ARC - Gateway Institute for Pre-College Education - CUNY

The Gateway program provided many things my high school
couldn't. It opened doors to opportunities and exposed me to
a world that I probably would not have seen until I went to
college.
Bomopregha Julius
Science Skills Center, Class of 2005
Cornell University, Class of 2009
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Funds Health & Nutrition
In 2006, with a grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Gateway
launched a fitness and nutrition initiative. The program’s approach to
fighting diabetes and obesity is designed to empower high school students
to make a difference and have an impact in their community. The work has
continued this year at the Gateway programs at A. Philip Randolph and
Bayard Rustin Educational Complex (BREC).
With the help of the Gateway publishing team, students at Randolph
designed and distributed a trifold brochure outlining the link between
diabetes and obesity. The brochures were distributed to students, staff, and
faculty at Randolph as well as nearby institutions including Wadleigh
Secondary School, School for the
Physical City, Choir Academy and
Mott Hall Middle School.
Students create artwork for the inaugural
exhibit at the AMA Gallery at Bayard
Rustin Educational Complex.
The students at BREC focused
their outreach and education on
creating the inaugural exhibit for the
school’s Art and Music Academy
Gallery. The show entitled
“Perspectives in Diabetes
Prevention and School Wellness
Policy“ opened on May 21 featuring
Students from A. Philip
Randolph created and
distributed a brochure on
diabetes and obesity.
student work under the direction of teaching artists-inresidence
Melinda Marx and Tali Nagler. The students
explored how multimedia art can be used for a better
understanding of health and the body. As Gateway senior
Angelina Herrera noted, “When we started, I thought it would
be fun to work on an art-related project. What I learned is that
it is so critical to get this information out to the community. We
might be eating ourselves to death, but we can do something
about it by telling others.”
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