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==Stevens Institute of Technology== |
==Stevens Institute of Technology== |
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In 1988, Raveché was named President of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. |
In 1988, Raveché was named President of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. |
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During Dr. Raveche 20 plus year career at Stevens he added two colleges. A college of arts and letters and a school of technology management. Dr. Raveche added a new building, the Babbio Center. The Babbio Center building part is finished and being used. The bottom part is a five story parking garage whih is not finished. Construction halted when the Institute ran out of money. |
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===Allegations of financial misconduct=== |
===Allegations of financial misconduct=== |
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On September 17 2009 Attorney General Anne Milgram announced charges against Harold Raveché and board of trustees chairman Lawrence Babbio.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/education/22stevens.html|title=New Jersey College Is Beset by Accusations|last=Dillon|first=Sam|date=22 December 2009|accessdate=22 December 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> According to the state's 16-count lawsuit, Stevens' leaders kept several trustees in the dark about the school's financial condition. School president Harold J. Raveché and his administration allegedly spent the school's money at greater rates than the board approved, scavenging restricted assets, excessive loans and gifts to the school earmarked for other purposes. Milgram is also seeking reforms to the school's governance and accounting. |
On September 17 2009 Attorney General Anne Milgram announced charges against Harold Raveché and board of trustees chairman Lawrence Babbio.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/education/22stevens.html|title=New Jersey College Is Beset by Accusations|last=Dillon|first=Sam|date=22 December 2009|accessdate=22 December 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> According to the state's 16-count lawsuit, Stevens' leaders kept several trustees in the dark about the school's financial condition. School president Harold J. Raveché and his administration allegedly spent the school's money at greater rates than the board approved, scavenging restricted assets, excessive loans and gifts to the school earmarked for other purposes. Milgram is also seeking reforms to the school's governance and accounting. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Harold J. Raveché is the 6th President of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Education and early career
Raveché was born in Brooklyn, New York. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at Hofstra University in Uniondale, Long Island, in 1963. He then earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and statistical mechanics from the University of California at San Diego, where his research in statistical mechanics was mentored by the late Joseph E. Mayer. After completing his Ph.D., Raveché became a post-doctoral researcher and then a research chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) where he conducted research.
In 1985 Raveché was named Dean of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). While Dean, Raveché co-chaired the inter-federal agency report on large-scale computing, “A National Computing Initiative: The Agenda for Leadership,”[1] which outlined grand challenges in research and shaped federal R&D policy on supercomputing.
Stevens Institute of Technology
In 1988, Raveché was named President of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. During Dr. Raveche 20 plus year career at Stevens he added two colleges. A college of arts and letters and a school of technology management. Dr. Raveche added a new building, the Babbio Center. The Babbio Center building part is finished and being used. The bottom part is a five story parking garage whih is not finished. Construction halted when the Institute ran out of money.
Allegations of financial misconduct
On September 17 2009 Attorney General Anne Milgram announced charges against Harold Raveché and board of trustees chairman Lawrence Babbio.[2] According to the state's 16-count lawsuit, Stevens' leaders kept several trustees in the dark about the school's financial condition. School president Harold J. Raveché and his administration allegedly spent the school's money at greater rates than the board approved, scavenging restricted assets, excessive loans and gifts to the school earmarked for other purposes. Milgram is also seeking reforms to the school's governance and accounting.
References
- ^ Published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1987
- ^ Dillon, Sam (22 December 2009). "New Jersey College Is Beset by Accusations". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2009.