The Statesman

CET class strives to ease unemployment on Long Island

Ryan Wolf • October 15, 2013

On Oct. 1, 75 participants graduated from Stony Brook’s Corporate Education Training program, a course created in 2009 following the “Great Recession” of 2008, which caused 15 million people to lose their jobs.

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Graduating seniors looking for employment

Caithlin Pena • March 25, 2013

Senior Mark Mancini wanted to be a paleontologist or, according to him, a “dinosaur scientist.” He earned an associate’s degree from community college in New Mexico and transferred to Stony Brook...

Jobs report: unemployment rate rose in October

Christine Powell • November 14, 2012

Most students counting down the days to Thanksgiving break are looking forward to food, friends and sleep, but Marianna Savoca, director of the Career Center at Stony Brook, said that students hoping to...

Unemployment rates down, part-time employment up

Christine Powell • October 8, 2012

In a struggling economy, simply finding a job can be more of a priority than finding a job that requires you to use your college degree or maximize your full potential. According to the Bureau of Labor...