New England Tech’s Career Services Office Can Assist!!assistants, medical lab technicians, respiratory care, surgical technicians and veterinary technicians. Isabella Santoro graduated

Career Services Advisor Kathleen Dohoney with Ritch Apollon, an upcoming Automotive Technology graduate, who is applying for the BMW STEP training program.

Career Services Advisor Shirl Gerlach with Gerard Rodi, a graduate from NEIT’s Video Game Development and Simulation Programming bachelor’s degree program.

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Large and smaLL companies, both locally and nationally, use NEIT’s Career Services office as a recruiting resource when seeking qualified candidates with approximately 250 job opportunities coming into the office each month. On-campus recruiting events bring more than 200 employers to New England Tech annually. These career events are program specific, so students and grads can meet face-to-face with employers seek-ing applicants with their specific skills. In addition to on-campus career fairs, the staff hosts individualized networking events for many of NEIT’s professional and technical programs. Career Services Advisors also make classroom presentations to discuss the many ways in which they can assist students with their job search. The Career Services staff and NEIT department chairs and faculty also assist students in securing internships. Many high-end companies seek NEIT students to fill internship positions which often lead to full-time employment.

Career Services staff guides students from the beginning to the end of the job search process. When an employer contacts NEIT with a job opportunity, qualified graduate resumes are sent directly to the recruiter and student level positions are posted inter-nally on Canvas. Career Services Advisors show students how to use various job lead websites, such as Indeed.com, LinkedIn and company websites. The advisors also work with students on resume and cover letter preparation, mock interviews and follow-up techniques with the employer.

There are many professional and technical career opportunities available throughout

JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!New England Tech’s Career Services Office Can Assist!!

Genesis Blanco

Steve Gomes

New England Tech’s mission goes beyond educating each student through extensive hands-on learning in their chosen field of study. The Career Services staff stands ready to assist students from the first day of classes as they begin to prepare their career path. NEIT’s Career Services Advisors are experts in specific career clusters based on the university’s programs of study. As a result, they develop strong relationships with students, grads and employers.

New England as well as nationally in a wide range of fields. For example, because of natural disasters such as massive fires, floods and hurricanes, as well as decaying infrastructures and a large percentage of construction workers preparing for retirement, there are numerous residential, commercial and industrial construction-related jobs readily available. There is a great demand for architects, estimators, carpenters, electri-cians, plumbers, heating/air conditioning technicians, interior designers, civil engineers, construction managers and project managers. NEIT offers degree programs in these fields which will provide students with the technical knowledge and hands-on skills required to be successful.

Two students in their 6th academic quarter in the Building Construction and Cabinet Making Technology program are working towards a successful career. Walker Guliano is a resi-dence student at NEIT. Living on campus rather than commuting over an hour and a half one way from Coventry, Connecticut has proved to be beneficial. Not only does Walker spend time on his studies, he is also interning at a local architectural woodworking company as well as working at a builders’ supply company for 20 hours a week at each location. Walker stated, “I really like my program. The instructors are so knowledgeable and share many of their real-life work experiences, so they relate what is hap-pening in industry to what we are learning. The woodworking company I intern at makes custom cabinetry for commercial accounts like schools, hospitals and offices, and my job is to help assemble the cabinets. This experience has already helped to improve my cabinet making skills. I spend time in the CNC machine room to see how the cabinets are cut. Overall, this

internship has sharpened my skills and has taught me how a custom cabinet shop oper-ates. I also plan to continue my studies in NEIT’s Busi-ness Management bachelor’s degree program in the spring.”

Genesis Blanco is also a 6th quarter Building Con-struction and Cabinet Making student who wants to continue in NEIT’s Business Manage-

ment bachelor’s degree program this March as well as later pursue the master’s degree program in Construction Manage-ment. This ambitious full-time student also works full-time for a telecommunications company. While in high school,

Genesis was an automotive student, but when she was began researching NEIT’s program options, construction and cabinet making peaked her interest. Genesis stated, “I love working with my hands. My instructors are so knowledgeable and help-ful, and I like that they encourage us to work independently.” Genesis met with her Career Services Advisor, Kathleen Dohoney, after Kathleen made a presentation to her class on the services available to students. “Kathleen was so nice and very knowledgeable and helped me prepare my resume. She made me feel so comfortable and encouraged me to stop by any time for assistance. I recommend that all students visit Career Services for help in finding an internship as well as part-time and full-time positions.”

There continues to be significant growth in the STEM (Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering and Math) sectors. Software and network engineers as well as cyber security professionals are in high demand. Engineering career opportunities are on the rise in all industries with a specific need for electronics engineers, application engineers, automation engineers, electri-cal designers and engineers, systems specialists, field service technicians, engineering technicians and mobile robotics installation technicians. The growth of new technology in 3D printing has increased the demand for mechanical engineers and precision designers. High-end advanced manufacturing companies looking towards increased automation on their assembly lines seek various engineers and technicians from NEIT’s engineering technology related programs.

Steve Gomes, a 2013 NEIT associate degree graduate in the Information Tech-nology Networking Engineering program, met with his Career Services Advisor, Shirl Gerlach, in search of internships and job opportunities. While a student, Steve interned at the Rhode Island Supreme Court and at Rhode Island Hospital serv-ing as an IT Support Technician. Upon graduation, Shirl presented Steve with a job lead from a Fortune 500 dental equip-ment company. Shirl and Steve worked together on his resume and prepared him for mock interviews. After three interviews with the company, Steve was hired as a Systems Administrator working at its Boston office. He was later transferred to the company’s San Diego location and con-tinued to work there until 2017. At that point, he interviewed for a Systems Administrator position with a competing Fortune 200 dental equipment supplier and was hired to work at the company’s Denver location. Steve is a native Rhode Islander but is quite pleased with his career advancement which has taken him across the country. He now services dental practices throughout the Denver area addressing their technology needs that include implementing networks, database administration, troubleshooting and repairs. Steve stated, “I wouldn’t be where

I am today without my degree from NEIT and Shirl Gerlach in Career Services. When doing my mock interview, I thought I was actually applying for the job. Shirl gave me the lead and it changed my life.”

There are ample career opportunities locally and nation-ally in the health sciences field that include physical therapist assistants, occupational therapy assistants, nurses, medical assistants, medical lab technicians, respiratory care, surgical technicians and veterinary technicians. Isabella Santoro graduated from NEIT’s Veterinary Technology program in 2016 and shares the exciting path her career has taken her.

“The veterinary field is an intense and exciting journey, much like the one I had as a student at New England Tech. Throughout my time there, I was introduced to opportunities in the field through several internships, networking events and volunteer efforts at local shelters. Having such a well-rounded experience during my education was critical to help me decide where I fit in the plethora of venues of the veterinary field. I felt lucky to have experienced so many real-life job situations and environ-ments before even graduating. During my final quarter, I visited Career Services to schedule mock interviews with Shirl Gerlach who worked so diligently with me on my interview skills and resume that I got the first job I applied to! Today, three years and two promotions later I am still at the same organization. There are so many routes to explore in the veterinary field, and I chose research and wildlife. I currently work at a biomedi-cal research lab in Boston that houses non-human primates and exotic animals. This career path has led me to volunteer internationally at wildlife rehab centers where I work with similar species. I am currently leading a group of veterinary technicians to Central America to teach them about the spe-cies and how to care for them. This is by far my favorite part of being a veterinary technician. I hope NEIT students take advantage of practicum opportunities and the Career Services office, so they can thrive in a career they love as much as I love exotic medicine.”

Director of Career Services, Pat Blakemore, stated “Our office receives job leads from employers across the country. NEIT alumni also contact us when seeking employees at their workplace because they know firsthand that our candidates will hit the ground running on day one. Students and alumni alike are welcome to meet with one of our Career Services Advisors who are very experienced in all phases of the job search process.”

