An investigation is under way for a recent string of thefts in the MCCC Bookstore between March 3 – 10. According to the police report filed by Monroe County Deputy Jason Peters, a recent inventory check made by Bookstore Director Jean Ford found that $8,000 in inventory was missing from […]

A tuition increase for MCCC students in the Fall semester was approved Monday night by the Board of Trustees. Trustee Bill Braunlich read from a report prepared by the board’s Strategic Financial Planning Committee. “MCCC continues to face serious and accelerating challenges at a time of record enrollment and […]

After the Board of Trustees reviewed the Strategic Financial Planning Committee’s report on a rise in tuition, Trustee Linda Lauer read from a statement she had previously prepared on the topic. The following is her complete statement: “MCCC, There is no easy way to solve the problems we are faced […]

After three years, the MCCC faculty contract awaits negotiations again. The process officially began when the MCCC Faculty Association submitted on Feb. 15 its request to begin negotiating. Since that date, MCCC administrators and trustees have 30 days to contact the faculty about setting a date for the first official […]

MCCC employees will soon have a chance to be recognized for their hard work. The Enriching Lives Performance Award will soon be available to co-worker nominated full-time and part-time employees, adjunct faculty, and student assistants at MCCC. The Institutional Staff Development Committee will be responsible for selecting the winner. The […]

Last month, Governor Jennifer Granholm said she wants to restore the Michigan Promise Scholarship program for the budget starting Oct. 1. The new ‘Promise’ would only cover college graduates who work in Michigan, at least part-time, for a year after completing their degree. The Michigan Promise Scholarship was eliminated this […]

The Learning Assistance Lab, located on the second floor of the C-building, is offering two sessions on how to improve lecture note-taking skills. “Some students who come to the Learning Assistance Lab have incomplete notes or notes that are not organized well enough to use,” said Colleen Baker, faculty […]

A Red Cross blood drive hosted by MCCC last week received 83 units of donated blood, topping last year’s campus record by 13 units. Thanks to 73 donors, including several double-blood donors, up to 249 lives can be saved. Everything went smoothly except for the occasional delay, MCCC Student Government […]

Community colleges appear to have escaped the state of Michigan’s budget ax. The state missed its Oct. 1 due date to determine a final budget for 2010, and is working under a new deadline of Oct 31. It seems to be certain, though, that community college funding will not be […]

There is artwork around our campus shrouded in mystery. What is that sword thing? Who made the Native-American man in the glass box? What’s that cannon-shaped sculpture in the courtyard? These are questions that will be answered in this new series of articles, “What the Heck is That?” Questions and […]