The Director of the Telecommunications Institute is Mr. Peter DiPierro, Vice President-Customer Service for Nortel Networks . The Telecommunications Institute focuses on providing both training and information to professionals in the field of telecommunications. These sessions may incorporate teleconferencing and other distance learning techniques, as well as equipment demonstrations. The Institute also draws on the college's extensive telecommunications laboratories and its integrated voice and data network to enhance its educational pursuits outside the classroom. The proportion of women and minorities, particularly African Americans and Hispanics , enrolling in telecommunications and information technology degree programs nationwide account for less than one third of the total, however the telecommunications field in particular is actively looking to hire minorities as the demand for telecommunications professionals far exceeds the current supply.
Wireless telecommunications sysyems, computer-telephony integration, and internetworking.
International telecommunications policy and trade issues, project management.