Over
the summer, three students, Michael Vallier
(VRP) Jonathon Schermerhorn (VRP) and Dina Travers (ST),
joined Rick Tobin, NEIT Educational Technologist, to produce
Diamond in the Rough, a short black and white film.
Diamond
in the Rough is the story of Rick Diamond, a hard nosed
detective living in post World War II Providence, Rhode
Island. A missing person case takes Rick Diamond on an adventure
filled with double crosses, German robots, and revenge seeking
half sisters.
It
was filmed, edited, and scored in 72 hours as part of the
Annual Filmerica three day movie challenge. The night the
contest began, teams were given a list of mandatory elements
that were to be used in their film. Items included a prop,
a line of dialog, a genre, and a character name.
The
team then submitted the film to The Pawtucket Film Festival.
The Pawtucket Film Festival is an annual event for amateur
film makers, which is now in its sixth year. The film was
accepted and they were given star treatment this September.
During the opening reception the cast members were able
to address the crowd and answer questions. Richard Tobin
stated, "The Pawtucket festival was an incredible experience.
It's great when your classmates or family laugh and applaud,
but a totally different experience when it's done by the
general public."
Diamond
in the Rough made the top twenty and took home the best
wardrobe prize.
Congratulations
to MGT Business Seminar Students
Bachelor
students in the Business Management Technology recently
participated in the Capstone Business Seminar. Offered in
the students’ last quarter, Capstone Business Seminar
is a web-based business simulation in which students are
divided into teams and given a company to run for several
“years.” Teams compete against each other using
a variety of success measures to benchmark results.
The
basic objective of the simulation is to learn how to run
a company by coordinating the many decisions required for
product R&D, marketing and sales, production, human
resources and finance. Along the way, students develop a
corporate strategy, execute tactics, analyze competitors,
and integrate what they have learned in earlier classes.
In
the summer quarter, two New England Tech teams competed
against 42 other Capstone teams nationwide and internationally.
After eight rounds of Capstone tournament competition, the
New England Tech teams placed in the Top 10 in five success
measures, including first in Asset Turnover, fourth in Cumulative
Profit, fourth in Stock Price, eighth in Return on Equity,
and ninth in Return on Assets. The students were deservedly
proud of their high rankings.
The
students who participated included Chris DiChiara, Bob Larrabee,
Paul Pinto, Fernando Rosa, April Turnberg, James Boncek,
Kevin Broadbent, Chris Ellis, James Nolan and Orlando Vanterpool.
Paul Pinto said, “The entire class got a great deal
out of the course. It was a unique, real-time learning experience.”
Bridgestone/Firestone
Donates Scholarship
Bridgestone/Firestone
has been a good partner with NEIT for many years providing
part-time jobs for students while they are in school. The
college, with funds from the Bridgestone/Firestone Foundation,
first set-up the scholarship in 2001 as the Frank Gassett
Jr. / Bridgestone Firestone scholarship. The money is given
to automotive students who are in their 4th quarter or beyond
who have financial need and a good G.P.A. Bridgestone/Firestone
most recently donated the tires and wheels for the Cobra
in the Access Road Automotive Building dining area.
Pictured
L-R: Robert Theroux, NEIT VP of Finance, Virgilio Tavares,
Transportation Technology Assistant Department Chair, Howard
Lampert, Bridgestone/Firestone, Christopher Bannister, Transportation
Technology Department Chair.
