Holyoke, MA News

• Holyoke, MA News
• Commencement was GREAT!!!!! Good job everyone!!!! Enjoy your Summer!! (jv)
• Today is the day! See you guys at Commencement! Congrats to the Class of 2012! (Jv)
• Children's Museum at Holyoke celebrates 30 years! HOLYOKE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) -...
• The tent is up! See you tomorrow at Commencement! (jv)
• Just checked the weather report for tomorrow---looks like a sunny day for our 65...
• Of our 1,001 graduates this Saturday, 9 are Valedictorians! This means that they...
• Good morning HCC! New total of graduates for this Saturday (as of today): 1,001!...
• Make it A Memorable Memorial Day at the Merry-Go-Round
• Summer Safety/Community Service at Holyoke Heritage State Park
• As of today, we have 970 students graduating this Saturday! Woohoo! (jv)
• CareerPoint has summer job applications for Holyoke youth ages 14-21. Applicati...
• Got questions about Commencement? Check out this link! (jv)
• Happy Monday everyone! Congrats to our students who had transferred to Westfield...
• Come join the HCC 5K Cougar Crawl today! Great weather too! (jv)
• Have a good weekend everyone! Only one week until Commencement! (jv)
• Finals are OVER! Grades will be posted by May 22! Check your Online Services acc...
• The campus looks so beautiful today--all that green grass and blue sky. I'm goin...
• Anyone finished with finals?
• Come Play!!! Step, climb, or crawl your way into a world of imagination and play.
• It is soooooo quiet on campus.
• Good luck with finals! (jv)
• Hope everyone enjoyed Mother's Day! (jv)
• Studying for finals is important, but don't forget to schedule a break! Even hal...
• Mayor's Office Announcement
• We reached 2,500 likes! (jv)
• Last day of classes is TODAY! Make sure you know when your final exams are! (jv)
• You know you want to go see the fish swim over the falls in their little elevato...
• If you sign up for Fall semester classes now, you will not receive a bill until...
• TOMORROW! HCC Student Talent Show takes place in the Leslie Phillips Theater/For...
• Mother's Day At The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• More Zumba fun! (jv)
• In case you missed the fun today...no worries though! We are doing it again next...
• And the 2012 BUILD competition winner is... Shannon Messer for her excellent res...
• Please welcome your 2012-13 Student Senate Executive Board! Come down to Student...
• FREE 1-hour Zumba class at noon TODAY in the HCC Courtyard with Kate O'Donnell f...
• Bring your workout clothes to campus tomorrow! FREE Zumba class at noon in the C...
• Can't believe classes end next week! Did anyone enter the library's BUILD compet...
• REMINDER! Due to the rain today, the Zumba class in the Courtyard will take plac...
• Due to tomorrow's rainy forecast, we are rescheduling this event. THE NEW DATE W...
• Parks Notice
• Last day of classes is May 9! Check out the final exams schedule here: (jv) htt...
• Did you notice WWLP on campus yesterday? HCC students got haircuts to help kids...
• Posted some photos of Spring Fling --- check 'em out! Soooo glad the rain held off!
• We hope you all enjoyed Spring Fling!!!! Pictures will be posted soon!!! (jv)
• Freshmen Reception at 9:00 am and Spring Fling at 11:00 am! See you soon! (jv)
• Don't let this rain fool you! Spring Fling and our Freshmen Reception are STILL...
• There's still time to apply! The deadline to apply for the Tornado Relief Schola...
• Are you a high school senior who is planning to study advertising, communication...
• You spent your weekend studying, working on papers and projects and getting read...
• What are you doing this weekend?
• Follow us on Twitter! @HolyokeCC
• If you experienced financial hardship as a result of last year's tornado, you ma...
• Thanks everyone! Holyoke Community College won first place as the "Best 2 Year C...
• Today at HCC: Comedian & hypnotist Gabriel Holmes will perform in the Leslie Phi...
• Merry Month of May at The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• A BA at HCC? In 20 Months? It's true! The HCC/Elms College accelerated weekend c...
• Do you know any new students coming to HCC this Fall? Invite them to like our pa...
• Check out this MassMutual Job Opportunity for Bilingual Graduates! (jv) MassMut...
• Latest update from the HCC website: Due to a power disruption from the local uti...
• HCC is experiencing power outages at this time. Campus has been closed. Evening...
• Having trouble keeping track of the articles you find for that research paper?...
• Super Saturday was a total success! We saw 549 students! Thank you to all the ac...
• SUPER SATURDAY! We are having a blast registering our new students for the fall...
• If you were impacted by the tornado last year (damage to your home, property, et...
• Mark your calendars! Let's have some fun on May 4th at HCC! (jv)
• IMPORTANT! Today, April 20th, is the LAST DAY to withdraw from a Spring semester...
• Good morning! 5 weeks until my favorite day of the year at HCC: Graduation! (jv)
• There are no day classes, but HCC is open today! Offices are open (Advising Cent...
• No day classes tomorrow Wednesday, but the college is open and it's business as...
• For those of you who are confused and wondering: Today TUESDAY is a TUESDAY sche...
• Office of the Mayor 2
• HCC Theater and Electronic Media Department presents:
• The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round is Open Weekends
• Tomorrow Tuesday 4/17 is a Tuesday schedule, NOT a Monday schedule! It's also th...
• No classes Monday! What are you going to do with your long weekend?
• Win $250 for doing the work that you have to do anyway! The HCC BUILD Library Re...
• Did you apply for a scholarship from the HCC Foundation? They are still busy pro...
• Want to quit smoking? It's not too late to sign up for free smoking cessation cl...
• It's the last day of priority registration! If you haven't signed up for your su...
• This is CRAZY: every day during Priority Registration we've been drawing the nam...
• Stop by the third floor of Frost and check out "Guantanamo—10 Years and Counting...
• ALANA Spring Speaker Series presents Julian T. Tynes, Esq
• Here's another way to quit smoking:
• April School Vacation Is Coming!
• What are you doing this weekend?
• HCC is open tomorrow, Good Friday (jv)
• Sexual Assault Awareness Week continues with a Sexual Assault Student Panel disc...
• Everything you always wanted to know abut Learning Communities today at 2pm in D...
• HCC Cougar Crawl 5K Run/Walk Challenge
• Activity Period today is Sexologist Megan Andelloux! 11am in KC 301. If you have...
• Check out the story at
• Turns out a lot of students have questions about Learning Communities. Well, tom...
• Want to be an Admissions STAR (Students Taking Action Recruiting Students)? If y...
• Getting ready to draw the names of the Priority Registration Giveaway winners fo...
• Easter Weekend Fun At The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Want to join the HCC contingent at the 1,000 Hoodie Walk for Trayvon Martin tomo...
• We have another winner in the Priority Registration Giveaway! Someone won a $20...
• Annual Egg Hunt
• Parks and Recreation
• Check your HCC email accounts everyone! Today's winner has been chosen and notif...
• Awesome opportunity for BUSINESS STUDENTS! Today there is an Open Discussion and...
• The HCC Priority Reg Giveaway starts today! Want to win $20 gift certificates fo...
• PRIORITY REGISTRATION STARTS TODAY! Go see your advisor! (jv)
• Announcing the HCC Priority Reg Giveaway! Want to win $20 gift certificates for...
• 25 degrees right now?!?! Is winter trying to come back with a vengeance?! (jv)
• Hippity Hoppity on Down to the Merry-Go-Round!
• Student Activities this week is not holding an event for Activity Period this we...
• Help Our Troops is collecting items for active duty troops. Want to help? Bring...
• Want to earn a bachelor’s degree from a private college? Want an option that is...
• Everyone is invited to the Club Shalom Pre-Passover Get Together today from 3-4p...
• Happy Friday everybody! (jv)
• TODAY AT 11:00 AM! Come to KC 301 for a Q&A with Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse! (jv)
• Tomorrow's forecast is 84 degrees! Perfect weather to check out "Decision 2012:...
• Please join for a substance abuse panel discussion TODAY at 12:30 pm in KC 301.....
• Yummy! The Culinary Arts Program has proclaimed today to be Eclair Tuesday. Stop...
• Sneak Peek At April Happenings
• End the Month of March with Some FUN at The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Stressology 101 is happening today! Join HCC Counselor Kathleen Keough and STRIV...
• Good morning HCC! Welcome back from Spring Break! (jv)
• SUMMER AND FALL CLASSES ARE NOW POSTED! Here is the entire message from Student...
• Interested in Public Relations? Let HCC help build your resume! The Admissions...
• Did you know that "Priority Registration" for Summer and Fall courses starts on...
• What are you doing this week?
• You’re on break, but you can still reduce your stress and increase your energy a...
• Did you know that HCC’s Financial Aid Office is holding free workshops to help H...
• Need money for college next year? The HCC Foundation has more than $150,000 in s...
• Wishing everyone a safe Spring Break! Please note that HCC IS OPEN during Spring...
