serve as managing director of the newdepartment, with Diana Tofel as executivesecretary of Alumni Affairs. Diana previouslyworked in the Office of the President, where herresponsibilities included coordinating schedulingfor commencement.

In addition to managing the Alumni Network(ANET), the Office of Alumni Affairs operates anew alumni website; manages the AlumniMentoring Program and the Alumni SpeakersBureau; supports affinity groups of alumni;works to expand the alumni benefits program;and plans alumni events and activities on-andoff-campus.

To share your ideas or obtain additionalinformation about keeping up with old friends –and networking with new ones – to be alerted toevents on campus, or become a member of theBCC Alumni Network, please contact the Officeof Alumni Affairs Office online, call (201) 879-8952, or contact Joe Cavaluzzi,jcavaluzzi@bergen.edu, or Diana Tofel,dtofel@bergen.edu.

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Joe Cavaluzzi, managing director of the new Office ofAlumni Affairs, and executive secretary Diana Tofel.

College Starts Alumni Mentoring ProgramBergen Community College has established anAlumni Mentoring Program and a Speakers’Bureau to harvest the wealth of knowledge andexperience within the BCC alumni community.

Working with the academic vice president’soffice, the academic deans, department chairsand various organizations within the College, theOffice of Alumni Affairs will serve as the conduitfor linking mentors with academic departmentsand matching speakers with opportunities oncampus.

“This is an opportunity for alumni to makeimportant contributions that will enrich thecollege experience for Bergen students,” saidVice President of Academic Affairs WilliamMullaney, PhD. “The mentoring program also isan opportunity for alumni to enhance their ownresumes by demonstrating their professionalexpertise.”

To learn more about being a mentor to Bergenstudents or a guest lecturer, speaker or panelist,please visit the Office of Alumni Affairs websitefor an application. You may also contact us atalumninetwork@bergen.edu or (201) 879-8952.

Bergen Opens Full-time Alumni OfficeBergen Community College has established afull-time Office of Alumni Affairs to serve alumniand bring them back to campus to be a part ofthe Bergen student experience.

Opened in mid-July on the main campus inParamus, (Room A-336 on the third floor of theAdministrative Wing), the Office of Alumni Affairsis an independent department of the Collegefocused solely on alumni. The Board of Trusteesappointed Joe Cavaluzzi, former head of PublicRelations and Creative Services at the College, to

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p.3Alumni Network Honorees |See Alumni Dinner

2012 grad starts BCC HonorsAlumni Network |See Alumni on the Move

College breaks ground for HealthProfessions Integrated TeachingCenter | See Campus News

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A Message from President B. Kaye Walter

Welcome to the BCC Alumni Network.

Thank you for your generosity to the College.

Your participation in the Alumni Networkprovides funds for scholarships awardedthrough the BCC Foundation as well asfunding for future alumni events.

I cannot overstate how important thesescholarships have become to our students.The state and county share of operatingcosts for the College combined is about 20%,half of what is was a decade ago. That means our students must shoulder anincreasing financial burden through tuition. For many, Alumni-andFoundation-sponsored scholarships are the difference between continuingtheir education at Bergen and leaving college.

The College has diligently – and successfully – pursued grants to help provideprograms that dwindling revenues would have made prohibitive. Throughservice learning and civic engagement, the College is finding creative ways tobroaden student learning.

However, the College needs you, our alumni, to help enrich the Bergenexperience.

This past summer, the Board of Trustees recognized the importance ofalumni in creating the new Office of Alumni Affairs as an independent entitysupervised by a senior administrator whose only job is to work with and foralumni.

Through programs such as the new Alumni Mentoring and Speakers’ Bureau,the Office of Alumni Affairs is reaching out to invite former Bergen studentsback to campus to share their professional experiences as well as theirindustry and life knowledge with Bergen students.

In the months ahead, the Office of Alumni Affairs will be contacting you withinformation about other opportunities for you to participate in the Bergenexperience.

Please remember, while you may no longer be a student at BergenCommunity College, you will always remain a part of the BCC community.

Sincerely,

B. Kaye Walter, Ph.D.President, Bergen Community College

Alumni Network Board

Stephen Duess ’73, Co-Chair

Richard Garcia ’82, Co-Chair

William Abbott ’83

Barbara Aubry ’82

Ruth A. Bedevian ’85

John Driscoll Jr. ’95

Jane A. Grinch, Esq. ’75

Goli Kocharian ’02

Claudia J. O’Rourke ’99

Tracy Miceli ’77

Gerard Quinn ’79

Joseph Cavaluzzi, Ex OfficioTo contact a member of the AlumniNetwork Board or to volunteer to serveon an alumni committee to help planand execute an event, please contact theOffice of Alumni Affairs,(alumninetwork@bergen.edu), or call (201) 879-8952.

Save the Date2014 Alumni Dinner

The 5th Annual Alumni Dinner

will be held on

April 10, 2014Seasons

644 Pascack Road

Washington Township, NJ 07676

Contact

alumninetwork@bergen.edu

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(FROM LEFT) 2013 Honorees Arthur Tolve,

Robert Fusco and Tim Foote.

New Alumni from the Class of 2013.

(FROM LEFT – STANDING) BCCFoundation Chairman Robert Hekemian,

Jr., Honoree Robert Fusco, Honoree Tim

Foote and ANET Co-Chair Richard Garcia;(SEATED) ANET Board member Ruth A.

Bedevian, Honoree Arthur Tolve and ANETBoard Member Jane A. Grinch.

2013 Alumni Dinner

Participation continued to grow as theAlumni Network (ANET) held the 4thAnnual BCC Alumni Dinner at Seasonsin May. A good time was had by all andthe event raised money for alumnischolarships awarded through the BCCFoundation. If you would like to help inthe planning or set up of the 5th AnnualAlumni Dinner, please contact theOffice of Alumni Affairs. Please watchyour email for a Save the Date.

The ANET honored Professor ArthurTolve, chair of the Culinary ProgramsAdvisory Committee and ExecutiveChef-Culinary Programs, and his wifeCecilia Tolve with the Living LegacyAward, presented by ANET Co-ChairRichard Garcia, ’82.

ANET Board Member Jane Grinch, ’75,presented the Alumni Hall of FameAward to Robert Fusco, recognizing hisextraordinary achievements as analumnus.

Academic Counselor Tim Footegarnered the Rising Star Award,presented by Ruth Bedevian, ’85.

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On the Threshold of a DreamJon D’Amore Signs with NYLiterary AgentJon D’Amore has pursued careers as amusician, corporate executive and a writersince his days as a student at BergenCommunity College in 1976 and 1977.Currently a Los Angeles-based writer, Jonrecently signed with a major New Yorkliterary agency to sell his manuscript, “TheBoss Always Sits In The Back” to apublisher.

