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Math Professor Lisa Fastenberg Appointed to 91视频鈥檚 Board of Trustees

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Antonia Gentile
Posted
December 19, 2024
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91视频 Mathematics Pleasantville Professor Lisa Fastenberg

Associate Professor and Chair of the Mathematics Department on the Pleasantville campus Lisa Fastenberg, PhD, has been appointed to 91视频鈥檚 Board of Trustees.

Fastenberg, who has been a member of 91视频 faculty since 2001 and has served as chair of the Mathematics Department since 2013, will begin a three-year term, during which she will bring a wealth of academic leadership and expertise in mathematics education to the board.

Her teaching has included the full spectrum of the mathematics curriculum at 91视频, ranging from developmental to advanced courses for mathematics majors, with her research focus being the rank of elliptic surfaces in characteristic zero, a topic within the field of Number Theory.

Also active in the 91视频 community outside of the academic sphere, Fastenberg has served in leadership roles including co-chair of the Retention Task Force, chair of the Westchester Faculty Council Admissions and Retention Committee, and three terms on the Executive Committee of the Westchester Faculty Council.

鈥淚 am honored to join the Board of Trustees and contribute to the continued growth and success of 91视频,鈥 said Fastenberg. 鈥淗aving spent more than two decades teaching and supporting our students, I look forward to bringing the faculty perspective to the Board鈥檚 work.鈥

Read the full press release on Fastenberg's appointment.

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