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History of the Nuclear Arms
Race Lecture
Library Book Sale
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Fine Arts Faculty visits
Galleries in Chelsea, NYC
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September 2010 News
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Featured poet and Norwalk Community College alum Iyaba Ibu Mandingo reading his “My-kus.”
African Culture Club Hosts Poetry Reading
On Thursday, November 18, the NCC
African Culture Club hosted a poetry reading
celebrating the spoken word in the East Campus
Gallery. NCC alum Iyaba Ibu Mandingo, poet,
artist, author and playwright was featured and
the audience was invited to participate. NCC
financial aid counselor Al Thomas, advisor of the
African Culture Club, organized the event.
Mandingo held the audience spellbound
with descriptions of some of the inspirations for
his poems. A 93-year old neighbor inspired the
poem, “Ancestors,” which honors the history
of African-Americans through times of slavery,
poverty and racial discrimination. The poem “41
Times” was a response to the slaying of Amadou
Diallo in 1999.
Mandingo described how, inspired by the
form of Japanese haiku, which limits the poet to
three lines within a five/seven/five-syllable pattern, he invented “My-kus,” a looser structure of
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Darlene Feliciano, education assistant in the NCC Student
Success Center, left, prepares to share her work, as Mandingo
adjusts the mic.
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Counselor and adviser to the African Culture
Club Al Thomas, left with Thomasina
McClendon, who also read several poems.
Student Ryan Pappolla performing his
spoken word piece “Pressure Rising,” which
includes the line: ”Words are supposed to be
my sanctuary, my sweet release...”
Student Bruce Alday performed a poem
titled “Her.”
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lines and syllables that allows for greater freedom of expression within a compact format reminiscent of haiku.
Audience members were invited to share their work
and a number of NCC students and staff gave wonderful
readings. Among those were students Ryan Pappolla, Esty
Rodriguez and Bruce Alday. Darlene Feliciano, education
assistant in the NCC Student Success Center, read her
poems about living in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Thomasina McClendon, also an NCC alum, shared her poetry with the
audience.
Echoing the saying that “the pen is mightier than the
sword,” Mandingo spoke eloquently about the importance
of choosing to fight injustice with poetry and the arts. The
power of words and the value of developing a personal
voice was conveyed often throughout his performance.
Mandingo announced that his play “Self-Portrait,”
which he presented at NCC last year, is now in development with producers. He will soon be taking the play on
the road across the country, and hopes to bring it to an
off-Broadway venue sometime next year.
History of the Nuclear Arms Race Lecture
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 22 Room W213.
Dr. Stephen Myers, physicist, retired business executive, and president of the Greenwich Forum on War and
Peace, will give a guest lecture on the history of the nuclear
arms race from 1945 -1963, to Professor Steve Berizzi’s
U.S. History II class. Members of the college community
are invited to attend, but space will be limited. Contact
Steve Berizzi for further information:[email protected].
Ex Libris Book Discussion Group
1:30-3 p.m., Tuesday, November 23, Room W104
You are invited to join in the discussion of Hilary
Mantel’s Wolf Hall. All are welcome to attend. Admission
is free. The Ex Libris book discussion group meets every
other Tuesday. Newcomers are welcome! For additional information, contact Gary Carlson (203) 857-7349 or e-mail
[email protected].
Library Book Sale
8:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. - Monday-Thursday
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - Friday
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - Saturday
November 29 - December 4
Baker Library Entrance
Book Donations sought! The Baker Library is accepting donations for the library’s upcoming book sale.
If you have any materials in good condition (books,
periodicals, CDs, DVDs), that you would like to donate,
please bring them to the Library before November 29,
2010, and they will be added to the book sale.
Cash or checks made out to “NCC” will be gladly accepted
for purchases. For additional information, please contact Linda
Lerman at (203) 857-7211.
NCC Military Veterans Club Sponsors Care
Packages for Troops
Through November 30, the NCC Military Veterans Club will collect donations of
food, snacks, drink mixes and toiletries for
care packages to send to troops overseas.