The signing is a major step forward for theself-published author from Union City,where he was honored on May 24, 2012 byMayor and Sen. Brian Stack with “JonD’Amore Day.”

His novel is based on growing up on thefringe of organized crime in Bergen andHudson counties as well as his ownunwitting part in a scam that funneledmillions of dollars out of several Las Vegascasinos into the coffers of the North Jerseymob.

Last spring, Jon visited Bergen CommunityCollege and spoke to Professor JuliaPeterson’s media class about self-publishing. He also donated two signedcopies of “The Boss Always Sits In TheBack” to the College library for circulation.

His days at BCC still influence Jon, whocame to the College to learn aboutcontracts in preparation for his musicalcareer.

“I did a radio show from the school studios.It really helped me in my ability tocommunicate to the masses,” he said. “Istill think about that today because I do aninternet radio show and often talk aboutwhat I did at Bergen Community College.”

For more information about Jon andobtaining a copy of “The Boss Always SitsIn The Back” visithttp://thebossalwayssitsintheback.com.

UMDNJ University HospitalRecognizes Clara Memba withDAISY AwardClara Memba, RN,BCC ’03, thoughtshe was heading fora nursing meetingafter her overnightshift at UMDNJ-TheUniversity Hospitalin February. Instead,the hospital’s CEOand chief of nursingwere waiting tocongratulate her andpresent the DAISY Award, a nationalnursing excellence recognition programthat recognizes nurses who givecompassionate bedside care and regularlydemonstrate superhuman tasks thatnurses are expected to perform each day.

Jennifer Smith, RN, BSN, MSN, thehospital’s acting medical-surgical director,nominated Clara based on herextraordinary care of and compassion for adying patient who desperately wanted tovisit family in Africa one last time butlacked the financial means to go. Claraworked with the patient’s friends andchurch to raise money. The patient diedshortly after arriving there.

“I am truly honored, proud and blessed tohave such a warm, sincere andcompassionate nurse, Clara Memba, aspart of the University Hospital family,” saidJennifer Smith, the hospital’s actingmedical-surgical director who nominatedClara. “She has always provided thehighest standards of care to patients andtheir families while displaying acts ofkindness and empathy.”

Clara is pursuing a Bachelor of Science inNursing degree from Jersey City StateUniversity.

Steven Chung ’12 Starts HonorsAlumni Group (In his Spare Time?)Steven W. Chungcontinues todemonstrate hisdedication to people,and to BergenCommunity College.

After serving aspresident of theJudith K. WinnSchool of Honors andbecoming the first

enrolled student to fund two differentscholarships (the Steven W. Chung HonorsScholarship through the BCC Foundation,and the Steven W. Chung Poetry Prizethrough the Academy of American Poets),the 2012 BCC graduate founded the BCCHonors Alumni Network (HAN) this summer.

Steven created HAN while attending classesfull-time at New York University in pursuit ofhis Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, andsimultaneously taking courses at ColumbiaUniversity for a Human Rights Certificate, andat the New York Film Academy to obtain anActing for Film Certificate. He also has earnedhis Professional Certificate in ConflictManagement from Sullivan University,Certificate of Achievement in EffectiveCommunications & Human Relations andCertificate of Achievement in LeadershipTraining for Managers from Dale CarnegieTraining.

The 21-year-old former Elmwood Parkresident who now lives in Bayside, NY, is atestimony to determination. After droppingout of high school at the age of 15, he latergraduated from a ministry-run high schoolin 2010 only to discover that his diplomawas not accredited. As a result, Stevenreturned to school to obtain his GED fromBergen in 2011. By the end of 2012, hegraduated from BCC with an Associate’sDegree in Social Work with honors, aDivisional and Curricular Award for SocialWork, a poem published in an issue of TheLabyrinth, and as a member of Phi ThetaKappa. He credits his BCC professors forinspiring him to persevere.

“Professor Jacqueline Behn taught mehow to expand my mind,” Steven recalledin a recent interview. “Professor KathleenWilliams helped me with communicationskills, and Professor Dorothy Altmanhelped me develop my writing skills.”

Equipped with particular skills he learnedfrom his professors at BCC, Steven strivesto see the HAN prosper by increasingalumni involvement and membership,while generating more scholarships toqualified students through collaborationwith the Office of Alumni Affairs.

Current Alumni Network members mayjoin the HAN by contacting Steven directlyat swc0508@gmail.com or (516) 509-2818,or by visiting him on the HAN Facebookpage. Non-ANET members and renewingmembers must complete an onlineapplication or obtain a paper applicationand mail it in. Make sure to note yourhonors affiliation in the place provided andyou will be enrolled in HAN automatically.D’Amore at recent book reading

Nurse Clara Memba.

Steven Chung

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Nicole Limperopulos, ’00, EarnsPh.D. at Columbia UniversityTeachers CollegeNicoleLimperopulos, BCC’00, completed herPh.D. at TeachersCollege, ColumbiaUniversity thisspring. Nicole servesas the assistantdirector of theSummer PrincipalsAcademy at TeachersCollege, which is thelargest university-based principalpreparation program in the nation.

In addition to overseeing operations, fiscalmanagement and student recruitment, shemanages program accreditation, and ledthe Summer Principals Academy to securefull national accreditation through theNational Council for Accreditation ofTeacher Education.

After her graduation from Bergen, Nicoleearned a B.A. in History from FordhamUniversity and an M.S. in History Educationfrom Lehman College. Her doctoral studiesand research focused on the cognitiveeffects that chronic exposure to communityviolence has on urban male adolescents.

Nicole spent eight years as a teachingfellow in New York City public schools,garnering two nominations for NationalTeacher of the Year. At the TeachersCollege her achievements include helpinglaunch a summer Principals Academy inNew Orleans.

North Carolina Association ofColleges and Employers HonorsEric MelniczekEric Melniczek, ’95,is making adifference forgraduating collegestudents in NorthCarolina.

The North CarolinaAssociation ofColleges andEmployersrecognized the 1995graduate of BCC for his contributions tothe post-secondary career services andemployment field while working as directorof Career and Internship Services at HighPoint University.

Among Eric’s contributions, the Universitycited his serving as a contributor to theEmmy Award-winning “JobQuest”television program and publishing hisbook, “Transitioning to the Real World: AGuide to Navigating Your First Year Out ofCollege.”

Eric, formerly of Park Ridge, told a BCCinterviewer this summer the fact that mostof his professors had experience workingin the fields in which they taught made animportant contribution to his education atBergen. Eric earned associate degrees inboth liberal arts and office systemstechnology.

“Initially I had very little direction,” he said.“Working at the college, participating inclubs, spending time with professors; allthese things helped mold me into theperson I have become.”

