News
Release
OCT. 4, 2011
Contact: Maureen Dowdle 203-332-5078
TARGET STORES SUPPORTHCC STUDENT ART PROGRAM
BRIDGEPORT - Maureen Dowdle, Housatonic Community College Director of
Institutional Development, has announced that a grant of $2,000 has been received
from Target to support the HCC Museum Peer Docent Program.
The Peer Docent program provides after-school arts enrichment and introduces
participating high school students to art and art history. Students are taught
to look at art critically and practice observing, questioning and discussing
ideas using works from the Housatonic Museum of Art collection. The twenty or
more students then become docents and demonstrate what they have learned by leading
tours for hundreds of other Bridgeport students from the elementary and high
schools.
Robbin Zella, HCC Museum Director, says, “The Peer Docent program
has been in effect at HCC since 1999 and remains one of our most gratifying
educational projects. We have introduced significant numbers of students
to art, and to the process of learning to look at art. We are very
grateful and, thanks to Target, we are able to continue this important
program.”
Since 1946, Target has given 5% of its income to the communities they
serve equaling more than $3 million every week. Target administrators
add, “We are proud
to partner with organizations that meet the needs of our communities, whether
it’s inspiring young minds, offering unique cultural experiences, or meeting
the community’s most basic needs.”
About the Housatonic Community College Foundation
The Housatonic Community College Foundation was formed in 1990 to assist
the College and its students beyond the fundamentals provided by the
state. The Foundation provides resources for scholarships, equipment,
program enhancements, community outreach and support for the Housatonic
Museum of Art. For more information, visit www.hcc.commnet.edu/hccf <http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/hccf>
Housatonic Community College provides an affordable and accessible
education through two-year degrees, transfer preparation, and certificate
programs, as well as a wide variety of continuing education and personal/professional
enrichment seminars and workshops. In addition, HCC offers employee and occupational
training for businesses, municipalities, government agencies, and professional
associations to help develop the educated and skilled workforce required to meet
regional business and industry needs. HCC is nationally recognized as an “Achieving
the Dream” institution. To learn more, visit the college’s
website at: www.hcc.commnet.edu <http://www.hcc.commnet.edu> .
HCC is located at 900 Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Bridgeport, less
than 150 yards off I-95 (Exit 27) and Rte. 8 (Exit 1), a block from
the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard. Free parking is available in
the Housatonic garage.
Anson C. Smith, Public Relations Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: 203-332-5229, Fax: 203-332-5247
E-mail: asmith@hcc.commnet.edu