Hunter in Top 10 National "Best Value" Ranking of Public Universities
Hunter College is the nation's #8 “Best Value” public college, according to "Best Value Colleges for 2009," a ranking released by The Princeton Review and USA Today.
The Princeton Review selected the institutions as its "best value" choices for 2009 based on its surveys of administrators and students at more than 650 U.S. public and private colleges and universities. Of the 50 schools chosen in each "best value" category (public and private), the top 10 are ranked in order, and the remaining 40 are listed alphabetically.
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"Hooray for Hunter," Says New York Post
The New York Post cheered on Hunter following news of its eighth "Best Value" public college ranking by The Princeton Review/USA Today. As the Post put it in a January 13th editorial, "New Yorkers need look no further than Manhattan's 68th Street for a prestigious and affordable degree." The Post noted in a previous article that "You don't have to trek to Harvard, Yale or Stanford to get yourself some collegiate prestige. One of the best educational buys in America is right here on East 68th Street - CUNY's Hunter College."
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Looking for Career Advice? Come back to Hunter for One Alum’s Perspective
Author, Nicholas Tutora (BA '85) offers a new viewpoint on today's economic climate and discusses why professional success is not shaped by outside economic forces alone. His new book, Be Do Have: Create Your Life with Law of Attraction, is a deeper look at how we think, how to identify and eliminate negative beliefs and how to create the life we desire. Tutora works with individuals, businesses and organizations to foster a creative and collaborative mindset for success in today's economy.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Alumni Networking Reception 5:30-6:30pm
Presentation and Q&A 6:30-8:00pm
Networking and book signing 8:00-9:00pm
Hunter College Faculty Dining Room, West Building, 8th Floor(Southwest corner of 68th Street and Lexington Avenue)
RSVP by email alumnirelations@hunter.cuny.edu or by phone 212-772-4087
Mark Your Calendar and Reserve Your Seat for Hunter’s Annual Birthday Luncheon
Come join us to celebrate the 139th birthday of Hunter College and take classes again. Sign up for our Spotlight Series lectures featuring three renowned Hunter professors -- Political Science Professor Diana Reiss, presents “Reflections on Animal Minds: Exploring the Minds of Dolphins,” Political Science Professor Richard Tofel discusses “The Hazards and Opportunities of Our Presidential Transition” and Urban Public Health Professor and nutrition expert Arlene Spark addresses “The Way We Eat: Counting the Ways our Food Choices Matter.” Reconnect with over 600 of your fellow alumni and if your class year ends in a “4” or a “9” enjoy your milestone reunion with fellow classmates.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Milestone Class Reunions 11:00am
Spotlight Series Lectures 11:30am 12:30pm
Birthday Luncheon 1:00pm
The Grand Hyatt Hotel, 42nd Street at Grand Central Station
RVSP by phone 212-772-4087 or by email:mkalenda@hunter.cuny.edu
Hunter Alumni in Public Service
Jared Bernstein, a Hunter College School of Social Work (MSW ’86) alumnus, has been appointed by Vice President Joseph Biden as Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser.
Bernstein was formerly the Director of the Living Standards program at the Economic Policy Institute. He was an expert in the areas of federal, state and international economic policies, specifically the middle-class squeeze, income inequality and mobility, trends in employment and earnings, low-wage labor markets, and poverty and international comparisons. Bernstein spent sixteen years as an economist at EPI and is a renowned author of several books and academic treatises on the economy and the middle class.
From 1995-1996, he served as Deputy Chief Economist for the Department of Labor under Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Bernstein is on the Congressional Budget Office’s advisory committee. He has also taught at Howard University, Columbia University and New York University.
- Obama Names Hunter Alumnus White House Director of Urban Affairs
Adolfo Carrion
President Barack Obama has appointed Hunter alumnus Adolfo Carrion (MUP ’90) to be the White House Director of Urban Affairs, a newly created position which reports directly to the president and coordinates all federal urban programs. Carrion has served two terms as Bronx Borough President and one term as the President of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. President Obama and Vice President Biden created the White House Office of Urban Affairs to develop a strategy for metropolitan America and to ensure that all federal dollars targeted to urban areas are effectively spent on the highest-impact programs.
“I look forward to working with these talented leaders to bring long overdue attention to the urban areas where 80 percent of the American people live and work. Vibrant cities spawn innovation, economic growth, and cultural enrichment; the Urban Affairs office will focus on wise investments and development in our urban areas that will create employment and housing opportunities and make our country more competitive, prosperous, and strong,” said President Obama.
As Bronx Borough President, Carrion oversaw the creation of 40,000 new units of housing in seven years, 50 new schools, $7 billion in capital and infrastructure expenditures, and over $400 million in new parks and parkland renovation. Prior to his service as Bronx Borough President, Carrion represented the 14th City Council District on the New York City Council and also served as an urban planner at the NYC Department of City Planning and a teacher in the New York City public schools.
- Hunter Alumna Appointed Family Services Coordinator by New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg
Maryanne K. Schretzman (MSW ’86) was appointed to be the Family Services Coordinator for the City of New York. In her new role, she will be responsible for identifying and implementing cross-agency collaborations to enhance the services provided by City agencies to children, families and single adults in need.
“Maryanne Schretzman has a long-standing commitment and accomplished career working with our City’s most vulnerable residents whose needs are increasing with the drastic changes in our economy,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Now more than ever, we need to ensure that New York’s families are getting the services they need, and working closely with Deputy Mayor Gibbs, Maryanne will help make sure that our safety net remains strong.”
“I am thrilled to be appointed the City’s Family Services Coordinator. Throughout my career I’ve been able to build consensus and find creative solutions to long-term challenges.” said Schretzman. “I look forward to partnering and collaborating with them, and our amazing non-profit community, to reach our shared goal of protecting, supporting and strengthening families.”
Schretzman served as Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Policy and Planning at the Department of Homeless Services and as Deputy Assistant Commissioner at the Administration for Children’s Services. Prior to joining city government, she was an adjunct professor at Hunter College of Social Work and held a variety of leadership positions at the non-profit organization Women In Need, Inc. Schretzman holds a B.A. from the University of Montana, a Master of Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work and a Doctorate in Social Welfare from the Graduate School and University Center of the City of New York.
Calling all Hunter Arrow Editors, Reporters and Contributors
Alan Richman (BA ’60), a former editor of the Hunter Arrow, is organizing a reunion of the newspaper’s staff. Those who worked on the paper in any year, in any capacity, can reach Richman at Arkr@optonline.net
New Alumni Chapters Launched in Arizona, New Jersey and New York
Hunter graduates eager to reconnect to the College have established new chapters in Tucson, Arizona and Prompton Plains, New Jersey. A new young alumni business chapter was also recently created in the New York metro area. For information on how to create or join a chapter, please contact Hunter’s Alumni Relations Office: (212) 772-4780 or email:alumnirelations@hunter.cuny.edu
Hunter Professors’ Work Featured in The New Yorker
“Army Cats,” a poem by Creative Writing MFA director and senior poet Tom Sleigh, appeared in the February 2, 2009 edition of The New Yorker. Sleigh is the most recent recipient of the Kingsley Tufts Award, the largest prize for a mid-career poet.
The same issue of The New Yorker also included a glowing review of dance professor David Capps’ latest show, which it described as full of “stark, contemplative beauty,…musical sensitivity, and flowing lucidity.”
