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Flushing, NY, February 15, 2023\u2014ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ President Frank H. Wu<\/a>\u00a0hosted Congresswoman\u00a0Grace Meng<\/a>, New York\u2019s senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, at a Wednesday, February 15, noon event in the Faculty and Staff Lounge of the Student Union Building, recognizing her efforts on behalf of the college through which more than $2 million in federal funds were allocated to benefit its\u00a0School of Business<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Colden Auditorium<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Kupferberg Center for the Arts<\/a>\u00a0(KCA).<\/p>\n \u201cWe are enormously pleased to celebrate this generous support, secured thanks to the outstanding efforts of Congresswoman Grace Meng,\u201d said Wu. \u201cThrough her incredible hard work and dedication, Colden Auditorium\u2014which benefits both ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ and the larger community we serve\u2014will be made more accessible, affordable, and modern. The funds allocated to ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ\u2019s Small Business Development Initiative will strengthen partnerships between our recently established School of Business and local small businesses\u2014as we keep in mind that it was Congresswoman Meng who obtained the original support to establish the college\u2019s Small Business Development Center.\u201d<\/p>\n Meng secured $1,465,856 for a Small Business Development Initiative in which the Business School will partner with the college\u2019s\u00a0Small Business Development Center<\/a>\u00a0(SBDC). Goals of the collaboration include strengthening partnerships between the recently established Business School and local companies by providing internship opportunities with those companies, expanding the college\u2019s curriculum as part of the small business management certificate program, and encouraging employees of local small businesses to enhance their career growth by pursuing a ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ degree.<\/p>\n The $750,000 that Meng secured for Colden Auditorium will enable KCA to remain competitive in a post-COVID world\u2014where in-person hybrid programs are now the norm\u2014by funding high-quality audiovisual production and live streaming capability. The funding will also make possible the upgrade, replacement, and installation of new technical production systems so that they are compatible with theatrical industry standards, ensuring technical and safety compliance. These improvements will further the mission of the \u201cColden for Queens\u201d program, designed to meet the needs\u00a0of a larger and more diverse demographic, as well as Queens-based firms that promote popular performers from overseas.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter securing nearly $2 million last year for ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ\u2019s WETLAB, I\u2019m proud to once again deliver another big check to the school, this one for more than $2.2 million for building partnerships with local small businesses and renovating Colden Auditorium,\u201d said Meng. \u201cºì¶¹ÊÓƵ is an outstanding institution. It does an exceptional job serving our borough and preparing students for their futures. These crucial funds will help local small businesses grow while providing students with opportunities for hands-on experience in the business world. This money will also ensure that Colden Auditorium has the tools it needs to better serve Queens residents. As New York\u2019s senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, I\u2019m thrilled to fight for ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ, and I look forward to these projects benefiting the college and borough residents for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n Other speakers were Kate Pechenkina, dean of the Schools of Social Science and Business; Jon Yanofsky, director, Kupferberg Center for the Arts; Rebecca Oppenheimer, student, ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ School of Business; and Tulani Browne, alumna who graduated in 2018 with a BA in Drama, Theatre, and Dance and currently works at Colden Auditorium while pursuing an MFA in acting at CUNY\u2019s Brooklyn College.<\/p>\n At the conclusion of the ceremony, Wu and Meng unveiled an oversized check from Meng representing the full funding amount. Wu, Meng, Yanofsky, Pechenkina, Oppenheimer, and Browne were photograhed with the check.<\/p>\n View footage of the unveiling and interviews with Wu and Meng <\/span>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n About the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ School of Business About Colden Auditorium of the Kupferberg Center for the Arts<\/u> <\/p>\n -30-<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”12px” background_color=”#EFEFEF” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”5px|17px|5px|17px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n About ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ<\/b><\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_social_media_follow icon_color=”#A9A9A9″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”22px” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_orientation=”right” width=”100%” min_height=”97px” custom_margin=”-3px||-1px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”facebook” url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/press_release_template\/” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#C0C0C0″ background_enable_color=”on” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” border_color_all=”#A9A9A9″ global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”twitter” url=”https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/press_releases\/” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#C0C0C0″ background_enable_color=”on” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]twitter[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”linkedin” url=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/cws\/share?url=https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/press_releases” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#C0C0C0″ background_enable_color=”on” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]linkedin[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Maria Matteo” image_icon_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” image_icon_width=”48px” _builder_version=”4.16.1″ header_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”|||0px||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Media and College Relations ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ President Frank H. Wu Hosted Congresswoman Grace Meng at a February 15 Event Recognizing the More Than $2.2 M in Federal Funding She Secured for College Business School Initiatives and Kupferberg Center for the Arts Upgrades \u2014Funding will support internships and expanded curriculum at the Business School, as well as critical renovations to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"page_category":[],"wf_page_folders":[],"class_list":["post-3619","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3619"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3677,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3619\/revisions\/3677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_category?post=3619"},{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=3619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/u>ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ President Frank H. Wu announced the new\u00a0ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ School of Business\u00a0in March 2022. Established as part of the 2021\u20132026\u00a0Strategic Plan<\/a>\u00a0in response to the projected workforce demand for business professionals in New York City, the school was built on a suite of existing programs in accounting, economics, and finance, as well as actuarial studies, international business, and risk management. Its mission is to provide students with the skills needed to navigate the quickly evolving world of business through a curriculum that equips students with the technical expertise and fundamental knowledge needed to achieve a competitive advantage in various careers. Students are encouraged to seek a deep and broad familiarity with diverse cultures in preparation for roles as leaders in a global society.<\/p>\n
Colden Auditorium\u2014part of the Kupferberg Center for the Arts (KCA)\u2014is the largest year-round performance venue in the borough and a major arts destination in Queens. It hosts events that appeal to and mirror the borough\u2019s diverse communities. Operating since 1961, the 2,100-seat theater has been the site for KCA events featuring Billy Joel, David Bowie, Yo-Yo Ma, Gladys Knight, The Boston Pops, Jerry Seinfeld, Grupo Niche, and Deepak Chopra. The venue is also popular as a rental facility with an ethnically diverse range of local promoters who have presented performances by Argentinian duet Amanda and Diego, Israeli pop star Eden Ben Zaken, Iranian vocalist Googoosh, Colombian artist Ingrid Rosario, and Hong Kong singer Eason Chan. In addition, Colden\u00a0Auditorium is a popular venue for graduation ceremonies celebrated by public and private organizations throughout the city.<\/p>\n
<\/b>ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ enjoys a national reputation for its liberal arts and sciences and pre-professional programs. With its graduate and undergraduate degrees, honors programs, and research and internship opportunities, the college helps its students realize their potential in countless ways, assisted by an accessible, award-winning faculty. Located on a beautiful, 80-acre campus in Flushing, the college has been cited by Princeton Review as one of America\u2019s Best Value Colleges for five consecutive years, as well as being ranked a\u00a0U.S. News and World Report<\/i>\u00a0Best College and\u00a0Forbes<\/i>\u00a0Magazine Best Value College thanks to its outstanding academics, generous financial aid packages, and relatively low costs. Visit our\u00a0<\/span>homepage<\/a>\u00a0to learn more\u200b.<\/p>\n
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