The hot dry summer has been a nightmare for farmers and gardeners, but it has been perfect weather for growing a new building at MCCC. When most students left for the summer break, the area between the Life Sciences building and the Health building was nothing more than bare […]
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Kosch Catering arrives at MCCC
Kosch Catering and Dining Services has been chosen to provide food service to the college. Kosch, located in Rochester, Michigan, has been in business for 31 years and currently serves 40 other clients throughout southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio. Among their clients is Walsh College. The Frog […]
MCCC enrollment down again
Enrollment at MCCC is down 9 percent from last year, the second year in a row of declining numbers. There probably are several reasons for the drop to about 4,000 students from 4,400 last year, according to college officials. “The economy is hopefully taking a turn for the better,” said […]
Whitman closes spring, summer
MCCC’s decision to close the Whitman Center during spring and summer semesters is getting opposition in southern Monroe County. In an effort to save the college money in this struggling economy, the MCCC Board of Trustees in June made the decision to close the center during the summer, beginning next […]
Sandy Kosmyna resigns as Whitman Center director
The Whitman Center is starting fall semester without a director. Sandy Kosmyna, director of the Whitman Center for seven years, resigned over the summer to take a position with the University of Toledo. Grace Yackee, MCCC’s vice president of Instruction, announced Kosmyna’s resignation in an e-mail to MCCC faculty and […]
Sandy Kosmyna resigns from Whitman Center
The Whitman Center is starting fall semester without a director. Sandy Kosmyna, director of the Whitman Center for seven years, resigned over the summer to take a position with the University of Toledo. Grace Yackee, MCCC’s vice president of Instruction, announced Kosmyna’s resignation in an e-mail to MCCC faculty and […]
Letter to the Board on Whitman closing
A letter from Whitman Center Lifelong Learning student Katie Macaro was read to the MCCC Board of Trustees by student Alice Dewey. Here is the text of the letter. For us in Lifelong Learning, the Whitman Center is a big part of our life. Its location and size are perfect […]
Campus construction continues on CTC
Starting July 2, construction of the Career Technology Center will move into the next phase. This part of the construction will take place on the west side of the site, according to Jim Blumberg, director of the MCCC Physical Plant. It will include the installation of a storm sewer, sanitary […]
Gov. Snyder visits MCCC for town hall meeting
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder made a stop at MCCC Monday during a series of statewide town hall meetings. The MCCC meeting, which was held in at the La-Z-Boy Center, lasted just under an hour and saw a variety of topics brought up, including education spending, Michigan’s recovery, and the proposed International bridge. The governor, […]
Board closes Whitman Center next spring, summer semesters
Tempers flared among MCCC’s Board of Trustees members over the Whitman Center at the June 25 budget meeting. The board decided to close the Whitman Center for the spring and summer semesters beginning next year. “This is really stupid,” vented a frustrated Mary Kay Thayer, secretary of MCCC’s Board of […]
