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2012 PENCIL Fellows Web Diaries

07.09.2012  |  Leave a Comment  |   Fellows Spotlights, PENCIL News

This summer, nearly a hundred PENCIL Fellows are working in top New York City firms to develop their professional skills and learn what it takes to excel in the workplace. It’s going to be an exciting, challenging time for every PENCIL …

The PENCIL Fellows Program

07.09.2012  |  Leave a Comment  |   Fellows Spotlights, PENCIL News

This morning, nearly a hundred high-achieving high school juniors and seniors began their summer internships through the PENCIL Fellows Program. PENCIL Fellows receive comprehensive career-readiness training, and participate in paid six-week internships at top NYC companies. Today, PENCIL Fellows went …

IS 349 Students visited PENCIL Business Partner Sears to learn about the fashion industry

06.25.2012  |  2 Comments  |   PENCIL News

Trends may come and go, but a good education is always in style. That’s why PENCIL Partners Yolanda Lee, Women’s Technical Design Manager at Sears, and Principal Roy Parris worked to provide some young women at I.S. 349 with professional …

One World Trade

06.14.2012  |  Leave a Comment  |   Fellows Spotlights

Every PENCIL Fellow has a special summer working at a top New York City firm, but Vivian, who just graduated from a high school in Brooklyn with a 3.7 GPA, is in for something historic. As a PENCIL Fellow, Vivian …

AlliedTPro - Passport

06.13.2012  |  Leave a Comment  |   Fellows Spotlights

AlliedTPro caters to stamp collectors. Not the kind that hunts down a One Penny Black or a Two Penny Blue, but the kind that packs up their bags, hits the road, and presents their passports to customs agents around the …