Muskegon Community College News and Events

Future 15 Award recipients Shameika Johnson, Workforce Program Coordinator (left) and Ashley Battle, Associate Director of Admissions

Two MCC Staff Earn Future 15 Recognition

The Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce recently announced recipients of the 2023 Future 15 awards.  Two of them are employees of Muskegon Community College (MCC).  Ashley Battle, Associate Director of Admissions, and Shameika Johnson, Workforce Program Coordinator were among those honored at an August 10 event.  MCC was the only employer with two recipients in […]

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Dr. Jade Burns

Lecture series kicks off with focus on reproductive health for urban youth

The Muskegon Community College (MCC) Lecture Series returns this month, inviting the community to learn and engage in a variety of topics. For the first lecture of the series, Dr. Jade Burns, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, will present “Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Reproductive Health Access for Urban Youth through Community-Engaged Research and Social Media.”   […]

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MCC faculty begin new year with focus on access, equity

Faculty members at Muskegon Community College (MCC) are ready to make instructional content more accessible to a wider array of students this fall. Thanks to training offered at MCC’s Center for Teaching and Learning, instructors are improving how they adapt learning materials and online platforms.  “Accessibility is not just a course issue, it affects the ability to easily […]

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Dr. Partridge and her students conducting research in the Kasey Hartz Natural Area

GVSU and MCC Collaboration Assessing Ecology of the Kasey Hartz Natural Area

The Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Annis Water Resources Institute is collaborating with Muskegon Community College (MCC) to complete ecological research in the Kasey Hartz Natural Area. Students of Dr. Charlyn Partridge, an associate professor at GVSU, are studying the degradation of environmental DNA in the natural area, which is located on MCC’s main campus.  “What’s really exciting about this project is […]

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MCC Student-Athletes Earn National Academic Honors

Three Muskegon Community College (MCC) student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs last year and were among 2,702 student-athletes nationwide to be named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 2022-23 All-Academic First Team.      The All-Academic First Team athletes include Emily Mazurkiewicz (Women’s Cross Country), Tori Van Tamelen (Women’s Soccer), and Haley Zerlaut (Women’s Basketball/Softball).      Additionally, ten student-athletes earned […]

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Allyson Paris

MCC Welcomes Allyson Paris from Grand Rapids Civic Theatre

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – Grand Rapids Civic Theatre announced today that Artistic Director Allyson Paris will depart the organization later this summer to join the Arts and Humanities Department at Muskegon Community College (MCC) as full time theater faculty. She will teach various theater courses, including Acting and Theater Appreciation and lead workshops that are […]

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Muskegon Community College Public Hearing on Proposed 2023-2024 Budget

The Muskegon Community College (MCC) Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing Wednesday, June 21 at 12:30 pm, to consider the College’s proposed 2023-2024 budget. The hearing will take place in Room 2109E of MCC’s Main Campus on Quarterline Rd in Muskegon.   A copy of the proposed 2023-2024 budget, including the proposed tax millage rates, is available for public inspection by an email request to the […]

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