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MCLA Adds New Minor in Entrepreneurship| 01:21PM / Monday, January 22, 2018 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, MASS. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts recently approved a new minor in entrepreneurship within the Department of Business Administration and Economics. Although many of the classes required for this new minor already are offered at the college, new courses will be added when the program is officially offered in January 2018.
According to Dr. Thomas Whalen, associate professor of business, the entrepreneurship minor may be added to most – if not all – of the majors MCLA offers.
"I cannot think of a single major that cannot be brought into some sort of entrepreneurial endeavor," Whalen said. "For example, someone in education might
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College Notes: January 2018| 06:30PM / Thursday, January 18, 2018 | |
 Christine Kiernan of Lanesborough, a registered nurse who graduated last year from the ' School of Nursing, was elected to Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing as a nurse leader. She was chosen to be inducted into the honor society as recognition of outstanding achievements and contributions to the community. Also inducted into the Beta Zeta at-Large Chapter on Dec. 7, 2017, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst were Elms nursing students and seniors Tracey J. Fletcher of Adams, Jessica Lescarbeau of Clarksburg, Melanie Robins of Hinsdale and Martha J. Rodriguez of North Adams. Membership to Sigma Theta Tau is by invitation to nursing students who 0 Comments
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Williams College Seeks 'Books' for Human Library Project| 03:01PM / Monday, January 15, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College is seeking volunteers for its seventh annual Human Library, which will be held on Friday, Feb. 9, and Saturday, Feb. 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Paresky student center.
Founded in 2001 in Denmark, the Human Library seeks to promote human rights and social cohesion by creating greater understanding between people. It provides an opportunity for people to learn more about each other while working through stereotypes and discrimination. The event has been held at Williams annually since 2012.
A Human Library consists of volunteers who act as "books" that can be "checked out" by "readers." Each book decides on a title
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MCLA Announces New Performing Arts Programs| 02:31PM / Wednesday, January 10, 2018 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts announces the addition of five new programs to its Department of Fine and Performing Arts, as two concentrations, in design and studio art, and three minors in dance, design, and music production, recently were added.
"The design concentration prepares students for traditional graphic design careers, web design, animation, concept, as well as character development for films, graphic novels or video games. It’s also great for illustrators and public relations professionals, and for self-promotion," said Melanie Mowinski, associate professor of visual art. "We imagine that students who are choosing the
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Berkshire Community College Brings On New Faculty and Staff| 04:49PM / Friday, December 22, 2017 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College has announced new faculty and staff additions. Pam Coley McCann joined BCC as an assistant professor of human services. Prior to joining the college, McCann had a full-time private practice in Pittsfield, and before that she worked for the Department of Mental Health as a clinical social worker. McCann received a master’s degree in social work at Springfield College. She currently lives in Pittsfield with her husband and her dog. Antonia Buckley joined BCC as the Berkshire Immigrant Stories coordinator. Buckley previously worked as a freelance photographer and was a co-founder of The Hoping Machine. Buckley received a
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Reid Students Make Sacrifices to Give to Berkshire Children and FamiliesBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
05:16PM / Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | |
Jacklyn Drozd said $2,200 worth of gift cards and cash donations were collected. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Reid Middle School student Maya Duhamel had an early basketball game and hadn't had a chance to get dinner. On her way to the game, she stopped at Dunkin' Donuts intent to buy hash browns. But at the last minute, she changed her mind. "Instead of buying hash browns, I bought four gift cards with it," Duhamel said. Those gift cards have since been donated to Berkshire Children and Families to give out to teens in the city who may not be able to go to Dunkin' Donuts whenever they please. The student council had organized what 0 Comments
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Berkshires Beat: BArT Students Help Puerto Rico, Local Community| 01:30PM / Monday, December 18, 2017 | |
Helping out Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School ninth-graders recently decided that they wanted to raise $1,000 to help with the devastation in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of hurricane Maria. The students put on a dance and hosted a "Penny Wars" event to reach their fundraising goal. The $1,000-plus donation was proudly sent to United for Puerto Rico last week.
In addition, the BArT Student Ambassadors have visited with the seniors at the Adams Council on Aging, read to children at the Berkshire Museum Literacy Night, and collected more than 500 items to be donated to local food pantries in North Adams and Pittsfield the week of Thanksgiving. Ms.
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BArT Presents 'Twelfth Night'| 01:36PM / Friday, December 08, 2017 | |
 ADAMS, Mass.— The Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School Theater Department will be performing William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" on Friday, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m.
The BArT theater is located within the school building at 1 Commercial Street in Adams. Tickets can be purchased at the door and the pricing is as follows: $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors, $2 BArT students.
The production is filled with music, mistaken identities, tangled letters of love, and gender-bending hijinks. "Twelfth Night" follows the romantic misadventures of Orsino who loves Olivia, Olivia who loves Cesario
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MCLA Recognizes Adams Scholarship RecipientsBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
03:55AM / Wednesday, December 06, 2017 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — More than 50 Berkshire students were recognized at the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship reception at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. "I am really quite pleased to be able to welcome you and to be able to congratulate you on earning this scholarship," MCLA President James Birge told the recipients Tuesday at the Church Street Center. "It is a rigorous award to win and you have demonstrated your abilities to do that through your grades, standardized test performances ... and all of the things that help you round out your education." The Adams Scholarship is a merit-based award that provides a tuition waiver for 0 Comments
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Hoosac Valley Kindergarten: How to Cook a Thanksgiving TurkeyCommunity Submission,
08:00AM / Thursday, November 23, 2017 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — The kindergarten classes of Heather Emerson and Robin Poirot at Hoosac Valley Elementary are again offering their knowledge on where to get a turkey how to cook it. From Cheerio stuffing to proper time and temperature — anywhere from 4 minutes to six days at at least 6 degrees — these children offer a range of recipes for a Thanksgiving turkey. The photos in the story are from Poirot's class. The main photo at the top is from Emerson's class. When I buy the turkey, it will be 2 pounds and about as big a Pilgrim kid. Mommy will cook it because she cooks everything. She is a good cook. She 0 Comments
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