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Another Swimming Success for Allan Goldstein

July 14, 2008 – 10:42 am

Under a hot sun in 64 degree water, Allan Goldstein, Instructor of English/ESL, placed in the top six in his age group at the United States Master Swimming’s One-Mile Open Water National Championship on June 21. 300 competitors from across the country swam in the race, including Allan’s wife who came in first in her age group!

Allan is an avid swimmer who trains with the NYC Hydras based at Baruch College. He achieved personal records for the 800M freestyle (12 min 10 secs) and 400M freestyle (5 min 57 secs) events in December at the New England Masters Short Course Meters Swim Championship. Alan encourages others to learn more about the Hydras and join the team.

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Zahra Patterson Publishes Poem and Receives Writing Scholarship

April 30, 2008 – 3:18 pm

Congratulations to Zahra Patterson, Development Program Manager in the Office of Development, on two great achievements. Zahra, who is earning her master’s degree in creative writing at Long Island University, has received a scholarship from the Northeast Writing Centers Association and will also have one of her poems published in Downtown Brooklyn, LIU’s literary magazine. Read Zahra’s poem after the jump. Read More »

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Robert Griffin Appointed Church Elder

February 27, 2008 – 4:33 pm

griffin.jpgRobert Demetrius Griffin, Church Elder at St. Marks Holy ChurchRobert Demetrius Griffin, Coordinator, Student Programs and Services, has been appointed Church Elder at St. Marks Holy Church of America, an 82-year-old, landmark Pentecostal church in Brooklyn.

In his new role, Robert will join other Elders as they serve as an extension of the church’s leadership under the Pastoral direction of Bishop Nathaniel Townsley, Jr. Robert will focus on the areas of administration, men’s ministry and the youth department.

Robert has been a member of St. Marks for over 18 years. In 2000, he was ordained a Licensed Minister and in 2003, he was elevated to the office of Evangelist. August 2007 was the official elevation and appointment to his new Eldership role.

Robert isn’t sure where this new appointment will take him. He says he’ll “go as far as God wants me to go to do His will.”

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Going Swimmingly: Allan Goldstein Achieves Personal Records

January 8, 2008 – 12:13 pm

In mid-December ‘07, Allan Goldstein, Instructor of English/ESL, traveled to Boston where he and his wife participated in the New England Masters Short Course Meters Swim Championship meet. Allan is pleased to report that he achieved personal records for the 800M freestyle (12 min 10 secs) and 400M freestyle (5 min 57 secs) events.

Allan trains with the NYC Hydras based at Baruch College. He encourages others to learn more and join the team.

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Nina Weber Attends ‘Learning Exchange’ in South Africa

December 6, 2007 – 6:33 pm

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A view of one of the Learning Exchange conference rooms.

Amid lush scenery and frequent zebra and giraffe sightings, Nina Weber, Director of Career Services, spent three days at the beginning of November near Johannesburg discussing the tough realities of improving communities, especially those in the developing world. “People from around the globe came together to learn about creating justice and peace under some of the world’s worst conditions,” says Weber, a 12-year member of Future Search Network, the group that organized this and other Learning Exchange conferences.

Learning Exchanges are open to anyone involved or interested in cooperative strategic planning. Weber has attended others, one in North Ireland and another in Sweeden. Since returning from the South African conference, Weber has decided to gather a group of Poly students from South Africa to better understand their experiences in hopes of serving them better.

Weber’s trip to South Africa wasn’t all conference work; she went on a four-day safari and spent four days in Cape Town. Below are pictures from the conference and Weber’s other adventures.

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A friendly reminder.

Nina Weber setting off for safari
Nina as she sets off on a safari.

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Robben Island Prison where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated from 1964 to 1982.

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Barbara Hickernell Re-elected to Westchester Library System Board of Trustees

November 28, 2007 – 5:23 pm

Barbara Hickernell, Director of Engineering Conferences International, was re-elected to the 15-member Board of Trustees of the Westchester Library System, a state-chartered, cooperative library system serving all 38 Westchester County member public libraries and the county’s citizens. The mission of WLS is to enhance and improve the County’s libraries and to ensure that all residents have excellent library service regardless of their location.

Ms. Hickernell is a past president of WLS as well as a past president of the Ossining Public Library Board of Trustees. She also serves as a trustee of the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization that has 40,000 members in New York State.

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