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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Professional Notes 3

Phi Theta Kappa News 4

Institutional Research 5

Notibreves6

North Hudson Center 7

Technology News 8

Testing Schedule 11

HR News 3

FROMTHEEDITORS DESK

HCCC Happeningsis on theColleges web site at

http://www.hccc.edu/happenings

Items for the June newsletter aredue by May 13. (Please note: A

resolution of 300 dpi is required for allphotos.) Please send your news items,

comments and suggestions to:

Jennifer Christopher, Director

Communications Department

26 Journal Square

14th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07306

Phone: 201.360.4061

Fax: [email protected]

NOTE: Images in this issue usedfor other purposes is strictly

prohibited without the expressadvance consent of the

Communications Department.Permission to use these photos may

be requested by submitting adetailed summary to

[email protected].

VOLUME 13 , ISSUE 5 MAY 2011

HCCC HAPPENINGS A PUBLICATIONOFTHE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

D

r. Abegail Douglas-

Johnson, who hasdevoted much of her

professional life to Hudson

County Community College

and its students, will be the

recipient of the 2011 Heritage

Award. Dr. Johnson will be

presented with the award at the

Colleges Commencement

ceremonies on Thursday eve-

ning, May 26, in Prudential

Hall at the New Jersey Per-

DR. AB EG A IL DO U G L A S- JO H N S O N T O RE C E I V E HU D S O N CO U N T Y COMMU N IT Y CO L L E G E S 2011 HERITAGE AWARD

tire from her position as our

Vice President for AcademicAffairs in June.

Instituted eighteen years

ago, the Hudson County Com-

munity College Heritage

Award recognizes members of

the community who have made

significant contributions to the

College, its students and their

families. Past recipients in-

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forming Arts Center in New-

ark, N.J.In announcing the award,

HCCC President Dr. Glen

Gabert noted: Dr. Johnson has

been a partner who has been

instrumental in the Colleges

development and growth, and

we are deeply grateful to her

for all she has done for our

students, faculty, staff and

community. Dr. Johnson re-

cently announced she will re-

Photo by Jersey Pictures

DR. ABEGAIL A. DOUGLAS-JOHNSON, Vice President for Academic Affairs, pictured on the New Jersey Per-

forming Arts Center stage at the 2010 Commencement ceremonies.


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HCCCS MOD EL STUDENTS MAKE PH O T O SH O O T A PERF ECT SU C C E S S

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n Tuesday, April 19, the

Colleges Communica-tions Department held a photoshoot for which it recruited stu-dents and staff members.

Images from the shoot taken at 2 Enos Place and theWelcome Center will be usedin Communications upcomingad campaign (billboards, buswraps, online and display adver-tising), as well as future catalogcovers, flyers and other designs.

Many thanks to all of thestudents who volunteered toparticipate; those who promotedthe event among their classesand campus organizations; andCollege departments who lenttheir assistance!

B O O K S T O R E H O U R S

The National TutoringAssociation awarded

Hudson County CommunityColleges Tutorial ServicesCenter the 2011 NTA Col-lege Program of the YearAward at the NTA 19th AnnualConference in Anchorage,Alaska on April 11.

Hudson County Commu-nity College has beena member of the National Tu-toring Association for the pastfive years. This organizationtrained and certified TutorialServices Head Tutors as Mas-ter Tutors. The Head Tutors

share their knowledge with theColleges part-time tutors dur-ing tutor training sessions.

The Tutorial ServicesDepartment was selected forthis prestigious award basedupon its hiring and trainingprocedures, variety of servicesoffered, program assessment,and student performance.

Dr. Pamela Bandyo-padhyay (pictured at left), As-

T U T O R I A L SE R V I C E S RE C E I V E S P R O G R A M O F THE YE A R AWARD F R O M N AT I O NAL T U T O R I N G A S S O C I A T I O N

sistant Dean for AcademicAffairs, accepted the award onbehalf of Tutorial Services andthe College. Lynn Giese(right), the President of theNational Tutoring Association,presented the award.

Dr. Bandyopadhyay alsomade a presentation at the con-ference, The Impact of In-

class Tutoring on StudentAchievement. The presenta-tion was highly acclaimed.

The National TutoringAssociation (NTA), based inLakeland, Fla., is a group ofover 10,000 individuals andorganizations that are devotedto supporting students achievesuccess through tutoring.

Bookstore-on-the-Squareannounces the following

operating hours for the end of

Spring and Summer 2011 ses-sions:

SPRING TERM FINALS EXAMS/BUYBACK (MAY 8-14):

Monday to Thursday,9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, Closed

SUMMER I START

(MAY 15- 21):

Monday to Thursday,9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, closed

SUMMER II START

(JULY 3-9):

Tuesday to Thursday, 9 a.m.to 7 p.m. (closed Sunday,Monday and Saturday)

REGULAR SUMMER HOURS(MAY 23 TOMID-AUGUST):

Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. (closed May 26,May 30, and July 4)

For further information,please contact the Bookstore at(201) 360-4390.

N O WA V A I L A B L E

Photo by HCCC Communications Department

Photo courtesy of HCCC Tutorial Services


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HCCC Happenings Page 3

PROF ESSION A L NOT ES

Applicants are now beingsought for the following posi-

tions:

Part-Time Software Trainer

Accounting Instructor

Enrollment Support Assistant

Counselor (CASS)

Part-Time EnrollmentSupport Assistant

Part-Time Grants Coordinator(Grant Funded)

To apply, please submitt h e f o l l o w i n g t o r e [email protected] or mail to:

Human Resources Department, Hudson County CommunityCollege, 70 Sip Avenue, ThirdFloor, Jersey City, NJ 07306:

Letter of application

Resume

Salary requirements

Three references

For more information, please visit the New Jersey Higher Education RecruitmentConsort ium websi te at www.njherc.org, the HigherEd-

J o b s . c o m w e b s i t e a twww.higheredjobs.com, orcontact the Human Resources

Department at (201) 360-4070.For a detailed description ofthese positions as well as addi-tional listings, please visit theEmployment Opportunities

page under Human Re-sources at www.hccc.edu.

JO B S , J O B S ,J O B S On Thursday, May 5, Com-munications Assistant

Jessica Brito will receive anAward of Excellence fromCAMBIO and the non-profitorganization CommunitarianMedia Network for her effortswith the Hispanic communityand the College.

Adjunct Instructor ChinaClarks play, Women WhoKill, is being performed at TheShadowbox Theatre in NewOrleans through May 7. Clarkis playwright.

Dr. Elena Gorokhovasessay, Beyond Banned: BooksThat Survived the Censors,was recently posted at the Na-

tional Public Radio website.The essay, part of an NPR se-ries titled Three Books, de-scribes three books that under-went the process of censorship:two Russian novels and one bya South African writer J.M.Coetzee. The essay may beaccessed at the short link, http://n.pr/geyTDW.

Dan Fenelon, artist of theutility box dcor in front of theCulinary Arts Plaza Park, hasbeen selected by The BaratFoundation as the winning

designer for the MessagesThrough Murals first project.This first mural is timed togreet His Holiness, the DalaiLama, and the Interna-tional Peace & Education Sum-mit scheduled in Newark thismonth. The Barat Foundation isa 501(c)(3) nonprofit educa-tional corporation dedicated tothe power of the arts to trans-form lives and to level the play-ing field for highly motivated,underserved youth.

ANTHONY WILLIAMS (second from left), Research Coordinator withthe Office of Institutional Research and Planning, is presented with aCertificate of Completion by HCCC Board Chair William J. Netchert(left) for completing all coursework for certification in Designing IRResearch and Foundational Statistics for Decision Support, coursescovered by the Association for Institutional Researchs PresidentialScholarship. Also pictured are Dr. Kris Krishnan (second from right),

Associate Dean, Institutional Research & Planning, and HCCC Presi-dent Dr. Glen Gabert.

ARTIST DAN FENELONS win-ning mural for The Barat Foun-dations Messages ThroughMurals project.

Please note that the MailRoom & Copy Center will

be extending its hours ofoperation from Wednesday,May 4 through Friday, May 13,2011 to accommodate faculty

CO P Y C E N T E R EX T E N D E D H O U R S FO R F I N A L E X A M S PE R I O D

during final exams.