The club will collect donated items
from students and the community at collection points in the lobbies of the East and
West campus buildings.
The mission of the NCC Military Veterans Club is to provide a venue for members to discuss and participate in school
and military-related activities. The club provides educational
guidance and support for military veterans, reservists and guard
members and assists with adjustment to college life.
The care package project provides an opportunity for club
members to extend their network of contacts and services
within the local community and provide an essential service to
our troops.
This is the third semester in which the club has led a collection drive. In total, more than 500 pounds of items have been
collected over the past two semesters and sent to the troops.
Other local groups have contributed as well, including the
44th Fenwick Assembly of the Knights of Columbus of Norwalk, local American Legion Posts, and the American Legion
Auxiliary. The Westchester County Raptor Squadron Civil Air
Patrol and the Stratford Eagles Civil Air Patrol Squadron have
offered to support this drive through their Cadet programs.
For details on the types of items acceptable for donation
see “Care Packages for Troops” news item on the NCC homepage:
<http://www.ncc.commnet.edu/news.asp?387>
Schwab Institute for Academic Leadership
in April 2011
Lisa Dresdner asks that you mark April 1, 2011 on your
calendar for the Schwab Institute for Academic Leadership:
Practices of Peak Performing Professors and Administrators,
sponsored by the Center for Teaching. This day is packed with
innovative and energizing information. With the theme of
“Leadership from the Inside Out: Practices of Peak Performing
Professors and Administrators,” everyone might find the day to
be a valuable one!
NCC President David Levinson will be delivering the
President’s Address.
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Staff and Faculty News
Open Yoga Sessions
Mondays and Wednesdays 4-5 p.m. W004
Try yoga, at no cost, with Jon McMenamin-Balano.
Beginner and Intermediate levels welcome, no signup required. Equipment will be provided, loose-fitting
clothing is recommended.
CT State Employees’ Campaign for
Charitable Giving (CSEC)
The campaign runs until December 15.
Professor Steve Berizzi is the new contact person.
Last year Norwalk Community College only had
3% of its full-time employees participate. It is NCC’s
goal for this campaign to raise that number to 25%
participation. You can pledge as little as $1 to be
deducted bi-weekly for one of the 700 charities listed
in the campaign directory.
Full-time faculty and staff can use the payroll
deduction plan. If you are a part-time employee or an
adjunct you can make a one-time gift. For additional
information, or to volunteer to assist in this year’s campaign, call Prof. Steve Berizzi at (203) 857-7363 or email:
[email protected].
On November 6, 2010, members of the NCC Fine Arts faculty visited art
galleries in the Chelsea area of New York City. The tour was organized
by Steve DiGiovanni, who teaches painting and drawing. In photo above:
faculty and friends in front of a Brice Marden painting at Matthew Marks
Gallery, (l. to r.) Steve DiGiovanni, Larry Morrelli, Chisato Bunin, Rochelle
Iverson, Joan Fitzsimmons, Joe Fucigna, Judy and Roger Dickenson
Wellness Center Classes
• Open Pilates Sessions
Tuesdays 7:00-8:20p.m.
Room W010 (across the hall from the Wellness Center)
Try Pilates at no cost with Mary Ann Genuario. Beginner and Intermediate levels are welcome and no sign-up is
required. Equipment will be provided. Loose fitting clothing is recommended.
• Open T’ai Chi Sessions
Tuesdays 10:30-11:10 a.m.
Room W004 (across the hall from the Wellness Center)
Try T’ai Chi at no cost with Ty Griese. Beginner and
Intermediate levels welcome. No sign-up required.
• Open Relaxation Techniques Sessions
Thursdays 12:30-1:10 p.m.
Room W004 (across the hall from the Wellness Center)
Try Relaxation Techniques at no cost with Ty Griese.
All members of the college community are welcome. No
sign-up is required. Mats and chairs will be provided.
Loose fitting clothing is recommended.
