News


November 2008

CGCHI on February 12th, 2009 will honor the New York Philharmonic for their use of music as a means for global diplomacy. Most recently, Music Director Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic gave the first-ever performance by an American orchestra in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). The concert was the centerpiece of a 48-hour visit that included master classes and a rehearsal open to music students.

The New York Philharmonic is by far the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, and one of the oldest in the world. Founded in 1842 by a group of local musicians led by American-born Ureli Corelli Hill, the Orchestra currently plays some 180 concerts a year. On December 18, 2004, the Philharmonic gave its 14,000th concert — a milestone unmatched by any other orchestra in the world.

The dinner will be held at The Players Club on Gramercy Park. Tickets may be purchased securely online, by clicking the "Donate Now" button.


June 2008

Nayomi Sajan, M.D. was awarded a fellowship grant to pursue further studies in humanitarian assistance.


May 2008

Eunice Chyung, Melissa Cranford, Ye Sul Kim, and Lisa Ratanaprasatporn all whom are undergraduate students from Brown University were each awarded a fellowship grant to work with Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India.


April 2008

Jennifer Stratton, M.D., Jaime Bryant, M.D., and Christopher Dayton, M.D. were awarded a fellowship grant to work on HIV education and assess the current use of antiretroviral therapy in Northwest Kenya. This project is to be carried out during Summer 2008.


December 2007

The Center's annual Gala Dinner will be held on Wednesday December 5th at the historic Players Club on Gramercy Park in New York City. This year's honoree will be James F. Keenan, S.J. a dedicated educator who has improved the lives of thousands of individuals both in the New York metropolitan area and in many of the world's poorest communities during his more than 50 year career. Father Keenan is currently the President of the New York Nativity Schools, whose mission is to break the cycle of poverty through education. Father Keenan has formerly served as President at Canisius, McQuaid, St. Peter's Prep and Xavier High Schools. Through his work as a Trustee with the J. Homer Butler Foundation, he has worked to help hospitals and clinics in Africa. Within the last 12 months he has served the less fortunate in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and the Marshall Islands.


July 2007

CGCHI has agreed to partner with the Division of International Emergency Medicine at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. This collaboration will help facilitate the exchange of resident and physician fellows to different educational institutions around the world.


Spring 2007

CGCHI Spring Newsletter PDF (492 KB)