After months of negotiating between MCCC’s faculty and administration, the Board of Trustees approved a faculty contract. The trustees’ vote of 7-0 at the Dec. 18 special meeting covered the 71 full-time faculty positions at MCCC. The faculty contracts expired in August, and negotiations for a new contract had been […]
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Library of Congress visits MCCC
The spirit and history of the Library of Congress rolled into town for a visit aboard a traveling exhibition dubbed, “The Gateway to Knowledge” earlier this month. “We have three primary goals,” said Mike Crosson, a program developer for MRA Experiential Tours And Equipment who worked with the Library of Congress […]
Tentative agreement reached in faculty negotiations
MCCC faculty and administration have reached a tentative agreement in the faculty contract negotiations. According to an email from MCCC President David Nixon, two steps in the process remain before the contract can be finalized: Ratification by Monroe County Community College Faculty Association (MCCCFA) members and board approval. Details of […]
Book buyback dates for Fall 2010
Book buyback dates for Fall 2010 semester: Main campus: Thursday Dec. 9 from 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday Dec. 10 from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Monday Dec. 13 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. Whitman Center: Thursday Dec. 9 from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Monday Dec. 13 […]
2010 college football bowl games
Agora sports reporter Jeff Papworth writes about the Spartan vs. Crimson Tide matchup in the Citrus Bowl and the Wolverines vs. Bulldogs matchup in the Gator Bowl, as well other teams gearing up for a variety of bowls. Click here for the Spartan vs. Crimson Tide matchup. Click here for […]
Vuncia Council wins award
The November/December recipient of MCCC’s Enriching Lives Performance Award is Vuncia Council, Learning Bank coordinator. The five qualities recognized by the award are: investment, community, accessibility, responsiveness, and enrichment. In a letter sent to all MCCC e-mail users, Director of Human Resources Molly McCutchan listed the various ways that Council […]
Criminal Justice Club forming on campus
MCCC has a new Criminal Justice Club growing on campus. Students interested in going into law enforcement, political science, psychology, and other related fields will gain experience from the clubs activities. Penny Dunn, assistant professor of Criminal Justice and an ex-police officer, is organizing the club. “We had the same […]
Gay Straight Alliance plans Chicago trip
The Gay Straight Alliance at MCCC hopes to travel to Chicago Pride next year, but club members need to raise money to pay for the trip first. The GSA held an officers’ meeting recently to discuss the progress of fund raising for a trip to Chicago Pride in June of […]
Campus employees launch war against fat
MCCC employees will be teaming up for a war against fat following the new year. College employees from all five academic divisions have been invited to form teams of three to five members. The team that loses the most weight as a whole wins the college’s “Congressional Medal of Honor.” […]
Negotiations fail to settle faculty contract
MCCC faculty members and administrators are still haggling over a new contract for the faculty. The most recent negotiating session was held on Nov. 23 and lasted over seven hours. With the assistance of the college’s mediator, the two parties discussed a short list of options for settling the negotiations. […]