For additional information, please contact Tyler Griese, Assistant Director of Fitness in the Wellness Dept. at
(203) 857-7195 or e-mail: [email protected]
ING Financial Advisor to be on Campus
December 2 in Room W248
Appointment times available between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Marilyn Timbers of ING Financial Advisers, LLC
will be available on campus to meet with new and current
employees to review the following plans:
• Alternate Retirement Plan
• State of Connecticut 403(b)
• Roth 403(b)
• 457 (Deferred Compensation)
Website: http://www.ingretirementplans.com/SponsorExtranet/CTHome/
She will answer your financial questions, reallocate
portfolios, and enroll new and current employees.
To set up an individual meeting, please contact Marilyn Timbers at: [email protected] or call her at
(800)784-6386, ext. 3363 or at (860) 580-2126.
Timbers will confirm all appointment times, the meeting place, and recommend what information to bring to
the meeting.
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NCC has made significant progress in helping students persist and
complete their degree or certificate.
• 9/4/10 SA Death Notice of Dr. Roland R. DiLeone who taught
chemistry for a few years in the evenings during the infancy of
Norwalk Community College which was then using the facilities of
Brien McMahon High School.
• 9/4/10 ehow.com—Community Colleges for International Students.
Community colleges across the U.S. provide international students
with an opportunity to earn a degree at an academic institution.
Although there are many that provide this, not all help them with
the English language. Among those listed is NCC who offers
international students the chance to participate in the English as a
Second Language program.
• 9/6/10 NH Class to begin the week of Sept. 19 at NCC for Lifetime
Learners. There will be 50 two-hour daytime classes offered. For
more information, visit www.lifetimelearners.org.
• 9/6/10 norwalkplus.com—The Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk,
Inc. invites potential members starting Sept. 15. JLSN has founded,
or has participated in, the establishment of more than 80 community
agencies. One of these agencies is the Fairfield County Women’s
Center at NCC.
• 9/6/10 FCBJ The William H. Pitt Foundation will provide
scholarships and support to various schools. NCC is listed as one of
them.
• 9/6/10 Community College Week—Achieving the Dream Leader
Colleges—“Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count” recently
named eight leader colleges to serve as examples and mentors to other
colleges. The colleges demonstrated commitment to and progress on
the four principles of Achieving the Dream: committed leadership,
use of evidence to improve programs and services, broad engagement
and systemic institutional improvement.” NCC is listed as one of
the colleges who has successfully implemented at least one student
success intervention or initiative that is advancing student outcomes
that are of sufficient scale to benefit a substantial proportion of
students.
• 9/7/10 NH Class to begin soon (the week of Sept. 19) at NCC
for Lifetime Learners. There will be 50 two-hour daytime classes
offered. For more information, visit www.lifetimelearners.org.
• 9/7/10 NH The Chamber Report. Dr. David Levinson, Norwalk
Community College, is listed as one of the members of The Greater
Norwalk Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
• 9/8/10 thedailynorwalk.com—Parking Tests NCC Students. Parking
spots are at a premium at NCC. Many students parked on Richards
Avenue, but upon returning to their vehicles found $50 parking
tickets on their windshields, courtesy of the Norwalk Police. It seems
not all the lessons at NCC are learned in the classroom.
• 9/9/10 shorelineplus.com—Constitution day will be celebrated at
NCC with a lecture and panel discussion on the U.S. Constitution and
the role of the Congress from 10 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. on Thursday,
September 16. Constitution Day is a national observance held every
year on Sept. 17 to celebrate the signing of the historic document.
• 9/9/10 thedailynorwalk.com—Levinson Details School and the
Economy. Dr. David Levinson, President of NCC, will give a talk at
Westport Sunrise Rotary’s breakfast meeting at Bobby Q’s Restaurant,
starting at 7:30 a.m. and open to the public. The cost is $12 and
includes a breakfast buffet.
• 9/9/10 NH Lifetime Learners Institute has announced its fall
2010 schedule of classes. This nonprofit educational organization
for people over 50, headquartered at NCC, will be offering 50 1-hour
and 45-minute daytime classes. To receive a catalog by mail, call
203-857-3330 or email www.lifetimelearners.org.