Eric currently resides in High Point with hiswife Amanda Dye Melniczek. (As this wasbeing written, Eric and Amanda wereawaiting the birth of their first child.)

Bergen Slugger José PadillaGraduates from MontclairFormer BCCcenterfielder JoséCarlos Padilla, ‘09,garnered NewJersey CollegiateBaseball Division IIand III All-Starhonors (secondteam), as well asbeing named to the2013 All-NJACTeam, on his way tograduating from Montclair State Universitythis spring. He led Montclair in on-basepercentage and batted .486 with a 14-gamehitting streak.

José, who lives in Bergenfield, played forBergen Community College in 2008 and2009, posted a .636 on-base percentage,which was second in the nation, and batted.494 in his final season as Bulldog. Heplans to have a career as a physicaltherapist in the field of athletics.

Nicole Limperopulos Eric Melniczek

Jose Carlos Padilla

The Garfield High School Hall of Fame inductedBCC Track & Field Coach Erika Czujko lastspring. A former Bergen student athlete in 1998and 1999 and still the College record holder inthe women’s shot-put, Erika took the BCC men’sTrack & Field team to the National NJCAA meetthis year.

Alumni on the Move

What are YOU up to?

The Office of Alumni Affairs is on a mission to share yourstory with other BCC Alumni. Tell us what you’re up to. It’s a great way find old friends and start new friendshipswith BCC alumni who share your interests. Send yourprofile, contact information and a photo (optional) by emailto the Office of Alumni Affairs, or by land mail to:

The Office of Alumni AffairsBergen Community College400 Paramus Road, Rm. A336Paramus, NJ 07652-1595

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College Breaks Ground on Health Professions Integrated TeachingCenterThe College broke ground in August on a $26 million, 65,000-square-foot HealthProfessions Integrated Teaching Center that will cement Bergen Community College’srole as a key provider of trained healthcare professionals in Bergen County and northernNew Jersey.

Funded as part of the $750 million Building our Future Bond Act that voters approved lastNovember, the Center will feature 16 SMART classrooms and 10 dedicated laboratories –including medical simulation and computer labs.

The three-story facility, to be located in front of the Pitkin Education Center on theParamus campus, will include a state-of-the-art dental hygiene clinic for students toprovide low-cost preventive oral health care to the Bergen County community as part oftheir clinical education.

Construction is slated to begin this fall on the building designed by RSC Architects, ofCliffside Park, and be completed in 2015.

Last year, more than 1,000 BCC students enrolled in health professions programs.

Rendering of Health Professions Integrated Teaching Center

Bergen Community College celebrated its44th Commencement on May 16, 2013 inthe Izod Center in East Rutherford as theCollege’s graduation rates continued a 12-year period of steady increases.

President B. Kaye Walter recognized eightmembers of the first BCC graduating classin 1970: Leonard Gleeson of Maywood;

Jacqueline Koskinas, Ridgefield; JaneMerker-Wilson, Fair Lawn; GailOkoniewski, Waldwick; Salvatore Stamilla,Hackensack; Dean Strawn, Long Valley;Earle Tufford, Haskill, and Beverly Walkerof Rutherford.

The Class of 2013 produced 2,308candidates for commencement, including57 individuals with 4.0 grade pointaverages; 68 members of Phi Theta Kappa,the national honor society for communitycolleges; and 33 members of the Judith K.Winn School of Honors.

Dr. Walter, the seventh president of BergenCommunity College, delivered the keynotespeech and was joined by numerous otherspeakers, including Valedictorian SunnyGlottmann, of Garfield, Telemundo NewsNational Correspondent Lori Montenegro,Bergen County Executive Kathleen A.Donovan, and Freeholder Chairman DavidL. Ganz.

Recent Grad? Help BCC StudentsLearn About Your New CollegeAre you a BCC gradattending a four-year college? Areyou willing tocorrespond by emailwith current BCCstudents who maybe considering yourcollege? Or maybemeet with a BCCstudent visiting yourcampus? Or talk byphone with a student considering transferto the school you now attend?

If the answer is yes to any of the above,then BCC Alumni Network wants you!

The Office of Alumni Affairs is working withMargarita Valdez, ‘13, former SGApresident and current alumnirepresentative on the College Board ofTrustees, to help build a link betweencurrent students and recent graduatesattending four-year institutions.

This also is an opportunity for Bergengrads to enrich their resumés withoutreach experience. For moreinformation, please contact the Office ofAlumni Affairs, or call (201) 879-8952.

Commencement 2013: Guests Include Members of 1st Graduating Class

First Graduating Class at Commencemnet 2013.

Margarita Valdez

Campus News

BCC Foundation Medallion Dinner

Save the Date

The BCC Foundation will hold the29th Annual Medallion AwardsDinner on Nov. 15, 2013 at theSheraton Mahwah Hotel, 1 International Blvd., Mahwah, NJ.

The Foundation will honor LawrenceR. Inserra Jr., president of InserraSupermarkets Inc., with the 2013Medallion Award of Merit inrecognition of his philanthropiccommitment to organizationsthroughout Northern New Jersey.

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Lady Bulldog ShauntierahDouglas Sets National Record inJavelin Toss

Last spring, freshman Shauntierah Douglas, ofGarfield, threw the javelin 45.19 meters or 148feet, 3 ¼ inches for a new National NJCAArecord, besting the old record of 1999 by 20 feet.She helped lead the Lady Bulldogs OutdoorTrack & Field team to 5th place in the NJCAADivision III National Championship. Shauntierahand teammates Gina Pettigano of Elmwood Parkand Yaniri Jiminez of Passaic garnered All-American recognition.

Bergen Increases Opportunities for STEM StudentsTwo years ago, a Georgetown University study revealed that 63% of people with abachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) earn more thanindividuals holding a non-science master’s degree; nearly half of those STEM bachelor’sdegree-holders out-earn Ph.D.’s in non-STEM fields.

Bergen Community College recognizes the potential to improve students’ futures as wellas America’s competitiveness with a strong STEM education. Here’s a look as some of theSTEM initiatives under way at BCC.

■ A $3.8 million U.S. Department of Education grant is funding STEMGraduation Pathway to Success (GPS), a five-year program that enhancesacademic support to help STEM students on the path to graduation, transferto four-year schools and entry to professional fields.

■ Buoyed by a $2 million grant from the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust, theCollege opened its Aviation Education Center in the TEC Building a year agowith both airplane and helicopter flight simulators.

■ The College hosted the first Teen STEM Day last winter and drew more than500 students from Bergen County middle and high schools for a day ofpresentations by BCC faculty and industry professionals.

