Welcome to the Graduation Edition of The Financial Flash! We’ve got lots of exciting news to share with Finance & Campus Services.
Spring is the season of flowers blooming and new life growing everywhere. It's also the season for graduation, with the warmer weather heralding lots of excitement and change.
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| Graduation Season Tips from MindfulNYU
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Graduation season is exciting, but it can also be stressful. These tips from MindfulNYU can help you establish good, enriching habits to start in the present and carry into the future.
Mindful Breathing
When you feel overwhelmed it’s important to take a few minutes to sit down and breathe. What does it feel like to shift your focus to your breathing, to merely exist in the present moment? Try breathing in for a count of 4, and out for a count of 4 or 6.
Five Senses
Feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from your body? Try this three-minute exercise to ground your attention and come back to the present moment. Start by taking 5 deep breaths. With each breath, look around and focus your attention on something you can see. Follow this pattern with 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste.
Switch Off Electronics
We get it—you're busy with a hundred different things. How could you even think of unplugging from technology? As impossible as it might seem, even just a few minutes a day could bring you some peace. Start by turning your phone off or leaving it in another room for 5 or 10 minutes at a time.
Journaling
Feel like you can’t keep track of everything happening day-to-day? Try journaling! Writing down your thoughts, feelings, or reflections on gratitude can help you get in touch with your emotions and feel more present in your life.
Set Intentions
Do you feel like you’re moving through life on autopilot? Take a few moments to set intentions for your life and how you want to spend your time. They can be for the next week, month, or year! Being mindful about your days can help you feel more in control during stressful periods.
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| Meet the Graduates in Finance & Campus Services!
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In this special graduation issue of The Financial Flash, we're giving a shoutout to all the fantastic graduates right here in Finance & Campus Services!
- Abraham Salvador – 2022 Graduate – NYU Stern, Master of Business Administration
- Barbara Heinert – 2021 Graduate – NYU SPS, Master of Science in Project Management
- Catherine Siniscalco – 2022 Graduate – NYU Steinhardt, Master of Arts in Performing Arts Administration
- Enxhi Kaiku – 2022 Graduate – NYU Stern, Master of Business Administration
- Han Na Choi – 2021 Graduate – NYU Steinhardt, Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Affairs
- Idelsa Pena – 2020 Graduate – NYU Wagner, Executive Master of Public Administration
- Kiara Turner – 2022 Graduate – NYU SPS, Bachelor of Arts in Social Science
- Leigh Fisher – 2022 Graduate – NYU Tandon, Master of Science in Integrated Design & Media
- Marisa Nogueira – 2021 Graduate – NYU Tandon, Master of Science in Management of Technology
- Michael Addo – 2022 Graduate – Brooklyn College, Master of Science in Business Administration
- Michael DiNuzzo – 2022 Graduate – NYU SPS, Master of Science in Real Estate Development
- Michael Sforza – 2022 Graduate – NYU Gallatin, Master of Arts in Individualized Study
- Rachel Sujan – 2022 Graduate – Baruch College, CUNY – Bachelor of Arts in Human Resources
- Sean Nieves – 2022 Graduate – NYU SPS, Master of Science in Management & Systems – ERM Specialization
- Tracy Lewis – 2021 Graduate – NYU SPS, Master of Science in Human Resources Management and Development
- Vincent Iaropoli – 2021 Graduate – NYU Wagner, Executive Master of Public Administration
- Vincent Parham – 2020 Graduate – NYU SPS, Associate of Applied Science in Information Systems Management
- Yaridis Rimolo – 2021 Graduate – NYU SPS, Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Behavior and Change
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"If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you." — Zig Ziglar (Submitted by Barbara Heinert)
"I'd like to express sincere appreciation to my supervisors and work colleagues because I would not have achieved as successful a result without their support!" — Vincent Iaropoli
"Stern gave me the motivation, inspiration, and support that I had not found in any other community. I wouldn't be who I am without the encouragement of the people that I met along the way!" — Enxhi Kaiku
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"Management is often about persuading people to do the things they do not want to do, while Leadership is about inspiring people to do the things they never thought they could." — Steve Jobs (Submitted by Sean Nieves)
"I am incredibly proud to have completed my BA in 2021 and overjoyed about my son's (Oscar Rimolo III - class of 2020) and my husband's (Oscar Rimolo - class of 2020 & 2022) accomplishments. They also graduated from NYU SPS." — Yaridis Rimolo
"Growing up in southern New Jersey, attending a school like NYU was like a dream to me. I'm so grateful to my colleagues and leaders for supporting me along my graduate journey! Wearing 87 6 140 violet in Yankee Stadium was incredible." — Leigh Fisher
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| Thank You to the Volunteers!
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We also need to thank everyone in Finance and Campus Services who volunteered to help make Grad Alley and All-University Commencement happen this year!
- Breanne Gosselin
- Elliott Flores
- Gabrielle Ciaccia
- James Walsh
- Joseph Sierra
- Katherine Arlington
- Lacey Skowronski
- Margaret Sylvester
- Matthew DeCarlo
- Melih Gazko
- Owen Moore
- Tom Elmo
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Reprographics and Graduation
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The graduation season is a busy time for NYU Reprographics. Although we don’t handle items for the main graduation ceremonies, our design and print teams are busy creating important pieces for all of the major and minor NYU school graduations in Washington Square and Brooklyn.