Hours are as follows:

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to7 p.m.;

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.;

Sunday: Closed.

The Mail Room and CopyCenter will resume regularbusiness hours on Monday,May 16, 2011.


Co n g r a t u l a t i o n s t oConstance Calandrinoon her appointment as

Di re c t o r o f Ac a de mi cFoundations Mathematics!

Syeda Jesmin, AssistantProfessor, ESL and Coordina-tor, Learning Communities, and

Sharon DAgastino, AssistantProfessor, Academic Founda-tions, co-presented a workshoptitled Learning Communities:Improving Developmental Stu-dents Academic Achievementand Retention" at the NJALL(New Jersey Association forLifelong Learning) and NJADE(New Jersey Association forD e v e l o p m e n t a l E d u c a -tion) 2011 conference held inMonroe Township, New Jerseyin April.

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PH I TH E T A KAPPA HO N O R SO C I E T Y NE W S

Volume 13, Issue 5

Congratulations to Dr. Cha-nida Katkanant, who

received Phi Theta KappasDistinguished College Adminis-trator Award at its Annual Con-vention in Seattle in April.

The Distinguished Admin-istrator Award is awarded tocommunity college vice presi-dents, deans, or leaders (otherthan college presidents/CEOs)serving a community college inan administrative capacity.

Dr. Katkanant grew up inBangkok, Thailand, where sheearned both bachelors andmasters degrees in educationfrom Chulalongkorn University.After 10 years of working with

the Center for EducationalTechnology, Ministry of Educa-tion, Thailand, helping teachersproduce film and audio materi-als and integrate them into theircurricula, she left Bangkok forthe United States to pursue anadvanced degree and join fam-ily members here.

She earned a doctoral de-gree at University of Nebraska,Lincoln, in Administration,Curriculum and Instruction,then worked as an InstitutionalResearch Director at WesternNebraska Community Collegefor three years and as an Out-comes Assessment Director atNortheast Community Collegefor three years before moving toNew Jersey.

She began her work atHudson County CommunityCollege as Institutional Re-

search Director, a position sheheld for seven years beforemoving to her current positionas Assistant Dean of AcademicAffairs.

She enjoys working in acommunity college and living inan urban environment. Herpassion is to assist with courseand curriculum developmentand help students progress andsucceed.

Dr. Katkanant believes thatthe Phi Theta Kappa Interna-tional Honor Society is a won-derful organization to help ourstudents to get involved in theeducational and larger commu-nities, develop their leadership

roles, and further their educa-tional attainment.

Congratulations to Profes-sor Theodore Lai, who re-ceived the Continued Excel-lence Award for Advisors at theconvention as well! The Con-tinued Excellence Award forAdvisors is awarded to thosewho make significant contribu-tions to the growth of the indi-vidual members, serve as thechapters advocate on campus,and encourage the chapter to beinvolved on the local, regionaland/or international level of theorganization.

Phi Theta Kappas AnnualConvention is a three-day con-ference filled with events thatenergize, educate and recognizemembers, advisors and alumni.Convention attendees are ex-posed to globally recognized

tions colleges where total

Hispanic enrollment constitutes

a minimum of 25% of the total

enrollment such as HCCC!

To enter, students will be

required to develop a market-

ing plan where the theme is

Increasing Sams Clubs Mar-

ket Penetration of the Latino

Population. The plan should

include recommendations on

Want a chance to win up

to $15,000? Are you a

wiz at marketing? Enter the

Sams Club HSI Scholarship

Competition!

The Sams Club HSI

(Hispanic-Serving Institutions)

Scholarship Competition is

open to full-time sophomores

(students with 30 or more cred-

its) at Hispanic-Serving institu-

acquiring and retaining mem-

bers including timeline, budget,

and member incentives. Stu-

dents must also provide a letter

of reference from a faculty

member at the College.

For more information,

please contact [email protected]

or call (201) 360-4150. To

complete an online contest

application and for contest

rules, please visit http://

www.hsischolarships.com/

register-now.

The deadline for student

applications is Saturday, May

14, 2011. Winners will be an-

nounced during Diversity Inc.s

Gala Awards Dinner in Wash-

ington, DC in November.

DR. CHANIDA Katkanant (center), Assistant Dean of Academic Af-fairs, received Phi Theta Kappas Distinguished College Administrator

Award at its annual Convention in Seattle. Katkanant is pictured withProf. Theodore Lai (left), co-advisor of HCCCs Phi Theta Kappa chap-ter, and Cesar Orozco, President of Beta Alpha Phi Chapter.

Photo by Beta Alpha Phi Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa

speakers, workshops and theexchange of ideas among thou-sands of members from a di-verse mix of community col-

leges. Chapters elect futureSociety leaders and receiverecognition for their outstandingaccomplishments.

$100 ,000 HSI S C H O L A R S H I P CO M P E T I T I O N SP O N S O R E D B Y SA M S CL U B


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RACE / E T H N I C I T Y

New Jersey 8,791,894 6,029,248 1,204,826 29,026 725,726 3,043 559,722 240,303 1,555,144

Hudson County 634,266 342,792 83,925 4,081 84,924 344 90,373 27,827 267,853

Bayonne 63,024 43,618 5,584 194 4,861 16 6,303 2,448 16,251

East Newark 2,406 1,516 46 10 188 1 551 94 1,477

Guttenberg 11,176 7,537 537 102 818 4 1,593 585 7,245

Harrison 13,620 7,941 297 76 2,217 2 2,517 570 6,017

Hoboken 50,005 41,124 1,767 73 3,558 15 2,144 1,324 7,602

Jersey City 247,597 80,885 64,002 1,272 58,595 161 31,726 10,956 68

Kearny 40,684 29,933 2,186 163 1,793 32 5,099 1,478 16,253

North Bergen 60,773 40,705 2,456 535 3,979 49 10,107 2,942 41,569

Secaucus 16,264 11,125 668 32 3,318 6 713 402 3,025

Union City 66,455 38,549 3,487 819 1,587 33 18,231 3,749 56,291

Weehawken 12,554 9,020 606 61 1,024 1 1,351 491

West New York 49,708 30,839 2,289 744 2,986 24 10,038 2,788 38


the allocation of educationalfunding, development of edu-cation policy, provides statis-tics for demographic research,

and informs employers, state,and local planners on the dy-namics of the local and re-gional labor market. The Cen-sus data on race and ethnicorigin allows the federal gov-ernment to evaluate programsor enforce laws, such as theFair Housing Act. See the ta-bles on these pages for a break-down of the county populationdata.

Hudson County is hometo 12 municipalities and anumber of higher educationinstitutions, including Hudson

County Community College,New Jersey City University,Saint Peters College, and Ste-vens Institute of Technology.Data for the county shows thatthe five most populous munici-palities are Jersey City(247,597); Union City(66,455); Bayonne (63,024);North Bergen (60,773) andHoboken (50,005). Hobokenwas the fastest-growing mu-

By Dr. Kris Krishnan,

Associate Dean,

Institutional Research

& Planning

The 2010 Census datareleased, by the U.S.

Census Bureau, shows thatHudson County has moved upa notch to become the fourth-largest county in New Jersey.The county grew by 4.2 per-cent, since the 2000 Census. In2010, there were 634,266 resi-dents living in the county.

nicipality for the decade with a29.6 percent increase. JerseyCity grew by 3.1 percent.

The county became moreracially diverse since 2000,with the non-white populationincreasing from 41 percent ofthe total population to almost44 percent. With a growth rateof 49%, Asians led all groupsin population growth and nowconstitute the third largestsegment of the population. TheHispanic population grew byabout 10%.

The Census count affects

TH E 2010 CE N S U S : IN ST IT U T ION A L RESEA RCH

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Table P1, P2, P3.

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Dr. Antonio R. Flores

Notibreves


HCCC AN U N C I A PL A N E S PARA L A CE R E M O N I A D E GRADUACIN 2011

o ms del total de estudiantesenrolados, en niveles de grado,posgrado o los dos, sonHispanos. La organizacintambin representa a Institu-ciones Asociadas, que sonaquellas en las que estudiantesHispanos suman el 10% del totalde enrolamiento o 1,00 estu-diantes. HACU posee ms de 50miembros internacionales, eincluyen instituciones deeducacin superior en Mxico,Centro Amrica, Sur Amrica,Portugal y Espaa.