■ BCC will host the STEM C2 (Community College) Research Summit in April,2014, to promote the intellectual and investigative development of students,faculty and staff in STEM and collaboration among community colleges, highschools and 4-year colleges and universities in New Jersey and thesurrounding areas.

stemGPSSCIENCE I TECHNOLOGY I ENGINEERING I MATH

GRADUATION PATHWAY to SUCCESS

Going Where Good Careers GrowCampus News

Flight simulator in Aviation Education Center.

Once a Bulldog…Always a BulldogCollege Forming AlumniNetwork for Athletes

The College’s Athletic Departmentis starting a Sports Alumni Network.

Are you a former BCC student athlete?Coach? A team manager?

If you were a Bulldog in any shape or form,this is an opportunity to catch up withfriends and fellow BCC student athletes,past and present. The Sports AlumniNetwork will organize events and get-togethers around sporting events, homeand away.

If you are interested in joining, pleaseemail your contact information toManaging Director of Athletics JorgeHernandez, jhernandez@bergen.edu or call(201) 447-7183.

Please include any ideas for events youwould like to attend.

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Alum Thanks Prof. Sadock for “Enlightening andOpening my Mind”EDITORS NOTE: J.M. Mariotti, ‘02, recallshow Dr. Geoffrey J. Sadock inspired himand changed the way he views the world.

Dear Dr. Geoffrey J. Sadock:

I am not sure if you remember me, but Iwill forever remember and thank you forenlightening me many years ago.

My name is JM Mariotti; and although I ama lawyer now, none of my success wouldhave been possible without you and Bergen Community College(BCC). As a student in your literature class in 2001, you challengedand pushed me to succeed. You opened and expanded my mind,and you taught me how to appreciate and love learning. Thisprofoundly impacted and enabled me to grow and mature, and Icannot thank you enough.

I can recall as clear as day you telling our class that the Americanmind can be narrow, and that we must never become complacent.We must remain eager to learn; and we should yearn to travel andstudy the past in order to expand our horizons. That deeplyresonated and affected my life. I have since visited all of CentralAmerica and Western Europe; Ukraine; Lithuania; Morocco, andmost recently, while on honeymoon, Dubai, and Thailand. Just asyou led me to believe, each of these regions offered great learningopportunities. I gained so much mentally and spiritually as aresult of these travels and the diverse art and cultures Iexperienced therein.

These are just some of the reasons I continue to deeply appreciatethe time you devoted to our class. Your care and advice gave mehope. It allowed me to see, understand, and appreciate things thatI thought were well beyond my reach. It allowed me to go on fromBCC to become a young, mature professional adult who graduatedfrom Fordham University, the Rutgers School of Law, and then(several years later) the Fordham University Graduate School ofBusiness.

I will forever remain appreciative, grateful, and thankful to you and BCC.

Truly,JM Mariotti

J.M. Mariotti

Dr. Geoffrey J. Sadock

Alumni Correspondence

Class of ’13 Grad Attending Cornel U. Thanks her“Lucky” (NJ) Stars for Bergen ExperienceHello Ms. Lisa Castellano,

My name is Monica Neira, and I am one of your NJ Starsstudents. Although we may not have formally met, I just wanted tothank you for all that you have done for the NJ Stars program. NJStars was one of the primary reasons I attended Bergen. Twoyears have passed, and I am taking my last class needed tograduate from Bergen. I am moving on to Cornell University andbeing a part of your program aided in my acceptance. I hope youcontinue to be successful in recruiting students for NJ Stars andthat they appreciate the program and all that Bergen has to offeras a foundation for moving on to excellent four-year schools,including the Ivy League, as much as I did.

Thank you, Monica Neira, ‘13

How Do You Want to be Involved?

Looking for professional, affordable theater close to home on aSaturday night?

Does the opportunity to be part of a panel addressingsustainable landscaping appeal to you?

Bergen Community College is the jewel of Bergen County whenit comes to cultural activities that entertain and stimulate yourintellect.

How do you want to be involved?

Please keep an eye on your email for the Office of AlumniAffairs’ “Survey of Alumni Interests.” The informationcollected will help us to plan alumni activities andcommunicate information you need to be involved at BCC.

We welcome your ideas anytime. Please contact the Office ofAlumni Affairs at alumninetwork@bergen.edu or at (201) 879-8952.

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Jaime An-WongDayna ArcurioMary Ann AscioneJohn AvanzatoCarol BarlowBarbara BarnesRuth BedevianKarola BehringerPatricia BelmonteBarbara BirkevaagJill BradyMaria BroughRosemary BrownVirginia BrownFrances CarlJohn CarrilloFrancis CavalloLouise CavalloEvelyn ChaconAndrew CherraGeorge ChimentiMercedes ChisholmMichael ChozickSteven ChungMark CiavattonePeter ConnollyJean ContiLaura CoralloCatherine CoronatoJeanne CovelloLouise CullenMarilyn DaubDora DavisGregory DenmanRobert DeWaldSara Diaz

John DiNardoNancy DinataleLisa DuddyKenneth EastonHelen EbertMichael EdelmanDavid EisenhauerGreg EricksonMonique ErlichmanBarbara FaresichRobert FerioliEllen FinleyLena GallFlorentina GallaBonnie GerquestElizabeth GilmoreAgnes GlockJoel GraberLouise GrahamMarylin GranatJane GrinchGregory GuricanLinda HallJerrina HemphillWladzia HerkoNorma HiemstraMaurette HunterRose JeantyBeverly KazickasBetsy KernerRyan KiamosMichael KnowlesMaureen KochGlen KormanikAlen KutukyanWilliam La Raia

Sylvester LarenaSonia LavalleAnthony LochanFrank LoiaconoMarjorie LondreganJose LorenzoPatricia LuxAnn LyndUwe MalakasElaine MandlerKathleen Mania-CaseyNakia ManzuetaPhyllis Marino-MastersonAngela Martin-FehrRuth MayerKelly McCormickFrederick McGarrilRosalie MendelMilagros MendezJohn MishaMark MonacelliAnthony MonacoDennis MoranJames MosleyAdele MulvaneyGeorge MurphyBonnie Nayda-PageLaura O'ConnorKevin O'DeaMaureen OsborneBetty PettyFreda PickeringRobert PikarskyAnnette PosenchegMark PucciarelliDiane Raichel

Claudia ReitmeyerSusan ReuterDiane RomanoSusan RomanoffElaine RomitoTimothy RossRichard RucidloDiana Runco-MartinezBette RyanAdriana SacchiMaria SaccomondoHelene SamselSharon ScangarellaJohn SetteducatoDeborah SilvermanMichael SlevinCindi SmallLynne SmithHenry SmithLorraine SpivakPatrick StroudRichard SudolLisa TatarianPeter ThompsonElise Tikijian-PearceSteven TimmermannPatrice TobinPamela TrassoAnthony VecchioneAnnette VernonLawrence WardRobert WeyerMichael WilkinsonCarolyn WolakKathleen ZawrytMeiling Zoe

Alumni Annual Fund Gifts 7/1/12 to 6/30/13 (FY 2013)

BCC Well Representedat Oral Cancer WalkIn September, Dental HygieneANET members, students,faculty and their familiesparticipated in the 6th AnnualOral Cancer FoundationWalk/Run for Awareness tofocus attention on earlydetection of head and neckcancer. “We were the largestteam and the only school inNew Jersey to participate. I amvery proud of the DentalHygiene Alumni Network’sstrong showing,” said GoliKocharian, who leads theDental Hygiene ANET andorganized the trip to PeronaFarms, in Andover. Specialthanks to Vice PresidentNaydeen González-De Jesús,Ph.D. and Student Affairs forsponsoring the bus.

