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MCC Presents African American History Month Leadership Awards (February 19, 2014)...Three leadership awards were presented at the opening ceremony for African American History month at Manchester Community College. The awards are named in honor of prominent African Americans who made significant leadership contributions to history... |
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MCC Hosts Legislative Breakfast (February 14, 2014) - MCC administrators, faculty, staff and students hosted local legislators at a breakfast at the Legislative Office Building on February 11, 2014... |
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Evening of Fine Wine Tickets on Sale (February 12, 2014)... Tickets are on sale for the 22nd annual Evening of Fine Wines to be held on Friday, April 25 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. This year's presenting sponsor is Kelser Corporation... |
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Gov. Malloy: Investment in State's Higher Education System Critical to Student Success (February 12, 2014) - Following a press conference at Manchester Community College this morning, the office of Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following... |
Journal Inquirer - Poetry, Music Take Stage at MCC on Main (February 18, 2014) - The Mishi-maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series takes place Thursday, Feb. 20, from 7 to 9 p.m., in Manchester Community College's downtown performance space, MCC on Main Arts and Education Center, 903 Main St... |
Hartford Courant - 'Hans Weiss - Portraits Through Time' Opens (February 16, 2014) - The Adolf and Virginia Dehn Gallery at MCC on Main presents "Hans Weiss - Portraits Through Time," through March 13. The opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at the gallery. Live music from Jen Lowe and Them Damn Hamiltons will follow as part of the Imagine Main Street First Friday events in downtown Manchester. Award-winning artist and portrait painter Hans Weiss will exhibit drawings and paintings of portraits he has executed over the years... |
Reminder News - 'First Thursday' Events Bring Art and Music to Downtown Manchester (February 12, 2014) - The ongoing pursuit to make the historic downtown district of Manchester an area for arts and culture has been known as Imagine Main Street. On Feb. 6, the Adolf and Virginia Dehn Gallery at MCC on Main, located at 903 Main St., was filling quickly with avid art lovers as well as music lovers... |
Hartford Courant - What it Takes to Succeed as an Entrepreneur (February 13, 2014) - On Wednesday, Feb. 19, "Beer, Burgers & Managing Your Bucks" - a series of monthly networking and money-management gatherings for young adults at MCC on Main in Manchester - will celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week (Feb. 15 through 22) with a program devoted to the topic... |
Hartford Courant - MCC Foundation Appoints New Board Member (February 12, 2014) - The Manchester Community College Foundation recently appointed a new member to its board of directors. Billy Grant, of West Hartford, has a long history in the culinary profession. Grant, along with his brothers Tony and Michael, has created two sophisticated, celebrated and revered dining establishments in the heart of revitalized West Hartford Center, Restaurant Bricco and Grants Restaurant and Bar... |
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Inside Higher Ed - Strategies for the Small (February 19, 2014) - Liberal arts college, 161, seeks scalable, highly customizable online education solution. Must like Socratic method, small group settings. Let's enjoy Great Books together... |
New England Journal of Higher Ed - Small Colleges Need "Gold Medal Selfies' (February 18, 2014) - Higher education has been a favorite news topic for months. Stories have addressed every issue from rising costs to access for vulnerable students and completion of a college degree, to the importance of "fit" in the college selection process... |
Hartford Courant - New Research Says Grades, Not SATs, Predict College Success (February 18, 2014) - High school juniors sweating out the SATs might be interested to know that new research shows that their high school grades - not standardized tests - are a much better predictor of their college performance... |
Chronicle of Higher Ed - Community Colleges Nourish Both Students and Society, Report Says (February 18, 2014) - Community-college graduates receive nearly $5 in benefits for every dollar they spend on their education, while the return to taxpayers is almost six to one, according to a report scheduled for release on Tuesday that measures not only graduates' higher earning power but also their healthier lifestyles... |
Inside Higher Ed - An Hour Makes a Difference (February 17, 2014) - For years, studies have found that first-generation college students -- those who do not have a parent with a college degree -- lag other students on a range of education achievement factors... |
Inside Higher Ed - Swift Changes to Aid Sites (February 14, 2014) - Dozens of colleges and universities have changed the wording of their financial aid web pages since a Democratic Congressman last week accused more than 100 institutions of misleading students about the requirements for obtaining federal grants and loans... |
Community College Daily - Senators Pitch Reforms to Make College More Affordable (February 12, 2014) - Senators who spoke at the Community College National Legislative Summit on Wednesday touted the critical role of two-year institutions in creating jobs and boosting the economy - while offering ideas for reforms to make college more affordable and more accessible... |
Bristol Press - Press Welcomes New Editorial Leadership (February 14, 2014) - The Bristol Press has new leadership in its editorial and circulation departments... Circulation Director Joseph Cannata Jr. This is Cannata's fourth term with the papers... and graduated from Manchester Community College and is pursuing a degree in business administration... |
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CT Mirror - Community Colleges: Time to be Revolutionary (February 19, 2014) - I think that the community colleges of the state of Connecticut ought to declare their independence from the Board of Regents for Higher Education... |
Inside Higher Ed - Tech Mandates With Part-Time Students (February 17, 2014) - Has anyone out there seen a reasonably elegant solution to the issue of mandating technology for part-time students? My campus is starting to make actual, discernible headway towards more widespread use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in place of commercial textbooks... |
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