Officials Celebrate “Magic Moment” in Manufacturing Education at Goodwin College

State and local officials including Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. John Larson, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, and East Hartford Mayor Marcia Leclerc, manufacturing industry professionals, local business owners, and educational leaders came together on August 25 to celebrate the dedication of Goodwin College’s new Business and Manufacturing Center. Continue reading Officials Celebrate “Magic Moment” in Manufacturing Education at Goodwin College

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Yesenia Otero: “Women are capable of having physical jobs, too; they’re not just for men.”

Yesenia Otero enrolled in Goodwin College’s bachelor’s Manufacturing Management Degree program because she enjoys working with her hands and believes that this field will offer her career stability. Continue reading Yesenia Otero: “Women are capable of having physical jobs, too; they’re not just for men.”

Amanda Sullivan: Manufacturing – “It’s a lot more fun than people would expect.”

Amanda Sullivan, 23, works in Torrington, Connecticut, as an operator at FuelCell Energy, “a global leader in providing ultra-clean baseload distributed generation to utilities, industrial operators, universities, municipal water treatment facilities, government installations, and other customers globally.” Sullivan lives in … Continue reading Amanda Sullivan: Manufacturing – “It’s a lot more fun than people would expect.”

Goodwin College and Onyx Spirits Company to Host the Secret Stash Beer Bash Benefiting Scholarships

Goodwin College, in partnership with Onyx Spirits Company, a Connecticut craft liquor distillery, has announced the Secret Stash Beer Bash to be held along the Connecticut River on Saturday, August 29, 2015 to benefit student scholarships. Continue reading Goodwin College and Onyx Spirits Company to Host the Secret Stash Beer Bash Benefiting Scholarships

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Megan Husson: “It felt like I was training for a career while I was still in the classroom.”

Megan Husson, recent Goodwin College Medical Assisting graduate, was hired at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in the Hematology/Oncology Department exactly four years to the day of her discharge. At just 16 years old, Husson had been diagnosed with superior mesenteric artery syndrome, a rare gastro-vascular disorder that affects the intestines. “It took eight months to be diagnosed,” Husson recalled. “I’m 5’7 and was 102 pounds and on 28 different medications a day.” Continue reading Megan Husson: “It felt like I was training for a career while I was still in the classroom.”