Class of 2024 students Safia Ansari, Adriana Fung, Idaliz Herrera, Theodore Kozak, Crystal Paulino, and Nima Sedghi have been selected as semifinalists for the Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship.
During her sabbatical, Professor of Natural Sciences Claire Condie found inspiration deep in data and deep in the water.
All 46 of the nursing students from Middlesex College who took their licensing exam passed on their first try, giving Middlesex College a 100% pass rate for 2023. This far exceeds the national average of 88.56 percent pass rate for first-time, United-States-educated test takers for all programs.
The Middlesex College Dental Hygiene Program held its annual event, Give Kids a Smile, which provides free dental services including restorative procedures, extractions, and preventive care, to children aged 2 1/2 to 14.
The four-person winning team of Kyrollos Girgis, Christopher Hausheer, and Dhruv Sethi, all from Middlesex College, and Shahnawaz Haque from the New Jersey Institute for Technology, created an inflatable cylindrical-shaped robot, the “Expand-a-Conda,” that won first prize for “Best Overall Hack” and “Best AI Application Built with Cloudflare” at a 24-hour hackathon hosted at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in February.
Middlesex College is one of just four community colleges selected by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) and Journalism + Design at The New School (J+D) to co-develop and launch certificate programs in community journalism across the state.
Joanie Coffaro has been named Vice President for External Affairs, Communication, and Advancement for Middlesex College.
Middlesex College has welcomed two new members to its Board of Trustees: Iris Delgado and Shivi Madhukar. Both were named to the Board by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners on February 1, 2024.
Middlesex College and the Middlesex County Division of History and Historic Preservation launched a pilot program in fall 2023 to take advantage of the County’s own unique sites in providing students a glimpse into County life, culture, and ideas during the 1700s.
The Middlesex College pre-college program taught Adriel Fernandez of Perth Amboy that the sky’s the limit to what he can do.
Middlesex College’s Dental Hygiene Program has been awarded the 2023 Teledentistry Innovation Award, recognized for its integration of teledentistry into its curriculum and services.
Entering Tuesday’s doubleheader against the County College of Morris, the Colts men’s team is carrying a record of 8-1 for coach Winston Smith, while the Colts women’s team is 7-2 for coach Michel Powell.
The Middlesex College Foundation held its Annual Celebration of Philanthropy and Scholarship reception on the College’s Edison campus Thursday, November 16, to honor scholarship donors and recipients.
Middlesex College’s Center for Justice-Impacted Students (CJIS) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation that will be earmarked for the College’s Justice Scholars Program as well as for programming to support currently incarcerated students by bringing in supplemental educational programming within partner facilities.
The original Food Pantry Committee of Middlesex College visited a local supermarket November 14 to purchase food and other pantry items, including personal hygiene and cleaning products, using a $4,000 Spotlight Grant from the Edison Elks Lodge #2487.
The five-year Title V grant from the U.S. Department of Education will broaden the array of services Middlesex College provides for students, heighten the College’s ability to attract and retain Hispanic and low-income students and allow the College to deploy a new student success platform that will identify students in need of support and guidance.
Middlesex College’s Office of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships held a tour of the City of Perth Amboy, followed by a luncheon and Q&A, on October 20 for students interested in a career in urban planning.
The new partnership seeks to foster a talent pipeline through unique educational pathways and curricula for students at Middlesex College and Middlesex County Magnet Schools.
The Middlesex College mathematics team was the top performing school in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the 2022-2023 American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League competition.
Ten second-year Middlesex College students were selected to participate in Princeton University’s Transfer Scholars Initiative (TSI) to take two Princeton-accredited courses from June 26 to August 18.
To better support students with a more well-rounded approach, Middlesex College has named three new assistant deans to lead various aspects of student services at the College.
“It’s more than writing a check. We like to maintain a close relationship with the organizations we support,” said Nayan Dalal about his family foundation’s guiding philosophy toward philanthropy.
Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred Scott, first female sheriff of Middlesex County and first African American sheriff of New Jersey, is the 2023 recipient of Middlesex College’s Paige D. L’Hommedieu Award.
Success Bound gave Gustavo Merino Martinez a boost, he took it from there. The 18-year-old Perth Amboy native took advantage of Middlesex College’s Success Bound program to further his resume and experiences toward an acceptance to Harvard University.
Gabriella Grande, who recently graduated in May, was elected by her fellow classmates in the 2023 graduating class as graduating student representative to the Board of Trustees for the academic year 2023-2024.
Dr. Nurdan S. Duzgoren-Aydin brings the wealth of nearly thirty years of international teaching, research, and administrative experience to Middlesex College.
As part of Middlesex County’s Community, Innovation, and Opportunity (CIO) Strategic Investment Plan, Middlesex County and Rutgers Athletics have entered into a letter of intent, solidifying a partnership with the Scarlet Knight baseball program, spanning three to five years.
Kimberly Burnett, Middlesex County native and resident, began her new role as Executive Director of Marketing and Communications at Middlesex College on July 10, 2023. She most recently served as senior manager in the Office of Communications under the Administration at Middlesex County local government
The Middlesex College track team took home individual and relay national titles at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) track meet.
New Middlesex College graduate Kelbin Quintana and second-year student Christine Tverdov were the recipients of the DAISY Award, an honor for exemplary effort and care in the nursing profession.
Middlesex College is one of 17 New Jersey institutions of higher learning to participate in a partnership to support a new statewide initiative – Some College, No Degree – to provide outreach and coaching to adult learners who stopped out of college and need support to re-enroll.
Individuals with expert knowledge in a subject matter who hold at least a master’s degree are invited to apply for adjunct faculty positions across the College.
Middlesex College won two awards and two honorable mentions in the annual Hermes Creative Awards Program, administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals.
