Manhattan College Summer Program

Manhattan College is hosting a 2014 Summer Program for Minority and Women High School Students in Science, Engineering, and SAT Prepartion at no cost to the students. This program is co-sponsored by the Metropolian Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, as well as coporate sponsors. For approximately the past sixteen years, it has also been co-sponsored by the ACE Mentoring program. The Summer Program will be held:

DATES:
July 7-10
July 14-17
July 21-22
Time: 8:30am - 3pm

6-Day Program:
June 26-28
June 30-July 2
Time: 8am - 3pm

PLACE:
Leo Engineering Building - Rm 236
Manhattan College
240th Street and Corlear Avenue
(Take the 1 train to 238th St.)

PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
Dr. Walter Saukin, Professor Civil Engineering

TOPICS:
Applying to College/Financial Aid, Presentations/labs in Chemical-Civil-Electrical-Computer-Environmental-Mechanical Engineering, and Physics, Related Medical/Law/Education Career Opportunities, Robotics, Green Buildings, Geotech, Computer Aided Design, Group Projects, SAT Preparation

INFORMATION:
718.862.7171 ask for Dr. Saukin between 9:30am and 4pm, M-F

Students will receive certificates of participation and can note this summer activity when applying to college. Leisure activities are also being planned for the students.

Please see me for applications!

-Ms. Miller Pecora

Latino College Fair

Please save the date for the 6^th Annual Latino College Fair on Saturday, November 23, 2013! On that day a free “Planning and Paying for College Workshop” and Latino College Fair will be held at Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus in Bronx, New York. The event will feature an afternoon full of college information important to the Hispanic community and more, including:

§  a “Planning and Paying for College” workshop with a panel of financial aid experts;

§  a College Fair with 50+ private (not-for-profit) colleges and universities in New York represented;

§  “Ask the Financial Aid Experts,” available during the Fair

The “Planning and Paying for College” workshop will help students and their families understand the financial aid process and programs. It will cover college affordability, explanations of grants and scholarships, plus financial aid forms, terms and deadlines.  There will be a number of college financial aid professionals available to answer questions during a panel session following the presentation. Spanish translation will be provided during the workshop (headsets) and Spanish-speaking financial aid experts will be available at the Fair for individual meetings.

The College Fair will allow students to speak with college admission representatives from a wide variety of independent (private, not-for-profit) colleges and universities in the state.

More information will be sent out early in the school year (flyers) and may be viewed on the registration page (optional, but helpful for our planning): https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013LCFGenReg. If you have questions, please call Sabra-Joi Dingman at 518-436-4781 or sabra@cicu.org. We look forward to seeing you at Fordham University on November 23!

Sincerely,

cIcu Outreach Program Staff

Fashion Institute of Technology Saturday/Sunday Live Courses

Have you ever heard of the Saturday/Sunday Live courses at FIT? They're really incredible pre-college courses for low cost at one of the best schools in NYC for all types of arts and design. You can take classes in advertising, fashion design and merchandising, illustration, jewelry design and photography, among lots of others. Full class listing here: http://www.fitnyc.edu/10920.asp

(view flyer here) To All NYC Public School Students! $250 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR: Fall 2013 Saturday/Sunday Live

Apply by September 13, 2013

New York City high school aged residents enrolled in a NYC DOE high school may be eligible for a financial assistance scholarship.  This partial scholarship covers $250 (the total cost of one course is $308). Scholarship recipients are responsible for the remaining $58 balance and any supplies required for the class (most courses require supplies that students must purchase. The estimated cost of supplies should not exceed $50, except for Introduction to Photography with an estimated cost of supplies at $130.)

We will be selecting recipients on the first-come first-serve basis and the criteria below.  

1. Precollege Saturday/Sunday Live application    

2.  An official copy of your high school transcript (to be attached to the fax form)

3.  An essay discussing the importance of Saturday/Sunday/Summer Live to your college and career aspirations (to be attached to the fax form)

4.  A recommendation letter from one of your teachers describing your dedication and character (to be attached to the fax form)

5.  A document indicating your need for financial assistance. This may be a letter on school letterhead indication your participation in a free-lunch program, financial assistance program, or other government or organizational support program (to be attached to the fax form)

Award recipients will be notified by email.

I hope you're interested because I think this is one of the greatest arts programs for high school students in New York City (speaking from experience! I took a photography course in high school myself and it was incredible). Follow this link (http://www.fitnyc.edu/7628.asp) to fill out your application and come see me for all the other info to get the scholarship!

-Ms. Miller  

Seniors excited about college

I love these pictures! Some of our seniors attended their schools and are showing off their new clothes!

Check out Diana Delacruz (SUNY Canton), Malcolm Lewis (Stevens Institute), and Reggie Fredericks (NYU)!