• Midterm grades are due today at noon...check your "My HCC Online Services" accou...
• What are you doing next week?
• Make sure you enjoy today's amazing weather when you have a chance! Please note...
• Two great events at HCC today! At 11am in the Leslie Phillips Theater (Forum) th...
• Parade Weekend at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Volunteer Opportunities are Available at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Congratulations to our friends at UMass! The UMass permaculture program WON the...
• Want to banish stress, gain control of your life and become a more effective com...
• Monday...hate it or love it?
• Enjoy the weekend everyone! (jv)
• March birthdays: it's cupcake day! Stop by Student Activities in DON101 and clai...
• We want to know what you think about online classes at HCC. Never taken any? We...
• Holyoke Community College will close at 4 pm on Wednesday and will remain closed...
• The decision has been made: HCC will be closed tomorrow due to bad weather. Stay...
• HCC will close at 4 pm today due to the snow forecast. There will be no evening...
• Stop by KC301 today during Activity Period (11-12:15 pm) for a GLBTQ resources p...
• HCC’s Taber Art Gallery is hosting a reception and gallery talk Wednesday, Feb 2...
• Is that really snow on the way tomorrow—finally?
• March Means Fun At The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Need a book for a class? Buy it this week! On Friday the bookstore will begin re...
• Free coffee today! Stop by the new HCC coffee kiosk in the lobby of the Fine & P...
• Bill Shontz to Perform at Holyoke's Heritage State Park for the St. Patrick's Day Parade Kids Kickoff Party
• HCC email is up and running! You can follow this link if the HCC Portal is still...
• Sorry to report that the portal and email are STILL down. If you need anyone at...
• We want to know what you think about online classes at HCC. Never taken any? We...
• Author and anti-racism activist Tim Wise will be at HCC on Wednesday 11-12:30 in...
• Hey everyone- just FYI--the Portal and Cougar Den (Google email) systems are not...
• The Student Senate is having an Open Forum next Thursday at 2pm in Frost 309. If...
• What are you doing over the long weekend?
• A little bit over 3 weeks away from Spring Break! (jv)
• Student entrepreneurs who have started their own business or are planning to sta...
• School Vacation Hours for The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Acclaimed Children's Performer, Bill Shontz Is Coming To Holyoke
• Happy Valentines Day! Student Activities is giving away sweets to everyone and e...
• Congratulations to HCC President William Messner for being named a Difference Ma...
• Release your stress! Join HCC counselors today from 11am-noon in KC 203 for a wo...
• HCC’s Financial Aid Office is holding workshops to help students file their FAFS...
• Its the Year of the Dragon, and Student Activities is celebrating today (startin...
• Last chance to show love to an amazing professor! The deadline is 5 pm today to...
• Could you use $$ for books, tuition, or other college expenses? Applications are...
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round Open For School Vacation!
• Just a reminder that if you rented a textbook for Fall 2011 semester and have no...
• Get your tickets for HCC's NYC trip on March 14! $30 for current HCC students, $...
• Anybody noticed the lack of snow on the ground? Some people are worried, others...
• What are you doing this weekend? All superbowl or ????
• Did you know that you need to reapply for Financial Aid every year? The time is...
• Have you heard of the free and low-cost computer activities available at the Gil...
• We passed 2,000 likes! Woo hoo! (jv)
• The HCC Scholarships application is now available online! Check out this link fo...
• How sick is this? ;-) HCC is in the top ten (number 4)!
• Check out tomorrow's Activity Period at HCC! Illusionist and performer Leon Etie...
• Don't forget to vote for your favorite community college in the Valley Advocate'...
• February Fun at The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Love Is In The Air!
• Wouldn’t it be great to park in the Visitor’s Lot next to Frost and Donahue? Ent...
• Office of the Mayor
• Will you be done at HCC after this semester? Are you planning on transferring to...
• First week of classes is over! Now get off Facebook and go do some studying! ;)...
• Happy Friday everyone! (jv)
• Add/drop ends TODAY at 7:00 pm!!! If you need to make changes to your schedule,...
• WGGB Channel 40 reports on new smoking rules at HCC
• Groundhogs and Pro Bowl at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• February at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• First day of the semester was extremely busy! Please remember that Add/Drop ends...
• Welcome to the Spring 2012 semester! (jv)
• A couple of reminders for tomorrow as we start our Spring semester: * Give your...
• Don't forget to vote for your favorite two-year college in the Valley Advocate's...
• 2012 Open Space and Recreation Plan Survey
• Can't believe classes start next week! Are you ready?
• Celebrate the Chinese New Year AND the Patriot's Quest for the Championship
• Don't forget new student orientation this week! ;-)
• If you are a NEW student at HCC for Spring 2012, please remember that New Studen...
• Spring classes start in 12 days! Are YOU ready? (jv)
• Students, this is your chance to have a say in the administration of HCC! You ar...
• Are you an HCC Current Student? Check out this page for campus happenings, suppo...
• The Dean's List has been posted! Check it out!
• Open for the Martin Luther King Holiday
• New and continuing students - register for spring 2012 classes TOMORROW between...
• Are you taking intersession classes? How's it going?
• Did you know that classes will start on January 23rd? There is still time to reg...
• All GPA's have been recalculated as of this afternoon. Check your transcript for...
• What are your plans for tonight? Staying in or going out?
• Your favorite music of 2011?
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round To Be Closed
• 15th Annual 'First Night Jr!'
• Hope everyone had a good end to the semester (and FINALS!). What are you doing t...
• Want to complete a prerequisite or lighten your course load for Spring semester?...
• Dear HCC students: Please note that Faculty have until December 27 to submit gra...
• It's finals week: Good luck HCC! Which final are you most stressed about? Which...
• Good luck with finals everyone! (jv)
• Tomorrow is the last day of classes for the Fall 2011 semester! Please remember...
• Parranda! This pic says it all...
• The last Activity Period of the semester is here! That means "PARRANDA TIME"!!!...
• Anyone celebrating because this this your last semester? Are you graduating in t...
• Need help reviewing math or algebra? The Math Center is holding a Practice Final...
• This Friday, December 9th, guidance counselors from across the Pioneer Valley wi...
• The holidays can be stressful, especially if you battle with food and eating. We...
• What are your toughest finals? Anything making you stressed?
• Winter Vacation Week
• Warming Tree
• Have you registered for spring classes yet? If not, why the delay? December is...
• Are you an aspiring journalist, blogger or documentary filmmaker? New York Times...
• TODAY! Festivities start at 5:00 pm! Come and check out all the activities and t...
• The best in the East: HCC's website just won a gold Medallion Award from NCMPR (...
• There is so much going on at HCC today! Everything You Want to Know About Hip Ho...
• Governor Patrick Celebrates Completion Of First Phase Of Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
• HCC Giving Tree spreads holiday joy. Read about it at
• Check out the Student Activities calendar for the week, including the fantastic...
• IMPORTANT REMINDER! The last day to withdraw from a class was last week (Novembe...
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round Needs Mittens, Gloves And Hats!
• Congrats to HCC prof Dave Champoux for winning the Hampshire Life Short Fiction...
• Current and former LISA Club members volunteered today with the set-up for "Firs...
• Looking for something fun to do today? Wanna help revitalize downtown Holyoke? C...
• What are you doing this weekend?
• IMPORTANT REMINDER! Tomorrow (Wednesday) will follow a Friday schedule and the c...
• Looking for something fun to do this Saturday? Wanna help revitalize downtown Ho...
• December Activities at The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Two important things to remember about this Wednesday: Wednesday will follow a F...
• Great news for those traveling or otherwise preparing for Thanksgiving: HCC will...
• Super Saturday was extra-super this year: 302 new students registered for the sp...
• Registration is now OPEN for new students! Interested in attending HCC this spr...
• What do you have to do before Thanksgiving break?
• NEW STUDENTS!!! What are you doing today? Do you need to complete the placement...
• This is it, HCC: It's the last day of Priority Registration! If you want a class...
• Don't forget the short (30 minute) film Chocolate Country at 2 pm today in FR265...
• Attention HCC current students! Priority Registration ends this Friday November...
• Join us tomorrow afternoon! (jv)
• Thanksgiving Weekend at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Want to help others? Interested in human services? The Young Parents Program is...
• HCC's LISA Club will be volunteering at this event...want to help out too? It is...
• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!! Do you love HCC? Would you like to share your positive...
• Can't believe classes are already filling for Spring semester—in some ways it fe...
• Please remember that HCC is closed tomorrow Friday November 11th in observance o...
• Don't forget Open House today at HCC! if you or your friends or family are looki...
• Open For Veteran's Day!
• November Is In Full Swing at The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• News update: HCC will be closed Tuesday, November 1 due to continued power outag...
• This seems like a good time to remind everyone to sign up for emergency alerts....
• Our website is up and running...access to HCC email and Online Services has been...
• → Holyoke Community College: HCC will be closed Monday, October 31 due to power outages. Stay safe and warm,...
