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Inside MCCApril 9, 2013

 

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Spotlights

2013 MCC Open House

Manchester Community College will hold an Open House on Thursday, April 18, 2013, 4:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m., in the Great Path Academy Gymnasium on the MCC campus...

  

Courses Focus on Connecticut's Sales and Use Tax Geared to Specific Businesses

With tax deadlines looming, area businesses will have a specific interest in a new series of courses offered through Manchester Community College's Credit-Free Programs...

 

Housing Market Improves; Get Real Estate Credentials Through MCC Credit-Free Programs

Single-family home prices rose in January, according to a recent S&P/Case Shiller composite index. Experts call it the biggest annual increase in six-and-a-half years and further evidence that the housing market recovery remains on track...

 

NewsIn the News
Journal Inquirer -  Weapons Bans Alone Won't Stop Violence, MCC Panelists Say (April 8, 2013) - Banning various types of weapons won't be enough to curb gun violence, a panel of police, school, and state officials told a small crowd Wednesday at Manchester Community College...

 

Journal Inquirer - Downtown District Gets Grant for Business Recruitment  (April 8, 2013) - The Downtown Special Services District has received a $4,000 grant from First Niagara Bank for business recruitment and office equipment...

 

CT Mirror - Governor Will Interview Finalists For State College System President (April 4, 2013) - Though the Board of Regents for Higher Education soon could have sole authority to pick the next president of the merged public college system, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy still will be interviewing three finalists for the job...

 

Reminder News - Connecticut Budget Blasted by Senate Minority Leader John Mckinney at MCC (April 3, 2013) - Since February, when Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) unveiled his budget for the state of Connecticut for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, it has been the focus of heated debate among legislators...

 

Hartford Courant - Manchester Directors To Vote On Home For Disabled Vet (April 1, 2013) - The board of directors is set to grant a big benefit to a local disabled veteran...

 

CT Mirror - Another Community College President Announces Departure (April 1, 2013) - A third president of a community college in Connecticut has announced she will be leaving the Board of Regents system...

 

Hartford Courant - MCC Alum And "Top Chef" Contestant, Angelo Sosa, Returns To Campus for Fine Wines (March 29, 2013) - The Manchester Community College Foundation is excited to announce that distinguished alumnus Angelo Sosa will be returning to campus for the 21st annual Evening of Fine Wines on Friday, April 26...

 

Reminder News - Glastonbury Youth Services Mentor Gives Back to Program That Helped Him (March 28, 2013) - For many children in the Welles Village section of Glastonbury, the most fun they regularly have is made possible by volunteers...A culinary arts student at Manchester Community College, Lugo also spends a lot of time in the kitchen...
  
AnnouncementsAnnouncements

Faculty Professional Day

On April 12, 2013, MCC will host its System-Wide Faculty Professional Day. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and will take place in the Culinary Arts Center. Register today...

 

Evening of Fine Wines

The Manchester Community College Foundation, Inc. is proud to present the twenty-first annual Evening of Fine Wines...

 

Jewish Women in American Sport:  Settlement Houses to the Olympics 

This documentary film screening and discussion will be led by Dr. Linda J. Borish, Ph.D, Executive Director and Historian at Western Michigan University....

 

Author Norm Bossio to Keynote at May 10 Connecticut Learns & Works Conference

The 19th annual Connecticut Learns and Works Conference will feature author, management consultant and trainer Norm Bossio as the keynote speaker on May 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Waters' Edge Conference Center in Westbrook...

 

EventsEvents

Please note that in order for an event to be included in Inside MCC, it must be entered in the online calendar. Events can be submitted here. 

 
LinksLinks

MCC on Main Events

A complete list of events being held at MCC on Main during April can be viewed here.  

 

Cougar Café Menu

Wondering what's for lunch? Check out this week's menu by visitng the Dining Services webpage.

 



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