Due to lack of entries, the student and faculty voting for the art contest is tentative. Jack Burns, director of Campus Facilities, organized a competition for art and graphic design students to have a chance to display their designs in one of the windows in the new student space in […]
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Computer Security
Keeping technology safe is a crucial matter for consumers, and MCCC is no different. Brian Lay, director of Information Systems, strives to guarantee the integrity of computer security on campus. “It depends upon the operating system,” Lay said. “We’ve got firewalls. If it’s a lab system there are two different […]
New Chemistry class, including lab, to be taught online
A Chemistry 151 student performs an experiment. Starting next fall, students will have the option of taking their Chemistry lab online. MCCC is breaking new ground with its first online laboratory course. After an hour of contentious debate on Thursday, Nov. 30, Chemistry 155 was approved by the Curriculum Committee. […]
Users are charged credit card transaction fee
Director of Financial Services A.J. Fischer appears at many college events. (Photo by Vanessa Ray) Credit card transactions on MCCC’s campus will now cost 2 percent more. The new fee has been added to help offset the annual cost to the college to process these transactions, according to A.J. Fischer, […]
Writing Fellows available during extended library hours
Writing Fellow Ryleigh Byrne sits in the library ready to help. The MCCC library will be open until 9 p.m. the rest of this week — Nov. 28 – 30 — in order to accomodate students working on papers or studying for exams. For the first time, there will be […]
Early Education study abroad trip canceled
A group photo from the study abroad trip to Italy this past spring. (Photo courtesy of Dan Shaw) The Early Education study abroad trip has been canceled due to a lack of interest. The trip was designed to be short-term and more affordable to allow more students to have a […]
Students, staff give thanks
Speech professor Mark Bergmooser prompts students to write what they are thankful for on his whiteboard hanging outside his office door. (Photo by Leah Thomas) I truly have a billion things to be thankful for: getting a second chance at a higher education (and life in general), […]
Black Friday | Cyber Monday
Welcome everyone to the holiday madness also known as Black Friday. In an effort to make both this day (which has almost become a type of gladiator blood sport) and it’s kinder, gentler little sister -Cyber Monday – a bit more bearable, we here at the Agora have assembled a […]
Winter 2017 Dean’s List
Joseph B Abrams of Monroe Rebekah R Anderson of Newport Alissa M Anthony of Ottawa Lake Jacob R Assell of Dundee Brian J Barron of New Boston Collin D Bartley of Monroe Stacy M Bauer of Dundee Corbin L Beauregard of Lambertville Kathryn M Beland of Dundee Gunner R Blank […]
Prospecting students explore technical programs and careers at MCCC
Miranda Gardner Agora staff The Applied Science and Engineering Technology (ASET) division conducted the career exploration on Oct. 24 in the CTC building that aimed towards prospecting students and females. Peter Coomar dean of applied science and engineering technology said that the turnout was as they expected. “We do this […]