Tag: Jack Burns

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Electrical fire emergency response delayed due to annual testing

Editor’s note: This story is the first of multiple developing stories. It took 15 minutes before they realized help wasn’t coming. Faculty and students evacuated the H Building last summer after an electrical fire broke out in a computer lab. What they did not realize was the building’s fire alarm […]

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Five-Year Plan calls for H Building expansion

The H Building could look a whole lot different if the college’s $16.1 million dollar plan to expand and renovate the facility by 46% moves forward. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved MCCC’s Five-Year Master Plan on Sep. 26, which also identifies over $500,000 in maintenance and repairs, most of […]

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MCCC Campbell Academic Center undergoes major renovations

The MCCC Campbell building originally opened in 1968 as the college’s Campbell Learning Resource Center. Since then, it has undergone some major changes, decided upon by the executive team. These new renovations were put in place in hopes to make the building more student friendly, and accessible to all. With […]

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Staff work to create more student spaces

As a former MCCC student, Josh Myers said he had very few options for hanging out in between classes on campus. Now, as the executive director of The Foundation at MCCC,  Myers seeks funding from donors to create an outside pavilion for our students. “You go to Panera Bread and […]

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Plumbing updates fix rusty pipes

Editor’s note: This version of the story features mechanical corrections from the original. While students were off campus during breaks from classes, MCCC midnight custodial crews would leave the water running in mop sinks and bathrooms to flush the aged, deteriorated and corroded water lines. When students and faculty returned […]

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MCCC Library packs up ahead of renovation

A library is typically thought of as a place to collect hefty books and find a corner to quietly study. MCCC is challenging this view as books are packed up to make room for a more updated learning environment, said Jack Burns, director of campus planning and facilities. In the […]

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MCCC food desert receives oasis; The Foundation develops food pantry

MCCC is in a food desert. The Monroe County Opportunity Program (MCOP) conducted a study that found that residents who live near MCCC have a hard time accessing healthy, affordable food. Sixteen percent of students who attend MCCC reported “very low” food security in the 2021 study conducted by Trellis Research. The Foundation at MCCC is creating a food pantry with the […]

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C Building renovations enter final planning stage

The committee for planning renovations of the C Building has moved into the third and final phase of planning. In this phase, they will focus on construction documentation, said Jack Burns, director of Campus Planning and Facilities. The selected architects and engineers will produce the diagrams and specifications, which will be used […]

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C Building renovations to come

Renovations of the C Building continue to be in the planning stages since their inception in spring of this year. Jack Burns, director of Campus Planning and Facilities, said the goal is for the construction plans to be finished by the end of this year. The actual construction is projected […]