• Just filled some bottles with water and gathered up all my flashlights in case t...
• Snow this weekend?! Really?!!!!
• We're looking for some EX-SMOKERS! See Liz in Student Activities if you have a s...
• Don't know how to log on to "My Online Services" or your HCC email account? Chec...
• Priority Registration begins next Wednesday November 2! Make sure you make an ap...
• Hope inspired! Words of hope...
• It's gloomy outside but there's lots going on today during activity period (11-1...
• It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we want to invite you to share a WORD OF...
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round - Volunteers Needed
• Two amazing poets are coming to HCC this Wednesday, 11-12:15 pm. Ida Stewart wri...
• Feeling overwhelmed? Drop by the Stressology 101 Workshop at 12:30-1:30 p.m. tod...
• The semester is at the halfway mark. How has it been? What do you like about you...
• The Boston Bus Trip is off to a great start this morning! 24 of us are going to...
• Honors Convocation tonight at 7:00 pm! A great opportunity to honor students for...
• This caught my eye today.
• Stop by the Information Security Conference today at the Kittredge Center and le...
• Student Activities has SIX TICKETS left for the Boston trip on Saturday to see t...
• Midterms, papers, work, family, relationships, friendships, money...all of these...
• Yummmm. The Hospitality and Culinary Arts chefs have lots of delicious cookies f...
• Where did the weekend go? What did you do?
• 1,499 likes. Who will be number 1,500? And why will they like us? ;-)
• You may be eligible to receive up to $200 a month in food assistance through the...
• I love Wednesday activity period and I also love Augusten Burroughs! If you've n...
• WOW! Augusten Burroughs will be at HCC **tomorrow** at 11am in the theater! We e...
• Halloween Weekend Family Fun
• The Leaves are Changing and Heritage State Park is Gorgeous
• → Holyoke Community College: Just a friendly reminder: Due to Monday being a holiday, Tuesday will follow a M...
• What are you doing with this gorgeous long weekend, HCCers? ;-)
• Check out the HCC Bookstore on Thursday - they're celebrating students! (lg)
• Even Holyoke Community College President Bill Messner came by to check out the E...
• Thank you to all those who checked out our Expo Latino today! The event was a hu...
• Congratulations to Silverina Reyes (right), Foundations of Health student, seen...
• Expo Latino today at 11:00 am in the Courtyard! See you there! Free music, food,...
• The Math Center is offering Math Mini-Prep classes to prepare students for the C...
• Tomorrow at 11:00 am!! Don't miss it!! (jv)
• Family Fun This October at the Merry-Go-Round!
• 15th Annual First Night Jr.
• Enough rain!!!!
• I keep wondering who the 1,500th "Like" will be?
• Don't miss tonight's Evening Student Mixer! See the post below for info!
• Evening Student Mixer tonight AND tomorrow night! Join us Wednesday 9/28 and Thu...
• Don't miss the student talent show today! Stop by the Leslie Phillips Theater (F...
• Celebrate Latino culture at HCC!! Come check out the "Expo Latino" next Wednesda...
• This sounds great! The 15th Annual Source to Sea Annual Cleanup of the Connectic...
• What's it like to be an adult preparing for college? Student Sarah Kim created a...
• In celebration of "National Hispanic Heritage Month", HCC is sponsoring "Expo La...
• → Holyoke Community College: Today's forecast? 85 and partly sunny! Go meet people in the Courtyard and enjoy...
• Columbus Day at the Merry-Go-Round!
• Governor Patrick Visits Peck School In Holyoke To Highlight Wraparound Zone Initiative
• Three LISA Club members, Jesnaldo Tosado, Stephanie TeamRoyce Jusino and Catalin...
• Now that you've had two weeks of classes—what are your favorites?
• Have you been to the Big E? What did you like?
• How was the Club Fair? Did u go? Did u discover a club to get involved with?
• → Holyoke Community College: If you live in a city that has primary elections today, go vote! It's your right...
• International Pirate Day is off to a great start in Student Activities! So far,...
• Love your snacks? HCC's Culinary Arts Department is resuming their weekly bake s...
• October Activities at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Sunny Sunday. Love this early fall weather!
• Have you been to the Student Lounge yet today? It's CONSTITUTION DAY and the Stu...
• Gray day. Are you thinking about the weekend or still deep in the work zone?
• How was the BBQ?
• The sun is out, the weather is great...you NEED to be at the Welcome Back BBQ TO...
• LISA (Latino International Student Association) Club meeting TODAY at 11:00 am i...
• Join us tomorrow! You KNOW you want to...right? (jv)
• New England Patriots VS. the San Diego Chargers
• Happy Birthday Children's Museum!
• Having Moodle problems? Come to Marieb 229 for help! M - F: 8:30 to 5 pm T - Th...
• The f'real truck is here until 4:00 pm! If you are on the HCC campus, come and g...
• It's National Milkshake Day-come get free milkshakes on the courtyard outside of...
• Although add/drop period "officially" ended on Friday Sept. 9, you can still dro...
• How was your first week of the semester?
• → Holyoke Community College: The HCC bookstore will be open today until 1:00 pm! Go buy your books! (jv)
• Tomorrow Friday is the last day to add or drop a class! You have until 4:30 pm t...
• HCC students are invited to collaborate with the UMASS Permaculture Project in a...
• September Happenings at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• → Holyoke Community College: Day one of the Fall 2011 semester: success! (jv)
• Never fear! There's a makeup Orientation tomorrow for anyone who missed their su...
• Holyoke Charter Commission Final Report
• → Holyoke Community College: The Fall semester starts tomorrow! Remember that we will follow a Tuesday schedu...
• 9/11 Remembrance Day
• Classes begin Tuesday, Sept 6! Questions? Look for ASK ME ANYTHING TABLES around...
• Veronique and Liz in Student Activities: please take note of HCC chocolate prefe...
• Chocolate vote: milk or dark?
• How can this be the last day of August?! What DIDN'T you get to do this summer?...
• Fun, fun, fun!!
• One of the best parts of being at HCC? Seeing all the new faces each fall, and k...
• Fall Hours have Begun at The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Tomorrow morning's New Student Orientation session is for Criminal Justice, Fore...
• Did you watch the Video Music Awards last night? Any favorite performances?
• Campus will be closed on Sunday, August 28 due to the prospect of severe weather...
• Everyone please stay safe this weekend! Our next New Student Orientation session...
• Our Foundations of Health students will be attending New Student Orientation tod...
• What is true happiness? Literature, personal essays and philosophy have always t...
• Good morning everyone! Day 2 of New Student Orientation is here! Today's majors...
• Back to School for Holyoke - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Day one of New Student Orientation is now over! Tomorrow, we do it all over agai...
• All the way from Virginia... did you feel the earthquake? Hope everyone is ok!
• Applications are now available for the Agnes Lindsay Scholarship. The Lindsay Sc...
• It is great to have new students on campus today! The summer has been too quiet...
• New Student Orientation is almost here! Check out this link for info and dates.....
• The Adult Basic Education Transition to College and Careers (ABETCC) program hel...
• Saturday, August 20th is Registration Express at HCC! Apply, complete placement...
• Future Events
• The New Directions Program invites young mothers, women age 24+, and female vete...
• Such a beautiful day!!! :)
• ATTENTION NEW STUDENTS!!! Young mothers, women age 24+, and female veterans...Th...
• August Happenings at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Tax free weekend has come to an end... did you get any great deals??
• New Student Orientation is almost here! By now, you should have received a lette...
• We are heading into the middle of August. What are you doing before classes start?
• HCC, this makes me furious...
• Don't you love this? It's HCC's latest TV ad. The video and editing was done by...
• I hit the "On this date in history" pages again. Ready for it? In 1974, Presiden...
• What if we had a "Leaders in Diversity" group on campus? Would you want to be a...
• Don't miss out on the drawing for that iPad! Register for classes by end of day...
• Attention students: Tomorrow is Rapid Registration! Join academic advisors, as...
• Twitter: are you using it? How? Should HCC be tweeting? If yes, what do you want...
• Fun Filled Fridays at Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Move over, Adrian Gonzales! Great story about HCC student Karl Kapinos, who is p...
• It's Friday!!!! What r u doing this weekend?
• You know how we just gave away passes to the VMA concert this Friday at Six Flag...
• Anyone been to Mountain Park for music? What's your opinion?
• HCC Student Activities has created a partnership with MtvU and together we are G...
• How can July be almost over? Nooooo...
• Happy weekend! Stay cool and hydrated :)
• How are those computer tech club students doing out there in San Diego?
• Wilted.
• So happy this woman is OK but otherwise speechless...
