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  1. Articles mentioning both Western New England University and Holyoke

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    1. Hampden Bank names Robert A. Massey COO and Tara G. Corthell CFO | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 3 2014) Financial Services

      Hampden Bank names Robert A. Massey COO and Tara G. Corthell CFO | masslive ...rned a bachelor of science degree in finance and accounting as well as a master of science in accounting from Western New England University. Prior to joining to the bank she had held previous accounting and finance pos... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   West Springfield

    2. Springfield Technical Community College student Anthony Grandoit wins pitch contest

      Explore masslive.com (May 7 2014) Entrepreneurship

      Springfield Technical Community College student Anthony Grandoit wins pitch contest ...y Path College, Elms College, Greenfield Community College, Hampshire College, Holyoke Community College, Mt. Holyoke College, Smith College, Springfield College, Springfield Technical Community College, University of Ma... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    3. Massachusetts Life Sciences Center awards $500,000 to Western New England University for cancer research and development

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 4 2014) Education , Life Sciences

      Massachusetts Life Sciences Center awards $500,000 to Western New England University for cancer research and development ...SPRINGFIELD – The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced Friday that it has awarded a $500,000 grant to Western New England University to fund equipment related to cancer drug research and development. Administrat... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

    4. Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts to honor John Gallup

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 14 2013)

      Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts to honor John Gallup ...ibution committee. She is a graduate of from Wesleyan University, Cornell University and earned her J.D. from Western New England University. Founded in 1991, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts administer... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Greenfield Community College

    5. Massachusetts legislators urged to expand financial support of aging urban centers in gateway cities

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 10 2013)

      Massachusetts legislators urged to expand financial support of aging urban centers in gateway cities ...re for the Gateway Cities because we are working together,” he added. Committee member Rep. Aaron M. Vega, D-Holyoke, said rebuilding older urban cities is an investment in the overall state economy. “If we get this he... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Western New England University   Springfield

    6. Western Massachusetts colleges ranked in latest U.S. News & World Report ratings poll

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 10 2013) Education

      Western Massachusetts colleges ranked in latest U.S. News & World Report ratings poll ...opee 17th in that category. In the regional universities north ranking Springfield College came in 37th with Western New England University 60th and Westfield State University ranked 123rd. The rank of American Internat... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Smith College

    7. Lidya Rivera, Springfield Housing Authority grants coordinator, goes extra mile to serve residents

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 9 2013)

      Lidya Rivera, Springfield Housing Authority grants coordinator, goes extra mile to serve residents ...cial literacy, job preparedness, computer literacy skills, and more. Rivera's collaborations include one with Western New England University, which recently won an AmeriCorps Vista grant (Volunteers in Service to America... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield College   Western New England University

    8. Students and adults rally to urge Springfield youth to pursue higher education as a key to success

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 26 2012) Education

      ...-Amherst, American International College, Holyoke Community College, Springfield Technical Community College, Western New England University, Springfield College, Bay Path College, Westfield State University and Elms Col... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts

    9. Holyoke Community and Elms colleges reach agreement on criminal justice transfer program

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 3 2012) Education

      Holyoke Community and Elms colleges reach agreement on criminal justice transfer program ...ement on Sept. 13, that spells out the details of two new transfer options. HOLYOKE – A new agreement between Holyoke Community and Elms colleges will increase the transfer options available to students studying criminal... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   Westfield State University   Western New England University

    10. Massachusetts gaming leaders to hold major public meeting in Springfield

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 3 2012)

      Massachusetts gaming leaders to hold major public meeting in Springfield ...ects manager at the Hampden County Regional Employment Board. Panelists will be William Messner, president of Holyoke Community College, and Marie Downey, executive director of the Boston Education, Skills & Training Cor... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Mohegan Sun

    11. New Friendly's CEO John Maguire wants chain to get back to basics | masslive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 29 2012) Retail

      New Friendly's CEO John Maguire wants chain to get back to basics | masslive.com ...e said. Back when Friendly’s was talking about beer and wine, Elizabeth L. R. Elam, professor of marketing at Western New England University in Springfield, said Friendly’s needed to focus on its identity as a place for ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Western New England University   Springfield

    12. 6 honored by National Conference for Community and Justice

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 5 2012)

      6 honored by National Conference for Community and Justice ...r as a registered nurse at Providence Hospital. Among their charitable works, they donated the new library to Holyoke Catholic High School. Tuohey, of Longmeadow, earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Holy Cross C... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   Holyoke Community College   University of Connecticut

