General

Muskegon Community College’s Downtown Center will be known as the Carolyn I. and Peter Sturrus Technology Center after the local couple donated a record $1.5 million gift to the College to name the facility. The announcement was made at the MCC Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 20. “I am doing this for […]

A groundbreaking ceremony for Muskegon Community College’s new $14.1 million Health and Wellness Center will be held on Friday, Sept. 22, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the lot east of Bartels-Rode Gymnasium where the new facility will be located. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will be emceed by […]

Muskegon Community College’s Medical Assistant Program was awarded initial accreditation by The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) on Sept. 15. The accreditation culminates more than a year’s work by MCC to meet the standards set by the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). The Medical Assistant Program was visited in May […]

Roy McDonald, a World War II veteran who attended Muskegon Community College for many years, was presented with an honorary associate’s degree by MCC during a reception on Sept. 11 at his Christian Care Nursing Center residence in Muskegon. McDonald, who will turn 91 years old on Sept. 19, worked at the Continental Motors plant, […]

The Muskegon Community College 2017-18 Lecture Series begins on Monday, Oct. 2, when Dr. Alan D. Steinman presents “Current and Emerging Water Resource Issues Facing the Planet” at 7 p.m. in Stevenson Center Room 1100. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will examine the most pressing water resource-related issues facing the […]

From a placid, introspective pool to a roaring, ship-wrecking beast, water is the subject of paintings by Michigan artists Sheryl Budnik and Mary Sundstrom on exhibit in Muskegon Community College’s Overbrook Gallery from Sept. 25 through Oct. 26, 2017. The gallery, located on the MCC main campus at 221 S. Quarterline Road, is free and […]

Rev. Stephon Ferguson, who has captivated audiences of all ages worldwide, will breathe life into the words of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his uplifting and inspirational performance on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Frauenthal Center, 425 W. Western Ave., in downtown Muskegon. Ferguson has raised eyebrows, brought chills […]

The following Muskegon Community College (MCC) students have earned academic recognition for their grade point averages during the recently completed Summer 2017 Semester. They are listed by alphabetically by hometown under each of the following three categories: President’s List Dean’s List Academic Honors List PRESIDENT’S LIST Muskegon Community College has named the following students to […]

The popular “…And Justice for All” series at Muskegon Community College resumes on Tuesday, Sept. 19, with a discussion of “Economic Injustice: The Empowerment Experiment” by Margarita “Maggie” Anderson, the CEO and founder of the Illinois-based Empowerment Experiment Foundation and author of Our Black Year. Community members are encouraged to attend the free event, which […]

Beth Smith, who chaired the Health Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Department for most of her 35 years before her retirement in 2010, and Blair Morrissey, an instructor of philosophy from 1976 until his retirement in July 2009, have been presented with the Distinguished Faculty Award by Muskegon Community College. Recipients are chosen by the […]