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The SSS*STAR awards ceremony honoring students for the 2007-2008 academic year was held at Senorita’s Restaurant on May 2, 2008. SSS*STAR is a federally funded comprehensive academic support program created to help students stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degree. The program is designed to enhance academic performance and increase retention and graduation rates. Most of the STARS are first generation college students in their families. The program is available at more than 900 colleges and universities nationwide.
The weather has warmed, the Capstones are almost over, finals also are almost over, and college students everywhere are thinking Spring!
Bloomfield College is taking registrations for accelerated courses in the Supply Chain Management certificate/degree program which is beginning on May 12, 2008. The courses are designed to meet the ever-growing, highly specialized field of materials management. A student can earn a certificate in Supply Chain Management or apply the course credits towards a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
The new Learning Resource Center opened its doors in January 2008, welcoming students for the spring semester. In keeping with Bloomfield College’s tradition of celebrating achievement, the official ribbon cutting ceremony took place on April 11, 2008.
The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) is one of the nation's most comprehensive and successful state-supported efforts to provide access to higher education for those students who do not have the financial resources or academic standing for standard admissions. The EOF assists residents who are capable and motivated but lack adequate preparation for college study. Supporting students to achieve success and graduate from college, the EOF offers a wide array of campus-based outreach and support services.
The idea of having dinner with their favorite professor was the brainchild of Edwin Nunez '99 and his wife Kimberly Grell-Nunez '98, and Paula Craig '84, Humanities division secretary. Nunez often thought about the impact his professors had on his life, and how this was also true for many other alumni/ae of the division.
Carolyn Patty Blum, a visiting fellow at Kellogg College at the University of Oxford and an expert in the field of refugee law, was the guest lecturer for the Cyrus H. Holley Professorship in Applied Ethics program on April 15, 2008. Held in the Van Fossan Theatre, Professor Blum offered insight to U.S. policy concerning the use of torture in the current war on terrorism.
Mosaic Dance Theater Company in association with Westminster Arts Center presents Dances of Time and Tradition, a dazzling array of dance works celebrating the rich dance traditions of the Near East. From the ancient to the contemporary, from the folkloric to the interpretive, the vibrant, original choreographies by Samara feature a combination of new works as well as existing pieces from the repertoire. The performers in the company are: Samara, Morgiana Celeste, Adriana, Nina, Zahra Gamal, Nahoko, and Romy. Popular Arabic singer Maurice Chedid and drummer Gamal Shafik provide on-stage musical accompaniment.
At a luncheon sponsored by the Presbyterian Nurses Alumni Association on March 27, 2008, several nursing alumni returned to speak with students, faculty, alumni, and guests about their experiences in life after college.
Ten fifth graders who are involved with the SCEEP (Suburban Cultural Education and Enrichment program) and their tutors from the Glen Ridge Congregational Church arrived at Bloomfield College on April 3 to scope out college life. The program, sponsored by the Protestant Community Centers Inc. in Newark, pairs elementary school children from Newark with SCEEP centers for tutoring and mentoring. Bloomfield College has a SCEEP program on campus that hosts fourth graders from Sussex Avenue School every Friday.
33 students from Korea arrived at Bloomfield College on Monday, April 7, 2008 after a 19-hour flight from their home country. These students will be studying nursing science at the college’s prestigious Presbyterian Division of Nursing for the next four months. In an agreement with seven Korean Colleges, these young men and women receive funding to live and study through the Korean ministry of education. Bloomfield College has received the largest amount of funding from the Korean government among the U.S. colleges and universities for this program.
From February 28 - March 7, Professors Nancy Bacci and Lisa Rabinowitz and their intrepid husbands Jim and Harold traveled with ten CAT Honors students to Rome, the second course and destination run as CAT 333 Global Arts. The students were juniors and seniors, majors in Fine Arts, Animation, Game Design, Graphics, Music, and Video. The trip was astonishing for the happiness everyone felt, nearly every minute, at being in such a beautiful, historic city, in the side trips to Florence and Pompeii, and in each others’ company. It is rare to enjoy group travel this much.
The celebration of Women’s History Month culminated in a luncheon for the women of Bloomfield College (men were invited too), on March 25, 2008 in the Deacon’s Den. The room became elegant with flowers, balloons, and tablecloths as many administrators, staff, and students gathered to honor several of their own for their contributions to the college as well as to the community. A call for nominations was sent out a few weeks prior and more than 30 names were received – all nominated by their peers.
On Sunday, March 30, several honor societies held ceremonies to induct qualified students as members based on their proficiency in their chosen majors. The Bloomfield College chapters of Delta Mu Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, Psi Chi, and Alpha Chi, led by student and faculty members welcomed a total of 69 students who have proved to be worthy of membership through their scholarship and dedication to their chosen fields.
Bloomfield College’s long history of global education has a new chapter. On March 20, 2008, Dr. Kang Il Lee, president of Daejeon Health Sciences College, and Dr. Dong Chan Lee, international program director of same, visited with Bloomfield College President Richard Levao and Dr. Peter Jeong, vice president for technology and professional studies. The purpose of their visit was to sign an agreement to investigate how the two institutions could work together with student and faculty exchanges for both general education and with the nursing and allied health programs.
