Daisy Cocco De Filippis
| Daisy Cocco Defilippis | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Born |
February 25, 1949 Dominican Republic |
| Residence | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Daisy C. Defilippis |
| Alma mater |
Queens College CUNY Graduate Center |
| Occupation | Community college president |
Daisy Cocco De Filippis (born February 25, 1949 in the Dominican Republic) is the current president of Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) in Waterbury, Connecticut. She is the author of works of fiction and non-fiction dealing with Dominican and Dominican-American women.
Cocco was born in Santo Domingo on February 25, 1949. Her parents moved to the United States when she was 13 years old. She holds a Ph.D. in Spanish language and a M. Phil. in Spanish literature from the The Graduate Center, CUNY, an M.A. in Spanish literature and a B.A. in Spanish and English literatures summa cum laude from Queens College, City University of New York.
Cocco became the president of Naugatuck Valley Community College (Waterbury, Connecticut) in 2008.
Under her guidance, student retention has steadily risen, enrollment has increased from 6,128 students (fall 2008) to 7,293 students (fall 2013), and graduation awards have grown from 521 (2007–08) to 1,231 (2012–13) total awards. In 2012, NVCC became the first community college in Connecticut to confer 1,000+ graduation awards.
The community college has also observed the successful development of a growing center in Danbury, Connecticut; expanded course time blocks; extended library and tutoring hours to evenings and weekends; consolidated and streamlined student services; implemented college-wide mentoring, advising and job-readiness programs; and established a Bridge to College office, which administers $12 million in grants aimed at preparing students to enter and succeed in college.
...
Wikipedia