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Local Students From Hudson County Work Toward Degrees at Pace University


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NEW YORK , NY (11/30/2011)(readMedia)– The following students have declared majors at Pace University in New York this fall: Elizabeth  Anwar from Hoboken is a junior this fall at Pace University’s New York City campus and has decided to major in Public Accounting.

Lauren Docktor from Hoboken is a junior this fall at Pace University’s New York City campus and has decided to major in Psychology. See more students
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MARIST HIGH SCHOOL, BAYONNE PRESENTS-The 2011 Hall of Fame event

Bayonne, NJ – On Saturday, November 19, 2011 Marist High School will honor some of the very best from among the entire Marist High School Community who have either gone on to rewarding family, business and professional careers in all disciplines, or who have actively supported MHS through the years, at the Seventh Annual Marist High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

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Hoboken’s Steven Technology Students Give Back to our Young Veterans through Music

By Evelyn Bonilla

     Each year thousands of young people across the United States signup to join the Armed Forces, many are of college age and instead of heading off to college they head out to war. Some of these young soldiers are receiving their college degree while fighting for their country. In an effort to bring to light, give back and showed their gratitude a group of Stevens Technology students set out to make a difference by creating a venue entitled “Project Eleven”.

     Project Eleven is a non-profit venture created by Steven’s music and technology students in conjunction with Stevens Multimedia (SMM) a student run company. Its purpose is to create awareness and to show gratitude to all of the young veterans who are out at war fighting for this nation’s freedom.  The idea for the project was first introduced to Stevens Music and Technology Professor David Musial by a music industry contact, Professor Musial then shared the idea with students involved with Stevens Multimedia. The result, a compilation of students creating a way to show their gratitude to soldiers their age who are out protecting our country, so that the students back home can continue to get an education. In retrospect it is “students helping the students”. Continue reading Hoboken’s Steven Technology Students Give Back to our Young Veterans through Music →

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Jersey City Administration and Municipal Council Back Continuation of Funding for Two Highly Successful Job-Training/Placement Programs


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Community Partnerships in Hotel Employment and The Customer Service Skills Center Programs to Receive Urban Enterprise Zone Funding

November 7, 2011, Jersey City, NJ — Two successful programs that train and place Jersey City residents in service-industry jobs are being funded to continue their work for the next year. As a result of the support of Mayor Healy and his administration, and the vote of the Jersey City Municipal Council last week, Community Partnerships in Hotel Employment and The Customer Service Skills Center will again be recipients of funding from the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation’s Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) Program.

 “These are two programs that not only provide the men and women of Jersey City with training, counseling, and skills, but they also place our residents in good-paying jobs and help them retain those jobs,” said Mayor Healy. “In turn, these programs are vital to providing the hospitality and customer-service industries here in Jersey City with the qualified workforce they need to succeed.”

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Hudson County Community College Breaks Ground for New Learning Resources Center & Academic Building


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November 4, 2011, Jersey City, NJ – Hudson County Community College broke ground for a new Learning Resources Center & Academic Building on Sip Avenue in Jersey City on Thursday, Nov. 3.

 The first two floors of the building will be dedicated to the Learning Resources Center, which will house traditional printed and e-books as well as other digital media. The Learning Resources Center will also include several computer and information stations, a copy center, and various areas for individual as well as group studies. The top four floors of the building will be dedicated to classrooms that will include traditional learning, computer lab and tiered lecture-room designs.

 Pictured from left: Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy; HCCC Trustee Alfred Zampella; HCCC Trustee Bakari Gerard Lee, Esq.; HCCC Board of Trustees Chair William J. Netchert, Esq.; Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise; HCCC Trustee James Fife; HCCC President Dr. Glen Gabert; and HCCC Trustee Karen Fahrenholz.

 

 

 

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Saint Peter’sCollege Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Student Center -Center to be Named in Honor of theCollege’s Top Donor

From left- Rev. Stephen M. Hess, Venny Jean Turner, president of Student Government Association; Kathleen M. McKenna, chairman of the Board of Trustees; Eugene J. Cornacchia, college president; Thomas P. Mac Mahon, chairman of Students at the Center: The Campaign for Saint Peter’s College; Mayor of Jersey City Jerramiah Healy and Michael Fazio, vice president for advancement and external affairs.

