Commencement 2016 - Macaulay Honors College

Commencement
2016
macaulay
~
the honors college of the city university of new york
Commencement Exercises
June 8, 2016
David Geffen Hall
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
dedication
to the class of 2016
—Elizabeth Reis, Marshal for the Academic Procession
A Milestone on the Lifelong Road to Maturation
It’s with some hesitation
And a sense of trepidation
That, despite my nomination
For the right of presentation,
I display some reservation
Of my own qualification
To couch my acclamation
With appropriate commendation
And without inflation,
Augmentation, affectation,
Or needless glorification,
To provide a clear summation
Of the students’ preparation.
With perspiration and concentration
They pursued each aspiration.
Their eagerness for education,
Their innovation in recitation,
Their moderation in deliberation,
Their reservation in argumentation,
Their toleration of provocation,
Their imagination and motivation,
Their determination to ace examination,
Are alike all worthy of admiration.
And so, with no fear of exaggeration,
I offer each a warm congratulation
On this celebration of their graduation.
order of
exercises
Pre-Commencement Concert
Greetings
The Lehman College Wind Ensemble
Alan Hollander, Director
Charles Shorter
Board of Trustees
The City University of New York
Processional
Marshal for the Academic Procession
Elizabeth Reis
Professor, Macaulay Honors College
Ann Kirschner
The City University of New York
Star-Spangled Banner
Marion Nestle
Introduction, Kelly O’Donnell
Director of Science Forward
Macaulay Honors College
The Macaulay Triplets
Emily Stone ‘17 (Director)
Anthony Massa ‘17
Christopher Ushay ‘17
Haley Dobson ‘18
Hope Glassman ‘18 Nicholas Leung ‘18
Christy Ng ‘18 Lindsay Griffiths ‘18
Gabrielle Goubran ‘19
Ally Golden ‘19
Natalynn Nunez ‘19
Dylan Forgione ‘19
Introductions
Joseph Ugoretz
Senior Associate Dean
for Teaching and Learning
Welcome
Mary Pearl
Interim Dean
Commencement Address
Conferring of the Honorary Degree
Doctor of Humane Letters
Marion Nestle
Paulette Goddard Professor, Nutrition, Food
Studies, and Public Health
Remarks from the Class of 2016
Sofia Ahsanuddin (Brooklyn College)
Remarks from the Class of 2011
Katherine Mateo
Litigation Associate at Morrison & Foerster
LLP
Presentation of the Graduates
Joseph Ugoretz, Senior Associate Dean
Andrew Adair, Associate Director for Student
Development
Recessional
Guests are requested to remain at their seats
during the recessional
degree candidates
Bachelor of Arts
Ayelet R Abelow, Queens College
Neuroscience & Biology
Fairooz Abida, Queens College
Neuroscience & Psychology
Mark Abramowitz , Brooklyn College
Chemistry
Mehreen Ahmed, Queens College
Neuroscience & Psychology
Nayoung Ahn , Baruch College
Economics, Mathematics
Sofia Ahsanuddin, Brooklyn College
Political Science
Navtej S Ahuja, Baruch College
Economics, Political Science
Munazza K Alam, Hunter College
Physics
Sarah A Alexander, Queens College
Elementary and Early Childhood
Education, History
Aisha A Ali, Queens College
Anthropology,
Neuroscience & Psychology
Lila M Altman, Hunter College
Music, Chinese Language & Literature
Alexander Alvarado , Queens College
Psychology
Sarah A Aly, Brooklyn College
Political Science
Ronny R Antony, Brooklyn College
Chemistry, Religion
Andreea Arama, Queens College
Media Studies
Christopher E Arroyo, Hunter College
English Literature
Maheen H Athonu, Brooklyn College
History
Ma Su Su Aung, Baruch College
Biological Sciences
Stephanie A Azzopardi,
Hunter College
Biological Sciences
Nahid Bakhtari, Baruch College
Biological Sciences, Psychology
Sherifa R Baldeo, Hunter College
Psychology
Alexandru Barbulescu, Hunter
College
Biological Sciences
Mohit Batra, Queens College
Economics
Damla Bek, Baruch College
Liberal Arts
Anatole B Bell-Baltaci, Hunter
College
Media Studies
Palak Bhasin, Queens College
Latin, Mathematics
Brian Boggio, Baruch College
English
Rausan Borujerdi, City College
Political Science
James C Botwina, City College
Management and Administration,
International Studies
Marinna A Bradfield, Queens College
French, Italian Grades 7-12
Serinna A Bradfield, Queens College
Psychology, Sociology
Gabrielle J Brown, Hunter College
English Literature, Sociology
Monika E Brzostowska, Queens
College
Environmental Studies
Ahuva Buchbinder, Brooklyn College
Psychology
Joey Bukai, Brooklyn College
Biology, Psychology
Reinard Bukalan, Queens College
Media Studies
Briana T Calderon, Hunter College
Studio Art
Sara Camnasio, Hunter College
Physics
Lisa Caraballo, Lehman College
Anthropology, Psychology
Ben M Chatham, Baruch College
Political Science
Neil Chattopadhyay, Brooklyn
College
Mathematics, Psychology
Riddhi Chauhan, Queens College
Biology
Crystal S Chavarro, Hunter College
Media Studies
Erica Chen, Hunter College
Political Science
Katie C Cheng , City College
Art
Stella Chin, Hunter College
Psychology
Zamara U Choudhary, Hunter
College
History, Special Honors Program
Cara L Chow, Hunter College
Economics, Chinese Language &
Literature
Sayeeda Chowdhury, Hunter College
Political Science, Human Rights
Shanin N Chowdhury, Hunter
College
Biological Sciences
Michael M Citrin, Hunter College
English Literature
Evyatar Cohen, Baruch College
Mathematics
“Live your life with love, treat other people with respect and acceptance. Let’s show the
world, through our actions, why the Macaulay experience is truly the greatest college
experience in the world.”
