Muskegon Community College News and Events

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MCC to Celebrate Founder’s Day with Murder Mystery Dinner on Sept. 28

Muskegon Community College will celebrate its Founder’s Day on Saturday, Sept. 28, with a murder mystery dinner in the large ensemble room of the newly renovated Art and Music Building. Entitled “Murder at the Gallery,” the interactive show is being produced by Tom Harryman and Sheila Wahamaki, both members of the MCC theater faculty, with […]

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Muskegon Writers’ Series Seeks Limerick Contest Entries

The Muskegon Writers’ Series is sponsoring the 2019 Michigan Irish Music Festival Limerick Contest, open to individuals 18 years and older, in conjunction with the annual festival on Sept. 12-15 at Heritage Landing in Muskegon. Contestants are limited to five limericks per person and all entries must be postmarked or submitted online by Friday, Sept. […]

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Maxim's machine gun model 1910-30 on a wheeled Vladimirov's mount. PM M1910 was a heavy machine gun used by the Imperial Russian Army during WW I and Red Army during Russian Civil War and World War II

MCC Historian to Discuss Russian Women’s Battalion in WWI on Sept. 9

MCC Center for Experiential Learning Director George Maniates will discuss the significance of the Russian Women’s Battalion in World War I on Monday, Sept. 9, at the USS Silversides Museum, 1346 Bluff St., in Muskegon. The talk, which begins at 6 p.m., launches the Fall Lecture Series, entitled “Truth Is Stranger than Fiction in Military […]

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MCC to Honor Richard Doctor with Distinguished Faculty Award

Richard Doctor, whose 34-year career at Muskegon Community College included his service as a faculty member, department chair, administrator, and leader in the assessment and accreditation process on campus, will posthumously receive the Distinguished Faculty Award from the college. Doctor, who retired from MCC in 2010, died on Sept 2, 2017. The MCC Faculty Senate, […]

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Public Invited to MCC Art and Music Building Grand Opening Aug. 23

Muskegon Community College will celebrate the grand opening of its Art and Music Building on Friday, August 23, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Visitors should park in the Stevenson Center East Entrance parking lot and enter the building through the Stevenson Center. MCC President […]

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Dr. Dale K. Nesbary

Muskegon Community College President Named to MCCA Leadership Role

Muskegon Community College President Dr. Dale K. Nesbary has been elected chair of the Michigan Community College Association’s (MCCA) Presidents Committee. He officially began his term when the two-year appointment was approved at the MCCA Board of Directors meeting on July 26 in Acme, MI. During the second year, Nesbary will become chair of the […]

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Deb Grube, chair of the MCC Respiratory Therapy Program, in class with her MCC students.

MCC Respiratory Therapy Program Awarded 10-Year National Reaccreditation

The Muskegon Community College Respiratory Therapy (RT) Program has been awarded a 10-year unqualified reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). The program has remained nationally accredited on campus since its inception more than three decades ago. “It is impressive to be reaccredited without any citations because typically the visitation team will […]

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MCC to Host Debt Forgiveness Program Info Meeting on July 23

The MCC Student Success Department will hold a Debt Forgiveness Program informational meeting on Tuesday evening, July 23, designed for former Muskegon Community College students, who have financial holds up to $1,200 with MCC and who have not been enrolled at MCC for three academic years. Attendees to this free event can meet with an […]

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