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2024 Sankofa Celebration in the QPAC at Humanities Theater

STUDENT

Queensborough’s Second Sankofa Celebration

We gather, we uplift, we rise. This was the theme woven throughout Queensborough’s second Sankofa Celebration held on May 28 at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC).

And family, friends, administrators, alumni, and soon-to-be Sankofa graduates did just that.

Among those in the audience was Nadine Jamieson, ‘23, who graduated from Queensborough’s Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) Medical Assistant degree program. She now works as an office assistant at the Medical Assistant Government Division of Homes and Community Renewal. “I graduated in the first Sankofa Celebration held last year so when I received an invitation, I wanted to come back and support a new class of graduates.”

Queensborough Valedictorian Melanie Jerez and Salutatorian Michael Delva

STUDENT

Congratulations to the QCC Class of 2024 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

“The dreams I have held close to my heart for so long have come to fruition. My hard work, my sacrifices, the risks I have taken to challenge myself and not be afraid of failure have brought me to this place. I am so honored to represent Queensborough on the culmination of my extraordinary journey at the College and share my farewell with my great fellow graduates of 2024.” - Melanie Jerez, Valedictorian, Class of '24

“At Queensborough I had two wonderful years full of opportunities where every setback became a springboard for growth. Here I developed into a person who understands the importance of knowledge, compassion and self-discipline, qualities that will guide me as I begin the next chapter of my journey.” - Michael Delva, Salutatorian, Class of '24

STUDENT

On the Track and Through the Streets, Around the Pond they Ran (or walked!)

More than 50 people from the local community, as well as Queensborough students, faculty, and staff, gathered on the Athletic Field for the first Queensborough Tigers 5K Run/Walk held on May 18 to support Queensborough Athletics and ended on campus for the QCC Day celebration.

The overall winner of the 5K (3.1 miles) was Queensborough student-athlete Renaediaz Miller, with a time of 18:26.00. Miller, an accounting major in his sophomore year was chosen as a 2022 All-Star, the only Community College runner to earn that recognition.

The female overall winner was Christine Pagano, with a time of 23:35.83.

Queensborough students in dance program performing

FINE ARTS

From Aspiring Dancers to Active Performing Artists in Our Community

Dance instructor Kevin McEwen says this about the piece Quintessence that he collaborated on with female dance students at the Spring Dance Concert held on May 9-10 at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC).

“The piece explored what these young students feel as they step into womanhood – they actualized that experience through their solo choreography. I stepped back and watched them lead as they represented themselves in their solos. I advised only if they needed my direction. But it was their journey.”

President Mangino with Honorees from 2024 Gala

NEWS

Queensborough’s 2024 Partners for Progress Gala Celebrates Distinguished Honorees Dedicated to Health Care and the Fine Arts

Queensborough’s 2024 Partners for Progress Gala was held May 15 at Terrace-on-the Park in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens. Nearly 300 guests convened for the event including corporate, community and business leaders, alumni, faculty, staff, students, retirees, friends, and legislators.

STUDENT

Captain Haida StarEagle, First Female Native American Intelligence Officer in the Space Force, Speaks from the Heart at Queensborough’s Fifth Annual Spring Student Symposium

“Word on the street is this is one of the most diverse colleges in the nation!” said guest speaker Captain Haida StarEagle, US Intelligence Officer in the Space Force, to a full house during Queensborough’s Fifth Annual Student Spring Symposium held on May 3. “More than 100 countries and 70 languages from around the globe--this is a college I want to be part of.”

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Queensborough Holds Memorial for Beloved Colleague Joseph P. Cartolano

Under bright blue skies, the College community gathered on Tuesday, April 16, to celebrate the life of Joseph P. Cartolano, who for 30 years served Queensborough as its Chief Superintendent of the Department of Buildings and Grounds.

Members of Joe’s family were also present and shared their memories of his long-standing affection for the College and his colleagues.

The event's centerpiece was the planting of a delicate young tree surrounded by fuchsia bushes.

oil painting of a cardinal sitting on a branch

FINE ARTS

A Cardinal Shows Its True Colors at the Opening of JSE 24

Precise, whimsical, smooth, rough, sensual, textured, and mixed media. These were the styles of the 71 standout art works that were enjoyed by a beaming crowd at last week's opening of the Juried Student Art Exhibit 2024.

