Subscribe to MWCC News Each summer, nearly 800 children and teenagers from throughout the region participate in Mount Wachusett Community College’s Adventure Academy. This year, the college is offering more than 30 classes and sports programs between June 27 and Aug. 5. Classes include Legos, beginning veterinary medicine, American Girl, theater, pottery, painting, sculpture, forensic science, dinosaurs, rockets, basketball, […]
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Greater Gardner Relay for Life
Members of the MWCC community will join dozens of teams at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life taking place at the college beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 10 and continuing until 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. The Relay for Life is the signature fundraiser for the ACS and the Gardner Relay is recognized as […]
Evening of Excellence
The academic achievements of MWCC students will be celebrated Thursday, May 12 during the annual Evening of Excellence. The event will take place at the DoubleTree in Leominster and will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a reception, followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and an awards ceremony. Students will be honored with merit and scholarship […]
43rd Annual Nurse Pinning Ceremony
MWCC’s 43rd annual Nurse Pinning Ceremony will take place Thursday, May 19 at 5 p.m. in the Fitness & Wellness Center. Students will be welcomed into the profession by having the program’s nursing pin fastened to their lapels by a fellow nurse, a family member, a friend, an alumnus of the program, or a faculty […]
Dental Programs PinningCeremony
MWCC’s Dental Programs Pinning Ceremony will take place Friday, May 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the South Cafe of the Gardner campus. Graduates of the Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting program will be recognized.
Tea Time Speaker Series: Understanding the LGBTQA Community
The Tea Time Speaker Series continues Monday, April 25 with a panel discussion, “Understanding the LGBTQA Community,” in the North Café. The event begins at 12:15 with refreshments, followed by an hour-long discussion between a panel of community leaders, students and staff who will discuss their struggles and the importance of building a strong support […]
Tea Time Speaker Series: Immigration and the Undocumented Student
The next Tea Time Speaker Series event, Immigration and the Undocumented Student, will take place Monday, March 28 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in the North Cafe. MWCC Trustee and alumna Joana Dos Santos, executive director of the United Neighbors of Fitchburg/Cleghorn Neighborhood Center, is the featured presenter. A native of Uruguay, Dos Santos earned an associate degree in business […]
Girls & Their Ghost Stories
The MWCC Humanities Project continues with “Girls and Their Ghost Stories: Feminism, Philosophy, and Frankenstein” with MWCC Faculty/Staff Dan Soucy and Shelley Nicholson. The presentation will take place March 24 at the Athol Public Library.
United Way Youth Venture Community Expo to Showcase Projects of Social Entrepreneurs
Curious about what millennials are doing to resolve some of society’s toughest issues? Then don’t miss the United Way Youth Venture Community Expo, taking place Wednesday, March 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Great Wolf Lodge, 50 Great Wolf Drive, Fitchburg. Teams of young social entrepreneurs will be on hand to showcase how […]
Men of Color Panel Presentation to Explore Modern Barriers
Mount Wachusett Community College is launching its new public forum, the Tea Time Speaker Series, with a panel presentation exploring obstacles men of color face in today’s society, workforce and education system. The first forum of the series, a Men of Color panel presentation and Black History Month luncheon, will take place Monday, Feb. 29 […]