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Communicator June 2016 JUNE 3, 2016 The Student Newspaper of Bronx Community College Issue 1 – SPRING 2016 Welcome to the 2016 Graduation Edition of The Communicator! ASAP in the Lives of a June Graduate Acronyms Saved Me! A Journey with BCC, ASAP & PTK By Michael Jacobson The day of my commencement is right around the was not for this program, I can’t tell you what my life corner. It is hard not to reflect back on my experiences, would look like today. They provided me with financial hurdles and achievements over the past two years here at assistance concerning tuition, books, and transportation! Bronx Community College. BCC has been an eye-opening ASAP’s combination of merit and need based criteria for experience for me. As an adult student embarking on the eligibility allowed me to attend college for free. That’s goal of paving my way to success, I realized that without not all. The fact that to stay in the program depended on the amazing educational, financial, personal, mental, and maintaining a good GPA and structure based factors such as organizational assistance provided by BCC, ASAP, and but not limited to bi-weekly advisor meetings, gave me no offered by BCC, the Salzburg Seminar Global Citizenship PTK I would have not made it to this point in my life. choice but to develop some sort of responsibility and time Program. I participated in GCP 67, and it allowed me to Starting out as a 29-year-old freshman college management skills. The ASAP advisor program is what I find like-minded people with similar goals and morals and student when I hadn’t taken education seriously since the cherished above all else. The one-on-one interaction with truly try together to make a difference. With the topics of age of 9, in fourth grade, I did not expect much success. Ms. Jessica Cabrera was pertinent to my success here at the seminars and the discussions that followed combined Frankly, no one in my life did. I had a proven track record BCC. The relationship I was able to form with my advisor with the experiences, I returned a much more aware, of bad decisions and unreliability. Either way, I decided I was just the safety net I need to push forward without fear. appreciative, and thoughtful member of society and officer wanted more from life, and realized that the most direct I really owe her everything. Ms. Cabrera and the ASAP for my honor society. way to obtain a good job, the ability to support a family, program allowed me to take my education to a level I Much like at GCP I have met people in PTK and and be proud to hold my head up high was by pursuing a didn’t know existed, the honor societies. developed relationships with them to the point where they higher education. I started off with two spring semester Due to the ASAP requirement to keep my grades are considered family. PTK has enabled me to work on night courses here at the historic BBCC campus. To my up, I was offered a membership to the Phi Theta Kappa leadership skills and allowed me to develop myself into surprise, I found that I was not only exceling with ease, but International Honor Society, or PTK for short. I remember the kind of person I always dreamed of being. I owe a – more importantly – I was interested in what the professors when I told my father about this honor for my academic lot to PTK for introducing me to my new-found family had to say and craved more information, knowledge and achievements, it was the first time in decades he said he within their Society. I plan on staying active with the understanding. During the following summer session, was proud of me, and really meant it. I will never forget BCC Lambda Nu chapter for quite some time after my when I had enrolled in two more courses, I received a that moment. Directly following that uplifting feeling, graduation in June. call. The voicemail stipulated that I was invited to apply I went online and accepted my membership. Life has The bottom line for me is BCC provided me with to an accelerated study program due to my academic not been the same since. I immediately recognized the ASAP which helped me to enter PTK and participate in achievements and other met eligibility requirements from value and opportunity that PTK had to offer in my first GCP. All of these acronyms show a strong start in the the prior semester. I was elated! member meeting, and thereafter ran for an officer position. pursuit of my MBA, but more so, they saved me, and I will The opportunity is called Accelerated Study in I am convinced that PTK played an essential role in be forever grateful. BCC and the programs of opportunity Associate Programs, ASAP for those in the know. If it my application approval for a prestigious opportunity they offer their students, made me a better man. The Presidential Race Heats Up Vermont Senator and Democratic candidate about immigration, foreign