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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 restaurant that recently opened in New Haven. Ephrat, who completed a certificate in Digital Media & Web Design Training in 2019, opened the restaurant this past November with h...

Overcoming barriers and pushing forward, even when the path feels endless, is familiar territory for Certified Nurse Aide Instructor Maria Eugenia C. Jorge, BSN RN, herself a 2010 graduate of the Gateway Community College (GCC) Nursing Program. Jorge, a mother of four from Orange, had been out of high school for 25 years and was happy in her career as a   patient care assoc...

GCC Division Director for Allied Health and Nursing, Dr. Sheila Solernou, was selected to serve on the statewide workgroup organized by FEMA and the Global Resilience Institute (GRI) to identify and reach consensus on meaningful actions for responding to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency and for assisting with the state’s economic recovery.   “It is clear that community colleg...

Gateway Community College Director of Security, Sgt. Cary Broderick, received the 2020 Project Longevity Award during its third annual awards ceremony on October 27. Sgt. Broderick received the award for his commitment to reducing violence in New Haven by forging closer relationships between police and the community.   Sgt. Broderick is one of 15 honorees to receive the awa...

Jaime French, Step Forward program director at Gateway Community College, has been appointed to the Connecticut Transition Task Force (TTF) Membership Committee. The TTF directly supports the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) in its efforts to guide students with disabilities, families, schools, and state and community organizations to facilitate the students’...

Anne Williams has been hard at work hand-knitting hats for the homeless in New Haven for years, and with a pandemic looming in the background, she has been especially busy.   While homeless shelters can help individuals or families experiencing a housing crisis, vulnerable segments of the population need critical assistance with clothing, food and other items. The ongoing C...

Gateway Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society inducted 35 GCC scholars on Nov. 6 into one of the country’s most respected PTK chapters, the Alpha Xi Theta chapter. The inductees join more than 450 GCC students who have been inducted into PTK since the chapter started.   The new inductees are: Wisteria MacDonald, David Meza-Sandre, Cashaya Sanchez, Linda LaL...

When transitioning to remote learning last spring, like her colleagues, Gateway Community College Step Forward Director Jaime French took a new approach to make her hands-on curriculum work for students. Yet with highly individualized instruction and young adults with mild cognitive disabilities, relying heavily on technology posed  even greater challenges for the program sh...

Gateway Community College student Shamecca Davis of Rootuals took second place and a $500 cash award in the inaugural Minority Small Business Showcase held Oct. 17 at the SoNo Collection mall in Norwalk. Rootuals offers natural hair care services that promote healthy hair, "one rootual at a time." Former Gateway student Damail Dunlap of the Damali Society (makeup accessories...

Students, Alumni, Board Members, Community Leaders Are Featured The prominent role and sustaining impact of Gateway Community College as a beacon for higher education opportunity is the theme of a newly produced video that the Gateway Community College Foundation will debut on its website on Monday, October 12.   The video, Bridge to Equity, features more than a dozen indiv...

Mary Ellen Cody, dean of Development and Community Partnerships at Gateway Community College, has been named    the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce’s (GNHCC) Chamber Volunteer of the Year. Cody was honored Oct. 15 at the GNHCC 226th Annual Meeting & Annual Business Leadership Awards, held virtually. Cody is being recognized for her many contributions to the region,...

The Surgical Technology program at Gateway Community College received accreditation in September from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The peer review conducted by the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) and CAAHEP’s Board of Directors recognizes the program's substant...

Gateway Community College is offering a new Criminal Justice Associate in Science degree for students interested in careers in the criminal justice field (some examples are crime scene technician, forensic mental health worker, program manager of youth and community programs, victim support officer, and youth and family worker). The program is designed for students who plan ...

Six outstanding Gateway Community College (GCC) leaders were chosen to attend the Connecticut Change Leadership workshop program. The program, which will be held virtually in October, and facilitated by the University of Texas at Austin Charles A. Dana Center, is a professional development opportunity open only to nominated Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (CSCU...

The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) has approved Gateway Community College’s Affirmative Action plan, calling it “complete and thorough in documenting the college’s efforts to hire and retain a faculty and staff that is diverse, inclusive, and reflective of our larger workforce and community.”   In a joint statement, William Brown, Ph.D., Gate...

Gateway Community College student Kimberly Alvarez has been selected as a Spring 2020 Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholar. The $1,000 scholarship is designed to assist Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members in overcoming unanticipated financial barriers preventing the completion of the college credential, an associate degree or certificate while enrolled in college. Alv...

There’s good news for Gateway Community College students who did not fill out a FAFSA: They may still be eligible to receive a CARES Act Cash Assistance. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law by President Trump in March 2020. This economic relief package is aimed at protecting the American people from the public health and econom...

Gateway Community will hold a drive-thru diploma pick-up on Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. –  1 p.m. on Gateway’s North Haven Campus, 88 Bassett Road. Students will be assigned a time alphabetically by last name: A-D, E-J, K-N, O-R, and S-Z. Approximately 400 students are expected to attend. Thomas G. Coley, regional president, CSCU Shoreline-West, and William T. Brown, chief executiv...

Gateway Community College leaders and Workforce Alliance welcomed back 17 Skill Up for  Manufacturing pre-apprentice students to Gateway’s campus on July 6. The students, who are the first to return to campus, were there to complete the last 4 weeks of coursework put on hold by COVID-19. Thomas G. Coley, acting president, Gateway Community College; William Brown, chief execu...