4th Wall Musical Theatre, the professional theatre company in residence at Westminster Arts Center, continues its 2007-2008 season as one of the state’s most cutting edge musical theatre companies with Philemon, written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, the duo behind hits such as "I Do, I Do, 110 in the Shade and The Fantasticks".
Philemon runs for two nights only, Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are only $10 ($4 for BC students) and can be reserved by calling 973-748-9008 ext 279.
The Association for Independent Colleges and Universities of NJ (AICUNJ) sponsored a student lobby day in Trenton on Monday, March 10, 2008. Five students and two staff members from Bloomfield College descended upon the statehouse to ask legislators to reconsider Governor Corzine’s budget cuts to higher education. The students also had the opportunity to sit in on committee meetings and learn more about the legislative process in New Jersey.
The New Jersey Theatre Alliance and Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College will present Running Rabbit Family Theatre’s production of Rapunzel on Saturday, March 15 at 11:00 am. This performance is part of the 11th Annual Family Week at the Theatre, a yearly event that provides free and discounted theatre programming during the second week of March. This performance will be offered at “buy one child’s ticket for $8 and get one for FREE”. Adult tickets are $10. For more information or to make a reservation, call the box office at 973-748-9008 ext 279.
Bloomfield College is now accepting applications for the Kellman VIII course in Humanities for the fall of 2008. The Kellman course is an off-campus program held at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, which provides free college-level classes to low-income adults. The course is a multidisciplinary approach which examines the theme “What is justice?” through philosophy, literature, and history.
Bloomfield College has added a new partnership to its current list of international collaborations. On February 13, 2008, three professors from Pai Chai University in Daejeon Korea: Dr. Mun Soo Lee, Dr. Byung Tae Kim, and Dr. Choon Shik Zang visited Bloomfield College and signed an agreement with the College’s president, Richard A. Levao. The terms of the agreement foster increased relations with the two institutions with student and faculty exchanges, scholarships, and the establishment of a Korean Language Institute on the Bloomfield College campus. Pai Chai University also has partnership agreements with Drew University, Duke University, and Emory College.
In early February, CAT majors Mel Garber (animation) and Carl McKevitt (game design) left for South Korea for the Spring 2008 semester. They'll spend their first month in a Korean language immersion program in Seoul, living with a Korean family, then move on to Jeonju University for the rest of the spring, where they'll be taking advanced classes in animation as well as continuing their study of Korean language & culture. You can follow their adventures here and send them your questions and comments at these blogs:
The Van Fossan Theatre was packed with family and friends who attended the Dean’s List ceremony on Sunday afternoon, February 17, 2008.
The afternoon began with a welcome by Marion Terenzio, vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Terenzio spoke of potential and promise; the potential found inside each student as they strive to do their best, and the promise made by all to support them in their journey.
The Van Fossan Theatre was packed with family and friends who attended the Dean’s List ceremony on Sunday afternoon, February 17, 2008.
The afternoon began with a welcome by Marion Terenzio, vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Terenzio spoke of potential and promise; the potential found inside each student as they strive to do their best, and the promise made by all to support them in their journey.
Black History Month at Bloomfield College is a month of events, celebration, and learning about the many contributions of African-American people and culture to the mosaic of American life. During February, the college has several events to foster a greater understanding of these contributions.
Patrick Combs, a career development speaker and writer, had a flight of fancy one day. Having received a check in the mail for $95,093.35 as part of a promotional package for a get-rich-quick method, he decided to see what would happen if he deposited the check in his account. Despite the fact that the check had "non-negotiable" posted in the corner, the bank not only deposited it, but credited his account for that sum. The rest of the story is about how big business is sometimes too big and gets tangled in its own bureaucratic web.
To increase voter education about Super Tuesday and increase voter registration for the November presidential election, Bloomfield College held mock primary elections on Monday, February 4, 2008.
The mock election results were: 61 percent for Barack Obama; 31 percent for Hillary Clinton; 3 percent for John McCain; 1 percent for Mike Huckabee; and less than one percent for Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 is considered Super Tuesday in the state of New Jersey. It is the day that state residents will go to the polls and vote for the presidential candidate of their choice within the Republican or Democratic parties. From this point, delegates will be assigned to attend the party conventions to nominate the nation’s choice of presidential candidate.
As part of an ongoing project called Democracy Matters @ Bloomfield College, events are scheduled to educate the Bloomfield College community about the presidential candidates and the voting process.
Six members of the Bloomfield College Student Government Executive Council held a forum to educate their audience about the system of voting in the U.S. and each of the presidential candidates’ platforms concerning the issues. The forum was held in the Deacon’s Den on Thursday evening, January 31, 2008.
We are pleased to inform you that Bloomfield College has joined 25 other New Jersey and New York colleges and universities in a partnership with NJ TRANSIT’S Online Student Discount Program. Effective November 1, 2007, Bloomfield College students can purchase monthly passes (for bus, rail, or light rail) at a savings of up to 25 percent.
The Bloomfield College Baseball team is conducting a food drive to restock the dwindling reserves at the Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair. The Human Needs Food Pantry provides food, clothing and other services to people in need who live in Montclair, NJ and other neighboring communities in Essex County.
4th Wall Musical Theatre, the professional theatre company in residence at Westminster, returns for three nights with an original musical Heaven Knows as part of the company’s M.I.D (Musicals-in-Development) Stage Series.
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