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Blackboard Upgrade
By Susan M. Van Ness Blackboard Learn will enter its full and final upgrade phase in the fall 2012 semester. Students can take a peek at Blackboard Learn, compare it to Blackboard’s current learning environment, Vista, and find more learning … Continue reading
Veteran Oasis Center at MxCC
By Chris Fox & Marie Hughes The Veterans’ OASIS Center held a fundraiser on April 26, 2012 to help raise funds for scholarships for veterans and military service men and women. The Veteran OASIS Center (Operation Academic Support for Incoming … Continue reading
Board of Regents Elects President Kennedy
By: Tyler Magnano On Friday, March 2, the Connecticut State Senate confirmed that Dr. Robert A. Kennedy would become President of the Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR), which is in charge of the 17 Connecticut State Colleges and … Continue reading
Students Walk with Dinosaurs
By Valerie Mahar On April 5, 2012, the students of Professor Christine Witkowski’s Introduction to Physical Geology class took a long-awaited field trip to Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The purpose: To study rocks and dinosaur tracks, and … Continue reading
Estevan Vega Reads From His Novel, “Arson”
By Kari Muzer Middlesex Community College is filled with many talented students, not all of them are published writers with five novels and multiple short stories, though, like Estevan Vega. Vega began writing when he was in fifth grade, and … Continue reading
Developmental Education Bill Sails Through Senate
By Alex Fox Senate Bill 40 (SB40) has become more a controversy than a solution. The bill has left both the Connecticut General Assembly and appropriations committees, passing unanimously in both. The bill has passed in the Senate as well, … Continue reading
Summer Classes
By Liz Parra Summer is just around the corner and the last thing on the minds of some students is school. But, while some students are making plans for the beach, others want to keep the semester flow going. Summer … Continue reading
Wasescha Inaugurated
By Kari Muzer On April 23, in Chapman Hall, Anna Wasescha was inaugurated as the sixth president of Middlsex Community College. Jonathan Daube, President emeritus was the MC. Speakers included college dignitaries, as well as government officials. Speakers included Lieutenant-Governor … Continue reading
Non-Traditional Students At MxCC
By Christine Kowalski When it comes to their student population, colleges have a variety from all walks of life, and MxCC prides itself it’s nontraditional students. The student that strives to grow and achieve, that works to better themselves, and … Continue reading
MxCC Students Honored
By Ryan DeCosta Middlesex Community College is full of wonderful students, and it is those students that truly put the Community in Middlesex Community College. On Friday, April 27, Middlesex held its annual Academic Awards Night in Chapman Hall. The … Continue reading