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CITY TECH on the World Wide Web – HTTP://WWW.CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU
MAY 2014
New York City College of Technology
NSPE & ETA Student Chapters
Submitted by Prof. Hamid Marandi
The NSPE (National Society audiences to share the benefits Plains in New York on April 7, Fernando Hernandez
of Professional Engineers) and of ETA membership and 2013. President of NSPE
ETA (Electronics Technicians certification. As the largest Student Chapter
The main goal of this student
Association) Student Chapters ETA Student Chapter, with more chapter is to benefit all of its Altaf Raffik
at NYCCT currently collaborate than 150 active members, members through industry Vice President of NSPE
on all activities and are both Student Chapter #145 encour- exposure and support in Student Chapter
advised by Professor Hamid ages all members to seek ETA achieving a professional
Marandi. The NYCCT ETA-Inter- certifications from Associate to Blaise Tega
engineer licensure for those President of ETA
national Student Chapter won Master levels. who are interested.
the outstanding student chapter International Student Chapter
The NSPE Student Chapter was This semester we hope to
award among all the ETA founded in fall 2013 after suc- participate once again in the Brian Rojas
chapters in the US in 2012. cessfully competing in its first Engineering Technology Project Vice President of ETA
International Student Chapter
This chapter plays an important competition. The NYCCT NSPE category of the College Project
role for engineering technol- Student Chapter was awarded Exhibit at the Engineering Expo Professor Marandi
ogy students at the New York Second Prize in the Engineering on March 30; in addition we NSPE/ETA Advisor
City College of Technology. Technology Project category of will be participating in Milton ETET Department
They are involved in campus the College Project Exhibit at F. Lunch Engineering Ethics Room: V 724
workshops and orientations the 10th Annual Engineering Contest in spring 2014. Phone: 718.260.5312
and speak in public to general Expo, which was held at White nspenycct@outlook.com
NSPE & ETA International
Chapters Meeting:
The Latest Developments
in Optical Communications
Presented By: Professor Mynbaev11th Annual Engineering Expo
Spring 2014
Engineers are always looking for
a way to achieve maximum effi-
ciency in their projects to benefit
society. For our project, we used
two 9 Volt/1 Watt solar panels to
convert sunlight energy to electri-
cal energy, which in turn charged
6 nickel metal hydride (NiMH)
rechargeable batteries in series
with an maximum output of about
8 volts. The solar panels were
posted on a platform made out of
ABS material which was 3D
printed. We constructed the project so that the maximum light source . The rechargeable batter-
panels can be rotated horizontally as well as ies provide sufficient voltage for a USB Hub for
vertically using two standard Servo Motors charging phones and other devices and power
programmed using Basic Stamp 2. The solar a DC motor, which is attached to a fan. This fan
panels are connected to Analog/Digital convert- can be switched on and off, and is connected to
ers. There are two solar panels in series for a a potentiometer which varies the fan speed. This
maximum output of 18 Volts that detect light and is a prototype of a system that can be used in
use it to . charge the batteries after finding the homes for emergency power.
Engineering
Expo
VANASSA MEJIA, RICHARD CAZALES, AMREEN AKBAR This project is a miniature scale of a large Solar Panel battery bank charger.Not just a smile: a helping hand from SADHA
By Angela Vazquez, SADHA 2015 Class President
an Prof. Anna Matthews, RDH, MS, SADHA Faculty Advisor
Our City Tech student club, Student Ameri- al help of our Senior Class President, Kristen congenital palate and lip defects. Our club
can Dental Hygienist Association (SADHA), Adams, and our enormously helpful Senior has also organized an event where student
is the student component of the American College Lab Tech, Mr. Robert Mahalko, our volunteers arranged oral care packages for
Dental Hygienist Association. This associa- our U.S. soldiers serving overseas, as well as
tion represents dental hygienists on the fed- a similar event following Hurricane Sandy,
eral level, and aids dental professionals to benefit the residents of Brooklyn who suf-
in all efforts to improve public oral health fered during and in the aftermath of the storm.
through promoting education, establishing Volunteers from our student club also partic-
licensure, and regulating practices and re- ipate in local Health Fairs around the city,
search. All dental hygiene students at NYCCT promoting oral health and distributing donat-
are members of SADHA. As oral health pro- ed oral care products. Most recently, a small
fessionals, we believe that promoting good group of students joined a faculty member
oral health and providing health education and club advisor, Professor Anna Matthews,
are our main roles in society. As a club, we in the Autism Resource Fair in Staten Island,
participate in many local and state events, as well as the Family Resource and Transi-
providing education and aiding in disease tion Fair conducted by the Staten Island De-
prevention. student club members volunteered their time velopmental Disability Council. SADHA has
to produce 500 oral care packages to send
As many at City Tech know, we frequently many more upcoming events and volunteer
to very grateful families in the Philippines.
organize toothbrush sales, which serve as a opportunities planned for the coming months.
