Stanley Mordecui Altman

Professor

Marxe School of Public and International Affairs

Department: Public Affairs

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: saltman@ccny.cuny.edu

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Education

Ph.D., System Science, Tandon School (formerly Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn) New York University

MSEE, Electrical Engineering, Purdue University

BEE, Electrical Engineering, City College of NY

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Spring 2019PAF4199Selected Topics
Spring 2019PAF4199Selected Topics
Fall 2018PAF4199Selected Topics
Fall 2018PAF9199Selected Topics In PAF
Fall 2018PAF4199Selected Topics
Fall 2018PAF9199Selected Topics In PAF
Spring 2018PAF9160Pub/Nonprofit Mgt II
Spring 2018PAF9160Pub/Nonprofit Mgt II
Spring 2018PAF9199Selected Topics In PAF
Spring 2018PAF4199Selected Topics
Spring 2018PAF9199Selected Topics In PAF
Spring 2018PAF9160Pub/Nonprofit Mgt II
Spring 2018PAF9160Pub/Nonprofit Mgt II
Spring 2018PAF4199Selected Topics
Fall 2017PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2017PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2017PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2017PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Spring 2017PAF9321LEducational Leadership Interns
Spring 2017PAF9320LEducational Leadership Interns
Spring 2017PAF9321LEducational Leadership Interns
Spring 2017PAF9312LLegal and Policy Issues in Edu
Spring 2017PAF9312LLegal and Policy Issues in Edu
Spring 2017PAF9319LSchool Finance and Budgeting
Spring 2017PAF9320LEducational Leadership Interns
Spring 2017PAF9319LSchool Finance and Budgeting
Fall 2015PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2015PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2015PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2015PAF4199Selected Topics
Fall 2015PAF4199Selected Topics
Fall 2015PAF5000Independent Study PAF I
Fall 2015PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2015PAF5000Independent Study PAF I
Summer 2015PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Summer 2015PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Summer 2015PAF5000Independent Study PAF I
Summer 2015PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Summer 2015PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Summer 2015PAF5000Independent Study PAF I
Spring 2015PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Spring 2015PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2014PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2014PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2014PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2014PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Spring 2014PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Spring 2014PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2013PAF5000Independent Study PAF I
Fall 2013PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2013PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2013PAF5000Independent Study PAF I
Fall 2013PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2013PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Spring 2013PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Spring 2013PAF9322Internship in Higher Education
Spring 2013PAF9322Internship in Higher Education
Spring 2013PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2012PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2012PAF5453Internshp In Nonprof
Fall 2012PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2012PAF5453Internshp In Nonprof
Spring 2012PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Spring 2012PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2011PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2011PAF9191Mentorship in Public Affairs
Summer 2011PAF9195Public Affairs Internship
Summer 2011PAF9195Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2010PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2010PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2009PAF5000Independent Study PAF I
Fall 2009PAF5000Independent Study PAF I
Fall 2009PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2009PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Summer 2009PAF9799Sel Topics Health Policy
Summer 2009PAF9799Sel Topics Health Policy
Spring 2009PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Spring 2009PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2008PAF9730Comparative Health Systems
Fall 2008PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2008PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2008PAF9730Comparative Health Systems
Spring 2008PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Spring 2008PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Spring 2008PAF3401Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Spring 2008PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2007PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2007PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2007PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2007PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Spring 2007PAF9198Public Affairs Workshop
Spring 2007PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Spring 2007PAF9198Public Affairs Workshop
Spring 2007PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Spring 2007PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Spring 2007PAF5452Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2006PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Fall 2006PAF9170Research and Analysis I
Summer 2006PAF9730Comparative Health Systems
Summer 2006PAF9730Comparative Health Systems
Spring 2006PAF9730Comparative Health Systems
Spring 2006PAF9190Public Affairs Capstone Semina
Spring 2006PAF9190Public Affairs Capstone Semina
Spring 2006PAF9730Comparative Health Systems
Spring 2004PAF9198Public Affairs Workshop
Spring 2004PAF9999Ind Study In PAF
Spring 2004PAF9336Student Affairs in Higher Ed
Spring 2004PAF9198Public Affairs Workshop
Spring 2004PAF9190Public Affairs Capstone Semina
Spring 2004PAF9190Public Affairs Capstone Semina
Spring 2004PAF9336Student Affairs in Higher Ed
Spring 2004PAF9999Ind Study In PAF

Books

Altman, S. (1993). Economic Analysis of the Costs and Revenues of the Three SUNY Hospitals.

