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February 3, 2021 VOLUME 15, ISSUE 5 11 PAGES The Mount Observer “Voices of the students of Mount Wachusett Community College” PREVIEWS LACE Up Your Shoes MWCC’s LACE Program Trudges on Despite the Pandemic The program has proved to Fitchburg and Leominster area, Nicholson says. “Everybody be successful even with the where they can mentor and tutor kind of realized that okay, we volunteering aspect before and younger students virtually. are in this for the long haul; let’s through Covid-19. Alyssa’s Place is a peer think about how we do things There are many volunteering recovery and resource center and how we can make it better.” opportunities students have for in Gardner, Massachusetts. It is There is a setlist of courses the LACE program offered at for people who are dealing with students have to take to “WIll We Ever Work Mount Wachusett Community substance abuse, recovery, loved complete the program. One Again?” College. Despite Covid-19 ones affected by addiction, and of the featured courses in the Since the arrival of putting a damper on a lot of concerned members of the program is called “The Business COVID-19, the biggest things, there still has been a community. A student worked of Social Change” which pairs casualty in the local music Photo courtesy of MWCC good variety of things students with the center and they were with the course called “Grant industry has been live can do to volunteer. able to be trained to do virtual Writing”. These are cycle one performances. The question Shelley Nicholson, Director of the Brewer Center for local musicians have been According to Shelly counseling with people who and two classes that correspond Civic Learning & Community Nicholson, the Director of were in drug or alcohol recovery. with each other. asking is, “Will we ever work Engagement again?”. the Brewer Center for Civic This is an example of the kind of “The courses themself are For the full article, see By Yamari David Learning & Community volunteer work students can do more like an independent study page 4 Engagement, students have virtually and still have as great because I am trying to get OBSERVER CONTRIBUTOR been working with Habitat for of an impact in comparison to students thinking about what Collegiate Conundrum The Civic Engagement and Humanity where they have doing it in person. they can do and what impact Community Leadership Liberal been growing produce at home Covid-19 in some ways has they can have,” says Elmer Student athletes at the Arts Track (LACE) is a program and donating it to the food helped the program become Eubanks, who teaches both college level have been that allows students to receive pantries. Students have also stronger. “We’ve had a lot of of these courses at MWCC. facing many challenges their associate degree while been participating with LUK opportunities that are evolving, ever since the COVID-19 It is designed for students to pandemic started back learning how to be civically Mentoring for middle and high and the summer was really the continued on page 2 in March. involved within the community. school students mostly in the key to making that happen,” LACE Program >>> For the article, see page 7 Of Computers and Childcare Reviews: The Mandalorian and The ECE Program is Refashioned for Virtual Care WandaVision See what we thought of By Jordan Paskell Mando and “Baby Yoda’s” has impacted students in the This portion of the degree allowed early childhood faculty OBSERVER CONTRIBUTOR latest adventures, as well ECE program as well. requirements provides students to supervise students through as Marvel’s new sitcom The Early Childhood “Because of regulations, we with the privilege to observe video instead of face-to-face. featuring their original odd Education program requires are not holding any classes children’s daily routines such as Also, the number of site visits couple. students meet set practicum in the lab. We are also unable eating, learning and playing. It required went from three face- For the full reviews, hours to graduate. To felicitate to place practicum students also shows them behaviors and to-face to two virtual,” said see pages 10 & 11 this requirement, several in the daycare center,” said proper caretaking. Students are Linehan. “It’s not perfect, standards have been changed Provost. “My colleagues in now observing these methods but we’re pushing students Are Apples Enough? and the system has changed early education and I continue via virtual platforms according through,” said Provost. Fewer patients in central so that virtual work can be to work virtually with our to Provost. Both healthcare and Massachusetts are seeking counted as practicum hours. students. Students have access “The Massachusetts education are in high demand, medical assistance out of Maureen Provost, Professor to recordings and are able to Department of ECE developed and now students need to be concern for COVID-19. of Early Childhood Education record their feedback/work and new temporary guidelines pushed through more than ever. For the full article, at the Garrison Center on submit online,” said Provost. for practicum students in our However, due to the complexity see page 5 the Gardner campus, and Dr. According to Linehan, early childhood programs,” and safety regulations behind Thomas Linehan, Assistant ECE students are required to said Linehan. “They changed childcare and healthcare, these Professor of Early Childhood complete 150 practicum hours the total practicum hours from continued on page 2 Education, shares how COVID to complete their ECE degree. 150 hours to 75 hours and Early Childhood Education” >>> @MountObserver www.issuu.com/mountobserver www.mountobserver.com 2 OBSERVER February 3, 2021 OBSERVER 3 NEWS NEWS LACE Program Trying Times Ahead There’s Scamming Afoot >>> continued from page 1 formulate ideas for businesses according to Dan Soucy, Many MA Residents Have Fallen Victim to Unemployment Scams and think about how they can the Faculty Chair of Civic Homeless Shelters Struggle give back to the community with Engagement. SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! those businesses. The idea behind it, Soucy Under New COVID Restrictions SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! The grant writing course mentioned, is that the Brewer SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! comes after students have Center would help to provide the SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! developed their business ideas. “how-to” behind civics, but they SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! Eubanks says, “Now you can did not have the “know-how” SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAMSCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! write a proposal to request funds aspect of it and that is where the SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! for the project that you just LACE program comes in. SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! wrote about in the business of The idea with this program is SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! social change class.” The course that once students are enrolled, provides students with what they they will partake in general need to include when writing education studies such as math, By Cheryl Locksley-Grant unemployment benefits in your filed a claim for unemployment way, nobody can buy a car or bank and credit union making a proposal for their business science, and humanities. While OBSERVER CONTRIBUTOR name.” using my personal info.” Since house, rent an apartment, or them aware of my actions. concept, such as researching studying these core classes, they If you’re lucky enough to still be Grayson said that Foster told he hadn’t actually filed a claim, get any credit cards using your They both agreed to monitor his foundations for their particular are simultaneously learning how working, crooks can create havoc him he wasn’t the first employee Grayson had to report the filing info. Maybe you should file an accounts. business according to Eubanks. to become a civic leader. No for you. Across Massachusetts, in the company to be targeted for of his fraudulent claim to DUA extension for these actions so Similarly, John Leland of MWCC has a partnership with specific major or any idea of a employees are being targeted this scam. Since the pandemic, online with a follow-up call to they can halt any adverse activity Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a the Stephen M. Brewer Center. major is needed to be involved by scammers to file fraudulent 68-year-old retired pilot said, This Center was created to allow in the program. unemployment claims using “I received a letter from the students to become involved The LACE program has been “I was shocked to actually receive a letter from their personal identifications. Massachusetts unemployment in the democratic process, established in a way where every Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash The problem became so DUA confirming I had apparently filed a claim for office a couple of weeks ago engage within the community, student can have the opportunity Due to restrictions caused by COVID-19, the number of beds available for use in many severe that the Department asking me to verify my identity.

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