Sharon Whinston, the artist of the oil painting Cardinal on Branch is graduating from Queensborough this summer with an A.S. degree in Digital Art & Design. She said, “Queensborough really offered me the best way to get comfortable with college life.” Sharon’s advice to art students is to diversify media, to go out of their comfort zone. “College is the best time to experiment.”

oil painting of flower in a vase next to fruit

FINE ARTS

SAVE THE DATE! Join Us for an Opening Reception at the QCC Art Gallery to Celebrate the Sixteenth Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition on Wednesday, April 10 from 4:00-6:00pm

“Join us for a little night music, skip along the paving stones, and delight in the cartoon network of kitties and lads drawn sad,” said Annemarie Coffey, co-curator, Professor, Art & Design. “In each work is an accomplished auteur. And, when brought together, there is ebullient chatter. Each student contributes to the gathering. You are sure to be surprised.”

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More than Skin Deep: Digital Cadavers Provides Three-Dimensional Study and Dissection for Nursing and Health Sciences Students

At the front of the Life Lab inside the Center for Tutoring and Academic Support stands the Anatomage Table, a seven-foot-tall black screen, reminiscent of the alien monolith in the movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Nursing and health sciences students gathered around this vertical screen which can also swivel to a table. The instructor, who, like a conductor waiving his baton, touched the screen, revealing a digital skeleton of a cadaver. That day the class studied the humerus, scapula, radius, and thoracic wall. Soon the focus will be digitized organs.

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Jeffery Jankowski, Sociology Chair and Professor, Psychology, Received Department of Defense Employer Support of Guard and Reserve Patriot Award

When Mark Zelcer, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, returned in March to Queensborough from active duty as a reservist, he went to Professor Jankowski’s office and presented him with a Department of Defense Employer Support of Guard and Reserve Patriot Award.

“Jeff was incredibly supportive and flexible when I suddenly had to leave and when I was gone longer than expected,” said Mark, a reservist who has been both deployed overseas and mobilized domestically in his almost 20-year career. Mark explained that reservists usually get at least six to nine months' notice. “I was asked to mobilize to Fort Meade, Maryland just before the start of the spring 2023 semester, with considerably less time to prepare.”

QCC students portraying Anne Frank and Martin Luther King, Jr.

PERFORMING ARTS

The Iconic and Intimate Writings of Anne Frank and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Were Shared During a Special Performance at QPAC

Actors Olivia Konteatis and Marcel Daly brought history to life during Wednesday’s performance of Letters from Anne & Martin held at QPAC as part of a collaboration between the QCC-CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium, Kupferberg Holocaust Center, (KHC) and QPAC in a semester-long project entitled “Performance as Prevention.”

Dr. Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Chemistry Professor at Queensborough Community College

FACULTY

National American Chemical Society New York Section Selects Queensborough Professor Sharon Lall-Ramnarine as the 2023 Winner of the Outstanding Two-Year College Chemistry Teaching Award

Dr. Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Chemistry Professor at Queensborough Community College has been recognized by the New York section of the National American Chemical Society (NY ACS) for her “highly effective teaching and inspirational leadership to students in chemistry.”

STUDENT

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Names Four Queensborough Students Semifinalists in Highly Competitive, Nationwide Scholarship

On March 14, four Queensborough students were selected as semifinalists of the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The Foundation awards community college students who have shown exceptional academic ability, leadership, service, and a determination to complete their bachelor’s degrees at top four-year institutions.

STUDENT

Former Queensborough Women's Soccer Standout Julia Wiacek Competes at the 2024 USCSA Former Queensborough women's soccer standout Julia Wiacek is currently making quite a name for herself competing at the 2024 USCSA (United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association) National Championships as an alpine skier for Babson College, where she is competing against the best in the country from the likes of Colgate, Colorado State, Cornell, Michigan, Penn State, Stanford, Syracuse, UConn, UMass, and Virginia.

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Queensborough Community College Dance Students Take Big Step in Their Future Careers Through Battery Dance Arts in Education Program

Student internships are common. Paid student internship opportunities are available in certain fields of study, but it is rare that paid career training and internships are offered to students in the performing arts, in this case dance students.

But thanks to Battery Dance established in 1984, students are being offered paid teacher training and internship opportunities at public schools in New York City that can be a launching pad to a viable career in the world of dance. Currently, Queensborough’s dance program is partnering with Battery Dance in these special projects.