Tag Archives: May 2012

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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