October, 2, 2008 - 4th Wall Theatre opens its 2008-2009 season with the New Jersey premier of Dessa Rose, a musical based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Sherley Anne Williams and scored by the Tony winning team of Lynn Ahrens and Steven Flaherty, composers behind such hits as Ragtime, Once on this Island and Seussical.
October 2, 1008 - Former New Jersey Department of EducationCommissioner Dr. William Librera will be the keynote speaker at theBloomfield College Convocation on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 2:15 p.m.in the Robert V. Van Fossan Theatre in the Westminster Arts Center onthe College campus. The topic of his presentation will be “Inside theHorizon.”
On October 8, 2008 at 12:00 noon in the Van Fossan Theatre in the Westminster Arts Center, Assistant Professor Laura Nova will be screening an independent film by Jonald Reyes called That Asian Thing.
September 22, 2008 - The Presbyterian Division of Nursing held it Convocation on Thursday, September 18, 2008 in the Robert Van Fossan Theatre. The word convocation means “a ceremonial assembly often with speeches” and in the world of education, often signals the beginning of a new year.
September 22, 2008 - The Institute for Technology and Professional Studies (ITPS) at Bloomfield College is proud to introduce the TICKET program (Total Immersion Course for Korean English Teachers), a unique initiative designed to address the Korean Ministry of Education’s critical need to empower its teachers to teach English through English. The program is built on a decade of experience in teaching English to international students and stems from the College’s special expertise in addressing the particular strengths and needs of native Korean speakers. For many years now, ITPS has promoted a variety of international programs for students from around the world. Because of our stated mission and proven success in the area of global outreach, the College is proud to announce that it is the first educational institution in the world outside Korea to be entrusted with this mandate to provide education, training, and support for Korea’s teachers of English.
Bloomfield College would like to congratulate all the students who have achieved Deans’ List status during the 2008 Spring Semester. They are going to be honored at a Ceremony on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 1:30 pm in the Van Fossan Theatre.
September 16, 2008 – Award-winning actress and author Elaine Bromka brought three historical first ladies to life at the Van Fossan Theatre in the Westminster Arts Center. This one-woman, three-character performance revealed intimate portraits of Lady Bird Johnson, Patricia Nixon, and Betty Ford.
They are back…and better than ever! In concert after concert, The Rock Opera Orchestra has been wowing audiences of all ages and receiving standing ovations. On Friday, September 26 at 8:00 pm, the group will return to the Westminster Arts Center in Bloomfield to rock the rafters once more. As you are no doubt aware, the popularity of "classical crossover" is skyrocketing, but Alexander Kariotis and the Rock Opera Orchestra redefine the genre. A unique experience of classical musical performed with a rock orchestra for a thrilling evening of music.
Bloomfield College officially welcomed the freshman class and first-year students with a three-day intensive orientation titled Preparing for the Journey of your Life! The big tent was set up in the Quad which served as the venue for a number of activities over the next three days.
The Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 season of events. “We are excited at the number of people that have discovered us this past season and have continued coming back for more engaging and entertaining events at the center” says Managing Director Gregory Allen.
The Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College has announced that the Yates Musical Theatre will be the family series artist-in-residence for the 2008-2009 season. In past years, the Yates Theatre has staged wonderful family events such as Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin.
Bloomfield College graduate Wladimir Gilbert ’08, and students Peter Parlegreco and Diana Sheridan, all Creative Arts and Technology animation majors, have been selected to show their short videos at the MG Film Festival Shorts on South Street on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Cy Holley’s relationship with Bloomfield College began in 1986 after he read an article in The Star Ledger about John F. Noonan becoming president of the College. With no previous ties to the College, Holley was curious about this little institution in Bloomfield and its mission to bring a global experience to students, many of whom were the first in their families to attend college. Intrigued, he sent a letter to the president’s office seeking a meeting to find out more.
Bloomfield College’s 135th Commencement exercises were held on the Quadrangle of the campus on May 23, 2008 beginning at 9:30 in the morning. With a soggy start to the day, the rain held off long enough for the 269 graduates to march up Liberty Street behind bagpipers heralding their arrival.
Traditional events were the precursors to the celebration of commencement held on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Ceremonies marking the pinning of the graduating nurses and recognizing honors students were held on May 21, 2008.
While commencement was scheduled for Thursday May 22, 2008, the ceremonies marking a new beginning began the day before with the Presbyterian Division of Nursing pinning ceremony and the time-honored Baccalaureate.