 

JerseyCity, N.J. – October 26, 2011 – Saint Peter’s College today marked theofficial groundbreaking on its first ever student center. The development ofthis 90,000-square-foot, six-story facility is the central component of Students at the Center: The Campaign forSaint Peter’s College, the largest capital campaign in theCollege’s history. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, members of the community and local politicians joined President Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., Campaign Chairman Thomas P. Mac Mahon ’68, and Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy tocelebrate this exciting initiative for the College and the community. Continue reading Saint Peter’sCollege Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Student Center -Center to be Named in Honor of theCollege’s Top Donor →

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Television Anchor and Business Expert, Neil Cavuto, to Serve as the Keynote Speaker for Saint Peter’s College 40thAnnual Regents Business Symposium

Jersey City, N.J. – October 7, 2011 – Neil Cavuto, host of the television news program Your World with Neil Cavuto, will serve as the keynote speaker for the Saint Peter’s College 40th Annual Regents Business Symposium on Friday, November 4 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson.  The Symposium is one of New Jersey’s longest-running forums designed to inspire and educate an audience of all ages, professions and industries regarding business trends, challenges and best practices. Continue reading Television Anchor and Business Expert, Neil Cavuto, to Serve as the Keynote Speaker for Saint Peter’s College 40thAnnual Regents Business Symposium →

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WORLD OPEN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP HELD-See results

WORLD OPEN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP

  

Master Kenny Brown, Hanshi 9th Dan Ralph D. Passero, President Don Nagle’s  AOKA, and Black Belt Denzel Arlington, 2012 Don Nagle World Open Free Style  Fighting Grand champion of the Don Nagle World Open Karate Championship, held at  Marist High School, Bayonne NJ. and Master Sensei, and owner of Kedar’s Martial  Arts School,  Tyrone Arlington,      Denzel victoriously defended his 2011 title against Master Kenny Brown,representing Grandmaster Isaac Henry’s BKG Shool, an excellent fighter challenging every movement of Denzel, and was out pointed by one point after a  nine minute match, that was the high light of the days events. Master Kenny Brown, had defeated all the 1st place,  winners of the day before he earned the right to challenge the defending Grandchampion.

Don Nagle’s 2011American Okinawan Karate Assn, Inc, World Open Karate Championship, Bayonne New Jersey. This event is hosted by 9th Dan Dennis Hoare, Senior instructor of Don Nagle’s Karate in JC, and Shihan Rick Norris 8th Dan, also representing Don Nagle, and is the senior student of Shihan Dale Jenkins. This tournament is under the direction of Hanshi Ralph D. Passero 9th Dan, and President of Don Nagle’s AOKAINC. Continue reading WORLD OPEN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP HELD-See results →

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Noted Artist Judy Taylor to Appear at Hudson County Community College Foundation’s Artist Talk Series

Appearance scheduled for Thursday evening, November 10th will be the artist’s only speaking engagement in the New York-New Jersey area this fall

                                                                                  

October 14, 2011, Jersey City, NJ – The Hudson County Community College Foundation will host another segment in its Artist Talk Series on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. That evening, portrait and classical figurative artist Judy Taylor will talk about the 36-foot murals she painted portraying the labor history of Maine. The event will be held in the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City, just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Station. Continue reading Noted Artist Judy Taylor to Appear at Hudson County Community College Foundation’s Artist Talk Series →

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News from Hudson County Community College

HCCC Announces Alumni Celebration Scheduled for November 7

 JERSEY CITY, N.J. / October 18, 2011 — Hudson County Community College Vice President for Development Joseph D. Sansone announced that the College has scheduled the Fourth Annual Hudson County Community College 2011 Alumni Celebration for 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening, November 7. The event will be held in the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center at 161 Newkirk Street — just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Station in Jersey City. The $50 donation includes cocktails and dinner.

            Additional information and tickets for the event may be obtained by phoning (201) 360-4006 or emailing jsansone@hccc.edu. Continue reading News from Hudson County Community College →