Bergen Community College

Graham Elliott PARAMUS, N.J. – The work of Bergen Community College visual arts faculty member, illustrator and motion graphics artist Graham Elliott will appear in Gallery Bergen this month. The exhibition “OMG! Graham Elliott” will open with a public reception on Thursday, February…

“Contrast: Signal,” Rhys Pollock, 2025 PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College student Rhys Pollock has received the “International Prize – Universal Genius: Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci” award from the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, Italy for his “Contrast: Signal”…

Joseph Hughes as Angus, T.C. Tanis as Morgan and Ray Parente as Miles. PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Institute for the Creative Arts and Bergenstages will present a production of Michael Healey’s “The Drawer Boy” in late February and early March in the…

Professor Steven Fischer, Ph.D., instructs students in the Ender Hall Greenhouse at the College’s main campus in Paramus. PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College horticulture professor and program coordinator Steven Fischer, Ph.D., closed 2025 on a high note by earning the New Jersey…

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bringing 35 years of experience in public service and executive leadership, Michele DiIorgi has joined the Bergen Community College Board of Trustees. “Michele carries extensive public sector experience to the College,” Board of Trustees Chair Dorothy Blakeslee said. “Her decades of knowledge,…

Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., and Bergen Community College Foundation Director/Chief Development Officer Peter Kirk thanked student ambassadors who volunteered their time at the gala. PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Foundation hosted its inaugural “Scholarship Gala” on…

New Jersey Council of County Colleges President Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D., and Sheetal Ranjan, Ph.D. PARAMUS, N.J. – The New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) recently recognized Bergen Community College Board of Trustees member Sheetal Ranjan, Ph.D., for her service as council…

Bergen President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., Bergen Cares Center Coordinator Annie Echeverry and student Julia Huber. PARAMUS, N.J. – According to the Hope Center at Temple University, nearly one quarter of community college students experience food insecurity at some point during their…

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College student Salome Jimenez has received the $5,000 Health Care Scholars United Scholarship from the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). The scholarship recognizes students pursuing degrees in health-related fields who exhibit academic excellence, participate in…

PARAMUS, N.J. – After election by her peers, Bergen Community College alumna Ourania Nassis Rahman (’25) has joined the institution’s Board of Trustees as alumni representative. Rahman took the oath of office at the governing panel’s November 25 meeting. “The alumni representative brings a unique…