HOFSTRA HOSTS SUCCESSFUL MENTORING NIGHT
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - On Tuesday, November
9 the Hofstra University Athletic Department held its Fifth Annual
Mentoring Night, presented by Capital One Bank. This event enabled
student-athletes to network and gain career advice from a number of
enthusiastic mentors who are all Hofstra Athletics alumni.
The night began with a welcome from
Executive Associate Director of Athletics Danny McCabe. The audience
was also greeted by Andrew Corrado, who is a Senior Vice President and
Market Manager at Capital One Bank. Corrado discussed the partnership
between Hofstra University and Capital One Bank, including the
newly-created Campus Entrepreneurship Challenge.
Following Corrado, young alumni
speaker Corrine Gandolfi spoke about the importance of developing a
resume early on and utilizing the resources and contacts available at
Hofstra. Gandolfi, who was a 2010 graduate of Hofstra and was a member
of the women's lacrosse team, currently works as a physical education
teacher at Patchogue-Medford High School.