Alumna Joins Bergen Board of Trustees

PARAMUS, N.J. – After election by her peers, Bergen Community College alumna Ourania Nassis Rahman (’25) has joined the institution’s Board of Trustees as alumni representative. Rahman took the oath of office at the governing panel’s November 25 meeting.

Rahman distinguished herself at Bergen as a member of the STEM Student Scholars organization. Among her work, she conducted research on the antimicrobial properties of fungi and presented at the 2024 STEM C^2 Research Summit. Rahman also worked as a peer writing tutor in the award-winning Cerullo Learning Assistance Center. She graduated from Bergen with a 4.0 GPA as a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Rahman now attends Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, studying computer science and cybersecurity. Her program of study will allow her to earn a bachelor’s degree in 2027 and a master’s one year later. At FDU, she participates on the Division I women’s fencing team and founded the university’s motorsports engineering club.

The College’s 12-person board of trustees features nine individuals appointed by the county, two by the governor, and one elected by the student body. Bergen President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., serves as an ex-officio member of the board.

Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls more than 13,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.