Time In Children’s Arts Initiative - Empowering Children through Art

An alumnus of New England College with a bachelor of arts in business administration with concentrations in accounting and computer technology, Eric Greenfield is principal and lead consultant at Bookkeeping Manhattan in New York City. Community involved, Eric Greenfield supports a number of nonprofits, including the Time In Children’s Arts Initiative. 

The Time In Children’s Arts Initiative seeks to provide equal access to the arts for chronically disadvantaged students in the South Bronx and Harlem, New York. Believing that children respond better to participation in real-world activities than punitive time-outs, Time In engages students in the arts during the regular school day, giving them positive reinforcement to help them become knowledgeable creators and ultimately active participants in their local community.

One of Time In’s transformative programs is Arty Readers, where students learn sequential drawing techniques similar to those used in the Japanese art of manga. The program also exposes students to one musical piece and its corresponding literary text each semester. With a 5:1 student-to-teaching artist ratio, the program ensures that every child benefits from as much teacher interaction as possible. 

To learn more about the Time In Children’s Initiative and its programs, visit TimeInKids.org.

New England College to Merge with New Hampshire Institute of Art

Since 2013, Eric Greenfield has led Bookkeeping Manhattan as principal and lead consultant. Also experienced in real estate management, he assists with managing operations at W 38th Street Associates, a New York City-based real estate business. Eric Greenfield holds a bachelor of arts in business administration from New England College, which recently announced a merger with New Hampshire Institute of Art. 

New England College and New Hampshire Institute of Art have entered into an agreement to complete a merger by October 1, 2018. Designed to make administrative services more efficient while improving academic programs, the merger will especially benefit undergraduate and graduate programs in the areas of art, design, education, and writing. 

Prior to October 1, the two institutions will work through details related to accreditation, enrollment operations, student services, finance, and human resources. Both institutions stand to benefit from streamlined operations and joint marketing that can boost enrollment and expand offerings in numerous academic programs.