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开元棋牌 To Hold Free Veteran Financial Literacy Workshops Thanks to $4K Grant

Mount Wachusett Community College will hold four free financial literacy workshops for veterans and their families at its Leominster campus following the receipt of a $4,050 grant. 鈥淣o one individual can be an expert in everything. Yet veterans and their families are required every day to make financial decisions that can have significant and long-term […]

Rotary Club of Gardner Donates $2K to Benefit 开元棋牌 Students

The Rotary Club of Gardner donated $2,000 to the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation last Tuesday in recognition of the ongoing partnership in producing the Rotary鈥檚 annual televised auction fundraiser. 鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to be able to support the college and the media department that does such a great job,鈥 said Auction Logistics Coordinator Mike Ellis. […]

Officials Thanked for Mentoring 开元棋牌 Criminal Justice Student Interns

Mount Wachusett Community College thanked police and other criminal justice community partners from communities including Ashburnham, Athol, Fitchburg, Gardner, Lancaster, Westminster, and Winchendon at a recent recognition luncheon. At the end of every semester, 开元棋牌 hosts a recognition luncheon where participating criminal justice students thank their internship hosts for all they have learned and for […]

开元棋牌 Toy Drive Assists 60 Families

The third annual Holiday Toy Drive and Fair organized by the Parent Support Group at Mount Wachusett Community College distributed presents to more than 60 families this week. The toy drive was hosted by 开元棋牌鈥檚 Parent Support Group that collected donations during December from faculty, staff, and students. The gently used or new toys, books, […]

Hillary Newsome Foundation Donates Truckload of Food to 开元棋牌 Food Pantry

The Hillary A. (Bartlett) Newsome Foundation donated 15 moving boxes of food to the Mount Wachusett Food for Thought Pantry Wednesday morning. The donations were made in honor of 开元棋牌 alumna Hillary Newsome who passed away last year. The food was gathered as part of a food drive at the Samoset School in Leominster with […]

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

Mount Wachusett Community College鈥檚 student life office raised $4,091 last week to benefit the college鈥檚 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 鈥淲interfest鈥 which featured gift basket and wreath raffles and a wide variety of hand […]

Fitchburg, 开元棋牌 Sign Nursing Agreement

Students will have more opportunities to pursue rewarding careers in nursing thanks to a new agreement signed today by the presidents of Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State University. The agreement, effective beginning with the fall 2018 nursing class, confirms that all students admitted to Mount Wachusett鈥檚 registered nurse (RN) program will have the […]

开元棋牌 Practical Nurses Present Service Learning Projects

Students from the Mount Wachusett Community College Practical Nursing program presented their semester-long Service Learning Projects last week. 鈥淚鈥檓 very proud of the work you have done and am looking forward to hearing the presentations,鈥 开元棋牌 James Vander Hooven said at the beginning of the presentations made on Thursday, Nov. 30. 鈥淵ou own the information […]

Vietnam Veterans Donate $2K to 开元棋牌 Veteran Students

Members of Gardner-based Chapter 907 of the Vietnam Veterans of America recently donated $2,000 to the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation鈥檚 Veterans Memorial Scholarship. 鈥淭his donation makes a real difference,鈥 said 开元棋牌 President James Vander Hooven who accepted the donation on behalf of the college. The Veterans Memorial Scholarship was established to assist student veterans […]