Students work on boiler unit donated by Viessmann Manufacturing |
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Heating Technology receives Donation from Viessmann Manufacturing
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| The Viessmann Manufacturing Company, with 6800 employees around the world, is one of the leading manufacturers of heating technology worldwide. Through Viessmann's Warwick, RI facility, Ron Como, Department Chair for Heating Technology, has received a donation of a Viessmann Vitorond200, an oil fired gray cast iron hot water heating boiler. The unit will be added to the array of heating equipment in the college's heating laboratory and will be used by students and faculty as a teaching aid. |
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Computerized Business Management Technology students recently received a seminar on finances. Presenting was Gary Colman, a financial advisor, from Waddell & Reed in West Warwick. Mr. Colman explained the importance of saving for the future and getting started on a plan.
Pictured are Gary Colman (center), Christine Pukas and Jamel Hartman, who received awards for excellent achievement in the spring quarter. |
Quarterly question...
Q - In this job market, how do I make myself more marketable?
Signed -VRP student
A - The most important thing you can do to prepare yourself for any field is to gain "related" work experience. There are a number of ways to obtain this type of experience. The first is to volunteer your time at a company that can utilize your skills and will allow you to gain exposure to the field in which you are interested. Even if you are doing general duties, you have surrounded yourself with networking and learning opportunities. The second is through internships. Many NEIT degree programs offer an opportunity to get "on-the-job" training while receiving course credit. The third is to freelance. Some fields provide opportunities to do brief or ongoing project work. These projects are a great way to network with people in the field as well as develop your skills.
Anything you can do to gain "related" experience and surround yourself with people in your field will have a strong impact on your marketability to future employers!
If you have a question regarding any of NEIT's departments or services, please email jmika@neit.edu
(Be sure to put "quarterly question" in the subject line.) |
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Will Jenkins (left) poses with surgical technology students |
Surgical technology grad returns to share techniques with students
Will Jenkins graduated from the Surgical Technology program in 2001 and is certified as a surgical technologist. He is now a field service manager for Karl Storz Endoscopy. Will came back to NEIT to share with current ST students information about the work he does with endoscopic instrumentation and to discuss other employment options that are available for certified surgical technologists. As a field service manager, he utilizes his technical skills and experience to evaluate and repair endoscopic instruments. He has his own mobile service van that he takes to area hospitals to perform on-site repairs.
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NEIT automotive grad achieves success
Dave Tibbetts is a 1988 graduate of NEIT's Automotive Technology program and has been a teacher for eight years at the Warwick Area Career & Technical Center (WACTC). Dave was thrilled when the Automotive Industry Planning Council recently announced the winners of the prestigious annual AUTO-IPC award of excellence and recognized WACTC's Automotive Training program as the #1 High School Automotive Program in the USA.
The Warwick Area Career & Technical Center participates in NEIT's Advanced Tech program that allows high school students to earn NEIT college credit while in high school. NEIT has held this relationship for over three years and congratulates Dave and the WACTC for their outstanding program. Erin Flynn, NEIT's Coordinator of the High School Program, stated, "Dave is an alumni who makes a great partner for NEIT. He is extremely dedicated to the professional development of his students and this award certainly reflects that."
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NEIT hosts fall conference for guidance counselors
NEIT was pleased to host over 80 RI Guidance Counselors for their annual Fall Conference on September 28th.
New England Tech, in cooperation with the RI School Counselors Association (RISCA) and RI School to Career Region II, put together a program around the theme "Tools of the Trade." The idea of the conference was to give counselors an opportunity to meet industry representatives and ask questions so they may better assist their students with career information.
Steven Kitchin, NEIT's Vice President for Corporate Education and Training, welcomed the group of RI Guidance Counselors to the college. Mr. Kitchin highlighted the needs of industry within Rhode Island. The group included elementary, middle and high school counselors.
The counselors then had the opportunity to attend workshops and meet with local employers. Industry representatives from Automotive Technology, Computer Information Systems Technology, Marine Technology, Building Construction and Cabinetmaking Technology, Surgical Technology and Video and Radio Production Technology took time out of their day to meet with counselors and give them insight into the needs and demands in their respective fields.
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