CMG Holdings Inc., Creative Management Group Inc. (CMG) to Acquire Around the Point Jul 18, 2008
Sign up for an accelerated Business Management Course Online and earn college credits in five weeks from Becker College. Request more information about business mangement courses online. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
High achievers Jul 15, 2008
Becker College dean s list Joel Frederick of Saugus made the Becker College dean s list for the 2007-2008 academic year. Becker College traces its history to 1784 and has over 20,000 alumni. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
High achievers Week of July 3 Jul 8, 2008
David Bolduc graduates from Becker College. David Bolduc of Saugus earned a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from Becker College ... D., delivered the keynote address at Becker College s 220th commencement ceremony Saturday, May 10 at the DCU Center in downtown Worcester. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Big Brown: Mt. Ida thoroughbred John Lightbrown leads the way May 15, 2008
Lightbown broke the Mt. Ida lacrosse record for goals in a career on April 16, with a four-goal performance in a 23-4 victory over Becker College. Needing only one more point to eclipse the school record for points, he capitalized early in his team s next game. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
It's colleges' turn for nail-biting Apr 18, 2008
"They've really adopted a consumer approach to colleges," Karen Schedin, dean of admission at Becker College, said of applicants. "It's kind of like they are buying a car, and they want to test drive all of them. And they know they have a lot of options.". (Boston Globe)
Mary E. Brindamour, at 87; maker of crossword puzzles Apr 14, 2008
After earning an associate's degree in secretarial work from Becker College in Worcester in 1939, she worked in the payroll department at General Electric in Lynn. She and Andrew, who also worked at General Electric, were married in 1941 before he went to war in Europe as an infantryman, his son said. (Boston Globe)
Some at BC seek to uninvite Mukasey from commencement Mar 23, 2008
Participating Massachusetts schools include Becker College, Emerson College, Merrimack College, Northeastern University, Suffolk University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Thin-envelope season: It might not ease the sting, but if you weren't accepted at MIT this month, you are assuredly not alone. (Boston Globe)
Yankees taxed $23.88m, Sox $6.06m Dec 25, 2007
Becker College in Leicester has named Bill McDonald football coach. He spent the last nine seasons at Curry as positions coach and most recently offensive coordinator. (Boston Globe)
Beloved employee Doria passes away Oct 13, 2007
on Aug. 24, 1921, graduated from Becker College in 1942 before joining the United States Army during World War II. While with the military, Doria saw action in Europe and eventually received a Bronze Star for his service. After returning to Vermont following the war, Doria ran Doria's Market in Middlebury with his two brothers until 1964. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Field hockey a bond for Hopkinton family Jul 22, 2007
Kristin Bannon traded in her soccer cleats after her mother's sister, Ginger Daly, then the field hockey coach at Becker College, introduced her to the sport with a stick. She also worked with Annika, spending time on fundamentals and basic skills. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Mass. schools linked to lender in probe Jul 21, 2007
Becker College would not say how much it accepted. BU returned the money to the company, according to a BU spokesman, and Bridgewater officials said they would return money to students and end its relationship with the company. (Boston Globe)
Bill would set school code for lenders May 24, 2007
The schools were Bridgewater State College, Boston University, Emerson College, Berklee College of Music, Mount Holyoke College and Becker College. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Gulls Name Volpone New Football Assistant Mar 28, 2007
Volpone comes to Endicott having served as the assistant head football coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach last season at Becker College in Leicester, Massachusetts. Anthony Volpone comes to Endicott with a wealth of football experience, having coached at the collegiate level with NEFC foe Nichols College, Bridgewater College (VA), Norwich University, and Becker College ... Last season Volpone coached at Becker College, serving as the Hawks offensive coordinator, quarterback... (Ecgulls.com)
N.Y. official plans to sue student loan company Mar 23, 2007
San Francisco-based Education Finance Partners also has payment arrangements with Emerson College, Berklee College of Music, Mount Holyoke College, Bridg e water State College, and Becker College, according to a spokesman for Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo. Cuomo, who has said it is a conflict of interest for schools to take payments from loan companies, gave the company five days to show why he should not file suit. (Boston Globe)
Progress is made at Stonehill as Talley is named football coach Feb 28, 2007