• 9/9/10 Onlythecoolest.com—“Urban Landscapes” Stamford artist
Cris Dam exhibits his paintings in celebration of National Hispanic
Heritage Month through Oct. 31 at NCC.
KEY: CP/Connecticut Post • DN/Darien News • FCBJ/WCBJ/
Fairfield County Business Journal/WestchesterCounty
Business Journal • FCBT/Fairfield County Business Times
• FM/Fairfield Minuteman • GT/Greenwich Time • HC/
Hartford Courant • LV/La Voz Hispana • NA/Norwalk
Advocate • NC/Norwalk Citizen News • NCA /New
Canaan Advertiser • NH/ Norwalk Hour • NN/Newport’s
News • NYT/New York Times • SA/Stamford Advocate •
WN/Westport News • WM/ Westport Minuteman • WV/
Wilton Village
• 9/1/10 NH (Cover Story) Never too late to go back to school. “We
fulfill a need in people’s iives,” said 65-year-old Michael Mugnolo,
president of the Lifetime Learners Institute. “As people get older,
they come to realize the value of education—probably more than they
did when they were younger.”
• 9/1/10 NA Lifetime Learners Institute will offer 50 different
courses at NCC beginning Sept. 19. Classes meet once a week. Early
registration will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at NCC’s West
Campus.
• 9/1/10 NH Funeral set for hot tub victim. Family and friends
gathered Tuesday to pay their respects to Wanda Purcell, 57, who
accidentally drowned in her indoor hot tub. Next-door neighbor
Susan Pascucci said “It was a horrible, tragic accident…Her husband
is absolutely devastated…She was passionate about teaching children
about healthy living…She was full of life, very energetic and
vivacious…a great neighbor.” Wanda worked at both NCC and the
Norwalk YMCA.
• 9/2/10 achievingthedream.org—College Profiles: Norwalk
Community College. Article offers information on NCC in its Success
Snapshot, Background, ATD Interventions, Learning Communities,
Clearly Articulated Learning Outcomes, Student Success Center and
Intervention Results.
• 9/2/10 web.mesacc.edu—The Leaders of Promise Scholarship
Program provides new Phi Theta Kappa members with financial
resources to help defray educational expenses while enrolled in an
associate degree program. A 2010 listing of scholarship recipients
includes Sonja Durik, Norwalk Community College, CT.
• 9/3/10 NH Power failure evacuates NCC. A transformer at NCC
overheated Thursday causing power outages on the West Campus
and prompting administrators to cancel classes. Rose Ellis, dean of
administration, said students and teachers were evacuated from the
building as a precautionary measure.
• 9/3/10 NC Archeology club to meet Thursday—Local archaeological
digs conducted last spring by students in NCC’s Advanced Techniques
in Archaeology class will be discussed at the next meeting in the Gen
Re Forum in the East Campus. The public is invited and there is no
admission charge.
• 9/3/10 NC Fitness instructor, 57, found dead in tub—The apparent
drowning is under investigation. Rose Ellis, dean of administration
at NCC, said Purcell was a lovely lady who was very passionate about
physical activity and who had told her that she (Purcell) had a sore
shoulder and would sit in the Jacuzzi in order to make it feel better.
• 9/3/10 NC NCC, St. Luke’s team up to provide opportunity to break
the cycle of homelessness by providing housing and then helping
them attain and maintain their own housing.
• 9/3/10 NC Norwalk Community College named ATD leader college.
NCC was designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for
demonstrating sustained improvement and accomplishments on key
student achievement indicators. NCC President David Levinson said
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• 9/9/10 WV A snapshot of history found in a Wilton backyard.
Art DeMattio began to pursue his Archaeology as an Avocation
Certificate at NCC last year. On assignment for Ernie Wiegand’s
Advanced Techniques in Archaeology class, the group excavated and
uncovered many artifacts dating between 3,000 and 7,500 years old.
• 9/10/10 NH The first Movie-of-the-Month screening for the
fall semester will be shown at NCC on Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the
East Campus Forum theater. The 1955 classic drama Marty will be
shown. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best
Screenplay of 1955.
