Genesee Community College News Stories

Browse past news stories for Genesee Community College in Batavia, NY.

• Hawley hosts office hours Friday at GCC - The Daily News Online
  posted on January 3, 2013 at 06:58:23 am
  Hawley hosts office hours Friday at GCCThe Daily News OnlineBATAVIA -- Assemblyman Steve Hawley, R-Batavia, is hosting his regular outreach office hours for ...
• Excellence on Campus West - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  posted on December 28, 2012 at 05:35:12 pm
  Excellence on Campus WestRochester Democrat and ChronicleThe Genesee Community College Foundation is seeking nominations for its Alumni Hall of Fame. The ...
• APOV: Genesee Community College: The gift of hope - The Daily News Online
  posted on December 24, 2012 at 02:00:26 pm
  APOV: Genesee Community College: The gift of hopeThe Daily News OnlineI decided my ?what? to be a higher education and my ?where? at Genesee Community College. I ...
• Genesee Community College Honors December Employee and Student of the ... - ReadMedia (press release)
  posted on December 20, 2012 at 08:19:45 pm
  Genesee Community College Honors December Employee and Student of the ...ReadMedia (press release)BATAVIA, NY (12/20/2012)(readMedia)-- Genesee Community College is pleased ...
• GCC Basketball: Cougar Holiday Classic Tournament - The Batavian
  posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:33:57 am
  The BatavianGCC Basketball: Cougar Holiday Classic TournamentThe BatavianThe Genesee Community College men's basketball team blew a 16-point second half lead, but ...
• Unique Opportunity Offered to College Students
  posted on September 7, 2011 at 10:59:29 pm
  Genesee Community College is teaming up with a local animal shelter to offer students ...
• College to get $209K grant for nursing program
  posted on July 12, 2011 at 07:13:18 pm
  Genesee Community College will receive a $209,000 grant for its Nursing Workforce Diversity program. The board of trustees learned the good news Monday night when they met at the Batavia campus for the ...
• College trustees agree to put wind turbine on Batavia campus
  posted on June 16, 2011 at 08:27:51 pm
  This is a press release from Genesee Community College. At the Genesee Community College Board of Trustees on Monday, they agreed to locate an educational wind turbine at the Batavia campus in ...
• Photos: Genesee Jaguars notch playoff victory, move to finals
  posted on May 13, 2011 at 03:43:25 pm
  The Genesee Jaguars varsity lacrosse team took a semi-final playoff match over Depew Thursday evening at Genesee Community College by a score of 17-7. The undefeated Jaguars will play for their ...
• Photos: Empire Cup at GCC
  posted on May 8, 2011 at 03:28:08 am
  The Empire Cup and College Showcase is under way at Genesee Community College this weekend. The event brings together more than 50 colleges and universities from throughout Upstate New York for nonstop ...
• Two new events at GCC: Radio DJs reunion and 'Trek the Trail'
  posted on April 25, 2011 at 05:28:08 pm
  This information comes from Genesee Community College. Two unique new opportunities will make Genesee Community College's Batavia campus the place to be on May 6 and 7. That weekend, there'll be a ...
• OCC exec named president of Genesee Community College
  posted on April 6, 2011 at 05:45:56 pm
  SYRACUSE - James Sunser, vice president for continuing and extended learning at Onondaga ...
• Genesee Community College Names New President
  posted on April 5, 2011 at 02:43:56 am
  Batavia, N.Y. - Genesee Community College has ...
• 6th annual Cool Kids Eco-Fest set for April 9 at college
  posted on March 31, 2011 at 06:43:15 pm
  This information comes from Genesee Community College. Genesee Community College's Earth Club, Student Activities Office and College Village are once again joining Cool Kids to collectively ...
• Job fair at GCC with over 25 companies
  posted on March 17, 2011 at 11:17:34 pm
  Over 25 companies will be heading to Genesee ...
• GCC announces 2011 Hall of Fame inductees
  posted on March 16, 2011 at 03:43:13 pm
  Three graduates of Genesee Community College who went on to successful careers and have been active in their communities were selected as 2011 inductees into the GCC Hall of Fame. The new inductees are ...
• Students told 'take bullies by the horn' at youth conference
  posted on March 15, 2011 at 06:28:19 pm
  More than 400 middle-school students were at Genesee Community College this morning for the 2011 Genesee County Youth Conference. Students heard a keynote speech by bullying expert Michael Nerney ...
• A taste of the bayou comes to GCC
  posted on February 18, 2011 at 08:05:01 pm
  Here's a news release from Genesee Community College. Genesee Community College’s Batavia Campus will come alive with the sounds of rhythm and blues music and the flavors of delicious Cajun fare ...
• Matches made at GCC get special Valentines
  posted on February 10, 2011 at 09:35:02 pm
  Here's a news release from Genesee Community College. Nearly 200 long-term relationships have been formed from students attending classes at Genesee Community College. These "Met My Mates" ...
• College Student Killed in Head-on Crash in Batavia
  posted on February 9, 2011 at 02:22:23 pm
  Batavia, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a student at Genesee Community College ...
• One Dead After Car Crash in Batavia
  posted on February 8, 2011 at 05:41:09 pm
  A woman who was a student at Genesee Community College was killed in a head-on collision Tuesday ...
• Woman dies after being ejected from car
  posted on February 8, 2011 at 03:23:54 pm
  A Genesee Community College student lost her life in a terrible head-on ...
• Attorney previously arrested at GCC returns to gym for Monroe CC game
  posted on January 28, 2011 at 01:20:55 am
  John Parrinello, the Monroe County attorney who was kicked out of a basketball game at Genesee Community College on Dec. 12, was back at the scene of the alleged crime Thursday night. Parrinello who ...
• Genesee ARC graduates first PREP class
  posted on January 14, 2011 at 03:20:01 pm
  Press release from Genesee ARC: Batavia, NY -- Family and friends of Genesee County ARC’s first PREP for Life Class gathered Thursday, Jan. 13 for a graduation ceremony at Genesee Community ...
• Finney loses heartbreaker to Batavia
  posted on December 31, 2010 at 06:07:52 am
  The Falcons squander a 7-point lead in the final 2 1/2 minutes and fall to the Blue Devils, 53-50, in ...

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