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THE
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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TO: |
The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents |
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FROM: |
Kathy A. Ahearn |
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COMMITTEE: |
Cultural
Education EMSC-VESID Higher Education and Professional Practice |
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TITLE OF
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Summary recommendations with respect to charter applications |
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DATE OF
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January 28, 2004 |
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PROPOSED
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Approval |
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RATIONALE FOR
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Granting of charter applications pursuant to statutory authority |
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STRATEGIC
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Goal 2 |
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY:
Attached are summary recommendations with respect to charter applications. A total of 23 charter actions are recommended involving 23 institutions, including 5 libraries, 1 museum, 2 historical societies, 8 nonpublic schools, 5 chartered postsecondary institutions, 1 education corporation and 1 not-for-profit corporation.
I recommend that the Regents approve each application in accordance with the recommendations contained in the respective summaries.
l. Cultural
Education
ABSOLUTE
CHARTER
No. 1
SAVONA FREE
LIBRARY
Savona, Steuben
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on January 1, 1925 to operate an
association library serving the village of Savona, county of Steuben, state of New York.
Such provisional charter was extended by Regents action on July 18, 1941,
September 19, 1947, May 25, 1951, May 25, 1956, June 23, 1961, May 25, 1966 and
September 20, 1996. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the
provisional charter to add the language necessary
to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3) and to
designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the
purpose of service of process and, as so amended, for an absolute charter. Janet
M. Welch and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that the provisional
charter be amended accordingly and, as so amended, be made
absolute.
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 2
KINDERHOOK MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Kinderhook, Columbia County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name
“Kinderhook Free Library” on October 18, 1928 to operate an association library
to serve the village of Kinderhook. Such provisional charter was amended by
Regents action on January 18, 1934 to change the corporate name to “Kinderhook
Memorial Library”; was extended by Regents action on July 18, 1941 and June 20,
1947 and was made absolute by Regents action on December 21, 1951. The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to define the
service area as the town of Stuyvesant in totality and the town of Kinderhook
except for the village of Valatie, the hamlet of Niverville and the area to the
east of and including County Route 28B and Plum Tree Drive,
to
designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the corporation for the
purpose of service of process and to add the language
necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code
§501(c)(3). Janet M. Welch and the
Office of Cultural Education recommend that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 3
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.1, TOWNS OF HUNTER, JEWETT AND LEXINGTON
Hunter, Greene County
A absolute charter in the first instance was
granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 16, 1939
to operate a school district library to serve the Central School District No.1
in the towns of Hunter, Jewett and Lexington. The board of trustees has applied
for an amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate name to “Hunter
Public Library” and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status
under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3).
Janet M. Welch and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that the
absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 4
PULTENEY FREE
LIBRARY
Pulteney, Steuben
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on January 3, 1924 to operate an
association library to serve the town of Pulteney, county of Steuben. Such
provisional charter was extended by Regents action on September 19, 1941,
December 20, 1946, September 19, 1951, April 27, 1962 and June 24, 1966 and was
made absolute by Regents action on June 23, 1972. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to define the service area as
the town of Pulteney; to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt
status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3); and to designate the Commissioner
of Education as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of
process. Janet M. Welch and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that the
absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 5
WIDE AWAKE CLUB
LIBRARY
Fillmore, Allegany
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 4, 1897 to operate an
association library to serve the town of Hume, county of Allegany. Such
provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on May 21, 1903. Such
absolute charter was amended by Regents action on November 7, 1973 to increase
the number of trustees to five and on October 4, 2002 to define the service area
as the town of Hume; to indicate that the number of trustees shall not be more
than eleven nor less than five, and to designate the Commissioner of Education
as the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process. The board
of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to define the
service areas as the Fillmore Central School District minus that portion that is
in the town of Pike. Janet M. Welch and the Office of Cultural Education
recommend that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
No. 6
THE ISAMU NOGUCHI FOUNDATION AND GARDEN
MUSEUM
Long Island City, Queens
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish and maintain a museum of
works primarily of Isamu Noguchi; to collect, own, hold, maintain, preserve, and
make available appropriate objects and artifacts; to arrange, create, maintain
and promote appropriate exhibits; to establish and maintain a research library
and archives; to promote and support educational programs, research and
scholarship, issue publications in all formats, and organize cultural
activities, programs and events to educate the public about the work of Isamu
Noguchi and of other artists represented in the collection. Clifford A.
