PATRICIA MANCHESTER NAMED PRINCIPAL OF HUNTER COLLEGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Date: July 21, 2004
Contact: Deborah Sack (deborah.sack@hunter.cuny.edu)
Phone: (212) 772-4070

(New York, NY) - July 21, 2004 - Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab has announced the appointment of Patricia Manchester as principal of the Hunter College Elementary School. Manchester comes to HCES from Trinity School in New York City, where she served as the Assistant Principal of the Middle School.

During her 15-year tenure at Trinity as both teacher and administrator, Manchester was active in every aspect of the school program, including curriculum development, teacher training, student governance, and the creation of school-wide policies. Prior to Trinity, Manchester taught at the Grace Church School in Brooklyn Heights.

"Patricia's keen understanding of children's learning styles, along with her proven leadership abilities and boundless energy will invigorate and strengthen our elementary school," said President Raab. "We are thrilled to welcome her to the Hunter family."

Manchester earned her undergraduate degree from Brown University, an M.S. in Social Work from Columbia University and an M.S. in Education from Hunter College.

About Hunter College Elementary School
The Hunter College Campus Schools consist of an elementary school (kindergarten through sixth grade) and a high school (seventh through twelfth grades), with enrollments of 360 and 1,200 students, respectively. The schools are publicly funded, chartered by the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York, and administered by Hunter College. The Campus Schools are among the preeminent schools for gifted education of pre-collegiate students in the nation.

About Hunter
With a highly diverse student population of more than 20,000, Hunter is the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system and the first choice among all CUNY applicants. Founded in 1870, the College offers more than 170 undergraduate and graduate programs. Hunter is noted for its professional schools in education, health sciences, nursing and social work, as well as its excellence in the liberal arts. Heralded as the "Crown Jewel of CUNY" by The Princeton Review, Hunter College has a distinguished reputation for nurturing talented minority scientists and meeting the challenge of providing high-quality science education in the 21st century. The College also oversees the Hunter College Campus Schools serving gifted and talented students, preschool through grade 12. For more information about Hunter College, please visit our Web site at http://www.hunter.cuny.edu.

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