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Toni M. Abbondanza, Class of '13Vanessa Acosta, Class of '13Dea Adikashvili, Class of '13Danjela Ago, Class of '13Marilyn C. Agresta, Class of '92Alba L. Agudelo, Class of '13Ema R. Aguilera, Class of '13Michel A. Akegnan, Class of '13Ashley G. Alarcon, Class of '13Diane Albarella, Class of '77Arthur A. Albrizio, Class of '13Omar Alkhalili, Class of '10Sandra M. Allen, Class of '84Priscilla Almeida, Class of '13Cheryl Ann Alonso, Class of '79Teresa A. Alston, Class of '13Syed W. Ameen, Class of '79Dorothy F. Amoroso, Class of '06Paula A. Angel, Class of '13Cigdem Anit, Class of '13August A. Antonico, Class of '85Dayna Arcurio, Class of '07Andres P. Arevalo, Class of '13Gladis L. Argueta, Class of '13Mary Ann R. Ascione, Class of '08Lynn M. Assenheimer, Class of '07Colleen S. Bachleda, Class of '13Riya J. Bali, Class of '13Samuel J. Ballard, Jr., Class of ‘98Jennifer A. Balzano, Class of '13Barbara M. Barnes, Class of '78Jessica Barrales, Class of '13Ruleena I. Barreto, Class of '13Chris J. Bartlett, Class of ‘09Valerie Bartlett, Class of ‘09Ruth A. Bedevian, Class of '85Steven C. Bellavia, Class of '94Enki Bello, Class of '13Louis A. Benaquista, Class of '12Lori B. Benitez, Class of '08William E. Benjamin, Class of '12Alejandro R. Beoutis, Class of '13Lindita Berberi, Class of '13Diana L. Bermudez, Class of '13Justin M. Bevilacqua, Class of '13Shirley B. Bienstock, Class of '79Laurie S. Bilz, Class of '72Adam D. Binetti, Class of '13Lori M. Bogan, Class of '96David J. Bordeau, Non-GraduateLaryssa M. Borzemsky, Class of '85Margaret A. Bretthauer, Class of '82Lucia M. Brown, Class of '13Irene A. Brown, Class of '91Evan A. Bruce, Class of '13Victoria A. Bullaro, Class of '13William P. Burke, Class of '04Mary E. Butler, Class of '94Hirra Butt, Class of '13Tugba Buyukgoze, Class of '13Lorena Camacho-Rodriguez, Class of '12Mary Candullo, Class of '13Carmine J. Caposella, Class of '13Carol A. Carey, Class of '86Christian B. Carey, Class of '13Lynn A. Carnevale, Class of '95Blanca G. Carpio, Class of '13Brian G. Carr, Class of '81Richard H. Carr, Class of '13Nancy L. Carrabbia, Class of '98Laura A. Carroll, Class of '13Antonino Caruso, Class of '87Donna M. Cascio, Class of '84

Mary B. Casely, Class of '01Melissa Castaneda, Class of '13Judith A. Cataldo, Class of '98Louise J. Cavallo, Class of '94Evelyn J. Chacon, Class of '03Crystal T. Chambers, Class of '13Anoo S. Chandroth, Class of '13George L. Chimenti, Class of '88Shiuhin Chon, Class of '13Russell D. Christiana, Class of ‘02Anna Cichon, Class of '13Lillian E. Cichy, Class of '90Alfred W. Cinelli, Class of '08Joan M. Considine, Class of '84Christian M. Constante, Class of '13Deborah A. Cook, Class of '81Anthony J. Coplan, Class of '13Laura J. Corallo, Class of '11Kristina M. Cordova, Class of '13DoJae K. Cornick, Class of '13Luz Corredor, Class of '13Kelly M. Cortes, Class of '13Demi Corujo, Class of '13Robert Costello, Class of '96Jeanne M. Covello, Class of '80Maryellen Creange, Class of ‘05Ann J. Cron, Class of '74Jorge Cubas-Casana, Class of '13Lorraine Cuccia, Class of '80Andrew Cucco, Class of '13Eileen F. Culhane, Class of '80Louise M. Cullen, Class of '94Mary Rose V. Curcio, Class of '13Christopher J. D'Alessandro, Class of '95Sonja J. Daniels, Class of '13Ama A. Danquah, Class of '13Morgan E. Daughtrey, Class of '13Linda J. Davidson, Class of '80Robert A. Davies, Class of '12Brian B. Davis, Class of '13Martha A. Davis, Class of '13Janine Dean-Stuart, Class of '82Joseph J. DeCandido, Class of '11Ana DeJesus, Class of '13Melissa M. DeJulia, Class of '13Brittany C. DeLaCruz, Class of '13Alexander D. Delgado, Class of '13Ruth A. DeNucci, Class of '13Laura M. DePena, Class of '13Renee A. DePiero, Class of '13Jenice M. Diaz, Class of '13Adam L. Differ, Class of '13JoAnne R. DiLauro, Class of '91Tracey E. DiLuzio, Class of '13John G. DiNardo, Class of '74Christian Dizon, Class of '01Bozena Dobrowolska, Class of '13Betul Dogan, Class of '06Nancy E. Dolan, Class of '70Noreen T. Dominguez, Class of '13Alejandra Dominguez, Class of '12Kristine Donald, Class of '13James E. Dorry, Class of '92Shanda M. Dorsainville, Class of '13Enkelana Drizaj, Class of '13Lisa M. Duddy, Class of '94Lewis A. Duenas, Class of '13Kevin Dul, Class of '13Armie Dy, Class of '13Nika Dyomina, Class of '06Michael R. Edelman, Non-GraduateMark G. Eggert, Class of '10York G. Eggert, Class of '10

