La-Dana R. Jenkins
Lecturer
Accounting
EMAIL: ljenkins@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: F-530L
Office Hours: By Appointment
Phone: +1 (212) 220-8058
La-Dana Jenkins has been a faculty member at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) since 2010 within the Accounting and Academic Internship departments and has the privilege of preparing students for the world of work by teaching career planning and assisting with their internship development. She earned her Doctorate in Educational Technology Leadership from New Jersey City University, M.A. in Career Development from John F. Kennedy University, B.A. in Communications/Public Relations from SUNY Oswego, and an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Adult Learning from the CUNY School of Professional.
La-Dana has been assisting students and professionals with their career development needs for over 20 years and is also the proprietor of Career Calling LLC, a career development firm based in New York City that provides career counseling and workforce development training for individuals, non-profit organizations and faith-based institutions. Along with operating Career Calling and teaching at BMCC, La-Dana also served for nine years as the Instructor for the Job Search Workshops at BMCC’s Center for Continuing Education and Workforce Development and since 2008, as an Adjunct Professor at LIM College in Manhattan teaching career planning and internship courses. Her additional adjunct experience includes serving as a Graduate Career Counseling Adjunct Professor at The College of New Rochelle where she taught Theories of Career Counseling and Methods and Tools of Assessment and Evaluation, College Success Adjunct with Union County College in New Jersey and Career Development Instructor with the Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center (BEOC).
La-Dana has also been featured and listed in various resume writing books including, Gallery of Best Resumes, 3rd edition by David F. Noble, Resumes That Knock em Dead, 6th edition by Martin Yate, Designing the Perfect Resume, 3rd edition by Pat Criscito and the Directory of Professional Resume Writers: How to Find and Work With a Pro to Accelerate Your Job Search by Louise Kursmark.
For more information about BMCC’s Internships and Experiential Learning program, please visit https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/academics/experiential.
Expertise
Workforce Development, Career Planning and Internship, Career Development
Degrees
- Ed.D. in Educational Technology Leadership, New Jersey City University – 2023
- Advanced Graduate Certificate in Adult Learning, CUNY School of Professional Studies – 2014
- M.A. in Career Development, John F. Kennedy University – 2006
- B.A. in Public Relations/Communications, SUNY Oswego – 1994
Courses Taught
- Designed to help students creatively plan their careers, the course covers self-assessment, career exploration and practical job search skills.
Typically, the course includes the following topics:
- identifying and classifying needs, interests, values and skills;
- researching occupational and organizational alternatives;
- job search techniques and resources for employment;
- resume and cover letter preparation;
- and job interviewing and follow-up.
- Interns can expect to perform various duties related to their major during the internship semester. Sample internship duties may include one or more of the following: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Auditing, Balancing, Bank Reconciliations, Billing, Budgeting, Cost Accounting, Debiting/Crediting, Financial Statements, General Ledger Entries, Journal Entries, Payroll, Posting, and Taxation while utilizing Accounting Computer Software Packages, Spreadsheet Programs, and a wide variety of general office skills.
- Interns can expect to perform various duties related to their major during the internship semester. Sample internship duties may include one or more of the following:
- Interns will enhance and develop editorial, counseling or communication skills;
- sales, marketing, or computer skills;
- design, record-keeping, or research skills;
- government and public service.
- Interns can expect to perform various duties related to their major during the internship semester. Sample internship duties may include one or more of the following: Interns will enhance and develop editorial, counseling or communication skills; sales, marketing, or computer skills; design, record-keeping, or research skills; government and public service.
Interns can expect to perform various duties related to their major during the internship semester. Sample internship duties may include one or more of the following:
Writing, modifying, testing and running programs; setting-up personal computers and peripherals, installing software and hardware for PC users, troubleshooting user problems, assisting with computer network maintenance; creating and maintaining databases and spreadsheets.
- The objective of the internship is to allow the student to put classroom theory in his/her major into practice in order to gain work experience. Each student-intern will work 15 hours a week for the length of the semester. Each student-intern is assigned to an internship professor (a faculty member who is knowledgeable about the student's field. The internship professor helps the student secure internship placement in a worksite related to the student'A?s major, or assists the student to "reconstruct"A? his/her present position as an internship; or develop-by special arrangement- an internship with his/her present employer, and serves as the student's instructor and advisor during the field experience. Student interns are expected to work 15 hours a week, complete a term project assigned by the internship professor, and be evaluated by the worksite supervisor. Students to be placed are expected to arrange their schedules so that they are free mornings or afternoons, Monday-Friday or two to three full days per week.
Prerequisites: Completion of all remedial requirements and in good academic standing; completion of at least 36 credits of coursework, including a minimum of 9 credits of any 200-level or above SPE, COM, GWS or THE courses - The objective of the internship is to allow the student to put classroom theory in /major into the practice in order to gain work experience. Each student-intern will work 15 hours a week for the length of the semester. Each student-intern is assigned to an internship professor who is knowledgeable about the student's field. The internship professor helps the student secure internship placement in a work site related to the student's major, or assists the student to "reconstruct" her/his present position as an internship, or develop - by special arrangement and an internship with her/his present employer, and serves as the student's instructor and advisor during the field experience. Student interns are expected to work 15 hours a week, complete a term project assigned by the internship professor, and be evaluated by the work site supervisor. Students to be placed are expected to arrange their schedules so that they are free mornings, or afternoons, Monday-Friday, or two to three full days per week. Prerequisite: Completion of all remedial requirements; GPA of 3.0 in major courses; demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication (B or better in ENG 201 and SPE 100/102 or permission of the instructor); completion of CED 201; completion of at least 36 credits including prerequisites for GIS students and CIS 395, GIS 261, MAT 209.
Research and Projects
- Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA)
- Presenter, 2022 Annual Conference (Alexandria, VA) – April 3-5, 2022
- Topic: Developing Virtual Project-Based Internship Courses
- City University of New York (CUNY)
- Co-Presenter, 20th Anniversary CUNY IT Virtual Conference – December 2, 2021
- Click Here to view the session – Developing Virtual Project-Based Internship Programs
- Co-Presenter, 2021 Virtual CUNY Professional Development Conference – November 10, 2021
- Click Here to view the session – Developing Virtual Project-Based Internships
Publications
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
- Member, National Career Development Association (NCDA)
- Member, Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA)
- Member, Hudson County Unit of National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP)
- Past Board Member, SUNY Oswego Alumni Association
- Past Member, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- Immediate Past President, Staten Island Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Additional Information
To learn more about my professional and educational background, please view my LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladanareneejenkins.
