APC Bulletin Volume8
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2017 Winter Newsletter Serving New York’s Students and Employers Building partnerships with local employers enables Association of Proprietary Colleges members to develop relevant and meaningful curricula for an increasingly competitive marketplace. APC member institutions are nimble. They quickly adapt, developing and implementing programs based on workforce needs. This results in jobs in high demand fields that pay good salaries – an excellent outcome for students. The College of Westchester Announces a New Bachelor of Science Degree in Interactive Digital Media The College of Westchester and analyze it effectively, is (CW) is pleased to announce in high demand in several approval from the New York industries,” said Mary Beth State Board of Regents to Del Balzo, president and CEO. offer a Bachelor of Science “And we’re glad we’re able to (B.S.) degree in Interactive offer this unique program at Digital Media and Marketing. The College of Westchester. This program will prepare Not only will students students for the strategic and gather hands-on experience that has been designed to entrepreneurial aspects of and training in web design, prepare graduates for entry interactive digital and social gaming and digital arts, they into occupations such as media design, production and will also receive instruction commercial and industrial utilization for business. on the business of marketing designers, graphic designers utilizing the internet.” and various positions in social “A deep understanding of media, including content content, including how to This new degree program creators, managers and craft, design, produce, manage is a full 120-credit course strategists. 1 LIM College to Offer Bachelor of Science Degree in Fashion Media LIM College, which is located in the business of fashion “LIM College is ideally suited in New York City and focused and consumer behavior with to offer a degree in Fashion exclusively on the study of the development of creative Media. With our location in business and fashion, will skills. Built upon a foundation New York City — the nation’s offer a Bachelor of Science in the humanities and social fashion and media capital (B.S.) degree program in sciences, the curriculum — and signature blend of Fashion Media starting in the will combine elements of classroom instruction and fall of 2017. This new program the fashion industry, core required internships, students will focus on all aspects of business competencies and will have access to a multitude fashion media, including the hands-on experience in multi- of opportunities for real-world development of content across media content production. experience as they develop traditional, social media, and Courses will include reporting, the wide-ranging skill set video platforms, as well as fashion styling, graphic required of future media media business management design, intellectual property professionals. LIM has been and marketing. law, video and photography, a leader in fashion business and brand building. education for nearly 80 years, The B.S. in Fashion Media is so adding a Fashion Media a unique interdisciplinary LIM College President major is a natural progression program that integrates study Elizabeth S. Marcuse said, for us.” LIM College’s Dream Dinner LIM College’s annual Dream interested in filling. Madden, TJX Companies, Inc. Dinner offers a select group Some of the companies and Tommy Hilfiger. of students an exclusive featured at LIM College’s 2016 Louise Evins, CEO of Evins evening of networking and Dream Dinner were: Lord & Communications, said of the career exploration, featuring Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, 2015 Dream Dinner, “This is several of the college’s leading Calvin Klein, John Varvatos, probably the nicest event that industry partners. Michael Kors, Toys R’Us, Steve To attend this event, students [cont. on next page] must submit their resume and apply online. Each employer then selects the students they would like to sit at their table. Students who are invited have dinner and the opportunity to talk with human resources representatives about the company’s organizational culture, career paths and employment opportunities. Individual employer requirements vary based on the specific positions they are 2 I have ever been to in support of students, and I wish it had happened to me when I was in school.” This year’s guest speaker was David Meir Sasson, chief operating officer of Derek Lam International and a member of LIM College’s Fashion Industry Advisory Board. The event was held at the Marriott East Side hotel in Manhattan. 