Andy Bell-Baltaci, Hunter College
Yaffa A Cohen, Queens College
Neuroscience & Biology
Breanna J Collins, Hunter College
Economics
Nadia H Cook-Loshilov, Lehman
College
Physics, Psychology
Esme L Cribb, City College
Communications
Sophia Curran, Hunter College
English Literature, Special Honors
Program
Kalliope R Dalto, Hunter College
English Literature
Florence V Dasrath, Hunter College
Chemistry,Philosophy
Erica Davis , Queens College
Psychology, Political Science
Natalie Mae S De Paz, Baruch College
Business Communications
Gabriella I Deane, Queens College
Psychology
Yvette J Deane, Queens College
Political Science, Sociology
Andzelika Dechnik, Hunter College
Biological Sciences
Anastasia Deda, Queens College
Economics
Nazia Denese, Hunter College
Psychology
Michelle A Deprizio, Brooklyn College
Linguistics
Jackelyne Diaz, Baruch College
Political Science
Irene Joyce Dimatulac, Hunter
College
Psychology
Thomas M Doherty, Hunter College
Religion
Ashley M Dominic, Brooklyn College
English, Psychology
Karen J Du, Hunter College
Childhood Education Grades 1-6 Quest,
English Literature
Konstantin Dukhovnyy, Baruch
College
Psychology, Political Science
Carol Dweck, Hunter College
Psychology
Jonathan S Eckman, Hunter College
Political Science
Naomi R Edwards, College of Staten
Island, Political Science
Stephen R Elliott, Baruch College
Economics
Stephen G Erickson City College
English
Debra Erlich, Queens College
Psychology
Juliel Espinosa, Hunter College
Chemistry
Elizabeth M Fields, Baruch College
Philosophy, Political Science
Cindy Flores, Queens College
Neuroscience & Psychology, Psychology
Christopher A Freire, Hunter College
History, Special Honors Program
Dylan Gahafer, City College,
Art
Jennifer F Ganeles, Queens College
Psychology
Andrew C Garafalo, College of Staten
Island, Psychology
Jonah D Garnick, Hunter College
Urban Studies
Veronica Gavryushenko, Baruch
College
Business Communication
Zachary Z Gershon, Hunter College
Biological Sciences
Fady Ghattas, Brooklyn College
Psychology, Biology
Annaliisa P Gifford, Brooklyn College
Speech Communication & Speech,
Creative Writing BFA
Whitney J Diaz Gochez,
Lehman College
Biology
Clarisa Gonzalez, City College
French
Michelle S Gorbonosov, Brooklyn
College
Chemistry, Art History
Danielle J Gordon, Brooklyn College
Womens and Gender Studies
Jonah Greebel, Hunter College
English Literature, Religion
Corin Greene, Queens College
Music Education
Randi T Gutbrod, Queens College
Political Science, Economics
Danielle L Haley, Hunter College
Political Science
“We owe it to Macaulay to make an impact in the world as great as the impact Macaulay
made in our lives, which, honestly, is immeasurable.”
Danielle Gordon, Brooklyn College
Nicole M Harris, Hunter College
Urban Studies, Special Honors Program
Jamie N Haskell, City College
Art History, French
Ashley N Haynes, Hunter College
Chemistry
Zachary M Hayworth, City College
English, Comparative Literature
Eric M Hirsch, Brooklyn College
Philosophy
Christine Hirt, Hunter College
Environmental Studies, Religion
Jana Hitgano, Hunter College
Women and Gender Studies,
Psychology
Zara E Hoffman, Baruch College
Arts Administration
Song Im Hong, Hunter College
Women and Gender Studies
Marouf Hossain, Hunter College
Biological Sciences
Sarah Hussain, Queens College
Political Science
Charlotte E Isaac, Queens College
Anthropology
Zoe A Isaacson, Queens College
Psychology
Quiana C Isaza, Hunter College
Psychology
Priom Islam, Lehman College
Political Science
Sigal Israilov, Hunter College
Biological Sciences
Michael J Jagdharry, Baruch College
Mathematics
Isabel T Jenkins, City College
International Studies
Christina John, Hunter College
History
Maria Kakurina, Hunter College
Psychology
Kunalajit Kang, Baruch College
Actuarial Science
Anna Katkovskaya, Hunter College
History
Simranjit Kaur, Queens College
Economics, Neuroscience & Psychology
Ryan R Khemraj, Brooklyn College
Economics, Chemistry
Christopher Kiang, Brooklyn College
Music, Chemistry
Gabrielle L Kirschner, Queens College
Psychology
Malamo Koutsogiannis,
Hunter College
Spanish, Adolescence Education:
Mathematics (BAMA)
Yelena Krasnozhen, Hunter College
Mathematics, Economics
Jennifer G Krzyminski, City College
Economics
Indiana Kuffer, Hunter College
Art Studio, Psychology
Ivanna Y Kuz, City College
International Studies, Political Science
Kasper Kuzmicki, City College
Theatre
Soonhyun Kwon, Queens College
Mathematics, Economics
Rajan A Lala, Brooklyn College
Philosophy, Chemistry
Erika A Lanham, Brooklyn College
Speech Language Pathology,
Audiology, Speech/Hearing Science,
Linguistics
Nicole Lashiker, Hunter College
Psychology
Jacob B Levin, Brooklyn College
Philosophy, Political Science
Alina R Levine, Queens College
Mathematics
Wynton Lewis, Queens College
Mathematics
Helen Li, Baruch College
Actuarial Science
Wendy Li, Hunter College
Chemistry
Jason J Liggayu, City College
Economics
Alice Liu, Hunter College
Urban Studies, Spanish, Chinese
Language and Literature, Public Policy
Derick Liu, Baruch College
English Literature, Psychology
Yevgeniy Liverant, Hunter College
Chemistry
Christina E Lopez, City College
Asian Studies
Min Lu, Hunter College
Classical Studies
Ayala Magder , Queens College
Environmental Studies, Urban Studies
(BAMA)
Nicolas Maiarelli, Hunter College
Economics
David Mandil, Baruch College
Psychology
Michael Manopla, Baruch College
Liberal Arts
Mark C Maranan , Hunter College
Chemistry
Leora Margelovich, Queens College
Economics
Alexandra V Marks, Hunter College
Theatre
Stacey Marks, Hunter College
Chinese Language & Literature,
Economics
Deanna L Martinez, Hunter College
Dance,Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino
Studies
Alexandra D Martinolich, Hunter
College
Statistics, Art Studio, Special Honors
Program
Shane C Mason, City College
Political Science
Eloise K McAviney, Hunter College
Anthropology
Eugena M Mccrann, Queens College
Media Studies
Christina J McEachern, Hunter
College
Media Studies
James D Mckenzie, Brooklyn College
Film
Anna T Mcpherran, Queens College
Biology
Tomas C Medina, Hunter College
Media Studies
Sam A Meyerson , Hunter College
Art Studio
Evelyn M Michalos, Queens College
English
Nora L Moncada, Lehman College
English
Christos Mouzakitis, Queens College
Neuroscience & Biology
Marilyn Moy, Queens College
Psychology, Communication Sciences
and Disorders
Patrick Moy, Hunter College
Chemistry
Hannah C Mulvihill , Hunter College
Chemistry
“I am proud to know many Macaulay students who are on the front lines of racial and
social justice, fighting every day to ensure those less fortunate than themselves are being
re-centered in the narrative.”