• The HCC bookstore is buying back books today---10am-2pm and 4-6pm. (Wonder what's happening from 2-4 pm?) ;-)
• Oops! Didn't mean to delete my last post! Not used to my new mouse. :-0 HCC is holding a drawing to give away an iPad. Who can enter? Students who register by August 4! If you've already registered, you will be included in the drawing. if you
• The Holyoke Community College Upward Bound program has taken over Amherst College for three weeks!! HCC is proud of the Upward Bound students and staff for their dedication and work during the six-week summer program! Upward Bound is a U.S. Department
• Was looking at a list of events for fall that student activities is putting together, including welcome back bbq, Oh Megan!, authors, acoustic cafe and festival Expo Latino. What are your favorite HCC events?
• Which Red Sox player are you? Take the quiz and post your results. I was just told I'm Josh Beckett!
• 90% of the US is having temperatures of 90 degrees or more. How r u staying cool?
• Santa and Joey Canata at Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Things we should know: don't go work in the garden when it's 93 degrees in the blazing sun. Shade is your friend in the summer. So are cold drinks! Am I the only one who forgets this?
• I'm always sorry when I have to remove posts, because I want this to be as open a forum as possible. The things you can't do on this page: sell products, slander other people, or claim to represent the college. If you're not doing that, th
• In 1984, Ronald Regan named July "National Ice Cream Month" and the third Sunday of July is recognized as "National Ice Cream Day". Now we have a reason to eat too much ice cream this month, just sayin'!!
• Perfect weather! What are you doing today?
• Enjoy! ;)
• New and continuing students: If you register by August 4, something wonderful might come your way... Just sayin'... ;-)
• HCC is a proud partner in a new space for adult education and work-force training programs that opened yesterday in Northampton. James House Community Learning Center is the product of years of planning and hard work. Read the story!
• HCC alumnus Alan Wishart Jr. just got a nice promotion to chief of police in Granby. Congrats, Alan!
• Join HCC on Sunday to march in the Holyoke Puerto Rican Day parade. Meet at 10:30 behind Holyoke High School-the parade starts at noon. Don't like to march? Stop by after the parade and get your picture taken with the HCC Cougar--we'll be posti
• Which is your favorite beach??
• She laid the foundation for Venus and Serena: On this day in 1957, Althea Gibson won the women's singles tennis title at Wimbledon and became the first African American to win a championship. Althea died in 2003.
• Just want to lounge today! Anyone have vacation plans for the summer?
• Chris' post below made me realize how fast June went—it's almost summer session II? Who else is taking classes? What are you taking?
• Just spotted the fried dough truck all set up at HCC---it's going to be fun tonight!
• What are you doing for the 4th of July weekend?
• The new website may be live, but we are still ironing out all the details and tying up the loose ends! It has about a million moving parts--CRAZY! But fun, and so much great feedback. Glad everyone is loving it.
• Well...what are you waiting for? Go take a look at the fabulous new HCC website! It was a massive job, but the result is (we hope) an attractive, easy to navigate, useful, welcoming site for the HCC community. Tell us what you think!
• Holyoke Fireworks at HCC Friday at dusk! Enjoy music, a variety of food from various vendors as well as children's activities. :)
• Summer Fun for All!
• Gateway to College Information Session is tomorrow (June 28) from 12-2 in FPA 227. Applicants must bring a completed application. Call 552-2013 for more information.
• The All-Star game is coming! Who's your pick? Gonzales? Youkilis? Ortiz?
• On this day in 1947, pilot Ken Arnold spotted flying saucers over Mt. Rainer. Why don't we ever see anything like that at HCC?
• I'm curious: if you're planning to to take classes this fall but haven't registered yet, why haven't you?
• If anyone is listening up there: Enough with the rain!!!
• It's Wednesday! Want to apply, take your placement test, and register for classes (before they fill!)? Come to the Welcome Center and take advantage of Walk-in Wednesdays---no appointment necessary!
• Curious about Service Learning at HCC? Student Rich Bravman created this terrific video. Check it out!
• It's the longest day of the whole year today! The sun is shining and it's warm, couldn't ask for a better summer solstice ;) Doing anything fun today?
• Summer Hours at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Mosquitoes were crazy this weekend, makes for an itchy Monday morning!
• What a perfect Sunday! What are you doing?
• → Holyoke Community College: Thank you, Thomas!
• Sick of the rain, but at least it's Friday!! ;)
• Summer fun fact! According to the History Channel, the first roller coaster in the America opened at Coney Island on June 16, 1884 . The coaster went 6 mph and cost only a 5 cents. Have you been on any roller coasters this summer??
• Bring home the cup B's! We are so lucky to have such great sports teams in this state :)
• It's Walk-In Wednesday! Each Wednesday admissions offers one-stop testing and registration. Take your assessment tests, meet with an advisor, choose and register for your classes—it's easy and you have until 4 p.m. ;)
• It's not even 4 p.m. and already thinking about dinner. What is being served tonight?
• Consider supporting this scholarship for HCC student Fabiola, whose life suddenly changed the night of the tornados...
• Children's Museum at Holyoke The Museum is hosting a Special Event on June 20th at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. Come and learn the art of Extreme Coupon Shopping with Author and Shopping Guru, Kathy Spencer. "How to Shop for Free" will be hel
• Big Bruins game tonight! Bring us to the finals!!! :)
• In the summer Monday mornings are far more enjoyable! :)
• Father's Day at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Who invited the rain to the party?
• Who doesn't love Friday? Even when I worked on weekends, I still loved Friday! It's like a portal to another state of mind. ;-)
• I love these success stories! Welcome Yetzaira and all the Chicopee Academy grads headed to HCC! You will do AMAZING things with your lives. Just read these posts or the news at www.hcc.edu!
• Thunderstorms and crazy dark sky at 4pm. Did Massachusetts land in Kansas?
• What's your favorite month and why?
• If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be?
• What classes are you taking this summer?
• Great day for an ice cream... what's your favorite kind?
• Summer Session I starts today! Love seeing all the students on campus...it was kinda sleepy around here after commencement. ;-)
• Summer Fun in Holyoke Heritage State Park
• Sunshine.
• Can you stand it? Commencement photos are one of the best parts of my gig! Look at the smiles... ;-)
• Just a reminder that HCC's Student Activities office is collecting donations of gift cards, new toiletries, and portable bedding for those impacted by the tornado. Drop off through Friday 6/10. For more info contact Liz at 552-2418 or egolen@hcc.edu
• One of our students lost her home and mother to the tornado yesterday. We are getting reports of other students and staff who also suffered losses. Student Activities will be collecting donations of gift cards, new toiletries, and portable bedding from n
• Woke to a beautiful, sunny day. Yesterday's chaos seems surreal, but I know that many people have been affected by this. Our thoughts are with all in the community, particularly those who lost loved ones, homes, and businesses.
• Wow--a tornado in Springfield and Westfield? Just watched footage on WGGB of debris flying around the clock tower in downtown Springfield! Hope everyone is safe.
• It may be quiet on campus but student activities is planning the fabulous fall semester. Got suggestions? Let Elizabeth Golen or Veronique Leroy know!
• Spotted this piece on another talented member of the HCC community--alumna Rebecca Canuel. Follow those dreams!
• Gorgeous weather! Awesome commencement behind us, summer classes ahead, wondering what our grads are doing this summer...?
• Childrens Museum At Holyoke News - May 30, 2011
• Hope to see you all at our Memorial Day 5K Run Walk Challenge... Bartley Center at 10 am today! Happy Memorial Day!!
• The Daily Hampshire Gazette's Rebecca Everett wrote a wonderful commencement story!
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• Congratulations Class of 2011! Today is YOUR day!
• Two days 'til commencement! ;-)
• Off to the Ludlow Area Adult Learning Center's 10th anniversary celebration. They've done lots of great things in a decade!
• So....how are you celebrating commencement?
• The commencement tent is up… the view from the Kittredge Center!
• On this day in 1854, the first institute of higher education created to educate African Americans opened its doors. Ashmun Institute in Pennsylvania was founded by John Miller Dickey and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson. After the assassination of Abraham L
• Looking for volunteers to help with out at our Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk, Monday, May 30 from 9 a.m.-Noon! Free T-shirt and BBQ for volunteers! Reply to this post if you are available. Thanks!!
• June Happenings at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Do you have anything left to do before commencement?
• Friday! Whoot whoot!
• You asked for it! ;-)
• Have you survived Finalmania? What are your plans for tomorrow and the weekend?
• Last day of finals tomorrow! Good luck :)
• What makes my day? Discovering what our amazing students and grads do in and beyond HCC! Like Sarah Vazquez, who was HCC's 2008 valedictorian, then went on to Mount Holyoke College. She just received the first Five College Lorna Peterson Prize for t
• Student Senate meeting tomorrow at 2:30 in Don 250 :)
• Gateway to College at HCC has done a stupendous job of taking students who were on the edge of dropping out of high school and transforming them into motivated, college-bound superstars. Now, Springfield's budget cuts may mean the end of that progra
• Anyone registering for summer session who is interested in restoring old buildings--this sounds like a great class!
• Rain.
