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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Biography
Teaching
Research and Creative Activity
Grants
Honors and Awards
Service

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

Semester	Course Prefix	Course Number	Course Name
Spring 2019	PAF	4199	Selected Topics
Fall 2018	PAF	9199	Selected Topics In PAF
Fall 2018	PAF	4199	Selected Topics
Spring 2018	PAF	9199	Selected Topics In PAF
Spring 2018	PAF	9160	Pub/Nonprofit Mgt II
Spring 2018	PAF	9160	Pub/Nonprofit Mgt II
Spring 2018	PAF	4199	Selected Topics
Fall 2017	PAF	9191	Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2017	PAF	9191	Mentorship in Public Affairs
Spring 2017	PAF	9321L	Educational Leadership Interns
Spring 2017	PAF	9320L	Educational Leadership Interns
Spring 2017	PAF	9319L	School Finance and Budgeting
Spring 2017	PAF	9312L	Legal and Policy Issues in Edu
Fall 2015	PAF	9191	Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2015	PAF	9191	Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2015	PAF	5000	Independent Study PAF I
Fall 2015	PAF	4199	Selected Topics
Summer 2015	PAF	5452	Public Affairs Internship
Summer 2015	PAF	5000	Independent Study PAF I
Summer 2015	PAF	5452	Public Affairs Internship
Spring 2015	PAF	3401	Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2014	PAF	5452	Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2014	PAF	9191	Mentorship in Public Affairs
Spring 2014	PAF	3401	Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2013	PAF	5452	Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2013	PAF	9191	Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2013	PAF	5000	Independent Study PAF I
Spring 2013	PAF	3401	Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Spring 2013	PAF	9322	Internship in Higher Education
Fall 2012	PAF	9191	Mentorship in Public Affairs
Fall 2012	PAF	5453	Internshp In Nonprof
Spring 2012	PAF	3401	Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2011	PAF	9191	Mentorship in Public Affairs
Summer 2011	PAF	9195	Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2010	PAF	3401	Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2009	PAF	5452	Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2009	PAF	5000	Independent Study PAF I
Summer 2009	PAF	9799	Sel Topics Health Policy
Spring 2009	PAF	3401	Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2008	PAF	9730	Comparative Health Systems
Fall 2008	PAF	5452	Public Affairs Internship
Spring 2008	PAF	9170	Research and Analysis I
Spring 2008	PAF	3401	Quant Meths Poli & Prac
Fall 2007	PAF	5452	Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2007	PAF	9170	Research and Analysis I
Spring 2007	PAF	5452	Public Affairs Internship
Spring 2007	PAF	9198	Public Affairs Workshop
Spring 2007	PAF	5452	Public Affairs Internship
Fall 2006	PAF	9170	Research and Analysis I
Summer 2006	PAF	9730	Comparative Health Systems
Spring 2006	PAF	9730	Comparative Health Systems
Spring 2006	PAF	9190	Public Affairs Capstone Semina
Spring 2004	PAF	9198	Public Affairs Workshop
Spring 2004	PAF	9336	Student Affairs in Higher Ed
Spring 2004	PAF	9999	Ind Study In PAF
Spring 2004	PAF	9190	Public Affairs Capstone Semina

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.

(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.

(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.

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/citizen-ibm/2017/08/altman_2017_cuny_watson/

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

https://makinghistorybtw.com/2017/02/27/imagine-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).

Title	Funding Agency Sponsor	Start Date	End Date	Awarded Date	Total Funding	Status
The Legacy of Leadership	PSC-CUNY 42	07/01/2011	06/30/2012	04/15/2011	3499.1	Completed
Climate Change Professional Fellows Program	Department of State	09/01/2010	08/31/2011		500000	Completed
New York City Experience, Summer 2009	United Way	04/01/2009	12/31/2009		10000	Completed

Honor / Award	Organization Sponsor	Date Received	Description
Faculty Service Award	Baruch College Alumni Association	2018	Recognition 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 Medal	CCNY Alumni Association	2016	"For distinguished contributions to his chosen field of work and to the welfare of his fellow man"
Ford Foundation Fellowship		1965
NSF Fellowship		1964
NASA Fellowship		1963
National Scientific Honor Society	Sigma Xi
National Engineering Society	Tau Beta Pi
National Electrical Engineering	Eta Kappa Nu
Lock & Key
Natonal Honor Scoiety for Public Affairs and Administration	Pi Alpha Alpha