El Dr. Flores se convirti enel tercer Presidente y CEO deHACU en 1996. Su experienciaanterior incluye: Director deProgramas y Servicios para laAutoridad de Asistencia aEducacin Superior de Michigany la Autoridad de PrstamosEstudiantiles para EducacinSuperior de Michigan; maestroen instituciones pblicas yprivadas, universidades comuni-tarias y universidades de

investigacin especializadas;conduccin de investigacin yestudios de polticas enproblemas de educacin supe-rior; administracin deprogramas dentro de campus y anivel estatal; provisin deservicios pblicos a nivel local,estatal y nacional.

Este ao marca laceremonia de Graduacinnmero 33 para Hudson CountyCommunity College. En estosltimos aos, HCCC ha

experimentado un remarcablecrecimiento en enrolamientos, de4,129 en 1996 a 9,331 paraOtoo 2010. Hudson CountyCommunity College se encuentratambin en medio de un plan deexpansin capital de $173millones. En este ltimo ao , laUniversidad sostuvo apertura dedos nuevas facilidades en elCampus de Journal Square enJersey City. El nuevo Centro deEducacin Superior de NorthHudson en Union City est

F U T U R O S E S T U D I A N T E S U N I V E R S I T A R I O S A P R E N D E R N A C E R C A D E L N U E V O C E N T R O D E N O R T H H U D S O N P O R M E D I O D E E S T U D I A N T E S A C T U A L E S D E HCCC

Centro de Educacin Superiorde North Hudson de laUniversidad, en un nivel muypersonal, ya que este centro fuedesarrollado para cubrir susnecesidades. Yo nac y crec enUnion City, y he trabajado conla comunidad por ms de 15

aos. Nelson ha trabajado connuestros estudiantes y conprincipales de escuelassecundarias del Condado deHudson por 10 aos. Yuerys,un graduado de HCCC, y Julia,f a m i l i a r i z a d a c o n l aUniversidad y la comunidadpor medio de sus actividadesextra curriculares, puedenrelatar sus propias experienciaa futuros estudiantes, dijo laDra. Pando.

Julia Villamar es una demiles de estudiantes de HCCCpara quienes la Universidadprovee el camino a cumplir sussueos. Naci y creci enGuayaquil, Ecuador, Julia de19 aos de edad, vino a losEstados Unidos hace solo tres

aos. La residente de UnionCity se gradu de Union HillHigh School, en el CampusNorte de la Escuela Secundariade Union City.

Cuando se le pregunta porqu escogi HCCC, ellacontesta: Un representante deHCCC visito my escuelasecundaria y me gusto lamanera en que me trat.

Villamar relat, que laUniversidad le dio laoportunidad de estudiarqumica, que es esencial para

(Contina en la pgina 15)

actualmente bajo construccin yabrir luego en este ao.

Informacin completaacerca de la Ceremonia deGraduacin estar disponible ensemanas venideras.

Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D.,Presidente y Jefe Ejecutivo

Oficial de la AsociacinHispana de Colegios yUniversidades (HACU), dardiscurso en la ceremonia degraduacin dela Clase 2011 deHudson County CommunityCollege. La ceremonia degraduacin se llevar a cabo latarde del Jueves, 26 de Mayo,2011, en el Prudential Hall delNew Jersey Performing ArtsCenter, en Newark, NJ.

HACU es unaorganizacin nacional represen-tando a ms de 450 colegios yuniversidades, que colectiva-mente, sirven a dos tercios delos ms de 2 millones deestudiantes Hispanos asistiendoa universidades e institucionesen los Estados Unidos, en 32estados, el Distrito de Columbiay Puerto Rico. HACUrepresenta a Instituciones Sir-viendo Hispanos (HSIs), queson aquellas en las que el 25%

Julia Villamar

Cuando la Dra. Paula P.Pando, Vice Presidenta

del Centro de North Hudson yAsuntos Acadmicos, sale ahablar con miembros de lacomunidad acerca del nuevoCentro de Educacin Superiorde North Hudson de la

Universidad, no estar sola. LaDra. Pando, estar acompaadapor un equipo que incluye a:Nelson Vieira, Director deAdmisiones, Yeurys Pujols,Director de Servicios deEnrolamiento y Estudiantilespara el Centro de North Hudsonde HCCC, y Julia Villamar,estudiante de HCCC.

E s i m p o r t a n t ec o m u n i c a r n o s c o n l acomunidad acerca del nuevo


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NORT H HU D S O N H I G H E R ED U CA T ION CE N T E R UPDATE

By Dr. Paula P. Pando,

Vice President

for North Hudson Center& Student Affairs

Because we are a commu-nity-centered institution,

the Colleges administrationbelieves we should be goodneighbors and responsiblestewards of our environment.Thus, when plans were beingdeveloped for our new NorthHudson Higher Education Cen-ter, an emphasis was placed ondesigning a building that would

not only be comfortable andaesthetically pleasing, but onethat would also be more energyefficient and would providebetter ventilation, and tempera-ture and lighting control.

To meet these criteria, thearchitects incorporated several

sustainable elements into thebuildings design. These in-

clude: a photovoltaic rooftopsystem that will generate elec-trical power by convertingsolar rays into direct currentelectricity; rainwater harvestingtanks; daylight and occupancysensors as well as low-flowfixtures for lighting; and high-efficiency mechanical equip-ment, such as interior lightshelves that help to reflectnatural light deeper into in-structional spaces. Going for-ward, these and other environ-mental design aspects will allcontribute to operational en-ergy and cost savings.

We will continue with ourhard-hat tours of the Center. Toarrange your tour of the site,

please phone my office, (201)

360-4022.

More news on plans forthe Grand Opening ceremoniesto follow.

Thanks for all of yourinterest and support!

Information sessions aboutthe North Hudson Higher

Education Center will be of-fered every month until itopens. They will be offeredboth in the day and the eve-ning; all will be held in theStudent Affairs ConferenceRoom in the Enrollment Ser-vices Center, located on thefirst floor of 70 Sip Avenue,and presented by our NorthHudson Communication Team.Light refreshments will beserved.

Tuesday, May 10, 12 p.m.

Thursday, May 12, 5:30 p.m.

By Dr. Eric Friedman,

Dean ofCommunity Education

The first cohort of students inHudson County Commu-

nity Colleges Gateway Certifi-cate Program in Homeland Se-curity have entered the lastcourse in the program, GISTechnology for Homeland Secu-rity. This is the first of a seriesof Gateway Certificates that willbe offered through ContinuingStudies, a new branch of theCommunity Education Division.

Future offerings include

Sports Management, Graphicand Digital Design, and PublicService Administration. Boththe Writing Center and the Li-brary support staff participatedby offering support sessions tothose students who needed extrahelp.

According to Dr. EricFriedman, Dean of CommunityEducation, This has been amajor step forward for the Col-lege and for these ambitiousstudents. All of them have ex-pressed career aspirations inHomeland Security. The profes-sors have been enthusiastic

about the academic progress ofthe entire cohort.

As part of the program,Community Education staff willhelp the program graduates todevelop job search skills appro-priate to this growing careerfield.

Pictured above are HCCCsCesar Castillo (left) and GregoryBurns, who enrolled in the pro-gram to improve their knowl-edge of the legal system, terror-ism, and GIS mapping technol-ogy.

H O M E L A N D S E C U R I T Y P R O G R A M P R E P A R E S

T O C E R T I F Y F I R S T

G R O U P

B I O L O G Y C LU B SP O N S O R S LE C T U R E SE R I E S O N AP R I L 18

Hudson County Commu-nity Colleges Biology

Club sponsored an installmentof its Anatomy & PhysiologyLecture Series on Monday,April 18. Professor Salim Ben-daoud (pictured third from left)lectured on Eye Physiology.

Pictured with Bendaoudfrom left are Tahani Fardos,Dimitri Cronier, Aseel Ghali,Biology Club President IlinaKay, and Esthela Yan.

Photo courtesy of HCCC Biology Club

Check out Hudson County Community Collegeslatest events and photos!

