Hostos 2018 Winter Commencement Booklet

MORNING CEREMONY (10:30 AM) PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance, Elgar Mr. Emmanuel Díaz, Pianist MASTER OF CEREMONIES Professor Mohammad Sohel GRAND MARSHAL Professor Marta Rivera NATIONAL ANTHEM Mr. Rafael Torres, Hostos Staff - Mr. Emanuel Torres, ASAP Student Mr. Jonathan Torres, Student - Mr. Emmanuel Díaz, Pianist GREETINGS The Honorable Fernando Ferrer, Board of Trustees/CUNY Dr. Vita C. Rabinowitz, Executive VC and University Provost/CUNY INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Dr. David Gómez, President COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER The Honorable Michael Blake, NYS Assembly, 79th District PRESIDENT’S REMARKS Dr. David Gómez, President PRESENTATION OF HONORS Dr. Christine Mangino, Provost VALEDICTORIAN Ms. Andrelle G. Jeffers SALUTATORIAN Ms. Awilda Rosado PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Dr. Christine Mangino, Provost CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Dr. David Gómez, President CALL TO ADJOURN Professor Marta Rivera, Grand Marshal RECESSIONAL 1

AFTERNOON CEREMONY (3:30 PM) PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance, Elgar Mr. Emmanuel Díaz, Pianist MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Professor Andrea Fabrizio GRAND MARSHAL Professor Ángel Morales NATIONAL ANTHEM Mr. Rafael Torres, Hostos Staff - Mr. Emanuel Torres, ASAP Student Mr. Jonathan Torres, Student - Mr. Emmanuel Díaz, Pianist GREETINGS The Honorable Mayra Linares-García, Board of Trustees/CUNY Ms. Loretta Martínez, General Counsel and VC for Legal Affairs/CUNY INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Dr. David Gómez, President COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Ms. Lisanette Rosario, Director of Career Services, HCC Alumna, 2001 PRESIDENT’S REMARKS Dr. David Gómez, President PRESENTATION OF HONORS Dr. Christine Mangino, Provost VALEDICTORIAN Ms. Andrelle G. Jeffers SALUTATORIAN Ms. Awilda Rosado PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Dr. Christine Mangino, Provost CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Dr. David Gómez, President CALL TO ADJOURN Professor Ángel Morales, Grand Marshal RECESSIONAL 2

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Harriet Tubman once said that “every dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember that you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars, to change the world.” You, the class of 2018, have dared to dream and to bring yourselves to this point today. You have demonstrated the strength, patience and passion. Now, you have the opportunity as graduates to help change the world.

This year we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Hostos Community College. As we look back on the struggles that your predecessors faced, you will notice how similar they are to those you face now. Social, economic and political unrest swept the country. The most vulnerable among our citizens were attacked by our political leaders, blamed for the problems in the nation and marginalized.

Ours, however, is not a story of desperation or loss. It is, rather, a story of hope, strength, patience and passion. First, dreamers like you believed that an institution of the South Bronx and for the South Bronx could be created. When threatened with extinction, students like you determined that this beacon of hope would not be extinguished and fought for its survival. It is because of them that we are privileged to celebrate our founding and our growth as an anchor institution here in the Bronx.

Now dreamers like you will go on to make an impact in the finest tradition of Hostos the man and the institution. Hostos the man fought for the self-determination of not only Puerto Rico but Latin America. He fought for women’s rights and equal education for all. Hostos the institution, founded on the fundamental tenet of social justice, has shown that each and every person, if given an opportunity, will excel.

That the human spirit knows no bounds and that you will change the world for the better and inspire future generations is something about which I have no doubt.

Remember always that this is your home. Though your time here as students is coming to a close, you are part of the college’s history and its future. I could not be more proud of each and every one of you.

David Gómez, Ed.D. President

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President David Gómez, Ed.D. Dr. Gómez has served The City University of New York for over four decades. In that time he has been fortunate to have worked with many talented professionals in each of the four divisions he has counted in his portfolio, including Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, Finance and Administration, and now in the challenges and opportunities to professionals in higher education.

He began his career at Hostos, where he served in a variety of roles including Interim Dean for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College. He then went to Kingsborough Community College, where he served as Dean of Instructional Services, Vice President for Academic Administration, Program Planning and Development, and Interim Provost. During his time at Kingsborough, where he holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Behavior and Social Sciences, Dr. Gómez also served as a consultant, locally and nationally, assisting community college leaders improve the quality of services at their institutions. He returned to Hostos in 2014 to serve as Interim President, and was named President of the College the following year.

Dr. Gómez’ publications and research interests have focused on the community college movement. In recent years, he has examined critical practices that can move institutions “from good to great,” the importance of student support services in advancing student success, and aligning the objectives of the institution’s three main divisions to achieve common goals. He has spoken at numerous conferences on the challenges facing community colleges including, most recently, at Teachers College, Columbia University on the national agenda and the community college.

Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Gómez is a proud product of NYC public schools. He attended the State University of New York at Albany, where he earned his baccalaureate degree in English literature. He earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he studied under Dr. Walter Sindlinger, an early champion of the community college movement.

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER (10:30 AM)

The Honorable Michael Blake, NYS Assembly, 79th District When describing the path his life has taken, Michael Blake humbly refers to the words of his mother who remarked that the family had gone “from no house to the White House.” Blake has committed himself to public service and to the empowerment of others like him, who may not have direct access to opportunities to participate in the policy and political debates that shape this nation. Blake’s family story is a testament to his achievement. His family emigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica seeking new opportunities, but facing many new challenges. Blake was raised in the Bronx and continues to live a life rooted in the foundation of faith, politics and putting his heart and soul into all opportunities.

Michael Blake is the Assemblyman of the 79th District in New York State, representing parts of Concourse Village, Morrisania, Melrose, Belmont, Claremont and East Tremont. He is passionate about urban entrepreneurship, Minority- & Women-owned businesses, community learning, sustainable communities and empowering young men of color. Blake is also the Founding Principal of Atlas Strategy Group, which focuses on political and economic empowerment for communities of color.

