Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation’s 17th annual golf tournament raised a record $55,000 for student scholarship funds. One lucky participant, Joe Crowley of Groton, scored a new Cadillac for making a hole in one from a distance of 185 yards. Joel Baker of Baker Cadillac of Leominster, one of the tournament’s sponsors, had offered the […]
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MWCC Professor Receives Massachusetts Colleges Online Award
MWCC instructor Kristin Riordon has been recognized with a Course of Distinction Award from Massachusetts Colleges Online, for her online course, “Comparative Religion.” Riordon, an Athol resident, received the award during the June 6 Massachusetts Colleges Online: Sharing Best Practices conference. “The COD Awards recognize faculty from throughout the state who have developed and teach innovative […]
MWCC Receives CASE Gold Circle of Excellence Award for Turbine Communications
Mount Wachusett Community College has received the gold Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the Public Relations and Community Relations category for the multi-faceted “Catch the Wind at MWCC” communications project. The communications effort highlighted the activation and dedication of MWCC’s two 1.65 MW wind […]
MWCC and Rivier University Establish New Transfer Agreements
Mount Wachusett Community College and Rivier University have established several new transfer opportunities for students interested in the fields of history, political science, nursing, criminal justice, and photography. The transfer agreements enable MWCC graduates in these programs to seamlessly transfer credits to Rivier to earn a bachelor’s degree. Beginning with the upcoming academic year, eligible students […]
MWCC Professor’s “Strength of Heart” Inspires Others on Healing Journey
As those who participate in the Greater Gardner Relay for Life will attest, one of the most powerful moments of the entire event is the Survivor Lap. As a sea of purple shirts walk with hope around the track, one can imagine how many stories of inspiration, strength, and perseverance could be told by each […]
Mural Honoring Veterans Graces MWCC’s Veterans Success Center
When Liam Malley of Barre learned that the Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success at MWCC was in need of an artist to create a mural, he jumped at the chance to break out his paints. As an art student at MWCC, Malley had participated in service learning projects that entailed painting murals in downtown […]
17th Annual Golf Tournament
Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation, Inc. will sponsor its 17th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit student scholarships on Monday, July 23 at the Sterling National Country Club. The cost is $200 per person to play, which includes breakfast and dinner, or $40 to attend the dinner only. Registration and a breakfast buffet begins at 8 […]
Legally Blonde
Theatre at the Mount continues its 2012 season with Legally Blonde, the Musical in August. In this comedy, sorority star Elle Woods doesn’t take “no’ for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone “serious,” Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu […]
Strength of Heart: Judy Fredette’s Optimistic Journey Through Breast Cancer
Judy Fredette, a member of MWCC’s faculty in the Nursing program, has a master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and has taken courses toward earning a Ph.D. in nursing. A resident of Winchendon, this is her first published work, a personal story of breast cancer survival, shared with others in similar […]
Who’s Who 2012
MWCC students enrolled in a range of academic programs and involved in numerous activities have been selected as national outstanding campus leaders and will be included in the 2012 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. The students were selected based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in […]