Tag: Middlesex College

  • Middlesex College student newspaper honored by press association 

    Middlesex College student newspaper honored by press association 

    Quo Vadis, Middlesex College’s student newspaper, won eight awards – including two first-place finishes – in the 2022 New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) annual competition. “We are proud of our student journalists,” College President Mark McCormick said in a prepared statement. “Our student newspaper is a central organ of communication for the Middlesex College community.…

  • Middlesex College earns 2022-2023 Military Friendly designation 

    Middlesex College earns 2022-2023 Military Friendly designation 

    Middlesex College has earned the Military Friendly School designation for 2022-23. The list was developed by Viqtory Media, which annually highlights colleges, universities and employers that are military-friendly. Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey, according to information provided by Middlesex College.…

  • Amazon partners with Middlesex College to provide fully-funded tuition for hourly employees  

    Amazon partners with Middlesex College to provide fully-funded tuition for hourly employees  

    Amazon provides tuition and eligible fees for its hourly employees to attend colleges and universities all across the nation, now including Middlesex College. “We’re looking forward to Middlesex College coming on board as an education partner for Career Choice, adding to the hundreds of best-in-class offerings available to our employees,” Tammy Thieman, Global Program Lead…

  • 22 Pushups on 2/22/22 bring attention to veteran suicide

    22 Pushups on 2/22/22 bring attention to veteran suicide

    On average, 22 military veterans take their own lives each day. To bring awareness to this statistic, members of the Middlesex College Veterans Services Center did 22 pushups at exactly 2:22 p.m. on Feb. 22: 2/22/22. “This is an incredibly sad statistic,” said Joel Adams, Military and Veterans Services coordinator at the college. “If you,…

  • Middlesex College takes prizes in two marketing competitions 

    Middlesex College takes prizes in two marketing competitions 

    Middlesex College won two awards in an international marketing competition, and one in a regional contest open to marketing professionals at community colleges. The College won two awards in the annual Hermes Creative Awards Program, administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals. The College’s Degrees When Due microsite, aimed at adult…

  • Middlesex College soccer players receive postseason honors 

    Middlesex College soccer players receive postseason honors 

    Five Middlesex College soccer players received postseason honors following the 2021 fall season. Destiny Pagan of Woodbridge was named First Team All-Garden State Athletic Conference and First Team All Region 19. Aanaliyah Hernandez of Middlesex Borough was on the Second Team for both. Andrew Solomon of Edison was named First Team. Marwan Fouad of South Brunswick was…

  • Female named coach of newly-created men’s volleyball program at Middlesex College 

    Female named coach of newly-created men’s volleyball program at Middlesex College 

        Middlesex College has appointed Myia Williams as coach of the new men’s volleyball program, which is set to begin in Spring 2022. The college was among 15 two-year institutions chosen for a $10,000 grant by the NJCAA Foundation and First Point Volleyball Foundation to start a new men’s volleyball program, according to information provided by…

  • Middlesex College Dental Hygiene program donates supplies to Afghan refugees

    Middlesex College Dental Hygiene program donates supplies to Afghan refugees

    The Middlesex College Dental Hygiene program collected hundreds of toothbrushes, toothpaste and other supplies for Afghan refugees who are living at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The donations were dropped off to the Amnesty International Club at North Hunterdon High School, which will transport them to the base where over 9,000 Afghan refugees are housed and in…

  • Intel expands AI for Workforce Program to include Middlesex College 

    Intel expands AI for Workforce Program to include Middlesex College 

    Intel, one of the largest semiconductor makers in the world, is expanding its Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Workforce Program and partnering with Middlesex College, along with 18 community colleges across the country. This expansion will enable hundreds of thousands of students to land careers in high-tech, healthcare, automotive, industrial and aerospace fields. “This partnership with…