Michael recently served as the Director of Public Policy & External Affairs for Green For All, a national organization working to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Michael was also the Senior Advisor for Operation Hope, the best-inclass provider of financial literacy empowerment for youth, financial capability for communities, and ultimately, financial dignity for all. But before these opportunities of service, Blake’s path to public service is a testament of what happens if you just trust in your dreams, anything can be possible.

Blake first met President Obama in 2006 when he joined the Obama organization as a participant in the “Yes We Can” political training program, which trained ten young Americans to run and execute a political campaign. Blake maintains that Obama was the same caring, intellectual and transformational individual at their first meeting that he was as President and encouraged him to think beyond his present circumstance saying, “Michael, dream big dreams.” The dreams began to be realized when the Obama team sent Michael to Michigan to manage his first races.

Blake was honored as one of “The Root 100” in 2012, featured in Jet magazine as one of 15 black politicos behind President Obama’s re-election and recognized by MSNBC in 2011 as one of the Top 10 Black Politicians on the rise.

The Bronx, New York, native is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He is also an Exhorter in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and a Certified Lay Speaker in the United Methodist Church.

Blake often paraphrases his favorite scripture of Romans 8:18 and the words of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick by saying “in 2008, we changed the guard; but in 2012, we guard the change.” Blake’s life has been dedicated to that charge and his hope is that history will forever know that the change has been guarded. The next change is the family motto, which now is: “From no house in Jamaica to the White House in D.C. to the state house in Albany.”

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER (3:30 PM)

Lisanette Rosario, Director of Career Services at Hostos CC Lisanette Rosario, HCC Alumna, 2001, has been working at Hostos since 2001 and has had the opportunity to make connections with students and alumni, collaborate across CUNY, engage with employers and be involved in planning and implementing programs and services that directly impact students’ lives. Lisanette is captivated by the many rewards and challenges faced by people in higher education as they work to meet the evolving needs of the student population.

Lisanette is the Director of Career Services and Co-President of the Career Services Association of CUNY. She is a professional with a commitment to the college mission of fostering student success, achievement and persistence. Lisanette provides strategic direction and leadership for all aspects of career and professional development services for students and alumni. She leads an established and dynamic team in executing and developing programming that assist students in achieving their career goals before and after graduation.

Lisanette enjoys the dynamic working environment at Hostos and particularly likes the interaction with the administration, faculty, staff and students. Through her experience, she has developed skill sets that guide, motivate and transform students’ indecisive reflections into sharpened aspirations.

Throughout the years, she has served at Hostos Community College, she has developed and maintained excellent working relationships with the administration, faculty and staff. Lisanette has served as a member of Working Group IV & Working Group VII, responsible for reviewing Standards 7, 8, 9 & 14 during the 2012 Middles States Self Study Review. She also participated in the AAC&U Institute on High Impact Practices. She has presented along with faculty at the Experiential Learning Conference Breaking Boundaries 2017: Developing, Assessing, and Scaling Curricular and Co-Curricular Experiential Learning Opportunities and the CTL Day III, Service Learning “Learning Beyond The Classroom Walls”. Lisanette, in collaboration with faculty, published the article “Cross Campus Collaboration & Experiential Learning at Hostos Community College” for the Peer Review Journal of the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) and contributed to the article “Online Strategies to Promote Community and Communication” publication within the Intercultural Horizons Volume IV: Identities, Relationships and Languages in Migration.

Moreover, Lisanette has been called on to share her expertise in career development. She was invited to interview and discuss “Résumés” on a Television broadcast at Univision 41 Al Despertar and mentioned in the article, “Esperanzas de empleo para recién graduados” by El Diario NY. Preceding her leadership role in career development, Lisanette held a number of career and educational positions including serving as adjunct faculty at the College of New Rochelle, Co-teaching Career Practices, Assistant Director of Career Services, Internship Program Coordinator, Career Counselor at Hostos Community College in addition to an ESL Instructor at Alliance for Community Services and Educational Instructor for the P.A.L. youth program.

Lisanette is a certified Myers Briggs (MBTI) and Strong Interest Inventory practitioner and earned her A.A. in Liberal Arts & Science from Hostos Community College, a B.A. in English from Hunter College and her M.S.Ed. from Baruch College; all CUNY degrees.

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MORNING CEREMONY (10:30 AM) Fernando Ferrer was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as a member of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York on June 15, 2016 to a term that ends June 2023.

Mr. Ferrer served as the Bronx Borough President for almost 15 years, from 1987 to 2001.

During his tenure, he created housing for about 66,000 families. The borough also saw a significant drop in crime, particularly in the South Bronx, and a steady rise in business and real estate investment. As Bronx Borough President, Ferrer also funded numerous improvement projects at CUNY colleges in the borough.

The Honorable Fernando Ferrer Board of Trustees of The City University of New York

Prior to being elected Bronx Borough President, Mr. Ferrer served in the New York City Council where he represented communities in the Central and Northwest Bronx from 1982 until 1987.

Mr. Ferrer currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Metropolitan Transit Authority and served as Acting Chair of the MTA in 2013. He is a Co-Chair of Mercury Public Affairs, LLC. He also serves as Director of Sterling Bancorp and Sterling National Bank, a Sterling Bancorp subsidiary. He was the President of Drum Major Institute for Public Policy from 2002 to 2004.

He earned a B.A. from the University College of Arts and Sciences of New York University, and an M.P.A. degree from Baruch College/CUNY. Mr. Ferrer has been awarded honorary degrees from Manhattan, Mercy, Herbert H. Lehman and Metropolitan Colleges.

He resides in the Bronx with his wife, Dr. Aramina Vega Ferrer, an alumna of Lehman College and City College.

Mr. Ferrer serves as Chair of the Board’s Committee on Faculty, Staff and Administration, Vice Chair of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs, and as a member of the Executive Committee.

Vita C. Rabinowitz

is Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost at The City University of New York. Her service in that role began in July 2015.