For more information, contact Pat Blakemore at 401-739-5000 ext. 3458 or by email at [email protected]. Please visit https://www.neit.edu/Career-Services/Overview.

Walker Guliano

Isabella Santoro

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NEIT ANNOUNCES WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS

A Message fromPresident

Richard I. GouseGreetings to all,

The winter quarter is well underway at New England Tech as our students work diligently to acquire the knowledge and hands-on skills in their chosen area of study. NEIT continues to keep a pulse on the hiring needs of employers to ensure that our students are well prepared to enter the labor market. Our dedicated faculty, who are industry experts in their respec-tive fields, bring real-world experiences to our classrooms. Our Career Services staff maintains strong relationships with local, regional and national employers looking to hire NEIT students and graduates. Our Career Services Advisors do their utmost to prepare interested candidates as they explore career opportunities.

To answer the need for customized employee training programs, NEIT’s Center for Technology and Industry (CTI) stands ready to provide on-campus, on-line and off-site programs for a wide range of corporations and organizations. Whether the need is for advanced techni-cal training, a customized degree program or industry certifications, the CTI staff, along with NEIT faculty, provide out-standing service.

On the student front, we congratulate the 70 deserving NEIT students who were recently presented with scholarship awards thanks to the generosity of nearly 50 donors and numerous members of the NEIT community who contributed through the Annual Employee Campaign. In addition, 13 New England Tech gradu-ates received Wavemaker Fellowship awards established by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. These individu-als have chosen to work in Rhode Island and will receive tax credits towards their student loans. We are proud of these students and graduates and wish them continued success.

More than 90 students from various Rhode Island high schools are earning college credits by taking courses this quarter at NEIT through the Rhode Island Department of Education’s Advanced Coursework Network program. Also, students from 31 Rhode Island middle and high schools will be on campus on February 9th for the 13th Annual FIRST® Robotics Tech Challenge. NEIT administrators, faculty and staff welcome these bright and ambitious students to our campus.

Our university continues to thrive as we look ahead to another productive and successful year for New England Tech students and alumni.

NEIT’S QUALITY SERVICE STATEMENT

Quality service for students, employees, and customers at New England Institute of Technology is knowledgeable and informed employees working as a team to provide more assistance and information than expected in a caring and professional manner in order to empower the students to achieve their goals.

What made you decide to attend NEIT?The reason I chose NEIT was because it

offered a degree program in Automotive Col-lision Repair. If I decide to pursue a bachelor’s degree to advance my career, I am one step closer to achieving that goal than if I attended a program that did not offer an associate degree. Why did you choose your program?

Being able to learn a trade where you take something that is damaged and return it to its original glory is a very rewarding feeling. I have always had a love for cars and working with my hands, so I decided I wanted to do something in the automotive field. If you look at most of the people employed in the collision repair industry, the majority are close to retirement age. With the constant advancements in tech-nology and a need for the younger generation to replace retiring workers, I felt the collision repair industry would be one where I could have a long successful career. What did you do to get started with your career?

While I was attending morning classes at NEIT, I applied for a job as an apprentice at a local body shop. I got out of class at 11:30 a.m. on Monday through Thursday and worked until 5:00 p.m. Since I did not have class on Friday, I worked a full day. At first, I would help in the paint department prepping cars or I worked in the detail shop. After a while I did small disassembly work and repairs on the rental cars. I would also sweep floors and clean the shop giving me the chance to watch the experienced technicians and learn from them.

After graduating from NEIT, I applied to the BMW Service Technician Education Program known as the STEP program in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey and was accepted. This is a specialty program that provides students with hands-on technical training and prepares them for a career with BMW. The program takes

eight months to complete so I moved to New Jersey from August until April of the follow-ing year. During the program, I took all the BMW dealer training classes they offered as well as performed repairs on cars driven by employees. Upon completing the program, I interviewed at three BMW Certified Collision Centers and chose the one I thought was the best fit for my career path. Tell us about your current position.

I currently work at Wagner Certified Col-lision Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as a Certified Body and Frame Technician. We are a BMW Certified Collision center and we are also certified to repair Audi Hybrid Con-struction vehicles, Nissan, Infiniti, Ford, Kia, Hyundai and Fiat Chrysler automobiles. We are also in the process of securing additional manufacturer certifications.

Over the past three years since graduating from BMW STEP, I have traveled to California for a four-day training course on structural repairs on Audi lightweight construction ve-hicles. I was recognized as an I-Car Platinum Individual for Steel Structural Repairs and Aluminum Structural Repairs as well as an ASE Master Collision Repair Technician while working at Wagner. I will continue to do my yearly training and welding recertification to keep my platinum status. In March 2019 I will be attending Mercedes-Benz training in Grapevine, Texas that will include a series of courses running from one to four days over the course of three years to become a Mercedes-Benz Master Certified Technician. What do you feel ultimately prepared you for your position?

I believe a combination of working in a

shop while attending New England Tech and the extensive training I received during the BMW STEP program provided me with the knowledge and skills needed in the collision repair industry. Do you have any advice for graduates who are just beginning their job search?

The best advice I can give is when you are looking for a collision repair shop try to find one that is willing to help you grow your skill set. Look for a shop that will allow you to work with an experienced technician to learn from and observe until you are confident enough to work on your own. Also, it’s important to find a shop that keeps up with the industry standard (tools, training, etc.) and is willing to invest in your training. It is very important to keep up with current repair methods to ensure cars are being repaired to manufacturer standards.What can current students do to better prepare themselves for jobs in this field?

Pay attention to the NEIT instructors be-cause they have had long careers in the industry and have a lot of extremely valuable knowledge to share. Working part time in a body shop is also the best way to gain hands-on skills. Even if it’s just sweeping and cleaning, you will see and hear what is going on and have the chance to ask questions.

A NEIT Degree + Industry Certifications = Success

U.s. news & worLd report released its 2019 Best Online Programs directory on January 15th, and New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) earned the No.1 spot in Rhode Island for its Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) degree program. NEIT also placed 3rd in New England and 49th nationally of the nearly 350 schools that were ranked. The directory is a resource used by millions of domestic and international students as well as working adults to compare the academic quality of bachelor’s and master’s level distance degree programs offered at colleges and universities across the country.

Online learning is an integral part of higher education as many students and working adults seek online education programs to complete their degree or advance their career while maintaining a flexible schedule. Prospective students search the directory to explore fac-tors such as program offerings, tuition and online services.

To be considered in the rankings, only de-gree-granting programs offered predominately

online at regionally accredited colleges and universities were reviewed. The methodolo-gies used are based on such factors as faculty credentials and training, student services and technology, and student engagement. For ad-ditional ranking information visit www.usnews.com/online.

Dr. Douglas H. Sherman, NEIT’s Senior Vice President and Provost, stated, “The need for quality online degree programs is continu-ously growing. The Best Online Programs di-rectory can assist prospective students as they begin their search for an accredited program that suits both their academic and career goals as well as their work and personal schedules. Our faculty and instructional designers have worked diligently to provide our students with high quality, rigorous programs along with 24/7 technical support. We are proud to have earned these prominent rankings by U.S. News & World Report.”

For more information regarding NEIT’s bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral online degree programs, visit http://www.neit.edu/Programs/Online-and-Hybrid-Degree-Programs.

new engLand tech congratulates 13 graduates who received a Wave-maker Fellowship award from the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The Wavemaker Fellowship program was established by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to attract and retain STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), as well as commercial design graduates who are hired by Rhode Island employers. The Fellowship is a tax credit incentive program designed to defray the cost of student loans for a maximum of four years for those graduates who seek employment in Rhode Island. This program also offers award recipients networking and professional development opportunities.

