Rennert News

Lori B. Colman of the Rennert Translation Group is the new President-Elect of the New York Circle of Translators (NYCT).

Ms. Colman joined Rennert as a project manager in 2000. She was promoted to assistant director of translation services in 2004.

Ms. Colman has been a member of the NYCT for six years. She has served on its nominating committee for the past two years. She is an active member of the American Translators Association.

Ms. Colman holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Spanish and Hispanic Literature from the State University of New York at Binghamton where she was an adjunct lecturer in Spanish for one year.

She also earned two translation certificates-one from SUNY Binghamton'sTranslation, Research, and Instruction Program and one from NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

The NYCT is a not-for-profit organization with a membership of independent translators and interpreters as well as translation companies and organizations. The NYCT is a chapter of the American Translators Association (ATA), which is, in turn, an affiliate of the International Federation of Translators (FIT).

April 2008

A popular series of economics elective courses has made its on-site debut at Rennert New York.

The free courses, which meet at Rennert from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, start on the first Tuesday of every month. They run for four weeks. The classes focus on the history and fundamentals of macroeconomics and are taught by teachers from the Henry George School of Social Science. Students receive a certificate from the Henry George School upon completion of their course.

"These courses set up very well for our students," says Brad Nield, a Rennert teacher who coordinates the classes. "There is a one-hour formal lecture followed by a one-hour discussion that is generated both by spontaneous questions and written materials that summarizes the course's main points," he adds.

Rennert language students who finish the first session can go on to a second month-long certificate course and, when that is completed, a third month-long course. The classes previously had been held at the Henry George School but have been shifted to Rennert's campus due to their popularity.

There is a limit of 15 students in each monthly course. Agents or students can pre-register for the courses by contacting Rennert's admissions department.

The Henry George School has been offering free economics classes since 1932. Its focus is on demystifying the principles of economics and providing the conceptual tools students need to understand boom/bust cycles, chronic poverty and other economic problems.

November 2007

Rennert New York has introduced two new Fashion plus English courses for 2008 in partnership with LIM College (the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising).

The seven-week Fashion Saturdays plus English will enable intermediate to advanced level students to attend English courses during the week at Rennert and a specialized fashion course on five consecutive Saturdays at LIM. Students may choose one of seven courses for their fashion elective, including Fashion Buying, Fashion Styling, Fashion Magazines, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Fashion Photography, Introduction to Visual Merchandising and Fashion Show Production.

Start dates for the Fashion Saturdays courses are January 7, 2008 and March 3, 2008.

Rennert and LIM will also offer a four-week summer intensive in fashion and English. Students will take 16 or 20 hours of English plus 15 hours per week of fashion. The hands-on fashion course will focus on visual display; fashion buying; fashion shows; fashion publicity; trend-spotting; field trips to showrooms, stylists and manufacturers, and guest lectures from industry professionals.

The start date for the Fashion Saturdays course is July 7, 2008.

LIM College was founded in 1939 by Maxwell F. Marcuse, an authority and pioneer in the fields of education and fashion, who was asked by leading retailers to create a college for the business of fashion and merchandising. LIM’s mission is to educate and prepare students in the businesses of fashion, marketing, management, and visual merchandising through an integrated, experiential and creative approach, utilizing the classroom, internships, and the fashion industry at large.

October 2007

Enrique Begne, a film director from Mexico, returned to Rennert to further his English language studies while he was in New York City for the Tribeca Film Festival. Begne's first film, "Dos Abrazos" (Two Embraces) won the 2007 Best New Narrative Filmmaker Award recently at the prestigious festival, founded by actor Robert DeNiro. "Dos Abrazos" is the story of four troubled individuals trying to find hope through new love relationships. The film also won Begne the best Mexican filmmaker award at the 22nd annual Guadalajara International Film Festival, which is considered the most prestigious film festival in Latin America.

The Tribeca Film Festival is a highlight of the Rennert off-campus activities calendar. Nearly two dozen Rennert students worked as volunteers at the festival this year. Momoko Mieda, a producer of television commercials in Japan, was one of the Rennert volunteers hoping to see new films and rub elbows with stars and enthusiastic new filmmakers. "I volunteered for four hours per day", explained Momoko, "taking tickets, counting audience members and escorting filmmakers to the stage to speak to the audience." Momoko loved the multicultural nature of the festival and said she saw many films that moved her and expanded her thinking. Other Rennert students declared it a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience and were grateful to Rennert teacher, Brad Nield, for arranging and organizing the volunteer opportunity.

June 2007

Rennert has added three new short-term programs in film and acting in cooperation with the world-renowned New York Film Academy. Now for the first time, Rennert students can study English and pursue film or acting studies in Rennert's specially designed two or four-week programs.

Imagine writing, shooting, directing and editing your own short film in just four weeks while you improve your English language skills, all in the Big Apple. Or, act and appear in a student film, shot on location in New York City. In only two weeks, you can participate in intensive, interactive workshops about filmmaking. See our Filmmaking plus English page for more details or contact apply@rennert.com to book one of these programs.

June 2007

Rennert has added a specially designed dance plus English program at the renowned Steps on Broadway in New York City. Students choose among ballet, jazz, hip-hop, tap and other dance styles while they study and improve their English. Rennert students learn with the best dance instructors as Steps' teachers are veterans of Broadway theatre and major dance companies throughout the world. Rennert students can sign up for as little as two weeks or they can book a longer stay. They are eligible to audition for school performances or to participate in master classes, workshops and educational events.

June 2007