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Class of 2023 Graduate Profile: Janelle Racine

At 19 years old, Janelle Racine was struggling in college, with a 1.7 GPA and at risk of losing her financial aid, she dropped out. At the time, she couldn’t see how a college education was going to help her. Instead of continuing her pursuit of a degree in environmental science, she got a temporary […]

Graduate Profile Michaela Short – 2022 College/University Student Production Award Winner

Class of 2022 graduate Michaela Short won five categories at the 2022 New England College/University Student Production Awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Awards were announced at a ceremony on June 14, 2022. Short’s production “Ashes” won the Music Video, Animation/Graphics/Special Effects, Audio/Sound (tie with Champlain College), Photographer, and Talent/Performer […]

Graduate Profile: Rosemary Ireni, Achieving a Childhood Dream

As the old African adage goes “It takes a village to raise a child” and so I am ever grateful to my family, friends, and faculty mentors for their support. I especially thank my personal “cheerleaders”, my wonderful children, family, and colleagues. And to my faculty family, I can’t thank the MWCC Nursing Department enough, […]

Theresa Davis – What MWCC Means to Me

Mount Wachusett made my dreams come alive. It has brought me many challenges and made me work beyond my comfort zone. It has given me confidence; it has empowered me to go further. I was brought up in a family of first-generation Italian Americans, where education wasn’t valued, where dreams were quickly dashed, and encouragement […]