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March 20, 2007
Joel Morocho Meets and Defeats His Own Demons
Joel Morocho, who just received his degree in Science from BMCC, with honors, looks forward to continuing his higher education at an Ivy League school. But Joel’s life is not so simple. It is a real story of pain, redemption, and personal epiphany.
March 19, 2007
Professor Sanchez's New Book on Spanish Poets after the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Oneida M. Sánchez, Associate Professor of Spanish at BMCC wrote a book titled Vivanco, Rosales y Gil: Libro de familia (Madrid: Verbum, 2006). The book studies three poets who belong to the first literary generation after the Spanish civil war.
March 15, 2007
CUNY's Bright Idea Contest
Student's, Faculty and Staff...
We need a name!
March 9, 2007
BMCC Nursing Student Saves a Life
Yakov Skolnick, a Nursing major, who had just taken his CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) course less than a month ago, put it to good use to save an 85 year-old man from cardiac arrest.
March 7, 2007
President Pérez Urges BMCC Community to Support CUNY's Budget Request
Pérez has written to the BMCC community to request that we log on to Support CUNY today and send a letter to New York State legislators.
March 6, 2007
What Does it Take to Run for Public Office?
In Celebration of Women’s HerStory Month, BMCC welcomes New York City Council Member Darlene Mealy. On Wednesday, March 14, BMCC alumna, the Honorable Darlene Mealy, will share her personal story of running for public office and winning a New York City Council seat in the 41st District of Brooklyn.
March 2, 2007
Jandi Yoon and Latifa Hadir on the Road to Success
The relationship between Professors Eugenia Oi Yan Yau and B. Dewprashad and their respective students, Ms. Jandi Yoon and Ms. Latifa Hadir, are emblematic of the goals of BMCC’s Campaign for Student Success.
February 28, 2007
Professor Jane Young Recognized by NYSUT as One of Two Higher Education Members of 2007
The Professor of English and BMCC’s PSCUNY’s (Professional Staff Congress) Chapter Chair said, “I was completely overcome by the NYSUT’s recognition of my work."
February 27, 2007
My Name is Eniola Adebule
This piece was written by Eniola Adebule, a 24 year old BMCC student who came to the United States three years ago from Nigeria. She is Liberal Arts major and is doing her internship with the New York Public Interest Group (NYPIRG) in Albany.
February 23, 2007
The BMCC Student Entrepreneur Summit
In celebration of Entrepreneurship Week USA, BMCC students are holding a summit on February 27, from 9 am to 2 pm in the Richard Harris Terrace to spread the entrepreneurial spirit throughout the campus community.
February 22, 2007
Alliance for Downtown New York and BMCC Help Prepare Next Generation of New York City Police Officers
Innovative security scholarship program provides opportunity for the Downtown Alliance’s Public Safety Officers to earn a college degree at BMCC and qualify for the NYPD.
February 22, 2007
African American Quilting
Lives on at BMCC

Prof. Edward Bostick and Vinton Melbourne blend painting and quilting to showcase historical African Americans using an art form that relates to the cultural legacy of southern African Americans.
February 22, 2007
How Hurricane Katrina Changed the Lives of 33 Students and Faculty
33 members of the BMCC community converged on Katrina-ravaged New Orleans during intersession to assist in the on-going and perhaps never-ending cleanup of a once proud American icon.
February 21, 2007
Cecilia Scott-Croff: Creating a Learning Community for Children
Everything about BMCC’s Early Childhood Center is geared toward helping children grow, says its dynamic new director.
February 21, 2007
The Way We Were
A visit to BMCC’s archives in [location] brings forth a torrent of memories and surprises – and offers a rare glimpse into the college’s beginnings. This early history of BMCC was compiled with the help of Professor Sidney Eng, BMCC’s Chief Librarian, and BMCC Archivist Phyllis Niles.
February 21, 2007
February 21, 2007
Internships Lead to Quality Education at BMCC
BMCC’s Cooperative Education Internship Program offers students a true “capstone experience,” says Jon Dash
February 15, 2007
BMCC's NYPIRG Student Empowerment Series
State Senator Liz Krueger and BMCC Professor Ronald Hayduk on Higher Education, February 22, 2007, 2-4pm, Room S-370
February 9, 2007
African American Quilting Lives on at BMCC

Prof. Edward Bostick and Vinton Melbourne blend painting and quilting to showcase historically famous African Americans and to revive and mantain an art form that relates to the cultural legacy of southern African Americans.

 

February 6, 2007
"Out-In-Two" Receives $486,000 Grant From The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation
The scholarship program provides full scholarships to students who complete their coursework in two years, and helps them transfer to four-year colleges and universities.