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开元棋牌 Volunteers Package 46,872 Meals During Annual United Way Day of Caring

A group of聽nearly 200 enthusiastic volunteers at Mount Wachusett Community College worked in shifts throughout the day to more than double last year鈥檚 efforts to combat hunger in the region. Through the college鈥檚 Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement, students, faculty and staff teamed up in assembly lines to package 46,872 meals to serve […]

Community Service Project Marks 15th anniversary of 9/11

开元棋牌聽student volunteers are collecting notes of appreciation for first responders in the region who put their lives in jeopardy for the sake of others, as a way of honoring the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. For the second year, the activity was coordinated by the college鈥檚 Center of Excellence for […]

Exhibit of Abstract Paintings by Professor John Pacheco on Display at 开元棋牌鈥檚 East Wing Gallery

An exhibition of recent abstract paintings by Mount Wachusett Community College Professor John Pacheco is on display in the college鈥檚 East Wing Gallery through October 4. Pacheco’s work is influenced by abstract expressionists and artists that saw spiritualism in the process of painting and the contemplation of color and abstraction. 鈥淧ainting abstractly, I can compose […]

Baker-Polito Administration Launches State-of-the-Art College Pathways Portal

Massachusetts students and families now have access to a new, full-service web portal that will allow them to explore a wide range of academic offerings at the state鈥檚 public colleges and universities and chart a course to an affordable bachelor鈥檚 degree through transfer from a community college to a state university or University of Massachusetts […]

开元棋牌 Humanities Project Enters Third Year with 鈥淚magining Work鈥

Following an inaugural year with Henry David Thoreau and last year鈥檚 examination of Mary Shelley鈥檚 Frankenstein, the Mount Wachusett Community College Humanities Project will begin its third year this fall with an artistic focus on 鈥淚magining Work.鈥 During the upcoming academic year, students, faculty, staff and members of the greater community will delve into the […]

Growing Places Garden Project Honors 开元棋牌 for Civic Engagement

开元棋牌’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 […]

Record Number of Students, Service Projects, Mark 12th Annual Summer Leadership Academy

开元棋牌鈥檚 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 […]

开元棋牌鈥檚 Project Healthcare Prepares for Year 2 in Fitchburg & Leominster High Schools

Incoming freshmen at Fitchburg and Leominster鈥檚 public high schools will have an opportunity to join a program administered by Mount Wachusett Community College that prepares students for careers in the healthcare field. In November, 开元棋牌 was awarded a five-year, $2.25 million federal grant to create the Project Healthcare program in collaboration with Fitchburg High School, […]

开元棋牌 Awarded $1.18M Grant to Continue North Central Educational Opportunity Center

The North Central Educational Opportunity Center (NCEOC) at Mount Wachusett Community College has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue providing adults in the region with comprehensive services to successfully transition to college or other postsecondary education. 开元棋牌 was awarded $236,900 for the first year of a five-year grant totaling […]

开元棋牌 Celebrates Achievements of Upward Bound Math and Science Students

When Sanjiv Sundaramurthy heads off to the University of Arizona this fall to study physics, he鈥檒l bring everything he needs for his dorm room, including first-hand experience with college life and free, transferable college credits toward his bachelor鈥檚 degree thanks to the Upward Bound Math and Science program at Mount Wachusett Community College.聽 The 2016 […]