Upcoming Events Check out Trailblazer athletics for schedules, results, and information. Through May 25: MCLA Gallery 51 presents Stories of North Adams, a year-end showing of work by students and faculty from the Fine & Performing Arts Department. Friday, May 16: Distinguished alumni Luncheon; honoring the Honorable Paul Perachi '63, M.Ed. '70, Dan Dillon '63, and Joseph Zavattaro '61, M.Ed. '63; noon, Murdock Hall. Please call (413) 662-5224 for information and reservations. Friday, May 16: Baccalaureate service; 3 p.m., MCLA Church Street Center. Saturday, May 17: Commencement exercises; 11 a.m., Amsler Campus Center gymnasium. Thursday, May 29: Opening reception for The Art and Life of Jessica Park; 5:00-7:00 p.m., MCLA Gallery 51. Friday, June 6 - Saturday, June 7: Alumni Weekend.
Wednesday, June 11: Season announcement event for the MCLA Presents performing arts series (formerly Patrons of the Arts); 5:00 p.m., MCLA Gallery 51. Thursday, June 12,: State Colleges Networking Party; 5:30-7:30 p.m., UMass Club, 225 Franklin Street, 33rd Floor, Boston, MA. Please RSVP to MCLA at (888) 677-6252. | Support student scholarship with an annual fund gift
The Annual Fund is an important part of MCLA's fundraising program. By making a gift to the Annual Fund you can directly impact current students by helping to provide much needed financial aid. Be a part of the Annual Fund this year, make a gift by June 30. Distinguished Alumni luncheon to be held May 16
MCLA alumni have distinguished themselves in many ways: within their professional fields, in their communities, and in service to the College. At 12 p.m. on May 16, in Murdock Hall, we will celebrate this year's honorees: The Honorable Paul Perachi '63, M.Ed. '70, Dan Dillon '63, and Joseph Zavattaro '61, M.Ed. '63; noon, Murdock Hall. Please call (413) 662-5224 for information and reservations. Funding for the sciences: a critical investment
By now, you may have read or heard about the April 25, Boston Globe editorial by Scot Lehigh referencing the Life Science Bill and State Representative Daniel Bosley '76. As an alum, Dan has represented his alma mater with distinction, working passionately and tirelessly to advocate for funding for a Center for Science and Innovation at MCLA. Between Representative Bosley's Life Sciences Bill, and Governor Patrick's capital bond bill for higher education, MCLA stands on the cusp of significant, and much needed, investment in our science facilities and programs. The Center for Science and Innovation will be the first new academic space on the MCLA campus in nearly 40 years. It will address pressing needs for laboratory and program space at the College to support the expansion of science programs. It will be a resource for faculty, students, community members, and citizens and employers throughout the Commonwealth. As a champion for public higher education in Berkshire County, Representative Bosley is part of a Berkshire County legislative delegation that works in close concert to assess and respond to the needs of MCLA, the students who attend the College, and the employers and businesses (both within the county and across the Commonwealth) who hire our graduates. Representative Bosley, along with Representatives Guyer, Pignatelli, and Speranzo, and Senator Downing, work diligently on behalf of MCLA and the county. Thank you to these leaders for their continued support and advocacy as these bills make their way through the legislature. Notre Dame property
The MCLA Foundation is working to purchase the former Notre Dame church rectory on East Main Street from the City of North Adams. We are excited at the prospect of having more space and about this move downtown, which will further connect the College with the community. When the purchase is finalized and renovations to the building are complete later this summer, the rectory will provide office space for the MCLA Advancement Office (which is home to the MCLA Foundation, Alumni Relations, and fundraising staff) as well as provide event, gathering, and meeting space for alumni of the College. Helping others and making a difference in the world
Read a profile of Josetta Owen '65, 2002 MCLA Humanitarian Award recipient. MCLA pays tribute to Bill Seeley
On Thursday, April 24, Nobel Prize recipient Dr. William Moomaw delivered this year's Professor Lawrence H. Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture, "Moving Towards a Sustainable Future." In addition to providing insight on the challenges and opportunities of environmental sustainability, the event also brought the College community together to celebrate and remember the life and career of Professor Bill Seeley, who passed away last fall. President Grant, Vice President of Academic Affairs Steve Green, Professor Adrienne Wootters, Bernie Clairmont '76, Chris Field '08 and Bill Seeley's son Jeffrey all shared remembrances of Bill during the memorial. During the program a plaque was presented to be hung in the Physics Department acknowledging Bill's years of service to the College. Alumni panelists share stories of life after college
On Tuesday, April 22, the Advancement Office and the Student Development Office welcomed Christina Barrett '03, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce; David Ortendahl '05, MCLA Public Policy Planning Group Coordinator; and iBerkshires senior reporter Jennifer Thomas '07, to talk about the transition from graduation to graduate school and careers. On Tuesday, April 29, the Department of Business Administration and Economics and the Advancement Office presented an alumni panel discussion. Four alumni - Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor Brian Astorino '00; Kevin Barbary '85, Principal Owner of Office Resources, Inc.; MCLA treasurer Gerald Desmarais '74; and Elizabeth Mach '79, Assistant Vice President and Marketing Officer with Berkshire Bank - discussed their lives and career paths and shared advice with students on how to make the most of their time at MCLA and beyond. This panel was made possible through the Jacob and Dora Wineberg Entrepreneurial Studies Endowment. Thank you to our alumni for sharing so generously of their time and expertise, and to Dr. Nancy Ovitsky for organizing the Business Department panel. MCLA inducts 12 into Delta Mu Delta
On Saturday, April 5, the MCLA chapter of Delta Mu Delta, a national honors society for business majors, held its induction ceremony in Murdock Hall. In addition to the 12 students inducted into the society, MCLA welcomed Bill Hines, Sr., the founder of Interprint, as an honorary member. College receives Service-Learning award
MCLA has been selected as this year's Massachusetts Community Service-Learning Higher Education Partner Leader by the Community Service-Learning Advisory Council to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (CSL Advisory Council). The award will be presented on Monday, May 5, at the state service-learning conference at Holy Cross. Students headed to Scotland
This summer, a group of eight MCLA arts management students will take part in a 12-day trip to Scotland. During the trip, the group will attend two performing arts festivals, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. All expenses for this trip will be covered by a generous donation to the College from an anonymous donor who wishes to promote experiential learning opportunities outside of the classroom. Congratulations to
Sociology professor Maynard Seider, whose article, "The Dynamics of Social Reproduction: How Class Works at a State College and Elite Private College" was published in Equity and Excellence in Education. Jennifer Chinn '09, who was awarded the 2008-09 James A. Hardman Jr. Scholarship in journalism and communications at the Taconic Society Donor Recognition Luncheon on Sunday, April 6. Susan Gold, MCLA Foundation board clerk and chair of the MCLA Ad Hoc Fundraising Committee, who has been selected as the Williamstown community's Unsung Heroine of 2008 by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. Susan will be honored, along with the other Unsung Heroines from across the Commonwealth, at the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday, May 14. Susan's daughter Becky received her M.Ed. from MCLA in 2002 |
