CAMPUS NAME AND ADDRESS
Middlesex County College
2600 Woodbridge Ave
Edison, NJ
www.middlesexcc.edu/democracyhouse
CAMPUS AT A GLANCE (brief description)
We're the perfect choice if you're looking to explore different fields of study, jump-start your career, or make your own path to a Bachelors Degree and beyond.
Middlesex County College partners with students to make the College experience exciting and rewarding. Small classes, leading edge studies, great resources like our many computer labs, lots of student activities and faculty who are there when you need them to open new worlds.
Our Mission
The mission of Middlesex County College is to provide access to an affordable, quality education for diverse students and to promote lifelong learning opportunities to strengthen the economic, social and cultural life of the community.
KEY FACTS
Location: 30 Minutes from Princeton, NJ; 45 minutes from New York City
Enrollment: Approx. 10,000 full-time and part-time
Other interesting tidbits:
BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
DEMOCRACY HOUSE
Name of Campus-Wide Center: Democracy House, located in History and Social Behavior Dept.
Relevant website: www.middlesexcc.edu/democracyhouse
Bonner Leader Program
Year Began: 1995
Bonner Program website: www.middlesexcc.edu/democracyhouse
Number of Bonner Scholars/Leaders: 30
Active in Bonner AmeriCorps Ed Award: 25
Active in Other AmeriCorps Ed Award: 5
Active in Learn & Serve CBR: Yes
Active in FIPSE Civic Ed Certficate/Minor:
KEY CONTACTS
President: Dr. Joann La Perla-Morales
Faculty Director: Jennifer Altman
Coordinator: Phillip Vazquez
Bonner Senior Intern(s):
Bonner Congress Representatives: Mauro Cantantore, Nicole Boyle
Other:
MORE ABOUT US (our partners, trips, structure, best or unique practices)
Democracy House at Middlesex County colleges partners with organizations throughout the Edison, Perth Amboy and New Brunswick areas to provide them with service work from our Bonners. Our Partners include: Elijah's Promise Soup Kitchen, PRAB, 21st Century, Rartian River organizations, and many more.
This past academic year at Democracy House, our corps members delved into a wide variety of service, trainings and campus wide inititaves that helped to strengthem them individually, as well as the program itself.
Overall, this past year was a great one for Democracy House in which many students took leadership roles as Bonners. Many students came up with ideas for fundraisers and participated in them. Others showed amazing willingness to serve their community through our work with our community partners. Through service, events and training, 2009-2010 was an amazing year.
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Student Leadership Planning:
Click here for Congress Leadership Plans:
Middlesex Congress Action Planning
SPRING 2009 INITIATIVES
Serve 2.0
BWBRS
Bonner AmeriCorps
Issue-Based Research
Here's a video to get to know us.
Democracy House members participating in a Habitat for Humanity Project
February 2007: Democracy House in Baltimore, MD at two African American Museums in honor of Black History Month
Democracy House at SLI in Oberlin, OH June 2007
Michael Austerlitz, Ham El-Walley and CJ staples giving the thumbs at a fundraising drive for Elijah's Promise Soup Kitchen's Thanksgiving meal.