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Graduate Profile: Lynsey Fletcher

We spoke with graduating Fine Art student Lynsey Fletcher of Hardwick about her time at ¿ªÔªÆåÅÆ and her future plans. “I’m sad I’m leaving,” Lynsey jokes. “I tell my friends that I wish we could stay at the Mount forever!” “I decided to attend the Mount pretty early on in my senior year, but with […]

Graduate Profile Irene Gulnick – Future Art Therapist

Irene Gulnick, a member of the Class of 2022, will be heading to Springfield College in the fall where she will major in Art Therapy. Her portfolio and academic excellence earned her a $23,000 annual merit scholarship. “I decided to attend the Mount in 2019 after a gap year of working full time. I have […]

Alumni Profile: Lauren Howe – Public Relations Powerhouse

Many of our students can relate to the story of Lauren Howe’s path to Mount Wachusett Community College. College is expensive, and for many families, the decision to start at a public or private four-year school just isn’t feasible. This was the case for Howe. Her dream was to attend Emerson College to study journalism, […]

Meet Suzanne Saunders, Class of 1974!

Suzanne Saunders graduated in 1974 as a part of ¿ªÔªÆåÅÆ’s first Nursing class. At the time, she was returning to the classroom at age 37 after her children were all in school. Like many ¿ªÔªÆåÅÆ students, she juggled her coursework with raising her family. After graduation, she worked at Heywood Hospital and then in utilization review […]

Class of 2021 Alumni Profile: Vanessa Hill

“We Have Learned to Build Resilience” Vanessa Hill has been many things in her life. A mother of five, a business owner, a volunteer, student, Student Representative on the Board of Trustees, and now she is a college graduate with an Associate Degree in Human Services. As the Class of 2021 Commencement Speaker, Hill shared […]