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PECONIC LANDING INTRODUCES LOCAL STUDENTS TO CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE

GREENPORT, N.Y. – March XY, 2007 – Peconic Landing, the first and only equity-based lifecare retirement community in New York State, today announced its plans to host a Healthcare Career Day for approximately 100 local high school students.  The event, scheduled for March 26, will offer students the opportunity to meet and greet with a variety of healthcare professionals and listen to firsthand advice and insight for the particular field that each professional represents. 

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Healy Applauds LIWC As National Model

Melville, N.Y., November 16, 2006 - Cathy Healy, Director of Workforce and Education Programs, U.S. Chamber’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce, urged Long Islanders to support the Long Island Works Coalition (LI Works), “It (LI Works) is the 21st century business education model that is bridging the business community with the education community,” said Healy.

Healy delivered staggering workforce statistics and recognized LI Works efforts to combat these alarming trends on a local level.  “In 2005, only four U.S. companies ranked among the top 10 corporate recipients of U.S. patents,” stated Healy.  Countries are bypassing the U.S. in awarding undergraduate degrees in natural sciences or engineering, including:  South Korea-38%; France-47%; China-50%; Singapore-67%; U.S.-15%,” Healy continued.

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S.M.A.R.T. EDUCATION ON LONG ISLAND

The Long Island Works Coalition, Junior Achievement of New York and Motorola, Inc. are partnering to bring the 2008 Science, Math, Art, Reading & Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) Expo to middle school students on Long Island.  The Long Island S.M.A.R.T. Expo will be held on March 27, 2008 at the Huntington Hilton.

More than 400 Long Island middle school students will spend the day visiting 20 interactive, hands-on S.M.A.R.T. booths hosted by 20 Long Island companies.   Students will be inspired to explore and develop critical thinking and creative problem solving skills using the five S.M.A.R.T. disciplines of Science, Math, Art, Reading and Technology.  The S.M.A.R.T. Expo also helps young people gain insight into what it takes to succeed in the workplace by teaching them how to interact and communicate with others.  

“The S.M.A.R.T. Expo exposes students to career paths they may not be familiar with, such as computer programming, and in doing so opens their eyes to the opportunities available to them," said Douglas E. Schallau, president of JANY. 

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