Late May and the first half of June provided Hostos with a number of opportunities to celebrate its faculty and students.
On May 21 Ana Garcia Reyes, Hostos’ Associate Dean for Community Relations, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hispanic Health Professional Association Inc. NY (HHPANY) at the XII Annual International Medical Congress. The Congress was held at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx.
On May 24, the 14
th Annual Faculty Spring Luncheon was held on campus in the Faculty Dining Room. Titled “Celebremos Nuestros Logros / Celebrating Our Achievements,” the event honored Hostos’ 2017-2018 PSC / CUNY Research Award recipients. Recipients included faculty members Thomas Beachdel, Louis Bury, Vyacheslav Dushenkov, Eugena Griffin, Andrew London, Jorge Matos, Ana Ozuna, Van Phan, Peter Roman, and Alisa Roost. Congratulations to all who were honored!
About Hostos Community College
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College is an educational agent for change that has been transforming and improving the quality of life in the South Bronx and neighboring communities for nearly half a century. Since 1968, Hostos has been a gateway to intellectual growth and socioeconomic mobility, as well as a point of departure for lifelong learning, success in professional careers, and transfer to advanced higher education programs.
Hostos offers 27 associate degree programs and two certificate programs that facilitate easy transfer to The City University of New York’s (CUNY) four-year colleges or baccalaureate studies at other institutions. The College has an award-winning Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Development that offers professional development courses and certificate-bearing workforce training programs. Hostos is part of CUNY, the nation’s leading urban public university, which serves more than 500,000 students at 24 colleges.