Even as George Erickcek presented the most positive economic outlook since the Great Recession, the regional labor economist still pointed out a persistent cloud hanging over Muskegon. Muskegon County has a talent deficit, Erickcek said of employment and educational statistics. And it’s not going to go away, he told a Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce […]
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The 2014 Global Awareness Festival at MCC this week is focusing this year on Africa with music, film, art exhibits, lectures, food, and children’s folktales. Free and open to the public, the Festival events are designed to enlighten participants about a specific region of our ever-shrinking world.
Read More about Global Awareness Festival Focuses on AfricaThe following Muskegon Community College (MCC) students have earned academic recognition for their grade point averages during the recently completed Fall 2013 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 LISTMuskegon Community College (MCC) has named the following students to […]
Read More about MCC Students Named to Fall 2013 Academic Honors ListsMCC will be hosting a Financial Aid Night on Jan. 29 for prospective students wishing to learn more about how to qualify for financial aid, scholarships, and other grants. Enrollment Services representatives will be on hand to answer questions. The event, which is free, takes place from 6-7:30 p.m. in Stevenson Center Room 1100. Participants must pre-register by calling the MCC Enrollment Services Office at (231) 777-0366.
Read More about Financial Aid Night at MCC Jan. 29All Muskegon Community College locations will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. However, the MCC Introduction to World War II seminar on the German Blitzkreig will be held on Monday night at the USS Silversides Museum.
Read More about MCC Closed on Monday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe 28th Muskegon Community College Years of Service Luncheon was held on Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Blue and Gold Room. Sponsored by the President’s Office, the event recognized 20 MCC employees who in 2013 celebrated a five-year anniversary employment date. Collectively, the honorees have devoted 250 years of service to the college. The 2014 […]
Read More about MCC Employees Honored for Their Years of ServiceThe 2014 Unity Breakfast at Muskegon Community College on Friday, Jan. 17, will feature two noted Canadian sports historians and documentary filmmakers who have written about the little-known but significant Colored Hockey League of the Canadian Maritimes. George and Darril Fosty, authors of Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes […]
Read More about Unity Breakfast Features Look at Historic Black Hockey LeagueMuskegon Community College will be opened from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, and from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Dec. 17-20. The college will be closed for the holidays Dec. 21-Jan. 1. The college will return to normal hours on Thursday, Jan. 2. Winter 2014 semester classes begin on Monday, […]
Read More about Campus Holiday Hours (Closed Dec. 21 – Jan. 1)Jennifer Lance of Holton, Mich., has received an MCC Faculty Association Nielsen Scholarship. She will receive a $200 voucher to the MCC Bookstore. “I love Muskegon Community College’s smaller campus. The fact that everything is nearby makes it much easier for me to get to class on time,” said Lance, who’s eyeing a field dealing […]
Read More about Jennifer Lance Receives Nielsen ScholarshipMuskegon Community College in cooperation with the First Congregational Church of Muskegon will present performances of “Joyeux Noël Carols and More from France” on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Free and open to the public, the performances will be held in the First Congregational Church, 1201 Jefferson St. A goodwill offering […]
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