Catholic Brother And Survivor Of Rwandan Genocide Devotes Himself To Life Of Service — Donat Kubwimana, a Recent Queens College Graduate Now Studying To Become a High School Teacher, Becomes U.S. Citizen on January 8 –

FLUSHING, N.Y., January 6, 2009—For Donat Kubwimana, 43, a Catholic religious brother in the Congregation of Holy Cross (Congregatio a Sancta Cruce or CSC), surmounting daunting odds is part of the natural circle of life. After …»

Reaching Mount Sinai: Queens College Senior Nick Copeli, A Forest Hills Resident, Will Soon Enter A New, Elite Medical School Program For Non-Science Majors

FLUSHING, N.Y., December 22, 2008 — When Nick Copeli graduates this spring, he’ll embark on a medical career by way of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Humanities and Medicine program. He’ll also be the first …»

Fulbright Scholar From Spain Chooses Music School At Queens College; Aims to Hit a Hight Note As A Composer/Musician

FLUSHING, N.Y., December 12, 2008—Opera tenor Placido Domingo, cellist Pablo Casals and classical composer and virtuoso pianist Joaquin Rodrigo are three of the musical legends that Spain has given the world in just the last …»

Power To The Peaceful: Peace Quilts From Around The World At Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Dec. 15, 2008 - Jan. 15, 2009 — Exhibition Opening Includes Traditional Indian Music and Reception: Monday, December 15, 6 - 7:30 pm –

FLUSHING, NY, December 4, 2008 – Girls from rural northern India express their hopes and dreams through hand-made quilts that travel across the ocean, destined for permanent exhibition in a Bronx school. Painter and quilt-maker …»

Queens College Choral Society And Orchestra To Present Annual Winter Concert With Over 200 Singers December 13 — Beethoven’s Monumental Symphony No. 9 and Bach’s Cantata 122, A Newborn Child, Celebrate Enduring Themes of Peace, Harmoney and Unity –

FLUSHING, NY, November 25, 2008—The Queens College Choral Society and Orchestra will join with all of the choral ensembles in the Aaron Copland School of Music—forming a chorus of over 200 singers—to perform the college’s …»

“Dancing With The Stars, Math Style” To Open The TIME 2000 Educators Conference At Queens College — Innovative Arts Approach Uses Dancing, Physical Humor, and Zany Ideas To Make Mathematics More Relevant and Accessibleto Students –

WHAT: Seventh Annual TIME 2000 Conference, Celebrating Mathematics Teaching.

WHY: To expose high school students to the excitement of mathematics and to encourage them to
consider a career in mathematics education. According …»

Queens College Art Professors And Students Participate In Romanian Art Show — School Was Only American Institution at International Biennial –

FLUSHING, NY, November 6, 2008 — Queens College was the only American institution to participate in Periferic 8, an international art biennial held in Iasi, Romania, last month. The theme of the show, Art as Gift, encouraged …»

Queens College Professor Alice Artzt Of Old Westbury Inducted Into Long Island Math Education Hall of Fame — Co-founded TIME 2000 Program to Encourage Careers in Teaching Math –

FLUSHING, NY, November 4, 2008 – Queens College Education Professor Alice F. Artzt will be inducted into the Long Island Mathematics Education Hall of Fame (LIMEHF) at its awards banquet on November 13. The hall, created in …»

Korean Consul General Kim Kyung-keun to Visit Queens College

WHAT: In an effort to explore and develop constructive relationships and cooperative programs with major institutions of higher learning in the Republic of Korea, Queens
College President James Muyskens will host the Consul …»

Queens College Hosts Reading Of Contemporary Fiction By Four Award-Winning New York Writers — Authors’ Selections Explore the Universal Humanity Within Our Cultural Diversity –

WHAT: “Knowing Me, Knowing You: Asian, American Voices,” a reading of contemporary fiction by four award-winning Asian and American writers. Through their stories, they attempt to transcend the limits of their own …»