MCCC’s Chernobyl survivor is a healthy (thankfully) 38-year old Dean’s List student, and my husband, Michael Mayzlin. I would imagine that he is the only Chernobyl survivor in all of southeast Michigan. Over the span of our 13-year marriage, I have listened to his thoughts, fears, dreams and memories […]
Other News
Kick and pull
Mark Bergmooser started teaching Tae Kwon Do at MCCC in 1998 and has been teaching it year round ever since. “I love it now more than I ever have,” Bergmooser said. Bergmooser started teaching part time in 1996 and became a full time member of the faculty in 1999. […]
Abandoned kitten needs home
Four abandoned kittens that were less than 5 days old were discovered July 28 behind the E Building on the MCCC campus. Julie Edwards of Sienna Heights University and Amy Westover of Eastern Michigan University found the kittens. “I got out the door under the awning of the Administration building […]
College cuts radio station funding
The fate of Dream 97.5, the college radio station, remains unknown weeks after MCCC chose not to renew its partnership with Monroe Public Schools. “Everyone’s trying to work together on a solution. We’d love to keep this radio station alive as long as possible,” said Joe Verkennes, MCCC’s director of […]
Mary Lyons receives Life Saving
On a fateful day last August, Mary Lyons’ love of helping others played a role in earning her the Life Saving award given by the Monroe Community Ambulance. For the past two years, Lyons has served as the MCCC Administrative Assistant for Events/Reservations. In the past, her jobs as a […]
Nursing program reaccredited
MCCC’s associate degree of nursing program has received full NLNAC accreditation for the next two-and-a-half years. Although the accreditation was approved, the nursing program has been placed on warning status by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The NLNAC expressed concerns in three areas, resulting in a shorter […]
New apps take parent snooping to a new level
It has been a parent’s dream for centuries to be able to pinpoint their childrens exact location; especially when they hit the teen years. The only reason parents want this information is so they know their child is safe, and whether or not the child is always telling the […]
Amish vacation ruined by imported goods
My family and I took our vacation this year to Shipshewana, Indiana, one of the nation’s largest Amish populations. We paid over $600 for five nights stay in an Amish- built log cabin, which featured two queen beds, indoor-plumbing and a nice porch in a pine forest. We didn’t […]
Culler accepts position of Director of Financial aid, off to smooth start
Valerie Culler has joined MCCC’s administrational staff as the Director of Financial Aid. The position had been vacant since former director Tracy Vogt accepted the position of Registrar. Culler officially started working at the college on August 1. So far, she has had a positive experience at MCCC. “Everyone on […]
Health Sciences Division welcomes new faculty instructors
Nick Prush would be lying if he said it was not luck how he earned his new job. “It’s kind of funny how it worked out,” he said. The 31-year-old Wyandotte native was leaving his part time job at Oakland Community College when he ran into Dr. Cynthia Roman, […]
