Due to the impending inclement weather and hazardous driving conditions, all MWCC campuses will be closed Wednesday, November 22nd. All day, evening and remote classes are cancelled. Please refer to the Mount Fitness Facebook page for status on their operations. View weather policy here.
The Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement at Mount Wachusett Community College was named in honor of Senator Stephen M. Brewer on Tuesday, March 7. The dedication celebration highlighted the impact the Senator had during his decades of civil service in his numerous roles that culminated with his position as the influential Chair of […]
Mount Wachusett Community College will host over 15 area nonprofits for a resource and career fair this Thursday. Beginning at 10 a.m. and running until 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, a gathering of area nonprofits will take place at the college’s South Cafe. Representatives of over 15 groups will be on hand to discuss […]
The growing divide between the haves and have nots in America is “the most important domestic problem facing our country today,” renowned political scientist and bestselling author Robert D. Putnam told an attentive audience of students, educators and community leaders gathered at Mount Wachusett Community College on March 25. Over the past four decades, “America […]
Mount Wachusett Community College has been selected to join the Association of American Colleges and Universities and The Democracy Commitment in “Citizenship Under Siege,” a national program of public forums being sponsored this spring through a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The AAC&U and The Democracy Commitment, in partnership with seven […]
Students representing the world’s poorest shared meager bowls of rice and water, while a much smaller group, representing the world’s wealthiest, dined on a full meal during a hunger banquet hosted Nov. 19 by Mount Wachusett Community College’s Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement and Green Street Café. The event aims to raise awareness […]
GARDNER – A new program at Mount Wachusett Community College will push a select group of students into a leadership role encouraging others to volunteer in the local community. The SLiCE program, which stands for Student Leaders in Civic Engagement, has created four paid student positions to serve as liaisons between the community college and […]
A hunger banquet hosted by the Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement raised awareness of world poverty and affirmed Mount Wachusett Community College’s status as a lead institution in an American Association of State Colleges and Universities initiative. MWCC and Keene State College announced Nov. 18 that they will co-lead 31 participating institutions in […]
State Senator Jennifer Flanagan joined Mount Wachusett Community College’s Center for Civic Engagement and local nonprofits for a workshop on the ongoing, universal transfer of leadership from baby boomers to Generation X and millennials. The Nov. 19 event in MWCC’s North Café was part of Enterprise Bank’s Non-Profit Collaborative and added to the 145 organizations previously trained […]
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is spearheading a national effort to engage students in the topic of economic inequality and its impact on democracy through a three-year initiative. Leading the 31 participating institutions in this effort are Mount Wachusett Community College and Keene State College. All participants are members of AASCU’s […]
To raise awareness about global poverty and economic inequality, Mount Wachusett Community College’s Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement will host a hunger banquet on Thursday, Nov. 20. The hour-long event will begin at 12:30 in the South Café at the Gardner campus. Illustrating the correlation between external factors and one’s economic standing, and […]