Connect to our Facebook, Flickr and Twitter pagesat www.hccc.eduor https://myhudson.hccc.edu.


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The Center for DistanceEducation invites all Col-

lege faculty and staff to attendan one-hour informational ses-sion where you can learn aboutthe progress we are making inour online learning initiatives.Some of the topics we will

toward an external audience.Look for it to be available byJune.

Many eligible students are

now taking advantage of onlineregistration. To be eligible, astudent needs to have com-pleted (or be currently enrolledin) English Composition I andCollege-level Math while nothaving any financial holds. Todate, well over 500 studentshave registered for Summerand Fall 2011 classes via theweb. Instructions are available

onMyHudson; if you are eligi-ble, please take advantage ofthis opportunity.

As mentioned in last

months update, plans are un-derway to make payment plansavailable online for students.Once this is accomplished, astudent who needs to pay forhis/her classes can enroll in apayment plan through their

MyHudson portal and thenmake payments online. Stu-dents who take advantage ofthis will not have to go to the

LE A R N I N G CO M M U N I T Y DAYAT HCCC

Bursars Office in person andpossibly have to stand in line tosign up for a payment plan.

Progress continues as we

transition to the new system.Please be patient as all of usadjust to our new way ofdoing business. Once everyonegets more familiar with Col-league, MyHudson, and Lib-erty Link and our other newtools, you will notice evenmore improvements.

Stay tuned!

HCCC C E N T E R F O R D I S T A N C E ED U C A T I O N OF F E R S

I N F O R M A T I O N SE S S I O N S F O R FACULTY & STAFF

cover include the online coursedevelopment process, theBlackboard Learning Manage-ment System, efforts to informstudents of the online learningopportunities, various facultytraining initiatives and more!

By Carlos Tonche, Jr.

HCCC Project Manager

As the Datatel Implementa-tion Project continues,

HCCC awaits the introductionof our new website. The de-sign for the new website iscomplete and updated contentis being developed. Since theHCCC community is alreadyusing the MyHudson portal asa resource for information, thenew website will be oriented

Remaining dates forCDEs information sessions areas follows:

Monday, May 2, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, May 4, 12 p.m.

Friday, May 6, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, May 10, 2 p.m.

Thursday, May 12, 12 p.m.

All sessions will takeplace in 162 Sip Ave., Room232. To reserve a seat, pleasesend an RSVP email [email protected].

DATATEL UPDATE : TH E FU T U R E IS NOW!MAY 2011

On Thursday, April 21,

HCCCs Learning Com-munity Program presented aLearning Community Day.In addition to a Learning Com-munity Student showcase in-cluding presentations and reci-tations by students in LCs,Divya Whitcage, a professionalyoga instructor, facilitatedYoga for Study Skills andStress Relief, a guided medita-tion workshop with light yoga,focused on stress relief andimproving study skills.

At right, participants of

the yoga workshop perform asun salutation pose.

Photo courtesy of Syeda Jesmin

2011EN D -O F -

SE M E S T E R

SALUTE H

udson County Commu-nity College will observe

its first Annual End-of-Semester Salute on Tuesday,May 10, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30p.m. in the Culinary Arts Insti-tute/Conference Center. At thisevent, the College will publiclysalute and commend retiringemployees for their many yearsof service. Also, employeeswho have attained advanced

degrees this year will be recog-nized.


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F O R YO U RVI E W I N G P L E A S U R E

COMMENCEMENTPHOTOS may be viewed several days after the ceremony at www.digiproofs.com (password:052611HCCC).

For STUDENT DIPLOMA PHOTOS, please visitwww.americancandids.com and enter the passwordHCCC. Graduates may click on the green box and will be

prompted to enter their name and PIN, which will be

mailed within seven days of the ceremony, with proofs

of their diploma shots.

YEARBOOK PHOTOS will be taken on the followingdays/times by appointment only in the Student Lounge

at 25 Journal Square:

Monday, May 29 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday, May 311 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday, May 69 a.m. to 5 p.m.To make an appointment, log onto the websitewww.ouryear.com and enter code 59806 and passwordhcc_806.

For up-to-the minute information onCommencement activities, please visit the

College web site atwww.hccc.edu/graduation,https://myhudson.hccc.edu or our Facebook

and Twitter pages

Commencement: May 26, 2011

GRADUATION WEE K EVENTS

Family BBQ, 870 BergenAve. parking lot, 12 p.m. to5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 24: Gradua-tion Formal, Liberty HouseRestaurant, Jersey City, 6p.m.

Thursday, May 26: Com-mencement (All guests arerequired to have a ticket,regardless of age.) Cere-mony begins at 6:00 p.m.New Jersey Performing ArtsCenter, Newark, NJ. Gradu-

ates are asked to arrive by4:30 p.m. and proceed to theposted rooms for each divi-sion for processional line-

The Office of Student Ac-tivities and Center for

Academic & Student Success(CASS) have scheduled a weekof activities for graduatingstudents leading up to Com-mencement on Thursday, May26.

Monday, May 2: StudentExcellence and Achieve-ment Awards Ceremony,Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 5 p.m.to 8 p.m. (by invitation

only) Saturday, May 21: Day Trip

to Boston, Mass.

Monday, May 23: Friends &

up. Honor cords will bedistributed at NJPAC priorto the ceremony.

Graduation Activities aresponsored by the Office ofStudent Activities and Centerfor Academic & Student Suc-cess.

Students must be graduat-ing in order to participate inevents.

For further information,please contact the Office ofStudent Activities at (201) 360-4195 or visit the Office of Stu-dent Activities at 25 JournalSquare, Room 104.

C E R E M O N Y DE C O R U M

&CO U R T E S Y

Please note that out of re-spect to fellow graduates,

students who participate inHudson County CommunityColleges Commencementceremony are expected to bepresentfor the entire ceremonyand will not be allowed to de-

part before the recessional.Thank you in advance for yourcooperation.


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L A B Y R I N T H # 4( 1 9 9 2 )

Charles Burwell (b. 1955)

Four-color, four-run litho-graph hand drawn by the artistand hand printed. This workwas produced at Brodsky Cen-ter for Innovative Editions atRutgers, New Brunswick.Tamarind Master Printer, Ei-leen M. Foti.

LO C A L A R T I S T JO N RAPPLEYE SP E A K S AT HCCCO N MARCH 24

On Thursday, March 24,

the Hudson County

Community College Founda-

tion held the first lecture in its

Artist Talk Series a group of

dialogues designed to enrich

the communitys experience of

arts in Hudson County. The

evenings lecturer, Jersey Cityartist Jon Rappleye (pictured at

right), discussed his art

filled with fantastic animal and

natural imagery while dis-

playing images of work from

his earliest period to the present

day, including an original re-

cently finished work.

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PROF ILE OF CH A R L E S BU RW ELL , ART IST I N HCCC PE R M A N E N T ART CO L L E C T I O N

As a young man, African-American artist Charles

Burwell admired Cy Twombly,Mark Tobey, Jack Tworkov,and Agnes Martin (her work isalso in the HCCC collection).Burwell says the linear,graphic sensibility he saw intheir work influenced the de-velopment of his art. He alsovisited the Museum of ModernArt (MOMA) in New YorkCity. He says, Seeing therange of American abstract art(particularly Pollock), I becameinterested in the formal ways in

which paintings are con-structed. (Visiting MOMA isfree Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8p.m. See the website moma.orgfor details.)

The work Burwell hasbeen doing since the early1990s involves a specific layer-ing process which mostly relieson, the interaction of the con-trolled dripped line, maze likelinear forms, and organic andgeometric forms. He is inter-ested in prehistoric imagery,

biology, cave paintings, archae-ology, natural history, micro-

scopic forms, geometric forms,asymmetrical and symmetricalforms and anthropomorphicimages. He is especially inter-ested in the connections be-tween biology, technology, and the complexities of our in-formation-laden culture.

Burwell has a BFA and anMFA in Painting. He has re-ceived many honors includinga Pew Fellowship in the Artsand a Joan Mitchell FoundationGrant. He made this lithograph

when he was Artist-in-Residence at Rutgers Centerfor Innovative Printmaking inNew Jersey. His work is in thecollections of the PhiladelphiaMuseum of Art, the ClevelandMuseum of Art, the ZimmerliMuseum of Fine Art at RutgersUniversity, The Studio Mu-seum in Harlem, and The Li-brary of Congress, among oth-ers. For more information, seethe Pew YouTube video abouthim, or go to his art dealers

websi te , www.bridget te-mayergallery.com.