• 9/10/10 NH Class to begin soon for Lifetime Learners. Classes
will begin the week of Sept. 19 at the Lifetime Learners Institute at
NCC for students age 50 and over. Classes will meet once a week.
There will also be a “Brown Bag Lunch & Learn” program at 1 p.m.
on Fridays.
• 9/10/10 NH (Cover Story) NCC Archeology Club Students discover
5,000 year-old artifacts in Wilton. Ernie Wiegand, who directs
the archaeology program at NCC, said “We do have at least 10,000
years of human history right here in Connecticut, and the story is
disappearing pretty quickly as we keep developing.”
• 9/10/10 NC Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk seeks new
members. This internationally recognized, non-profit, women’s
volunteer organization has responded continually to community
needs and has founded, or has participated in the establishment of
more than 80 community agencies. One of these organizations is
NCC.
• 9/10/10 WV Lifetime Learners Institute has announced its Fall
2010 schedule of classes starting Sept. 19 at NCC. This non-profit
educational organization for people over 50 will offer 50 various
daytime classes.
• 9/10/10 WV A Snapshot of History Found in a Wilton Backyard.
Students of the archaeology program at NCC were on assignment
for Ernie Wiegand’s Advanced Techniques in Archaeology class. The
group excavated a private property in Wilton and uncovered artifacts
dating between 3,000 and 7,500 years old.
• 9/11/10 NH The first Movie-of-the-Month screening for the fall
semester at NCC will be on Thursday, Sept.23 at 6:30 p.m. in the East
Campus Forum Theater. The 1955 classic drama Marty won Oscars
for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay of 1955.
• 9/11/10 leesteele.com—“Gestuario/Gestures”, Sept. 7-Nov. 3,
featuring woodcuts on paper by artist Antonio Martorell, a show
curated by Ben Ortiz, at NCC’s East Campus Gallery in Norwalk. For
additional information, contact gallery Director Susan Hardesty at
203-857-7197.
• 9/12/10 NH (Cover Story) NCC plans to add 100 parking spots.
Shortage led to police ticketing cars for students parked on Richards
Avenue. Dean of Administration Rose Ellis is working on the problem.
There will be 92 more spaces added and a plea for some sort of
dispensation for the tickets is being evaluated.
• 9/12/10 NH The first Movie-of-the-Month screening for the fall
semester at NCC will be on Thursday, Sept.23 at 6:30 p.m. in the East
Campus Forum Theater. The 1955 classic drama Marty won Oscars
for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay of 1955.
• 9/13/10 connecticutplus.com—NCC student Sonja Durik, a Darien
resident, has been named a 2010 Leaders of Promise Scholar by Phi
Theta Kappa, the international honor society for students enrolled
at two-year colleges. Durik is one of 30 members from 20 states to
receive the award and the only winner from Connecticut.
• 9/13/10 The Weston Forum.com—Lifetime Learners Institute has
announced its fall 2010 schedule of classes, most starting the week
of Sept. 19. This non-profit educational organization for people over
50, headquartered at nearby Norwalk Community College, will be
offering 50 one-hour 45-minute daytime classes.
• 9/15/10 NH (Cover Story) Area graduates need remedial work
at NCC. Nearly 80 percent of the city’s most recent high school
graduates qualified this fall for at last one remedial course in English
or math at Norwalk Community College. “Those numbers aren’t
unusual—they’re very consistent with what we’re seeing throughout
the country,” said Vanessa Morest, dean of Institutional Effectiveness
at the college…It doesn’t necessarily reflect Norwalk Public Schools,”
she said.
• 9/15/10 upcoming.yahoo.com—Antonio Martorell: Gestuario
(Gestures). This exhibition features woodcuts printed on rice paper
that seek to recreate in silhouette the gestures and attitudes of Puerto
Ricans and other Caribbean nationals who “speak” with their bodies.
• 9/15/10 upcoming.yahoo.com—Reception for Antonio Martorell:
Gestuario (Gestures). The artist will be on hand to meet and greet
guests at this reception.
