PATCHOGUE, NY – SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 – In an effort to support its mission of outreach to local and global communities through volunteerism and assistance, St. Joseph’s College is pleased to announce its donation of 20 personal computers and coordinating equipment, including monitors, mice and keyboards to the Indochina Sino-American Community Center, Inc. (ISACC) in Chinatown, New York.

Established in 1990 by former refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, ISACC is a non-profit organization established to assist immigrants and refugees integrating and achieving economic self-sufficiency and provides social services and programs to the elderly, which include referral, translation, employment, and counseling. ISACC offers ESL classes, citizenship preparation classes, and the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) to senior citizens ages 55 and over.

“This donation allowed us to upgrade our technology and our services to the community,” explained Peter Cheng, Executive Director of ISACC. “We are very grateful to St. Joseph’s College for their generosity. Presently, we have waiting lists of students interested in attending our computer classes up to five times our capacity.”

After holding a 6-week non-credit QuickBooks accounting software course at ISACC, moderators from St. Joseph’s College found that the computers were not running fast enough for optimal class instruction. At the same time, St. Joseph’s College was updating their own systems, and offered the old equipment to ISAAC, assuring that each and every donated machine was in good, working condition and capable of running the software needed for all of the Center’s classes.

“St. Joseph’s College is proud to be able to support ISAAC for their commitment to the community and continuing education,” said Joseph Spadaro, Chief Information Officer at St. Joseph’s College. “In this case, the Center needed technology that was economical and effective, so we made sure we gave them exactly what they wanted.”

About St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in over 22 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.