Bergen Community College

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College has joined a nationwide initiative to double the number of U.S. students studying abroad by 2019. More than 150 schools have signed the pledge spearheaded by the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) “Generation Study Abroad” program.

PARAMUS, N.J. – This is no act.

PARAMUS, N.J. – According to John Densmore, The Doors’ legacy is worth preserving under lock and key.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College student Ivan Wei believes equality is colorblind – and so is he. Perhaps not in the literal sense – Wei can see just fine – but for this self-described “Chinese-Hispanic-Native American-Irish-Jew” with light skin, race means little when discussing human rights issues.

PARAMUS, N.J. – A tribute to the pioneers of live electronic music, Bergen Community College's Ars Electronica series presents “RTE: Real Time Electronica,” Thursday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre at the College's main campus in Paramus located at 400 Paramus Road.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College dental hygiene program students like Delsi Barrera, of Nyack, N.Y., gave more than three-dozen children – and parents – a reason to grin Feb. 7 at the school’s 12^th annual “Give Kids a Smile Day.” Patients such as nine-year-old Laila Kelley Gold, of Maplewood, received free oral exams, cleanings – and the occasional filling – in the school’s dental hygiene clinic. The American Dental Association founded the oral health program more than a decade ago for children age 2 to 12. Bergen’s dental hygiene program offers low-cost oral healthcare available to the community throughout the year.

PARAMUS, N.J. – Ten days before Saint Patrick’s Day, Black 47 will bring Irish rock to Bergen County. The group will visit Bergen Community College Friday, March 7 for a 7:30 p.m. show in the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre at the school’s main campus, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus.

PARAMUS, N.J. – If Bergen County’s winter continues at this rate, children home for President’s Day break won’t spend much time outdoors. However, this year, parents can help clear the winter doldrums with classes offered by the Bergen Community College Division of Continuing Education kids and teens program. Each class, led by a professional teacher, will meet for three days, giving kids age seven to 17 an opportunity to experience something new on their days off. All classes will take place at the school’s main campus at 400 Paramus Road in Paramus.

PARAMUS, N.J. – “Taking Pleasure,” a curated mixed-media exhibition of sculptures and paintings by five regional artists, will be on view from February 4 to March 26 in Bergen Community College’s Gallery Bergen.