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The Voice

Its Womens History Month! Which woman do you admire and why?

I admire Mother Theresa because of her compas-sionate and caring nature. She lived to help others! - Romero, CET,

I admire Oprah Winfrey because she influences so many lives. - Marvin, BMET

I admire Jacqueline Ken-nedy. She did so much to help children. - Rick, MBA

I admire Wendy Carter be-cause she works really hard.Jay, NCM

I admire Michelle Obama for getting involved and supporting her husband and not just standing there with a pretty face.Jerome, EET

I admire my mother be-cause she warned me about how devious woman can be. - RaynorNSA

I admire Maya Angelou. Her poetry reminds me of modern day rap and I ap-preciate it. - Anthony, EET

DVNY Welcomes Its New Associate Dean of

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dr.Veronica Delcourt, Associate Dean, DVNY

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dr. Veronica Ann Delcourt brings to

DVNY over ten years of service as dean for

academic or student affairs. Her last posi-

tion was at Madison Area Technical Col-

lege, in Madison, Wisconsin, where she

served as Dean of Arts and Sciences, over-

seeing more than 130 faculty members in

over 13 disciplines, leading A&Ss first-

year experience self-study, and managing a

budget of over 17 million.

During her time in Wisconsin, Veronica

earned a doctorate in Educational Leader-

ship with a concentration on leadership in

higher education; her research focused on

credit transfer, general education reform,

and state policy. Prior to Wisconsin, Ve-

ronica worked in her home state of Maine in

the Maine Community College System

where she served as Dean of Academic and

Student Affairs at Washington County

Community College, and Assistant Dean of

Academic Support Services at York County

Community College.

In Maine, her focus was distance educa-

tion, faculty development, and academic

services. Veronica has taught a variety

of classes including computer software

applications, College Success, Analytical

Reading, and Pronunciation for ELL at

the University of Southern Maine,

Gorham (Maine) Adult Education, York

County Community College, and Ras-

mussen College.

Veronica is a watercolorist, quilter, and

amateur musician (piano and violin). She

has three grown children, and is presently

living in Pleasantville, New York. She

has dedicated her career to serving under-

prepared student populations, especially

focusing on the first year experience and

is very excited to be a part of the DCNY

team.

Literary Society Hosts Launch Party

By: Lora Kahn, Professor,

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

.Are you interested in music, art, poetry,

essays, short stories? Do you want to

support your friends and classmates? Or

are you just interested in having a good

time?

Party Information:

Location: DVNY Midtown Campus

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2013.

Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Place: Room 1117-118

If you were in DeVry College of New

York before 2011, you may remember

the Literary Society meetings that were

held in DeVry, Long Island City. Many

students, staff, and faculty participated in

these events, reading their work.

Volume 1 Issue 11 March 2013

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These stories, poems, essays, mono-

logues and plays were published in the

DeVry Literary Society Journal. We

are doing this again.

The Journal contains contributions from

42 students, three faculty members, and

two staff members. We have pub-

lished the winners of the Memoir con-

test run by Professor Gurin last year.

There is an essay by former Dean

Thomas Schmidt and an excerpt of Pro-

fessor Karen Cantrells newest novel.

Many excellent poems include a num-

ber of clever concrete or shaped poems

in which the poem takes the shape of its

subject. The cover is a photograph by

Sally Leslie, the DeVry Director of In-

structional Effectiveness. The endpa-

pers are by Eduardo Gutierrez. A

group of haunting photographs is by

Chandra Travis.

We are looking forward to seeing you

on the 21st of March!

DVNYs NetDoctors and IEEE Club Members Visit

Microsoft

By Dr. Jude Lamour, Chair, DVNY Net-

work and Communications Management

On January 30, 2013, a group of 14

Networking and Engineering students

accompanied by Professors Lamour,

Mustafa, and Zevallos, took a special

trip to the Microsoft Technology Center

(MTC) located on The Avenue of the

Americas and 51st Street. The purpose

of the visit was twofold: to expose the

students to bleeding edge technology in

the Information Technology (IT) field

and to give them some insight into how

such technology is utilized in enterprise

organizations.

