May 2011

New Biotech Lab Opens to Acclaim
A new, state-of-the-art biotechnology lab was recently opened at Middlesex County College. The combined facility is a teaching lab that includes a preparation room, a "clean room" for tissue culture work and a dedicated lab space for specialized equipment. The lab will allow students to become proficient in laboratory techniques used in the biosciences industry.

MCC Grad Named Senior of the Year at Engineering College
Walter Vittitoe '09 was named Senior of the Year by the Newark College of Engineering, which is a division of NJIT.

Nursing Programs at Kean and Middlesex Are Now Linked
Officials from Middlesex and Kean University recently signed an articulation agreement that provides seamless transfer for graduates of the Middlesex nursing program who transfer into the Bachelor's of Nursing program at Kean.

Student Named to National Academic Team
Christina Freund, the co-president of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, has been named a Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar.