Grant Grastorf – Fordham Now https://now.fordham.edu The official news site for Fordham University. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:04:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://now.fordham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/favicon.png Grant Grastorf – Fordham Now https://now.fordham.edu 32 32 232360065 FUA Makes Easter Magic https://now.fordham.edu/university-news/fua-makes-easter-magic/ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:47:53 +0000 http://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=41427 The Fordham University Association (FUA) held its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31 in O’Keefe Commons at the Rose Hill campus. Approximately 160 people were in attendance, 90 of whom were children. This year’s hunt featured board member Georgi Arendacs as the Easter Bunny and John “the Magician” Turdo, who preformed an hour-long interactive magic show. Grant Grastorf, academic operational administrator at the Westchester campus and co-president of FUA, welcomed the families that attended and introduced John the Magician. All the children received gift bags containing Easter-themed crafts and gift bags containing ten colorful Easter Eggs, plus a Gold Egg with a quarter inside. A continental breakfast was donated to the hunt by Sodexo.

Emma Donovan and Easter Bunny Georgie Arendacs

Vito Terzulli

John Terzulli

Kids on Stage with magic wands

Matthew Casey

Kevin Zhai

Asia Maria Pomia

Cindy Zhou (Photos by Tom Stoelker)

The FUA executive board members who volunteered their time included:

Eileen Burchell, Co-President

Grant Grastorf, Co-President

Maureen Topf

Carol Gibney

Francoisline Joy Freeman

Carol Murabito

Georgi Arendacs (as the Easter Bunny)

Laura Risimini

Stacey Vasquez

Marilyn Force

—Jenny Hirsch

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Photo by Angie Chen

WHO HE IS
Academic Operational Administrator at Fordham Westchester

TIME AT FORDHAM
One year

WHAT HE DOES
Grant works with various departments, such as security, housekeeping, maintenance, marketing and enrollment, to ensure that they are functioning efficiently throughout campus.

SETTLING IN
“The most exciting thing that has happened to me here was the opening of the Westchester campus. We moved in about a week after I was hired. It was a brand new facility for Fordham, and I was helping people get settled while settling into it myself. We arrived with two weeks until classes began, so we were fine-tuning everything. It was very exciting to help open this campus.”

GREAT SUPPORT
“When I come in, I check with maintenance and housekeeping to make sure the building is functioning properly. I make sure there are no issues with temperature, lights, locked rooms, food services or security. When students have questions about their class locations or about financial aid, I direct them to the appropriate resources. When events are planned, I provide for all the support that the staff may need, such as tables, decorations and publicity.”

BUSY WEEKENDS
“Since most of our students work full-time, they take classes in the evening or on weekends. Our busiest days are Saturdays; we probably have between 350 and 400 students on that day.”

WHY FORDHAM?
“The faculty, administration and staff have all been very friendly, welcoming and professional. Fordham has a small-town feel even though it’s a big university. I worked at Yeshiva before coming here and commuted to the city every day. This was a totally different atmosphere, so it’s been a great change. My commute is only 15 minutes.”

HOBBIES
“I belong to a bowling league, I play tennis and I swim. I’m currently learning how to play golf. I’ve been doing it for two years and it’s one of those games that no matter how long you do it, it’s always going be something you can’t quite master.”

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