Blackstone LaunchPad who partnered with Future Founders, has announced the latest cohorts of the Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship, a virtual 7-week immersive program designed to support student entrepreneurs across the network. Run in partnership with Future Founders, the 2022 Summer Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship will empower 90 student startups with entrepreneurial resources, mentorship, education, and financial assistance. Current students as well as alumni who graduated from 2015 to present, are eligible. Each student participant will receive a $5,000 stipend and mentorship.
Dolores Paul, originally from Queens, received a degree in Neuroscience from Queens College (CUNY), where she concentrated in research on lupus patients. But she was always drawn to nursing, and decided to apply for Queensborough’s nursing program, in part because of her mother. “She attended Queensborough and though she wasn’t able to finish her degree she loved the College and had always wanted to go back, so I followed her footsteps and enrolled in the nursing program.”
“My essay is about wisdom, embracing a lifetime of learning,” said former Queensborough student Stephane Zongo who was named second runner-up in the 2022 Asian American/Asian Research Institute Chynn-CUNY Ethics and Morality Essay Contest.
The essay, Winning Applications of Learning Along the Way, reflects looking back to moving on.
“I did not know my father," said Zongo, 40. “As children my four siblings and I played soccer barefoot in the street, we struggled as a family. I carried some of these experiences with me and as an adult came from a place of anger.”
“Exceptional artists have within them what I call the creative light,” said Professor Craig R. Weber (AIA), Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Queensborough Community College. “For this show we will display the works of alumni who, as architecture students, constructed models of historically important buildings and residences of their choice.”
Paths to Their Degrees: Spring Graduates (and alumni) share stories of success.
"Not all galaxies and not all colleges have high energy and illumination however Queensborough has both and will always inspire my scientific curiosity to answer the question, why?" -John Meftah, ’21
This month, the Asian American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA), the Asian Heritage Month Committee (AHM), and Student Activities hosted a virtual online seminar, Solidarity Now! Creating Awareness of Anti-Asian Racism.
"It is hard for me [in my] Asian culture to ask for help. When I was first unemployed, I struggled financially and mentally because I didn’t know what to do. Fortunately, I emailed a Queensborough staff member and she told me right away [that] QCC is here to help students. Sometimes people just need a little bit of help for them to get through the hardest time of their life. Please contribute. The power of your gift is infinite."
I came to the United States five years ago from Bolivia. I always enjoyed school and learning new things, but after high school I had to work full-time to support my family, and my career goals faded into the background
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The KHC uses the lessons of the Holocaust to educate current and future generations about the ramifications of unbridled prejudice, racism and stereotyping.
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QPAC is an invaluable entertainment company in this region with a growing national reputation. The arts at QPAC continues to play a vital role in transforming lives and building stronger communities.
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The QCC Art Gallery of the City University of New York is a vital educational and cultural resource for Queensborough Community College, the Borough of Queens and the surrounding communities.
