Smoking on campus was prohibited over a year ago, yet MCCC students are still questioning the policy. On Aug. 1, 2009, MCCC prohibited smoking from campus grounds, still allowing smokers to smoke in the parking lot. As of Aug. 1, 2010, smoking was prohibited on all campus grounds, as well […]

A benefit concert was held Nov. 16 at Meyer Theater to help raise money for Homeless Awareness Week. The event was sponsored by MCCC’s Student Government. Instead of charging admission, to get into the concert patrons had to donate a blanket. Lorrie Mayzlin, a Student Government member, chaired the event. […]

A group of representatives from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission have decided to recommend that MCCC’s associate nursing program be granted an eight year reaccredidation. The group, which consisted of faculty members from other community colleges, visited the campus Oct. 19-21 to observe the nursing program and the […]

The MCCC Board of Trustees approved a one-time compensation adjustment for MCCC support staff, administrators, part-time support staff, and adjunct faculty at its Nov. 15 meeting. “The MCCC Trustees have publicly expressed their appreciation to employees who have taken pay freezes during the current economic crisis,” MCCC President David Nixon […]

The Monroe Charter Township board approved the site plan for the Detroit Edison solar installation on MCCC’s campus at their regular meeting Nov. 8. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place Monday Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. next to the Physical Plant building. The ceremony is open to the public. The […]

MCCC will have its first Chili & Soup Cook-Off Nov. 18 to help raise money for the Kimberly Reaume Memorial Scholarship. The cook-off will take place from 12 – 1 p.m. in the MCCC dining room. Participants are asked to bring their best chili or soup to the event. It […]

America needs a third political party representing the views of the working class, a spokesman for the Socialist Equality Party said at MCCC Nov. 4. Tom Tower, from the Ann Arbor branch of the party, held a discussion in the C building entitled, “The Breakdown of Capitalism and the Fight […]

Administrative assistant Penny Dorcey-Naber has received MCCC’s Enriching Lives Performance Award for September/October. Dorcey-Naber is the assistant to Vinnie Maltese, the acting dean of the Humanities/Social Sciences Division. Maltese also is dean of the Science/Math Division. The Enriching Lives Performance Award is awarded to faculty members who exemplify one of MCCC’s […]

Incumbent board members William Bacarella and Joseph Bellino won re-election in the race for MCCC Board of Trustees. They are opposed by William Terassi. The unofficial results are: Bacarella – 21,488 Bellino – 18,815 Terassi – 15,195 For a list of the current election results in Monroe County, visit the […]