Cornell President David Skorton Coming To Roosevelt Island Tomorrow For Town Hall Meeting On NYC Applied Sciences & Engineering School - Come Ask Questions, Comment and Find Out What Is Going On
Image of Proposed Roosevelt Island Cornell Campus From You Tube
Are you interested in learning more about the Cornell - Technion NYC Applied Sciences & Engineering School that will be located right here on Roosevelt Island? Do you have any questions, comments or concerns that you would like to have answered by Cornell officials? If so, please come to tomorrow night's Cornell Town Hall Meeting. According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC):
You are invited to attend the Cornell University Town Hall meeting on Thursday, April 5th, 6:30 PM at the Manhattan Park Theater Club located at 8 River Road. There will be a brief presentation discussing the plans for Cornell University’s Applied Science Campus. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask Cornell's leadership representatives questions during the Q&A session.Roosevelt Island's NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin adds:
I invite you to join me at a town hall meeting with Cornell University President David J. Skorton, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Assembly Member Micah Kellner, and others to discuss Cornell-Technion’s plans for a new applied sciences and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island.Cornell Vice President Cathy Dove (a new Roosevelt Island resident) and other Cornell representatives met with a group of Roosevelt Island residents last March 22. Among those Roosevelt Island residents present for the meeting with Cornell was Community Planning Board 8 and Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) member Jeff Escobar. During a March 28 meeting of the Silicon Island Coalition, Mr. Escobar presented a brief review of the March 22 meeting with Cornell. Mr. Escobar reported that Cornell:
What:Cornell-Technion Town Hall Meeting
When:Thursday, April 5th at 6:30 p.m.
Where:Manhattan Park Community Center
8 River Road, Roosevelt Island
- intends to enter their ULURP Application in November 2012 to Community Planning Board 8 and Manhattan Borough President's Office
- intends to take possession of Goldwater Hospital site in December 2013
- intends to demolish Goldwater Hospital in 2014
- intends to begin construction in 2015
- intends to have first Class on Roosevelt Island in 2017
- is committed to building only a single building by 2017
- is committed to an open campus - no wall around campus
- will be leasing space in Manhattan this fall to create a mini campus for first school until Roosevelt Island campus is ready
- is looking into ferry service and other Transportation mitigation ideas and
- only several hundred students on Roosevelt Island in the first stage
RIRA member and Chair of the Silicon Island Coalition Susan Marcus attended the March 22 meeting with Cornell representatives and reports:
While there was really no new news coming out of this meeting, it was very reassuring to hear that Ms. Dove and colleagues are not interested in being appointed to RIOC. That was very important.RIVAA Gallery's Tad Sudol was also at the March 22 Meeting and reports:
Excellent meeting. Bravo! to Micah Kellner for arranging it. It was very encouraging and exciting to hear positive responses from Kathy Dove and Peter Krokondelas regarding the many challenges the planners for the new campus and Islanders are facing. The good will of close cooperation was tangible.Assembly Member Micah Kellner who hosted the meeting adds:
It was a very productive meeting and I look forward to Dr. Skorton's presentation on April 5tQueens organizations, politicians and residents are also interested in joining Roosevelt Island's Silicon Island Coalition. During the March 28 Silicon Island Coalition meeting, members of the Queens Coalition expressed that interest.
Also discussed during the March 28 Silicon Island Coalition meeting was making sure that Roosevelt Island children were helped by the presence of Cornell University.
More video of the March 28 Silicon Island Coalition meeting here.
UPDATE 4/8 - Here is video of interview with Cornell President David Skorton and other Cornell representatives as well as April 5 Town Hall meeting.
8 comments :
I am very concerned about the anti-Technion handout of Sherry Wolf. She came here to politicize the arrival of Cornell/Technion in a most provocative and dangerous way. How do others feel?
It doesn't bother me. We have free speech in the US and she has a right to her opinion. As far as our community is concerned, Cornell/Technion will be a good thing. Israel, as well as many other Mid-Eastern states, have a developmental problem in that they have not followed the example of modern liberal democracies such as the United States in embracing a multi-ethnic model. Here in the US we are a nation of immigrants, wherein ethnic background and religion is canceled in considerations of employment, credit, home-ownership and so forth, not to speak of political rights. Race, religion, skin color discrimination is outlawed on the Federal level. I, a Christian, would not wish to be discriminated against if I wished to live to Israel. The same applies for Islamic countries: I would not wish to be discriminated against if I were to live and work in S. Arabia or Egypt. Yet Christian, and other non-Islamic minorities are embattled in much of the Islamic world. Islam, Judaism, and Christianity must collectively admit that none of these historic religions is absolutely infallible, none of them has all the answers - and above all, none of them should be the exclusive basis of modern nation-states.
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