ACE GNY Alumni Mixer
ACE GNY Alumni and mentors reconnected before the upcoming program year. Attendees participated in Networking Bingo to meet new friends and compete for prizes.
Alumni Events
The ACE Mentor Program of Greater NY & the ACE GNY Alumni Committee organizes fun and professional events for alumni of ACE.
To be able to attend events, make sure you are Registered as an Alumni.
To gain access to the alumni network and receive information about opportunities, Alumni students must register on the ACE website. To register, follow the steps below:
- Go to www.acementor.org/students
- Click Registration/Log-in
- Log-in to your ACE Profile using the username and password used when registering as a high school student
- Click “Register as an Alumnus”
- Complete the application form
ACE GNY | Handel Architects Portfolio and Professionalism Workshop
Join us on March 15th for the Portfolio and Professionalism Workshop presented by Handel Architects!
During the first portion of the workshop, Handel will present to all ACE GNY Alumni about preparing portfolios, professionalism, and interning at an architecture firm.
After, students who have signed up with have their portfolios reviewed and practice mock interviews with the professionals at Handel. Space is limited for portfolio review and mock interviews – please sign up as soon as possible to reserve your review spot.
To sign-up for the webinar, click the link in the newsletter sent!
ACE GNY | AECOM Resume Review and Mock Interview Day
All ACE GNY Alumni are invited to join us on Thursday, March 2 as AECOM reviews resumes and practices interviewing skills with students applying forinternships for Summer 2023..Space is limited – alumni should sign-up at the link in our weekly newsletter as soon as possible to reserve their timeslot. We thank AECOM for their time in preparing college students for internship applications!
Industry Associations Overview
Join us at our upcoming webinar to learn about Industry Associations related to the ACE industry! Associations will share what opportunities they have for high school and college students, including:
- Scholarship Opportunities
- Networking and Mentorship Opportunities
- Industry Events
- College Clubs
Joining us will be the Construction Management Association of America NY/NJ Chapter, International Interior Design Association of NY, Center for Architecture | AIA NY, and more associations to be announced!
Buro Happold Engineering + ACE GNY Remote Alumni Events
ACE GNY is partnering with Buro Happold Engineering for the second year to review ACE GNY Alumni’s resumes and practice mock interviews before applying to Summer 2023 internships!
ACE GNY Alumni and a BH Volunteer will be paired up before the events. Pairs will be placed in a Zoom breakout room during the event to review resumes or practice interviewing.
All Alumni registered in the ACE Database are invited to attend.
Applying for Internships Workshop
Join us and Shawmut Design and Construction to learn about best practices when applying for internships, including professional etiquette, interview tips, and more!All students who intend to apply for an internship through the ACE GNY Internship Program are required to attend. For a list of firms who participated in 2022, click here.
Program Webinar: Historic Preservation Careers
The Association of Preservation Technology (APTNE) is excited to present to ACE GNY current mentees and Alumni on careers in Historic Preservation!
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance.
Learn from professional Historic Preservation Architects on what this field is like and how to enter it!
Webinar Details:
Date: Monday, April 25, 2022
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Zoom
RSVP at the link sent to your email and you will receive the webinar link!
Program Webinar: Networking and Communication Skills
Join us to learn about building and maintaining your professional online presence. CannonDesign will go over how to make a LinkedIn profile, how to reach out to recruiters for jobs, and how to communicate professionally online. All ACE GNY current mentees are welcome to attend and learn how to improve their online presence!
Webinar Details:
Date – April 11, 2022
Time – 5-6pm
Location – Zoom Link
Link will be shared once you sign-up.
Let us know if you have any questions – GreaterNY@acementor.org
Program Webinar: Mentor Career Pathways
Current Mentees and Alumni heard from ACE GNY Mentors on their college and career pathways. Each mentor gave an overview of their pathway from a high school student through the professional they are today. Attendees learned the different ways to become involved in the design and construction industry, and the steps to take to succeed.
Speakers:
Oral Selkridge, Director, NYC Department of Design and Construction
Julie-Ann Evans, Senior Project Engineer, Skanska
Lauren Munari, Staff Engineer, Langan
Erica Mulligan, Electrical Engineer, Jaros Baum & Bolles
Webinar Details:
Date – March 21, 2022
Time – 5-6pm
Location – Zoom
For the recording, please email us – GreaterNY@acementor.org
ACE GNY + Buro Happold Engineering Mock Interview Day
ACE GNY and Buro Happold Engineering are partnering to assist ACE GNY Alumni as they begin applying for summer 2022 internships! Invitations to this remote event are only being sent to registered Alumni. If you aren’t registered, click here to see the steps.
At the event, each student will be paired with a Buro Happold Engineering volunteer participate in a Mock Interview! Meetings will take place via Zoom Breakout Room for a half hour within the event.
Sign up as soon as possible – spots are limited!
Email us at GreaterNY@acementor.org for more information about the event or if you need assistance signing up!
