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Reserve a space today: The One Club HAATBP 2017 – A CREATIVE CAREER FAIR

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

It’s Free for Students and Recent Grads, but you must register
The One Club’s Annual Here Are All The Black People is a one-day event that provides a space for multicultural students, recent graduates, and creative professionals to enrich their careers through training and exploring new opportunities. This event is made possible by The One Club for Creativity as well as agency and corporate sponsors and tickets for entry-level job seekers is free.
This is not your average career fair! HAATBP gives attendees interested in exploring and developing their careers in advertising and design access to:

  • Educational and Diverse sessions lead by top industry professionals
  • Mentoring Opportunities
  • Student / Participant Portfolio Reviews
  • Recruiting Booths
  • Networking
  • Live Talent Pitch Competition

This year, HAATBP 2017 rolls out a separate track with mid-level focused topics. This new event format not only builds access and exposure for entry-level talent, but also gives professional development opportunities for diverse mid-level creative professionals as well.
The Mid-level professional series is only for working creatives with 5-7 years of working experience and tickets are $40.00 for non-members and $30.00 for members. Tickets include a separate selection of professionally focused sessions and a closed pre-cocktail session for only executives, mid-level professionals and working industry professionals. Mid-level professionals are also invited to opt-in to our mid-level talent pool of stars.
The Talent Pool of Stars is a closed recruiter tool for entry level and working professionals looking to network or advance their careers.
Register Today

SPD-U Presents: Student Portfolio Reviews – Summer 2017

WHO: For all student levels and recent grads.
WHAT: Bring your portfolio whether it’s finished or still in the works…you’ll get one-on-one reviews with some of our best pros! Please note, your work has to be in print form or as a PDF on a laptop/iPad. We won’t have the ability to look at online portfolios. No flash drives or disks please.
WHEN: Thursday, June 15, 2017 / 6:00 – 8:00pm | Registration closes on Wednesday, June 14th at 5PM EST.
WHERE: Inc. Magazine Offices, Downtown NYC (Exact address will be given to you in your confirmation email)
HOW MUCH:
• If you’re an SPD student member, your entry is free! However, you must reserve your spot by using the form below.
• If you’re not a current member, join now and you can come for free too. Use the form below to become a member and reserve your spot for the reviews.
• $20 for all other students

Queens Memory Project at the Queens Museum

This coming Sunday, April 23, Queens Memory is hosting an afternoon of story-telling and creativity at the Queens Museum. Join us from 2 to 5 pm for hands-on activities exploring the themes of migration and diversity in Queens!

Undergraduate students from the Design program at Queens College have created a collaborative banner that says “I Live Here” in some of the borough’s many spoken and written languages.


Activities at the event include finding your community on our giant puzzle map of Queens, writing a love letter to your neighborhood, and have a free portrait taken! The activities will be led by Bridget Bartolini of the Five Boro Story Project, Fernanda Espinosa of People’s Collective Arts/Colectivo de Arte Popular, and Annabel Short, creator of the 30th Ave: A Year in the Life of a Street blog. The event is free and open to the public.
There will also display archival photos relating to the history of diversity in Queens. This event is the culminating celebration of our NEH-funded “50 Years of Integration” series of community history events.

SMARTPITCH by CUNY Startups – Kickoff & Team Match: March 31st


SMARTPITCH is a pitch competition for students in marketing, business, design and computer science. SMARTPITCH is an opportunity to work as a part of a multi-functional team of four to ideate, run a team, project manage, create a prototype and a pitch. You will use the tools NYC’s tech companies and startups use to communicate and to run projects and will apply cutting-edge methods: design thinking, lean method and Agile team management. You will do competitive research, tech planning, define marketing strategy, create a prototype and a 5-min pitch.
http://www.cunystartups.com/smartpitch

Eddie Opara on Design at Pentagram (free lecture)

When: Monday, March 6 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: NYU Leslie eLab, 16 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10003
 
Eddie Opara is a designer at Pentagram whose work encompasses strategy, design, and technology. His clients have included Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and even NYU, among many others. His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, and has appeared in publications such as Wired, Fast Company, Creative Review, Archis, Surface, and Graphis. Learn more at http://www.pentagram.com/#/partners/109676.

Coffee N Coding: Join the Queens College Tech Incubator study group to learn full stack web development

Wednesday, January 4, 7-9 pm, CEP Hall 2 (between the Student Union and Razran Hall; marked C2 on this map: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/directions/2d/Pages/default.aspx). All levels and ages are welcome.
If you are unfamiliar with FreeCodeCamp, check it out and sign up: http://www.freecodecamp.com/.
Information: [email protected] ; https://www.facebook.com/events/164814930665287/.

American Dreamers…Share Your Story

The NY Times Editorial Board has called on the Trump administration to preserve Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that temporarily shields some young immigrants from deportation and allows them to work legally.
The NY Times is featuring stories from young immigrants who were spared from deportation and permitted to work during the Obama administration.If you would like to share your story, submit to the NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/storywall/american-dreamers?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region

Remember to Vote Tomorrow!

Hey QC Design Students,
Don’t forget to vote tomorrow! Polls are open from 6:00AM – 9:00Pm.
Here are some illustrated posters by QC students in Professor Sayles’ Illustration 2/3 course that remind us about the importance of voting.

Priscilla Yecora

Priscilla Yecora


Carolyn Balcom

Carolyn Balcom


Kevin Osorio

Kevin Osorio

Last Chance to register for The One Club’s Multicultural Creative Career Fair

The One Club’s Multicultural Creative Career Fair

WHEN: Sept. 30, 2016
WHERE: Times Center

During this one-day event, participants have unprecedented opportunities to interview, network, learn, interact with and gain invaluable knowledge from top creative professionals. IT”S FREE, BUT YOU NEED TO REGISTER.

The One Club’s Here Are All The Black People is our highly anticipated annual multicultural creative career fair. The one-day event provides multicultural students, recent graduates, and creative professionals who are interested in exploring careers in advertising and design the opportunity to showcase their talent to top agencies in the industry. AND YES, IT”S OPEN TO EVERYONE.
HAATBP was created after a panel discussion between advertising greats, Jimmy Smith and Jeff Goodby, as they discussed the lack of diversity in the creative departments in advertising agencies. At which time, Jeff asked, “Where Are All The Black People?” Jimmy, Jeff, and The One Club decided to answer the question and launched the event, “Here Are All The Black People.” HAATBP provides real-world solutions to the lack of diversity in the advertising and design industry’s creative departments. This year, we are opening this event up to aspiring Strategist and Account Planners/Managers.
During this one-day event, participants have unprecedented opportunities to interview, network, learn, interact with and gain invaluable knowledge from top creative professionals, as well as attend portfolio-building workshops, portfolio reviews, and participate in our popular live “elevator” pitch, which awards the winners with interviews with all of the sponsoring agencies. Many participants have walked away from the event with a second interview or a lead to an internship opportunity.
HAATBP is fully sponsored by agencies and companies looking to hire diverse creative talent.