College of Staten Island Athletics

The College of Staten Island, a Division III member of the NCAA and the CUNY Athletic Conference, is accepting applications for various coaching vacancies in time for the 2010-11 academic year. Head Coach for coeducational Cheerleading as well as Assistant Coach positions for Men’s Soccer and Men’s Basketball are also being accepted. Resumes will be accepted until the close of June with appointments to be targeted for July 1. All of the above are part-time positions.

Responsibilities for all of the above include program administration, supervision, management, and participant and staff selection. Applicant must be able to implement programs in the areas of strategy, recruitment, conditioning, and student-athlete development. Responsibilities to also include fund-raising initiatives and programming.

These part-time positions requires a minimum of two years of collegiate or high school coaching or participation experience, applicable safety certification as deemed necessary by the NCAA.

To apply, forward a letter of application, resume, and the names of three references to: David Pizzuto, Associate Director of Athletics, College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd., 1R-204, Staten Island, NY 10314 or e-mail all materials to david.pizzuto@csi.cuny.edu.  Please make sure to reference which position applying for in subject line of e-mail or mailing envelope.

It is with great sorrow that the Office of CSI Athletics & Recreation announces the passing of Matty White. A prominent fixture within the College of Staten Island athletics department, White didn't set any records as a player at CSI and you wouldn’t find his name in the list of all-time winningest coaches, either.  Instead, Coach White spent 17 years on the CSI men's basketball sidelines, assuming an assistant's role behind a trio of head coaches who are quick to deflect all of their achievements in his direction. Those years of service, along with an incredible basketball resume garnered him numerous awards and fanfare, but the Staten Island native’s primary calling card was his unwavering commitment and approach to every student-athlete he touched. He is survived by his extensive family, including his wife, Dolores, sons Kenny, Kevin and Matthew, and daughter, Sharon. White lost his battle with kidney cancer peacefully at his home on Sunday. He was 74.

A 2008 winner of the Staten Island Advance's History Award, appropriately named annually for a sports pioneer who has positively contributed to the history of Staten Island, and a 2009 member of the Staten Island Hall of Fame, White started at CSI in time for the 1988-89 season; the swan song season for-then head coach Howie Ruppert, one that ended with a 24-7 record, a CUNYAC Championship, and a trip to the NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament.  The next year, CSI named former student-athlete Tony Petosa to the position, and the former pupil admitted leaning on White in more ways than one.