For nearly a decade prior to her current appointment, Dr. Rabinowitz served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Hunter College, where she has been a dedicated faculty member for her entire academic career. In addition to teaching and mentoring thousands of students over the course of her 37 years at Hunter, she held a variety of administrative positions before assuming the role of provost, including chairperson of the Department of Psychology, acting associate provost, and acting provost.

While at Hunter, Dr. Rabinowitz was the recipient of major NSF grants, including one that established Hunter’s Gender Equity Project (GEP), which sought to advance women faculty in the natural and social sciences and became an incubator for faculty development at Hunter. She served as co-director of the GEP for eight years. As provost, she received an NSF award to strengthen the many STEM enrichment programs at Hunter College and launch Hunter’s Undergraduate Research Initiative.

In addition to her extensive service at Hunter, since 1978 Dr. Rabinowitz has been a member of the doctoral program in Psychology at CUNY Graduate Center, where she served as acting program head of the Social/Personality doctoral subprogram.

Dr. Rabinowitz received her master’s and doctoral degrees in social psychology at Northwestern University. The range of her scholarly interests includes the study of women and achievement, methodological issues in the study of gender, memory, and coping with adverse outcomes. Her co-authored textbook on the psychology of women, Engendering Psychology: Women and Gender Revisited, is in its second edition.

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Vita C. Rabinowitz Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost

AFTERNOON CEREMONY (3:30 PM) Mayra Linares-García was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as a member of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York on June 15, 2016 to a term that ends June 2020.

The Honorable Mayra Linares-García Board of Trustees of The City University of New York

Mayra Linares-García is Director of Public Affairs and Communications for New York and Puerto Rico at The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to that she served as Director of Latino Affairs in the office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. From 2011 to 2015 she was Special Assistant for Community Affairs in the Cuomo administration, working on community affairs with a focus on the Latino community throughout New York State, including Latino outreach and building and improving the government’s relationships with New York’s communities.

A prominent member of the Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill political fabric, Ms. Linares-García was a member of the Executive Board of the Concerned Democratic Coalition of Northern Manhattan. She was the recipient of the Coalition’s Community Service Award for Outstanding Leadership in 2007. She served as a Democratic District Leader for the 72nd Assembly District from 2001- 2011, representing the Inwood/ Washington Heights area. Her responsibilities included helping select civil court judges for primaries, getting out the vote, and appointing Election Day inspectors. She also served as liaison between the community and elected Democratic Party officials. In 1996 Ms. Linares-García was elected as a member of the Democratic County Committee, where she served for five years.

She received her B.A. in political science from Marymount Manhattan College in 2001.

Trustee Linares-García serves as a member of the Board’s Committee on Academic Policy, Programs and Research, and the Committee on Student Affairs and Special Programs.

Loretta P. Martínez was appointed to serve as General Counsel and Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs for The City University of New York in June 2017.

Ms. Martínez, a graduate of the Harvard Law School and Yale University, has held leadership positions in higher education for more than 18 years and has been an important voice for creating opportunities for students from underrepresented groups and for broad access to higher education. She has served as the general counsel at a variety of public and private institutions, including, most recently, Metropolitan State University of Denver, where she also serves as secretary to the board of trustees. Previously, she served as general counsel at Colorado College, a private college, the Colorado State University System and in the office of the general counsel at Harvard University.

She was appointed in 2013 by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to serve as one of three commissioners from the state on the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) and currently serves on the executive committee. She also was appointed by former Colorado Governor Bill Owens to serve on the Board of the Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority (CECFA) for three terms and was Chair of the Board.

Loretta P. Martínez General Counsel and Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs

She is President of the Latin American Education Foundation and was appointed in 2013 to serve on the national board of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund. She also serves on the board of the ACLU of Colorado and is a longtime member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and the Association of Governing Boards.

Ms. Martínez received her juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1991 and her bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University in 1988.

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THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CUNY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Hon. William C. Thompson, Jr., Chairman Hon. Barry F. Schwartz, Vice Chairperson

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Hon. Michael Arvanites Hon. Henry T. Berger Hon. Una S. T-Clarke Hon. Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez Hon. Fernando Ferrer Hon. Kevin D. Kim Hon. Mayra Linares-García Hon. Robert F. Mujica Hon. Brian D. Obergfell Hon. Jill O’Donnell-Tormey Hon. Charles A. Shorter Hon. Ken Sunshine Hon. Sandra Wilkin

MEMBERS EX-OFFICIO

Hon. Katherine M. Conway, Chairperson, University Faculty Senate Hon. John Aderounmu, Chairperson, University Student Senate

CHANCELLOR Mr. James B. Milliken, Esq. EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR & UNIVERSITY PROVOST Dr. Vita C. Rabinowitz

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (INTERIM) Mr. Marc V. Shaw

SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR AND CFO Mr. Matthew J. Sapienza

VICE CHANCELLORS Ms. Judith Bergtraum Ms. Brigette Bryant Mr. Brian Cohen Ms. Margaret Egan (Interim) Ms. Loretta Martínez, Esq. Mr. Christopher Rosa (Interim) Ms. Pamela S. Silverblatt, Esq.

DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR FOR OPERATIONS Mr. Burton Sacks

ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLORS

Ms. Amy Mcintosh Dr. Daniel McCloskey (Interim) Ms. Andrea Shapiro Davis

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EUGENIO MARÍA DE HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE/CUNY PRESIDENT Dr. David Gómez

PROVOST Dr. Christine Mangino, Academic Affairs

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Ms. Esther Rodríguez-Chardavoyne, Administration & Finance

VICE PRESIDENTS Mr. Nathaniel Cruz, Student Development & Enrollment Management Ms. Ana Martínez Orizondo, Institutional Advancement Dr. Carlos Molina, Continuing Education & Workforce Development

DEPUTY TO THE PRESIDENT & ASSISTANT VP FOR COLLEGE AFFAIRS Ms. Dolly Martínez, Office of the President

EXECUTIVE COUNSEL & LABOR DESIGNEE Mr. Eugene Sohn, Esq., Office of the President

CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER Ms. Lauren C. Gretina, Esq., Office of the President

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Mr. Joshua Rivera, Director of Government and External Relations

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT & CIO Mr. Varun Sehgal, Information Technology

ASSOCIATE DEANS Ms. Ana I. García Reyes, Community Relations Dr. Ann Mester, Academic Affairs Dr. Johana I Rivera, Student Development & Enrollment Management

ASSISTANT DEANS Dr. Babette Audant, Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Assessment Dr. Félix Cardona, Academic Affairs Ms. Johanna Gómez, Student Life Mr. Peter Mertens, Continuing Education & Workforce Development

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EUGENIO MARÍA DE HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE/CUNY HOSTOS FOUNDATION BOARD Mr. José A. Sánchez-Kinghorn Ms. Dolores Batista Ms. Carolyn McLaughlin Mr. José Díos Ms. Cira Ángeles Mr. Jorge L. Ayala Ms. Nancy E. Biberman

Ms. Elba Cabrera Ms. Salomé Galib Mr. Roberto S. García Ms. April Horton Mr. Salahuddin Rajput Mr. Edwin Rivera-Searles Mr. Rafael Rivera-Viruet

EMERITUS Mr. William Aguado Mr. Luis Canela Mrs. Carmen Vega-Rivera Mr. Dudley N. Williams, Jr.

PLATFORM MARSHALS Prof. Soheli Chowdhury Prof. Grace Onovo

Prof. Rowland Ramdass Prof. Ronette Shaw

Prof. William Baker Prof. Manuel Livingston

Prof. Iris Mercado Prof. Edme Soho

COLLEGE MARSHALS Prof. Sanjay Arya Prof. Rayola Chelladurai Prof. Sandy Figueroa

Prof. Christine Hutchins Prof. Petal Leu Wai See Prof. Alexandra Milsom

Prof. Alisa Roost

Prof. Eunice Flemister Prof. Edward King Prof. Miriam Laskin

Prof. Alexandra Milsom Prof. Chanh Phan Prof. Kathleen Ronca

Prof. Lauren Wolf

Aleris González Chrystal Joseph Sandra Lacay Stacia Maynard Kaira Pelaez

Eric Rodríguez Dulce Toppenberg María Vasquez Fabián Wander

STUDENTS’ ASSISTANTS Rufina Amadiz Ruby Calle María Cano Christeen Francis Lourdes Gomera

COMMENCEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE Dolly Martínez, Chair Félix Arocho Arnaldo Bernabe Diana Kreymer

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Bruce Lumpkin Cynthia Morales-Delbrun Nélida Pastoriza Jerry Rosa

Victor D. Santana Shimyia Sinclair Desiree Whitworth

2018 WINTER COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN Class Valedictorian Andrelle G. Jeffers was born in the twin-island federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. She attended Sandy Point Primary School, where she was chosen as the Outstanding Student in Mathematics and Science. She also served as the School’s 2012 Class Valedictorian – an honor that encouraged her to try to be the best at whatever she does in life. Her educational journey led her to the United States and, in the fall of 2015, to Hostos Community College. With hard work and perseverance, juggling work and school, Andrelle pursued a degree in accounting.

Andrelle is motivated to make positive changes in the world, and hopes that the knowledge she has acquired at Hostos will help her keep growing and learning as a professional. Her life experiences have led her to develop a new personal motto: "Keep pushing and never back down!” *** Class Salutatorian Awilda Rosado was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to New York with her family when she was an infant. She attended Aquinas High School, an all-girls Catholic High School in the Bronx. A mother of three, Awilda worked as a preschool teacher for 13 years before she decided to focus on her education.

Hostos was her first choice – in part because of its proximity to her home and because she believed that a small, diverse environment could provide her with the support she needed to succeed academically.

Awilda was a member of the ASAP program and was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society in 2017. She is a recipient of the Guttman Transfer Scholarship and is attending Hunter College in the spring 2018 semester. She plans to major in Psychology with a focus in developmental psychology, and minor in anthropology. Awilda aspires to be a nurse practitioner and intends to obtain a BSN in Nursing after completing a BA in Psychology.

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GRADUATES, SEPTEMBER 2017 ASSOCIATE IN ARTS CRIMINAL JUSTICE ABREU, CINDY S. BRASISKYTE, INDRE COLÓN, JASITY DÍAZ, ALEXIS DÍAZ, JOHN EUSEBIO, CÁNDIDA GONZÁLEZ, JENNIFER N. HERRERA, MARIARGENDI M. MARTÍNEZ, NATALIE C. NIVAR, SHALISMAR PÉREZ, JENNIFER PICHARDO, LESLEY RAMÍREZ, IRVIN REYNOSO, YISIS A. ROSARIO, CELENA A. SANTIAGO, MARIELA USMAN, SAFIYA LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE ADAMES, FERNANDO ALASKRY, AMANI* ALMAZO BARRERA, JONATHAN ALMONTE, KATHERINE M. ÁVILA, WESLEY AYBAR, JAFREISY E. BAYNE, IMANI E. BROWN, PAMELA L. BROWN, VANESEA CARRASCO, YERIDANIA CASTILLO, AMANDA R. CASTRO, SHELBY O. CHAPLIN, JORDAN CHEVALIER, SAHURI CONTRERAS, VÍCTOR CRAWFORD, BRITANEY DELEÓN, TERESA FÉLIX DE JESÚS, DARWIN JEREMIS FILPO, JIRANNY FOFANA, SOUMAHYA FRANKLIN, FREDERICK GARCÍA, JOVANNY GARY, TAYLOR GAYLE-CASSIE, LATOYA L. GONZÁLEZ, ILEANA GRIFFIN, TYIESHA 13

