1. Hackensack Foundation's Green Team Investigates the Hackensack River's Storm Water Runoff and Flooding
This summer, the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) partnered with Montclair State University’s PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies (ISS) to host a trans-disciplinary Green Team. 
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2. Bergen Grads’ Clean Energy Research Published
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College biology Professor Luis Jimenez, Ph.D., and three biology graduates have seen their research on clean energy published in the summer issue of the journal, BIOS, a quarterly journal of biology.
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3. Kean University Enrolling Largest Freshman Class Ever for Fall 2022
UNION, N.J. — Kean University’s freshman enrollment this fall is projected to be the highest in the University’s history, with more than 2,000 students currently registered for classes, University officials announced.
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4. Bergen Students Shine at Beacon Conference
PARAMUS, N.J. – Selected from more than 30 institutions across the entire northeast region, 10 Bergen Community College students had their papers chosen for presentation at the 30th annual Beacon Honors Conference, with one student winning first place honors.
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5. Bergen STEM Students Win NSF-Sponsored Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Students from Bergen Community College have earned first place honors in the national Community College Innovation Challenge sponsored by the National Science Foundation and American Association of Community Colleges.
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6. Patients to Benefit from $1 Million Gift to John Theurer Cancer Center from Grateful Patient and Family
HACKENSACK, NJ – June 30, 2022 – Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce a generous gift from Norton and Anita Waltuch and Boris and Denise Slusarev in honor of the care Boris received during his cancer treatment from Andre Goy, M.D., chairman and chief physician ...
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7. Choosing ‘Knowledge Instead of Fear,’ Kean University Graduate Overcomes Cancer as She Earns Her Degree
Marlboro resident Rachael Johnson continued her full-time studies while undergoing chemotherapy.
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8. BERKELEY COLLEGE MBA GRADUATE AND U.S. MARINE CORPS VETERAN GABRIELLE PERALTA NAMED TO ‘ALL IN’ STUDENT VOTING HONOR ROLL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ADVANCE STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION
Berkeley College graduate Gabrielle Peralta of Newark, NJ, was among 82 college students named to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Student Voting Honor Roll,
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9. BERKELEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION TO HOST 5th ANNUAL GOLF OUTING TO SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
The Berkeley College Foundation will host its 5th Annual Golf Outing on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Crystal Springs Golf Course in Hamburg, NJ. The event, which includes a 9 a.m. shotgun start as well as a luncheon and silent auction, will assist the Foundation in its mission to provide ...
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10. Ramapo College and the County of Bergen Partner with County and Community Organizations for May 24 Spring Domestic Violence Awareness Symposium
MAHWAH, NEW JERSEY – Ramapo College of New Jersey, in partnership with the County of Bergen and a number of county and community-based organizations, will host a Spring Domestic Violence Awareness Symposium on May 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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11. AACC, NSF Announce 12 Student Teams to Advance to Community College Innovation Challenge Finals
Community college students will attend an Innovation Boot Camp to pitch their STEM solutions to real-world challenges 
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12. If We Build It, Caregivers Will Come
This week we celebrate “Careers in Aging Week”—a national observance honoring the many career paths in the long term care profession.
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13. Kean University Architecture Student Helps Redesign Kean House Patio
Santiago Rada of Elmwood Park assisted with several on-campus projects. 
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14. K-12 Teachers Learn Cultural Competency Through Kean University Professional Development
UNION, N.J. — As newcomers from all over the world make New Jersey their home and the student population across school districts becomes more diverse, a Kean program is helping teachers acquire understanding, perspective, and evidence-based strategies so that they can teach more intentionally.
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15. Foundation to Offer Rappaport Prize to Top Kean Architecture Students for Second Year
UNION, N.J. —  For the second year running, a private foundation with a history of supporting higher education and the teaching of urban design will offer a $10,000 innovation prize to be shared by top students at Kean University’s Michael Graves College School of Public Architecture.
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16. Hackers Wanted: Bergen Offers Cybersecurity Programs
New Jersey State Assemblyman and Deputy Majority Leader P. Christopher Tully (D-38), Assemblywoman Ellen Park (D-37), Assemblywoman Linda Carter (D-22) and Bergen Dean of Math, Science and Technology Emily Vandalovsky, Ph.D., recently toured the College’s cybersecurity classrooms.
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17. WNBA Great Chamique Holdsclaw Urges Kean Audience to Stop the Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness
UNION, N.J. — WNBA Hall of Famer Chamique Holdsclaw told an audience of students at the Kean University Human Rights Conference last week to seek help if they are struggling with mental illness.
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18. Kean University Offers Students New Options in Musical Theatre, Exercise Science
UNION, N.J. — Kean University is expanding academic options in musical theatre performance and exercise science, beginning in Fall 2022.
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19. Kean University Education Faculty Launch ‘Early Chemistry’ for Young Learners
UNION, N.J. — A faculty member in the Kean College of Education is laying the groundwork for children to learn chemistry by introducing the subject at a young age – in second and third grade.
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20. Grassroots Group in Englewood Proposes a Public High School for the Arts at Russell C. Major Liberty School
--Website launched highlighting the vision and featured interviews with prominent performers and artists.--
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21. Bergen Signs Transfer Agreement with Pace
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College and Pace University have signed a new dual admission agreement that will allow Bergen graduates to enter Pace with junior standing. Officials from both institutions signed the agreement March 10 at Bergen’s main campus.
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22. Bergen President Caps First Year with National Honor
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as the institution’s top official, has earned a national leadership award from the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for community colleges.
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23. Checkmate: Bergen Chess Club Captures Silver
PARAMUS, N.J. – Besting competitors from such institutions of higher education such as Yale University, the members of the Bergen Community College chess club secured second place in the seventh annual Central New York Open hosted in Syracuse, New York by the Continental Chess Association.
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24. BERKELEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION NAMES ELLEN ZITIS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Berkeley College Foundation recently announced the appointment of Ellen Zitis as Executive Director. Zitis, a resident of Wyckoff, NJ, previously served as Associate Director, Northeast Regional Advancement, for William & Mary, a premier public research university, where she managed donor outreach and planned giving for university alumni in the ...
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25. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Partners with Morgan Stanley to Offer All-Girl Virtual Financial Literacy Workshop Series
Ongoing “Money Moves” Interactive Educational Series Will Help Girl Scouts Earn Financial Literacy Badges
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