You are invited to our attend this wonderful event hosted by Ammerman Career Services:
10th Annual Fashion Show
Wed. March 13, 2024
12:30pm-1:30pm
Ammerman Campus, Babylon Student Center Montauk Point Room (Map)
Come support our models as they walk the runway wearing interview attire and business casual looks from White House Black Market and Rico’s Clothing. Join us as our Master of Ceremonies, Dr. Katherine Aquirre, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, engages the audience in understanding how job seekers can look their best for upcoming interviews!
SUNY Suffolk is looking to partner with local businesses to support their Information Technology, Business, and Humanities internship programs. Interns are required to complete 120 fieldwork hours during the 15 week semester in exchange for academic credit. This program has proven to be an effective resource for businesses to hire new employees in addition to providing students with the industry experience and skills they need to help them succeed!
Suffolk County Community College Learning Outcomes for Information Technology Interns • Perform 120 hours in an IT-related internship. • Help implement IT projects in a small to medium-sized organization through integrating skills learned in other IT courses. • Acquire practical IT experience through project implementation, tech-support, and customer service. • Establish learning and performance objectives for their cooperative education work experience. • Identify, document and evaluate individual workplace skills and competencies. • Investigate resources available for exploring career options. • Record work responsibilities, problems, questions, challenges and reactions. • Evaluate their co-op experience, relative to personal growth and future employment.
For additional information contact Michael Forte ’99 College Assistant Director for Web Services Instructor of Cooperative Education / IT Internships Suffolk County Community College (631) 451-4248 | sunysuffolk.edu | fortemj@sunysuffolk.edu
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Rosemary Mascali charges up her EV with a regular wall outlet. As a founder of Drive Electric Long Island, she leads the charge to make driving cleaner and greener.
“We hit 50,000 EVs on the road on Long Island, which is a great milestone. We have the most EVs in our region as anywhere in New York state,” she said.
That steady growth is sending some auto mechanics back to school.
Suffolk Community College has partnered with PSEG Long Island to offer a two-day introductory course in EV and plug-in hybrid maintenance and safety.
“Most obviously, there’s no engine there, right? There is a whole lot more in terms of wiring and electronics, so there is a whole skill set for technicians to learn to competently work on these vehicles,” EV course instructor and Campus Assistant Dean of Transportation Programs Dave Macholz said.
In a session CBS New York’s Carolyn Gusoff attended, the students were mostly PSEG Long Island auto mechanics. In five years, the utility’s entire 500 light duty fleet will be fully electric.
“The regular ICE vehicles — internal combustion engine vehicles — we’re all familiar with, we’ve been working on for almost 100 years now. This is a complete change,” PSEG Long Island fleet manager Thomas Stagnitta said. “It’s already happening, so we have to get ahead of the curve.”
Students at Suffolk County Community College, Automotive Technology Program. Courtesy of CBS News
Students have come from school districts, municipalities and dealerships. The goal is to support the state’s climate goals to reduce emissions.
“All new vehicle sales in New York state are going to be fully electric by 2035, and medium heavy duty vehicles will be fully electric sales by 2045,” said Paul DiBenedetto, with the PSEG Long Island EV program.
But EV sales far outpace the number of mechanics.
Michael Scamardella ’03, Adjunct Instructor of Automotive Technology. Courtesy of CBS News.
“Frankly, the marketplace is not ready for it from a technical perspective. A lot of technicians out there that need some training to know how to handle these vehicles for maintenance, for repair, diagnostic work,” EV course instructor Michael Scamardella ’03 said. “If you can excel at that, you can write your own ticket.”
What’s also needed are more charging stations. This week, New York was awarded another $15 million in federal funds.
Long Island’s rapid growth is due in part to so many single-family homes.
“The average range on cars today is plenty for our day-to-day driving needs, and we can charge conveniently at home,” Mascali said.
Drive Electric Long Island is celebrating the 50,000-car milestone with an EV parade next Wednesday to the LIE Welcome Center. For more information on the event, click here.
According to the National Auto Dealers Association, more than 1 million EVs were sold last year in the United States. That’s over a 50% increase over 2022.
Suffolk County Community College Employment Opportunities. Select the job title to view anticipated position openings. Resumes will be reviewed as they are received.
Join us for our AUTOMOTIVE CAREER FAIR on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 1-3PM on the Ammerman Campus in the Babylon Student Center Lobby (Map) & Montauk Point Room.
Bring your resume and dress to impress! Open to Suffolk County Community College students and alumni from all majors. Come speak with representatives from automotive dealerships and repair shops regarding various employment opportunities. Cosponsored by Suffolk’s Automotive Technology Department and Ammerman Career Services.
Consider a donation to the following Automotive Technology funds:
Students in the Solar program will receive a wide-range of classroom and hands-on, in the field training that will provide them with the education and knowledge of Grid connected and off-Grid solar power systems, home based installations. As an introduction to Solar Energy, students will learn to safely and effectively perform residential installation tasks as a trained, entry-level worker does in the field.
Suffolk County Community College Employment Opportunities. Select the job title to view anticipated position openings. Resumes will be reviewed as they are received.