PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Jennifer Rosati, Chair of the Department of Sciences at John Jay College, CUNY, on SPARC Kips Bay Life Sciences Campus
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Jennifer Rosati, Chair of the Department of Sciences at John Jay College, CUNY, testified in support of the SPARC Kips Bay Life Sciences Campus project. She emphasized the project's potential to enhance educational experiences for students in forensic science programs and improve the capabilities of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME).
- The SPARC project would provide students with access to cutting-edge technology and instrumentation, offering opportunities to develop research and practical skills.
- It would allow for upgrades to OCME facilities and equipment, which are currently outdated and financially burdensome.
- The project aligns with John Jay College's focus on providing students with career and industry-specific skills, preparing them for employment upon graduation.
Jennifer Rosati
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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My name is Jennifer Rosati.
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I currently serve as chair for the Department of Sciences program coordinator for the forensic science undergraduate program at John Jay College, CUNY.
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Our forensic science program has a longstanding history of excellence in the field, and John Jay College itself has a history of education and justice.
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We provide our we pride ourselves in being an MSI serving institution, and and we have demonstrated a long standing commitment for serving STEM students with experiential learning opportunities.
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We currently provide 3 degree programs, our forensic science program, some molecular biology, and toxicology, with experiential learning opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate, levels.
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Spark would be an integral component to not only support the current educational experiences we provide our students, but it also improve the impacts of these experiences across all three of our majors.
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And it's notable that the current OCME facilities need many upgrades, which can be financially cumbersome on older and outdated instrumentation.
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BARC would allow for upgraded and new instrumentation to be utilized, which is integral to maintain and build upon OCME's current reputation within the field.
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The project would provide students with access to cutting edge technology and instrumentation and with an unparalleled opportunity to further develop their research and practical skills.
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An important aspect of our program relies on the recognition that students learn best through their experiences.
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BARC would build, nurture, and reinforce the
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theoretical lecture based and practical lab based skills students learn
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through their academic pathway pathway provided through our programs.
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A more recent focus for our STEM programs or institution and the CUNY community is to provide students with career and industry specific skills to be employment ready upon graduation.
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Berkeley provides students with a realistic opportunity to gain workforce related skills, such as the ability to work in a team focused environment, understand workflow and workplace directives, and to develop their job related responsibilities and communication skills.
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Thank you.
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Your time's expired.
Jennifer Rosati
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Provide my support on behalf of the forensic science program and Department of Sciences.
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Thank you very much for allowing me to testify.