Monday, September 22, 2008

Movies, Reality Programs and More on DVD Available for Check-Out

Recommended by faculty or staff, the following DVD titles are now available:

Erin Brockovich

A Civil Action

Other People's Money

The Insider

American Greed: Some People Will Do Anything For Money

The Big Idea w/Donny Deutsch: Roadmap to Success

The Apprentice: The Complete First Season

Citizen Kane

Business Videos - WSJ.com

The Wall Street Journal has business videos online that can be utilized for the classroom. On average, videos are 3 minutes long. Broad categories with sub-catagories included are:

News
Business
Management
Technology
Personal Finance
Careers
Real Estate
Small Business

The videos can be found at:
http://online.wsj.com/video-center

Friday, September 19, 2008

2009 GRE & GMAT Guides in Library

For your professional development needs, 2009 GRE and GMAT guides with CDs by Kaplan and The Princeton Review are available in the Library.

Your College of Westchester ID

If you do not have an ID, you can come to the Library anytime to sit for your photo and ID printing. The process only takes 8 minutes. In the next few weeks, we will provide lanyards and ID covers for all faculty, students and staff. Remember, your ID doubles as a Library Card.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Scholarships for Faculty

The National Business Education Association will award 2 scholarships of $1,000 to business educators in continuing education or graduate programs in business.

To be eligible for an NBEA scholarship, an applicant must:

Be enrolled in a college or university post-baccalaureate or graduate-level program and submit proof of enrollment;

Be enrolled in a business education program and/or other related areas in business;

Submit proof of completion of at least two graduate courses (six semester hours);

Submit a one-page letter describing (a) past contributions to the field of business education, (b) plans to utilize the degree in the future, (c) two or three significant issues in business education, and (d) why the applicant should be the recipient of the award;

Submit a current resume;

Submit two letters of recommendation attesting to the scholarship/leadership potential of the applicant;

Be currently teaching and plan to continue to teach, or plan to teach upon completion of the program, in the field of business education; and

Be a current member of NBEA at the time of application.

Deadline: December 1, 2008

Further details can be found by clicking the title link for this blog entry.

Monday, September 15, 2008

September 11, 2001 - A Compilation of 7th Anniversary Programs

Programs accessible through the title link are made available by WCBS News 880.