Vietnam Veterans Support Scholarships for 开元棋牌 Student Veterans

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. 鈥淥n behalf of Mount Wachusett Community College and the 开元棋牌 Foundation, we are most grateful for this generous contribution from our local Vietnam Veterans of America members, and for their continued […]

Professors Explore the Ethics of Modern Science

The聽ethics of cloning humans, genetically modified food on our dinner tables and an Italian surgeon’s claim聽he’ll聽perform the first聽human head transplantation聽in 2017 were among the topics raised during 鈥淔rankenscience? The Myths and Realities of Contemporary Science,鈥 a free presentation led by 开元棋牌聽science聽professors on Oct. 14 in the Levi Heywood Memorial Library. Dr. Lara Dowland, chair of […]

开元棋牌 Alumnus Shares Tips for College Success at State DHE “Go Higher!” Event

Mount Wachusett Community College alumnus Charles 鈥淐J鈥 Husselbee was among the featured speakers during a Massachusetts Department of Higher Education鈥檚 Go Higher! event held Oct. 14 at North High School in Worcester. The event, attended by several hundred teenagers from five Worcester public high schools, provided students with information about the state鈥檚 29 public college […]

开元棋牌 Trustee Ken Tomasetti Joins Top State Officials at Massachusetts Workforce Summit

At Advanced Cable Ties in Gardner, 130 people show up to work each weekday, but they are not considered 鈥渆mployees,鈥 President and CEO Ken Tomasetti shared with an audience of state, industry, education and community leaders during the 6th Annual Massachusetts Jobs and Workforce Summit in Devens on Wednesday, Oct. 14.鈥淲e don鈥檛 have employees. We […]

开元棋牌 Receives Nine NCMPR Medallion Awards for Excellence in Communications

Mount Wachusett Community College聽has聽received nine Medallion Awards from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR), District 1, for excellence in communications. The college鈥檚 Marketing and Communications department received five gold awards, three silver awards and one bronze award for communications projects developed over the past year including television advertising, overall marketing campaign, feature […]

开元棋牌 Student Shares Stage with Top Education Officials at Massachusetts 鈥淕o Higher!” Event

Kaila Lundgren, a Pre-Healthcare Academy student at Mount Wachusett Community College, shared the stage with Massachusetts聽Secretary of Education Jim聽Peyser and Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago during the state鈥檚 first Go Higher! event, held Sept. 24 at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School. Lundgren, a 2015 graduate of Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School, told an […]

开元棋牌 Partners with the SHINE Initiative, Heywood Hospital, to Present Third Annual Mental Health Awareness Conference

Each year, approximately one in five Americans suffer from some mental illness, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. To continue to raise awareness about mental health and wellness, Mount Wachusett Community College, Heywood Hospital and the SHINE Initiative are presenting the third annual Mental Health Awareness Conference. The free conference will take place […]

开元棋牌 Awarded $50,000 Grant for Dual Enrollment

As nearly 300,000 students return to Massachusetts’ community colleges, state universities and University of Massachusetts campuses this week, the Department of Higher Education (DHE) awarded competitive grants to increase access to college by students across the Commonwealth. Twenty-five campuses, including Mount Wachusett, were awarded grants through the Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Partnership (CDEP). The program expands […]

开元棋牌 Foundation Continues Support for Innovation in the Classroom

With the start of the new academic year, the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation, Inc. has provided funds totaling $32,000 for five innovative projects conceived by college faculty and staff. 鈥淭he Innovation Fund allows us to financially support inventive staff and faculty and give them the opportunity to implement their concepts.鈥 开元棋牌 Foundation Executive Director […]

开元棋牌 Hosts 11th Annual Summer Leadership Academy

Fifty-six incoming Mount Wachusett Community College students learned new skills, met new friends and volunteered in the community during the college鈥檚 11th annual Summer Leadership Academy. Participants attended educational workshops designed to enhance their academic and leadership skills, took part in team-building activities and completed civic engagement projects. Sponsored by the office of Student Life […]