2006 News Archive

• December 15: MWCC Honors 35 Practical Nursing Graduates at Semi-Annual Pinning Ceremony; MWCC Hosts 'Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend' Exhibit; MWCC Gateway to College Program Offers Second Chance for Dropouts; CAPP Students at B.F. Brown Middle School Hold Penny Drive
• December 8: MWCC Faculty Share Fulbright Experiences with Students; Democracy Cafe Panelists Agree the Gubernatorial Election Has Changed the Power Structure of Beacon Hill; LIFE's Intergenerational Projects Enrich Lives of Participants
• December 1: Crowd of 100 Ponders Key Challenges of Change; Former Legislator to Moderate Inaugural Democracy Cafe Panel Discussion; Theatre at the Mount Celebrates the Holidays with 'A Broadway Christmas'; Zide Joins Central Links as Executive Director
• November 24: Clark Official Pleased 'Poverty Is Up for Discussion'; MASSPIRG and Molly Bish Institute Raise Awareness About Hazardous Toys
• November 17: Clinton Wellness Center Wins Grand Prize in MWCC's 2nd Annual Business Plan Competition; MWCC Graduate's Service-Learning Project Gives Gardner CAC New Website; Service-Learning Students Coordinate Car-Seat Safety Inspection Event
• November 10: Navy Surgeon Shares Experiences Treating Soldiers in Iraq; Student Life Director Named Programmer of the Year
• November 3: MWCC Executive Vice President Named to National Renewable Energy Advocacy Group; MWCC Students Perform Health Checks at Bob Wilson 5K Run/Walk; Theatre at the Mount Announces the TAMY Awards; PN Students' Advocacy for National Nurse Published in National Newsletter
• October 27: Students Organize Domestic Violence Summit; MWCC Kicks Off Annual COMECC Campaign; SGA Begins Annual Food Drive
• October 20: Board of Higher Education Approves MWCC's Biotechnology/Biomanufacturing Program; Author Counters Misperceptions About the Animal Protection Movement
• October 13: MWCC Celebrates Opening of Garrison Center for Early Childhood Education and Molly Bish Institute for Child Health and Safety; Leaders' Personal Stories and Panel Raise Awareness of Poverty in the Region; 15 Enter MWCC's 2nd Annual Business Plan Competition
• October 6: MWCC Trustee Jim Garrison Among the Council for Resource Development's 2006 Benefactor Award Recipients; MWCC to Host Grand Opening Of Garrison Center for Early Childhood Education; Universities Launch New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium; SGA Exceeds Houses of Haiti Fundraising Goal
• September 29: MWCC Foundation Celebrates 35 Years and Honors 2006 Citizen of the Year and Scholarship Recipients at Annual Dinner; MWCC and MOC Focus on Poverty with 2006-2007 What's Next Speaker Series
• September 22: CAPP Opens MWCC Student Success Center at Fitchburg High School
• September 15: Amazing Hero Artist Inspires MWCC Students; MWCC Foundation to Honor Outstanding Students; Tickets on Sale for 'Miss Nelson Is Missing'
• September 8: Students Pack the First Gateway to College Session; MWCC Students to Benefit from Online Tutoring
• September 1: MWCC Dedicates Library to Leo and Theresa LaChance; MWCC's Susan Goldstein Wins 2006 COD Award; NLNAC Grants Reaccreditation to MWCC's Nursing Program; Tickets on Sale for 'Noises Off'
• August 18: MWCC to Dedicate Library to Leo and Theresa LaChance; Incoming MWCC Students Help Build Habitat for Humanity Home in Fitchburg; MWCC Foundation Names Kimberly Blanchard 2006 Citizen of the Year; Bill Shore to be Keynote Speaker at Community Builders Conference on Creating Change; MWCC Awarded TRIO Talent Search Grant
• August 4: MWCC President Daniel M. Asquino Begins 20th Year
• July 21: MWCC's GEAR UP Program the Recipient of an AT&T Foundation Grant; Mark Hawke, Jonathan Dennehy and Isaura Luna Join Board of Trustees; MWCC Library Receives Grant for Jewish Literature Series; Massachusetts 'Soft Target' Venues Hone Terrorism Awareness Skills; 'Noises Off' Auditions Set for Aug. 9 and 10
• July 7: 28 Graduate from MWCC's PN Program at Devens Campus; MWCC Presidential Academy Students Announced; Institute for Nonprofit Development at MWCC Awards $16,000 in 2nd Round of Mini-Grants
