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BCC Hires New Dean of Students, Interim Dean of Enrollment| 10:57AM / Thursday, July 30, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College has hired a new dean of students and a new interim dean of enrollment. Celia Norcross has accepted the position of dean of students. Michael Sharp has accepted the role as interim dean of enrollment, replacing Christina Wynn, who has taken the position of dean of business and outreach at the college. Norcross has worked in higher education for the past 22 years in a variety of positions that support and develop student learning, including her most recent career track at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts the past 18 years in Student Affairs. Through her roles, she has had pride in establishing creative opportunities within both areas
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The Case for Community CollegeBy Ellen Kennedy,
12:44PM / Saturday, July 18, 2020 | |
 Community colleges remain the most accessible option for higher education and we know that, on average, community college students earn significantly more over their lifetimes than individuals who do not go to community college (according to the Community College Research Center). Even in the face of COVID-19, Berkshire Community College, like other community colleges across the commonwealth, pivoted in the spring to ensure our students succeeded in pursuing their studies. The college made investments in faculty professional development and technology infrastructure to ensure our fall classes could be held in the safest, most accessible way while ensuring successful learning outcomes. When
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St. Stan's Announces Fourth Period Honor Roll| 10:02AM / Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Adams has announced its honor roll for the fourth marking period of the 2019-20 school year. A student merits high honors for an average of 93 or higher. A student merits honors for an average between 85 and 92. Grade Eight Maggie Little, Joseph Roy, Athena Shafer Ty Barrett, Nikolai Mendel Grade Seven Colin Daly, Logan Driscoll, Jacinta Felix, Mary Haight, Cole Maxwell, Noah McGrath, Joshua Touponce Samuel McGrath Grade Six Gabrielle Driscoll, Timothy Kupiec, Andrew Meaney Manuel Dupras, Ian Militello, Grace Perreault, Aidan Tremblay. 0 Comments
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Miss Hall's School Announces Head's List, Honor Roll| 09:33AM / Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School has announced 56 local students among the 166 students schoolwide named to the Head's List and Honor Roll for the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year, which ended May 22. For Head's List recognition, students must have taken five major, full-credit courses and must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 92, with no single grade below B-plus. For Honor Roll recognition, students must have taken five major, full-credit courses and must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 86, with no single grade below B-minus. Head's List Ella Biancolo, Pittsfield; Emily Carmel, Pittsfield; Angela Guachione, Pittsfield; Meredith
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Baker Pushes Back on Federal Pressure to Open SchoolsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
02:30PM / Wednesday, July 08, 2020 | |
 BOSTON -- Gov. Charlie Baker Wednesday said he does not think it “makes sense” for a one-size-fits-all approach to reopening the nation’s public schools but stopped short of directly criticizing a presidential tweet pressuring states to open the schoolhouse doors in the middle of a global pandemic. Baker was asked in his daily press availability about President Trump’s Tuesday Twitter statement that indicated his administration “May cut off funding if [schools] not open!” The Republican governor, not for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, found himself having to argue against his party’s leader while trying to not get into a 0 Comments
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BCC Pinning Ceremony Recognizes Nursing Graduates| 04:38PM / Wednesday, July 01, 2020 | |
BCC, like many other schools, has been forced to be creative in recognizing its graduates during the pandemic. The graduates have often put their own spin on the unusual ceremonies. See more photos here. PITTSFIELD, Mass. —Twenty-seven graduates of the practical nurse certificate program at Berkshire Community College and 57 associate degree in nursing graduates were recognized on Tuesday night for a combination drive-through and remote ceremony in order to observe social distancing protocols because to COVID-19. Ann Tierney, a nursing adviser, retired nurse practitioner and professor of nursing, addressed the practical nursing students while Lynn Geldert, 0 Comments
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BCC Announces Spring Semester Dean’s List| 10:10AM / Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College has announced its spring 2020 dean's list. To be eligible for the list, full-time students must have declared a major; completed a minimum of 12 non-repeated, traditionally graded credit hours during the spring semester; and achieved a 3.250 to 3.749 grade point average for honors, or a 3.750 to 4.000 grade point average for high honors. Part-time students are eligible for the list if they meet the same requirements, except that their credit hours may have been completed during the fall and spring semesters of one academic year. Connecticut Kaitlynn Huften, Emily Deming Sylwia Danowski Bailey Derr Olivia 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Arc Announces Scholarship Winners| 10:03AM / Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Arc has announced its 2020 scholarship recipients for high school seniors pursuing undergraduate education in the field of human services. Pittsfield High School graduate to attend Roger Williams University with a major in elementary education/special education. Taconic High School graduate to attend MCLA and major in social work. Wahconah Regional High School graduate to attend Fitchburg State College to major in criminal justice. Wahconah Regional High School graduate to attend University of New Hampshire's College of Health & Human Services. Wahconah Regional High School graduate to attend Westfield State University to
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Williams College Announces Plan for Return of ClassesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
10:21AM / Monday, June 29, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College on Monday morning announced that students will be welcomed back to campus beginning in August for a semester of " 'hybrid' courses that blend in-person and remote instruction." In a 3,400-hundred word letter to the college community, President Maud S. Mandel explained that the college's faculty and administration have designed a return from the spring's campus closure that aligns with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Students will be allowed to choose to take the year off with no penalty, and the college has lowered the number of 0 Comments
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Doctors Back Up State's Guidance for School ReopeningBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:30PM / Thursday, June 25, 2020 | |
Dr. Lloyd Fisher, a pediatrician, discusses the reasoning behind some of the health measures recommended for reopening schools this fall. BOSTON, Mass. — All over the world, temporal thermometers are part of the strategy for reopening economies from the COVID-19 pandemic. But they will not do much good when it comes to reopening schoolhouse doors, Gov. Charlie Baker said on Thursday. The commonwealth came very close to requiring daily temperature checks for students returning to school in the fall, but ultimately decided against the move because those checks would not yield any useful information, he said. "With kids, there are way too many false 0 Comments
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