BHCC News for September, 2016

September
2
2016
Press Release

Bunker Hill Community College Awarded $30K Grant for Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) has received a $30,960 continuation grant from the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI). BHCC was one of only 12 Massachusetts institutions of public higher education to receive an award.
September
8
2016
News Brief

Message from the President

We at Bunker Hill Community College want to extend our support to ITT Tech students during their challenging transition.
September
19
2016
Press Release

New Trustees Join Bunker Hill Community College Board

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) welcomes two new members of the Board of Trustees, David Chang Tai-Wai and Stephen Chan, as well as a new student trustee, Loretta Esibi.
September
21
2016
Press Release

Bunker Hill Community College Welcomes New Faculty and Staff

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) welcomed new faculty and staff members at the College’s annual Convocation event, held on Thursday, September 2. During the event, BHCC faculty and staff members gathered together to kick off the 2016-2017 academic year, welcome new faculty and staff and engage in the early stages of planning for “the year of the engaged campus.”
September
22
2016
BHCC in the News
September
28
2016
News Brief

Recognizing College Opportunity “Champions of Change”

The following press release was published on the White House website as a blog post on September 27, 2016.
September
28
2016
Press Release

Exchange Participants Build Workforce and Leadership Skills at Bunker Hill Community College

Exchange students arrived at Bunker Hill Community College, one of 14 colleges across 11 states, to participate in the 2016-2017 Community College Initiative (CCI) Program. A program of the U.S. State Department, the CCI Program provides participants with quality education at U.S. community colleges and is designed to build technical skills, enhance leadership capabilities and strengthen their English language proficiency.
September
27
2016
BHCC in the News

Facing hunger on college campuses

News outlet: The Boston Globe
September
29
2016
Press Release

U.S. Department of Education Awards $1.7M AANAPISI Grant to Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) has received a $1.7 million grant from the United States Department of Education’s Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) program, created to expand the capacity of educational institutions to serve these populations as well as low-income individuals. The funds, to be awarded over five years, will impact the College’s large and growing population of Asian American and low-income English language learners.
September
30
2016
News Brief

BHCC and President Eddinger Honored as a Champion of Change

President Eddinger and Bunker Hill Community College were honored at the White House on September 30, when President Obama named Eddinger one of the nation’s eleven “Champions of Change for College Opportunity.”
September
8
2016
BHCC in the News

Elites neglect veterans

News outlet: RUTLAND HERALD
September
27
2016
News Brief

President Pam Eddinger and President Javier Miyares Bring Presidential Experience to ATD’s Board

The following press release was published on the Achieving the Dream website on September 22, 2016.