Jake Levin, Brooklyn College
Shannon L Murphy , Hunter College
Mathematics
Grace Muset, Hunter College
Geography,
Marina B Nebro, Queens College
History, Art History
Dylan F Nelsen-Epstein, Hunter
College
Philosophy, Chinese Language &
Literature
Bonita Ng, Baruch College
Graphic Communications
Aditya Nihalani, Brooklyn College
English
Tzipora M Nissan, Queens College
English, Political Science
Nikolay Nyashin, Lehman College
Political Science, Russian
Edward J O’Shea, College of Staten
Island, History
Elissa J Olivera, Queens College
Communication Sciences and
Disorders, Environmental Sciences
Christina Pack, Hunter College
Childhood Education Grades 1-6 Quest,
English Literature
Adriel Paderanga, Brooklyn College
Anthropology
Danica G Pagulayan, Hunter College
English Literature, Women & Gender
Studies
Joaquin E Palma, Hunter College
Film
Demetria Panagiotopoulos,
Hunter College
Psychology
Ryan Pang, Hunter College
Chemistry
Emma Park-Hazel, Hunter College
Theatre, Sociology
Olga Pavlenko, Hunter College
Physics
Veronica S Perez, Hunter College
Film, Chinese Language and Literature
Ramona N Persaud, Hunter College
Chemistry, Psychology
Sanya Z Pesic, Hunter College
Psychology, Chinese Language &
Literature
Edward Pinkhasik, Baruch College
Psychology
Cassandra Price, Queens College
English, Drama and Theatre
Christopher N Pringle, Queens
College
Music Education
Nicholas F Questel, College of Staten
Island,
History Grades 7-12, Philosophy/
Political Science
Roxanna Rahgozar, Hunter College
Spanish, Chinese Language &
Literature
Nadera Rahman, Hunter College
Psychology
Kira Rakova, City College
Communications, International Studies
Mikhail Relushchin, Baruch College
Political Science
Victor Rerick, Hunter College
Political Science
Tayler B Resnick, Queens College
Communication Sciences and
Disorders
Sharon Richardson, Brooklyn College
Music
Lindsay Rindskopf, Hunter College
English Literature, Political Science
Ayelet Roller, Brooklyn College
Philosophy
Monica Roman, Queens College
Political Science, English
Anastasia Romanova, Hunter College
Philosophy, French
Jennifer M Romero, Hunter College
Philosophy
Samantha R Rotenberg,
Queens College
Communication Sciences and
Disorders, Psychology
Patricia A Ruiz, Hunter College
Psychology
Jose I Sabal, Queens College
Mathematics, East Asian Studies
Veronica R Salama, Hunter College
Political Science, Media Studies
Joshua M Salazar, Hunter College
Psychology
Bleron Samarxhiu, Hunter College
Chemistry
Christina M Santiago, Lehman
College
Film and TV Studies
John M Scanlon, Baruch College
Actuarial Science
Kisa A Schell, Brooklyn College
Children and Youth Studies
Meagan N Schlapp, Hunter College
Chemistry
Ayala Schnaidman, Queens College,
English
Moette Nehama Schwartz, Queens
College
Art History
Dana E Seag, Hunter College
Psychology
Anisa Seenauth, Hunter College
Biological Sciences,
Special Honors Program
Sarah A Settineri, Hunter College
Media Studies, Political Science
Thomas R Seubert, Baruch College
Journalism, Economics
Cheyn A Shah, Queens College
Economics, Political Science
Tanmai Shah, Brooklyn College
Psychology
Priya E Shajan , City College
History, Chldhood Education (BSED)
Yeuk San Shen, Baruch College
Psychology, Biological Sciences
Madelyn Sher, Lehman College
Dance, Philosophy
Caroline M Sigler, Hunter College
Political Science, History
Sophie L Simon, Hunter College
Political Science
Erica Siudzinski, Hunter College
English Literature, Philosophy
Joshua I Sloan, Hunter College
Psychology
Polina Smelyanskaya, Baruch College
English Literature, Psychology
William B Solomon, Hunter College
Environmental Studies, Art Studio
Sarah Soo-Hoo, Hunter College
Biological Sciences
Jean Soto, Lehman College
English, Latin
Jonathan E Spilky, Queens College
Mathematics, Economics, Finance
Michael Stivers, Hunter College
Philosophy
“We would not be where we are today without our advisors: those incredible individuals
who offered their support day after day.”
Elisa Csorba, College of Staten Island
Muin T Syed, Brooklyn College
Psychology
Michael S Taft, Hunter College
Psychology
Kevin Tang, Hunter College
Urban Studies
Rachel Tawil, Brooklyn College
English
Igor Teslya, Hunter College
Psychology
Teresa J Thong, City College
Political Science
Kristy Timms, Hunter College
Art Studio
Riley F Tinney, City College
Economics
Kirran Tiwari, Hunter College
Chemistry
Christina L Torossian, Queens College
Psychology
Lisa Torre, Hunter College
Mathematics
Catherine R Traynor, Hunter College
Political Science
Jaclyn J Trotta, College of Staten
Island, Italian Studies
Alla Uts, Hunter College
Biological Sciences
Niles B Uy, Brooklyn College
Psychology
Aakaash Varma, Brooklyn College
History
Alla Vernaya, Hunter College
Political Science, Biolical Sciences
Lauren S Vicente, Hunter College
Biological Sciences
Alexander L Viner, Hunter College
Political Science, Philosophy
Matthew A Vuotto, College of Staten
Island
Psychology, Political Science
Deborah P Watman, Queens College
Biology, Urban Studies
Roseann G Weick, Hunter College
Chemistry
Hannah A Whalen, Hunter College
Political Science
Aaron A Williams, Hunter College
Media Studies
Naomi K Williams, Queens College
Media Studies
Jordan D Willner, Queens College
Neuroscience & Biology
Linda Wong, Hunter College
Psychology
Angelique D Woods, Lehman College
Psychology
Ariel M Yardeni, Hunter College
Chinese Language and Literature
Patrick Yoo, Brooklyn College
Anthropology
Sijia A You, Baruch College
Actuarial Science
Jina Yun, Hunter College
English Literature
Alvin Zablan, Hunter College
Computer Science
Sylvia Zaki, Queens College
Communication Sciences and
Disorders, Psychology
Kateryna Zarudna, Hunter College
Chemistry
Mona K Zeitoun, Hunter College
Political Science, Chinese Language
and Literature, Art Studio
Billy Zhao, Hunter College
Art Studio, Art History
Leslie Zhen, Hunter College
Psychology
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts
Aliza Selter, Hunter College
Mathematics/Statistics & Applied
Mathematics
Lucy M Snyder, Hunter College
Mathematics Teacher, Grades 7-12
Bachelor of Architecture
Christin L Hu, City College
Architecture
Katherine A Serrano Sosa,
City College
Architecture
Leanne P Zick, City College
Architecture
Bachelor of Business Administration
Mohamed Adnan, Brooklyn College
Business Administration
Rishi Ajmera, Baruch College
Finance
Oriana A Asano, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Susu Aung, Baruch College
Accounting
Rachel Chabot, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Yolanda W Chang, Baruch College
Management
Gurasees S Chawla, Brooklyn College
Business Administration
Victoria Checa, Baruch College
Finance
Sherilyne A Co, Brooklyn College
Business Administration
Andrew De Rosa, Baruch College
Finance
Rossella Failla, Baruch College
Finance
Jeffrey J Freedman, Baruch College
Computer Information Systems
David G Funderlich, Baruch College
Finance
Aaron W Fung, Baruch College
Statistics and Quantitative Modeling
“Four years ago, we were volunteers, readers, participants. But today, we are leaders,
advocates, organizers. Come tomorrow, we will be the movers and shakers of things.”
