Zarb Community Engagement
The Long Island Export Assistance Center Ladder to Leadership – Flushing Bank and Uniondale High School Zarb Women in Business also continued their partnership with Uniondale High School to offer “Ladder to Leadership,” a unique mentoring program for female high school students. In spring 2013 two special programs were hosted at Hofstra – a professionally facilitated etiquette lunch and tea where achievement awards were distributed. Funded by Flushing Bank, this program will enter its fourth year this fall.
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(L-R): Moderator Gioia Bales, associate dean, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, with panelists Davi Tserpelis, senior vice president, commercial banking, Citibank; Susan Axelrod, founder and chairwoman, Love and Quiches Desserts and Hofstra alum; Mary Rosenbaum, founder and chief brand strategist, Your Career by Design; Toni Corsini, New York/New Jersey regional manager, small business administration, Export Solutions; and Tanya Cole, U.S. commercial service officer, Long Island U.S. Export Assistance Center.
Uniondale high school studen displaying thei ts proudly r certificate of participation.
Photo above: Flushing Bank Senior Vice Presidents Cathy de Pasquale (top row: third from left) and Patricia Tiffany (top row: fourth from left); Associate Dean Gioia Bales (bottom row: third from left) and Uniondale High School administrators and teachers (top row: L-R): Kathy Khalifa, Teresa La Neve-Giovi, Rhonda Taylor, Brenda Williams-Jackson, LaCheall Revell-Williams (bottom row: L-R): Dyan Barton, Pearline Everett and Heather Alicea.
This past spring, the Zarb School and the Long Island Export Assistance Center, a division of the U.S. Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, organized a women’s panel discussion, “High Heels Abroad: Grow Your Business Internationally.” Sponsored by Citibank, attendees learned how to expand their business from industry and government experts, including the use of trade finance options and branding resources. Moderated by Associate Dean Gioia Bales, the panel featured Davi Tserpelis, senior vice president, commercial banking, Citibank; Susan Axelrod, founder and chairwoman, Love and Quiches Desserts and Hofstra alum; Mary Rosenbaum, founder and chief brand strategist, Your Career by Design; Toni Corsini, New York/New Jersey regional manager, small business administration, Export Solutions; and Tanya Cole, U.S. commercial service officer, Long Island U.S. Export Assistance Center.
Students Giving Back Students have also taken on a leadership role in giving back to the community. Recently, Zarb graduate students participated in the Polar Bear Plunge in Long Zarb international students participating at the February 3, 2013 Beach to support the Make-APolar Bear Plunge to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Wish Foundation. Others students also volunteered at “BOLD,” Staten Island’s largest food drive, accompanied by Jian Xiao, adjunct instructor of accounting, taxation and legal studies in business. Organized by Deloitte CEO Joe Delaney, students classified more than 60,000 items, which were distributed to 25 local not-for-profit organizations. The Zarb School also continues its many other community engagement initiatives with Capital One, Commerce Plaza, and NASDAQ. For further details, visit hofstra.edu/zarbcommunity.
Graduate accounting student participating at “BOLD” food drive in Staten Island.
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
The Zarb School maintains its strong commitment to community engagement through several initiatives that are continuing to provide students with experiential learning opportunities, leadership training and an awareness of social responsibility in business.
Accounting 21 8 class and Pr ofessor Jian Xi students at “B ao with her OLD” food dr ive.
Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) Blog and Podcast Project Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) and the Zarb School continued their long history of collaboration through the blog and podcast project. Using social media technologies, Zarb students recently blogged and created podcasts about issues that are highly relevant to young, professional adults such as beginning a career, working toward a degree, and embarking on the road to financial independence. For more information, visit cushine.org/blog. 11