September 2016
Founder’s Day Celebrating MCC’s 90th Birthday
Plan now to attend Founder’s Day, which commemorates the opening of Muskegon Community College in 1926, and celebrates the many faculty, alumni, and community members who have contributed to MCC’s 90 years of success. The party takes place this year from 6-8:30 p.m. at Fricano Place, 1050 W. Western, Muskegon MI 49441. Choose your favorite decade and dress to the nines! Purchase tickets online at https://muskegoncc41594.thankyou4caring.org/founders-day-2016
Find out more »Trip to Cantigny Park Gardens and Museums in Illinois
Tour the Robert R. McCormick Museum Mansion and learn about a philanthropic family that made the Chicago Tribune a world class newspaper. Gain a new appreciation of the sacrifices made by the men and women of the military at the First Division Museum. Enjoy strolling the breathtaking estate gardens embraced in early fall. Itinerary 7:30 a.m. – Leave from MCC 10:00 a.m. – Arrive at Cantigny Parks Visitor Center. Begin tours and self-guided exploration of McCormick Mansion Noon – Lunch…
Find out more »November 2016
Award-Winning Movie Director Chris Eyre to discuss his work
Chris Eyre, an award-winning film and television director and producer, will be in Muskegon Nov. 11-12 to screen and discuss his work. Eyre, who has received both a Peabody and an Emmy Award, directed the highly praised film “Smoke Signals.” The screenplay was written by Sherman Alexie and the film won a coveted Sundance Audience A Chris Eyre ward and the Sundance Filmmakers Trophy. Eyre’s work for television includes three episodes of the PBS miniseries “We Shall Remain” (2009) –…
Find out more »Award-Winning Movie Director Chris Eyre to discuss his work
Chris Eyre, an award-winning film and television director and producer, will be in Muskegon Nov.12 to screen and discuss his work. Eyre will be in Stevenson Center Room 1100 on the MCC campus to show and discuss his film, “Smoke Signals” at 11:30 a.m. After graduating from New York University’s film school, Eyre worked as a fellow in the Sundance Institute’s Directors Lab under the mentorship of Robert Redford. His 2004 film “Edge of America” was selected to show on…
Find out more »Native American Mythology and Folklore
MCC English Instructor Michael Johnson will discuss “Native American Mythology and Folklore” on Monday, Nov. 14, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in Stevenson Center Room 1100. A native of Bloomfield Hills, MI, Johnson’s literature courses include World Mythology. He earned a B.A. in English from Michigan State University and a M.A. in Medieval Studies from Western Michigan University.
Find out more »Lecture on Dispelling Myths and Stereotypes Nov. 15
Kareen Lewis, a poet, author and artist, will discuss “Dispelling Myths and Stereotypes” on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Stevenson Center Room 1100 as part of Muskegon Community Colleges Native American Heritage Month celebration. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, runs from 12:30-1:30 p.m. A native of Grand Rapids, MI, Lewis attended Migizi Indian School and Red School House, both Native survival schools. For more information on Native American Heritage Month, visit www.muskegoncc.edu/nativeamerican.
Find out more »February 2017
“Take on Hate: Silence is Not an Option” on Feb. 2
Rashida Tlaib (pronounced ta-LEEB), the first Muslim woman elected to the Michigan Legislature, will deliver the next MCC 2016-17 Lecture Series talk, entitled “Take on Hate: Silence is Not an Option,” on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in Stevenson Center Room 1100. The event is free and open to the public. Tlaib is an advisor to the Campaign to TAKE ON HATE, a racial justice movement to prevent the increase of hate crimes. Led by the National Network for…
Find out more »Global Awareness Festival Film: “The Glass Ceiling”
Film: “The Glass Ceiling” (2004). The French documentary presents a series of sometimes very emotional first-hand accounts of discrimination against full-fledged French citizens who mostly black and North African Arab and are trying to find jobs. Film and discussion.
Find out more »March 2017
Henry Ford Museum and Ford Assembly Plant Tours
Join us on a tour of two select historical institutions located in Dearborn, MI the Henry Ford Museum and the Ford Assembly Plant. Our focal visit will be the Henry Ford Museum, founded and funded by one of the most prominent industrialists in the United States. The Henry Ford Museum is one of the premier museums in the nation. With a focus on the industrial revolution and the transformation on the American economy, we will explore how America was transformed…
Find out more »February 2018
“Iconic Women of U.S. History” – Lecture Series
The Center for Experiential Learning at Muskegon Community College is presenting a three-part lecture series on the “Iconic Women of U.S. History” beginning on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. in the Sturrus Technology Center, 388 W. Clay Street, Muskegon. Free and open to the public, the talk kickoffs Women’s History Month celebration throughout March and will be held in the Dr. Donald and Nancy Crandall Experiential Learning Lab on the first floor. MCC Distinguished Faculty Award recipient and Emeritus…
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