May 19, 2008 – The Van Fossan Theatre at Westminster Arts Center was the venue for the ceremony marking the end of the seventh Kellman Course in the Humanities. The theater was filled with family and friends of the eight Kellman scholars receiving accolades for the year-long course designed to introduce college-level course work to adult learners.
The Westminster Arts Center was filled with chiropractors and those aspiring to become chiropractors on the evening of May 15, 2008. The evening began with a reception, and then moved to the Van Fossan Theatre for speakers and awards.
Bloomfield College is taking registrations for accelerated courses in the Supply Chain Management certificate program which is beginning on May 12, 2008. The courses are designed to meet the ever-growing, highly specialized field of materials management. A student can earn a certificate in Supply Chain Management and may later apply the course credits towards a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
The SSS*STAR awards ceremony honoring students for the 2007-2008 academic year was held at Seńorita’s Restaurant on May 2, 2008. SSS*STAR is a federally funded comprehensive academic support program created to help students stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degree. The program is designed to enhance academic performance and increase retention and graduation rates. Most of the STARS are first generation college students in their families. The program is available at more than 900 colleges and universities nationwide.
The new Learning Resource Center opened its doors in January 2008, welcoming students for the spring semester. In keeping with Bloomfield College’s tradition of celebrating achievement, the official ribbon cutting ceremony took place on April 11, 2008.
The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) is one of the nation's most comprehensive and successful state-supported efforts to provide access to higher education for those students who do not have the financial resources or academic standing for standard admissions. The EOF assists residents who are capable and motivated but lack adequate preparation for college study. Supporting students to achieve success and graduate from college, the EOF offers a wide array of campus-based outreach and support services.
At a luncheon sponsored by the Presbyterian Nurses Alumni Association on March 27, 2008, several nursing alumni returned to speak with students, faculty, alumni, and guests about their experiences in life after college.
Ten fifth graders who are involved with the SCEEP (Suburban Cultural Education and Enrichment program) and their tutors from the Glen Ridge Congregational Church arrived at Bloomfield College on April 3 to scope out college life. The program sponsored by the Protestant Community Centers Inc. in Newark, pairs elementary school children from Newark with SCEEP centers for tutoring and mentoring. Bloomfield College has a SCEEP program on campus that hosts fourth graders from Sussex Avenue School every Friday.
The evening of April 6, 2008 was full of applause as students were given awards and scholarships as a result of their academic acumen and hard work. The awards were conferred by professors and deans during the ceremony which packed the Van Fossan theater with students, families, and friends. Following the ceremony, a celebratory dinner was offered in the Westminster Arts Center.
April 8, 2008 – 33 students from Korea arrived at Bloomfield College on Monday, April 7, 2008 after a 19-hour flight from their home country. These students will be studying nursing science at the college’s prestigious Presbyterian Division of Nursing for the next four months. In an agreement with seven Korean Colleges, these young men and women receive funding to live and study through the Korean ministry of education. Bloomfield College has received the largest amount of funding from the Korean government among the U.S. colleges and universities for this program.
On Sunday, March 30, several honor societies held ceremonies to induct qualified students as members based on their proficiency in their chosen majors. The Bloomfield College chapters of Delta Mu Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, Psi Chi, and Alpha Chi, led by student and faculty members welcomed a total of 69 students who have proved to be worthy of membership through their scholarship and dedication to their chosen fields.
The Bloomfield College Board of Trustees and President Richard A. Levao announce the 2008 recipients of honorary doctorate degrees. This year's recipients are: Harold “Stumpy” Cromer: Entertainer, Choreographer, Teacher;Joseph J. Levin, Jr.: Co-founder and General Counsel, Southern Poverty Law Center; The Honorable Thomas H. Kean: Former Governor of New Jersey; Dr. Nahm Sik Lee: President, Jeonju University (Korea).
Bloomfield College’s long history of global education has a new chapter. On March 20, 2008, Dr. Kang Il Lee, president of Daejeon Health Sciences College, and Dr. Dong Chan Lee, international program director of same, visited with Bloomfield College President Richard Levao and Dr. Peter Jeong, vice president for technology and professional studies.
Bloomfield College is now accepting applications for the Kellman VIII course in Humanities for the fall of 2008. The Kellman course is an off-campus program held at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, which provides free college-level classes to low-income adults. The course is a multidisciplinary approach which examines the theme “What is justice?” through philosophy, literature, and history.
Bloomfield College has added a new partnership to its current list of international collaborations. On February 13, 2008, three professors from Pai Chai University in Daejeon Korea: Dr. Mun Soo Lee, Dr. Byung Tae Kim, and Dr. Choon Shik Zang visited Bloomfield College and signed an agreement with the College’s president, Richard A. Levao.
