Rob Seitz Communications

The National Minority Business Council (www.nmbc.org) has launched an Executive Management Program modeled after similar initiatives at leading universities. Attendees are MWBE owners or employees on scholarships underwritten by corporate sponsors.

Hurricane Sandy's impact on New York City hospitals' IT infrastructure was significant but advance planning minimized the damage and restored services quickly.

Monroe College’s recent donation of $2,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle was the latest in a string of contributions and community service programs that the nearly 80-year-old private college has made to this New Rochelle institution.

Washington's failure to guard against a national economy free-fall over the life-threatening fiscal cliff will force businesses to put on hold plans to make new investments and hires, according to directors of National Minority Business Council.

Monroe College in Metropolitan New York is offering the 120-hour Child Development Associate certification program in conjunction with its academic requirements for a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education.

Monroe College (www.monroecollege.edu) organizes part-time & full-time job fairs for its students and alumni twice a year. To participate, employers must have at least part-time jobs to fill. Thirty companies interviewed 400 job-ready applicants.

Twelve British soccer players are enrolled in an intense Soccer Academy offered by Monroe College in the New York City suburb of New Rochelle. Modeled after soccer clubs in the U.K, Academy students are also enrolled in associate degree programs.

“Getting Started, Getting Funded, Going Global” is focus of NMBC Women’s Business Leadership Conference, October 25th _ Cosmetics Entrepreneur Vera Moore to Keynote -

University students from Brazil participated in an English language immersion program offered by Monroe College in New Rochelle, NY. They took day trips to nearby New York City to test their new English language skills and loved New Yorkers.

The inventory of Westchester County homes in the $400 - $600,000 price range is shrinking. One reason is the need of buyers with sch ool-age children to be in a new home by September. There is also the Presidential election to consider.