The picture is in theDeans office at the CulinaryArts Institute, Room 218.Come by, look at the work, andpick up a catalogue for theCulinary Program!

IN OTHER ART NEWS

The Brodsky Center forInnovative Editions at Rutgersrecent editions exhibition untilJune 14 at Desiron at 151Wooster Street in Manhattan,

features works by several art-ists, some of whom also hap-pen to be in the HCCC collec-tion including Joan Snyder,Barbara Madsen, and WillBarnett. Joan Snyders work,Oasis, is installed in the Aca-demic Affairs lobby on thefourth floor of 70 Sip Ave-nue. Barbara Madsens work,The Bug, is in the entrance to162 Sip Avenue. Will Barnettswork, The Doorway, can beseen at the end of the fifth floor

hallway in the Culinary ArtsInstitute/Conference Center at161 Newkirk Street.


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they already know by earningqualifying scores on any of 34examinations. For more infor-mation on CLEP, please visit:

w w w . c o l l e g e b o a r d . c o m / student/testing/clep/about.html

BEFORE TAKING THE CLEPEXAM:

Please call (201) 360-4191or -4192 or [email protected], asCLEP exams are adminis-tered by appointment only.

All appointment cancella-tions must be made at least24 hours in advance.

HCCC students must have a

permit to take the CLEP(form available at the Test-ing Center).

All students must pay a $20HCCC service fee (non-refundable) per examinationat the Bursars Office, lo-cated at 70 Sip Avenue,Jersey City, or the NorthHudson Center Main Office,located at 6515 Polk St.,West New York. This feemust be paid prior to settingan appointment for theexam. Testers must show

receipt on the day of CLEPexam.

Note: CLEP exams willresume in February 2011.Please contact the TestingCenter in January for anappointment: (201) 360-4194, - 4192 or -4191.

ON THE DAY OF THE CLEPEXAM:

Students must report at least10 minutes before the teststart time.

Bring two (2) forms of iden-tification (Drivers License,Passport, Green Card, Stu-dent ID, Military ID).

Bring $20 receipt from Bur-sars Office.

Bring $77 CLEP Fee:money order, payable toETS/CLEP, or credit card(Visa, MasterCard, Ameri-can Express, or Discover areaccepted).

D I S A B I L I T Y S U P P O R TSERVICES

If you require specialtesting accommodations due to

a documented disability, pleasecontact Disability Support Ser-vices at (201) 360-4157. Allstudents with approved testingaccommodations must take theCollege Placement Test at theTesting Center located at 2Enos Place, Jersey City, NJ.

The testing schedule forMay follows:

Monday, May 2 CollegePlacement Test/Assessment,

9:15 a.m. or 1:15 p.m., 2Enos Place

Tuesday, May 3 CollegePlacement Test/Assessment,9:15 a.m. or 1:15 p.m., 2Enos Place

Wednesday, May 4 Col-lege Placement Test/Assessment, 9:15 a.m. or1:15 p.m., 2 Enos Place

Thursday, May 5 CLEP(by appointment only), 9:15a.m. or 1:15 p.m., 2 EnosPlace

Friday, May 6 CollegePlacement Test/Assessment,9:15 a.m. or 1:15 p.m., 2Enos Place; 9:15 a.m., WestNew York

Monday, May 9 CollegePlacement Test/Assessment,9:15 a.m. or 1:15 p.m., 2Enos Place


Wednesday, May 11 CLEP (by appointment

only), 9:15 a.m. or 1:15p.m., 2 Enos Place

Thursday, May 12 Col-lege Placement Test/Assessment, 9:15 a.m. or1:15 p.m., 2 Enos Place


Saturday, May 14 Col-lege Placement Test/Assessment, 9:15 a.m (byappointment only), 2 Enos

Place Monday, May 16 College

Placement Test/Assessment,9:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m., or 5p.m. (by appointment only),2 Enos Place


Wednesday, May 18 College Placement Test/Assessment, 9:15 a.m. or1:15 p.m., 2 Enos Place

Thursday, May 19 Col-lege Placement Test/

Assessment, 9:15 a.m. or1:15 p.m., 2 Enos Place


Monday, May 23 CollegePlacement Test/Assessment,9:15 a.m or 1:15 p.m., 2Enos Place

Tuesday, May 24 CollegePlacement Test/Assessment,


Wednesday, May 25 College Placement Test/Assessment, 9:15 a.m., 1:15p.m., or 5 p.m. (by appoint-ment only), 2 Enos Place

Thursday, May 26 Col-lege Placement Test/Assessment, 9:15 a.m. or1:15 p.m., 2 Enos Place;9:15 a.m., West New York

Tuesday, May 31 CollegePlacement Test/Assessment,


For further information,please contact HCCCs TestingCenter, located at 2 EnosPlace, Jersey City, NJ 07306 at(201) 360-4193 for CollegePlacement Test appointments.

To obtain additional infor-mation and policies of the Test-ing Center, please visitwww.hccc.edu/testing.

MAY TE S T I N G SC H E D U L E

All new students are re-quired to take the CPT,

which allows for course place-ment that is appropriate to their

skill level. In certain cases,such as if a student testing hasnot completed high school orits equivalent (GED), thePlacement Test can also beused to determine eligibility forfinancial aid.

It is extremely importantthat you take the CollegePlacement Test seriously. De-

pending on your score, youmay have to register for and

pay to take additional semes-ters of courses that do not bearcollege credit/count towardgraduation.

BEFORE TAKINGTHE CPT:

Students must submit anApplication to Admissions(70 Sip Ave).

To review for the College( C o l l e g e B o a r d sAccuplacer), please visit:www.college-board.com/student/testing/accuplacer/

For CPT exemption criteriasuch as SAT scores andapplied transfer credit for

English and/or Mathematicsvisit: www.hccc.edu/testing

ON THE DAY OF THE CPTSTUDENTSMUST:

Report at least 10 minutesbefore the test start time.

Bring photo ID (DriversLicense / Passport / GreenCard / Student ID).

Have your College Wide IDnumber.

Bring a copy of transcripts(only if student is a transfer

or foreign student).To obtain more informa-

tion on the status of your place-ment test and course registra-tion eligibility, please visitwww.hccc.edu/testingstatus

ABOUTTHE CLEP:

The College-Level Exami-nation Program (CLEP) givesstudents the opportunity toreceive college credit for what



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will guide you through textbooklessons that follow a clear andlogical sequence to build yourknowledge and understanding.Through reading and writing

exercises youll learn vocabu-lary, basic grammar structure,and oral speaking patterns. Andtheres short jokes and humoralong the way. It will be fun,and easier than you mightimagine! Tuition: $225(textbook included). MeetsTuesdays and Thursdays, 6p.m. to 9 p.m. to register, pleasecall (201) 360-4246.

Tuesday, May 3

Culinary Caf will be open for

breakfast and lunch at CulinaryArts Institute/Conference Cen-ter, first floor. Hours for Break-fast: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Coffeeand other menu items begin at$1. Hours for Lunch: 12 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. Options include aselection of sandwiches, hotentres, chips, soft drinks andvarious other lunch items: chinaservice, take-out containers,larger portions, and vegetarianoptions.

Deadline for full-time adminis-

trators and support staff to or-der academic attire from theBookstore

Yearbook photos for graduatingstudents, 25 Journal Square,Student Lounge, 11 a.m. to 7p.m. To make an appointment,please visit www.ouryear.com;enter code 59806, passwordhcc_806.

Open House/Information Ses-sion for Hospitality Manage-

ment, Culinary Arts Insti-tute/Conference Center, 161Newkirk St., 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.To reserve a place, please con-tact [email protected] orvisit www.hccc.edu/openhouse.

Wednesday, May 4

ABCs of Transfer workshop,12 p.m., Welcome Center, 1PATH Plaza

Center for Distance EducationInformation Session, 12 p.m.,162 Sip Ave., Room 232. Toreserve a seat, please send anRSVP email to [email protected].

