Expert on Police-Related Matters to Speak at RVCC
The public is invited to attend “A Conversation with Corey Pegues,” Thursday, September 22, from 4-6:30 p.m., at Raritan Valley Community College. The event, which is free of charge, will be held in the Atrium (lower level, College Center) at the College’s Branchburg Campus.
The event is the first in a Conversation Series at the College titled “How to Ensure that #BlackLivesMatter Really Matters: A Conversation on Race Relations, Racial Injustice and Inequality.”
A retired New York Police Department executive and a community leader, Pegues is an expert on police-related topics. He is the author of Once a Cop: The Street, The Law, Two Worlds, One Man. He will be speaking about what to do when confronted by police in police-citizen encounters.
The program is sponsored by the RVCC President’s Office, the Office of Human Resources, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Refreshments will be served. For additional information about the program, contact Jacqueline Drummer at 908-526-1200, ext. 8310 or Jacqueline.Drummer@raritanval.edu.
Raritan Valley Community College’s main campus is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ. Serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for close to 50 years, RVCC is an educational and cultural center that is nationally recognized for its innovative programming, service to the community and environmental leadership. The College offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificates, as well as career training, professional development and personal enrichment courses. The College also has a performing arts center and planetarium.
RVCC is committed to offering a quality and affordable education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community’s businesses and state-of-the-art technology. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 7, 2016
Media contact: Donna Stolzer, 908-526-1200, ext. 8383
PR #16