Tag: Middlesex County College
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Middlesex County College’s Military Appreciation Day set for Nov. 7
Middlesex County College will hold Military Appreciation Day on Nov. 7 in Parking Lot 3 on its Edison campus, off Woodbridge Avenue. The program, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will combine an exploration of military culture with fun. Activities include a rock wall, soccer kick game, inflatable basketball game, football toss, a jousting pit…
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Middlesex County College alumni share their research on strokes
Two Middlesex County College (MCC) alumni and one current student are co-authors of an article in “Molecular Neurobiology,” a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal, following their research at the Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center Neuroscience Institute. Ahmed Aly of South Brunswick, MCC Class of 2018, Diandra Ruiz of Carteret, also Class of 2018, and current…
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Middlesex County College to hold HarvestFest celebration
Middlesex County College (MCC) will hold a free HarvestFest celebration from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the college, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. Rain date is Oct. 26. There will be hayrides, a pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorating, trunk-or-treat, alien laser tag, a haunted maze, music, a showcase of MCC’s student clubs, a car show hosted…
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Students inducted into Middlesex County College Honor Society
Eighty students were recently inducted into the Middlesex County College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Area students include: Valeria Orihuela of the Avenel section of Woodbridge; Emil Hathaway and Anthony Ottaviano of the Colonia section of Woodbridge; Nicola Laurie, Deitric Murphy, Jean Reger and Theresa Sawicki of East…
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Middlesex County College to offer free tuition
Middlesex County College (MCC) is one of 13 community colleges in New Jersey that will be offering free tuition and fees to eligible students. “Today, we are putting the dream of higher education within reach of more students and more families,” Gov. Phil Murphy said during the announcement at Union County College in Cranford on…
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Five Middlesex County College officers save life of student
Five Middlesex County College (MCC) police officers were honored for saving a student’s life in August. Officers J.P. Mercenat and Shawn Ferguson were patrolling Edison Hall on Aug. 1 when they received a report of an unconscious student in the building. They discovered the student was not breathing and did not have a pulse. Mercenat…
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Army vet from Woodbridge donates flag that protected him to Middlesex County College
WOODBRIDGE – When Michael Barany graduated from U. S. Army basic training in 2006, he received an American flag. It never left his side. Not when he was in training. Not when he was deployed twice to Iraq. And not since he was discharged from the Army, came to Middlesex County College (MCC) graduated and then…
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East Brunswick board approves college program for third year
EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Board of Education has approved a memorandum of agreement for the College Pathways Program with Middlesex County College (MCC). The College Pathways Program provides the opportunity for East Brunswick students to receive college credit and high school credit simultaneously for high school courses that have been reviewed and deemed the equivalent…
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Author Wachtel to discuss latest book during visit to East Brunswick Jewish Center
Dr. Shirley Russak Wachtel, author and professor of English at Middlesex County College, will review her latest book, “This I Know,” at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. This novel focuses on Ora Newman’s search for her roots as she discovers her mother’s past, including…
