Dr. Michael Kilburn will discuss an ongoing challenge facing the science, technology, engineering and math fields with his talk “Why STEM (Still) Lacks Diversity” on Thursday, Jan. 30, at Muskegon Community College. Part of the MCC 2019-20 Lecture Series, the talk is free and open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. in Stevenson […]

“A House Divided,” an exhibition of artwork by MCC art faculty member Erin Hoffman, will be shown from Jan. 21 through Feb. 28 in the Overbrook Art Gallery. A closing reception will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Overbrook lobby with Hoffman discussing her works at 4 p.m. in the […]

Theo Wilson, a Renaissance man who infiltrated the alt right and now offers insights into hate speech, will provide the keynote address at the sold-out 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 at 7:30 a.m. in Muskegon Community College’s Collegiate Hall. The annual event celebrates the memory of […]

Guided by the college’s strategic goal of developing new academic planning principles, Muskegon Community College faculty and staff devoted the 2019 calendar year to effectively laying the groundwork to achieve that aim. At Faculty Seminar Days in January and continuing with “town hall meetings” in February, MCC instructors began the “Discovering our Pride and Purpose” […]

The winners in Muskegon Community College’s Fall 2019 Creative Writing Contest, organized by the MCC English and Communications Department and the Muskegon Writers’ Series, have been selected. The top places in each category are: POETRY First Place: James O’ Banion for “By the Threshold” Second Place: Morgyn Weinert for “Sundays are a Battlefield” Third Place: […]

The Downtown Live Concert Series continues with the “All Holiday Celebration,” featuring Muskegon Community College’s Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and College Singers, on Monday, Dec. 9, in the Frauenthal Theater, 425 W. Western Ave. Tickets for the concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., are $10 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. Doors open […]

“Once Upon a Time…Stories of the Season” will be presented by Muskegon Community College’s Center for Theater on Wednesday, Dec. 4, through Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 pm in Overbrook Theater. The featured stories, many of which have been adapted for stage by the director and actors, include: A Visit from Mother Winter The Polar […]

Thirteen Muskegon Community College students were inducted into the college’s Beta Xi Xi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society during its 29th ceremony held November 14 in the Blue and Gold Room on campus. The newest inductees, listed alphabetically by high school or homeschool, are: Coopersville: Rylie Camp Grand Haven: Emily […]

Michigan State University’s Be-Bop Spartans, a 22-member student jazz orchestra, will perform selections from their repertoire of jazz, soul, swing, blues, and gospel on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. at Fricano’s, 1050 W. Western Ave. in Muskegon. Special guest artist will be jazz drummer Kenny Washington, who has compiled an enormous discography, performing on […]

The Shoreline Community Orchestra, formerly the Shoreline Symphony, opens its 2019-20 season with “A Classical Afternoon” on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m. at The Playhouse at White Lake, 304 S. Mears Ave., in Whitehall, MI. The Shoreline Community Orchestra is led by conductor Dr. John Blakemore, the band director for Grand Rapids Christian Schools, […]