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Funding for College
While most of the commission's work is handled through the Department of Education, which provides administrative and political support, members have also launched the Graphic Communications Scholarship Foundation, an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization that raises tens of thousands of dollars per year to fund graphics students' educations. This year, 16 students received money for tuition at a wide range of colleges and universities, including CityTech, CUNY, SUNY, Parsons, Pratt Institute, and Syracuse University.
The money is raised at the grass-roots level, with appeals to New York's graphic arts firms, trade associations, retired executives, and industry suppliers. This year's awards ceremony was held at the Times Square conference rooms of Condé Nast Publications. The keynote speaker, Condé Nast Senior Vice President of Operations and Strategic Sourcing David Orlin, described his career in graphic arts to the recipients and their parents, recalled important teachers and mentors from his life, and welcomed prospective graduates to the industry.
The success of the Graphic Arts Education Advisory Commission, Ms. Wolf Bensen said, "depends on all of us who have made careers in the graphic business bringing talented young people into the field to share the blessings and the opportunities that we've all enjoyed."
Individuals and companies are invited to join in the commission's work by contacting Annette Wolf Bensen at angen@suscom.net, or at the group's Web site at http://gtexchange.org.
Jack Powers is director of New York's in3.org, the International Informatics Institute, a center for research and education in technology, business, and society. He is a business educator, Webcaster, and the author of six books and numerous research articles on media technology management and strategy.