For graduations, programs are a major request, along with invites, tickets, posters, and certificates. We work with Stern’s Executive MBA Program to produce their invitations, addressed envelopes for the invitations, and RSVP cards and envelopes. Our design and typesetting team work closely with the customer throughout the design and proofing stages. Sometimes the type just needs updating from year to year. Other times a request for a new design is created from scratch with the customer’s input.
Materials are also an important part of creating a look and feel that communicates the school’s identity. For the Nursing graduation invitations, a white linen stock was chosen for a formal feel. An SPS graduation program used a glossy cover and text stock to reproduce their photos with clarity, and give them a magazine-like feel.
As graduation season approaches once more, look to NYU Reprographics to fulfill your print and mail needs for this graduation season, and for any other event in the coming year!
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Metrics Corner — Graduation Stats!
Our CFO, Stephanie Pianka, got to meet Taylor Swift at All-University Commencement!
Let's get into some fun stats on all the students who graduated from NYU in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
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Here in Finance & Campus Services, we had...
- 18 Graduates!
- 7 SPS grads
- 2 Stern grads
- 2 Steinhardt grads
- 2 Tandon grads
- 2 Wagner grads
- 2 grads from outside NYU (Baruch and Brooklyn Colleges!)
- 1 Gallatin grad
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And across the University, NYU had...
- 54,000 graduates from the classes of 2022, 2021, and 2022!
- 34 graduation ceremonies at
- 11 venues celebrating
- 3 classes
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Cybersecurity Vigilance and Fraud Prevention – For Graduating Studentsby Tim Hesler
In this quarterly series of articles, we continue to highlight certain cyber risks and ways to fight the fraudsters, both at work and at home.
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Students who are graduating and about to start their first jobs or enter graduate school are – no surprise – faced with a lot of challenges and risks that may be new to them and potentially detrimental to those initial jobs. Cybersecurity is one technical area that as we all know is a minefield for critical errors.
Pass these tips along to the new grads in your life. This short piece is meant to provide a few tips to improve cyber readiness.
- Select Strong Passwords
Of course! The extra effort is worth it. I recommend not repeating your passwords across frequently used sites and your work access portal. Hackers will take advantage of this. Your employer may have a single sign-on (SSO) which is helpful for your work credentials. I started using passphrases or a string of words for better memorability. Passphrases are typically longer than a traditional password and add an additional layer of safety since they are not easily guessed by a fraudster. With the war in 2022, I changed many of my passwords in anticipation of cyberattacks. This may sound overboard, but some belts and suspenders gave me added security. - Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Hand in hand with strong passwords, use MFA as an additional layer of protection. Duo is one such service. When accessing accounts or apps, users must provide additional identity verification, such as entering a code received by phone. - Use Virtual Private Network (VPN) When Outside Your Work Environment
VPN creates a secure connection or ‘tunnel’ between you and the web. For example, coffee shops, restaurants, train stations, airports, and hotels are not safe when using your computer and phone with hackers around so this VPN is essential. - Phishing and Business Email Compromise
The single largest risk at work is Business Email Compromise (BEC) and phishing. The FBI has many warnings about this. Be wary and never click on unknown email or text links on your computer or phone. - Update your Software and Browsers
We have so much software and apps that this may seem intimidating and time-consuming to constantly update your software, your phone operating system, and browsers. It is worth it since they have up-to-date cyber security updates to fight fraudsters. I update my Windows 10 and Zoom weekly, my browsers constantly and my phone as soon as a new update comes out. A zero-day attack occurs when hackers take advantage of a software or network vulnerability that developers don’t know about. The name comes from the fact that developers are completely unaware of the weak point until after the attack occurs. - Track Other Emerging Cyber Threats
Watch out for malicious QR (Quick Response) codes. QR codes are very popular with phones but can lead quickly to phishing and cyber security attacks. Don’t just scan any QR code.
To keep up to date with the latest risks or if you have any questions on cybersecurity, I am happy to help. You should always ask NYU IT as well.
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A Warm Welcome to New Team Members!- Rachel Sujan in StudentLink
- Sean Belgrave in StudentLink
- Sean Cullen in Treasury
- Michelle Garcia in Procurement
- Stephanie Armitage in the Skirball Center
- Catherine Huynh in Bursar
- Chandie Persaud in Bursar
- Sandy Tricoche-Robbins in Dining Services
- Jamlia Alleyne in FESS
- Samuel Ottenberg in Treasury
- Rehnuma Reza in FESS
- Joe Sweeney in FESS
- Aline Cristye Alcindor in SPA/RFS
- Abbey Aldrich in FESS
- Tara Coffey in StudentLink
- Matthew DeCarlo in the Kimmel Center
- Nadley Reid in StudentLink
- Scott Miller at the NYU Bookstore
- Ricardo Lule De La Garza in the Kimmel Centter
- Amr Elkholy in SPA/RFS
- Farva Batool Jafri Enterprise Risk Management & Insurance
- Jason Medina in the Kimmel Center
- Javan OConnor in FESS
- Nickolaus Eagen in StudentLink
- Joanne Gomez in PeopleLink
- Wanda Gomez Orengo in SttudentLink
- Jack Weil in Accounting & Reporting
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Many thanks to our contributors: Lisa DeSalvo, Thomas Elmo, Leigh Fisher, MindfulNYU, Stephen Kaldon, Tim Hesler, and all the amazing graduates who submitted their good news!
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