Sunday, June 22, 2025
William Hilliker, a Computer Information Systems professor, was given the Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award during the Honors Night ceremony Wednesday night. "I’m kind of in shock. I didn’t expect to win, and it was an honor just to be nominated," he said after the ceremony. Hilliker noted that […]
Caption Over 50 students were awarded for academic accomplishments at the MCCC Honor’s Reception. Faculty members from several different departments gave students awards from their respective subjects on April 23 at the Meyer Theater. The Faculty Association Outstanding Student Award was presented to Melanie Jacobs-Davis. Jacobs-Davis plans on staying on […]
John Holladay sits in his office , half full of boxes, preparing to leave the job he has held for 46 years. Holladay announced his retirement from MCCC earlier this year. He began in 1968, just four years after the college was created. He has worked under five different college […]
Imagine leaving school and noticing two missed calls. Your first reaction is you’re late for dinner or need to pick up some milk. But if you’re an immigrant, fear might be your first reaction – fear that the call could lead to deportation, that you’re being sent back home. A […]
The panel is just one in a slew of attempts made by the community to bring awareness to the growing heroin problem in Monroe. Quartey introduced the panel of speakers to an almost full classroom in the La-Z-Boy center. The audience consisted of students […]
Community leaders are fighting back against an emerging heroin epidemic that is taking a toll on Monroe County. In 2012 Monroe had 40 drug related deaths, 15 directly linked to heroin, according to county health department figures. This year, Monroe is on pace to pass these numbers, hitting a record […]
Talk of a new tax levy for MCCC is in its infancy stages. Dr. Kojo Quartey, MCCC president, has mentioned in several public settings that the college may ask voters for an increase in its tax levy, which was first approved in 1981. Quartey said the idea is a “delicate […]
One of the professors with the most profound impact on MCCC over the past quarter century is retiring at the end of the semester. Chemistry professor Dr. David Waggoner says he is looking forward to retirement after more than 25 years of service with the college. Waggoner has worked tirelessly […]
MCCC’s new president, Kojo Quartey, finished his presidential tour to reach out to the community earlier this week. Dr. Quartey stopped at six different library branches in Monroe County to listen to suggestions, comments, and concerns, and to make residents aware of the benefits of the community college. “It was […]
The Detroit Lions convincing win over the Green Bay Packers marked their first Thanksgiving Day win in 10 years. The Lions who have not won their division since 1993, had a chance to solidify their first place standing in the NFC North. A 40-10 rout of their rival Green Bay […]