Meeting of Hudson CountyCommunity College Founda-tion Executive Committee,12 p.m.

Meeting of Hudson CountyCommunity College Founda-tion Events Committee,12:30 p.m.

End-of-the-Year Bash BlackLight Party, NHC, Gymna-sium, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Understanding Your LearningStyle workshop, 4 p.m., Wel-come Center, 1 PATH Plaza

Thursday, May 5

The New Jersey Council ofCounty Colleges will hold itsannual Phi Theta Kappa DayCelebration/Salute to the 2011All-New Jersey AcademicTeam from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.at the Lafayette Yard Marriott

Hotel in Trenton, N.J.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration,25 Journal Square, StudentLounge, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

How to Have a SuccessfulCollege Journey workshop, 5p.m., Welcome Center, 1 PATHPlaza

What's Your Money Personal-ity? workshop, 6 p.m., Wel-

come Center, 1 PATH Plaza

Friday, May 6

Yearbook photos for graduatingstudents, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 25Journal Square, StudentLounge. To make an appoint-m e n t , p l e a s e v i s i twww.ouryear.com and entercode 59806 and passwordhcc_806.


Second Annual Campus Olym-pics, Saint Peters College, 3p.m. to 8 p.m.

Fondant and More for Begin-

ners Fondant, the satin-smooth icing that gives cakesand other desserts a superblyprofessional finish, can be oftenintimidating. Well banish yourfears and teach you how towork with fabulous fondant andother mediums, so you can

create the most elegantly im-pressive desserts ever. Tuition:$60. Meets 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; toregister, please call (201) 360-4246.

Saturday, May 7

Extended tutoring hours at allTutorial Centers (Jersey CityCampus and North HudsonCenter) and the Writing Center,9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Become a Job Interview Star

In this ultra-competitive jobmarket, knowing how to con-duct yourself during a job inter-view is more necessary thanever! Instead of competing witha handful of people for a posi-tion, you may be competingwith several hundred. In thisworkshop, youll learn the basictools you need to stand outfrom the rest of the pack.Youll also find out how toincrease your chances of land-ing the job by learning how toact, what to wear, what to say,

and what not to say when inter-viewing! Tuition: $59. Meets 9a.m. to 12 p.m.; to register,please call (201) 360-4246.

Beyond Networking: Building

Lasting Relationships - Goodbusiness isnt about selling allthe time or any of the time.You cant expect business to

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CALENDARO F EVENTS Sunday, May 1

Extended tutoring hours at allTutorial Centers (Jersey CityCampus and North HudsonCenter) and the Writing Center,

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Phi Theta Kappa, Beta AlphaPhi Spring Induction, CulinaryArts Institute/Conference Cen-ter, 2 p.m.

Monday, May 2

Yearbook photos for graduatingstudents, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 25Journal Square, StudentLounge. To make an appoint-m e n t , p l e a s e v i s i twww.ouryear.com and entercode 59806 and passwordhcc_806.

Center for Distance EducationInformation Session, 10 a.m.,162 Sip Ave., Room 232. Toreserve a seat, please send anRSVP email to [email protected].

Community College: Separat-ing Myths from Facts work-shop, 11 a.m., Welcome Center,1 PATH Plaza

Skin Deep workshop, 12p.m., Welcome Center, 1 PATHPlaza

ABC's of Transfer workshop,5 p.m., Welcome Center, 1PATH Plaza

Test Taking Tips & Strate-gies workshop, 10 a.m., Wel-come Center, 1 PATH Plaza

Student Excellence & Achieve-ment Awards Dinner, CulinaryArts Institute/Conference Cen-ter, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3

Tuesday, May 31

Spanish I Whether you justwant to learn Spanish or need tobe able to speak it for businessor social reasons, this is thecourse for you! Our instructor


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instructor and fellow studentsyoull retain and expand yourSpanish-language skills ... andyour confidence in using themin public! Prerequisite: SpanishIII or the equivalent. Tuition:$205 plus $20 for textbook.Meets Mondays and Wednes-days, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to regis-ter, please call (201) 360-4246.

Monday, May 9

Bookstore open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 10

Monday, May 16

Last classes and/or final examsincluding Off-Site Centers

Tuesday, May 10

Culinary Caf will be open forbreakfast and lunch at CulinaryArts Institute/Conference Cen-ter, first floor. Hours for Break-fast: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Coffeeand other menu items begin at$1. Hours for Lunch: 12 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. Options include aselection of sandwiches, hotentres, chips, soft drinks andvarious other lunch items: chinaservice, take-out containers,

larger portions, and vegetarianoptions.


North Hudson Higher Educa-tion Center information session,Student Affairs ConferenceRoom, Enrollment ServicesCenter, 70 Sip Avenue, 12 p.m.

Center for Distance EducationInformation Session, 2 p.m.,

162 Sip Ave., Room 232. Toreserve a seat, please send anRSVP email to [email protected].

First Annual End-of-SemesterSalute, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Culinary Arts Institute & Con-ference Center, 161 NewkirkSt.

Meeting of the Hudson CountyCommunity College Board of

come to you have to earn busi-ness. Well disclose the top fivemistakes people make whilenetworking and so much more.Meets 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; toregister, call (201) 360-4246.

Puff, the Magical Pastry -Youve probably eaten it, en- joyed it, and even craved it onoccasion. But few people feelconfident enough to make it until now! Our instructor willguide you through creating thebuttery, flaky layers of puffpastry, and acquaint you withits versatility in both savory and

sweet cuisine. This is a must-take class for anyone interestedin the fine art of pastries. Tui-tion: $60. Meets 10 a.m. to 2p.m.; to register, please call(201) 360-4246.

Sunday, May 8

Extended tutoring hours at allTutorial Centers (Jersey CityCampus and North HudsonCenter) and the Writing Center,11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mommy/Daddy and Me: Baking

a Mothers Day Cake What agreat gift for Mom: Spendingpart of Mothers Day cookingwith the kids! Under the Chefsentertaining instruction, thefamily will learn to make anddecorate a yummy vanilla layercake with fresh strawberry cus-tard filling and real butter-cream icing. Children must be10 years old or older, accompa-nied by an adult. Tuition: $60.Meets 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; toregister, please call (201) 360-

4246.

Monday, May 9

Monday, June 6

Spanish Conversation I Weformulated these classes espe-cially for those of you whohave studied Spanish and lackthe opportunity to practice it.By participating in friendly andrelaxed conversations with the

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Wednesday, May 11


Thursday, May 12

Thursday, June 23

Computers for Beginners Specially designed for thosewho possess little or no experi-ence with computers but wantto begin developing skills, ourfoundation course will acquaintyou with key terms, file man-agement, and system softwareand hardware. Well introduceyou to common workplaceapplications such as MicrosoftWord, Excel, and PowerPoint,and teach you about the Inter-net, e-mail (including attachingfiles), computer viruses andspy-ware and PC security soft-ware. Youll build skills andconfidence through hands- onexercises, and learn about fea-tures to consider when purchas-ing a computer. Instruction inSpanish. Tuition: $129 plus $15lab fee. Meets Thursdays, 6p.m. to 9 p.m.; to register,please call (201) 360-4246.

Thursday, May 12



North Hudson Higher Educa-tion Center information session,Student Affairs ConferenceRoom, Enrollment ServicesCenter, 70 Sip Avenue, 5:30p.m.

Hudson County CommunityCollege Foundation Board Ap-preciation Reception, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 13


Mommy/Daddy and Me: Hot

and Cold Desserts Introduceyoung palates and minds to thedelights of the culinary arts anddesserts. Youll learn to makeand decorate incredible dessertsfrom simple ingredients, includ-ing Tropical Fruits Barbarios,Cheesecake, a Chocolate Cakewith Rum, milled almonds anddulce de leche, Three-MillsCake, Tiramisu, Cookies, andHot Apple-Nut Cake with Va-nilla Ice Cream. Children mustbe 10 years old, accompaniedby an adult. Tuition: $60. Meets6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; to register,please call (201) 360-4246.

