Student Employment Expo a Huge Success

The Career Services Office held its 3rd Student Employment Expo on October 26.  The Employment Expo is an event for students who are looking for part-time, full-time and seasonal work while they are attending school.  Nineteen area companies including retail stores, banks, and employment agencies attended the expo.  Some of the participating companies included: Aerotek/Bank of America, Blinds To Go, FedEx Ground, Jay Packaging Group, Sam’s Club, and The Home Depot.  The employers brought applications and informational material for students interested in employment.  Some employers scheduled interviews on the spot.

Employer comments were excellent.  The Babies R’ Us representative stated, “All applicants were well-qualified and pleasant.”  A representative from UPS said, “NEIT always provides us with quality students.  This event gets better every year.” The Herb Chambers representative wrote, “I was not expecting this many people. It was nice to have so many eager students.” 

This event provides a great way for students to connect with area employers and find jobs to help pay for their tuition.  The Career Services Office plans to hold another Student Employment Expo in the spring.

Recruitment for guest speakers

Dr. Don Kieffer is looking for guest speakers to address students in two different psychology courses currently offered at NEIT: Human Relations in the Workplace and Developing Leadership in the Workplace.  He is interested in identifying NEIT grads who are currently in management positions and are willing to talk with students about customer service and/or the challenge of managing people.  Guest speakers would be interviewed in front of the class by the instructor and would be given a set of discussion questions in advance of the class.  There is a need for speakers for both daytime and evening class sections.  If interested, contact Dr. Kieffer at 401-739-5000, ext. 3541 or dkieffer@neit.edu.

Students practicing perioperative techniques

Perioperative Nursing Program

During the summer break at NEIT, the Center for Technology and Industry, in conjunction with NEITs Surgical Technology department,conducted a session of AORN Perioperative Nursing 101 course. The course is a combination of didactic (classroom) and lab experience designed to prepare the professional nurse to perform specialized duties required in the typical operating room.The 60-hour course was instructed by Associate professor Christine Kennedy and attended by registered nurses from both Kent Hospital and Newport Hospital. All who attended received certificates of completion.

MGT Students Participate in First Online Securities Trading Simulation

During the FIN 430 Investments course in the summer quarter, Business Management Technology students took part in “Stock-Trak”, an Internet financial simulation that allows its users to practice trading all types of securities including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options and futures. Stock-Trak has been used by over 80% of the top business schools in the country and by 50,000 people overall last year. While the students are trading, they learn basic investment principles such as diversifying their portfolio, investing in good quality companies and investing on a regular basis.

The trading period lasts for 8 weeks and students compete against each other for the highest portfolio value by the end of the simulation. Comments from some of the students who participated include: “It was a great experience and I also had fun doing it,” “It was real-time trading so it showed what would happen if I was actually investing,” and, “The simulation was fun and it gave me a better understanding of the course material.”

The simulated trading is on a real-time basis on most of the major stock exchanges, including international exchanges. Stock-Trak Portfolio Simulations is in its 14th year of providing custom stock market simulations to the education market.

Faculty Awards for Excellence in Design

On September 13 the Architectural and Building Engineering Technology department held the Spring Quarter Faculty Awards for Excellence in Design.  Each quarter the faculty nominates a select group of students whose studio projects demonstrate superior creativity, imagination, sensitivity, and technical competence. 
The recipient of the Spring 2006 award was Jesse Jones.
Runners up were: Wayne St. Pierre Jr., Martha-Dee Schindelwig, Christopher Mangiocca, and Natalia Rey.
Congratulations to all the students!

New England Institute of Technology hosted the first New England Surgical Technology Instructors' Meeting on October 27. Twenty-four participants came from NH, CT, MA, and RI.  Senior Vice President and Provost Dr. Thomas Wylie welcomed the educators to NEIT. The featured speaker was Ron Kruzel, Executive Director for the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology located in Littleton, CO.  Mr. Kruzel gave an update on the accreditation process in surgical technology.  NEIT Surgical Technology Department Chairperson Lisa S. Reed coordinated the function. Pictured from left:  Tom Lescarbeau, Charles H. McCann Technical School; Jane Roman, Bunker Hill Community College; Sandra Carlson, New Hampshire Community Technical College; Lisa Reed, New England Institute of Technology; Ron Kruzel, ARC-ST Executive Director; and Richard Clark, Manchester Community College