The College of Staten Island (CSI) is a public college in Staten Island, New York. It is one of the 11 four-year senior colleges within the City University of New York system. Programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional studies lead to bachelor's and associate degrees. The master's degree is awarded in 13 professional and liberal arts and sciences fields of study. The college offers also a very competitive program in Physical Therapy (Doctorate of Physical Therapy). The college participates in doctoral programs of The Graduate Center, CUNY in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Nursing, Physics, and Psychology.
History
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The College of Staten Island traces its beginnings to the founding of Staten Island Community College (SICC) in 1956. SICC merged with Richmond College (opened in 1965) in 1976 to form the College of Staten Island. Richmond College had been threatened with closure because of New York City's financial crisis, while the older school, because of its status as a community college, received state support. The merger was particularly logical since the community college offered two-year degrees, while Richmond College was an "upper divisional" college (the third in the nation) that offered degrees to those in their third and fourth years of schooling.
The College of Staten Island has been located on the grounds of the former Willowbrook State School since 1993. It is the largest campus, in terms of physical size, in New York City. Before the relocation to Willowbrook, the College had a split campus, located at the former Staten Island Community College (in Sunnyside, on Todt Hill; the campus now houses the Michael J. Petrides School) and Richmond College (in St. George).
Presidents of the college
- Dr. Edmond Volpe, 1976-1994, an American literature scholar, retired in 1994, after having successfully handled the merger of the two colleges and the unification of the two campuses.
- Dr. Marlene Springer, 1994-2007, an English and American literature scholar, under whose leadership the College improved academic standards, introduced two doctoral programs and several master's programs, raised the level of the faculty, added research institutes, and introduced an Honors College, The Verrazano School, and the CSI High School for International Studies, retired in August 2007
- Tomás D. Morales, 2007-2012; arranged for a free shuttle from the Staten Island ferry to the Willowbrook campus; announced in May 2012 that he would be leaving to become president of California State University at San Bernardino some months after the faculty senate passed a motion of no confidence
- Dr. William J. Fritz, geologist, appointed interim president on August 15, 2012 and as President on May 6, 2014
Academics
Rankings
As of the 2016 school year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked The College of Staten Island between 146th and 187th in their Best Regional Universities in the North category, and tied for 118th in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs that do not offer a doctorate, yet the college is unranked nationally. For 2018, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings has placed The College of Staten Island between 601st and 800th in their US University Rankings category, while Forbes ranks the college 451st nationally, 152nd in their Public Colleges category, and 164th in the Northeast. The college is also very research oriented and the High Impact Universities Research Performance Index (RPI) grades CSI with a B for its research performance.
Faculty
The college has some prestigious faculty who have earned prestigious awards and grants:
- Dan McCloskey: Associate Professor of Psychology, CAREER NSF award and PECASE recipient
- Sebastien Poget: Associate Professor of Chemistry, CAREER NSF award
- Vadim Oganesyan: Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Physics, CAREER NSF award
References
External links
- Official website
- Official athletics website