Gateway Community College will hold two career fairs in April

 

In a release, Gateway Community College said it will hold a Career and Networking Fair,  from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 9 and it will feature several employers including Verizon Wireless, Yale, Mohegan Sun, Leap, Workforce Alliance, Aflac, Fed Ex,  Ikea,  Office Team, United Way, Chabaso Bakery, Next Step Living, Latino’s in Higher Ed, All Pointe Care, Easter Seals, Avon, Engage Staffing, Adecco and Companions and Home Makers.

"Sponsored by GCC’s career services department, this event targets entry-level employees. Job seekers who plan to attend the Career and Networking Fair are strongly encouraged to wear business appropriate attire and bring copies of their resume," the release said. " GCC students, alumni and students from other colleges are welcome."

GCC Career Services staff will be there to advise students beforehand, the release said.

For additional information or to schedule an individual appointment call GCC Career Services at (203) 285-2094.

 

Then, GCC will be the site of the first statewide Computer Science Career Fair, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. April 14, the release said. 
"Job seekers attending this event should be skilled in web design, mobile apps, software development, networking or social media integration," the release said. "Individual attendees may indicate their contact information, availability, and computer skills when they register. This information will be forwarded to the hiring companies. Interested companies, students, and freelance developers will find a detailed agenda, directions, and registration links at www.CTtalent.org."


"The Computer Science Career Fair provides a unique opportunity to connect talent with more than 20 growing companies, 200 computer developers and other IT professionals," the release said. "The Computer Science Career Fair will also include a panel discussion on computer science career opportunities and the specific skills companies look for in new hires. "

“There just aren’t enough computer science grads to meet the demand,” event organizer Mike Roer said, also in the release. 

Both events will be held in GCC’s community room, N100 and are free and open to all college students and grads from GCC and other colleges in the region.  

Information on the April 14 Computer Science Career Fair can be had by email to Mike Roer at Roer@EntrepreneurshipFoundation.org or by calling (203) 540 5903.

 

'Exhibit at Gateway Showcases Olin-Winchester Stories' in New Haven

 

NEW HAVEN — Gateway Community College’s NewAlliance Foundation Art Gallery is showing "Our Community at Winchester: An Elm City Story," according to a release.

The collection will be on display until March 21, the release said. The public is invited to an opening reception at the gallery from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 29, the release said.

 

The exhibit "showcases the stories of the workers at the Olin-Winchester plant, a prominent American maker of repeating firearms, which closed and left New Haven in 2006. The workers’ stories—of labor struggles, workers’ culture within the plant, and the impact of the plant on the larger community—are the basis of the exhibit," the release said.



"The exhibit is a collection of photographs and documents from the International Association of Machinists Local 609 records, held in the Greater New Haven Labor History Association’s archives, supplemented by oral history interviews with retired Winchester workers conducted by Association volunteers," the release said. " Local 609 represented workers at the plant from 1956 until its closure. Images from earlier years as well as from workers’ lives in the community are culled from personal memorabilia and employee newsletters."

 
For more information, contact joan@laborhistory.org or visit the Greater New Haven Labor History Association at www.laborhistory.org or Gateway Community College at GatewayCT.edu.

 

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Breakfast program in New Haven to focus on economy

NEW HAVEN — A breakfast program titled “Economic Recovery: For Some, But Not For All,” will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. May 29 in the community room at Gateway Community College, 20 Church St.
Presented by Christian Community Action of New Haven, the program will feature economist Nicholas S. Perna, managing director of Perna Associates, LLC, visiting lecturer in the Department of Economics at Yale University, economic advisor to Webster Bank and a director of Prudential Bank and Trust, according to a release.
In addition to Gateway, the program is co-sponsored by The Connecticut Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate and Webster Bank.
Perna will cover the economic outlook for Connecticut and the nation, with respect to jobs, inflation and other financial indicators, the release said. He will relate this to the issues of underemployment, increased income inequality and decreased government support, and attempt to answer the question: What can be done to promote prosperity and address these issues, without damaging our frail economy?, the release said.
The registration fee is $35, or $15 for students with a valid ID from any college or university. All proceeds will benefit CCA’s programs to support families in crisis.  Deadline for registration is May 20.
Registration forms are available at www.ccahelping.org or by calling the CCA Development Department at (203) 777-7848 x 19. Parking at the Temple Street Garage will be validated.
Christian Community Action is a 45-year-old ecumenical not-for-profit social services agency whose mission is to provide “Help, Housing and Hope,” to families that are homeless and people who are poor.  It offers emergency and transitional housing, food, job preparation, personal financial management education, advocacy training and other programs to achieve this goal.

The Scrabble Tournament Fundraiser April 25 at Gateway Community College in New Haven

NEW HAVEN - Literacy Volunteers will hold its annual Scrabble Challenge fundraiser from 5:30 to 8 p.m. April 25  at Gateway Community College, according to a  statement.  

"Enjoy a fun evening of competitive four-person Scrabble teams, raffles, a light dinner and a donation bar.  All proceeds from the event help Literacy Volunteers provide free reading and English conversation classes for adults throughout the New Haven and Valley communities," the statement said.  

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Gateway Community College to Sponsor a Big Read and a Little Read

NEW HAVEN – Gateway CommunityCollege’s Library and Learning Commons will hold a "Big Read" and a "Little Read" this month, according to a statement.

