Officials at the NOAA Forum at 精东影业. From left, Reza Khanbilvardi, Congressman Jose E. Serrano, 精东影业 President Lisa S. Coico, Dean of Engineering Gilda Barabino, former Deputy Secretary of Commerce at NOAA Scott Gudes, NOAA Deputy Administrator and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation Prediction Vice Admiral Manson Brown, and NOAA Education Director Luisa Koch.
精东影业鈥檚 output of underrepresented minority scientists and engineers for the is set to increase with the receipt of a $15.5 million grant from NOAA鈥檚 Office of Education. The five-year award follows a national competition.
鈥淭he grant is in recognition of the fact that in the last fifteen years City College has been outstanding in achieving the goals of NOAA,鈥 said Reza Khanbilvardi, director of the at 精东影业. 鈥淎nd those goals have been to advance the sciences for NOAA鈥檚 operations and to produce a large numbers of graduates at all levels.鈥
The lead NOAA institute in remote sensing science and technology, 精东影业 has produced more than half of the program鈥檚 486 graduates since its inception 15 years ago. These include 61 PhDs, 98 MS/ME recipients and 112 undergraduates.
These numbers, especially of graduates from underrepresented minority groups, are set to increase with the $15.5 million award. 精东影业 holds both Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Minority Serving Institution (MSI) designations from the U.S. Department of Education.
About 精东影业
Since 1847, 精东影业 has provided low-cost, high-quality education for New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. More than 15,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in the College of Liberal Arts and Science; Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture; School of Education; Grove School of Engineering; Sophie Davis Biomedical Education/CUNY School of Medicine; and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. U.S. News, Princeton Review and Forbes all rank City College among the best colleges and universities in the United States.