Love these kids!! <3

-Ms. Miller

FIT Pre-College programs for Sophs & Juniors

FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) has some really awesome summer programs that aren't very costly for high school students. These courses offer you a chance to gain college credits, learn more about FIT, or just to try your hand at a new fun activity (intro to fashion design, tv & viral video ads, screenprinting t-shirts, sneakerology, WHAT?!)!
  
High School Summer Live: Held over 12 weekdays   
     These courses are similar to our Saturday and Sunday Live Program, but Summer Live courses run for three weeks in July, meeting every Monday through Thursday (12 days). Courses are taught by FIT professionals who can provide insight into their industries, the admissions process, or just show you how to enjoy the fields they love. 
     Join over 2,000 students from across the globe as they socialize with like-minded, creative students while preparing for college. The classes are great, but the friendships are better! Program Dates and Details

CUNY Deadline is approaching

Seniors,
Many of you have already completed your CUNY applications but for those of you that haven't - the deadline is fast approaching!!

FEBRUARY 1ST IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE CUNY APPLICATION!!

After Feb 1st, you will not be able to submit an application online to any CUNY schools. CUNY has some incredible schools around New York City at a fraction of the cost of private schools in the area. 

Not sure what you want to study as a career in college? Choose CUNY for 2 years to save money and explore your elective options.

Not sure if you'll get financial aid for all four years of college? Everyone gets less financial aid in their first 2 years than in their last 2 years! Choose CUNY for 2 years (at least!) to lighten your loan debt!

Not sure if you want to live at home and commute or live away from home at school? Choose CUNY to see what the college lifestyle is like and transfer if you want!

Want to get a great education in a major like Nursing, Computer Technology, Auto Tech, Psychology, Social Work, Science, Education, Business, Management, Marketing, Graphic Design, Criminal Justice, English?? CHOOSE CUNY!! 

Visit www.cuny.edu to explore CUNY schools and to complete your application. 

***IT IS THE SIMPLEST COLLEGE APPLICATION YOU WILL FILL OUT!!***

Have your Social Security Number and Student ID / OSIS #, basic information, and your list of CUNY colleges you'd like to attend. Make sure to include a Community College or two as fall-backs! 

Come see me if you have any questions over the next 2 weeks while the application is still open. 

-Ms. Miller

Overcoming Obstacles

Today was the first day we began presenting Overcoming Obstacles in the classroom. We were lucky enough to receive this program in our school free of charge from the NYC Gifting Initiative! Overcoming Obstacles is a life skills program that teaches students over 20 important life skills that all young people need, starting with a strong foundation of the most critical skills: communication, decision making, and goal setting.

With the help of our wonderful History department, Mr. Jeff Thomas and I did an introductory lesson with some of the freshmen and sophomore classes today and it went great! The students responded really well to the topics we were talking about and presenting and we're really looking forward to going further in this program with them.

You can find out more about Overcoming Obstacles at www.overcomingobstacles.org.

-Ms. Miller

College Fair

Parents and students!!

On Tuesday October 9th we will be holding our McKee High School College Fair (yaaay!!!)!

McKee students: seniors and juniors will be taken during their shop periods, and selected underclassmen will also be taken to the fair with their class.

McKee parents: you are invited, too! If you would like to come to speak to some college representatives, 6th period (11:50am to 12:30pm) will be open for you to visit.

We were lucky enough to have many city, state, and private institutions agree to attend, as well as some areas of the military, WorkForce1, and a representative from HESC to give you information on paying for college. Here are some of the schools that will be attending:

Lincoln Technical Institute
LIU Brooklyn
Institute of Design and Construction
The City University of New York
New York Career Institute
KEAN University
CUNY City College of Technology
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Wood Tobe-Coburn
Universal Technical Institute
SUNY Maritime College
New York Institute of Technology
SUNY Alfred
CUNY New Community College
Mobile Technical Training
Berkeley College
US Navy
US Air Force
US Army
US Marines
WorkForce1

Please call me (parents) or visit me (students) if you have any questions! I look forward to seeing you at the College Fair on Tuesday October 9th!

College fair

Keep an eye out for information on the upcoming college fair at McKee in mid-October this year!

I am making outreach to several colleges that have been recommended by your teachers. Do you have any colleges in the NY or NJ area that you'd like to find out more about? Let me know what colleges you are interested in and I will do my best to get them to come to our college fair or set up a college information visit at McKee. Leave a comment here, email me, call me (maybe), stop in my office - just let me know!! Parents, this applies to you, too. You'll also be invited to the fall college fair at McKee so keep an eye on your snail mail and email from us on the date and more information.

-Ms. Miller