BHCC News for October, 2017

October
4
2017
News Brief

BHCC Students and Staff Recognized at Boston PIC 2017 Annual Meeting

On Wednesday, September 27, the Boston Private Industry Council (PIC) hosted its 2017 Annual Meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank Auditorium to celebrate the council’s impact this past year and establish next steps to further the agenda of workforce development in Boston.
October
5
2017
News Brief

BHCC Continues Dual Enrollment at Malden High School

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) President Pam Eddinger recently welcomed Malden Mayor Gary Christenson, Malden Superintendent of Schools John Oteri and Malden High School Principal Ted Lombardi to the College’s Charlestown Campus to renew the Memorandum of Agreement between Malden High School (MHS) and BHCC.
October
11
2017
BHCC in the News
October
12
2017
News Brief

President Eddinger on NBC Boston

Watch the NBC Boston feature on student hunger. President Eddinger talks about link between making food resources available on campus and academic success.
October
13
2017
News Brief

BHCC Among Recipients of Workforce Skills Capital Grants

On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded $9.5 million in Workforce Skills Capital Grants to 32 vocational schools, community colleges and traditional public high schools at an event at Nashoba Valley Regional High School. Bunker Hill Community College received $247,566 in grant funding to enhance its General Sonography and Cardiac Sonography Associate Degree programs.
October
13
2017
News Brief

President Eddinger on NBC NEWS Education Nation Boston

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) President Pam Eddinger joined NBC News Chief Education Correspondent Rehema Ellis last night for a dynamic live town hall on the issues facing young adults after high school, and solutions to ensure their success.
Oct
13
2017
Web Story

BHCC Awarded Gold Medallion for Voices of Hunger Campaign by NCMPR

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) received a Gold Medallion in the Special Event or Fundraising Campaign category from the National College Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) organization for collateral produced for the College’s first-ever convening of Voices of Hunger on Campus.

Oct
13
2017
Web Story

BHCC Annual Retreat Prepares College for NEASC Self-Study

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) Faculty and Staff gathered on Friday, October 6, 2017, to prepare for the College’s New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accreditation process in 2020. The retreat focused on “Approaching the NEASC Self-Study with a Growth Mindset.”

October
27
2017
News Brief

BHCC Professor Enzo Silon Surin Receives Brother Thomas Fellows Award

Associate Professor Enzo Surin was one of 14 artists named as Brother Thomas Fellow by the Boston Foundation and the Pucker Gallery on Tuesday, October 17, 2017.
October
18
2017
BHCC in the News

Meet the 14 Brother Thomas Fellows

News outlet: The Boston Foundation
October
24
2017
BHCC in the News

Foreign-trained doctors, nurses seek to reduce barriers to practice

News outlet: Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
October
30
2017
Event Recap

A Compelling Conversation with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

At home in a gym, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was greeted in familiar fashion by a packed house of spectators. Rather than walking onto the court, though, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and six-time NBA champion took to the stage to address the audience on one of the most socially relevant and politically controversial topics facing our nation today in his talk: “Muslims: Misunderstood, Misrepresented and Maligned in the U.S.”