54 The QUEE NS Courier • graduation • june 6, 2012 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com ▶graduation Diplomas, inauguration at QCC The Class of 2013 gathered for Queensborough Community College’s 52nd annual commencement ceremony on May 31. The students represented 80 nationalities. The occasion also marked the official inauguration of Diane Call, who was appointed president of Queensborough by the CUNY Board of Trustees on January 28. Call is the college’s first female president. Allan Dobrin, executive vice chancellor and COO of the City University of New York, presided over the ceremony before more than 2,000 graduates, faculty members, administrators, elected officials and guests. “My years at Queensborough have been extraordinarily blessed,” said Call. “The list of those who have inspired me along my journey is long and I am deeply grateful to them all.” U.S. Senator Charles Schumer made a special appearance, calling Queensborough “one of the finest community colleges in the entire state and in the country.” Other special guests included members of the class of 1963, Queensborough’s second graduating class. Photo Courtesy of Amy Hart Graduates of the Touro College of Pharmacy Class of 2013. CELEBRATE THE GRADS IN YOUR LIFE WITH FINANCIAL GIFTS Do you have a child in your life who will be graduating this spring? Whether it’s from kindergarten or college, graduation marks the completion of one chapter in a young person’s life and the start of a new adventure. Honor your grad’s achievement by helping him or her save for the future with a digital U.S. Savings Bond. “Graduation season is a time of celebration and great pride for families. In preparation for this milestone achievement, we encourage parents to consider opening a TreasuryDirect account for their child within their own primary TreasuryDirect account, so the gift of savings bonds can be given by relatives or friends who want to contribute to a young grad’s future,” says Jerry Kelly, national director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Ready.Save.Grow. campaign. Savings bonds are a great gift choice for a child of any age. They’re a low-risk way to save, and offer steady accumulation of interest. Additionally, interest earned from savings bonds is exempt from state and local income taxes, and may also be exempt from federal income taxes when used to pay for qualified higher education expenses. If there’s a special child in your life, read on for helpful information about gifting savings bonds. Opening a TreasuryDirect account Parents - need help setting up a TreasuryDirect account for your child? If your child is under the age of 18, you’ll first need to establish your own account, then open your child’s account within your account.- TreasuryDirect is the Treasury Department’s secure, online system where you can safely buy, manage and redeem digital savings bonds and other Treasury securities. Ready.Save.Grow. provides information and tools to help people sign up for a TreasuryDirect account, including a tip sheet and a guided tour, at www.treasurydirect. gov/readysavegrow. After your TreasuryDirect accounts have been opened, your child is ready to receive digital savings bond gifts for birthdays, graduations and other special events. Giving a digital savings bond gift Consider contributing to a child’s college fund or other financial goal with a digital savings bond gift bought through TreasuryDirect. The first step in giving a savings bond as a gift is having the gift recipient’s name, Social Security number and TreasuryDirect account number. Ready.Save.Grow. offers resources to help you give a savings bonds gift in TreasuryDirect, including a graphic that walks you through the most important steps. You can also print out a step-by-step tip sheet and watch an overview video. Visit www.treasurydirect. gov/readysavegrow to access these tools. - Commemorating the occasion with a gift certificate TreasuryDirect.gov offers a variety of themed gift certificates for graduation, birthdays, holidays and other events. Simply print your favorite and present it to the gift recipient in a card or envelope to signify your savings bond gift. For more information Ready.Save.Grow. helps people take control of their future by providing information and resources about the safe, affordable savings options offered by the Treasury Department. Visit the Ready.Save. Grow. website, www.treasurydirect.gov/readysavegrow, to learn more or follow the campaign on Facebook or Twitter @ReadySaveGrow. The preceding information was provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt. TreasuryDirect is a registered mark of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Ready.Save.Grow. is a service mark of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Courtesy BPT CONGRATS, GRADS More than 7,500 people gathered amid pomp and circumstance to pay tribute to the Queens College class of 2013 at the institution’s 89th commencement on Thursday, May 30. Graduate Nasser Khalili, a world-renowned scholar, entrepreneur, art collector and philanthropist, received the Queens College President’s Medal. Historian, policymaker, advocate, international lecturer and author Diane Ravitch received an honorary doctorate in humane letters. Photo Courtesy Dominick Totino Photography Photos Courtesy Dominick Totino Photography Touro graduates latest class of pharmacy students BY TERENCE M. CULLEN tcullen@queenscourier.com They are ditching their caps and gowns and putting on their lab coats. Seventy four graduates from Touro College of Pharmacy’s second class received their Doctor of Pharmacy Degrees last week at the New York Academy of Medicine. The College of Pharmacy opened five years ago in Harlem, with the latest grads starting in October 2009. In total, there were 650 new grads, friends and family in attendance. “As you progressed in your studies, we at the college also progressed — refining the curriculum, developing exemplary practice sites and reinforcing the college’s commitment to embed in a new and innovative Doctor of Pharmacy program content and experiences that advance pharmacy’s and your role in the public’s health,” said Founding Dean Stuart Feldman. “This background distinguishes you.”
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