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BCC's Director of Nursing Resigns By Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:00PM / Friday, September 07, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Director of Nursing Tochi Urbani has resigned from Berkshire Community College. Dean of Enrollment Management Christina Wynn confirmed on Friday that Urbani submitted his resignation letter on Sept. 4 and will be leaving the college on Oct. 3. The resignation comes in the midst of college officials working to elevate the program's accreditation from a recently issued "approval with warning" status. "At this point, we are placing a high priority on finding an interim director of nursing," Wynn said. Wynn said the change will have no impact on the students who have just returned for the semester nor does she expect 0 Comments
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MCLA Opens Year With Plans to Enhance Programming, Raise VisibilityBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:00PM / Tuesday, September 04, 2018 | |
Birge, with his wife, Lisa, pulls raffle tickets for a good cause. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is welcoming just over 400 incoming students this year — but it wants more. At the annual campus breakfast marking the start of the semester, college President James Birge detailed some of the priorities designed to "position MCLA to strengthen and enhance the college," including enrollment. "This fall, we will welcome 415 new students to MCLA," Birge told the crowded cafeteria on Tuesday morning.. "This number is lower than last year at this time by about 25 students. Although we had budgeted for a 0 Comments
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Dellea's 'Quiet' Service Trumpeted as BCC Turf Field Named in His HonorBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:19PM / Friday, August 31, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Friday afternoon, Berkshire Community College ushered in a new era in Berkshire County sports and recognized a longtime civic leader in the process. The best part for honoree Gene Dellea? It just may be the fact that his part came at the end of a 45-minute dedication. "For all of you who know this person, you will say to yourself, 'Of course, this should be dedicated to this person,' " Dellea's friend Emil George said moments before revealing the name of the long-awaited artificial turf field at BCC. "Because this field is important not just to Pittsfield but to Berkshire County, it should be dedicated to someone who has given 0 Comments
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Back to School? Keep Kids Healthy and HappyBy Sandeep Kumar,
03:23PM / Wednesday, August 22, 2018 | |
"Back to school" is just around the corner for our Berkshire County children. The new school year can be an adjustment challenge for the whole family – but your children's health can remain strong during this busy transition, and on into the school year.
At CHP Berkshire Pediatrics, we'd like to set you and your children and teens on a path to a healthy school season, with some helpful reminders and tips about sleep, stress, food safety and the importance of "downtime." And some advance planning can help to smooth the transition to the school year – regardless of whether you kids are in preschool, high school, or somewhere in between. Sleep Ease
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BArT School 2018-2019 Bus Routes| 01:40PM / Monday, August 13, 2018 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School begins the school year on Monday, Aug. 20. School days have been restructured to begin at 8:20 a.m. and end at 3:40 p.m. 0 Comments
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Jazz Camp to Be Hosted at Hoosac Valley By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
02:23AM / Monday, August 13, 2018 | |
CHESHIRE, Mass. — Hoosac Valley and the Adams Anthony Center are hosting a free Berkshire Jazz Day Camp this week. Berkshire County music students will get a week of face time with five professional New York City musicians that will culminate in a live performance at the Bounti-Fare. "I have always wanted to bring as much music and my experience as an artist back to the area," North Adams native and jazz trumpeter Richard Boulger said. "I always wanted to do that for years and years … and I always thought an opportunity like this would be great for the kids." Boulger will bring with him a team of professional New York City 0 Comments
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Local Students Graduate From College-Sponsored Summer AcademyBy Matt McGrory, iBerkshires Intern
02:24AM / Tuesday, August 07, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — More than a dozen high school seniors and recent graduates earned college credits this summer through the MCLA/BCC Summer Academy program. Friends and family gathered for the graduation luncheon this past Friday in the Conte Federal Building to celebrate the students’ achievement over the monthlong program. The Summer Academy program, first instituted in 2016, has been designed to give motivated young adults a headstart into college by providing them with two free college courses; Statistics 101 and English 101, both of which award three college credits upon completion. These credits can be transferred to any state-accredited 0 Comments
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Miss Hall's School Announces Head's List, Honor Roll| 01:18PM / Friday, July 27, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School has announced 42 local students were among the 131 girls schoolwide named to the Head's List and Honor Roll for the first semester, which ended May 24.
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 Lillian (Lilly) Climo, Great Barrington; Shae Daley, Pittsfield; Gabrielle Hinkley, Dalton; Emily Hunter, West
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BCC's Nursing Program Placed on Warning StatusBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
05:58PM / Friday, July 20, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The nursing program at Berkshire Community College has been placed on warning. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing cited the college on a number of issues, which college officials have characterized as "housekeeping," and dropped the state accreditation to "approval with warning." College officials have now created a blueprint to address the cited issues and are hoping to be back into the board's good graces as early as January. "These are not student facing issues, it is not about our curriculum. These are procedure and policy issues that we need to address. We have begun preparing our 0 Comments
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Berkshire Community College Breaks Ground for Turf Field ProjectBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:30PM / Friday, July 20, 2018 | |
The project is already underway and is expected to be completed in six weeks. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Friday night lights will shine a bit brighter in the county. Berkshire Community College celebrated the groundbreaking of a new turf field sports complex on its campus. In just six weeks, the county will have a top-notch sports facilities for youth football, soccer, lacrosse, and more for both day and night play. "This is a community asset, not a Berkshire Community College asset. This field is about bringing together families, athletes, future athletes, and kids just trying out sports to come up here and play on this field and feel this is their field. 1 Comment
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