Once again, CW Warriors put on their waders and removed 56 pounds of trash! That’s 800 pieces of garbage polluting the Bronx River right in White Plains; a total that had doubled from the year before. CW students joined the Clean River Project through the Westchester Parks Foundation to help with the cleanup and do
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Congratulations to our Students of the Semester in the Day College; Shahine Clarke and Mariely Parra
Shahine and Mariely were selected for this distinguished accolade by the Day College Faculty because of their 3.8+ GPA, demonstrated academic excellence and overall dedication to their studies. Read more about Shahine and Mariely here: Shahine was raised in St. James, Jamaica where she attended The Montego Bay High school for girls, one of the
CW Names 2022 Alumni of the Year, Danielle Settembre
In 2015, Danielle Settembre graduated cum laude with her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She also graduated with BBA honors and is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Danielle was a recipient of The College of Westchester Charitable Foundation Scholarship and in her essay, she had written: “Hard work, efforts and achievements don’t go
CW Promotes Dr. Erica Schacht to Dean of Faculty
Announced in March, Dr. Erica Schacht, currently Dean of First Year Experience and Chair of General Education, will serve as Dean of Faculty at The College of Westchester. “Erica has proven herself to be an extraordinarily talented and effective classroom teacher and a highly competent academic administrator. Through her classroom teaching, doctoral research studies, success
Frank Williams Jr. Delivers Keynote Address
See Frank William’s Commencement Address » White Plains, NY – The College of Westchester celebrated its 106th Commencement Ceremony at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown on Thursday, June 2nd. Executive Director of the White Plains Youth Bureau Frank Williams Jr. delivered an inspirational Keynote Address to college graduates. As Director, Mr. Williams is responsible for
Spring Into Wellness 2022
With an extra hour of sunlight, Spring has sprung at CW with our annual, Spring Into Wellness! Now is the time to get moving as we transition seasons! The Allied Health Club put together an exciting event where students, staff & faculty had the opportunity to learn about several topics related to Health & Wellness
Day College Students of the Semester
Congratulations to our Students of the Semester in the Day College; Amoya Nicholson and Jimmy Ramirez. Amoya and Jimmy were selected for this distinguished accolade by the Day College Faculty because of their demonstrated academic excellence and effort in their degree program, in addition to holding a minimum 3.8 GPA. Read more about Amoya and
The Business of Beauty
What a better way to celebrate Women’s History Month than with a female award-winning entrepreneur, female business owner and CW Alum, Danielle Settembre! Danielle is the owner and founder of Hair Saloon & Cafe™ in Scarsdale, NY. Student hosts, Neranyi, Shahine, and Guadalupe welcomed Danielle to a room full of students who heard advice on
The College of Westchester’s Board of Trustees has a new member
The College of Westchester announced that Jessica Perilla, CEO & Founder of JPD Studio, a full-service creative, digital agency, will be a new member of the Board of Trustees. Jessica is an award-winning media technologist and media artist, who will bring several years of experience in corporate America as well as entrepreneurial experience. JPD studio
APC Student Advocacy Day 2022
Great Job to all our CW student delegates on lobbying for TAP funding! CW students Habayatou B., Emelyn I., Steven V., Michael T., Sebastian D., and Guadalupe S. met with Senator Jamaal Bailey, Senator Alessandra Biaggi, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Member Carl Heastie, Assembly Member J. Gary Pretlow, Assembly Member Jose Rivera, and Assembly member