Subscribe to MWCC News A group of more than 30 students and three teachers from Kleve, Germany, Fitchburg’s sister city, took a moment during their whirlwind tour of the area to stop by MWCC’s Gardner campus. The students, who all participate in a band and have been performing at several area schools, paid a visit on Oct. 9 and […]
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Fitness and Wellness Center Sponsors First 5K
MWCC’s Fitness & Wellness Center sponsored its first 5K Run/Walk on Oct. 6. Sixty-three participants from area towns took part in the event, including 30 children who enjoyed a fun run on the college’s track. The 5K participants made a scenic loop including the bike path along Crystal Lake and through town and then […]
Governor Patrick Announces $37.9 Million Investment in MWCC for New Science and Technology Building
Governor Deval Patrick visited Mount Wachusett Community College on Oct. 3 to announce $37.9 million in capital funds for the college’s new science and technology building, furthering the Patrick-Murray Administration’s commitment to building an affordable, world-class system of public higher education in Massachusetts. The college will use the funds to modernize the Haley Academic Center […]
MWCC Director Appointed to National Civic Engagement Board
Fagan Forhan, Director of Experiential Learning Opportunities and Civic Engagement at MWCC, has been appointed to the steering committee of The Democracy Commitment, a new national initiative of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities to provide all community college graduates with an education in civic engagement and the democratic practice. As a member […]
Veterans Success Center’s Leader Receives Unsung Hero Award
Kristine Larkin, assistant project director of MWCC’s Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success, recently received an Unsung Hero Award from Veteran Homestead, Inc., a Fitchburg-based nonprofit organization that built and operates the Northeast Veteran Training and Rehabilitation Center, located on MWCC’s Gardner campus, as well as many other services and programs for veterans. Larkin […]
MWCC Partners on Industrial Skills Training and Assessment
Mount Wachusett Community College is collaborating with the North Central Massachusetts Economic Development Council, the North Central Career Center, and area manufacturers to deliver customized industrial skills training designed to solve the industrial skills shortage affecting local industry. The program has been developed in cooperation with Scientific Management Techniques (SMT), Inc., the global leader in […]
Tom Clay Joins MWCC Board of Trustees
Tom Clay, Chief Executive Officer of Marlborough-based Xtalic Corporation and a resident of Westford, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Mount Wachusett Community College. “Mr. Clay brings to the board extensive experience in advanced manufacturing and a passion for higher education. His expertise and dedication will be an asset to the college […]
Video Highlights from Governor Patrick’s October 4, 2012 Visit to Announce Funding for New STEM Building Project
Governor Patrick At MWCC Edit from Media Services on Vimeo.
Theatre at the Mount Recognized by New England Theatre Conference
Theatre at the Mount’s production of A Year with Frog and Toad has been selected for recognition as honorable mention for a New England Theatre Conference Moss Hart Memorial in the Children and Youth Division. The presentation of the certificate will occur at the annual awards banquet during the NETC convention on October 27 in […]
President Asquino Joins NACCE’s Presidents for Entrepreneurship
MWCC President Daniel M. Asquino has joined the Presidents for Entrepreneurship Forum, a new initiative of the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), the nation’s leading organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship through community colleges. Through this program, presidents of community colleges throughout the country commit to increase the focus on entrepreneurship at their institutions […]