Nearly 400 applications were submitted and after extensive re-view, 240 individuals received Fellowship awards. Congratulations to NEIT grads Michael Dobachesky, Daniel Feeney, Anthony Fiori, Jason Gagnon, Matthew Maloney, Thomas McBurnie, Jeffrey Neto,

Annette Niemczyk, Colin Parkhurst, Kraig Pereira, Yonas Sima, Adam Stephens and Andrew Tibbetts. These individuals are employed by

many of Rhode Island’s prominent companies such as Amtrol, Anvil International, Carousel Industries, Virgin Pulse and Teknor Apex to name a few.

Including the most recent awardees, NEIT is proud to have 41 alumni who have received a Wavemaker Fellowship award since its inception in 2015.

“We are proud of these graduates for earning their degree at NEIT and choosing to begin their careers in Rhode Island,’ stated Dr. Douglas H. Sherman, Senior Vice President and Provost at NEIT. Our mis-sion is to prepare students with the technical and professional skills required in today’s competitive labor market. They will certainly make a positive contribution to the Rhode Island economy.”

Nick Mancini is a 2015 graduate from NEIT’s Automotive Collision Repair Technol-ogy program. He worked as an apprentice in an auto body shop while attending classes. Upon graduation he sought to advance his education as well as his career by securing several collision repair industry certifications. Nick has lived in New Jersey, traveled to California and will soon be in Texas to obtain certifications through BMW, Audi and Mercedes Benz. His passion for cars coupled with his education and collision repair certifications in an industry with many employment opportunities is a winning combination.

NEIT’S Online Nursing ProgramRanks #1 in Rhode IslandSAVE

THE DATE

Tech Nite Open HouseTuesday, April 16, 2019Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Wednesday, August 14, 2019Tuesday, November 19, 2019

at theEast Greenwich Campus

from 3 – 7 p.m.Tour the Residence Hall and Student Center

as well as the Post Road and Access Road Campuses

TechXPOWednesday, March 6, 2019

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tech Way, East Greenwich Campus For students and graduates in Engineering,

Information Technology and Communications/ Management programs

Commencement 2019Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 11:00AM

Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence

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Students receiving their FAA Part 107, Remote Pilot Certifi-cate. Front row from left: Jordan Robitaille, Art van Meeteren (instructor) and Wayne Turley, Jr. Back row from left: Shawn McCollum, Matthew Mousseau, Manuel Tavares (John Rawls-not pictured)

The 31st Nursing Pinning Ceremony was held on December 13th for the 2018 fall quarter. From left: Row 1: Kayla Ferreira, Sarah Palumbo, Wilma Varela, Natalia Arenas, Bridget Skerry, Thomas Landry Jr. Row 2: Alycia Oliveira, Haley Chappell, Shannon Brassil, Jeffrey Grover. Row 3: Lyric Comerford, Kelsey Martins, Catherine Zerbarini, Amy Friedrich. Row 4: Brianna Kennedy, Paula Yepes, Sylvianne DaGraca, Anthony Spardello. Row 5: Lisa Recio, Michaela Kelley, Mackenzie Burns, Sterling Germani. Row 6: George San Antonio III, Sarah Gomes, Riley Patton, Amanda Reis and Nichole Brien. Where your former

classmates areThe Career Services Office can attest to the fact that they are working in very exciting jobs! We wish them continued success in their careers and all of their future endeavors.

Many NEIT graduates employ NEIT graduates. If you have an opening within your company or know of an opening that would be best filled by an NEIT graduate please contact Pat Blakemore, Director of Career Services, at 800-736-7744 or 401-739-5000. There is no fee for any referrals.

Graduates of New England Institute of Technology or New England Technical Institute are automatically members of the NEIT Alumni Association. Your participation in the Alumni Association is critical to its success. Please consider becoming an active member of this important organization. And the best news of all: there is no fee for membership. To join please call 401-739-5000, ext. 3704.

Six StudentS enrolled in NEIT’s Electronics, Robotics & Drones Technology program took the ENG 259 Commercial Drone/UAV Certification class. This course covers the commercial use and training required to become a commercial drone/unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilot. Topics include completion of flying a mission on a simulator; completion of flying a mission on a real drone; and assessing, compiling and presenting the data obtained from the real drone mission.

new engLand institUte of technoLogy has part-nered with the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) to offer high school students the opportunity to earn college credits through RIDE’s Advanced Course-work Network (ACN) initiative. Districts and schools throughout Rhode Island have the option of joining ACN as Network Members, so their students may enroll in college courses at any of the nine designated RIDE approved Network Providers.

To date, there are 48 Network Members that are com-prised of school districts and charter schools throughout the state. Interested students can check with their guid-ance counselor to first determine if their school is an ACN Network Member. New England Tech is one of nine Network Providers. More than 150 students have enrolled in classes at NEIT since the Fall of 2018.

Students may take up to two courses in their area of interest with prior approval from their guidance coun-selors. They will experience the same intensive hands-

on courses taken by NEIT students in the university’s high-tech labs using the latest technology and equipment. Some courses are offered to middle school students as well. Classes run for 10 weeks concurrent with NEIT’s fall and winter quarters and are held late afternoons either once or twice a week to accommodate the students’ high school schedule.

Some of the class offerings include criminal justice, studio production, engineering technology, digital graphics, computer aided design, introduction to busi-ness, medical laboratory, marine technology, computer programming and vehicle maintenance. Students may register in May 2019 for fall quarter classes at New England Tech by visiting https://ride.gosignmeup.com/Public/Course/Browse and typing NEIT.

For more information on NEIT’s Advanced Course-work Network offerings, contact Doug Leigh, NEIT’s Training and Workforce Development Manager, at 401-739-5000 ext. 3355 or by email at [email protected].

Sarrah Berkery, a student in NEIT’s Business Management program, recently completed an internship at Edesia Nutrition in North Kingstown, RI and believes that everyone can save a life. Edesia, named after the Roman goddess of banquets, was founded by Navyn Salem after she saw the devastating effects of malnutri-tion in Tanzania. Since 2010, Edesia’s mission has been to help feed more than 8 million malnourished children in over 50 countries with ready-to-use therapeutic foods. Many other NEIT Business Management students have visited Edesia to see this operation first-hand. Pictured left is Elizabeth Hoch, Associate Professor and Internship Coordinator, with Sarrah Berkery.

High School Students Can Earn College Credits at NEIT

Students Can Earn FAA DronePilot Licenses at NEIT

Congratulations To NEIT’s Newest Nursing Graduates!

Upon completion of this course, students who meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards are eligible to sit for the FAA Section 107 Commercial Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) exam for pilot certi-fication. Students who pass the federal exam become a FAA certified remote pilot in command of a drone/UAV. The first NEIT student to complete the exam successfully to become NEIT’s first FAA certified pilot was Wayne Turley, Jr. Congratulations to Wayne along with his classmates on their outstanding achievement: Shawn McCollum, Mat-thew Mousseau, John Rawls, Jordan Robitaille and Manuel Tavares.

Thomas Beaton, AAHP, 6/18, Advanced Automotive Technology w/High Performance, is employed by Danvers Ford

Thomas Desrosiers, ASMB, 9/15, Automotive Service Management, is employed by CarMax

Brady Petit, AUT, 6/18, Automotive Technology, is employed by BMW of Warwick

Stefan Pope, AUT, 6/17, Automotive Technology, is employed by Anchor Nissan

Brittney Pigeon, CJ, 3/16, Criminal Justice, is employed by Strategic Security Group

Drew Butler, CMTB, 9/17, Construction Management, is employed by Brothers Pool Ent.

Ross Coffua, CMTB, 3/18, Construction Management, is employed by Coventry Glass Co.

Kyle Bragan, CMTB, 3/18, Construction Management, is employed by Herbert Design Build

Paul Tsaliagos, CYBT, 12/16, Cyber Security Network Engineering, is employed by Nye Lubricants, Inc.

