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Every year, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) invites caring people – like you! – to join the Great Give. The Gateway Community College Foundation will participate in CFGNH’s 36-hour online event Tuesday and Wednesday, May 3 and 4 You can look forward to matches and bonuses. It’s an easy, fun way to…

Awards and Celebration in May More than $100,000 will be awarded in scholarships, fellowships, and much-needed laptop computers for the 2023-24 academic year. Scholarship awards will be announced in early May, and the Foundation’s 14th Annual Donor/Scholar celebration will be held during a May 19 brunch at the college. The celebration is a high point…

More than 50 enthusiastic alums already have joined Gateway Community College’s first-ever Alumni Network. The Network’s Advisory Board is planning some exciting events, including a get-together for current and prospective members on Wednesday, June 21, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Tuscany Fire Kitchen at EleMar New England Marble & Granite, 99 Shelton Ave., New…

Maria Goode inspires Gateway nursing students with her warmth, energy, smarts, and story. When asked why, she said, “The college helped me in so many ways. I will always want to make a difference here.” Maria arrived in the U.S. in 2001 with big dreams and little English. “I left everything to make a better…

(January 2023) The GCC Foundation recently established the Wanda Y. Gibbs “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” Memorial Scholarship/Fellowship, named to honor a lifelong educator, mentor, community activist, and advocate for students who passed away in early July 2022. With their generous contribution to the Foundation, her daughter, and Connecticut State Colleges and Universities employee Tanya Gibbs-Scott,…

On Feb. 1, Gateway students begin applying online for Gateway Community College Foundation scholarships for the college’s 2023-2024 academic year. Applications will be accepted until April 1. Volunteer reviewers will then evaluate the applications and recommend awards to the Foundation’s Board. Students who will receive support will be notified in early May. The annual Donor/Scholar…

(January 2023) A chance encounter can lead to BIG change – just ask Gateway student Juan Munoz Polvo. Juan’s parents came to the U.S. from Mexico when he was a year old. They settled in New Haven and had three more children. Juan didn’t qualify for the financial aid he desperately needed to attend college…

Continuing Change, New Challenges, Unwavering Commitment (January 2023) Best wishes for a 2023 filled with hope, health, prosperity – and continued success for Gateway Community College’s students, faculty, and staff! I’m honored to serve as chair of the Gateway Community College Foundation Board of Directors – a cadre of seasoned professionals in business, education, government,…