State funding for the college was discussed at the November Board of Trustees meeting. Every year, the college receives state funding, which has averaged $4 million. “We’re into the last million dollars,” said Suzanne Wetzel, Vice President of Administration. It was also revealed that the college’s reserves (amount of savings) […]

Faculty can now breathe a sigh of relief after their new contract was finalized last night The Board of Trustees approved a contract between the faculty association and the college in a closed session meeting last night. All present trustees approved the plan, which applies to all 65 full-time faculty […]

The results are in and the MCCC faculty has approved a new contract with the college. Dr. Patrick Nedry, chief negotiator for the Faculty Association, said the faculty approved the tentative agreement in voting that ended Thursday afternoon. “The plan is for it to be presented to the Board of […]

A bridge has been built between the MCCC faculty and the college. “Both parties reached a tentative agreement,” said Dr. Patrick Nedry, the chief negotiator for the college’s faculty association (MCCFA). Nedry would not specify the details of the tentative contract agreement reached Friday.   Dr. Kojo Quartey congratulated the faculty for reaching […]

MCCC Psychology professor Melissa Grey discussed the importance of becoming an ally and supporting different sexual orientations in an Oct. 24 presentation. “An ally is someone heterosexual who supports different sexual orientations,” Grey said. “An ally is someone who recognizes they have privilege where others experience prejudice by society.” Grey […]

Making peace with the other side has yet to be seen at the negotiating table between MCCC faculty and the college. “There wasn’t much progress,” Dr. Patrick Nedry said about the last negotiating session. Nedry, chief negotiator for the faculty, said the college is asking faculty to give up certain […]

The East and West technology buildings are in need of major renovations. That was the message from Suzanne Wetzel, Vice President of Administration, to the Board of Trustees at their meeting on Oct 28.  “We have a whole lot of work to do in West Tech,” she said. Wetzel presented […]

MCCC’s highly successful nursing program appears to be back on track after receiving a warning from its accreditation agency in 2011. The program, which was put on warning status during its last comprehensive review in 2011, was re-evaluated by a site team this October, according to Kim Lindquist, Dean of […]

Students and faculty got into the spirit of the season at the Poetry and Storytelling night, sponsored by the Writing Fellows. The event was held in the Little Theatre on Oct. 29, just in time for Halloween. Participants were encouraged to dress in costume and read their favorite poetry. Some […]

MCCC parents can now seek a childcare service down the road. Meadow Montessori School has designated an area to provide childcare for MCCC students and staff. Randy Daniels, vice president of Student and Information Services, took a tour of the facility and met with staff members there. “The room is […]