Bergen Community College

PARAMUS, N.J. – Joining a select group of peers, Bergen Community College composition and literature professor Janet Henderson has earned entry into the Mid-Career Fellowship Program at Princeton University.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Is it time for “TarynCare?”

PARAMUS, N.J. – Two local nonprofits recently delivered $1,250 in donations to Bergen Community College officials in support of student scholarships and the school’s food pantry. Representing both organizations, Mukesh Malkan visited the College’s main campus April 29 to meet with officials including President B. Kaye Walter, Ph.D. Malkan presented two checks: $1,000 from the Indian Americans of Paramus and $250 from the Paramus Sunrise Rotary Club. Pictured are (standing, from left) Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness Yun Kim, Ph.D.; Vice President of Academic Affairs William Mullaney, Ph.D.; Bergen Community College Foundation Executive Director Laurie Francis; Rotarian Tina Apprich; Vice President of Student Affairs Naydeen Gonzalez-De Jesus, Ph.D.; (sitting, from left) President Walter; Malkan; and Rotarian Mel Fabrikant.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College Foundation donors made more than $214,000 in scholarships possible for 170 students at the 14^th annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony April 22. The event gave students an opportunity to meet the donors and celebrate their accomplishments with families.

PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Division of Continuing Education will offer in-person registration for its Kids and Teens Summer Program Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to noon in the lobby of the Technology Education Center at the school’s main campus at 400 Paramus Road in Paramus. The event will feature demonstrations from classes offered as part of the program – including flying robotics. Registrants attending the May 10 event will receive a free gift.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Four Bergen Community College faculty, staff and students have received awards from Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society of two-year schools.

PARAMUS, N.J. – During the 2013-14 academic year, and through the Bergen Community College dual enrollment program, 752 Bergen County high school juniors and seniors from 27 public school districts embraced the opportunity to earn college credits without having to leave their high school campuses.

PARAMUS, N.J. – In recent years, when it comes to bullying and suicide prevention, a group of Bergen Community College students have sought to ignite a revolution. At its latest fundraiser April 18, the SPARK A Change student club – led by faculty adviser Jamie Keller (center) – inspired more than 150 students and members of the community to participate in a morning walk to rally support for the two causes. The event, sponsored jointly by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, raised more than $6,000 in donations. The group began at Bergen three years ago under Keller’s leadership to encourage anti-bullying advocacy, to challenge stereotypes and to provide a support system for young adults.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Frankly speaking, Bergen Community College student Jason Lazar knows how to make a point. Lazar, of Fair Lawn, won the president’s award for best speaker at the school’s seventh annual speech competition April 17. Lazar (center) joined Robert Dill, Bergen Community College Foundation board member; Amparo Codding, dean of arts, humanities and wellness; Jane Phelps, professor and competition director; and Kathleen Williams, professor and assistant competition director, to accept his award during an afternoon ceremony. A field of 73 students vied for $4,000 in scholarships made possible through the College’s foundation. Kara Garland, of Hawthorne, placed second and Rebecca Silverman, of Glen Rock, placed third.

PARAMUS, N.J. – American Express CEO and Chairman Kenneth Chenault will serve as the keynote speaker for Bergen Community College’s 45^th commencement, which will take place Thursday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the Izod Center in East Rutherford. According to current estimates, the class of 2014 will include more than 2,000 graduates.