CAPSE Mission Statement

Center For Applied Studies of the Environment (CAPSE)
of the City University of New York (CUNY), administered through
The Graduate School and University Center

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CUNY'S CENTER FOR APPLIED STUDIES OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NYNEX COLLABORATE ON SYMPOSIUM TO HELP NEW YORK CORPORATIONS

Event Focused on Creating Public/Private Partnerships

From right to left:
1. Dr. Victor Goldsmith, Director, Center For Applied Studies of the Environment of The City University of New York, MC and co-convener.
2. Frank Brogan of Con Edison.
3. Mr. Walter Damchohler, Project Manager, Con Edison.
4. Dr. John Mollenkopf, Director, CUNY Center for Urban Research, The City University of New York.
5. Mr. Michael Milligan, Manager, Civil and Facilities Engineering, Long Island Lighting Company.
6. Mr. Tom Dagon, Director of Environmental Affairs, Kodak.
7. Mr. Bob Mayo, Senior I/T Specialist, GIS, IBM.
8. Mr. Michael Rogers, General Supervisor, Graphic Records, Brooklyn Union Gas.

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One of the three centers established within ASCI is the Center For Applied Studies of the Environment (CAPSE). $5 million of the State funding is being used in support of CAPSE. This Center is now comprised of 22 scientists recognized for their activities and for their contributions in a number of important environmental areas. CAPSE was formally approved by the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York in September 1993, and has the strongest support of the Chancellor, the President of the Graduate School, as well as the presidents of the individual campuses.

The missions of CAPSE are:

1. To undertake a multi-campus applied research effort specifically charged with improving the economy of New York State by assisting businesses with their environmental problems and by developing new environmental technology;

2. To improve the business climate and the economy of New York State through a variety of approaches including working with appropriate NYC, NYS and Federal agencies on significant environmental problems, outreach programs, training, and on other aspects.

CUNY is the third largest university in the US and the largest urban university in the country. The University as a whole has more than 200,000 students, 25,000 faculty and staff, 4,000 doctoral students, and over $110 million annual grant and contract support (exclusive of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine). By focusing the extensive expertise and resources of the many campuses forming CUNY on environmental problems adversely affecting NYC and NYS, it is clear that CAPSE can play an important role in helping to resolve these issues, and thereby indirectly aid the economy of NYS.