available through the CUNYfirst SharePoint page.
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NEWS FROM THE DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
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CEWD Staff Spotlight
Each week CEWD will highlight a staff member that began their trajectory as an Hostos student. We hope you share in our commitment to hiring our own and promoting them from within.
CEWD Staff Spotlight: Yobani Ramos, Adult Learning Center Director, began his Hostos journey as a Hostos Lincoln Academy student graduating in June 2009. That summer, Yobani was given the opportunity to join the Division’s College for Kids Summer Program as a part-time worker. The College for Kids experience led to his obtaining a College Assistant position which helped him to develop and enhance his professional skills while enrolling at City Tech to pursue his degree in Electrical Engineering. Yobani discovered quickly that Electrical Engineering was not for him and transferred to Lehman College where he graduated in 2019 with a degree in Mathematics. One of five siblings, Yobani is the second of his family to obtain a college degree and understands the obstacles young people face in the South Bronx. Yobani is determined to make an impact on his community through his work at Hostos. Yobani oversees the Adult Learning Center that offers both free and tuition-based High School Equivalency and English of Other Languages (ESOL) classes.
“From being a Hostos Lincoln Academy High School student to Director of the Adult Learning Center, I have loved my journey at Hostos. Working with a team of passionate people and helping others earn their High School diploma and/or improve their English, I know I make a difference in people’s lives.”
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CEWD Culinary Students Start 6 Week Paid Internships
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, CEWD is proud to announce that 17 individuals in the First Course program completed the 8-week culinary boot camp for line cooks. Trainees have now embarked on their 6-week paid apprenticeships at highly regarded restaurants such as Jean-Georges, Momofuku, Boulud and Loring Place.
Funded by NYC Small Business Services, First Course is designed to serve the city's high-end restaurant industry with trained line cooks. Tapping into a pool of highly motivated New Yorkers looking to break into the culinary industry but lacking the means to do so, this tuition-free training program includes stipends, metrocards, uniforms and knife-kits as well as supportive services to address any barriers to the participants’ ability to succeed.
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Monthly information sessions beginning in May
CEWD will begin monthly Information Sessions for the general public. Three times a month, CEWD will provide the opportunity to respond to the needs of our residents and community at large to learn of the initiatives for individuals to advance their education and upskill for work.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 14, 2022, 12 p.m.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 7 p.m.
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View the Continuing Education & Workforce Development Spring 2022 Catalog
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NEWS FROM THE DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
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Get Your Ticket for the 2022 Annual Scholarship Benefit
Wednesday, May 18 | 6 p.m.
The 2022 Annual Scholarship Benefit is just around the corner! Join us on May 18 at the beautiful Glen Island Harbor Club as we celebrate the outstanding community committed to helping Hostos students thrive. To see sponsorship opportunities or purchase your discounted faculty, staff, or alumni ticket, please visit the website.
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2022 Alumni Laugh-A-ThON – CANCELED
The 2022 Laugh-A-ThON has been canceled. If you purchased a ticket, please contact Alumni Relations Manager Felix Sánchez to confirm that your gift may be allocated as a donation to the 20.22 Class Campaign or a scholarship fund of your choice.
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Let’s Keep the Hostos 20.22 Class Campaign Momentum Going!
The 2022 Spring Commencement is coming up, and the 20.22 Class Campaign is underway! Make a gift toward our transformational student support funds and help future Hostos alumni to persist.
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Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
April 2022
The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture continues to book world-class artists who illuminate the rich culture of the South Bronx. Please see upcoming performances below and visit the website to check out the full spring calendar.
Upcoming Events
Oyo Oro – Afro Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble
World Premiere of Oni Oni
Saturday, April 23 | 7 p.m.
Oni Oni is written, choreographed, and directed by Danys “La Mora” Pérez, the award-winning founder of Oyu Oro, a collective of artists who defend the traditions of Afro-descendant culture through dance, song, and music.
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus
Preview Concert: Beginnings
Sunday, April 24 | 3 p.m.
The renowned New York City Gay Men’s Chorus celebrates its return to live audiences through song, dance, community, and fun by performing inspiring and uplifting music from Marc Anthony, Beyoncé, Tracy Chapman, Barry Manilow, Stephen Sondheim, and more. In the Chorus’ tradition of queer performance joy, Beginnings will also include drag queens, original video content, mashups, flashlight choreography, acting, and singing in the aisles.
Get tickets to their first concert since 2019 here.
Josean Jacobo
Herencia Criolla
Friday, April 29 | 8 p.m.
Acclaimed Dominican pianist and composer Josean Jacobo performs live and in-person on the stage of the Repertory Theater with his extraordinary musicians Daroll Méndez on upright bass and Otoniel Nicolás on drums. In Herencia Criolla, Josean Jacobo and his trio will perform new material balancing their musical heritage of Dominican music with an exciting contemporary jazz sound.
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
An Educational Journey to the Battle of Puebla – The Story of Cinco de Mayo
Saturday, April 30 | 3 p.m.
Take a journey to learn about the impossible Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Folk and native traditions in song and dance, performed by the acclaimed Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, will guide you through the influences that led to the famous battle, its heroes, and the undeniable Mexican spirit that continues to inspire us today. This is the story of Cinco de Mayo!
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Featuring Paquito D’Rivera and Herman Olivera
Saturday, May 14 | 8 p.m.
Under the direction of pianist Óscar Hernández, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra (SHO) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning Salsa and Latin Jazz band that has set the gold standard for excellence in authentic — New York style — hard core salsa. Joining SHO are Paquito D'Rivera, whose artistry with the saxophone and clarinet defies boundaries spanning jazz and Latin jazz, and Herman Olivera, a master of the sonero tradition, best known as the lead vocalist for the Eddie Palmieri Orchestra.