• Family Fun Fest Planned to Celebrate Holyoke Heritage State Park
• Congratulations to our newly elected student senators! President Amanda Ortiz, Vice President Turhan Branche, Trustee David Morin, and Secretary Marcus Rodriguez. We know you'll do a fabulous job!
• It's Friday the 13th. Who feels lucky?
• Suck up that sunshine...clouds and rain are coming this weekend :-(
• What a fantastic day! Went to the State House celebration of outstanding students in MA public higher ed institutions. So many inspiring stories and incredible people with so much to do and give. Ruben Sepulveda represented HCC, and was interviewed by Ch
• How much fun was the FLASH MOB?? What a great day - Spring Fling, Freshmen Reception...so much HCC pride!
• Spring Fling today! Music, food, fun, surprises, stress relief! Can you stand it? Plus, a whole new crop of accepted students coming to energize HCC. Love it!
• What was the first thing that popped into your head when you woke up this morning?
• FLASH MOB! Two more days to join in! Rehearse with us today and tomorrow at noonish in the Courtyard! Free shirt for all that participate!
• What a week! Classes ending, Spring Fling scheduled for Wednesday - and sun in the forecast! Are you feeling good or is your stress level at code red?
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round News - May 9th, 2011
• Go outside and enjoy the fabulous weather!
• Once again, the HCC Facebook page made it to the Varsity Outreach top 10 Most Engaging Facebook Pages in the small college category! That is because of YOU! (And our innate awesomeness...) ;-)
• So many opinions about the killing of Bin Laden. Some are cheering, others saying they are glad he's gone but not celebrating the murder of another person...even one responsible for the death of thousands. What do you think?
• Woke up to a beautiful day...but rain is forecast for the rest of the week! Spring Fling and Freshman Reception have been rescheduled to May 11. Spread the word!
• What do you have left to do?
• May Happenings at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Kids bored? They shouldn't be today! Bring them to Speaking Volumes, 1:30-4:30pm at the Picknelly Adult & Family Education Center, 3rd floor, 206 Maple Street in Holyoke. Storytelling, music, and performance, served up by local chidren's bo
• Enjoy this insanely, exquisitely, perfectly gorgeous weekend!
• Video Game competition starts at 4 pm in the HCC cafeteria: Street Fighter, Wii Sports, Mario, Tetris, Black Opps, Halo, and more. Win prizes and show those mad skills! Sign up in the cafeteria until 4:30 pm today.
• Flashmob rehearsal at noon in the Courtyard - TODAY!
• Have fun and show HCC's newly accepted students why they made the right choice! Join us for a Spring Fling flashmob at noon on the Courtyard, May 4, feat. dancing and choreography to Katy Perry's "Firework." You want to practice your
• Listen to this NPR interview with HCC President Bill Messner and our own Brenna Prevato on why community colleges are the smart place to launch a college career. America is finding out what we already knew!
• It may be gray and gloomy outside, but inside HCC is sunshine! Two events today to put a smile on your face: Inca Son delivers thumping world music in the Cafeteria 11-12:15pm, and the new celebrity READ posters will be unveiled at 11:30 in the Library l
• Check out our events page and sign up for the Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk Challenge! It's going to be a great event and all proceeds will benefit our Veterans Center!
• So impressed by Aaron Manley's story. Another HCC student who overcame obstacles to shine. Good for you, Aaron!
• Love the celebrity READ posters---interesting to see what faculty and staff are reading, and fun to see them against the varied backdrops. This year’s crop will be unveiled this Wednesday, April 27, at 11:30 a.m. in the lobby of the HCC Library. F
• Celebrate Eeyore's Birthday
• The Office of Financial Aid is inviting students to a seminar on budgeting basics, understanding your credit and identity theft, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 11am to 12pm in Kittredge.
• Happy Earth Day! What are you doing to show love to mama earth?
• You already knew we were the best, didn't you? Readers of the Valley Advocate agreed, and voted Holyoke Community College Best Two-Year College for the fifth year in a row! ;-)
• Can you see the light at the end of the tunnel? What do you need to do to wrap up this semester?
• It's Professional Development Day today---no classes or CAPS, but the Writing Center and Math Center are open.
• Gray day...where's our sunshine?
• Patriot's Day! College is closed---hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine and taking a deep breath before plunging into the end-of-the-semester insanity. ;-)
• Lots going on today at HCC! Stop by Super Saturday and find out for yourself! Busy all day? The Importance of Being Earnest (8 pm in the Leslie Phillips Theater) will put you in a chill place, thanks to the fabulous set designed by the award-winning Andr
• Super Saturday Registration tomorrow from 8:00am - 4:00pm! Parking available in C, D, or E lots. Enjoy the weekend!
• Support literacy with the Governor! On April 22, Governor Deval Patrick will read from his memoir, A Reason To Believe: Lessons From An Improbable Life. Admission is free. A pre-reading reception for the Governor will benefit the Picknelly Adult and Fam
• Congrats to our GED Grads!!
• Thinking about attending HCC? Come to our Open House today, 4:30-6:30 pm at the Kittredge Center. Learn about degree and certificate options, financial aid and transfer. Take a tour of campus, meet faculty and current students, and discover how we can in
• Free and confidential HIV testing for the HCC community today from 10:30 am to 2 pm in Health Services, Frost 101. The service is a collaboration between Student Activities, Health Services, and Tapestry Health.
• We love our dogs and cats, AND we love a challenge. Help Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society win $100,000 from the ASPCA! We are SO close--third nationally! Vote now, and tell your friends and family to vote, too. We have until midnight, Friday!
• Nice comment from Irma Medina in the New York Times. HCC gets noticed in all the best places! ;-)
• Considering a nursing career? Join us for an info session on Thursday at 1 p.m. to learn more about the A.D. Nursing (RN/registered nurse) or the Practical Nursing (LPN/licensed practical nurse) programs and requirements. (Frost 309)
• Get your tickets today because spring is beautiful in NYC! Student Activities sponsored bus trip will take place on Saturday, May 21. Tickets cost $30/HCC students, $35/everyone else.
• Trying to get in shape this spring or looking for something fun to do Memorial Day weekend?! Sign up for The HCC Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk Challenge! See our Facebook event page for details :)
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round Announcement - April 11, 2011
• Tom Ricardi And The 'Birds Of Prey' In Holyoke!
• Love this weather!
• Am I the only one who was surprised that Pia got voted off?
• Cougars Baseball game at home vs. CCRI at 4 p.m. today! Good luck Cougars!
• Neat!
• "Cup of Prevention" Join us today for an informational table and panel on sexual assault awareness. Tabling takes place from 12:30 – 1 p.m. and 2 – 2:30 p.m. Panel takes place from 1 – 2 p.m. KC 301
• FLASH MOB @ HCC!! Heard of a flash mob? You can participate a flash mob at HCC as we welcome new students and familes to campus on May 4th @ 12 noon for the Freshmen Reception! More info coming soon! Save the date!!! Here's an example of a flas
• Attention students! Counseling Services and the Office of Students with Disabilities are sponsoring weekly workshops called Stressology 101 which are designed to lower your “stressometer” while "juggling college & life.” This
• Cherish An Antique at Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Last week's Koran burning in Florida is having terrible repercussions in Afghanistan. On Friday, thousands of protesters stormed the United Nations compound in Mazar-I-Sharif, killing 12 people. Today, nine were killed and 81 injured in Kandahar. I
• Major League Baseball opening weekend, unlike the snow earlier this is a true sign of spring!
• Snow? Really? Is this some April Fool's joke?
• You know how to research and write a paper, and you’re a wizard using library resources. Want to win $250 for your brilliance? Enter the HCC Library's BUILD competition! Don't miss that April 21 deadline for submission.
• Mark your calendar! HCC's Spring Open House will be held on April 14, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the Kittredge Center.
• Who doesn't love Friday? ;-)
• UMass Amherst has announced a new program to encourage community college grads to get a BA. They are offering tuition discounts, guaranteed admission, and other bennies. Yes!
• Live or work in downtown Holyoke? Join the admissions team for a Welcome! Wednesdays information session TODAY at the Picknelly Adult and Family Education Center (PAFEC) at 3:30pm! Learn about degree programs, applying to HCC, financial aid, and so much
• Thinking about transferring to Springfield College? Visit the Office of Admissions & Transfer Affairs (fr221) from 10am -1pm tomorrow and chat with a representative.
• Of all the days of the week, Tuesday has the least personality.
• Congratulations to HCC student Laura Hurler, recipient of the 2011 Student Achievement Scholarship from Massachusetts Women in Public Higher Education (MWPHE). Chosen from a group of 13 commendable women from all the community colleges in Massachusetts,
• GED Testing will be offered at the Picknelly Adult & Family Education Center (206 Maple Street, Holyoke) on Mar 22, 23, and 24 in the evening from 5:30 - 9:30!
• Welcome back! Monday after SPRING break, and it's snowing?!
