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Empire
State College in Staten Island
By Pola
Rosen, Ed.D.
The
Educational Leadership Forum directed by Dr. Donald Singer, is
an integral part of Empire State College. The purpose is to provide
a forum to the labor and education community to review, discuss
and improve education of the community from pre-kindergarten through
college and beyond. The Forum’s initiative began in Staten Island
and will soon expand to the tristate area. The college setting
serves as a meeting place and resource to educational leaders.
On a recent visit to the college, housed in
a modern building on Seaview Avenue not
far from the Verrazzano Bridge, Saturday classes were buzzing
with students accruing credits beyond their bachelors and masters
degrees
as part of the education program. Many were teachers, paraprofessionals,
police and fire
officers.
Empire State College is open to all undergraduate and graduate
students, both matriculated and non-matriculated. The flexibility
of the program and its Saturday hours is ideal for professionals
and parents. Last month’s forum dealt with the role of parents
in education. The May 30th forum will deal with unions
in education. For further information: 718-667-7524 or contact
Michael Murphy, Unit Coordinator at 718-667-4554. #
Education Update, Inc., P.O. Box 20005, New York, NY 10001. Tel:
(212) 481-5519. Fax: (212) 481-3919. Email: ednews1@aol.com.
All material is copyrighted and may not be printed without express consent of
the publisher. © 2001.
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