Siegfried, David W. Palmquist and the Office of Cultural Education recommend
that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No. 7
TOWN OF FAYETTE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Fayette, Seneca
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to promote and encourage original
historical research; to disseminate and encourage a greater knowledge of the
history of the state of New York and particularly of the town of Fayette and its
environs; to gather, preserve, display and make available for study artifacts,
relics, books, manuscripts, papers, photographs, and other records and materials
relating to the history of the state of New York and particularly of the town of
Fayette and the surrounding area; to encourage the suitable marking of places of
historic interest; and to acquire by purchase, gift, devise or otherwise the
title to or the custody and control of historic sites and structures and
preserve and maintain such sites and structures. Clifford A. Siegfried, David W.
Palmquist, Christine Kleinegger and the Office of Cultural Education recommend
that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No. 8
THE UNADILLA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Unadilla, Otsego
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to disseminate and encourage a greater
knowledge of the history of the town and village of Unadilla; to encourage local
history and original research; to gather, collect, own, hold, preserve, display
and make available appropriate artifacts, books, manuscripts, photographs, and
other records and materials that relate to the town and village of Unadilla; to
encourage the suitable marking of places of historic interest in the town and
village of Unadilla; to acquire, restore, preserve and maintain historic sites
and structures in the town and village of Unadilla; and to encourage public
interest in local history, hold meetings, programs and events, sponsor exhibits,
and issue publications in any format. Clifford A. Siegfried, David W. Palmquist,
Christine Kleinegger and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that a
provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
ORDER OF
CONSOLIDATION
No. 9
THE ISAMU NOGUCHI FOUNDATION AND GARDEN MUSEUM and THE ISAMU NOGUCHI FOUNDATION, INC.
Long Island City, Queens County
The board of trustees and the board of
directors have petitioned the Board of Regents, pursuant to Education Law §223,
for an order of consolidation of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
and The Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc. The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden
Museum has petitioned the Board of Regents for a provisional charter. The Isamu
Noguchi Foundation, Inc. was incorporated under §607 of the Membership
Corporation Law (MCL) on November 6, 1967. Such certificate of incorporation was
restated under §805 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law (NPCL) on December 24,
1980 with the consent of the New York State Education Department. Upon the
effective date of the consolidation of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden
Museum and the Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc., The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and
Garden Museum will assume all the assets, liabilities and responsibilities of
both organizations. The consolidated corporation will operate under the
provisional charter granted to The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum.
Clifford A. Siegfried, David W. Palmquist and the Office of
Cultural Education recommend that an order
of consolidation of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum and The Isamu
Noguchi Foundation, Inc., be granted, forming The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and
Garden Museum.
Regents Meeting
February 23, 2004
CHARTERS
CULTURAL EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTER
1. Savona Free Library, Savona
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
2. Kinderhook Memorial Library, Kinderhook
3. Public Library of Central School District No. 1, Towns of Hunter, Jewett and Lexington, Hunter
4. Pulteney Free Library, Pulteney
5. Wide Awake Club Library, Fillmore
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
6. The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, Long Island City
7. Town of Fayette Historical Society, Fayette
8. The Unadilla Historical Association, Unadilla
ORDER OF
CONSOLIDATION
9. The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum and the Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc., Long Island City
ll.
EMSC-VESID
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTER
No. 1
SUNWISE SCHOOL
New Paltz, Ulster County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 18, 2002 to operate a
nursery school program for children from three to five years of age; to operate
a kindergarten program for children five years of age; to operate a grade one
through six elementary school; and to operate a grade seven through twelve
secondary school. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the
provisional charter to change the corporate name to “Shawangunk Ridge School.”
Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the
provisional charter be amended accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
No. 2
SOUTH COUNTRY MONTESSORI
SCHOOL
Brookhaven, Suffolk
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a nursery school for preschool
children from three to five years of age. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of
Nonpublic School Services recommend that a provisional charter be granted for a
period of three years.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
No. 3
THE CANANDAIGUA MONTESSORI
SCHOOL
Canandaigua, Ontario
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on December 15, 1978 to operate a
nursery school and kindergarten for the education of children ages two years,
eight months to six years inclusive by application of the Maria Montessori
method of teaching. Such
provisional charter was extended by Regents action on June 25, 1982, January 17, 1990 and July
23, 1993. Such extended charter was amended by Regents action on September 20,
1996 to add authority for the School to also operate a grade one elementary
school and, as so amended, extended and was further extended on February 8,
2000. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment of the charter to
change the corporate address to 400 Fort Hill Avenue, Building 34, Canandaigua,
New York 14424; to add authority for the corporation to also operate a toddler
program for children from 18 months to 36 months old; and to add authority for
the corporation to also operate a day care center and, as so amended, extended.
Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the
provisional charter be amended accordingly and, as so amended, extended for a
period of three years to allow the corporation additional time to develop its
programs and to otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an
absolute charter.
No. 4
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF THE
HAMPTONS
East Hampton, Suffolk
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 14, 1996 to operate a
preschool for children with and without developmental delays and/or behavioral
difficulties from three to five years of age; a kindergarten for five year olds
with and without developmental delays and/or behavioral difficulties and a grade
one through eight elementary school for children with and without developmental
delays and/or behavioral difficulties.
Such provisional charter was amended by Regents action on November 6,
1998 to add authority for the corporation to also operate a day care center,
and, to specify that the Center’s principal
office is located at 44 Meadow Way, East Hampton, New York 11937, with its
mailing address at P.O. Box 7115, Amagansett, New York 11930 and, as so amended,
extended and was further amended by Regents action on February 6, 2001 to change
the corporate purposes to delete the operation of a kindergarten and
grade one through eight elementary school for children with and without
developmental delays and/or behavioral difficulties and to limit the purposes to
the operation of a preschool for children with and without developmental delays
and/or behavioral difficulties from three to five years of age. The board of
trustees has applied for an extension to the provisional charter. The Office of
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
has been provided with an opportunity to review this action and the trustees
have been advised that the granting of the amendment does not constitute
approval for state funding for programs and services under the jurisdiction of
VESID. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend
that the provisional charter be extended for a period of
three years to allow the corporation additional time to develop its programs and
to otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute
charter.
No. 5
THE GRACEFUL GUARDIAN OF THE
CHILD
Monroe, Orange
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on April 24, 2001 to operate a center-based Christian Montessori
preschool for children from two years, nine months to five years of age; a
kindergarten for five year olds and a grade one elementary school. The
board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to
change the corporate name to “The Graceful Guardian of the Child Montessori
School” and to add authority for the corporation to also operate grade two and,
as so amended, extended. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School
Services recommend that the provisional charter be amended as requested and, as
so amended, extended for a period of three years to allow the corporation
additional time to develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate that it can
meet the requirements for an absolute
charter.
No. 6
SS. COLUMBA-BRIGID MONTESSORI
SCHOOL
Buffalo, Erie
County
A provisional charter was issued to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on December 15, 2000 to operate a
nursery school for preschool children from three to five years of age; a
kindergarten for five-year-olds, and a grade one through eight elementary
school. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the charter to
specify the corporation will be a membership corporation, that the members shall
be ex officio the Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, the Chancellor of the
Diocese of Buffalo, the Superintendent of Catholic Education of the Diocese of
Buffalo, the Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities, and the pastor and/or
administrator of SS. Columba-Brigid Roman Catholic Church, to specify certain
management powers that are reserved to said members, and as so amended,
extended. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend
that the provisional charter be amended, and as so amended, extended for a
period of three years to allow the corporation additional time to continue
developing its programs and to otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the
requirements for an absolute charter.
RESTATEMENT OF
CHARTER
No. 7
THEVENET MONTESSORI
SCHOOL
Highland Mills, Orange
County
A provisional charter was issued to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on September 24, 1982 to operate
and maintain a school that will offer instruction at the preschool level and
kindergarten through grade three. Such provision charter was made absolute by
Regents action on June 21, 1985. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the charter to restate the document in its entirety as a cohesive
document which will specify the corporation will be a membership corporation,
that the members shall be the Provincial and Provincial Council of the United
States Province of the Religious of Jesus and Mary or its successors, that the
trustees shall be appointed by said members, to specify the reserved powers of
the members, and to include modern dissolution language required by the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School
Services recommend that the absolute charter be amended to restate the charter
in its entirety, as requested.
