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The Foundation for Muskegon Community College 2015 Jayhawk Scramble and Jayhawk Scholarship Lunch on June 5 at University Park Golf Course raised a record $15,895 for MCC scholarships thanks to generous and enthusiastic sponsors, benefactors and participants. The total represents a 16% increase in profits over the 2014 Jayhawk Scramble. “It’s gratifying to work with […]

Local developer Jonathan Rooks has donated the former Masonic Temple in downtown Muskegon to Muskegon Community College as the new home for its Entrepreneurial Studies program and related business-generating activities. The announcement was made Wednesday morning, June 3, at a special meeting of the MCC Board of Trustees held in the former Masonic Temple building […]

The 51st Annual MCC Student Art and Design Exhibition, which opened on May 18, will be on display in Overbrook Art Gallery until September 16. Admission is free. The exhibit celebrates the exceptional artwork created by MCC’s art and graphic design students over the past academic year. MCC art and design faculty reviewed several thousand […]

Books sales of When We All Went to War, the account of the impact of World War II on the Muskegon Junior College campus community, will benefit both Muskegon Community College and the USS Silversides Museum. Co-authored in 2001 by MCC Distinguished Faculty members Donald J. Goodman and the late Jack W. Rice, the 100-page […]

More than 200 students from seven area high schools will converge on MCC’s Overbrook Theater on Friday, May 8, for the annual West Michigan High School Theater Festival. The event, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., involves a 25-minute performance by students from each participating school, followed by feedback from MCC Theater Instructors […]

The World War II experiences of 14 Muskegon area World War II veterans, as told to Muskegon Community College students enrolled in the popular Intro to WWII course, will be shared in a special exhibit, “Veterans’ Stories,” from May 4 through Aug. 4 at the USS Silversides Museum, 1346 Bluff St. A special opening reception […]

Muskegon Community College’s 87th Commencement exercises will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, in the L.C. Walker Arena, where 204 graduating students will participate in the ceremony. The event is free and open to the public. The MCC student speakers delivering remarks on behalf of the Class of 2015 will be Senelisiwe […]

Every Friday from May 1 through August 31, MCC will host public tours of both its new Science Center next to the Stevenson Center on campus and of its Downtown Center, the former Chronicle Building. Both facilities are currently undergoing construction and/or renovations. The tours will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m., as well as by […]

MCC presents “Studio on Stage,” the annual showcase of combined theater and dance students’ classroom creations or works in process, on Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Overbrook Theater. All tickets are $5 and may be purchased at the MCC Box Office, 221 S. Quarterline Road, or by calling (231) 777-0324. This year’s […]

“A Springtime of Music” will be presented by the MCC College Singers and Collegiates on Sunday. April 26, at the First Congregational Church, 1201 Jefferson St., Muskegon. The free concert, which begins at 3 p.m., will feature both collegiate vocal groups directed by Thomas Clark. The College Singers will perform four selections: “Rejoice, Sing and […]