Souder, P., Smith, J. T., & Altman, S. (1986). AIDS Shelter Project Report.

Haaga, C., Higgins, R., & Altman, S. (1985). Not-for-profit Low-Income Housing Development Corporation.

Altman, S., & Truxal, C. (1982). Electric Utilities, What Can Be Expected? : A Study of the 1977 New York City Blackout. Maxwell School at Syracuse University and Harriman School at SUNY Stony Brook.

Altman, S. (1978). Analysis of State Fair Hearing Data. NEW YORK, US, Institute of Public Services Performance.

Altman, S. (1975). Project Scoreboard" Creating an Independent Organization to Monitor the Performance of a Public Service Organization.

Journal Articles

(2012). Impact of American Humanics, an Undergraduate Competency-Based Nonprofit Program, on Alumni Career Paths. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 2(3). 123-139.

Altman, S. (2012). Book Review: Nonprofit Consulting Essentials: What Nonprofits and Consultants Need to know by Penelope Cagney. Journal for Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 2(2). 99-100.

Altman, S., Carpenter, H., Deitick, L., Strom, S., & Van Horn, T. (2012). Impact of American Humanics, an Undergraduate Competency-Based Nonprofit Program, on Alumni Career Paths. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 2(3). 123-139.

(2008). Measuring Street Cleanliness: A Comparison of New York City’s Scorecard and Results from a Citizen Survey. Public Administration Review, 68(2).

Eimicke, W., Altman, S., & Furst, D. (1985). The Project Match Building Superintendent Program: A Strategy for Housing Preservation in the 1980s. The Journal of Urban ANalysis & Public Management, 8(2).

Altman, S., Bardo, B., & Furst, D. (1979). "The Use of Fair Hearing Data to monitor Performance of the AFCD Program". Administrative Law Review, Vol. 31(No. 4). 463-484.

(1979). "Performance Monitoring Systems for Public Managers". Public Administration Review, 39(7). 31-35.

(1975). "The Dilemma of Data Rich, Information Poor Service Organizations". Journal of Urban Analysis and Public Management, 3(1). 61-75.

(1971). "A Theory of Asynchronous Control Networks". IEEE Transactions on System Science and Cybernetics, C-20(6). 628-629.

(1970). "Medicaid: From Conceptualization to Action". IEEE Transactions on System Science and Cybernetics, SSC-6(4). 303-310.

(1968). "The Design of Automatic Surveillance Systems for Urban Freeways". Transportation Research, 2. 347-361.

Book Chapters

Altman, S. (2015). Student Development through Arts and Cultural Partnerships. In Chatterjee, H. J., & Hannan, L. (Eds.), Engaging The Senses: Object-based Learning in Higher Education Surrey England,England. AshgatePublishing Company.

Altman, S. (1980). Pitfalls of Data Analysis. Pitfalls of Analysis (pp. 44-56). Pitfalls of Analysis, John Wiley & Son.

(1980). Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis of Data and Models and Operations Research. (pp. 239-273, 274-303, 304-324). Productivity Improvement Handbook for Local and State Government.

Altman, S., Nawrocki, P., & Porter, F. (1975). Institutional Framework for Evaluating Munical Services. Urban Problems ans Policy Choices New York, NY. Praeger Publishing.

(1974). How Long Can I Go On This Way? A Critical View of Procedures in Implementation. (pp. 455-459). Basic Questions of Design Theory.

Altman, S. (1972). The Program for Urban and Policy Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook. Centers for Innovation in the Cities and States (pp. 409-428). San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Press.

Media Contributions

(2020). Amsterdam News.

(2020). BronxNet.

(2020). Gotham Gazette.

(2020). CityLimits.

(2020). Amsterdam News.

(2014). New Paltz Times.

(2014). New Paltz Times.

(2013). New York Times.