GUENGUENG, DOKWADDA RAHELLA DANIELLE GUERRERO, SHARIN M. HAILE, MEAZA T. HALL, SHEENA J. HERNÁNDEZ, VALENIA JOHNSON, CHRISTINA M. JOSEPH, CARL E. KUDO, MIRAN KUN, NARETH LOUTAN, TIFFANY MACHADO, RUTH L. MARTÍNEZ, JULISSA M. MASON, MEGHAN D. MEDINA, YULIANA M. MERCADO, ANA MISREELAL, ARIANNE A. PALACIOS, DENNIS O. PAULINO, ADRIANA DANGELLY* PEÑA, GABRIELLA PEÑA DÍAZ, GENESIS PÉREZ, WILTON QUIZHPILEMA, LILIANA A. RAMOS, EMILY A. REYNOSO, ANA RIVAS RADA, CARLOS NAPOLEÓN RIVERA, TOMI RODRÍGUEZ, JENNYLYN RODRÍGUEZ, RAQUÉL SALAS, MISAEL G. SÁNCHEZ, RACHAEL* SÁNCHEZ, ROSALIS SANTIAGO, TIFFANY A.* SMITH, ANISA M.* SOLANO, FABIOLA SOYLU, SEYMA STATEN, INDIGO M. STEWART, OLIVIA D. SUAZO, FRANCES THOMAS, ASHLEY D.* VENTURA, JENIFFER VENTURA, YOSELDY Z. WHALE, SHADAY D. WIRASSAMEE, KUNAKORN

*Denotes a grade point average of 3.7 and above.

GRADUATES, SEPTEMBER 2017 ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE ACCOUNTING

MATHEMATICS

BARRIE, MAMADU GUERRERO, SHEANNE JEFFERS, ANDRELLE G.* MARTE, RONY SONKO, SULAYMAN

JOBI, OLUWADEMILADE KASSE, EL HADJI D. RODRÍGUEZ MARTÍNEZ, FRANKELYS

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BELLEGARDE, PATRICIA GBOGBO, ESSI MATEO, YEIDYS Y. PAZMINO, EDHISSON S. PORTALATIN, NIKEIRIS SOLDEVILLA HERNÁNDEZ, JUAN H. CIVIL ENGINEERING SCIENCE LEGA, MARIAM NIAMIEN BI, IRITIE ADOLPHE COMMUNITY HEALTH ADAMS, SERENA MCGRIFF, BRIA MENARD, YANALIE PIERCE, PENNY L. WOODS, LUMUMBA ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE ÁRIAS, RICARDO A. ASSANTE, KEITH B.* DE LA ROSA, MANUEL ERHI, KINGSLEY E. LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE MARTÍNEZ, ASHLEY M. TCHEGNON, AHOUEFA N. VIVAR, JENIFER

SCIENCE FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE MONE, KISITO MARTIN ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE ACCOUNTING AVENDANO SÁNCHEZ, APOLONIO JOEL AGING AND HEALTH STUDIES JEBBISON, MARJORIE DIGITAL MUSIC WEST, KOURTNEY B.* EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CAPELLÁN, JOEDANNA DURÁN BERNARD, NASHALIM CLAYLLET MATA, ESMERALDA RAMOS, OLIVIA REYNOSO, JANIBEL GAME DESIGN GARCÍA, ONYX RICCIO, JUSTIN E. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION HERNÁNDEZ, ZOILA B. PUBLIC INTEREST PARALEGAL STUDIES PÉREZ CUEVAS, ELIS

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE DE LOS SANTOS, OVIS HOPE-FÉLIX, ONAJE IMANI

*Denotes a grade point average of 3.7 and above.

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GRADUATES, JANUARY 2018 ASSOCIATE IN ARTS CRIMINAL JUSTICE AHMED, KAZI Q. ALMONTE, VANESSA ÁLVAREZ, EDSON BATISTA, DANIEL BETANCOURT, PRISCILLA CAMARA, FATOU CAMPA, JOHNATHAN CLARKE, JAMEEK W. CORREA, STEPHANY DANIELS-ALLISON, CRYSTAL E. DELEÓN, HENRY DORMIL, OLRICH HAYES, ARNEISHA JAQUEZ, KATHERINE JIMÉNEZ, CHANTAL JIMÉNEZ, GRACE ALEJANDRA JIMÉNEZ, VANESA LEVANT, DESTEN LÓPEZ, GÉNESIS MARQUÉZ, KAYLA F. MARTIN, CHAUNCEY MELÉNDEZ, VÍCTOR A. MÉNDEZ, JOSEPHINE MIRANDA, ANTHONY MOREL, VANESSA M. NILES, DARIUS PÉREZ, FRAHELIS POLANCO, KEVEN PURVIS, GREGORY J. QUEZADA, MOISÉS A. RIVERA, ESTEBAN M. RODRÍGUEZ, MARIANA P. RONDON, LINETTE ROSA, STEPHANIE M. SÁNCHEZ, HENRY F. SANTANA, RUTH THEN HERNÁNDEZ, JOSÉ A. TORRES, WILLIE J. LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE ACEVEDO, CRYSTAL ADONIS, PERNEL AGYAPONG, KENNETH A. ALMONTE, WILMA N. ÁLVAREZ, CHRISTIAN 15

ANANE, EFUA ARROYO, MELISSA ÁVILA, KRYSTINA C. BAILEY-CHRISTIAN, KELLIAN P. BALDEH, NAFFIE BARCELÓ, LUIS BASIL WALKER, KASHEY BAUZA, CASSANDRA A. BAZÁN, KIMBERLY A. BERNAL, ILEANA BIERD, YAJHAYRA N. BLANCO, YANDRY C. BONILLA, GABRIEL E. BORRES, KAREN BRYAN, KEOISHA CABA, MARÍA CAMPBELL, MIRIAM CARRANZA, GENOVEVA L. CASTELLAR, OSCAR J. CASTILLO DE LA NUEZ, NAIROBI M. CEDEÑO, WILFRIDO CERDA, ANTONIA CHECO, JUDIK CHECO, RAQUÉL A.* CHIN, KAUK JUNG CHOWDHURY, ANTARA D. CONDE, PILI A. COULIBALY, MASSIBIRI CRAIG, KIAUNTAY S. CROSBY, SAFARI H. CRUZ, LINET CRUZ, SANTANA CUEVAS, ELIZABETH DALMASI, GABRIEL DAVID, ALISA* DE LA CRUZ, LISBETH DEMBELE, RABIA DIALLO, NAKIA DÍAZ, DRISMEYDI DOMÍNGUEZ, ASIA ELIGIO, CATALÍN Y. ESQUILÍN PANIAGUA, JENNIFER M. ESTEVEZ, XIOMARA ESTRELLA, SADÁN M. *Denotes a grade point average of 3.7 and above.

