Newsletter Archive

Hispanic Heritage Month with Mariana Atencio

QCC concluded Hispanic Heritage Month with an incredible day of inspiration and connection centered around an inspiring keynote presentation by journalist, author and motivational speaker Mariana Atencio.

"Representation matters," said QCC President Dr. Luis Pedraja in his welcoming remarks. "I want to help all minoritized populations so that everyone feels like...

QCC Alum Named Outstanding Woman in Business by Worcester Business Journal

Hard work and a community focus have been paying off for QCC Alum Jennifer Hernandez, who was recently named one of Worcester Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business and Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Worcester Class of 2024.

Hernandez runs GEM Marketing Solutions in Worcester and focuses on helping local businesses become the best...

Children's School Students Get DEI Days with Kevin Lovaincy

On Monday, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Kevin Lovaincy paid a special visit to the The Children’s School: Early Childhood Education Lab School to read and discuss a book called "Be You!" by Peter H. Reynolds. 

The children got to see vibrant illustrations and hear inspirational messages about growing into a unique person such as, ...

QCC Police Department Awarded State Recognized Accreditation

In early October, the Quinsigamond Community College Campus Police Department was once again awarded state accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC).

“This is an honor not only for our department, but also for the college,” said QCC Chief of Police Kevin Ritacco. “Accreditation assures the college community that the Police Department is...

Safety Corner

Valuable FBI-LEEDA Training Helps Advance Safety Communications

As QCC continues to advance and fortify its safety protocols and procedures, understanding the importance of delivering timely, appropriate and accurate information, particularly during crisis situations, is a vital part of safety communications. Last month Deputy Chief Stephen DiGiovanni and Karen Hutner...

Transfer Services Goes International with Exchange Program

QCC had the privilege of hosting a cultural job exchange through the Netherlands Professional & Cultural Exchange Program thanks to Coordinator of Transfer/Articulation Beth Fullerton. Fullerton and Nicole Wijkamp, a career and student support counselor at Rijn Ijssel in the Netherlands, were matched through the program, which began with Wijkamp's visit to QCC. For two weeks, Wijkamp...

In the News

October, 2023

• This Week in Worcester: QCC Hispanic Heritage Month Event Features Award-Winning Journalist
• Vocero Hispano: La Importancia Del Mes De La Herencia Hispana
• ...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

From September 15 to October 15, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which honors the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latin American communities. 

In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, on Thursday, October 19 the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host an event with keynote speaker Mariana Atencio and a panel discussion with area Latine leaders.

Mariana...

Sankofa Series Starts Semester by Tackling Racial Discourse in Social Media

What language has to be used to be considered hate speech on social media? Are there "bad" and "good" expressions of racism? These are some of the questions that were posed in Dr. Felipe Agudelo's presentation Social Media and the Construction of Racial Discourse as part of QCC's Sankofa Lecture Series, sponsored by the Diversity Caucus. 

Agudelo, ...

Scholar in Residence Brings Sam Fuller Film Series to QCC

This year's scholar-in-residence, Professor of English Mark Bates, is bringing film front and center with a series focused on director and screenwriter Samuel Fuller. The series will run throughout the 2023/2024 academic year and include a selection of films produced, written and directed by the Worcester-raised filmmaker.

Fuller's work, which spans six decades, is an...

Director of Community Engagement Receives BIPOC Community Leader Award

Director of Community Engagement Sean Harris recently received the BIPOC Community Leader Award at the Diverse Professional Roundtable - Recognition and Networking Event. The BIPOC Community Leader Award recognizes Central Massachusetts business and community leaders who have successfully demonstrated leadership qualities with distinction in their careers or commitment to support the...

Student Life Happenings

Downtown Halloween Bingo

Thursday, October 26, 2023

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Room 104D

Halloween Spooktacular (Bingo, Crafts, Costume Contest, Psychic Readers, Campus Trick-or-Treating, and more) 

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 

11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Harrington Learning Center Rooms 109 A&B

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Professor of History Becomes a Trivia Question

If you receive the Worcester Historical Museum's newsletter, you may have seen Professor of History/Political Science Lisa Connelly Cook was the answer to a recent trivia question!

The question was, "In 1995 she was taking women's history classes at Clark University and she had a question, 'This sounds like it might have been important. How come I never ...

Career and Transfer Services Events

Make sure your students know about all the exciting activities for transfer options and employment opportunities.

Wednesday, October 11

• Workforce Wednesdays – We welcome Emerson Hospital to the 1st floor of the HLC from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Kaleidoscope Family Solutions to the 2nd floor of the HLC from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. to explore...