• June 23: GED Graduates Celebrate at 21st Annual Ceremony at MWCC; Twin Cities Latino Coalition Celebrates Student Excellence
• June 9: Nashua Valley Council Boy Scouts Presents MWCC President with 2006 Distinguished Citizen Award; MWCC HealthAlliance Team Up for Kid Expo; MWCC Library Hosts Literacy Summit for Massachusetts Educators; 'Turned for Two' Wins New England Student Woodworking Design Competition; ACT Students Complete Successful Semester
• June 2: Third Annual Molly Bish Kid Expo Offers Child-Safety Tools to Parents; MWCC Accepting Applications for Second Annual Business Plan Competition
• May 19: Nearly 600 Students Graduate from MWCC; Future Nurses Celebrate Achievement During Traditional Pinning Ceremony
• May 12: Philanthropist Ronald M. Ansin to Deliver Commencement Address at MWCC's 41st Graduation; Cecile Carrier Achieves Goal: 73-Year-Old Winchendon Resident Earns Degree; MWCC Celebrates Student Excellence; Honors Students Benefit Community Through Cancer Awareness Project
• May 5: MWCC Announces 2006 Service Above Self Award Recipients; MWCC and Gardner Schools Approve Gateway to College Program; North Central Nonprofits and Government Team Up to Benefit Community; Practical Nursing Students Teach Healthy Habit to Children; 47 MWCC Students Named to Who's Who List; First Amendment Contest Heralds New Communication Program
• April 28: State Sen. Brewer Visits MWCC to Encourage Student Activism; MWCC Announces 2006 Alumnus of the Year; MWCC Foundation Awards $60,000 in Scholarships; Business Students Inducted into Alpha Beta Gamma International Honors Society; Finding Solutions: Nonprofits and Government Working Together
• April 21: Massachusetts Chancellor of Higher Education, MWCC and NSCC Host 'Civic Engagement Across the Commonwealth' Forum
• April 14: Global Warming and Energy Conservation Focus of MWCC's First Project Earth; Historian James Loewen Sheds Light on 'Sundown Towns'; Leominster's John Wright Crowned 'Idol at the Mount'
• April 7: MWCC to Host First Annual Project Earth Event; Author James Loewen to Reveal 'Lies My Teacher Told Me'
• March 31: Advocates for National Nurse Speak at MWCC; MWCC Named Business of the Year
• March 24: State Rep. Gobi Visits Economics Class; Mount Holyoke Professor Shares Story of 'Mercury 13'; MWCC Foundation Capital Campaign Wins Top Award
• March 16: MWCC's What's Next Speaker Series to Feature Advocates for Office of National Nurse; United Way Youth Venture Partners with MWCC
• March 10: MWCC Tower to Gauge Wind Speeds; MWCC Students Are Eligible for New Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Initiative Aimed at Low-Income Community College Students
• March 3: Director and Cast Offer Behind-the-Scenes Glimpse of 'Big River' Musical; Panelists Tell Students How to Break into Marketing Field; Judges Select Idol at the Mount Finalists; MWCC Library Invites Area Librarians to Strategic Planning Meetings
• February 24: Tim Wise Challenges Audience to Combat Racism
• February 17: NY Times' 'Democracy in Action' Program Begins Soon at MWCC; Live from Torino: BCT Students Get Inside Scoop on Filming and Broadcasting Olympic Hockey; Community Colleges: A Legacy of Hope and Opportunity
• February 10: Four Colleges Have Combined $217 Million Economic Impact
• February 3: MWCC Hosts Debate Between Second Worcester District Candidates; Executives Share Insight on Leadership with MWCC Academy Participants; Jim Garrison Sworn in as MWCC Trustee
• January 27: MWCC and The Gardner News to Co-Sponsor Second Worcester District Candidates Debate
• January 20: Tim Wise to Kick Off the MWCC 2006 What's Next Speaker Series; MWCC Announces Idol at the Mount Auditions; NLNAC to Visit MWCC's Nursing Program
• January 13: MWCC's School of Health Sciences Partners with Family Pharmacy to Help Senior Citizens with Medicare Part D; Ethan Stone to Release Single 'Too Late' at the MWCC Benefit Concert
• January 6: Over 100 Attend Second Worcester District Candidates' Debate at MWCC; MWCC Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert Jan. 13; Theatre at the Mount Kicks Off 2006 Season with 'Big River' in February