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VOLUME 22, ISSUE 3 • MARCH/APRIL 2020

                 HCCC Happenings
                                                  A publication of the Communications Department

                            HCCC GIVES BACK!

                                          Adoum Allamine, a criminal
                                          justice major, Phi Theta Kap-
                                          pa member, Vice President
                                          of the Criminal Justice Club,
Hudson County Community College           Secretary of the Honor Stu-     The Division of Nursing and Health Sci-                Through a donation drive, the Food and Shelter Co-
delivering supplies to the Hudson Coun-   dents Council, and a member     ences donated additional PPE materials                alition of Hudson County donated 548 food items to
ty Office of Emergency Management.        of NSLS, donated 10 boxes of    in April to Christ Hospital and Hoboken               Hudson County Community College’s Food Pantry.
Kathleen Smith-Wenning, Director of       food items to HCCC’s Food       University Hospital.                                  The goods were delivered to the College on Monday,
Health Related Programs and Coronavi-     Pantry.                                                                               March 9.
rus Task Force Co-Chair, is pictured in
center.

                                          HCCC student Rawinder Singh’s brother, Ranvir, is currently on the front lines
                                          fighting coronavirus: “He is an individual who always seeks the welfare of others
                                          regardless of what detrimental effect it may cause him. He is currently a RN at       Tariq Baxley (HCCC Class of 2019) has continued to
                                          Holy Name Medical Center.” Rawinder hopes to “become an RN and assist this            work as an employee in an essential business: “As a
                                          hero in any future crisis.”                                                           warehouse worker, I help my job ship safety and sani-
                                                                                                                                tary products, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals,
                                                                           HCCC student Betty Adames: “I work for En-           chemicals and food processing items. These items are
                                                                           glewood Hospital in a primary physician office.      needed for everyone in the community. … I also vol-
                                                                           We screen patients and submit for testing. … I       unteer my time helping local food banks, and clothes
                                                                           have seen so many people sick that it breaks my      drives. I have donated a number of clothes, food, and
                                                                           heart. I wake up every morning and I get ready       supplies to those who are less fortunate, and those
Abderahim Salhi, HCCC Board of                                             to see the worst. I’m praying for my patients        who have been affected by COVID-19.” Baxley is a
Trustees Alumni Representative, has                                        that are in the ICU fighting for their lives while   student at Rutgers University-Newark, balancing his
made and donated multiple shields: 10                                      they are quarantined alone with no one by their      time between online school, being an essential work-
shields to the College. two to a friend                                    side. This is the worst thing I have ever seen in    er, and also helping those in need in the community.
whose niece is a nurse, and 10 to Phi                                      my life and it’s really hard to focus on school      “Instead of being in quarantine, I’m risking my health
Theta Kappa member who will give                                           right now, but every day I try my best."             to provide for my community.”
them to paramedics. He is making more.
HCCC GIVES BACK! - Hudson County Community College
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                                                  HCCC GIVES BACK!

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                                                    n the wake of the spread of novel corona-
                                                    virus (COVID-19) across New Jersey, on
                                                    Monday, March 23, 2020, Gov. Phil Mur-
                                                 phy issued Executive Order 109 requesting
                                                 that businesses and non-hospital sites (in-
                                                 cluding institutions of higher education)
                                                 contribute PPE (personal protective equip-
                                                 ment), ventilators, and respirators to local
                                                 OEMs. In response to this directive, Hud-
       INSIDE THIS ISSUE:                        son County Community College’s Division
                                                                                                 Pictured from left: June Barriere, Administrative Assis-
                                                 of Nursing and Health Sciences donated all
                                                                                                 tant for the Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Naykia San-
                                                 PPE and health care supplies to the Hudson
                                                                                                 tos, Admissions Recruiter; Janine Nunez, HCCC Recruiter;
                                                 County Office of Emergency Management
        HR News ............................ 4                                                   and Kathleen Smith-Wenning, Director of Health Related
                                                 (OEM), Christ Hospital and Hoboken Uni-
                                                                                                 Programs.
                                                 versity Hospital.
        PTK News........................... 7                                                    – which would prevent them from fully participating in
                                                     As a result of the novel coronavirus        online learning – the College has loaned 60 computers to
                                                 (COVID-19) pandemic, Hudson County              HCCC students who submitted a request via the Corona-
        Continuing Education                     Community College (HCCC) transitioned           virus Concern Form. To accommodate the needs of more
        Programs ......................... 10    instruction of courses to online beginning      students with technology needs, the College purchased
                                                 Monday, March 30, to continue at least          650 Chromebooks, which students may borrow for the
                                                 through the end of the Spring 2020 se-          duration of fully online learning. These devices have
        Alumni Profile ..................17      mester. Recognizing that many students          arrived and are being distributed to students as requests
                                                 did not have access to a computer at home       are received.

                                                  CALLING HCCC FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS AND ALUMNI:
    From the                                      Are you on the front lines, performing needed community service during the
    Editor’s Desk                                 COVID-19 pandemic? We want to hear about it! Please send an email and photos
                                                  to communications@hccc.edu.

    HCCC Happenings is on
    the College’s website at                                                  Support our students affected by the COVID-19
    http://www.hccc.edu                                                       pandemic with a donation to the HCCC “Hudson
                                                                              Helps” program, which is administered by the
    Items for the May newsletter are due                                      HCCC Foundation.
    by Friday, April 10, 2020.
                                                           HUDSON             Make your tax-deductible donation at
    Please send your news items, comments                  HELPS              www.hccc.edu/foundationdonor
    and suggestions to:

    Jennifer Christopher, Director                HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
    Communications Department
    162-168 Sip Avenue, 2nd Floor
                                                  STUDENT RECEIVES PTK WALGREENS PHARMACY
    Jersey City, NJ 07306                         TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP

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    Phone: 201.360.4061                                   udson County Community College (HCCC)              The     31-year-old
    Fax: 201.653.0607                                     student Rahma Gado has been awarded the       Jersey City resident is
    jchristopher@hccc.edu                                 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Walgreens Pharma-       married, and the moth-
                                                 cy Technician Certification Scholarship. The award     er of three. A Pharmacy
                                                 will cover the cost of the pharmacy technician cer-    Technology major, she
                                                 tification exam fee.                                   will receive her Associ-
    PLEASE NOTE:                                                                                        ate of Applied Science
    Digital photos must be high resolution           The new PTK Walgreens Pharmacy Technician          in Health Science de-
    JPG. This means 300 dpi at actual            Certification Scholarship recognizes PTK members       gree in May. Ms. Gado
    print size.                                  who are enrolled in Allied Health or Pharmacy          plans to continue her education and study Biologi-
                                                 Technician programs, and intend to take the phar-      cal and Biomedical Science at Rutgers University-
    Images in this issue used for other          macy technician certification exam. Ms. Gado is        Newark. Her HCCC leadership activities include
    purposes is strictly prohibited without      one of just 35 students to receive this award.         STEM Club; Chemistry Club; Student Govern-
    the express advance consent of the                                                                  ment Association; HCCC Food Pantry; PTK chap-
    Communications Department. Permission            “Everyone at Hudson County Community               ter gardening projects at Liberty State Park; and
                                                 College joins me in congratulating Rahma on this       tutoring in Jersey City Head Start.
    to use these photos may be requested
                                                 honor, and on all she has achieved,” said HCCC
    by submitting a detailed summary to
                                                 President Dr. Chris Reber. “She exemplifies the             An Egyptian immigrant and first-generation
    communications@hccc.edu.                     challenges, dreams, and determination of so many       college student, Ms. Gado aims to fulfill a fam-
                                                 of our students.”                                      ily dream of becoming a pharmacist. “My mother
                                                                                                                                      Continued on page 12
HCCC Happenings                                                                                                                                                     3

   HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATTENDS ACCT NATIONAL
   LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (foreground, in center) spoke with the New Jersey community college presidents
and board members. Pictured in foreground from left: Pamela E. Gardner, HCCC Trustee; Christopher M. Reber,        U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (left) with HCCC Presi-
Ph.D., HCCC President; Abderahim Salhi, 2019-2020 Alumni Representative to the Board of Trustees; Nicholas         dent Dr. Chris Reber.
A. Chiaravalloti, J.D., Ed.D., Vice President for External Affairs and Senior Counsel to the President. Pictured
in background from left: Eric Friedman, Ph. D., Executive Vice President and Provost; Warren Rigby, SGA Presi-
dent; and Hamza Saleem, 2017-18 Alumni Representative to the Board of Trustees

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     rom Feb. 9 to Feb. 12, a delegation from             tol Hill Visitors Center. During the breakfast, U.S.
     Hudson County Community College (HCCC)               Senator Bob Menendez met with the group.
     attended the Association of Community Col-
lege Trustees’ (ACCT) National Legislative Sum-               Following the statewide breakfast meeting,
mit (NLS) 2020.                                           presidents, trustees, student and alumni repre-
                                                          sentatives from the colleges met with Members of
    On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the New Jersey Council           Congress. These meetings gave the colleges a great
of County Colleges hosted a statewide breakfast           opportunity to strengthen relationships with the
meeting with New Jersey presidents, trustees,             federal congressional delegation.
student and alumni representatives at the Capi-

  HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE PODCAST
  REVEALS HOW STUDENTS COLLABORATE,
  USE SCIENCE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY                                                                           Caption: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (left) with Eric
                                                                                                                   Friedman, Ph. D., Executive Vice President and Pro-

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      ecently, members of the Hudson County                                                                        vost.
      Community College (HCCC) Phi Theta
      Kappa (PTK) chapter and STEM Club
teamed up to address food insecurity in a very                                                                                    DON’T MISS
unique manner. In the latest “Out of the Box”                                                                           Hudson County Community
podcast      http://hcccpodcast.libsyn.com/hccc-                                                                           College PODCASTS
aquaponics-greenhouse-project, students talk
with HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber about their
“Aquaponics Greenhouse Project.”
                                                         Pictured from left: Christine Tirado, President, Phi
                                                                                                                        Out of the Box
    The groups worked together to plan, finance,         Theta Kappa, Beta Alpha Phi Chapter; Dr. Chris Reber,
design and build the aquaponics greenhouse               HCCC President; David Martinez, STEM Club mem-
prototype in the College’s Science, Technology,          ber; and Anass Ennasraoui, STEM Club President.
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Building.             college community and helps the environment
Mushrooms and scallions grown in the green-              in its recycling initiatives,” said Christine Tirado,
house are used to stock the HCCC “Hudson Helps”          HCCC PTK Chapter President.
food pantry, and for cooking in the Culinary Arts
program.                                                     The project aligned with the HCCC STEM
                                                         Club’s mission to organize fun and challenging
     “The members and advisors of these inspira-         workshops and activities for students to improve
tional student organizations collaborated enthusi-       their STEM skills. “The STEM Club addressed the
astically on the ‘Aquaponics Greenhouse Project,’”       technical side of the greenhouse prototype. The                  Hosted by HCCC President,
said HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber. “They’re            greenhouse uses goldfish to nurture scallions.               Dr. Chris Reber,and featuring HCCC
growing food in a really innovative way. The grand       There are two bins of mushroom logs, each with                       students,faculty, and
vision is to provide food for those in need, and for     a watering system that we built from scratch. The                       special guests
our Culinary Arts program.”                              project has two purposes: to provide healthy, fresh               at hccc.edu/outofthebox!
     The project began because members of the            food options, and to educate our STEM Club mem-                  There’s more online! Watch previous
HCCC PTK chapter wanted to pursue a green                bers,” said STEM Club President Anass Ennasraoui.              videocasts and discover more about the
initiative for the international honor society’s                                                                         people,programs, events, issues, and
annual service project. “We brainstormed ideas               Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is the premier, inter-                        solutions from Hudson
and decided on something to address food insecu-         national honor society for students in commu-                        County Community College.
rity. The aquaponics greenhouse gives back to the        nity and junior colleges. The organization provides              Go to www.hccc.edu/outofthebox.
                                                                                         Continued on page 12
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    MILESTONES                                            2020 SUMMER HOURS
     Congratulations to the following                   HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber issued                  the College will not be open for regular business
        on their anniversary with                       the following:                                         on Fridays. Employees are asked to reduce their
    Hudson County Community College!                         As most of you are aware, HCCC has observed       lunch breaks to 30 minutes in order to help com-
                                                        a four-day summer schedule for many years, open-       pensate for the shorter hours of operation during
        FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES                             ing Mondays through Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. in-         the week. College activities on Fridays, Saturdays
                   MARCH                                stead of 9:00 a.m. during the summer, and closing      and Sundays during this period will be minimized
                    One Year                            at 5:30 p.m. instead of 5:00 p.m., with Fridays off.   to reduce energy and other operating costs.
                 Anna Krupitskiy                        This year, the four-day week will begin Monday,
                  Burl Yearwood                         May 18, with the first Friday off scheduled for            Should you have any questions about this
                                                        Friday, May 22. The five-day schedule will resume      schedule, please contact the Office of Human Re-
                     10 Years                           on Monday, Aug. 17. The regular hours of opera-        sources. Here’s wishing everyone a happy and safe
               Djadji Sylla-Samassa                     tion during this period will therefore be 8:30 a.m.    summer!
                     15 Years                           to 5:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, and
                 Roberto De Fina
                 Giovanni Stoduto
                                                         CELEBRATING ONE                                        SECURITY OFFICERS
                    40 Years
                   Maria Arroyo                          YEAR ANNIVERSARY                                       LAUDED FOR SERVICE
                       APRIL
                    One Year
                   Laura Rojas
                    Jing Yang
                        5 Years
                       Jennie Pu
                    10 Years
                Jacquelyn Delemos
                     15 Years
                  TaraLyn Dugan

                                                        Congratulations to Anna Krupitskiy (third from         HCCC’s Office of Safety & Security, along with Allied
                                                        right), Vice President for Human Resources, on her     Universal, has awarded William Spates and Madeline
         PART-TIME EMPLOYEES                                                                                   Catano for their outstanding work performance at the
                                                        first anninversary with the College. Here, she is
                   MARCH                                pictured with the Office of Human Resources team.      College.

         One Year                      Five Years
                                   Mohamed Amarir
        Koral Booth
        Laura Rojas                    Felix Cruz          NEW HIRES/TITLES                                      THE DOCTOR(ATE)S
       Manira Traore               Kristofer Fontanez
                                     Rafael Osorio      Jose Acosta,
                                                                                                                 ARE IN!
                                     Saedel Pensoy      Custodial Supervisor
                                   Angline Plummer
                                                        Aycha Edwards,
                                     Gianny Suero
                                                        Research Analyst
                                      Yisela Tacsa
                                                        Geraldine Kiefer-Necklen, College Lecturer,
                       APRIL                            Clinical Nurse Specialist
          One Year                      5 Years         Timothy Moore,
     Christian Dominguez           Domonique Callens    Library Associate – Technology
        Lia Finnegan               Alexandria Stanley
        Scott Kushner
       Lisbeth Romero                  10 Years                 Please be advised that
       Marco Scherillo              Stephanie Arena              the HCCC Testing &
                                     Andrea Siegel
         Teresa Sierra                                      Assessment Center does not
       Reynel Zamora
                                                                 conduct testing for
                                                                  novel coronavirus

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                                                            (COVID-19). Hudson County                                ongratulations to these HCCC faculty
     For professional development
                                                                                                                     members who have recently earned doctor-
       workshops, opportunities,                                 residents in need of                                ate degrees:
      and other resources, please                               COVID-19 testing are
           visit the Office of                                  advised to contact the                             Dr. Alison Wakefield (Instructor, Educa-
                                                                                                               tion), Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Manage-
           Faculty and Staff                                 Hudson Regional Hospital                          ment, and Policy, Seton Hall University (Gradu-
                                                                    in Secaucus at                             ation Date, May 2019); and Dr. Peter Cronrath
          Development page
                                                                   (201) 388-1097                              (Instructor, Business), Ph.D., Management,
         at http://my.hccc.edu                                                                                 Leadership and Organizational Change, Walden
                                                            to schedule an appointment.                        University (Graduation May 2020).
HCCC Happenings                                                                                                                                                       5
  HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND BAYONNE BOARD OF
  EDUCATION SIGN AGREEMENT FOR EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM
                                                                                                                 their first two years. In their third year, students
                                                                                                                 will travel to HCCC for half of their college course-
                                                                                                                 work; and in their fourth year, students will attend
                                                                                                                 HCCC for the majority of their classes.

