Massachusetts Community Colleges Awarded $20 Million TAACCCT IV Grant

Massachusetts’ 15 community colleges have been awarded a $20 million Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to further state-wide initiatives addressing training and educational needs in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math, as well as advanced manufacturing and healthcare. Led by Massasoit Community […]

In Thoreau’s Footsteps: MWCC Humanities Project Fundraiser

In a show of college-wide support for the MWCC Humanities Project, faculty, staff and students will walk in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau to the summit of Wachusett Mountain, a spot the noted author and philosopher once labeled “the observatory of the state.” Participants in the first “Hike for the Humanities” fundraiser on Saturday […]

Mount Wachusett Humanities Project Continues in Community, on Campus

While Mount Wachusett Community College professors find innovative ways for their students to examine Thoreau, the author’s lasting influence has also extended into the community. On Wednesday night, the college held the second event in its ongoing series, “East Meets West in a Cabin in the Woods: Walden and Beyond,” the first year-theme of the […]

Sinatra at the Mount: The Swankiest Event of the Season

For one night, Theatre at the Mount will become “Sinatra at the Mount,” as Mount Wachusett Community College welcomes Chris Jason and the Sinatra Live Big Band on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Jason is considered one of the premier Sinatra interpreters in New England and has been performing as the “Chairman of the […]

Scary Karaoke

MWCC’s annual Scary Karaoke competition, sponsored by CATS and the Student Life Office, will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the North Café. Come join in on the spooky fun! There will be snacks, a $100 cash door prize every hour and cash prizes ($100, $70, $30) for the […]

Domestic Violence Exhibit

The Empty Place at the Table exhibit, commemorating Massachusetts residents lost in the last year as a result of domestic violence, comes to MWCC from Tuesday, Oct. 14 to Friday, Oct. 17. Created by Battered Women’s Resources, Inc., this dining-room-table display features two plates for each victim, one with a name and the other with a […]

Michael Reyes Performance

In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, MWCC and the Student Life office will welcome back activist, poet and hip-hop artist Michael Reyes to the Gardner campus’ North Café on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 12:30 p.m. A leading voice in progressive and radical music, Reyes combines cultural stories of resistance, raw hip-hop and inspiring poems, to […]

Theatre at the Mount Presents Les Miserables

Let the Tony Award-winning musical triumph sweep you through an epic tale of passion and redemption in 19th century France when Mount Wachusett Community College’s Theatre at the Mount presents Les Miserables on October 10, 11, 17, 18 at 8 p.m. and October 12 and 19 at 2 p.m.. Featuring a cast of nearly 60 actors, […]

Presentation: Thoreau’s Relevance for Our Time

The MWCC Humanities Project focusing on the life and work of Henry David Thoreau, continues with a presentation by author and Thoreau scholar Corinne Smith on Thursday, Oct. 9 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the North Cafeteria at the Gardner campus. Thoreau is the initial focus of the MWCC Humanities Project due in large […]

Congresswoman Tsongas, State Secretaries Bialecki and Kaprielian, Help Kick off Manufacturing Week Celebration at MWCC

Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Greg Bialecki, Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rachel Kaprielian, and dozens of regional business and community leaders gathered at Mount Wachusett Community College’s Devens campus on Monday, Sept. 29 to celebrate the start of Manufacturing Week. The event marked the success to date of a $15.9 million […]