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2018 WDCE Completion Ceremony
A proud group gathered in our Davis Auditorium for a Workforce Development and Community Education Division completion ceremony to honor those earning various certificates.
View photos from the event here:
2018 WDCE Completion Ceremony photo gallery
Celebrating Women’s History
Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society in the United States. March is Women’s History Month and the college has several events listed in the event calendar which may interest you. Visit http://www.sunywcc.edu/events/ for a complete list of events.
Faculty and staff contracts sent to Board of Legislators
President Miles joined Westchester County Executive George Latimer at a press conference on college employment contracts on Wednesday, January 10. He announced that he was sending the college’s faculty and staff contracts on to the Board of Legislators for consideration. “After nearly eight years working under expired contracts, our faculty and staff are one step closer to our collective goal of updated contracts,” said Dr. Miles. “We applaud the negotiating teams that came to the table and reached an agreement after I arrived three years ago, and we appreciate the action that takes these contracts to the next step in the process. We highly value all of our employees whose talents and efforts are what helps students receive quality education and relevant job training at Westchester Community College,” she said.
Global Educational Collaboration
Representatives from Berkeley College, Westchester Community College, and Guizhou University of Finance and Economics (GUFE) in China met in Hartford Hall at the Westchester Community College main campus to discuss a multi-year partnership. 68 students from Guizhou are residing in White Plains this semester to earn part or all of their Bachelor’s degrees through study at Berkeley College. Westchester Community College will offer English as a Second Language (ESL) courses to those students from China who require ESL instruction.
Vision and Values Summit
Thanks to all of the administrators, faculty, staff, and students who gathered to shape the college’s future at the Vision and Values summit. View the photo gallery here: http://www.sunywcc.edu/gallery/vision-value-summit/ , college Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/sunywcc/ or watch the entire Vision and Values Summit here: https://livestream.com/accounts/13828654/events/8144659
County Executive Inauguration
Westchester Community College was proud to host the inauguration of Westchester County Executive George Latimer on Sunday, January 7. The recording of this event begins at 23:45.
Common Read
LIVE STREAM
Common Read – Meet the Author
Thursday – February 22, 2018
AUTHOR PRESENTATION – 1:00 pm
The Academic Arts Building Theatre
Saru Jayaraman, Author of Behind the Kitchen Door
Husband of Longtime Board Member Passes
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we share with you the passing of Joseph Helmrich, husband of longtime board member Anita Helmrich. Joe passed away peacefully at their home on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. With Anita, his wife of 71 years, Joe was an active and dedicated supporter of Westchester Community College. For many years he volunteered as a conversation partner at WCC and his students truly adored him, as did we.
We will miss his cheerful presence.
Longtime Board Member Honored
November 21, 2017
VALHALLA RESIDENT AND LONGTIME BOARD MEMBER HONORED BY WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Joseph P. McLaughlin of Valhalla, New York was honored for his twelve-year service on the Westchester Community College Board of Trustees. In a special proclamation issued by the board at its meeting last week, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 was deemed Joseph P. McLaughlin Day.
McLaughlin’s contributions to the Board of Trustees included service on the Board of Trustees Program and Planning Committee. He served as a local educator for more than forty years in Harrison. The proclamation for the special day included an acknowledgement of his committed service in the education field and his advocacy for students.
Scholarship Ceremony 2017
Hundreds of students received scholarships at our annual event in 2017. See images here:
Scholarship Ceremony Images Table by Table and Additional Images