Ten students from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) received SUNYWorks Internship Scholarships of $1,000 each through a program administered by FIT and SUNYWorks, a cooperative education and internship program of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, of which FIT is a part. SUNYWorks receives support, in part, from a grant from Lumina Foundation, the nation’s largest private foundation focused solely on increasing Americans’ success in higher education. The program, which is administered at FIT through the college’s Career and Internship Center, is designed to enhance students’ experiential education experiences.
SUNYWorks Internship Scholarships are awarded based on financial and professional need, and are intended to offset some of the costs of doing an unpaid internship for which students receive credit. Students applied for the scholarships in spring 2014 by submitting an information packet and an essay about how the internship and the scholarship would advance their professional and personal goals.
Scholarships were awarded to the following FIT students:
Name Major Internship
Jocelyn Bula Advertising and Marketing Communications iConcept Media
Patrick Ching Fashion Merchandising Management Zegna
Valerie Councill Fashion Merchandising Management Diesel USA
Mollie Flinton Advertising and Marketing Communications Cannon Style
Delina Oliveira Fashion Merchandising Management Flo Societa
Tahlia Prindle Fashion Merchandising Management A Peace Treaty
Adrianne Rios Fashion Merchandising Management Alexander Wang
Yocheved Sacks Fashion Merchandising Management Nylon Magazine
Melanie Salazar Fashion Merchandising Management Marubeni
Boyd Sloan Fashion Merchandising Management Alexander McQueen
About Lumina Foundation
Lumina Foundation is an independent, private foundation committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates, and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. Lumina’s outcomes-based approach focuses on helping to design and build an accessible, responsive and accountable higher education system while fostering a national sense of urgency for action to achieve Goal 2025.
About SUNY
The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating approximately 468,000 students in more than 7,500 degree and certificate programs, and more than 1.8 million New York state citizens in professional development and personal enrichment programs on 64 college and university campuses. There are nearly 3 million SUNY alumni worldwide. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunity, visit The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating approximately 468,000 students in more than 7,500 degree and certificate programs, and more than 1.8 million New York state citizens in professional development and personal enrichment programs on 64 college and university campuses. There are nearly 3 million SUNY alumni worldwide. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunity, visit SUNY.edu.
About FIT’s Career and Internship Center
At the FIT Career and Internship Center, a team of experienced counselors, along with knowledgeable support staff, offers a range of services that helps students and alumni compete effectively in today’s global marketplace; matches students and graduates with jobs and internships that suit their interests, abilities, and goals; and brings employers together with prospective employees. Visit fitnyc.edu/3526.asp.
About FIT
The Fashion Institute of Technology has been a leader in career education in art, design, business, and technology for 70 years. With a curriculum that provides a singular blend of hands-on, practical experience, classroom study, and a firm grounding in the liberal arts, FIT offers a wide range of outstanding programs that are affordable and relevant to today’s rapidly changing industries. Internationally renowned, FIT draws on its New York City location to provide a vibrant, creative community in which to learn. The college offers nearly 50 majors and grants AAS, BFA, BS, MA, MFA, and MPS degrees, preparing students for professional success and leadership in the global marketplace.