A DEDICATION TO EDMOND L. VOLPE
of Dr. Volpe was unveiled next to a
Under Dr. Volpe’s stewardship, the Center
plaque that reads, “In honor of the first
for International Service was born, with its
president of the College of Staten Island
faculty and student international exchange
and in recognition of his outstanding and
programs, and programs of study abroad
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enduring legacy.”
for undergraduates. Dr. Volpe honored
Soviet dissident Yuri Orlov, welcomed
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For years, Volpe engaged in complex
one of the earliest delegations of educators
and delicate negotiations that led to the
from the People’s Republic of China, and
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crowning achievement of his presidency,
oversaw the arrival of the first group of
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the completion of the new, unified campus.
foreign students from Nigeria in 1979.
For 15 years, in a complicated regulatory
environment with restricted budgets,
The Staten Island Advance noted with its
Dr. Volpe fought to secure a facility fitting
coverage of the naming of the Edmond L.
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“If you seek Edmond Volpe’s monument, years as faculty member and administrator for the college that he, his faculty, and
Volpe Rotunda, “Almost everything on the
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just look around,” said Norma D’Arrigo, at The City University of New York, administrative colleagues had created.
Willowbrook campus can be attributed to
OR at the dedication of the Edmond L. Volpe service highlighted by the consolidation Volpe enlisted a coterie of educational, the vision of Volpe.”
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Rotunda in the College of Staten Island of CSI’s predecessor institutions, Staten political, and community leaders to work
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Library. Island Community College and Richmond as partners in advancing this ambitious
College. project. There is no doubt, that he and
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D’Arrigo, former President Emerita of former State Senator John J. Marchi are the
the Friends of CSI, added, “I am proud Dr. Marlene Springer, Volpe’s successor, two individuals who are largely responsible
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to have been a founding member of the remarked, “I was especially pleased to for securing the state-of-the-art, 204-acre
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Friends…but I have no illusions. We were reap the benefits of all his hard work. campus that the community enjoys today.
the Friends…but Ed Volpe is its premier I was following in the footsteps of a very
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friend…He has touched us all, and we are fine leader. He challenged those who said At the groundbreaking, then Governor
all better for his friendship.” it couldn’t be done and kept his eye on Cuomo announced that the CSI campus
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the goal. Dr. Volpe has been a tireless and would be the largest single-phase
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Her remarks were part of a dedication positive force for CSI.” construction project in the history of the
ceremony on March 11, 2007 that Dormitory Authority of the State of New
formally recognized Dr. Volpe’s 20 years of The program continued with a cocktail York. The new campus was dedicated on
service to the College as President, and 40 reception in the Rotunda, where a portrait October 14, 1993.
MAY 2007
CSI Phi Beta Kappa Associates hold their annual The CSI softball team wins
book awards ceremony honoring top performing the CUNYAC championship
seniors majoring in traditional liberal arts subjects. with a 3-1 victory over visiting
Judith LeClair, Principal Bassoonist of the defending champion
NY Philharmonic gave the address and Hunter College.
special performance for the awardees.
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