Dr. Joanna Sabo receives the Faculty of the Year Award at the 2016 Honors Night ceremony. (Photo by Emily Lorton) On Wednesday, April 27 Dr. Joanna Sabo was given Monroe County Community College’s Outstanding Faculty award for the 2015 -2016 school year. The award was presented by Dr. Grace Yackee. […]
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Students ask board for math changes
A group of MCCC students petitioned for an improved math system at the April 25 Board of Trustees meeting. Austin Eby, an MCCC student who led the petition, said his goal was to see a traditional, lecture class added to the math program. “I am not trying to eliminate the […]
Quartey challenges Monroe to learn about diversity
MCCC President Kojo Quartey led students and employees through a diversity exercise. Monroe, Michigan is a place which could be considered lacking in diversity. In fact, according to the most recent census, 94.8 percent of the county is Caucasian and MCCC likely boasts a similar statistic. In an effort to […]
Palestinian student brings dreams to MCCC
Student Mohammed Karin gives a presentation in the MCCC cafeteria on misconceptions about Arabs and Muslims. One the hardest things to be today is an Arab in America. Whether they are born on American soil or not, Arabs can suffer a bombardment of hatred on TV or worse – from […]
Author turns father’s letters into emotional talk on courage, honor
Author Teresa Irish spoke at a One Book, One Community event at MCCC Teresa Irish turned her father’s emotional letters into a heartfelt journey for all ages. Irish was the featured author for the One Book, One Community “Meet the Author,” event in the La-Z-Boy Center March 23, 2016. Five-and-a-half years […]
Monroe Big Band performs for 10th anniversary concert
The Monroe Big Band brought its World War II era music to the One Book, One Community kickoff. Monroe County’s community reading program celebrated its 10th anniversary with a big band bang. MCCC hosted the 2016 kickoff event for the One Book, One Community of Monroe County on March 12, […]
Father and daughter in the office
Student Government President Jessica Ryder gets a ride from her father, Tom, who is MCCC’s Student Activities Coordinator and also adviser to Student Government. Almost every day, Tom and Jessica Ryder get to share both a professional and familial relationship. Well, okay, they are family all the time, and […]
MCCC accreditation reaffirmed
MCCC met all five Criteria for Accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission in positive report released recently. The HLC's Institutional Actions Council approved the MCCC accreditation report at a March 21 meeting. A team from the HLC visited the college last October, and presented it's report in February. MCCC Vice President […]
Tuition increase detailed
A $5 per contact hour tuition increase was approved by MCCC April 4. Monroe county resident students who paid $102 this semester for a billable contact hour, will pay $107 for Fall Semester 2016. The board also approved Fall Semester tuition rate increases for students who are not residents of […]
Tuition will rise, MLK Day recognized
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is now officially recognized at MCCC, which means a day off for students next year. The college Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its March 28 board meeting to follow the multitude of institutions that take a day off in observance of this national federal holiday. The […]