 President
Wall Conducts All-College Assembly
Introducing himself as
"Charlie Wall" Dr. Charles Wall, Interim President, addressed students,
staff, and faculty at noon on September 12, 2001. Over 500 members
of the MCC family gathered in the Quadrangle under a warm September
sun to remember those who perished in the terrorist attacks on September
11, 2001. After receiving encouragement from Dr. Wall to remember
the spiritual responses in times like these, all joined hands in
silence to remember and pray for the victims and their families.
Dr. Wall also announced that leaders from student organizations
at MCC would be collecting money to send to the American Red Cross
Disaster Services and that blood donation sign-up forms would be
available in the Student Life Office.
A video
of Dr. Wall's address at the All-College Assembly is available
on the MCC website.
Prior to being appointed
Interim President by the MCC Trustees, Dr. Wall served as Deputy
Chancellor for the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. During
his interview with the MCC Trustees, Dr. Wall expressed his desire
to return to a Community College campus stating, "Community colleges
are really where the action is in terms of doing the most good
for the most people in higher education." Dr. Wall is a former
Dean of Academic Affairs at Northwestern Connecticut Community
College and former President of Greenfield Community College.
He was first introduced to the MCC community at a farewell reception
held for Dr. Robert Rose on June 26th. Dr. Rose resigned to become
the President of Mercer County Community College in New Jersey.
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in any varsity sports including softball, baseball, soccer,
hockey, or basketball, while at MCC, please call or write
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These Dates
October 12, 2001: 35th Anniversary Dinner Dance at the
MCC Conference Center featuring the Harvey Robbins' Royalty
of Rock'n Roll All Stars. For tickets call (508) 427-1234
X1234. When making reservations, be sure to ask for the special
discount offered to MCC Alumni and their guests.
March 2, 2002:
Annual MCC Foundation Gala
April 26, 2002:
Alpha Kappa Upsilon Alumni Association of PTK - Annual Honorarium/Roast.
Alumni
Association
The MCC Alumni Association held their annual meeting on June 21.
The following members were elected: Lorraine Simon, class of 1975,
President Marie Collins, class of 1981 Vice President Jo Ann Simmons,
class of 1997, Secretary Marie Forrest, class of 1981, Treasurer
The Alumni Association meets on the second Thursday of each month,
during the school year, at 7:15 P.M. in the Student Senate Conference
Room, Student Center.
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Alumni
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Roland Blanchette, class of '68, has been teaching
at MCC since 1980. After leaving Massasoit, Roland served
4 years in the United States Air Force ending his tour of
duty in Florida. He went on to study at the University of
Florida where he earned a Bachelor's degree in comparative
religion in 1976 and a Master's degree in anthropology in
1979. Originally from Brockton, Roland returned to the area
with his wife, Sandra, to raise their three sons. The oldest,
Riley Blanchette, graduated from MCC in 1999. "My two years
as a student at Massasoit were crucial to my academic and
social development and now that I am here on the other side
of the desk, these experiences have made me a better teacher."
Deborah
Coulter, class of '94 is enjoying her position at the
State Street Bank in North Quincy as the Vice President/Manager
of Database Software.
Karyn
(Pennington) O'Connor and her husband, Patrick, both
graduated from MCC in 1995. Karyn went on to earn her BA
at Bridgewater State and is now a Senior Planner at Import
Products in Bridgewater. "My experience at Massasoit Community
College was a highlight in my educational career. The classes
and professors prepared me well in order to continue on
and receive my Bachelor's degree."
Darlene
M. Septelka, class of '72, is currently an Associate
Professor and Spokane Construction Management Program Coordinator
at Washington State University's School of Architecture
and Construction Management. As our first volunteer for
the Alumni Speakers Club, Darlene has agreed to be available
whenever she is in this area for conferences.
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David
Smith, class of '91, is an adjunct faculty member at
MCC as well as a Substance Abuse Counselor in Pembroke.David
earned his BS and M.Ed. from Bridgewater State. Professor
David Smith, class of '91. Scott congratulates his mother,
Andrea Martin, at her graduation, June 2001.
After
graduating from Bryant, with a BA in 1994, Scott Martin,
class of '91, went to work for Chadwick's of Boston as a
database administrator. He later moved on to the Professional
Development Group where he worked as an instructor for Word
and Excel and was also in charge of a network of computer
classrooms. Scott is now Director of Information Systems
for Fitcorp.
Scott's
mother Andrea Martin is proud of her son and pleased
that she finally achieved her own goal this year when she
graduated with the class of 2001. Andrea has been working
at Chadwick's of Boston for over 23 years.
After
earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from Eastern Nazarene College, Kimberly
(Savery) Hunt, class of '87, is currently employed at
WearGuard as a Business Sales Account Manager. She met her
husband, Thomas J. Hunt, class of '88 while at Massasoit.
They have three children.
Nick
Palantzas, class of '78, received his BA from Eckerd
College and his MA from Framingham State College. As the
Director of Athletics and Men's Soccer Coach at MCC, Nick
would like to complete his database of alumni who were involved
in varsity sports while at MCC, in preparation for a series
of "Hall of Fame" reunions.
Marilyn
Burke, class of '94 earned her Bachelor of Science degree
in Management from Bridgewater State College. She currently
is employed at MCC as the secretary for the Directors of
Development and Alumni Affairs, Grants, and Marketing. One
of the projects she has been working on for MCC is updating
the Alumni database with all graduates from 1968-2001. "The
encouragement I receivedfrom the faculty and staff of Massasoit
gave me the confidence to continue my education."
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