Field Trips

Spring 2024

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement

us-fish-widlife-logo

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Return approximately at 4:30 pm
Convening time:  12:00 pm - outside the Feldman Center (C Building) on 27th Street (Between Seventh & Eighth Avenues), look out for bus.

Company: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement 
Company location: 70 East Sunrise Highway Suite 419 Valley Stream, New York 11581

Tour will cover:       
Laboratory of wildlife inspection. Presentation on policies, procedures, and the crossover between the wildlife trade and the fashion industry will follow. 

LIMITED SPACE.  Sign up by Friday, February 23, 2024 through [email protected] or in person at Room B436.

Required information:

  • Full Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Phone Number
  • Email Address
  • Scan of Driver's License and/or State I.D. Number (if. available) or Passport & Valid US Issued Visa

Fall 2023

Port Authority of NY & NJ Shipping Facility

Port Authority LogoDate:  Wednesday, 18 October 2023.
Location: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark

The tour included an overview of the Ports of New York and New Jersey with a windshield tour of the Port Complex.  

fit-port-authority-field-trip-group-fall-2023
LMA Trader Container Ship
Port Authority Waters
Karol Port Authority Field Trip Fall 2023
Port Authority Group
Maersk Container
Red Hook Terminal

Past Field Trips

Shopify Virtual Presentation

Thursday, March 16,  2023

This presentation was organized by adjunct assistant professor Mark Greiz.

  • The solutions that Shopify and their partner Global-e have to build localized websites for international markets.
  • How sellers can ship and market around the world through their Shopify Store.
  • How can sellers calculate duties and taxes and comply with regulations for international markets via their Shopify store.
  • How sellers can handle cross border payments and currency conversion. 

Customs and Border Protection Field Trip

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 

custom-border-table

The tour covered:

  • Walkthrough of the facility
  • Examples of locally encountered counterfeit merchandise.
  • Observations of exams as well as
  • Presentations from National import specialists and other small- and medium- size enterprises. 

Field Trip Group Photo