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MWCC Returns to Costa Rica in 2019

From June 1st – June 8th, 2019, nine of our students will be across the globe, making an impact in the world!  The International Service Trip, sponsored by the Office of Student Life and the Brewer Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement, will be hosted by True Nature Travels. Grab Your Spot! There’s only […]

Club Members Recognized During Annual Reception

The annual Club Recognition Reception took place last week at the The Gardner Museum with students being recognized for their contributions to a vibrant community at Mount Wachusett Community College. The students at the event were from the over 30 clubs that MWCC currently has. These include special interest and social clubs such as Women […]

Winterfest raises over $4,000 to benefit the College’s Emergency Student Loan Fund

Mount Wachusett Community College’s student life office raised $4,091 last week to benefit the college’s Emergency Student Loan Fund that helps students buy textbooks, food, bus passes, gas and other small daily expenses. The funds were raised through the two day “Winterfest” which featured gift basket and wreath raffles and a wide variety of hand […]

Mount Wachusett Community College Toy Drive Assists 52 Families

The second annual Holiday Toy Drive organized by the Parent Support Group at Mount Wachusett Community College distributed presents to 52 families this week. The toy drive was hosted by MWCC’s Parent Support Group that collected donations since Dec. 1 from faculty, staff, and students. According to PSG President and MWCC Student Michel Cocuzza, the […]

MWCC Student Featured Speaker at Department of Higher Education GO HIGHER! Event in Worcester

Mount Wachusett Community College student and Worcester resident Jasson Alvarado Gomez was a featured speaker to nearly 300 high school seniors from North, Burncoat, and Doherty High Schools in Worcester on Wednesday October 12 at the Department of Higher Education’s GO HIGHER! event, a partnership with Massachusetts’ 29 public colleges and universities to raise awareness […]

Spring Semester Welcome Activities Fair

The office of Student Life and the Campus Activities Team for Students (CATS) will host the annual Spring Semester Welcome Activities Fair on Thursday, January 29 in the South Cafe. The event includes free airbrush winter hats, personalized name posters and Mardi Gras mask making from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and a Student Club and Information Expo from […]

Scary Karaoke

MWCC’s annual Scary Karaoke competition, sponsored by CATS and the Student Life Office, will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the North Café. Come join in on the spooky fun! There will be snacks, a $100 cash door prize every hour and cash prizes ($100, $70, $30) for the […]

Fall Film Series: In the Time of Butterflies

MWCC’s Fall 2014 Film Series, presented by Student Life, begins with “In the Time of Butterflies” on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 12:30 p.m. in the Gardner campus’ North Café. “In the Time of Butterflies” presents a fictionalized account of the lives of the Mirabal sisters, Dominican revolutionary activists who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.  The Mariano-Barroso-directed […]

Mardi Gras Carnival

The Student Life office and CATS will sponsor the annual Mardi Gras Carnival on Thursday, Feb. 27  from 6 to 10 p.m. is the South Cafe. The carnival will feature karaoke from 6 to 8 p.m. and dancing from 8 to 10 p.m. Costume prizes of $100, $70 and $30 will be awarded and a […]

Winterfest Fair

The annual Winterfest Fair will take place Wednesday, Dec. 4 and Thursday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Commons. The fair will feature raffles of decorated wreaths and theme baskets to benefit the MWCC Foundation student scholarships. There will be a variety of vendors selling items from children’s books to pashmina scarves. Sponsored […]