                                                                                                                      “We at Hudson County Community Col-
                                                                                                                 lege are elated about this new partnership with
                                                                                                                 the Bayonne Board of Education. It will not only
                                                                                                                 benefit the Bayonne High School students,
                                                                                                                 but also, ultimately, it will benefit their fami-
                                                                                                                 lies and the community,” HCCC President Dr.
                                                                                                                 Chris Reber said.

                                                                                                                     “The Bayonne Board of Education is excited
                                                                                                                 about the future of this new partnership. It will
                                                                                                                 not only save our students time, it will save them
                                                                                                                 the cost of community college tuition as well,”
                                                                                                                 Mr. Niesz stated. “Bayonne High School is the
                                                                                                                 only public high school in Hudson County to have
                                                                                                                 this type of rigorous academic program with a
Dr. Eric Friedman, HCCC Executive Vice President and Provost (seated at right) and John J. Niesz, City of Bay-   two-year college. The Hudson County Commu-
onne School District Superintendent (seated at left) sign on Tuesday, Feb. 25 an agreement that will bring the   nity College Early College Program will provide
HCCC Early College Program to Bayonne High School. Standing from left: Christopher Wahl, Assistant Vice          our students with a huge jump-start towards a
President for Academic Affairs, HCCC; and from the Bayonne Board of Education, Denis F. Wilbeck, Trustee; Mi-
                                                                                                                 career or a baccalaureate degree.”
chael J. Alonso, Trustee; Jan Patrick Egan, Trustee; Maria Valado, Board President; Christopher Munoz, Board
Vice President, Jodi Casais, Trustee; and Lisa Burke, Trustee.
                                                                                                                      The HCCC Early College Program will be

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        n Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, Hudson Coun-         HCCC Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs       initiated this September for 26 incoming Bayonne
        ty Community College (HCCC) and the              Christopher Wahl.                                       High School freshmen. Additional information on
        City of Bayonne School District signed an                                                                the program may be obtained by emailing Renae
agreement that will bring the HCCC Early College             The Early College Program provides an oppor-        M. Bush, Director of Student Personnel Services
Program to Bayonne High School. The signing took         tunity for select Bayonne High School students to       at the Bayonne Board of Education, at rbush@
place at the Bayonne Board of Education.                 take credit-bearing, college courses and earn an As-    bboed.org.
                                                         sociate in Arts degree from Hudson County Com-
     HCCC Executive Vice President and Provost           munity College free of cost, while earning their
Dr. Eric Friedman and City of Bayonne School Dis-        high school diploma. Students will take all of their
trict Superintendent John J. Niesz were joined by        HCCC classes at Bayonne High School (BHS) during

  HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND STATEWIDE HISPANIC
  CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF NEW JERSEY SIGN MOU

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        n Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Hudson County           dors and neighborhoods,” Dr. Reber stated. “Our
        Community College (HCCC) signed a mem-           agreement with the Statewide Hispanic Chamber
        orandum of understanding (MOU) with              of Commerce of New Jersey will further strengthen
the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of            our community, and provide our students with
New Jersey (SHCCNJ) to acknowledge and formal-           opportunities to participate in Chamber events
ize the next steps of their partnership. The event       held at the College and beyond that will assist them
took place in the HCCC Culinary Arts Conference          in expanding their professional networks, and suc-
Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City, NJ.           ceeding in their careers.”

    HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber was joined at             Under the terms of the agreement, the Col-
the signing by SHCCNJ President Carlos Medina,           lege will provide space for SHCCNJ programs and
Chairman Luis De La Hoz; and the Chamber’s His-          events – such as HETP. The Chamber will also
panic Entrepreneurship Training Program (HETP)           receive information about HCCC programs and de-
Manager Valeria Aloe. Also in attendance from            grees to share with its members.
HCCC were Vice President of External Affairs and
Senior Counsel to the President Nicholas Chiara-             Lifelong Hudson County resident Ezekiel Ri-
                                                                                                                 Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New
valloti; Dean of Continuing Education and Work-          vera, a graduate of the HETP and the founder of         Jersey (SHCCNJ) President Carlos Medina (left) joins
force Development Lori Margolin; and Director            EVOLVE, a brand strategy and design company,            HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber at the signing of a
for Continuing Education and Workforce Develop-          spoke about the critical role that program plays in     memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acknowl-
ment Catherina Mirasol.                                  providing opportunities and resources for small         edge and formalize the next steps of their partnership.
                                                         business owners.
    “The College recognizes the significant role                                                          Jersey is truly a win-win-win, as it benefits HCCC
that Latino entrepreneurs play in helping breathe            “Our newly strengthened partnership with the students, Chamber members, and the entrepre-
new life into Hudson County’s commercial corri-          Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New neurs of our community,” Dr. Reber said.
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     ENROLLMENT NEWS
    HCCC PROMOTED                                      PIZZA WITH THE                                                           Listen to Libby
    ON EL KAN TV                                       PRESIDENT                                                                  and Register on
                                                                                                                                 Thursday, April 2!
                                                                                                                                 Open to ALL Students!

                                                                                                                It’s time to Register for Summer
                                                                                                                           & Fall 2020!
                                                                                                                    IMPORTANT DATES
                                                                                                                    TUESDAY, MARCH 31
                                                                                                               Remote Veteran Priority Registration

Yeurys Pujols, Executive Director of HCCC’s North                                                                    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
Hudson Campus (center), with El Kan TV hosts Abel                                                                      Online Registration
Rodriguez (left) and Brayddy Araya.                                                                          (For eligible students who have exited

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   n February, Executive Director of the North                                                                ESL/English Foundations coursework)
   Hudson Campus Yeurys Pujols appeared as
   a guest on the television show El Kan TV to                                                                       THURSDAY, APRIL 2
discuss all upcoming programs and initiatives at                                                               Remote Registration for ALL students
Hudson County Community College. Scenes from                                                                        For a current schedule, go to
HCCC’s marketing video played during Pujols’                                                                          www.hccc.edu/schedule
10-minutes segment. The show aired on Sunday,
Feb. 16 on cable stations Optimum, Verizon FiOS                                                                   Go to: https://bit.ly/3960bkV
and Super Canal, which airs shows taped in the                                                                 to Access HCCC Remote Resources.
Dominican Republic and the tri-state area.                                                                          Although we are remote,
                                                                                                                    we are still here to serve.
    APPLICATION PERIOD                                HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber greets students             Go to HCCC Remote Resources
                                                      during a “Pizza with the President” event at Gabert             for more information.
    OPEN – HCCC                                       Library on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
    SCHOLARSHIPS
                                                       DO IT THIS SUMMER!
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      he Hudson County Community College
      Foundation announces that the application
      period has opened for the Hudson County
Government Scholarship and HCCC Foundation              Get ahead on your current degree.
Scholarship.

