1. Bergen Cerullo Center Tops Two-Year Tutors
... the 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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2. 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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3. Inclusive Education Program Notches National Honors
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College’s Turning Point Program, a two-year postsecondary education experience for young adults with intellectual disabilities, has earned a silver “Excellence Award” in the Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice category from NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
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4. BERGEN COUNTY OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Floodplain Protection, Historic Preservation, Land Acquisition, and Municipal Park Improvement grants available in 2025 funding cycle (HACKENSACK, NJ) – The Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Land Management, announces the 2025 Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Grant Program. The 2025 grant cycle welcomes applicants seeking aid in three ...
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5. Medical Volunteers Perform Life Changing Surgeries
... to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic February 1st for a week-long pediatric orthopedic surgical mission. Led by Dr. Edward Nieuwenhuis, Jr., Dr. Avrum Joffe, Dr. Anthony Delfico, and Trip Administrator Ellen Walsh, the team is expecting to perform over 40 corrective surgeries on young children born with congenital anomalies.
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6. High Schoolers Get a Head Start on College
PARAMUS, N.J. – This spring, 53 students from the Applied Technology High School (ATHS) on the campus of Bergen Community College completed their studies and graduated with associate degrees … one month prior to earning their high school diplomas.
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7. TEDESCO, COMMISSIONERS PRESENT $125K IN OPEN SPACE FUNDING TO BOROUGH OF RIDGEFIELD
Funding will support addition of passive park area and facility improvements at Veteran’s Memorial Field (RIDGEFIELD, N.J.) – County Executive Jim Tedesco and members of the Board of Commissioners recently presented a ceremonial check for $125,026 from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) to Ridgefield Mayor Hugo Jimenez and members of ...
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8. NJ Sharing Network Commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month by Honoring Organ Donor Heroes and Raising Awareness About the Importance of Organ and Tissue Donation
(New Providence, NJ) – According to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN), over 22,000 Hispanic individuals are currently on the national organ transplant waiting list. In 2023, Hispanic Americans made up about 15% of all organ donors in the U.S. ...
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9. HUD Awards $425,000 to the Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey to Fight Housing Discrimination
Funding will support and promote fair housing nationwide. NEW JERSEY - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $31.7 million from its FY 2024 budget to support 75 fair housing organizations across the nation through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).
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10. Class of 2024 Valedictorian, Ian Park, Reflects on Time in Paramus District
June 17, 2024: Paramus, NJ – Ian Park '24, Valedictorian of the Paramus High School Class of 2024, reflects on his time in Paramus Public Schools
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