▁Public ▁Health ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁in ▁the ▁C UN Y ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁York ▁College ' s ▁under grad uate ▁public ▁health ▁program ▁is ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁teaching , ▁learning , ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁service ▁to ▁fost er ▁and ▁sust ain ▁a ▁health ier ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁cult ur ally ▁respons ive , ▁evidence - in formed ▁solutions ▁to ▁reduce ▁dispar ities ▁and ▁promote ▁health ▁and ▁well ness ▁among ▁urban ▁populations . ▁The ▁under grad uate ▁program ▁in ▁public ▁health ▁at ▁York ▁College ▁is ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁science ▁of ▁protect ing ▁and ▁impro ving ▁the ▁health ▁and ▁well - be ing ▁of ▁communities . ▁ ▁The ▁B . S . ▁in ▁A viation ▁Management ▁is ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁prepare ▁students ▁compreh ens ively ▁for ▁management ▁care ers ▁in ▁the ▁industry . ▁ ▁Notable ▁fac ulty ▁ ▁James ▁Como , ▁Ph D , ▁was ▁Professor ▁of ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁Rh et or ic ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁books ▁about ▁C . ▁S . ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁D ais y ▁C oc co ▁De ▁Fil ipp is , ▁Ph D , ▁was ▁Professor ▁of ▁Spanish , ▁ 1 9 8 3 – 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁subsequently ▁became ▁Prov ost ▁and ▁Senior ▁Vice ▁President ▁for ▁Academ ic ▁Affairs ▁at ▁Eugen io ▁María ▁de ▁Host os ▁Community ▁College , ▁and ▁then ▁President ▁of ▁N aug at uck ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College .