    To be eligible for either scholarship, students    SUMMER I begins Tuesday, May 26      ONLINE A begins Tuesday, May 26
must Hudson County residents, must submit              SUMMER II begins Monday, July 13     ONLINE B begins Wednesday, July 8
FAFSA or NJ Alternative Application for Financial
Aid (if eligible), and must maintain a minimum
                                                       • Save hundreds of dollars as you lighten your course load.
2.75 GPA. Each scholarship covers tuition and
fees which are not covered by financial aid, but       • Credits transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
students may not receive more than one HCCC            • Eligible students can attend with Pell Grant funds.
scholarship at a time.
                                                       • Earn up to 12 credits over the summer!
    To submit an application or for additional
requirements, please visit http://www.hccc.edu/        View Course Schedule at www.hccc.edu/schedule
government-foundation-scholarship/
                                                       APPLY NOW! www.hccc.edu/apply
    COLLEGE PLACEMENT                                  Remote Registration opens to all students
    TESTING SCHEDULE
                                                       Go to: https://tinyurl.com/hcccremotesupport
    For information about the College                  to Access HCCC Remote Resources.
    Placement Test (CPT), including this
    month’s schedule, please visit the                 Although we are remote, we are still
                                                       here to serve.
    Testing & Assessment website at:                                                                                For more information contact:
    www.hccc.edu/testschedule.                                                                                          admissions@hccc.edu
                                                                                                                      text or call 732-509-4222
HCCC Happenings                                                                                                                                                7

 PHI THETA KAPPA HONOR SOCIETY NEWS

Dr. David Lieberman discusses the Research Experi-   Beta Alpha Phi participated in the Bayonne Nature
ence for Undergraduates summer program at Queens-    Club Cleanup at Ahern Stadium Park on Feb. 15.
borough Community College.

    Dr. David Lieberman of Queensborough                 Sarra Hayoune, a 2019 graduate of the College,    Phi Theta Kappa served hot food to the homeless at
Community College visited Hudson Community           was selected to participate in a 10-week National     Journal Square on Sunday, Feb. 2.
College on Wednesday, Feb. 19 to speak about the     Science Foundation (NSF) research project in
                                                                                                           positions in dwarf galaxies. Among the presenta-
Research Experience for Undergraduates sum-          2018. She used cosmological simulations to study
                                                                                                           tions she gave over the summer was at the 16th
mer program at Queensborough and to encourage        wandering supermassive black holes, and devel-
                                                                                                           annual Physical Sciences REU Student Symposium.
students to apply.                                   oped a Python program to track and analyze their

 HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT DR. CHRIS REBER
 TO RECEIVE PHI THETA KAPPA MIDDLE STATES REGIONAL AWARD OF
 EXCELLENCE

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        udson County Community College (HCCC)            Dr. Reber responded: “Wow! What an honor! I       ing them grow as
        President Dr. Chris Reber has been named     thank PTK and our amazing students and staff for      scholars and lead-
        to receive the Middle States Regional        this most meaningful recognition.”                    ers. Established
Award of Excellence from the Phi Theta Kappa                                                               in 1918, the Soci-
(PTK) International Honor Society. Dr. Reber              The HCCC nominating letter noted that since      ety has more than
was nominated by Professor/Advisor Ted Lai and       Dr. Reber became President at HCCC in July 2018,      3.5 million mem-
members of the College’s Beta Alpha Phi Chapter.     he has shown strong support of student success by     bers, and nearly
The award was presented at the Middle States vir-    recognizing academic achievement, leadership and      1,300 chapters in
tual convention on Saturday, March 28, 2020.         service among high achieving students at the Col-     11 nations, with
                                                     lege. The HCCC PTK chapter related that Dr. Reber     approximately
    In informing Dr. Reber of the award, Pattie      congratulates students for their accomplishments      240,000     active
Van Atter, Regional Coordinator of the PTK Middle    and awards in person; invites PTK members to          members in the
States Region, wrote: “The Middle States Regional    share their successes at HCCC Board of Trustees       United States.
Award of Excellence is given when appropriate        meetings; attends PTK chapter events; spotlights
to any individual who goes above and beyond in       the chapter’s work and achievements at College             Beta Alpha Phi, the HCCC chapter of PTK, has
support of Phi Theta Kappa, the Middle States Re-    events and in the College’s “Out of the Box” pod-     earned the distinction of Five Star Chapter Status,
gion and their local chapter. The nomination they    casts; supports travel for chapter members; and as-   Phi Theta Kappa’s highest level of recognition. The
provided tells us of your dedicated support of Phi   sists with the chapter’s community projects.          PTK Chapter Plan offers five levels of engagement,
Theta Kappa and the success of your students, and                                                          with each level consisting of prescribed activities to
we couldn’t agree more.”                                 Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society      build a strong, active chapter taking advantage of
                                                     recognizing the academic achievements of students     all PTK has to offer.
                                                     at associate degree-granting colleges and help-

 HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT AND ALUMNA NOMINATED
 FOR PHI THETA KAPPA ALL-USA ACADEMIC TEAM SCHOLARSHIPS

                                                           H
                                                                   udson County Community College          members from throughout the United States are
                                                                   (HCCC) student Rimsha Bazaid and        named each year, with each receiving a $5,000
                                                                   alumna Kailyn Segovia-Vazquez           scholarship.
                                                            have been nominated for the Phi Theta
                                                            Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society            Nominees to the All-USA Academic Team may
                                                            All-USA Academic Team scholarship.             also be considered for the Coca-Cola Academic
                                                                                                           Team, New Century Scholars Programs, And All-
                                                                The PTK All-USA Academic Team recog-       State Academic Teams.
                                                            nizes high-achieving students who demon-
                                                            strate academic leadership and intellectual    “We are very proud of Rimsha and Kailyn. The dedi-
                                                            rigor combined with leadership and service     cation they have shown in achieving their academic
                                                            that extends their education beyond the
       Rimsha Bazaid             Kailyn Segovia-Vazquez     classroom to benefit society. Twenty team                                      Continued on page 13
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    The Hudson County Com­munity College Founda­tion Art Collection, which includes artworks in media such as prints, drawings, painting and sculpture, photo­
    graphs, American craft pottery, and ephemera, reveals aspects of America’s and New Jersey’s rich artistic and cul­tural history from the Hudson River School
    period to today. In recent years, the College’s ac­quisition efforts have focused on strengthening its American and New Jersey modern and con­temporary collections.
    Each month, this page in HCCC Happenings provides up­dates on artists whose work is in the collection, and new addi­tions to the collection.

DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT                                      creating her own artistic pantheon.” Even though
    Thank you to the anonymous donor for the               the work is nearly 50 years old, it is still contro-
biography of New Jersey artist Ben Shahn, whose            versial.
work is in the 2nd floor Multipurpose room and                                                                                                         Cassius Clay
the Library at North Hudson.                                   Many people have commented on the small                                                 by Bonnie
                                                           April Gornik ceramic plate on view in the Gabert                                            Schiffman,
     This column was drafted before the closing of         Library on the first floor. She is exhibiting her                                           1982, photo-
our cultural institutions due to the pandemic. All         work at the Miles McEnery Gallery, 525 West 22nd                                            graph. This work
of the galleries and museums listed are now closed.        Street in NYC through March 28. She is famous for                                           was donated
Please stay home, be safe, and go to virtual galler-       her pictures of nature including skies, clouds and                                          as part of the
ies. A list of great options appears at the bottom of      trees that are so vivid you almost feel like you are                                        Museum
this page.                                                 outdoors. Gornik says, “I hope that when people                                             Project.
                                                           are standing in front of the work they’ll feel their
ARTIST NEWS
                                                           physicality, their temperature, their humidity,          American art up to the mid-Twentieth Century.
    New Jersey painter Siona Benjamin is
                                                           their air. They may feel more of less comfortable        While American artists and Americans were
originally from Bombay. According to a recent
                                                           standing there, delighted, wary, seduced or how-         grappling with the Great Depression, Mexican
exhibit, “Her work reflects her background of
                                                           ever else they may react. I want them to invite the      artists provided a model for portraying social and
being brought up Jewish in a predominantly Hindu
                                                           complexity I feel about them.”                           political subject matter relevant to people’s lives.
and Muslim India. In her paintings she combines
the imagery of her past with the role she plays in              The charismatic American heavyweight cham-          Included in the show are works by Elizabeth
America today, making a mosaic inspired by both            pion Muhammad Ali is the subject of an exhibition,       Catlett, an African American artist who went to
Indian miniature paintings and Sephardic icons.”           “Gordon Parks x Muhammad Ali: The Image of a             Mexico on a grant from the Julius Rosenwald fund,
You can see her work on the fifth floor of the             Champion, 1966/1970.” 55 photographs Gordon              and then stayed in Mexico because she appreciated
Culinary Conference Center in Journal Square.              Parks took of Ali while on assignment for Life           being free of America’s virulent racism. Her work
She also is having a faraway exhibition called “Blue       magazine will be on view at The Nelson-Atkins            can be seen on the HCCC Campus on the first floor
Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin” through May            Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo. through July           of the Cundari Building in the Nursing Program,
2020 at the Gotthelf Art Gallery at the San Diego          5. “During their lives, Parks and Ali transcended        and the third floor of the Gabert Library near the
Center for Jewish Culture in California.                   their respective roles as journalist and athlete to      work of Jacob Lawrence, who is also featured
                                                           make sense of the American struggle against racial       in the Whitney exhibit. The work of Ben Shahn,
    In 2021, builders will break ground for an                                                                      whose art is in the Whitney show as well, can be
                                                           injustice,” said Julián Zugazagoitia, Director of the
Alexander Calder exhibition space in Philadel-                                                                      seen in the North Hudson Campus. The Whitney
                                                           Nelson-Atkins. “Though they held different views
phia! “We don’t know what we’re going to call it,                                                                   exhibit will be up through May 2020. Friday eve-
                                                           on the challenges they faced as black men, they
but it’s not a museum,” said Alexander S.C. Rower,                                                                  nings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., the entrance fee is
                                                           understood each other as few others could.” April
president of the Calder Foundation and grand-                                                                       pay-what-you-wish. So give them a nickel and go
                                                           Watson, the curator notes, “As a seasoned journal-
son of the artist. Calder attended Stevens Insti-                                                                   see the show!
                                                           ist, Parks well understood the power wielded by
tute of Technology in Hoboken. You can see his
                                                           the media to shape public opinion … Ali, who was             If you like the wonderful collection of donated
work sooner than 2022: closer to home, check
                                                           a master of media hype, could easily have been a         photographs on the fifth floor of North Hudson,
out the lithograph in the STEM Building, second
                                                           challenging subject, were it not for the trust he        you might enjoy this short film about the donors
floor Dean’s reception area. You can also see a
                                                           placed in Parks. Their mutual respect resulted           and The Museum Project, which is the name for the
Calder exhibit including mobiles, drawings, prints,
                                                           in a collective portrait that is at once intimate,       group of photographers who have donated over $8
and paintings at the Neuberger Museum of Art,
                                                           nuanced, and earnest: qualities not often associ-        million worth of photographic art to Art Museums
Purchase College, SUNY through May 17, 2020.
                                                           ated with the controversial young champion dur-          around the world, including ours: https://vimeo.
    Mary Beth Edelson’s work is on view with               ing these years.” Closer to home, you can see a          com/393644811
many other feminist artists on the sixth floor of          photographic portrait of Muhammad Ali on the
the Gabert Library in the corridor between L606            fifth floor of the North Hudson Campus in the                If you miss seeing the art on campus, you can
and L612. One of her most famous works is also             corridor devoted to portraits. We plan to re-install     virtually visit any work of art or many kinds of
featured in a new group show called “SUM Artists:          the Foundation Art Collection’s work by Gordon           work by theme. Here is a link to the HCCC Founda-
Visual Diagrams & Systems-Based Explorations”              Parks, Place de la Concorde (1951) later this year.      tion Art Collection: https://www.hccc.edu/Foun-
at the Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College                                                                     dationArt/Collections
                                                                In the show, “Vida Americana: Mexican Mu-
in Clinton, New York, through June 14, 2020. The                                                                        You can also use this time as an oppor-
                                                           ralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945,” the
work in question is the now-legendary hand-col-                                                                     tunity to make a virtual visit to many of the
                                                           Whitney Museum in New York City will be exhibit-
ored lithograph Some Living American Women / Last                                                                   world's great museums and exhibits.        Use
                                                           ing work by several artists whose work is also in
Supper (1972). The show’s curators write of this                                                                    this link:   http://mcn.edu/a-guide-to-virtual-
                                                           the HCCC Foundation Art Collection. The show
work, “the artist collaged the faces of preeminent                                                                  museum-resources/ and scroll down to: Vir-
                                                           focuses on the profound influence of Mexico’s
yet under-recognized female artists atop those                                                                      tual Tours/Online Exhibits. Or use this link:
                                                           three leading muralists— José Clemente Oro-
of Jesus Christ and his apostles in Leonardo da                                                                     https://hyperallergic.com/547919/2500-vir-
                                                           zco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros—on
Vinci’s iconic painting The Last Supper, thereby                                                                    tual-museum-tours-google-artsculture/?   utm_
                                                                                                                    medium=email&utm_campaign=D031720&utm_
    We welcome anecdotes and information about how the art collection benefits our com-                             content=D031720+CID_bf5062c2dea283f0eb54
    munity. If you have enjoyed using the art collection in your teaching, your studies, or your                    1b939d548a9f&utm_source=HyperallergicNe
    everyday life, please let us know! Contact ASiegel@hccc.edu and tell us the story of how                        wsletter&utm_term=2500%20Museums%20
    the art collection works for you.                                                                               You%20Can %20Now%20Visit%20Virtually.
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 TEACHER AS ARTIST                                                                                                                          ALL DOCA
                                                                                                                                            programs
                                                                                                                                          are postponed.

                                                                                                                                         For up-to-date pro-
                                                                                                                                           gram and event
                                                                                                                                         information, please
                                                                                                                                         visit www.hccc.edu/
                                                                                                                                            cultural-affairs.
Dorothy Anderson, Instructor of History, discusses the spe-      Joseph Gallo, Instructor of Theatre Arts, gives a talk on Feb. 24
cial collection focusing on the art and culture of the African   on his extensive Broadway Playbill® collection, featuring over
diaspora in a talk on “The Art of Collecting” on Feb. 24.        250 Playbills®.

    UPDATE ON HCCC’S COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS

                                                                                       Eight HCCC students attended the DREAM 2020 conference. Seven are pictured
                                                                                       here with HCCC Academic Advisor and DREAM 2020 Conference Participant, Jenny
On Tuesday, Febr. 18, five members of the HCCC team attended the Equity
                                                                                       Henriquez. Pictured from left: Koral Booth, Katricia Colon, Suri Hidalgo, Alcia
Institute. Pictured from left: Heather DeVries, Lisa Dougherty, Suri Hidalgo,
                                                                                       Batchelor, Crystal Newton, Tyler Sarmiento, Hillary Kouevi, and Jenny Henriquez.
and Dr. David Clark. Photo credit: Abou Traore.                                        Photo credit: Abou Traore.