College

Committee Name	Position Role	End Date
Representative to the College Academic Review Committee	Committee Member	Present
Faculty Senate Executive Committee	Committee Chair	Present
Faculty Senate Representative	Committee Member	Present
eP&B Phase 2 Committee	Committee Member	Present
SARC	Committee Member	Present
Committee on the Undergraduate Honors Program	Committee Member	Present
Learning Assessment Committee	Committee Member	8/31/2015
American Humanics Program	renamed Nonprofit Leadership Alliance in 2008	12/31/2014
Representative to the Weissman Undergraduate Curriculum Committee	Committee Member	8/31/2012
President's Cabinet	Committee Member	8/31/2009
Faculty Senate	Committee Chair	8/31/2009
Faculty Senate Executive Committee	VP for Educational Policy	7/31/2008

University

Committee Name	Position Role	Start Date	End Date
Harlem Gallery of Science	Task Force Member	1/1/2016	Present
Task Force to Create Citywide Partnership between CUNY and Art and Cultural Organizations in New York City	Task Force Chair	1/1/2014	12/31/2016
Organized and Director CUNY-IBM Watson Competition	Program Organizer	1/1/2014	12/31/2014

Professional

Organization	Position Role	Organization State	Organization Country	Start Date	End Date
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Campus Directors Association	Chairperson			1/1/2012	Present
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Board of Directors (member of the Finance Committee)	Member			1/1/2010	Present
New York Academy of Science	Member	New York		9/1/2000	Present
NYS Blue Ribbon Commission on the Arts	Member	New York	United States	5/1/2015	12/31/2016
Unison Arts Center Board of Directors	Member				12/31/2013
Co-Chair, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Campus Directors Association				1/1/2010	12/31/2012
American Jewish Committee	Board of Directors of a Company	New York	United States	1/1/2000	12/31/2006
City Club of New York	Chairperson	New York		1/1/1995	12/31/2003
Temple of Understanding	Member	New York		1/1/2000	12/31/2002
Interfaith Hospital Medical Center	Board of Directors of a Company	New York		1/1/1993	12/31/1994
Gordon & Breach	Editor and co-founder			1/1/1972	12/31/1989
National Commission on Productivity's Solid Waste Management Task Force	Member				12/31/1973
National Academy of Engineering's Commission on Engineering Education in Computer Science	Member			1/1/1969	12/31/1970
Urban and Public Systems	Editor of Special Issue IEEE Transactions on Systems Science & Cybernetics			2/1/1970	6/30/1970

Public

Organization	Position Role	Organization State	Organization Country	Start Date	End Date	Audience
Hobcaw Barony Advisory Board	Advisory and Project Scholar	South Carolina	United States	1/1/2011	Present	National
Healing Hearts, Inc.	Officer, President/Elect/Past	New York		1/1/2008	Present	International
PTA Executive Committee, Clinton School for Writers and Artists - MS 260	Member			1/1/2002	Present
New York Chapter of the American Jewish Committee	Board Member			1/1/2000	Present
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	Chairperson			1/1/1985	Present
New York Technology Award Program Evaluation Committee	Member			1/1/2001	12/31/2002
Temple of Understanding	Board Member			1/1/2000	12/31/2002
260 Euclid Condominium	President and past Secretary/Treasurer	Florida		1/1/1994	12/31/1999
Interfaith Hospital Medical Center	Trustee and Board Secretary	New York		1/1/1993	12/31/1994
77 Park Avenue Condominium Board	Officer, President/Elect/Past			1/1/1991	12/31/1994
New York Leadership Conference	Participant			1/1/1984	12/31/1991
The Special Relief League	Founding Trustee			1/1/1981	12/31/1991
16 Park Avenue Tenants Association	Officer, President/Elect/Past			1/1/1987	12/31/1988
Murray Hill Committee	Trustee			1/1/1986	12/31/1988