Students Awarded Top Prizes in Poetry Contest

25 June 2019



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019	Contact: Ilene Greenfield Director of Media Relations 973-278-5400, ext. 1-5122 igl@BerkeleyCollege.edu

MEET THE WINNERS: BERKELEY COLLEGE STUDENTS AWARDED TOP PRIZES IN WOODLAND PARK POETRY CONTEST

Joseph Pugliese of Totowa (left, above), Berkeley College alumnus, and Lili Pacheco of Clifton, Berkeley College student (right), are the second and first place prize award recipients in this year’s Alfred H. Baumann Free Public Library Poetry Contest in the 18-and-older category. Julie Porter, PhD, Professor, English, Berkeley College School of Liberal Arts (center), immediately thought of her former creative writing students, when the contest was announced. “I am so glad that their talent was recognized,” Dr. Porter said. Residents of Woodland Park, students of Passaic Valley High School and Berkeley College are welcome to submit their poems for this contest, which is held annually by the Alfred H. Baumann Free Public Library in Woodland Park, NJ. This year’s winners presented their winning poems at a poetry reading on June 12, 2019. Ms. Pacheco is earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Fashion Merchandising and Management at Berkeley College. “In my poem, I comment about life and just trying to be present in the moment,” she said. “I’m so glad it was well received.” Mr. Pugliese took a different approach. His poem, “Ode to Stuffing,” was about his love of Thanksgiving stuffing. At the reading, his recitation made everyone in the room laugh. An Honors scholar, Mr. Pugliese graduated summa cum laude in May 2019 with a Bachelor of Science degree in National Security. About Berkeley College A leader in providing career-focused education since 1931, Berkeley College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and enrolls more than 7,000 students – including more than 350 international students – in its Master’s, Bachelor’s and Associate’s degree and Certificate programs. Students can study in more than 20 career fields. Berkeley College is comprised of the Larry L. Luing School of Business®, the School of Professional Studies, the School of Health Studies, and the School of Liberal Arts. The School of Graduate Studies offers an MBA in Management online and in Woodland Park, NJ. Berkeley College has four New Jersey campuses – Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park. In New York there are three campuses – Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn and White Plains. Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. For six consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has named Berkeley College among the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor’s Programs and among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans. The website address is www.BerkeleyCollege.edu. - End -