The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) helps faculty and administrators compete for and win grants that strengthen the intellectual climate and improve the learning environment at City Tech. The office provides notices of grant opportunities and works with faculty and administrators over the life-cycle of a grant – from concept development through close-out.
Ms. Julia V. Jordan is a Professor Emeritus from New York City College of Technology, CUNY, where she dedicated 40 years of service to excellence in education at her alma mater. Professor Jordan retired in 2021, not before leaving an indelible mark on the department and college. As an educator, Julia inspired countless students and…
Professor Keith Whitmoyer, adjunct assistant professor of philosophy (Department of Social Sciences) translated a book written by foundational philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty that has just been published (January 2022) by Northwestern University Press. Titled The Possibility of Philosophy, the book presents the notes that Maurice Merleau-Ponty prepared for three courses he taught at the Collège de France. They…
Professor Caroline Hellman has been appointed Executive Assistant in the Office of the President assuming many of the responsibilities formerly held by Dr. Stephen Soiffer, who recently retired. She will oversee the Offices of Communication, and Image and Visual Communication, and play a leadership role in managing the external image of the College. Dr. Hellman…
Illya Azaroff is among Governor Hochul’s appointees to NYSERDA’s newly launched “New York State Climate Impacts Assessment: Understanding and Preparing for Our Changing Climate.” He will work with a diverse group of experts and stakeholders from across the state to develop a science-based assessment of observed and projected climate impacts on New York’s communities, ecosystems,…
Monica Berger recently published a chapter entitled “Teaching Authors about Predatory Journals in the One-on-One Consultation” in the Scholarly Communications Cookbook, edited by Brianna Buljung and Emily Bongiovanni, published by the Association of College and Research Libraries. Her chapter is open access and available via Academic Works. View the chapter at https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ny_pubs/783/….
Biology professor Michael Gotesman published two discrete chapters in Methods in Molecular Biology Book called Cytoskeleton. Chapter 12: Purification of Cytoskeletal Proteins by Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC) Using an ÄKTA Start System which was partially funded by a grant I received in 2020 from 2020 PSC-CUNY Adjunct/CET Professional Development Fund Award. Chapter 18: Using…
Pirate Queens the Dauntless Women who Dared to rule the High Seas, published by National Geographic for Kids, will be released this January 11th, 2022. By Leigh Lewis and Sara Gómez Woolley, Pirate Queens is a lushly illustrated non-fiction book for middle-grade readers. It was extensively researched in collaboration with the National Geographic team to…
A fictionalized graphic memoir chronicling a young girl’s upbringing in and eventual exile from 1940’s Colombia, told through the lens of childhood imagination, and is the collaborative product of mother/daughter team, Leila and Sara Gómez Woolley….
There are some things they just don’t teach you in design school. Creative leadership, decision-making, and the new systems design needed to navigate a global pandemic are just a few things. Enter Douglas Davis, strategist, author, professor, and now the host of the 5-minute Creative Mentor Series. Douglas will host the first three videos in…
In May of 2021, Prof George Garrastegui curated, moderated, and chaired the 2021 AIGA Design + Business Conference. (https://aiga.swoogo.com/business2021/speakers) A 4-day design conference focused on the collaboration and relationship of creative agency and client. It uncovered insights into what drove successful collaboration and communication and explored the decisions that informed the final product—the “how’s” and…