Saturday, May 14

Saturday, July 16

PowerPoint 2007 Master theessentials of creating multime-dia presentations for use inbusiness! Well teach you tocreate/edit slide presentations,apply design templates to newand existing presentations, in-clude graphics, animation,sound and slide transition ef-fects as well as charts andspreadsheets. Youll also learnabout various printing tech-niques, and have opportunitiesto practice showing presenta-tions. Our lecture-and-labcourse incorporates in-classexercises to reinforce yourlearning. Tuition: $225 plus$15 lab fee. Meets Saturdays, 9a.m. to 12 p.m. (no class July2); to register, please call (201)360-4246.

Saturday, May 14

Resum Writing Workshop -Dont let a mediocre resum jeopardize your success! Rev

up your resum and race to thetop of the interview list! Busyemployers often spend less than20 seconds reviewing a re-summake sure yours getsattention and action. Learn thebasic structure of resum writ-ing and proven strategies totarget your resum to a specificposition. Plus, well help pre-pare you for successful inter-views. Tuition: $59. Meets 9


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Tuesday, May 17

Walk-in registration for Sum-mer Sessions I and II


Culinary Caf will be open forbreakfast and lunch at CulinaryArts Institute/Conference Cen-ter, first floor. Hours for Break-fast: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Coffeeand other menu items begin at$1. Hours for Lunch: 12 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. Options include aselection of sandwiches, hotentres, chips, soft drinks andvarious other lunch items: chinaservice, take-out containers,larger portions, and vegetarian

options.

Wednesday, May 18

Tuesday, June 21

Introduction to Teaching: Re-

quired 24-Hour Pre-Service

Program - This non-creditcourse (online/hybrid) is re-quired for all who will apply fora Certificate of Eligibility (CE).Completion of this course isjust one of the CE requirementsand does not guarantee that theapplicant will qualify for a CE.To register for this class, pleasevisit the HCCC Non-CreditOffice, 162 Sip Avenue, RoomC115, in Jersey City. Tuition:$200. Prerequisite: Bachelorsdegree. To register, please call(201) 360-4246.

Wednesday, May 18

Classes begin for Summer Ses-sion I


Resum Writing Workshop -Dont let a mediocre resum jeopardize your success! Revup your resum and race to thetop of the interview list! Busyemployers often spend less than20 seconds reviewing a rs-ummake sure yours getsattention and action. Learn thebasic structure of rsum writ-ing and proven strategies totarget your rsum to a specific

position. Plus, well help pre-pare you for successful inter-views. Tuition: $59. Meets 2p.m. to 5 p.m.; to register, call(201) 360-4246.

Information Session for NewPathways to Teaching in NewJersey, 6 p.m., Culinary ArtsInstitute/Conference Center,161 Newkirk Street. Pre-registration is strongly recom-mended; please call (201) 360-4255.

Thursday, May 19

Last day to submit final gradesfor spring semester to the Reg-istrars Office


The Hackensack River Experi-

ence Seminar and Cruise Themighty Hackensack River,which flows for 45 miles, hasplayed a key role in the devel-opment of the United States.Join us as Captain Bill Sheehan,founder and Executive Directorof Hackensack Riverkeeper,presents a fascinating slideshow and acquaints us with thehistorical, social and environ-mental significance of theHackensack River and theMeadowlands. Then, hop onboard the Captains pontoon fora 2.5-hour tour of the post-industrial Hudson County wa-terfront and its remarkableand once-again abundant wild-life from Secaucus to themouth of the Hackensack inJersey City. Riverkeeper is theindependent advocate organiza-tion dedicated to preserving thenatural, living resources of theHackensack River, and CaptainSheehan a licensed U.S.Coast Guard master of inlandwaterways has devoted hislife to the Hackensacks reha-bilitation and conservation.Tuition: $69. Seminar is 7 p.m.to 9 p.m.; boat trip is Saturday,May 21 from 9 a.m. to 11:30a.m. To register, call (201) 360-4246.

Friday, May 20


Saturday, May 21

Day Trip to Boston, 7 a.m. to10 p.m. (departure from 25Journal Square)

Monday, May 23

Summer hours schedule begins(8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Thursday)

Last day to Add/Drop for Sum-mer Session I

Friends and Family BBQ, park-

ing lot at 870 Bergen Ave., 12p.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 24

Culinary Caf will be open forbreakfast and lunch at CulinaryArts Institute/Conference Cen-ter, first floor. Hours for Break-fast: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Coffeeand other menu items begin at$1. Hours for Lunch: 12 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. Options include aselection of sandwiches, hotentres, chips, soft drinks and

various other lunch items: chinaservice, take-out containers,larger portions, and vegetarianoptions.

Graduation Formal, LibertyHouse Restaurant, Jersey City,6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25

Wednesday, July 13

Microsoft Word 2007 Learnthe MS Word basics and muchmore so you can create profes-

sional-looking resums, lettersand newsletters. Through ourlectures and in-class lab exer-cises youll learn to create, saveand edit documents, format andalign text, adjust margins andtab settings, insert graphics,create and format tables, workwith charts and watermarks.Plus, youll become acquaintedwith more advanced functions


CALENDARO F EVENTS

a.m. to 12 p.m.; to register,please call (201) 360-4246.

Jams, Jellies and Marmalades Discover the joy and pride ofmaking delicious jams, jelliesand marmalades to stock inyour own pantry and to sharewith family and friends in giftbaskets. Learn the art of makingand jarring classic jams, jelliesand marmalades using freshfruits and time-honored andcontemporary methods. Tui-tion: $60. Meets 10 a.m. to 2p.m.; to register, please call(201) 360-4246.

Sunday, May 15

To Grill, Barbecue or Roast ... That is the question well beanswering so youll know whenits better to cook foods slowlyat low heat, quickly at highheat, or slowly at high heat.Well also acquaint you withthe techniques and tips that willput you on your way to becom-ing the master of your grill thisseason! Tuition: $60. Meets 10a.m. to 2 p.m.; to register,please call (201) 360-4246.

Monday, May 16


Tuesday, May 17

Tuesday, June 21

Digital Photography: Beyond

Point-and-Click Digital cam-eras offer a wealth of new op-portunities for artistic and eve-ryday applications and enjoy-ment. In this course, youlldevelop your photographicskills and talents by learning tomaximize the potential of yourdigital SLR (single lens reflex)camera or any digital camerawith manual shoot modes.Bring your camera and comeenjoy! Tuition: $275 plus $35lab fee. Meets Tuesdays, 5 p.m.to 9 p.m.; to register, please call(201) 360-4246.

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act, what to wear, what to say,and what not to say when inter-viewing! Tuition: $59. Meets 2p.m. to 5 p.m.; to register,please call (201) 360-4246.

Thursday, May 26

Bookstore-on-the Square closed

Commencement, New JerseyPerforming Arts Center, 6 p.m.ALL guests are required topresent a ticket for admission,including small children andinfants. For additional informa-tion, please call (201) 360-4195or (201) 360-4160. (No classes)

Friday, May 27

We Love Our Greens A classdesigned with vegetarians and everyone interested inhealthier cooking and eating in mind. Learning to cook green

like mail-merge and Web fea-tures. Tuition: $195 plus $15lab fee. Prerequisite: Experi-ence using computers. MeetsWednesdays, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.(no class May 30); to register,please call (201) 360-4246.

Wednesday, May 25

Become a Job Interview StarIn this ultra-competitive jobmarket, knowing how to con-duct yourself during a job inter-view is more necessary thanever! Instead of competing witha handful of people for a posi-tion, you may be competing

with several hundred. In thisworkshop, youll learn the basictools you need to stand outfrom the rest of the pack.Youll also find out how toincrease your chances of land-ing the job by learning how to

(Continued from previous page) vegetables properly is as impor-tant as learning to cook filetmignon. Well show the properway to blanch and reheat greenveggies so they dont lose theirflavor, eye appeal and moreimportantly their nutrients.Tuition: $60. Meets 6 p.m. to10 p.m.; to register, please call(201) 360-4246.

Sunday, May 29

Lets Saut! The chef willhelp you explore the benefits ofthis professional techniqueusing chicken, beef and fish toprepare Chicken Provencal,Sauted Beef Tenderloin inMushroom-Red Wine Sauce,

Filet of Sole in Parsley-and-White Wine Sauce, and CrepesNormandy. Ideal for anyonewho has taken the Techniquesof Great Cooking classes tofurther develop their skills!Tuition: $60. Meets 10 a.m. to

2 p.m.; to register, please call(201) 360-4246.

