Marcia V. Keizs
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Dr. Marcia V. Keizs, is the sixth President of York College, Jamaica
, in the borough of Queens in New York City. She is a native of Kingston
, Jamaica
and has lived and worked in New York City since 1968.
After graduating from high school in Kingston, she attended the University of Manitoba
in Winnipeg
, Canada
(B.A. 1967), and Teachers College, Columbia University
(M.A. 1971). She holds an Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University (1984) and a Certificate in Educational Management from the Harvard
Graduate School of Education (1995).
Dr. Keizs has pursued a career in higher education
; first as a professor of English at Queensborough Community College
/City University of New York (CUNY) where she taught the full range of course offerings including Afro-American Literature. She was the Assistant Director in the acclaimed External Education Degree Program for the Homebound Student, which provides the opportunity for severely disabled students to earn a college degree without leaving home. From 1984 to 1988, Dr. Keizs worked at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY where she achieved the title of Assistant Dean for External Affairs, Labor Relations, and Personnel. From 1988 to 1994, Dr. Keizs was Vice President and Dean of Student Services at Queensborough Community College with a one-year stint as acting Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs of CUNY.
Dr. Keizs has also served as the Acting President within the CUNY system. Her service included Borough of Manhattan Community College, September 1994 to August 1995, and York College, January 5, 1996 to August 1996.
Dr. Keizs served as the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Bronx Community College
/CUNY from October 1, 1997 to February 13, 2005. During her tenure as Bronx Community College Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Keizs strengthened the College’s academic programs by expanding new degree offerings to include Environmental Technology, Therapeutic Recreation, Warehouse Management, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology, Earth Science, Criminal Justice, Security Management, and Certificate Programs to include Animal Care and Management and Licensed Practical Nurse (formerly a non-credit certificate program); improved existing curricula; revitalized the CORE and realigned remediation.
Dr. Keizs has attended and/or presented at national and international conferences, e.g. Co-presenter at First Annual International Conference for Community and Further Education Colleges, Bath, England, June 1998; Panelist: AAHE Conference on Education and Collaboration, Washington, DC, March, 1999; Presenter: AACC Pre-Convention workshop on Remediation; Presenter: AACC Politics of Remediation, Nashville Tennessee, April 1999; Presenter: League for Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona
March 2003, Assessment & Accountability: The Bronx Community Model; Presenter: AACC Dallas, Texas
, April 2003, Begging for Baselines: Creating a Culture of Assessment at BCC; Presenter: Brown vs Board of Education: The Community College Legacy, New York University Network Forum, New Orleans, 2004; attended (by invitation only) Conference on Remediation, Stanford University
, spring 1998, Executive Leadership Conference, Cornell University
, August 1999, among others. She has served as a commission member on the American Association Community of Colleges Commissions, Technology (past member) and Marketing (current member.)
In her former home community in the Wakefield section of the Bronx where she lived for almost 20 years, Dr. Keizs developed an after school program, initiated a civic organization, administered youth employment programs and served on the community board. Dr. Keizs has served on the Boards of the National Council on Black American Affairs (Northeast), Teachers College Alumni Council and the Association of Black Women in Higher Education. She currently serves as Chair of The Board of the Morris Heights Health Center in the Bronx, Member of the Greenburgh Library Foundation and a member of the Vestry, St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Hartsdale. She is the Founding Editor of the New York Carib News and has published articles about Afro-American Literature. Keizs is also a member of the Greater Jamaica (New York) Development Corporation and part of the American Council on Education's Commission on Effective Leadership.
Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...
, in the borough of Queens in New York City. She is a native of Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
and has lived and worked in New York City since 1968.
After graduating from high school in Kingston, she attended the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(B.A. 1967), and Teachers College, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(M.A. 1971). She holds an Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University (1984) and a Certificate in Educational Management from the Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
Graduate School of Education (1995).
Dr. Keizs has pursued a career in higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
; first as a professor of English at Queensborough Community College
Queensborough Community College
Not to be confused with Queens College, City University of New YorkQueensborough Community College , is one of six community colleges within the City University of New York system. It is located in the neighborhood of Bayside, Queens County, New York City, New York. The total enrollments are...
/City University of New York (CUNY) where she taught the full range of course offerings including Afro-American Literature. She was the Assistant Director in the acclaimed External Education Degree Program for the Homebound Student, which provides the opportunity for severely disabled students to earn a college degree without leaving home. From 1984 to 1988, Dr. Keizs worked at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY where she achieved the title of Assistant Dean for External Affairs, Labor Relations, and Personnel. From 1988 to 1994, Dr. Keizs was Vice President and Dean of Student Services at Queensborough Community College with a one-year stint as acting Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs of CUNY.
Dr. Keizs has also served as the Acting President within the CUNY system. Her service included Borough of Manhattan Community College, September 1994 to August 1995, and York College, January 5, 1996 to August 1996.
Dr. Keizs served as the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Bronx Community College
Bronx Community College
The Bronx Community College of The City University of New York is a community college in the City University of New York system located in the University Heights neighborhood of The Bronx.- History :...
/CUNY from October 1, 1997 to February 13, 2005. During her tenure as Bronx Community College Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Keizs strengthened the College’s academic programs by expanding new degree offerings to include Environmental Technology, Therapeutic Recreation, Warehouse Management, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology, Earth Science, Criminal Justice, Security Management, and Certificate Programs to include Animal Care and Management and Licensed Practical Nurse (formerly a non-credit certificate program); improved existing curricula; revitalized the CORE and realigned remediation.
Dr. Keizs has attended and/or presented at national and international conferences, e.g. Co-presenter at First Annual International Conference for Community and Further Education Colleges, Bath, England, June 1998; Panelist: AAHE Conference on Education and Collaboration, Washington, DC, March, 1999; Presenter: AACC Pre-Convention workshop on Remediation; Presenter: AACC Politics of Remediation, Nashville Tennessee, April 1999; Presenter: League for Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
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March 2003, Assessment & Accountability: The Bronx Community Model; Presenter: AACC Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, April 2003, Begging for Baselines: Creating a Culture of Assessment at BCC; Presenter: Brown vs Board of Education: The Community College Legacy, New York University Network Forum, New Orleans, 2004; attended (by invitation only) Conference on Remediation, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, spring 1998, Executive Leadership Conference, Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, August 1999, among others. She has served as a commission member on the American Association Community of Colleges Commissions, Technology (past member) and Marketing (current member.)
In her former home community in the Wakefield section of the Bronx where she lived for almost 20 years, Dr. Keizs developed an after school program, initiated a civic organization, administered youth employment programs and served on the community board. Dr. Keizs has served on the Boards of the National Council on Black American Affairs (Northeast), Teachers College Alumni Council and the Association of Black Women in Higher Education. She currently serves as Chair of The Board of the Morris Heights Health Center in the Bronx, Member of the Greenburgh Library Foundation and a member of the Vestry, St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Hartsdale. She is the Founding Editor of the New York Carib News and has published articles about Afro-American Literature. Keizs is also a member of the Greater Jamaica (New York) Development Corporation and part of the American Council on Education's Commission on Effective Leadership.