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Jason Zelesky

MWCC Awarded for Creating Student Destination with New Student Center

Mount Wachusett Community College has received an award for its Bemis Student Center that opened last fall and has transformed a previously unused portion of the campus into a vibrant location for student life on campus. “The Bemis Student Center has become the epicenter of student life at MWCC,” said MWCC Dean of Students Jason […]

MWCC Holds “Thoughts and Prayers” are Not Enough: A Dialogue on Mass Shootings

Mount Wachusett Community College held a discussion on school safety in the wake of the country’s most recent mass shooting. “Regardless of where any of us stand on the many issues that surround the mass shootings that have become so prevalent in recent years, these events put many of us in a place of deep […]

Bystander Training Bolsters Students, Community at MWCC

At a recent bystander training, over 30 students were educated on how they can make a positive impact on their community by being observant of and compassionate to fellow students. The training is designed to make MWCC’s campuses stronger and safer, said Jason Zelesky. Most problematic behaviors that happen on college campuses involve bystanders, or […]

MWCC Student Center Nears Completion Ahead of September Opening

Walls are up and windows are going in at the new student center at Mount Wachusett Community College this week. The $3.5 million project will create a 4,500-square-foot student space, which officials say will open by the start of the school year in September. “An overwhelming majority of our students come here and spend the […]

MWCC Welcomes New Dean of Students Jason Zelesky

Jason Zelesky has spent the past two decades helping students achieve academic, professional and personal success at colleges and universities in Massachusetts, Florida and Vermont. Recently appointed dean of students at Mount Wachusett Community College, Zelesky is elated to be working in a field he finds inspiring, in the community he calls home. Raised by […]