Kyle Froehlich, DMPA, 6/18, Digital Media Production, is employed by Coto Technology

Amilcar Marroquin, DMPB, 3/16, Digital Media Production, is employed by Pawtucket Red Sox/McCoy Stadium

Courtney Albanese, DMPB, 9/17, Digital Media Production, is employed by Dunkin Donuts Center

William Gibeault, ELTB, 9/18, Electrical Engineering Technology, is employed by Semma Technologies

Abdallah El-Lakis, ELTB, 9/16, Electrical Engineering Technology, is employed by Woodard & Curran

Matthew Filippini, ELTB, 9/17, Electrical Engineering Technology, is employed by CertainTeed

Patrick Gleavey, GMWA, 3/16, Graphics, Multimedia & Web Design, is employed by PSG Media Solutions

Dan Parvu, ITN, 9/16, Information Technology Network Engineering, is employed by Tek Systems

Tyler Edelman, ITS, 3/17, Information Technology Software Engineering, is employed by MBMS

Rene Forcier, MCTB, 9/18, Mechanical Engineering Technology, is employed by Parkinson Technologies

Alphonse Cardi IV, MCTB, 9/18, Mechanical Engineering Technology, is employed by Sea Corp.

Justin, Recorvitz, MCTB, 9/18, Mechanical Engineering Technology, is employed by Schneider Electric

Lezan Hodge, NUR, 3/18, Nursing, is employed by New Bedford Jewish Convalescent

Ashley Wood, OTA, 12/17, Occupational Therapy Assistant, is employed by Meeting Street Center

Rafael Pena, PTA, 9/16, Physical Therapist Assistant, is employed by Prehab Sports Medicine

Joshua Loper, RACH, 12/15, Refrigeration/AC Heating & Gas , is employed by Cooper Heating & Cooling

Margeurite Sargelis, RC, 3/16, Respiratory Care, is employed by Lawrence & Memorial Hospital

Jayme Dandeneau, RNBSN, 6/17, Nursing, is employed by Intrafusion

Allison Moran, ST, 9/17, Surgical Technology, is employed by Hartford Hospital

Urassana Martinez, ST, 9/16, Surgical Technology, is employed by Faulkner Hospital

Madison Chaney, VET, 9/16, Veterinary Technology, is employed by Piper Memorial Veterinary Center

Kathryn Smith, VGD, 9/15, Video Game Design, is employed by TechComm Partners

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Christopher Ballerini .........AAHPDevin T Barber ................. VGDAJeffrey K Bartlett.................AAHPQuentin Bassett..................CYNBEnrique S Bautista ............ RACHChristian A Bean ................ABTBAndrea M Beaulieu ........... RNBNChristine Bebrin ..................OTAMatthew J Beck...................ITBSJeremey E Beecher Jr.........CYNBTaylor L Beese ...................VDEAJacob R Berard ..................... ITASarrah J Berkery ...............MGTAGiani A Bermudez ..............AAHPAllyson M Bettencourt.......... IDAGeoffrey Bisnette...............DMPAAmanda J Blevins .................OTAZachary R Blum ................ RACHRebecca Boenig .................. NURBenjamin C Boisvert .......... ELTBJacob W Bosse ..................MCTBAshley Botelho .....................OTAAshley M Botelho .............. RNBNEric C Botelho ...................AAUTAndrew R Bourque ........... ASMBKristen R Boyd .................... MAAKatharine E Boynton .............. STWendy Bravo ........................CJBHolly E Breslin.................GMWBSean F Breslin....................... ITAJames J Brice Jr .................... ITANicole C Briggs ................... NURAbby M Brown ..................MGTADylan T Brown..................DMPA

Makenzie J Brown ..................CJElizabeth J Burke ...............BSOTKayla A Burke ......................OTARoger R Buteau Jr............. RACHAnil R Butler ......................AAUTChristina N Cabral Castillo ..... STElla R Caldarone .................. VETRaina M Calise ......................CJBJessica L Camara................. MAATristen Caminati................ VGDAJennifer V Candido.............. MAAAndrew M Capellaro ..........AAHPCara B Cappelano .............. ELREAnthony Carcia .................. ELREJoseph R Carr ................... VGDAJesse N Carreiro....................ITNQuinn Carroll ................... MCTAStephanie F Carroll ............. NURVanessa C Carroll ...............CYNBSeth Carson .......................... ITATristin D Carson.................AAHPAlexander J Caruso ...........MCTBJacob R Carvalho ..............DMPADaniel J Cassidy .................... ITANicholas H Castelli ................ ITADylan C Cerreto .................... ITABrianna L Chace .................. IDBHarrison J Chagnon ...........AAUTPierre Chamou ................. MCTAJames Chapman ................ RACHJean P Charlot................... RACHKhristian S Charpentier ......ABTAJesse K Chase ....................... PTAZachary B Chauvin .............. WEL

Alexandra Chesnais............ABTACrystal L Chester .................... STJoseph A Choiniere ..............AUBJoshua J Chopy .................DMPAZacharie R Chretien ............ITBSJarrid R Chrissos ...............ABTBWilliam G Coghlan .............AAUTChristopher M Cohan..............CJElla J Coker .......................BSOTSteven E Colantuono ............. ITABrooke M Collette............... MAATayler R Collette................... VETJeremy P Collins ...............CMTBKyle M Connolly ............... DMPBWilliam T Connolly ............... ITSRashaun R Conolly.............AAHPMatthew J Conway................. ITSJoshua E Cooke ..................ITBSSierra M Cooley .....................RCAdam C Copp ....................MGTBCheyenne R Copple ........... RNBNDavid B Coppola ............... MCTANathan J Cordeiro ................. ITAMichael J Corey ................... PTAJoshua W Cormier ................ ITSJ S Correira........................... ITAGlendaliz Cotto .....................CJBAngelo A Crespo ............... ASMBAzurae C Cruz ...................DMPATianna M Cruz-Perry ...............CJSamuel R Culbreth ............ VDEBMatthew Cummings ........... ELREJacob C Dady .................... EMETEric J Daigle ..................... RACHBrooke J Dalton..................... STNicholas J DaRocha .......... VDEBNeil J DaSilva .......................AHPKaitlyn Dassuncao.................CJBSherri Dayacap ................. RNBNIvan A De La Cruz ..............ABTADenise M DeBlasio ...........MGTBJose A DeLaCruz ................... ITSLivio G DeLaCruz .................. ITAJarret J Demers.....................ELY

Emily A DePardo.................ABMRachel E DePasquale ...........OTAVictor Desa ........................ ELTBMegan DeYoung ................... ITAJose Diaz ......................... GMWASteven M Dickey ................. BCDRyan A DiLello ...................ABTBJames DiNicola Jr ..............AAUTAnna Maria DiPalma .........MGTAAlexmi R DiSano ................CYNBMadison E DiSanto ............ABTACarly M Dodd ...................MGTAKenneth C Dorgan................BCCNicole R Doud ...................BSOTChelsea M Dowler................OTAMatthew R Drumm ............AAHPTyler DuBois ..................... RACHBrenden J Dwyre ............. DMPBChristopher T Eagleson.........ITNFidel I Escalante ................... ITSArturo Eslava ........................ ITALoranny Espinal ....................CJBMark Facas Jr ................... RACHVanessa B Farinho ...............OTACierra Fasulo ....................MGTBFelix A Feliciano III............ ELTBGena Felix........................... NUREdwin R Fernandez Grullon .. BSOTGeorge Ferraria ....................ITNMathew S Ferraro ............. VGDARachel L Figueiredo ...........BSOTJoshua P Fingerle.............. VGDADouglas R Fisher Jr.......... DMPBNicholas Fiske .................. ERDAZachary E Fiske ................MCTBCody A Fitzsimmons ..........MGTBAnddy J Flores ......................ELYCelia C Florio .................... MCTABryan P Flynn ................... RACHNathan J Fobian ................ RACHHayden P Foley ..................CYNBJoseph W Foley .................MGTAAshley S Fontaine ................... STNicole E Forman ................. MAA