David Eisenhauer, Class of '03Patricia A. Ennis, Class of '90Gorkem Eroglu, Class of '13Milagro D. Escobar, Class of '13Katherine L. Espinosa, Class of '13Emil R. Estok, Class of '77Holaya Estrada-Ortiz, Class of '06Anthony J. Farinola, Class of '13Frank J. Feola, Class of '13Robert J. Ferioli, Class of '82Katherine J. Fernandez, Class of '13Frank A. Fiore, Class of '76Gillian K. Fitzgerald, Class of '13Ellen M. Flanagan, Class of '13Bridgette A. Flemming, Class of '13Ralph Flor, Class of '13Jeyson F. Flores, Class of '13Lorraine C. Forcier, Class of '02David F. Forte, Class of '10Staci Freeman-Schreiber, Class of '13Lisa A. Fucilli, Class of '04Elsa Galasso, Class of '13Alish E. Gallagher, Class of '13Arielle C. Gallina, Class of '13Trevor E. Galluzzo, Class of '13Erik R. Gamarra, Class of '13Ewa Garbowski, Class of '13Alexis M. Garcia, Class of '13Stephanie Garcia, Class of '13Hector Garcia, Class of '13Duane D. Garis, Class of '78Edier F. Gasper, Class of '13Victoria M. Gendler, Class of '96John P. Gervato, Class of '83Leonard J. Gleeson, Class of '70Arlene M. Gleeson, Class of '98Clara I. Goldenberg, Class of '13David A. Gomez, Class of '13Claudia Gonzalez, Class of '13Fernando Gonzalez, Class of '13Gustavo M. Gonzalez, Class of '13Linda Y. Gonzalez, Class of '13Peter R. Gonzalez, Class of '13Richard Gonzalez, Class of '13Wendy A. Gonzalez, Class of '13Shane J. Goodridge, Class of '13Anthony B. Gorga, Class of '82Charmin A Goulding, Class of '13Veronica L. Grafstein, Class of '13Marta E. Granados, Class of ‘07Thomas E. Grassle, Class of '13Chris O. Grateneau, Class of '13Mary K. Grater, Class of '13Thomas J. Greff, Class of '79Jane A. Grinch, Class of '75Sonia Y. Guerra, Class of '09Argenis Gutierrez, Class of '13Linda B. Hall, Class of '83Ligia Halvorsen, Class of '13Kiley A. Hanrahan, Class of '12Keoja E. Harris, Class of '13Michelle S. Harvey, Class of '13Mary A. Hauerstein, Class of '88Erin Hazen, Class of '13Belinda D. Hecht Howard, Class of '01Bryan W. Heinrich, Class of '13Dennis Henriquez, Class of '13Kevin M. Henry, Class of ‘10Celito G. Hernandez, Class of '10Jacqueline A. Hernandez, Class of '13Veronica Hernandez, Class of '13Carl R. Heron, Class of '12Noreen K. Hewitson, Class of '91

Nesiha Hida, Class of '13Dolores E. Hilde, Class of '75Andrea M. Hinds, Class of '13Beth Ann Holly, Class of '13Craig E. Holzschuh, Class of '13Shannon M. Hoover, Class of '13Adela Huerta, Class of '13Laura B. Huhn, Class of '87Linda M. Hull, Class of ‘78Ryan Huther, Class of '13Vincent J. Iannaccone, Non-GraduateLidia N. Iasinovschi, Class of '12Aaron Paul D. Ibarrola, Class of '13John G. Idone, Class of '08Daren Ileczko, Class of '13Cecilia Illescas, Class of '13Eireann M. Ingersoll, Class of '13Sharee P. Ingram, Class of '13Richard Iseman, Non-GraduateJamil Jacobs, Class of '13Warren G. Jameson, Class of '13MaryAnn Jasion, Class of '77Ketty S. Jean Charles, Class of '13Goun J. Jeong, Class of '13Sonia Jimenez, Class of '13Timothy Jones, Class of '13Evelyn R. Jones, Class of '13Marina Josifoski, Class of '13Janice Jurgensen, Class of '87Jungseon Kah, Class of '13Alex V. Kajayan, Class of '13Biley S. Kakou, Class of '13Michael Kalistinsky, Class of '76Therese Karalian, Class of '08Karen L. Karsian, Class of '78Sharon P. Kay-Schwartz, Class of '02Donna A. Keith, Class of '80Victoria S. Kellman, Class of '13Betsy I. Kerner, Class of '95Bernard R. Kettler, Non-GraduateNazera Khateeb, Class of '13Carol A. Killeen, Class of '91Sang Y. Kim, Class of '13Seong-Bin Kim, Class of '13Song Pill Kim, Class of '13Turi Kim, Class of '13Bart W. Klim, Class of '88Nicole L. Klimek, Class of '13Donna Komsa, Class of ‘83Elaine Korinko, Class of '79Ilona Kosakowska, Class of '13Ktsito P. Kossivi, Class of '06Lauren A. Kozlowski, Class of '13Catherine F. Krostek, Class of '08Kacper Ksieski, Class of '11Victoria M. Kuhn, Class of '12Debra S. Lamego, Class of '10Sylvester F. Larena, Class of '79Devan P. Lau, Class of '13Dreina R. Lee, Class of ‘84Gabriel R. Lee, Class of '13Ji Yong Lee, Class of '13Youngmi Lee, Class of '13Peter G. Lehrer, Class of '13Kimberly E. Leonard, Class of '13Claudia E. Levis, Class of '72James F. Levis, Class of '72Nicole Linares, Class of '13Jean T. Lindquist, Class of '13Breanna J. Livermore, Class of '13Cheuk-Hung Lo, Class of '13Adrienne C. Lorick, Class of '13Elizabeth J. Lujan, Class of '13

