|
August 11, 2005
New York City
Council Approves
Proposal to
Establish an
AAARI Production
and Publication
Center
Thanks to the
assistance of
New York City
Council Member,
Hon. John Liu,
and Vice
Chancellor Jay
Hershenson from
CUNY University
Relations, the
New York City
Council has
approved funding
to set up a high
tech media
production and
training center
at AAARI.
The City Council
equipment grant
of $154,000 is
divided into
Training
($52,654 for
computers, plus
audio-visual
equipment for
ten students);
Production
($48,642 for
professional
audio-visual
equipment for
events such as
lectures,
workshops,
festivals, and
conferences);
Post-Production
($15,850 for
professional
editing system,
and duplicating
machines); and
Publication
($37,739 for
professional
duplicating,
binding and
cutting
machines).
Production and
training
programs will
allow faculty,
students, and
community
representatives
to learn, to
communicate, to
access and
create programs
related to
Asians and Asian
Americans. The
grant is
expected to
raise the
productivity of
scholars in
CUNY. They will
be trained to
master the new
technology in
the production
of programs that
will reach a
vast audience.
The programs
produced will be
beneficial not
only to the
students within
CUNY, but to
professionals
and the general
public,
including
students and
teachers in the
public schools.
The development
of an internet
presence should
overcome the
physical
separation of
campuses, and
provide a
convenient
virtual space
that brings
together
individual
faculty talents
within CUNY.
For the
often-neglected
Asian American
community, this
project will
highlight their
concerns and
bring better
understanding of
their culture
and society. It
will also
enhance the
effectiveness of
pubic policy
within
government,
social and
educational
agencies on
issues affecting
them.
|
