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BCC Signs Articulation Agreement for Dental Hygiene Program

04:00PM / Saturday, July 15, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In response to a growing need for dental hygienists in Western Massachusetts, and to help attract students to the field, Berkshire Community College (BCC) has entered into an articulation agreement with Springfield Technical Community College (STCC). The agreement stipulates that BCC students may complete all 27 credits of their general education classes at BCC and are guaranteed a transfer of those credits to STCC towards an Associate in Science in Dental Hygiene degree, provided that students have earned a minimum grade of C in all equivalent courses. Once accepted into STCC, an additional 44 credits are required to complete the associate

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MCLA, BIC Partner for MBA Program

08:06AM / Thursday, July 13, 2023

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) are partnering on the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) program to enhance and expand experiences and career connections to prepare graduates for innovation-driven careers in the Berkshires and beyond. "It's incredible to see two major Berkshire County institutions come together to leverage the growth of MCLA's programming with the BIC advancement opportunities," said James Birge, MCLA President, and BIC Board Member. "I'm looking forward to the networking and educational opportunities this will provide for our MBA students and the

08:20AM / Monday, July 10, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced it has named 228 students to the spring 2023 dean's list. To be eligible for the dean's list, full-time students must achieve a GPA of 3.250 to 3.749 for an honors designation, while students with a GPA of 3.750 to 4.000 earn high honors. All dean's list students must have declared a major and must have completed at least 12 traditionally graded credit hours during a fall or spring semester of one academic year. Part-time students have the same eligibility requirements, except that the minimum 12 credit hours must be completed during one academic year. The following 119

By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:37AM / Friday, June 30, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — While the district has a straightforward cell phone policy, it has never had a set of uniform practices throughout the schools. The School Committee would like to change that.

On Wednesday the committee requested that Superintendent Joseph Curtis review the existing policy and bring it back in August with added regulations.

Chair William Cameron, who motioned for the request, said he is not looking to change the rule because it is clear. In Pittsfield Public Schools, devices are to be turned off and not used during the instructional day or a school-sponsored activity or program.

Cameron would like supporting regulations for more effective enforcement before the

By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:20PM / Tuesday, June 27, 2023

DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District began its discussion on revising its cell phone policy to make it more stringent during its School Committee meeting last week. The goal of the policy change is to help students be more engaged in school and to prevent students from taking videos of their peers without permission and spreading them around. Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis presented the discussion to the committee by inquiring whether the best path would be to prohibit cell phone use all day or to allow use during students' lunch period. Many districts in the surrounding areas have started this discussion

01:47PM / Tuesday, June 27, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The team from Lenox Memorial High School is the champion of the 62nd season of "As Schools Match Wits." The season ended on Saturday, June 24, with the broadcast on New England Public Media TV of the championship match between Lenox and Westfield High School. Lenox will proudly take home the Collamore Cup. "As Schools Match Wits" pits teams of western New England high schoolers against each other in a fun but competitive game of academic performance. The competition is open to both public and private high schools throughout western New England. The show was created by Leonard J. Collamore in 1961 to

By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Monday, June 26, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — School officials want to make certain that the entire community has a voice in the Pittsfield Public Schools restructuring process.

With a series of public hearings and an online survey completed, the School Building Needs Commission requested input from people who are not students, parents, or teachers.

Drummey, Rosane, and Anderson (DRA) Architects, the firm conducting the study, will be reformatting the survey to include the general public and will be reopening it for the summer. Once released, there will be outreach to generate as many responses as possible.

School Committee Chair William Cameron said not receiving feedback from a lot of people who may be

03:52PM / Sunday, June 25, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the addition of four new staff members and one employee returning to BCC. Prior to joining BCC, she had human resources leadership roles in health care, financial services and higher education. Previously, she was Chief Human Resources Officer for Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina and, more recently, she spent 16 years with Granite State College in New Hampshire. There, she was the Chief Human Resources Officer and also served as Vice President of Student & Administrative Services. Raised in the Berkshires, Dolan earned a bachelor of arts degree from Mount Holyoke College and a

By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Friday, June 23, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two Taconic High School students have highlighted the importance of clean, accessible public bathrooms in the city.

A letter from sophomores Nick Kerwood and Eva Matkovska was brought forward at Tuesday's Parks Commission meeting.

The students focused on public sanitation as part of a civics project for their history class after a meeting with Parks, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager James McGrath, analyzing the situation with Pittsfield's public restrooms and offering possible solutions.

They decided to write a letter to the commission that calls for more resources to address the issue. It was referred to the City Council and

08:12AM / Thursday, June 22, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold an Alumni Night on Saturday, July 15 at the Pittsfield Suns game. All BCC alums receive free admission to the game, held at Wahconah Park, located at 105 Wahconah St, Pittsfield. The Suns will face the Westfield Starfires. The game kicks off at 6 pm with the National Anthem, sung by a BCC alum. There will also be a first pitch raffle. BCC alumni also receive buy one, get one free admission for the entire Suns season.

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