2007 News Archive

• December 14: Service Learning Projects Tackle Global Warming, Child Obesity; MWCC's radKIDS Program Empowers Area Children with Safety Skills
• December 7: MWCC Nursing Alumna Serving Western Hemisphere's Poorest; Marketing Students Launch Grocery Analysis Project, Aid Fire Victims in Everett
• November 30: Area Mayors Emphasize Collaboration, Community Partnerships, as Keys to Strengthening Economy; Theatre at the Mount Announces 2008 Season; James Mangok Wol, One of Sudan's 'Lost Boys' Shares Story of Survival
• November 21: Art to Gogh Wins Grand Prize in MWCC'S Third Annual Business Plan Competition; Tri-City Community Leaders to Share Views on Economic Development; MWCC Volunteers Aid 'Team Bish' Home Restoration Effort
• November 16: MWCC Administrator to Join U.S. Delegation Studying Germany's Renewable Energy Workforce Strategies; MWCC Preparing for Installment of New Solar Energy Panels; Tri-City Discussion on Economic Development Launches MWCC Speaker Series
• November 9: President Asquino Named Pacesetter of the Year Among Eastern U.S. Community Colleges; MWCC, Heywood Hospital, Celebrate New Clinical Laboratory Science Program; Theatre at the Mount Presents The King and I.
• November 2: MWCC Student Nets Statewide Position at National Leadership and Advocacy Conference; New Goals Set For Annual COMECC Drive; Student Government Association Begins Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
• October 26: MWCC Student Katie Forgues Appointed to Massachusetts Board of Higher Education; Entrepreneur Robert Ansin Guest Speaker at Alpha Beta Gamma Dinner; Journalist and Author Charles P. Pierce to Present Talk on Alzheimer's Disease
• October 19: MWCC Foundation Honors Citizen of the Year Richard W. Nobile; Student Leader Recognized at Statewide Conference; INPD Awards $16,000 in Mini-Grants to Area Nonprofits
• October 12: MWCC Awarded Compassion Capital Fund Grant to Benefit Area Nonprofits; Greg Clement Receives Commonwealth Award for Exemplary Service
• October 5: MWCC Dental Hygiene Students Advocating for Changes in Oral Health; MWCC Students Experiencing Greater Transfer Opportunities
• September 28: MWCC Recognized Among Top 50 Green U.S. Colleges and Universities; MWCC Celebrates Diversity with Artist's Talk, Upcoming Events and Exhibits; Theatre at the Mount Presents One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• September 21: MWCC Selected for Clean Air - Cool Planet Climate Champion Award; MWCC Alumnus Shares Tips on Writing During Library Open House; Mount Wachusett Community College Trustees Sworn In
• September 14: MWCC Foundation Names Richard W. Nobile 2007 Citizen of the Year; Americorps*Vista Samantha Cesario Providing Support to Community Scholars Program
• September 7: Senators Kerry, Kennedy Announce $250,000 Upward Bound Math and Science Grant to MWCC; Renovations, New Initiatives, Mark Start of Academic Year
• August 31: Community Scholars Begin New Civic Engagement Initiative; ‘Freedom Calls’ Links Local Family to Loved One in Iraq; Jeremiah Riordon Recieves Statewide Award for Online Teaching
• August 17: Accreditation Commission Smiles Upon New Dental Hygiene Program; President Asquino Appointed to Commonwealth Readiness Council; Students in MWCC’s Third Annual Leadership Camp Help Restore Habitat House; MWCC Celebrates Achievements of Practical Nursing Graduates
• August 3: MWCC President Asquino Welcomes Heywood Hospital Centennial Celebration to Campus; MWCC First College in Massachusetts to Offer Students Google Email and Collaboration Solutions
• July 20: MWCC Opens Honors Program to Incoming Students; MWCC to Offer Family-Centric Learning in Fall
• July 6: 27 Graduate from MWCC's Practical Nursing Program; IFMA's Boston Chapter Honors MWCC with Achievement Award of Excellence
