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BCC Gets In The Game With Intercollegiate Sports
Starting in Fall 2008, the Bristol Community College Bees will compete on a varsity level in men's and women's soccer and basketball.
Bristol Community College has added intercollegiate sports in men's and women's soccer and basketball for the next academic year. The College is now a member of the competitive National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA). BCC will compete in Region 21 of the NJCAA, against other junior colleges in Massachusetts, as well as Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire.
"By joining the NJCAA, we are joining a higher level of competition," said Beverly Cambra, newly-appointed athletic director. "We are saying that BCC can compete on that higher level."
Cambra, who started at the end of March, has arranged a contract with Bishop Connolly High School that will allow BCC to use their fields and facilities. She is focusing on hiring part-time coaches and recruiting student-athletes for the program.
Cambra has strong ties to the Fall River community as a teacher, administer and coach at Durfee High School for 39 years. She retired from her vice principal position last year, and is excited to be part of the new athletic program.
"There are tremendous athletes in our area that are attending other schools in order to play sports, which is disheartening," Cambra said. "Including athletics enhances the college experience for students at Bristol."
Intercollegiate athletics has been under consideration for nearly three years, said Steve Ozug, Vice President of Students and Enrollment Services. "There has been growing interest among prospective and current students who want to continue playing sports in college, as well as among students who enjoy attending games," said Ozug.
The College is currently recruiting students for the fall and winter soccer and basketball teams. For more information about eligibility and participation, contact Bev Cambra at 508.678.2811 x2818.
Learning Communities for Fall 2008
What are learning communities?
Learning Communities are linked or clustered classes: the same group of students takes two or more classes together; the classes themselves are linked: the teachers have organized readings and other activities around common themes or questions.
Why should you enroll in a learning community?
Students who participate in learning communities are more likely to do well in all their classes; they work together and support each other; the assignments from the linked courses are related to each other and the faculty members work closely with all the students.
How do I register for a learning community?
Review the attached schedule of the 16 learning communities being offered at BCC for the Fall 2008 semester. Make an appointment with your advisor to discuss which learning community is right for you.
Register for the learning community using the appropriate CRN#.
For example: Use CRN# 14717 to register for LRN 01. FLL
It is not necessary to register separately for each course in the learning community. One CRN will register you for all.
For more information, download our complete listing of Learning Communities.
BCC students named to All-Massachusetts Academic Team
Karyn Hoffman, Transfer Counselor Ann Ibara, Tisha Williams
They were nominated by the College to compete for the honor. Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 3.25 to compete in the program. Additionally, both Williams and Hoffman add campus involvement and contributions to the community to their already exceptional academic records.
The All-USA Academic Team is an international competition co-sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for community colleges; USA TODAY, and the American Association of Community Colleges. Each year the All-USA Academic Team Program selects 60 exceptional students from a pool of nominees provided by community college Presidents and CEOs across the U.S.
Williams, a resident of Fall River, devotes her time outside of the classroom to writing for the BCC student newspaper, serving on the African American History Month Committee at BCC, and working with Arts United, a local artists’ initiative founded by Williams. Also, Williams works two part-time jobs and volunteers extensively at the Lighthouse Ministries Church, where she assists in teaching Sunday school and has designed and implemented an after-school program for the children of Corky Row, a Fall River neighborhood.
Williams has also been recognized for her writing and performance abilities by receiving first place in 2006 and second place in 2007 in the College’s annual Rhoda Sheehan Poetry Contest. Additionally, in 2006 Williams placed first in Program Oral Interpretation and second in Poetry at the Phi Rho Pi Regional Forensics and Debate Competition. She is in the General Studies program.
North Easton resident Karyn Hoffman balances schoolwork with serving as a Student Ambassador at BCC and participating in the BCC Commonwealth Honors Program. Hoffman has also volunteered for the MSPCA in Brockton, worked with the Jimmy Fund, and run in charity road races, in addition to holding two part-time jobs. Not only has Hoffman been inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society, and been on the Dean’s List since her arrival at BCC, she has also received a number of scholarships. She is in the Business program.
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