• Spring Is In Full Swing At The Merry-Go-Round
• MONDAY MONDAY!! ALL STUDENTS ARE INVITED to meet one of the finalist candidates for the VP for Student Affairs position. We want to know what YOU think! Join us or just stop by between 11:30 and 12:30 and ask questions, meet and greet, enjoy some yummy s
• Enjoy the weekend whether you are running, parading or relaxing :)
• 165 guests from Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties ABE & ESOL programs attended College for a Day on Wednesday. HCC faculty provided 18 classes to these prospective students. It was a wonderful event!
• Ahhh, it's so nice to step outside on a beautiful morning.... hibernation is over! Enjoy the end of Spring Break!
• Have a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day tomorrow!
• Rain. Hail. Somebody stuck a flyer under my windshield wiper, the wiper pushed it up in front of my sightline, and the rain stuck it there all the way to work. At least it's not Monday... :-0
• Live or work in downtown Holyoke? Join the admissions team for a Welcome! Wednesdays information session tomorrow at the Picknelly Adult and Family Education Center (PAFEC) at 3:30pm! Learn about degree programs, applying to HCC, financial aid, and so mu
• What are you doing for spring break?
• Weds, March 16, more than 150 adult students and teachers from the region's ABE and ESOL programs will be here on campus for their first taste of community college at "College for a Day".
• Looking for a comprehensive source re: the earthquake in Japan? The UMass Library's Asian Studies Librarian, Sharon Domier, has created a Subject Research Guide "The Earthquake in Japan", with links to various news sources in Japanese and
• Happy Spring Break! How about a trip to NYC …Wed, March 16 for WICKED or Sat May 21 for SISTER ACT! Contact Student Activities if you are interested!
• School Groups Wanted
• Midterms are done, time to relax and enjoy spring break!
• Need a break from midterms? Come relax from 11 am to 1 pm in the Student Lounge in Fronahue. Live music, tasty snacks and other pampering activities!!! Don't miss it... this is the perfect start for your Spring Break!
• Woke to the awful news re: earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Watching the death toll tick up and up, wondering what the real deal is with respect to those nuclear reactors, and feeling so sad for the people.
• St.Patrick's Day in Holyoke extends through the weekend! Run in the Road Race on Saturday, March 19 & then watch the famous St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday. The whole city turns out for this parade, as well as friends & families from
• With St. Patrick's Day quickly approaching, HCC is looking for Marchers for the parade on Sunday, March 20. Marchers can be staff, faculty, students and their friends or families. If you would like to carpool to the parade, we meet in the Bartley Ce
• Jess & Jackie are hosting a fun & healthy version of the Fear Factor game, as part of HCC Health Ed's Nutrition Week. Stop by the cafeteria today from 10-11:30am, to spin the Fear Factor Roulette Wheel and sample some yummy treats!
• We're celebrating Women's History Month and International Women's Day at HCC! Professor Diane Beers will give a talk today at noon about Women's History in FR 264 @HCC. Don't miss this!
• Only 13 days left to apply for scholarships! The HCC Foundation has over $125,000 in scholarships for continuing and transferring students. Awards vary but typically are at least $500- and can go up to the full cost of attendance. Apply online at www.hcc
• Live or work in downtown Holyoke? Join the admissions team for a Welcome! Wednesdays information session tomorrow at the Picknelly Adult and Family Education Center (PAFEC) at 3:30pm! Learn about degree programs, applying to HCC, financial aid, and so m
• How can mid-semester already be upon us? It’s true; the Mid-Semester Concert will be in the forum on Wednesday the 9th at 11 a.m. Be there!
• transfering to WNEC or thinking about it? For more information stop by the H.C.C. Cafeteria lobby from 10am-1pm on Wednesday (3.9)
• Don't miss this tomorrow in the HCC Forum! Slavery in America: Traces of the Trade 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lecture and Film (Fairman/Beers) A Story from the Deep North, filmmaker Katrina Browne discovers that her New England ancestors were the lar
• Become A Volunteer At The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Laissez les bon temps rouler! You know that the good times are always rolling in the Children's Museum, but add to the fun this weekend, March 5th and 6th, by making a Mardi Gras mask! "à bientôt"... see you soon!
• Interested in getting healthy and fighting hunger? The Biggest Loser and the pound for Pound Challenge is coming to HCC! Come to an information session on Thursday, March 10 at 1:00 in Frost 265 to learn more.
• Wednesday's talent show gave us just a glimpse of how many insanely gifted students we have. Thanks to all who performed for a crowded Leslie Phillips Theater, and congrats to the winners: dance troupe Ace Legion (first place), pianist Taryn Frazee
• Discount Rave Movie Tickets ($7.50 Cash) are on sale, mornings in Student Activities Office Fronahue (DON 102C) or afternoons in Frost 317. Any good movies in theaters this weekend??
• iPad 2... yes please!
• Love your jazz? Come to HCC's 14th Annual Jazz Festival, this Friday & Saturday. Pianist Arturo O'Farrill & Amherst Jazz Orchestra are in the Leslie Phillips Theater (Forum) Friday at 8 pm. Free for HCC students and staff, $8 other stud
• HCC TALENT SHOW is here!!! Today at 11:15 a.m. in the Leslie Phillips Theater/Forum.
• Join 5x marathoner and running coach, Mackenzie Gray, and run a 5K! Gray's 10-Week Program starts March 21st and culminates May 30th at HCC’s Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk Challenge. Sign up at Bartley Center Front Desk or contact Coach Gray for
• It's the time of the year that students looking to transfer are completing their college applications. The Elms College will be on campus today (fr221) and tomorrow (cafe) from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Swing by to discuss transfer opportunities!
• We have brilliant students and outstanding professors--and here's another example. This team tied Harvard and BU in computer programming at a competition that was almost entirely ivy-league and exclusive colleges. Congrats to our HCC big brains and
• thank you POD Express for fulfilling an afternoon need for coffee!
• Icy roads, scary morning drive. Hope everyone has safe travels today!
• Went to a presentation by Richard Freeland, MA commissioner of higher ed. He's been traveling the state, trying to build support for public higher ed. I can't stop thinking about one of his remarks: "When legislators announce cuts to the p
• Snow, sleet, rain, slush in the parking lot and on the sidewalks... blech. At least it's Friday! What are you doing this weekend?
• What a crazy day!!!!
• Was reading a poem by HCC student on this page. Check it out!
• House of reps cutting spending on education...
• Vagina Monologues tomorrow at HCC in the Forum!
• First Wisconsin, now Ohio. It's definitely more than just the economy...
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round - Full Swing for the Month of March!
• We have 499 Facebook friends, which just knocks me out, because we just launched our page in the fall. I wish I knew who the 500th will be! :-)
• Here is the CBS coverage of the NASA visit to HCC...
• One of the reasons I love HCC...the total dedication of people like Zizi Ansell, who created the most awesome learning experience for the adult ed students at HCC's downtown Holyoke site. They were working on a science component, and she set up a li
• Release your inner diva! Audition today 3:30-5 pm in the Leslie Phillips Theater for the HCC Players production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. They need five men and five women for the April 10–17 production. Scripts and auditio
• Open During School Break Feb 21-25 Are your kids tired of making snowmen? Do you dread a week of indoor activities, in your house? The Children’s Museum is the perfect place for discovery, exploration, & imaginative play & will be open dur
• Nice mention of the work HCC student Ruth Tirado is doing encouraging middle school students to think about college.
• Don't miss the Vulvapalooza and sexologist Oh Megan! in the Leslie Phillips Theater (Fine Arts bldg) 11-12:30 pm today!
• Today is the birthday of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), an activist who fought for women's right to vote. It is also National Gumdrop Day. Not sure who to thank for that... ;-)
• HCC's Gateway to College was mentioned in a MassLive story as one of the reasons grad rates are improving. Gateway helps at risk high school students stay on track to graduate...and go on to college. We have some AMAZING Gateway students here at HCC
• Monday after the Grammys---what do you think about the performers and the winners?
• Have Fun at The Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Enrollment at community colleges has been going up and up--we're part of a national trend. Spotted this story on Masslive. Look at those snow piles behind Jeff Hayden in the accompanying photo! Can we get a beach and a warm day for HCC? ;-)
• Acceptance letters for the Fall 2011 class are hitting the mail today! WELCOME to HCC!! Nursing and Rad tech students, your decision letters are mailed mid-April!
• Yikes-- it was -6 when I looked out my window this morning! Hope everyone is staying warm. We should have a hot chocolate station in the Student Activities office, doncha think? Stop by and tell them I said so. ;-)
• For Love of Stories: A Family Story Valentine.... read all about it on our blog! Please join us Saturday, February 12 from 5-8 p.m. for story telling, story writing, story making times! Fundraiser benefitting the Friends of the Holyoke Public Library and
• Next Wednesday's activity period is going to be sensational!
