Only Community College in the Commonwealth to Receive Economic Opportunity Distinction Mount Wachusett Community College has been named to the 2015 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, for exemplary community service programs. With a strong institutional focus on economic issues facing our communities, the college is one of only five community colleges across the […]
MWCC’s Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement was recognized with a Rooted Volunteer award from Growing Places Garden Project for its ongoing commitment to matching student volunteers with the nonprofit organization. Fagan Forhan, assistant dean of K-12 partnerships and Civic Engagement, and student volunteer Stevie LaBelle accepted the award during a ceremony on August […]
MWCC’s 12th annual Summer Leadership Academy is one for the records. Sponsored by the office of Student Life, the two-day event for incoming students saw a record number of participants, a record number of service projects and a record number of backpacks donated to children in need, said Associate Dean of Students Greg Clement, who […]
For the second year, hundreds of kindergarten and first grade students at Waterford Street School will end the school year with fun summertime reading, thanks to a donation of over 1,000 books from a group of Mount Wachusett Community College students. Otaku United, a club that celebrates Asian culture, raised $1,390 in April by conducting […]
Over the past two decades, civic engagement and volunteerism have become a hallmark of a Mount Wachusett Community College Education. As part of this experiential learning philosophy, a group of student volunteers traveled to Costa Rica for a week of service they describe as a life-changing experience. MWCC students Cathy Teague, Jana Murphy, Chelsea Garrity, […]
MWCC President Daniel M. Asquino and Fagan Forhan, MWCC Assistant Dean of K-12 Partnerships and Civic Engagement, were among the college and university leaders who took part in the Massachusetts Campus Compact 30th Anniversary conference this week. More than 350 Campus Compact member chancellors and presidents, including President Asquino, have signed the Campus Compact 30th Anniversary Action […]
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 […]
“We make magic every single day here at Mount Wachusett Community College and a big part of that magic is civic engagement,” President Daniel Asquino announced to an exuberant gathering of students, faculty and community members during the college’s annual Service Learning & Volunteer Celebration. “Giving back to the community has been a cornerstone of […]
MWCC student Aaron Trudeau was among a select group of VIPs invited to join President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama and other national leaders in Boston for the March 30 dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate. The 23-year-old Liberal Arts Biological Sciences major and Marine […]
Mount Wachusett Community College has been selected to receive the 2015 Civic Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The prestigious designation continues MWCC’s Carnegie recognition for institutional excellence in civic engagement, initially granted in 2008. On Jan. 7, the foundation announced that 240 public and private colleges and universities in […]
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