28 July 2008 | Manhattan Updates | NYC MEA
O PME in the NYC Area
O CUNY Information Sessions
O NYC Veterans Newsletter
O Free Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
O Career Opportunities in the NYC
O Free Adventure Excursions
O PME in the NYC Area
Local PME classes are forming for Command and Staff and EWS. Currently there is a Command and Staff Phase 1 and 2 that meets one weekend per month at 1ST MCD HQ, Garden City, NY. If there is enough interest an EWS seminar can be initiated. Class will begin in Oct 08 and run through May 09. Please contact www.tecom.usmc.mil/cce/ or LtCol Dennis Larson - dennis.larson(at)usmc.mil
O CUNY Information Sessions
CUNY Office of Admissions is conducting Admission Information Sessions for veterans. These sessions, which will be offered on a weekly basis, will begin on Wed, 6 August at 4pm. Keep in mind, the the "New GI Bill" will be effective on 1 August 2009 and the NYS Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) provides a virtually free tuition. For more information, visit www.cuny.edu/veterans or 212-290-5674
Source: Westchester Marine Corps League
O NYC Veterans Newsletter
Joe Bello maintains a newsletter on veterans issues and events come from the five boroughs, New York State, across the United States. Signup for FREE at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NYMetroVets/
O Free Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
This August 16-23, Texas A&M's Mays Business School will offer the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), an intensive course in business start-up and management for those injured in the line of duty since 2001. This training is provided cost-free for participants, including travel and lodging expenses. More details and a downloadable application are available at http://whitman.syr.edu/ebv/ or contact Richard Lester, director of EBV at Mays, at rlester@mays.tamu.edu or (979)862-7091.
O Career Opportunities in the NYC
Stryker is looking to hire sales associates for Long Island in the joint reconstruction business. As far as med device sales goes, this is a great opportunity. Four positions are available. Please contact Jim Nash at nashjc (at) mac [dot] com 516-477-4036 (Cell)
O Free Adventure Excursions to OEF/OIF veterans
Outward Bound, an international non-profit outdoor education program, is offering fully funded outdoor adventure excursions to all OEF/OIF veterans. It doesn’t matter what your current military status is (active, inactive, discharged, retired). For more info, visit: www.outwardboundwilderness.org/veterans.html.
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