GRADUATES, JANUARY 2018 LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE EUSEBIO, NATALY J. EWADI, NZINGHA M. FÉLIX, SARA M. FONSECA, MARÍA L. FRÍAS, MATHEW FUENTES, ANA I. GARCÍA, PENELOPE J. GEORGE, MAKEBA GOLDSTEIN, MARK GONZÁLEZ, KAROLIYN GONZÁLEZ, VIVIANA GOOD, TYRIEK J. GORDON, COURTNEY J. GUABA, ALONDRA GUILLÉN, DERKYN GUTIÉRREZ, JESSICA GUZMÁN, CLARA A. HENRÍQUEZ, STEPHANIE HENRY, IJHENNYHA S. HEWALLO, KATARZYNA HURDLE, TALIA A. JEROME, PATRICK JIMÉNEZ, CHERISTTA M. JIMÉNEZ, RINA JOAS, ALEXANDRA KAMANA, IRIS-KELLY KASSIM, MUNA* KENDRICK, MATTHEW J. LALÍN, BIANCA LEBRÓN, SIERRA YANIRE LOVEJOY, MARRÍA MARRERO, ODALIS A. MARTÍNEZ III, JOSÉ A. MARTÍNEZ, MANFRY MATEO, CARMEN J. MEDRANO, REYNALDO MENA, YESENIA M. MILTON, RHONA A. MOELLER, TODD MONEGRO REYES, VIALINI MOREIRA, DANA M. MORENO, MILAGROS MORENO, NANCY V. MOSLEY, JUSTIN D. MUÑOZ CARRASCO, YENIFER NIANGADOU, YERO NIEVES, AVERY

NUÑEZ GARCÍA, SMARLIS MIGUELINA NYSZCZEJ, ERIKA OCASIO, JESÚS A. OKORO, OSAZEE G. PAGÁN, IVETTE PANIAGUA, CYNTHIA PEÑA, YULIMAR PÉREZ, YUNOLIA PICHARDO, ERICK POLANCO MENDOZA, NELSY REYES, DAVID ANTHONY* REYES, RICHARD K. RICHARDS, ELIDA I. RÍOS, LIBARDO RÍOS, ORLANDA M. RIVAS, LUPIYSABEL RIVERA, ALBERTO RIVERA, ALEXANDRA RIVERS, JESSIE ROBINSON, DAIJOUR ROBINSON, DINETTE M. ROBLEDO, MEGAN R. ROSA, JOSÉ ROSA GUZMÁN, MARÍA E. ROSADO, AWILDA A.* ROSARIO, CYNTHIA E. ROSARIO RIVAS, ANA VICTORIA SAHO, MUSA SALDIVAR, MELINDA SÁNCHEZ, FRANCES SANDOVAL, NATALIE SAUNDERS, JAMES D. SEGARRA, ROSA SERRANO, VÍCTOR M. SILFA, KRISBEL SINGH, JOSEPH SMET, LAURA SON, JIMIN* SOTO, MARCELINA SPENCE, TESFA A. TAVERAS, RAYLIN D. TAYLOR, KERRI-ANN* TEJEDA, BERENICE TORRES, JESSIEVEN TOWNSELL, MATTHEW UBAKA, IFEOMA *Denotes a grade point average of 3.7 and above.

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GRADUATES, JANUARY 2018 ASSOCIATE IN ARTS LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE VALERIO, EMMANUEL VALERIO ÁRIAS, FEVIDAURY A.* VARGAS, ARIEL I.* VARGAS, JEFFREY D.* VEGA, HEIDI VINALS, ANDREW J. VIZCAINO, ANEUDYS VUSHAJ, MARIZA WILDMAN, ALLURA WILLIAMS, ANTONIA R. WOMACK, CHANELLE L. YUNGA, ADRIANA ZAPATA, CINTHIA ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE ACCOUNTING ALVANES, JOSÉ ENRÍQUE ANTWI, DORITHA F. BERNARD, SHANAGAY C. BIANCHI, ALIMA CALLE, HELEN N. CONSINGH, SHELDON DEL ROSARIO, ALEXA JOY DOWNING, AEREAOL D. ITURRALDE, MARTHA K.* JIMÉNEZ, LUIS J. MACAULEY, JESSE J. MCMAHON, J ROBERT G.* MUMU, TANJILA KHATUN SANIWIDI, AROUNA ZONDANI, AKUA ACCOUNTING FOR FORENSIC ACCOUNTING KENDRICK, FATOU BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ADVINCOLA, ELÍAS JACOB BABA, SHUNICHI BAGAGNAN, HAMZA BASTIAN, CHEYENNE F. BATISTA, ANDERSON BERNARDEZ, MÓNICA 17

BLANDINO, BERSYS G. BRITT, DASHAWN D.* COLÓN, GEOVANNY* CRUZ, JOSÉ D. DIAKITE, FATOUMATA EDMOND, SHADE ESCALANTE, EVELIN FOWLER, KEYWAN GBOGBOTSI, AKOUVI E. HARRIS, STEPHAN HERRERA DE LEÓN, KAILYN A.* HOSSAIN, ISRAT J. JAVIER, ESTEFANY X. JOGA, JASMILKA KOUYATE, FATOUMATA MCNEILL, SAMANTHA J. MENA, IRKANNY NANA, MATHIAS OCTOBER, RHINOLD M. OLIVENCIA, ERIC A. PAULINO, CHANYL PÉREZ COLÓN, TERESA PERGUE, GARRETT PRIETO, GABRIELLE RADAYEV, OLEKSANDR ROBINSON, ORAL J. SÁNCHEZ, AMANDA SON, TRANG SOUMAHORO, ABOUBACAR SIRIKI SYLLA, FANTA TEJEDA, CLAUDIA A. VALERIO, JARINSON VARGAS, VICKIE N. VEGA, ROBERT VILLACIS, VIOLET B. WAGNANE, RAMA WILLIAMS, KEASHA WRIGHT, DEVONTIA YAGUACHI, EDUARDO YAGUACHI, GREYS M. YUPA ANGAMARCA, MARCO V.

