Gothamist: Stuyvsant and the Fight for Cash Money

jake

Tue, 06 May 2003 16:13:53 -0500

I'm down to start a young alumni club if you are, Tom. Or at least to figure out some more ways for them to raise some cash. I joined the alumni association again last week- a bargain at only $35.

Tom Karlo

Tue, 06 May 2003 11:35:29 -0500

Fund raising's always been a problem for Stuy.. in particular because it used to be that if a parent donated, it went in to a general fund (not specific to Stuy.) The (state-funded) physical plant aside, Stuyvesant apparently spends less per student than just about any other public school in New York. Stuy would really benefit from a more professional alumni assocation -- a more complete database for networking, better events, and more direct mail. I know it's hard to compare a college/grad school to a high school, but there's probably more Stuy grads in the NYC area than any major college -- it should be a major force in term sof networking and fundraising.

Jen

Mon, 05 May 2003 10:48:15 -0500

Wait a minute, you mean Han? No way!

Lena

Mon, 05 May 2003 10:13:03 -0500

You know Han-Tsien Tuan is Ah Mau as in the Tuans in NYC.

jake

Mon, 05 May 2003 08:24:05 -0500

My old boss, Stan Teitel, will settle this his own way. It sounds like the expenses on Jinx's fund were running pretty high- and no cash was coming into the school. And of course, Stan likes to be in control of things- there's no way he'll put up with outside directors maintaining control of the fund.