• 9/15/10 DarienTimes.com—Roland Ralph DiLeone, 77, long-time
Rowayton resident died Sept. 2, 2010. He was a participant in the
Conversation Partners Program at NCC.
• 9/16/10 NH Lifetime Learners Institute has announced its fall 2010
schedule of classes, most starting the week of Sept. 19. This nonprofit educational organization for people over 50, headquartered at
nearby Norwalk Community College, will be offering 50 one-hour and
45-minute daytime classes.
• 9/17/10 NH The first Movie-of-the-Month screening for the fall
semester at NCC will be on Thursday, Sept.23 at 6:30 p.m. in the East
Campus Forum Theater. The 1955 classic drama Marty won Oscars
for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay of 1955.
• 9/17/10 leesteele.com—Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations
continued with yet another exhibit by guest curator Ben Ortiz.
“Antonio Martorell: Gestuario/’Gestures’” was, by all accounts,
brilliant. This exhibition of woodcut prints runs through Nov. 15,
2010 in the East Campus Art Gallery of Norwalk Community College.
• 9/17/10 blogs.thehour.com—Dr. David Levinson, president of
Norwalk Community College, speaks to the Westport Rotary Club,
highlighting the growth, energy and community engagement of his
institution and how public outreach has expanded.
• 9/18/10 stamfordadvocate.com—Leader of Tomorrow WGC Kickoff will take place on September 18, 2010, at NCC’s East Campus
Atrium.
• 9/18/10 NH The first Movie-of-the-Month screening for the fall
semester at NCC will be on Thursday, Sept.23 at 6:30 p.m. in the East
Campus Forum Theater. The 1955 classic drama Marty won Oscars
for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay of 1955.
• 9/19/10
PRLog.org—Students in Connecticut colleges and
universities can sell books and electronics via campuscyber.com.
Currently, the free bulletin board is available to use for all students in
the following campuses of universities and colleges in Connecticut.
NCC is listed as one.
• 9/20/10 NH The first Movie-of-the-Month screening for the fall
semester at NCC will be on Thursday, Sept.23 at 6:30 p.m. in the East
Campus Forum Theater. The 1955 classic drama Marty won Oscars
for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay of 1955.
• 9/20/10 NH NCC president highlights growth. NCC growing
despite funding at 2004 levels. Dr. David Levinson, president of
Norwalk Community College, speaks to the Westport Rotary Club,
highlighting the growth, energy and community engagement of his
institution and how public outreach has expanded.
• 9/20/10 Wesport.patch.com—NCC President addresses Sunrise
Rotary. Dr. David Levinson, president of Norwalk Community College,
speaks to the Westport Rotary Club, highlighting the growth, energy
and community engagement of his institution and how public
outreach has expanded.
• 9/20/10 TheDailyNorwalk.com—Prof Keeps Form, Function in
Mind. “It’s not hard to make a building that’s good looking,” Jacek
Bigosinski says. “But making it function well—that quite another
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thing.” Bigosinski is a Rowayton architect and is coordinator of
architectural engineering technology, interior design and construction
technology at NCC. He has been doing the job for 21 years now and
has the same enthusiasm as when he started.
• 9/22/10 PRNewswire.com—CommVerge Marketing, Milford, CT,
was recognized by the Small Business Commerce Association as the
best marketing-services firm in the Milford area. Aetna, the Housing
Authority of New Haven, Northeast Utilities and NCC are major
customers of the 10-year-old company.
• 9/22/10 Connecticutplus.com—After School Program at Family &
Children’s Agency prepares for growth. With the opening of school
comes the start of the seventh year of the After School Program
at Family & Children’s Agency. From its beginnings around a table
in the Norwalk Public Library, the program has expanded to include
more students, as well as staff and volunteers and has moved to NCC.
This year will bring additional changes to prepare the program, as
well as the students, for future growth.
• 9/2010 nebha.org (New England Board of Higher Education)—A
listing of institutions have notified the NEBHE that they will accept
students under Regional Student Program (RSP) Tuition Break Policy
3B3, Proximity-Based Programs of Study. Check directly with an
institution regarding eligibility requirements and any limits indicated
below. NCC is listed (certain programs).
