Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Team

Our Commitment To Community

MWCC strives to foster an environment where all students and staff feel comfortable and where new ideas and perspectives are encouraged and rewarded. We will continually search for the common good, respect and honor our differences, and make them work for the advantage of all.

Mission Statement

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team plans, promotes or creates educational, social, or recreational programs and opportunities to increase the understanding of and appreciation for the value of diversity in our College and community.

Vision

To be the College’s authoritative voice concerning the business, education and social value associated with diversity.

Team Chair: Sharmese Gunn, Gateway to College Resource Specialist

Notice Of Nondiscrimination

MWCC seeks to provide equal educational and employment opportunities and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

Resources

President’s Commitment To Diversity Scholastic Competition

Every fall semester, the Diversity Committee facilitates the President’s Commitment to Diversity Scholastic Competition.  This competitive award provides funding for one, three-credit class offered by Mount Wachusett Community College, for winning students to use during the following spring or summer semester.   For more information, please contact the Diversity Committee Chair:

https://mwcc.edu/about-mwcc/offices/hr/multicultural/committee-mission/

Multicultural Links

Scholarship And Financial Aid Information

The following sites offer information on financial aid and scholarships for people of different ethnicities and backgrounds:

International student information, scholarships, and loans:

LGBTQ

  • Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is New England’s leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.
  • PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Gays and Lesbians) promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
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