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MWCC Dental Hygiene Student Crowned Miss Massachusetts USA

MWCC Dental Hygiene student Sarah Kidd is the newly crowned Miss Massachusetts USA. The 20-year-old Leominster resident won the title on Nov. 18 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, and will now go on to represent Massachusetts in the Miss USA 2013 pageant this summer. Ms. Kidd, who entered the competition after being named Miss […]

Lunch with a Hero Links MWCC Student Veterans with Civilians on Campus

A growing number of colleges and affiliated groups are venturing beyond campus borders to try to bridge the military-civilian gap and so is MWCC’s Veterans Group. The Veterans Group, a student club on campus, organized a raffle in October for 12 of its members to share a one-on-one catered lunch with civilian students, faculty and […]

MWCC’s Federal TRIO Upward Bound Math and Science Grant Renewed

MWCC has been awarded a five year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund the North Central Massachusetts Upward Bound Math and Science Program. This marks MWCC’s sixth year of operating this program, which prepares 63 high school students from Gardner, Athol, and Winchendon for success in high school and college […]

Joyce Conlon’s “Camouflage” Exhibit on Display in East Wing Gallery

“Camouflage,” an exhibit of 28 paintings by artist Joyce Conlon, an adjunct instructor of art at MWCC, is on display through Nov. 21 in the East Wing Gallery of the Raymond M. LaFontaine Fine Arts Center. “Like a shadow cast or an image reflected on water, my work involves the transformation of form on a […]

MWCC Tutor Philip DeCharles Receives Excellence in eTutoring Award

Philip DeCharles, an accounting tutor at MWCC and an alumnus of the college’s first graduating class, is a recipient of one of the first two Diane J. Goldsmith Awards for Excellence in eTutoring presented by the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium. Carolyn Rogers, director of Academic Services for the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium and Director of […]

Senior Vice President Sharyn Rice Receives An Outstanding Women in Business Award

Sharyn Rice, Senior Vice President of Access, Transition, and Development, is a recipient of the Worcester Business Journal’s 2012 Outstanding Women in Business Award. The award was announced Oct. 29 and this year’s six recipients will be recognized during a Nov. 16 luncheon at Tuckerman Hall in Worcester, hosted by the publication. She was recognized […]

MWCC Participates in Massachusetts 2012 STEM Summit

Janice Barney, dean of MWCC’s School of Business, Science, Technology, and Math, joined more than 1,200 business, government and education leaders at the ninth annual Massachusetts STEM Summit to discuss science, technology, engineering and math programs that will promote STEM education from early childhood to adulthood. The summit, hosted by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, […]

Assistant Dean Gregory Clement Receives CCSLA Founder’s Award

Gregory Clement, assistant dean of student services, is the recipient of this year’s Founder’s Award, which is presented annually to a Massachusetts student affairs professional whose dedication and hard work advances the goals of the Community College Student Life Association. MWCC Executive Vice President Ann McDonald presented the award to Clement on Oct. 11 during […]

AAC&U Official Visits Quality Collaborative Project Team

Dr. Susan Albertine, vice president for engagement, inclusion and success at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), met with faculty and staff from MWCC and Fitchburg State University on Oct. 18 as part of the Quality Collaborative Grant awarded by the association and the Lumina Foundation. The purpose of the Quality Collaborative Project […]

Vice President Robin A. Duncan Receives NCMPR Communicator of the Year Award

MWCC Vice President of Marketing and Communications Robin A. Duncan received the 2012 Communicator of the Year Award from District 1 of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations. The award was presented on Oct. 15 during the district’s conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Ms. Duncan came to MWCC more than 15 years ago to […]