Manchester Community College’s Diversity Committee and the Cultural Programs Committee present master drummer Francis Kofi Akotuah, accompanied by percussionists Attah Poku and Michal Ofori, on Thursday, November 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The trio will play music from the Ewe, Ashante and Ga traditions. The concert is free and open to the public.
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MCC Announces 2018-19 Scholarship Awards
A scholarship celebration was held Tuesday evening, October 30, in the SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium. A reception followed for the recipients and their families.
Spring 2019 Registration for New Students Begins November 12
Continuing students can register for courses starting November 5. New students must apply and attend new student orientation before they are eligible for registration.
MCC Alumni Association to Hold Alumni Dinner and Awards Ceremony
The Manchester Community College Alumni Association will hold its annual dinner and award ceremony Tuesday, November 13, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center atrium.
“The Iceberg Portraits” Graphic Design Internship Show – Opening Reception to be Held November 15
The exhibition will run from November 8 through December 4. It is being staged in collaboration with Dyshann Anderson from Aquastone Graphic Arts & Print, where the student artists, Sarah Beth Norris and Maria Shaer, did 150-hour internships last spring. Anderson, Norris and Shaer will be on hand to discuss the work.
MCC and Dehn Foundation Sponsor Visiting Artist Talks
The Adolf and Virginia Dehn Foundation visiting artist series at Manchester Community College continues with painter Josephine Halvorson on Thursday, November 8, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Halvorson, who gives herself only one day to complete each canvas, will talk about her work.
MCC Sponsors Flu Clinic for Students, Alumni and Community Members October 31
A flu clinic will be held at Manchester Community College October 31 from noon to 2:30 p.m. in the SBM Charitable Foundation Building, room E113 (behind the auditorium). The clinic is open to the public.
MCC Opens Native American Heritage Month with Award Presentation to Tribal Chief
Mohegan Tribal Chief Many Hearts, of Niantic, also known as Lynn Malerba, will be honored not only for her work as chief of the tribe but also for her service to the larger community at MCC’s Native American Heritage Month Opening Ceremony on Monday, November 5, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Registration Opens for MCC Winter Intersession Classes; Get Ahead with Credit Extension Courses
Applications are being accepted for new students who want to enroll during this session, which runs December 26, 2018 through January 11, 2019. Students can earn up to four credits per course in three weeks.
MCC Presents 2018 Hispanic Heritage Month Leadership Awards
Award winners are Student Leadership: Nelizabeth Diaz; Employee Leadership: Dr. Carolina Flores, professor; Community Leadership: Jason Rojas, Trinity College chief of staff and assistant vice president for external relations, who also serves as a Connecticut state representative and is an MCC Foundation board member.