Upon arrival at the MTC, our team was

greeted by the Microsoft employees and

was made to feel right at home. From

the main conference room, we moved

straight to the Envisioning Center

showcasing the use of future technology.

This area includes all the latest hard-

ware gadgets that Microsoft is work-

ing on including the humongous

touchscreen computer device seen on

CNN and MSNBC during the elec-

tion. This device allows journalists to

use their hands instead of a mouse

(currently called Normal User Inter-

face (NUI) as opposed to Graphical

User Interface (GUI)) to move things

around the big screen.

Well, we were up close and had the

opportunity to experience this awe-

some technology and the future plans

for technology similar to the

touchscreen seen on CNN and

MSNBC.

In the Envisioning Center showcasing

room, we also reviewed the new Mi-

crosoft Surface. We learned about the

various options available including the

Surface RT and the Surface Pro. The

students were engaged and asked

many questions relating to hardware

and software technology .

They learned about ARM, solid state

technology, virtualization, collabora-

tion, and cloud computing. They spent

several minutes covering Windows 8

features and customizations. They

also learned about the Unified Exten-

sible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

which replaces the Basic Input/Output

System (BIOS) firmware interface in

traditional IBM personal computers

(PCs).

This was a great experience for our

students. Students were not only ex-

posed to new technology, they were

able to understand how the world

around them is changing with the use

of technology. But above all, they

were able to comprehend the im-

portance of a great education. It was

clear throughout the presentation that

tomorrows employers will have great

demand for skilled workers. The trip

put all the things they are learning in

the classrooms into perspective.

Career Services Spotlight:

Join a Few LinkedIn

Groups Today By: David Blum, Employer Liaison,

DVNY Career Services,

Often the key to a successful job

search is developing warm leads.

My definition of a warm job lead is

getting your resume considered for an

opportunity because it arrived on the

hiring managers desk in a fashion

that did not require it to stand out a

cut above thousands of resumes that

were submitted to a general posting.

How can you generate warm leads for

yourself? One very effective way is

by becoming active in relevant

Groups on LinkedIn.

One very important reason to fully

complete your profile on LinkedIn is

that the underlying algorithms upon

which LinkedIn is programmed are

designed to have your profile appear

at the top of an Internet search when-

ever your name is used. Also, keep

in mind that reviewing profiles is a

great way to research your competi-

tion or the person who has the job

YOU WANT.

LinkedIn Groups are more than just

another step towards completing your

profile. It adds a degree of respecta-

bility and credibility to your overall

status as an up & coming profession-

al. Just like any other activity, to be

effective, you must be proactive. You

can gains lots of valuable insights by

reading the email digests and partici-

pating in the discussions its a great

way to learn about subjects working

professionals believe are important. It

also gives you timely, easy access to

opportunities that are posted to the

group. Act quickly to get your re-

sume in first it never hurts! We also

highly recommend asking members of

your Groups to join your network,

which can open the door to a plethora

of valuable conversations about op-

portunities for you.

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Queens Center Life

Elect Your Elective Campaign

By: Majeda DRozario , Operations

Support Coordinator, Queens Center

Many students have asked me in the

past why they couldnt choose their

electives and I didnt have an answer.

Therefore, we decided to give our stu-

dents what they wanted -an option to

choose electives they would like to see

being offered in Queens Center. As a

result, we launched the Elect Your

Electives campaign.

Queens Center staff reached out to

students by visiting classrooms and the

Resource Center. We also talked to all

students that visited Student Central.

Students were really excited about the

chance to give input, resulting in about

100 votes! SOCS315 - Marriage and

the Family was the winner.

DVNYs Queens Center Launches Library

By: Stevie Khadan , Student Worker,

Queens Center

The Queens Center Library has an or-

ganized collection of books which

were donated within the past few

months

Complimentary books were given out to

students along with the announcement of

the opening of the library.

