I would like to announce three important personnel changes in our College’s senior management team:

1. Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Programs

Effective Thursday, July 1, 2010, Dr. Ann Lubrano will assume the position of acting Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Programs. Dr. Lubrano, presently Deputy to the President/Chief of Staff, has been a member of the executive administration since her appointment as Special Assistant to the President in 2009.

As acting Associate Provost, Ann will report directly to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and will provide leadership and coordination of the College’s undergraduate programs. The portfolio includes: The Verrazano School, the Macaulay Honors College, the Teacher Education Honors Academy, the Center for International Service, Continuing Education and Professional Development, and the Small Business Development Center. She will collaborate and work closely with the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, the Academic Deans, and the Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management to facilitate the goals of Academic Affairs.

2. Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Affairs

Effective Tuesday, July 6, 2010, Ms. Dawn Duncan will serve as the acting Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Affairs. She comes to CSI with considerable experience in institutional advancement in higher education having worked in both public and private institutions. Ms. Duncan has held leadership positions at Polytechnic Institute of New York University; New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development; the University of Florida Foundation, Inc., Warrington College of Business.

3. Deputy to the President/Chief of Staff

Effective Thursday, July 1, 2010, Kenichi Iwama, Esq., will assume the position of acting Deputy to the President/Chief of Staff. Mr. Iwama, presently Director of Diversity and Compliance since 2009, has provided leadership in developing a campus environment that reflects the College’s commitment to multicultural diversity and compliance. Ken will now assume all the duties of the position of Deputy to the President/Chief of Staff with enhanced responsibilities to include supervision of the Diversity and Compliance Office.

Please join me in congratulating our colleagues.