Saturday, July 5, 2025
Eight community members attended the Board of Trustees meeting Monday to show support for the faculty’s ongoing negotiations for a contract. Out of the attending community members, four addressed the trustees during the meeting’s public comment time. Rick Kull, a Ford employee and MCCC alumnus, talked to the crowd. “We […]
Editor’s note: Due to a source error, Kojo Quartey incorrectly stated the raise percentage for the maintenance staff, which was actually 1.5%. Quartey also clarified to the Agora that the 2% was for professional staff between steps, and the support staff have not received raises this year. The faculty has […]
A part of our community’s foundation has become unstable. Faculty at Monroe County Community College have been working on a day-by-day contract, as their contract expired in August. They began negotiating in April and there is no resolution in sight. Support staff, who recently unionized, are also negotiating their contract. […]
A change of scenery is just around the corner for Ryan Rafko as he resigns as director of admissions and transitions into a teaching position at Waterloo Elementary School. “Just with circumstances and that pull between that work-life balance, it just works out better for my family for me to […]
Office C-210 at MCCC has seen a lot of traffic in the last 21 years. From students coming to ask for advice to others asking for help on an assignment and alumni coming back to thank their past professor for the impact she made on their life, the office buzzes […]
To combat the fear and dread the coronavirus pandemic has sparked, Kojo Quartey, president of MCCC, has been sending daily messages of encouragement to all college employees and Board of Trustee members. Quartey said he wants the messages to act as “a common thread” to keep staff, faculty and administration […]
Holding almost 15 years of experience working in financial aid, Rafko set his sights on maintaining a directorial position after working as an associate director of financial aid at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. “I’m on the other side of the house now,” Ryan Rafko, new director of Admissions and Guidance […]
Following negotiations and finalizing details, Sept. 7 saw the approval of a Master Agreement between the Monroe County Community College Faculty Association and the Community College District of Monroe County. The MCCC Board of Trustees approved the agreement unanimously. Effective immediately, the Master Agreement provides updates to current faculty contracts […]
Dan Wood has been in the field of criminal justice for 28 years. During that time, he has worked as a police officer, criminal defense attorney and teacher. These days, he uses his skills in the classroom as the assistant professor of criminal justice at MCCC. Wood plans to use […]
Students, faculty, staff, and family listen to Dr. Grace Yackee during Honors Night. (Photo by Emily Lorton) Tonight Monroe County Community College hosted the annual Honors Reception for 2016 at the La-Z-Boy Center’s Meyer Theater. College president Dr. Kojo Quartey welcomed faculty, students, family and friends who attended. Student Government […]
