There was a big crowd for The Big Gig, Monroe County’s 26th annual Black History Month Blues Concert.

Storytelling has a way of bringing people together, much like in the novel, One Amazing Thing, the book of choice for this year’s One Book One Community project. The third annual event will be held March 18 through April 12. Participants will read the book One Amazing Thing, by Chitra […]

The minimum qualifications needed in a new president were put under the microscope at Tuesday’s special Board of Trustees meeting. Two issues – whether the president should have a terminal degree and classroom teaching experience – were the focus of the debate during the 30-minute meeting. At issue was whether […]

The search for a new MCCC president will get a little help from an outside consultant. The college Board of Trustees Monday night decided to spend $30,000 to hire the consulting firm Association of Community College Trustees to help with the presidential search process.  The board also decided on the […]

Discussions for hiring the next college president gained traction this week. “This is an exciting process,” MCCC Board Chairman Bill Bacarella said at the beginning of a special board meeting Monday, Feb. 18. The Board of Trustees, which met to begin planning the hiring process, heard from faculty, staff and […]

Current board member Majorie Kreps and former MCCC professor James DeVries were sworn into office by Judge Weipert to the Board of Trustees. Kreps was re-elected Nov. 6, and DeVries won election for the first time. The board decided to retain William Bacarella Jr. as chairman. Linda Lauer was named […]

Current board member Majorie Kreps and former MCCC professor James DeVries were sworn into office by Judge Weipert to the Board of Trustees. Kreps was re-elected Nov. 6, and DeVries won election for the first time. The board decided to retain William Bacarella Jr. as chairman. Linda Lauer was named […]

Updates on the new Career Technology Center building and the Whitman Center were among topics discussed in January’s MCCC Board of Trustees meeting. Jim Blumberg, director of the college physical plant, provided the update on the CTC building. “As of the last invoice, we are about 80 percent complete with […]

The East and the West have come together on the MCCC campus. A total of five exchange students are attending MCCC this semester. They are Sasa Gavric from The Netherlands, Johnny Li and Iris Tan from China, Sylvie Winkin of Belgium, and Hwi-Ram Jeong from South Korea. They are participating […]