Talent, Resources, Initiative, and Opportunity Designed primarily for students who intend to graduate from BCC and transfer to a four-year college, TRIO is a federally funded program that provides free support services to eligible students.

New Cultural Event Opportunity


Need a Forum or Cultural Event? Here’s a new opportunity:

The Berkshire Community College music and theatre programs will present their annual Spring Concert, “A Salute to Musical Theatre,” on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Boland Theatre.  The concert will feature the BCC Chorale, soloists from the theatre program, the cast of the upcoming BCC Players production of Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, as well as a performance by the Dance I and Dance II classes, taught by instructor Andrea Borak.

The BCC Chorale, under the direction of Marjorie Rahima Hohlstein DMA, will perform selections from The Lion King, Sunset Boulevard, Les Miserables, Hair, Wicked, and Godspell, featuring student soloists Kate Miller and James Russell.  Theatre students, directed and accompanied by Ellen Shanahan, will present songs from Les Miserables, Wonderful Town, Little Shop of Horrors, and Shrek the Musical.  The cast of Monty Python’s SPAMALOT  will also perform songs from the production, which opens on May 10.  The Dance I and Dance II classes will perform to music from Phantom of the Opera.

The concert is free and open to the public.  Forum credit is available.

Building and Maintaining Your Credit Score


Click on the link below to learn more. Earn Trio Talk Credit for attending.

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Upcoming College Representatives at BCC


The following representatives will be available to meet with prospective students from 10:00am-1:00pm (unless otherwise noted) in the cafeteria:

Bay Path College, Monday, April 22nd

Elms College Continuing Education Program, Wednesday, April 3rd

Elms College, Thursday, April 4th 10:30am-1:00pm

Lasell College, Tuesday, April 9th

Southern Vermont College, Tuesday, April 9th and Monday, April 22nd

UMass-Lowell, Wednesday, April 24th

Western New England University, Tuesday, April 23rd

 

Writing Workshops sponsored by the Tutorial Center


Click on the link below to find the dates and times of the Tutorial Center Writing Workshops. These workshops given by new faculty member Julianna Spallholz cover a range of topics that can help you with the writing process. Writingworkshop2013sp

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College Visits


Representatives from the following colleges/universities will be available to meet with prospective students in the cafeteria:

MCLA: February 19th and March 5th, 10:00-1:00

Western New England University: February 20th and March 13th, 10:00-1:00 

Elms College (Continuing Education Program): February 26th, 10:00-1:00

Elms College: February 27th, 10:30-1:00

Saint Rose College: March 4th, 10:00-1:00

UMass-Lowell: March 5th, 10:00-1:00

Westfield State University: March 26th, 10:00-1:00

 

 

Tutoring Center Workshops


A schedule of workshops sponsored by the Tutoring Center is now available for download. Click on the TRIO Talks page in the banner above to find the link. Remember, workshops sponsored by the Tutoring Center count toward your TRIO Talk requirements. Just let us know that you attended.

College Visits


The following representatives will be available to meet with prospective students in the cafeteria:
Westfield State University: February 5th, 10:00-1:00
Elms College Continuing Education Program: February 6th, 10:00-1:00
Bay Path College: February 11th, 10:00-1:00
Western New England University: February 12th, 10:00-1:00
Elms College: February 28th, 10:30-1:30

Competitive Internship Seminar


During the January break, the academic deans and Judith Monachina (Career Counselor) will offer an intensive seminar to help students identify and apply for competitive internships and summer jobs. The Competitive Internships Seminar will be held on January 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will include sessions dedicated to every aspect of the internship/job search. Each participant will leave with a set of skills and job search tools, and a plan for making applications to particular internships. Of course, these skills will be useful in their future job search efforts as well.

The goal is to help BCC students take advantage of competitive internships and special career oriented programs, opportunities that require strong, thoughtful applications, often with early deadlines (January-March). In this seminar each student will:

• Research and identify specific internships/jobs;

• Develop a spreadsheet to organize their applications, with deadlines;

• Draft cover letters and resumes;

• Practice interviewing with area human resources professionals;

• Learn about interview etiquette and protocol;

• Hear about how their social media can be helpful and harmful in the search;

• Share a delicious lunch;

• Learn about the experiential learning opportunities available to them here at BCC.

There is a simple Statement of Interest form to complete, and you can learn about that form and the seminar by calling Judith Monachina (236-1611) or stopping at her office in Student Development (SBA).

NOTE: Participation in this Seminar will count as one TRIO Talk.

Elms College on Campus


A representative from Elms College will be available to meet with prospective students on Thursday, November 29th from 10:30am-1:00pm in the Cafeteria.