• 9/23/10 lifetimelearners.wordpress.com—Oct. 20 a UN day event
in NCC’s East campus forum will be “Conflict Minerals: The Deadly
Scramble for Natural Resources in Africa and How We Can Help.”
Please come to this important program about how illegal mining
of minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo fuels the most
devastating war since WWI that has already claimed 6 million lives.
• 9/23/10 einpresswire.com--Students in Connecticut colleges and
universities can sell books and electronics via campuscyber.com.
Currently the free bulletin board is available to use for all students in
the following campuses of universities and colleges in Connecticut.
NCC is listed.
• 9/23/10 nccvoice.com—New Bus Stop at NCC. The original bus
stop on the West Campus yielded complaints of headaches due to
bus fumes leaking into the building. The new bus stop is located on
the East Campus. Students have mixed opinions about the change
ranging from when it gets colder there is no inside shelter to it’s good
and convenient.
• 9/23/10 StamfordAdvocate.com—Lorena Sandoval, a Westhill High
School graduate and now a student at NCC, embarked on a campaign
to raise support for the DREAM Act, an amendment attached to the
defense bill that would allow children of illegal immigrants to attend
college and join the military in order to become legal U.S. residents.
• 9/24/10 NYTimes.com—Art in Review: ‘Else’ 8 East 76th Street,
Manhattan through Oct. 23. Arjan Zazueta puts unusually lowtech craft mediums—thread and paper towels—to complicated uses
in embroidered vignettes based on Western art history and Aztec
myth. Zazueta is an NCC Studio Arts Program graduate.
• 9/24/10 Legacy.com—Obituary of Bishop Kenneth H. Moales, Sr.
D.D., a native of Bridgeport, CT. He was a graduate of Warren
Harding High School, Norwalk Community College and an alumnus
of the Nyack Alliance College as well as the University of Bridgeport.
• 9/24/10 ctpost.com—In the galleries calendar: NCC “Gestuario/
Gestures,” featuring woodcuts on paper by artist Antonio Martorell,
NCC’s East Campus Gallery through November 3.
• 9/26/10 greenwichtime.com—One needs to look no further than
the packed parking lot at NCC to see that the school’s enrollment is
exploding. “We’ve gone up in terms of head count about 1 percent
over last year,” President David Levinson said. The high rate of
unemployment and the fact that tuition and fees are substantially
less than other sectors of public higher education are two reasons
attributed to the increased enrollment.
• 9/27/10 NH The next Movie-of-the-Month at NCC will be
Thursday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the East Campus Forum Theater.
The 1957 film classic ‘A Face in the Crowd’ will be shown. Librarian
Todd Hampton will host.
• 9/28/10 Ctchallenge.org—The next support/discussion breast
cancer survival center meeting will be a speaker meeting on
September 28th at Norwalk Community College in our conference
room at the Fairfield County Women’s Center, room 116.
• 9/28/10 NA (Cover Story) College enrollment continues to rise.
One needs to look no further than the packed parking lot at NCC
to see that the school’s enrollment is exploding. “We’ve gone up
in terms of head count about 1 percent over last year,” President
David Levinson said. The high rate of unemployment and the fact
that tuition and fees are substantially less than other sectors of
public higher education are two reasons attributed to the increased
enrollment.
• 9/28/10 hosed.verticalresponse.com—Connecticut Distance
Learning Center presents The Consortium Connection. Happenings
for September: Congratulations to Capital Community College and
Norwalk Community College which were included in the list of
Achieving the Dream’s Exemplary Colleges.
• 9/29/10 NH The next Movie-of-the-Month at NCC will be
Thursday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 in the East Campus Forum Theater. The
1957 film classic ‘A Face in the Crowd’ will be shown. Librarian
Todd Hampton will host.
• 9/30/10 NH The next Movie-of-the-Month at NCC will be
Thursday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 in the East Campus Forum Theater. The
1957 film classic ‘A Face in the Crowd’ will be shown. Librarian
Todd Hampton will host.
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