CHANCELLOR AWARDS
the needs of a diverse student body, and generously provides his
knowledge and support for student projects. Repic is also the
faculty advisor for the Entrepreneurs Club.
Repic co-authored two peer-reviewed papers and presented
at more than 20 conferences and workshops. He earned a BS
in marketing and political science as well as an MA in political
science with an international relations concentration at Rutgers,
and an MBA from Felician University.
EXCELLENCE IN
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
ABIGAIL HUNTE ‘10, Coordinator
of New Media, assists both colleagues and
students in sharing the College’s message
on social media and the website. A lead in
the 2014 redesign of RCC’s website, she
is responsible for developing and imple-
menting the College’s social media and
website guidelines as well as training others to add web content.
Hunte supervises student interns who run RCC’s Snapchat
account and contribute blog posts. She advises the Humans of
RCC club and manages their exciting Meet & Eat events. She
created the Name that Café contest (almost 700 votes cast) that
resulted in the naming of RCC’s “Hawk’s Nest.”
Faculty and staff can develop their confidence and technical
skills by attending some of the more than 20 workshops Hunte has
offered through CETL and other campus groups. Her presentations
range from email tips and tricks to assisting faculty in web-
enhancing their curriculum. A lifelong learner, she continues to take
classes at RCC and attends virtual conferences to enhance her skills.
Hunte jo ined Campus Communications as Assistant
Coordinator of New Media in 2013. She holds a BS in computer
science and a BA in communication arts from Villanova University.
She earned a web development certificate (with a 4.0 GPA) from
RCC in 2010.
HONORARY DEGREE
Leonard Kurz Awarded Honorary Degree at Commencement
Leonard Merrill Kurz
of Nyack, a graduate
of Grinnell College and
Stanford University,
received an honorary
associate’s degree from
RCC at Commencement
on May 21, 2017.
Kurz is the president
and creative force
of Forest Creatures
Entertainment, a motion
picture, television, and new media production company established
in 1993.
Leonard Kurz serves as a director and officer of the Kurz Family
Foundation, founded by his late father, Herbert Kurz, a businessman
and philanthropist who created the President’s Student Support
Fund at RCC in 2007. Now named posthumously for its founder, the
Herbert Kurz President’s Student Support Fund has provided more
than $1 million to assist more than 1,000 students in need, enabling
them to stay in college and achieve their goals.
At RCC, Leonard also established the Automotive Technology
Center and the Peace Garden, both named for Herbert Kurz.
In the greater community, Leonard Kurz established the Herbert
Kurz Business Consortium in Rockland County, a coalition of
Brooklyn College, Rockland Community College and the CEJJES
Institute, which offers six free events annually on issues related to
business. Kurz also established HYLA (Hudson Youth Leadership
Academy), a coalition of Rockland Community College, Creative
Response to Conflict, Free the Children, and Me to We Leadership.
Congratulations
on the 100% pass rate for last year’s Nursing
students on the NCLEX exam!
All 33 candidates are now registered nurses.
Scenes from
the May 2017
Nurses Pinning
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