MWCC Presidents
Dr. Daniel M. Asquino
1987 - present
Daniel M. Asquino has been President of Mount Wachusett Community College, located in North Central Massachusetts since August 1987. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Political Science and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Southeastern Massachusetts.
Since arriving at Mount Wachusett Community College, President Asquino has focused his efforts on improving curriculum and community outreach and economic development. Under his leadership the College enrollment has grown to over 7,000 credit and non-credit students. Satellite campuses have been established at Devens, in Leominster and in Fitchburg. Last year college expenditures exceeded $35,000,000 generating an annual economic impact of over $100,000,000. Faculty and staff total over 1000 employees.
President Asquino has twice been chosen to Chair the Committee of Community College Presidents. He has also served as two-term Chair of the New England College Council and is currently Chair of the College/University Advisory Board of Roger Williams University. President Asquino also serves as a member of the Community College Council’s Labor Relations Committee and Chairs the Distance Education and Personnel Committee of the Council. He is also a member of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Commission on Learning and Technology.
President Asquino has served as Chairman of the Greater Gardner United Way, Chairman of the North Central Massachusetts United Way Campaign, Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Service Learning Compact, Chairman of the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce, and on a number of regional statewide and national commissions and committees.
Honors include Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year (2002) and also a Community Service Award, Nashoba Chamber of Commerce Leadership and the Governor’s Pride in Performance Award.
Dr. Asquino is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Heywood Hospital, the GFA Supervisory Board and the Executive Board of the North Central Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Asquino continues to teach Public Administration classes at Roger Williams University.
Dr. Arthur F. Haley
1963 - 1987
In November 1963, Dr. Arthur F. Haley was appointed
president of the newly created MWCC. At the time he
was the Admissions Officer at Lowell Technological
Institute. A commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy,
Dr. Haley received a baccalaureate and master’s
degree from Boston College, and a doctorate from Boston
University. Additional studies were at Columbia University,
Princeton University and Holy Cross.
A Dedication to Arthur F. Haley
1969 Yearbook letter announcing MWCC’s accreditation
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May
I personally, and on behalf of the faculty and
staff of the College, congratulate you on the
successful completion of your studies. Each year
the faculty demands more and more and so the
test administered to you was more demanding than
that offered previously. You also represented
previous classes in a most critical way. This
year we were visited by faculty from other colleges
to determine whether our standards – for
students, for faculty, for curriculum – were
appropriate. You, the senior student body, performed
ably. We did win our accreditation! Good luck and God speed. Please come back to visit. We enjoyed your all-to-brief tenure with us. |
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