Past Events - Year 2007

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Past Events - Year 2007  

 

OCTOBER 2007 Accommodations
October 25, 2007	Accommodation: Calculator Usage
	(What is it? How is it implemented? Why is it used?)
	Time:        6:00 p.m.
	Location:   Bergen Community College
	Pitkin Education Center, Room TEC-107
	400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
	Parking available in B, C, D lots
October 25, 2007	Accommodation: Note-taking
	(What is it? How is it implemented? Why is it used?)
	Time:        6:40 p.m.
	Location:   Bergen Community College
	Pitkin Education Center, Room TEC-107
	400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
	Parking available in B, C, D lots.
October 25, 2007	Accommodation: Extended Time
	(What is it? How is it implemented? Why is it used?)
	Time:        7:20 p.m.
	Location:   Bergen Community College
	Pitkin Education Center, Room TEC-107
	400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
	Parking available in B, C, D lots

Disability Awareness Week  sponsored by Disability Awareness Committee and the  Office of Student Life Full Schedule Sunday, Oct. 14 9:00 a.m. Bergen Community College Rollover MS (Registration: 8:00 a.m.) The week’s kickoff event is the third annual “Rollover MS” charity walk/run/bike/roll and will take place rain or shine. All money raised from “Rollover MS” will support the MS Center at Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck. Walk, run, bicycle-ride, rollerblade or wheelchair-ride a one, three or five-mile track. Entry fee: $10 Adults; $5: Children 12-years-old and younger For more information please contact Bergen’s Abby Santiago at giabbey@aol.com or call 973-473-7508. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Monday, Oct. 15 1:30 p.m., A-104 Speaker: Phillip Aronson He’s shared the depths of his battle with depression to Oprah, People and The Today Show – and now he’s coming to Bergen. Phillip Aronson, the husband of TV personality Emme Aronson, will explain how depression nearly robbed him of his life. He, along with his wife, is the author of Morning Has Broken; A Couple’s Journey Though Depression. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 12:30 p.m., Cafeteria “The Ice Cream Challenge” Contrary to what some believe, people who are blind do not carry a “sixth sense.” Dispel this and other disability myths and win an ice cream sundae! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wednesday, Oct. 17 12:30 p.m., Student Center “Take A Walk in Our Shoes” This scavenger hunt will challenge students to navigate through the College by simulating the experience of a person with hearing or vision loss or a person who uses a wheelchair to gain a greater understanding of people with disabilities. A discussion on the activity will follow, along with prizes awarded to those who were able to overcome their temporary disabilities. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Thursday, Oct. 18 11:00 a.m., A-104 Speakers: Sheila Advento & Scott Chesney Bergen student Sheila Advento will present an insider’s perspective on what it is like to be a person with disabilities. Afterward, Scott Chesney – who suffered a spinal stroke and awoke to paralysis as a 15-year-old – will share his stories of transformational experiences that have defined his life. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Friday, Oct. 19 12:00 p.m., A-113 Across the Great Divide, From Homeland to New Land, Hear Our Voices Join students from both the U.S. and abroad who will discuss how their disabilities have impacted their lives. What are the obstacles for people with disabilities in other countries? How can people with disabilities overcome their physical or emotional challenges? Refreshments will be served.   Print friendly schedule(pdf document)
October 16, 2007	Disability Awareness Week presents Take the ICE CREAM CHALLENGE
	Time:        1:30 p.m.
	Location:   Bergen Community College
	Pitkin Education Center, CAFETARIA
	400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
	Parking available in B, C, D lots NOTES: Who shall attend?    No RSVP required. COST:    F R E E !!!

Web Advisor
October 16, 2007 Nov. 19, 2007. Dec. 10, 2007.	Workshop: Web Advisor
	Need to go to Web Advisor , but not sure how to use it? Join us for a mini lesson. Come learn how to get the most benefit from this BCC online service. Audience: Students
	Time:        12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
	Location:   Bergen Community College
	Pitkin Education Center, Room S-354
	400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
	Parking available in B, C, D lots
October 19, 2007	Disability Awareness Week "Hear Our Voices"
	The Disability Week Committee & The Center for the Study of Intercultural Understanding presents: A CSIU Coffee House Across the Great Divide-From our Homeland to our New Land: "Hear Our Voices"
	Time:        12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
	Location:   Bergen Community College
	Pitkin Education Center, Room A-113
	400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
	You are invited to listen, and be inspired by students telling their stories about experiences with disabilities both in their homeland and in the USA. Refreshments served! Will you tell your story? Please submit your stories before October 5, 2007,   to: Beth Pincus (Room S-152) or Marcia Wyrtzen (Room C-111a)

 

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