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
No. 8
WORLD LIFE INSTITUTE EDUCATION
CENTER
Waterport, Orleans
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on February 4, 1997 to operate a
grade one through twelve elementary and secondary school. Such corporation was
extended by Regents action on June 13, 2000. The board of trustees has
petitioned the Board of Regents for the dissolution of the charter since the
school is no longer in operation and all taxes payable by the corporation have
been paid. The trustees request Regents approval of the storage of students
records at 13302 Stillwater Road, Waterport, New York 14571. Thomas E. Hogan and
the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the provisional charter
of World Life Institute Education Center be dissolved and that the student
records be stored at 13302 Stillwater Road, Waterport, New York
14571.
AMENDMENT OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
No. 9
OPUS 118 MUSIC CENTER
New York City, New York County
A certificate of incorporation was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on October 18, 1991 to establish, operate, conduct, maintain and promote programs offering instruction in the playing of musical instruments to elementary and secondary students in the public schools in the East Harlem area of New York City. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the certificate of incorporation to change the corporate name to “Opus 118 Harlem Center for Strings” and to change the corporate address to Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP, 410 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022-4441, Attention: Ronald H. Shechtman, Esq. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the certificate of incorporation be amended accordingly.
Regents Meeting
February 23, 2004
CHARTERS
EMSC-VESID
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
1. Sunwise School, New Paltz
PROVISIONAL CHARTER
2. South Country Montessori School, Brookhaven
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
3. The Canandaigua Montessori School, Canandaigua
4. Child Development Center of the Hamptons, East Hampton
5. The Graceful Guardian of the Child, Monroe
6. SS. Columba-Brigid Montessori School, Buffalo
RESTATEMENT OF
CHARTER
7. Thevenet Montessori School, Highland Mills
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
8. World Life Institute Education Center, Waterport
AMENDMENT OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
9.
Opus 118 Music Center, New York City
lll. HIGHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 1
COLLEGE OF
AERONAUTICS
Flushing, Queens
County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “Academy of Aeronautics” on November 22, 1963 to maintain and conduct a junior college with programs leading to the Associate in Applied Science degree (A.A.S.) for the education of qualified students for careers in the aviation, aerospace, electronics and allied industries. Such provisional charter was extended by Regents action on November 22, 1968 and was amended by Regents action on December 17, 1971 to add authority to also award an Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degree and, as so amended, extended and was made absolute by Regents action on February 20, 1975. Such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on September 26, 1986 to change the corporate name to “College of Aeronautics” and to add provisional authority for the College to confer the degree of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) and was further amended on April 24, 1996 to add authority for the College to confer the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S.). The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate name to “Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology.” Johanna Duncan-Poitier and the Office of Higher Education recommend that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 2
DOWLING
COLLEGE
Oakdale, Suffolk
County
An absolute charter in the first instance was
granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on September 27,
1968 to operate and maintain an institution of higher education offering
undergraduate instruction in the liberal arts, with courses leading to the
degrees of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of
Science in Education (B.S. in Ed.) and Bachelor of Business Administration
(B.B.A.). Such absolute charter was
amended by Regents action on March 28, 1969 to add authority for the
College to confer the honorary
degrees of Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) and Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) upon
certain individuals, effective February 2, 1969; October 24, 1969 to add
authority for the College to confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane
Letters (L.H.D.) upon a certain individual; December 19, 1969 to add authority
for the College to confer the honorary degrees of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.),
Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.), Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.) and Doctor of
Laws (LL.D.); April 25, 1975 to add authority for the College to confer the
degree of Master of Science in Education (M.S. in Ed.); May 23, 1975 to increase
the maximum authorized number of trustees from twenty-five to thirty; July 1,
1976 to add authority for the College to confer the degree of Master of Business
Administration (M.B.A.); April 29, 1997 to add authority for the College to
confer the degree of Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) and July 14, 2000 to add
authority for the College to confer the degrees of Master of Science (M.S.) and
Master of Arts (M.A.). The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the
absolute charter to add authority for the College to operate a branch campus at
1300 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, New York 11967. Johanna Duncan-Poitier and
the Office of Higher Education recommend that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 3
HOFSTRA
UNIVERSITY
Hempstead, Nassau
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “Hofstra
College” on January 16, 1937 to operate a college for men and women. Such provisional charter was made
absolute by Regents action on February 16, 1940, with authority for the College
to confer the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and
Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S. in Ed.). Such absolute charter was amended by
