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.

MLA Document Style Workshop


TRIO Talk Addition

On Tuesday April 17, in room M-115, 12:oo pm, Matthew Palardy, a community tutor, will offer a workshop/group tutoring session on the MLA and APA documentation styles. He will also cover plagiarism. Your attendance at this workshop will count as a Spring Semester TRIO Talk.

Cultural Event Credit


Service learning is sponsoring a series of four Diversity Forums focused on a variety of social justice issues. Each is presented by a community leader and is intended to demostrate how these leaders and their programs address the issue of diversity. Dates and times are listed below. TRIO students will be able to get Cultural Event credit for attending. To verify attendance, fill out a forum slip at the event and notify Peggy Williams at pwilliam@berkshirecc.edu . All events are in the SBA Lounge from 2 – 3 pm

Tuesday, April 10 – Socio-Economic Class

Tuesday April 17 – Gender and Sexuality

Tuesday, May 1 – Religion

Tuesday, May 8 -  Race

 

Upcoming Tranfer Visits


Representatives from the following colleges/universities will be available
to meet with prospective students in the SBA lounge on Wednesday, April
25th:
MCLA; 10:00am-1:00pm
New England College of Business and Finance;
10:30am-1:00pm
Western New England University; 10:00am-1:00pm

TRIO BUS PASSES


Unfortunately, the fund that covered discounts to TRIO Students for bus passes has run dry. Following Spring Break 2012, there will no longer be discounted passes avaialble through TRIO. We are very sorry to have to discontinue this service. If anyone has fund raising ideas to support TRIO, please see Chris DeGregorio in the TRIO Center.

Thinking of transferring? Take advantage of these upcoming college visits.


The following college/university representatives will be available to meet
with prospective students in the SBA Lounge from 10:00am-1:00pm:
Tuesday, March 20th: Western New England University
Tuesday, March 27th:  Bay State College
Tuesday, April 3rd: American International College
Wednesday, April 4th, 10:30am – 1:00 pm   Bay Path College, UMASS-Lowel, Elms College
For more informantion, contact:
Geoffrey Tabor
Coordinator of Transfer Affairs/Articulation
Berkshire Community College
1350 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 236-1610

Visit to Westfield State University


Peggy Williams will be taking students to Westfield State University on Thursday, February 23rd. The van will leave the circle at 8am and return in the early afternoon. If you are interested in touring the Westfield campus, please call Peggy Williams at 413-236-1683 by Wednesday, February 22 at 12 noon.

TRIO TALKS AND CULTURAL EVENTS


Greetings TRIO land. Please notice the Spring Semester TRIO Talks and Cultural Events link below. Click on the link to access this site. For additional information on any of these activities please call 236-1680.  Trio Talks and Cultural Events

Welcome back


Welcome back to BCC for the Spring 2012 Semester. It was too quiet around here during the break and we look forward to having you all back in the Center this spring. The newsletters are being copied and mailed and you should have yours in the mail very soon. Look closely at the Cultural Events and the TRIO Talks and put them into your calendar. Peggy, Larry, Sheri and I look forward to working with you this semester. Chris

Happy Holidays


On behalf of Renee, Sheri, Larry, Peggy and myself, I want to wish you all a very happy and restful holiday season. We look forward to working with you again in the Spring Semester. Rest well, relax and play, and stay safe. Chris

BCC Book Scholarship Application – Spring 2012


Hi Everyone,

Just a reminder that the BCC Book Scholarship Applications are due by January 12, 2012 at 4:00 PM. The application is available online at:

 
Please be sure to get your appliation in on time.