News & Views Raritan Valley

RVCC Receives NSF Grant to Develop New Program in Commercial Energy Management

RVCC has received a $760,812 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a new program to help train workers for careers in Commercial Energy Management.

RVCC President Invited to White House to Launch Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge

RVCC President Michael J. McDonough participated in a White House event on June 10 marking the Obama Administration’s launching of the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge.  

RVCC Gym Receives 2016 Best of Somerville Award

The Raritan Valley Community College gymnasium has been selected for the 2016 Best of Somerville Award in the “Gyms” category by the Somerville Award Program.

RVCC Honored with Federal Green Ribbon Award; One of Only 11 Colleges in U.S. Selected

RVCC was honored Friday, April 22, when U.S. Secretary of Education John King and other federal officials recognized its programs and policies as being among the most environmentally friendly in the country. The U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Postsecondary..“This award acknowledges your institution’s commitment to sustainable practices. I commend Raritan Valley Community College for its leadership in facilities, health, and environmental education.” In a letter to the president of the college, the Secretary said RVCC was a “representative of promising practices… not only for aspiring green colleges and universities, but for all higher education institutions.” RVCC was one of only 11 colleges and universities in the nation honored with a Green Ribbon award.

Skillman Resident Receives RVCC’s Distinguished Alumni Award

The RVCC Alumni Association has honored Jesse May, RVCC Class of 2004, with the Distinguished Alumni Award. The annual award was given at the College’s Academic Awards Dinner, held May 11 at the College’s Branchburg Campus.

RVCC Awards Degrees, Certificates to Close to 1,300 Graduates

RVCC awarded associate degrees and certificates to close to 1,300 graduates at its commencement, held Saturday, May 14, on the soccer field at the College’s Branchburg Campus.

RVCC Student Earns National Newman Civic Fellows Award

Raritan Valley Community College student Faranak Aminifar has been selected to receive the Campus Compact 2016 Newman Civic Fellows Award. The Belle Mead resident joins the Newman Civic Fellows Class of 2016, a national group of 218 Fellows who are being honored for their efforts to take action in pursuit of long-term positive social change. Aminifar, a Criminal Justice major, is graduating from RVCC in May.

The Sky Above

Skies over Hogwarts