Regents action on May 16, 1947 to add authority for the College to confer the
honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.) and
Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.); June 17, 1949 to add authority for the
College to confer the degrees of Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Science in
Education (M.S. in Ed.); September 15, 1950 to add authority for the College to
confer the degrees of Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Master of
Business Administration (M.B.A.), Associate in Arts (A.A.) and Associate in
Applied Science (A.A.S.); March 1, 1963 to change the corporate name to “Hofstra
University”; March 26, 1965 to add authority for the University to confer the honorary
degrees of Doctor of Divinity (D.D.), Doctor of Pedagogy (Pd.D.), Doctor of
Civil Laws (D.C.L.), Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.), Doctor of Music (Mus.D.) and
Doctor of Science (Sc.D.); September 22, 1966 to add authority for the
University to confer the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the field of
psychology and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in the field of educational
administration; March 31, 1967 to add authority for the University to confer the
degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.); February 23, 1968 to add authority for the
University to confer the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of
Education (Ed.D.); October 24, 1969 to increase the maximum authorized number of
trustees from twenty-five to thirty; February 27, 1970 to add authority for the
University to confer the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.); June 29, 1973 to add
authority for the University to confer the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts
(B.F.A.); September 22, 1978 to add authority for the University to conduct
programs for work-related clienteles in New York County in accordance with its
approved institutional master plan; October 23, 1981 to add authority for the
University to confer the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.); January 21,
1987 to add authority for the University to confer the degree of Master of
Science (M.S.); December 21, 1990 to increase the maximum authorized number of
trustees from twenty-five to thirty and to also include that group of former
chairpersons who were members of the board of trustees as of that date, with
that excess over thirty not to exceed ten persons, and with those persons
possessing full trustee rights except the right to stand for reelection; April
15, 1994 to add authority for the University to operate a branch campus at the
J.W. Dye, Jr. Center of the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) to offer to
academically-qualified employees of LILCO a program of study leading to the
degree of Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in management and to add
the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code
§501(c)(3); December 16, 1994 to add authority for the University to confer the
degree of Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.); February 3, 1999 to add authority for
the University to confer the degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.); and June 13, 2000
to add authority for the University to establish and operate a museum and to
hold collections. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the
absolute charter to add authority for the University to confer the Master of
Health Administration (M.H.A.). Johanna Duncan-Poitier and the Office of Higher
Education recommend that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
No. 4
GESTALT CENTER OF LONG
ISLAND
Melville, Suffolk
County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 22, 1979 to establish a center for the development and dissemination of information concerning Gestalt psychology; to offer to the public courses, seminars and workshops concerned with personal growth and development; to offer skilled training in the application of Gestalt methods in special settings, including the classroom, social services agencies, special education and organizations; and to train persons with the appropriate background in Gestalt methods, and to issue to those who have received the required training and completed the established course a certificate evidencing such fact. Such provisional charter was extended by Regents action on January 18, 1983, September 20, 1985 and September 15, 1989; was amended by Regents action on February 19, 1993 to indicate that the corporation also operates at 57 Bounty Lane, Jericho, Nassau County, New York 11753 and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3) and, as so amended, further extended and on September 18, 1998 to specify that the Center was operating only at 110 Wilmington Drive, Melville, Suffolk County 11747 and, as so amended, extended. The board of trustees has applied for an extension of the provisional charter. Johanna Duncan-Poitier and the Office of the Professions recommend that the provisional charter be extended for a period of five years to allow the corporation additional time to demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute charter.
No. 5
WESTCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
Hartsdale, Westchester County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 25, 1993 to offer non-certificate skill-enhancement training programs to licensed social workers, school psychologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, guidance counselors, nurses and educational specialists in clinical therapy, clinical assessment, psychological and educational assessment, psychotherapeutic techniques, supervision and administration. Such provisional charter was extended by Regents action on July 17, 1998. The board of trustees has applied for an extension of the provisional charter. Johanna Duncan-Poitier and the Office of the Professions recommend that the provisional charter be extended for a period of five years to allow the corporation additional time to develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute charter.
Regents Meeting
February 23, 2004
CHARTERS
HIGHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1. College of Aeronautics, Flushing
2. Dowling College, Oakdale
3. Hofstra University, Hempstead
EXTENSION OF CHARTERS
4. Gestalt Center of Long Island, Melville
5. Westchester Jewish Community Services Educational Institute, Hartsdale