ACE GNY + Buro Happold Engineering Resume Review Day
ACE GNY and Buro Happold Engineering are partnering to review college students’ resumes as they begin applying for summer 2022 internships! Invitations to this remote event are only being sent to registered Alumni. If you aren’t registered, click here to see the steps.
At the event, each student will be paired with a Buro Happold Engineering volunteer to go over their resume and receive feedback on how to improve it! Meetings will take place via Zoom Breakout Room for a half hour within the event.
Sign up as soon as possible – spots are limited!
Email us at GreaterNY@acementor.org for more information about the event or if you need assistance signing up!
ACE GNY - Overview of Cultural ACE-Related Campus Organizations
ACE GNY Current Students and Alumni heard firsthand from ACE Alumni about their cultural club affiliations and how to get involved on-campus with ACE related organizations. Alumni led the panel to give insight on joining clubs, what their club does, and the importance of getting involved while in college. Clubs represented at this webinar: SHPE, FAME, NOMAS, NSBE, and SWE. Email us at GreaterNY@acementor.org for the recording.
ACE GNY - Overview of Academic ACE-Related Campus Organizations
ACE GNY Current Students and Alumni heard firsthand from ACE GNY Alumni about their academic campus affiliations and how to get involved on-campus with ACE related organizations. Alumni will lead the panel to give insight on joining clubs, what their club does, and the importance of getting involved while in college. Featuring panelists representing: CMAA, ASHRAE, SEAoNY, ASCE, AIAS, and CUSD. For a recording of the webinar, please email GreaterNY@acementor.org.
ACE GNY - Interviewing Skills Webinar
ACE GNY Current Students and Alumni heard from Vittoria Buccina of Syracuse University School of Architecture and Paige Bauman of STV on best practices for interviewing for college admission and internships. For a recording of this webinar, please contact us at GreaterNY@acementor.org.
ACE GNY - LinkedIn Webinar
ACE GNY students and Alumni heard about the importance of LinkedIn, how to make a profile, what to add on it, and how to network/gain connections. Moderators discussed how to reconnect with mentors, the ACE GNY Alumni Group, and how to best present yourself digitally. For a recorded version of this webinar, please email GreaterNY@acementor.org
Introduction to Interior Design Careers Webinar from IIDANY
Join us for a panel discussion focused on Interior Design Careers, educational requirements, and the overall industry of Interior Design. Hear from our diverse panelists about their design career paths, what a college interior design program entails, and the various opportunties in the interior design industry.
For more information about IIDA NY – visit our website at www.iidany.org
Moderators:
Robin Reigi – Principal Owner, Robin Reigi Architectural Materials
Mary Davis – Sales Representative, Light Art
Elisabeth Mejia – Associate, Project Interior Designer, HKS
Panelists:
Carmita Sanchez-Fong – Professor & Chairperson, FIT
Katie Michael-Battaglia – Design Director, NEMO Tile + Stone
Rachel Robinson – Senior Associate, Design Director, Ted Moudis
Nicole Muratore – Job Captain, Gensler
Kim Kedem – Interior Design Student, FIT
Exclusively for ACE GNY current students and former students. Please email us at GreaterNY@acementor.org for the registration form!
ACE GNY Alumni Internship Prep Workshop
On January 16, 2020, the ACE Mentor Program of Greater NY hosted the Internship Prep workshop! College alumni listened to a panel discussion from representatives from Cerami & Associates, Syska Hennessy Group, Gensler, Jaros Baum, and Bolles, and WSP USA.
After the panel, college students, firm representatives, and working alumni broke out into small groups for more detailed conversation about individual experiences and advice.
The ACE Mentor Program of Greater NY promoted our summer internship program, and invited college alumni to engage in upcoming opportunities.
ACE GNY Alumni Networking Event
The ACE GNY Alumni Committee is happy to announce the 2019 Summer Alumni Networking Event!
Attendees can catch up with friends that were on their ACE team, as well as meet industry professionals, graduates, and college students that were in the mentoring program in high school.
The Alumni Committee will be announcing resources that are available to alumni, including the ACE GNY Alumni Internship Program, how to find ACE-related fellowships and scholarships, and more.
Intern Networking Lunch
The ACE Mentor Program of Greater NY Alumni Summer Internship Program is a partnership with ACE Greater NY board member firms to provide preference for their summer internship opportunities to ACE Alumni that are currently enrolled in college and studying an A/C/E related major.
Beginning in December, registered Alumni receive emails weekly with internship opportunities that are directly looking for ACE GNY Alumni. ACE GNY staff send the names of the students that applied to each internship directly to the human resources director at each firm.
This event is a closed networking lunch between the alumni students currently interning in ACE GNY board member firms and ACE GNY board members.
If you have any questions about the event or the Alumni Summer Internship Program, email us at GreaterNY@acementor.org
ACE GNY Alumni Internship Program Kickoff Breakfast
The Alumni Internship Program will be holding a kickoff breakfast to allow interns hired through the ACE GNY AIP and learn about the importance of internships and skill-building. Students will hear from human resource professionals, mentors, and A-E-C industry leaders.