Ladder to Leadership Students enjoying the Ladder to Leadership workshop.
Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business and Flushing Bank have collaborated to create a mentoring program between the Zarb School of Business and Uniondale High School. The program, “Ladder to Leadership: Nurturing the Next Generation of Women Business Leaders,” brings together members of Zarb’s Graduate Women in Business student organization with young women at Uniondale High School to teach them professional practices that will help them succeed in their future careers.
Hofstra University at Commerce Plaza Student participants at Hofstra University’s “campus” at Commerce Plaza.
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This unique collaboration between Commerce Plaza and Hofstra University begins with a six-week preparation cycle that takes place in
many fifth grade classrooms, introducing the basic principles of economics. The preparation cycle is followed by a full-day field trip to Commerce Plaza in Levittown, New York, where students apply the lessons learned in the classroom to “actual” work experience. Hofstra University services at Commerce Plaza include on-site Admissions, Student Accounts, Financial Aid and University Relations offices. Within these offices, students take on tasks related to their job functions and adapt their lessons in the classrooms to real-life situations.
Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union and the Zarb School’s Blog and Podcast Project Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) and the Frank G. Zarb School of Business continue their long history of collaboration through the Blog and Podcast Project. Using social media technologies, Zarb students blog and create podcasts about issues that are relevant to young, professional adults (18 to 24 years old). Students post information on various topics, including making financial decisions, lifestyle management, job searching and graduate education.