Discimus ut serviamus: We learn so that we may serve.
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QView #108 | September 21, 2021
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Queens College President Frank H. Wu joined Mexico’s Consul General Jorge Islas Lopez at the latter's Manhattan residence on Tuesday, September 14, to mark the 211th anniversary of Mexican Independence a little early—Día de la Independencia falls on September 16. |
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Mexico’s Consul General Jorge Islas Lopez with President Wu |
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(l to r): Claudia Norman, arts producer; President Wu; Miguel Gleason, executive director of the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York; Gerardo Zavala, owner and partner of Mesa Coyoacan and Zona Rosa; Samuel Maynez, director, Opera Moctecuhzoma |
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From left: Queens Chamber of Commerce Chair Tom Santucci, Kepco Inc. Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering Mark Kupferberg, President Frank H. Wu, and Assistant Vice President for External and Governmental Relations Jeffrey Rosenstock were in the lineup at Citi Field on September 14 for a Night at the Ballpark with the Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corporation and the Queens Chamber of Commerce. The reception supported the LDC’s work and honored the life and legacy of former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman, who passed away last year.
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Admission to College Grounds |
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With necessary pandemic restrictions in place, access to the Queens College campus will be expedited for those who are properly prepared for the entrance process.
The campus is accessible via the Main Gate (Kissena Boulevard), Gate 2 (Melbourne Avenue), Gate 3 (Reeves Avenue), or the campus-side entrance of Queens Hall. There is one set of procedures for people who are vaccinated and a different protocol for those who are undergoing testing.
Vaccinated Faculty, Staff, and Students
Have your QCard, which contains the vaccination information you uploaded to CUNYfirst, ready to swipe at the gate. If you do not yet have a QCard or it isn’t working, you’ll need to show your New York State Excelsior Pass or CDC vaccine card to the officer at the gate and complete a Proxyclick questionnaire, which will be given to you at the Main Gate. Everbridge VaxPass will no longer be accepted for campus access.
Other Faculty, Staff, and Students
Have your QCard ready to swipe at the gate. If you do not yet have a QCard or it isn’t working, show the officer at the gate your Cleared4 QR code. (Cleared4, the CUNY testing program, has a testing site in the Student Union.) This QR code will be accepted only if it has the current date. You must refresh your pass every day to gain access to the campus. You will be asked to complete a Proxyclick questionnaire, which will be given to you at the Main Gate. If you have an issue with the testing system, contact the Cleared4/Applied DNA CUNY Support Desk to troubleshoot or to submit a new support ticket.
Chief Anastasia Koutsidis, director of Public Safety, asks everyone to be patient with the lines and wait times at the gates. “Public Safety and its dedicated officers are working as quickly as we can to expedite your entrance to the campus,” she says. “Please be respectful to the officers at the gate, who are working hard to ensure the safety of our campus community. To expedite your experience at the gate, please have your QCard or app ready to be shown. If you know your QCard is not working, please reach out to the ITS Help Desk to have it fixed.”
Koutsidis also requests that students, faculty, and staff come to campus only on days when they have a legitimate purpose to be there, such as working, attending a class, or keeping an appointment. “While we love to have our Queens College community members with us in person, at this time, we need to be more cautious to protect the health and safety of everyone on campus while staying within the guidelines of our reopening plan,” she says. “Please note that all offices and the library are open by appointment only. Thank you for your cooperation.”
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Hispanic Heritage Calendar |
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QC and CUNY are marking National Hispanic Heritage Month—September 15-October 15—in a variety of ways.
Today—September 21—at 2 pm, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and one of its corporate partners, Google, are co-hosting a webinar to promote internships and full-time opportunities with the technology company. Google is targeting students who are majoring in business, communications, finance, human resources, marketing, sales, and related areas, and expect to graduate in December 2022 or Spring 2023. To register, use this link.
The Department of Latin American and Latino Studies will be presenting two events through the Political Science–LALS Speaker Series.
The Hispanic Club and the Alliance of Latin American Students are likely to host activities; for details, contact Zadia Feliciano zadia.feliciano@qc.cuny.com (Economics).
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Citizenship Day, also known as Constitution Day, isn’t an official holiday, but perhaps it should be: Federal law assigns September 17 as its date. (As U.S. history buffs are aware, delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document’s final draft on September 17, 1787.)
Locally, an important event is taking place on September 25, which CUNY Citizenship Now! and the New York City Council, in partnership with Dominicanos US https://dominicanosusa.org/, NALEO Educational Fund, and the New Americans Campaign, have designated National Citizenship Day. From 11 am to 3 pm, attorneys and paralegals will be available to field questions about eligibility for citizenship, citizenship for children, fee waivers, and other issues. To set up a Zoom appointment, call 646-664-9400 or 212-652-2071, or text 929-334-3784.