• June 22: MWCC Launches 'Dream BIG' Advertising Campaign; MWCC One of 42 Schools Nationwide Selected as HP Technology Grant Recipient
• June 8: MWCC Joins Operation Hometown Link; Over 5,500 Attend Fourth Annual Molly Bish Kid Expo; Area Librarians, Teachers Share Ways to Make Students Better Scholars
• May 25: MWCC's Molly Bish Kid Expo Greatly Expanded in Fourth Year; MWCC Professors and Librarians Present at Prestigious Library Conference; MWCC Kicks Off Third Annual Business Plan Competition
• May 18: Graduates Urged to Become 'Active Citizens' While Pursuing Career Success; MWCC Honors Nursing Program's Class of 2007; MWCC Celebrates Growth of Leominster Campus
• May 11: MWCC Honors Outstanding Students with an Evening of Excellence; MWCC Names 2007 Service Above Self Award Nominees
• May 4: MWCC Names 2007 Alumna of the Year; MWCC Alpha Beta Gamma Chapter Inducts New Members; Democracy Cafe Panel Focuses on Presidential Race; 2007 Employee Service Awards
• April 27: Iraq War Forum Features Testimony from a New Veteran; 14 High Schools Enter Theatre at the Mount's 'TAMY' Awards
• April 20: MWCC Named 4th Top College in National Wildlife Federation's Chill Out Contest; MWCC Responds to Virginia Tech Tragedy; Early Childhood Education Program to Hold Week of the Young Child Art Show
• April 13: Governor Deval Patrick to Deliver MWCC's 2007 Commencement Address; MWCC Throws Mid-Semester Celebration for Incoming and Current Students; MWCC to Welcome 350 Bay State High Schools Who Will Compete in the 2007 Massachusetts Envirothon
• April 6: MWCC Among the Country's Top Tech-Savvy Community Colleges; Junior Symposium Continues to Focus Attention on the Benefits of College
• March 30: Special Luncheon Enlightens Visions Students About the Importance of 'Soft Skills'; 'Democracy Cafe' to Look at Presidential Hopefuls; Fiddler Eileen Ivers to Perform at Theatre at the Mount
• March 23: Biomass Technology Pioneer Visits MWCC's Renewable Energy Sources Class; Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, IRS Bonds Fund Solar Panel Installation at MWCC; Panelists Tell Students How to Break into Computer Graphic Design and Computer Information Systems Fields
• March 16: Civil Rights Icon Walks Audience Through a Seminal Moment in U.S. History; Event Prompts a Surprise Meeting; Community Response Key to Ending Poverty, Mercy Corps Director Says
• March 9: MWCC's Fulbright Visiting Specialist Shared Insight on Many Muslim Issues; Author: Work of Influential African Midwife Continues in Many Ways; Nonprofit and Small Businesses Invited to a Free Appreciation Day Workshop at MWCC
• March 2: MWCC to Host Lecture by Renowned Renaissance Scholar; Mercy Corps Director to Continue MWCC's What's Next Speaker Series; Master Logger Companies Honored at ceremony
• February 23: MWCC to Host Discussion of 'Monique and the Mango Rains'; Key Figure in the Civil Rights Movement to Speak at MWCC
• February 16: MWCC Announces Community Scholars Program; 'Educational Values of Our Time' the Focus of What's Next Speaker Series Lecture
• February 9: MWCC Students Spearhead 'Support in Action' Collection for Troops in Iraq; Verizon Literacy Foundation Continues Support of Pathways to Family Success at MWCC
• February 2: MWCC to Host Fulbright Scholar and Islamic Culture Expert
• January 26: MWCC Students' Service-Learning Experiences Celebrated; IRS-Trained MWCC Students to Provide Tax Prep Service
• January 19: Teachers' College, Columbia University Professor to Speak about 'Ethical Visions of Education'; International Club Responds to India's HIV/AIDS Crisis
• January 12: MWCC President Named Chair of College Board Advisory Panel; MWCC Receives State DOE Grant to Serve Students with Disabilities
• January 5: Testing of MWCC's New Bio-Powered System Gets Underway; MWCC to Offer Emergency Management Courses