Meinecke, T., Altman, S., & Altman, C. (2009). A Vision for Healing: Sri Narayani hospital & Research Centre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vgqKAdr1PQ

SRI NARAYANI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER is Sri Sakthi Amma's non-for-profit hospital dedicated to the service of all human beings regardless of race, religion, social standing or their ability to pay.

(2006). New York Times.

(2002). New York Times.

(2001). Newsday.

(2001). Daily News .

(1998). New York Times.

(1998). New York Times.

(1993). Newsday.

Presentations

Altman, S. (2020, May 5). Digital Divide, Online Education and the New "Normal". The Pandemic Response. via Zoom - CCNY: Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership.

Altman, S. (2016, February 1). Building a Culture Network in New York City. Engaging The Senses: Object-based Learning in Higher Education. London, England: University College London.

Altman, S., Litow, S., Tantoco, M., & Puron-Cid, G. (2015, October 31). Impact of Big Data on The Public Sector and the Implications for Public Affairs Curriculum. NASPAA Annual Conference.

Altman, S. (2015, July 9). The CUNY-IBM Watson Competition: Lessons Learned. INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN STEM EDUCATION. Baruch College: NSF and the Institute for Virtual Enterprise.

Altman, S. (1986, June 30). AIDS and the Substance Abuser: Service Needs and Policy Issues. : RMEC and BVAMC Social Work Service.

Beltrami, E., Bodin, L., Altman, S., & Tucker, A. (1971, May 31). A Case Study in Manpower Scheduling. 39th National Meeting of the Operations Research Society of America. Dallas, Texas

Altman, S., Bhagat, N., & Bodin, L. (1971, May 31). Algorithm for Routing Garbage Trucks Over Multiple Planning Periods. Urban Science Session XVII International Meeting of the Institute of Management Sciences. Washington, D.C.

Altman, S., & Deming, P. (1970, December 31). Decomposition of Control Networks. Association for Computing machinery, Conference Record.

Altman, S. (1970, May 31). The Relational Data File: Revisited. Santa Monica, California: The RAND Corporation.

Gross, R. R., Altman, S., & Brody, M. (1969, December 31). The Art of Using Computers to Model Human Personality. Proceedings of Third Annual Princeton Conference on Information Sciences and Systems. : Princeton University.

Altman, S., Pignataro, L. J., & Yagoda, H. N. (1968, March 31). The Design of Automatic Surveillance Systems for Urban Freeways. Proceedings of Second Annual Information Sciences and Systems Conference. : Princeton University.

Other Scholarly Works

Altman, S. (2017). CUNY-IBM WATSON:Another Year, Another Challenge.

Altman, S. (2017). Image If Bernard Baruch Could Advise Yet One More President.

Altman, S. (2016). The Importance of Understanding Natural Laws.

Altman, S. (2013). Reasons for Outrage on Health Care.

Altman, S. (2006). Op-ED: Poisoned Heroes.

Altman, S. (2002). The Fiscal Crisis, This Time Around.

Altman, S. (2001). Op-Ed: Fix the Turmoil of Term Limits.

Altman, S. (2001). Op-Ed: Term-Limits Turmoil.

Altman, S. (1998). Gateway Heaven Universe Grand Central Station.

Altman, S. (1998). Alternatives Exist.

Altman, S. (1993). OP-ED: Health Reform Principles Are The Key.

Altman, S. (1972). Preliminary Evaluation of Major Sales Tax reform Opportunities.

Altman, S., Beltrami, E., Rappaport, S., & Schoepfle, G. (1971). Nonlinear Programming Model of Crew Assignments for Household Refuse Collect. SMC-1(3),

Research Currently in Progess

Altman, S.(n.d.). Experiential Learning. In Progress.

CUNY IBM Watson Social Impact Challenge developing and testing innovation approaches for students to develop essential skills (Goal III Baruch Strategic Plan 2018-2023).

