In 2022, starting a small business requires a lot more than just a lemonade pitcher and a wooden stand. Many small business owners face challenges--from a lack of consumer attention, to finding a place to host their business, to figuring out how to balance business and education or work. These are all...

Sam Giordano is a standout senior midfielder for the American International College women's lacrosse team in Springfield, Massachusetts. It has been a great week for the Yellow Jacket; Giordano netted four goals in two games against ranked opponents. She had two in a loss against the 10th-ranked LeMoyne,...

AIC's much-anticipated annual literary magazine, The Criterion, is finally here! On my first day as a full-time faculty member at AIC, I told my students they could ask me anything they wanted to know about me. After I addressed the elephant in the room—how old are you?--a rugby player raised his...

AIC is presenting a new podcast and it is hosted by yours truly, Saleem Messiah. As you can probably already assume, I am a communications major. I have been given the opportunity to start a podcast here at American International College and it’s called Necessary Conversations. Simply put, it covers...

It hasn’t even been a week in the month of March, and we have already been updated on some new changes. On Thursday, February 24, 2022, the communications office brought AIC a new Covid-19 update. Since implementing the required mandates in vaccinations and boosters, AIC now has more than a 95% vaccination...

On Saturday, February 19, 2022, the men’s lacrosse team at AIC had their first game of the season. They played Saint Thomas Aquinas (STAC) in the cold, snowy weather, but that did not stop the team from playing their hardest and coming out with a win! During the 2021 season, the Yellow Jackets went...

Vince Maniaci, who has been the president of American International College for nearly seventeen years, will be retiring at the end of the academic year. The Board of Trustees announced that President Maniaci would be taking medical leave for the remainder of the semester, leaving Chief of Staff, Nicolle...

Leading into February 5th's dual men's wrestling meet against WPI, our Yellow Jackets had two seniors waiting to toe the line one last time at home. One senior, already an all-American, looked to cap off his last ride with a pin at Butova Gym. I spoke with JoJo Gonzalez before his much-anticipated...

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts – AIC has a new Assistant Director of Diversity Education, and her name is Bianca Figueroa-Santana. Originally from South Deerfield, Massachusetts, Figueroa-Santana relocated to Springfield to be closer to family. She  is now also a huge party of the AIC family. Graduating...

SPRINGFIELD, MA--The American International College women’s volleyball team brought home the conference championship on Saturday, November 20 against the New Haven Chargers. The Yellow Jackets outscored the Chargers 3-2 in the Butova Gymnasium in Springfield. This is the first NE-10 championship won...