Olivia M Forst ................... VGDADevon M Foster ................ MCTANathan Fox ...................... GMWAMark Francalangia................ ITAJessica L Freire ................. RNBNChristine N Frustaci ............ NURChristopher M Fry............GMWBDestiny A Fry.................... GMWASkyler Fry .............................CJBConnor J Funaro ............... ERDAJason M Gallagher .............AAHPJaqueline Gallego Gomez ....... STBethany Gallivan ..................OTAJoshua S Galpin ......................CJBrandon P Garcia .............MCTBSeth G Garcia ....................MCTBStephanie Garcia...............DMPAJason R Gardiner ...............CYNBTyler S Gauvin .................... ELTBTara C Gazder ..................... NURMark C Gelsomino ............. CETARichard E Gemma III .........CYNBAlicia M Gifford ................... IDAJacob T Giguere ............... GMWAAndre T Girard ....................BCCLukasz Glowacki ............... MCTAJermaine D Golden ............ ELREBrett A Gonzalez ................ABTAKristen M Goodwin ........... RNBNRyan Goolsky ........................ ITAIvy E Gowans .......................RSBJonathan C Graci...............CMTBWesley M Grady .................... ITAElizabeth Greenwood .......... NURMatthew J Guilbeault..........AAHPWalker Guliano ...................BCMAlex C Haggert ..................DMPAMary B Haidar .......................RCAdam N Hammann.............AAHPCassidy A Hanlon ................... STJoel M Hanson ...................VDVABrendan J Harrington ...... GMWASean M Harrington ............ABTAMichael V Harrison........... GDSB

Thomas V Hawks ...............AAUTAaron G Hebert...................ITBSCaryn J Hebert .................. RNBNMatthew R Hemme ............... ITAMichelle L Henderson......... MAAPatrick H Herbermann ........PARTobias Hernandez ..............AAUTJustin T Hersom.................AAUTDavid Higgins ................... ASMBAndrew Holdsworth .............. ITACory Holzworth..................... ITAVictoria A Hooben .............BSOTCallie N Hovanesian ............ MAAKenneth W Howley .............PLBHNicholas Huntley................... ITAAdam M Iadonisi ................BCMTalia S Iannuccilli ................. ITAKevin J Jamieson ............... VGDAMatthew T Jarret ............... MCTAQuincy Jean-Louis..............AAUTMichael S Jencik ............... RACHWilliam M Jenks .................BCMAnders R Johnson ..............CYNBMilo J Joseph ......................BCMJean-Herick Jourdain.........ABTBMegan E Joyce .................. RNBNJeisi Juarez .......................MGTBKyle Kane ..........................DMPAErin L Kaye ..........................OTABrittney A Keeley ................ABTAHope K Kelley-Clark ................CJToni Kelly.............................PARDaniel Kent ........................... ITSDylan A Kilbride.................AAUTAlex S Kim ............................ ITAKevin D Kim .......................CYNBBreonna D King ......................CJJohn Kingston Jr ............... RACHMichael A Kinne.................ABTAJames W Kitsock ...................ELYHannah E Kjeldsen.............. WELAshley J Kupis ................... RNBNRyan T L’Heureux ..............CYNBJeremy C LaFerriere ................CJ

Douglas O Lambert ............... ITABenjamin T Lanctot............. WELEthan Lapp ........................CYNBNichole K Larocque ............. VETWilliam S Lavalliere .......... VDEBDylan Lavimodiere ............ VGDAColin Leach....................... ERDAClaudia M Leandres ............... STTravis J Leard.....................AAHPDerek K Leavitt .......................CJJarrett M Leonard ................. MTCorey J Leonhardt .............CMTBKeith Lewis ...................... GMWALindsay K Lewis.................... PTARobert Lewis Jr .....................ITNJessica L Limon..................BSOTJoshua M Lloyd ...................ITBSTimothy Longueira ............MGTBJohn D Lougee ....................ITBSJacobus M Louw ...............ADMTEmily N Lozeau .................... VETChenwei Lu .......................MGTALaura Lyle ..............................RCBrandon K MacKenzie.......CMTBRobert T Maggs .................... ITAMary Mahoney-Pacheco....... VETRobert Mallett III .............. RACHSara N Mallon ...................DMPAEmily M Mancini.................. VETMichael K Mante ................MLTAMelissa Maples ................... MAALuke R Marcotte ...............MGTBJustin E Marcus ..................ITBSNoah Marino ........................ITNRandall Marquis-Hardy......AAHPAngelina R Marra....................CJDaniel A Marshakov...........AAHPCatherine Q Marshall ........ RNBNMegan A Martin ..................... STDebora C Mascarenhas Galinatti .. NURDavid Massed ....................CYNBTimothy J McCabe ................. ITABrent McCarron................DMPAMegan L McCarthy ............ RNBN

DEAN’S LISTThe following students have achieved academic excellence for the quarter ending December 15, 2018. These full-time students have been placed on the Dean’s List for achieving a GPA of 3.6 or higher on a maximum scale of 4.0. Congratulations to all!

NEIT’S FIRST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EXPO was held this past December. Quarter 1 Mechanical Engineering students enrolled in the Design Principles class showcased their creative projects and answered questions from the attendees. Some of the projects included: “Shake N’ Wake” for people who are unphased by alarm clocks.  The pad will pulsate and only wake the individual sleeping on the pad. “Portable Power” is a wind and solar charger for per-sonal electronics. The “Can and Bottle Recycler” crushes cans and plastic bottles to save space when recycling. The “Cooling Table” is a portable table used to cool objects being soldered or welded. From left: Students Tyler Walsh, Matt Jarret, Dr. Laxmi Shilpakar and Department Chair Dean Plowman.

stUdents in the Graphics, Multimedia & Web Design (GMW) Bachelor of Science degree program were asked to script, shoot, assemble and edit a promotional video. This video was produced as part of a “Citizen Design” project in the Digital Video course led by Assistant Professor Ajay Coletta this past summer. Designers learn primar-ily corporate design, but Citizen Design, designing to help others including non-profits and charities, has become a popular area that students must embrace and understand before they enter the workforce. Pictured are GMW students on location shooting footage at a food pantry in Bristol, Rhode Island for “We Share Hope”, a Rhode Island based or-ganization that helps to feed and clothe those in need.

contribUting to VoLVo penta of the Americas’ product train-ing success is NEIT’s Center for Technology and Industry (CTI). Volvo Penta is a world leading supplier of engines and complete power solutions for marine and industrial applications. In 2018, Ted Chamberlin, an instructor in NEIT’s Marine Technology program, trained 141 marine technicians on various Volvo Penta products. According to the company, more than 1,500 technicians completed training in 2018 compared to 1,200 in 2017 and 800 in 2016. NEIT was proud to assist Volvo Penta in achieving a record-breaking year for service technician training.

New England Tech is one of nine authorized Volvo Penta training centers in North America. Other centers are located in Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Missouri, Washington, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. Prior to attending the training sessions, the

technicians completed Volvo Penta’s online e-training module. Then, over a three-day period, NEIT instructor-led training sessions provided the technicians with the latest information regarding Volvo Penta products and technologies.

For more than 30 years, the Center for Technology and In-dustry at New England Tech has been at the forefront of creating customized, advanced training for employees, corporations and organizations of all sizes and sectors. CTI offers short-term, in-person and online professional development modules, specialized academic degree programs and dozens of low-cost, online learning training courses, some leading to industry certifications, all for working professionals. For more information, contact Steven H. Kitchin, Vice President for Corporate Education and Training, at 401-739-5000 ext. 3433 or by email at [email protected].

From left: Sydni Martin and Erica Cole

The Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association (RIVMA), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the science and art of veterinary medicine, recently recognized three dedicated individuals all of whom have connections with New England Tech.

