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MWCC & Heywood Healthcare Presenting Forum on “Radical vs. Real: Islam in the Modern World”

Mount Wachusett Community College and Heywood Healthcare are presenting an open forum, “Radical vs. Real: Islam in the Modern World,” on Monday, Oct. 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the South Café at MWCC’s Gardner campus. This forum is free and open to the public. The event stemmed from discussions between Heywood Healthcare President […]

MWCC Receives Nine NCMPR Medallion Awards for Excellence in Communications

Mount Wachusett Community College has received nine Medallion Awards from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR), District 1, for excellence in communications. The college’s Marketing and Communications department received five gold awards, three silver awards and one bronze award for communications projects developed over the past year including television advertising, overall marketing campaign, feature […]

MWCC and Industry Partners Celebrate Manufacturing Day in North Central Massachusetts

Mount Wachusett Community College celebrated National Manufacturing Day on Oct. 2 with a free expo featuring demonstrations, speakers and tours of its Manufacturing Workforce Certification Center and Devens campus. The third annual networking and informational event brought together industry representatives, educators and students who toured the manufacturing and skills-training labs and participated in hands-on demonstrations. […]

MWCC Student Shares Stage with Top Education Officials at Massachusetts “Go Higher!” Event

Kaila Lundgren, a Pre-Healthcare Academy student at Mount Wachusett Community College, shared the stage with Massachusetts Secretary of Education Jim Peyser and Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago during the state’s first Go Higher! event, held Sept. 24 at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School. Lundgren, a 2015 graduate of Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School, told an […]

MWCC Partners with the SHINE Initiative, Heywood Hospital, to Present Third Annual Mental Health Awareness Conference

Each year, approximately one in five Americans suffer from some mental illness, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. To continue to raise awareness about mental health and wellness, Mount Wachusett Community College, Heywood Hospital and the SHINE Initiative are presenting the third annual Mental Health Awareness Conference. The free conference will take place […]

MWCC’s National Manufacturing Day Event to Feature Demonstrations, Presentations

Mount Wachusett Community College will celebrate the third annual National Manufacturing Day on Oct. 2 with a free event featuring demonstrations, guest speakers and tours of the college’s Manufacturing Workforce Certification Center and Devens campus. Manufacturing Day was established in 2012 to help change public perception of manufacturing and underscore the shortage of skilled workers […]

Flag ceremonies, service project, mark the 14th anniversary of 9/11

Students and employees at Mount Wachusett Community College paused in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11 2001 terrorist attacks, then joined in a card-writing project to thank men and women in the region who serve as first-responders and in the military. The Patriot Riders returned again this year to lead flag […]

A Message from President Asquino

The start of a new academic year is always an exciting time at MWCC, and this year is no exception. Over the summer, we broke ground on our new science, technology, engineering and math building and began much-needed renovations to the Gardner campus. The end result – modern facilities that will benefit all students, a […]

MWCC Professor Returns from Teaching Opportunity in Italy

MWCC Physical Therapist Assistant students began classes this semester with an international instructor. Professor Jackie Shakar, chair of MWCC’s PTA program, spent a portion of her summer break teaching the Graston Technique to colleagues in Italy. She has been a Graston Technique instructor for over 10 years, typically teaching one seminar a month throughout the U.S. This was the first […]

United Way Youth Venture of North Central MA Prepares for another Successful Year

This fall, United Way Youth Venture of North Central Massachusetts returns to schools throughout the region to continue the great work being done by middle and high school students. Now starting its 13th year, the program works with students to help them transform their passions into independent community service projects. Through their participation in the […]