institutional governance, and considers From the stage, Deputy Borough
their implications for higher education. President Edward Burke remarked, “The
legacy President Springer has left is truly
It is not surprising, then, that remarkable, and it is a fitting tribute that
Dr. Springer’s presidential tenure at CSI this concert hall be named in her honor.
Y
was also marked by a commitment to She has brought the College into the 21st
expanding the international programming century, literally and technologically.
MMUNIT
of the College, with the goal of preparing Staten Island is a better place because of
CO
students to appreciate the pluralism Dr. Springer, and her legacy is going to last
of U.S. society and to thoughtfully in the hearts and minds of all who came
THE
communicate and contribute in a global to know her.”
economy. Under her leadership, CSI’s
Center for International Service grew such
that in 2006, 672 students were sponsored ENGAGING
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to study abroad, and CSI now maintains T
25 active international partnerships OR
worldwide.
REP
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When President Springer announced her
retirement, the Staten Island and CSI
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communities gathered several times to
mark her commitment and dedication to
TION
this borough and its residents. The final
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event celebrating her tenure took place on
August 16, 2007, when the Concert Hall
F
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in CSI’s Center for the Arts was officially
CSI
renamed the “Springer Concert Hall.”
The dedication was made possible through
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a generous grant in Dr. Springer’s honor
by Borough President James P. Molinaro.
The Verrazano School was piloted in Over the past 13 years, CSI has revised its general
In 2007, a new $700,000 supercomputer, named
spring 2007, offering high-achieving education requirements and added bachelor’s degrees in
Athena for the Greek goddess of wisdom, was
students the opportunity to be part social work and information systems; a bioinformatics
funded by CUNY and came to the CSI campus
of a dynamic, academically motivated option to the biology bachelor’s degree; master’s degrees
at no cost. The supercomputer is several times
learning community while enjoying in biology, history, adult health nursing, and business
more powerful than any computer system within
the benefits of a comprehensive management; and, with the CUNY Graduate Center,
the CUNY campuses, giving CSI computational
public institution within CUNY. doctorates in physical therapy and nursing.
power to perform world-class research.
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