• First year students: put pizza on your calendar! Stop by the Student Activities office (Frost/Donahue first floor) Friday 11:30am-12:30pm for free pizza and info about college services and resources. Have questions? Liz, Veronique, and Janine have answer
• Don't miss the club fair today---11-12:30 pm, lobby of Leslie Phillips Theater. Snacks! Fun! Go!
• February School Vacation
• Do you know a wonderful professor? The Elaine Marieb Award for Teaching Excellence recognizes outstanding HCC faculty members. Anyone can nominate a faculty member for this award. Nomination forms are available outside the Institutional Development Offic
• Sign ups start today for the Student Clubs & Activities Spring Break (March 16) bus trip to New York City! Cost is $30 students, $35 everyone else. Reserve your spot early—bring $$ to Stud Activities office in Fronahue. Want to see Wicked in NY
• Campus closings and delays: you don't want to drive to HCC only to find out the college is closed. That's why we use the emergency notification system. What time do you want your alert? Tell us in this survey!
• Upsetting to hear that rubber bullets were used on demonstrators at University of Puerto Rico yesterday. Besides Democracy Now!, has anyone seen any other news reports?
• Time to apply for scholarships for next year! Applications accepted Feb 1-March 23. Go to www.hccscholarships.org for applications and info.
• I think I'm over the snow. It was pretty at first and I love snow days...but ENOUGH already! Plus the snow banks are so high I have to pull out into the street to see if cars are coming...which kinda feels like roulette. I'm just sayin'...
• Happy February and Black History Month! I was reading through Black History Month facts on biography.com, and learned about Garrett Morgan, an African American who patented an early gas mask. His invention became nationally known when he used it to save
• Nursing applicant Cliff Gervais submits his application for admission to Vanna Chen in the Admissions office just before the February 1st deadline! Nursing (RN), Practical Nursing (LPN), and Rad Tech applications are due to Admissions by tomorrow (Feb.
• Treat Your Sweetheart to Some Old Fashion Fun
• Snow Tuesday? A MOUNTAIN of snow Wednesday? Are you sick of it or do you want more?
• We need to have a highest snowbank contest! Post pics of yourself next to a mountain of the fluffy white stuff!
• Check out the new photos from today!
• Stop by Leslie Phillips Theater/Forum during activity period today, 11-12:20 pm. Info tables and treats, include lime green water bottles, courtesy of your Facebook page goddess! ;-)
• Tomorrow morning Dining Services is having a ribbon cutting and celebration of the opening of the Pod in Fronahue near the Student Activities office. Why should you care? Free food and prizes, that's why! ;-) From 10:30 am-1 pm---see you there!
• The only living fly in all of Massachusetts managed to make his way to my office. Sigh.
• Closing reception for Lost in Siberia, a gorgeous exhibit of photos by Frank Ward, tomorrow (Weds) at HCC’s Taber Art Gallery (in library). Refreshments and photos on view 11am to 12:30pm, reading by Vivian Leskes at 11:30 am. Don’t miss it!
• I hate it when the air is so cold that the inside of your nostrils freeze! I want a heated head helmet. Or a ticket to a warm beach. Is that too much to ask? ;-)
• Spring semester begins today! So happy to see everyone—hope it’s a wonderful semester.
• February is FUN at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Happy weekend!
• Multiple snow days made it hard for some people to get to HCC to register. With that in mind, new student registration has been extended until January 25.
• “Information Security Seminar: What Every Business Needs to Know,” Tues, Jan 24, 8-11:30 a.m., MassMutual Conf Ctr, 350 Memorial Drive, Chicopee. Sponsored by Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, and moderated by HCC’s info tech directo
• Beeeyouteeful morning! Sun on fluffy white snow--love it!
• HCC student Caylin Lee auditioned for the Sox in Amherst yesterday. Not to replace Papelbon next year--she was hoping for a chance to sing the Nat'l Anthem at Fenway. Go Caylin!
• Program day for new students today. Welcome to HCC!
• Student Activities is looking for musicians to hire! Go see Liz in student activities if you have suggestions!!
• Know someone who is interested in college but needs help getting ready? HCC and the Community Education Project are offering a free college prep program for adults, meets at HCC Jan 31-May 13, M, W, & F mornings. There is also an evening class (Tues
• The Sox are paying Jonathan Papelbon twelve million for a one year contract (prob his last in Boston). The only closer who earns more is Mariano Rivera (15 mil). Is Paps worth this much?
• Celebrate the Chinese New Year at the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round
• Watching the fluff fall. It keeps changing direction: sideways to the east, straight down, sideways to the west. Making visible the usually invisible shifts in wind direction. Birds do it, too. They dip and turn, riding the currents. We stand on the grou
• Snow? Sleet? Freezing rain? Starting at midnight? Four a.m.? Seven a.m? Three weather reports yielded three different conclusions. Arrggghh. Why do they pretend to know?
• Yesterday morning I saw a pair of cardinals in the bushes outside my kitchen window. Today, snowy lawns in dawn-blue light, gold edging up behind the trees. Maybe if I write it down I'll remember, in slushy, miserable March, that January was beautif
• More on Angry Birds... ;-)
• Spotted Rob Goodwin's reaction to my speculation that many students are spending vacation battling evil pigs...Rob, unless your post -semester plans include earning the ultimate highest score ever playing Angry Birds, it definitely wasn't your
• Facebook spam alert: if you get a message with an offer to show you what you'll look like in 20 years---do NOT click on the link. It takes you to a page that launches an app that will spam your Fbook friends.
• Giant snowstorm--so exciting! Trying to decide what movies to watch tomorrow---any suggestions?
• Gateway to college has 29 students in winter intersession---that's more than half of our fall Gateway enrollment! You guys are serious about earning those college credits! ;-)
• Financial WHAT? Early Admit student Melissa Mitchell is getting a head start on asking the important questions about college cost and financial preparedness! In this photo (right): Financial Aid experts Karen Rock, Lillian Orozco, and EA student Melissa
• Student Affairs staff member Ceil Breor walks prospective student Joanne Lafromboise through the enrollment process during Saturday's Registration Express. In this photo(right): Ceil Breor, Joanne Lafromboise
• Early Admit Coordinator Jena Cochran welcomes new students and their families to campus during EA Orientation on Saturday. In this photo (from right): Jena Cochran, Rebekah Cook, Theresa Cook, Melissa Mitchell, Rita Mitchell, and Charlotte Mitchell.
• Student Keith Powers meets with Registration Experts Angel Morales and Ann Miodowski as he registers for Spring 2011 classes during Registration Express!
• Registration Express TOMORROW!! Spring classes begin January 24th! Stop by campus tomorrow (Saturday) between 8am - 2pm to apply, test, register, and chat with the great folks from Financial Aid and Student Accounts! One-stop enrollment...just for YOU
• Vivian Ostrowski says "THANK YOU to the Lions Club!! One of our students needed glasses, and MassHealth wouldn't pay for them. The student completed an application, was approved, got free glasses, and now knows that trees have leaves. Real peop
• Snow...maybe?
• HCC alumna Onawa Labelle, now a student at Smith College, is in India during intersession, teaching a women's health class and blogging about the experience. Thanks for sharing with us, Onawa!
• Intersession--a regular semester class compressed into ten intense days. Ready? Go!
• (A friend forwarded this) At the end of each day, save a few minutes to reflect. Compare what happened — meetings, conversations, work done, breaks taken — with what you wanted to have happen. Ask: • How did the day go? What success did
• Professor Frank Ward posted some outstanding photos by HCC students on his blog, The Coruscating Camera. Check it out at
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round News - Jan 2, 2011
• First Night Jr. Visitor Ctr 10:30 & 11:30 Ed Popielarczyk's Magic 1:30 Roger Tincknell Music 10:30-2:30 Face painting 3:35 Drawing Disney On Ice tickets 3:45 Ball Drop Museum 10-3:30 Explore new years w/crafts incl Dragon Dance 11:30-1:30 R
• Your Facebook Page Admin ;-) is heading out for the day and then onward to holiday vacay (!!!) until Jan. 3. Wishing everyone a wonderful break and a healthy, happy new year!
• ohmy, it is sooooo quiet here! what are you all doing today?
• Lindt dark chocolate balls and chocolate chip cookies on my desk...what a perfect breakfast!
• Today is Winter Solstice: the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and our shortest day/longest night of the year. At 6:48 pm EST, the north pole will be tilted farther from the sun than at any other point in the year. And if the clouds get out of
• Want to sell your textbooks? Book buyback ends Thursday--bookstore hours are today and tomorrow 9am - 4:30pm and Thursday 9am - 1pm. Bookstore says no buyback after Thursday.
• Warning: If a Facebook friend sends you a link to an app called "Who Has Deleted Ya," don't click on it! It's spam...of course. :-0
• Just dropped off two baskets of sweet treats in the Student Activities office--for all you paper-writers and test-takers! Stop by and recharge your sugar-deprived batteries... ;-)
• 14th Annual First Night Jr. Celebration
• Snow on Monday: dream or disaster?
