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2021 October 25, 2021 Building a Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity read more

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2021 September 13, 2021 Brookdale Student Nicholas Novotny Biked Across the Country read more

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2021 September 7, 2021 Brookdale’s Angela Kariotis Uses Art to Navigate Difficult Conversations read more

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2021 September 3, 2021 Inspired In A Political Science Class, Sam Green Walks Cross Country For Homeless Veterans read more

2021 September 2, 2021 Unjudge Someone read more

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2021 July 16, 2021 Brookdale Student Nicholas Novotny is Biking Across the Country in Honor of His Fallen Friend read more

2021 June 28, 2021 Round-The-Clock Support With TalkCampus read more

Angela Kariotis

2021 June 3, 2021 Angela Kariotis Appointed Diversity and Inclusion Director read more

2021 May 5, 2021 NASA Fellows Present Research Studies read more

2021 March 4, 2021 Herstory, Women in Learning and Leadership read more

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2021 March 2, 2021 Five Years North, A Documentary read more

2021 February 4, 2021 Seventh Annual Minority Male Initiative Conference read more

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2020 November 10, 2020 UVC Robots at Brookdale read more

Global Issues [Gale in Context]

Contemporary Issues January 23, 2018 Global Issues [Gale in Context] read more

Points of View Reference Center

Contemporary Issues August 15, 2017 Points of View Reference Center read more

Opposing Viewpoint [Gale in Context]

Contemporary Issues August 15, 2017 Opposing Viewpoint [Gale in Context] read more

Issues & Controversies

Contemporary Issues August 10, 2017 Issues & Controversies read more

Contemporary Issues August 8, 2017 CQ Researcher read more

This is Gina’s story…"I started my journey at Brookdale Community College off the heels of a long-winded battle with drug addiction. But after getting clean, I knew that God had another plan for me; a huge plan for me! After taking that first step in the infamous CAR building at Brookdale to apply, working closely with each wonderful soul who cared so deeply about my future enrollment, I knew that the next phase of my life was going to be scary and the most fulfilling phase I had ever experienced. If I'm being vulnerable and honest, I started Brookdale without knowing how to even operate a computer (despite what you see on T.V., they don’t show you those things in prison, where I had spent most of my adult life). So, at the age of 35, I dove headfirst into the deep end at Brookdale. I learned every inch of the campus: its nooks and crannies and all the special people who sowed into the people, like myself, who hid in the nooks and crannies of the campus. All I knew was that it was paramount that I maintained a sense of hunger and thirst to be a better version of myself tomorrow than I was today. Since completing my degree at Brookdale, I have attained my Certified Alcohol and Drug Counseling license, graduated from Rutgers University with my bachelor’s in social work, am currently in an Advanced Standing Program for social work at Rutgers, and the Executive Service Director for Sunrise Detox, an organization that treats the addicted population in their first steps towards seeking freedom from active addiction. From every professor, even if they were not my own, to the many clubs I chose to participate in (Psychology and Human Services and NSLS clubs were my favorite!), to the employees in the Student Life Center, and to all of the Brookdale employees who cared so intimately for me to beat the multiple stigmas I was up against, I owe my success, now, to my roots from Brookdale Community College." #SoulsOfBrookdale

Join us for the Stigma Free Speaker Series on October 28th at 11:45 am. For more information, visit brookdalecc.edu/stigma-free-lectures
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Thank you News 12 NJ for featuring Brookdale's award-winning Haunted Theater in your haunted house guide!

There are still 2 more chances to catch Haunted Theater: Friday, October 29th and Saturday, October 30th from 7- 10:30 pm.

Get your tickets at Brookdalehauntedtheater.com

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Brookdale's very own President Stout was honored by the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Community Service at the 36th Annual Golden Osprey Awards!

Congratulations President Stout!
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Brookdale Community College presents the Fall 2021 Dr. Carl Calendar Visiting Writers Series!

We are pleased to welcome Bestselling Essayist, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, and one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021

📌 This event is free and open to the public.
📌 Zoom link can be accessed by visiting brookdalecc.edu/vws

Cathy Park Hong’s New York Times bestselling book of creative nonfiction, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning , was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography, and earned her recognition on TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021 list. She is also the author of three award-winning collections of poetry.

About Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning: “Cathy Park Hong’s brilliant, penetrating, and unforgettable Minor Feelings is what was missing on our shelf of classics…To read this book is to become more human,” – Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen

For more information on future Visiting Writer Series events, please visit brookdalecc.edu/vws

@cathyparkhong
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Meet the Professor...Behind the Mask

Professor Noè is a professor in our English department!

Some facts about Professor Noè include:

📌 She can mirror-write.
📌 Brookdale partner in crime: Kathy Vasile.
📌 This is her and her foldable kayak, her toy to get her through the pandemic
📌 Outside the classroom: She loves taking her students on class trips! The Cloisters museum, the Stephen Crane house in Asbury, the Pierpont Morgan museum, movies, plays . . . They round out the academic experience.
📌 Favorite poem: “Popped Balloon” by Henry Taylor. She stumbled upon this one when she was in her 20s, randomly plucking literary journals off the library shelf instead of writing a dissertation. Burst into tears right there in the stacks.

For more on our English department, visit brookdalecc.edu/english
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Nothing beats a sunny day on campus! ☀️

What's your favorite spot to hang out on campus?

Don't forget to share your Brookdale photos with us for a chance to be featured on our page! 😎
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Happy Throwback Thursday! #tbt

Did you know Brookdale has an Automotive Technology program? 🚗

Learn more at brookdalecc.edu/auto
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Go Blues! 🎉 💙 🎉

Repost @bccathletics

GSAC CHAMPS ‼️

With yesterday’s win against Middlesex College. Brookdale is back on top with the conference title! This is the Jersey Blues 15th GSAC title and its first title under new head coach, Nil Onder.

The Region XIX office announced today that Brookdale will be the #️⃣1️⃣ seed for the Division III women's soccer playoffs!

Brookdale will play the winner of Camden vs Ocean on Saturday, October 30th at 12pm at Brookdale.

WAY TO GO BLUES❗️
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Repost @bcc.culinaryarts

It’s another sushi day! These students have been eagerly awaiting this day in their international cuisines class and it finally arrived! Sushi making is always a popular event at the school and everyone gets in on the rolling! This is so popular that we have also set up a continuing education class for the public devoted directly to learning about sushi making!
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Need help with your financial aid applications?

Check out one of these virtual information sessions throughout October, November, and December.

To register for a session, visit brookdalecc.edu/ccog
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Loving this shot from Open House with our Interior Design department!

Interested in learning more about interior design? Visit brookdalecc.edu/interior-design
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Tis the season for pumpkin carving! 🎃

Carve yourself a Brookdale pumpkin with this template!

Don't forget to tag us in your photos!
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Repost @bcc.hospitalitymgmt

Nothing better than learning about hotels at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa! Thank you to the administration and staff for hosting us for the day! The students learned so much about all the aspects and departments of a resort hotel!
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PTK is having a pie sale! 🥧

Email ptk@my.brookdalecc.edu to place your order!
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Attention Interior Design, Architecture, & Graphic Design Students: Meet Your Student Success Coaches

📌 October 21
📌 11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Student Success Coaches Marie Jones and Louis Marius will explain their roles as your Student Success Coaches, your first semester completion, program requirements, graduation information, and answer all your questions.

Please make sure to register in advance by visiting brookdalecc.edu/townhall
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