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March 2007
David Mercaldo, author of Ferry, discussed his lastest book, Seamstress. The novel features five Italian-American women who work in the Lower Manhattan's Garment District during the Depression, World War II and post-war period and who would not let their love and friendship wane in spite of a changing world..
February 2007
Cleve Overton, author of In the Shadow of the Statue of Liberty: A Memoir of a Black American, commented on everything from his public battle against segregation at the old Bethlehem Steel on Staten Island to his campaign to raise awareness that the murals at Borough Hall negatively depict African American.
April 2006
Wilma Jones, Chief Librarian and Associate Professor at CSI, presented an exploratory talk based on her recent study regarding African immigrants on Staten Island. In her study, Professor Jones looks to the leaders in the African community in Staten Island to identify recurrent issues faced by this population.
March 2006
Rose Proscia, a CSI graduate student and daughter of Italian-American immigrants, discussed Miller Field and its evolution from Native American homestead in the 1520s to a hay farm in the 1840s to military airfield in the 1920s to its current incarnation as part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
November 2005
Tamara Coombs, founding chair of the Ferry Riders Committee
of the St. George Civic Association, held a discussion about the Staten Island
Ferry as
transportation, tourist attraction, and floating public space. She also spoke
to the satisfactions and opportunities of creative volunteerism.
Associate Professor Richard Flanagan (Political Science) presented his research on the Staten Island secession movement, drawing on comparisons to secession movements and governance conflicts in other global cities.
October 2005
Professor Emeritus Daniel Kramer (Political Science) presented a lecture in which he argued that there is a competitive two-party system on Staten Island. While Staten Island “leans” Republican, charismatic Democrats who are seen as tough on welfare and crime, can win elections. The political differences between North and South Shore communities, as well as the role of incumbency and intra-party fights, were also considered.
April 2005
Dr. David Mercaldo discussed his novel Ferry, set in the early 1950s on Staten Island and Manhattan. Dr. Mercaldo, a resident of Staten Island, is an alumnus of Richmond College, where he earned a master’s degree in education. Mercaldo also holds a doctorate in humanities from Columbia University and was a public school teacher and administrator for thirty-six years.
November 2004
Dave Frieder, a well-known photographer of New York City's bridges, presented his work through discussion, film, and slides. This program was held to coincide with the celebration of the 40thAnniversary of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
September 2004
Jeff Kroessler, Oral Historian, moderated a CSI alumni debate on zero tolerance entitled Crime & Punishment: Does Zero Tolerance Make Us Safer? Several alumni from the legal and judicial fields participated in the debate.
March 2004
As part of Women's History Month, Eileen Monreale discussed her research on Mathilde Weingartner and her book, Mathilde Weingartner: A Staten Island Naturalist.
November 2003
Professor Sandra Roth, College Archivist and Information Services Librarian at Baruch College, gave a presentation on the history of the City University of New York.
October 2003
As part of the continuing series, "Conversations on Politics," Archives & Special Collections sponsored visits by Staten Island District Attorney candidates Dan Donovan and David Lehr.
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Updated March 15, 2007