March 29, 2016 The Tribeca Film Festival debuted the ReActor, the world’s first computerized acting judge, just outside Theatre One on the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) campus at 199 Chambers St. on Tuesday March 29. Through the magic of voice and facial recognition technology combined with motion sensors, the ReActor recorded and...
May 19, 2017 Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) and the BMCC Foundation hosted the 2017 Gala, “Invest in a Future,” on May 18 at Cipriani, 25 Broadway, raising more than $1.12 million to benefit the BMCC Scholarship Fund. The evening's Honorees were Carol Britton, Chief Operating Officer for Corporate Services at BNY Mellon, and Jeffrey Gural, Chairman of...
August 25, 2016 On Saturday, August 20 in Fiterman Hall, 21 BMCC students presented summaries of their STEM research projects made possible through the Minority Student Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) of the U.S. Department of Education. Guests at the event were welcomed by MESIP Student Research Coordinator and Professor of Mathematics David Allen. Director...
February 7, 2014 Thanks to the efforts of a long list of BMCC students, staff and faculty, the Opening Ceremony to this year’s African Heritage Month took place in the first-floor lounge of BMCC’s main campus building with spectacular live music, dance and spoken word performances. Therapy, a Caribbean band from Kaptain Productions, filled...
February 1, 2018 “As we design for success, we must design for a culture of care,” said Karrin E. Wilks, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, in her address at the 2018 Faculty Convocation in January. “At BMCC, we have worked over time to create a...
May 25, 2016 On May 23, Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon visited Professor Katherine Kavanagh’s Advanced Theatre Workshop in Theatre I, as part of a new collaboration with the BMCC Theatre Program. “During my sabbatical last year, I began to explore a partnership with WalkRunFly Productions, which Brandon V. Dixon co-founded with Warren Adams,” says...
BMCC and other CUNY students present research projects at the 2017 CRSP Symposium. August 1, 2017 Working alongside faculty mentors, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) students investigate the link between dopamine receptors and drug addiction. They analyze metal-tolerant bacteria in the waters around New York City and push mathematical theory to new levels....
November 2, 2016 November is Hispanic Heritage Month at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) and organizers say this year’s theme — Engaging the World and Building Community — is especially relevant against the backdrop of the 2016 Presidential election and the national dialogue about immigration in the United States. “The goal of this...
Panelists (left to right): Nneka Onuorah, Kawin Long, Michelle Smoller, Olga Czarkowski, Anastasia Wright. May 12, 2014 The BMCC communication studies and theatre clubs, led by faculty advisor Professor Vincent Cheng, recently hosted the panel Careers in Television & Public Relations.Speaking to a full audience in the Media Center’s TV Studio 2, five dynamic...
April 5, 2017 More than 425 prospective students and guests attended the Spring 2017 Open House on Saturday, March 25 at BMCC’s main campus on 199 Chambers Street in lower Manhattan. “The event included a meet-and-greet with faculty and staff, a presentation about BMCC and Admissions, tours of the main campus, and in-person admissions...