Wednesday, October 23, 2024
A worker cuts asphalt as HVAC work continues outside of the A Building. The college’s heating-cooling is not as far along as college officials thought. Sue Wetzel, vice president of Administration, said the geothermal heating and cooling system is 68.5 percent complete. They thought they were 75 percent complete, but […]
The Agora won eight awards in the Michigan Press Association competition. The MPA competition honors the best work in journalism in the state. It includes several categories, ranging from large professional newspapers to small colleges. The Agora competed in the division for college newspapers that publish less than weekly. The […]
On February 18 at 6pm Student Government plans to throw their annual dance, titled “Unmask the Night.” For $30, students and a guest of their choosing can attend the dance at the Grecian Center in Southgate. The student government has been planning this event, alongside many others, over the last […]
MCCC Board of Trustees member James DeVries pressed the college to advertise the vacant full-time positions this semester at the Jan. 23 board meeting. DeVries read a letter he wrote that addressed the college’s history of rapid retirements and slow replacement. The meeting also contained the recognition of art professor […]
Winter semester enrollment topped last year by 43 students, the first increase in six years. Enrollment at MCCC is up 1.4 percent for Winter semester, going from 3,012 this time last year to 3,055 this semester, reversing a long-time downward trend. The 2016 Winter semester enrollment was down for the […]
For some students, figuring out how the math pilot program works is just as confusing as math itself. The math pilot program scheduled to begin this semester was postponed until Fall 2017 semester. Although the program was unsuccessful this semester, Grace Yackee, dean of Science/Mathematics division, said the college plans […]
Student IDs will be taken on the main campus in the fitness center (located in the Health Education Building). Tuesday through Thursday, January 17, 18, 19 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, January 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, January 23, 24, 25, 26 […]
Lori Couch is the new Writing Center director With the retirement of Tim Dillon, the fate of the Writing Center has been in the air. MCCC’s Writing Center is free and open to all students. It provides support at every stage of the writing process, with the goal of […]
Students line up for the costume constest held during the Writing Center’s Poetry Night. Haley Finley, dressed as the old woman, won the contest. Despite a warm and muggy environment, the Writing Center’s Poetry Night filled the room with people on Oct. 27. Poetry Night gives students the opportunity […]
Students can now use their own laptops in math lab classes. Students will be allowed to use their own computers in math class starting this winter. That was one of the math changes announced at the MCCC Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 24. Grace Yackee, vice president of Instruction, […]
