Games, food, and music were all available at MCCC’s Welcome Back Fall BBQ. Students enjoyed visiting with classmates, the opportunities to join new clubs, catering by Buffalo Wild Wings, live music, and games, including corn hole and spin to win from various booths. Kelly Heizerling, the Director of Purchasing […]
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Sheriff’s Office called over incident
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office was called about an incident on campus involving an instructor. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office responded to a behavioral incident with an adjunt professor on campus, this morning. Campus security responded first and the professor left soon after, Randell Daniels, the vice president of student and […]
One Book, One Community novel set in the Old West
2019 One Book, One Community book selection "News of the World" by Paulette Jiles, on display during the unveiling event at Bedford Branch Library Thursday evening. A morally complex historical fiction set in the Old West is this year’s One Book, One Community (OBOC) selection. “News of the World,” a […]
New officers elected in student government
(Back)from left to right: Seth Daniel as Vice President, Allie Warner as Secretary, Timothy Feaganes as Treasurer, Ethan Harbaugh as Liaison (Front) from left to right: Samantha Beaudrie as President and McKenzie Lamour as Historian. Samantha Beaudrie is the new president of student government, as of Tuesday, Sept. 25, when […]
Frenchtown hit by tornado
Frenchtown Tornado Damage (Photo Credit: NWS Storm Survey Team) Frenchtown felt the fury of an EF-1 tornado during the nighttime hours on Tuesday. “We definitely had a tornado,” said Director of Monroe County Emergency Management Division Mark Hammond. The National Weather Service first issued a tornado warning for Monroe County […]
Sidewalks, parking lots closing for construction
The numbers on the map refer to the work that will be done at each location, not the order of work. Construction will begin in the center of campus and spread to the edges, according to Jack Burns Jr., director of Campus Planning and Facilities. Students will have to spend more […]
Remembering Jim DeVries
Family and friends gather to pay tribute to James DeVries (seated, center) in the atrium of the La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe County Community College August 24. (Photo by Vanessa Ray) Professor emeritus James “Jim” DeVries, who spent 40 years teaching MCCC students about history and the world, died Sept. 13 […]
East and West Tech to be combined
The East and West Tech buildings will be combined. Construction will start before the end of the year. MCCC is changing again. Construction will begin on the East and West Technology Buildings before the year is over, said Jack Burns, the Director of Campus Planning & Facilities. The space between […]
College switches to Brightspace
MCCC is changing once again. New and returning students now are logging into Brightspace, instead of the Blackboard program, for online classes and many on campus courses. And they will find the Regional Computer Tech Center, RCTC, in the La-Z-Boy Building in Z-258. The switch to Brightspace comes after the […]
Economy blamed for continuing enrollment slide
The downward trend continues as MCCC’s Fall enrollment dropped below 3,000 for the first time in 30 years. Enrollment for the Fall 2018 semester is down 5.7 percent, after several years of smaller decreases. This leaves the enrollment count at 2,943 students, compared to last year’s 3,122. According to annual […]