Munazza Alam, Hunter College
Pessia Goldberg, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Daniel Golub, Baruch College
Accounting
Mahum Khan, Baruch College
Economics
Phoebe Lau, Baruch College
Computer Information Systems
Vivian Lau, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Amanda M Lederman, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Hye Min Lee, Baruch College
Accounting
Jamie Lee, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Selina Lee, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Sihun Lee, Baruch College
Accounting
Chaya Leverton, Brooklyn College
Business Administration
Jackie Lin, Baruch College
Finance
Jessica Lin, Baruch College
Accounting
Melody Mark, Baruch College
Accounting
Ryan G Markoe, Baruch College
Finance
Joseph M Maugeri, Baruch College
Accounting
Brian M Mcintyre, Baruch College
International Business
Aleksandra Mikhaylova, Baruch College
Statistics and Quantitative Modeling
Salma S Mohamed , Baruch College
Finance
Nateshwar Nauth, Baruch College
Accounting
Luke F O’Dowd, Baruch College
Entrepreneurship
Jessica Piccolino, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Sean Proctor, Baruch College
Economics
Arooj Qumar, Baruch College
Operations Management
Alessandra A Rao, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Samuel I Rubinstein, Baruch College
Economics
Jason Samstein, Baruch College
Accounting
Nastassia Shcherbatsevich,
Baruch College
Accounting
Michelle C Sigalov, Baruch College
Finance
Carlos D Sirotnikov, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Vanja Sredojevic, Baruch College
Operations Management
Wagas Tahir, Baruch College
Accounting
Gen Hua Tan, Baruch College
Finance
Judith Traube, Baruch College
Computer Information Systems
Natan Wise, Baruch College
Finance
Christopher J Woo, Baruch College
Finance
Vivian Wu, Baruch College
Finance
Sunny Xu, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Wesley Yun, Baruch College
Accounting
Samson S Zachariah, Brooklyn College
Business Administration, Religion BA
Benjamin M Zeitz, Baruch College
Finance
Isabel Zhao, Baruch College
Finance
Nancy Zhu, Baruch College
Marketing Management
Bachelor of Engineering
Sajid Abdullah, City College
Electrical Engineering
Mohamed G Aboseria, City College
Biomedical Engineering
Christopher J Aebig, City College
Biomedical Engineering
Sunny Aggarwal, City College
Chemical Engineering
Kari J Andresen, City College
Mechanical Engineering
Medwin Chiu, City College
Civil Engineering
Saahil Chugh, City College
Electrical Engineerng
Christopher R Ciminelli, City College
Mechanical Engineering
Andrew D Gannon, City College
Chemical Engineering
William Gao, City College
Computer Engineering
Michelle J Gelbs, City College
Biomedical Engineering
Sneha Gopal, City College
Chemical Engineering
Myrna Hanna, City College
Environmental Engineering
Nablul Haseeb, City College
Civil Engineering
Kata Kozma, City College
Chemical Engineering
Pin Hao Liang, City College
Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Liu, City College
Computer Engineering
Farjana N Miah, City College
Mechanical Engineering
Christina M Moawad, City College
Biomedical Engineering
Antonios P Mourdoukoutas,
City College
Biomedical Engineering
Max E Mueller, City College
Mechanical Engineering
Sophia Palumbo, City College
Civil Engineering
Nelsyda Perez, City College
Civil Engineering
Mohammad T Qadri, City College
Mechanical Engineering
Indroneil Roy, City College
Chemical Engineering
Christine Seguritan, City College
Biomedical Engineering
“Finding our voice and using it is not only important for the greater good of society—It’s
vital for you.”
Stevie Borrello, Baruch College
Pavel Shapturenka, City College
Chemical Engineering
Alexander F Swyst, City College
Mechanical Engineering
Ray Tantama, City College
Mechanical Engineering
Ankush Thakur, City College
Biomedical Engineering
Kevin Vu, City College
Civil Engineering
Brian Wang, City College
Biomedical Engineering
Liudi Yang, City College
Biomedical Engineering
Aria Feliciano, Lehman College
Art, Computer Graphics & Imaging
Rachel E Finley, City College
Film, Asian Studies
Morgan M Flynn, City College
Film
Daniel Gurtovy, City College
Music
Jenny Lam, City College
Film
Magdalene Wrobleski,
Brooklyn College
Creative Writing
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Jonathan D Chevinsky,
Brooklyn College
Creative Writing
Kia G Delgado, City College
Electronic Design and Multimedia
Bachelor of Music
Matthew Gomm, Queens College
Music Performance
Bachelor of Science
Mehnaj S Ahmed, City College
Mathematics
Maxim R Avshalumov,
College of Staten Island, Accounting
Mohammad T Aziz, Brooklyn College
Biology
Victor Ryan Bernal, Brooklyn College
Biology
Saul M Betesh, Brooklyn College
Biology
Raquel Blanco, Lehman College
Nursing
David M Brady, College of Staten
Island, Computer Science/Math
Steven A Burekhovich, Brooklyn
College
Biology, Art History (BA)
Jasmine G Calle, College of Staten
Island, Biochemistry, Chemistry
Joyce Chan, City College
Biology
Amanda R Ciaramella, College of
Staten Island, Mathematics Grades
7-12
Iesha E Clement, Queens College
Graphic Design
Elisa A Csorba, College of Staten
Island, Business
Anissa Daimally, Hunter College
Nursing
Almira Duka, College of Staten Island,
Mathematics Grades 7-12
“Macaulay made it possible for all of us to obtain hands-on exposure to almost any
career we could dream of.”
