BHCC Hosts Kickoff For New Veteran Service Web Site

Site produced through a collaboration between MGH, the Red Sox Foundation and the Broadband Institute, among others.

State officials including Lt. Gov Tim Murray and Attorney General Martha Coakley gathered at Bunker Hill Community College Friday to cut the ribbon on a new tool to help veterans find their benefits. “This is the first time I’ve been to a ribbon-cutting for a website,” Coakley said. “I’m sure we have an ap for that.” The new site, www.MassVetsAdvisor.org, offers access to more than 200 state and federal benefit programs for education, counseling, employment, health care and more. “Returning to civilian life is challenging,” said Kyle Toto, a U.S. Army veteran who worked with Massachusetts Broadband Institute on the project. “When I came home from Afghanistan I wanted to spend time with friends and family and not have to search endlessly …

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Bunker Hill Community College Holds Biomedical Careers Graduation Ceremony

Eighteen students graduate this week.

The following was sent to us by Bunker Hill Community College. It has not been edited. Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) celebrated the graduation of 18 students from the Cambridge Biomedical Careers Program (CBCP) in a ceremony that also marked the 20th anniversary of the program.  CBCP is a collaborative effort between BHCC’s Workforce Development Center, the Just-A-Start Corporation and the City of Cambridge. It targets low-income Cambridge residents who complete – at no cost – a nine-month intensive 18-credit program that provides the academic background and hands-on skills needed to gain entry-level biotech jobs in the greater Cambridge area. Gordon Gottsche, Executive Director of Just-A-Start, made opening remarks at the ceremony…

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Bunker Hill Appoints New Dean

BHCC President Mary L. Fifield appoints Dr. Valerie T. Smith as Dean of Mathematics, Behavioral and Social Sciences.

The following was submitted by Bunker Hill Community College. It has not been edited. Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) has appointed Dr. Valerie T. Smith as Dean of Mathematics, Behavioral and Social Sciences, BHCC President Mary L. Fifield announced today. Dr. Smith earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University-Commerce. She is currently Chair of the Social Sciences Department and Associate Professor of Psychology at Endicott College, in Beverly, Massachusetts. She will join the BHCC staff on August 12, 2012. Dr. Smith’s educational credentials also include a Master of Arts degree in Sociology and Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Spanish, both from the University of Texas in …

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BHCC Among Schools Confronting Campus Hunger

A food bank at Bunker Hill Community College recently gave out 7,000 meals.

BHCC Inaugural Learn & Earn Program A Success

Bunker Hill's new internship program was a real win-win with students and employers.

Bunker Hill Community College’s new “Learn and Earn” student-intern program does more than just prepare students for jobs, they often place them in jobs. An esthetician and self-described unconventional student, Adelina Keshishian is a 26-year-old BHCC business major and student mentor from Malden. Sporting a Ron Paul 2012 t-shirt, her brown eyes lit up when she spoke of her passion for helping and inspiring others.  Keshishian graduates next spring and plans to matriculate to a 4-year school and pursue a career combining her interests in law, politics and business.  She just completed an internship in the corporate social responsibility department at EMC, the data storage giant in Hopkinton, Mass. Commuting from her home to Hopkinton …

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UPDATED: Photo of the Day: Friday, May 4

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the soldier pictured, Stephen Perez, was not killed in combat, but, rather was the victim of a homicide in the Theater District on April 28. Today's photo comes from Sen. Scott Brown's Wednesday visit to Bunker Hill Community College. Brown posed for a photo with student veterans who held up a photo of one of their own who died recently under tragic circumstances. Stephen Perez, 22, was a Revere native and a student at BHCC, who survived stints in Afghanistan and Iraq, only to tragically lose his life last week outside a Boston nightclub. No arrests have been made in connection with the killing yet, and the investigation remains ongoing. --- Would you like to participate in our Photo …

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VIDEO: Sen. Scott Brown Visits BHCC

The senator talked civility and bipartisanship in his visit—and acknowledged that he may not have been standing on politically-friendly ground.

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VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Visits BHCC

Democratic Senate candidate talks veterans' affairs.

Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren met with a small group of veterans at Bunker Hill Community College Tuesday for an hour-long roundtable discussion about their concerns for the upcoming election.

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Marilyn R

6:02 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Elizabeth Warren doesn't travel around in a limo. I attended an event on the Cape about a month ago. I saw her arrive. She was riding in an SUV. And It was American made. Conservatives are getting desperate. She's the daughter of a maintenance man who started waiting tables at the age of 13, to help her family keep their house, when her father had a heart attack. She attended all state …   more ›

VIDEO: Charlestown Students Prepare for Video Game Careers

Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and members of the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute visited Bunker Hill Community College this week to highlight the school's effort to educate the next generation of video game creators.

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