Ramapo- Five Rockland Community College students received the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence at a special ceremony in Albany on April 4. The students are: Melissa Dimataris of Congers, Navid Safaie of Suffern, Kechan St. Clair of Brooklyn, Mohammad Zaid of Spring Valley, and Jordan Zuber-Banks of Pomona. RCC President Dr. Cliff L. […]
By Michael Riconda Suffern – Local elected officials gathered at Rockland Community College’s Eugene Levy Field House on April 9 to greet a multitude of job-seekers and explain steps taken at local and state levels to enhance employment opportunities in the county, including opportunities with the new Tappan Zee Bridge project. The 15th annual job […]
(NEW CITY, NY) Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef and County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell will hold a press conference to announce the reappointment of Dan Masterson as Poet Laureate of Rockland County and the posthumous appointments of revered Rockland poets, Marya Zaturenska (1902-1982) and her husband Horace Gregory (1898-1982) as honorary Poets Laureate. Dan […]
National Endowment for the Humanities “Muslim Journeys” program elicits both praise and controversy BY MICHAEL RICONDA A new library program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and benefitting Rockland Community College has raised questions on public funding going to what some activists have characterized as religious programs. The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf is a […]
Program paid for by your federal taxes Rockland Community College (RCC) has been named the recipient of the “Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Award,” receiving books, films and access to online resources about Islamic beliefs and culture. The news was momentous enough to earn a front-page, full-page announcement in the college’s winter newsletter SCENE. RCC received 25 books, […]
Cliff L. Wood, EdD, President of Rockland Community College, has been named distinguished alumnus of Texas A&M University-Commerce. In TAMU-Commerce’s 124-year history, only 123 individuals have received this recognition. The award will be presented at Texas A&M University-Commerce during a campus ceremony on April 19, 2013. Dr. Wood is being honored for his contributions to […]