Alex Barbulescu, Hunter College
Luke A Espina, City College
Physics
Renee L Esses, Brooklyn College
Multimedia Computing
Kathryn J Evans, Brooklyn College
Health and Nutrition Science
Stephanie A Finnegan, College of
Staten Island, Electrical Engineering,
Engineering Science
Daniel J Fontana, College of Staten
Island, Electrical Engineering,
Engineering Science
Jennifer Forkosh, Brooklyn College
Psychology
Tyler J Franco, College of Staten
Island, Electrical Engineering,
Engineering Science
Jennifer G Freund, College of Staten
Island, Mathematics, Business
Amber I Gatling,
College of Staten Island, Biology
Katherine Geller, City College
Mathematics
Erisa Gjinaj, City College
Biochemistry
Gabriela J Guerron, Hunter College
Nutrition and Food Science: Dietetics
Noshin M Haque, City College
Psychology
Erika B Herrera,
College of Staten Island, Nursing
Zahava M Hirsch, Brooklyn College
Biology, Religion (BA)
Zoya Huda, City College
Biology
Shumaila Irshad,
College of Staten Island, Business
Shelley Jain, Brooklyn College
Broadcast Journalism, Biology
Nawshin Jamil, City College
Biology
Patrick S Kettyle,
College of Staten Island,
Computer Science/Math
Tzivia Kleinbart, Brooklyn College
Public Accounting and Business
Management & Finance
Tiffani A Kolozian, City College
Physics
Corinna Kostikas,
College of Staten Island, Psychology
Austin Krauza,
College of Staten Island,
Computer Science
Muhddesa Lakhana, City College
Biology
Martin P Lapinski,
College of Staten Island,
Mathematics, Biology
Dong Chul Lee, City College
Biology
Grace A Lee, Hunter College
Nursing
Trevor Lee, Brooklyn College
Biology
Patrick G Lempert, Brooklyn College
Computer Science
Juliette R Levinton, Hunter College
Accounting
Jia Jian Li, Brooklyn College
Psychology
Deanna N Maravel, Hunter College
Nutrition and Food Science: Dietetics
Lawrence Markel, Brooklyn College
Biology
Michael Matteo, College of Staten
Island, Engineering Science
Medina Mishiyeva, Brooklyn College
Psychology
Malka H Niknamfard,
Brooklyn College
Psychology
Chidi B Nnaji, City College
Biochemistry
Damian Okrasinski, City College
Biology
Eitan A Pearl, City College
Computer Science,Mathematics
Chris M Pease, City College
Physics
Karem Penalo, Lehman College
Physics
Jake T Perez, Hunter College
Nursing
Michael Safdieh, City College
Computer Science
Penina C Safier,
College of Staten Island, Biology
Abin Sajan, City College
Psychology
Milana Sapozhnikov,
“With the scholarship and Opportunities Fund, I never once had to worry about working
full time instead of taking on internships, extracurriculars, and additional classes to really shape an education tailored to all my interests. Looking back, I truly feel that I have
been able to make the most out of my college years—stressful, sleepless nights and all.”
Victoria Tan, Queens College
Brooklyn College, Biology
Swathi Satty, College of Staten Island,
Computer Science/Math
Aashna Shah, City College
Computer Science
Christian Siason, College of Staten
Island, Accounting
Stephanie S Solanki, College of
Staten Island, Psychology
Sudipta Sureshbabu, Brooklyn College
Chemistry
Matias J Tong, City College
Biology
Brendon Ursomanno
College of Staten Island, Biology
Jiemin Yang, Queens College
Graphic Design,
Theatre and Dance (BA)
Cynthia Yin, City College
Math in Scientific and Industrial
Applications, Art
Jeong E Yun, Brooklyn College
Public Accounting and Business
Management & Finance
David Zakay, City College
Biology, Area Studies: Black-Puerto
Rican-Jewish (BA)
Adrienne Zhou, Brooklyn College
Health and Nutrition Science
Claudia Zmijewski, Brooklyn College
Biology, Children and Youth Studies
(BA)
Ariana Zuberovic, College of Staten
Island, Mathematics
CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique & Interdisciplinary Studies
Stevie K Borrello, Baruch College
Impact of Oppressive Cultures on
Woman, Sustainability in Media
Culture
Eleni Efstathiadis, Baruch College
Global Health
Christopher A Fiore, City College
Film and Theater Production, CrossCultural Literary Studies
Rebecca Galpern, Baruch College
Jewish Diaspora Studies
Ilana Gelb, Baruch College
Violence, Conflict, and Development
Ari B Himber, Baruch College
Sustainable Urban Community
Development
Jenna M Hosier, Baruch College
Arts, Media and Social Change,
Environmental Sustainability
Dashiell Lumas, City College
Social Mechanisms and Migration
Studies
Heather J McCallum,
Brooklyn College
Teratology and Webcomics
Emily E Miller, Brooklyn College
Media and Society, Modern
Consumerism
Jessamyn Sutton, Baruch College
Kinesiology
“We are so lucky to have had the freedom to break free from whatever held us back and
truly become the individuals we were meant to be. I made my dreams come true and, in
the process, became the best iteration of myself—as I’m sure you all have.”
Aakaash Varma, Brooklyn College
Victoria Q Tan, Queens College
Cultural Anthropology, Merchandise
Marketing
Melisa Tekin, Queens College
Urban Economics, Marketing Strategy
and Design
Albert Tong, Brooklyn College
The Science of Healing
Lauren R Zalta, City College
Media Studies, Public Relations
Class of 2016
senior awards
Macaulay Legacy Award
The Macaulay Pioneer Award
Recognizing exceptional co-curricular contributions to the
Macaulay community that have provided a template for future
student activities and outreach.
The Macaulay Honors College Pioneer Alumni Award recognizes a
Macaulay Honors College alumnus/a who is courageously taking a
unique path to success.
Baruch College
Nastassia Shcherbatsevich, Stevie Borrello, Eleni Efstanthiadis, Ilana Gelb
Brooklyn College Shelley Jain
City College
Rachel Finley & Katie Cheng
Hunter College
Irene Dimatulic & Jennifer Romero
Lehman College
Priom Islam
Queens College
Cassandra Price
The College of Staten Island Austin Krauza
Macaulay Community Service Award
Recognizing outstanding volunteer service work that exemplifies
Macaulay’s belief that every student must challenge him or herself
to improve the lives of others.
Baruch College
Jackelyne Diaz
Thomas Brigandi ’12, The College of Staten Island
Springboard Awards
The Macaulay Springboard Award recognizes students who have
taken the idea of a thesis or capstone project in new directions.
