CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF STATEN ISLAND
The Center for the Study of Staten Island, The results of the survey were the subject of
Staten Island Project (CSI-SIP) brings the Center’s April 2007 policy conference,
to bear faculty research and expertise on Building Community on Staten Island
the borough’s public policy challenges, in the 21st Century. Leaders from the
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thereby deepening the connection between not-for-profit and civic sectors, academic
the College and the community. Many researchers, and the College community
members of the College faculty are at work gathered to learn about the efforts in
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on research projects that will yield insights other parts of the country to strengthen
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about Staten Island, better equipping community ties. Most recently, the Center
residents and policymakers with the has been involved with a “learning circle”
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information they need to make informed of scholars and community leaders seeking
decisions about the future of the borough. to develop practical applications that
strengthen community bonds.
One of the Center’s most ambitious various dimensions of this important CSI-SIP looks to continue to expand the
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projects is the Staten Island Social Capital The connection between housing and borough institution, including the behavior number of faculty research initiatives in the
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Community Benchmark Study. With the transportation systems will be the subject of commuters, staff, and tourists. The next year, as well as deepen and expand the
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generous support of the Staten Island of the Center’s fourth annual policy health of the Arthur Kill, the tidal straight connections between the College and the
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Foundation, nearly 1,000 Staten Islanders conference in 2008. A good portion of the separating Staten Island from New Jersey, community.
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were polled about their personal and social day will be devoted to a discussion of the is the subject of the Center project led by
attitudes and behavior. The results provide results of a forthcoming Center working Associate Professor William Wallace of
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a rich and intimate portrait of borough paper that analyzes affordable housing the Biology Department examining the
residents. The poll asked questions policy on Staten Island. This has received composition of metal contaminants in
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such as “Do you trust your neighbors?” support from State Senator Diane Savino, the water. Both projects are supported by
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“How often do attend community Assemblyman Michael Cusick, and the late grants from State Senator Andrew Lanza.
meetings?” and “How would you rate Assemblyman John Lavelle.
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your community?” Since this same survey In the field of teacher education, a Center-
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has been administered in cities across the Other Center projects include a funded initiative will sharpen the research
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country, “benchmarks” are available to sociological study of the Staten Island skills of aspiring teachers in the College’s
compare Staten Island’s results against Ferry led by Assistant Professors Jeffery undergraduate program by involving them
those of other communities and against Bussolini and Ananya Mukherjea of the in data collection and analysis of Staten
national averages. Education Department that examines Island schools.
FEBRUARY 2007 MARCH 2007
Borough President James P. Molinaro allots CSI launches the Verrazano School, an Honors Program The CSI Library Rotunda
$325,000 for infrastructure improvements and extension of the learning communities model that was renamed in honor of
and special projects at CSI, including the College debuted in 2003. It is a school within a former CSI President
$135,000 for a transportation modeling and school that provides academically excellent students with Edmond L. Volpe,
visualization laboratory. a rigorous educational experience. cementing his legacy as
an educator and visionary
administrator.
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