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FEBRUARY 2013 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTS:  JENNY KERN AND JEFFERSON CACERES
Each month Bloomfield College recognizes students for their exceptional leadership and dedication to volunteering. This month we asked Jenny Kern and Jefferson Caceres - 

Why do you volunteer? What is your most memorable moment volunteering?
 

^{Senior nursing students and the faculty in the general assembly of the United Nations.}

During the opening of the Question Bridge exhibit in the Scott H. Kaplan ’02 Art Gallery, Hank Willis Thomas, one of the four collaborating artists on the project, noted that this is the first time the exhibit has been held at a college or university.

Bloomfield College is hosting Question Bridge, a multimedia art show at the Scott H. Kaplan ’02 Art Gallery beginning Thursday February 7, 2013 and closing on Friday, April 26, 2013. An official selection at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Question Bridge is a video about diversity and provides an intimate perspective of the complex dialogue between African American men.

Bloomfield College kicked off a month of celebrating the history and achievements of African Americans with an opening ceremony that included music, speakers, the raising of the African American flag and a reception.

Each month, the Center for Student Leadership and Engagement publishes a calendar full of events and activities for Bloomfield College students. From discussion groups and information fairs to Student Goverment Meetings and even trips off campus, the CSLE Event Calendar provides students with tons of ways get involved!

With funding from the Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) Program Formula Grant, the CHAMPS program at Bloomfield College is hosting an independent film titled From Fatherless to Fatherhood with a discussion with the filmmaker Kobie Brown. The film will be shown at the Van Fossan Theatre at the Westminster Arts Center on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Bloomfield College wishes to provide information to our community from FEMA regarding how to apply for assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The deadline to apply for Disaster Aid is January 30, 2013, and can be requested by visiting disasterassistance.gov.

With funding from the Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) Program Formula Grant, the lower floor of the library, next to the media center, became a new space designed to enhance information literacy, promote discussion and collaborative work among students, hold workshops, and conduct presentations.

Several students at Bloomfield College have submitted videos in the Financial Awareness Video Competition sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The year, Bloomfield College Students created three submissions to the contest.

There exists a nationwide effort to draw more students into the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects. Leading the way, the Roche Foundation has given Bloomfield College a second gift to continue the work in bringing interested students into the STEM careers, especially first-generation students and underrepresented populations.

Each month, the Center for Student Leadership and Engagement publishes a calendar full of events and activities for Bloomfield College students. From discussion groups and information fairs to Student Goverment Meetings and even trips off campus, the CSLE Event Calendar provides students with tons of ways get involved!

On Saturday, January 5, four senior nursing students and two nursing faculty flew to the Dominican Republic for two weeks to work in medical clinics with their colleagues from University of Massachusetts and University of Rhode Island. This learning experience and service project was funded by the Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) Program Competitive Grant.

Bloomfield College is offering a free Career Workshop presented by Certified Federal Career Counselors who will share the important steps in the path to Federal Employment.  Receive a free "Important Federal Job Information" booklet and a Federal Jobs Digest News Paper which includes thousands of current Federal job vacancies!

After four months and a hurricane, 45 Korean nursing students completed their global internship program and celebrated with a ceremony and a luncheon. The global internship program which is run by the International Training and Professional Studies (ITPS) department brings students from Korea several times a year to perfect their English language skills and study American health care systems.

DECEMBER 2012 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT:  JAHWAN ROBINSON
Each month Bloomfield College recognizes students for their exceptional leadership and dedication to volunteering. Bloomfield College recognizes and applauds Jahwan "Dior" Robinson. Jahwan is a freshman premed major and currently the Freshman Class Secretary.

Congratulations to our five senior nursing honor students on their induction into Iota Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society at a joint ceremony at William Paterson University.

Bloomfield College welcomes Ms. Carmen Corrales to the College’s Board of Trustees. Originally from Cuba, Ms. Corrales moved to New Jersey from Spain at a young age. She received her B.A. from University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from Harvard University Law School. After clerking for a year, she joined the New York firm of Cleary Gottlieb in 1990. Ms.

From left, Sally Ann Goncalves ’13 and nursing student Jacqueline Hunterton-Anderson ’15 peer above the pile of new pajamas that have been donated to the Pajama Project.