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Movie Screening Club

The VRP/DRA department is sponsoring a screening club in the Media Presentation Theatre (next to room 143, 1st floor, Center for the Technologies Building). The idea behind the club is to have people that are interested in film come and enjoy a free showing of a great movie and then discuss it afterwards. Movies have included Vanilla Sky, Reservoir Dogs, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, and Wizard of Oz with Dark Side of the Moon. Join us Thursdays at 5 p.m. in the MPT. All are welcome to attend.

SkillsUSA Travels to Kansas City

Once again, students from NEIT traveled to Kansas City, MO, on June 21-25, 2004, for the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The SkillsUSA Championships are the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. This year there were over 4,500 contestants in 77 separate contests.

Rear from left: Mike Lebel, Paul Durand III, Mike Driscoll, Justin Lebel. Front: Derek Martel and Missy McCulloch

In this year's competition, four incredibly talented participants, all of whom placed in the top fifteen for their respective competitions, represented NEIT. They were Paul Durand III, a recent graduate of the Automotive Technology program, who placed fifteenth in the Automotive Service Technology contest; Michael Lebel, an Electronics Technology student, who placed eleventh in the Electronics Technology contest; Justin Lebel, a Mechanical Engineering Technology student, who placed eighth in the Precision Machining contest; and Michael Driscoll, a recent graduate from the Mechanical Engineering Technology who received a national silver medal for his second place finish in the Technical Drafting contest.

Our students competed against up to 42 different post secondary schools from across the country at the national conference. The four students were accompanied to the conference by their advisor Melissa McCulloch, NEIT Post Secondary SkillsUSA Advisor, who couldn't have been prouder of them.

Also attending the national conference was Derek Martel, an Automotive Professor and the Automotive Section Advisor for SkillsUSA. Erin Flynn, Coordinator of the High School program, was spreading the news about NEIT at the booth in the TECHSPO, the trade show for SkillsUSA. Steve Lavoie, a Mechanical Engineering Professor, was also there to support our students, and is a member of the National Education Team where he helps coordinate the national technical drafting contest.

The SkillsUSA organization would also like to send a special thank you out to the faculty and staff for all their help in getting students ready for the state competition and for all their help with meeting and fundraising ideas. It is because of the support of the faculty and staff at NEIT that SkillsUSA was able to grow in membership by 250% this year. If you are interested in becoming a student or professional member or if you are interested in being a corporate sponsor of our NEIT chapter, please contact Melissa McCulloch, NEIT SkillsUSA Advisor, at mmcculloch@neit.edu

Best of Tech:
Adam Bisi………………… Refrigeration, Air Conditioning & Heating Technology, AS
Robert Bohler……………………………….………………….. Electrical Technology, AS
Linda Butts…………………………………...Clinical Medical Assistant Technology, AS
James Carroll…………………..………….….. Business Management Technology, BS
Ryan Clare………………………………….……. Telecommunications Technology, BS
Elizabeth Clark……………………………..Manufacturing Engineering Technology, BS
Shauna Laucella …………………..Architectural Building Engineering Technology, AS
Eric Leitao…………………Building Construction and Cabinetmaking Technology, AS
Joseph Lincourt……………………………………………… Electronics Technology, AS
Sujata Mehta…………….……………Computer Information Systems Technology, AS
Nadine Mendelsohn…………….………………………………..Surgical Technology, AS
Robert Nadrowski…………………………Multimedia and Web Design Technology, AS
Ryan Nottage……………………………….………Mechanical Design Technology, AS
Matthew Palardy. ………………………….…Electronics Engineering Technology, BS
Francisco Raposo……………….………Video and Radio Production Technology, BS
Shahidah-Shamsid-Deen……Computerized Business Management Technology, AS
John Suzlowicz………………………….….….Advanced Automotive Technology, AS
Dietra Uribe…………………………Occupation Therapy Assistant Technology, AS
German Uribe……………………..Computer Information Systems Technology, AS
Michael Woodbury……….…………… Manufacturing Engineering Technology, BS

The following students have been named 2004 Best of Humanities and Social Science Award winners. These selections were based on scholarly achievement in the humanities and social science concentrations.
Best of H&SS:

Margarita Baez……………………….…Multimedia and Web Design Technology, AS
Rosanna Lake.……………………............. Business Management Technology, BS
Marcia Martinez……………..……..Computer Information Systems Technology, BS
Robert Rossi……………..……………… Manufacturing Engineering Technology, AS
Shahidah-Shamsid-Deen……Computerized Business Management Technology, AS