Education
Asnuntuck Community College Earns 2021-22 Military Friendly School Designation
Asnuntuck Community College announced that, for the 14th year, the college has earned the 2021-22 Military Friendly School designation. Institutions earning this designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-22 survey, with 747 earning the designation. Read the source article at…
Read MoreSTCC students find many reasons to follow MassTransfer road to UMass
Helder Serrazina, a 2020 Springfield Technical Community College graduate, expects to earn his bachelor’s degree in 2021 and then his master’s in 2024. Luciano Alvarez-Sanchez, also a 2020 STCC graduate, is on track to earn his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2022. Kenneth White, who earned his associate from STCC in 2019, will graduate with a…
Read MorePanel Discussion to Tackle Vaccine Perspectives within African-American, Latino Communities
The Children’s Study Home will host a virtual panel discussion, “The COVID Vaccine: Personal & Professional Perspectives within African-American and Latino Communities,” on Friday, March 5 from noon to 1 p.m. in partnership with the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts. Click here to register for the event. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreNomination Deadline Is Tomorrow for 40 Under Forty Class of 2021
Time is almost up to nominate a deserving individual for BusinessWest’s 40 Under Forty class of 2021. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 26. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreWNEU Center for Social Justice Receives HNE Mini-grant to Address Racism
The Western New England University (WNEU) School of Law’s Center for Social Justice was awarded a $6,000 DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) mini-grant from Health New England (HNE). The grant provides funding to local nonprofit organizations that are actively addressing racial health equity and disparities, and at least one of the CDC’s social determinants…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation Supports LifePath’s Work with Food Insecurity, Mental Health
LifePath received $40,000 from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM). The grant, from the CFWM COVID-19 Response Fund for the Pioneer Valley, will offer continuing support to LifePath in its response to the COVID-19 crisis and in its role assisting residents of the Pioneer Valley with food insecurity and mental-health issues. Read the source…
Read MoreSTCC Optics and Photonics Professor Wins Award for Leadership
A Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) professor of Optics and Photonics Technology has joined 16 recipients from institutions worldwide in receiving awards and medals from the Optical Society (OSA). The 2021 OSA prizes include the Esther Hoffman Beller Medal, which went to Nicholas Massa. According to a news release from the OSA, Massa was recognized…
Read MoreWNEU Dean of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Listed Among Top 2% of World’s Scientists
Western New England University (WNEU) announced that Dr. John Pezzuto, dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, has been recognized in Stanford University’s recently released list of “Top 2% of Scientists in the World.” The list names an elite group of scientists with criteria based on the citation impact of their publications. “Faculty…
Read MoreBay Path University Recognized for Supporting Students Throughout Pandemic
Bay Path University announce it was selected as a winner of the Virtual Innovation Awards: Excellence in Delivering Virtual Student Services hosted by NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Bay Path is among 10 schools recognized across the nation for exemplary virtual student support services, and one of only three schools to receive…
Read MoreDawn Forbes DiStefano Brings to Square One a Blend of Passion, Business Sense
For Dawn Forbes DiStefano, it was the quintessential all-or-nothing proposition. As the search for a successor to Joan Kagan, Square One’s long-time president and CEO, commenced last summer, Forbes DiStefano knew what few outside the organization — and probably few inside it, as well — knew: if she did not prevail in the nationwide search,…
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