Middlesex College welcomed state and local officials, along with other distinguished guests including members of the College’s Board of Trustees and alumni, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of a new Dental Hygiene Clinic on April 27, 2023.
Middlesex College will hold a Food Justice Showcase and Symposium at the College’s Studio Theater Gallery on Thursday, April 27, 2023 from noon to 2 p.m. to highlight the issue of food justice within the local community and among incarcerated spaces.
Eric Carney ’93 serves as President and CEO of Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood. As Alumnus of the Year, Carney will speak at the College’s 56th Commencement.
President Mark McCormick was recognized as a higher education leader who is delivering the kind of education that is needed in N.J.
The American Association of Community Colleges honors Professor Alexandra Fields with the Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award.
All throughout the month of April, Middlesex College will spotlight an inspiring member of its alumni community.
Michael Nester starts Middlesex College March 20, 2023 after a successful tenure at Camden County College.
Middlesex College announced that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly® School designation.
Nick Diaz pitches his way into the record books with a perfect game.
Dr. Mark McCormick is one of four new members added to the Board of Directors of JA New Jersey, which is dedicated to providing New Jersey’s youth with relevant experiential education in financial literacy, career readiness, entrepreneurship, and life skills.
A program launched by Middlesex College and the Middlesex County Magnet Schools will enable students to obtain an associate degree while still in high school.
The Middlesex College Foundation recently elected Abhimanyu Diwaker, Keith Menscher ’16 and Priti Pandya-Patel to its Board of Trustees.
Teaching, learning, cooking, Melissa Keresztes ‘14 has a lot on her plate.
Claudivel Batista started the Middlesex College pre-college program – Success Bound Youth Leadership Academy – when she was a rising senior at Perth Amboy High School, and is now firmly on the college track at Middlesex College.
Nearly 500 people gathered at Middlesex College’s Performing Arts Center for the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners’ annual Reorganization Meeting January 5, 2023.
A cohort of students, who first completed the Health Career Bootcamp trained and completed the Community Health Worker program at the College’s New Brunswick Center, are now ready to join the workforce.
Matthew Cowan ’19, a graduate of Middlesex College’s Culinary Arts program, has risen up the menu of area chefs and is now the lead chef at the Shackamaxon County Club in Scotch Plains.
Culinary student Yunmi Kim came away with a deep appreciation for high quality Italian ingredients while working and studying in the Tuscan capital city.
Braden Ramirez, the Middlesex College standout outfielder, signed his letter of intent to continue his baseball career at the University of Dayton last month.
Middlesex College is presenting “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” from December 1, 2022 to January 6, 2023.
The Middlesex College Board of Trustees elected Mark J. Finkelstein Board Chairman at its Annual Meeting held November 14, 2022.
“I hope we can all give back to Middlesex College to keep the scholarships going because that’s what Middlesex is about – helping each other.”
State and local government officials, along with school district officials, gathered at the Edison campus of Middlesex College, November 1, to announce the finalized Community, Innovation, and Opportunity (CIO) Strategic Investment Plan, part of the county’s Destination 2040 Strategic Plan.
Middlesex College has announced a date for the induction ceremony and dinner for the inaugural class of the Middlesex College Athletics Hall of Fame. The event, which will take place on campus, will be held on October 8, 2022.
Middlesex College received a $100,000 donation from Trammell Crow Company, a global real estate development firm. Founded in 1948, the Dallas-based company has developed or acquired buildings valued at nearly $75 billion and employs 700 professionals across the U.S. and Europe.
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. was awarded the Paige D. L’Hommedieu Award from Middlesex College during a ceremony held on the College’s Edison campus on September 12.
Dorothy K. Power, Chairman of the Middlesex College Board of Trustees, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022, at the age of 90.
Harvey Miller would come home after teaching at Middlesex College with tired hands and a huge smile on his face.
It’s been almost a year since Vincent Costanza started his tenure as principal of Campbell Elementary School in Metuchen.
Keith Menscher, a Middlesex College graduate from the class of 2016 and an attorney with McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, has been named the College’s 2022 Alumnus of the Year.
Liberal arts majors Nathalia Allenza ’22 and Thomas Emens ’22 received life-changing news of admission to Princeton University and major scholarship awards.
The College’s 55th Commencement ceremony marked the first time since 2019 that College leadership, faculty, staff, and distinguished guests joined students and families under one roof to participate in the most important day of the academic year.
Devanshi Patel of Piscataway, moved to the U.S. from Kenya a year ago and started classes at Middlesex College last summer. This fall, she will continue her studies at Rutgers, where she had been accepted to last year. Instead, she decided to attend Middlesex College, seeking to save costs and for a softer transition to life in America.
Veronica Bonilla of Perth Amboy will be pursuing a bachelor’s and majoring in advertising at Kean University. Her Middlesex College degree is the realization of a dream that began 10 years ago when she first came to the U.S. from Colombia at age 16.
Marine Corps veteran Melvin Rodas (Piscataway) is eager to become a Scarlet Knight when he joins Rutgers this fall.
Sayreville twin sisters Rafaela Martelo and Ana Martelo, both mathematics majors, have transferred to Rutgers University, where they are continuing their mathematics studies. They expressed their gratitude for the professors at Middlesex College, calling special attention to faculty in mathematics and physics.
For Jessica Medina, graduation means finishing what she started almost 15 years ago.
Quo Vadis, Middlesex College’s student newspaper, won eight awards – including two first-place finishes – in the 2022 New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) annual competition.
Community colleges across the country will host events throughout April to celebrate Community College Month in order to raise awareness about the broad impact community colleges have in their respective communities and beyond.
Jennifer M. Bejarano Huertas’ initial reaction to the announcement that she was selected for an ANY (America Needs You) scholarship was one of disbelief.
