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Glen Head Student Finds Success InNew Program At Mercy College

Educators at Mercy Collegeare very excited about a re-structuring of the curricu-

lum in the college’s School of Busi-ness. Business students at MercyCollege are setting the stage for fu-ture career success, while still incollege, through this innovativeprogram now transforming the tra-ditional business school model.

“This novel approach to busi-ness education—which is being pi-oneered at Mercy College—em-phasizes active learning and facul-ty members who are top-rankedprofessionals and whose contactscan open doors for students inglobal companies,” explains Dr.Kimberly Cline, president of Mer-cy College.

The key to the new approach isthe synthesis of top-tier instructionwith a broad spectrum of opportu-nities for learning outside the class-room through mentoring, skills de-velopment, networking, and intern-ships. The School of Business re-structuring is a core component ofMercy College’s ongoing commit-ment to spearheading innovativeeducational strategies.

“The core of this exciting newcurriculum at Mercy College is ‘ac-tive learning’,” explains Dean EdWeis, the leader of Mercy CollegeSchool of Business and a formermanaging director in investmentbanking at Merrill Lynch. “Whilewe cover the traditional businesseducation concepts, we place morevalue on experiential learning. Ourgoal is to ensure that our studentsgraduate with a portfolio of skillsand experience that enable them tostand out in the business world – anenvironment they will feel comfort-

able in from day one.”The program features “Executive

Faculty” members who are high-level business executives, leadingseven new Mercy College Schoolof Business Centers of Excellencethat provide students with valuableexperience in the business world.

An ambitious Glen Head studentis at the forefront of the program.Billy Johansen grew up in GlenHead, where he was captain of thefootball team at North Shore HighSchool. At age 20, he has alreadyhad internships at the Federal Re-serve Bank and UBS.

Now a junior at Mercy College,Billy is majoring in public accountingin a degree program that allows himto complete a five-year course in fouryears to meet the CPA requirement.

Recently he was awarded a spot

in the highly prestigious Pricewa-terhouseCoopers 2013 Summer In-ternship Program in Alternative In-vestments, an accomplishmentwhich will undoubtedly help himachieve his career goals.

“I want to start my career at oneof the Big Four accounting firms,”Billy says. “They invest more intotheir training which will create yetanother platform for my profession-al development.”

Billy Johansen has been directlymentored by Dean Ed Weis, whoplaces an emphasis on networking,public speaking, and presentationskills. Having developed into a per-suasive public speaker, Billy servesas a Mercy College Student Am-bassador, meeting with high schoolstudents who are interested instudying business.

In addition to being an Honors stu-dent, he participates in the MercyCollege Strategic Consulting Instituteled by Dr. Ray Manganelli, formerCEO, Swiss Re Consulting. “The In-stitute has allowed me to gain realworld consulting experience, im-pressed a number of influential busi-ness executives, and opened the doorfor internships,” explains Billy. “Theexecutive-based faculty at MercyCollege and opportunities to networkreally put us ahead of the game.”

Dean Weis concludes: “Billy Jo-hansen exemplifies the core valuesof our new business education pro-gram at Mercy College. [Students inthe new business program] are ex-ploring their interests and develop-ing their skills, learning to networkand present themselves professional-ly at a young age, while gaining tan-gible business experience that willset them apart when they graduate.”

Billy Johansen, a graduate of NorthShore High School, is finding suc-cess at Mercy College’s School ofBusiness and has big plans for hisfuture as an accountant.

Local CollegesGearing Up

For Flu All Say They Are

Ready for Returning Students

BY MARY ELLEN PORRAZZOeditorial@antonnews.com

The spring semester is aboutto begin at area colleges anduniversities, and given the

nation’s widespread flu outbreak,and Governor Cuomo’s declarationof a public health emergency, ex-perts advise returning students toget their flu shot now.

“It is better to be prepared thanscared,” said Jacqueline Cartabuke,director of Adelphi University’sHealth Service Center. “I tend tosee an increase in flu cases everyFebruary,” she said, noting they areready to handle whatever this newsemester brings. Students who visither center with symptoms will beprovided with “flu kits” that containthermometers and other itemsgeared to the student’s individualneeds. She is also preparing “g.i.kits” containing ginger ale, crackersand other relevant information totreat the stomach bug that is alsomaking the rounds. “We are a largecommuter school,” she said. “Weprovide an enormous amount of ed-ucation to keep students healthy.”

Maureen Hauck, director of Hofs-tra University’s Health and Well-ness Center says, “We’ve alreadyseen some influenza late in Novem-ber and early December,” and theyare also well prepared now. Her

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Holy Trinity Holds On-SiteCollege Interviews

Representatives of 10 localcolleges and universitiesvisited the campus of Holy

Trinity Diocesan High School dur-ing the last three months of 2012and interviewed seniors applying totheir school. Nearly 100 studentswere immediately accepted andawarded over $5.5 million in meritscholarships, including severalpresidential scholarships and fulltuition scholarships.

For the last six years, the HolyTrinity Diocesan High School guid-ance department has provided theirseniors with the opportunity to in-terview with college representativesduring the school day. Becausethese events happen during Octoberand November, these students havethe advantage of getting their firstacceptances under their belt early inthe school year and most of theschools tell the student on the spotabout merit scholarships they willreceive. Application fees arewaived when an on-site interview is

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words for students, she said, are“the things mom would tell you,”including washing hands, using dis-posable tissues, coughing or sneez-ing in the crook of your elbow, nottouching your face and eyes, re-maining hydrated, and well-rested.

Students returning to NassauCommunity College will find thehand sanitizers the school placed atcampus buildings a while back “re-filled on a daily basis,” according tospokesman Chuck Cutolo. Nassauis one of many local colleges anduniversities that has sent campus-wide emails during the break toboth students and staff providingthe latest information on the fluoutbreak from the Nassau CountyHealth Department along with linksto flu updates from the Centers forDisease Control and the New YorkState Health Department.

Kathy Coley, director of commu-nications at Farmingdale State Col-lege – SUNY, said the campus isready. She also noted that if any ofthe 600 students who live in two

dorms become ill overnight “a uni-versity police officer is alwaysavailable to take them to the nearesthospital.” Audrey Kraph, directorof Farmingdale’s Health and Well-ness Center said, “We did push in-fluenza immunizations in the fall.”“Although” she added, “I anticipateseeing more now.” She said theyhave a supply of the flu vaccine —free for students, $20 for staff —and “access to more.”

Spokeswoman Lauren M. Shep-row says SUNY Stony Brook hascreated a special webpage (stony-brookmedicine.edu/flushot) featur-ing university president Samuel L.Stan being administered his flushot. It also provides the latest in-formation about the disease includ-ing signs and symptoms, treatmentand prevention and facts and myths.

Students who already may havehad the flu and are on the mend arenot out of the woods yet, warnsHofstra’s Maureen Houck. Shesays. “If you get sick, then get bet-ter and then become sick again –

see a health professional.” Especial-ly if there is a shortness of breath,she said, seek treatment right away.

Local Colleges Gearing Up For Flu continued from page 11A

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Pre-registration is suggestedbut not required. To register, orfor more information or direc-tions, contact Portledge’s Ad-missions Department; MichaelCoope at (516) 750-3202 orLeigh Farrell at (516) 750-3203. Information is also avail-able at www.portledge.org.

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