WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WIN CISCO HONORS IN COMPETITION
Westchester Community College students Elzbieta Garela and JP Eric Valensoy have won the state-level Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders Skills Challenge, an interactive contest designed by the Cisco Networking Academy to give technical education students the opportunity to showcase their IT and networking skills.
Full Story >>WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAM HELPS THOSE WHO NEED
HELP DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, AND ALL YEAR LONG
Westchester Community College’s Project Transition Program for
Westchester/Putnam residents who are divorced, widowed, separated, or have a
permanently disabled or unemployed spouse, lends a helping hand to those who
need assistance during the holidays and throughout the year.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE WINS NATIONAL DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL AWARENESS AWARD FROM ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
Westchester Community College has received national recognition from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), winning the 2009 Charles Kennedy Equity Award for promoting diversity and cultural awareness. The award was bestowed at the ACCT Annual Leadership Congress in San Francisco.
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ASSEMBLYWOMAN AMY PAULIN VISITS NOVEMBER 12
Inside Albany: The Job of an Assemblywoman is the title of Amy
Paulin's free lecture on Thursday, November 12 at 11:00 a.m. in the
Classroom Building, Room 200.
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NATIVE PLANT CENTER TO HONOR THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN PRESIDENT/CEO GREGORY LONG ON OCTOBER 29
The Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College is honoring Gregory Long, president and CEO of The New York Botanical Garden at an event at a private residence in Bedford Hills, New York.
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FORMER WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARIES AT NOVEMBER 22 EVENT
The panelists will be Ari Fleischer,
former White House press secretary to President George W. Bush; Paul Gigot,
editorial page editor and vice president of The Wall Street Journal;
Joe Lockhart, former White House press secretary to President Bill Clinton;
and Mark Shields, political commentator, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
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WHITE PLAINS RESIDENT NAMED DIRECTOR OF GATEWAY CENTER AT WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Teresita Wisell of White Plains, New York has been appointed to the position of Associate Dean and Director of the Gateway Center at Westchester Community College. She is preparing for the summer 2010 opening of this new building which will dramatically impact higher education in the county.
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ART HISTORIAN FROM METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS FREE SLIDE PRESENTATION ON DECEMBER 6
Art historian, author, and Metropolitan Museum of Art lecturer Oliver Bernier will deliver a slide lecture hosted by President Joseph N. Hankin and sponsored by the Jack and Ralynn Stadler Distinguished Chair for Art and Culture in Society on Sunday, December 6.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART EXHIBIT FEATURES WORK BY NATASHA COHEN, SHIELA HALE, LUCY KRUPENYE
Transformers: The Art of Assemblage will be on display in The Fine Arts Gallery at Westchester Community College from Monday, October 12 through Sunday, November 22.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFERS CLASSES IN GROWING FIBER OPTICS FIELD
Westchester Community College’s Division of Continuing Education, in association with BDI Datalynk, is bringing Certified Fiber Optics Technician training to Westchester County. A series of training sessions will be held in September on the college’s Valhalla campus.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ITALIAN CLUB OFFERS EVENTS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER Westchester Community College’s Il Club Italiano will be presenting a variety of cultural events in the fall and winter.
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CHAMBER MUSIC SHOWS AT WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Westchester Community College is presenting two chamber music matinees in September and February. Enjoy two Sunday afternoons of delightful classical music presented by the Camerata Chamber Orchestra. The performances will be held in the Classroom Building, Room 100 on the Valhalla campus of Westchester Community College.
Full Story >>WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART EXHIBIT FEATURES WORK BY STEVEN P. PERKINS
Steven P. Perkins: The Transparent Tourist will be on display in The Fine Arts Gallery at Westchester Community College from Monday, August 24 through Saturday, September 26.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAKES LEADING COLLEGES LISTS IN DIVERSE; ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION MAGAZINE
Westchester Community College has again been recognized for its role regarding diversity in education. The institution has been included on three separate lists of leading colleges as polled by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS HONORED AT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD EVENT
Westchester Community College recently held its annual Personal Development Awards ceremony on the Valhalla campus to recognize the progress made by students facing challenges during the course of their education. Four students received $1,000 each to help them continue their education.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION RAISES $500 THOUSAND AT 40TH
ANNIVERSARY AWARDS DINNER FEATURING AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY
The recent Westchester Community College Foundation’s 40th Anniversary Spring
for Scholarships fundraiser at Tappan Hill amassed $500,000 for the college.
Christopher Buckley, novelist, editor of Forbes Magazine and former National
Review columnist, was the keynote speaker. During the dinner, the Foundation
announced a new full-year student scholarship in Buckley’s name.
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AMERICAN WOMEN OF AFRICAN HERITAGE, INC. ESTABLISH ARCHIVE TO PRESERVE LEGACY OF WESTCHESTER WOMEN
The college has established an archive of historical artifacts from African-American women of Westchester. Here's some information and a digital photograph of two of the individuals involved in this effort.
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DIVERSITY FELLOWS NAMED AT WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR FALL 2009
As part of Westchester Community College’s “Year of Diversity,” the institution has created the Dr. Ford Teaching Fellowship Program, an initiative to further diversify the faculty. Under this fellowship program, fellows will serve as members of the adjunct faculty in addition to receiving mentoring and training from current full-time faculty members.
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CONGRESSMAN JOHN HALL VISITS COLLEGE TO PROMOTE
IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW G.I. BILL BENEFITS
Congressman John Hall held a press conference at
Westchester Community College to promote his support of the
implementation of a new G.I. Bill which expands benefits for
veterans. He is attempting to spread the word about the bill, which
has been approved, and the way in which it makes college more
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