Each year, RIVMA presents the “Veterinarian of the Year Award” honoring the contributions of a member of the profession, not only as a physician in good standing but also as a contributor in the community. The 2018 award was presented to Dr. Darlene Jones, NEIT’s first Veterinary

Technology Department Chair, who retired from the university in October 2018. Dr. Jones was recognized for the significant role she played in establishing the first and only veterinary technology program in Rhode Island.

Sydni Martin is a 2017 graduate of NEIT’s Veterinary Technology program. She currently works at the Pets in Need Veterinary Clinic in East Providence,

Rhode Island and was recognized by RIVMA as the “Vet Tech of the Year.”

Erica Cole is the Animal Control Officer at the Providence

Animal Shelter who works closely with NEIT’s Veterinary Technology program meeting the live animal needs of the program. She was recognized with RIVMA’s “Animals Best Friends Award.”

Congratulations to Dr. Jones, Sydni and Erica for their well-deserved recognition. For more information regarding NEIT’s Veterinary Technology program, contact the Admissions Of-fice at 800-736-7744 or by email at [email protected]. Please visit https://www.neit.edu/Programs/Associate-Degree-Programs/Veterinary/Veterinary-Technology.

Dr. Darlene Jones

Veterinary Technology Awards

GMW Students Share Their Time and Talent

Volvo Penta Recognizes NEIT

2018 EmployeeCampaign is a Record Breaker!

the 2018 new engLand Institute of Technology Em-ployee Campaign was deemed a great success with 83% of NEIT’s full-time and part-time employees making contributions to benefit student scholarships and campus enhancements. According to NEIT’s Vice President of Advancement, Dr. Nancy Carriuolo who served as the campaign coordinator, the generosity of employees led to the best campaign in New England Tech’s history. In 2014, 75% of the employees participated. In 2018 the participation rate was the highest in the history of the campaign. Together, 244 full-time employees and 31 part-time employees donated the largest amount in NEIT’s history at nearly $60,000.00.

Dr. Carriuolo researched data provided by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) to benchmark NEIT’s successful campaign. Of 54 colleges and universities with similar student enrollments to New England Tech, NEIT’s employee campaign participation rate of 83% was second only to Morningside College in Iowa. Such generosity shows incredible support by the NEIT community. Thus keeping with the campaign theme, Great Employees = A Great Campaign.

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Some of the students who received FANUC Robot certification. Front row from left: Matthew Mousseau, Wayne Turley, Jr. and Shawn McCollum. Back row from left: Jordan Robitaille and Fadi Assi.

Raymond McCarty..................ELREEdward McConnell Jr...............RSBJoseph M McDonough ............ AUBAngela E McGregor ................ABTAJeremy C McGuire.....................ITALevi McIntosh ...........................ELYCaitlin McKenna....................RNBNSean A McLaughlin ............... GDSBEric Medeiros ...........................ITAJennifer L Medeiros ................ NURKaila B Medeiros ..................CMTBKenneth T Medeiros..................ELYKyle Medeiros ...........................ELYAshley Meegan ......................RNBNCole Meier .............................AAUTAmanda T Mendes ................RNBNOlivia R Menziuso .................... IDARobert W Meunier ................... CJBMiguel F Meyer ...................... ELTBStephanie L Miceli ...................OTAStephanie E Michalopoulos.....ITBSAndrew T Miga .....................MCTBRaden W Mikkelsen ..................ITATara M Miller..............................CJNicholas M Minior ................RNBNTori M Mirra...............................CJKenneth Moden ....................DMPAMogomotsi M Moilwa ...........ASMBRoss Molzahn ....................... VGDACeleste Montervil .......................RCMamie Morris.......................... CJBSarah A Morrissette ................... STGregory D Morse ...................... ITSZachary W Motulski ..............RNBNJoseph T Mucerino ...................ITAJessica Mullowney ................RNBNDiego L Munoz ..................... RACHShane P Murphy .......................ELYLily A Murray .......................... NURNicole M Mygan ......................... STDaniella Nadales ..................... NURSean Needham .......................ELREBrendan M Neubauer ............. NURCalvin Nguyen ........................ABTAChristopher Nightingale ......... CJBXJohn J Nolan .............................ELYBrooke M Normandin.......... GMWAAlexander Norton ................. AAHPLillian Nunez......................... BSOTZachary R O’Dell ...................ABTAChristopher C O’Shea............ CYNB

Juliana Odisi .........................MCTBKeenan D Oliveira ....................AUTMichael C Oliveira ...................AUTDaniel J Olsen...........................ITAKaylee M Olson .................... DMPBNickolas K Osborne ..................ITASteven Osorio ..........................PARSean P Paglione ....................MCTBMichael J Papasidero .............. NURAlexandra M Pappas .................MTMikaela M Pare ................... GMWAKaylee Parker ............................ STYakim C Parker ....................DMPAAndrew M Pasyanos .............. CYNBChristopher L Patterson .........ABTAEthan Paul ............................ AAHPJessica M Pavao .................... BSOTKayla M Pavao......................... NURJames R Payne ...................... CYNBAllan R Peckham III.............. AAHPChristopher D Peixoto ................CJNicole M Pellegrino ................ NURMatthew A Pelli ......................AAUTMarcus Pemberton .....................CJDavid Pena ........................... CYNBEvan T Pennacchia................ MCTAChristopher Pereira ............. MGTBRyan A Perez......................... GDSBOwen T Perkins ...................... BCDHannah M Perra ......................PARKenneth W Perry .....................ITBSOrianna M Perry .........................CJAlexander V Pham ................ VDEBEmmilee J Phillips ................RNBNZachary D Phillips ................ AAHPSteven P Pietrantozzi Jr ......... PLBHAlycia Pimentel .....................RNBNAlexandra E Pires ................ DMPBJill E Pitcavage .........................OTAAllison M Pittman .................RNBNLucas B Place ........................ CETAJustin Plante ....................... GMWBAndrew N Plouffe ......................ELYJennybert Polanco ....................ITAChristopher J Pollock ........... PLBHGarrett J Pollock ................... CYNBNicholas J Ponos ll................DMPAGregory Pratt ........................ VDEBMichael K Price ........................ELYJuan D Puello Martinez ......... ABTBTanner T Purcell .......................ITA

Michael Quinn ..........................ITAEric J Raboin ........................ VGDANathan R Rafael ........................ITARyan C Rancourt ....................AAUTJoseph A Rapoza ................... AAHPTyler J Rapson ....................... ELTBJohn C Rawls ........................ ERDAMarcus Rebello ...................... BCDLisa A Recio ............................ NURGlen E Reichard........................ITAShane P Reilly ........................AAUTJonathan B Renzi ..................RNBNPeter J Rewinski ................... MCTAAnabel Reyes ............................. STChristopher L Reynolds......... RACHPatrick S Rice ....................... VGDALaura G Richard ...................RNBNBenjamin G Richtarik .................CJAmie Riess ............................DMPATimothy J Rishton ................ DMPBBrianna Ritoli ...................... GMWAJovanni A Rivera ................... AAHPLiam H Robberson......................CJMarissa A Roberson....................CJAmber L Robertson.................. CJBEric R Robidoux ....................ELREDonielle Robillard ................RNBNBenjamin B Robin ................ ABTBRicardo J Rodriguez ................ PTASabrina F Rodriguez ..............ABTATroy Rogers .......................... RACHMery Y Rojas ....................... MGTBElias Rosado Jr ......................ABTALeonel Rosario .................... MGTBDouglas R Rose ......................ITBSEvan P Ross .......................... MCTANicholas Ross ....................... AAHPMatthew T Rossi .....................ITBSEmily Rowan........................... NURLacey E Roy ............................... STJohn E Rudolph ................... DMPBGlenn R Rumas .........................ITAEdward J Russo .................... CYNBSean M Ryan .........................DMPAAlexander G Saccoccio ......... RACHAndre Salvas ........................... AUBTherese P Salvas ...................RNBNAaron L Salvato ..................... RACHJuan F Sandoval .................... AAHPDavid R Santamaria ..................ITACecilia J Santangelo ................... ST

