Institute for Virtual Enterprise

City University of NY
1114 Ave of Americas
New York, NY 10036

P: 212.502.2945
F: 212.290.5666
contact@ive.cuny.edu

Stuart Schulman, Ed.D. is the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Virtual Enterprise (IVE), a special initiative of the City University of New York (CUNY). IVE provides technology driven simulations that increase awareness engage students across the curriculum and serve the 450,000 students of CUNY. Professor Schulman also is the Executive Director of Kingsborough’s Center for Economic and Workforce Development.

Christoph Winkler is the Associate and Curriculum Director of the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise. His main focus is on Virtual Enterprise, entrepreneurship and leadership education. His graduate degree in Business Pedagogics (Business and Vocational Education and Training) has been awarded from the Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria in 2003. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Educational Psychology (Concentration Area: Learning, Development and Instruction) at the CUNY Graduate Center. His interests are in applied learning strategies, computer-based learning environments and self-regulation.

Christine Zagari is the Assistant to the Director and is in charge of the development, supervision and implementation of the Institute for Virtual Enterprise. Ms. Zagari is a former alumni of Kingsborough Community College where she participated in the first CUNY based Virtual Enterprise program. She has earned her Bachelor of Professional Studies Degree in Hospitality Management, along with her Masters degree in Communication Arts, from the New York Institute of Technology. She currently owns and operates a sports bar and grill in Brooklyn, NY.

Babette Audant is Lecturer in the Department of Tourism and Hospitality at Kingsborough Community College. She is Program Manager of the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise. She earned her MPA from Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs and is pursuing a doctorate at the CUNY Graduate Center in human geography. She is a classically trained chef and worked in some of New York City’s finest restaurants.

Edgar Troudt
Technology Coordinator

Edgar Troudt, MA, is an Instructor of Virtual Enterprise at CUNY Kingsborough Community College. He concurrently serves as the Technology Director of the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise. Mr. Troudt has previously taught in both the Business and Computer Science programs at Queens College, where he was awarded the 2004 President's Award for Teaching Excellence. He has also taught in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Kingsborough.

Troudt's interests focus around educational technology and entrepreneurship pedagogy. Working with the Institute he's helped to create the MarketMaker (a simulated bank, credit, commerce and stock market system). Mr. Troudt is the co-PI of a National Science Foundation Grant to bring entrepreneurial skills to students in high-technology careers. For his doctoral work at the CUNY Graduate Center, he is studying the relationship between algorithmically generated visual representations of text and human literacy

Stephen Leavenworth
Chairman of Friends of Virtual Enterprise

Richard Levitt was the founding Assistant Director of the Virtual Enterprise Program for the Department of Education. He retired last year and is currently working as a consultant for the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise. He has 30 years of experience in teaching Business Subjects in NYC High Schools and was an Adjunct Professor in Business and Computer Science at Monroe College more than 20 years. Mr. Levitt received his B.B.A. from CCNY – Baruch School in Public Accounting and completed graduate work in Management Science at Pace University and Computer Methodology at Baruch College. He has work experience as a Public Accountant and Taxation Specialist.

Ms. Torrentes assists with the CUNY/IVE Leadership Program in the recruitment of students, development of projects and event organization. She graduated Hunter College with a BA and majored in Sociology and Urban Affairs. At Hunter she was accepted to the Public Service Scholar Program where she then interned at City Council and the Administration for Children Services.

Erdal Kose is the web developer and technical supporter for IVE. Mr. Kose has a B.S in Electric and Electronic Engineering and M.A in Computer and information Science. He has taught Operating System Concepts and Introduction to programming languages in Brooklyn College. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D at the CUNY Graduate Center. His interests are Artificial intelligence and AI Searching algorithms.

Lesley Vincent attends Kingsborough Community College where he pursing his degree in Computer Information Systems. He is the college assistant for the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise. His main roles are to work on the creative idea for a college social network, assist in the maintenance of the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise website and ITunes University software program. He is currently participating in the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise Leadership Program where he is developing an internet startup, NixyFlixy.

Devika Nandlall is a college assistant in the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise and an undergraduate at Brooklyn College majoring in Food & Nutrition Studies with an Entrepreneurial minor. She is currently participating in the CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise Leadership Program and founded her current project, The Real Food Challenge in 2008. At Brooklyn College. She is the Health & Nutrition Club Student Advisor and was the Club President during 2007 - 2008 where the HNS Club participated in Food Drive Project with CUNY IVE. She will be graduating in June, 2009.