"As part of the Big Read, GCC students, faculty, staff as well as those in the Greater New Haven community are encouraged to read Charlayne Hunter-Gault’s book 'To the Mountaintop, My Journey through the Civil Rights Movement' and then take part in a shared discussion about it at 3:15 p.m.  April 22," the statement said,

GCC’s Early Learning Center also will hold "a Little Read for the center’s pre-school students and their families at 4:30 p.m. April 24. The Little Read is part of a city-wide reading day for young children," the statement said.

ELC Director Marge Weiner said, also in the statement, that the story-telling will take place in the children’s section of the Library and Learning Commons April 24. The children and their families will read "Whistle for Willie" by Ezra Jack Keats, the statement said. 

Weiner said she wants ELC families to partake in all the resources Gateway’s new library has to offer.

 

Also in the statement: 

The Big Read is the second event in a discussion series funded by the grant: “Nonviolent Conflict Resolution:  From the Personal to Communal, Local to Global.” Ogbaa said she wants the Library and Learning Commons to be a place where lifelong reading is celebrated and where people can gather to learn from one another.

A celebrated author and journalist, Hunter-Gault was one of two black students to desegregate the University of Georgia in 1961 and the first black woman writer at The New Yorker magazine. Multiple copies of her book are on reserve in GCC’s Library. Hunter-Gault spoke at Gateway in February and signed copies of her book. She urged students and all in attendance to move the civil rights cause continually forward, finding ways to stand up for the rights of all people.

As part of the Little Read, each child will take home a copy of Whistle for Willie and the ELC staff will create a take-home activity centered on the book that the families can do together.  “It’s a wonderful way to celebrate reading,” Weiner said.

The Little Read is part of the Week of the Young Child, an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. 

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New Haven is location of next African American Affairs Commission meeting

NEW HAVEN —The African American Affairs Commission will hold its next meeting on April 3, in the city.
The meeting, begins at 5:30 p.m. and will be held in the community center at Gateway Community College, 20 Church Street. Topics to be discussed include: gun violence, Project Longevity and comprehensive immigration reform.
Guests include: Ron Pinciaro of CT Against Gun Violence, The Rev. William Mathis of Project Longevity and John Lugo of Unidad Latina En Accion.
The public is invited and will have a chance to comment on the issues, as they are of major concerns to Connecticut’s urban centers. The meeting aims to provide a platform for community involvement that encourages and enables real-time feedback, according to organizers.
Special invited guest include: Connecticut Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, Greater New Haven NAACP, West Haven Black Coalition, New Haven Black and Hispanic Caucus, Junta for Progressive Action, National Association of Black Law Enforcement, New Haven Firebirds.
For more information please contact the African American Affairs Commission at 860-240-8555.

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'ON9 SHINES IN NEW HAVEN’S 9TH SQUARE'

NEW HAVEN  – "If you’re looking for a fun way to get in the holiday spirit, head to New Haven’s Historic 9th Square"  on Dec. 7, is what organizers of Shine On9 say about this upcoming event.
It will be held 6 to  8 p.m.

"Shine On9 celebrates the season by providing opportunities to give. Toys for Tots and the Holiday Cookie Crawl are two opportunities provided by the 9th Square business community to share holiday cheer with others," organizers said in a release.
The event is a chance to bring toy donation to Shine On9, and there will be collection boxes at Project Storefronts, Elm City Market, English Building Market and Luck & Levity, the release said. Further, the Holiday Cookie Crawl supports the “Neighbors in Need” dinner held by Gateway Community College.
"Participants gather a baker’s dozen of festive treats while visiting 9th Square businesses."
Tickets have been presold, but a few may still be available at The Grove, the release said.
The $15 donation includes a keepsake cookie box and a map of participating businesses, the release said.
A release from Gatreway said tickets to the Cookie Crawl are available here.

"Gateway’s Culinary Department is baking thirteen different types of cookies for the event, including the traditional coconut macaroons, thumb print, sugar, spritz, and ginger cookies. Other favorite recipes include snickerdoodles, butterscotch brownies, oatmeal craisin, and pecan bars. Chocolate lovers will delight in the chocolate chocolate chip and chocolate oatmeal selections," a release said

Also in the release: Shine On9 is the final 2012 installment of this collaborative first Friday open-house evening happening every month in this neighborhood famous for innovative art, food, music and experiences. On9 is coordinated by Town Green Special Services District, the City of New Haven’s Department of Arts Culture & Tourism Project Storefronts and the businesses of 9th Square in an effort to create events and spark vitality for the shops & eateries, residences & cultural arts centers in their community.

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Gateway Community College closed this week for its biig New Haven move

NEW HAVEN - Gateway Community College will be closed from Monday through Friday this week while staff and faculty move into its new downtown campus on Church Street, officials said in a statement.

GCC’s Long Wharf campus and all of its North Haven campus, with the exception of the Center for a Sustainable Future at North Haven, will be closed, the statement said.

Gateway students who have not yet come to campus to get the college’s new identification card, which will allow them access to parking and other features of the new campus can obtain ID cards starting July 23 in the new campus at 20 Church St., the statement said. 
The IDs will be issued in the north building, room 210, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, the statement said.