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CUNY names new presidents for three Queens colleges
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
With challenges ahead due to the impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic, the board of
trustees of the City University of New
York selected new leaders as presidents at
LaGuardia Community College in Long
Island City, York College in Jamaica, and
Queensborough Community College in
Bayside.
To lead York College, the trustees
appointed Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes,
who has served as York’s interim president
for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Th is spring, Dr. Eanes guided York
College through the COVID-19 crisis,
implementing a system of distance learning
and remote working for the school’s
40,000 students and more than 400
employees, while also launching a number
of support services to help the most
vulnerable students.
She earned a Ph.D. in social work from
Clark Atlanta University, a master of
social work from Boston University, and a
bachelor of science in public health from
Dillard University.
“It is a great privilege to be selected by
Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez to be
the president at York College. York is a
campus rich with a history and a diversity
that is a refl ection of the Jamaica, Queens,
community it was built within,” Dr. Eanes
said. “It has been a pleasure to serve as the
interim president this past academic year
and establish the new strategic plan and
priorities that will drive the future of the
college. Following our ‘One York’ theme,
we will push ahead and work collaboratively
to embrace the amazing opportunities
and tackle the current challenges,
together. I am humbled to be chosen
to lead this amazing campus community
that paves the way for local students to
rise in social mobility and become global
citizens.”
To lead LaGuardia Community College,
known for its strong success as a driver
of economic mobility and a leading
voice on behalf of community colleges
nationwide, the board appointed Kenneth
Adams, who currently serves as dean of
workforce and economic development at
Bronx Community College and brings
a highly accomplished résumé as chief
executive of numerous New York State
governmental agencies.
Adams succeeds Interim President Paul
Arcario. Fundamental to Adams’ mission
is the cultivation of robust partnerships
with employers, including unions and
industry associations to advance students’
outcomes and CUNY priorities.
“LaGuardia is uniquely positioned to
support the city’s recovery by training and
upskilling workers who have lost their jobs
and preparing students for new fi elds and
emerging occupations in a post-COVID
economy,” Adams said. “I look forward
to working with the incredible LaGuardia
faculty, students, staff and alumni, and of
course the Queens community, in a collective
eff ort to deliver on the rich promise
of LaGuardia to a growing number of students
in these challenging times.”
To lead Queensborough Community
College, which prizes the diversity of its
students and the engagement of its faculty
in pedagogical research for the improvement
of teaching methodologies, the
board appointed Dr. Christine Mangino,
a proud champion of community colleges
who has worked at CUNY’s Hostos
Community College for 16 years, the last
fi ve as provost. Dr. Mangino succeeds
Interim President Timothy G. Lynch.
“I am honored and excited for the
opportunity to serve the QCC community,”
Courtesy of CUNY
Dr. Mangino said. “I look forward
to working together not only to recover
from the current crisis but also to continue
the important work of student success
and providing an aff ordable, high-quality
education marked by academic excellence
and rigor. I am deeply committed to the
QCC and CUNY missions and eager to
partner with faculty, staff and the community
to support students as they achieve
academic, social and economic progress.”
Dr. Mangino is a fi rst-generation college
student and developed her interest
in championing the mission and success
of community colleges from her experience
as a student at Nassau Community
College. She earned her bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in education from
Hofstra University, and later, a doctoral
degree in instructional leadership at St.
John’s University.
Kiwanis Club of Glendale delivers scholarships to local students
BY QNS STAFF
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
While the Kiwanis Club of Glendale
has offered scholarships to graduating
eighth-graders and high school
seniors who live in the 11385 ZIP code
since 1954, the organization needed to
come up with a new way to do so this
year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the past, the club has hosted annual
Scholarship Dinners to award students
who are in good academic standing, have
participated in community service, have a
fi nancial need, and will be attending high
school or college.
But this year, members decided to cancel
the event, instead choosing to personally
deliver each award recipient a sign to
display, a certifi cate and their award. In
total, the club awarded $10,000 worth of
scholarships. See the list of scholarship
winners below.
Charlie & Ann Scheer Award — 12th
Grade
1) Marla Herrand (Grover Cleveland
High School) 2) Xena Maldonado (St.
John’s Prep High School) 3) Magda
Bruszewski (Francis Lewis High School)
Mick Ennis Memorial Award
Christopher Micu (Francis Lewis High
School)
Vito Maranzano Community Service
1) Jorel Chan (P.S./I.S. 113) 2) Joshua
Aponte (P.S./I.S. 113)
Glendale Memorial Award
1) Sara Kurre (P.S./I.S. 113) 2) Sophia
Pullara (Middle Village Prep) 3) Victoria
Vargas (Floral Park High School) 4) Olivia
Gorski (Sacred Heart Catholic Academy)
Marco Vessio Award
Rebecca Suff el (Sacred Heart Catholic
Academy)
Bud Haller Music Award
Sophia Szymankiewcz (Sacred Heart
Catholic Academy)
Kiwanis Achievement Award
Photo by Debbie Milau and Millie Mandese Gabriel Cottone (P.S./I.S. 113)
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