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Angelina Luna, Class of '13Yelena M. Lvovsky, Class of '96Ann Lynd, Class of '70Shanelle P. MacKay, Class of '13Taralyn L. Maddalone, Class of '13Laura Madera, Class of '13Adriana Mahmud, Class of '13Bradley S. Mailander, Class of '13Stacey Maisano, Class of '13Theresa A. Mancini, Class of '12Patrice E. Mandaw, Class of '71Elaine M. Mandler, Class of '74Nakia M. Manzueta, Class of '98Marnie E. Mariano, Class of '13Karina Marin, Class of '13Judith A. Marques, Class of '89Michael R. Martin, Class of '00Ronald C. Martucci, Class of '84Alexandra Marulanda, Class of '13Dominick Maturo, Class of '04Dorothy T. Matyka, Class of '82James G. Mawe, Class of '94Ruth E. Mayer, Class of '83Piotr Mazurek, Class of '13John A. McAdams, Class of '13Kathleen R. McCabe, Class of ‘90Monica E. McDermott, Class of '08Frederick L. McGarril, Class of '90Katherine M. McGarril, Class of '00Debra Sue McKenna, Class of ‘03Megan R. McKenna, Class of '13Sandy Mejia, Class of '13Rosalie Mendel, Class of ‘78Elisa Mendez, Class of '13David P. Mendez, Class of '13Milagros Mendez, Class of '02Jeanette A. Mendoza, Class of '13Rachel S. Meneses, Class of '13Jenna M. Meny, Class of '13Veena Methner, Class of '13Brittany J. Meyer, Class of '13Isaac Meza, Class of '13Robert M. Milano, Class of '90Tina M. Milordo, Class of '13Vitor J. Mira, Class of '13Caridad K. Miranda, Class of '85David T. Misley, Class of '85Sylwia W. Moderska, Class of '13Kenverlyn J. Molina, Class of '13Akil Moody, Class of '13Amanda M. Moorehead, Class of '13Jo Ann P. Mosley, Class of '71Susan Mroz, Class of '88Jillian Muller, Class of '13Kathleen M. Mulligan, Class of '78Joan Murdock, Class of '81Miranda M. Muttillo, Class of '13Soffia Mwangi, Class of '13Martha E. Myers, Class of '82Rhina G. Navarro, Class of '13Bonnie Nayda-Page, Class of '07Alona A. Nazarenko, Class of '13Robert Nesoff, Class of '09Alexander N. Netelkos, Class of '13Joseph A. Nicoletti, Class of '75Mary Lou Nicoletti, Class of ‘83Oskar Niederstrasser, Class of '13Priscilla M. Nieves, Class of '13Victoria I. Nieves, Class of '13Nkosi O. Nurse, Class of '13Ingrid P Ochoa, Class of '13Brian E. O'Connor, Class of '01Laura T. O'Connor, Class of '94

James F. O'Donnell, Class of '03Patricia M. O'Keefe, Class of '80Ami Okumura, Class of '10Dave A. Oladoja, Class of '13Lenika J. Olivry, Class of '13Wayne E. Olsen, Class of '77AnnaMarie O'Neill-Caggianese, Class of '94Najat Orchid, Class of '13Theresa A. Oriente, Class of '10Jacqueline M. Ortiz, Class of '13Maureen A. Osborne, Class of '05Gladis A. Oseguera, Class of '13Marie T. Osorio, Class of '05Rebecca L. Otano, Class of '13Erika M. Otarola, Class of '13Latoya Owens, Class of '13Jocelyn Elyse Pabellon, Class of ‘09Sarah J. Packowski, Class of '79Kristin J. Pallokat, Class of '13Marcela A. Pareja, Class of '13Jisun Park, Class of '13Jaydeep R. Patel, Class of '13Namrata Patel, Class of '13Ivan J. Pavlovic, Class of '13Luis A. Pena, Class of '13Viviana E. Perdomo, Class of '13Allana A. Pereira, Class of '13Omayra M. Perez, Class of '13Joseph L. Perrone, Class of '78Alexis Piombino, Class of '13Aimee L. Pires, Class of '08Joanna Pitynski, Class of '11Rosanna S. Polanco, Class of '13Jaimie D. Pollino, Class of '13Joan E. Pratt, Class of '04Linda A. Provost, Class of '06Mark D. Pucciarelli, Class of '91Mary Ellen Puzen, Class of '82Gerard K. Quinn, Class of '79Rolando M. Quiroz, Class of '95Asma Ramadan, Class of '13Mohammed Ramadan, Class of '13Julian D. Ramirez, Class of '13Divyesh H. Rana, Class of '13David F. Rattacasa, Class of '96Dillon P. Reitmeyer, Class of '13Theresa Reposa, Class of '08Stephanie A. Reyes, Class of '01Xiamara Reyes, Class of '13Debra Reynolds, Class of '13Mary Rivera, Class of '13Jenifer Rivera, Class of '13Leah M. Rivera, Class of '13Eli S. Robbins, Class of '13Leslie J. Robinson, Class of '13Crystal Y. Rochester, Class of '88Jonathan Rodas, Class of '13Anny E. Rodriguez, Class of '07Emily M. Rodriguez, Class of '13Juan C. Rodriguez, Class of '08Mirian Rodriguez, Class of '13Nerissa I. Rodriguez, Class of '06Zully Rodriguez, Class of '13Alexa Romeo, Class of '13Lynn E. Ronan, Class of '06Robert A. Rosa, Class of '13Josef Ramir T. Rosello, Class of '13Elena Ross, Class of '13Richard Rucidlo, Class of '07Gabriel J. Ruiz, Class of '13Martha I. Ruiz, Class of '13Diana M. Runco-Martinez, Class of '96Angela Ruocco, Class of '02

Nicole M. Sabangan, Class of '13Ronald J. Sabat, Class of '94Stephanie Sabi, Class of '13Ghayas M. Salem, Class of '83Noor S. Samour, Class of '13Bobbet A. Samuels, Class of '13Christine G. Samuels, Class of '13Jessica B. Sanchez, Class of '13Debbie S. Sanders, Class of '11Pamela L. Santana, Class of '13Michelle C. Sargent, Class of '04John R. Scalone, Class of '78Ronald R. Schmidt, Class of '13Janine M. Schoenig, Class of '10Edmund W. Schuck, Class of '94Sylwester A. Selwa, Class of ‘06Tony D. Senatore, Class of '13Tatiana Serrao, Class of '13Kenan Sevim, Class of '13Robert W. Sewell, Class of '13Imran B. Shaikh, Class of '01Edis M. Shanata, Class of '07Carol E. Shepard, Class of '80Namrata J. Shukla, Class of '13Antonella M. Sielicki, Class of '13Hailey C. Simone, Class of '13Raymond M. Simone, Class of '13Roma L. Siri, Class of '79Connie M. Slocum, Class of '13Cindi Small, Class of '08Joan M. Smith, Class of '82Suzanne B. Smith, Class of ‘86Arlene R. Sobel, Class of '13Jennifer M. Sobolewski, Class of '13Dianna C. Soder, Class of '86Maria Soler, Class of '13Annette R. Solow, Class of '89Mieczyslawa A. Sondej, Class of '11Sean Sotelo, Class of '13Michelle Soto, Class of '13Dennis Spaulding, Class of '13Shelley Spaulding, Class of '13Grace Spinelli, Class of '90Komal D. Srivastava, Class of '13Rose I. St Joy-Cooper, Class of '03Barbara Stachula-Zieger, Class of '13Barbara M. Stachula-Zieger, Class of '79Jessica M. Stanczyk, Class of '13Japhia J. Steele, Class of '13Mariya Stoilov, Class of '13Mark C. Stokes, Class of '83Susan R. Stoll, Class of '87Nicholas R. Stone, Class of '13Cathleen M. Studwell, Class of ‘93Shaun Suarez, Class of '13Omar Subzwari, Class of '13Mauricio A. Sueros, Class of '13Nichole Sullivan, Class of '13Dakshita V. Supawala, Class of '13Debbieann Swaby, Class of '13Helen M. Swarbrick, Class of '00Catherine V. Szal, Class of '12Johnny Taborda, Class of '13Angel J. Tam, Class of '13Andrew W. Tanner, Class of '04Nichi-May Taveras, Class of '13Kristina Tejeda, Class of '13Aju Tharian, Class of '07Kristine A. Thomas, Class of '96Peter G. Thompson, Class of '72Shaun M. Thomson, Class of '13Edwin B. Tillou, Class of '13Luisa F. Toro, Class of '13