Traditionally, our club makes a donation to
fundraising tool to support our many causes We look forward to sharing our future accom-
an organization which aims to benefit the
and activities. This past October’s Halloween plishments with you, and take pride in rep-
global population of those in need of oral
toothbrush sale coincided with a devastating resenting our home turf, City Tech, in all our
health services. One such organization
typhoon in the Philippines. With the funds we endeavors
is the Smile Train, an organization which
raised that day, and with the organization-
helps children around the world born with
From Kitchen to Classroom
Authors: Professor Patrick O’Halloran / Professor Thomas Wilkin
Becoming a certi- an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) or a York City Public School teacher is currently
fied public school four year program leading to a Bachelor of $45,320. Teaching positions also have
teacher might not Technology (BTech) degree are eligible for other valuable employee benefits.
be the first ca- the program. Essentially, students holding Professor Patrick O’Halloran, of the-
reer choice in the an Associates or Baccalaureate Degree with Hospital Management Department,
minds of Culinary 30 credits in the culinary content area can and Professor Tom Wilkin, of the CTTE
Arts professionals, but it is worthwhile to take 20 credits of Education courses, includ- Department, work cooperatively to ensure
consider. A unique program collaboration ing internship and student teaching, and that all Hospitality Management Depart-
exists at the New York City College of Tech- become a certified CTE teacher. The Educa- ment students are aware of the teaching
nology in downtown Brooklyn, NY. Two of tion courses focus on Methods of Teaching option and give it full consideration in their
the departments in the School of Profession- and other education related courses. The career decision-making process.
al Studies----Hospitality Management and internship is a 2-days-a-week, 6-hours-a-
Career and Technology Teacher Education, day assignment in a public school working For further information please email
have been collaborating successfully in re- with a licensed culinary teacher. Following Dr. Wilkin at twilkin@citytech.cuny.edu or
cent years in providing culinary arts profes- successful completion of the internship, the Professor O’Halloran at
sionals an achievable path to becoming a student enters student teaching, which is a pohalloran@citytech.cuny.edu
licensed New York State teacher of Culinary 3-days-a-week, 6-hours-a-day, in-depth ex-
Arts. In New York City, and State, there are perience of teaching under the direction of
CTE (Career and Technical) High Schools a cooperating teacher/mentor. Following
which employ teachers of various trades. this, the student need only completed the
Professor
Teaching Culinary Arts is a viable option in mandated state licensing exams required
Thomas Wilkin
the Food Service Occupational arena and of all teachers. The education course work
is a classification that is licensed by New prepares the students for success in the li-
York State. censing exams.
In the Hospitality Management/CTE part- This unique program has provided a
nership, students have a number of options number of Hospitality Management/Cu-
to consider in becoming a certified CTE linary Arts students with an interesting ca-
Teacher of Culinary Arts. Students pursuing reer option. The starting salary of a NewMoney Matters
From the desk of Prof. Patrick O’Halloran
Email: pohalloran@citytech.cuny.edu
It’s not often that we can profile companies also cited was downgraded during
gain investment insights from the negative impact of weath- the month by all three major
an 18-year-old wunderkind. er on future earnings. credit rating agencies as a
result of its large debt bur-
Many of us marveled at the Looking at the bigger picture, den and multi-year recession.
performance of American however, helps us regain our But municipal bond market
Mikaela Shiffrin at the Sochi sense of balance. U.S. stock investors have been thinking
Winter Olympics, where she prices appear to be looking longer term and appeared
became the youngest Olym- past weather disruptions and to take the downgrades in
pic slalom champion. What have rebounded back to near stride by noting Puerto Rico
makes Shiffrin remarkable record highs following a soft is not reflective of the over-
is not only her success, but start to the year. We see un- all market. Just a couple of
also her approach to the derlying strength in most eco- weeks ago the broader bond
sport. Unlike many of her nomic indicators including market appeared to corrobo- friendly legislative environ-
peers, while training she a continued recovery in the rate the move in stock prices ment may be developing. I
focused more on technique housing market, which is sup- by ignoring another batch of continue to expect a 10 –
and practice—the discipline ported by easier mortgage weather-impacted data and 15% gain for U.S stocks in
of ski racing rather than on availability, limited home anticipating better growth. 2014, as measured by the
competing. When Shiffrin inventory, and near record Bond investors also refo- S&P 500 Index. (Derived
lost footing and became housing affordability. Absent a cused on a Federal Reserve from earnings per share for
airborne on the course, she severe storm in March, we ex- that remains on schedule to S&P 500 companies growing
was able to regain her po- pect more clarity on the health reduce bond purchases and 5 – 10% and a rise of half a
sition quickly as she had of the overall U.S economy in eventually raise interest rates point in the price to earnings
practiced her recovery many April, when March economic in late 2015. [PE] ratio.)
