Campus News – Page 20

May 3, 2020

Need credits? Summer registration is open at C-GCC; includes many online classes

Summer Session at Columbia-Greene Community College begins online May 18, with two sessions planned to offer more than 50 online courses. Courses in Automotive,…

May 3, 2020

Queensborough student earns prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

Biling Chen, a student at Queensborough Community College, is one of 50 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The…

May 3, 2020

Suffolk’s Porfido helps feed hospital night shift

Dominic Porfido, a Suffolk County Community College Accounting major and soon-to-be member of the class of 2020, spends nights volunteering with his boss, John…

May 3, 2020

SUNY campuses create 55K face masks for organizations in need

The State University of New York is answering the call for much needed face masks for front line and essential workers during the COVID-19…

May 3, 2020

Rutigliano earns PTK Orlowski Award

Suffolk County Community College’s Leeanna Rutigliano has been awarded the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) Orlowski Award for International Officer candidates. The award…

May 3, 2020

An online medical cannabis program

Raritan Valley Community College, in partnership with Sarah Trent, CEO of Valley Wellness, is offering an online New Jersey Medical Cannabis Dispensary Training course….

May 1, 2020

HCC donates unused food to local pantries

Surplus food from Holyoke Community College has benefited hundreds of individuals and families who frequent area food pantries and social service agencies. Pictured: Sarah…

May 1, 2020

C-GCC Faculty Association Awards announced

Columbia-Greene Community College students Lisa Blake of Lagrangeville (right), N.Y., and Jasmine Pewarski Pine Plains, N.Y., (left) are the recipients of this year’s Faculty…

April 25, 2020

“We the Women,” a virtual tea series

Springfield Technical Community College will celebrate achievements by female leaders with a virtual tea series called “We the Women.” STCC will feature local speakers…

April 24, 2020

Free digital literacy program for remote workers

Holyoke Community College will run a free online program starting May 5 for people who want to sharpen their digital literacy skills to become…

April 24, 2020

Berkshire: Two student make All-USA Academic Team

Berkshire Community College (BCC) students, Travis Costello and Jimmy Phan (pictured R-L), were recently nominated to the All-USA Academic Team. Phi Theta Kappa Honor…

April 23, 2020

Community college student wins prestigious poetry prize

As a student at Smith College in 1955, a young Sylvia Plath won the prestigious Glascock Poetry Prize, lanching her career as an esteemed…

April 23, 2020

Making sure students can get SNAP benefits during crisis

Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), along with Congressmen Josh Harder (CA-10) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), introduced the Emergency Ensuring Access to SNAP (EATS) Act…

April 23, 2020

SUNY sponsors esports tourney to help students in crisis

State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today announced a system-wide esports tournament to help support student emergency funds amid the COVID-19…

April 22, 2020

Holyoke CC to be online-only for summer; tentatively live for fall (registration open)

Registration is now open for both summer and fall 2020 classes at Holyoke Community College, presenting a smart and affordable option for college students…