Mount Wachusett Community College art students partnered with the city of Gardner to transform a graffiti-covered wall into public art at the newly refurbished Jackson Playground. Since mid-May, five students have been working on their "Unplug and Play" mural conveying their message that children should put down the controllers and have fun at the playground. The 150-foot mural depicts Gardner scenes, ranging from the giant chair to the orange and black stripes of the Wildcats to the college's turbines.

 

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Like all great works of science fiction, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus,  
explores what it means to be human in a rapidly changing world. Published nearly 200 years ago when Shelley was just 20 years old, the novel's influence extends well beyond the literary domain into film, science and politics, making it an ideal for the second-year theme of MWCC Humanities Project. Faculty and staff recently met to plan upcoming course topics and community events. The project, which began last year with a community and cross-discipline study of Thoreau's Walden, is funded through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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After nearly two decades at the helm of the Mount Wachusett Community College Fitness & Wellness Center, Director Steve Washkevich is retiring at the end of June. Members of the college and fitness center community recently paid tribute to his 18 years of service and welcomed incoming center Director Jared Swerzenski. Washkevich, who was appointed a year after the facility was converted into a community fitness center, said the center appeals to patrons of all ages and fitness levels due to its large size, wide variety of program offerings, state-of-the-art equipment, indoor swimming pool, and personalized training.

MWCC alumni, students, faculty and staff again joined thousands of volunteers for the annual Greater Gardner Relay for Life, a two-day, North Central Massachusetts outpouring of support and hope for cancer victims and survivors, and a community remembrance of loved ones who have passed. The Mount Walkers, represented by faculty and staff and their families, the MWCC Alumni Network, the Veterans Success Center, and the MWCC nursing program were among the college teams participating in the event, held June 12 and 13 on the track of the Gardner campus to support the American Cancer Society.

 

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