*Denotes a grade point average of 3.7 and above.

GRADUATES, JANUARY 2018 ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE INGA, JULIO ALEXANDER* KABORE, FAHADOU KOLONTCHANG ATCHODE, PAMELA SANDRA MBOME, PRINCE OLIVIER CIVIL ENGINEERING SCIENCE BACHA, NAIMA COMPAORE, JUVINCIO A. DEMBELE, BASSIRIMAN* FEBRIEL VARGAS, MIGUEL DAVID SOUFFRONT, MELISSA M. VÁZQUEZ, DULCE M. COMMUNITY HEALTH AHMED, HANIF CARTER, TREMAIN K. DEMALIJA, ELIZABETH DÍAZ, DISMEYDRI MARIBEL GUZMÁN, FRANCHESCA A. KEITA, DIENEBOU KOITE, FATOUMATA LOUZOLO-MBOUILOU, JUDITH F. MALDONADO, YAHAIRA MANILA, HAIDE MATEO, YASMIRI PAULINO, VIVIANA* RAMOS, JOYCE SWITZER, SAKIYNA VIAS, JESSICA E. WITTER, ADRIANNA C. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE ABADA, MOHAMED BOUHOUCHE, DJAMEL ELHAMMAZ, KHALID GBAGUIDI, PAUL GUERRA, KELVIN LAVRENTYEV, ANDREY* LEMBONE, MAMADI MBAYE, MOHAMED NASSA, TINWINDE ABDOULD KADER TILLETT, JERMAINE M. *Denotes a grade point average of 3.7 and above.

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE BHAGWANDIN, NIRMALA A. CRUZ, JONATHAN DIALLO, ABDOULAYE* JONES, TAJUAN R. LAWAL, JUBRIL A. MATHEMATICS BERROA, BERKIS DÍAZ, STEVEN MANUEL MOUSSA, SEYITI URIBE, LUIS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE FRANCIS, CALVIN O. SCIENCE FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE BROWN, SHAWN ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE ACCOUNTING ALMÁNZAR, WILFREY J. CANDELARIO, YANCARINA D. DÍAZ, DARLENE GARCÍA, IVÁN F. INOMI, AMIRJON LIMA, TAHMINA R. ROJAS VEGA, ARLETY MIGUELÍN ROSARIO SANTANA, MAYDELÍN SANAICELA, NIDIA A.* VALERIO, CLARIBEL AGING AND HEALTH STUDIES ADOBA, LADI CARVACHE, STEPHANIE CRUZ, STEPHANY ESPINAL, CARMEN HERRERA DE LEÓN, ANGÉLICA M. LO, PENDA LORA, ROSÁNGELA* MÉNDEZ, YUDERCA MUÑOZ, ARIANY NEEQUAYE, ANITA PÉREZ SINCHE, JUAN C. RILEY, KIMRA Y. RODRÍGUEZ, LIBRADO SANTOS, ADRIÁN A. SMITH, MYRTLE E. 18

GRADUATES, JANUARY 2018 ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DIGITAL DESIGN AND ANIMATION BARNES, MICHAEL J. BATISTA PALMERO, JEZREEL CARDONA, JAYLEEN K. CORAIZACA, MANUEL J. DUARTE, JUAN FLORES, ERIC L. MARTÍN, ANTONY MORALES, JOSÉ L. PEGUERO, JORDÁN PERRY, CRYSTAL SEYMOUR, KELVIN B. DIGITAL MUSIC WILSON, DWAYNE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ALEMÁN, VICTORIA A. ÁLVAREZ, AURA E.* ARAUJO, VICTORIA BENNETT, ANNALISA S. BERKOH, ANNA BREW, BENEDICTA CABRERA, LISSETTE O. CAMPUSANO, KELLY CASTRO, JAMIE M. CHARLES, MARK CORNIEL, YUGEIRY C. CUELLO, LISSETTE DAVID, MIRLYE DEJESÚS, ROSABEL GALVEZ, LESLI GARCÍA, ALBARELIS GARCÍA, CAROLINA M. GONZÁLEZ, DENISE D. GONZÁLEZ, NOEMÍ A. GUZMÁN, MARIELA JIMÉNEZ, NATALIE A. MARSHALL, SHANA MATÍAS, LYSSETTE MATÍAS, ROSÁNGEL A. MCBRIDE, MARIAH MENESES, ENYTHE L. MOHAMMED, AGUIRATOU MOTINDABEKA, ALLEGRA 19

ONYEKURU, RUTH I. PABLO, CRYSTAL PEREA, DIANA PIMENTEL, MIGUEL PLASENCIA, JUANA POLITOWICZ, ANGELINA B.* RONDON, ONEIRYS SÁNCHEZ, JASMINE M. SÁNCHEZ, MABEL SÁNCHEZ, MILDRED* SOSA, GLORIA TORRES, STEPHANIE TRIUNFEL, YEFRID VENTURA, STEPHANIE M. ZAPETE, YOLEIDY GAME DESIGN ACOSTA, EDWIN ADRIAN, STEVEN J. ADVINCOLA, ESTÉBAN G. APONTE, ANDREW L. CLARKE, KAREEM EVANGELISTA, JERICK HERNÁNDEZ, ANTONIO J. HERRERA, CHRISTIAN* JOHNSON, MICHAEL MELÉNDEZ, JOSHUA MONCADA, JHON F. MOORER, AMAR A. OWENS, KENRE J. PERALTA, FRANK REYES, CHRISTOPHER M. SPENCER, ETTON M. WASSA, GISELE*

*Denotes a grade point average of 3.7 and above.