The library is located in the student Re-

source room. Students now have the op-

portunity to borrow these books for a pe-

riod of two weeks at a time.

DeVry College of New York is commit-

ted to helping students succeed as we

acknowledge that Knowledge is Power.

The library is one of many things to ar-

rive at the Queens Center in helping pro-

mote a more fun and lucrative learning

environment for our students .

DVNYs Queens Center Hosts Meet the Faculty

Event

By: Sheryl Garcia , Student Worker,

Queens Center

In the last Meet the faculty event held

at the Queens Center, the students had the

privilege to converse with some of the

current professors and the Center Dean,

Elena Litescu. Between laughs and cups

of coffee some of the topics of discus-

sions were: the differences between ma-

jors, events such as career fairs and

games tournaments, and even the opening

of new classes at the Center. This type of

informal meetings allows us, the students,

to communicate our concerns, learn about

new changes, and know about future ac-

tivities ?

Welcome to Keller Corner

KGSM Hosts National Open House

By: Pat Capaldo, Center Dean,

Manhattan Center

Prospective students had an opportunity

to meet current Keller students, faculty

and staff during the recent Presidents

Day National Open House. Guests heard

from current Keller students Sharon Etke

and Lois Moore as well Dr Michael

Hamlet and Dr Marty Boyle about the

advantages of a Keller education.

Alumni Chad Maldonado shared his

graduate school experiences with the

audience and Becker Representative

Leigh Pafford presented information

about the CPA Review program and the

added benefits for Keller students.

Vance Williams, Associate Director of

Admissions was the host of the event

and Shervon Anderson; Student Success

Advisor presented financing a graduate

education. The event provided a wealth

of information to all attendees with

many guests making the decision to

begin their Keller education for the

March session.

VALENTINES DAY CON-TEST AT THE

GRADUATE CENTER

By: Pat Capaldo, Center Dean,

Manhattan Center

Congratulations to Lorelie Paladin, Man-

hattan Center Keller student. Lorelie

was the lucky winner of a $10.00 Star-

bucks gift card and 260 candy kisses for

guessing how many kisses were in the

jar. Lorelie guessed 250, coming the

closest to the correct total of 260. More

than 50 students participated in the Val-

entines Day contest at the Graduate

Center. It was a Sweetheart of a Day at

Keller.

Upcoming Events at the Graduate

Center

Employment Options for F-1 Students

Wednesday, March 14th

5:00pm-6:00pm

Graduate Classroom 4

Accounting and Finance Hiring and

Compensation Outlook

Thursday, March 21st

5:00pm-6:00pm

Graduate Center Classroom 4

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\ Jay Bhatt is crowned King at Mardi

Gras event at the Midtown campus

DVNY Engineering students display

their Senior Project

Keller Graduate School of

Management Open House Event

Do you want to get more involved with campus life?

Here are some upcoming

events at the Midtown Campus!

Whats been happening on and off campus?

International Night

Friday, March 8th

5 PM - 9 PM

Midtown Manhattan Campus

Room 1117/1118

Join DVNYs International Society,

Club Fusion, for a night of fun, music

and entertainment

Veterans Club Open House

Tuesday, March 12th

1pm - 2pm

Midtown Manhattan Campus

Room 1118

Learn more about the DVNY Veterans

Club and sign up to become a member!

Pi Day Celebration

Thursday, March 14th

1 PM - 2 PM

Midtown Manhattan Campus

Room 1118

Celebrate Pi Day with the DSA and

treat yourself to some delicious pies!

Student Forum with the President

Tuesday, March 19th

1PM - 2 PM

Midtown Manhattan Campus

Rooms 1118

You talk and President Stanziani listens

to your feedback and suggestions about

the DVNY Midtown Campus

Sign up in room 1120

IEEE/ Net Doctors Visit to Microsoft

DVNY Engineering students pose during

Senior Project presentations

DVNY students participate in the monthly

pool tournament at the Main Campus

DKB hosts Todays CPA workshop at

the Midtown Campus