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Spring 2012 Orientation for New Graduate Students
What? Orientation for All New Graduate Studies (This orientation event is also the first module of the class mandatory for all graduate students, TMGT 6001. A new student who does not attend this orientation event may put him/herself in jeopardy of failing TMGT 6001 and having to repeat the course – this includes students exercising the graduate license option and students new to the “Fast Track” program.)
When? Monday, January 9, 2012 **Sign in begins at 1:00** Event speakers will begin promptly at 1:30. The event concludes at 5:00.
Where? McMurray Hall (On campus at the Student Activities Building referred to as the “TIV”)
Why?
To acquaint incoming graduate students with their new program, teachers, staff, and requirements. To give all new students an opportunity to meet the graduate faculty and staff and to better understand the community that they are joining.
Please RSVP to: Vicki Ferritto, Instructor TMGT 6001
- 1:00 to 1:30 pm: Sign in, Course information distributed, Refreshments
- 1:30 Welcome! Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Lawrence Howard, Chair, Graduate Program Policy Board (GPPB) and Chair, Global Business & Transportation (GBAT) Dept.
- Dr. Joseph C. Hoffman, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
- Major General Robert Wolf, Director of Graduate Admissions
- Dr. Robert Edmonds, Vice Chair of the Global Business & Transportation (GBAT) Dept.
- A Day in a Graduate Student’s Life Presented by: Professor James Drogan, Director of Online Programs and Senior Lecturer, Global Business and Transportation (GBAT) Dept.
- Student Accounts Presented by: Denise Albertelli, Director of Student Accounts
- Banner Functionality (including step-by-step access for registration), Important Forms, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Presented by Sarah Grady, College Registrar
- Graduate Advisors: Dr. Lawrence Howard, Professor James Drogan, Walter Nadolny, Lecturer, Marine Transportation, and Francis “Stash” Pelkowski, Assistant Professor, GBAT Dept.
- Special Concerns / Student Life Presented by Tardis Johnson, Associate Dean and Devon Switzer, Coordinator of International Student Services.
- Health Services Presented by Cortney Worrell, Director of Health Services/Mental Health Counselor
- Resources of the Stephen B. Luce Library Presented by Shafeek Fazal, Deputy Director, Library
- Getting Involved / Student Life Presented by Dr. Irene Delgado, Dean of Students, Student Life and Arianne Romeo, Director of Student Activities, Student Life
- Career Counseling Presented by Michelle Berish, Career Counselor
- TMGT 6001 Orientation for Graduate Studies – First class meeting Presented by Vicki Ferritto, Instructor
- Proceed to Enrollment Services for Student IDs: During that time, you may ask them questions about your account as well as pay any balance on your bill if necessary. Please note that the policy for ID cards is that a student must be paid in full in order to receive their ID card.
CMA Student Research Presentations
Call for Student Research Presentations
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Connecticut Maritime Association is an Association of individuals representing every aspect of shipping and international trade. ...from ship owners, brokers and managers, shippers and merchants of all kinds or cargo, to engineers, naval architects, seafarers bunker brokers and tugboat operators, and ship registries (flag states), classification societies, lawyers and underwriters. Its mission is education - of its members, the public and, when requested, government at all levels.
The CMA is holding its annual Conference and Trade Show in Stamford, Connecticut, March 19-21, 2012. SHIPPING 2012 will have a new session, "The Best and the Brightest of the next shipping generation Student Research Presentations".
Students from maritime academies and universities are invited to submit research paper(s) for possible presentation in the CMA annual conference next March. Papers should be original manuscripts. All papers should potentially have practical application to industry problems, issues, or policies. The three selected papers and presentations will be awarded a certificate, with one award of $500 and two awards of $250. The primary focus is on tankers and bulk carriers and their cargoes, in world trade. Students are invited to submit their research papers in the following or related topic areas:
Financial pressure and survivability in the tanker and bulk carrier industry
Imbalance between demand and supply for tanker and bulk carrier services and its implications
Global warming and its effects on the output of agricultural goods and its possible impact on trade routes of the future and bulk carrier services
Energy - oil, coal, gas, wind - what are their effects on the industry?
Regulatory and governance issues
Ship operating regimes and environmental aspects of waste disposal
Shipboard and shore technologies and their applications
Vessel operations and strategy under commodity price fluctuations
Piracy, vessel owner's risk and cost
Environmental regulation - Should they take a back seat in order to bring a balance between demand and supply?
If interested you are asked to submit your paper and presentation by January 27, 2012. Submissions are by email only. Please feel free to contact Professor Shmuel Yahalom if you have any questions or concerns.
Submit to:
Shmuel Yahalom, Ph.D.
Director of Research
State University of New York, Maritime College
6 Pennyfield Avenue
Throggs Neck, NY 10465
Phone: 718-409-7290
Email: syahalom@sunymaritime.edu
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office.
Courtney Collins, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (718)409-7285
E-mail: ccollins@sunymaritime.edu
Jameela Androulidakis, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (718)409-4995
E-mail: jandroulidakis@sunymaritime.edu
