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Gateway Community College alum Fatumata Kamara

September 20, 2022

Gateway Community College Alum Among First Peace Corps Volunteers to Return to Service Overseas

Gateway Community College alum Fatumata Kamara is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I was attracted to apply for the Peace Corps because I am passionate about volunteering and supporting young wo...

STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM MANUFACTURING TRAINING P...

WHAT: Members of the media are invited to a graduation celebration for Skill Up for Manufacturing at Gateway Community College. Skill Up is designed to quickly channel people into entry-level man...

January 13, 2021

Kosher Restaurant Opened by Former Gateway Student

The COVID-19 pandemic could not crush the entrepreneurial dreams of former Gateway Community College student Ephrat Lieblich, the new co-owner of Ladle & Loaf, a Kosher Middle Eastern fusion re...

"Queen of Quotes" Inspires Daughters With Degree

Barnetta Haywood’s daughters call her the “queen of quotes” and for good reason. Haywood, a New Haven resident who graduates from Gateway Community College this June with an associate’s degree in L...

Past articles

GCC Graduates First Class of Surgical Technologists

Gateway Community College is proud to announce its first graduating class of the newly- created Surgical Technology program, licensed by the Connecticut Board of Regents. The degree joins a top-rat...

U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Graduates and Gets Engaged on Same Day

Graduation day held a special surprise for student Unique A. Flynn, who received her A.S. in Business Administration. Her boyfriend proposed after graduation during dinner at Texas Roadhouse. A mo...

GCC Student Earns Long-Awaited Degree

Six years ago, while at a doctor’s office, Esther Edwards received news that her medical insurance had been cancelled by her employer. Assured by her supervisor that her position would be held ope...

Eight Students Graduate from Transition Program for Young Adults

Eight students celebrated an important milestone June 11 at Gateway Community College (GCC), completing graduation from Step Forward I, a supportive program that develops workforce readiness. A ...

Posthumous Degree Awarded at Commencement, “a Proud Moment” for Mom

This year’s commencement ceremony included a special presentation of a posthumous degree to an exceptional student, Tashyah Greene, who died suddenly in April. Tashyah’s mother, Stacey McCoy Green...

GCC Nursing Professor Sees Daughters Graduate from Alma Mater

Growing up in Ghana, identical twins Rhoda and Rhodaline Osei got a taste of life in the U.S. while visiting their father, Sam, a nursing professor at GCC, during school vacations. Intrigued by ...

Gateway to College Graduates 12, Shows Struggling Students Can Succeed

Twelve New Haven high school students who experienced different challenges while completing schoolwork had the pleasure of experiencing their high school graduation June 6 at Gateway Community Coll...

GCC Graduate, 60, Finds Healing Through Education

Recent GCC graduate Gail Williams struggled with drug addiction for years before she discovered healing through education and found a new purpose in helping others. On May 23, Williams, 60, recei...

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