Meet and greet with state senator Jo Comerford, who represents Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester counties. Enjoy lunch and let her know what’s on your mind as a Massachusetts resident and community college student! RSVP to sign up for lunch and/or the Zoom link.

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Join us for our annual Garden Clean Up Day! Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to come and help us get our Outdoor Learning Lab gardens ready for the growing season. Wear clothes you can get dirty and bring gloves if you have them, but we’ll have some on hand as well. No experience necessary—we’ll show you what to do. Come at any point during the day, stay for an hour or for the whole time!

In recognition of Poetry Month, writers and artists featured in the latest edition of Plum, GCC’s literary magazine, share their work at a reading celebrating the magazine’s relaunch, with special guest poet and former GCC English professor Maria Williams. As an adoptee and single mother, Maria often writes poems and stories about belonging, abandonment, family and relationships. Maria is author of the book White Doe (2024) and the chapbook A Love Letter To Say There Is No Love (2011), and her poems have been published in numerous journals including Bellevue Literary Review, Pank, Quarterly West, Allium and Bateau.

Join us in the field next to the traffic circle on campus for food and fun! Students can get a free lunch from Ginger Love Cafe food truck and join in on field day games led by Peer Mentors! After lunch, walk down the hill to help clean up our very own campus labyrinth.

A monthly informal drop-in event for anyone looking to connect! Open to students, staff and faculty—stop by, share snacks, build community! RSVP recommended.

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Come enjoy a slice courtesy of the Non-Traditional Students Club (NTSC)—meet other students balancing school with work, family or life transitions, and learn how NTSC supports non-traditional students at GCC. We’ll also hear from a fellow non-traditional student who will share their inspiring experiences about the challenges and triumphs of returning to college. Students, faculty and staff are all welcome to stop by, connect and learn more about how we’re building community for non-traditional learners at GCC!

The GCC Student Symposium celebrates outstanding achievements in research, professional development and creative expression. Participants showcase capstone projects from participating courses, as well as independent projects undertaken in any GCC class, internship or clinical/off-site placement. We welcome a diverse array of creative projects—including writing, studio arts, musical performance and drama, all contributing to a vibrant showcase of student talent. Learn more and sign up to participate at gcc.mass.edu/library. Stop in at any time and see what our amazing students have been up to and enjoy snacks on us!

Free ice cream for students, faculty and staff courtesy of President Michelle Schutt! Step up to Ice Cream Emergency‘s mobile ice cream truck for free treats!

GCC’s Office of Workforce Development showcases short-term career training options available to students and job seekers—most of which are tuition-free for eligible applicants! Come explore career pathways and our related training programs via quick hands-on workshops and demos including:

• Nurse Assistant (CNA)
• Emergency Responder (EMT)
• Advanced Manufacturing
• HVAC
• Information Technology (IT)
• Teaching Assistant/Paraprofessional

MassHire Franklin Hampshire Workforce Board and Career Center will also offer short workshops focused on navigating a job search, paid training opportunities and access to programs like YouthWorks. Free lunch for participants! Please RSVP.

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