The Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery at Dutchess Community College will host an exhibit between April 29 and May 24 featuring work created by DCC Alumni. An opening reception will be held on May 2 at 5 p.m.

On April 18, selected Dutchess County residents will read their favorite poems in front of an audience that will include former United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky. The readings will take place at 7 p.m. in the James and Betty Hall Theatre on DCC's main campus.

New York University History Professor Dr. Kimberly Phillips-Fein will present "The Long Reaction: The Transformation of American Politics and the Backlash Against the New Deal" at Dutchess Community College on April 17 at 7 p.m. The lecture will be held in the James and Betty Hall Theatre on DCC's main campus, and is free and open to the public.

The Dutchess Community College Foundation's annual Gala - Community's Bridge to the Future - was held on Saturday, March 23 at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie. The event drew approximately 300 guests to honor two outstanding individuals and raise more than $140,000 for student scholarships. The event also marked the 30th anniversary of the DCC Foundation's creation.

The Dutchess Community College Foundation's annual Gala - Community's Bridge to the Future - will be held on Saturday, March 23 at 6 p.m. at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie. The event will honor a local physician and a community leader, and raise funds for student scholarships. The Foundation awards more than $380,000 per year in scholarships to deserving DCC students.

On April 18, Dutchess County residents will have a chance to read their favorite poems in front of an audience at Dutchess Community College that will include former United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky.

Approximately 120 local business and community leaders, donors and friends gathered on Jan. 3 for the 20th Annual Dutchess Community College President's Breakfast held on the College's Poughkeepsie campus. The keynote address was given by New York State Supreme Court Justice Christine Sproat, a graduate of DCC's Class of 1976.

The Dutchess Community College Foundation will host its 41st Annual Craft Fair on Thanksgiving weekend, November 24 and 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day on the DCC main campus in Poughkeepsie. This has become one of the area's most anticipated hand-made crafts events.

Thirty-four Dutchess Community College freshmen were formally awarded the 2012 Charles E. and Mabel E. Conklin Scholarship for Academic Excellence recently, joining family members and Mr. Conklin for a luncheon on campus. When combined with the Conklin scholars who began at DCC last fall, approximately 75 students currently are benefiting from the initiative.

Dutchess Community College welcomed almost 200 guests to the 2012 Poughkeepsie Journal Business Person of the Year luncheon Tuesday to honor this year's award recipient, Steven V. Lant, chairman, president and CEO of CH Energy Group.

The Dutchess Community College Foundation's annual Gala - Community's Bridge to the Future - was held on Saturday, March 24 at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie. The event drew more than 450 guests to honor five outstanding individuals and raise more than $165,000 for student scholarships.

Jeff Shesol, a historian, communications strategist and former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton, will give a presentation called "Supreme Power: FDR's Court Fight - and Barack Obama's" on April 5 at 7 p.m. in Dutchess Community College's James and Betty Hall Theatre. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Dutchess Community College Foundation's annual Gala - Community's Bridge to the Future - will be held on Saturday, March 24 at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie. The event will honor five local individuals and raise funds for student scholarships. The Foundation awards more than $340,000 per year in scholarships to deserving DCC students.

Vassar College Sociology Professor Diane Harriford will come to Dutchess Community College on March 8 to give a lecture about the importance of broad-based education titled "Liberal Arts and the Community College Student." It will begin at 7 p.m. in the James and Betty Hall Theatre and is free and open to the public.

Approximately 180 Dutchess Community College business and community leaders, donors and friends gathered Jan. 5 for the 19th Annual President's Breakfast held on the College's Poughkeepsie campus. The keynote address was given by Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, a graduate of DCC's Class of 2001.