New Semester Begins Tuesday, March 1

The spring term kicks off this week and the Early Childhood Club wishes all of its members a very successful semester!

There are some exciting things happening at KCC this month. The new free shuttle bus, which will begin running on the first day of classes, is already creating quite a stir among students, faculty, and staff. A long-awaited service, the shuttle will operate on weekdays between our campus and the local subway station. It will ease overcrowding on city buses, and allow KCC students to get to classes on time much more easily.

Our own Co-Vice President, Doreen Brittingham, was instrumental in helping the dream of a shuttle bus become a reality. She was honored last month with a "MY HERO Award" at the Student Life Conference for her many volunteer hours on this project.

Doreen was one of several KCC students who braved the cold weather to stand on the corner of Brighton Beach Avenue & Coney Island Avenue, counting the numbers of students who boarded city buses after departing the subway station. In one short time period, Doreen recorded that over 800 students required transportation to the campus for the final leg of their commute.

The statistics compiled by Doreen and the other volunteers were vital to the creation of the shuttle bus service, which Dr. Regina Peruggi made one of her first priorities when she became Kingsborough's president last year. The club is very proud of Doreen and all the other KCC students who helped make this wonderful new service possible.

The shuttle bus runs every 15 minutes and is free to all students, staff, and faculty. A KCC photo I.D. is required to board. For more details, please pick up a flyer at the Peer Advisor Booth outside the cafeteria.