September-October 2003
June 2003
Student Success Stories / May 2003
Student Success Stories / April 2003
BCC Student Technology Assistance Program is a success with students / April 2003
BCC Students Excel In Internships and In Their Careers / February 2003
Nine Students Are Offered Internships at Walt Disney World! / February 2003

Student Success September-October 2003

Congratulations to Maria Maldonado, BCC’ 04, Mayelin Mateo, BCC’ 03, Nazish Rukhsar, BCC ’03, Jose Hernandez, BCC ’04, Yahinery Perez, BCC ’04, Elizabeth Castillo, BCC ’04, Ines Arias, BCC ’04, who have been accepted as interns at the BCC Student Technology Assistance Program since this past summer. Also, to the following students for being accepted as interns, for this semester, at the following internship sites: Lisa Henry, BCC ’04, Web on the Water, Yelda Larbi, BCC ’04 and Isma Ashraf, BCC ’04, Saint Barnabas Health Center, Martha Perez, BCC ’04, Accountancy Lane, Ltd., Blanca Contreras, BCC ’04 and Ramona Nivar, BCC ’04, Hispanics in Real Estate and Construction, Nieve De Leon, BCC ’03, La Association Tepeyac de New York, Jenelle Guevara, BCC ’04, NFAMAS, Inc., and Ubalda Reyes, BCC ’04, for being accepted as an intern at the BCC Career Development Office.
Also, to Lanique Stepney, BCC ‘ 04, who performed an internship at Universal Music Publishing Group this past summer!

CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS! YOUR HARD WORK THIS SUMMER PAID OFF!
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Student Success June 2003

Shawn Aluko, BCC ’04, is continuing his internship at Essential Entertainment & Media, a new media company with offices in New York City, Amsterdam, and The Netherlands, for the summer. Mr. Aluko is majoring in Business Administration, but plans to pursue a career in the music industry.

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Student Success Stories May 2003

Johnny Castillo and Ramon Martinez, BCC ’03, have been both hired as Fiscal Assistants at the conclusion of their internship at Kingsbridge Heights Community Center.

Ana Pina, BCC ’03, has been hired as a Bookkeeper at her internship at Alliances for Community Services, and Ericka Santos, BCC ’03, was hired as an Administrative Assistant there as well.

Ivelisse Merejo, BCC ’03, was hired at the BCC Information Technology Department (through the BCC Student Technology Assistance Program).

Jessica Torres, BCC ’03, will possibly continue her internship there as well.

Tyrone Burke, BCC ’04, will be hired as a College Assistant, pending on budget to be approved, at the BCC Information Technology Department.

Meloma Lewis, BCC ’03, was hired as an Internship Supervisor at her internship at the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).

Mercedes Gimenez, BCC ’03, will continue her internship at the BCC Coordinated Freshman Program and she plans to earn a bachelor’s degree at Lehman College.

CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS!!! JOB WELL DONE!!
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Student Success Stories April 2003

Ms. Julissa Gomez, BCC ’01, was hired to work full-time in the Registrar’s Office at Saint Barnabas Health Center. Ms. Gomez performed an internship there in 2001.

Ms. Alexa Bosque, BCC ’00, was hired as a Clerk and then was promoted to a Data Analyst at Saint Barnabas Health Center. Ms. Bosque performed an internship there in 2000.

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The grant funded Student Technology Assistance Program offered through the Information Technology Department, hired twelve students to be interns this semester.

Tyron Burke, Luis Diaz, Jonathan Guerra, Melvin Lugo, Betty Mendoza, Ivelisse Pena, Angel Perez, Sokha Puth, Elvis Rodriquez, Marsha Sutherland, and Jessica Torres are all performing internships in their respective concentrations within the field of Computer Science.

These students were required to attend a one-week technical training program, conducted by the BCC IT Department staff, prior to an assignment. Interns trained in areas such as networking, telecommunications, HTML, Dreamweaver, and customer service skills.

Several students are engaging in assignments in networking computer equipment in all departments on-campus, as well as learning and participating in cabling and wiring, installing computers, repairing and setting-up computers, and troubleshooting techniques for both hardware and software.

Other students are involved in web design and are learning Dreamweaver, HTML coding, graphic design, and are working with computer databases. Under the supervision of a member of the IT Department, students are actively participating and learning from this paid and credited internship.

This internship has been instrumental for students majoring in Computer Programming and Computer Information Systems in providing them with real life, hands-on experience that they can leverage when they leave BCC. The program began accepting students just last semester, and many of those students, especially graduating students, have continued with the program this semester. Those include Rabeya Akhter, Kelvin Contreras, Celia Diaz, Yumilka Mogena, Joaquin Ramirez, and Ana Rodriquez.

CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS!!!
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BCC Students Excel In Internships and In Their Careers - February 2003


Students keep striving and achieving greater career heights as a result of doing an internship.

Jasmin DeJesus, BCC ‘03, concluded an internship with the Young Adult Institute For People with Disabilities (YAI), and was hired as a Data Entry Clerk (her major is computer information systems). She will also be continuing her studies at a senior college to learn other essential applications and thus, advance in her career.

Aristeida Rodriquez, BCC ‘02, will be hired as a part-time bookkeeper at the Cherry Tree Association as a result of the accounting internship she performed there last semester.

Margarita Marte-Rios, BCC ‘03, was also hired as a part-time bookkeeper at Ymar International, Inc. Ms. Rios plans to continue her studies once she completes her associate's degree this spring.

Joaquin Ramirez, BCC ‘02, will be hired as a College Assistant at the BCC Information Technology Department as a result of the internship he did there last semester through the Student Technology Assistant Program.

Although it is not a guarantee that internship sites will offer a permanent position to students, many have gotten a permanent position after their internship was concluded.

Importantly, employers have taken notice of our student’s talents, and have given them a chance to begin their careers or continue acquiring further skills in order to make a successful transition into the workforce!

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Nine Students Are Offered Internships at Walt Disney World! - February 2003


The following students have been offered internships as a result of the Walt Disney World College Program on-campus recruitment held last semester:

These students will have the opportunity to participate in paid internships at Walt Disney World and possibly take courses there for credit (pending approval from student’s respective major academic departments). Our nine students will join two other students from Borough of Manhattan Community College and one other student from Westchester Community College at Walt Disney World, and other interns from senior colleges.

CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS!!!
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