100 students were chosen to attend out of approximately 400 who applied. “My experience sitting at the Toys“R”Us table at the Did You Know? Dream Dinner was delightful. I had heard great things about Toys“R”Us’s leadership development program. Both representatives of the company, who I dined with, encouraged me to apply to the program and connected me to the college recruiter. The Dream Dinner 91.8% allowed me to sit with my future employer in a casual employment rate setting and listen to their employees’ success stories and additional details about their leadership development program. I recently graduated from the program and have been placed as a Business Planning Analyst in the The employment Electronics and Entertainment department. My overall rate for LIM College’s experience with Toys”R”Us so far has been amazing.” undergraduate class of 2015 was 91.8 percent - Sheala S. Ortiz (LIM College Class Of 2016) - just six months after Business Planning Analyst For Electronics & graduation. Entertainment, Toys“R”Us Monroe College Student Nathalie Waldschmidt Named National Honors Student of the Year Nathalie Waldschmidt was institution at the National in Seattle, Monroe College named the “Honors Student Collegiate Honors Council’s announced. of the Year” at a four-year recent annual conference [cont. on next page] 3 A fourth-year student in Monroe’s Business Management program, Ms. Waldschmidt is president of Monroe’s Honors Program’s student board and editor of the College’s soon- to-be-launched student newspaper. She also works closely with the Northeast Regional Honors Council (NRHC), where she serves as a conference student assistant and assists the conference chair, as well as secures sponsors and ideas to keep member institutions engaged in the region. Waldschmidt, an international student from Sprockhoevel, Germany, was chosen for this highly regarded award from among more than 50 nominees across the country, for her said Professor MacDonald. “I Berkeley commitment and service have mentored Nathalie since to the program, as well as her first year on campus, and College her involvement in making am continually impressed presentations at regional and by her keen academic Career Fairs national conferences, and focus, uncompromising for her vision to introduce professionalism, leadership, Berkeley College holds an honors program back drive, and strong ethics. approximately 20 career fairs in Germany. She was Clearly, her peers on the annually, providing students nominated by Kathryn M. selection committee for this opportunities to learn about MacDonald, Coordinator to award are as well.” potential employers and Monroe’s Honors Program network with peers, alumni and a professor in its English Prior to enrolling at Monroe and potential employers. Department. in 2013, Waldschmidt lived Berkeley College students and in Vancouver, Canada, where alumni meet representatives “The NCHC Student of the she worked for several from a variety of companies companies under a year-long Year Award is the most with diverse hiring needs. government-sponsored Work prestigious honor the National Company profiles are provided and Travel Program. She Collegiate Honors Council to all in attendance to facilitate earlier worked for a fastener bestows on member students, career research. Students are production company in and the entire Monroe College required to attend a career fair Germany before making her community congratulates pre-session to learn tips about Nathalie on this extraordinary way to the United States as an au pair in 2012. and well-earned recognition,” [cont. on next page] 4 navigating the event and counselors also are available about companies and provide gain a realistic understanding to help students and alumni assistance in completing job of what to expect. Career search for more information applications. Berkeley College Graduate Begins Career in the NYPD Tiffany Scott transferred Department, followed by to Berkeley College, taking an actual position in the courses in White Plains, in department. search of an educational environment where she “A few months after I could become more actively was finished with classes, involved. By the time she the Greenburgh Police graduated from Berkeley Department hired me part- College in 2012 with a time before hiring me full- Bachelor in Science in Justice time as a Data Entry Operator Studies/Criminal Justice, she in 2014,” she said. found herself prepared for a Q: What was your most career path that would lead Scott went on to graduate memorable moment at her to the New York City from the New York City Berkeley College? Police Academy. Police Academy in July 2016, and has been serving as an A: The most A resident of Mount Vernon, officer in in the Bronx. She memorable moment Scott had long been fascinated credits Berkeley College’s was when I interviewed by law enforcement, and her professors and Career Services for the work-study first foray into the field began Department with helping program in Greenburgh with a work-study program her become more disciplined Town Hall. After being arranged by Berkeley College and punctual, two important chosen for the position, in the Town Greenburgh, traits for a law enforcement it opened doors for me Westchester County. Getting professional. to work with different exposure to several town town departments, and departments, the work- “Transferring to Berkeley study led to internships College is by far one of the later get hired by the with the Greenburgh Town best decisions I have ever town as a Data Entry Court and Greenburgh Police made,” she said.