Bergen Community College

PARAMUS, N.J. – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation received more than 3,700 applications from students attending 737 community colleges for its 2014 undergraduate transfer scholarship program. Only 85 students earned the award – up to $30,000 each year for three years – that ranks as the largest private scholarship for community college students in the U.S.

PARAMUS, N.J. – With dozens of general education courses transferrable to four-year schools offered during six sessions at two locations, Bergen Community College’s summer classes remain ideal for new, continuing and visiting students. Registration opens Monday, April 14 for all students; current Bergen students have priority registration until that date.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Gallery Bergen, the art exhibition space at Bergen Community College, will feature the work of local artists in “Pets, Beasts & Dinner: Relations Between Human and Animal Creatures” this fall. Artists can submit pieces in any medium addressing the diverse relations between humans and animals. Bergen professor Suzaan Boettger will curate the exhibition and conduct the selection process.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College offers relief to Typhoon Haiyan victims through “An Evening of Original Philippine Music” – featuring legendary Filipino composer Cecile Azarcon – Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the College’s Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College professor Keith Chu has earned the 2013-14 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award recognizing superlative teaching. He will travel to Austin, Texas in late May to receive the award at the group’s annual international conference.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Through an agreement with the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) as part of the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development, the Bergen Community College Division of Continuing Education, Corporate and Public Sector Training offers free basic skills training programs for businesses and their employees.

PARAMUS, N.J. – More than 1,000 teenagers from 18 Bergen County high schools arrived by the busload to attend Bergen Community College’s Teen STEM Day March 21 at the school’s main campus. The students participated in nearly three dozen hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) workshops – such as “Being a Veterinarian” – hosted by Bergen faculty, students and industry professionals like information technology department professor Gary Correa (pictured) and veterinary technology program student Clarissa Almeida (pictured). Topics included lessons about robotics, alternative energy and other exploratory ideas.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Nearing the close of its Bergenstages season, Bergen Community College’s student ensemble reconstructs 1837 Victorian London in “The Threepenny Opera,” a musical exploration written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, beginning Friday, April 11 in the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre at the school’s main campus, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus.

PARAMUS, N.J. – At its March 6 “Chairman’s Reception” event, the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey recognized the Paramus-Bergen Community College Rotary with the “inspirational good works” award for its charitable efforts. Since the chapter’s inception six years ago, the College’s Rotarians have conducted events such as a luncheon for veterans and a fundraiser that netted $2,000 for the Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge. Marie Jardine, of Hackensack, chapter president, accepted the award on behalf of the 14-member club comprised of school employees. Including the College, the CIANJ recognized 33 organizations at the event.

PARAMUS, N.J. – College-bound students, working professionals and career-changers can usher in spring by attending free open houses hosted by Bergen Community College at two locations.