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EDCAST: Hostos President Daisy Cocco De Filippis and SDEM Vice President La Toro Yates: Moving Forward with Passion and Commitment
For this episode of EDCAST, Professor Linda Hirsch interviewed President Daisy Cocco De Filippis and SDEM Vice President La Toro Yates. President Cocco De Filippis spoke about serving our students in both good and difficult times and VP Yates offered information for increasing our efforts in enrollment and retention.
Air dates and times on BronxNet and CUNY TV below:
Saturday, April 23 - 7:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 24 - 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 26 - 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3 - 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 4 - 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 7 - 7:30 a.m.
Sunday, May 8 - 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 10 - 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
CUNY TV: #75 Spectrum, Cablevision/Optimum, #30 Verizon FiOS, #77 RCN and WNYE broadcast #25.3
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Dental Hygiene Patient Care Facility (Established Since 1970) is now OPEN!
(Recurring notice)
Clinic Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday | Morning and Afternoon Hours
All Services Are Provided at No Cost | The Dental Hygiene Clinic is a teaching facility that provides comprehensive patient care while adhering to the most current sterilization techniques.
Appointments are normally two (2) hours in duration. Our services require more than one visit in order to provide comprehensive dental hygiene care.
500 Grand Concourse, B-Building, Room B-124 | Tel: 718-319-7943
Learn more about the Hostos Dental Hygiene Clinic here. |
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Veladas Hostosianas: Dramatic Reading Series of FADED
Thursday, April 28 | 12:30 p.m. | Black Box Theater (C-151), C-Building
A new play by Adjunct Professor Mateo Sancho Cardiel. Directed by Professor Angel Morales with Charles Fletcher, Tyler Orbin, Carlos Guerrero, and Timothy Klein.
College-wide Middle States Celebration
Office of the President
Monday, May 2 | 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend
Hostos Café, C Building, 3rd floor
IN-PERSON COMMENCEMENT EVENTS
Dental Pinning Ceremony
Monday, May 9 | 11 a.m. | Savoy MPR
Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Wednesday, May 25 | 11 a.m. | Savoy MPR
X-Ray Pinning Ceremony
Friday, June 3 | 11 a.m. | Savoy MPR
Honors Convocation
Wednesday, May 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Main Theater.
Pre-Commencement Celebration
Thursday, May 26, | 11 a.m. | Evelina Antonetty Park
Commencement Ceremonies
DAY 1
Fall and Winter semester graduates
Tuesday, May 31 | 2 p.m. | Main Theater
DAY 2
Spring semester graduates
Thursday, June 2 | 11 a.m. | Main Theater
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Strategic Plan Open Forums
Office of the President
Monday, April 25 | 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend.
Tuesday, April 26 | 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend.
Black at Hostos: The Origins of Juneteenth
Office of the President
Wednesday, April 27 | 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Join us as we explore the historical origin of the 158-year-old upcoming holiday, which celebrates the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States.
Access the Zoom link here.
Own Your Power Anniversary Event
The Counseling Center
Thursday, April 28 | 12:30 p.m.
Two-hour Sexual Assault Awareness Month event with guest speakers and bystander training.
Denim Day Bronx-Wide March
Thursday, April 28, 2022 | Gather at 3:30 p.m. | March begins at 4 p.m.
Starts and ends at the corner of Grand Concourse and Mt. Eden Parkway.
Join Bronx community members in a march to raise awareness about sexual violence.
Wear denim to show your support! In conjunction with the Denim Day Coalition ( www.denimday.nyc) For more information about the events, contact Director of the Health and Wellness Center, Fabián Wander, at fwander@hostos.cuny.edu.
Veladas Hostosianas: CoreBooks@CUNY Presents A. Book Discussion with
Dr. Roosevelt Montás, Senior Lecturer, Center for the American Studies and English, Columbia University
Office of the President
Friday, April 29 | 10 a.m.
“Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation”
A Q&A with the author follows.
Join the book discussion here.
"Why Black Studies?
Black Studies Unit and the Black Student Union
Wednesday, May 4 | 2 p.m.
Dr. Abdul Alkalimat's presentation, "Why Black Studies? Its Past, Present, and Future,” will cover his published book "The History of Black Studies," preview his forthcoming book, "The Future of Black Studies,” and discuss the relationship of Black Studies and Latinx Studies.
Book Discussion with Dr. Johanna Fernández, Associate Professor at Baruch College and author of the acclaimed book, “The Young Lords: A Radical History.”
Social Sciences Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 4 | 3:30 to 5 p.m.
“The Young Lords: A Radical History” has received numerous awards and gained attention with scholars and the general audience. Fernández's groundbreaking research on the Young Lords during the 1960s fills a glaring gap in the rich history of New York City and the tumultuous Sixties.
This program is supported through The Educating for Diversity — Ms. MacKenzie Scott's Gift: President's Initiatives.
(Link forthcoming).
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ABOUT EL SEMANARIO HOSTOSIANO/THE HOSTOS WEEKLY
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El Semanario Hostosiano/The Hostos Weekly is a weekly communication vehicle designed to unite our multiple voices as we share news about members of the Hostos family, provide updates on our work and upcoming events, and disseminate policy that impacts our work.
Published on Fridays at 9 a.m.
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Find the Spring 2022 Publishing Schedule for El Semanario Hostosiano here.
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Look for The Hostos Weekly each Friday.
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