Education
STCC Awarded $500,000 for Health Science, Electrical Engineering Technology Programs
Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will apply $500,000 in state funding to enhance programs in health science and electrical engineering technology and better prepare students who are planning careers in these growing industries. Called the Skills Capital Grant, the funding allows STCC to acquire the newest technologies to educate students and expand career education opportunities.…
Read MoreSpringfield High School of Commerce students to earn up to 20 free credits at Springfield Technical Community College with new partnership – masslive.com
Students at the High School of Commerce will soon have a chance to go to college at no cost and long before they earn a high school diploma. The new Early College partnership between Springfield Technical Community College and the High School of Commerce was announced in a ceremony Tuesday. It was officially signed on…
Read MoreHCC Welcomes Adrienne Smith as Interim STEM Dean
Holyoke Community College (HCC) recently welcomed Adrienne Smith as interim dean of its division of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Smith brings 13 years of community-college experience to HCC, most recently as the dean of the School of Engineering, Technologies, and Mathematics at Springfield Technical Community College. Prior to that, she served as associate…
Read MoreUMass Becomes First University System to Join Age-Friendly University Global Network
In August, the five-campus University of Massachusetts system endorsed the 10 principles of the Age-Friendly University, as defined by Age-Friendly University (AFU) Global Network at Dublin City University, joining an international effort intended to highlight the role of higher education in responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with an aging population. UMass is the…
Read MoreJeff Daley Named New Westmass CEO
Westmass Area Development Corp. named Jeff Daley CEO of the private, nonprofit development entity. Daley, who was chosen as the result of a search process conducted by the Westmass board, has more than 15 years of experience in the real-estate development arena. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreElms College, Springfield-area schools partner on teacher training – masslive.com
Urban schools — public, Catholic and charter — will send promising paraprofessionals to the College of Our Lady of the Elms to earn their degrees and get their teacher certifications in a subsidized program announced Tuesday. Called the Center for Equity in Urban Education, the program will also provide in-service training to working teachers in…
Read MoreBay Path University to Hold 7th Annual Cybersecurity Summit
This year’s event features Captain Stephanie Helm, director of the MassCyberCenter and Kim Casci-Palangio, program manager for the Cybercrime Support Network (CSN)/Rhode Island Bay Path University’s 7th annual Cybersecurity Summit will be held on Friday, October 4th, in the Blake Student Commons on the Longmeadow campus. Networking will begin at 7:30 a.m., with presentations starting…
Read MoreHCC Launches New Round of Culinary Classes for Home Cooks
Holyoke Community College (HCC) is launching a new round of cooking and baking classes this fall geared toward home chefs. “Cooking Confidently with Chef Tracy Carter,” a twice-monthly series of Friday-night, non-credit classes, kicks off Sept. 27 with “A Stroll Through the Markets of the Middle East,” during which Carter, a professional chef and HCC…
Read MoreADDFab Offers Hands-on Experience with 3D Printing
The Advanced Digital Design & Fabrication Lab (ADDFab) at UMass Amherst will offer two classes providing hands-on 3D-printing experience from CAD design to finished parts. Attendees will use an EOS P110 selective laser sintering machine in a one-day course, or an EOS M290 direct metal laser sintering printer over two and a half days. With a maximum…
Read MoreInclusive Leadership Summit
In October, the Isenberg School of Management will host a two-day summit for students on how they can be effective in integrating diversity and inclusion practices into business cultures. The summit is the first of its kind at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the first in the Pioneer Valley. Read the source article at…
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