By reimagining the final project, pushing the boundaries of what
research and scholarship can achieve, these students have launched
new models, new ways of looking at their world, their studies, their
communities, and their futures.
Mehnaj Ahmed, City College
“Improving Secondary Mathematics Instruction for EnglishLanguage Learners”
Katie Cheng, City College
“Worms & Learning: An Illustrated Investigation into the Genetic
Implications of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Brooklyn College Michelle Gorbonosov & Ronny Antony
City College
Noshin Haque
Hunter College Ariel Yardeni
Lehman College
Raquel Blanco
Queens College
Charlotte Isaac & Nehama Schwartz
The College of Staten Island Jasmine Calle
Spirit of Macaulay Award
Recognizing a graduating senior whose outstanding leadership
and overall contributions to Macaulay, CUNY, and beyond have
created transformative experiences for students, faculty, and
administrators.
Jake Levin, Brooklyn College
Tiffani Kolozian, City College
“I Felt Like a Genius When I Made My Own Question: Science
Inquiry in the NYC Classroom”
Christina Lopez, City College
“English Education in Japan: Attempts for Reforms and the
Difficulties in Implementing Them”
Leora Margelovich, Queens College
“What’s In It For Me? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Economics of
College Life”
Heather McCallum, Brooklyn College
“Blurred Line: A Discussion of Fear, Storytelling, and How Our
Stories Shape the World”
Jiemin Yang, Queens College
The Bruno Salazar
Alumni Network Award
Damian Okrasinski, City College
“Empowering High-Functiong Adults on the Autism Spectrum to
Succeed in the Workplace”
Named in honor of Bruno Salazar ’10, City College, for his courageous
tenacity in the face of challenging circumstances.
Christina Torossian, Queens College
“Ecotherapy: A Preventative Measure for NYC Public High School
Students”
Monika Brzostowska, Queens
Aaron Williams, Hunter College
“What Does Gender Have to Do With It: The Inherent Biases of the
Video Game Industry”
named scholarships
Horace W. Goldsmith Scholars
Sofia Ahsanuddin, Brooklyn College
Jasmine Calle, College of Staten Island
Jonah Garnick, Hunter College
Zachary Gershon, Hunter College
Michelle Gorbonosov, Brooklyn College
Christin Hu, City College
Shumaila Irshad, College of Staten Island
Kata Kozma, City College
Anna Mcpherran, Queens College
Danica Pagulayan, Hunter College
Indroneil Roy, City College
Abin Sajan Malliath, City College
Eloise Mcaviney, Hunter College
Aashna Shah, City College
Cheyn Shah, Queens College
Michael Stivers, Hunter College
Kristy Timms, Hunter College
Albert Tong, Brooklyn College
Sophia Curran, Hunter College
Anissa Daimally, Hunter College
Andzelika Dechnik, Hunter College
Kia Delgado, City College
Jackelyne Diaz, Baruch College
Whitney Diaz, Lehman College
Ashley Dominic, Brooklyn College
Jonathan Eckman, Hunter College
Rachel Finley, City College
Jonah Garnick, Hunter College
Randi Gutbrod, Queens College
Noshin Haque, City College
Nawshin Jamil, City College
Simranjit Kaur, Queens College
Austin Krauza, College of Staten Island
Jacob Levin, Brooklyn College
Yevgeniy Liverant, Hunter College
Michael Matteo, College of Staten Island
Medina Mishiyeva, Brooklyn College
Alla Uts, Hunter College
Shannon Murphy, Hunter College
Kenan Leadership Scholars
Sean Proctor, Baruch College
Sophia Curran, Hunter College
Ilana Gelb, Baruch College
Sharon Richardson, Brooklyn College
Jessen Thomas, Brooklyn College
Lisa Goldberg-Revson Scholars
Stephanie Azzopardi, Hunter College
Stevie Borrello, Baruch College
Jasmine Calle, College of Staten Island
Sara Camnasio, Hunter College
Shanin Chowdhury, Hunter College
Elisa Csorba, College of Staten Island
Ryan Pang ,Hunter College
Lindsay Rindskopf, Hunter College
Bleron Samarxhiu ,Hunter College
Dana Seag, Hunter College
Lauren Selig, Lehman College
Jaclyn Trotta Staten, Island
Cheyn, Shah, Queens College
Lisa Hall Fellowship
Katherine Geller, City College
Emily Miller, Brooklyn College
Eitan A Pearl, City College
Michael Safdieh, City College
Meyer Scholars
Alexander Alvarado, Queens College
Damla Bek, Baruch College
Jonathan Chevinsky, Brooklyn College
Naomi Edwards, College of Staten Island
Eleni Efstathiadis, Baruch College ‘15
Rebecca Galpern, Baruch College
Jennifer Ganeles, Queens College
William Gao, City College ‘15
Jenna Hosier, Baruch College ‘15
Tiffani Kolozian, City College
Kasper Kuzmicki, City College ‘15
Eloise Mcaviney, Hunter College
Tzipora Nissan, Queens College
Eitan Pearl, City College
Chris Pease, City College ‘15
Erika Lanham, Brooklyn College
Nicole Lashiker, Hunter College
Grace Lee, Hunter College
Trevor Lee, Brooklyn College
Patrick Lempert, Brooklyn College
Wendy Li, Hunter College
Ryan Markoe, Baruch College
Sam Meyerson, Hunter College
Emily Miller, Brooklyn College
Hannah Mulvihill, Hunter College
Marina Nebro, Queens College
Alessandra Rao, Baruch College
Joshua Salazar, Hunter College
Linda Wong, Hunter College
Alvin Zablan, Hunter College
Tayler Resnick, Queens College
Rudin Scholars
Jennifer Romero, Hunter College
Katie Cheng, City College
Christina Santiago, Lehman College ‘15
Renee Esses, Brooklyn College
Yeuk San Shen, Baruch College
Corin Greene, Queens College
Kisa Schell, Brooklyn College
Moette Nehama Schwartz, Queens College
Dana Seag, Hunter College ‘15
Erica Siudzinski, Hunter College
Rachel Tawil, Brooklyn College
Melisa Tekin, Queens College
Deanna Martinez, Hunter College
Bonita Ng, Baruch College
Cassandra Price, Queens College
Christopher Pringle, Queens College
Kisa Schell, Brooklyn College
Kristy Timms, Hunter College
Moette Nehama Schwartz, Queens College
Christina Torossian, Queens College
Madelyn Sher, Lehman College
Aakaash Varma, Brooklyn College
Priya Shajan, City College
Alexander Viner, Hunter College
Matthew Vuotto, College of Staten Island
Jordan Willner, Queens College
Starr Scholars
Mohamed Adnan, Brooklyn College
Sofia Ahsanuddin, Brooklyn College
Paul Soros Scholars
Alex Bonilla, City College
Anatole Bell-Baltaci, Hunter College
Steven Burekhovich, Brooklyn College
Katie Cheng, City College
Lisa Caraballo, Lehman College
Erica Davis, Queens College
Crystal Chavarro, Hunter College
Stephen Erickson, City College
Gurasees Chawla, Brooklyn College
Shelley Jain, Brooklyn College
Stella Chin, Hunter College
Ryan Khemraj, Brooklyn College
Sayeeda Chowdhury, Hunter College
Christopher Kiang, Brooklyn College
Sherilyne Co, Brooklyn College