Monday, May 30

Memorial Day College closed

Tuesday, May 31

Culinary Caf will be open forbreakfast and lunch at CulinaryArts Institute/Conference Cen-ter, first floor. Hours for Break-fast: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Coffeeand other menu items begin at$1. Hours for Lunch: 12 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. Options include aselection of sandwiches, hotentres, chips, soft drinks andvarious other lunch items: china

service, take-out containers,larger portions, and vegetarianoptions.

CALENDARO F EVENTS

explicando que HCCC da lamisma calidad de educacin asus estudiantes en comparacincon aquellas que se recibe eninstituciones o universidadesms costosas. El esposo deJulia tambin es estudiante deHCCC, donde los costos porcrditos son unos de los msbajos en New Jersey. Adems,

ms de la mitad de estudiantesreciben asistencia financiera, yhay cientos a quienes se le haoptorgado becas por medio dela Fundacin de la Universidad.

El Centro de EducacinSuperior North Hudson ser uncampus completo bajo un solotecho, y por ser unaUniversidad comunitaria,tambin contar con unavariedad de espacios para

sus planes. Luego de graduarseen el 2012, transferir susestudios a una escuela en la quepueda cumplir sus aspiracionesde convertirse en farmacutica.

Ella dice que luego decompletar su primer semestreen el campus de North Hudson

actual (en West New York),empez a participar ms conlos programas y actividadesuniversitarias, y es actualmentela Presidente del Club Key ydel Club de Coalicin Bilinge.

Recomiendo a HudsonCounty Community College aotros porque la Universidadtiene mucho que ofrecer y esuna institucin que la gentepuede financiar, di jo,

(Viene de la pgina 6) eventos de la Universidad y dela comunidad. La estructuraincluir, oficinas de Serviciosde Enrolamiento, Registrador yColectura; reas especialmentediseadas para exmenes,t u t o r a , y c o n s e j e r a ,laboratorios de computacin yun centro audio visuallaboratorios de ciencia y

lenguaje y estudios de arte;biblioteca y librera; cafeteraestudiantil as como espacioscomunes para seminarios yeventos; y oficinas de facultady personal. Adems, un puentepeatonal, con cubierta de vidrioque unir al centro con laestacin de NJ Transit (trenesligeros).

Se espera que el nuevoCentro de Educacin Superior

de North Hudson est completoeste verano y dar inicio a clasesen el semestre de otoo 2011.

Estamos felices de salir yfamiliarizar a la Universidadcon la Universidad y con elnuevo Centro de EducacinSuperior de North Hudson.Ser de gran ayuda tener a ungraduado y a una estudiante

actual de la Universidadayudndonos a entregar yrepartir el mensaje, dijo laDra. Pando.

Aquellos interesados ensaber ms acerca del Centro deEducacin Superior de NorthHudson de Hudson CountyCommunity College puedeninformarse llamando al (201)360-4600.

F U T U R O S ES T U D I A N T E S UN I V E R S I T A R I O S A P R E N D E R N AC E R C A D E L N U E VO CE N T R O D E

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HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGEBOARDOF TRUSTEES

WILLIAM J. NETCHERT, ESQ., CHAIRADRIENNE SIRES, VICE CHAIRBAKARI GERARD LEE, ESQ.,SECRETARY/TREASURER

DR. TIMOTHY C. BRENNAN, JR.KAREN A. FAHRENHOLZ

JAMES A. FIFEROBERTA KENNYJOANNE KOSAKOWSKI

KATIA STACKALFRED ZAMPELLA

JOSEPH A. CUNDARI,TRUSTEE EMERITUSDR. GLEN GABERT,

COLLEGE PRESIDENTAJA MOORE,ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVECOUNTY EXECUTIVEANDBOARDOF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

THOMAS A. DEGISE, COUNTY EXECUTIVEWILLIAM ODEA, CHAIRPERSON

ELIU RIVERA, VICE CHAIRPERSONANTHONY ROMANO, CHAIR PRO TEMP

ALBERT CIFELLI, ESQ.DOREEN M. DIDOMENICO

JEFFREY DUBLINTHOMAS F. LIGGIO

JOSE MUOZTILO E. RIVAS

MAIN CAMPUS

70 Sip Avenue

Jersey City, NJ 07306

Phone (201) 714-7100

NORTH HUDSON CENTER

6515 Polk Street

West New York, NJ 07093

Phone (201) 360-4600

HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY C OLLEGE

HCCC a world of possibilities

Follow

HCCC

at:www.hccc.edu

myhudson.hccc.edu

clude: Nadia Makar, the ex-

traordinary science teacher

from Union City; Mother Jac-

queline Mays, Pastor and Over-

seer of Mt. Sinai Full Baptist

Church; Daniel Altilio, Presi-

dent of United Way of Hudson

County; business leader Raju

Patel; retired Jersey Journalpublisher Scott Ring; New

Jersey City University Presi-

dent Dr. Carlos Hernandez;

Marla Ucelli, Director of Dis-

trict Redesign & Leadership at

the Annenberg Institute for

School Reform/Brown Univer-

sity; and U.S. Senator Robert

Menendez.

Dr. Abegail Douglas-

Johnson has been a driving

force at Hudson County Com-

munity College for more than

26 years. During that time, shehas served as Director of In-

structional Resources, Assistant

Dean of Student Development,

Dean of Academic Affairs,

Acting President, and most

recently, Vice President for

Academic Affairs. Under her

leadership, the Colleges for-

credit and non-credit programs

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DR. AB E G A I L DO U G L A S- JO H N S O N T O RE C E I V E HU D S O N CO U N T Y

CO M M U N I T Y

CO L L E G E

S

2011HERITAGE AWARD and courses were greatly in-

creased, a factor that has con-

tributed to the Colleges re-

markable growth.

Dr. Johnson attained her

teachers diploma from St.

Josephs College in Jamaica,

West Indies and began her

career in an elementary school

there. She went on to earn a

Bachelors degree in Educationfrom Mills College of Educa-

tion (New York, N.Y.) and was

Head Teacher of the Early

Learning Center, Reading Spe-

cialist, and Director of the In-

stitute of Arts at New York

Citys Emerson School. Dr.

Johnson holds Masters degrees

in Education and Reading and

her Doctorate degree in Read-

ing from Yeshiva University

(New York, N.Y.). Prior to

coming to Hudson County

Community College, Dr. John-son was an Adjunct Professor

at William Paterson and New

Jersey City Universities, where

she taught both undergraduate

and graduate courses. She was

also a consultant to the Mount

Vernon and New York City

Boards of Education.

In addition to her work at

the College, Dr. Johnson serves

as a member of the Jersey City

Medical Center Board of Trus-

tees, Hudson Vicinage Minor-

ity Concerns Advisory Com-

mittee, New Jersey Community

Colleges Academic Officers

Association (where she has

been Chair, Treasurer and Sec-

retary), and several educational

advisory boards and profes-sional organizations. She is

also an Evaluator for the Com-

mission on Higher Education

Middle States Association

of Colleges and Schools.

Dr. Johnson is married to

Rev. Dr. Alfred B. Johnson,

who recently retired after 22

years as pastor at Newarks

Clinton Avenue Presbyterian

Church.

HCCC Board of Trustees

Chair William J. Netchert

stated: We are indebted to Dr.Johnson for her dedication and

contributions to Hudson

County Community College

over these past two-and-a-half

decades. We are happy that we

are able to honor her with this

special recognition on this very

special day.

LO C A L A R T I S T J O N RAPPLEYE SP E A K S AT HCCC O N MARCH 24

seau, and James Ensor. He also

talked about the relationships

between the natural and the

modern world and answered

questions about his techniques.

Rappleyes work, Evolu-

tion 2860 AD, part of the Col-

leges Permanent Art Collec-

Rappleye spoke with

working artists, student artists,

and members of the general

public about his influences

including artists like Pieter

Brueghel, Jean-Jacques Rous-

(Continued from page 10) tion, can be viewed on the first

floor of 2 Enos Place.

Many thanks to the Foun-

dation for making such a rich

and interesting evening possi-

ble and to all who assisted in

making the event successful.

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