Themed Admissions Events

July 22nd, 2008

by Steven Lenhart

What a cool program!  In the admissions office we get to view some of the themed program events that take place here on campus.  Recently, my imagination was captured by the MPA in Emergency & Disaster Management program which often holds truly compelling presentations and Open Houses.  Their last event was about the imminent danger of a hurricane hitting a fictional city called St. Louis Rey located near New York City.  Students were fascinated by the content of the Open House, and stayed speaking to Director David Longshore well after the event was over; actually, it was difficult to have them leave.  Tomorrow’s event is called “Disaster Strikes the City” and will engage prospective students as the Mayor, Police Chief, Fire Chief, and other key roles in addressing a to be disclosed disaster facing a vulnerable metropolis.  With a power point presentation and an interactive model city, our guests get to confront what only high level elected officials deal with behind closed doors.  Director Longshore has worked closely with Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg with regard to the Emergency Management of New York City, and we get to see what that looks like up-close and center.  Each time I watch one of these it is easy to lose track of time and be transported to another disaster in another city.

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Update: The person who originally wrote this post is no longer at MCNY.

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Steven Lenhart is the Dean of Enrollment Services at Metropolitan College of New York.

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