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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.

The Green Hearts Movement is gaining interest beyond the boundaries of the campus. Green Hearts was created in 2009 by a group of students who were interested in sustainable gardening. Starting small, they created a plot that grew vegetables and herbs.

Exciting news about a college-wide effort to reach out to commuter students to solicit their thoughts and opinions about Bloomfield College.  We invite you to participate in a Commuter Student Focus Group Interview.  

The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a powerful visual reminder of the AIDS pandemic. The quilt consists of more than 48,000 individual 3-by-6-foot memorial panels, most commemorating the life of someone who has died of AIDS.  These panels have been sewn together by friends, lovers and family members.

Bloomfield College survived Superstorm Sandy with minimal damage. A grateful community sprang into action to help those who did not fare as well.