December 6, 2019
On Monday, December 2 in the Shirley Fiterman Art Center (SFAC) at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY), the Office of Academic Affairs hosted a reception honoring more than 70 faculty and staff members who received grants for their research, programs, to complete their books and other projects.
The funders are city, state and national agencies, as well as nonprofits and other organizations. They include the Professional Staff Congress-The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY), American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), The Far Fund, Pinkerton Foundation, The Teagle Foundation, New York State Education Department (NYSED), National Science Foundation (NSF), United States Education Department, IBM, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Capital One Foundation, Rutgers University, New York City Human Resources Administration (NYCHRA), The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Project Impact and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
Speakers at the reception included Siddharth Ramakrishnan, director of research, academic affairs; Karrin E. Wilks, interim president; Erwin Wong, acting provost and senior vice president and Jim Berg, associate dean of faculty, academic affairs.
“Staff and faculty at BMCC sought and received grants related to their programs and disciplines as well as to teaching and student success,” said Berg. “The variety and depth of the grants earned is a testament to the great faculty and staff at the college.”
Faculty Development and Publication Grant Recipients
Silvia Alvarez-Olarra, Modern Languages
Sharon Avni, Academic Literacy and Linguistics
Carlos Chaparro, Science
Keridiana Chez, English
Rebecca Garte, Teacher Education
Alexander Gosslau, Science
Christine Jacknick, Academic Literacy and Linguistics
Masha Komolova, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Leigh Clare Laberge, English
Man W. Lun, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Maureen Matarese, Academic Literacy and Linguistics
Patricia Matthews-Salazar, Center for Ethnic Studies
Abel Navarro, Science
Cara O’Connor, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Jennifer Pastor, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Marjan Persuh, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Jessica Ramirez, Music and Art
Rochelle Rives, English
Silvia Roig, Modern Languages
Shruti Sharma, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Alejandro Varderi, Modern Languages
Elizabeth Wissinger, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Eugenia Oi Yan Yau, Music and Art
PSC-CUNY and External National Grant Recipients
Lissette Acosta, Center for Ethnic Studies
Jamal Ali, Science
Sylvia Alvarez-Olarra, Modern Languages
Quentin Angus, Music and Art
Mohammad Azhar, Computer Information Systems
Tracy Bealer, English
Kay Conway, Business Management
Denise Deagan, Center for Continuing Education and Workforce Development
Page Delano, English
Kathleen Dreyer, Library
José Fernandez Romero, Science
Heather Finn, Academic Literacy and Linguistics
Miguel Fiolhais, Science
Cheryl Fish, English
Rebecca Garte, Teacher Education
Marcos Gonzalez, Office of Accessibility
Alexander Gosslau, Science
Daly Guilamo, Center for Ethnic Studies
Jose Haro, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Christine Jacknick, Academic Literacy and Linguistics
Boyda Johnstone, English
Orlando Justo, Business Management
Adolfina Koroch, Science
Jun Liang, Science
Amber Liao, Music and Art
Sophie Marinez, Modern Languages
Siobhan McBride, Music and Art
Desmond Barry McKernan, Science
Holly Messitt, English
Soniya Munshi, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Abel Navarro, Science
Kathleen Offenholley, Math
Maria Pagan-Rivera, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Chun-Yi Peng, Modern Languages
Marjan Persuh, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Christine Priano, Science
Sahana Sen, Business Management
Shruti Sharma, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Hao Tang, Computer Information Systems
Shalva Tsiklauri, Science
Terttu Uibopuu, Music and Art
Kristina Varade,Modern Languages
Sharell Walker, Library
Anthony Watson, MEOC
Brianne Waychoff, Speech, Communications, and Theatre Arts
Elizabeth Wissinger, Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
Claire Wladis, Math
Chiaki Yanagisawa, Science
Yan Yang, Music and Art
Shengkun Zhang, Science
For more information on faculty and staff grant opportunities, contact Siddharth Ramakrishnan, director of research, (212) 776-7208 or the Office of Sponsored Programs, (212) 220-8010. Funding opportunities, with deadlines, are listed on the BMCC website. Also, COS Pivot and GrantForward maintain a database of grants, fellowship and other funding information from public and private, domestic and international sources.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- On December 2, a reception in Shirley Fiterman Art Center celebrated 73 faculty and staff who were awarded grants or fellowships for their programs and projects
- Funders included government agencies, nonprofits and private companies
- For more information, contact Siddharth Ramakrishnan, director of research, (212) 776-7208 or the Office of Sponsored Programs, (212) 220-8010