Tzivia Kleinbart, Brooklyn College
Suprita Datta, City College
Corinna Kostikas, College of Staten Island
Whitney Diaz, Lehman College
Naomi Edwards, College of Staten Island
Eleni Efstathiadis, Baruch College
Jennifer Freund, College of Staten Island
Shumaila Irshad, College of Staten Island
Priom Islam, Lehman College
Christina John, Hunter College
Kunalajit Kang, Baruch College
Indiana Kuffer, Hunter College
Rajan Lala, Brooklyn College
Derick Liu, Baruch College
Christina Moawad, City College
Hannah Mulvihill, Hunter College
Y-Lan Nguyen, City College
Nikolay Nyashin, Lehman College
Adriel Paderanga, Brooklyn College
Chris Pease, City College
Karem Penalo, Lehman College
Ramona Persaud, Hunter College
Victor Rerick, Hunter College
Milana Sapozhnikov, Brooklyn College
John Scanlon, Baruch College
Meagan Schlapp, Hunter College
Anisa Seenauth, Hunter College
Thomas Seubert, Baruch College
Tanmai Shah, Brooklyn College
Priya Shajan, City College
Michelle Sigalov, Baruch College
Caroline Sigler, Hunter College
Waqas Tahir, Baruch College
Kirran Tiwari, Hunter College
Alla Uts, Hunter College
Lucas Vizeu-Quintana, Lehman College
Angelique Woods, Lehman College
Sunny Xu, Baruch College
Ariel Yardeni, Hunter College
Patrick Yoo, Brooklyn
Morin Scholars
Katherine Geller, City College
Eitan A Pearl, City College
Michael Safdieh, City College
commencement
address
Dr. Marion Nestle
Marion Nestle, Ph.D., is a noted food studies scholar and consumer advocate whose
research examines scientific and socioeconomic influences on food choice, obesity,
and food safety, emphasizing the role of food marketing. Nestle received the James
Beard Leadership Award in 2013 and in 2014 the U.S. Healthful Food Council’s
Innovator of the Year Award. She is the Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department
of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, which she chaired
from 1988-2003. She is also professor of sociology at NYU and Visiting Professor of
Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. Nestle is the author of several prize-winning books,
including Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning), published by Oxford
University Press in 2015. She earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an MPH in public
health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley.
Past Honorary Degree Recipients & Speakers
2008 Peter Gelb
2009 John C. Whitehead
2010 Paul and Daisy Soros
2011 Joel I. Klein
2012 Merryl H. Tisch
2013 Reynold Levy and Virginia Slaughter
2014 Harold E. Varmus
2015 Fareed Zakaria (Speaker)
special guests
Congressman Jerrold Nadler
Assembly Member Richard Gottfried
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer
Council Member Helen Rosenthal
administration
Board of Trustees, The City University of New York
Macaulay Honors College Foundation Board of Directors
Annie Emer
Norton Garfinkle
Ann Limberg
Frederick Schaffer
William E. Macaulay
Laura S. Schor
StevenGoldman
Ellyn McColgan
Michael Zigman
Matthew Goldstein
Anthony E. Meyer
Yosef Ibrahimi ’05 (Queens College)
James Milliken
Honorary Directors
Kenneth Arrow
Peter Gelb
David Remnick
Macaulay Advisory Council
Ken Abbott
Betty Sue Flowers
Rodney Nichols
Karen Arenson, co-chair
Adam Glassman
David Rippon
Edith Cameron Bjornson
Bruce R. Gordon, M.D.
David Sheehan
Tony Brown
Michael D. Grohman, chairman
Virginia Slaughter
Iris Chen
Idit Harel
Nicki Tanner
Gene Dattel
Philip Isom
Claudia Wagner
Shelley Fischel
Celia McGee
Michael Zigman
Presidents
Mitchel B. Wallerstein, Bernard M. Baruch College
Jeremy Travis, John Jay College for Criminal Justice
Karen L. Gould, Brooklyn College
Ricardo R. Fernández, Lehman College
Lisa Staiano-Coico, The City College of New York
Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Queens College
Jennifer J. Raab, Hunter College
William J. Fritz, College of Staten Island
Provosts
David P. Christy, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Bernard M. Baruch College
Jane Bowers, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs, John Jay College for Criminal Justice
William A. Tramontano, Provost & Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Brooklyn College
Anny Morrobel-Sosa, Provost & Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Lehman College
Maurizio Trevisan, Provost & Chief Academic Officer, The City
College of New York
Elizabeth Hendrey, Acting Provost and Vice President of
Academic Affair, Queens College
Lon S. Kaufman, Acting Provost & Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Hunter College
Gary W. Reichard, Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs, College of Staten Island
Directors & Associate Directors
Nancy Aries, Bernard M. Baruch College
Gary Schwartz, Lehman College
Tammy Lewis, Brooklyn College,
Christopher Bonastia, Associate Director, Lehman College
Geraldine Murphy, The City College of New York
Ross Wheeler, Queens College
Susanna Yurick, Associate Director, The City College of New York
Charles Liu, College of Staten Island
Lev A. Sviridov, Hunter College
Lisa French, Associate Director, College of Staten Island
Nathan Lents, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Advisors
Stacey Backenroth, Bernard M. Baruch College
Charlotte Glasser, Hunter College
Caitlin Massey, Bernard M. Baruch College
Cristina Gleicher, Hunter College
Lena Tuck, Bernard M. Baruch College
Joanna Kata, Hunter College
Sandy Alexandre, Brooklyn College
Adrienne FitzGerald, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Cheryl Olivieri, Brooklyn College
Wynter Greene, Lehman College
Jaime Weiss, Brooklyn College
Lindsey Dedow, Queens College
Kate Levin, The City College of New York
Lorna M. Ronald, Queens College
Alida McKee, The City College of New York
Anita Romano, College of Staten Island
Irina Stoyanova, The City College of New York
Lisa French, College of Staten Island
Vasiliy Arkanov, Hunter College
Macaulay Honors College Administration
Mary Pearl, Interim Dean
Lisa Brundage, Director, CUNY Advance
Su Ng, Assistant to the Interim Dean
Academic Affairs
Joseph Ugoretz, Interim Chief Academic
Officer and Senior Associate Dean for
Teaching and Learning
Andrew Adair, Associate Director of
Student Development
Jeffrey Angeles, College Assistant for
Enrollment Management and Institutional
Research
Marianne Booufall-Tynan, Director of
Enrollment Management
Mary Carney, Laptop Coordinator & A/V
Custodian
Carolina Ruiz, Cultural Passport
