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26 The Courier sun • october 10, 2013 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com QC pres to retire Queens College President James Muyskens will retire in December after a dozen years leading the institution, he announced last week. Dr. Evangelos Gizis will take over as interim president until the board completes its national search for Muyskens’ successor, The City University of New York (CUNY) said in a statement. Gizis is a biochemist with a specialty in food science, officials said. He has served as interim president of Hunter College, Hostos Community College and Borough of Manhattan Community College. Muyskens, a philosopher, plans to continue teaching at the 20,000-student senior college during the 2014- 2015 academic year. “The University is profoundly grateful to President Muyskens, who has reshaped the college by hiring more than 300 full-time professors, who have brought both breadth and depth to instruction and research,” said CUNY Board Chair Benno Schmidt. Officials said Queens College’s stature rose under Muyskens leadership. The college was ranked second in the nation as the “Best Bang for the Buck” in the Washington Monthly and second in the “Lots of Race/Class Interaction” category in the Princeton Review’s Best 378 Colleges book. Queens College was also recognized as one of five colleges that Photo Courtesy of Queens College Queens College President James Muyskens will retire at the end of this year. excel in serving low-income students, according to a 2011 analysis of 1,200 four-year colleges by Education Trust, a research and advocacy group. Muyskens is also hailed for introducing new programs and expanding the Education Abroad Program. Under his administration, officials said The Summit student residence was built and the Powdermaker Hall, Remsen Hall and Kupferberg Center for the Arts were renovated. Photo courtesy of Harisch Studio Christ the King High School hosts open house Christ the King High School hosted its annual Open House on Sunday, October 6. CK invited prospective students and their families to visit their facilities and view firsthand the experiences that the high school has to offer. More than 2,200 people visited Christ the King and took tours of the school. Teachers and current and former students were on hand to offer advice and answer questions. “Christ the King High School’s open house provided prospective students and their families to tour our school and view personally the first-class programs and facilities our school has to offer,” said principal Peter Mannarino. “The tremendous turnout of visitors is a testament to the hard work and efforts put in by the faculty and administration to make Christ the King a pillar of academic excellence.” Únete con nosotros en un día comunitario de educación y prueba de asma ¡Respire con calma! TransCanadá se enorgullece de apoyar al Día de Prueba de Asma 2013. • Pruebas gratuitas para niños y adultos. • Obtenga información sobre el asma, cómo afecta a los pulmones y los últimos tratamientos e opciones de medicamentos disponibles para controlar el asma. • Personal médica estará disponible para contestar todas sus preguntas en “I lost 67 lbs in 8 weeks – 18 the first week! Moreover, all of my medical problems, diabetes, triglycerides, and high blood pressure – Improved within 10 days. I’ve been off the diet since the end of March – and have maintained easily.” - Steve S., East Rockaway “As a diabetic my sugar is usually around 200, while on medication. Since the: “BALLS DIET ” I am off the medication and my sugar is 100 points lower.” - Frank G., Ventnor, NJ forma confidencial. Sábado, 12 de Octubre de 2013 • 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.


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