D
        uring February 18-21, 2020 a team of 17             initiatives, how to meet students’ basic needs more
        HCCC faculty, staff, and administrators             effectively, and how to integrate Student Success           HCCC ATTENDS NEW
        and eight students attended Achieving               initiatives into strategic planning efforts. HCCC
                                                            was also well represented in the DREAM 2020
                                                                                                                        JERSEY ALLIANCE FOR
the Dream’s flagship DREAM 2020 conference
in National Harbor, Maryland. Student delegates             conference program. Vice President for Student Af-          ACTION MEETING
included Student Government Association Vice                fairs and Enrollment Lisa Dougherty presented on
President for the Journal Square Campus Alcia               HCCC’s Chatbot Libby while Dr. Sheila Dynan, co-
Batchelor and Peer Leaders: Koral Booth, Crys-              chair of HCCC’s Dream Team and Associate Dean
tal Newton, Suri Hidalgo, Hillary Kouevi, Tyler             of Student Success, and Jenny Henriquez, Aca-
Sarmiento, Kailyn Segovia Vazquez, and Abou                 demic Advisor, presented on how HCCC is working
Traore. In reflecting on her experience at DREAM            to change the culture of registration using a “high
2020, Koral said that the conference “left [her]            touch, high tech” framework.
with a world of knowledge and an experience that                 On the final night of DREAM 2020, the en-
[she] will […] be able to look back on and appreci-         tire HCCC team had an opportunity to celebrate
ate for years to come.” Peer Leaders Abou Traore            its work and enjoy dinner with Dr. Mary Fifield
and Suri Hidalgo also participated in ATD’s Pre-            and Dr. Rene Garcia, HCCC’s Leadership and Data
Conference Equity Institute on Tuesday, February            Coaches, respectively. Upon returning to campus,
18, 2020.                                                   HCCC’s Dream Team is eager to implement its

                                                                                                                      O
     At DREAM 2020, HCCC faculty, staff, admin-             takeaways from DREAM 2020.
                                                                                                                               n Tuesday, Feb. 25, HCCC President Dr.
istrators, and students attended sessions on how                                                                               Chris Reber delivered a presentation,
to incorporate students’ voices in across College                                                                              “Transforming a Campus,” at the Hudson
                                                                                                                       County Chapter meeting of the New Jersey Alliance
                                                                                                                       for Action. The Alliance is a non-profit, non-parti-
                                                                                                                       san coalition of over 2500 business, labor, profes-
                                                                                                                       sional, academic and government leaders.
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  CONTINUING EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEWS

                                                         Eastern Millwork Apprenticeship Information Session

Hudson County Workforce Leadership Academy
Closing Retreat, March 2020
     The Hudson County Workforce Leadership
Academy (HCWLA) sponsored by Hudson Coun-
ty Community College in partnership with The
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities
Program launched this 12-month fellowship on
June 26th with a 3-day opening retreat. It is the
first in Hudson County, and one of four to be
launched in 2019 through the national support of
JPMorgan Chase, The Harry and Jeanette Wein-
berg Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Founda-            Scene from CE’s Sushi & Sake class on February 1
tion and local support of the County of Hudson,          with Chef Kim Fong. In this hands-on class students
LeFrak Family and Mack-Cali. HCWLA is designed           learned professional sushi making techniques and en-
to strengthen the local network of workforce             joyed their fresh creations paired with sake.
leaders through a series of retreats and workshops
that will acquaint the participating Fellows with                                                                Continuing Education and Classroom Au Pair part-
new tools and strategies. The 19 HCWLA Fellows                                                                   nered to offer “Fundamentals of Acting” on January
represent a range of nonprofit organizations, busi-                                                              18-19 at HCCC’s theater in Gabert Library. Through
nesses, education institutions (K-12, colleges, uni-                                                             improvisation, script analysis and the study of mono-
versities), and public agencies. HCWLA is the first                                                              logue materials, students were introduced to the fun-
Workforce Leadership Academy to be established                                                                   damentals of acting and performance by professional
in partnership with a local community college,                                                                   Actor, Melissa Teitel.
and the first public- and private-funded Workforce
Leadership Academy.
    The closing retreat, held on February 26 – 28,       Scene from CE’s Soul Food class on February 8
focused on workforce policy, leadership develop-         with Chef Rene Hewitt. In this hands-on workshop
ment and the Fellow’s Collaborative Leadership           students learned how to make soul food classics while
Lab (CoLab) project. The CoLab provides an op-           learning about the cuisine’s history and southern
portunity for Fellows to work together to further        origin.
develop their collaborative leadership skills and
deepen their knowledge of specific Hudson County                 SAVE THE DATE
issues related to their projects.
                                                            GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH
For additional information please email                      THE USE OF CENSUS DATA.
ajones-belle@hccc.edu.
                                                          Learn how to use Census Business Builder to re-
                                                          search and gain insight into you target customer,           Continuing Education and Classroom Au Pair
                                                          market, and competition through access to de-          teamed up to offer an exciting and educational
                                                          mographic and business data.                           course called, “The Making of Walt Disney World”
                                                                                                                 on February 7-9. Students packed up and traveled
                                                             Join us for a free webinar on                       to Florida for the weekend where they learned
                                                                 Wednesday, April 22, 2020,                      about the history and making of Walt Disney
                                                                   from 9 am to 10:30 am.                        World, but also about different countries and cul-
                                                           Information and registration coming soon.             tures, the history and progress of communication
                                                          For more information or questions, please call         and technology, US history, animals and wildlife,
                                                          Maritza Reyes at (201) 360-5383. This program          literature and animation. Students also visited ed-
                                                          is brought to you by Hudson County Community           ucational attractions in all four Walt Disney World
                                                          College, Continuing Education and Workforce            theme parks: Epcot Center, the Magic Kingdom,
                                                          Development; Hudson County Economic De-                Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.
                                                          velopment Corporation (HCEDC); Jersey City
On February 14 students worked alongside their Val-       Economic Development Corporation; and the                  The next session of this course will run in Oc-
entines for a night of romance and delightful food in     Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of              tober and is open to the general public! For more
CE’s hands-on culinary celebration, “Valentine’s Date     New Jersey.                                            information please email cfarrell@hccc.edu
Night” with Chef Sean Wilson.

                                                        www.hccc.edu/continuingeducation
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 THE CENTER FOR TEACHING, LEARNING,                                                                            HCCC AND JCPS
 AND INNOVATION                                                                                                LEADERSHIP TEAMS
                                                                                                               MEET TO DISCUSS
                                                                                                               EXPANDING PROGRAMS

Laurence (Tony) Howell presents “Being a Great vs. a Good Leader:    Presenter Tony Howell (left) with Dr.   On Tuesday, February 25, HCCC President Dr. Chris
Characteristics of Great Leaders” on Feb. 20.                        Paula Roberson, Director, Center for    Reber welcomed Jersey City Public Schools (JCPS)
                                                                     Teaching, Learning, and Innovation.     Superintendent Franklin Walker and JCPS Deputy

