Friday, April 18, 2025
The Board of Trustees narrowly approved a 3.71% increase in tuition across the board during their meeting March 24, which includes in-county and out-of-county fees. The motion passed 3-2 and is scheduled to take effect fall 2025. Curtis Creagh, vice president of Finance and Administration, presented a proposed 4.5% tuition […]
The Board of Trustees unanimously ratified President Kojo Quartey’s decision to remove the millage proposal from the May 6 ballot during their Feb. 24 meeting. The millage proposal was originally placed on the Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot. The first proposal was to renew the current maintenance and improvement […]
The decision to submit MCCC’s millage proposal to the May 6 ballot has been overturned. The Board of Trustees voted to approve the submission of the millage proposal language on Jan. 27, which passed 5-2 with nays from trustees Mary Kay Thayer and Kristy Svatek-Whitson. However, President Kojo Quartey sent […]
A dean’s favorite painting on campus led to a local artist and MCCC alum becoming an art instructor at the college. David Larkins, an artist with over 60 years of experience and a three-time visiting artist, is now an instructor at the college. He said he was put in private […]
The Heck’s Market Food Pantry on campus is seeing some upcoming changes, including going digital. Josh Myers, executive director of The Foundation, said the food pantry will be moving from the S Building cafeteria to the Student Success Center. Now, instead of students going in and physically grabbing the items […]
The MCCC Board of Trustees voted to put the millage proposal on the ballot again in May after discussion. They voted on this at the Jan. 27 meeting, with nays from trustees Mary Kay Thayer and Kristy Svatek-Whitson. The vote passed 5-2. All trustees were in attendance. Chair Aaron Mason […]
The MCCC Board of Trustees unanimously rejected the authorization of an administrative contract at the meeting Jan. 27. Curtis Creagh, vice president of Finance and Administration, was included in the board’s list of probationary contracts to be authorized. Chair Aaron Mason, however, proposed pulling this item from the consent agenda […]
Trustees Kristy Svatek-Whitson and Linda Roberts were sworn into the MCCC Board of Trustees during the Jan. 27 meeting. Svatek-Whitson and Roberts were elected during the Nov. 5 general election. Roberts earned 19.86% with 18,864 votes and Svatek-Whitson earned 14.73% with 13,986 votes. Roberts and Svatek-Whitson were sworn in by […]
Two new trustees were elected to the MCCC Board of Trustees during the Nov. 5 general election. Linda Roberts and Kristy Svatek-Whitson were the top vote-getters for the two open seats, unseating incumbent Joel Spotts and filling the vacancy left by Krista K. Lambrix. Roberts earned 19.86% with 18,864 votes […]
Plans to approve the five-year capital outlay plan fell short after board members refused to vote. The Board of Trustees met on Oct. 28, where Curtis Creagh, vice president of finance and administration, was scheduled to present MCCC’s five-year Capital Outlay Plan, which is a plan to prioritize construction and […]