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
The Legacy of LeadershipPSC-CUNY 4207/01/201106/30/201204/15/20113499.1Completed
Climate Change Professional Fellows ProgramDepartment of State09/01/201008/31/2011500000Completed
New York City Experience, Summer 2009United Way04/01/200912/31/200910000Completed
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
Faculty Service AwardBaruch College Alumni Association2018Recognition of your untiring dedication to the enrichment of student life at Baruch College over the years that surpass and exceed the responsibilities of a faculty member
Townsend Harris MedalCCNY Alumni Association2016"For distinguished contributions to his chosen field of work and to the welfare of his fellow man"
Ford Foundation Fellowship1965
NSF Fellowship1964
NASA Fellowship1963
National Scientific Honor SocietySigma Xi
National Engineering SocietyTau Beta Pi
National Electrical EngineeringEta Kappa Nu
Lock & Key
Natonal Honor Scoiety for Public Affairs and AdministrationPi Alpha Alpha

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Representative to the College Academic Review CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Faculty Senate Executive CommitteeCommittee ChairPresent
Faculty Senate RepresentativeCommittee MemberPresent
eP&B Phase 2 CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
SARCCommittee MemberPresent
Committee on the Undergraduate Honors ProgramCommittee MemberPresent
Learning Assessment CommitteeCommittee Member8/31/2015
American Humanics Programrenamed Nonprofit Leadership Alliance in 200812/31/2014
Representative to the Weissman Undergraduate Curriculum CommitteeCommittee Member8/31/2012
President's CabinetCommittee Member8/31/2009
Faculty SenateCommittee Chair8/31/2009
Faculty Senate Executive CommitteeVP for Educational Policy7/31/2008

University

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Harlem Gallery of ScienceTask Force Member1/1/2016Present
Task Force to Create Citywide Partnership between CUNY and Art and Cultural Organizations in New York CityTask Force Chair1/1/201412/31/2016
Organized and Director CUNY-IBM Watson CompetitionProgram Organizer1/1/201412/31/2014

Professional

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Campus Directors AssociationChairperson1/1/2012Present
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Board of Directors (member of the Finance Committee)Member1/1/2010Present
New York Academy of ScienceMemberNew York9/1/2000Present
NYS Blue Ribbon Commission on the ArtsMemberNew YorkUnited States5/1/201512/31/2016
Unison Arts Center Board of DirectorsMember12/31/2013
Co-Chair, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Campus Directors Association1/1/201012/31/2012
American Jewish CommitteeBoard of Directors of a CompanyNew YorkUnited States1/1/200012/31/2006
City Club of New YorkChairpersonNew York1/1/199512/31/2003
Temple of UnderstandingMemberNew York1/1/200012/31/2002
Interfaith Hospital Medical CenterBoard of Directors of a CompanyNew York1/1/199312/31/1994
Gordon & BreachEditor and co-founder1/1/197212/31/1989
National Commission on Productivity's Solid Waste Management Task ForceMember12/31/1973
National Academy of Engineering's Commission on Engineering Education in Computer ScienceMember1/1/196912/31/1970
Urban and Public SystemsEditor of Special Issue IEEE Transactions on Systems Science & Cybernetics2/1/19706/30/1970

Public

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
Hobcaw Barony Advisory BoardAdvisory and Project ScholarSouth CarolinaUnited States1/1/2011PresentNational
Healing Hearts, Inc.Officer, President/Elect/PastNew York1/1/2008PresentInternational
PTA Executive Committee, Clinton School for Writers and Artists - MS 260Member1/1/2002Present
New York Chapter of the American Jewish CommitteeBoard Member1/1/2000Present
Sub-Committe of Housing New York Committee on Implementation Strategies, which produced a report, entitled "Non-Profit Corporation to Produce Low Income Housing." This report led to the creation of Housing and Services, Inc., a non-profit housing development corporation Chairperson1/1/1985Present
New York Technology Award Program Evaluation CommitteeMember1/1/200112/31/2002
Temple of UnderstandingBoard Member1/1/200012/31/2002
260 Euclid CondominiumPresident and past Secretary/TreasurerFlorida1/1/199412/31/1999
Interfaith Hospital Medical CenterTrustee and Board SecretaryNew York 1/1/199312/31/1994
77 Park Avenue Condominium BoardOfficer, President/Elect/Past1/1/199112/31/1994
New York Leadership ConferenceParticipant1/1/198412/31/1991
The Special Relief LeagueFounding Trustee1/1/198112/31/1991
16 Park Avenue Tenants AssociationOfficer, President/Elect/Past1/1/198712/31/1988
Murray Hill CommitteeTrustee1/1/198612/31/1988