CVS Caremark donated $50,000 for the new laboratory for Westchester Community
College’s new pharmacy technician program at the EOC to train underserved adults
in this booming field
Members of the media attended a ribbon cutting as Westchester
Community College and CVS Caremark officially opened a Pharmacy Practice
Laboratory for the school’s new pharmacy technician program at the
Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) for underserved adults.
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NATIVE PLANT CENTER CELEBRATES GARDEN CONSERVANCY OPEN DAYS WITH FREE GUIDED
TOURS AND TREE PLANTING ON JULY 25
Want to find out how to attract more birds, butterflies and other
native wildlife to your garden? A visit to The Native Plant Center’s
demonstration gardens at Westchester Community College in Valhalla on
Sunday, July 25 can get you started.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS HONORED AT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD
EVENT
Westchester Community College recently held its annual Greta Cohen
Personal Development Awards ceremony on the Valhalla campus to recognize the
progress made by students facing challenges during the course of their
education. Five students received $1,000 and two students received $500 each
to help them continue their education. The awards are named after Greta
Cohen, a retired faculty member.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR DR. NEGAR FARAKISH RECEIVES NATIONAL
AWARD
Dr. Negar Farakish, Assistant Dean of Developmental Education at
Westchester Community College, received the National Association for
Developmental Education (NADE) Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation Award. Her
doctorial dissertation, Educating the Academically Underprepared, was
prepared at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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Westchester Community College and CVS Caremark Announce Pharmacy Practice
Laboratory at the Educational Opportunity Center in Yonkers
Members of the media are invited to a ribbon cutting on Thursday as
Westchester Community College and CVS Caremark officially open a
Pharmacy Practice Laboratory for the school’s new pharmacy technician
program at the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) for underserved adults.
Reporters are invited to the event on Thursday, May 6 at 11:00 a.m. at the
EOC location at 26 South Broadway in Yonkers.
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Professor Iris Cook Honored
On behalf of the American Council on Education/National Network of Women
Leaders--Westchester /Rockland Region, I would like to invite you to the annual
Dr. Carol S. Russett Award luncheon to be held on Friday, April 30 from
12:30-3:30 pm at Antun’s Restaurant in Elmsford.
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AUTHOR, SON OF IWO JIMA FLAG-RAISER, JAMES BRADLEY SPEAKS AT WESTCHESTER
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON APRIL 21
James Bradley, author of
Flags of Our Fathers and the son of one of the flag-raisers on Iwo Jima,
will speak at Westchester Community College on Wednesday, April 21 at 10:00 a.m.
The presentation in Classroom Building, Room 200 is free and open to the public.
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IBM SCIENTIST, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGIST, GIVES FREE PUBLIC LECTURE AT WESTCHESTER
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 27
IBM scientist Dr. Ajay Royyuru will present a
lecture to students at Westchester Community College on his team’s
current research with the Genographic Project – the global, anthropological
research initiative with National Geographic to map humankind’s ancient
migratory routes.
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NATIVE PLANT CENTER HOSTS ELEVENTH ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT SALE ON APRIL 24; OFFERS
APRIL LECTURE, MAY FIELD TRIP
Once again, The Native Plant Center (NPC) at Westchester Community
College is offering a one-day sale of choice North American plant species
and varieties selected especially for our region, along with limited
quantities of elusive rarities.
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TD BANK AND THE TC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DONATE
$10,000 TO WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UNDERWRITING CELEBRITY SALON SERIES
Westchester Community College has received a $10,000 donation from TD Bank,
America’s Most Convenient Bank
® and the TD Charitable Foundation, the giving arm of the bank, to
underwrite the costs of the college Foundation’s annual Celebrity Salon Series.
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DANCE COMPANY CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY, PERFORMS SPRING CONCERT IN APRIL
Danceworks, the dance company of Westchester Community College, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, will perform a series of performances in April. The troupe, a diverse ethnic and cultural combination of Westchester Community College students and alumni, will perform in the Academic Arts Theatre on April 2, 3, 9, 10 and 11. Friday and Saturday shows are at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 3:00 p.m.
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THE NATIVE PLANT CENTER HOSTS NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION EVENT ON APRIL 10
The Native Plant Center (NPC) at Westchester Community College is holding an event with National Wildlife Federation (NWF) representatives on Saturday, April 10. A Morning with the National Wildlife Federation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the college’s Valhalla campus.
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FORMER LOST BOY OF THE SUDAN, VALENTINO ACHAK DENG, VISITS WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Hundreds of students attended today’s Westchester Community College lecture by Valentino Achak, Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan profiled in Dave Eggers’s epic bestselling book, What Is The What. The college’s English Language Institute and Gateway Center were the dual sponsors of the March 3 lecture on the main campus in Valhalla.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHILDREN’S CENTER RECEIVES ACCREDITATION
Westchester Community College’s children’s center facility has again received accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Virginia Marx Children’s Center on the Valhalla campus met the Early Childhood Program standards of this organization.
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GOVERNOR PATERSON AND STATE BOARD OF REGENTS ANNOUNCE $5.5 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR “SMART SCHOLARS” EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Governor David A. Paterson and Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch today announced the award of approximately $5.5 million in grants to 11 “Smart Scholars” Early College High Schools (ECHS) and the State University of New York (SUNY) to coordinate this network of early college high schools throughout the State.
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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.
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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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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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