Hudson County Community College, in a unique collaborative project with New Jersey City University, is offering the New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey Program (NPTNJ). NPTNJ provides a process for individuals who already hold a bachelor’s degree (or higher) to become licensed teachers without having to complete a traditional teacher training program.

 To qualify for admission into NPTNJ, a student must have:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• A minimum grade point average of 2.75 in undergraduate studies or the highest degree earned
• A passing score on the Praxis II Content Area exam in the intended teaching field
• A Certificate of Eligibility issued by the state of New Jersey

 In addition, the College will offer an “Introduction to Teaching” course. This course has been required by the New Jersey Department of Education for persons prior to applying for a Certificate of Eligibility.

 Additional information sessions have been scheduled on Tuesday, June 29, Tuesday, August 3, and Tuesday, September 7, all at 6:30 p.m. To pre-register for a session, please call HCCC’s Non-Credit Office at (201) 360-4246.

 For additional information on NPTNJ, please visit www.hccc.edu/newpathways   and www.nptnj.org. For information on the Praxis test for NJ, please visit www.ets.org.

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 in  Cablevision Service Area

 MSG Varsity is kicking off a new contest open to all high schools in the Cablevision service area, MSG Varsity’s Mascot Dash to the Desk. Mascot Dash to the Desk offers schools the opportunity to submit a photo of their school mascot online at msgvarsity.com from April 14^–21 to be eligible for the grand prize – a brand new mascot costume for their high school (worth up to $6,000) and a guest appearance by the school’s mascot on MSG Varsity’s signature daily sports show, High School SportsDesk, on Cablevision’s iO TV (Channel 14).

 From the submissions, a maximum of 80 schools will be selected to compete in the contest. Over five weeks, the mascots will compete in “heats” for weekly prizes. Online voting will determine the 20 finalists that will go on to compete in the final sprint to win the grand prize. Online voting will also determine the Mascot Dash to the Desk Champion. The grand prize, 2^nd & 3^rd place winners will be announced on June 6^th.

 “Based on the success of our first contest School Spirit Mania, we wanted to find another interactive way for high school students to showcase their school spirit,” said Philip Summers, VP Marketing for MSG Varsity. “And a mascot race was the answer. We’re looking forward to getting the Dash to the Desk started to find out which school mascot will be voted champion and be receiving a make-over.”

 For more information on Dash to the Desk and to see the weekly prize packages please go to www.msgvarsity.com.

 

MSG Varsity includes a multi-platform suite of services, made up of a 24/7 television network that airs on Cablevision’s iO TV service, channel 14; a comprehensive online destination, msgvarsity.com; and a groundbreaking interactive service, channel 614 – all spotlighting extracurricular activities and events at local high schools. 

 

About MSG Varsity

MSG Varsity is a multi-platform suite of services comprised of: a 24/7 television network, a comprehensive online destination, and a groundbreaking interactive service, all dedicated to high school sports, academics and activities happening throughout the tri-state area.  Content for these services includes MSG Varsity’s professionally produced programming as well as content created by the high schools themselves.  Working in partnership with MSG Varsity, students and faculty are given extraordinary access to curriculum and training in multimedia creation and distribution, empowering them to become active participants in telling their school’s stories.  MSG Varsity is a Cablevision exclusive service not available to satellite or phone company TV subscribers and reaches three million households throughout the New York market.  For more information, please visit www.msgvarsity.com.

 

 

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Actress Tammy Blanchard best known for her Emmy Award wining role as a young Judy Garland in CBS’s 2001 mega docu-drama Life with Judy Garland:Me and My Shadows, will appear in “Amish Grace,” a Lifetime LMN drama Sunday, March 28, at 8pm.

Based on a True Story and Book Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy by Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver- Zercher.

When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated by the Amish community.

Ms. Blanchard stars as Amy Roberts the wife of Charles Carl Roberts the shooter at Nickle Back. Also appearing with Ms. Blanchard in Amish Grace; Kimberly Williams Paisley, and Matt Letscher.

Read more about Ms. Blanchard’s acting career next month in our River View Observer Celebrity Cover Interview with this talented New Jersey actress.

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Will Convene and Preside Over All Meetings of Leadership from State’s 19 County Colleges

December 18, 2009, Jersey City, NJ – Hudson County Community College President Dr. Glen Gabert was recently elected to serve as chairman of the presidents from each of New Jersey’s 19 county colleges. Dr. Gabert will serve in this capacity through November 2010, convening and presiding over the presidents’ meetings.

 “It is a great honor to be entrusted with this role and to serve with such fine and esteemed colleagues,” Dr. Gabert stated. He explained that the New Jersey Community College Presidents usually meet once a month to create, discuss, and implement statewide community college policies and initiatives.

 

In addition to his role as Chairman of the New Jersey Community College Presidents, Dr. Gabert will also serve his third and final term on the New Jersey Council of County Colleges’ Executive Committee. That seven-member team consists of three community college presidents and four community college trustees.

 

The New Jersey Council of County Colleges is an independent, trustee-headed organization that joins the leadership of community college presidents and trustees and provides statewide leadership for the advancement of the 19 New Jersey community colleges. The Council also oversees sector coordination as required by state law.

 

Last month, Dr. Gabert who has been President of Hudson County Community College since 1992, was inducted as a member of the governing board of the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU). During his tenure at HCCC, for-credit enrollment has more than doubled, with more than 8,600 students in classes this term. In addition, eight modern buildings have been added to the College’s two urban campuses – Journal Square in Jersey City and North Hudson in West New York, NJ – since Dr. Gabert has been President, and the College was recognized by MetLife in 2006 as one of the nation’s leading urban community colleges. The expansion plans also call for the addition of a new library, classrooms, science labs and parking garage in Jersey City, as well as a $27.3 million North Hudson Center in Union City which is to be built from the ground up within the next year.

 

Hudson County Community College is well known for its Culinary Arts Institute, English-as-a-Second-Language and Cooperative Nursing programs. The College is especially well known for its Center for Academic & Student Success, which provides a variety of innovative services to a student body comprised of women and men from more than 100 countries who speak 50 different languages.

 

Prior to coming to Hudson County Community College, Dr. Gabert served as a Dean at Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, KS) where he was also chief planning and development officer, chief personnel officer, and the institutional liaison to the League for Innovation in the Community College. Gabert, who began his professional career as a college teacher, was also Assistant to the President of Moraine Valley Community College (Palos Hills, IL). He received his Ph.D. from Loyola University where he was a Schmitt Fellow and adjunct member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Education. He also holds a post-doctoral MBA in human resources from the Graduate School of Management at Rockhurst University in Kansas City (MO), a master’s degree from University of Notre Dame where he was a Hearst Fellow, and a bachelor’s degree from Benedictine University.

 

Dr. Gabert serves – or has served – on the Boards of the Hudson County Workforce Development Board, Hudson County United Way, Hudson County Overall Economic Development Council and Journal Square Restoration Corporation.

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