Category Archives: News Releases

December 2,2010 Tod Wilson, the owner of Mr. Tod’s Pie Factory, conducted a pie-making demonstration December 2 at a Food Preparation class at Middlesex County College. Engaging, informative and funny, he explained the dough-making process, and encouraged the culinary students to use only the best ingredients. “A great pie starts with great dough,” he said. […]

December 2, 2010 An 11-week class at Middlesex County College called “Electronics for Green Jobs” held a graduation ceremony December 1. The program trains students to repair and maintain machines used in the green technology field such as recycling machines, fork lifts, emission controls, hybrid cars and solar panels. The funding is from the New […]

November 23, 2010 Middlesex County College to Hold Information Session for Those Interested in an Alternate Teaching Program Middlesex County College will hold an information session for people interested in becoming teachers through the alternate route program. It is scheduled for Thursday, December 9 at 6 p.m. in the College Center, Cafeteria C, on the […]

Members of Democracy House, the College’s service-learning program, collected canned and non-perishable food items, which were donated to the Franklin Township Food Bank. The College is sponsoring another food drive to benefit Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick. Members of the local community may participate by dropping food off at the Campus Police, which […]

Nov 8, 2010 An exhibit entitled “1°” will be held at Middlesex County College from November 18 through December 22 at the College’s Studio Theatre Gallery on the Edison campus. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. A reception, open to the public, will be Thursday, November 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. “1° addresses […]

Nov 4, 2010 George J. Lisicki, former national commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was named to the Middlesex County College Board of Trustees. He was appointed by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Mr. Lisicki served in the U.S. Army for three years and fought in Vietnam in 1967-68, earning […]

Oct 22, 2010 It was the spring of 1980. Jimmy Carter was president; Brendan Byrne governor. Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” was the number one song in the United States. And Middlesex County College’s New Brunswick Center began in a storefront on Albany Street. The Center was established through the efforts of New […]

Oct 7, 2010 Middlesex County College welcomed four new faculty members this fall. They are: Maya Aloni of the Department of History and Social Science. Maya holds a doctorate and master’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Her areas of specialization include social cognition, implicit cognitive processes and self-esteem. Nick Archer […]

Sep 2, 2010 David Edwards has been named dean of arts and sciences at Middlesex County College. He started August 30. “In the very short time I have been here, I’ve been impressed with the institutional emphasis on improving student success while maintaining a commitment to open access,” he said. “That is a challenge, but […]

Sep 2, 2010 John Hoffman, a shareholder of the law firm Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. and the legal counsel to Middlesex County College since 1964, is the 2010 L’Hommedieu Award recipient. The L’Hommedieu Award is named for Paige D. L’Hommedieu, the founding chairman of the College’s Board of Trustees, a humanitarian who worked tirelessly […]