Tag: Brookdale Community College
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Tickets available for inaugural interfaith prayer breakfast
Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank and its coalition of community partners will sponsor the inaugural Shore Region Interfaith Prayer Breakfast at 9 a.m. May 18 at Brookdale Community College’s Student Life Center, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The event is meant to draw together leaders and laity for a time of inspiration, information, encouragement and understanding. Clergy,…
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Brookdale earns top seed for Region 19 softball tournament
By Tim Morris Nobody knows the big picture of a college softball season than Brookdale Community College’s Bo Scannapieco. When his Jersey Blues were an uncharacteristic 8-10 to start the season, the Hall of Fame coach didn’t press the panic button like a less experienced coach may have. He insisted that his team was ready…
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Holocaust remembrance program slated or May 6 at Brookdale
May 6 will be the annual remembrance program, “Maintaining the Human Spirit During the Holocaust,” 9:30 a.m. at Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, in the Brookdale Recreation and Events Center. Historian, author and professor Dr. Samuel Kassow will present “Time Capsules in Hell: The Secret Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto.” A candle…
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Brookdale’s commencement set for May 13
LINCROFT — Brookdale Community College will honor four outstanding Monmouth County natives and more than 2,000 local students during the college’s 46th annual commencement ceremony May 13 at the Robert J. Collins Arena, 765 Newman Springs Road. A total of 2,047 students will be graduating this year, with diplomas handed out during 10 a.m. and…
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Gravitational waves researcher to speak at college April 27
LINCROFT — Community members of all ages are invited to a special presentation by Montclair State University physicist and gravitational waves researcher Marc Favata at 6 p.m. April 27 at Brookdale Community College’s Student Life Center, 765 Newman Springs Road. Favata is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, an international collective of researchers that…
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College to host STEM program for Girl Scouts
LINCROFT — Female engineering students and faculty will welcome local Girl Scouts to Brookdale Communty College at 765 Newman Springs Road on April 23 for an interactive program designed to interest girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. The program, held for the third consecutive year, will feature an informal engineering competition requiring…
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Pitching, offense carrying baseball team at Brookdale
By Tim Morris With a roster loaded with freshmen, Brookdale Community College baseball coach Johnny Johnson wasn’t sure what to expect from his team when the Jersey Blues made their annual March sojourn to Florida. It didn’t take him long to find out, however. “We’re really young but when I see their work ethic [and]…
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Brookdale exhibit focuses on issue of racism
By Kayla J. Marsh Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – A new exhibit opening at Brookdale Community College is tackling the issue of racism head on. The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (Chhange) at Brookdale will serve as the host to an opening reception for its new “Facing Racism” art exhibit on April 10…
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Competition brings Shakespeare’s work to life
By Kayla J. Marsh Staff Writer As the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death approaches, the English-Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare Competition has high school students from across the country bringing some of The Bard’s most influential plays, characters and other works to life. Through the competition, participants develop communication skills, challenge their intellect and acting…
