BMCC faculty starting Fall 2017 August 29, 2017 This Fall 2017, 38 professors are joining the more than 1,500 faculty at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY). Teaching in BMCC’s 47 associate degree programs, these new faculty members bring expertise in areas ranging from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields, to Liberal Arts areas...
August 31, 2016 Is the so-called “Freshman 15” an urban myth? Is it true that college students typically gain weight, their first year? “For some it doesn’t occur and for others it does,” says Gloria McNamara, a professor in the Health Education Department at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY). “If you’re aware it’s...
April 21, 2014 Elizabeth Butson is a recipient of the BMCC Presidential Medal and has underwritten many scholarships for BMCC students, including one in the name of her mother, Katy Halepli. She has served as President of the BMCC Foundation Board and chaired the BMCC Annual Gala, which will recognize her this year a special...
December 29, 2015 The BMCC Veterans Resource Center led a donation drive from October 26 through December 4. The drive collected more than 350 articles of winter clothing valued at about $8,000, and more than 600 children’s toys valued at about $12,000, for families in need. Volunteers and staff collected items on the second...
January 26, 2017 Academic Literacy and Linguistics Professor Sharon Avni and Science Professor Abel Navarro have each been selected to receive a research grant of $7,500 through the CUNY Research in the Classroom Ideas Grant (RIC) program. “We are proud of the outstanding research and scholarship of our faculty, and the unique opportunities provided...
December 11, 2014 It’s been only three months since Manhattan Early College School for Advertising opened its doors to its first freshman class. But in that short time, MECA has evolved into a hive of academic rigor and creative engagement, pulsing with activity. It’s a busy place—and unlike any other high school in New...
Professor Chin-Song Don Wei, of the Department of Computer Systems, and Professor Emily Anderson, chairperson of BMCC's Department of Social Sciences and Human Services. December 6, 2013 Virtually every aspect of human activity from agriculture to zoning is impacted and shaped by geography. But while conventional maps depict borders, physical features and place names...
January 17, 2018 Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) Professor of Art Sarah Haviland will investigate ancient and contemporary human-bird imagery and myth in Taiwanese culture, as the college’s latest Fulbright Scholar. Professor Haviland will travel to Taiwan in August 2018 and teach an intensive workshop that fall at the Taipei National University for...
Summer 2015 graduates of BMCC Continuing Ed / CDI Medical Assistant Specialist training program. September 29, 2015 Thanks to funding through NYC Small Business Services (SBS), and the NYC Mayor's Office, a new partnership has been formed between BMCC’s Center for Continuing Education and Workforce Development and the non-profit career-readiness organization, Comprehensive Development, Inc....
November 8, 2016 As part of CUNY Month, the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) Counseling Center will host the college’s first Happiness Expo on November 10 in Richard Harris Terrace at 199 Chambers Street. The event is presented in collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs, Athletics Department, Office of Student Activities, Peer...