News: Inside Queensborough

March 2023

Meet Jack Kent Cooke Semifinalist Hafiz Tariq
03/30/2023 - Meet Jack Kent Cooke Semifinalist Hafiz Tariq

Queensborough Community College Blackstone LaunchPad Students and Alumni Highlighted at the Venture Well OPEN conference, the Premier Innovation and Entrepreneurship Experience for Higher Education
03/27/2023 - Queensborough Community College Blackstone LaunchPad Students and Alumni Highlighted at the Venture Well OPEN conference, the Premier Innovation and Entrepreneurship Experience for Higher Education

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Names Four Queensborough Students Semifinalists in Highly Competitive, Nationwide Scholarship
03/24/2023 - On March 9, four students from Queensborough Community College/CUNY were selected as semifinalists of the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The Foundation awards community college students who have demonstrated exceptional academic ability, leadership, service, and a determination to complete their bachelor’s degrees at top four-year institutions.

January 2023

Robin Hood Foundation Awards Queensborough Community College A $450,000 Grant To Create A Male Resource Center
01/25/2023 - Robin Hood Foundation, New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization in New York City, has awarded Queensborough Community College (CUNY) a nearly half million-dollar grant to support the development of the Queensborough Male Resource Center (QMRC), an initiative dedicated to increasing the retention and graduation rates of male students, with a particular focus on self-identified Black and Latino males who are disproportionately impacted by equity gaps in student outcomes.

Queensborough Community College Partners with Transfer Scholars Network
01/06/2023 - PROGRAM PROVIDES PIPELINE FOR HIGH-ACHIEVING COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO REALIZE THEIR TRANSFER ASPIRATIONS DEADLINE FOR STUDENT APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2023 IS JANUARY 27

December 2022

Queensborough Community College Announces Launch of QCC - Baruch Business Academy
12/19/2022 - Queensborough President Christine Mangino and Baruch College President S. David Wu met at Baruch College on November 22 to officially launch the QCC - Baruch Business Academy Partnership program. They were joined by Queensborough Interim Provost Sandra Palmer, Dean Michael Pullin, and Business department Chair and Associate Professor Sebastian Murolo; along with Baruch Provost Linda Essig and Zicklin’s Associate Dean Kannan Mohan, Executive Director Sonali Hazarika, and Director Anne Forman.

The Joy of Writing for Children of All Ages, All Faiths, and All Backgrounds
12/16/2022 - The Long-Lost Fabled Mariah, A Forgotten Xmas Story is about an ancient forgotten, female Christmas spirit that emerges from the past to remind children how their specialness can transform a village. Its message transcends a single holiday and includes December celebrations from other cultures and faiths around the world, reflecting the themes of racial, gender, equity, and inclusion that Queensborough continues to address and celebrate.

The Finest and Best 7th Annual Undergraduate Research Day
12/02/2022