MCLA Receives Grant for New Equipment From Mass Life Sciences Center Staff Reports ,
05:40AM / Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has received a $626,536 Workforce Development Grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC). Over the next two years, this grant will fund the purchase of essential equipment for the College's biology and chemistry programs. MCLA was previously awarded $253,542 from MLSC in 2022 to support its equipment needs. MLSC seeks to further the development and expansion of life sciences education in post-secondary institutions to effectively prepare students for high-demand career opportunities in the life sciences industries. As MCLA joins this initiative, the College's >> Read More |
Teachers Association, MCLA COVID Vaccine, Pizza Party Event | 08:05AM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will offer the new COVID Booster to all community members with or without insurance in Murdock Hall Room 202 on Friday, Oct. 27 from noon to 4 p.m. Pizza and snacks will be offered in Murdock Hall Room 218 to all who attend. Those who wish to get vaccinated should pre-register to ensure an accurate count at mcla.edu/vaccineregister. While insurance is not required to receive the COVID booster, due to commercialization, the ambulance service administering the shots must collect insurance information for those that have >> Read More |
UMass Amherst Stonewall Center Director to Give MCLA Lavender Lecture | 08:33AM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Genny Beemyn will present the 2023 MCLA Lavender Lecture at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, in MCLA's Murdock Hall, Room 218. Beemyn is the director of the UMass Amherst Stonewall Center and the coordinator of Campus Pride's Trans Policy Clearinghouse. They have published and spoken extensively on the experiences and needs of trans college students, including writing some of the first articles on the topic in the 2000s. In their talk, “The Changing Nature of Gender in the 21st Century," Beemyn will discuss how the last decade has seen a generational shift in how gender is lived and viewed. Refuting the >> Read More |
MCLA to Host Information Session for Graduate Programs at BIC| 10:00AM / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will host information sessions for its Graduate Programs: Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Education (MEd) as well as the Leadership Academy on Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. at the Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) in Pittsfield. A virtual session will follow on Dec. 5 at noon. Potential students will have the opportunity to meet with faculty, students, and staff to learn more about how to continue education in three of MCLA's programs that are designed to support the rising workforce needs both here in the Berkshires and beyond. The MBA program offers a broad-based, multidisciplinary >> Read More |
North Adams School Officials Vote for New Greylock School ProjectBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:30AM / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city will submit a new Greylock School as its preferred option to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The decision was not unexpected — the School Building Committee last week unanimously recommended the estimated $61 million project. The School Committee and the building committee on Tuesday voted aye — with several "resounding" yeses — to move forward with a new build. The other options were an addition/renovation at Greylock or a renovation at Brayton Elementary. Much of the discussion echoed reasoning from last week's School Building Committee meeting as to why a new school >> Read More |
Supreme Court Expert to Give MCLA Public Policy Lecture | 03:40PM / Monday, October 16, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Supreme Court expert and scholar Amanda L. Tyler will present the 2023 Michael S. and Kitty Dukakis Public Policy Lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, in MCLA's Church Street Center Auditorium. Tyler is the Shannon Cecil Turner Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. She is the author of several books, including "Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue: A Life's Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union," with the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Tyler has appeared on NPR, CNN, MSNBC, and C-SPAN, among others, and spoken at venues around the world. In her lecture, "Supreme >> Read More |
North Adams Building Committee Recommends New $61M GreylockBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:09AM / Friday, October 13, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new $61 million Greylock School was the choice of the School Building Committee on Thursday. That recommendation will be taken up by the full School Committee on Oct. 17 in anticipation of a submission of the city's preferred option to the Massachusetts School Building Commission's Facilities Assessment subcommittee. The committee was tasked with deciding a preferred schematic option out of the three that were proposed: a renovation at Brayton School, addition/renovation at Greylock or a new Greylock. The writing was on the blackboard as the discussion got underway at Brayton School. Each committee member indicated a preference for >> Read More |
MCLA to Host Fall Open House Events for Prospective Students | 07:51AM / Thursday, October 12, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA announced that the first of two Fall 2023 Open House events will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14. Fall Open House events will take place on Oct. 14, and Nov. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in the Amsler Campus Center. At these open houses, prospective students will have an opportunity to meet MCLA students, faculty, and staff. "Open Houses are a great way for prospective students to see the campus for the first time and to learn more about MCLA's academic programs and vibrant campus life," said Jana Boyer, MCLA's director of admission. "We encourage students to connect with faculty, staff, and students to make >> Read More |
MCLA's Education Department Offers MTEL Preparation Workshops | 08:10AM / Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Education Department will offer preparation workshops for those considering taking the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) on Oct. 28 and 29. The workshops will be held in an online, synchronous format, with two sessions each day. The first session will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will cover the test Communication and Literacy, and the second session, held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., will focus on Foundations of Reading. Passing the MTEL is a requirement for teacher licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Each class will focus on a specific test and will be taught >> Read More |
Clarksburg School Applying for Safe Routes GrantBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
08:06AM / Sunday, October 08, 2023 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg School is applying a for a half-million Safe Routes to School grant to improve safe access to the Community Center. "Essentially what we're proposing is a safe route from the school to the town field and a crosswalk to the senior center," said Assistant Superintendent Tara Barnes. "That's the evacuation plan ... not that we would ever want an evacuation to happen but if it were to happen, we want the safest possible route for the students to get out." The Community Center is the town's designated emergency center and is located within walking distance of the school. However, there are a >> Read More |
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