Press Releases

Brooklyn, N.Y., April  21 -- Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn’s only community college, has announced that it will host its fifth annual Eco-Festival, April 27-30, 2010. The theme is “Sustainable NYC.” The four-day event is free and open to the public.  Eco-Festival, the winner of the 2008 CUNY Sustainability Award for environmental education and advocacy,   is designed to provide a unique opportunity for students, faculty, staff and members of the Brooklyn community to gather together, under a common banner, and engage in a dialogue centered on environmental problems and challenges faced globally at the dawn of the twenty-first century.  The Eco-Festival will be held in the college’s MAC Rotunda and other near-by locations.  The college is located at 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. 

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Brooklyn, New York, March 4 –For four consecutive years, Kingsborough Community College has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

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Brooklyn, New York, December 10 — The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), a Washington DC-based nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization, recently released Success at Every Step: How 23 Programs Support Youth on the Path to College and Beyond. This publication identifies programs that have been proven to help young people successfully complete high school and be prepared for success in postsecondary education and careers, based on the results of recent, high-quality evaluations. Kingsborough Community College (KCC) Opening Doors Learning Communities was identified as one of 23 effective programs that address the critical imperative to improve the college- and career-preparation of all youth

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Brooklyn, N.Y., October 21 – Dr. Regina Peruggi, president of Kingsborough Community College (KCC), today announced that the college will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the newly renovated and expanded labs in its Nursing Program Thursday, October 22, at 10 a.m., Room M421.  Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, whose office provided the funding for the renovation and expansion of the labs, will participate in the ceremony.

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Brooklyn, N.Y., September 14 – Dr. Regina Peruggi, president of Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn’s only community college, today announced that the college  will host “Dreamland Pavilion: Brooklyn and Development” conference October 2-3, 2009. This multidisciplinary conference will explore the past, present and future of development in Brooklyn.

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Brooklyn, N.Y., October 7 – Dr. Regina Peruggi, president of Kingsborough Community College (KCC), today announced that the college, in partnership with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, will host the 2009 Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Expo on Thursday, October 15.  The free Expo will be held in the Marine Academic Center (MAC) Rotunda and will run from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Expo will feature exhibits, workshops, training, and free give-aways throughout the day.  Speakers and exhibitors represent city, state and federal agencies, non-profit partners, community organizations, and others who have information on important in-home safety topics. 

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Brooklyn, NY – June 4 – Dr. Regina Peruggi, president of Kingsborough Community College (KCC), today announced that Dr. Jill Biden, lifelong educator and wife of the Vice President of the United States, will deliver the commencement address at the college’s 44^th commencement ceremony.  Dr. Biden will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the City University of New York.   Mayor Bloomberg will receive the President’s Medal, the college’s highest honor, and will address the graduates.  The graduation  will take place on campus, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, NY, Friday, June 12, at 11 a.m.

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Dr. Wayne J. Martin, environmental scientist with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will keynote festival

Brooklyn, N.Y., March 24 -- Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn’s only community college, has announced that it will host its fourth annual Eco-Festival, April 21-24, 2009. The theme is “living on earth.”  The four-day event is free and open to the public. Eco-Festival, the winner of the 2008 CUNY Sustainability Award for environmental education and advocacy,   is designed to provide a unique opportunity for students, faculty, staff and members of the Brooklyn community to gather together, under a common banner, and engage in a dialogue centered on environmental problems and challenges faced globally at the dawn of the twenty-first century.  The Eco-Festival will be held in the college’s MAC Rotunda and other near-by locations.  The college is located at 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. 

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Brooklyn, New York, February 20 – The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Kingsborough Community College today with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities.   

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Brooklyn, N.Y., March 24 -- Kingsborough Community College (KCC), Brooklyn’s only community college, has announced that it will participate in Earth Hour, Saturday, March 28, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. as a symbol of solidarity with all those who are taking action to address climate change. 

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