The Student Life office and CATS will sponsor the annual Mardi Gras Carnival on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 6 to 10 p.m. is the South Cafe. The carnival will feature karaoke from 6 to 8 p.m. and dancing from 8 to 10 p.m. Costume prizes of $100, $70 and $30 will be awarded and a […]
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Leadership Team Appointed to Oversee $15.9 Million TAACCCT Initiative
Mount Wachusett Community College President Daniel M. Asquino has announced the appointment of the leadership team that will oversee a multi-state, $15.9 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to expand career opportunities in advanced manufacturing. In September, the D.O.L awarded $475 million in Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) […]
Octogenarian Lorraine Wickman on Life: The Best is Yet to Come
At age 80, Lorraine Wickman firmly believes the best is yet to come. An eternal optimist, she’s had that perspective throughout each decade of her life, during times both good and bad. Since retiring five years ago as coordinator of Mount Wachusett Community College’s LIFE program (Lifelong Learning for Enrichment) for seniors, she has kept […]
Theatre at the Mount Presents “Chicago”
Mount Wachusett Community College’s Theatre at the Mount opens its 2014 season with the Tony Award winning musical, CHICAGO. Performances are February 28, March 1, 7 and 8 at 8 p.m.; and March 9 at 2 p.m. CHICAGO is a sexy, musical extravaganza that tells the story of Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly who murder […]
MWCC Hosting FAFSA Day
Mount Wachusett Community College will host FAFSA Day Massachusetts on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. at its Gardner campus, 444 Green St. The annual event provides free assistance to students and families seeking to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. A College Goal Sunday Program, FAFSA Day Massachusetts is a state-wide, non-profit, […]
Artwork of Rob Roy and Studio Four Potters on Exhibit in MWCC’s East Wing Gallery
Two exhibits – “American Road,” a collection of prints, paintings and mixed media by Leominster artist Rob Roy and the works of four ceramists from Studio Four Potters, a cooperative studio and gallery in Gardner – are on display through March 14 in the East Wing Gallery at Mount Wachusett Community College. An artists’ reception […]
Spring 2014 Film Series
The spring 2014 Student Life Film Series kicks off Feb. 12 with the film 42, which tells the life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey. The film series will continue with Connected on March 6; Half the Sky on March 12; Telling […]
Diversity Scholastic Competition Winners Announced
MWCC students Kyle Johnson, Heather Rick and Tamara Harmon are the winners of the second annual President’s Commitment to Diversity Scholastic Competition. Each will receive a free, three-credit academic course. Rick, a paralegal studies major, was selected for her essay, Chair City, which reflected on her experience of class in Gardner. Her fiction, poetry and […]
MWCC Nursing Accreditation Visit
Mount Wachusett Community College’s School of Health Professions, Public service Programs and Social Sciences is hosting a site review for continuing accreditation of its associate degree nursing and practical nursing certificate program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The public is invited to meet the site visit team and share comments about […]
MWCC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Receives CASE Award
Mount Wachusett Community College has received a bronze Excellence Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), District 1 in the Year-Long Special Events category for the multi-faceted 50th Anniversary celebration throughout 2013. The award was presented to the college during the District 1 awards celebration on January 29 in Boston. […]