Alberto Torres, Class of '13Anne O. Townley, Class of '99Cassandra A. Tribastone, Class of '13Christine M. Unikasekuinai, Class of '13Margarita Valdez, Class of '13Frank G. Valeri, Class of '13Joseph E. Van Winkle, Class of '11Robert J. Varner, Class of '77Ines A. Varon, Class of '09Julio C. Vasquez, Class of '13Heather Vaughan, Class of '13Modesta L. Velez, Class of '13Marc K. Venzon, Class of '13Tammy D. Verdugo-Gil, Class of '13Tani J. Vergara, Class of '13Yuan Y. Vergara, Class of '13Pamela Sue Vermaas, Class of '90Patrick B. Verzosa, Class of '13Charlene C. Viger, Class of '97Dean A. Villani, Class of '07Carol J. Villavicencio, Class of '13Kathryn M. Vunk, Class of '13Steven J. Wadlow, Class of '13Patrick J. Walsh, Class of '10Nicole Walters, Class of '13Margereta E. Watson, Class of '94Jonathan Samuel Weiner, Class of '10Crystal Weinstock, Class of '13Dawn Wilda, Class of '98Yasmin D. Williams, Class of '13Avery M. Wilson, Class of '13Martin X. Worrall, Class of '79Tanya E. Wyan, Class of '13Jean Yamamoto, Class of '10Nora E. Young, Class of '13Cynthia Yparraguire, Class of '13Mary A. Zanfardino, Class of ‘83Suzanne Zindt, Class of '13Meiling Zoe, Class of '70

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Anna Maria CicconeTheatre 2013 – 2014Oldies Weekend CelebrationThe Four Aces & the UniqueComedy of John PizziFriday, Sept. 27, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

The Shirelles FeaturingShirley Alston Reeves & theHilarious Jeff PiramiSaturday, Sept. 28, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Ali Stroker – Actress, Singer,Wild ChildTuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, 1:30 p.m.

Gary Lucas “The Edge of Heaven”Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Cristina Fontinelli in ConcertFriday, Oct. 11, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary)Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

The Great Cissy Houston in ConcertFriday, Nov. 8, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Bergen Sinfonia HolidayConcertConducted by Murray ColosimoFriday, Dec. 20, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Black 47, “The Best Irish Bandin America”Friday, March 7, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

For more information aboutthis year’s performances, or tobuy tickets, please visit theCiccone Theatre online.

BERGENSTAGESBergen Community College’sBergenstages represent theefforts of students, faculty,staff and alumni and ispresented by theTheatre/Performing ArtsDiscipline, the Theatre Club,the Student GovernmentCouncil, the Student ActivitiesBoard and the Office ofCommunity and CulturalAffairs. For more informationabout this year’s or to purchasetickets, visit Bergenstagesonline.

“Blithe Spirit”by Noel CowardOct. 25, 26, 31, Nov. 1 and 2, 2013Ender Hall Lab Theatre

“Angels in America, Part One:Millennium Approaches” by Tony Kushner Dec. 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14, 2013Ciccone Theatre

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles DickensDistinguished Artist – DustinCharles and Skyline TheatreTuesday, Dec. 17, 2013Ciccone Theatre

“Other People’s Money”by Jerry Sterner Feb. 21, 22, 27, 28 & March 1, 2014Ender Hall Lab Theatre

“The Threepenny Opera” by Bertolt BrechtMusic by Kurt WeillApril 11, 12, 17, 18 & 19, 2014Ciccone Theatre

The Directors Lab May 1, 2 & 3, 2014Ender Hall Lab Theatre

22nd Annual YoungPlaywrights Festival Thursday, June 5, 2014 Ciccone Theatre

Comedy Improv/Vaudeville Night Presented by BCC Theatre ClubFall and Spring SemestersDates TBAEnder Hall Lab Theatre

CONCERTS & RECITALSThe BCC Department ofPerforming Arts PresentsThe Annual Ars Nova ConcertThursday, Oct. 17, 2013, 7:30 p.m.Ciccone Theatre

Gallery BergenSandy: Artists Respond to aOnce and Future SuperstormCurators Professors SuzaanBoettger and Marriott SheldonOn view Oct. 1 – Dec. 4, 2013West Hall Third FloorReception, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Alumni Invited)

Sandy: Artists Respond to aOnce and Future Superstormfeatures 22 works of visual artof all types by 13 artistsresponding to the experience ofHurricane Sandy.

Additional Public Programs:For additional informationabout curators’ tours ofexhibition, panel discussionsand lectures, please visitGallery Bergen online.

The Ciccone TheatreEducational Initiative2013-2014The Ciccone TheatreEducational Initiative bringstogether outstanding artistswith focused educationalprograms to primary, middleand secondary school childrenthroughout the county. The2013-2014 offerings includeDance Theatre of Harlem’sVumbua, performancesFebruary 13 at 10 a.m. and12:30 p.m. for grades K-12, inthe Ciccone Theatre. For moreinformation on this and otherCiccone Theatre EducationalInitiative performances, pleasecontact Joyce Becker atjbecker@bergen.edu or call (201) 493-3507.

Toying With ScienceThursday, Oct. 3, 2013Performances 10 a.m. & 12:30p.m. (Grades 2–6)

National Player’s MacbethWednesday, Oct. 9, 201310:00 a.m. (Grades 9-12)

Fahrenheit 451Thursday, Jan. 16, 201410 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. (Grades 6-8)

The Jackie Robinson StoryWednesday, Feb. 5, 201410 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. (Grades 4-8)

Daniel Beatty’s Through the Night Date TBD(Grades 9-12)

Dance Theatre of Harlem’sVumbua Thursday, Feb. 13, 201410 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.(Grades K-12)

Theater, Music and the Arts at Bergen Community College

BCC Volleyball and BasketballLive on NJCAA TVStarting with women’s volleyball in September of 2013, theBCC Athletic Department will broadcast games live onNJCAA TV. The Athletic Department also will broadcastbasketball games live this season. A full schedule ofBergen Community College athletic events this fall isavailable online.

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