Muskegon Community College News and Events

Dr. John Selmon

Dr. John Selmon Named MCC Provost

MCC Vice President for Student Services and Administration John Selmon has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President and Provost effective immediately. “In this new role, John will continue to report directly to me, but have broad and comprehensive responsibilities for the success of the institution in achieving their goals,” said MCC President […]

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Snurfer competing on Blockhouse Hill

MCC Alumni Association Co-Hosting 2017 Snurfer Competition Jan. 21

For a third consecutive year, the Muskegon Community College Alumni Association and the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex are hosting the Snurfer Challenge on the Blockhouse Hill in Muskegon State Park. The event will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 21. Participants can register that morning beginning at 10 a.m. at the Winter Sports Complex. […]

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Aerial view od main MCC campus

MCC ‘Listening Tour’ Seeking Regional Input into New Strategic Plan

How can Muskegon Community College better meet the needs of our community? MCC President Dale Nesbary, along with members of the Strategic Planning committees, invite community members to participate in the college’s 2017-2022 strategic planning process. In January and early February, MCC will present and seek input on its upcoming strategic plan. The public is […]

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MLK Jr. Unity Breakfast Sold Out, Town Hall on ‘Uncertain Future’ Added

On Friday, Jan. 13, Alvin Herring, the director of Racial Equity and Community Engagement at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, will introduce a Town Hall session that will include breakouts concerning the uncertain future of reforms made over the last decade in the areas of Education, Civil Rights/Criminal Justice, Employment/Economic Development and Healthcare/Social Security. The Town […]

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Terri Tchorzynski

White House Honors MCC Alumna as 2017 Counselor of the Year

  MCC alumna Terri Knoll Tchorzynski, a counselor at the Calhoun Area Career Center in Battle Creek, was recognized Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C., as the recipient of the 2017 School Counselor of the Year award from the American School Counselor Association. The program, spearheaded by Michelle Obama as a part of her Reach Higher […]

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Distinguished Faculty Member Tim Trainor

Timothy N. Trainor Receives MCC Distinguished Faculty Award

Dr. Timothy N. Trainor, who taught computer information systems and psychology at Muskegon Community College for more than 33 years and who authored or co-authored more than 18 computer textbooks, has been awarded Distinguished Faculty status by Muskegon Community College. Trainor becomes the ninth MCC faculty member to earn the special recognition. Recipients are chosen […]

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Alvin Herring

Alvin Herring to Address 21st Annual MLK Jr. Unity Breakfast

Alvin Herring, the director of Racial Equity and Community Engagement at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, will deliver the keynote address at the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 in MCC’s Collegiate Hall. The annual event celebrates the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]

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Beatrix Potter Exhibit at MCC Library

MCC Library Display Commemorates Beatrix Potter’s 150th Birthday

The MCC Hendrik Meijer Library is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of world famous English author Beatrix Potter, with a display of her books and a personal collection of 50 miniature Warne animal characters. An iconic author, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist, Potter is best known for her children’s books featuring animals, such […]

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Participants in the 30th Annual CAD Design Contest

CAD/Drafting Contest Winners Announced

 The 30th Annual Muskegon Community College CAD/Drafting Contest attracted 70 students from six schools to the Muskegon Community College campus on Friday, Dec. 2. The event, coordinated by MCC Instructor Kathleen Liefer, is sponsored by American Foundry Society and many local business and educational institutions. Prizes were awarded to the top finishers in four divisions. […]

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