MWCC's Weekly e-newsletter

Fri., Jan. 30, 2004

Sportscaster Steve Burton to Deliver Mount Wachusett Community College 2004 Commencement Address

By Lea Ann Erickson

	WBZ 4 sportscaster Steve Burton

Boston’s WBZ 4 sportscaster Steve Burton is slated to deliver Mount Wachusett Community College’s 2004 commencement address, Thurs., May 20.

“ Burton devotes much of his free time in service to others,” said MWCC President Daniel M. Asquino. “I think our graduates will enjoy hearing what he has to say and we are proud to be welcoming someone who has made a commitment to giving back to community.”

Burton is a sports anchor and reporter for CBS4 News on CBS4 and for sister station UPN38 in Boston. A New England native, he joined CBS4 in August 1994. Prior to that, Burton worked as a sports anchor and reporter for New England Sports Network (NESN) since 1988. While at NESN, Burton hosted the pre and post game shows for the Boston Red Sox.

Raised in Framingham, Massachusetts, Burton grew up in a sports family. His father, Ron Burton, played for the New England Patriots football team. Young Burton graduated from Framingham High School, where he was the quarterback for the school’s football team and went on to play quarterback for Northwestern University.

When he's not working at CBS4, Burton spends much of his time working at the Ron Burton Training Village, a 5-week sports camp for inner city youths. He also serves as a board member on several children's charities including the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Burton received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications and a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University. He lives in the Greater Boston area with his wife and four children.

CBS4 and UPN38 are members of The Viacom Television Stations Group, a unit of Viacom Inc., one of the world’s largest entertainment and media companies, and a leader in the production, promotion and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and music.

Upcoming Campus Events:

• The East Wing Gallery is featuring the paintings of Keith Hollingworth through Fri., Feb. 13. In addition, as part of the “Works in Clay” exhibition series, MWCC alumna Cheryl Lichwell’s sculpture is also on display though Wed., Feb. 18. She sculpts her pieces out of terra cotta clay or low-fire white clay. She experiments with traditional and unconventional surface treatments in work that has been described as whimsical, humorous, dark and peculiar. After graduating from the Mount, Lichwell graduated from UMASS Amherst with a B.F.A. in Sculpture. She resides and works in her Hubbardston studio. The East Wing Gallery is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• In recognition of Black History Month and the 15th annual National African American Read-In, the English Department at MWCC will sponsor a read-in of African American Literature, Wed., Feb. 11 from 12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Murphy room. Participants are invited to bring a selected reading, or simply attend to listen to others. The event is free and open to the public.

• The admissions office is hosting free Monday @ the Mount Information Sessions, Mon., Feb. 2 and Mon., Feb. 9 at 1:00 p.m. Information on financial aid, admissions, certificate and degree programs as well as a college tour will all be included. For more info, call admissions at (978) 630-9110.

• If you are a licensed practical nurse and would like to learn how you can become a registered nurse, attend a free LPN to RN Bridge information session, Tues., Feb. 10 at 1:00 p.m. in the Murphy room. Registered nurses are in great demand at hospitals and healthcare providers across the country. To learn more, call (978) 630-9110.

• Reward your New Year's resolution to get fit with a relaxing massage. The college's Fitness and Wellness Center is featuring a student massage clinic. The clinic is open Monday through Friday and every other Saturday. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, call (978) 630-9212.

• “Right this way, your table’s waiting.” Theatre at the Mount’s production of the Kander and Ebb musical, Cabaret, opens on February 27 for 5 performances. Set in the tumultuous city of Berlin just before Hitler’s rise to power, Cabaret is based on Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Stories and John Van Druten’s I Am a Camera. The main action of the play revolves around a cabaret performer, Sally Bowles, and the brief affair she has with an American writer who takes her in after she is kicked out of the Kit Kat Club where she performs. Although Sally and Clifford soon find themselves deeply in love, there is too much chaos in the world around them. Soon they find their relationship is being jeopardized by outside forces, which threaten to tear them apart. Also figuring prominently is the tragic relationship between Fraulein Schneider, a German woman, and her Jewish suitor, Herr Schultz. Performances of Cabaret are February 27, 28, March 5, and 6 at 8:00 p.m. and March 7 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $18.00 for evening performances and $15.00 for matinees. For information and reservations, call the TAM box office at 978 632-2403. Tickets may also be purchased online at http://theatre.mwcc.edu.
  Cabaret contains adult themes and language and is not recommended for young children.

• The MWCC Fitness and Wellness Center will be offering American Red Cross Lifeguard training and youth swim lessons this winter. Registration is now underway. Session I lifeguard training begins in February. For more information call (978) 630-9212.

Lea Ann Erickson
Director of Community Relations
Mount Wachusett Community College
Phone: (978) 630-9322
Fax: (978) 630-9561
cell: (508) 517-5202
l_erickson@mwcc.mass.edu

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