• The Learning Communities have been busy creating posters and presentations to share at an open-to-all event today. Stop by the PeoplesBank Conference Ctr (KC 301-303) between 11-2pm for refreshments and a glimpse at what they've discovered this seme
• Children’s Museum Holiday Schedule The Children’s Museum at Holyoke will be the fun – and warm! – place to be over the holidays. The museum will be closed Dec. 24 and 25th for the Christmas holiday, but will reopen Sunday Dec. 26
• Except for Rob (I wanna know his secret!), it looks like there's still plenty of test trauma ahead. I think I better bring some treats to the Student Activities office on Monday to ease the suffering. ;-)
• Anyone still working on finals?
• A holiday concert performed by musicians using only their iPads... HCC, you know you can do this!
• Cold outside, inside everyone in deep concentration, focused on final projects, papers, tests. Stay warm, and good luck with the end of semester work!
• The Geminids Meteor Showers are among the best, with up to 60 multicolored meteors per hour at their peak. Peak this year is tonight--darn these clouds!-- though some should be visible until Dec 19. If you spot some clear sky, look to the east, esp after
• The new GI Bill has powered a wave of veterans on Massachusetts college campuses. The Boston Globe reports on this with a profile of HCC Student Senate President and veteran Rich Jones.
• Bernie Sanders says no to tax breaks for billionaires---has been on the floor of the Senate since 10:24 am today, still going as I write this. Check #filibuster on Twitter or Huffington Post for the video feed.
• HCC students, faculty, staff, and even a few friends! participated in The Giving Tree this year. A boatload of gifts are headed to the people served by Homework House, Wesern Mass Elder Care, and the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Imagine
• Every time Facebook introduces changes, spammers try to take advantage of the news by starting e-mail campaigns that lure users into downloading malware. The latest spam offers a “Facebook toolbar”. The “Download Here” button take
• The DREAM Act passed the house yesterday, but looks like it faces a tough battle in the Senate this morning... TBA
• It's cold outside...and not everyone has the warm clothes needed to get through the winter. You can help! Tell your friends and family that you want their gently worn coats, sweaters, gloves, scarves, and hats. Bring them to FR262 no later than Dec
• HCC students: come to the Budgeting Basics and Understanding your Credit Seminar today from 11am - 12pm, Kittredge Center 302.
• The Cancun Climate Conference is on my mind-definitely not getting the media coverage it deserves. Check links below for more info.
• Laser light moves tiny objects. Imagine where this could lead...
• HCC's Career Center offers help finding a job, writing a resume, choosing a major or career field, or getting an internship in an area of interest. Open daily on the HCC campus, Career Center staff are at the Picknelly Adult and Family Education Cen
• Happy Chanukah! Everyone is invited to Club Shalom's annual menorah lighting today at 11:30 am in the lobby of the Leslie Phillips Theater (Forum). There will be food, music, chocolate gelt and dreidel games until 1 pm. Stop by!
• Santa Claus is Coming to the Merry-Go-Round!
• I wish Facebook would deal with the Community Pages mess they made. When there are 15 different pages for Holyoke Community College, and people are posting to some and not others and don't know which is the "real" HCC page---well, what you
• You love music, food, and culture, right? Head over to FR265 today between 11 am - 1 pm and enjoy all of the above at the LISA Club's celebration of Latino history and culture. What's that--you like to dance, too? Then why are you still reading
• Job seekers: There will be a Big Y Job Fair on Friday, Dec 3, 9:30 am-12:30 pm at CareerPoint, 850 High St, Holyoke. Call 413.532.4900 for info.
• Chocolate lovers: If delicious, free, organic, fair trade chocolate sounds good to you, head over to KC302 at 2 pm today. There will be a showing of the 30-minute film Chocolate Country, a discussion after, and abundant yummy chocolate! Open to all&mdas
• Curious about HCC's online courses? Check out the virtual open house, Thursday, Dec 2, 6-8 pm. Contact dladvising@hcc.edu to register.
• Got talent? Show it at the HCC Talent Show on Wednesday, Dec 1 and win prizes, applause, and fifteen minutes of fame. Sign up in Student Activities by 9 am Weds. Just want to be entertained? Come to the Leslie Phillips Theater (Forum) during activity per
• Check out this interview with HCC student Rich Jones!
• Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Everyone I know is suffering massive carbo-overload... I wonder if salad consumption goes up the week after Thanksgiving (once all the leftovers are gone)?
• HCC will close at 2 pm today for the Thanksgiving holiday. We wish everyone safe journeys and a very happy Thanksgiving! See you on Monday, November 29.
• So who came to class on the day before Thanksgiving? ;-)
• Do you know about the Giving Tree? A tree in FR 309 is hung with tags that express a wish from members of our community in need. Example: a 90 yr old woman wants a toy and food for her cat; a 7 yr old boy wants a new sweater. What can you do? Stop by, c
• Thanksgiving Greetings! We want to express our thanks to each of you - our visitors, our sponsors, our Board of Directors - for your wonderful support of our Museum and our work. The Museum will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but will reopen Friday at
• Have a great weekend!
• Just a reminder that online registration goes down at 2pm for a big software upgrade. If you are a current student and want to make sure you get the class you want, register now. Open registration for new students begins Nov 29 with shiny new software th
• It's Thursday. What are you thinking about today?
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round News - November 16, 2010
• Did you ever think you could cram this much into one day? HCC students have jobs, classes, homework, families, and relationships---and they get it all done!
• War is costly. The economic, environmental, and psychosocial costs to our nation will be discussed this morning at 11 am in KC303. Panelists include Gary Beluzo, HCC Professor of environmental science; Co Comerford of the National Priorities Project; and
• The Leonid meteor showers produce 40 meteors an hour--annually one of the best shows in the sky. It's going to be partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, but if you're up after midnight and see a break in the clouds, go watch the sky and see if you
• Current students-if you haven't registered for spring classes, know that you can't register for classes at all during Thanksgiving week (actually, as of 2 pm this Friday) due to maintenance on the system. After that, registration is open to the
• It's Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week at HCC. Tuesday, 11/16, 10-11 am, will be a panel discussion featuring DC-based Faces of Homelessness. Wednesday, 11/17, 12:30-1:30 pm, is a campus-wide discussion on how we can help HCC students who are
• Thanks to Aramark for providing free breakfast in the HCC cafeteria this Monday, Nov 15, 7-9 am as part of Hunger & Homelessness week. Check this page and the HCC website for more info on the week's events.
• Student Senate President Rich Jones was honored during a Veteran's Day ceremony at the Massachusetts State House yesterday.
• We love Friday! What are you doing this weekend?
• The temperatures are dropping, the wind is showing who's boss, and the kids are filled with candy and ready for the next holiday... which is Veterans' Day on Thursday, November 11, when we will be open our regular hours, 10-4, and ready to wel
• Holyoke Peace Week
• Appropriations Budget for Fixed Year July 1, 2010 - June 30th, 2011
• Lots of people wearing purple in remembrance of the LGBTQ youth who committed suicide in recent months. Members of the HCC community wrote messages on a banner that will be displayed on campus, and some recorded videos to upload to the It Gets Better Pro
• A teacher writes a best-selling book about the multi-ethnic junior high school in Paris where he teaches French. Then he writes a screenplay and plays the role of himself in the film. "The Class" screens at HCC on Tuesday, Oct 19 at 2 pm. Free
• Trick-Or-Treaters
• Fundraiser For Kyle Ocampo
• Fall Is The Perfect Time To Relive Your Childhood
• Don’t miss Lot's Wife, a mixed media installation created by artist Jeff Derose, in HCC’s Taber Art Gallery through October 7. There will be a reception and and talk by the artist on Wednesday, September 15. All are welcome! The Taber Ar
• Columbus Day Weekend Celebration
• 1st ANNUAL CANALWALK FAIR
• Autum Walking Tour
• Parks & Recreation Newsletter
• Holyoke Merry-Go-Round - Come Ride With Us
• City of Holyoke Responds to Swine Flu
• CENSUS 2010
• LANDLORD SEMINAR
• Mountain Park Memories
• DOR Management Financial Report
• Patrick-Murray Administration Designates Holyoke Innovation Growth District, Announces...
• Governor Patrick Unveils Collaborative Plan To Build High-Performance....
• Patrick Administration Announces Collaborative Plan To Build High-Performance...
• Skinner Family Bus Tour
• Governor Patrick And Congressional Delegation Announce $163 Million In Federal Title I Funds........
• Holyoke St. Patrick's Road Race
• E-Learning now available for OSHA course online
• Free training on ZOLL AED Pro and AED Plus
• Historical Perspectives: Modern Design for the Victorian Home
• Enchanted Circle Theater Awarded $1,300 Grant by Holyoke Cultural Council
• Wire Monkey Dance
• Erection
• Shakespeare's Genealogies
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Explore Massachusetts: Holyoke Children's Museum

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