Monday, February 20

• College is open. Classes are in session.
• Transfer 101 Workshop - 12:30 p.m., (Please sign up in Room A-118 or call 201-447-7171/7211). This workshop will provide basic information about transferring to a four-year school after Bergen.
• Transfer Information Session with Rutgers University - 12:40 p.m., Room A-104. For more information, please visit Room A-118 or call (201) 447-7171/7211.
• Test Anxiety Workshop - 2 p.m. (Please sign up in Room A-118 or call 201-447-7171/7211).

Tuesday, February 21

• Italian Club Bake Sale - 10:30 a.m., Student Center Lobby. All gourmet offerings will be wrapped and labeled with ingredients listed. In addition, recipes will be available for individuals who wish to recreate the delicious treats.
• 2012 Distinguished Artist Guido Arbonelli with Piano Accompanist Michele Fabrizi - Lecture Demonstration from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Lecture Recital from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Both events will take place in the West Hall Recital Hall.
• All College Day Planning Meeting - 12:30 p.m., Room A-305
• Transfer 101 Workshop - 12:30 p.m., (Please sign up in Room A-118 or call 201-447-7171/7211). This workshop will provide basic information about transferring to a four-year school after Bergen.
• Academic Success Workshop: Avoiding Probation - 12:30 p.m., Room A-126. (Please sign up in Room A-118 or call (201) 447-7171/7211).
• Student Veteran's Association Meeting -
  12:30 p.m., Room L-146
• Korean Student Associaton New Year's Day Celebration - 2 p.m., Room A-113 and Student Center
• Faculty Senate College-Wide Committees -
  3:50 p.m. Please see your committee chair for room numbers.
• The Women's Institute presents Meeting the Experts Mentoring Session "Women Community Leaders Sharing Strategies for Success" - 5 p.m., Tech-128. To register, please call the School of Continuing Education at (201) 447-7488 or
  register online at http://mentoringfebruary2012.eventbrite.com. Admission is free but seating is limited. Registration will be open until February 20, 2012.
• Rotary Club Meeting - 5:30 p.m., Room A-318
• Black History Month Celebration "The Empowerment of the African-American Student: Best Practices for Overcoming Obstacles to Learning and Academic Success" with Speaker Baruti Kafele" - 6 p.m., Tech-128. This event is presented in alliance with Teaneck Public Schools specifically "THE FORUM - Teaneck's School-Based Youth Services Program"
  

Wednesday, February 22

• Devry College Information Table - 10 a.m., Student Center Lobby
• Free HIV Testing - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Center for Health Wellness and Personal Counseling (Room HS-100). All services are free and confidential. Prior registration is required and appointment availability is limited. Please sign up in Room HS-100. For additional information, please call (201) 447-9257.
• Academic Success Workshop: Avoiding Probation - 12:30 p.m., Room A-126. (Please sign up in Room A-118 or call (201) 447-7171/7211).
• Psychology Club Bake Sale - 12:30 p.m., Student Center Lobby
• Sustainability Task Force Meeting - 12:30 p.m., Room C-313
• Test Anxiety Workshop - 2 p.m. (Please sign up in Room A-118 or call (201) 447-7171/7211).
• CERT Training Class Begins - 6 p.m. Room C-325
  

Thursday, February 23

• Sociology and Social Awareness Club - 12:30 p.m., Room C-311
• Academic Success Workshop: Avoiding Probation - 12:30 p.m., Room A-126. (Please sign up in Room A-118 or call (201) 447-7171/7211).
• Lunchtime Chat "Moodle: Teaching Your Course" - 12:30 p.m., Room C-211. Bob Freud and Amarjit Kaur will lead the discussion. Please bring ideas, challenges and solutions for teaching Moodle.
• Opening Reception for “Between Worlds: African Art from the Collection of Dr. Brian Healy,” -
  6 p.m., Gallery Bergen in West Hall. The exhibit will remain on display until Thursday, March 22, 2012 in Gallery Bergen. The exhibition is sponsored by the College’s Center for the Study of Intercultural Understanding.
  

