Kingsborough Community College

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kingsborough Community College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is a junior college in Brooklyn, New York. The campus is located at the eastern end of the Manhattan Beach peninsula. The 71-acre (283,000 m²) campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

The college was founded in 1963. It opened in 1964 with 468 students and 39 faculty members. It now serves more than 30,000 students annually and offers both credit and non-credit courses. Since its opening, the college has served over half a million students.

In the late nineteenth century, the Oriental and the Manhattan Beach Hotels, built to compete with the major resorts of Newport, Rhode Island, occupied the area where the current campus now sits. Subsequently, a federal maritime station occupied the land. Military buildings were initially rehabilitated for classes. In 1968 construction was begun of 8 "temporary buildings." Five years later, the construction was completed.

The campus is now a modern one, overlooking the three bodies of water, but it still has its own beach and a new Rainbow Bandshell at which thousands of people attend concerts under the stars during the summer months.

Most of the college was built under the 28-year leadership of president Leon M. Goldstein, who created many innovative programs at the college including "College Now." The high school and the Performing Arts center, as well as a playground, are named for him. The current president of the college is Regina S. Peruggi, the former president of Marymount Manhattan College and president of the Central Park Conservancy. The college serves students from more than 162 nations, who speak over 95 different languages.

The college continues the tradition of offering concerts and services to the community with concerts scheduled for this summer in Latin music, jazz, pop music, doo wop and other musical genres. The college also hosts an author series, and a Homecoming Day for its alumni in September of each year.

It is the only community college serving the 2.5 million people of Brooklyn, New York.

[edit] Notable alumni

Jeff Aronson, CEO, Albar Industries, Florida
Laura Baddish, CEO & president, Baddish Communications
Scott Cantone, VP Forest City Ratner/Brooklyn Nets
Lt. Colonel Drew Brown, motivational speaker & author
Andrew Dice Clay, standup comedian & actor
Cosmus Cozier, Consul General St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Tracey Cloherty, vice president of programming for Emmis Radio Network
Pete Falcone, former New York Mets pitcher
Geronimo, Sirius Radio Network head of programming for many channels
Eric Goldberg, television writer & producer, CSI: NY and CSI: Miami
Howie Green, vice president of programming, Sirius Satellite Radio
David J. Louie, President Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Owner and President David Louie Insurance
Josanne Lopez, Senior Producer and Director of Program Development CNN
Derick Nimitz, Managing Director, LamboNuni Capital Partners, LP
Lenny Greene, radio personality, DJ for New York's KISS-FM
Jeff Koinage, CNN correspondent in Africa
Larry Namer, co-founder, E! Entertainment Network
Barbara Patton, former New York State Assemblywoman & professor
Jeff Rubenstein, owner of first Quizno's Classic Subs in Tampa, Florida
Carmine Santa Maria, newspaper columnist, local political activist
Larry Seabrook, New York State Senator (33rd district)
Karen Stewart, news anchor, WCBS Radio, New York
Anthony Trani, president & CEO, Paragon Life Insurance Company
Mark Weber, CEO of Philips Van Huesen Clothing Company
Andrew Weyman, television producer & director (Roseanne, Ellen, Bette, Cybill)
Jim Wunderman, President & CEO, Bay Area Council, San Francisco

[edit] External links

City University of New York

Baruch College • Borough of Manhattan CC • Bronx CC • Brooklyn College • City College • College of Staten Island • CUNY Graduate Center • CUNY Graduate School of Journalism • CUNY Law School • Hostos CC • Hunter College • John Jay College of Criminal Justice • Kingsborough CC • LaGuardia CC • Lehman College • Medgar Evers College • New York City College of Technology • Queens College • Queensborough CC • Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education • York College

North Division	Central Division	South Division	Southeast Division
Current arenas in the American Basketball Association Blue Conference
Barre Auditorium¹ \| Buffalo State Sports Arena \| Burlington Memorial Auditorium² \| Centre Pierre Charbonneau \| Nauset Regional High School \| PEPS	Cape Fear Community College \| Essex County College \| Kingsborough Community College \| Montgomery College \| Suffolk County Community College	Howard School of Academics and Technology \| Mitchell Center \| Suwanee Sports Academy \| Washington County Convention Center	Downtown Recreation Center \| FAU Arena \| University of North Florida Arena
¹The Vermont Frost Heaves play half of their home games at Barre Auditorium. ²The Vermont Frost Heaves play half of their home games at Burlington Memorial Auditorium.