Upcoming Events
Check out Trailblazer athletics for fall schedules, results, and information. Friday, June 6 - Saturday, June 7: Reunion Weekend.
Wednesday, June 11: Season announcement event for the MCLA Presents! performing arts series (formerly Patrons of the Arts); 5 -7 p.m., MCLA Gallery 51. RSVP to MCLA at (413) 662-5224. 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. | Annual Fund
MCLA's fiscal year closes on June 30. Be a part of this year's record-breaking Annual Fund by making a gift by this date. These funds are vital in providing current students with the opportunity to have a rewarding and enriching education at MCLA. Be a part of the future, give today. Commencement recap
On Saturday, May 17, 370 graduates received bachelor's and master's degrees from MCLA. Read about MCLA's 109th Commencement exercises and watch a video of President Grant's charge to the Class of 2008. Reunion 2008 - June 6 - 7
Last chance to sign up for Reunion! Hope to see you there! Berkshire Towers update
Renovations recently began on Berkshire Towers. Click here to view an architectural rendering of the building exterior and blueprints of the new entry level, first floor and mezzanine. Building Bridges to China: Professor Kailai Huang
Read a profile of Professor Kailai Huang, from the History/Political Science/Geography department. New garden supports MCLA green efforts
Recently, a group of students, faculty, and staff broke ground on a new campus vegetable and flower garden just south of Smith House next to Taconic Lawn. The garden serves as a visual reminder of the College's commitment to environmental sustainability. Congratulations to: - Physics professor Emily Maher, who received a $33,286 grant from the Research Corporation's Cottrell College Science Award program to support her project, Measurements of Neutrino Cross Sections Using the MINERvA Detector.
- Faculty Research Award recipients: English/Communications professor Mike Birch and Sociology professor Maynard Seider for their project, North Adams and Northern Berkshire Social and Economic Changes; physics professor Emily Maher for Measurements of Neutrino Cross Sections Using the MINERvA Detector; and computer science professor Bill Spezeski for Rethinking Pythagorean Triples.
- Education professor Emily DeMoor, who received the Faculty Creative Project Award for her Garden-based education.
- History professor Anthony Daly, who received the Faculty Curriculum Development Award for his proposed course on Terrorism.
- Athletics department assistant Dawn Schrade, who was named the State Young Careerist by the Business and Professional Women (BPW) of Massachusetts. She will represent the state in the Young Careerist competition at BPW/USA's National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, this summer.
- The student-athletes who were named to the All-MASCAC team: Taylor Kenyon, Ashley Morrison, Anthony Bruno, Cyrus Curtis, and Cory Burtman.
- Basketball Coach Jamie Morrison who appeared on the May 5 episode of the documentary Nimrod Nation, airing on the Sundance Channel.
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