    13. College building continues in the Pioneer Valley

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 24 2012) Education

      College building continues in the Pioneer Valley ...ilding. At Western New England University, major renovations to of 48-year-old Herman Hall on the campus of Western New England University began in January. The academic building is undergoing an $8.3 million renovatio... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield College

    14. Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 11 2012) Education

      Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business ...nator, at her 206 Maple St. office in Holyoke. Recognizing the growing involvement of students in places like Holyoke, Five Colleges Inc., the consortium of Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst and Hampshire colleges and UMass,... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    15. Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 13 2012) Education

      Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs ...by visitors. Springfield College has spent more than $10 million a year on construction each year since 2001. Western New England University is a significant economic engine within the Springfield, Hampden County and Kno... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Springfield College

    16. Western New England University opens pharmacy college, only one in Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 12 2011) Education , Health Care

      Western New England University opens pharmacy college, only one in Western Massachusetts ...rone of St. Cloud, Fla. and Justine H. Avery, right, of Fairhaven, Ma. in a lab in the College of Pharmacy at Western New England University. Western New England University's College of Pharmacy welcomes its first studen... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Big Y Foods

    17. Census 2010 data show "white flight" trend continues for Massachusetts cities

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 29 2011)

      ...with minority students. A total of 14 percent of the students in Springfield public schools are white, and in Holyoke, 18 percent are white, according to the state Department of Early and Secondary Education. Other top c... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Northampton

    18. The Class of 2011

      Explore BusinessWest (Apr 26 2011)

      The Class of 2011 ...ern Mass. Eric Gouvin Eric Gouvin • Eric Gouvin, a professor of Law at the WNEC School of Law and director of WNEC’s Law and Business Center for Entrepreneurship. Previously, he practiced corporate, commercial, and ba... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Western New England University

    19. Unemployment rate in Springfield rises 1%, making it 9th highest rate of any city in Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 21 2010)

      Unemployment rate in Springfield rises 1%, making it 9th highest rate of any city in Massachusetts ...rcent unemployment , up from 11.1 percent in October but a slight decrease from the 11.5 percent unemployment Holyoke recorded in November 2009. The state’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in Nove... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Holyoke

    20. Defense, Homeland Security contracts key for many Western Massachusetts businesses, colleges

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 6 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing

      Defense, Homeland Security contracts key for many Western Massachusetts businesses, colleges ...The University of Massachusetts had $949,000 in research contracts. Western New England College and Mount Holyoke College also received defense-related research funding, according to the report, but amounts were no... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Mount Holyoke College   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    21. Profiles in Business

      Explore BusinessWest (Nov 4 2010)

      Profiles in Business ...hortly after earning an MBA from Western New England College, exactly two decades after graduating from Mount Holyoke with a degree in Philosophy. By then, her four daughters were all in their teens, and she had the time... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Western New England University   Springfield

    22. Gov. Deval Patrick touts 4,000 new jobs in Massachusetts during visit to Westfield

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 16 2010)

      Gov. Deval Patrick touts 4,000 new jobs in Massachusetts during visit to Westfield ...ong time to get them all hired.” Thomas A. Thacher, data analysis manager at Career Point, a career center in Holyoke, said 235 CareerPoint customers reported finding jobs in August compared with 149 in August 2009. Lynn... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Westfield State University   Western New England University

    23. Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge, Msnbc host Rachel Maddow and actor Bill Cosby among this year's college commencement speakers

      Explore masslive.com (May 8 2010) Education

      Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge, Msnbc host Rachel Maddow and actor Bill Cosby among this year's college commencement speakers ..., 10 a.m., O’Connell Soccer Field, students Alexander N. Pangborn, Tyrra L. Minto, and Janice M. Daley Mount Holyoke College: May 22, 10:30 a.m., Richard Glenn Gettell Amphitheater, Gail Collins, New Yorks Times column... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    24. PeoplesBank Receives Springfield's First GreenSeal Designation

      Explore From the EDC (Feb 26 2010) Green Region

      PeoplesBank Receives Springfield's First GreenSeal Designation ... Spirit of Springfield, Springfield School Volunteers, Square One, the YMCA of Greater Springfield, the YWCA, Western New England College, and WGBY. Photo Caption: The new PeoplesBank office in Springfield, MA is the f... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Northampton

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