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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 […]

Jayhawk Frenzy – four days of fun, informative activities, giveaways and more –  is set for Monday-Thursday, Aug. 28-31, when students return to the Muskegon Community College campus for the Fall 2017 Semester. “Jayhawk Frenzy is our own revamped week of welcome activities,” explained Eli Fox, manager of student success and veterans affairs at MCC.  […]

MCC’s popular one-credit, mini-art history course, “The Art and History of the Celts,” returns this year between Sept. 6-20 and includes a required experiential learning excursion to the 2017 Michigan Irish Music Festival in Muskegon on Sept. 15-17. The course will also be offered as a non-credit community lecture series in partnership with the Muskegon […]

The public is invited to a forum on “Recognizing and Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults” at MCC on Friday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Stevenson Center Room 1100. Dr. Patrick Arbore, the founder of the Institute on Aging located in San Francisco, CA, and several local experts are […]

Muskegon Community College has awarded $6,000 to support the Lakeshore Youth Leadership Connections program during the 2017-18 academic year. Each year, 20 students are selected from the 8th and 10th grades in the Grand Haven Area Public Schools and the Muskegon Public Schools to participate in the Lakeshore Youth Leadership Connections program. Participants cultivate their […]

Muskegon Community College will receive a capital outlay appropriation of $5.6 million from the State of Michigan in support of a $14.1 million project to construct a new Health and Wellness Center on the college’s main campus.  The appropriation is part of the 2017-2018 state budget signed by Governor Rick Snyder last week. The legislative […]