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Bunker Hill Community College Will Tweet to Recruit

November 18, 2009, Boston, MA – The Community Center for Entrepreneurship (CCE) at Bunker Hill Community College has won a third grant from the Coleman Foundation in as many years.  Founded with a Coleman grant in 2008, the CCE will use this 2010 grant for $7,500 to apply the social networking technologies of tweeting and blogging to strengthen ties with high school students seeking to study entrepreneurship in college.  (11/18/2009) FULL STORY

Bunker Hill Community College Student Government President Wins Major Award

November 17, 2009, Boston, MA – Henry Nelson, President of the Bunker Hill Community College Student Government Association, has won the prestigious Dean Sullivan Award from the Community College Student Life Association, a statewide group representing the 15 Massachusetts Community Colleges.  The award recognizes a student with outstanding achievements as a volunteer leader.  (11/17/2009) FULL STORY

Bunker Hill Community College Men's Soccer Team Wins State Championship

Boston, MA – The Bunker Hill Community College men’s soccer team won the 2009 Massachusetts Community College Athletic Conference (MCCAC) State Championship with a 4-1 victory over Springfield Technical Community College.  Led by Coach Scott S. Benjamin, the team finished the 2009 season with a record of 11-6-1.  The team also ended the season as runner-up in the regional tournament of the National Junior College Athletic Association. 

Freshman forward Franklin Pena scored three goals and freshman Braima Samati scored one in the championship game at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville. Following an initial win in 2005, this victory marks the second state championship for the BHCC men’s soccer team. 

The team reflects the diversity of the College. “On a team of 27, we have players from 21 different countries – from Moldova and Mauritania to Albania and Ecuador,” said Benjamin.  “We had to incorporate many different styles of play and then have all the cultures work together.  That wasn’t always easy, but we came together to win the state championship.”  Four players are from El Salvador, which is the largest representation from any country.

“Winning never gets old… and I’ve been very fortunate to be part of a program that has been doing a lot of that in recent years,” said BHCC Coordinator of Athletics Christopher Z. Jones.  “The success of the 2009 BHCC men’s soccer team in winning its second MCCAC State Championship in just four years demonstrates the dedication and hard work of our student athletes and coaches.”

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Colleen Roach, Executive Director of Communications & Marketing
Bunker Hill Community College
250 New Rutherford Avenue
Boston, MA 02129    Phone: (617) 228 2177
Email: caroach@bhcc.mass.edu

Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts. The College enrolls more than 11,000 students on two campuses and at five satellite locations. More than 1,500 students take classes online. BHCC is one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth. Six in ten students are people of color and more than half of BHCC’s students are women. The College also enrolls more than 690 international students who come from more than 95 countries and speak 75 different languages.  (11/10/2009) FULL STORY

CNN Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta To Speak at Bunker Hill Community College

October16, 2009, Boston, MA – Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent, author and neurosurgeon, will open the 2009-2010 Bunker Hill Community College “Compelling Conversations” speaker series.  Gupta will speak at 1 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2009, in the A300 auditorium.  (10/16/2009) FULL STORY

Bunker Hill Community College Professor Wins Chief Fire Officer Designation

October 13, 2009, Boston, MA – Thomas P. Bogart, adjunct instructor in the Fire Protection and Safety Program at Bunker Hill Community College and a lieutenant in the Fire Department of Lynn, Massachusetts, received the prestigious Chief Fire Officer credentials from the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Dr. Bogusia Wojciechowska, BHCC Dean of Professional Studies, announced today. (10/13/2009) FULL STORY

Eat The Art is the Theme for the 14th Annual Canstruction; Opening October 19th at Bunker Hill Community College

Event to Benefit The Greater Boston Food Bank (10/09/2009) FULL STORY

Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert To Speak at BHCC in Spring 2010

September 25, 2009, Boston, MA – Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the acclaimed bestseller on global warming, Field Notes from a Catastrophe, will give the keynote address at the Massachusetts Community College Conference on Teaching, Learning and Student Development at Bunker Hill Community College on April 9th, 2010. (09/25/2009) FULL STORY

Bunker Hill Community College Affirms Commitment to Climate Neutrality

September 17, 2009. Boston, MA – The President’s Climate Commitment Committee submitted its Climate Action Plan  to the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).  The plan documents the College’s commitment to reducing campus greenhouse gas emissions and outlines initiatives designed to achieve an overall goal of climate neutrality.
 
BHCC’s Climate Action Plan is based upon a comprehensive strategy of achieving climate neutrality. The College has already procured renewal energy credits for 100% of its purchased electricity and immediately reduced its carbon emission by 61%. It is expected that the College’s new Health and Wellness Center, which will open in early 2010, will receive LEED Gold Certification. (09/17/2009) FULL STORY

BHCC Named “Best Community College” by Boston Spanish weekly El Planeta

September 17 2009,  Boston, MA – El Planeta, the largest circulating weekly Spanish language newspaper in Massachusetts, has named Bunker Hill Community College “Best Community College” in its annual “Best Of” survey. BHCC received the highest possible ranking: five stars.  (09/17/2009) FULL STORY

Bunker Hill Community College Emergency Assistance Fund Boosts Student Retention

September 14, 2009 Boston, MA – A Student Emergency Assistance Fund established by Bunker Hill Community College has resulted in a retention rate 15 percent higher than the College as a whole. BHCC President Mary L. Fifield established the program  in January 2009 to ensure that the weak economy did not force students to drop out of school.  From January through June 2009, the fund from the College’s budget and supplemented by the MetLife Foundation, made grants totaling $63,000 to 87 students. Due to its success, the College has increased the amount available to $137,000 for the current 2009-2010 academic year, with additional support from the Student Government Association and College Foundation.    (09/14/2009) FULL STORY

Bunker Hill Community College Takes Extraordinary Measures To Deal with Explosive Enrollment Growth

September 4, 2009 Boston, MA – Bunker Hill Community College President Mary Fifield called an emergency meeting of key staff yesterday when it became apparent that the College was at a breaking point due to the overwhelming student enrollments filling every available course. (09/04/2009) FULL STORY

Bunker Hill Community College Students to Burn Midnight Oil this Fall

Boston, July 16, 2009 – To meet changing workforce needs and accommodate adult students working longer hours, Bunker Hill Community College will offer two popular courses beginning at 11:45 p.m. this fall. “Many people finish work late at night and must be up with their children first thing in the morning,” said John P. Reeves, chair of BHCC’s Behavioral Science Department. “This is the only time they can come to school.” The College will offer introductory psychology and College Writing I in the new late-night sections. (07/16/2009) FULL STORY

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