1. Student Scholars Shine at Beacon Conference
PARAMUS, N.J. – Recognizing excellence in community college student scholarship, Bergen Community College hosted the 33rd annual installment of the Beacon Conference at its main campus on June 6. A collaborative of 15 mid-Atlantic community colleges, of which Bergen remains a charter member, have partnered to organize the event since ...
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2. New Jersey Turns the Tide with Innovative Coastal Sediment Strategy
As New Jersey’s coastal communities prepare for summer boating and hurricane season, a unique public-private partnership is advancing a smart, sustainable approach to protecting our coast.
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3. Local High School Students Awarded Scholarships for Advocacy and Support of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
(NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ) – Twelve New Jersey high school students were awarded scholarships from the Sharing Network Foundation for their passion and dedication to raising awareness of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. The 2025 graduates were presented with their scholarship awards at NJ Sharing Network’s headquarters in New Providence.
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4. Monmouth University Recognizes Local Students Named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (June 29, 2025) Monmouth University congratulates the outstanding academic achievements of students who qualify for the Spring 2025 Dean’s List.
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5. NJCCC Honors Bergen Leader’s “Spirit” with Award
PARAMUS, N.J. – For the second consecutive year, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges has recognized a Bergen Community College leader with one of the organization’s top honors. This year, Bergen’s Tracy Rand, the senior director of student access and transition services, received the “Spirit Award” recognizing her “above ...
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6. EXCEPTIONAL TEEN NAMED 2025 NEW JERSEY “YOUTH OF THE YEAR” BY BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN NEW JERSEY
Clifton, NJ – Selected among 16 outstanding youth, Jessica N. from the Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic has been named the 2025 New Jersey Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
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7. Paramus' Frisch School Senior Receives The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County’s Leadership Award for Young Women
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; May 30, 2025) -- The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County announces Mussia Poltorak, a resident of Bergenfield and a senior at The Frisch School, received its Young Women’s Senior Leadership Runner-Up Award with a certificate and a $2,000 award.
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8. Summering in France: Students to Study Abroad
PARAMUS, N.J. – Six Bergen Community College students will study abroad in France this summer during a two-week bootcamp program as part of the Community Colleges in France Bootcamp initiative.
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9. EXCEPTIONAL TEEN NAMED 2025 NEW JERSEY “YOUTH OF THE YEAR” BY BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS IN NEW JERSEY
Jessica Navarro Davalos Set to Receive College Scholarship and Vie for Northeast Regional Title in June
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10. Wegmans Announces 1,500 New Employee Scholarship Recipients in 2025
The Wegmans Employee Scholarship Program has awarded more than 48,000 employee scholarships totaling $150 million since it began in 1984
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11. Break Clays, Fund Scholarships for Physicians of the Future at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Sporting Clays Event on June 2
May 19, 2025 - Nutley, NJ - The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine will host a Sporting Clays Outing at The Hudson Farm Club in Hopatcong, NJ, to benefit the Scholarship Fund at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine on Monday, June 2.
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12. Bergen Celebrates Class of 2025
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A record number of Bergen Community College candidates for graduation participated in the institution’s 56th annual commencement exercises during a morning ceremony at MetLife Stadium on May 13. Nearly 1,100 graduates in attendance celebrated alongside approximately 7,000 family, friends, faculty, staff and special guests.
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13. THE ELISABETH MORROW SCHOOL RECEIVES 2025 ASCA STUDENT COUNCIL SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
(Englewood, N.J. – May 8, 2025) The Elisabeth Morrow School is proud to announce that their very own Morrow House (Grades 5-8) student council is the recipient of the 2025 ASCA Student Council School of Excellence Award.
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14. PHS Celebrates 15 Seniors Committing to Collegiate Athletics
May 7, 2025: Paramus, NJ – Paramus High School proudly congratulates 15 outstanding members of the Class of 2025 who officially committed to continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level during a signing ceremony held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
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15. Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic Announces Great Futures Gala – Defying Gravity
Honoring Dr. Limor Regular, with recognition of WNBA All-Star Essence Carson Paterson & Passaic, NJ, May 5, 2025 — The Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic (BGCPP) is thrilled to announce its upcoming Great Futures Gala, scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2025, at The Venetian in Garfield, ...
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16. Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey Proudly Announce 2025 New Jersey Youth of the Year Finalists
16 Boys & Girls Club teen leaders will compete for the New Jersey State and Military Youth of the Year Title on May 13
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17. Bergen Honor Students Secure Scholarships
PARAMUS, N.J. – Two Bergen Community College students and an alumna have received $10,000 in scholarships from Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society organization for two-year colleges. Leading the honorees, Elizabeth Girard (‘24) has earned the 2025 Hites Transfer Scholarship, PTK’s most prestigious and largest scholarship offering at $7,500.
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18. Make A Difference for Cervical Cancer Research By Participating in the 14th Annual Susan Zabransky Hughes Memorial 5K Run/Walk on April 26
March 26, 2024 - Saddle River, NJ - Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation, part of Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, is pleased to announce its 14th Annual Susan Zabransky Hughes Memorial 5K Run/Walk. The race will begin at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Saddle River on Saturday, April 26.
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19. Take a Tour at Bergen’s Spring Open House
PARAMUS, N.J. – Prospective students and their families will have the opportunity to explore Bergen Community College programs, facilities and resources at the institution’s spring open house on Thursday, April 3. The expansive campuswide event will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. at the College’s main campus at 400 ...
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20. Monmouth University Recognizes Local Students Named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (March 12, 2025) Monmouth University congratulates the outstanding academic achievements of students who qualify for the Fall 2024 Dean’s List.
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21. Bergen Cerullo Center Tops Two-Year Tutors
... Coaching and Tutoring Profession has selected the Bergen Community College Cerullo Learning Assistance Center to receive the “Learning Center of Excellence Award” for two-year institutions, recognizing it as the nation’s best among its peers. ACTP serves as a professional organization for academic coaches, student success professionals, tutors, tutor coordinators and administrators.
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22. Bergen Poverty Summit Features Pulitzer-Prize Winner
PARAMUS, N.J. – The federal government estimates that nearly 37 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, with 9.7 percent of the New Jersey population and 6.6 percent of the Bergen County population among them.
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23. College CFO Celebrated by Phi Theta Kappa
PARAMUS, N.J. – Wilton Thomas-Hooke, the chief financial officer at Bergen Community College, has earned the Distinguished College Administrator award from Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society of two-year colleges. Bergen’s Alpha Epsilon Phi chapter of the international organization nominated Thomas-Hooke for the honor based on his support of their ...
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24. Jeffrey B. Perry, A Spartan Who Took a Different Path
... PHS influence Jeff’s trajectory? A local/regional paper should give us that perspective (but I’m so glad that you ran a story about this amazing g accomplishment). I read volume 1 and as an academic I’m amazed at the ability of an independent scholar to produce such quality work.
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25. Vice President of Academic Affairs Brock Fisher, Ph.D.
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