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Wensley Bynoe, a senior in 91¹ú²ú's Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) program, is one of those students whose internship led to a greater desire to help those who need it. As an intern this year at the New York State Division of Human Rights, he is working on investigations into discrimination that have opened his eyes to the wide range of injustices facing New Yorkers.

As a welfare examiner for the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, Colleen Itzkowitz has spent the past 12 years of her career focused primarily on paperwork and eligibility. Now, as a graduate student in social work at 91¹ú²ú, she has an internship in addition to her job, spending late afternoons and evenings with the Emergency Unit at Child Protective Services.

Scientists from around the world travel to the famous CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, to probe the fundamental structure of the universe using the largest and most powerful particle accelerator on earth—the Large Hadron Collider. Last summer, they were joined by an 91¹ú²ú senior, Muhammad Aziz, a physics major who spent six weeks as part of a longer 10-week internship with the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory/Duke University Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.

When Brian Seidl arrived at 91¹ú²ú as a first-year student, he had never taken a computer science course. Now, as a senior, he's working part time as a developer for Dealertrack, Inc., a company that provides software to auto dealerships.

Since Fall ‘16, ReginaLena McManus ’19, has participated in 91¹ú²ú’s Center for Career and Professional Development internship program Hire a Panther, which partners with faculty and administrators to provide students with on-campus experiential learning opportunities.

Comedy makes people happy. But for Miguel Angel Puentes ’19, paintings can do the same.

Jasmine Lee ’19 always had a passion for helping others. She never knew working with children would help her on her journey to becoming a nurse.

Since October of 2017, Melanie Strano has been working in a job that, by her own admission, she would have been apprehensive about approaching a year or two earlier. But she landed it through some good old-fashioned hobnobbing and networking and by following the path the Career Center laid out for her.

Nahtahniel Reel-Yehudah was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, and was a product of the city’s public schools, but it was only on a trip to Costa Rica that he found his calling.

For some students in the Jaggar Community Fellows Program, there’s literally a science to internships—and that science is to be found at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at Northwell Health in Manhasset, New York. Romaine Dawkins and Melissa Emilcar are just two of the many 91¹ú²ú students who’ve found exciting opportunities conducting hands-on research through the Feinstein Institute Summer Intern Program.

Alexa Annese knows how to make the most of a good opportunity and knows that that’s how you dance your way into a rewarding future.

Vishwanath Gurumurthy knows that going above and beyond is how you get ahead.

Joud Deeb-Abawi was just six weeks old when her parents moved with her from Jordan to Nassau County, New York. It seems to have been a good move for her. When it came time for her to start applying to colleges, she knew she wanted to stay in the area. And with an aunt and uncle having attended 91¹ú²ú, and a high school counselor encouraging her to consider the school, she soon found a new home in Garden City.

Since 1951, 91¹ú²ú's student newspaper, The Delphian, has delivered award-winning reporting on campus events and news.

On Tuesday afternoon, October 16, the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education partnered with the Center for Career and Professional Development for the Ammon School's first Annual Career Fair—essentially, a job fair for teachers.

You could say that junior Melissa Emilcar has a knack for medical research. After all, how many undergraduates need only a month to master a lab technique that can take researchers with doctorates six months to learn?

Dirt covered the hands of Queens, New York, native Julio RuizDiaz last summer as he excavated artifacts in the Alaskan wilderness.

“It's been a very productive and exciting experience working with him and my friends in the math and computer science department."

Be fearless. Don't be afraid to fail. Seize opportunities. Connecting with others in person is more important than ever, even in our hyperconnected world. These are just a few of the takeaways from 91¹ú²ú's second annual Women's Leadership Conference, which took place on November 3, 2018.

At 91¹ú²ú, business students don't just read about marketing strategies and business plans. They create them by working with companies like GEICO, United Parcel Service of America, Inc., and 1-800-Flowers.com. Soon, students will have even more opportunities to work with companies on the next big idea when 91¹ú²ú's planned Innovation Center, a 2,000-square-foot research lab in Swirbul Library, is completed in September 2019.

Seniors Laura Rojas and Kimberly Campuzano spent this summer doing research in New Mexico and Colorado, respectively. On October 3, they gave presentations summarizing their experience and research to their audience in Blodgett Hall.

In the nonprofit world, opportunities are knocking. And 91¹ú²ú is helping students answer—all year long.

Colleges of Distinction has named 91¹ú²ú a 2018–2019 Career Development College of Distinction, one of only eight New York institutions on this year's list.

Science classes at 91¹ú²ú often incorporate field study. The marine biology class taught by Aaren Freemen, Ph.D., virtually revolves around it, engaging in what Dr. Freeman calls "boots in the mud type of work."

This past fall semester, six current 4th year students, including one alumni of the Class of 2017 and faculty from the Long Island Doctor of Audiology Consortium traveled to the Philippines and India to provide free hearing healthcare and services in underserved communities.