In an abundance of caution, and with an eye on the icy forecast for tomorrow morning, we are POSTPONING the North Central Massachusetts Early College Summit that was scheduled for tomorrow, November 16 at Devens Common Center. Stay tuned. We will be rescheduling the Summit, and will alert you as soon as we have a […]
Members of Gardner-based Chapter 907 of the Vietnam Veterans of America recently donated $2,000 to the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundationâs Veterans Memorial Scholarship. The donation is part of the groupâs annual giving with the funds primarily being raised during the groupâs Vietnam Veterans of America Memorial Ride that takes place on the Sunday before […]
Fans of The Handmaidâs Tale and 1984 will have an opportunity to explore the topics of sexuality and gender raised in those books during a discussion at the Beals Memorial Library in Winchendon on November 27 at 6:30 p.m. âThis is a chance to talk about some of the challenging issues of our time by […]
âI didnât grow up wanting to become a filmmaker. I wish I could tell you I admired guys like George Lucas or Steven Spielberg from a very young age. I didnât. Granted, I loved âStar Warsâ and âIndiana Jonesâ… but the whole âbehind the scenesâ type thing and producing movies, didnât even register as a […]
Mount Wachusett Community College students, faculty and staff who were the first among their families to have gone to college shared their experiences at a panel in honor of National First Generation College Students Day at MWCCâs Gardner campus. âI feel like being a first generation student has made me scrappier. Maybe I am not […]
This year on Thursday, November 8th, 2018, Mount Wachusett Community College will be celebrating National First Generation College Students Day to honor those students who are the first in their families to attend college. Students arriving at the school between 7:30 â 9:00 am will be greeted by staff volunteers who will give each of […]
Mount Wachusett Community College welcomed a gathering of students, community members, and care workers at a Minority Mental Health Awareness Summit on Monday, October 29. The event featured a panel of multicultural mental health professionals, suicide prevention trainings in English and Spanish, and a resource fair as part of the Tea Time Speaker Series. The […]
In honor of national First-Generation Celebration Day, Mount Wachusett Community College will be hosting a panel discussion on November 8 designed to relay the experiences of successful first-generation college students. The panel will be held on Thursday, November 8 in the Multi-Purpose room at the collegeâs Gardner campus from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The panel […]
As college students, life can oftentimes be super stressful. We no longer live under the umbrella of security and stability, but weâve begun our own journey towards independence and discovering who we are meant to be. Along that journey, there are many challenges we must face that make us stronger and more capable in the […]
Mount Wachusett Community College hosted over 80 students last week as they explored their options in various STEM and information technology related fields. These activities took place over the course of multiple days and coincided with Massachusettsâ STEM Week. The schoolâs STEM Saves the Planet event was held on Wednesday, October 24. Activities included hands-on […]
