Berkeley College Community Service Day

Berkeley College has a long tradition of serving organizations in the local and global community. On Friday, May 11, 2012 we continued this tradition with our annual Berkeley College Community Service Day.

I am proud to report that over 350 Berkeley College associates and 15 alumni volunteered over 1,500 hours of community service at 36 locations across New York and New Jersey.


Community Service Day at
Room to Grow in New York City

This year I volunteered at Room to Grow, a non-profit foundation with the mission to enrich the lives of babies born into poverty. Room to Grow provides parenting support and essential baby items to families across New York City that they receive through donations. Our task on Community Service Day was to sort and organize the donated clothes and toys.


Community Service Day with Mayor McCormac
at Trinity Church in Woodbridge, NJ

 While we spent the day knee-deep in baby blankets, our colleagues were busy serving lunches at the Hoboken Shelter, cleaning up the beaches in Sandy Hook, NJ, delivering meals with City Meals on Wheels, planting a garden at Gilda’s Club, as well as
other activities in New York and New Jersey.  

Giving back is a core value of Berkeley College. Teaching and learning takes place both in and out of the classroom and is critical to the full educational experience of our students.

Community Service Day is a wonderful opportunity for our associates to give back to the communities where we live and work.

Please share your Community Service Day experience or tell me about your past service experience by clicking on the comments section.

Cordially,
President Cortes

Earth Day 2012

Each year on Earth Day we celebrate the beautiful world we live in and remember that each of us contributes to the health and well-being of the Earth.

At Berkeley College we take environmentalism seriously. I would like to congratulate the Brooklyn and White Plains campuses for their extraordinary efforts in Project GreenPath’s Recyclemania 2012!

View this great video to learn about Recylcemania at Berkeley College.







Berkeley College academics is also green! An option to the Management Degree in Environmental Management is offered online and at the Woodland Park campus.

 

Berkeley College is participating in Earth Day events throughout New York and New Jersey. Join the Earth Day fair in New York City, clean up the parks in Woodbridge and Woodland Park, and attend the Earth Day Auction in Westchester. Click here for the list of events.

How to do you plan to celebrate Earth Day?

Leave a note in the comments section to let everyone know your plans.

Happy Earth Day everyone!

Cordially,

President Cortes

Celebrate Women in History 2012

February is African American History Month and was first celebrated during a week in February 1926 that encompassed both the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

The celebration was expanded to a month in 1976, the nation’s bicentennial. President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans “to seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every endeavor in our history.”

This year’s theme, “Black Women in American Culture and History,” invites us to recognize the contribution that African American Women have played in our country’s history. These courageous women “have long served as champions of social and political change,” said President Barack Obama in his January 31, 2012 proclamation.

To celebrate both African American History Month and Women’s History Month, we are presenting the following events for our students, alumni, and the Berkeley community. Join us and hear from diverse and talented women leaders as they share their perspectives and experiences.

March 7 - Women’s Leadership Forum, 1:30-3:15pm, 3 East 43rd Street, NYC

(for more information please contact Nicole Luthman at 212-986-4343, ext 4214)

March 9 - 4th Annual Women’s Leadership Panel, 11:00am, Woodland Park, NJ
(for more information please contact Laura DeMers at 201-967-9667, ext 1794)

March 21 – “Women’s Leadership: Reflections, Insight, and Wisdom,” 6:30pm, 3 East 43rd Street, NYC
(for more information please contact Corina Slackman at 973-278-5400, ext 1208)
In celebration of African American History Month and Women's History month, I would like to learn about the women of color whom you admire and respect.

Please enter your comments by clicking on “comments” or in the box below.

Dario A. Cortes, PhD
President