Florida Institute of Technology

Naval Air Engineering Lakehurst (NAES), which houses one of two Florida Tech off-campus locations in New Jersey, is transitioning to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. “Florida Tech at Lakehurst has a strong history of offering graduate management degree programs and a professional master of business administration program to military service members and the contractors affiliated with the base of over 20 years strong,” say Jeffrey Cross, site director and associate professor.

Michael S. Poteshman, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Tupperware Brands Corporation, headquartered in Orlando, Fla., was hosted by the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business as the F. Alan Smith Visiting Executive in October. Tupperware is a portfolio of global direct selling companies which markets premium innovative products across multiple brands and categories through an independent sales force of 2.

The Women's Business Center at Florida Institute of Technology recently hosted the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor with a facilitated panel presentation and roundtable discussions. The primary focus on green and nontraditional resources and opportunities for women.

Open registration for all Extended Studies Division sites and locations http://es.fit.edu/off-campus begins Monday, November 9 for new and continuing students taking classes in the Spring 2010 semester. The spring semester begins Monday, January 4, 2010.

Announcement: Veteran’s Day at Applebee’s® Florida Tech’s Extended Studies Division and the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business have been asked to share the news to our military students of Applebee’s show of gratitude to all retired and active duty military by offering one free meal with proper identification.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology will host the third annual Conference on Global Preparedness Dec. 8-10 at the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place in Melbourne, Fla. The event will draw more than 30 distinguished speakers who are leaders in the areas of disaster preparedness and response, national and international security, and humanitarian and disaster relief logistics.

Fort Lee, Va. — Florida Tech Assistant Professor Terry W. Raney, J.D. recently presented “Media: Know the Rules” at the Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES) education symposium in Atlanta, Ga. Raney described the theory and practice of the contemporary media as it involves university personnel.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Tech Consulting, a department within the Office of Strategic Initiatives at Florida Institute of Technology, recently signed four new contracts. Contracts were signed with the following organizations: ABA Technologies Inc.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Institute of Technology’s office of Strategic Initiatives recently partnered with Time Wise Management Systems to offer free training through a U.S. Department of Defense grant to Time Wise. The grant has enabled Florida Tech to offer free, online Time Wise® LeanPro Manufacturing training to individuals in the military and defense industry, which includes workers at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Melbourne, Fla., is sponsoring a distinguished lecture series on four important culture attributes that must be integral parts of our future global habitat. Free and open to the public, the lectures begin at 10:45 a.