times before. Throughout all data are released, and we
of her training she took the still expect economic growth, Policymakers in Washington, As we look back at the con-
long-term view. as measured by real gross D.C. appear to be taking cerns we’ve had during the
domestic product (GDP), to the longer view as well by past month, we realize just as
It can be difficult to take the reach 3% in 2014, based focusing less on partisan dif- Mikaela Shiffrin did on her
long-term view in investing, upon many of the drags of ferences and more on overall gold medal run that we’ve
particularly when we are 2013 fading, including U.S economic health. Congress been here before. We know
challenged by bumps on the tax increases and spending agreed to a “clean” debt we can trust the discipline
slope. February, for example, cuts and the European reces- ceiling increase without links and practice of sound invest-
proved investors with mixed sion, and growth accelerat- to the Affordable Care Act or ing and stay focused on long
signals. Colder and snowier ing from additional hiring the Keystone XL pipeline. This term goals. Even those of us
than usual weather adverse- and capital spending by “clean” bill acted as a positive who are industry veterans can
ly affected many economic businesses. for the stock market, which take a lesson from the young
reports, causing uncertainty may have rallied on the per- champion.
over the health of the econ- The bond market also hit ception that a more business
omy to linger. Several high some bumps, as Puerto RicoB.J. Denihan Lecture Series – Spring 2014
The guest speakers were:
On Thursday March 27, 2014, the first
ever hospitality industry round table
forum titled “Getting Started in the
Front of the House” took place at New
York City College Of Technology in
Namn 225. A capacity audience was
present as the industry professionals
chronicled their rise from entry level
positions to senior management within
the industry. The forum, was hosted
by Professor Patrick O’Halloran of the
hospitality management department
and sponsored by The Denihan Hos-
pitality Group (DHG). Guest speakers Erika Frias Kevin Mejia Noel Nelson
were Erika Frias Edison NY Times Edison NY Times Square Affinia Dumont Affinia Dumont
Square, Kevin Mejia (Affinia Dumont),
Noel Nelson (Affinia Dumont), Ekland
Skifteri (InterContiental Times Square)
and Nicole Young (Sheraton NY Times
Square). Members of the audience
included Su Mui (Bentley Hotel), Dynia
Mariano (Double Tree), Fiona Cameron
Williams (FCW Consulting), and
Carlos Santiago (Bear Dallis Associates).
At the conclusion of the presentations an
enlightened question-and-answer session
took place.
Ekland Skifteri Nicole Young
InterContiental Times Square Sheraton NY Times Square
Denihan Hospitality Group has been
owned and operated by members of the
Denihan family since 1963, when patri-
arch and founder Benjamin J. (“Bud”)
Denihan Sr. entered into the world of
hospitality by building New York’s first
apartment hotel, which is today Affinia
Gardens on East 64th Street. Constructed
on the former site of the family’s exclusive
laundry and dry cleaning business which
Bud established in the1930’s, the property was the first development
for Denihan. Today, this leader in owning and operating upper
upscale and luxury boutique hotels boasts a portfolio of 15 properties Back Row:
in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Miami. Noel Nelson – Affinia Dumont, Deannie Joseph – B.J.D. Club
Sec, Jovany Bravo – B.J.D. Club PRO, Laura Chierchia – B.J.D.
Bud’s legacy continues today under the watchful eyes of two of his Club Pres, Thomas Quinn – B.J.D. Club Tres, Kevin Mejia –
children, co-CEOs Benjamin Patrick Denihan and Brooke Denihan Affinia Dumont, Professor Patrick O’Halloran
Barrett. In early 2006, Patrick and Brooke consolidated ownership
and continue to propel Denihan onto the national hospitality scene Front Row:
with continued expansion outside of New York. Today, Denihan owns Su Mui – Bentley Hotel, Dynia Mariano – Double Tree,
and/or manages $1 billion in assets, comprised of The James and Nicole Young – Sheraton NY, Erika Frias – Edison NY,
Affinia brands, and luxury independents including The Benjamin and Professor Ekland – Skifteri InterContiental, Carlos Santiago –
Bear Dallis Associates
The Surrey, both located in Manhattan. The Denihan Family is the
sponsor of the B.J. Denihan Scholarship program for Hospitality
Management students.End-of-Semester Research Help
@ the Library
Students! Are you working on a research assignment? This May the City Tech Library will offer drop-in help
to students in any course who are working on research assignments. Please come prepared with a copy of
your assignment and any questions you have about the research process.
Stop by and speak with a librarian to:
• FINE-TUNE RESEARCH STRATEGIES
• USE DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC COLLECTIONS
• NAVIGATE THE LIBRARY CATALOG & DATABASES
• FIND AND EVALUATE USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
• DISCOVER HELPFUL LIBRARY TOOLS
Visit room A441 in the library (on the 4th Floor of the Atrium) with questions about your research.
Librarians will be standing by!
• Wednesday, May 7 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Thursday, May 8 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
• Monday, May 12 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, May 13 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
• Wednesday, May 14 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Thursday, May 15 12:30 pm – 2:30 pmYou can also read
