Tuesday, October 15, 2024
On Oct. 2, 2024, MCCC held a groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation and expansion of the new Welch Center for Health and Public Safety. President Kojo Quartey, MCCC retiree Dr. Joyce Haver and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II were some of the featured speakers. Photos and video by Reese Bowling.
Editor’s note: This version updates Helen Stripling’s title from an interim position to dean of health sciences and director of respiratory therapy. Proposed renovations and expansion of the H Building are one step closer to becoming a reality through an approved capital outlay plan and a tentative renaming of the […]
The Michigan Museum of Horror is haunted, and I have proof. In October 2023, I started working with Andrew Mcgowan, a paranormal investigator who explores and films haunted locations, which he posts on his YouTube channel “Andrew’s Paranormal Experience.” At 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, Andrew and I prepared […]
More than 300 guests attended in this year’s MCCC Student Honors Symposium on April 18 at the La-Z-Boy Center. The event highlighted the talents of 75 MCCC students, some of whom are in MCCC’s Honors Program. Other students were selected or nominated by faculty members. Students could also volunteer to […]
Through presentations, discussions and dialogue, students, alums, staff and community members will share their journeys of positive social change and liberation at the Safe Space Summit. Led by an MCCC alum or student, the event kicks off from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 in S-Building Room 165 with Grassroots […]
Editor’s Note: This version of the story eliminates an opinionated term in the headline. News stories about sexual violence in bathrooms were discovered by a student in a women’s bathroom in the La-Z-Boy Center. On Wednesday, March 13 before noon, an MCCC student entered the women’s bathroom and discovered the […]
Ronald Campbell, MCCC’s first president, celebrated his 99th birthday on campus. Family, friends and former colleagues of Campbell’s were invited to a special reception at the La-Z-Boy Center atrium on March 12, his birthday. Campbell attended the celebration with his son, Kevin, and daughter-in-law, Alice. They traveled from Illinois. President […]
Blues and jazz music lovers stood in line for more than an hour to attend The Big Gig! Monroe County’s 37th annual Black History Month blues concert. The free event, held at MCCC’s Meyer Theater, featured the Rev. Robert B. Jones Sr., Laith Al-Saadi and The Bobby Murray All-Star Revue. […]
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Feb. 12 to correct the spelling of Sally Cole-Misch’s name. Every year, One Book, One Community, a long-standing program in Monroe County, urges local residents to read from a book by a major author over a series of free programs. This year, the […]
Months before the spooky season begins, haunt actors like me are training and preparing for some wicked weekends. In just a few months, I’ll be back in costume preparing to scare for a halfway to haunt event happening in May. October 2023 marked my first year as a haunt actor. […]