Braeden R Santos ................. CYNBTiffany A Saraiva .................... ELTBKhalid Saseh ......................... CYNBScot Saucier.......................... PLBHJennifer Savaria ....................... IDAJesse L Sawicki .....................MCTBJulia C Scott ............................... STIsaiah Sebastian ................... GMWAJoseph A Sepulveda............... GDSBThomas Service ................... GMWARachel Sevigny ..........................ITABenjamin T Shumaker ......... DMPBJoseph M Sierejko ................ GDSBRobert Silberberg ..................AAUTBrian B Simanski ..................... IDACharles L Simmons III ..............ITAJenna L Simone..................... BSOTTaylor N Simone ...................... PTAJamila D Sisco .......................... ITSAllyssa M Skelton ..................RNBNJason D Skillman ...................VDVAMorgan Slaughter .................... CJBAlaina J Sminkey ................... VGDACameron Smith ..................... AAHPMichael D Smoot ......................ITAGriffin T Smylie ..................... ERDAAnthony J Spano .....................ITBSSteven W Splechter .................. PTASarah D Spotts ......................... IDARachel M Spyridis ...................... STMatthew D St. Germain ......... MCTAJoshua C St. Pierre ................ AAHPMichael A St. Rock................MCTBKylan Strong ......................... CYNBKasey L Strumar ......................MAARobert D Sullivan..................MCTBMatthew R Sunderland............. PTAPaul Sweeney Jr .....................ABTAJennifer L Sweet ....................... CJBNicholas R Sylvester .............. CYNBBenjamin K Tavares ...............AAUTEmely Taveras ..........................PARZachary J Taylor.................... RACHAbinezer S Tefera ......................ITAMatthew D Tessier ....................ELYMatthew Tetreault ................. RACHBrian V Teves ........................RNBNCeline Then ................................CJNicholas E Thibeault ............... NURJayne K Thompson .................. NURMason C Thompson ................ AHP

Hunter J Tomick ................... MCTAEdwin Torres ...................... GMWBKatherine R Tose.......................ELYHannah E Trautz ................... VGDADeclan Trus ...........................AAUTShawn M Tsotsi .........................ITALaKeisha D Tucker .....................RCWayne A Turley Jr ................. ERDAKody E Twomey .................... GMWAMartin G Tyrrell ....................RNBNJoseph A Tyrseck ......................ELYPhilip M Tyrseck Jr ...................ELYRebecca L Underwood ............. PTAErnestine W Vaill-Larocque ...RNBNGiavani A Valiente ................. VDEBDominique A Vandal .................. STKelsie L VanWormer................. CJBJocelyn V Vidal ........................ABMAlfred R Villeneuve III ........... CYNBDavid E Viola Jr .................... AAHPSekai Wainwright-Basden ......AAUTBenjamin D Wall ....................AAUTThomas M Wall Jr ................. ABTBDanaya Wallace ..........................CJTyler J Walsh ......................... MCTAHailey R Ward ...................... GMWALee Warner ...............................ITABenjamin J Waters ..................ITBSNicole D Weeden ........................CJIsabella G Weikman .............. VDEATyler J Welch ...........................BCCConnor S Whelihan .............. ADMTSkye L Whelpley .................... VGDANicholas R White ......................ELYEric R Wichland....................MCTBRiley J Wicks.........................DMPAKaydion J Wildman ...............RNBNMorgan T Wilkos ....................ITBSEvan D Willard.......................AAUTDamon Wilson Jr ..................... ITNSarah C Wirtenson ................RNBNWayne Witter ...........................BCCRyan P Woodruff ................... ABTBJennifer E Wrench ..................... STGassendi Zamy...................... AAHPAnnarose R Zelano ..................OTAJosue E Zelaya .......................ABTAWilliam Zoller........................AAUT

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New Criminal Justice Student Mentorship Program neit’s criminaL Justice Student Mentoring program is specifically designed for designated Criminal Justice (CJ) student mentors to work with CJ students who may need additional help with their studies. Because Criminal Justice courses are challenging, complex and unique, students must commit not only to learning new material but also to the process of learning. Student mentors can assist their student mentees in many ways. Criminal Justice faculty will provide oversight of the student mentoring program and the selection process of mentors. Faculty will continue to pay close atten-tion to the needs of all students and the potential difficulties some students may be facing. Instructors will identify areas of study that tend to pose difficulties to students in their classes, develop strategies to allow CJ student mentors to assist in those areas and encourage at-risk students to utilize the mentoring program. CJ faculty will provide the student mentors with quiz, test and exam information, including dates, areas of study, and study guides, if available, so they will have the necessary tools to assist their student mentees.

The CJ student mentors must have the requisite skills, knowledge and mindset necessary to effectively guide their fellow students in achieving success in the Criminal Justice

program. The primary goal of the student men-tors is to assist student mentees with academic issues according to the mentee’s needs and help them to develop good study skills and strategies. The student mentors will foster connections with student mentees and build friendships in a comfortable social environment to enhance the mentoring process. Mentors will collaborate with students, faculty, staff, administrators, families and community members to support and promote the unique nature of the Criminal Justice program.

The selection and training of student mentors is based on several factors. They must be committed to the success of the Criminal Justice program and its students, maintain above-average academic standing, possess a positive attitude, have a strong interest in the well-being of their peers and have a strong commitment to academic excellence. Stu-dent mentors must meet with their student mentee at least once a week, submit bi-weekly mentoring reports and meet with the faculty mentor/advisor at least once per quarter. Mentors must seek assistance as needed from the

dUring the sUmmer and fall quarters of 2018, eleven NEIT students completed the MCT 235 Industrial Robotic Automation course and earned a FANUC Robot certification. The FANUC America Corporation is the leading supplier of robots, CNC systems and factory automation. The course covers the utiliza-tion of robotics and automated controls for assembly processes in the manufacturing environment. Certification represents proficiency in the operation and programming of FANUC Robots which are used worldwide in a wide range of industries.

Students in either NEIT’s Mechanical Engineering Tech-nology or Electronics, Robotics and Drone Technology programs may earn FANUC certification. Congratu-lations to Mechanical Engineering students: Zachary Fiske, Nicholas Martino, Andrew Miga and Christo-pher Rodrigues. Electronics, Robot-ics and Drones students: Fadi Assi, Mateo Holguin, Shawn McCollum, Matthew Mousseau, John Rawls, Jor-dan Robitaille and Wayne Turley, Jr. In addition, congratulations also go to Sheila Palmer, Department Chair for the Mechanical Engineer-ing Technology program and Dean Plowman, Department Chair for Electronics, Robotics and Drones, Welding Engineering and Elec-tronics Engineering Technology programs, for earning certification as FANUC instructors. Thus far, eleven students earned their FA-

NUC certification by the end of the fall quarter. Currently, 20 students are enrolled in the course and are set to earn their

Students and Faculty Earn FANUC Certifications

Sheila Palmer

Dean Plowman

certification at the end of the winter quarter.The FANUC certification is an important addition to other

micro-credentials included in various engineering technology courses at NEIT. While there are colleges and universities throughout New England that also offer FANUC certifications, New England Tech is the only FANUC certifying university in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

For more information regarding the many engineering technology programs offered at New England Tech contact the Admissions Office at 800-736-7744 or email [email protected]. Visit www.neit.edu.

CJ peer tutor, faculty members or the department chair on topics or subject matter that may be unfamiliar to them and attend scheduled training sessions to assist in the delivery of their mentoring services.

For more information about NEIT’s associate and bach-elor’s level Criminal Justice programs, contact the Admission Office at 800-736-7744 or email [email protected].

