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Dr. David PotashNamed New Chief Academic OfficerCurry College has appointedDr. David Potash its newChief Academic Officer.Dr. Potash commenced hisrole in August 2008.graduate curricula development, strategic planning, outcomesassessment, faculty development, educational technology and somuch more — will serve our college well and ultimately havea positive impact on the individual intellectual growth of ourstudents.”Dr. Potash most recentlyserved as the AssociateProvost / Assistant Vice Presidentfor Academic Affairs atHunter College in New York.He was previously AssociateProvost for the Teaching andLearning Environment at Baruch College. Both Hunter andBaruch are part of the City University of New York (CUNY).“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Potash to the Curry College communityin this key leadership role,” remarked President Quigley.“David’s broad experience — encompassing undergraduate andDr. Potash holds an undergraduate degree in English and Philosophyfrom Rice University, a Master of Arts in history from NYU,and a doctorate in History from Cambridge University, England.His research interests are U.S. politics and American foreignpolicy in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He hasauthored numerous scholarly papers, presented at national conferences,and holds membership in several academic associations.“I am honored to join the vibrant academic community at CurryCollege,” said Dr. Potash. “With the institution’s strong resources– an outstanding faculty, small class sizes, a beautiful campus anda nurturing sense of community – I greatly look forward toadvancing Curry’s mission of developing the individual student.”'One Curry' Club Helps Bring Clean Water to African VillageIt is something most Americans take for granted on a daily basis. Cleanwater. We drink it, bathe in it, and sometimes we just plain waste it.But the harsh reality is that over a billion people on this planet do noteven have access to it. That is why the ONE Curry club made it their#1 directive to eliminate this problem, one village at a time.For club member Peter Nhiany,this issue hits home especiallyhard. Nhiany is one of the “LostBoys of Sudan.” During hischildhood, he and thousands ofother displaced and/or orphanedSudanese children were forced toleave their villages due to a violentcivil war in the region,trekking hundreds of milesthrough the African wilderness.Nhiany was eventually relocatedto the United States and educatedhere. His family was not so lucky.On a recent visit to the Africanvillage where some family membersnow live, Nhiany noticedthat they did not have the onething that all humans need tolive, clean drinking water. They instead had only a muddy ditch inwhich to drink and bathe themselves. Nhiany’s mission was clear,build a well for his family and their village — and the ONE Curryclub was up to the task of raising the money needed to help.Founded in 2006 and featured in the Spring 2008 edition of CurryMagazine, ONE Curry continues to work toward its mission to eradicatepoverty and hunger throughout the world. Its main focus hasbeen to raise the funds needed to build a well for Nhiany’s family inthe village of Bor in the Sudan.L to R: Peter Nhiany, Laura Cluff, Michael Beatty, and John AbdullaAfter months and months ofresearch and fundraising, all of theclub's hard work came to fruition inDecember, when they received acheck to be sent to Water ForSudan, Inc. for over $11,000. Theamount is double what the organizationexpected to raise for the wellproject.“I am going to be so glad to see myfamily finally drinking clean water,”Nhiany said. “I want to thank everyonein ONE Curry for helping.”Club founder John Abdulla, alongwith several ONE Curry membersin attendance, presented a ceremonialcheck to a beaming Nhianyduring the ceremony in the HaferAcademic Building.“I am so proud to be presenting this check to Peter so that his family'svillage can have the benefits of clean water,” Abdulla stated during theceremony. “It is our generation's mission to make sure that the over 1billion people living in the world today who are without access toclean water, get the help they need.”4 Curry College Magazine / Winter 2009