Archive - Nov 2008

A new research paper from the Hugh L. Carey Center for Government Reform at Wagner College details how New York’s public authorities became a mechanism for unrestrained spending, why previous reform efforts failed, and what needs to be done to regain control.

The paper is entitled “New York’s Secret Government: Public Authorities Are Out of Control and Threatening the State’s Fiscal Health.”

    An innovative, community-driven effort managed by Vision for Staten Island is taking shape and offering a new approach to planning Staten Island’s future. This newly created organization has initiated a “visioning” project using a process pioneered by ACP Visioning+Planning that will bring the Staten Island community together with public and private leaders to create an inclusive and comprehensive vision for the future.

Published in the Wednesday, Nov. 12 issue of the Staten Island Advance.

By LESLIE PALMA-SIMONCEK
ADVANCE STAFF WRITER
Friday, November 07, 2008

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — “Becoming a Spiritual Synagogue in a Post-Ethnic Era” will be the topic of a lecture by Rabbi Dr. Lawrence Hoffman at 8 p.m. Nov. 18 in Wagner College’s Spiro Hall.
    The lecture is part of the Grymes Hill college’s Jewish Culture Series, which is co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island. The lecture is free and open to the public.

By JAY PRICE
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On game days in the fall, the campus drive that separates the Wagner College football stadium from the parking lot, across the street from the main campus, is abuzz with pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and the energy of college football.

Wagner students and staff find that the campus community needs to be better educated about what’s recyclable
By TEVAH PLATT
Staten Island Advance
Thursday, October 30, 2008

    GRYMES HILL — Students at Wagner College don’t lack the means to recycle on their Grymes Hill campus, but a group of freshmen has discovered they’re unwittingly missing the mark.

Older workers face huge account losses, but if you’re young, there’s still time
By Karen O’Shea
Staten Island Advance
Sunday October 26, 2008

Wagner College grabbed four top honors in this year's AWE Readers Poll, conducted for the Staten Island Advance Weekly Entertainment section. The winners were: