"Dress for Success" Gives Women Students a Much-Needed Edge in the Job Market
Women students from the College of Staten Island had a unique opportunity to get a jump on the competition in the job market at "Dress for Success," an event hosted by the CSI Career and Scholarship Center, in partnership with the Women's Leadership Council and the SEEK for Excellence Club.
Kay Pesile, a City University of New York Trustee, who spoke at the event, said that "Dress for Success" was important for the attendees because the College "is showcasing its future leaders of commerce, public service, and education." She added that the College's approach to helping CSI students to enter the job market successfully is two-fold, "one from the classroom to guide the students and the other is to show them that there are other people from the professional environment who are here to offer assistance, guidance, and mentoring."
Trustee Pesile offered advice to the women, giving them pointers on how to conduct themselves in an interview and, as a source of inspiration, she ended with a story of a Staten Island woman who braved a snowstorm to get to a job exam in Manhattan. When she arrived after a three-hour trip to be informed that the business was closed, she insisted that the only person there give her the exam, anyway. That company rep was so impressed with her drive and determination that he hired the woman, who turned out to be Pesile's mother, on the spot.
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The New York State Department of Labor reports that the overall employment of mental health counselors is expected to grow "faster than average," which indicates an expected increase of between 21% and 35% for all counselor positions through 2012. Furthermore, they report a figure close to 2,500 for the number of average annual job openings in the counseling professions.
In order to prepare students for the future in meeting this growing demand, the College of Staten Island (CSI) will launch a new Master of Arts degree in Mental Health Counseling. Admission into this program is highly competitive, with space for only 15 students in the fall 2009 inaugural class. Applicants are not required to be working in the mental health field. Read More> |
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CSI Chemistry Major Weighs Options for Grad School The story of CSI Chemistry major and senior Chin Ming (Benjamin) Hui is one
of perseverance and commitment, and one of great success. He has recently
reported that he has gained acceptance to Doctoral Chemistry programs at
Carnegie Mellon University, Stony Brook University, Binghamton University, and
Temple University, but he faced many obstacles on his road to success.
Benjamin came to the United States from Hong Kong at the age of 17, barely
able to speak English and unfamiliar with U.S. culture, but with a hope to
someday find a cure for smallpox. The death of his father from cancer eventually
energized his goal of pursuing a career in science. "I believed he
would want me to use my talent to help people, instead of grieving. Therefore, I
promised to save people from illness, and help everyone stay healthy. That's why
I am interested in researching in chemistry and medical technology." Read More>
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Senior Accepted to Prestigious Summer Medical Program
As summer quickly approaches, many students are wondering what they will do
over break. CSI Senior and Chemistry/Mathematics double-major Eric Rios-Doria
doesn't have that problem, as he has been accepted into the University of Iowa
Summer Undergraduate Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) and Research
(SUMR) Program, an intensive eight-week summer program where he will be exposed
to MD/PhD training that includes performing biomedical research as well as
shadowing a physician-scientist.
Regarding his acceptance, Rios-Doria says, "I am very excited to participate
in this program...The academic program at the CSI Chemistry Department is one I
have very much enjoyed and am glad I have met such great professors... I would
also like to thank Prof. [Krishnaswami] Raja for allowing me to perform research
in his laboratory and work on an independent project.
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Senior Faces Some Wonderful Choices for Grad School Bring Their Kids to Work
Until just recently, CSI senior and Biochemistry/Chemistry major Saadyah
Averick faced a tough choice. He expects to graduate this May, but after that,
he had to decide whether he wanted to attend Carnegie Mellon, Tufts, Penn State,
Brown, Case Western University, or University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Ultimately, he decided on Carnegie Mellon.
Recalling the role that his CSI education played in creating this bevy of
choices, Averick notes, "The education I received at CSI has enabled me to be
exposed to subjects and concepts that are essential for graduate school and has
allowed me to understand various and complex subjects presented by professors at
the graduate schools that I visited. The experience I have gained in the
laboratory has yielded a publication in a prestigious chemical journal and this
was of great importance in my application and acceptance to graduate school." Read More> | |
Students Participate in 12th Annual Urban University Conference 
The New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science (NYC LSAMP) held its 12th Annual Urban University Conference at the College of Staten Island (CSI), a senior college of The City University of New York (CUNY). Participants from across the city joined CUNY Research Scholars on CSI's campus on Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2.
CSI Biochemistry student Jose Saltos, who is presenting a poster on eco-friendly plasticizers at the conference, says that he feels that it is important to attend the conference for three reasons "Number 1, we need to practice our public speaking and how to present our work. It's one thing to know what you know but then be able to explain it to somebody from a different area, that's another thing. Number 2 is networking. We get to meet other students from other colleges. Number 3 is the school fair. I'm looking to see which schools to go to to get my PhD, so it's good to see the schools over here and talk to the representatives to answer the questions that I have." Read More> | |
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