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IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AT WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE GAIN IMPORTANT SKILLS FOR
COLLEGE AND CAREERS
Westchester Community College, the host for the national Community College
Consortium for Immigrant Education (CCCIE), is improving educational and
employment outcomes for immigrant students, including increased accessibility,
affordability, college degree or certificate completion, and job placements,
according to a new CCCIE report, Increasing Opportunities for Immigrant
Students: Community College Strategies for Success.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECEIVES $25,000 GRANT FROM CON EDISON
Con Edison has awarded a $25,000 grant to Westchester Community College to
expand the Con Edison Green Faculty Learning Community. First funded last year,
this is an ongoing effort to integrate sustainability throughout various
curricula at the college.
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HARTSDALE RESIDENT NAMED SUNY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
The State University of New York has named Westchester Community College
Professor Louis M. Rotando of Hartsdale, New York a distinguished service
professor. He is the seventh faculty member from the college to receive this
honor. This is the highest SUNY system designation conferred upon instructors.
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ASTORINO ANNOUNCES HEALTH DEPT. TO HOLD MASS VACCINE DRILL
Free flu shots will be given to students and staff as part of exercise at
Westchester Community College
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Dr. Joseph N. HankinCelebrates 40 Years
The stewardship of a president is the key to any successful
educational institution, and Westchester Community College has been lucky
enough to have had steady, visionary, and energetic leadership from one
individual for four decades. Today we celebrate Dr. Joseph N. Hankin’s
achievements and his key role in support of our own successes.
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WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHILDREN’S CENTER CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Westchester Community College’s Virginia Marx Children’s Center is commemorating
its 25th year of operation with a Saturday, April 30 celebration at 5:30 p.m. in
the college’s Gateway Center. Invitees will include friends of the college,
legislators, staff, faculty, and administrators along with current and former
college students who got their start in the facility.
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SHAKESPEARE’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM PRESENTED AT WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE ON MAY 14
Shakespeare’s comic fantasy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will be performed by the
National Players on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in the Academic Arts
Theatre at Westchester Community College.
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There's Always Something Happening
Here
The Smart Arts
Cultural Events Calendar
Discover Smart Arts, award-winning classic
and foreign films, resident and visiting dance companies, visiting
poets and writers, symphonic concerts, world music matinees,
multicultural series, family-fare theater, fine arts showings, and
lectures on the cultural and the current. For a detailed look at the
Smart Arts schedule go to
Smart Arts Cultural
Events. For a printed schedule, call the Cultural Affairs Office,
914-606-6262.
Professional Development Center
Hundreds of companies, from small businesses to Westchester's
largest corporations, have received excellent training through Westchester Community College's
Professional Development Center.
Customized training is just one way Westchester Community College helps to improve the local economy.
Westchester Community College's overall economic impact on the County is tremendous - estimated at $84
million annually.
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