policy, and education issues. Bernie Sanders held a well-attended and enthusiastic rally “He drew cheers from the crowd when he spoke about at Bronx Community College’s historic Gould Memorial diversity.” Amplifying his campaign theme – A Future To Library on Saturday, April 9th, 10 days ahead of his Believe In – Sanders was surrounded by celebrities such as New York state primary battle with former senator and Justin Bartha (The Hangover) and Susan Sarandon. “This is secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Cheering him on were a revolution of hope,” said Sarandon of Sanders’ campaign. BCC students, faculty, and staff, including BCC alum and After coming in second to Secretary Clinton in former SGA member Julissa Lora. the New York primary, Senator Sanders has vowed to stay News 12 The Bronx reported that Sanders talked in the race until the convention. Outside the Quad The College’s BCC Salzburg Fellows IN THIS ISSUE Gain Valuable Global Experience Page 2 SGA Letter to the Editor SGA Sets Tone for 2016 Four Bronx Community College The SOMOS El Futuro Conference students were among 31 from CUNY Page 3 (including those from Queensborough What Is Nerd Nation? and Kingsborough community colleges) Page 4 to attend the Salzburg Global Citizenship The Essence of Kim Burrell Alliances Global Citizenship Seminar in Page 5 the sparkling city of Salzburg, hometown of Digital View: BCC’s Media and Digital Film Club Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Aerobics: Decades of Dance From their arrival on Saturday, Page 6 April 23rd to their departure during the C-BALL at BCC early morning hours of Saturday, April In Praise of the C-Ball League 30th, Hakim Mitchell, Yubelka Nunez, The Benefits of Research Henry Siccardi, and Welbeck Sowah were Page 7 immersed in a wide-range of global topics College Marks 11-year Nanoscience Milestone Students from Bronx, Kingsborough, and Queensborough community including lecture/discussions that included colleges, along with seminar faculty and CUNY advisors, outside the Page 8-10 “Mapping Ethnocentrism,” “We Build the The Global Lens Schlosswirt au Anif, Salzburg, Austria, during a break in a lecture/ City” “Brand YOU! The Fourth Industrial discussion session, April 2016. Page 10 Revolution,” The European Refugee Crisis: Exploring Issues of Social Justice in Chile A Disaster for Global Policy,” and “Mapping Page 11 Globalization,” among other challenging topics. Lectures day of the seminar, the CUNY students presented their The Writer’s Corner were presented by a world-class faculty from the University group projects that showcased their own week’s work on Page 12 of Salzburg, San José State University, the University of Summer Reading List Oldenburg, and TU Dortmund University. On the last full Continued on Page 3 2 The Communicator – June 3, 2016 Join The Communicator Staff SGA Letter to the Editor The Communicator is seeking interested and committed editorial staff members. We need news (campus events, including sports, club, and cultural events), editorial columnists, creative writers (poems, short stories, and memoirs), photographers, and proofreaders as well as an office manager (someone who is eligible for work study would be perfect). Senior colleges, as well as scholarship sources, love to see campus involvement such as working for the college newspaper on your applications. Please contact Professor Andrew Rowan (we will get started in August as a team) if you are interested: BCC’s SGA Caucus [email protected]. with President Thomas Isekengebe and Editor-in-chief CUNY Chancellor Robert Josman James Milliken. Editorial Staff Dear Communicator Editor: Yubelka Nunez Yardley Martinez Ashley Castillo Being part of the student government for the past year has been an exciting learning Henry Siccardi experience. I had the opportunity to meet the politicians that represent our district; these Michael Jacobson representatives are an asset to our college and community. I learned that students have a very Alumni Staff loud voice if they stand together for a cause. During the term of 2015-2016, student government William Murray alongside many student leaders throughout the five boroughs fought against Governor Cuomo’s Temitope Jinad proposed tuition hike, however students fought for tuition freeze and won against the proposal. Faculty Advisor When I transfer to a four-year institution this fall, I will be involved with my college’s Professor Andrew Rowan SGA. I strongly believe that it is the best way to make great change. The staff of The Communicator would like to thank Senior Vice President Claudia Schrader Sincerely, and Ms. Yvonne Erazo, Office of Student Life, Kelly Matos for their diligent assistance that has led to the Student Government Vice President publication of this special Graduation Edition of the newspaper.
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