Subscribe to MWCC News The outlook for hiring trends in North Central Massachusetts in 2013 was rated as “fair to good” by a majority of employers who participated in a recent business trends survey conducted by four area Chambers of Commerce and Mount Wachusett Community College’s business department. The online, confidential survey, conducted Nov. 1 through 23, targeted the […]
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Traditional Pinning Ceremony Marks Achievements of Practical Nursing Class
Friends, relatives and members of the college community gathered December 17 to welcome 46 graduates of MWCC’s Practical Nursing program into the nursing profession during a traditional pinning ceremony. Each graduate, dressed in a traditional nurse uniform, was welcomed into the profession by having a nursing pin fastened to her or his lapel by a […]
Green Street Café, Fitness Center & Student Clubs Share During the Season of Giving
MWCC’s Green Street Café is continuing its holiday tradition of supporting Heifer International’s mission to end hunger and poverty around the world. Dining Services Manager Lynne Franciose and her team are collecting loose change and other donations through the end of January with the goal of raising $1,000 for the non-profit organization, which operates the […]
The Green Society Hosts Presentation on State’s Beetle Battle
The Green Society student sustainability club hosted a presentation Nov. 26 on two invasive beetles in Massachusetts to raise awareness in the community. Samantha Brady Stelmack, forest pest outreach and survey coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, provided an overview of the damage in the state and in the country being caused by […]
Recent Works by Local Artists on Display in East Wing Gallery
“Recent Works,” an exhibit featuring paintings by local artists Matthew Gaspar and Danielle Darling, is on exhibit through Jan. 2 in the East Wing Gallery of the Raymond M. LaFontaine Fine Arts Center. Gaspar, a native of Gardner, studied art at MWCC and Assumption College before earning his bachelor’s degree in fine arts education from […]
Phi Theta Kappa Donates Project Graduation Funds to HOPE
Members of MWCC’s Phi Delta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society recently presented a donation to the House of Peace and Education from proceeds raised during the chapter’s ninth annual Project Graduation. The $300 donation was collected through the sale of Commencement DVDs in conjunction with the college’s Broadcasting and Electronic Media program. […]
2012 Fall Kick Off Event: 10 Years of United Way Youth Venture in North Central Mass.
It may have been raining heavily in Gardner on Friday, Oct. 19, but inside Mount Wachusett Community College it was bright and sunny with the sights and sounds of hundreds of local middle and high school students. More than 530 students from area schools traveled to MWCC for the United Way Youth Venture of North […]
SGA Thanksgiving Food Drive Fills Tables for the Holiday
The Student Government Association’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive this fall is providing 56 boxes of food for MWCC students in need, as well as a $20 Stop & Shop gift card for each of the 56 recipients to purchase a turkey, produce and other perishable items. Additional food collected during the drive will be donated […]
MWCC Salutes its Veterans and Supports Local Initiatives
In recognition that “freedom is never free,” MWCC student veterans and the college community united to host several events in honor of Veterans Day. The month-long celebration began on Nov. 1, when members of the student Veterans Group hosted a “Lunch with a Hero” event to enhance communication between military and non-military members of the […]
MWCC Joins DHE and Regional Institutions for Go Public! Event
MWCC joined the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and four other campuses to promote the academic excellence and value of the Commonwealth’s public colleges and universities at a Go Public! event held Nov. 8 at Mahar Regional High School in Orange. In addition to MWCC, Greenfield Community College, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Fitchburg State […]