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MCLA to Offer Virtual Information Sessions on Continuing-education, Graduate Programs
MCLA’s Division of Graduate and Continuing Education (DGCE) will hold a virtual information session at on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. for community members interested in the college’s master of education and teacher-licensure programs, MBA, graduate certificate in business administration, Leadership Academy, and bachelor’s-degree-completion programs. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreAmerican International College Welcomes Hubert Benitez as 12th President
The American International College (AIC) board of trustees announced that Hubert Benitez, DDS, PhD has been unanimously selected as the 12th president of the 137-year-old institution. Benitez will succeed President Vince Maniaci, who is retiring after 17 years of service. “We believe Dr. Benitez is a leader who embraces the mission and strategic vision of…
Read MoreWNE College of Engineering to Offer Hands-on Integrated Photonics Training
Western New England University’s (WNE) College of Engineering Laboratory for Education and Application Prototypes (LEAP@WNE) in Springfield is the first to offer the latest hands-on integrated photonics training in collaboration with Spark Photonics to enhance the Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) Department’s optics/photonics bachelor of science in electrical engineering degree sequence. Read the source article…
Read MoreFood Bank of Western Massachusetts receives $50K donation from Bank of America
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is one of four hunger relief agencies across the state receiving a donation from Bank of America. Bank of America pledged to make a $100 donation to local hunger relief organizations and food banks for each of their employees in Massachusetts who received a COVID-19 booster shot or vaccine…
Read MoreManning Family Foundation Provides $3 Million Gift to UMass Amherst
Alumnus Paul Manning and his wife, Diane, have committed $3 million through their family foundation to expand the Manning Innovation Program at UMass Amherst. The gift provides three years of support in advancing a robust and sustainable commercialization pipeline of applied and translational research projects from the university. The Manning Innovation Program, based in the…
Read MoreMCLA to Present Seminar on Transportation and Decarbonization on Feb. 16
Katherine Fichter, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) assistant secretary and chief of Climate and Decarbonization, will give a talk titled “Transportation’s Responsibility to the Climate: Our Role in Decarbonization” on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the MCLA Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Room 121. Part of MCLA’s Green Living Seminar series, this…
Read MoreMellon Foundation Awards Five Colleges $1.6 Million Faculty-development Grant
The Five College Consortium has been awarded a $1.6 million grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create programming that will develop faculty members’ administrative leadership skills. Titled “Building Academic Leaders in the Humanities,” the grant will fund a three-and-a-half-year program to prepare humanities faculty to take on leadership roles at Five Colleges’ member…
Read MoreValley Venture Mentors Joins Forces with Western Massachusetts EDC
The Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council (EDC) announced it has welcomed Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) into the EDC ranks as a regional leader in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. With a shared vision in stimulating and facilitating a vigorous regional economy, the EDC is committed to supporting local entrepreneurship, which ultimately leads to the acceleration of economic…
Read MoreHCC President Christina Royal to Lead Feb. 23 Women’s Leadership Series
Holyoke Community College (HCC) President Christina Royal will be the featured speaker at the Feb. 23 session of HCC’s Spring 2022 Women’s Leadership Series. Royal will lead a discussion focused on “Growth Mindset” at the February session of the spring series, which meets over Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. on the last Wednesday of…
Read MoreCooley Dickinson donates to local food bank to help fight food insecurity
A local hospital has made a donation to help fight food insecurity in Western Massachusetts. Cooley Dickinson Hospital announced a 500 thousand dollar donation to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The Food Bank will receive the funds over four years to launch the partnership, with spring being the expected start date. More than 100…
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