New McGhee Blog
The folks at the NYU-SCPS Paul McGhee Division, our undergraduate division for adult students returning to higher education to complete or begin their degrees, have launched a new blog: The McGhee Messenger.
Read it and stay up-to-date on the latest news about McGhee students, faculty, and programs.
Hotel Fees, Surcharges on the Rise in 2010
Dr. Bjorn Hanson, clinical professor at the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management at the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies, has released his 2010 trend analysis report on hotel fees and surcharges, and it doesn’t look good for the consumer.
Writers Peter Selgin, Melissa Febos, and Christina Lazaridi Teach “The Craft of the Story” at NYU-SCPS
Noted writers Peter Selgin (Drowning Lessons ), Melissa Febos (Whip Smart), and Christina Lazaridi (the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of One Day Crossing), will be teaching “The Craft of the Story,” an intensive four-day program for beginner and intermediate-level writers covering the fundamentals of storytelling in fiction, memoir, or screenwriting, this summer at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS).
NYU-SCPS has new home in Greenwich Village
This is big news!
Mitchell/Giurgola Architects' design of the new façade at 7 East 12th Street.
After 75 years, the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies will have its own, identifiable home on NYU’s campus, at 7 East 12th Street. The new facility — a 12-story building owned by NYU since 1992 and once Fairchild Publications’ headquarters — will unite the School’s several locations now spread out across the Washington Square area.
The school will now be permanently anchored in three Manhattan locales — in Greenwich Village, Downtown (at the Woolworth building), and Midtown (at 11 West 42nd Street). Classes will happen there, and in other NYU facilities.
After major renovations, the School will begin moving in early summer 2011. The lower floors will have new classrooms, student lounges, and conference rooms, with office space above. The 117,000 square-foot building will house the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management; the Paul McGhee Division (NYU’s adult undergraduate program); the American Language Institute; continuing education programs in the arts, humanities, writing, and foreign languages; and the Dean’s, admissions, and financial aid offices.
Uncovering the hidden job market, part 2
Can’t seem to find a job? Well, maybe you are looking in the wrong places.
- Moderator Nancy Ancowitz
Eighty percent of jobs are NOT posted in job boards or in newspaper classifieds, according to a survey of HR managers last year (read about it here, at CNN.com). This is “the hidden job market.”
What happens when a gay couple tries to have a child? A new musical comedy, The Kid, tells the whole funny, heartwarming tale. Written by longtime NYU-SCPS adjunct professor Michael Zam, the play is based on a true story about sex columnist Dan Savage and his boyfriend.
New Doc Fest Launches in NYC This November
An image provided by DOC NYC.
DOC NYC, New York City’s first and only festival celebrating documentary storytelling, will hold its inaugural festival Wednesday, November 3 – Sunday, November 7, 2010. For its first year, the festival will take place over five days showcasing diverse events, retrospectives, and presentations on photography, prose, and the spoken word. The centerpiece of DOC NYC is a competition of eight documentary films emphasizing World or U.S. Premieres that will take place at the Opening Night Gala on Wednesday, November 3rd. Additional sidebar sections will focus on specific themes and retrospectives.
The dog days of summer at NYU
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Celebrated artist William Wegman has placed his iconic stamp on the cover of the NYU-SCPS Summer 2010 course bulletin.
In Wegman’s new composition, Bobbin — one of his famed Weimaraners — examines his course options beneath New York City’s fabled Washington Square Arch. It’s the third cover the artist has done for the school, but the first with one of his canine muses.
“Linking In” to hidden job market
VIDEO: LinkedIn's Tietje on "smart" networking with social media
The unemployment figures are still up (about 9.7 percent as of April 2, 2010). Competition for jobs is fierce. And, we all know sending out a 100 resumes a week, to online job postings, can be an exercise in futility.
So, where are the opportunities? In the “hidden job market” say career experts, findable through smart searching and effective networking.
SCPS Event: “Learn to” Build Apps for iPad, iPhone
The NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies presents — “Innovative Mobile Applications presented by Apple” — a free, public event for budding apps makers. (And marketers and business types are welcome, too!)