Please visit https://www.neit.edu/Programs/Associate-Degree-Programs/Law-Enforcement/Criminal-Justice or https://www.neit.edu/Programs/Bachelors-Degree-Programs/Criminal-Justice

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AutoCAD Fundamentals Course Length: 32 hoursCourse Abstract:• Understanding the AutoCAD workspace and user interface• Use basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools• Set up layers, blocks, styles & templates• This course covers the indispensable core topics for working with AutoCAD

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AutoCAD Update Course Length: 10 hoursCourse Abstract:• Introduces new features of AutoCAD to users of previous versions.

AutoCAD Architecture Course Length: 24 hoursCourse Abstract:• Viewing in 3D• Design development & construction features• Basic wall construction and creating wall openings, floors, roofs, fixtures, furnishings & equipment

Autodesk Revit Architecture Fundamentals 32 hoursCourse Abstract:• Understanding the purpose of Building Information Modeling• Work with basic drawing and editing tools and add walls, floors and roofs to the building model• Create levels and grids as datum elements for the model• Set up sheets for plotting with test, dimensions, details, tags and schedules

Autodesk Inventor™ Course Length: 24 hoursCourse Abstract:• Create 2D sketches with sketch & editing tools• Constraining & dimensioning sketches• Generate 3D parts from sketches• Part modeling

Autodesk 3ds Max Design Fundamentals 24 hoursCourse Abstract:• Introduction to Autodesk 3ds Max Design interface, workflow and project configuration• 3D modeling from 2D objects• Lighting (and lighting with Max Mental Ray)• Animation for visualization• Rendering

Autodesk®Maya®Fundamentals Course Length: 24 hoursCourse Abstract:• Introduction to the user interface and project creation• Work with polygon modeling and NURBS modeling• Lighting, materials, shading and the UV Texture Editor• Cameras and rendering

Features of New England Tech’sAutodesk Authorized Training Center

One workstation per participant – Guaranteed!Limited to 12 participants per course – Register early!!

Instructors are Autodesk® approved to deliver training.Autodesk® certified training materials are included in the course tuition.

100% satisfaction or retake the training again at no charge.Customized on-site training can be developed for your organization.

Open lab hours are available to registered participants.Discounts available for graduates and current students of

New England Institute of Technology.Discounts are available to corporations for multiple enrollments.

Additional dates available for corporate accounts.Selected courses are also available as online e-learning programs.

For more information contact:New England Tech’s Autodesk Authorized Training Center

Call Doug Leigh at 1-401-739-5000 ext. 3355, by email at [email protected] or visit our website at cti.neit.edu.

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WEEKLY EVENTS Looking for some fun during the week! Bring your friends and enjoy all the weekly events Student Activities has to offer. Prizes are awarded at the tournament events!

BOARD GAMESMondays, 3:30pm, Student Activities Suite

VIDEO GAME FREE PLAYTuesdays, 12:00pm & Thursdays 3:00pm, Student Activities Suite

TABLE GAME TOURNAMENTSWednesdays, 3:00pm, Student Lounge 2nd Floor

DO-IT-YOURSELFWednesdays, 5:00pm, Student Activities Suite (Weeks 1,3,5,7)

TRIPS/SPECIAL EVENTS ICE SKATING AT

ALEX AND ANI RINKSaturday, February 9, 2019 Purchase Ticket by: Friday, January 25, 2019 Price: $10 per studentJoin Student Activities as we enjoy a night of skating! Ticket price includes round trip transportation and skating rental. Sign up in Student Activities today!

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME

Saturday, February 23, 2019Purchase Ticket by: Friday, February 8, 2019 Price: $10 per student Let’s go Friars! Student Activities will be hosting a trip to the Dunk to watch the Providence College basketball team take on Marquette! Tickets are $10 which includes round trip transportation.

LATE NIGHT BOWLING TRIPFriday, March 1, 2019 Purchase Ticket by: Friday, February 15, 2019Price: $10 per studentJoin Student Activities as we enjoy a night of bowling at Lang’s Bowl-A-Rama! Price of ticket includes round trip transportation, a soft drink, pizza, shoe rental and 2 hours of bowling. Sign up in Student Activities today!

COMING IN FEBRUARYJEOPARDY!

Friday, February 1 at 7pm, Student Center 2nd Floor

SCAVENGER HUNTSaturday, February 2 at 7pm, Student Activities Suite

IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY!Friday, February 8 at 7pm, Student Activities Suite/S121

BINGO Wednesday, February 13 at 4pm, Student Center 2nd Floor

SUPER SMASH BROS. TOURNAMENT

Friday, February 15 at 7pm, Student Center 2nd Floor

HARRY POTTER NIGHTFriday, February 22 at 7pm, Student Activities Suite/S121

COMING IN MARCH LET’S COOK!

Saturday, March 2 at 2pm, Dining Center

MASSAGE CHAIRS/PET THERAPYWednesday, March 6 at 4pm, Student Activities Suite

FINAL FRENZY Friday, March 8 at 7pm, Student Activities Suite/S121

BINGO Saturday, March 9 at 7pm, Student Center 1st Floor

Check your student email

and the calendar on the Student

Website for Student Activity announcements

Meet new people! Learn new things! Check out the list of student activities...

For information about any of these activities or events, please contact:Melissa Hague, Student Activities Director, at 739-5000 ext. 3565, or email [email protected],or Abigail Hancock, Student Activities Coordinator, at 739-5000 ext. 3418, or email [email protected] can visit the Student Activities Suite on the EG Campus, S119-S120B, with any questions.

Student ClubsThere are a wide variety of student clubs on campus. Get involved, meet new people, have fun, and have something to add to your resume. Check out the student website at http://students.neit.edu for more information. Are you interested in starting a new club on campus? Contact Melissa Hague, Student Activities Director, [email protected].

INTRAMURAL SPORTSWinter Quarter Leagues

NEIT’s intramural sports are open to all currently enrolled students. Participating in intramurals is a great way to meet new people, stay

active and unwind from studying!

BOWLING LEAGUEMondays, 4:00pm-5:30pm (January 14th-February 25th)

Sign up by emailing Tom Darby, [email protected]

BASKETBALL LEAGUETuesdays, 5:00pm – 7:00pm (January 15th-March 5th) Sign up by emailing Melissa Hague, [email protected]

SOCCER LEAGUEFridays, 2:00pm – 4:00pm (January 18th-March 1st)

Sign up by emailing Tom Darby, [email protected]

VOLLEYBALL LEAGUEFridays, 5:00pm-6:00pm (January 18th-March 1st) Sign up by emailing Tom Darby, [email protected]

BINGO: Lucky numbers were called on Friday, January 2nd, at the first bingo of the quarter. Prizes were won and tie breakers were conquered.

CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Students came out to the Student Center on December 1st and showed off their creative side.

FINAL FRENZY: Students cele-brated the holidays during our Final Frenzy event! Students enjoyed a hot chocolate bar, cookie decorating, holi-day karaoke, and much more.

PAINT NIGHT: Our students put their art skills to the test! Lead by Nancy Wilbert, our students had a great night painting with friends and creating their very own masterpiece.

ROTARACT CLUB: The New England Tech Rotaract Club partnered with Edesia Nutrition Inc. in an effort to help end malnutrition. Edesia creates several life-saving peanut based products that are delivered to 51 countries worldwide. Little Nut, which is the product that the New England Tech Rotaract Club helped assemble (4,000 samples), is being sent out to pediatric offices in the United States, to help combat peanut allergies.

THERAPY DOGS: Our friends at Paws for the Heart stopped by on December 5th and gave our students a fun study break!

PAST EVENTS:

PROVIDENCE BRUINS TRIP: NEIT students made their way to the Dunkin Donuts Center on November 30th to cheer for the PBruins!