GRADUATES, JANUARY 2018 ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE NURSING

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

ACHEAMPONG NKANSAH, PRINCE ACOSTA, MELISSA AGYEKUM, EMMANUEL BRAMEYER, AIDA* INLALL, DANA K. JARRETT-MCDANIEL, ILINE MARCIA KAMBOLE, SARAH KEBE, FATOUMATA LIBERATO, SUYEYS A. LLANOS, ISAAC S. MCKENZIE, CAMILLE R. MIOLAN, DISGERTKHA A. MORGAN, SHANNON NITCHEU DJEKOU, SIMONE* PAUL, AMRITA PAULINO, MARIEL D. PAYNE, KARLENE PÉREZ, JULIÁN PURWOWILIANTO, ANNA RAMÍREZ, JESSICA RODRÍGUEZ, GABRIELLA J. ROSADO, MELODY M. SÁNCHEZ, STEPHANIE SEY, DEMBA SHI, OLIVIA VILLALONA, HERIBERTO WALTERS, KENYA N.

FERNÁNDEZ, ENID GUERRA, CINTHYA V. MATTHEWS, BEVERLY F. MONEGRO, DARIANNY SANTOS COLÓN, JENNY ARELIS RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY MILLIAM, SHANIQUA A.

OFFICE TECHNOLOGY HERNÁNDEZ, AIDA L. HOWARD, VENIECE B. ORTEGA MÉNDEZ, ITZEL RAMOS, JENNIFER ROSARIO, ADELAIDA* SANTIAGO, ILIANA DESTINY PUBLIC INTEREST PARALEGAL STUDIES BROWN, ADRIANNA J. GRANTEED, MARÍA*

*Denotes a grade point average of 3.7 and above.

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GRADUATES, FEBRUARY 2018 ASSOCIATE IN ARTS CRIMINAL JUSTICE FELIZ, ANDRE MARRERO, SHAYLARAE STAR LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE ARACENA, INDIANA GONZÁLEZ, OSCALINA IDRISS, HUBAIDA F. MOLANO, MIQUEAS RODRÍGUEZ, KAELY ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH HERNÁNDEZ, SANDRA P.* CIVIL ENGINEERING REGTOUMDA, BOUKARI ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DIGITAL DESIGN AND ANIMATION CRUZ, ALEXANDRA FAJARDO BUTEN, FABIOLAYNIE FIGUEREO, WHITNEY JAQUELÍN *Denotes a grade point average of 3.7 and above.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ACADEMIC REGALIA The cap, gown and hood are prominent symbols in Commencement Ceremonies. They date back to the European and British universities of the Middle Ages. The cap and gown indicate that the wearer has graduated from a university or college. The hood shows the degree the wearer holds. Although hoods are usually black, if there is a colorful lining, that color represents the colors of the college conferring the degree.

SIGNIFICADO DE LOS EMBLEMAS E INSIGNIAS REALES ACADÉMICOS La toga, el birrete y la esclavina son símbolos prominentes en ceremonias de graduación. Su origen proviene de universidades británicas y europeas de la Edad Media. El birrete y la toga indicant que la persona que la lleva puesta se ha graduado de una universidad o colegio. La esclavina indica el título que el graduado ha adquirido. Aunque la esclavina usualmente es negra, si tiene un forro de color, ese color representa la facultad del colegio que otorga el grado.

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EUGENIO MARÍA DE HOSTOS Eugenio María de Hostos, educador, escritor y patriota puertorriqueño, nació el 11 de enero de 1839 en el Barrio Río Cañas en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Recibió su educación primaria en San Juan, y estudió en España, en el Instituto de Educación Superior en Bilbao, y derecho en la Universidad Central de Madrid. Allí se unió a otros estudiantes en un esfuerzo por obtener derechos para Cuba y Puerto Rico del gobierno colonial de España y por la abolición de la esclavitud. En 1869 salió de Madrid para la ciudad de Nueva York, donde participó junto a otros exiliados de la Junta Revolucionaria Cubana en las luchas por la independencia de Cuba y Puerto Rico. Al año siguiente, Hostos viajó por América Latina para obtener apoyo para esta causa.

Cuando Puerto Rico se convirtió en una colonia de los Estados Unidos a partir de la Guerra Hispano-Cubano-Americana, Hostos regresó a la isla a trabajar por su autodeterminación.

En 1898, se fue a la República Dominicana donde fue nombrado Director del Colegio Central e Inspector General de Educación Pública.

Eugenio María de Hostos es autor de obras tan distinguidas como La peregrinación de Bayoán, Ley general de la enseñanza pública, Historia de la pedagogía, y Reformas en la enseñanza del derecho. Sus obras e ideales son un legado y una inspiración para toda nuestra comunidad colegial.

*** Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator, writer, and patriot, was born on January 11, 1839, in the village of Río Cañas in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He attended elementary school in San Juan, and studied in Spain at the Institute of Higher Education in Bilbao and law at the Universidad Central de Madrid. He joined fellow students in efforts to liberalize Spain’s colonial rule of Cuba and Puerto Rico and to abolish African slavery.

In 1869, he left Madrid for New York City, where he joined other exiles in the Cuban Revolutionary Junta, working for the independence of Cuba and Puerto Rico. The following year Hostos traveled to Latin America to recruit support for the liberation movement.

When Puerto Rico became a colony of the United States, after the Spanish-American-Cuban War of 1898, Hostos returned to wok once again for the island’s self-determination. In 1898, he left for the Dominican Republic, where he was appointed Director of the Central College and Inspector General of Public Education.

Eugenio María de Hostos is the author of such distinguished works as La peregrinación de Bayoán, Ley general de la enseñanza pública, Historia de la pedagogía, and Reformas en la enseñanza del derecho. His life’s work and ideals are a legacy and an inspiration for the entire college community.

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50 YEARS OF GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY