Back to School guide 2011: Part Two/higher education

The Jewish Star proudly presents its Back to School guide for 2011. Below is a selection of local colleges which submitted information to this newspaper.


CUNY Queens College
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing, NY
Tel. 718-997-5000
Student body: 12,000
www.qc.cuny.edu

The picturesque campus was recently rated as one of the top in the country in diversity and student interaction. While student organizations represent a wide variety of ideas and backgrounds, and its new dormitories contribute to a traditional college setting, do not expect heavy drinking. The Princeton Review rated the college as the 15th in the “stone-cold sober” category.

The college’s recent academic honors include a $3,85 million federal grant, where the college’s Queens Clinical Center for Excellence, which is partnering with Long Island Jewish Medical Center in providing medical and mental health assistance to 9/11 responders.

CUNY Queensborough Community College
222-05 56th Avenue
Bayside, NY
Tel. 718-631-6682
www.qcc.cuny.edu
Student body: 15,000

The Holocaust Resource Center and Archives, located in a $5.5 million postmodern facility, serves as a go-to place in Queens for research on the holocaust, led by Dr. Arthur Flug. The exhibits provide universal themes that resonate with students of all backgrounds. As an example, this month’s exhibit, “Come from the Shadows,” is on the Japanese wartime mistreatment of women in Korea.

Besides this center, the campus also hosts an art gallery. This year’s cultural academic offerings include a new degree program in gallery and museum studies, for students interested in conservation and curatorial work. The program works in tandem with the art history program at Queens College. Other unique academic programs include the dual/joint program in biotechnology with York College and the massage therapy program, which no other college in the city offers. The campus Hillel often coordinates events with Emet, an outreach organization serving Bukharian Jewish students.

Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
Tel. 516-463-6600
www.hofstra.edu