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Mount Wachusett Community College Celebrates Student Success, Honors Retiring MWCC President with Unveiling of Dr. Daniel M. Asquino Science Center

Clouds and rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of those who joined Mount Wachusett Community College for a celebration of students, innovation, leadership, and progress. With over 150 guests including Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Commissioner Carol Gladstone in attendance with Mount Wachusett Community College staff, faculty, students, […]

President Asquino Among College CEOs Honored by the American Association of Community Colleges

President Daniel M. Asquino was recently recognized for his three decades of leadership at MWCC by the American Association of Community Colleges. President Asquino, who announced plans to retire in early 2017, was among approximately two dozen retiring CEOs honored during the AACC’s 96th annual convention in Chicago. Dr. Asquino is currently the longest serving […]

Employees Recognized During 2016 Service Awards Celebration

President Daniel M. Asquino and the Division of Human Resources and Payroll honored employees who reached the milestone years of service with the college during the 21st annual Employee Service Awards Ceremony on May 2. Collectively, the recipients represent 625 years of service to MWCC students and the college community. Vincent Ialenti and Professor Ken […]

A Longtime Partnership: GVNA Honors Retiring Mount President Dan Asquino (The Gardner News, March 23, 2016)

GARDNER  – The Gardner Visiting Nurses Association HealthCare honored Mount Wachusett Community College President Dan Asquino for his longtime connection with the agency, at its annual meeting, which was well-attended by community leaders. “It’s a unique situation with Dr. Asquino retiring this year. We thought we’d take the opportunity to publicly thank him,” said GVNA […]

MWCC Trustees Appoint Committee to Find President Asquino’s Successor

The search for Mount Wachusett Community College’s third president in 53 years has officially begun. MWCC’s Board of Trustees has named a Presidential Search Committee to find the successor to Daniel M. Asquino, who announced last month that he will retire in January 2017 after 30 years at the helm of the college and 47 […]

President Daniel M. Asquino Announces Retirement: Board of Trustees Chair Hails his Innovative and Transformative Leadership

Mount Wachusett Community College President Daniel M. Asquino today announced his intention to retire in January, 2017. Dr. Daniel M. Asquino has served as President of Mount Wachusett Community College since August 1987 and is currently the longest-serving public higher education president in Massachusetts. Under his leadership, Mount Wachusett has grown exponentially in size, stature […]

A Message from President Asquino

The New Year began at Mount Wachusett Community College not with the customary noisemakers of bells and horns, but with drills, hammers and saws as construction continues on our Gardner campus. The patience of our students, faculty, staff and visitors during the modernization of our 45-year-old facility is greatly appreciated. In the coming weeks and […]

A Message from President Asquino

The start of a new academic year is always an exciting time at MWCC, and this year is no exception. Over the summer, we broke ground on our new science, technology, engineering and math building and began much-needed renovations to the Gardner campus. The end result – modern facilities that will benefit all students, a […]

A Message from President Asquino

With the start of 2015, we continue a transformational era at Mount Wachusett Community College. Just a few years ago, we reached a pinnacle of our renewable energy portfolio with the construction and activation of two wind turbines that together are meeting all of the electricity demand on our Gardner campus. Wind energy followed on […]