Next Step Saturday Slated for July 10 at Asnuntuck Community College – BusinessWest
Asnuntuck Community College (ACC) will hold a remote and on-campus Next Step Saturday on July 10. This event will be held both virtually and in person from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will help new and continuing students with answering questions about how to apply, advising to select courses, and addressing questions regarding financial…
UMassFive Donates 350 Pounds of Personal-care Items to Local Survival Centers
UMassFive College Federal Credit Union collected 350 pounds of personal-care items during the month of May and donated them to the pantries of the Amherst Survival Center and Northampton Survival Center. Donations were collected at the credit union’s Hadley and Northampton branch locations, and included incontinence products, toilet paper, diapers, menstrual products, soap, shampoo, conditioner,…
Union Station to Feature ‘the Songstress of Springfield’ over July 4 Weekend
Springfield Union Station announced that Vanessa Ford, “the Songstress of Springfield,” who is well-known for singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at various area events, will record a new version of the song at Union Station. The new video recording will be posted on springfieldunionstation.com and disseminated through social media starting on Friday, July 2 and running…
Monson Savings Bank Announces $28,000 in Scholarships
Monson Savings Bank recently announced it awarded $28,000 in scholarships to 14 graduating seniors of local high schools. On June 23, the bank held a scholarship ceremony at its corporate office in Monson. This event provided refreshments, opportunities for bank staff to meet the students and their parents, presentation of the scholarship checks, and a…
Scholarships Available for STEM Students at HCC
Students enrolled full-time in chemistry, biology, engineering, mathematics, physics, or other STEM fields at Holyoke Community College (HCC) may qualify for a National Science Foundation scholarship of up to $10,000 a year toward tuition and fees. Through HCC, the National Science Foundation Scholarship offers, on average, $6,500 per year to qualified full-time students and prorated…
AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OUTDOOR CINEMA SERIES AT THE MILL DISTRICT
OUTDOOR CINEMA comes to Amherst! The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, whose mission is to create, maintain and promote a vital, thriving business climate throughout the Amherst area, teams up with our Chamber Champions at the Mill District as host and sponsor, in association with the Amherst Cinema, UMassFive College Credit Union and North Square…
$3.4 Million to Support STEM Equipment and Teacher Professional Development
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced 27 grants totaling $3.4 million through the MLSC’s STEM Equipment and Professional Development Grant program. The awards will support new and expanded curricula at 93-plus schools, serving more than 38,200 students, and providing more than 730 teachers with professional development. These funds will…
Nancy Connor – ERC5 – Every Ending is a New Beginning
It was so wonderful to see almost 150 of you last week at our Annual Breakfast Meeting with NFL Hall of Famer and Business Entrepreneur Fran Tarkenton. If you would like to hear the speech from the Mad Scrambler himself (who is spry 81 years young) you can now catch him on the ERC5 website! I wanted to personally…
WNEU Offers New Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence
The Western New England University (WNEU) College of Engineering has announced a new graduate engineering certificate in artificial intelligence (AI). Applications are currently being accepted for the coming fall. Focusing on the theoretical foundation and practical application of AI and taught by expert WNEU faculty mentors, this certificate consists of four three-credit graduate courses: “Applied…
Bradley International Airport Launches Nonstop Service to Miami with JetBlue
This week, the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) launched the inaugural JetBlue flight from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Miami International Airport (MIA) on JetBlue. “We welcome JetBlue’s expansion at Bradley International Airport and the addition of new, non-stop service to Miami,” said Kevin Dillon, executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority. Read the source article…
The Big E Announces Free Concert Lineup for Court of Honor Stage
The lineup for the Big E’s Court of Honor Stage has been announced. The tented venue, located in front of the iconic Coliseum at the heart of the fairgrounds, hosts more than 85 shows over the 17-day run of the Big E from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3. All events on the Court of Honor…
UMass Donahue Institute Announces Johan Uvin as Next Executive Director
Johan Uvin was announced as the new executive director of the UMass Donahue Institute (UMDI). Uvin continues a strong career in public service at the local and federal levels, and will begin his new role on Aug. 1. “His extensive leadership experience in public service at multiple levels of government and his work with the…