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                                                                                                             Superintendent Dr. Norma Fernandez to HCCC to
      he Center for Teaching, Learning, and Inno-      Chamber of Commerce and a host of other federal,
                                                                                                             discuss the expansion of the College’s programs for
      vation was honored to present Mr. Laurence       state, and local educational organizations.
                                                                                                             JCPS students. Also present were Dr. Eric Friedman,
      (Tony) Howell as the first guest speaker in                                                            Dr. Darryl Jones, Christopher Wahl, Lisa Dougherty,
its Inaugural Series. An enthusiastic crowd of              His inspiring presentation on being a great      Yeurys Pujols, and Matthew Fessler.
approximately 50 students, faculty, and staff          leader highlighted that leaders do not sugar coat
members assembled in the STEM building                 reality, do engage the heart, refuse to accept the
multipurpose room to be inspired with his              status quo, create a sense of urgency, call people     NURSING & HEALTH
words of leadership wisdom. Mr. Howell, a              to act in accord with their highest values, refuse     SCIENCES MEET
Green Beret Army veteran, graduated from               to settle, acknowledge the sacrifice of others, and
Indiana State University, where he founded             paint a vivid picture of tomorrow. Mr. Howell most     AND GREET
the Black Student Union. His career is filled          inspiringly shared that leaders have gratitude
with many leadership roles of student support          enough to say “Thank you” for the small things.
organizations including the Upward Bound
Program, NJ Department of Education, and Joint             The Center for Teaching, Learning, and
Committee on Education, where he worked with           Innovation is committed to its mission to enhance
Indiana Senators Birch Bayh, and Paul Simon.           teaching effectiveness thereby improving student
                                                       learning and student success. Proposals for faculty
    During his presentation, Mr. Howell engaged        professional development workshops for the fall
the audience with his rich experiences in leader-      of 2020 are now being accepted. Previously post-
ship as Director of the Consortium for Pre-College     poned workshops will be considered. Send your
Programs in Greater Newark, TRIO, National             workshop proposal to Dr. Paula Roberson in Aca-        Pictured from left: Kathey Rodriguez, Administrative
Society of Black Engineers, State Hispanic             demic Affairs or email it to ctli@hccc.edu             Assistant, Radiography; Kathleen Smith-Wenning,
                                                                                                              Director of Health-Related Programs; Suzette Sam-
                                                                                                              son, Recruitment Specialist, Nursing Program; and
   NHC HOSTS JUVE EXPO 2020                                                                                   Lisa Cieckiewicz, Admission and Recruitment Coordi-
                                                                                                              nator, Nursing Program.

                                                                                                             O
                                                                                                                     n Wednesday, Feb. 12, HCCC’s Nursing &
                                                                                                                     Health Sciences Division held a meet and
                                                                                                                     greet session at the North Hudson Campus
                                                                                                              to acquaint students with its programs.

The North Hudson Campus hosted the New Jersey chapter of Organización Juventud Ecuatoriana for JUVE
EXPO 2020.

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        n Saturday, Feb. 29, the North Hudson          grams aimed to empower the Hispanic community
        Campus hosted the New Jersey chapter           through information and education. These ser-
        of Organización Juventud Ecuatoriana for       vices include seminars on Immigration, Technol-
the annual JUVE EXPO 2020 event. The event was         ogy, Leadership, Financial Management, Human
the first general meeting for prospective volun-       Rights, Civil Rights, Project Management, GED
teers and members, where they presented to the         Programs and more. One of JUVE’s more popular
community calendar events and activities for the       seminars, “Doors to Higher Education,” aims to
year. JUVE seeks to provide services to the His-       increase the hispanic community’s engagement,         Pictured from left: Tejal Parekh, EOF Counselor; Paola
panic community who are in pursuit of their goals      enrollment, and access to a college education.        Leon, HCCC work study student and member of EOF;
in higher education.                                                                                         Natalia Vazquez-Bodkin, North Hudson Academic
                                                            For more information, please visit their web-    Support Center Head Tutor; and Yeurys Pujols, Execu-
    JUVE was founded in 2006, and offers pro-          site at juventudecuatoriana.org.                      tive Director of North Hudson Campus.
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  HCCC LATINO NETWORKING EVENT                                                                                 HCCC PODCAST

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        n Thursday, Feb. 13, Hudson County Com-                                                                Continued from page 3
        munity College (HCCC) held a Latino Net-                                                              members with opportunities to develop charac-
        working Event at the Gabert Library.                                                                  ter, leadership and service, to exchange ideas and
                                                                                                              ideals, and to stimulate interest in continuing to
    This event brought together Latino civic, busi-                                                           achieve academic excellence.
ness, social service groups and other stakeholders
                                                                                                                   The state-of-the-art HCCC STEM Building
leaders with representatives from HCCC’s offices
                                                                                                              opened in 2017. The six-story structure has floors
of student services, admissions, non-credit cours-
                                                                                                              dedicated to Mathematics, Geology and Environ-
es and provided a unique opportunity to highlight
                                                                                                              mental Studies, Physics, Engineering and Electri-
HCCC equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives,
                                                                                                              cal Engineering, Biology, Microbiology and Histol-
programs and services.
                                                                                                              ogy, Construction Management, and Chemistry.
                                                                                                                   The “Aquaponics Greenhouse Project” podcast
    The HCCC Latino Advisory Committee is a
                                                                                                              is part of the College’s monthly “Out of the Box”
vehicle to help build and sustain strategic part-
                                                                                                              series that launched last year. Discussions featur-
nerships with civic, business, faith-based, social
                                                                                                              ing guest speakers focus on programs, events, is-
services and other stakeholders, to provide recom-     Dr. Chris Reber, President of HCCC, brings greetings   sues, and solutions that affect the people of Hud-
mendations and share information, intended to          to the assembly during a Latino Networking Event on    son County.
enhance the experience for Latino students and         Feb. 3.
community.                                                                                                       Links to all of the College’s podcasts may be
                                                                                                               found at: https://www.hccc.edu/outofthebox/.

 TOWN HALL                                               DEI CLIMATE SURVEY                                    PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
                                                         FORUMS CONCLUDE                                       CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP
                                                                                       Yeurys Pujols
                                                                                                              Continued from page 2
                                                                                       (left), Executive
                                                                                       Director, North        hopes that I could find a medical solution for the
                                                                                       Hudson Campus,         disease my father died from, liver disease. My hus-
                                                                                       and Lilisa Wil-        band is supportive of me so I can focus on study-
                                                                                       liams, Director of
                                                                                                              ing. It’s a great challenge to balance family and
                                                                                       Faculty and Staff
                                                                                                              college. My HCCC chemistry and calculus profes-
                                                                                       Development.
                                                                                                              sors always support me. As a member of PTK, I’ve
                                                                                                              gained valuable experiences, which enhance me

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                                                                                                              personally and practically and will help me in my
                                                              he President’s Advisory Council on Diver-       career,” Ms. Gado said.
                                                              sity, Equity, and Inclusion (PACDEI) held
                                                              Climate Survey discussion forums on Jan.            Learning English was her biggest challenge
                                                       31, Feb. 12 and Feb. 18. More than 100 adminis-        two years ago. She slowly gained confidence and
HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber leads Town Hall
                                                       trators, faculty, staff, and students attended the     improved her fluency enough to excel in science
meetings at the Culinary Conference Center on Feb. 3
                                                       three sessions. These fora were held to disseminate    and math classes and to assist others. “I apply my
and at the North Hudson Campus on Feb. 27.
                                                       and discuss publically the extensive results of the    English in community service while volunteering
                                                       Climate Surveys undertaken in the fall.                to help refugee children practice English and do
                                                                                                              their homework. I teach my three kids English and
                                                                                                              how to write a good essay, using skills I learned at
 YEAR UP LAUNCHED THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF                                                                      Hudson County Community College,” Ms. Gado
 HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE                                                                              said.
                                                                                                                   Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society
                                                                                                              recognizing the academic achievements of stu-
                                                                                                              dents at associate degree-granting colleges and
                                                                                                              helping them grow as scholars and leaders. Estab-
                                                                                                              lished in 1918, the Society has more than 3.5 mil-
                                                                                                              lion members, and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 na-
                                                                                                              tions, with approximately 240,000 active members
                                                                                                              in the United States.
                                                                                                                   Beta Alpha Phi, the HCCC chapter of PTK, has
                                                                                                              earned the distinction of Five Star Chapter Status,
                                                                                                              Phi Theta Kappa’s highest level of recognition. The
                                                                                                              PTK Chapter Plan offers five levels of engagement,
                                                                                                              with each level consisting of prescribed activities
                                                                                                              to build a strong, active chapter taking advantage
                                                                                                              of all PTK has to offer.

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      ear Up New York | New Jersey (YUNYNJ)            puter Science students who will be interning un-
      is pleased to announce that it has officially    der the Helpdesk/Network Support (IT) career           a very big step for Northern New Jersey and will
      launched the inaugural class of Hudson           track. All 40 students in the cohort are fully en-     have a tremendous impact in our region.
County Community College on February 12,               gaged and ready to launch their careers as they
2020. This first cohort encompasses 27 Business        complete their Associate’s degree at HCCC! We              If you have any questions, please contact
students who will be interning under Year Up’s         are excited by the opportunity to serve talented       Amy D’Aulerio, Events Manager, at ADaulerio@
Business Fundamentals career track and 13 Com-         and motivated young adults in New Jersey. This is      yearup.org.
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  HCCC TEAM SELECTED TO PRESENT SPECIAL                                                                            HCCC ANNOUNCES
  SESSIONS FOR CLASSIFIED AND SUPPORT STAFF                                                                        NISOD 2021
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        udson       County
        Community Col-                                                                                                  s in past years, Hudson County Commu-
        lege is pleased to                                                                                              nity College's Foundation awards funds
announce that a team of                                                                                                 for a team of faculty, staff, and an ad-
faculty, staff, and admin-                                                                                       ministrator to participate in the National Insti-
istrators will present a                                                                                         tute of Staff and Organizational Development's
slate of professional de-                                                                                        (NISOD) International Conference on Teaching
velopment sessions at the                                                                                        and Leadership Excellence. TThe HCCC Team
National Institute of Staff                                                                                      will participate in the Conference, which will be
and Organizational De-                                                                                           hosted in 2021. This conference represents one
velopment's (NISOD) In-                                                                                          of the most comprehensive professional develop-
ternational Conference on                                                                                        ment events for community college employees.
Teaching and Leadership                                                                                          Attendees from HCCC will have the opportunity
Excellence, with expenses                                                                                        to learn new skills and techniques that they can
covered by NISOD. The                                                                                            bring back to campus and apply immediately. In
team was selected as a ma-                                                                                       addition, they will gain valuable knowledge that can
jor contributor for the an-                                                                                      be shared with their colleagues and the institution.
nual conference, which will                                                                                      The conference will feature over 300 workshops fo-
be held in 2021.                                                                                                 cused on learning, teaching, equity and inclusion,
                                                                                                                 personal development, team building, leadership,
     HCCC’s proposal was                                                                                         and so much more, presented by people from all
selected from among mul-       Pictured top row from left: Dr. Darryl Jones, Associate Vice President for Aca-   around the world and geared at improving student
tiple institutions. These      demic Affairs; Bernard Adaminty, Academic Foundations Math Instructor. Cen-       achievement. In addition to what attendees from
                               ter row from left: Sharon Daughtry, College Lecturer, Business; Linda Guastini,   HCCC will learn, they will also have the opportunity
presentations     represent
                               Executive Administrative Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Provost.   to share with other attendees some of their knowl-
the first time NISOD
                               Bottom row from left: Dr. Jihan Nakhla, Medical Assistant Instructor; Lilisa J.   edge, tips, and strategies gained throughout their
is offering topics tar-
                               Williams, Director of Faculty and Staff Development. Missing from photo: Dr.      careers. This conference provides an excellent ven-
geted specifically for the
                               Sirhan Abdullah, Instructor of MDA, MDC, HLT; Joseph Caniglia, Interim Dean       ue to showcase HCCC's progress toward a commit-
community college and          of English and ESL; Veronica Gerosimo, Assistant Dean, Student Life and Lead-
technical college’s clas-                                                                                        ment to continuous improvement in institutional
                               ership; and Susannah Wexler, Assistant Professor of English.                      and student success work. This year the team from
sified and support staff.
                                                                                                                 HCCC includes, Dr. Darryl Jones, Associate Vice
The list of topics include: Communicating with          Service; Understanding How to Apply Emo-                 President for Academic Affairs, Bernard Adaminty,
Compassion and Empathy in the Workplace; Em-            tional Intelligence; Conflict Resolution in the          AF Math Instructor, Susannah Wexler, Assistant
powering You on Your Journey to Health and              Workplace; Everyone Makes a Difference!; Your            Professor of English, Linda Guastini, Executive
Wellness; Time Management Skills for the 21st           Personality Traits + How You Communicate = How           Administrative Assistant to the Executive VP
Century; Positive and Effective Communication for       to Thrive; and The What, When, Where, and Why of         and Provost, Veronica Gerosimo, Assistant Dean
Everyone; Thinking Outside the Box: Connecting          Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This achievement       of Student Life and Leadership (conference
Heart, Mind, and Body; Dealing with Difficult People;   is another example of HCCC’s growing national            presenter) and Dr. Jihan Nakhla, Medical
Secrets to Delivering Exceptional Customer              visibility.                                              Assistant Instructor (conference presenter).

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 FOR PHI THETA KAPPA ALL-USA ACADEMIC TEAM SCHOLARSHIPS
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                                                             Ms. Bazaid’s parents and siblings encouraged        sue this dream and make it a reality,” Ms. Segovia-
goals and serving our community is truly inspira-                                                                Vazquez said. Her goal is to become the first female
                                                        her to be the first in her family to complete a col-
tional. We congratulate them on their nomina-                                                                    marine biologist to conduct behavioral research on
                                                        lege degree.“My parents don’t speak fluent Eng-
tions, and we are cheering for them to be named to                                                               a giant squid. She also wants to work with dolphins,
                                                        lish, so my siblings translate, and make sure my
the All-USA Academic Team,” said HCCC President                                                                  sea lions and walruses.
                                                        parents are aware of my educational milestones,”
Dr. Chris Reber.
                                                        Ms. Bazaid stated. “I chose the health care field
                                                                                                                     Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society
     Rimsha Bazaid is a 21-year-old Jersey City         because it helps individuals grow into people who
                                                                                                                 recognizing the academic achievements of students
resident who will graduate with an Associate of         care about others’ well-being.”
                                                                                                                 at associate degree-granting colleges and helping
Applied Science in Medical Assisting degree this                                                                 them grow as scholars and leaders. Established in
May. She plans to transfer to New Jersey City Uni-          Kailyn Segovia-Vazquez is a 20-year-old Bay-
                                                                                                                 1918, the Society has more than 3.5 million mem-
versity. Her leadership activities include serving as   onne resident who earned her HCCC Associate
                                                                                                                 bers, and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 nations, with
the Director of Community Service Outreach for          of Arts degree in Theatre Arts in December 2019.
                                                                                                                 approximately 240,000 active members in the Unit-
the Student Government Association, Treasurer           Her HCCC leadership activities included Honors
                                                                                                                 ed States.
of Sigma Kappa Delta, Vice President of Beta Al-        Institute events, and Honors in Action projects.
pha Phi, participation in the Goldman Sachs Local       She is now studying Marine Biology Behavioral                 Beta Alpha Phi, the HCCC chapter of PTK, has
College Collaborative Program, mentoring in the         Husbandry and Theatre Arts at Montclair State            earned the distinction of Five State Chapter Status,
HCCC Student Success program, and volunteering          University.                                              Phi Theta Kappa’s highest level of recognition. The
at community service events such as Earth Keep-                                                                  PTK Chapter Plan offers five levels of engagement,
                                                            “Both theatre and marine life have been the
ers, HCCC student service events and Hunger Free                                                                 with each level consisting of prescribed activities to
                                                        complete loves of my life, and I wanted to study
Bayonne.                                                                                                         build a strong, active chapter taking advantage of
                                                        both fields. I managed to integrate both subjects
                                                                                                                 all PTK has to offer.
                                                        for over seventeen years, and made sure to pur-
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