Friday, February 24

• Black History Month Closing Banquet "Honoring Our Scholars" - 6 p.m., Tech-128
• Bergenstages presents "The Heiress" - 7:30 p.m., Ender Hall Laboratory Theatre. “The Heiress,” written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, is a classic story of love and betrayal based on the novel “Washington Square” by Henry James. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $7 for students and seniors (65+) and are available by visiting Room A-130 in the Pitkin Education Center, on the College’s Paramus campus, or online at http://tickets.bergen.edu.

Weekend Ahead
Saturday Series on Autism,
February 18, 9 to 11 a.m.

Lauren Klein, MS, CRC, will discuss services to help individuals transition to the workplace. To register, please call (201) 447-7488. The cost of the workshop is $20.

Fashion Design Open House, Saturday, February 18 at 10 a.m. in the Moses Family Meeting and Training Center (Tech-128)

Men's Basketball
The Men's Basketball team will play Raritan Valley Community College on Saturday, February 18 at 1 p.m. in the Gymnasium.

Library Hours for the Spring Semester
Monday through Friday: 7:40 a.m.
to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Library will be closed Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March 25 for Spring Break and Sunday, April 8, for Easter.

Summer I hours will begin Monday,
May 14.

For additional information, please
visit www.bergen.edu/library or call
(201) 447-7970.

Observe the Night Skies through Reflecting Telescopes
The Emil Buehler Trust Observatory invites the public to share the majesty of space through state-of-the-art,
16-inch reflecting telescopes in the Technology Education Center, on the Paramus campus.

The free viewings are open to the
public on Friday evenings, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Please note the new times.

In the event of inclement weather, viewings will be cancelled.

The Paramus Bergen Community College Rotary Club is collecting donations for the Gift of Life to help children in need. Boxes are located in the Cafeteria, Cyber Cafe, and Dunkin Donuts in the Student Center. Donations also can be made to the Paramus BCC Rotary. For additional information, please contact Sherry Wilson at swilson@bergen.edu or call (201) 612-5274.

The Rotary Club also is collecting used notebooks and school-related supplies to send to children in Santo Domingo.

CERT Training Starts February 22
Bergen Community College's Department of Public Safety and the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management present CERT (Community Emergency Response Team). Bergen's CERT team is comprised of members of the College community, including faculty, staff and students, who in the event of a major crisis will be trained to offer critical support to first responders by providing disaster survival and rescue relief.

CERT training classes will be held every Wednesday, February 22 to April 18,
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Room C-325. There will be no class on March 21 due to Spring Break.

Please pre-register by emailing your name to Marie Jardine, Assistant Director of Public Safety and CERT Coordinator: mjardine@bergen.edu.

College Presents Food Pantry to Help Students in Need
Bergen Community College has a Food Pantry to help students who are in need. It is located in the Center for Health, Wellness and Personal Counseling, Room HS-100 (next to the Testing Center and across from the Gymnasium).

If you are aware of students in need, please inform them of the Food Pantry or send them to HS-100. Students will be assisted in a respectful and confidential manner.

The Center accepts donations of grocery store food cards in any amount. You also may send a donation by check. Please make the check payable to: The BCC Foundation, with a notation on your check indicating “Loaves & Fishes Fund.” Checks may be sent directly to the BCC Foundation, c/o Laurie Francis, Scoskie Hall.

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Student Rates

• Full-time (25 to 50 hours)
  $180.00 a week, reduced by $65.00
• Part-time (16 to 24 hours)
  $140.00 a week, reduced by $43.00
• Drop-in (1 to 15 hours)
  $8.50 an hour, reduced by $3.00

Faculty/Staff Rates

• Full-time (25 to 50 hours)
  $200.00 a week, reduced by $69.00
• Part-time (1 to 24 hours)
  $160.00 a week, reduced by $53.00
• Drop-in (Minimum 10 hours)
  $12.00 an hour