When Stonehill College tapped Robert Talley to lead its football program yesterday, the number of African-American head football coaches in New England doubled in a single day, as the 38-year-old San Francisco 49ers special assistant and former Boston University All-American linebacker joined Mel Mills of Becker College in a very select fraternity. Now, two of the 54 New England schools with NCAA football programs have African-Americans at the helm. (Boston Globe)
Spinners, Sox make moves Jan 14, 2007
Becker College sophomore Allison Flynn of Wilmington was the 2006 North Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Year. The former Wilmington captain also earned first-team singles and doubles honors. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
The ABCs of high achievement Dec 3, 2006
There is literally nowhere to hide, and, says Tiffani Brown, who graduated in 2003, it's "more of a family," where "everyone knew everyone's business." Brown, a nursing student at Becker College in Worcester, thinks the school should stay small because "you learn more that way.". What the skeptics say. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Find out how many get into schools Nov 9, 2006
College acceptance rates: How many get in. Sign up to receive our free Daily Briefing e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. (USA Today)
Gamecocks Win Five Singles Flights at Southern Intercollegiate Oct 30, 2006
Women's Tennis University of South Carolina :: The Official Athletic Site. COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina women's tennis team won five singles titles at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships on Sunday in Columbia, S.C. The Gamecocks also took home three doubles titles at the event on Saturday. (Uscsports.com)
Kathleen C. "K.C." McKenna Oct 15, 2006
KC was raised in Higganum, attending Mercy High School in Middletown and Becker College in Worcester, Mass. She placed a high value on learning and spared no effort in providing her children access to educational opportunities. (Middletown Press, CT)
Home of the week Oct 1, 2006
Buying Renting Luxury Communities New developments Active adults Recent Sales Mortgage News Place an ad. Quiet elegance apparent in neighborhood of historic homes. (Boston Globe)
Calling on NCAA to adopt version of Rooney rule Sep 21, 2006
It may lead to some bogus interviews, but I think it's been proven in the NFL that when [minority] candidates are brought into the room under any circumstances they have surprised some people and gotten a real shot at a job," said Richard Lapchick, director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.NCAA schools that violate the policy should face financial penalties, as NFL teams do under its so-called Rooney rule, said Floyd Keith, executive director of the Black Coaches Association.... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Becker coach Mills is one of a kind Sep 21, 2006
To be blunt, it's very difficult for an African-American to become a head coach anywhere," Mills said recently in his first season guiding Division 3 Becker College. ``This is truly a blessing.". Not since Floyd Keith resigned at the University of Rhode Island in 1999 has an African-American served as a head college football coach in New England. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Minority inequities in college football coaching ranks revealed Sep 21, 2006
The lone minority is Mel Mills, a former Arena Football League player who has taken over a fledgling Division 3 team at Becker College in Leicester that went winless last year in its inaugural season. In an age when minorities are gaining positions of power throughout American culture, the ranks of head coaches in intercollegiate football remain an enduring bastion of racial separation. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Singleton conquered racial hostility in 1975 Sep 21, 2006
Becker College president Ken Zirkle called the meager number of minority head coaches unacceptable. I can't explain why it has happened," Zirkle said, ``but in our society some things are a little strange, and this has been one of them.". (Boston Globe -- Sports)
AREA SCHEDULE Aug 24, 2006
Utica College (Andrew Casullo, Larre Harris, Jon Klosner, Phil Klosner, Geno Latella, R.J. Mosher, Marc Neff, Rich Rivenburg, Rich Salamone, John Slopnick and Chris Walrath) vs. Becker College at Worchester Polytechnic Institute, 2 p.m. ... Becker College at Hartwick College (Alex Zuis), 1 p.m.. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
Congratulations Class of 2006 Jul 6, 2006
Charles Heard, right-fielder on Stratford High's baseball team and a member of the basketball team, said he is accepted at Becker College in Worcester, Mass. and will study to be a veterinarian. (Stratford Star, CT)
Yesterday's commencements May 14, 2006
BECKER COLLEGE, WORCESTER. GRADUATES: 333. (Boston Globe -- Local)
More of this story May 5, 2006
04 ERA in two appearances, suffered what Smith said could be a career-ending arm injury throwing a pitch in the second inning against Becker College March 25. Arraiol, the leadoff hitter who had 12 stolen bases in 14 games, broke his ankle running to first base at UMass-Dartmouth on March 29. (The Enterprise, MA)