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The Louis Armstrong House Museum is holding an invitation-only remote gala on Thursday, September 23, at 7 pm. The webcast will feature rare footage of Satchmo, a presentation on LAHM treasures by Research Collections Director Ricky Riccardi, and a preview of coming attractions. Ticket prices start at $300 for individuals; with larger contributions, donors will be able to share webcast access with guests.
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QC Makes Forbes Top College List |
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IT Chief Makes Top CIO List |
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Troy Hahn, QC’s chief information officer, was named one of the Ten Most Inspiring CIOS of 2021 by Industry Era Magazine. Hahn was recognized for developing “an integrative unified communications strategy that leverages the use of single sign-on (SSO) with cloud technology, simplifying modern business communications. This project includes the replacement of on-premise infrastructure with an enhanced cloud-based email system. This also includes upgrading the current telephone system to a cloud-based VoIP [voice over internet protocol].” The article took note of Hahn’s love of Star Wars, down to his Star Wars footwear.
“They got interested in me over the fact that I tend to be people-focused, not always tech oriented,” notes Hahn. “Tech is only as good as the people using it.”
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While not as deadly as COVID-19, influenza is a serious threat every year, particularly to members of higher-risk groups, including adults over age 65, young children, and people with chronic conditions. The best way to protect yourself is to get a flu shot.
Free flu shots are available by appointment in Kiely Hall from 11 am to 1 pm this Thursday, September 23; Wednesday, September 29; Tuesday, October 19; and Thursday, November 11.
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Celebrated music impresario George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals and a board member of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, passed away on Monday, September 13, at the age of 95.
As teenager, Wein played piano in Boston clubs; in his 20s, he launched his own establishment, Storyville, named after the New Orleans neighborhood associated with the birth of jazz. The first band he booked included percussionist Big Sid Catlett, who had worked with Armstrong. Turned out that Armstrong was in Beantown, performing at Symphony Hall with his band.
“My instincts as a promoter took hold,” recalled Wein (seen at right in the above photo with Armstrong). “I gave Big Sid the night off and told him to get those guys to come to the club as my guests when the concert was over. Not only did they come to Storyville, but they also brought their instruments and one by one they went directly to the bandstand. I had been in business for three weeks at that time. With all the musicians on the stage, Pops came in and walked right to the microphone and sang ‘Sleepy Time Down South’ and forever changed my life. The excitement and electricity created by Louis Armstrong at Storyville in Boston on a September night in 1950 made me realize what my career would be ad infinitum. ‘A life in jazz.’”
Wein often featured Satchmo at his festivals and later in life became an enthusiastic supporter of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. He was predeceased by his first wife, Joyce Alexander, who was the long-term vice president of his festival company and with him co-founded the Joyce and George Wein Professorship Fund in African-American Studies at Boston University. He is survived by his partner, dancer and choreographer Glory Van Scott.
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Phil Schaap, an award-winning radio host and jazz historian who hosted annual Louis Armstrong Birthday Broadcasts on WKCR, died on September 7 at age 70.
Growing up in Hollis, Queens, the son of ardent jazz fans, Schaap met many of the musicians then living in the borough. Count Basie’s drummer Jo Jones was his babysitter; Basie reportedly gave him a lift to school during the 1966 subway strike, although by one account, they were hitchhiking together. After graduating from Jamaica High School, Schaap went to Columbia University, majoring in history. But he devoted much of his energy to the college’s FM station, WKCR, remaining associated with it for more than 50 years.
Schaap also staged concerts at the nearby West End Café, wrote liner notes, and produced albums; he won six Grammys, including Best Historical Album for producing Louis Armstrong: The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings. He was present for the opening of the Armstrong Archives at Queens College in 1994 and visited it often. Just this year, that National Endowment for the Arts designated him a jazz master for his advocacy on behalf of the genre. He is survived by his partner, Susan Shaffer.
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Heard Around the Virtual Campus |
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Jennifer Eddy (SEYS) and graduate student Katya Kalmanson were interviewed by Davidzon Radio, a Russian radio station in Coney Island, about the School of Education’s Russian MAT program . . . . Steven Markowitz (Barry Commoner Center) appeared on “PBS NewsHour” on September 13 to discuss the health issues experienced by 9/11 first responders . . . . President Frank H. Wu is among the speakers for Racial Disparities in Economic Espionage Act Prosecutions: A Window into the Red Scare, a virtual event that the Committee of 100 is presenting today—Tuesday, September 21—at 11 am. To access the full agenda and RSVP for the webinar, click here. Committee of 100 is a nonprofit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, health care, and the arts focused on public policy engagement, civic engagement, and philanthropy.
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