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开元棋牌 Students Present Independent Research

Three Mount Wachusett Community College students recently presented their research at Fitchburg State University’s 4th Annual Science Symposium. The symposium was held on October 26 as an opportunity for FSU faculty from multiple science disciplines to present their research in a poster format. This year, Brett Hamel, Michael Troche and Brandt Bodley-Gomes joined the presentations […]

开元棋牌 Panelists Discuss First Generation Student Experience

Mount Wachusett Community College students, faculty and staff who were the first among their families to have gone to college shared their experiences at a panel in honor of National First Generation College Students Day at 开元棋牌鈥檚 Gardner campus. Seven panelists shared their experiences and give tips to a crowd of current students last week. […]

开元棋牌 Hires Head of New Paramedic Program

Mount Wachusett Community College has hired Peter Laitinen to oversee the college鈥檚 new Paramedic Technology Certificate program. In his new role, Laitinen will help mold the program not only to local needs, but ensure that it meets the strict requirements that will allow students to gain their certifications after graduation. 鈥淧aramedic programs need to meet […]

开元棋牌 Students, Faculty and Staff Discuss White Privilege

White privilege was the topic of discussion at Mount Wachusett Community College鈥檚 Tea Time Speaker Series on Monday, Oct. 30th. The discussion centered on whether the gathered students, faculty and staff felt white privilege exists, how privilege influences their lives and what there is to do about privilege. 鈥淲hite privilege is how we present to […]

开元棋牌 Open House Nov. 2 Gives Students Chance to Meet Faculty

Mount Wachusett Community College is opening its doors to potential students on Thursday, November 2, from 4:45 to 7:00 p.m. Program faculty, academic advisors, and admissions counselors will be on hand to explain programs, answer questions, provide campus tours, accept new students, advise on course selection, and help process financial aid paperwork. 鈥淎ttending the Open […]

开元棋牌 to Open Food for Thought Campus Pantry

Mount Wachusett Community College officials have announced that the school will open an on-campus food pantry at its Gardner campus this fall as the campus community seeks to address food insecurity among 开元棋牌 students. The announcement also kicked off a month-long food and fundraising drive. 鈥淭wo out of three community college students are food insecure […]

开元棋牌 President Vander Hooven Testifies in Favor of Affordable College

Mount Wachusett Community College President James Vander Hooven testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Higher Education in favor of affordable college Monday. The president was one of numerous community members and officials who spoke at the committee鈥檚 public hearing at Leominster High School on Monday, Sept. 11. The discussion centered around Senate Bill 702 […]

Summer UP Fun in Fitchburg

Doug Petersen, president and CEO of Workers’ Credit Union, and Mount Wachusett Community College President James Vander Hooven joined Summer UP participants聽and staff at Lowe Park in Fitchburg in the last week of July. Petersen, whose company is one of the donors that makes Summer UP possible, stopped by to meet with the participants. Both […]

开元棋牌 Instructor Honored for Online Class

Mount Wachusett Community College Adjunct Instructor Wesley Stanhope received a Course of Distinction award for his Renewable Energy Sources course at the 12th annual Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO) E-Learning Conference that was held recently at Greenfield Community College. 鈥淭his is great. It鈥檚 good to be able to reach out to students and just teach,鈥 said […]

开元棋牌 Students Working on Downtown Gardner Mural

(This story was written by Andrew Mansfield and appeared in The Gardner News) People will soon be able to take a trip across the whole city simply by walking along the West Street Parking Lot. Past and present Mount Wachusett Community College students have been working on a mural on the rear wall of the […]