Northrop Grumman M.B.A. Students at C.W. Post Make a Big Difference with
Spare Change for the March of Dimes
Back Row (L to R): Juan Ararat, Joseph Fischetti, Emily Warren, Ted Damaskinos, Alex Evans. Front Row (L to R): Kimberly Meyer, Victor Choa.
Brookville, N.Y. – It’s wedged between couch cushions, forgotten in jacket pockets and rolls around the floor of the car. Overlooked and often forgotten, even the name – spare change – suggests unimportance
But for eight Northrop Grumman employees enrolled in the M.B.A. program at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, it was humble spare change that sparked a big idea that will make a difference improving the health of babies.
The students in Professor Cathy Black’s master’s-level course “Management Seminar” were charged with an important mission – develop and implement a business plan for a not-for-profit organization. Eight of the students – Rob Aitken, Juan Ararat, Victor Choa, Ted Damaskinos, Alexander Evans, Joseph Fischetti, Kimberly Meyer, and Emily Warren – chose the March of Dimes and set a goal of raising $1,000 for the organization.
The students created an innovative campaign called Bottles for Babies which utilized baby bottles in the collection of donations to support the March of Dimes.
“We came up with the idea of saving spare change in baby bottles,” said Meyer. “We distributed over 140 baby bottles, each with a small slit near the top enabling it to be used as a bank.”
Through their efforts both at Northrop Grumman’s Bethpage site and on the C.W. Post campus, the team exceeded their initial goal within the first few weeks of the fundraiser. When the results were in, the Bottles for Babies team had collected an astounding $4,060 in coins and paper currency to support the organization known for its commitment toward the prevention of birth defects.
“The campaign organizers are pleased with their successful outcome and are appreciative and grateful to all who contributed to this worthy cause,” Professor Black said.
Management Seminar was the final class for this cohort of Northrop Grumman employees enrolled in the M.B.A. program at C.W. Post. Since 2005, C.W. Post has offered its AACSB International-accredited on-site M.B.A. program at Northrop Grumman’s Bethpage campus.
The C.W. Post College of Management offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with majors in finance, international business, marketing, management and management information systems; an acclaimed 36-to-48 credit Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree; a one-year Accelerated International M.B.A., and a dual J.D./M.B.A. degree offered in concert with Touro Law Center. The College of Management is also home to the School of Professional Accountancy, which offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in accountancy and taxation, and the School of Public Service, which has undergraduate and graduate degrees in criminal justice, health care administration, public administration and social work.
For more information about the C.W. Post M.B.A. programs call 516-299-2100 or visit www.liu.edu/cwpost/mba.