Coordinator
Robert Small, Director of the Macaulay
New Media Lab
Georgia Southern-Penn, Executive
Coordinator
Darren Staloff, Director of Hertog
Scholars Program
Danielle Jackson, College Assistant for
Institutional Research
Alimamy Kamara, Associate Director of
Admissions
Mike Lamb, Thomas R. Slaughter Scholarin-Residence & Associate Director of
Immersive and Personalized Education
Charmain Liddelow, Assistant to the
Director of Enrollment Management
Veronica Maldonado, Director of
Scholarships and Grants
Jose Luis Moreno, Network/System
Manager
Kelly O’Donnell, Director of Science
Forward
Michael Parascandola, Digital Services
Associate
Diane Phillips, Director of Institutional
Research
Elizabeth Reis, Professor
Rachel Bogen
Marnie Brady
Alexis Carrozza
Sean Moriarty, Vice President of
Advancement
Chris Caruso, Senior ITF
Sean Behrens, Development Coordinator
Jennifer Corby
Brianne Donnelly, Assistant Director of
Alumni Relations
Maggie Dickinson, Senior ITF
Amina Holman, Development Associate
Stephanie Straffi, Director of Individual
Giving
Vanessa Iaffa, Interim Pre-Health
Programs Advisor
Stephen Boatright, Senior ITF
Advancement
Gianina Chrisman, Assistant Director of
Internships & Undergraduate Research
Kerolos Ghobryal, IT Support Specialist
Mikela Bjork
Pamela Burger, Senior ITF
Stephanie Hyacinth, Director of
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Chris Daversa, Student Development
Coordinator
Marissa Bellino
Cam Stewart, Student Writing Specialist
Liang Gui (Joe) Chen, Institutional
Research Specialist
Sasha De Silva, Scholarship Coordinator
to Academic Affairs
Denisse Andrade
Finance & Administration
Carolyn Geisel, Executive Director of
Business Finance
Frank Nuara, Director of Finance &
Administration
Joseph Dunning, Administrative
Superintendent
Amanda Hick, College Assistant for
Finance & Administration
Tahir Butt
Lukasz Chelminski
Caroline Erb
Paul Fess
Maggie Galvan, Senior ITF
Anna Gjika
Scott Henkle, Senior ITF
Aaron Kendall
Caroline Loomis
Andrew Lucchesi
Sara Martucci
Amanda Matles
Katherine Logan McBride
Laurel Mei-Singh
Christina Nadler
Kathleen Paramore, Finance Specialist
Andres Orejuela
Marketing &
Communications
Gwen Shaw
Grace Rapkin, Director of Marketing &
Communications
Marika Bailey, Creative Services Manager
Kathryn Lineberger, Digital Media
Strategist
Sheila Stainback, Media Relations
Manager
Instructional Technology
Fellows
Kevin Ambrose
Joseph Pentangelo
Aaron Slodounik
Kara van Cleaf
Tommy Wu
Special Thanks
Each Macaulay student crossing the stage at
commencement represents the unique partnership that
Macaulay Honors College shares with dozens of campus
administrators and faculty members across five boroughs
and eight campuses—all of whom work tirelessly on
behalf of our students. We wish to thank our remarkable
colleagues who helped to make this day possible and who
made the students’ experience a truly exceptional one. It
really does take a village.
Macaulay Honors College extends its appreciation to the
staff and students who serve as volunteers. We also wish
to thank the staff of Lincoln Center for their assistance and
contributions in planning this momentous occasion.
History of Macaulay
In 2001, the City University of New York established the
CUNY honors college to provide a globally competitive
program for the most talented and academically gifted
of New York’s students. The unique vision of Chancellor
Emeritus Matthew Goldstein and founding Dean Laura
Schor allowed these students access to the academic
breadth of the CUNY system, using a model that derived
its strength from highly collaborative relationships with
five CUNY senior colleges.
We are grateful to William and Linda Macaulay for the
transformational gift in 2006 that enabled us to move to
our current home on West 67th Street, and become the
Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New
York. Since then we have grown our consortium from five
to eight campuses, with the addition of John Jay College
to our community in 2013.
From the start, Macaulay received recognition for
exceptional advising, hands-on internships and research
opportunities, community service and global learning
opportunities, and a commitment to provide the skills and
experiences for each student to excel.
The College offers innovative seminars linking students
with the history, arts and resources of New York; the
Opportunities Fund, which allows each student to shape
their own unique learning program, and master teachers
whose special experiences inspire and motivate students
to explore new ideas and apply that knowledge to real
world concerns.
Macaulay’s Mace
The ceremonial
mace is a tradition at
commencement. Carried
by a designated marshal,
it symbolizes the authority
by which a college grants
degrees.
The centerpiece of the mace is a medallion. The image
over the logo symbolizes that, while Macaulay scholars
may be separated geographically, many bridges connect
them. A large scepter representing the student body
supports the medallion, and a small ball at the bottom
symbolizes the vision for Macaulay Honors College. The
bands on the neck and shaft embody the values that drive
our mission: scholarship, leadership, service, diversity, and
imagination.
Academic Regalia
Scholars have worn the traditional cap and gown costume
since medieval times. To identify the wearer’s degree, the
subject in which it was conferred, and the institution that
granted it, American colleges and universities established
a code of regulations. While many institutions have
incorporated official school colors for their academic
gowns, it is still possible to recognize the wearer’s
academic background by the cut, length, and color of the
gowns and hoods.
The wearer’s degree is identified by the cut of the gown as
well as how it is worn. The bachelor’s gown is worn closed
and has pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is worn open
or closed and has oblong sleeves slit at the elbow. The
doctor’s gown, the most elaborate of all academic gowns,
is worn open or closed and has bell-shaped sleeves,
usually crossed with three bars of velvet. The length of the
hood also identifies the degree: 3 feet for a bachelor’s, 3
feet and 6 inches for a master’s and 4 feet for a doctor’s.
The color of the hood’s velvet binding identifies the
wearer’s area of study. These colors include purple for law,
blue for philosophy, gold for science, and white for arts,
letters and humanities.